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

From the perspective, the tents and stone houses overlapped with each other, which looked weird.

This made the doctor a little suspicious.

What else could go wrong here?

"..."

Faced with the doctor's doubts, Maria didn't say much.

She just closed her eyes and sensed carefully for a while.

After a moment, she opened her eyes in confusion.

"There's no unusual aura... There are no followers of Godan here."

"Is it bad timing?"

The doctor gave a hypothesis on the side.

Maybe the timing of their visit was not right.

After all, according to the archives, soldiers’ disappearances did not happen every day. Basically, they occurred intermittently every few days.

Maybe... they came at the wrong time?

"perhaps."

Maria did not deny the doctor's guess, but this still could not explain her doubts.

After all, in her imagination, the enemy who caused all this might be someone inside the military camp... Or else a stranger would appear every few days and take away a group of soldiers in front of everyone's eyes without anyone noticing...

This kind of thing is too outrageous.

The only reasonable explanation is that the other party is a member of the military camp, so his actions are completely consistent with his identity.

But this also invisibly increased Maria's search pressure.

After all, she was in no mood to sit back and wait.

She needs to take the initiative to find the enemy's location!

Frowning, Maria quickly scanned the camp.

But half an hour passed and Maria still didn't feel anything unusual.

This made Maria start to wonder if she had made a mistake.

But at this moment, Maria frowned slightly.

While the doctor was still confused, he reached out and hooked his hands around her waist.

then……

"Sulfone—"

It was like a gentle breeze, which only blew the leaves for a few moments before everything settled down again.

"Ok?"

In the darkness, a figure suddenly stopped.

He almost subconsciously sensed something and turned around immediately.

but……

"..."

The sound of breathing was very slow, still coming from behind him...

Maria even guessed how he would react.

Almost instantly, the man gave a wry smile and raised his arms.

Maria blinked.

"I didn't threaten you..."

"Ok?"

The man turned his head at this time.

He then realized that Maria had not raised the blade against him.

This made him stunned for a few moments before he suddenly reacted.

He thought Maria just sensed his presence, but in fact, Maria even sensed who he was.

"You're as sharp as ever."

The man smiled bitterly and took a step forward, letting the light illuminate half of his face.

Black rings, black wings... and that thin, aging face with white stubble.

"Ok?"

"Angel?!"

Maria and the Doctor had different reactions. Maria was a little confused, but the Doctor's eyes widened the moment he saw each other.

Although this angel looks a little too... too cool, its image with wings on its back and halo on its head is still highly similar to the angels in film and television works.

only……

Why is this angel's halo black?

Maria was puzzled about the other person's current state.

She frowned and stood still again.

"What's wrong with your body?"

If Maria was not mistaken, the blood she gave to the other party should be able to keep his body healthy and stable for a long time, right?

Why is he like this at this time?

He no longer looks like a strong young man of one or two hundred years old.

"A lot has happened while you've been away."

The priest shook his head slightly and did not explain the matter clearly.

Maria was silent for a few moments, and without asking any further questions, she just talked about something else.

"Why are you here?"

Although he is now a fallen angel, the hatred between the Sarkaz and the Lateran cannot be alleviated by such a small thing.

For the Sarkaz who truly hate Lateran, they don’t care whether you are a fallen angel or not. If they want to take action, they will not care about your identity at all.

In particular, the Kazdel Military Committee is composed of radical elements among the Sarkaz.

If it wasn't necessary, the priest wouldn't be here...

"I think my purpose should be the same as yours."

The priest still showed great respect for Maria. He bowed slightly, glanced at the doctor who was standing beside him with a look of surprise, and turned his head away.

"You should have noticed that a lot of things seem to be happening among the Sarkaz recently... I'm not talking about the fight between the Twin Demon Kings."

The priest bowed.

Although he had not had much contact with Maria over the years, he was the one who understood Maria's attitude towards the behemoth best.

Therefore, he believed that Maria's appearance here was definitely not a coincidence, and she must also be investigating...

The priest's words also made Maria narrow her eyes.

She paused, then spoke slowly.

"So...what did you find out?"

“…Please come with me.”

The priest bowed, then turned and began to lead the way.

……

"Everyone... your sacrifice is worth it. Everything you do is for the future of the Sarkaz!"

In a dark corner, a group of no more than 20 to 30 soldiers were receiving training.

However, unlike normal training sessions, this group of teams not only did not look for a brighter place, but even deliberately found a darker corner and conducted the training secretly.

It seems like he is planning to do something shady.

But even so, these soldiers who obeyed the order had red faces and excitement, and their eyes were wide open as if they were ready to take action at any time.

The man was also very satisfied with this scene.

Finally, he waved his hand again and muttered some empty words about "glory", "future", "hope" and so on. After confirming that everyone's passion had been ignited, he nodded.

"Everyone... let's go!"

"Yes!"

The small team of only more than 20 people nodded immediately, put on their equipment, and set off.

In a moment, they disappeared from the camp.

It was not until this time that Maria and others slowly poked their heads out from the dark corner.

They also heard the conversation between these people just now.

but……

Even though she heard it, it still couldn't explain Maria's doubts.

"What are these people doing?"

Maria turned her head and looked at the priest beside her.

After all, the priest had started the investigation earlier than them, so he might know something.

But in response to Maria's question, the priest shook his head bitterly.

"After I realized something was wrong, I tried to figure out what these people were planning to do."

“But every time it ended in failure.”

"Either they were suddenly discovered, or they were inexplicably lost... To this day, I've only figured out the time intervals between their movements. As for more... I'm sorry, I haven't been able to find out more."

As he spoke, he couldn't stop coughing.

This made Maria frown even more tightly.

not right...

This is really not right...

How could the priest who had received his blood... look so fragile?

unless……

Maria's thoughts suddenly paused, and then her eyes turned sharply to the priest.

After a few moments of silence, the priest nodded with a wry smile.

"Your sharpness always refreshes my understanding, ma'am."

"I see."

Maria frowned, looking thoughtful.

The doctor next to him looked confused.

What?

You two...what are you talking about in riddles again?

What do you mean by "So that's how it is" and "Perceptive"... You just looked at each other. Why do I feel like a large part of the text is missing?

The Doctor looked confused.

Maria mentioned the doctor and quietly followed the other soldiers while explaining to her.

"You should remember that I told you before that I can extract some memories from things like people's souls, right?"

"Um……"