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

It is impossible to repair it.

Even she couldn't really tell the difference between this damn thing and it would take an unimaginably huge amount of work to repair and reassemble it.

Instead of torturing yourself, it is better to forge it again.

Fortunately, when she designed this weapon for Maria, she still kept the drawings because it was a transformable weapon that she rarely made.

This actually made her replica operation much less labor-intensive.

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

Hearing the words of the God of Fire, Maria nodded slightly.

"I'll have someone send it to you after I pay you."

"No need... I underestimated your combat frequency. I'll strengthen it for you after I forge it again."

Kagami shook his head slightly, rejecting Maria's offer of reward.

In her opinion, it was her responsibility that the weapon was damaged to this extent.

As a blacksmith, she can accept that problems may occur with the weapon due to the user not taking good care of the blade.

But... this telescopic cane was damaged before it even reached Maria's place for a month.

This is obviously unqualified when it leaves the factory.

It was her problem, and Maria was glad that she didn't blame herself for it.

Not to mention any compensation.

After briefly discussing the kind of environment Maria was fighting in, the God of Fire hurriedly began to reforge his weapons.

Maria then left with Finn and the doll who were waiting on the side.

Soon, everyone arrived at the command room.

After a simple knock on the door and a "Come in" call, Fen pushed the door open.

In this office of three people, only the doctor is currently working.

The other two seats were empty.

"You came?"

The doctor was also happy to see Maria coming. She stood up, nodded slightly to Finn beside her, and then took Maria and the doll into the room.

Maria looked at the side curiously.

"Where's the rabbit and the doctor?"

"Um...are you talking about Amiya and Kal'tsit? They're in a meeting right now."

After thinking for a while, the doctor sat aside and tried to make some tea for a few people clumsily.

When the puppet on the side saw this, he walked forward calmly and took the teapot from the other person's hand naturally.

After seeing this scene, the doctor had no choice but to sit down in disappointment and look at Maria who was calm in front of him again.

"Something happened recently, so we gathered all the elite operators currently on missions out there and brought them back for a meeting... There were quite a few people."

"Something happened?"

"Um...oh, it has nothing to do with you. It's actually some problems of Rhodes Island. Although I don't remember it very clearly, Kal'tsit said that we evolved from another organization, but because some things were not handled properly, our current position is a bit awkward."

The doctor explained, and although his words were very frank, they actually didn't reveal much information.

Maria asked if she needed help, and when she got the answer of no, she nodded slightly.

Soon, the tea for the puppet was ready.

However, the two people in the room did not know much about tea, so after simply taking a few sips, they got straight to the point.

"When you came back this time, you must have seen the message we sent, right?"

"Ah."

Maria nodded.

"Then I won't ask about Dosoles for now. That's what Kal'tsit wants to know, and I don't understand it."

The Doctor was very frank, she didn't really care what happened to Dosoles.

There was only one thing she really cared about.

"Do you know what a ghost shark is?"

The doctor said this with a subtle expression.

She only learned about the meeting between Ghost Shark and Maria from Gloria.

But unfortunately, Gloria seemed to be avoiding Maria's presence, so no matter how she asked, she refused to reveal much information. She even spoke directly and rarely rejected Kal'tsit's proposal to invite Maria to come over for a check-up.

In the end, Kal'tsit, the old lynx, somehow managed to convince the other party.

But the price is...

"She's been out for a long time. I guess you won't be able to see her this time."

The doctor spread his hands, looking helpless.

Maria beside her also shook her head.

"...I don't know where her wariness of me comes from. Perhaps this issue will be resolved in the future."

At least so far, she really didn't know what her connection was to these girls.

"is that so."

The doctor nodded without asking any further questions.

"In that case, let's get back to the ghost shark..."

"Do you know what happened to her?"

"Generally speaking, the physical fitness of these deep-sea hunters is incredibly high... Even the more unique ghost sharks shouldn't have this kind of problem."

"Deep Sea Hunter?"

"Oh... you didn't know?"

Seeing Maria's puzzled look, the doctor was also stunned.

In her memory, Gloria knew Maria... and Maria didn't know Gloria, which was fine, but...

Don’t you even know what a deep-sea hunter is?

