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She seemed to derive some pleasure from Quintus's body, which offered no resistance yet had endured for so long.

Quintus, covered in seawater, seemed to have fallen into chaos.

Despite being washed by water, this place was still on the ground, but during his regeneration, he grew fin-like organs.

This indicates that his consciousness is no longer driving evolution; he is simply responding to environmental stimuli.

In that case, he should also be prepared to endure Skadi's beatings.

But he doesn’t seem to have done so, and Quintus himself wants to know why.

Why can't I adapt to Skadi's attacks?

The despicable Agorians, in order to prevent the Haisi from gaining more power, have always used only simple weapons such as cold weapons to delay their evolution.

But this doesn't mean they can't evolve. After enough confrontation, even cold weapons will gradually become ineffective.

Not to mention punches and kicks.

That's how it should be.

But could that really be considered punching and kicking?

Using the simplest form of violence, it unleashes a destructive force that even advanced weapons cannot match.

The concept behind the Deep Sea Hunters is this: they can overcome the weapons but not their own power, which can both delay evolution and kill the Sealings.

Quintus knew this, so he used the powerful body evolved from the Sea Si to fight against it. Under these conditions, shouldn't the self-evolving entity win?

But now, rational evolution has been defeated by irrational violence.

[Event] Beneath the Tide, Seafood abounds: Chapter Nineteen "See you tomorrow"

Although Quintus's body was swollen beyond reason, no one knew how so many bloated limbs could be crammed into that thin body.

But all he showed was still a creature that could be killed.

Directed evolution of the body requires energy expenditure, passive adaptation to the environment also requires energy expenditure, and regeneration will deplete a large amount of his physical strength.

In a short-term battle, you can choose to completely annihilate it; in a long-term battle, you can wear it down little by little until it dies.

Quintus was already very powerful; after all, he was enough to prevent the former from achieving his goal, while the latter could make himself the one who persevered to the end.

His diverse attack capabilities, excellent adaptability, and most troublesome regenerative ability can render any tactic that could defeat him useless.

If anyone is to blame, it's the person he's facing now, who is also something beyond the realm of reason.

Quintus, now a pile of flesh that had been pounded countless times, flowed quietly through the ruins, striving to reconstruct a relatively stable shape.

Those who escaped to the outside of the impact zone under Tomat's cover dared not approach without authorization.

Although the residents did not know why Quintus had not made a move before, they clearly recognized that he had the ability to kill them all.

But now, that stern-faced wandering singer has easily manipulated him.

In addition, there was a man who casually flicked away a giant rock that crashed into them, while simultaneously pulling them to safety in an instant...

"Skadi! Stop messing around! That guy didn't destroy much, it was all your doing. Hurry up and take care of it!"

Under everyone's gaze, Tomat shouted towards Skadi, who was calmly crushing Quintus, which had just begun to take shape again.

“It’s just that it’s too stubborn. Even in this state, it still wants to be resurrected.” Skadi turned to the side and looked at Tomat, who was shouting in the distance. “It’s true that using only fists and feet is a bit inconvenient.”

Skadi knew that Tomat had the special ability to burn or explode objects in an instant.

Perhaps it would have been better to have him handle it from the beginning.

However, the long-awaited beating of Hai Si—even if it wasn't the real Hai Si—was the reason she didn't give up this "job".

Quintus's consciousness had long since dissipated, and he endured the most brutal beatings with the most tenacious vitality. Even when he wanted to stop regenerating, his body instinctively stood up in order to prolong his life.

His mind was never capable of controlling the body that was crudely imitated by Hai Si.

Sea cucumbers are resilient in order to survive and evolve.

However, he chose a path from the very beginning that would cut off any possibility of his own evolution.

Furthermore, Quintus seemed to undergo some subtle changes in his heart when he received Skadi's painful blow.

Initially, people revered the technologically advanced Agorians.

Later, they pursued the Hais, who had dealt a heavy blow to the Agorians.

Now, Quintus realized that the person in front of him seemed to be the better one.

Without physical changes, without relying on powerful skills, and without needing high-tech disguises, he effortlessly shattered the power he had accumulated over many years.

