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

Maria looked at the full moon in the sky, her brows gradually furrowed.

She still has confidence in her memory.

When I first arrived, I saw a definitely new moon, but now... the moon is completely full.

has a problem……

There is definitely a problem!

Just when Maria discovered this problem, she suddenly heard a howling sound beside her ears...

"Ouch——!!!!!"

"Woo!"

An explosive roar instantly exploded in Maria's ears, and the terrifying sound was like a heavy hammer, hitting her head hard.

The devastating pain made her frown instantly, and her face turned extremely pale in an instant.

In her body, the blood that did not belong to her began to boil and stir...

The blood of the outer gods is urging Maria to devour these monsters!

They are eager to fight!

The surrounding forest seemed to be attracted by the howl and began to squirm restlessly.

In the darkness where the firelight could not reach, it seemed as if countless worms were wriggling.

The restless light that occasionally refracted was so dense that the whole world seemed to come alive!

They roared and they screamed.

They stared at Maria's body intently, their greedy gazes revealed from the endless darkness!

has a problem!

“Sulfone——!”

Maria stood up instantly, drew out her sharp blade, and looked around warily.

There was a hint of madness in his sharp eyes.

She stared at the darkness mercilessly, confronting it coldly.

A cold and crazy aura spread invisibly, confronting this strange forest.

Even the other party was a little afraid of the crazy aura and did not dare to offend directly.

Instead, he was wandering around Maria, looking for an opportunity...

And how could Maria reveal her flaws so easily?

She stood straight, like a javelin, alone, confronting the entire darkness.

The two sides fell into a stalemate for a while.

At this time, the puppy girl who fell to the ground slowly woke up.

She rubbed her eyes in confusion, knelt on the ground and yawned.

"Maria?"

She muttered.

As the puppy girl muttered, the squirming darkness around her seemed to have consciousness. After pausing for a few times, it gradually retreated.

Soon, all the strange things around disappeared, leaving only a real dark forest.

"..."

After seeing the silent and invisible weirdness fade away, Maria paused for a moment, silently retracted her weapon, lowered her head and said nothing.

"Maria?"

The puppy girl didn't realize what was happening yet. She tilted her head and showed a curious look.

"nothing……"

Maria lowered the brim of her hat, hiding her expression in the shadow of the hat.

The flickering firelight shone on Maria's body, revealing a bit of mystery.

Even if the puppy girl was heartless, she could still sense that Maria was in a bad mood at the moment.

So she didn't fall asleep immediately as usual, but sat quietly beside Maria, looking at her pitifully.

"Maria..."

"..."

Without saying a word, Maria just turned her head coldly, glanced at the girl, and sighed in silence.

Then he stood up and asked.

"Where's your weapon?"

"Ok?"

"Go get it... Remember this from now on: no matter what, you must always have a weapon with you to defend yourself. This is crucial for the full utilization of your abilities!"

Maria spoke, and her voice changed from the gentleness of the past few days to become cold and stiff again.

This made the puppy girl a little uneasy, but she still listened to Maria's words obediently and picked up her axe from the side.

"Now... attack me."

Maria gave the order.

But this action made the puppy girl look at a loss.

Is it time for training again?

But it's still night?

She was confused, but seeing Maria's serious look, the puppy girl gradually became serious.

I don’t know why, but...Maria can’t be wrong!

She must have her reasons for doing this!

As she reached this point, the puppy girl's eyes gradually became sharper.

She looked at Maria in front of her, gritted her teeth, clenched her hands decisively, and rushed out quickly!

A subtle storm, precisely wrapped around the axe!

Unlike at the beginning when she just roughly added her strength to various flying objects, under Maria's training, the girl now understands how to get the maximum benefit with the least effort.

It's like an axe attack today.

She already understood that she only needed to apply her strength to the front of the axe.

"Oh!"

But facing this blow that seemed to be able to penetrate the rock, Maria seemed very ruthless.

She casually raised her hand and flicked the girl's hand away.

The strong counterattack made the girl step back in pain.

Maria's expression also turned cold.

"not enough……"

She did not give any reasons, but expressed her attitude in the simplest words.

not enough……

The girl’s current condition is simply not enough!

"Woo!"

Puppy Girl didn't understand why Maria was being so strict at this time.

But looking at Maria's sharp eyes, she was silent for a while, then gritted her teeth.

There was a hint of toughness in his eyes.

Growled, she charged at Maria once again!

……

The whole night was spent in Maria's training.

When the next morning came, Maria no longer left the camp alone to investigate the surroundings as she had done before.

Instead, he turned around, prepared enough things, put them neatly in a backpack, asked the puppy girl to carry it, and started to move together with him.

Even though the puppy girl was so tired that she looked like she would fall asleep at any moment.

The abnormality of last night made Maria suddenly realize something.

If this forest really contains some unknown horror, then why has this little dog girl lived alone in this forest for so long without any problems?

Just good luck?

That's unlikely.

The greater possibility is that this puppy girl has some close relationship with the abnormality here.

It is the existence of this relationship that has protected the girl until now.

But...that's until now.

Thinking of this, Maria's eyes became a little colder.

She understood why she had wandered in the forest for so long but still hadn't found any trace of the giant beast.

This is because the girl is right next to her... Her presence prevents these giant beasts from getting close.

Apparently, due to certain restrictions, this giant beast could only reveal its aura at specific times, which resulted in Maria being unable to determine its location.

Last night was actually a very good opportunity... If it were a normal situation, Maria wouldn't have to worry too much and could just charge into the darkness with her weapon in hand.

But the girl's awakening caused the beasts to retreat.

This may be a good thing for ordinary people, but... Maria is not happy.

After all, her goal is to hunt giant beasts.

If the girl continued to stay by her side, she would have no chance of advancing her goal.

and so……

Maria turned around silently and looked at the puppy girl behind her who was panting but had no complaints.

It's time to say goodbye...

Chapter 14: The Embarrassing Puppy

The time of separation is approaching.

However, Maria did not really abandon the girl in the forest and go hunting the beast herself. Instead, she turned around and prepared to take the girl out of the forest.

Although their contact time was not very long, Maria did realize that the girl in front of her was actually a person with some animal characteristics...

This is actually a very strange phenomenon.

At least, in Maria's cognition, once humans begin to transform into beasts, they become pure beasts.

It is impossible to salvage it.

But girls are different.

Apart from the fact that she has a pair of animal ears and a tail that normal humans cannot have, she is not much different from humans in other aspects.

Even she gets cavities!

From this point of view, Maria has no reason not to take care of the other party.

only……

not now.

She still has a lot to do and she doesn't have that much time to take care of the other person.