Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

Gard promptly contacted Isamaya, asking her to order the Sea Children to evacuate to prevent a conflict between the Sea Children and the Agor army.

After all, in the eyes of the Argolls, the Sealings are still their enemies, even though with Isamaya's help, these Sealings are more trustworthy to Gard than most Argolls.

However, Gard underestimated the Argorians' hatred for the Haisi. Before the Haisi had completely evacuated the population, one of Argorian's main warships turned its guns and aimed them at the distant Haisi group.

The blinding beam of light drew a dazzling arc across the sky.

Boom!

The beam of light, capable of wounding even giant beasts, was like a longsword ploughing across the earth. The city's infrastructure was torn apart and evaporated like fragile paper, and a ravine tens of meters wide and over a kilometer long appeared on the roads of Argor in the blink of an eye.

The intense heat carried by the beam instantly evaporated the road, and the scalding heat instantly engulfed all the Sealings who were still evacuating. Their flesh and blood bodies appeared incredibly vulnerable in the face of Argoll's war machines.

"Haha, well done!"

"That's exactly how it should be done!"

"These damned sea monsters dared to attack our homeland, then they should pay the price!"

"..."

The warships' gunfire did not frighten the citizens of Argoor; instead, it made them cheer with joy, as if they had finally released a pent-up anger.

They were completely unaware that if it weren't for these sea creatures maintaining order during their evacuation, the entire Argoll would have been in chaos long ago.

This naval bombardment killed at least several thousand Sea-type creatures, and countless others, though not completely killed, were still suffering from the intense heat of the naval fire.

Upon seeing this, Isamaya's eyes immediately reddened.

She didn't care about the Argolls at all; she was simply following Gard's orders to direct these Sealings to help the Argolls evacuate.

However, this does not mean that she has no temper or that she would stand idly by and watch her compatriots be slaughtered by the Argoors.

After the initial attack, the warship's main guns showed no sign of stopping. Instead, they were aimed at the more distant sea monsters. At least the officer who ordered the warship's main guns to fire knew that he couldn't point his guns at his own countrymen.

However, before Argor's warship could fire, a figure descended from the sky, landing on the warship's main gun and raising his fist.

Boom!

The cannon barrel, which could withstand the high temperatures that could melt steel, was dented like a fragile wooden stick under this fist.

Gard couldn't possibly stand by and watch Argo's warships launch a second attack on Haizi. It would have been fine if Haizi hadn't been fighting Argo under Isamaya's orders.

Fighting is justifiable in order to survive.

However, the sea creatures here are all here because they are following Isamaya's orders, and at least here, they have never harmed any Argorian.

Gard wants to avoid a war between Argoll and Haze, but that doesn't mean he'll blindly side with either side.

"Stop it, all of you!!"

Gard's roar instantly echoed throughout the harbor, drawing the attention of almost all the Argolans. All the Argolans saw a man standing atop the main gun of their prized warship—a crocodile-man.

“I have no time to concern myself with the feud between you, Agor and Haisi. The city’s dome is about to shatter. If you want to start a war with Haisi here, then I will grant your wish!”

Isamaya's compatriots were killed, and Gard needs to give Isamaya an explanation.

She chose to abandon her hatred for the Argolls because of him, and no matter what the Argoll military's reason was for attacking the Haisi here, he could not stand idly by.

In the blink of an eye, before the Argorians could even react to what was happening, they saw a light far more dazzling than the main cannon of their Argorian warship rise up, and a golden crocodile-man over a hundred meters tall appeared before them.

Tear —

With a slam of his fist, Gard's claws easily pierced through Agor's warship, as if what stood in his way was not the warship's armor, painstakingly forged by Agor, but a layer of fragile tofu.

Argoll's warships possess the best defensive characteristics in the world; even the main guns of mobile cities on land cannot leave a single scratch on them.

But now it faces Gard, the pinnacle of individuals in this world, the only Ascended.

