Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

This is not a scene that can be created by "fireworks" in common sense.

Furthermore, they are more dazzling and larger.

The fireworks of Longmen paled in comparison, while the gray earth was illuminated by a light far surpassing that of the crescent moon.

"Anyway, the moon isn't directly overhead..."

With the final countdown fast approaching, Tomat suddenly assumed a half-squat position in mid-air, maintaining a horse stance with nothing to rely on. He made tiger claws with his hands, bringing his wrists together, raising them above his shoulders, then lowering them to his waist until they were behind his back.

That move?

Seeing Tomat's stance, Badak moved back a distance as well.

“Ka…”

As soon as the first byte came out, Tomat's muscles began to bulge noticeably.

“Me…”

Then, a white cyclone, like a small storm, gathered around it, enough to easily crush the rocks.

"Ha..."

As if stealing all the light from the surroundings, a sphere condensed and took shape between Tomat's hands.

“Me…”

The sphere suddenly expanded, and beams of light pierced through the gap between the palms, like high-powered spotlights moving and shining on every corner around it.

"ha!!!!"

A loud shout, and a beam of light.

The countdown to New Year's Eve has come to an end.

The lingering light carried the joy of people stepping into the New Year, turning a new page in Terra's history under a different calendar.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Image: "Filial Piety and Fatherly Love", Location: "Images/1617471917-100197741-106908565.jpg"

In *Xenoverse 2*, Bardock can use all of Raditz's moves, and those fireworks were all created by Bardock (such as Flashy Gold Day).

(If I had been diligent enough, this chapter would have been updated on New Year's Eve. I'm committing suicide.)

[Main Text] Uninvited Guest: Final Chapter - Next Steps

"Zzzzzz... Blanket, you can't do this! Let me go! I have a job..."

Before a mountain of documents lay the doctor, slumped over his desk, muttering to himself. The half-cold cup of coffee indicated that his attempts to stay awake had failed.

After being ordered to refrain from using drugs to stay awake, the doctor, who was even restricted from drinking a few extra cups of coffee, realized that the best way to stay awake was to take a nap—although several hours could pass in the blink of an eye.

A pair of long, brown ears peeked out from in front of the automatically opening airtight door, swayed twice, and then Amiya's half-head, which was perched on the doorframe, appeared. She tiptoed closer, and at the moment when the snoring was at its loudest, she whispered:

"Doctor, there's still a lot of work to do, you can't rest now—"

"Ah, I didn't sleep! I really didn't sleep!"

However, it is this kind of sudden fright that is most likely to bring the doctor back to his senses.

The doctor, startled, jumped up from the table, held the pen upside down in his hand, and then began to scribble furiously on the back of the document.

"Since you're sleepy during the day, then don't stay up late at night. Oh, and you're drinking coffee again... Can't you think about your health a little? Or do you want to eat Miss Furong's healthy meals again, or be taken care of by other doctors?"

Amid Amiya's caring reproach, the Doctor shook his head vigorously, finally shaking off his previous drowsiness.

“I also want to get a good night’s sleep. Don’t you know that yesterday, Blaze went to find that Sarkaz mercenary again with a chainsaw? If Scout hadn’t stopped him, the whole of Rhodes Island probably wouldn’t have been peaceful.”

Just as the doctor reached for the cup of cold coffee, Amiya slapped him on the shoulder and simultaneously poured the rest of the coffee into the trash can.

Then, with a tremendous force completely different from her petite stature, she pulled the doctor up from her seat and led her outside.

"Oh, and also, since New Year's Eve, messengers from several surrounding city-states have been constantly being sent here to report natural disasters. The fireworks last time were too over the top, and people thought there had been some kind of natural disaster. What's even more outrageous is that after hearing our explanation, the messenger from Colombia suspected that we possessed dangerous weapons and that we should disclose the relevant information to all countries."

If the Doctor shows obvious signs of fatigue, Amiya will not force him to continue working. Instead, she will take him around to different parts of Rhodes Island.

If anything happens that requires contacting the Doctor, you can always get back to the office from Rhodes Island, where there is no signal interference.

"But Mr. Thomas set off a 'firework' right in front of her, and with the Rhine Labs people stepping in, she shut up and slunk away."

The Doctor and Amiya walked one after the other down the corridor, occasionally nodding to other operators they passed by, but most of the time the Doctor talked incessantly about the various things that had happened recently.

The research on the unidentified creature is progressing smoothly. The medical staff seem to have made some progress, discovering a special substance that causes the self-destruction reaction of Originium, which will greatly help in the treatment of Oripathy.

Regarding the Reunion Movement, the Yeti Force, which was formerly part of the organization, has almost completely integrated into Rhodes Island, including its leader Frostnova. The other two Reunion Movement executives, Alex and Lyudmila, have also recently shown a more stable attitude, with conflicts with those around them almost disappearing. The latter has even been granted the authority to move freely within Rhodes Island.

The remaining old forces are now seemingly led by Patriot, who has also successfully connected them with an infected aid organization called "Azazel" through Patriot's mediation.

As for the leader, Talulah, she is currently in detention with restrictions on her personal freedom, but this has not yet attracted the attention of other forces that need her. She herself has also cooperated quite well in communicating with the Rhodes Island leadership and her relatives in Lungmen.

This was exactly what the Doctor had anticipated when he decided to detain her, and this was also the reason why Kal'tsit and the others did not object.

"Although knowing Miss Talulah's identity and the information about Operator Thomas would make anyone who wants to take action against them very cautious, it is still unexpected that there has been so little movement for so long."

