Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

It plunged into the earth, and rose up with even greater light.

Thousands upon thousands of beings with different faces and postures, dressed in armor similar to that of Tomat, fought in the air against the black-haired, tailed race.

Torn apart, pierced, and reduced to ashes.

Even though the opposing force numbered in the tens of thousands, the Saiyans, who were outnumbered, still bravely suppressed their opponents.

The man with the red headband, standing shoulder to shoulder with the man with the cape hanging behind him, took down the red-haired spiky man and the green-haired man, who were suspected to be elites of the opposing side.

Thousands of Saiyans followed closely behind, charging forward.

Finally, they stopped in front of the spaceship.

All the images froze.

Thomas looked at the black snake, whose movements were too rapid to clearly capture the specific scenes, and slowly said:

“I tried my best to change all of this.”

“When I admonished them, they ignored me completely.”

"When I tried to improve my skills, I found that there were too many limitations."

"And I was trying to find another way to escape the calamity with my people and to find evidence that the tyrant was preparing to kill them."

"Not a single person ran away."

"They united in anger."

"Then history returned to the way it was supposed to be."

The ending was just like the scenario Tomat had imagined for Black Serpent—"You use me as a reason to unite all the people of Terra, but it will only bring about destruction."

Thomas slowed his speech, emphasizing each word:

“Your eyes probably couldn’t keep up with the previous battles, but I believe that even you will be able to see clearly what’s coming next.”

"Just watch closely, and you'll see how a tyrant crushes civilization itself."

The black snake remained silent, gazing at the sky, and the frozen scene began to move again.

The enormous spaceship, with its hatch at the top, slowly split in two, opening up a dark and bottomless path.

A suffocating atmosphere permeated the battlefield.

The tyrant's men stopped what they were doing.

The Saiyans' steps also came to an abrupt halt in front of the spaceship.

All eyes were focused on that small hatch.

Sharp angles, purple skin, cold gaze, and an unpleasant smile.

As the body gradually rose from the hatch, it came into view.

The short, thin creature sat expressionlessly in a dome-shaped vehicle.

It shook the tail hanging outside its vehicle, then surveyed the ravaged planet and the battlefield strewn with corpses, expressionless and silent.

"what--"

It yawned.

"Lord Frieza..."

"Lord Frieza!?"

“F...Frieza... Your Majesty.”

From astonishment to despair, it's just a fleeting thought.

But it seems that it wasn't the Saiyans who were in despair, but rather Frieza's other subordinates.

His own king appeared on the battlefield.

A battlefield that should have been cleaned up by them.

What does this mean?

This means that it has been angered by the inferior creatures it had never even looked at.

"Frieza!!!"

Why are you trying to exterminate us?!

"We did everything you ordered! Why are you doing this again!?"

While all his subordinates began to flee towards the distant horizon, the Saiyans approached the unmoving Frieza.

During this unusually slow process compared to the previous battles, the black snake surprisingly did not ask any other questions; it was also carefully observing everything.

"Saiyans are such an eyesore, especially your legend. I really dislike it. Is that reason enough?"

It raised its hand, and a ball of light the size of a bean appeared at its fingertips.

This is a more powerful answer than words: "For no other reason than to kill you all."

"Gallic Cannon!!!"

"Tyrant's Spear!!!"

Two enormous beams of light, one purple and one blue, shot out from the hands of the two Saiyans and struck Frieza, who had raised his finger.

"Hehehehe..."

Frieza's lips, which had been pursed in a displeased expression, curled upwards as he let out an arrogant laugh that echoed in the gradually vibrating space.

The ball of light at the fingertip began to expand, instantly exceeding the size of the spaceship.

The immense energy began to suck in and crush everything around it, whether people or objects, except for the spaceship, and then it became even larger.

It fell and collided with the two beams of light.

The latter was swallowed up without any resistance, and continued to fall along with the attacker.

The Saiyan rebels disappeared.

Its fleeing subordinates were also devoured.

There was no time to escape, no time to cry out; everything turned to dust. The only one who witnessed this scene was Frieza, who continued to laugh maniacally.

No, there are two more, "bystanders" standing on the ground.

That was Tomat and the Black Serpent.

At this point, the sphere of light had grown to the size of a satellite.

It blocked out the entire visible sky, and before even touching the ground, it evaporated everything on the ground. The immense pressure also completely tore apart the deeper layers of rock, revealing an even larger abyss.

It falls into the ocean and causes it to evaporate; it falls into the earth and shatters it.

The two were enveloped in light.

After the fire and light, which cannot be described in words.

In the empty and desolate universe, only two people remained, floating among them.

Thomas closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again.

But the black snake kept its eyes wide open the entire time, just like a real snake that never closes its eyes.

The black snake vanished.

[Main Text] Chernobog, Amidst the Ruins: Chapter Thirty-Four: The Matter Is Not Over Yet

Tomath returned to the hut, where Amiya and Talulah had already sat down together, and the hut's layout had been restored to its original appearance as a poor Ursus farmer's home.

While Tomat and Black Snake were having their "friendly exchange," neither of them knew how much they had already discussed.

So much so that when Thomas returned, he didn't see Talulah standing there, begging a young girl named Castor for death.

They were all somewhat surprised by Tomat's appearance, but the reason was not because of him, but because they could not see the black snake who had been impersonating Alina and then being knocked away.

Amiya had already been informed of the title it used in front of Talulah during their conversation—Duke Kosiché of Ursus.

A dangerous individual who launched a terrorist attack on Longmen more than 20 years ago, intending to force Wei Yanwu out and occupy Longmen.

That incident ended with Talulah being taken hostage by Koschei.

Wei Yanwu, who chose to pursue, chose to let Koschei take Talulah away when Koschei threatened to "destroy most of Lungmen".

Talulah then lived in Ursus as the daughter of Koschei.

Of course, these matters were kept strictly confidential and were only told to Amiya by Talulah.

Later, Talulah learned combat techniques, governance methods, and many other things that she needed to learn as the "successor" from Koschei.

It was as if he truly treated her as his own daughter.

But in the end, Talulah, determined to break free from his control, killed Koschei on the throne and fled from his territory.

Before killing him, Talulah knew that Koschei possessed magic capable of influencing people's minds, but she believed that she had a strong enough conviction to not be swayed by the magic he set up with a few words.

—Clearly, she was too confident in herself and too dismissive of Kosiché.

The ideas that guy instilled, and the immortal consciousness of the Black Serpent, had long been implanted deep within Talulah's heart, waiting for her inevitable belief to collapse before breaking through the ground to "take over her body" and make it the next "Koschke".

"You're saying... Black Snake is dead?"

"Probably, but at least it's completely gone now. But how did you know it was called Black Snake?"

Ignoring the increasingly surprised expressions on their faces as they listened to Tomat's words, he countered with a question.

After all, based on what Talulah described, it was just a mind-controlling "Koschei" who brainwashed her, and Koschei did not tell Talulah his true identity.

"Ah... this is somewhat related to the 'historical knowledge' I've learned. Anyway, after listening to Talulah's description, I roughly guessed its true identity."

Amiya didn't seem inclined to explain in detail; she quickly shifted the focus back to the fact that the black snake was dead.

"It's really dead. The battle ended while I was talking to her?"

"There wasn't actually any fighting. I just let him see what he wanted to see, and then it seems a bit... self-contradictory?"

As Tomat explained to Amiya, he glanced at Talulah, who remained silent, and continued:

"Like her, after seeing something that shatters a belief or is enough to deny it, it's as if self-awareness ceases to exist, and then it disappears."