Chapter 544

Rampage, savagery... as if they had completely abandoned reason, eerie flames slowly ignited Maria's battlefield!

This caused Maria's pupils to dilate slightly.

"Beastification..."

Her fears that Aifanier would abandon his surname ultimately came true.

At this moment, although Aifanier, who was standing in front of her, still maintained a human appearance, his pupils were contracting in an extremely unstable manner.

Her blood is both a blessing and a curse.

As mentioned before, Cainhurst was Maria's protector.

On the one hand, it serves as a defense against attacks from any Great Ones with ulterior motives.

On the other hand, it was so that Aifanier could suppress the beast blood within him.

Aifanier's situation is truly unique, so unique that from the moment he appeared, he already possessed the potential to Beastification.

Surnames are the talisman that suppresses all of this.

All of this should have been gradually suppressed as time passed and he grew... Whether it could be overcome is another matter.

Now, after Aifanier voluntarily relinquished his surname, he finally snapped under Maria's pressure.

And this also means...

"It's over, Aifanier."

As Maria spoke, she slowly stepped forward.

However, Aifanier seemed not to have heard these words, his face calm and his body upright.

He just stared intently at Maria.

In this respect, Aifanier is actually quite similar to Maria.

Both of them are the kind of people who become even calmer in extreme situations... Of course, this calmness prevents them from realizing just how extreme their thoughts are at that moment.

Meanwhile, Lamaline noticed something amiss and immediately stood up, her gaze serious.

But Maria simply looked over.

He shook his head slightly.

"Leave it to me..."

Maria spoke softly and persuaded Lamaline.

In fact, she's the only one with experience in handling this kind of situation.

"Um..."

Although somewhat worried, Lamaline did not let her concern cloud her judgment. On the contrary, she knew clearly that she didn't know how to handle the situation, so she reassured herself and handed the matter over to Maria.

Maria, however, was equally unceremonious.

She gazed at Aifanier before her, approaching him step by step.

The distance between the two continued to shrink, and the atmosphere in the air grew increasingly tense...

Like a balloon gradually filling up.

Nobody knows exactly when it will explode!

Perhaps a long time, or perhaps...

Now!

Aifanier's pupils contracted, and his body suddenly sprang into action!

A towering wave of air surged forth like a vast ocean, nearly engulfing Maria!

Faced with such overwhelming hostility from her own offspring, Maria simply stood there coldly, welcoming the charge of the bloody aura.

The sharp, Blades -like shockwave made her trench coat rustle loudly.

At that moment, Aifanier resolutely charged towards Maria!

With this strike, he wanted to prove himself!

The crimson flames dyed half the sky red, and everyone held their breath.

Then...

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Maria pinned the rebellious offspring to the ground with one hand!

"Waaah--!"

Aifanier's eyes were filled with hostility, while Maria simply stared at him coldly.

Then, he silently clenched his fist.

Raise it, then swing it down.

"Boom--!"

The terrifying roar seemed to explode right next to everyone's ears, yet it also felt like it was very far away.

The difference between their mental and physiological responses caused them to experience intense dizziness.

But before they could say anything more, they blinked again.

We have returned to the bridge of Rhodes Island!

Maria remained standing in the same spot, her gaze calm.

But Aifanier had already knelt on the ground, breathing heavily.

Maria didn't kill him; instead, she landed a punch beside him, using the imminent threat of death to pull him back to his senses.

"You are far from reaching the point where you no longer need to, Aifanier."

Maria spoke calmly, gazing at her child before her.

Even in her weakened state, Maria's power was far beyond Aifanier could ever approach!

As her son, Aifanier certainly had a higher starting point, which also meant that he had to confront something much heavier.

Restrain your desires...

Restrain the urge to tear the enemy apart...

Let your blood flow with your thoughts, and take control of your body!

In this respect, Aifanier still has a long way to go.

Meanwhile, Aifanier also came to his senses from that extreme emotion.

He was panting heavily, feeling every muscle, every nerve, and every cell in his body groaning in pain.

My bones were trembling, and breathing became painful.

Although he had anticipated before the battle that there was still a gap between himself and Maria.

But he didn't expect that even in the end, the gap between the two sides would be so large that he couldn't see it anymore.

In particular, Maria had just witnessed his madness... which meant that Maria herself had definitely experienced something similar.

She also overcame...

Is the gap between me and her really that big?

Aifanier somewhat unwilling.

But he soon remembered what his mother had told him earlier.

The reason she didn't specifically seek out Maria was because she knew that with their current abilities, they were far from being able to help Maria.

This means that Maria has to fight alone.

That...

What exactly is Maria fighting against...?

Why did it become so big that no one could help her?

Thinking about this, Aifanier felt the gap between them widening, and the whole world seemed unfamiliar.

In his confusion, he murmured something.

"Why?"

"... What are you asking?"

Despite the fact that the child was clearly being played with to the point of exhaustion, Maria still showed enough patience and gentleness.

"You knew from the beginning that I had no chance against you, didn't you?"

Aifanier murmured.

Since Maria knew the outcome from the beginning, why did she deliberately impose so many rules on herself, even saying that she would win as long as she could bypass Maria and obtain the necklace?

Isn't this blatant humiliation?

Did Maria come for this purpose?

Of course not.

Maria shook her head slightly, as if she could see through people's hearts, and then spoke in silence.

"My purpose has been stated from the beginning."

She just wanted to see if Aifanier could really suppress her desires.

Judging from the outcome... it seems unlikely.

"..."

Aifanier remained silent.

Maria gazed calmly at her child before her.

She said nothing, yet it was as if she said everything.

Almost instantly, Aifanier began to understand why Maria had left them.

If Maria, at this level, still needs to be wary of that enemy, then we, the others, would indeed be nothing more than a burden if we were nearby.

In other words, Maria's departure might not have been as she imagined—a simple abandonment of herself and her mother?

Aifanier was slow-witted.

Meanwhile, Lamaline walked out with a hint of resentment.

"I don't need it..."

Aifanier was about to tell his mother that he was actually fine, but he was stunned to see his mother walk directly to Maria's side and begin to complain.

"How could you hit so hard? I thought you were really going to Aifanier..."

"I have considered that."

Maria answered seriously... she had indeed considered it.

However, since there was a better way, she chose to give up.

"Forehead..."

Aifanier stared blankly at her parents as they talked, and for a moment she suddenly felt like she was the extra one.

Recalling Maria's devastating blow... he couldn't even imagine what would have happened to him if that punch had actually landed on him!

Considering what Maria just said, she did indeed consider hitting herself directly.

Perhaps... Maria did not abandon her mother.

It's just... simply abandoning oneself?

Aifanier's expression was subtle.

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