Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

The process of reversing the giant ape transformation is not gradual; rather, at a certain point, the body rapidly shrinks and returns to its original form.

This phenomenon finally began to occur more than an hour after Tomat found his hiding place.

With the tremors and the feeling of power draining away, Tomat finally transformed from a hairy beast back into a hairless naked ape.

As he searched for clothes in the ruins, Tomat suddenly stopped and looked in several directions. "My senses have become weaker after turning into a giant ape. There are scattered auras approaching from all around, but they're not very close, so they shouldn't be able to see me. Are people this bold these days?"

Regardless of all that, since we couldn't find any clothes, we decided to make do with what we had on hand. We had nothing but cloth and animal hides, but steel bars and sheet metal were everywhere.

And the "plasticity" of these things is no different from that of cloth to him.

The ear-piercing sounds of metal bending and scraping echoed all around. Not in his Great Ape form, he didn't care whether the noise he made would be noticed by others. As long as he wasn't seen naked, he didn't care.

Wearing these things on your body counts as half a garment.

Meanwhile, a masked figure wielding a crossbow was peeking out from a corner not far from the ruins where Tomat was.

This clothing style belongs to the integration movement.

Before arriving, this Reunion Movement member had been cursing a man named Mephistopheles the whole way.

"Damn it... They actually told us to scout out that monster's location. I should have joined the Patriots. The training was tough and the discipline was strict, but at least we wouldn't be sent on missions that would cost us our lives."

However, he breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived and did not see the monster.

But the piercing sound kept him on his guard, and he used the crossbow's eyepiece to observe the location of the sound.

He observed for about ten seconds, then initiated the communication in a hesitant tone.

"Report: No monsters found... but a wild Captain Big Bob has been spotted?"

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[Main Text] Saiyans, reporting for duty!: Chapter Fourteen: New clothes, have they arrived yet?

Columbia Pictures, the studio behind Terra, once produced a unique science fiction work. Although it has been gradually forgotten by the younger generation due to its age, one scene from it remains a classic:

One of the main characters, a mechanical character, appears naked in the story. In order to better blend into the crowd, he violently intimidates a passerby and utters his famous line:

Give me your clothes and shoes.

The line that echoed in the crossbowman's mind overlapped with what Tomat was saying, and indeed, the man was tearing off his iron coat piece by piece...

"Here you go! Here you go! Don't kill me, but I don't have a motorcycle!"

"Just lend me a jacket and some trousers... Hey, why are you taking off your underwear?!"

However, just as Tomat sensed that there was more than one presence, the crossbowman was certainly not the only one spying on this place.

There were also a few figures whose clothing seemed out of place with the local temperature.

They were dressed in winter coats with only a simple layer of protection on the outside, but the weapons in their hands still showed that they were armed personnel with some combat experience.

Exhaling puffs of white steam in the sweltering heat, a mysterious team hidden in another corner silently observed the scene before them. Due to the distance, they couldn't hear the conversation taking place, but they clearly saw the following:

The man, whose attire closely resembled that of a member of the Reunion Movement, also spotted the crossbowman's location. The crossbowman raised his hand to fire, but predictably, the crossbow was completely unable to penetrate the enemy's defenses.

Immediately afterwards, the man, as if teleporting from his spot to the crossbowman, snatched the communicator from his hand, crushed it, and then a muffled voice came from the metal mask, as if giving some kind of command.

Then the crossbowmen started frantically taking off their clothes.

"Oh, is there such a pervert living in Chernobog? Ursus soldiers do have a perverse hobby of forcing infected people to strip naked in the freezing cold, but this guy might be even worse, not even sparing the soldiers."

Then they watched as Tomat also took off his sheet metal, and the two of them, naked, "met each other naked" in the ruins.

"Ah, I've seen what happened next in the comic books that my father confiscated from my sister."

"How could the boss watch that kind of stuff?"

"Oh, that was lent to her."

Whether facing rioters or ordinary enemies, these armed personnel in winter clothing can go forward to fight without hesitation.

However, when they encountered someone who seemed to be a pervert, they unusually started talking all at once.

"Boss, we didn't see any monsters, but there's a pervert attacking Mephisto's men, and he's pretty fast."

Finally, someone spoke up to report the situation on the ground to their team leader and ask for further instructions.

"...More details."

A cold, sharp female voice came from the other end of the line.

"He made the other person take off his clothes, and he even took off his own... Oh, now he's putting on the Reunion Movement's clothes."

They continued to observe the situation and reported back after seeing Tomat put the other man's clothes on and stuff the pile of battered scrap metal into the crossbowman's hands.

"...Yeti, that's not called perverted, it should be called spies."

The speaker's headache was clearly visible in his tone alone.

"That's right! That's a spy planning to infiltrate!"

The person in charge of communications for the small unit, nicknamed the Yetis, slapped his forehead immediately after hearing the explanation from the other side.

"If you were a spy, you wouldn't have left the guy who had his clothes stolen still alive, would you? I just wanted the clothes; I didn't take yours because they looked too hot."

"That makes some sense... Wait! Who are you?"

The Yeti Squad members turned around abruptly and saw Tomat, now dressed in Reunion attire, standing on the ruins behind them.

They arrived nearby without being noticed by the scouts.

