Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

"Ah... there are currently 87522 people in Victoria Territory. A small group of 375 people just arrived... There are so many people still alive?"

Tomat's ability to sense presence greatly reduced the pressure on Amiya and the others in counting people. Seeing the vast sea of ​​people constantly appearing in their field of vision, the others couldn't help but feel that their previous despair had been too much of an underestimation of humanity.

No matter where you are, there are always people who live tenaciously. Even if all they can see is despair and darkness, they do not easily succumb to disaster and will not submit to the bloodless and tearless terror fish.

"Speaking of which, we haven't seen any teams from Yan or Ursus... Could the situation there be worse than in Letania?"

Amiya, who was helping to maintain order with the others, suddenly noticed the situation after helping to deal with more than a dozen teams and exchanging a few words with others.

Both are countries with astonishingly large land areas, yet there isn't a single survivor group in sight, which is unusual.

But in reality, Amiya also had some understanding of the specific reasons why this situation occurred.

Because both Yan and Ursus had indeed been engaged in a protracted battle with the Terrorfish—a conflict that lasted for months, a length of time rarely seen in the war situations of other countries.

With the soldiers of the Great Yan united as one, beacon towers and barracks rose from the ground. The thunder and fire in the hands of the Celestial Masters were the natural enemies of the Terror Fish, while the divine weapons crafted by the soldiers were ever-changing, striving to kill the Terror Fish before they could adapt to all their methods.

The Ursus inner guards sacrificed their lives to unleash the "Kingdom," using power not belonging to this world to create barriers that reduced every intruding Terrorfish to dust.

Their determined and fierce resistance was highly effective, as evidenced by the time they gained.

However, that can only be described as "procrastination".

Several months later, when the Celestial Masters were unable to cast spells, their weapons could not harm the Terrorfish, and their "kingdom" was being wantonly trampled upon, the people faced an even more powerful and terrifying offensive.

The once fiercest and most intense battlefield has been transformed into a one-sided hunting ground and breeding ground for the dinosaurs.

Fortunately, almost all major cities withdrew from their respective territories during those months.

Unfortunately, those who were unable to evacuate in time—or were unwilling to evacuate—will face a survival battlefield far more brutal than in other countries.

This is the reason Amiya thought there was no large number of survivor teams arriving in either country.

And the actual situation was indeed as she had predicted.

"Well... how should I put it, it seems like things are much harder here than they are on the Doctor's side."

"That's right. As one of the most powerful countries, being able to hold them off for longer means that conditions will become worse due to the delay—the quality of the dinosaurs in this region is no longer comparable to that of other regions because of the strength of their opponents."

At this moment, Tomat was chatting with Nian by themselves, completely oblivious to the gazes of the others.

Neither of them introduced themselves much or explained themselves; they chatted about various things as if they were already very familiar with each other.

"But it really startled me."

Thomas looked at the petite girl in front of him, who was barely up to his waist, and said with a tone of surprise and a hint of mockery.

"I thought you were some kind of illegitimate daughter of hers, but it turns out you are her. It's really pitiful that you've become a little devil."

"Hehe, it's just a skin, size doesn't matter, it will grow back sooner or later anyway."

The little girl in front of Tomat looked to be no more than ten years old, but her shorts and tube top, which were far too advanced for her age, fit her surprisingly well—charming yet somewhat dangerous.

She tapped her tiny fan against her small, delicate palm, then gave a mocking yet mature and smug smile on her petite face. Even disregarding the resemblance in appearance, her demeanor was enough to make Tomat feel that the little girl in front of him was a carbon copy of Nian.

The little boy sat on the stone stool, swinging his legs which barely touched the ground, and grinned:

"Anyway, we're going to work with you to create that thing called the 'Spirit Bomb,' right? Sure, you guys don't have any objections, right?"

As she spoke, she turned to the Qilin woman beside her—the former Celestial Master, "Jingzhe".

The latter, naturally, could only maintain a bewildered expression while speaking warily to the two:

"...No, no, what are you talking about? Who is this person? Another giant beast? What are you plotting on your own? Explain yourself!"

"He's here to help us—well, you're not a giant beast, are you? Although there are similarities, it's not quite the same. It doesn't seem like someone did some pointless stitching experiment. You existed naturally, but you've never existed here before, right?"

As Nian answered Jingzhe, he tilted his head, blinked a few times at Tomat's eyes, and then expressed his thoughts in an uncertain tone.

Of course, Nian didn't know who Tomat was.

She relied solely on her longevity and the instincts of a giant beast to discern the strength and morality of those who approached, and to determine whether they belonged to "this world."

Even though she herself couldn't guarantee whether there was any very obvious evidence for these judgments, she still chose to speak her mind.

"Just as she said."

Thomas's answer was a response to her trust and frankness.

"Help? How do you want to help?"

If Tomat is indeed on this side, even if his origins are strange, Jingzhe will welcome him.

But she was confused about this "help".

The behemoth was defeated by the terror fish.

The master also died in this incident.

People are indeed still alive, but what can be considered "helpful" in this environment?

Is this man of unknown origin trying to conjure up clean food or water?