Lungmen was one thing, since they had signed a formal cooperation agreement, and the presence of Jingzhe from the Yan Kingdom's Surveillance Department gave them an intelligence advantage, eliminating the need for further obvious actions. However, the fact that countries like Ursus did not take further action was somewhat surprising to Amiya.

This once extremely aggressive nation is now as if its mouth has been sealed shut; it's unclear what's causing it to restrain its past behavior.

"Isn't that good? It's best if they never have to get involved. It's not that I'm afraid of trouble, but it's for their own good. Besides, didn't we say we were planning to go to the Victoria region later? The less interference, the better. But... my jinx really came true."

The "Victoria" mentioned by the doctor was told by W, who is currently still on Rhodes Island.

This Sarkaz, who somehow entered Rhodes Island, was caught red-handed by Kal'tsit while flirting with a Sarkaz sniper operator on New Year's Eve.

Then, until the end of New Year's Eve, it was hung on the stern of the Rhodes Island by Kal'tsit.

The Doctor met her later, at a meeting secretly convened by Kal'tsit.

Kazdel, Tower of Babel, Princess, Evil Spirit, Theresia, Theresis, Sarkaz, Demon Lord, Victoria...

Apart from a very few names of people and places that the doctor knew through his accumulated knowledge over this period, the rest was fragmented information that he did not understand.

Coupled with the roundabout ways of speaking and various metaphors used by others, the meeting was practically a top-notch guessing game for the doctor.

However, for some reason, Kal'tsit, Amiya, W herself, and all the veteran Rhodes Island operators who attended the meeting all showed various solemn expressions—except when they heard that Therese had been caught in the collapse and her fate was unknown, everyone secretly smiled, and even Kal'tsit gave a barely perceptible sneer.

After recalling that strange meeting, the Doctor was still puzzled as to why W acted as if she knew Rhodes Island personnel, and even herself, so well.

What exactly is his plan, the regent who provides Sarkaz mercenary volunteers to the Reunion Movement in order to control a usable Infected force?

"How did you get involved with Kazdel? Every time I ask, 'How did I work with you before?' you all dodge the question and refuse to give a clear answer. Were we operating in Kazdel before Rhodes Island was founded?"

The doctor raised the question he had asked more than once, but which no one had ever answered directly.

What exactly happened in the past?

Amiya hesitated for a moment, then forced a smile, clasped her hands together, and rubbed the ring on her finger before responding calmly:

"It's not the right time, Doctor. These things aren't important to you now, and besides, you'll remember them someday, you definitely will..."

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Plans changed

Since the main storyline has already reached Chapter 8, and a new main storyline may be released this month, we will not continue with a new main storyline volume for the time being, but will instead serialize side stories.

The side stories will fill in some of the episodic short stories that were omitted when progressing through the main storyline, such as what happened in the training room or the seed of the cultivator falling into the hands of the perfumer.

After discussing with other members of the group, we decided to jump on the bandwagon and write about the Originium Dust operation first.

No-prize quiz: Which Dragon Ball character's famous line will Levi quote?

Hint: The product of a villain's and a scientist's madness.

[Event] Originium Dust Operation: Chapter 1 Emergency Support

(This side story's timeline is independent of the main storyline of the previous volumes, and the characters' personalities, behaviors, and strengths may differ slightly from the main story.)

"Watchtower No. 33, located in Changquan Town, is under attack by thugs!! Help!! I'm all alone here, I can't fight them off!! They're coming in!!! Anyone will do! Requesting backup! Requesting backup!!"

Rhode Island has offices in major cities to facilitate its operations in different regions, including but not limited to recruitment, disease treatment, and emergency quarantine.

In smaller settlements, with the permission of the local administrator, they will build stockpiles of supplies to prevent operators operating in the area from being unable to obtain supplies.

Normally, one or two locally hired agents would be assigned to guard the area.

The reason for such a small manpower is that the establishment of safe houses is approved by local authorities, which means that the two parties have a cooperative relationship and there is no need to worry too much about malicious theft or vandalism by locals.

But it was precisely this "luck" that led Okfen, the Reberba agent now in charge of security, into a desperate situation—

Outside the door, there were shouts and curses in various Sargon dialects, occasionally mixed with some Sarkaz.

However, more than caring about what people outside were saying, what terrified him most was the door of the safe house shaking wildly amidst the loud smashing noises.

The bolt began to loosen, and Okfin continued to shout hysterically into the communicator.

His voice trembled with barely suppressed fear for his life. As a local, he knew all too well just how ruthless the rioters in the Sargon region could be. Although he didn’t know why the riot had suddenly broken out, he knew that once the door was opened, it wouldn’t be surprising if those crazy guys outside cut off their own heads and stuck them on spears to show off.

This is Sargon, where civilization and order are still too immature. What dominates this place is still the chaos and barbarity spread by the past kings and chieftains.

"Om——"

The piercing sound of the cutting, accompanied by electric sparks, illuminated the interior of the safe house and reflected Oxfing's terrified face.

People outside have already started cutting the gate with chainsaws.

Technological advancements were simply further exploited by these warlike barbarians for violence.

"Help!!!"

"Alright, stop yelling, I'm already outside."

The call, made without any expectation and merely as a last resort for self-comfort, has now received a reply.

The communication device has a limited range, not to mention that there are almost no relay stations in the Sargon region to assist in signal transmission, making the effective communication range extremely short. The only nearby office is in Twin Rivers City, and there have been no recent reports of any operators being active in Longspring Town...

Is it really such a coincidence?

An operator happened to pass by and received the communication?

Okfin believed it, and even hoped that there was more than one operator on the communications side.

"Who the hell are you?!"