Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

Shining, who had fallen to the ground, had her silver hair cascading down like a waterfall. Liz called out to her urgently, and she slowly stood up, supporting herself with her seemingly frail hands.

"I'm fine... Wait... Liz, get out of the way!"

The Shining, who had been standing in front of Liz to protect her, was knocked away by the mysterious and powerful impact and no longer stayed in front of her.

Liz focused her attention on the injured Shining, disregarding her own safety as she concentrated on the fleshy mass.

So she didn't notice that the nauseating creature waving its tentacles had already sprang up and was less than a step away from the back of her neck.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

Meanwhile, Thomas, who was still chatting with the doctor, stood up and carefully sensed the direction that aroused his suspicion.

"Doctor, on Rhodes Island, there was something fighting with 'qi' just now."

*Note 1: Items in Roguelike Mode

effect

All friendly units gain +50% health.

"...Enhance the totipotency of individual cells, heal all injuries and discomforts..." — Instruction manual on Saria's desk

*Note 2: The Shining's file mentions that she can use light and shadow effects without a staff, but she herself does not say how she does it.

[Main Text] Rhodes Island Stroll Guide: Chapter 48 O Hand and the Sarkaz (Revised)

Many people are curious about the origin of Tomat's powerful special abilities and want to learn similar powers from him.

The same applies to the Doctor who was relieved by Tomat in Chernobog and received Tomat's assistance in Lungmen.

After all, who wouldn't want an invulnerable body, the ability to fly freely, and the skill to project energy with their bare hands?

With these abilities, the doctor no longer needs anyone to protect him, nor is he afraid of any enemy breaking into his home.

However, the reality also tells most people who want to learn that these things are probably impossible for Terrans to learn.

This is not only because he is not good at teaching, but also because of the difference in their physical constitution, which makes it impossible for Terrans to produce enough gas, due to the Originium components in their bodies.

Their survival depends on Originium Arts, not Ki or anything else. Mastering a skill that overturns theory and common sense is no easy feat.

In other words, most of the people on Rhodes Island who were interested in and actively sought to learn about Tomat's abilities understood that they could not acquire them.

It's even less likely that anyone could secretly master it, since in Terra, probably no one could meet the condition of "not having any Originium in their body".

So when the doctor heard Thomas say "someone is using air," he was surprised by this broken logic and asked in confusion:

"Has someone else learned to use Qi? Who is it?"

“I don’t know who it is,” Tomat said, looking at the doctor who had also stood up, seemingly wanting to go with him to check the situation. “But it shouldn’t be a ‘human’.”

Thomas led the way at a leisurely pace—he recognized the aura of the monster he had seen on the mobile platform before.

It also meets the condition of an organism that "does not contain Originium components".

However, Tomat wasn't worried about anything, because he also sensed that there was another aura nearby that was even stronger than his, so even if he didn't rush over, there shouldn't be any danger.

Using qi in combat can compensate for a certain degree of the gap in strength, but if it exceeds that level, technique will be of no use.

Moreover, Thomas didn't think that such a monster could use any kind of energy.

Even in the worst-case scenario, if the situation becomes critical, he can fly to that place in an instant.

However, Tomat also overlooked one point: after all, besides technique, there are other things that can make up for the gap in strength.

That is conspiracy and despicable behavior.

"Liz... Liz!! You damned monster..."

There are many rumored operators on Rhodes Island, and Shining is one of them.

As a doctor on Rhodes Island and a member of the "Apostles," an organization dedicated to helping the infected, she is rumored to possess exceptional swordsmanship.

"Her sword seemed to cleave the twilight and the night in two."

This sentence, which sounds like it was taken from a poem or novel, comes from a Rhodes Island operator who claims to have seen Shining draw her sword—the ceremonial longsword that serves as a staff—before falling unconscious.

However, in the current situation, regardless of whether the legend is true or false, Shining is powerless to change it.

Because of Liz, her fellow Apostle and codenamed Nightingale, who is being held hostage.

Shining found it hard to believe that a piece of flesh could retain the intelligence to disguise itself and use feints.

It's unimaginable how it could unleash such a powerful impact that couldn't be detected beforehand.

Now, the current situation is refreshing our understanding to a deeper level.

The monster, with its slimy, muscular, and splinter-like body resembling a giant sea urchin, was using its flexible tentacles to wrap around Liz's vulnerable, unprotected neck with just the right amount of pressure.

Once the Shining gets close, it will tighten its grip, causing Liz to suffer the pain of suffocation. The pressure on her throat and the blockage of her arteries prevent her from even gripping her staff, leaving her kneeling on the ground in agony, tears streaming down her face as she coughs incessantly.

Only if Shining retreats and makes no attempt to attack will the monster's tentacles loosen slightly, giving Liz a chance to breathe.

"Damn it...!! You monster! You're intelligent, aren't you! You understand what I'm saying! Then give it to me..."

Shining's staff was tossed aside, a concession she was forced to make, because even though the monster couldn't see eye-like organs, it still knew Shining's every move.

Now, she can neither heal her injuries nor launch an attack; all she can do is verbally threaten this clearly intelligent creature to stay away from Liz.