How can machine-forged steel compare to a body honed through countless hammer blows?

The main guns of the Argor warship could indeed pose a threat to Gard, but only a threat. Gard had countless ways to deal with an attack from the Argor warship if he wanted to.

To the horror of all the Argolans, their prized flagship was torn in two by the crocodile-men's ruthless and terrifying power, and countless Argolans fell from the broken deck.

But Gard didn't care about that; the sea was below, and the height wouldn't be enough to kill a group of regular Argor soldiers.

He simply tore open the warship and found the commander who had ordered the attack, nearly triggering a renewed battle between Agol and Haisi.

"Since you are a soldier, what you should do is protect your country and its people, not think about other things."

With his abilities, Gard could easily discern a person's character.

After all, the difference between mortals and ascendants is simply too great.

Therefore, he could clearly see the true identity of this officer, Argor.

A cultist of the deep sea!

From beginning to end, Hai Si never launched an attack on the Argolls. Even if you have doubts about Hai Si's actions, as an officer who can command the Argolls' main warships, you should have this much judgment, right?

Any soldier of Argoll with a modicum of sense would never order a warship to attack Haizi while the civilians are being evacuated and Haizi may still be threatening their safety.

Isn't this forcing Hai Si to retaliate?

I will only say it once.

Gard grabbed the officer with his large hand. Faced with the terrifying power of the Ascendant form, whether the officer had fused with Hai Si's flesh and blood or not, he was no different from Gard.

"Do what you're supposed to do. Whether you're Argorians or Deepsea Cultists, ordinary people may not understand what I'm saying, but I believe that you commanders of warships shouldn't be as foolish as the one in my hand."

Gard's hand tightened its grip little by little, almost crushing the officer's body. At this moment, the officer no longer cared that his colleagues were all around him; the instinct for survival made him subconsciously want to resist.

The officer's body began to swell, and his long, foul-smelling limbs stretched out from his uniform, growing continuously. But no matter how much he struggled, he was destined to be unable to escape Gard's grasp.

Once the officer's identity is fully revealed, he will lose his value.

“Pa mo bi huan ming”

The officer's body deflated and shriveled up, like a burst bubble.

Gard casually tossed his body aside and looked toward the positions of the other warships.

"Alright, I've dealt with a scoundrel for you. No need to thank me. Now, do what you're supposed to do. Of course, if you want to fight me, that's fine."

A cruel smile appeared on Gard's face.

"I'm always ready!"

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Chapter 82 Don't be afraid, I'm here!

Gard has had enough.

I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.

Now, in Gard's mind, the Argollers are just a bunch of pigs.

Was it easy for him to seduce Isamaya?

If it weren't for his exceptional physical strength and ample resources, anyone else would have been drained dry by Isamaya long ago.

He sacrificed himself to gain the help of Isamaya and the Sealings, but these Argolls still want to cause trouble for him. What if Isamaya really turns against him? How will the Argolls fight against the two newly formed Sealings?

Therefore, Gard acted swiftly and decisively, giving the Agor military no chance to react at all, and even showing an attitude that if they wanted to fight, they would fight to the bitter end.

Anyway, you can gain experience by fighting the Sea Kings, and you can also gain experience by fighting warships. If things really turn sour, Gard won't care about anything else.

First, destroy this Argonaut fleet, then have Hai Si pack the remaining Argonauts into the lifeboats. As for how many people will die in the process, that's already within Gard's consideration.

Gard has a bottom line, but as he gets hotter, his bottom line will only go lower and lower.

"Chancellor of Bruno, what should we do now?"

Inside one of Argor's flagships, the adjutant whispered to the man with the human body and octopus head beside him. If he weren't wearing an Argor military uniform, an ordinary person might mistake him for the captain of a pirate ship.

"Rescue work continues."

"what?"

"Do I have to say it again? Do you want to risk your family being dragged into the battle to fight this monster?"

The octopus-headed Argorian snorted softly, actually quite annoyed by the warship's rash firing.

