Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

Even if I, who like you, disappear?

In her dream, she poured all her emotions into the crocodile-man before her, so she was free from all worries. She could dress up in a beautiful dress at a banquet and invite her favorite person to dance, just like any other girl.

However, if she wakes up, she will have to face reality.

The crocodile man is not her whole life, because the crocodile man has not experienced her life in reality. Her friends, her career, and everything she cares about will hold her back.

"Yes, even if you who like me disappear!"

Serea heard Gard's answer without hesitation or lingering, which even made her wonder if she was simply unattractive, and therefore the crocodile man didn't really care about her.

The dream began to shatter, and bizarre colors began to fill the surroundings. Serea knew she was about to wake up; she had known she would wake up from the moment she danced with Gard.

But I want to wait a little longer.

"Gald, you..."

She wanted to ask if Gard had ever liked her; she wanted to ask who the two girls Gard wanted to marry were; she wanted to ask if Gard would be willing to dance with her again next time.

The dream shattered at that moment, and Gard disappeared.

Serea opened her eyes and found herself lying on a sand cart.

But this time, it wasn't a dream.

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Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Tenderness of Steel

"What exactly happened?"

Serea woke up rubbing her head. She saw Agent Caster fast asleep in the back seat of the car, just like her. She took out her watch and found that only four hours had passed since she fell asleep.

As agreed, Gard would wake the team members up after they had slept for twelve hours.

It's still a long way off.

But for some reason, Serea felt that the scene before her was somewhat incongruous.

For example, Chris was sleeping next to her. The young Caster agent was huddled in the corner, burying his head in the sofa, only revealing his round buttocks and a pair of agile long legs.

In Serea's memory, these long legs should have been bitten off by something, but in front of her, the legs were still intact, only occasionally shaking.

"We are still alive."

Serea murmured to herself, feeling as if she had forgotten something, like having a very long dream, but waking up with no memory of it.

Seria looked out the window and found that she wasn't the only one who had woken up; there were also some fully armed agents guarding outside the sandcastle.

Serea opened the car door, got out, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Unexpectedly, upon seeing her, the group of officers immediately showed expressions of surprise.

"director?"

"Director Serea!"

"Director, you're finally awake!"

"..."

Hearing their voices, even the slow-witted Serea knew that something she didn't know must have happened outside.

"What exactly happened?" Serea asked, grabbing one of the agents.

"It's a nightmare!"

The officer said helplessly.

“We were all trapped in the nightmare of the Nightmare Knight, and it was Mr. Gard who woke us up.”

The officer didn't actually remember who woke him up; he only knew that he was having a nightmare in which he was being dragged away by some monster, and even Director Serea had abandoned him.

Just as he was about to be eaten by the monster, his head suddenly jolted, and then he woke up.

When he woke up, he heard a voice.

"If you want to thank someone, thank that Adakles man."

There was only one Adakles in the team, Gard, so this agent must have been saved by Gard.

When he woke up, he found that two other officers had already woken up.

Apart from that, everyone else was asleep.

No matter how I called, I couldn't wake him up.

Connecting this to what Gard had said before they fell asleep, they could easily deduce that something might have gone wrong with the Nightmare's tomb, and that they had all been dragged into the Nightmare's dream.

At this point, the officer became somewhat embarrassed.

How could he dream that Director Serea abandoned him? How could Director Serea possibly abandon them?

"Danny."

"what?"

"No, it's nothing."

The lost memories slowly resurfaced in Serea's mind. She remembered the nightmare she had, in which she failed to lead the agent in front of her out of this land, causing them all to perish here.

Did Gard wake her up?

Seria thought for a moment and asked, "Where is Gard? Where is he now?"

“Director, this is what I wanted to tell you.” The officer’s face showed anxiety. “Mr. Gard is injured, seriously injured, but he seems to have lost consciousness. He will attack anyone who gets close to him, so we can’t help him.”

Was Gard injured?

Upon hearing the news, Serea immediately took her shield and left the sandcastle, only to find that the surrounding scenery was completely different from when she was sleeping.

Everywhere there were broken walls and ruins, as if even the landscape had been altered. Various mechanical limbs were scattered on the ground, along with the carcasses of various monsters, almost scorched by the blazing sun.

Serea saw a figure sitting under the scorching sun, panting. The scales on the figure's arms had all fallen off, revealing the bloody, mangled muscles underneath.

One of his eyes was tightly closed, as if it had been torn and infected by something, with dark blood constantly flowing out.