"Cough cough...this smell..."

Liz herself tried to tear off the tentacles wrapped around her neck with her weak arms, but due to her physical damage, she needed assistance even to walk, let alone fight monsters.

She coughed, feeling uncomfortable due to the strong odor emanating from the monster as it grew larger.

On the monster's side, although it wouldn't be easily broken free by Liz's strength, it still made further moves as a warning.

The main body was attached to the back of her neck, while more tentacles quickly grew and wrapped around Liz's weak hands and feet, controlling her to stand up, and so precisely that they could easily move each of her fingers.

Just like puppet threads clinging tightly to the body.

Pulled by her tentacles, she suddenly raised her hand, opening her palm and aiming it at Shining's location.

Sensing something amiss, and still retaining the right to make a sound, Liz immediately screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Shining! Get out of the way!"

Shining saw the distortion in the air—and she realized that this was the very attack that had sent her flying.

An invisible shockwave without the fluctuations of Originium Arts.

However, having already been hit once and having seen Liz's hand movements, Shining easily avoided the impact that struck the wall, twisting and denting it.

The shockwave ruffled her silver hair as Shining stared intently at Liz, whose movements were being controlled as she launched an attack. In the past, the moment she dodged an attack would have been a perfect opportunity to counterattack, but now she was unable to make a move.

"Never mind me, just do it...!!"

Liz also noticed Shining's predicament in this situation and tried to persuade him not to worry about whether he would be hurt.

But it was she who made the first move.

It was an unbelievable sight for Shining. Liz, who usually had great difficulty even walking, suddenly leaped forward several meters in an instant, closing the distance between them. A sharp kick swept across Shining's head, and the hair that couldn't be dodged was cut as if by a sharp blade, before slowly falling to the ground after the kick.

"I wish you could be this energetic all the time."

He couldn't hurt Liz, but the opponent launched an attack with a high-speed combo that he would never have dared to imagine.

Shining had no choice but to parry these attacks that posed little threat to him while trying to figure out how to break out of his current predicament.

"Ah!"

She was on guard against the unknown attack that might come again at any moment, and at the same time, she parried Liz's straight punch aimed at her face, lowered her body and followed up with a low sweep, kicking Liz into the air and making her fall to the ground.

This is the first time Shining has taken the initiative to fight back, and she needs to end the battle completely before this monster uses Liz's body to do other dangerous things.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I will no longer include sexually suggestive content in the main text.

In addition, we are soliciting suggestions on how to set a suitable reward.

[Main Text] Rhodes Island Stroll Guide: Chapter Forty-Nine: The Legendary Super Blood Demon

In just a moment, Shining would be enough to obliterate this repulsive monster.

She could tear him to pieces by drawing the hidden blade from her staff.

Using one's own Originium Arts, it can be ground into powder.

But the current situation disgusted her even more than the monster's power itself.

As if its intelligence made it realize that it was no match for the Sarkaz before it, it pressed its body tightly against Liz's vitals, not only to threaten Shining by tightening its grip on her neck at any moment, but also as if it were prepared to perish together with Liz, using its blasphemous actions to provoke the other party.

Shining could easily risk eliminating the monster.

She simply didn't know how to completely stop the bodily functions of this creature with its powerful regenerative abilities.

And before that, the injuries Liz suffered from being held hostage, and whether his Originium Arts healing techniques could protect her.

While Shining hesitated about whether to risk taking action, Liz slowly stood up from the ground—no, she was being used like a puppet by the monster, who used its tentacles to entangle and support her limbs, forcing her to stand up and walk towards the door of the observation room.

It clearly intends to take Liz hostage and force her to leave this place.

At the same time, Shining also saw how the monster had attacked him earlier.

Several tentacles intertwined, but their ends spread out like fingers, looking like an open palm. It faced the equally sturdy airtight door, and a light gradually appeared in the "palm" position before it was fired.

Even though the light dissipated the instant it was launched, the impact still caused a loud bang and distorted the shape of the entire door when it hit it.

It was similar to the impact of Originium Arts, but without any noticeable fluctuations. Its power was average, and its form was crude—but this clearly did not fall into the category of innate abilities, but was closer to learned techniques.

"Shining... don't worry about me, this monster... its attack power isn't as strong as the first time, but I can feel it... it's growing stronger, we can't let it escape... cough!!"

She tried desperately to make a sound through her locked throat, but the monster wouldn't let her have her way.

The sudden tightening caused Liz to cough as she choked halfway through her sentence. At that moment, Shining closed her eyes and, knowing that the monster could see her movements, made a sprinting motion—she prepared to pick up the staff at her feet, and at the same time, the Originium Arts she had been preparing to unleash were about to strike the monster that was pressed against Liz's neck.

The goal is to quickly eliminate the threat of monsters when your companions are in danger, while also destroying each tentacle that could theoretically regenerate its own body.

Dazzling light and shadow burst forth throughout the room, the interplay of black and white shimmering, and the moment the blade hidden within the staff was drawn, it cleaved every corner of the space.

But at that moment, the door to the observation room, which had been twisted by the previous attack, suddenly opened.

To be precise, the doorknob and the door itself were roughly ripped off from the outside.