Chapter 1890 Scolded The Sacred Sovereign (1/2)

”So you are willing to use your life to activate the defensive array?”

Atlas cast a cold glance toward Maria.

He was well aware that, once the array opened, the Snowy Region's defense would be incredibly powerful.

However, it would cost Maria's life to open the array.

”If you insist on killing Darren, I'll open it without hesitation,” Maria warned with a serious expression.

”That's interesting...” Atlas' eyes narrowed with great interest, as he added, ”Tiffany must value this boy so much that you are willing to sacrifice yourself for his sake.”

Maria looked back at Atlas with calmness in her eyes and answered, ”You're mistaken. I decided to do this myself, and it has nothing to do with my master.”

”Well, far be it from me to stop you. Go on. Activate the defensive array! If you don't do it, I will kill you myself!”

What Maria had done was risky, and Atlas figured that she must have a good reason for doing that. He was quite curious about her motives, though.

After all, it was important to note that training a Holy Maiden took a lot of time and resources.

If Maria was all it took to activate the array, coming here would have been worth Atlas' time, even if he couldn't kill Darren.

Maria could save Darren today, but she wouldn't be able to protect him forever.

”Ha-ha. Do you think I'm bluffing?” A blue icy flame slowly slid through Maria's body, covering it fully, as she leveled an ugly sneer toward Atlas.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Darren dived down and landed beside Maria.

He quickly unleashed his power to keep