Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 44: My Former Mother

This can perhaps be called a bloody murder caused by a bag of glass shards.

"That liar, huh, a paladin doesn't lie."

Maria held the bag of glass shards in one hand and Bargu's head in the other, smiling playfully.

She lowered her head, looked at the dead head of the Bargu, and subconsciously pinched off the scales on its body piece by piece, as if she really hated them in the past.

She recalled the past, she had many "good sons" who she raised with great difficulty, but eventually died on this dock.

"Kevin, Suker, Fila, Ferrander" names appeared vaguely in my mind.

Over the past twenty years, we have raised batch after batch of children.

But what's the point?

After going out, without exception, they all eventually became the "nutritional products" of this city.

The honest ones live a hard life, the domineering ones die an untimely death, the hardworking ones are crushed by illness, the beautiful ones die in flower alleys, and the ugly ones die alone and in pain. In the past, every time she heard about her adult children, she only heard bad news and tragic news.

An occasional good news? That happens, but it only makes the subsequent bad news seem even more ironic.

Those who got rich were bankrupted, those who got married and had families were broken up, and those who became extraordinary also died on the road.

Even if those ordinary children who have no money, no identity or qualifications jump out of the pool, how far can they swim?

"No, no, Kevin is the kid of today. The one who became a slave to gambling debts should be Keith? Kyle? Will?"

She subconsciously recalled the past, but another side effect of serving the "beast" and giving her heart to the beast was that her memory was indeed getting worse and worse.

Too many memory fragments, an unresolvable self, and a person who has gradually lost her heart. In the past, she often doubted whether she was still Sister Maria, or something else in this skin.

Now? I don't need to doubt myself anymore.
"I even forgot my child's name. I'm such an unfit mother. Never mind. It doesn't make any difference. After 'selling out', I'll still be slaughtered. This world is too bitter, too bitter."

What’s the point of raising a child when the world of adulthood is only pain and suffering.

In the end, it would be better to fall into eternal sleep while still being a carefree child.

"Is this why you killed us?"

Shadows of children appeared before her.

Some are familiar, some are unfamiliar, some are children from orphanages, and some are just previous prey.

Some of these children were angry, some were crying, some tried to hug her legs and question her, and some were waving their fists.

"Yes, this is mother's love. Mother will take you out of the sea of ​​suffering right now."

It was still the gentle smile, the mask hanging on his face, but the short-handled sickle with a dim glow in his hand was gently waving.

The knife was very fast, but after the phantom was shattered, everything around it returned to calm. She was a little disappointed that it was still an illusion.

What a pity. If it was a year ago, I would still feel heartbroken and uncomfortable.

But now, perhaps only when the knife falls and blood oozes out, will he feel a little heartbeat.

"What a pity, mom can't kill you twice, mom can't take you away." She licked her lips, was it hunger or regret?

"Is this the reason you killed those children?!"

The question that came again made her stunned.

Another hallucination? It seemed like my symptoms were getting worse.

"Answer me, Sister Maria!"

At this moment, accompanied by a man's roar not far away, she finally woke up from her dream.

Looking up at the other side of the cave, the people there seemed familiar.

Are they angry, furious? Such enviable emotions.

"answer me!"

The enraged paladins raised their swords and questioned.

But the young armored paladin has already begun his charge.

The herder was threatened, and the beasts naturally began to move, and the battle was triggered without warning.

There were too many beasts this time, and Rean didn't dare to use Dragon Eye, otherwise he might be torn to pieces in an instant.

The combat experience accumulated previously and the adjusted status will also enable it to advance and display more stably.

"Isn't this a liar?" She was lost in thought as she watched Rean and his group, who were stopped but still gradually approaching her.

She saw the anger on those young faces. How enviable!

At this age, I still feel angry! I still feel angry at this world!
After a pause, Maria seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she shook her head and said nothing.

If it were in the past, if it were a year or two ago, I would probably have argued about something, but now, perhaps only death is equal.

She looked at the young knights one by one. Their eyes seemed to be burning, probably with an immense desire to kill her.

The angriest person should be the confused spider child. He had unknowingly bitten his lip and blood was dripping.

He was still obsessed with the form of justice? His naivety was so enviable.

Maria's calm heart was shaken for a moment when she recalled the memory of instructing Larry. What a happy trouble it was.

As expected of children of the nobility, how much smooth sailing must have been going on before they had the leisure to ask such a foolish question? And my children, let alone pondering philosophical questions like justice, will not survive if they abandon everything, including morality.

"My children, why can't they have such a good background? Why can't they ask such stupid questions when they grow up? They are so busy surviving that they even trample on the morals and laws I taught them."

Suddenly, Maria felt that Larry's anger was empty and boring, and her eyes turned to the next person.

That crazy pig man who was hacking away. Oh, now I remember, he was also a child born in a dirty family.

He has a good mother, and his mother also has a good child.