Even before entering the harbor, he had given orders that no one was allowed to open fire unless the Hai Si launched an attack.

He wasn't an idiot; he could guess that these Sealings must be controlled by someone. Otherwise, it would be impossible that, with the entire city fallen, there would be so few instances of Sealings actively attacking the Argollers.

Nevertheless, he would not have rashly led his fleet into the harbor unless the expeditionary fleet had sent him a message informing him that the dome of Stranlar had broken, allowing him to enter the naval port to rescue the citizens of Argoll.

What if this is an enemy trap?

Only after confirming repeatedly that the expeditionary fleet assured him that their people inside Stranlar had taken control of the situation did he make up his mind.

Now it seems that the person the expeditionary fleet was talking about was the crocodile-man from earlier.

It is an existence that seems to be a "giant beast"!

Although it is unknown how the other side has taken control of the Sealings within Stranlar, this control is unstable. A rash attack by the warships could cause these Sealings to "rebel" back to their original camp.

In just a few seconds, Argoll's fleet commander had come up with a seemingly reasonable explanation: at least for now, he certainly didn't want to fight a monster that could easily tear through a warship's armor.

Even if they win, they will have to pay an unimaginable price.

"Continue the rescue operation!"

Once the order was given, no matter what the other commanders on the warship thought, they would not risk disobeying orders and continuing to attack the Haisi.

Now there is a precedent, and after this disobedient commander was killed by a crocodile giant, the fleet's commander-in-chief surprisingly did not choose to surround and kill the crocodile giant.

Based on the crocodile giant's words, many warship commanders began to speculate.

But in any case, the most important thing now is to rescue the citizens of Stranlar, because once the dome is completely destroyed, the entire city will be swallowed by the sea.

Seeing that Argoll's warships chose to retract their guns and abandon their attack, Gard did not continue to try to delay the dome's destruction, but instead went to Isamaya.

"Feel sorry."

Gard knew very well how much Haisi valued his compatriots, and since Isamaya had chosen to believe him, he had to take responsibility for Isamaya.

Whether it's her or the Hai Si she leads, as long as she doesn't harm others, no one can harm her. Gard will also take responsibility and restrain Isamaya's behavior.

"It's alright, it's not your responsibility, Hunter."

Isamaya shook her head. Although she was furious about what the Argorians had done, she would not let that anger affect Gard.

Sometimes, sacrifices are inevitable in order to survive.

What she had to do was to make these sacrifices not entirely worthless.

Isamaya became aware of Gard's change in attitude.

Perhaps she is on the right path.

If Isamaya understood Gard's personality, she would know that Gard was the type who responded to gentle persuasion but not force.

He will only become tougher on those who are tough on him.

However, if Gald and these people are treated with a conciliatory attitude, Gald will not be able to be tough.

"Isamaya, is your true form outside?"

"Ah."

Isamaya's communication with her main body is now very limited, since Gald only lifted the restrictions on this part of her body, and hasn't had time to lift the restrictions on her main body yet.

But she could feel that her own body was fighting.

The battle between newborns.

It has already started!

As the crimson tide receded, in this battle that belonged only to the newborn, no one could interfere, neither Hai Si nor any other newborn.

So when two nascent ideas collide and there is no longer any way to compromise, the battle has already begun.

All the sea creatures left the scene, including the part of consciousness belonging to another nascent, primordial lifeline in the seawater, all choosing to temporarily retreat.

The seawater became clear again, the clear water sparkling and translucent. The moonlight falling from the two moons in the sky seemed to penetrate the deep seawater and shine on the two enormous creatures.

Ordinary sea creatures do not understand why there is conflict between newborns, but for the same purpose, the Corrupted Heart and the Chitinous God understand each other.

Whatever they are doing, their purpose is solely for Haisi to survive better.

But what about survival?

Hidden within the survival instincts of the sea creatures is a responsibility woven into their genes; everything they do is to welcome back their creator, who may have already passed away.