"I know a lot of hunters, Crow Hunters, Yharnam Hunters, Academy Hunters... but I've never heard of Deep Sea Hunters."

Maria shook her head.

She was no stranger to hunters, but... deep-sea hunters?

Does this special deep-sea prefix have any meaning?

"This... is difficult to explain."

After thinking for a while, the doctor sorted out his thoughts.

"If you're wondering... do you know Behemoth?"

“…I have some understanding.”

"It will be easier if we know the behemoth."

The doctor nodded. "On the edge of Terra lies a vast ocean that has yet to be fully explored by humans... Beneath this ocean lies a unique country, Agor."

"Maritime nation?"

"Yes... but they are not fishmen or anything like that. They are actually human. It's just that their technological level has reached a certain level, so they can build underwater cities."

"And the reason they became like this is because while exploring the ocean, they encountered a group of enemies... a different kind of ferocious individual that could rival the power of a giant beast... Haisi."

"Hai Si doesn't refer to any individual species, but rather to their entire group. They possess a particularly powerful collective strength, capable of rapidly and efficiently completing their evolution and transformation. They are an extremely special yet extremely aggressive race..."

As the doctor spoke, he slowly straightened his back with a serious look.

"Because of this characteristic, any encounter with Hai Si will be recorded by it. When it returns to the group, they will transform into completely new individuals... These new individuals can adapt to attacks that they themselves cannot resist."

"That is to say."

Maria's eyes grew serious after hearing the doctor's explanation. "These beings called Haisi... can quickly adapt to things that have hurt or killed them?"

"Yes."

The doctor nodded.

But Maria became confused again.

"If that's the case, then why do their individuals only exist in the sea? With the technology they use to transform themselves in a single generation, they should have quickly transformed into individuals strong enough to rival the behemoths, right?"

According to the doctor, once these sea creatures are injured or killed once, they will quickly record it and transform it when the next generation is born to adapt to the enemy's attack.

Then according to this trend, these sea creatures should soon be able to grow to a size where they can compete with the giant beasts on land, right?

Why does it only exist in the sea?

“I don’t have an answer to that either.”

The doctor shrugged. "Although the deep-sea hunters have a lot of cooperation with us, they don't really trust us, so they don't reveal much. What I know is not only from my previous encounters, but also because Didi mentioned it to me while she was singing to me."

"Didi?"

"Um... She's one of the deep-sea hunters. I have a pretty good relationship with her. She's very cute... I think you have a similar temperament to them. Maybe she'll like you too."

The doctor said this with a serious look in his eyes.

She thought Maria would also be liked by Skadi.

"Is that right?"

Maria didn't care that what the other person said would be liked by others. She was just a little curious about what the doctor meant by laying so much groundwork.

When the Doctor saw Maria's posture, he knew that she was waiting.

So she didn't keep the secret, nodded, and took a deep breath.

"The so-called deep-sea hunter..."

"It's a giant humanoid beast that the Agor people transformed using Haisi's blood!"

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Chapter 292: Logos is at a loss.

Humans may not be at the top of the food chain in this world physically... they may not even reach the threshold of the upper class.

But... no matter where she was, Maria never denied people's ability to learn.

The thing called desire can be ignited at any time... There is always someone who can hold up this flame and lead his people to pave a path in the darkness.

But it's the same.

Those who move forward are also the best nutrients for this flame.

The disaster in Yharnam is extremely similar to the Agor that the doctor is talking about now.

It is the same human being, the same one who discovered a great existence that is beyond human power, and the same one who began to use something from the other party to transform themselves.

Such a similar process made Maria feel a sense of dislocation for a moment.

There was really a moment when Maria even thought that the so-called Agor was actually another name for Yharnam used by the Terrans.

But after a moment, she calmed down after hearing the doctor's words.

"The Deep Sea Hunter's mission is to hunt sea heirs... In fact, this idea is actually quite extreme in the eyes of the Agor people, so the Deep Sea Hunter team is not large and is limited to a certain range."

Fortunately, the Agor people studied Hai Si not to become the superior, but simply to use the other party's power to fight against him.

This made Maria feel a little relieved.

When the doctor saw Maria like this, he tilted his head curiously.

"You seem to care about their transformation?"

"……really."