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

That power is real!

I can be sure of this.

And since his own strength hadn't changed, yet he still couldn't defeat Maria... then there might only be one.

"My patience isn't particularly good, and your time is limited."

Maria slowly walked in front of Rob and looked down at him.

The cold murderous intent swallowed Rob step by step like the sea water, and the terrifying low pressure even made it difficult for him to breathe.

"I told you, at least you can die in your original form..."

Maria continued to add.

But Rob seemed a little confused.

"What...are you?"

He asked, hoping to get the answer to the most incomprehensible doubt in his heart.

His perception told her that Maria was just a person.

But this was obviously just his own illusion. Maria was definitely not a human being. She must be a follower of those great beings!

Only in this way can we explain why Maria, as a human being, has not changed at all over the years and is still so powerful!

“…Sometimes I really can’t understand the logic of your behavior.”

Maria spoke coldly.

At her feet, tiny white flowers stubbornly grew out of the ground and spread towards Rob step by step.

As the flowers spread, the scenery in front of Rob's eyes gradually changed.

Like a vast hallucination, the illusory scenery gradually replaced reality, and Rob felt his body being pulled into another dimension...

This is...Maria's hunting ground!

"Either you tell me, or I'll get it myself."

As a hunter, Maria's life has been almost entirely about hunting beasts.

Hunting animals is always her top priority, and everything else has to take a back seat.

Nothing... can stop her from hunting!

The hunting ground is Maria's final preparation.

It would be fine if Rob explained it himself. If he didn't want to say it, Maria wouldn't mind killing him a few more times and forcibly extracting his memory.

At most, now that there are no dolls, it will just take me a little longer.

“…I see…that’s how it is.”

Seeing Maria display such abilities, Rob clearly realized that this was definitely not some Originium skill.

Obviously, my guess was absolutely correct.

Maria... is definitely not a human being!

Like herself, she was also a dependent of those things... or even an existence of a higher realm.

if it is like this……

Rob closed his eyes, his expression growing quiet.

Maria didn't waste any more words when she saw how unsuitable the other party was.

Instead, he turned around and decisively activated his ability!

The tiny white flowers spread rapidly like a virus, swallowing up the surrounding reality in the blink of an eye.

Beneath the surging power, it seemed as if countless evil spirits were hidden, roaring and trying to bring Rob's soul into it.

but……

"Ok?"

Maria came into the area and frowned as she looked at the flickering figure of Rob in front of her.

She closed her eyes and felt it carefully.

But he discovered that the other person's soul was now tightly bound in his body...

For ordinary people, they can only connect with each other through the connection of body and flesh instinct, but in front of Rob who has obtained the extraordinary power, his soul is tightly tied to his body.

Maria had been in this situation before... That was when she was treated like a toy and teased by the Outer Gods of Yharnam.

Thinking of this, Maria became more certain that there were some superior beings in Syracuse, and further deepened her determination to hunt the other party.

Without any nonsense, Maria raised her hand decisively.

The surging moonlight shot out along her arm in an instant, tightly grasping Rob's figure.

The power in Rob seemed to have sensed the abnormality here and began to struggle hard.

When it struggled, it was like a monster exerting its strength, and several times it almost broke free from Maria's comfort.

but……

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Maria gradually clenched her palms.

An even more terrifying air wave swept out, causing the surrounding flowers to twitch and shake continuously!

As she exerted her strength, the connection to Rob became increasingly weaker and more illusory...

Obviously, compared to Maria herself, this thing that was merely tainted with the power of the superior was far inferior.

As she really made her move, Rob's figure became clearer and clearer in the area, and more and more...

"Forehead……"

While Maria was concentrating on applying pressure, the black arm suddenly pierced her chest...

Crimson blood gushed out without warning, and the pain was transmitted to her mind almost immediately!

Am I... injured?

But...how is that possible? !

Without hesitation, Maria instantly retracted her territory, flew away, and after creating some distance, she looked behind her.

Just behind her, dozens of people had already stood there without her noticing.

They have different appearances, genders, and ages.

But what is the same is that their eyes have lost the spirituality that belongs to living beings, and what is left is only a terrifying uniformity.

As Maria took back her territory, their gazes all turned to Maria.

"..."

Maria covered her chest, which was bleeding profusely, with one hand, and looked at the strange humans in front of her with a silent expression.

After a moment's confrontation, she spoke in disgust.

"what are you?"

After Maria asked the question, this group controlled by some force also began to move.

However, the other party did not seem to be good at controlling so many bodies at once, and everyone's speech was confused.

There were even a few people screaming, a few laughing and crying.

It felt like someone was trying to unify the nerves of different toys, but ended up touching some unexpected places...

Of course, this is just a metaphor after all. The human body is much more complicated than a toy.

But after the strange movements continued for a while, the other party reluctantly adapted to his current body.

"You... have crossed the line... of your kind..."

The low voices kept resonating among different people, and the low voices suddenly awakened many bad memories for Maria.

But it also made her realize what she was facing.

"Mind control... No, you directly controlled their bodies?"

The abilities of those in power are varied, but they are not as omniscient and omnipotent as ordinary people imagine.

From what Maria had learned, in the ordinary world, there were still weapons that could hurt them, and there were things they could not control.

At this time, what the other party showed was a relatively basic manipulation. He used powerful strength and will to forcibly erase the wisdom of other creatures, and then control them himself.

This ability is of a relatively low type among the superiors and is not that difficult to deal with.

As long as you can find the opponent's true form, even if it's an ordinary person, there is a certain chance of killing it...

As long as... I can find the other person's true form.

"Woo——"

Unable to bear it any longer, Maria suddenly knelt on one knee and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The big hole in the chest was not repaired immediately, and the bright red muscles were wriggling slowly at a relatively slow pace.

But when the other party saw this scene, he looked puzzled.

Dozens of people turned their heads away in silence without changing their expressions. The scene looked chilling.

"not understand."

"Same species...why?"

"Binding yourself...ridiculous."

The ancient beast spoke its own words. It simply could not understand Maria's existence.

He clearly felt that Maria was a human being like him, but she had compressed everything about herself into a ridiculous biological body.

If that's the case, then so be it.

But her actions gradually became similar to those of these creatures.

It's like a person who undergoes surgery for no apparent reason, trying to turn himself into a dog or a rabbit...

What's even more terrifying is that she not only thinks so on the outside, but also in her heart.

what is this?

crazy?

Totally... incomprehensible.

"..."

Maria didn't say anything, she just covered her chest, lowered her head and remained silent.

She appeared to be seriously injured.

The other party did not take advantage of this opportunity to attack Maria, but lowered his head calmly and continued speaking.

"You, my fellow human, have crossed the line."

"Last time, an attack. This time, it happens again... You violated the agreement..."

The other party spoke intermittently, and although his words became clearer and clearer, it would still take some time to organize them into complete sentences with appropriate language.

Maria asked again.

"You... made a pact?"

"You... have decided, and you should."

The other party showed a strange expression. He still didn't know Maria's true identity.

Binding herself to a human body might make her weaker, but it also makes it impossible for other higher beings to determine who she really is.

In his memory, there were a few people on the snowy mountain who were very interested in these creatures, but they didn't seem like they would transform themselves into living beings.

“How many people have made such an agreement?”

Maria asked again.

"all."