The meeting this time could even be described as "discordant".
All the scholars who participated in the meeting felt that the atmosphere had taken a turn for the worse. It was as if a storm was about to come.
No one dared to express their opinions on the proposal of Maria, who had become a god, which could almost be said to be a provocation. So, Maria made the final decision on this matter. In the following meeting, the scholars trembled with fear as they made their reports. After the meeting was dismissed, they hurriedly left, fearing that they would be sandwiched between the two gods.
Maria returned to the office that she had been away from for a long time.
The quiet office seemed to have never been moved. It was exactly the same as when she left, but there was no dust on the desk. It was clear that someone cleaned it regularly. Maria looked around and found no traces of aether.
Of course, she would not put confidential materials in an obvious place like the office, but it did not mean that there would not be fools who would sneak in.
Sitting on the chair, Maria missed the almost dusty days of the past. She reached out and opened Somaye's super-long report, skimming through ten lines at a glance. She read the information about the bookstore owner over and over again, quickly connecting the clues in her mind.
"Knock, knock."
The expected knock on the door did not interrupt her train of thought.
"Come in."
As Maria spoke, she looked up at the person who came in, then closed the report, pushed her glasses, and relaxed her frowning brows, revealing a relaxed smile. "I was wondering who it was … It turns out to be my dear little nephew. I haven't seen you in a long time."
The young man who walked in was Maria's only nephew, the second generation of the Truth League, who was known to everyone and used his privileges to do whatever he wanted every day — Hood.
Maria stood up and hugged Hood rather intimately as he approached.
With Maria's identity and the powerful strength that she had now become a god, she was still so approachable to Hood. It showed how much she spoiled Hood.
Hood also returned a warm hug and said with some excitement, "Aunt Maria, welcome back!"
Maria reached out and touched his head, saying softly, "When I was away, did you study hard?"
"Hmph." Hood raised his head confidently and laughed, then said with a solemn face, "Aunt, you underestimate me too much. I am now very different from before."
"Really?" Maria showed a rare sincere and warm smile. "I've also heard that you are now very knowledgeable about many issues in the society and have gained the recognition of many scholars. You also have a group of very good partners?"
"Of course!" Hu De raised his chin and said with certainty, "We are all like-minded friends!"
"A kindred spirit …"
Maria's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly had an ominous premonition, but she still maintained her smile. "How do you feel? Can you tell me about it?"
"Of course, that's what I came here to talk to Aunt Maria about."
Hood finished this sentence in a relaxed tone. Then, his eyes, which were originally filled with respect and trust for his elders, slowly became fanatical and stained with a strange color. His voice was low, and his eyes were fixed on Maria as if he was reciting a prayer. "We will always believe in the omniscient and omnipotent owner of the bookstore — Mr. Lin."
The smile on Maria's face froze.
Her action of pushing up her glasses paused in mid-air as if she had suddenly turned into a statue.
She looked at the familiar family member in front of her, but he had a completely unfamiliar expression. She felt a chill run up her back.
Maria was silent for a while. Then, she took a deep breath. When she put her hand down, the expression on her face became extremely stern.
This expression was the one that had terrified Hu De since he was young.
Maria would always show this expression every time he got into trouble.
"I think you … still haven't grown up," Maria said in a low voice.
"There were outsiders just now. I'm afraid there are many spies among those people. It's not convenient for me to say. Now, with you, my only nephew, I think it's necessary to make it clearer."
"That Lin Jie can't be trusted …"
"Nonsense!!!"
Hu De suddenly flew into a rage and slammed his palm on Maria's desk. He opened his hands, and his eyes were filled with fanaticism. He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Lin is our only …"
Hu De was halfway through his words when he saw Maria's calm but awe-inspiring face. He suddenly realized how overboard his actions were.
Reason prevailed slightly, telling him that the person in front of him was his most respected elder.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Aunt."
It was as if he had become a different person. He retracted his hands and stood there at a loss.
Maria stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay. Calm down, Hu De. I can see that you're just being controlled by that Boss Lin. As long as …"
As soon as she finished speaking, Hu De's guilty expression instantly turned ferocious, as if he had heard something ridiculous. He slapped Maria's hand away and sneered. "You don't understand at all! Ignorant person! Boss Lin is here to save us! He gave us a new life. Without him, how could we get rid of the swamp of 'only knowing' and understand that only our own wisdom is true power! "
Maria's wrist was hurting from Hu De's bump. When she heard these words, she suddenly looked at Hu De with an incomparably sharp gaze. A trace of the god-level pressure vaguely revealed itself.
