Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

But she won't find out the truth from the real Skadi.

Before leaving Strandlar, Gretia and Gard made a pact that after they left, Gard would find a way to control the Deepsea cultists in Strandlar, as well as the Argoll high command who were in league with the Deepsea Church.

Stranlar is the stronghold of the Argolls. Even though the Deep Sea Church has severely eroded the Argolls, no Argoll leader would stand idly by and watch their stronghold fall into disarray.

Especially when the fleet had just set sail and hadn't actually started fighting the Sea Siege yet, it wasn't impossible for the entire fleet to turn back and counterattack Stranlar.

Therefore, in this situation, the Deepsea Hunters need to help Gard buy time, delaying the return of Argoll's fleet.

However, what happened in Stranlar made Greta suspicious.

Is what's happening in Stranlar really what Gard did? If not, why did it happen at the exact time they agreed to?

Moreover, the news that Gretia has now received is that the Haisi have launched a large-scale invasion of Stranlar, and the entire Stranlar has fallen.

If she were to intentionally delay the fleet's return in this situation, the impact would certainly be enormous.

The question now is whether she should trust Gard and believe that no matter what happens in Stranlar, Gard can handle it.

She actually possesses Gald's ascending power, which allows Greta to contact Gald and ask Stranlar what happened.

But she hesitated.

It seemed that only two outcomes were laid out before her: a bad outcome and an even worse outcome.

Which one should she choose?

......

Unaware of Gretia's inner thoughts at this moment, for Gard, when Isamaya controlled the Seas and occupied the entire Stranlar, the initiative was already completely in his hands.

Gard's cooperation with the Deepsea Hunters was solely to ensure that he could provide timely support when they encountered danger.

It doesn't mean that Gard needed the Deepsea Hunters' help when fighting the Deepsea Church.

The Argorians who have taken the entire city hostage are unknown to the Argorians outside, even though Gard won't actually attack them!

As long as Gard controls Stranlar, even if Agor's soldiers possess an enormous fleet, they will still be hesitant to act rashly.

With the power he now possesses, Gard doesn't care about any means other than proactive attacks by warships. He has ample time to find the high-ranking members of the Deep Sea Church hidden in the city one by one.

"I've suddenly come to admire you a little."

Holding a sphere of Gard's Ascension Power in his hand, the Blood Demon Lord walked alone on the streets of Argor, watching the Argor citizens who were occupied and besieged by the Sea Kings and could only shrink into their own homes, and chuckled.

“You once called us arrogant, but in my opinion, you are the truly arrogant one, choosing the path for others without consulting their opinions.”

In the eyes of the Blood Lord, whether it was Gald forcibly pushing for the unification of the Sarkaz or now using force to coerce Agol in an attempt to find all the Deep Sea Cultists, both were extremely arrogant.

It seems that Gard doesn't care what others think or think of him at all, unaware that this is a mindset that many "villains" possess.

It can be said that, in the eyes of the former royal courts and now the Argorians, Gard is the villain hiding behind the scenes.

The Deep Sea Church's infiltration of Argoll, at least for the ordinary people of Stranlar, did not have a significant impact on their lives.

Gard's actions plunged the entire city of Argoor into a state of panic.

"It doesn't matter."

Gard's voice rang out from the other side of the Ascension Power Orb.

"The best I can do is to get Isamaya to restrain Haisi from attacking these Argorians. What these Argorians think or do is none of my business."

This was the least costly way Gard could think of to eliminate the Deepsea Church. Even if it only eliminated the Deepsea cultists in the city of Stranlar, it would still be of great help to Agor.

Even if the Blood Lord said he was arrogant, Gard did not intend to change his mind. It was better to be arrogant to others than to be arrogant to one's own people.

If there are any other better methods, please share them!

They have no way to solve the problem, yet they still complain and criticize the person trying to solve it. They're really getting used to it.

If the Blood Lord were in front of Gard, Gard would definitely slap him to see if he would still act crazy.