Its once beautiful tail has been broken off, and because of the injury, it now looks rather ugly.

Memories from my dream gradually surfaced.

Nightmares and beautiful dreams.

In any case, the crocodile people in front of them are playing the role of guardians.

The same applies in real life...

"director?"

When Serea came out of the house, some of the officers showed expressions of surprise.

“Mr. Gard…”

"Give it to me!"

Seria's tone was unquestionable. She threw down her shield, carrying only a portable miniature staff, and walked step by step toward where Gard was.

In the scorching desert, the crocodile-man sat atop a dragon whose head had been cut off in half. Hearing the sound of boots treading on the sand, the crocodile-man turned his head.

"Director, watch out!"

Exclamations came from behind. One of the agents had tried to approach Gard earlier, but Gard had casually swatted him away with an axe and he was still unconscious.

Seeing Seria approaching Gard, the group of agents immediately tensed up.

The crocodile-man, who had lost consciousness, didn't care who anyone was; anyone who got close to him was his enemy.

So, even though he was covered in wounds, the crocodile man moved when Seria got close enough to him.

Without showing any mercy, the crocodile-man swung his weapon down at Seria.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out between the weapon and Seria's fist. Her palm was covered in calcium as Seria blocked the crocodile man's attack.

Seria knew that if Gard hadn't been injured, she definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand that axe blow.

However, Gard's strength is now much less than it used to be.

Even she could withstand Gard's attacks.

"Gald, you are badly injured."

Serea's voice rang out, her tone gentle. If the surrounding agents heard Serea's voice now, they would definitely be shocked.

When has their director ever been gentle with anyone?

However, they couldn't see the gentleness in Seraya's eyes; they only saw Seraya block Gald's attack, deflect Gald's axe, and then punch Gald in the face, knocking him to the ground.

You need to get some rest!

Serea said seriously.

She originally intended to carry Gard back to the sandcastle, but because Gard was too big, Seria had to drag him into the sandcastle by his tail.

Seeing the officers around her still standing there in a daze, Serea shouted, "What are you standing there for? Come and help!"

The group of officers then realized what was happening.

In a daze, Gard opened his eyes and felt a slight pain in his mouth.

"Pooh!"

Gard spat out a tooth.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight: Thank You for Choosing Me

Why did I lose a tooth? Is it time for me to lose my baby teeth again?

Leaning against the wall, Gard reached out and picked at his big mouth with his finger, only to find that he had only lost one tooth.

'Oh, it must be because I've been using my teeth too much lately.'

Gard recalled that he had recently been biting the Deepsea Hunter's spear and sword, and had fought with his mouth quite a few times, so it was not surprising that his teeth were falling out.

An ordinary crocodile will replace thousands of teeth in its lifetime. Although he is not a crocodile, but a crocodile-man, losing a few teeth doesn't seem like a big deal.

Then I turned around and looked.

"Oh my god, how did I become like this!"

To his horror, Gard discovered that he was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, and that there was not a single part of his body that was not in pain.

How did he become like this?

Gard tried to recall what happened when he lost consciousness, but only had some vague memories, as if he were sleepwalking. How could a normal person remember what he did while sleepwalking?

But thinking about the situation he faced before going to the consciousness space, he was left with only his physical instincts after losing consciousness. He didn't even know how to use the power of ascension. No matter how strong his physical qualities and fighting instincts were, he couldn't withstand being ganged up on!

However, when Gard saw himself wrapped in bandages with a severed tail, he almost couldn't hold back his tears.

Where is his tail? Where is the smooth and beautiful tip of his tail?

Gard hugged his big tail with a heavy heart. Although it would definitely grow back eventually, he wasn't a gecko. How could it possibly grow back properly in less than ten days or half a month?

Gard shifted his position, as many of his wounds had scabbed over.

This movement tore the wound open.

"Sigh~"

Gard took a deep breath. It was one thing during battle, but it would still hurt when he was injured in ordinary times.

"Ah, Mr. Gard, you're awake!"

Gard's actions attracted the attention of others. He first saw Chris, who was a medical officer, and then saw a large group of people walking towards him, with Seria leading the way.

"you're awake."

Hearing Serea's calm and stern voice, Gard felt a little regretful for some reason, but mostly relieved.

"Hmm, how long have I been asleep?"

"It wasn't long, you just lay down for a little while, you can continue to rest, just leave the rest to us."

Serea said, and not only her, but the other Rhine Labs agents around her nodded in agreement.