Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

"Dawn of the Golden Plains" is a battle that many people still talk about with relish, even though the knights who are now being suppressed everywhere and have even been reduced to a "wasteful" group due to the manipulation of public opinion.

In a sense, that was Kazimierz's most glorious day.

The older generation speaks of this with great respect.

The new generation is fascinated by this.

The previous Radiant Knight, with an unwavering determination to overcome hardship, charged into the battlefield, rescued his comrades who were trapped, and greatly dampened the rampant aggression of the Ursus army.

At dawn that day, the distant horizon seemed to rise like a second sun because of his unparalleled Originium Arts.

Now, the Kazimierz Plain is bursting forth with an even more dazzling light.

Compared to the earlier explosions that tore the city apart and the golden flashes that accompanied the thunder and lightning, the light at this moment was even more dazzling.

As Tomat raised his hand, the earth began to rise and the strata began to rumble. The branches that had been sweeping across the area with terrifying force stopped growing in that instant.

The pillar of fire shattered the earth, rising from the abyss and instantly turning all the rocky mountains in sight to ashes. The tenacious vines rooted in the earth, which were as unshakable as if they had pierced the core of the planet, were all uprooted by the more violent aura. The branches that were originally unharmed even if the planet was destroyed were left with only gradually distorted shadows in the surging firelight.

The massive main body of the Spirit Tree gradually disintegrated amidst flames shooting straight into the sky, while its canopy, reaching into the universe, was directly ignited by energy in an environment with almost no oxygen.

The enormous "campfire" illuminated most of Terra, while the shattered branches gradually fell into the atmosphere, adding even more dazzling fireworks to the spectacular flames before they disappeared—like an inescapable meteor shower.

Those around the world who were fortunate enough to witness this scene had no time to make wishes; all they could do was pray incessantly for this sudden and undeserved disaster.

Even if I turn to ashes, you still won't give me a break.

Just as Tomat was preparing to unleash another attack, intending to destroy the debris falling from the sky, the Spirit Tree at the center of the storm suddenly transformed from its original state of ashes like a candle flickering in the wind into a pure white energy. The debris falling from the sky also transformed into a soft light that seemed harmless, continuously scattering down.

As the energy of the giant storm dissipated, Tomat also realized the true nature of those white lights—they were qi, or rather, aggregates of life energy.

After the Spirit Tree was destroyed, it returned the life force it had plundered to the earth in its original form, saving it from the fate of being barren for thousands of years.

"Wait... I... I think I can hear the earth whispering again."

From feeling filled with fear to falling into utter silence, and now to hearing the voices of the earth again, Mudrock clearly felt that the earth was reviving.

However, like most people, completely unaware of the cause and effect, and simply witnessing the earth-shaking changes in the mudstone one after another, he quickly noticed the difference, rather than being unable to think because of the previous shocking scenes.

The emotions she felt about the earth were even more joyful than usual.

The land before her was torn apart and could hardly be called fertile soil. Even though beams of pure white light, carrying abundant energy, fell down, the scene before her eyes was truly one of devastation.

"Why is the earth rejoicing? Isn't it already covered in wounds?"

"...Nature breathed a sigh of relief."

Operator Touch seemed to have regained some composure, but her seemingly calm tone still carried a lot of sighs.

She witnessed a disaster, and she also witnessed a miracle.

"Just as Oripathy drains the life force of those infected, Originium in nature absorbs the vitality of nature. Strange energy gathers and forms crystals, and phenomena that defy common sense appear under their influence."

Touch explained to the mudstone according to his own understanding and feelings.

"But those strange plants absorbed the power accumulated by the Originium as well. When they withered, that power—the life force that belonged to nature—was returned to the earth. Nature regained the vitality it should have had, and since the Originium no longer plundered its power, it naturally felt joy."

Then, before they could even get into the zone, everyone suddenly realized that things seemed to have temporarily come to an end, and they all looked towards Tomat at the front of the deck:

"So now you should have time to explain what exactly happened, right?"

Thomas also explained the events as briefly as possible:

The aura they sensed a while ago launched an attack from high above. In desperation, Tomat had no choice but to tear the city into four pieces and push them out in one go to avoid being affected. The purpose of that attack was to dig a hole for the old tree so that it could grow wildly. However, as they saw, Tomat destroyed the entire tree.

Even with the evidence of what they had witnessed, this statement still sounded exaggerated, but fortunately, the vast majority of the operators accepted the fact.

Who made these remarks, after all?

“I’ve confirmed with the Doctor that Rhodes Island shouldn’t have suffered too many losses—but the losses in the Grand Knight Commandery, or rather, Kazimierz, are not so easy to account for.”

After a brief explanation, Kal'tsit contacted the Doctor on another mobile platform and briefly described the current situation.

A mobile city completely paralyzed, countless casualties, and a near-fatal economic blow...

Not only the local inhabitants of the Great Knight Territory, but also people from any other country watching the game, or even those who witnessed the previous strange phenomena from another corner of the land, could understand what these sudden changes meant for Kazimierz.

“Under these circumstances, even carrying out a rescue operation would be extremely difficult, but we cannot simply abandon them, otherwise they would only die in the cruel wilderness or be slaughtered by the Ursus army that follows.”

Lin Guang is ready to lead the operation. The current situation is pessimistic, but she will not back down because of it. Her top priority is still to help the survivors.

"The doctor is currently with Mrs. Ioleta of the Oversight Council. With her abilities, she should be able to quickly establish a temporary coordinating force with the local authorities and try to contact various places to stabilize the situation. Therefore, the most urgent task is to properly handle the situation of the victims in various regions. Each team should divide into groups and prepare for action."