Now, the five rulers of the royal court have all taken up Gard's ascending power and gone to various parts of the city to search for the hidden Deep Sea Cultists.

With the help of the King of the Shapeshifters, the hiding places of most of the Deep Sea Church's high-ranking members were not secrets at all.

The only problem is that the royal courts, which possess overwhelming power on land, may not be able to completely crush some deep-sea cultists whose bodies have been transformed into sea creatures.

That's why Gard shared his ascending power.

This way, no matter where in the city, Gard can arrive at any time if needed, securing victory.

Meanwhile, Gard himself remained at Greta's mansion, sitting comfortably on Diaoyutai.

No matter when, strength is the key to victory or defeat.

If you lack the strength, you can only resort to unorthodox methods, but even the best commander in the world cannot conquer the entire city of Argo with just a few people.

Therefore, it is not enough for a truly outstanding strategist to only know how to lead troops into battle. The important thing is to know how to turn forces that do not belong to them into their own and to know how to leverage external forces.

Gard was certainly not a strategist, but sometimes when you know more, many things just become logical.

With an old lynx also there to stir up trouble, Gard doesn't need to think much at all. As long as Gard's strength is strong enough, he himself is the "power".

Just like Gard's current control over Stranlar, although it was achieved with the help of Hai Si's power, if Gard hadn't been able to win Hai Si's heart, it wouldn't have been so easy for Gard to do all this.

In short, everything is proceeding according to Gard and Kelsey's plan, and Stranlar's existing Deepsea Cultists are simply unable to cause any trouble.

However, the more smoothly the plan progressed, the more uneasy Gard felt, as if he had overlooked something in his and Kal'tsit's plan.

They regarded the Deep Sea Church as their enemy. In fact, as long as the problem of the Deep Sea Church is solved, most of the problems of the Deep Sea will naturally be solved.

Because of Isamaya's existence, Gard did not consider Haizi his enemy, but changes had already occurred in the deep sea.

It's like a boulder being pushed off a high mountain.

Will arresting the person who pushed the boulder stop it from falling?

A crack appeared in the dome of the city of Argo.

The piercing alarm sounded instantly throughout the entire Stranlar.

What happened?

Not knowing anything about Argoll, Gard could only turn his attention to the only person in the mansion who knew about Argoll, Laurentina.

"The city's dome has been shattered."

Without Laurentina's explanation, Gard understood the consequences of the dome breaking in the city of Argoll.

Because the cities of Argonauts are all built thousands of meters below the surface of the ocean.

Once the city's dome breaks, countless billions of tons of seawater will instantly submerge the entire city. The immense water pressure would be enough to kill 90% of the Argo residents, most of whom are unable to survive in water thousands of meters below the surface.

“You Argollers should have the means to repair the dome!”

Seeing Kyle looking over, Laurentina shook her head: "The sounding of the alarm means that the methods to repair the dome have completely failed, and the countdown to the dome's destruction has begun."

"All we can do now is evacuate the residents and get them out of here as soon as possible."

For the Argorians, rebuilding a city is not such a complicated matter, even if it is a large city like Stranlar.

The problem is that the timing of the dome's collapse was too unfortunate. Once the city descends into chaos, the Deep Sea Church is likely to launch a counterattack.

Deep Sea Church?

Gard and Kal'tsit exchanged a glance, simultaneously realizing that the crack in the dome might not have been an accident, but rather something that had been foreseeable.

The Deepsea Church's control over the city was far too deep. Even with the help of the Shapeshifter King, Gard could not possibly know every detail of the Deepsea Church's plans.

The breaking of the dome is very likely part of the Deep Sea Church's plan.

If Gard hadn't used the Sealings to conquer the entire Stranlar, the Deep Sea Church might not have launched its plan so soon.

However, Gard's operation against the Deep Sea Church led some Deep Sea cult members who escaped during the capture to directly activate their plans.

When the dome shatters, a large number of Argolls will die, and only the Deep Sea Cultists whose bodies are fused with the Sea Cult will ultimately survive.

"These deep-sea cultists..."

