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

The actual friendship between the two people has only lasted for less than a day today... In fact, when they first met, Maria almost killed the other party.

But even so, the girl actually chose to help Maria just now.

This made Maria feel strangely relieved.

"Although you are just an animal, you also have some humanity in you..."

"Woo?"

The puppy girl didn't understand what Maria said, but she saw Maria smiling.

No matter how fierce and unapproachable she appears, Maria is ultimately an exquisite beauty who doesn't seem human.

When she smiled, the sharpness in her gradually dissipated, leaving only a little bit of gentleness...

Reassuring...

"Woo?"

"Nothing, forget what I just said."

Maria didn't say anything more to the girl. She just turned around calmly and looked at the people who attacked her.

Strange to say.

Maria had clearly explored the surrounding area during the day, and there should be no signs of human life within a radius of more than ten miles.

But... why do these guys appear at night?

Didn’t you notice it during the day?

Not too possible.

Although Maria no longer possesses the same great power as she once did, she is still a highly skilled hunter.

It would be possible to detect whether there are people around your camp.

This is very strange.

Shaking her head, Maria took another step closer to the man's body on the ground and looked down at it.

"You look so skinny, are you hungry?"

Isn't there plenty of food in this forest?

Although these people's skills are not very good, it shouldn't be difficult for them to hunt for some food, right?

"Why are you so hungry?"

Wondering.

At this time, the puppy girl next to her finally dared to approach Maria.

Although he still looked trembling and cowardly.

After sniffing the air, she seemed to have discovered something. She ignored Maria's attempts to stop her and excitedly came to the side of the corpses and began to search.

After seeing this scene, Maria slowly stopped her hand that was stretched out to stop her, and stood there quietly, watching the puppy girl's actions.

She wanted to see if the puppy girl could discover something that she didn't know.

Soon, the girl brought back a surprise for Maria.

"This is... a map?"

Chapter 6 Let's Go, Puppy

"map?"

Maria frowned slightly, and a rare strange look appeared on her face.

Why would a group of people who couldn't even afford to eat carry a map with them?

"Just do it, or..."

Maria bowed her head.

She also noticed that these people's clothes were not only tattered and bloodstained, but also somewhat ill-fitting.

This suddenly gave Maria an idea in her mind, and her expression darkened slightly.

"Woo..."

The poor puppy girl performed a very good play called loyalty at this time.

Although he was very scared seeing Maria's appearance, he still gritted his teeth and followed Maria.

Neither close nor far away.

This makes it increasingly difficult to understand what she actually thinks of Maria.

However, Maria was no longer in the mood to train the girl. She just shook the map and carefully identified the various features on it.

That's why Maria realized that this was a map that was still being drawn. In the center of the map was a simple bonfire, and the rest of the content was centered around it.

"In other words, do these people still have a camp?"

Maria thought about it, and after figuring out the direction, she made a decision.

No matter what, let's go to the other party's camp first.

After all, when a person thinks randomly, there will always be a lot of "I think" results.

Maria understood this very well.

She left decisively, but the puppy girl who was standing there was in a dilemma.

"This fellow, he smells good... What he gave me to eat... is good."

"Fighting and dying... is bad."

"But... others came first..."

The puppy girl was twirling in circles on the spot, with an extremely subtle expression on her face.

Obviously, for her, who had been accustomed to a wild life without having to use her brain since childhood, Maria's appearance was too embarrassing.

She had no idea what she was thinking, and she had no idea whether she should follow the other person at this moment.

Looking at Maria's back as she walked away silently, she gritted her teeth, lowered her head and said nothing.

There is no doubt that the girl has a good impression of Maria.

This is not some Stockholm syndrome-like emotion, but Maria is simply special.

It is not only reflected in her cold temperament and demeanor, but more importantly, in Maria's unique behavior.

In the past, the puppy girl had encountered other similar animals before.

The better ones would drive the girl away, while the worse ones would even take out strange long strips to attack her!

Those long strips hurt a lot when they hit my body.

If you are unlucky and get hit in the stomach or something like that, you will be in so much pain that you can't run and will have to go hungry for many days.

The little mushrooms that are saved with great difficulty will also be stolen by some bad-intentioned fellows.

I wanted to protect the mushroom, but was hit by the strip again!

She couldn't remember how many nights she had to sleep with stomach pain.

Several times, she thought she was going to fall into a deep sleep... She also knew that it was a long sleep called death.

If you die, you won’t be able to eat anything.

The puppy girl doesn't understand what it would be like to die.

After all, just staying alive had already used up all her energy.

but……

This strange fellow is different.

Although she also attacked herself, she did not hit herself in the end.

Although I cheated myself at the beginning, I gave myself something delicious later.

Although he encountered a dangerous battle, he protected himself.

It was these reasons that prompted her to throw the stone to help Maria in the end.

She didn't understand what kind of feelings she had for Maria, but she knew that she didn't want to see her fellow human bleed or get hurt.

Although from a combat perspective, this fellow is very scary.

The puppy girl covered her head, looking at a loss.

Maria, who had already walked far away, turned back at this time.

"What are you waiting for?"

Maria came to get weapons.

For hunters, although they are much stronger than ordinary people with bare hands, they can only be considered complete if they pick up weapons.

Although these guys' weapons are worn out, they are still usable.

After all, we are going to the enemy's camp this time, so it is better to be safe.

And as for the puppy girl.

"You can't leave me until you can integrate into the world of ordinary people."

Maria's tone is always so calm.

In the moonlight, the shadow of the tripod hat pressed against the side of her face, making it impossible to see her eyes.

But that cold look makes it seem even more mysterious and unique.

She silently extended her hand to the struggling puppy girl in front of her.

"come over."

"..."

When the puppy girl saw Maria stretching out her hand, she thought that she was going to attack her, so she jumped back a step instantly with a frightened expression.

Of course, for Maria, who had just seen her floundering in fear in the water, such a threat was too ridiculous.

So she naturally didn't react, but just continued to raise her hands and stretched them out towards the puppy in front of her.

"come over."

She spoke again, her voice sounding like it was not gentle at all, only commanding.

But this calmness brought about the puppy girl's emotions.

After hesitating for a moment, she cautiously walked towards Maria in front of her.

Even though he can't laugh, even though the roars he makes are weird, even though he throws himself into the water.

but……

This same kind...

He was the only good fellow in her life who gave her food...

Hesitantly, the puppy girl stood up again tremblingly, and as if she had made a great decision, she carefully stretched out her hand, curled up and placed it on Maria's palm.

His eyes were wide open with fear.

But Maria just silently felt the wonderful feeling coming back from her palm.

Warm, soft, and with a hint of trembling stiffness.

She was obviously stunned by this action.

After all, she stretched out her hand just to express her attitude, and never thought that the other party would have direct skin contact with her.

but……

"Humph~"

Maria's lips curled up into an elusive smile, but she didn't let go, but held the girl's hand silently.

"What a foolish move! You still have a lot to learn, both as a human and as a warrior, little dog..."