"Who is it? It's the person you call a pervert."

Thomas extended a finger, a point of light gathering at its tip, and aimed it at the Yeti squad, who were armed with short weapons and ready for battle. After a brief standoff, he pointed it at their communicator.

This is bad, really bad—although these people are only the reconnaissance unit of the Yeti Squad and cannot be said to be the most skilled in combat within the entire team, they have been engaged in countless guerrilla warfare against the Ursus army on the permafrost of Ursus for a long time, and they can still discern the enemy's combat capabilities at this distance.

Amazing speed? Sure, but they've seen many guys who have reached the same level using Originium Arts.

However, they also sensed that the speed Tomat displayed was only a small part of his ability, just like the exposed part of an iceberg at sea, which is far less than the giant body hidden under the ice.

It's like facing an iceberg.

The only person who gave them this feeling was the eldest sister who never went all out because she was mindful of her companions.

“I’ve heard that voice before. You’re the guy who came out of the square.”

Just then, the communicator rang, breaking the stalemate.

Surprisingly, this voice evoked a rare sense of surprise.

“But I don’t think my voice is so distinctive that anyone would easily remember it,” Tomat replied. The person on the other end of the call should have already realized the unexpected situation their people were in, but her voice remained unwavering. “I’ve only encountered two groups of people over there. One was from Rhodes Island, but the guys in front of me aren’t dressed like theirs, so you’re from Reunion?”

If Thomas didn't mention in his remarks that he had joined Rhodes Island and directly declared that he was a member of the organization that opposed them, he would probably only invite a battle with no other choice.

Rhodes Island's top priority is "rescuing the infected," not "beating up the Reunion Movement." As long as it doesn't interfere with Rhodes Island's top priority or threaten the lives of its operators, Rhodes Island has never advocated using force to solve problems.

Regardless of whether the latter scenario is even possible, the armed conflict in the former scenario would at least require Rhodes Island's permission.

Although his former boss wasn't all about principles, since he was the rule himself, it still instilled in Thomas a subconscious habit of "not touching the rules," especially when working for the organization.

Moreover, he didn't think that annihilating all the Reunion Movement members here would increase the goodwill of the Rhodes Island people towards him.

"Although I don't know why you're here, the fact that you haven't attacked the Yetis means you're not an enemy, right?"

Not yet.

"Since that's not the case, there's no need to fight."

The other party's communication with Tomat continued, and the Yetis were unsure of what to do next.

“Yeti,” the female voice on the other end of the communicator said, “bring him back. If he doesn’t mind, it’s my personal decision, and I’ll take responsibility for it if necessary.”

Ah, I just realized that the main storyline of Ark has only lasted for more than ten days so far. Although the content involves a lot of time span, it seems that it will not take long to write the main storyline. So, would you mind if I wrote some original content, some daily life stories, and some side stories?

[Main Text] Saiyans, reporting for duty!: Chapter Froststar

Led by the Yeti Squad, they traveled through the roads of the ruins of Chernobog. Along the way, they could see scattered Reunion Movement members planting various explosive devices. Tomat, dressed in Reunion Movement attire, did not attract the attention of anyone else.

In addition, armed groups of varying formations patrolled the streets and alleys.

Among them were many tall, armed personnel whose clothing was completely different from that of the Reunion Movement members, but who all had sharp horns.

These people are called Sarkaz. In the first few days at Rhodes Island, other operators, out of sympathy, did a lot of educational things about the race for Thomas.

Skilled in combat and adept at Originium Arts, they are naturally belligerent and have their own nominal homeland, but most of them work as mercenaries and are homeless. Currently, it seems that most of the Sarkaz mercenaries are controlled by a certain regent.

— This racial situation almost made Tomat complain during his science lesson.

Hopefully, they won't end up like the Saiyans.

"I won't reveal my real name, Froststar."

"Tomat".

Throughout the journey, a self-proclaimed member of the Reunion Movement, who identified himself as Frostnova, kept engaging in dialogue with Tomat.

“Delaying time from Talulah is incredible,” Frostnova commented on what Ace and his squad had done. “But taking someone away from Talulah, or even making her choose to retreat, is even more unimaginable. However, I witnessed both of these things.”

“If you really consider her a leader, you shouldn’t use these kinds of things to praise me.” Tomat was unaware of the other person’s true intentions. After all, if the other person really wanted to increase goodwill in their interactions, this method was too poor. “At least I know that my former boss didn’t like people making fun of his height.”

Although he didn't know what the other party's intentions were, at least he didn't need to worry about his life.

“It’s not a compliment, just an assessment of what actually happened,” Frostnova replied, silently noting the information that “the other party’s former boss was a short man.” “And I was quite surprised that you were willing to come with them.”

"I'm just curious about your purpose."

The conversation gradually got on track, which was something the accompanying Yeti team was also concerned about.

They were preparing for an important mission in the ruins of Chernobog, but now Frostnova, as one of the leaders, is about to make contact with someone of unknown affiliation...

“W said that on the edge of Chernobog, she encountered a ‘mercenary’ who was carrying Rhodes Island members with a white ball,” Frostnova continued.

"Then she must be talking about me, although I don't remember who W is." Many people have seen him do this kind of thing.

“A nasty bomb maniac,” a member of the Yeti squad warned.