Will they still have the same ability as in previous years to expand their living space and ensure its safety?

No matter how she tried to figure it out, Jingzhe couldn't imagine it in the direction of "fighting against the fearful fish," because she already felt in her heart that it was an impossible wishful thought.

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"How can I help... It's not convenient to demonstrate the Spirit Bomb right now, so just make do with this. You're Jingzhe, right? I think I remember correctly."

While Tomat was pondering the question of Jingzhe, he casually greeted Jingzhe.

She was slightly taken aback when her name was suddenly called out—but then she thought that since it was someone she had known for years, it wasn't surprising that he knew her name.

Just as she was about to press Tomat for what he wanted to show her, a blinding light suddenly shone from the ceiling of this deep underground shelter.

This is an alarm for a fish attack. In the past, unable to communicate normally with sound, they could only use different lights to indicate a threat.

This time, the lights were three red and five blue.

According to their established rules, this means that three advanced marine species were observed, driving more than 50,000 dinosaurs toward this area.

Generally speaking, they will not take the initiative to fight back. Instead, they will only launch an attack after confirming that the other party is indeed heading this way. Otherwise, they will just maintain order and wait for them to pass by.

But the conditions are different now.

In the past, while tranquility was a hindrance, it was also a form of concealment. That is to say, in an environment influenced by great tranquility, as long as there were no treacherous fish traitors among the crowd and they were not directly observed or sensed by the treacherous fish, they could hide without being discovered. After all, any commotion would usually be covered up by the great tranquility and could not spread.

But the tranquility is gone now.

Heaven knows if the dinosaurs and the sea creatures could hear the sounds from hundreds of meters below.

Perhaps they had already sensed their presence from a much farther distance, and so, taking advantage of the moment the tranquility vanished, they confirmed the location of these stubborn resisters and planned to completely destroy this place?

"I'm guessing this is a tarantula alarm? I have a feeling a huge school of tarantulas is heading this way?"

While sensing the aura, Tomat asked Nian.

Nian sat casually on the stone stool, swaying her small body from side to side, and answered in a relaxed tone:

"Yes, and it's quite a large-scale operation. The individual strength of the Terrorfish here is ridiculously strong, not to mention the Sea Sprites. The ones who ambushed me back then were two high-level Sea Sprites."

However, what she said was not lighthearted, but she did not show any panic at all. Instead, she leisurely wagged her little tail.

"Not even a chance to run?"

Thomas countered with a question—comparing the strength of the Nian before him with the aura of the stronger Terrorfish individuals on the ground, Thomas did not believe they had the ability to completely kill Nian.

Instead of being competitive, he directly explained the reasons for his defeat.

"Hmph, they attacked me when I was busy. Besides, if I had run away then, this shelter wouldn't exist."

Then, she looked at Jingzhe, who was still unsure how to deal with the marching of the terror fish in this situation. Her childish smile had changed, replaced by a slightly serious, adult-like expression, and she continued:

"So, I risked my life to build a shelter that has lasted until now for the last of the people of the Great Yan Dynasty. Now, please do me a favor and try to believe in him, just like I have—by the way, little brother, what did you say you were going to show her?"

"You'll find out soon, I'll be right back."

Faced with Nian's question and Jingzhe's gaze, Tomat simply placed his finger between his eyebrows and then disappeared from their sight.

Almost exactly four or five seconds later, the entire shelter felt a violent tremor, along with muffled sounds and roars from the ground above.

This shelter was a creation of the year, and through her resonance with the building, she sensed a pressure that seemed to shatter the entire structure along with the earth's crust, even after passing through hundreds of meters of compacted soil.

That was the result of some extremely powerful impact repeatedly erupting on the ground.

But soon, the tremors subsided, the sound gradually dissipated, and the flickering lights in the shelter quickly changed from three red and five blue lights to two red and one blue light, then one red light, and finally to normal white light.

If the detection system for surface terrestrial ...

People are well aware that such a rapid change could not possibly be due to "the fish realizing it had gone the wrong way and turning back."

As for the other possibility—people still feel that it is no more likely than the former.

Three advanced sea creatures and an army of over 500,000 terror fish were wiped out in a dozen seconds.

In people's eyes today, even science fiction wouldn't use such an exaggerated plot.

However, they couldn't think of a third possibility.

"brush."

Tomat reappeared before everyone.

But only after that did he belatedly say:

"Oh, I forgot to ask, can you guys down here actually see what's going on up here? If you can't, then all my work has been for nothing. How about we find a few more to slaughter in front of you and see?"

A long silence spread among them.

During the Awakening of Insects, they could indeed see the ground. Through some periscope equipment, they were able to observe the ground without being detected by the terror fish. This was how they had previously discovered the anomalies in the sky.

However, Jingzhe hasn't had time to check what just happened yet.

But Tomat's words and actions, combined with the vibrations and sounds just now, seemed to vividly present those incredible scenes to her.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Nian exaggeratedly clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she almost fell over, then wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes and continued laughing as she asked:

"What are you doing? Do we really have to use our power to solve this problem?"

"Probably not, it would be faster for me to take action directly."