Kal'tsit also gave instructions, telling the operators to recover from the shock as quickly as possible and get to what they needed to do.

[Main Text] Terra Battle for Supremacy: Chapter Forty-Eight - Detention

"How is the situation?"

While the Rhodes Island operators were busy with the rescue operation, Thomas was waiting for Gohan to return from space. The question Thomas asked Gohan was about the situation of the others besides Darles. Although those people were weaker than Darles, they were all capable of posing a threat to Terra, so they naturally had to be careful.

"There are no survivors."

Gohan shook his head, then turned to look at the huge spaceship parked in the wilderness, the same vehicle that had brought Turles and the others to the outer space of Terra.

"The body hadn't been disposed of yet, it was left on the spaceship, which was also quite damaged. We tried to land it on the ground, but we didn't understand how it worked, so we just pushed it down..."

He pointed to the spaceship and continued:

"Although Mr. Tomat made a few holes in it, it can probably still be used after some modifications. If not, we can take out the usable parts from inside, right?"

The spaceship's size far exceeds that of Rhodes Island's main ship, and even exceeds the standard size of a mobile city. Even if it is not used for long-distance travel, it is very suitable as a place to accommodate other people to live. Moreover, in terms of resistance to attack, it is probably far superior to the modified Rhodes Island.

"You can arrange it yourself. Isn't that snake woman who's always next to you quite interested in machinery? Kroos and the people in the engineering department are probably very interested as well."

Thomas had no intention of interfering, but looking at the enormous spaceship in front of him, he remembered that the engineering department seemed to have not yet completed the technical analysis of the small boat for one person. It seemed that this spaceship would also be an unbearable gift for them.

"We'll see if they can stomach this stuff."

Bardock also arrived here. Even though he couldn't sense any aura, the huge spaceship was still quite conspicuous in this area that had been leveled by the giant storm. And what he was carrying in his hand was the unconscious Darles.

"How did he get injured again?"

Seeing Darles' bruised and swollen face, Tomat asked Badak.

"I'll have this kid explain to me what exactly happened."

"and then?"

"Then I beat him up too."

Although it wasn't surprising at all, the three people present remained subtly silent for a few seconds before Gohan belatedly pointed at Turles, whose face was swollen but whose hairstyle remained perfectly upright, and exclaimed:

"Wait a minute, why does this person look so much like my father... and also like my grandfather!?"

Bardock, caught off guard by Gohan's blunt remark, instinctively showed an embarrassed and impatient expression, seemingly not wanting Gohan to continue asking about the issue. However, Tomat followed up with a gloating tone:

"Ah, this all started with the 'mistake' our dear husband, Mr. Bardock, made on a dark and stormy night during one of his missions..."

"Shut up!!! Stop talking nonsense, I have no idea how he got here!!!"

Bardock threw a punch at Tomat's face, but he only hit Tomat's afterimage.

"Can't hit it!"

Tomat's figure flashed behind Bardock.

"You brat!!!"

To free up his hands, Bardock simply tossed Darles aside and turned to throw another punch at Tomat.

"Grandpa and Mr. Thomas, please stop arguing!"

Gohan, unable to get a word in edgewise, tried to dissuade them.

"boom!!!"

But the next moment, Bardock's Gohan's movements were halted by the scene before him—just before his fist hit Tomat, Tomat transformed into Super Saiyan form with a burst of energy and caught Bardock's fist.

"Okay, enough of the jokes."

Tomat released his grip, his calm blue eyes fixed on Bardak, who was a mixture of astonishment and delight.

Bardock realized that the person in front of him was now capable of fighting on a higher level. This genuine joy naturally led him to show a gentle expression, rather than continuing to chase and attack because of Tomat's previous "leak".

"You...can transform?"

As if to confirm that what he was seeing was real, Bardock pressed on with his questions.

"Yeah, you were so angry because Darles messed things up that you beat him up again."

Thomas replied in a half-joking tone.

While Gohan was happy for Thomas's successful transformation, he suddenly realized something else incredible.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Thomas only recently transformed, right? How come he can transform freely so quickly?"

Thomas opened his hands, looked at his palms, then clenched them a few times, quietly feeling the energy flowing through his body. He spoke in a tone that was somewhat confused yet resigned to the situation:

"I don't know either. This transformation is surprisingly easy to control, and my emotions don't seem as excited or agitated as rumored... Maybe it's because I've already met the 'standard' for transformation, so I can withstand the effects of transformation relatively easily and switch between them freely."

Tomat offered an explanation for himself, and Gohan nodded thoughtfully. Bardock, on the other hand, didn't bother to examine the differences between Tomat's transformed appearance and his own.

"Now let's try again..."

Bardock took a step forward, but Tomat patted him on the shoulder and simultaneously deactivated his Super Saiyan form. He continued:

"I know what you're planning to do, but we'll talk about it later. Right now, I need to go help out."

Bardock paused, looking disappointed but not entirely surprised:

"Hmph, even if he turned into the legendary warlike Saiyan, his personality hasn't changed at all."

"After all, rational thinking is Mr. Thomas's strength..."

Gohan said from the side, while also getting up to sense the presence of the surroundings, preparing to join the Rhodes Island rescue teams that had already gone to other cities.

"The children are probably very scared right now, after all that happened..."

Tomat also mentioned it to Bardock, who seemed somewhat reluctant—the effect was remarkable.

"I'll go to the ship and settle this kid in first... He probably can't even lift a finger right now, so there's no need to worry about him causing trouble."

Bardock picked up Darles, and Tomat immediately reminded him:

"Are you sure? Once everyone finds out who this kid is or what he's done, they might be eager to kill him."