In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

He knew that he probably wouldn't survive the day.

But... what surprised him was that the horrible monster named Patriot didn't even look at him once, but stood directly in front of Frost Star and slowly but firmly raised his shield.

"We meet again..."

"The...master of the Banshee King's Court..."

The Patriot stared at Maria, emphasizing each word...

Chapter 160 Umbilical Cord

"..."

"The Lady...is not...with you?"

The Patriot seemed to know Maria. His tone was strange, but at least he sounded a little human.

Maria just looked at the other person silently.

She didn't know about the Banshee Court that the other party mentioned.

But this was not the first time she heard this name.

Just during the day, the doctor named Warfarin also mentioned this name when describing it.

This also further confirms that the Maria mentioned by Huafalin is the current Maria. In addition to Syracuse, she also left her mark in the so-called Banshee King's Court.

"...What are you doing here...?"

Wendigo made a sound again. He looked at the woman in front of him intently, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Although the two were no longer enemies in terms of status, the war they had fought was still fresh in his memory.

That is a Valkyrie who is active on the battlefield, using the purest, most brutal and most terrifying means to change the entire battlefield with her own strength.

If the other party had not refused, he had no doubt that the title of Sarkaz's God of War would have been one of the other party's medals...

"I want to take him away."

Maria could feel the strong smell of corruption from the other person. Although other races in this world could not make Maria feel the smell of their own kind, there was no doubt that the monster in front of her was the one that made her feel the most disgusted.

The strong feeling of inhumanity made Maria want to kill more than once.

But she suppressed them all very well.

She was actually a little curious about what the Banshee Court that the other party was talking about was.

"I...understand..."

After a long silence, Wendigo made his response.

He took a step back and announced his decision.

Such a decision surprised almost everyone.

Especially the White Rabbit on the side, she looked at her adoptive father in front of her in almost disbelief, not understanding why he would make such a choice at this time.

But she still raised her hand seriously.

"You can only take his body..."

No matter what, a mission is a mission after all, and Frost Star will not allow his mission to fail.

After she finished speaking, the ice in her hands gradually condensed, as if she wanted to attack Broken Bone.

Maria just turned her head silently and looked at the white rabbit.

She had no intention of refusing verbally, but just watched silently.

The atmosphere gradually solidified...

"Don't be rude!"

Wendigo noticed Froststar's actions almost instantly. For the first time in his life, he scolded his beloved child and grabbed the other's arm forcefully.

The intense coldness instantly began to spread from the contact surface between the two people, and in just a moment, it spread to the entire hand of the Wendigo.

But even so, he didn't take a step back!

On the side, the members of the Snow Monster Team also lowered their heads, pretending not to see it.

They are the younger brothers who follow their big sister and only listen to her in everything, but... they also listen to her father's words to some extent.

The eldest sister in the family had a quarrel with her father, so what can they do?

Isn’t it just being a wooden man?

"..."

Frost Star didn't say anything, but just pursed her lips and looked at the Wendigo whose half was gradually covered with ice and snow.

That forceful action was extremely rare... Even though Shuangxing was numb all over at this time, she could still vaguely feel the other party's strength.

This made her realize that her adoptive father was serious.

Patriots don't want her to take action!

After hesitating for a while, she finally decided that her feelings for him outweighed her mission, and she silently put down her hand.

If they continue, whether the mission will be accomplished or not is another matter, and the Patriot's already poor health will definitely get worse.

Although she had never expressed her feelings to him, she still respected and loved the monster who saved and raised her...

Even though everyone else was so afraid of him.

Wendigo also secretly breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

But after hesitating for a moment, he turned around and silently took out a strange rectangle from his arms.

"This is...a promise...I have completed it...and I will return it to you."

"Ok?"

Seeing what the other party took out, Maria walked forward hesitantly.

But then, her face froze.

“…Secret key.”

In Wendigo's hand, there lay quietly a secret key exactly the same as the one in Maria's hand!

Except that the other person's hand was a lot rusty, everything else was almost exactly the same!

But... this...

After a moment's pause, Maria instantly understood what this meant.

Obviously, this is a reminder from my future self to myself.

The puppet had reminded him before of a plan to rebuild Yharnam on Terra.

The mobile platform corresponding to the secret key is their best territory.

But... when it comes to reform, there are quite a few problems.

The first question is where is this platform?

She got the umbilical cord needed for the transformation when she slaughtered the Wolf Lord of Syracuse.

The artificial intelligence that controls the platform is also ready.

The only question is, where is the platform?

Obviously, since I had handed over the secret key at that time, it meant that I no longer needed to rely on the secret key to check my territory... In other words, I had already found the corresponding mobile platform...

If we follow this line of reasoning...

Maria narrowed her eyes and looked at the Wendigo in front of her.

"Then...what's the corresponding platform?"

"...Number 14...is...approaching the Dragon Gate."

"……Thanks."

Maria nodded silently to express her gratitude.

And this attitude also made Wendigo breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, it really didn't expect that it would meet this legendary existence again at this time.

His warlike nature made him not afraid of the monster in front of him, but his rationality based on what he had witnessed told him that even at his peak, he might not be able to defeat the opponent.

The best outcome is to avoid conflict.

As for the traitor Bonebreaker...

It doesn't matter.

Anyway, when he gets back, he will take responsibility for all the problems.

Moreover, compared to those, there was one thing that he paid more attention to.

"Miss……"

Looking at Maria's back as she left with the dazed broken bones, the Patriot was silent for a moment, then raised his hand again.

"I want to... make a deal with you..."

"……trade?"

Maria turned her head and looked at the other person.

The Patriot was not in a hurry. He slowly reached into his arms and carefully took out a small piece of blackened and withered charcoal-like object that looked like it had been burned by fire.

Maria recognized what it was at a glance.

There's an umbilical cord in the hands of a patriot?!

Chapter 161 A Little Blood

Seeing the umbilical cord in the Patriot's hand, Maria fell silent.

She raised her head and silently stared at the Gundam figure in front of her.

Although no words were spoken, the invisible sense of oppression still made the patriot feel that the shield in his hand had become heavy.

But he also knew that if he let this elusive female warrior goddess go this time, he might not be able to see her again.

And... Frost Star's body can't hold on until that time.

Therefore, even though he knew that taking out the umbilical cord at this time would make the other party's attitude ambiguous, he was determined to take it out.

He wants to make a deal with Maria!

"…Do you know what this is?"

"No."

The patriot was very frank in expressing his thoughts.

He actually didn't understand what this thing that looked like burnt charcoal was. He only knew that it contained some kind of power that he didn't understand... These powers could only be used, but he had no idea how to use them.

But he had seen Maria searching for the cords.

This made him realize that this thing was very important to Maria.

It is also the only bargaining chip he can use to make a deal with Maria.

"Where did you get these umbilical cords?"

Maria continued to ask.

The patriots also explained the sources of these things very frankly.

"Inner guard..."

"Ursus's inner guards...those crazy inner guards who try to master the power of the devil..."

The Patriot was once a member of the Ursus army, but because of Ursus's strict policy towards the infected, his only child was forced to death... From that time on, he chose to leave.

The Ursus Empire naturally would not allow such a monster as him to stay on its territory, and had sent many sharp blades to attack him.

But unfortunately, those sharp blades are still not powerful enough in front of the only pure-blooded Wendigo left in the world.