"Spare me...please spare me...I surrender..."

"I surrender!!!"

"As a fellow hybrid with Hai Si's blood in my veins, I beg for your mercy!!!"

After uttering the first words from Quintus, Skadi was momentarily stunned. In the brief moment of his confusion, he reconstructed a rough human form for himself, knelt down, and, in the most humble and sincere tone, expressed his submission to Skadi.

"Hydrogen? He said you have Hydrogen in your body too? Is that true?"

Upon arriving here, Tomat was greeted with what should have been a powerful and impactful revelation.

"...This is the first time I've heard of this."

Skadi only paused slightly before maintaining her calm expression.

"However, humans and bananas share 90% DNA. What's so special about this little bit of similarity between you and me?"

She stared at the humble, prostrate Quintus with an even colder and more contemptuous gaze.

"You once harmed your own people in order to become a Haisi, and now you want to use Haisi as an excuse to beg for mercy. How can something that is the root of all evil become an excuse for you to absolve yourself of your sins?"

A gust of sea wind suddenly blew in, stirring up the dust on the ground and blowing a tattered cloth from afar to a nearby location.

Quintus wouldn't normally be distracted by such a trivial matter.

But he smelled a familiar scent.

The stench of the ocean—of course, in front of the messenger, he only praised it as the fragrance of the sea.

Quintus turned his head and looked at the piece of cloth hanging on the raised floor tiles.

That was the cloak that the "messenger" used to wear on his back.

That was proof that it, as a sea creature, had successfully further stolen human civilization.

"The cloak of... the 'messenger'?"

Quintus uttered astonishing words with his toothless mouth.

"A cape? Oh right, it was peeled off a humanoid Hai Si. I thought it was part of its body, but it turned out to be a piece of cloth."

Thomas also recalled from the smell that the fabric came from the sea creature that emerged from the vortex on the return journey.

"You...you've met the envoy!?"

Quintus tried to stand up, but Skadi immediately stepped on his back and pressed him hard to the ground.

"If what you're talking about is the same thing I'm talking about..."

Thomas, recalling the lingering taste in his mouth, pointed to himself, then to the residents over there, and continued:

"That's right, we've already met, and we can meet again tomorrow when we go to the bathroom."

Despite the use of vulgar language and a lack of direct response, Quintus still understood the meaning behind his words.

eaten?

The messenger he once revered had actually been eaten?

And it was all because of those powerless, ignorant people?

"Hey, you know what, I don't think this is a good thing. Skadi, it's a bit too domineering of you to decide its life or death."

Tomat seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke to Skadi, while also using his words to bring Quintus, who was deeply shocked, back to reality.

“Now everyone in Saltwind City has Haisi in their bodies. Although it’s different from what you fed them, let’s use your standard—just use the same reason to ask them ‘whether they’ll let you go.’”

Quintus felt his vision suddenly sway—the next instant, he was thrown in front of residents hundreds of meters away.

This half-regenerated form, with only a rough outline of flesh, is even more repulsive than before.

Thomas stood beside him, clapped his hands, and asked Quintus:

"How about that? Fair enough?"

Skadi followed closely behind.

Although she knew perfectly well what the outcome of the debate would be, she didn't want to spoil the fun and went to watch.

"Now that you mention it, I have an idea too..."

"tell me the story?"

The two ignored Quintus, who couldn't utter a single word, and chatted back and forth.

It lacked the solemnity of a trial and the bloodshed of torture.

It's as casual as dealing with kitchen waste in daily life.

“Build a public toilet here, the kind with a flush toilet, and I’m going to flush this guy and his so-called messenger away.”

She looked back—at the spot where the fountain had previously spewed forth from the deep pit.

Having realized that the tremor was far too unusual, Gretia jumped out of the cave at that very moment.

Am I too late?

Looking at the chaotic scene around her, Gladys instinctively thought she had missed the battle with Hai Si.

"No, you've come at just the right time."

Skadi smiled at her colleague, then stomped on the despairing Quintus.

[Event] Beneath the Tide, Abundant Seafood: Chapter Twenty - After the Tide, Life Abounds

"...I thought I was the only one doing the right thing."