"How wonderful, how wonderful! Such a strong child! Her mother doesn't have to worry about waking up and finding her child gone." At this moment, Maria envied Dimon's mother immensely, even though she was just a woman from a flower alley. Now, the child's angry roar at her was even more charming.

"My children, why are you so obsessed with darkness that you never get up again?"

My own children? When they looked back at me and mentioned what I was doing, their evasive eyes made me feel heartbroken. But as a mother, how could I blame them? It was the world's fault, not the children's fault.

Rean in silver armor should be the core of the team. He is really amazing. He can actually fight against several cubs by himself.

By the way, he always comes to the welfare home to see the children. He is different from other children. He is too mature, as if he has experienced life once.

He has seen a lot of darkness, but he still clings to the light, believing that his actions can bring a better future. It is really enviable and makes people want to...
"Destroy them." The knight squad in the dock area has always been too dazzling for Maria.

Every time they passed each other, she had to suppress the urge to destroy them.

Now, it seems that there is no need to endure any longer.

Maria's outstretched hand was a severed "horn".

What is about to be used is a vicious curse that comes from life.

But at this moment, the knights' dazzling light attracted all her attention, and the lurking shadows had already begun to act.

"Light and electric dance, bloody and violent."

The moment the shadow assassin emerged from the ground, his racial talents of extreme speed and violence were activated at the same time. The lightning leopard suddenly expanded, and his red eyes were full of murderous intent.

[Bloody Frenzy (Silver-level Racial Talent): A warrior obsessed with blood is unstoppable. In this blood-mad state, you gain extreme strength and ignore pain and low-level mental spells.]

Originally, the talent suitable for the Berserker was born in the Assassin. It can only be said that it was a trick of fate.

But at this moment, she was extremely grateful for her talent!

"Go away!"

The little beasts surrounding Maria were very qualified to be bodyguards. They reacted extremely quickly and started to bite.

But Talia ignored the pain, her eyes turned red, and the two daggers she swung with all her strength turned into meteors.

The reckless assassin drew a long arc with his dagger, and the force penetrated the blade.

In just a moment, the blade had already intersected with Maria's neck!

"Malice." The spell was interrupted halfway through. Maria, who was not actually a qualified warrior, had no time to react and her head flew up.

She had been immersed in illusions for a long time and did not even feel her own death. The finger was still pointing at the target.

"Won!"

The battle plan of repairing the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang was successful. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the headless corpse.

"...flowers bloom for it, the shackles of purgatory."

But the head floating in the air actually finished reciting the second half of the spell!

"Buzz!"

The earth suddenly cracked, and the blooming "teeth" popped out from the ground.

They tore at the small animals and humans that came within range of each knight, but completely ignored the attack.

Bone spurs pierced into the flesh and blood, and the boots were instantly pierced through. The knights were forced to retreat and take a defensive stance.

Damon, the weakest and wearing chain mail, was covered in blood.

"Hey, isn't this the Sheriff? Long time no see." The head floating in the air could actually make a sound.

The headless body of Sister Maria took her own head and tried to put it back on her head. But the spurting blood stopped her.

She was somewhat helpless and could only hold her own head, one in her left hand and the head of her enemy Bargu, which looked inexplicably funny.

Just looking at this scene, the scene is a bit like a comedy and a bit like a horror movie.

The assassin did not stop there. If he failed to kill the enemy in one try, he would try again.

As a former killer, she knew that even in the world of extraordinary beings, no one had ever truly been eternal. Most of those who seemed immortal could be killed a few more times!
Talia gritted her teeth, shook off the little beast on her body, and avoided the human-beasts.

She tried to force her way into the shadows, intending to continue the assassination.

However, those small animals with broken horns also stood up.

The snow-white monster transformed into a pitch-black demon, its twisted eyes filled with densely packed pupils, and its claws carried the might of a superior predator.

This time, the threat to her was several times greater than before.

Their existence limits Talia's extraordinary abilities.

Looking at the three black beasts surrounding her, she vaguely felt that her death was imminent.

"Go away!"

And at this moment, Rean forced his way out.

Wearing the gloves of the hill giant, and supported by heavy armor and an ancient shield, he launched a reckless charge, trying to force his way through the tide of beasts.

Looking at Rean approaching and Talia being strangled by the "grown-up cub", Maria smiled.

She is not in a hurry, it is the other party who is in a hurry.

She turned around and retreated, holding her own head, preparing to leave from one end of the cave.

Rean was only a few meters away from her. He swung his sword with all his might, preparing his ultimate sword technique in his mind.
"Ah!" Talia's scream attracted the man's attention.

She had already suffered many wounds from forcing her way through the little beast's bites, and now she was surrounded by several evolved human-beasts, and she finally couldn't hold on any longer.

At this moment, Rean gritted his teeth, turned the sword, and chose to save.

"Hold on."

(End of this chapter)