Just as Fang Zheng said, after seeing everything that happened in the Healing Church, Fang Zheng felt more disgusted than hateful.

The reason was simple. From the data Fang Zheng had obtained in the research building, most of the subjects were volunteers. They knew exactly what they would be injected with, how they would be treated, and the possible consequences. In this case, they still chose this path because of their beliefs. So no matter what happened, it was the consequence of their choice.

So, other than feeling sad for these people's crazy spirit of not caring about their lives, Fang Zheng didn't have much sympathy for their experiences. When it comes to evil and blood, this place can't even compare to those children in the dark world.

“…”

Maria was completely stunned when she heard what Fang Zheng said. After a long while, she coughed softly.

"Okay, stranger... I admit... your words have inspired me a lot. However, there are no enemies here. You can leave here and return to your hunting..."

"I didn't come here to waste time in an endless hunt like those pathetic hunters, Ms. Maria."

Fang Zheng waved his hand, interrupting her. Hearing this, Maria sighed softly.

"So, stranger, are you here to explore the secrets deep within this nightmare?"

"To be honest, I don't care about your secrets."

Fang Zheng snorted softly.

"And to be honest, if my guess is correct, what your Healing Church pursues is worthless to me. I came here for some people. I want to leave here and return to my hometown, and at the same time, I also hope to help some people escape their fate."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng walked to Maria's side, reached out his hand, took out a music box from his pocket, placed it on the table next to Maria and opened it. Soon, the sound of clear music rang out, echoing in the silent bell tower.

"This is……"

Looking at the music box on the table, Maria was stunned for a moment, while Fang Zheng stared at her.

"This was given to me by a child when I entered Yharnam. She asked me to find her parents. Her father was a hunter who went mad due to excessive erosion. He could only regain his sanity when he heard the music in this music box. Unfortunately, when I found him and his wife, his wife had already died, and he went mad because of this and turned into a monster. In the end, I had to kill him myself."

Having said this, Fang Zheng spread out his hands.

"To be honest, I still don't know how to tell that child. And Ms. Sophie, an old woman, her child seems to be a hunter as well, and he never came back after he left. Now she can only mutter to herself in her dreams, waiting for her child to return. So do you understand, Ms. Maria? I don't care about the secrets in the nightmare, and I don't care about the shitty things in your Healing Church, but I want to end it all, so that they can leave this nightmare like me and start a new life. Instead of continuing to stay in the nightmare, shivering and waiting for death to come at an unknown time."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed to the side.

"These monsters and this nightmare may be the retribution you deserve. You may deserve to suffer eternal pain and torture here. But... you should not involve those innocent people. They don't owe you anything."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Maria lowered her head, closed her eyes, and let out a light breath.

"I'm sorry, stranger... Maybe what you said is right, but... this is my destiny. I must stay here and protect everything... If you want to stop me..."

As she spoke, Maria picked up the double-headed sword on the chair and slowly stood up.

"Then defeat me."

"The one with the bigger fist has the final say, I understand that very well."

Fang Zheng took a few steps back, then he grasped the greatsword in his right hand and pointed it forward, and held the dagger in his left hand and placed it on his right arm.

"Then let me, the watcher of the abyss, learn from your skills, Ms. Maria."

"I'll do my best, stranger."

As she spoke, Maria held the middle part of the double-headed sword tightly with both hands, and then twisted it hard. With a light "click" sound, the double-headed sword instantly turned into two single-handed swords, one long and one short. She held the sharp blade tightly with both hands and stared at Fang Zheng in front of her.

“This is my respect for you.”

Before she finished her words, Maria raised her two swords high and rushed towards Fang Zheng. She swung the long sword in her right hand forward and slashed at Fang Zheng's chest.

"Don't even think about it!"

Facing Maria's attack, Fang Zheng also held the dagger in his left hand, and at the moment when Maria's sword blade fell, he suddenly bounced up and hit Maria's sword tip.

"clang!"

As the sound of metal clashing rang out, Maria's body trembled suddenly, the long sword in her hand slipped away, and she fell to the ground. Then Fang Zheng raised the big sword in his right hand mercilessly and stabbed forward at Maria's body.

“Puff!”

The sharp sword blade pierced Maria's chest, but what Fang Zheng did not expect was that at the moment when his sword blade pierced Maria's body, Fang Zheng suddenly saw the blood flowing from Maria's chest condense as if it had life, forming a shield to block the further invasion of the sword blade.

What kind of power is this?

Seeing this, Fang Zheng was also stunned. At the same time, Maria's long sword slashed towards Fang Zheng again. Facing this attack, Fang Zheng quickly rolled back and distanced himself from Maria again.

"Be careful, stranger..."

Maria stood up and pointed at Fang Zheng in front of her.

"The power of Cainhurst's blood is more dangerous than you can imagine..."

"So a future without a future is not the future I want? Is there such a thing? You can't possibly use the blood from your wound to create a sword, right?"

"I don't have that ability..."

Hearing Fang Zheng's joke, Maria smiled slightly, then her figure disappeared again, and then suddenly appeared beside Fang Zheng, stabbing out with the sword again!

Fang Zheng also swiftly swung the sword in his right hand horizontally in front of him to block Maria's attack, and then slashed out with the sword again, slashing at the woman in front of him.

For a moment, the flashes of swords and the shadows of sabers were intertwined.

Fang Zheng wielded his great sword, bursting out like a hurricane that tore through everything, while Maria, holding two swords, was sharp and swift like lightning. Fang Zheng's wolf swordsmanship inherited from the Fran Undead Team was as fierce as a beast, while Maria's swordsmanship was as noble and elegant as that of an aristocrat. The two sides seemed to be performing a "Beauty and the Beast" with their battle.

But the battle does not end there.

"clang!!"

With the sound of swords clashing again, Fang Zheng and Maria retreated at the same time. Maria looked a little embarrassed at this moment, and Fang Zheng also tightly grasped the sword and took a slight breath.

In terms of strength, Fang Zheng is undoubtedly much stronger than Maria, but the problem is that his body has not yet fully recovered, so Fang Zheng must accumulate strength to release his potential powerful force.

But Maria's swordsmanship was incredibly fast and quite consistent. Once she caught the opportunity, she would use a series of moves. In this situation, Fang Zheng had no time to perform a charged slash.

However, Maria's situation was more embarrassing than Fang Zheng's. Fang Zheng's greatsword had a much greater attack distance and range than Maria's double swords. Not to mention that as one of the best hunters in the church, Maria could feel that Fang Zheng was always retaining strength during his attacks. He was like a hungry wolf fighting with the enemy, just waiting for her to show a flaw and then he would pounce on her and bite her throat off.

In order to not give Fang Zheng this opportunity, Maria had to choose to face Fang Zheng's attack head-on.

But now, she has reached her limit.

"So what? Ms. Maria? Are you going to admit defeat?"

"Of course not."

Maria smiled slightly when she heard Fang Zheng's question.

"I must thank you, stranger. This is the first time in such a long time that I can put aside my mission, kill, and devote myself to enjoying the fun of fighting. We don't have to worry about each other turning into monsters, nor do we have to feel sad about killing our former compatriots and comrades. This battle has nothing to do with life and death, and nothing to do with glory. It's just a battle... a pure battle. Then, I will respond to it with all my strength!"

At this point, Fang Zheng saw Maria suddenly raise the two swords in her hands upside down, and then thrust them hard. The next moment, the two swords in Maria's hands pierced into her body!