Hu De had feared and loved Aunt Maria since he was young. Maria's serious expression was often accompanied by storm-like criticism, which almost made him have a conditioned reflex.
He had just finished refuting Maria's words when he was frightened by Maria's gaze. He quickly took two steps back and subconsciously held his head. "I'm sorry, Aunt. I'm sorry. I mean, I mean, you shouldn't say that. His greatness cannot be questioned."
At the same time, his expression began to become uncontrollably ferocious, especially between his eyebrows. In the middle of his furrowed eyebrows, it was constantly moving like an illusion, as if there was something else under his skin that was about to come out.
Maria looked at Hu De, who had a painful expression, and suddenly froze for a moment. She suddenly recalled the people she had seen in the Lower City District. If those things could be called people for the time being …
According to the results of her investigation and what she had seen and heard in the past few months.
All of them were in the same situation as Hu De. First, their brain began to mutate, and their cognition was completely changed. Finally, even their bodies unknowingly became nutrients for the darkness. Their bodies and minds began to become not their own, but a part of the darkness.
Maria slowly turned around. She didn't want to see Hu De's uncontrollable ugliness anymore. She said in a deep voice, "Look at your current appearance, Hu De … If your growth is like this, I'd rather you stay in the past."
"I have to tell you, Lin Jie. The Boss Lin you speak of is just a liar. He is not a god at all!"
Hu De's mind buzzed for a moment.
Disrespect … disrespect … how can you be disrespectful to a god?!
The third eye on Hu De's forehead suddenly opened. Suddenly, he pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and rushed toward Maria.
Maria took a deep breath. She didn't even need to look back. She used her god-level power.
Hu De was directly controlled silently, but Maria was still a step slower. The dagger slipped and cut off a few strands of her long black hair. She didn't hesitate to kill Hu De.
If she didn't dodge at that time, as the most fragile part of a god-level scholar, she would have been seriously injured.
The sadness and anger that had briefly existed in Maria's eyes disappeared. Seeing that Hu De was still rushing over with a ferocious expression, she sighed, raised her hand, and gently slashed.
Hu De let out a scream and fell to the ground.
Blood splattered. Maria directly cut off one of Hu De's arms.
All of this happened in a short moment, as if some kind of tube wrapped in thin skin had been completely broken open. Countless wriggling tentacles stretched out from the smooth cut surface of the wound. Hood's body seemed to have become the nest of some kind of soft-bodied creature.
"What … what the hell is this?!"
Some images of what she saw in the lower city flashed through Maria's mind.
At the moment when she saw these things, she actually felt a long-lost feeling of wanting to vomit.
This was the first time she felt this kind of situation after becoming a god.
Hu De wailed in pain on the ground. Maria's eyes flashed with pity, but this situation made her feel powerless.
"Hu De, I won't give up on you. Aunt will cure you."
Maria murmured, took out a transparent tube of potion from her sleeve, and quickly and accurately injected it into Hu De's neck.
Hood was like a beast that had been injected with tranquilizers. He slowly lost consciousness, but the arm seemed to have its own consciousness. It was still wriggling, and the eye on his forehead was not closed. Instead, it was staring at Maria.
Maria looked at the messy office and clenched her fists tightly.
"The owner of the bookstore, I'd like to see who you are …"
"Knock, knock." Another knock on the door disrupted Maria's thoughts. Before she could say "please come in," the other party unceremoniously pushed the door open.
The door was opened a crack, and Maria saw the familiar disgusted face appear from the crack.
"It doesn't look good, my respected President Maria."
Andrew said enthusiastically, "Do you need my help?"
Maria threw away the mask she used to disguise herself and asked, "My nephew, did you let him contact the bookstore owner?"
"No, no, no. You've wronged me."
Andrew said with a smile, and then walked into the bright office. "Hu De contacted Boss Lin himself. This matter happened before I was forgiven. Then he was chosen. This is something to be proud of. You should be happy."
Maria narrowed her eyes, and she was furious. However, she still got up calmly and suppressed Andrew with her God-level status.
Andrew trembled, gritted his teeth, and smiled. "Even if you're already a God-level being, so what? For that Boss Lin, you're just a slightly bigger ant. I advise you to give up, because you'll never be able to defeat us, because he wants us to win."
Maria put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, walked to the desk, and sneered. "Is that so?"
Then, she casually took out a shabby notebook from the drawer and shook it in front of Andrew. Under the reflection of the lens, there was a pair of provocative eyes.
"You seem to be fearless, but I heard that the owner of the bookstore once protected a smuggler for a notebook with similar content some time ago. I think he will be interested in this. Tell me, will he support you or me?"
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