A sharp glint of killing intent flashed in Gard's eyes. His initial plan was simply to capture all the Deep Sea Cultists and then figure out which were ordinary Deep Sea Cultists and which were members of the Yinzhi Shakespeare Sect.

However, the Deep Sea Church's desperate measures completely enraged him.

"He has come."

Isamaya's voice suddenly rang out.

At first, Gard didn't realize who "He" was in Isamaya's words until the crimson seawater fell from the sky through the cracks in the dome.

The very origin of life!?

A hesitant will.

at this point.

Cast your gaze down.

......

Chapter Eighty: The Beginning and the Newborn

In an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

The war that began was like a boulder rolling down a mountain; simply dealing with the person who pushed the boulder was no longer enough to change the changing situation.

Gard believed that with Isamaya's help, she could at least help him deal with the Deep Sea Church, save Agor and the Sea Siblings from war, and buy them time.

However, there has never been just one newborn Haisi, and the current Haisi is not yet Isamaya's sole authority.

"My fellow countrymen are restless."

Beside Gard, Isamaya stared at the crimson seawater falling from the dome of Stranlar and spoke softly.

"He is very angry!"

Gard naturally knew who "He" was when Isamaya spoke of.

Unlike the other two newborn beings who possess complete self-awareness, the Origin's lifeline does not have complete self-awareness. Its current actions are like those of a person who is half-asleep and half-awake, muttering in their sleep, throwing a tantrum.

The Agors angered Him and harmed His people, so the Agors must pay the price.

It must be said that the Deep Sea Church made a brilliant move.

With the dome shattered and the entire Stranlar on the brink of destruction, Gard could not possibly stand idly by and watch tens of millions of Argoll citizens die.

"*Tiakkau swears*!"

Gard cursed under his breath and looked at Isamaya and Kal'tsit.

“Isamaya, try your best to appease your people. I will try to stop the dome from shattering further. Kal'tsit, contact the King of the Shapeshifters and have him release some of the Argoll high command to organize an evacuation. Have the other Lords of the Royal Court keep a close eye on those Deepsea Cultists. If they make any unusual moves, kill them without mercy!”

When he spoke his last sentence, Gard's tone was filled with murderous intent. Since these Deep Sea Cultists disregarded the lives of others, he didn't need to care about their lives either.

last.

“Take good care of Laurentiana for me.”

After leaving those words, Gard shot off like an arrow, heading straight for Strandlar's shattered dome.

The barrier that Stranlar originally used to protect the city has developed a huge, visible crack. Thousands of meters below, under the heavy pressure of the seawater, the entire Stranlar barrier is like a broken eggshell.

With Stranlar's repair equipment now out of commission, the cracks will only continue to widen over time, until finally, with a "bang," the entire city will be submerged by the heavy seawater.

Unlike in the previous city of Argor, where at least a number of Argor soldiers maintained order and Argor's various logistical robots did not stop operating.

However, the Deep Sea Church seized upon the opportunity when Gard controlled all the Argoll soldiers and civilians in the city, bringing the city to a standstill.

Argo is a country with a highly mechanized society; even without workers on the front lines of production, the production of daily necessities will not stop.

This is why Gard chose to use the Sea Cult to control all the Argoles before searching for the Deep Sea Cultists hiding in the shadows.

If all the Argolans are not brought together, the Hais will not be able to maintain social order in Argolans on their own. Not to mention ordinary Hais, even Isamaya herself might not understand those very complicated orders.

After all, neither Gard nor Kelsey knew Argoll well enough.

Even for most deep-sea hunters, who are used to fighting the sea creatures, the sudden return to their original social lives can be disorienting.

Gard wondered, if one day the Deepsea Hunters no longer had to fight the Sea Kings, what should they do?

Needless to say, captains like Gretia and Ulpian already had a certain social standing before becoming deep-sea hunters.

Even if they stop being deep-sea hunters, they can still do whatever they want.

But what about some deep-sea hunters who have been trained since childhood and lack survival skills?

They do nothing but fight.