"I epted you, but you betrayed me," Johnson''s voice was cold, filled with betrayal.


    Maria, eyes red and brimming with tears, put on a sorrowful expression and pleaded, “No, it''s not what you think, Johnson. Please, listen to me. At the time, I didn''t want any of this. It was Marshall who forced me. That''s why I had no choice but to be with him."


    Johnson raised an eyebrow, skepticism creeping into his voice, "So you''re saying you were forced by Marshall into being with him?"


    "Yes," Maria nodded, her tears streaming down her cheeks, looking pitifully at Johnson.


    Seeing her state, Johnson lowered the machine gun in his hand, softening slightly. "It seems I may have wronged you."


    Maria sniffled and continued, "Johnson, you must know, I''ve long been deeply in love with you."


    She nced back at him and said, "Go on, leave. I''ll hold off this cultivator, Wilbur."


    "Alright, I''m counting on you," Johnson replied in a tone mixed with relief and determination.


    Maria pulled out a handgun and aimed it at Wilbur, positioning herself between him and Johnson. "Don''te any closer, or I''ll shoot you right now. No one is going to hurt my Johnson!"


    As she focused entirely on Wilbur, the sound of gunfire filled the room.


    Rat-tat-tat-tat!


    Her chest was riddled with bullets, blood blossoming from the wounds and staining her robe. Maria''s eyes widened in shock as she copsed to the floor, dead before she could utter another word.


    Wilbur nced at Maria''s lifeless body and said softly, "She loved you, and yet you killed her."


    "Hmph," Johnson sneered. "Do you really think she ever loved me?"


    Johnson knew the truth. Only Dickens and Maria were aware of the activation metal. Dickens had hidden one, and Maria had found it. If it were not for Maria, Marshall would never have known about the activation metal, and the subsequent events would never have unfolded.


    Maria''s betrayal was clear. She was a fickle woman who had never truly cared for Johnson. If she had, she would not have kept the activation metal a secret. This deceitful woman had tried to deceive everyone with her acting, so Johnson decided to let her die in her own game. It was the perfect end for someone as treacherous as Maria.


    Wilbur''s voice cut through the tension, "Regardless of your thoughts, Johnson, you need to stop what you''re doing now."


    Johnson scoffed, "You think you can defeat me?"


    With a swift motion, Johnson activated the rocketuncher on the Satan Robot, aiming directly at Wilbur.


    Boom! Boom!


    Two rockets were fired. Wilbur tried to use his dragon aura to slow them down, but the force of the rockets was too great. They propelled him backward into the sky outside.


    Regaining control, Wilbur used his dragon aura to cause the rockets to explode mid-air.


    Boom!


    The powerful st shook the hotel, causing the windows to rattle. Without wasting a moment, Wilbur rushed back into the room on the fifteenth floor, but Johnson had already vanished without a trace.