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

This kind of thing is dispensable to her.

But Sui was clearly not one of them.

In fact, although she has lived in Yan Country for significantly longer time than Maria, the girl still doesn't know much about Yan Country's culture.

She went to Maria to drink simply because she had nothing to do.

"Hey~"

In the mountains and forests, Sui Chang let out a breath, and a bit of redness appeared on his face.

Maria was right next to the girl, walking with her in the mountains.

The pitch-black environment was not a problem for the two of them. They just walked aimlessly in the mountains.

"To be honest, I didn't expect those little guys to learn so quickly. It felt like in the blink of an eye, they seemed to have already mastered what I know."

She spoke with a smile, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye in her eyes.

But Maria just turned her head and looked at the other person.

Looking at the girl's pure appearance, he let out a sigh of relief.

She spoke abruptly.

"What are you going to do?"

"Ok?"

"Regarding the war on the human side... I don't know the outcome, but even if they fail this time, they've proven that defeating the behemoths isn't impossible. At most, in a decade or two, they'll organize another attack against the behemoths..."

Maria paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "The behemoth will eventually be conquered..."

"That's good..."

Years old smiling.

She didn't care much about this situation.

In fact, she actually hoped to see such a scene.

She couldn't wait to see the stunned expressions of those fellow behemoths when they were beaten to a pulp by humans' technological weapons!

"..."

Maria turned her head and looked at him.

After a long silence, she sighed helplessly.

"You should know what I mean, old."

"……Um?"

He looked at Maria with some doubt.

The rosy little face showed some confusion.

But after a moment, she smiled and took Maria's hand...

"Ok?"

"I heard that in Yan Country, people who are close to each other will hold hands when they go out together... They say that this way they won't get lost or separated."

The 36-year-old's smile was still as innocent as ever, and when Maria hesitated, she just kept walking.

After walking aimlessly for a while, she slowly spoke.

"I know what you mean... You think those people will attack me later, right?"

"...Their strength is growing rapidly. The only reason they haven't taken action yet is because they feel you belong to their camp for the time being."

Maria spoke, calmly stating the spine-chilling facts.

The only reason Yan Nation hadn't taken action against Sui was because they felt that Sui, at least for now, belonged to them, so they could act later...

As for whether the other party would take action... Maria never doubted this.

Even if Years had advanced their technology and combat levels to a level that would have taken them hundreds of years to reach, even if Years had enabled these people to achieve what they have today, these people would still not regard Years as a compatriot.

A behemoth is a behemoth, and a man is a man...

The Emperor of Great Yan clearly understood this point...

In a sense, the weapons research that she promoted to these people was also teaching humans to create a sharp blade that could kill her.

Maria did not want to accuse the other party of betrayal.

In fact, everyone knows that Dayan will not allow giant beasts to exist alone.

Sui's help to Dayan over the years is obvious to all. If Sui is willing to surrender, be recruited, and take the initiative to put on the shackles given by humans, things may develop in other directions.

But Maria knew that Sui would not accept her like that. She also knew that the current Emperor of Great Yan would not allow a giant beast that he could not control to roam freely in Great Yan - even if this giant beast had no obvious and direct malice towards humans...

The war between humans and monsters follows the war between humans and other monsters!

It's just a matter of time.

So Maria asked what she was going to do next.

"So what do you think I should do?"

The old man smiled, held Maria's hand, and asked his friend in front of him.

"Do you want me to leave here?"

"..."

Maria didn't say anything, but her silence gave the answer for her.

But unexpectedly, after knowing this answer, Sui also laughed.

"I won't leave~"

"why?"

“Because that was my original purpose.”

Years old smiled and looked at Maria.

"Didn't I say that at the beginning?"

"I teach them with the expectation that they will surpass me and beat me."

"If they can really beat me, that would actually make me happy... because I've been waiting for this moment."

Sui exhaled, his eyes raised.

Golden-red flames burned fiercely in her pupils, exuding a trembling phantom of air waves.

She breathed.

The shadow also slowly moved away along with her movements.

"When they attack me, I will kill them all without leaving a single one alive..."

“This was decided from the beginning.”

Sui looked at Maria beside him and spoke with a smile.

She still has confidence in herself.

"Besides, do you really have no confidence in me? Although these villains have indeed made a lot of progress, it is still far from enough to defeat me."

"..."

Maria didn't answer, she just looked at the girl in front of her and blinked.

During the long silence, she said nothing.

And Sui didn't need Maria to reply, she was just describing what she had seen over the past ten years.

"I used to not understand why you thought these villains would defeat us... but over the years, I've actually come to understand a little bit."

She walked on her bound feet and talked as she went.

“It’s not about how fast they learn, or how much they grow, but about the thoughts in their hearts that I don’t quite understand.”

"It's like they'll never stop. Every time they reach a certain point in their research and one person can't hold on any longer, a whole bunch of people suddenly pop up from corners I haven't even noticed and take their place."

"Even if they are tired, exhausted, and about to die, they will still leave everything behind so that those who come after them will understand what they have done."

"Each of them is very weak, and I can't remember all of their names and appearances, but every time I am about to ignore a place, they will pop up and come into my sight again..."

"They call this behavior of theirs inheritance... I don't quite understand it, but I know it's powerful."

“It allows every little person to be the one moving forward without having to start from scratch…”

Sui said, pointing again.

Flames suddenly appeared on the ground, but surprisingly did not burn anything.

It just stayed there, blocking the path behind them.

And in the deep dark forest, there were also a few human figures looming.

When he saw this scene, he just smiled, then took Maria's hand and continued moving forward.

"Like I just said, my original purpose in helping these people was so that one day they could surpass me and defeat me..."

"But you, Maria, what are you going to do?"

Sui tilted his head and looked at Maria beside him.

Although in comparison, Maria seems to be more integrated into human society.

But this is just a comparison between two bad chess players.

In fact, no matter who they are, they have not integrated into this world.

In the eyes of others, Maria is also a giant beast and a threat.

After the age of 18, there will be a war with humans... This is something she has been prepared for.

But...what about Maria?

What is she going to do?

"..."

Maria fell silent.

But Sui just burst out laughing.

"You're still talking about me, haven't you thought it through yourself?"

"……maybe."

Maria also let out a breath.

Over the years, the doll has also contacted Maria.

After she realized that Maria didn't have what they needed in this era, she asked Maria whether she needed to adjust time and move forward, or just end it all and return to the future.

But Maria refused.

She wanted to see where these lives that were a mixture of the three different powers of behemoths, source stones, and humans would go in this era.

Even today, Maria has to admit that Dayan is indeed beyond her imagination.

Among those who seized the power of behemoths and Originium, some things did go wrong.

But every time, Dayan was able to annihilate them with thundering means, continue his research, and then move forward.

This broke Maria's consistent view on the study of giant beasts.

Maria couldn't figure out whether there was some difference between the behemoths and the superiors that she didn't understand, or whether the humans in this world simply had a talent for adapting to the power of the behemoths.

It was like she still couldn't quite understand why there weren't any normal people in this world except Dr. Rhodes Island.

The people in this world proved to her through their actions that sometimes what she knew was not the truth.

She is also human and makes mistakes sometimes.

But it’s not entirely wrong…

At least, until now, Maria can be sure that the special warriors trained are also at risk of getting out of control at any time.

The only difference is that the power called Originium and the sample provided by Sui helped these people stabilize their minds.