People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Why is it that person, who looks less robust than me, can lift such a huge pile of pure gold in one go?

And that guy, was he really shooting a crossbow bolt? It went straight through a steel plate, what's going on?

And that woman over there with the huge breasts, is that also a kind of Originium Arts? That's amazing! Just by waving her hand, she can summon a rock giant?

Ash looked at his gun, then at the steel plate that was obviously thicker than a bulletproof vest, and at the rock giant that could probably flatten him with one punch, and fell into deep thought.

Are all these horned Terrans this powerful?

After standing there for a while, Ash chose to leave.

Staying here any longer would feel like humiliating myself.

But it doesn't matter, she's not discouraged! Their Rainbow Squad's strengths lie in their tactics, teamwork, coordination, and mutual trust. Even facing an enemy several times their size, as long as their squad is together, they are fearless!

There are limits to an individual's strength; they may not necessarily be that bad!

After wandering around the streets for a while, she went into a lively bar.

Ash had also read some adventure stories about heroes and dragons, and knew that in this other world with elves, orcs, demons and angels, the bar was a designated quest spawn point!

If she just has a drink or two here, she's sure to run into one or two people who want to give her tasks. Then, she can just approach them, chat for a bit, and things will be settled, right?

Whether it's escorting important personnel, transporting caravans, rescuing hostages, or demolishing dangerous targets, the Rainbow Squad is the expert in everything! Even things like "rescuing a princess" or "defeating the demon king" are probably within their capabilities.

It was definitely not because she was feeling down and wanted to have a couple of drinks.

In short, we can't stay cooped up in the base any longer; we're going to get moldy.

Then, she fell silent again.

The bar was indeed crowded; some were dancing, some were singing, and some were playing drinking games, but no one paid any attention to her. Not only did they not acknowledge her, but not a single person even complained.

Clearly, she made a mistake—the tavern where the mission was posted and the modern bar are two different things.

After drinking until she felt a little dizzy, she finally gave up on the idea and left the bar.

It was at this moment that she encountered Vina, who was returning to her office.

"In short, the United Nations Summit is going to conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Iberia, targeting a cult. I got a few application forms from Miss Vina. Everyone fill them out and submit them, and then we'll have a job!"

"But Ash, can we defeat that Terra cult?"

Flash raised his hand, somewhat embarrassed, and asked.

The chariot instinctively wanted to retort, "Why are you afraid of such low-class things? We're professionals, what are we afraid of?"

But as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized something.

Hmm, something seems off.

They are professionals, that's for sure, but Terra is a place where all sorts of strange and monstrous things happen!

This certainly seems like something they need to think about carefully. They've learned their lesson before; back in Sargon, they got caught up in a conflict between the local chieftains. The chieftains' guards, the most skilled of whom could even deflect bullets! Although deflecting doesn't mean dodging, and their bullets still hit, the situation was certainly intriguing.

In any case, Blitzkrieg and Ash's pistols didn't do much damage to that guy. It was only by mounting a machine gun that Earth's civilization managed to save some face.

Sargon's royal chieftaincy is still a small place, while the Deep Sea Church of Iberia is a large organization!

Besides, although none of them had ever seen the gods of Terra, they had heard of them. And wasn't this Sherag protected by a god?

"Should we discuss this with Mr. Ernst?"

Shuanghua suggested.

She trusted Ernst more, partly because they were from the same hometown, and partly because she communicated with him more.

"He hasn't harmed us. If he doesn't agree, there's no need for us to go and cause him trouble, right?"

Ash pursed his lips and sighed softly:

That is indeed the case.

She was indeed somewhat disappointed, not because she was disappointed that she couldn't do the job, but because she was disappointed that she hadn't brought any rocket launchers or armored vehicles with her when she traveled through time. If all else failed, missiles or miniature nuclear bombs would have been fine too.

If they had those resources, why would they have the problem of insufficient firepower?

Just as the ashes were settling down, Blitzkrieg suddenly spoke: 8

"Well, actually, when it comes to firepower, we're not without help, are we?"

Ash raised his head and looked at him curiously: Qi

"Help, who?"

"Up close, isn't Miss Ling quite impressive?"

Blitzkrieg shrugged.

Ling is also a divine being. The Rainbow Squad doesn't know her exact identity, but her magic is indeed extraordinary. Whenever the Rainbow Squad struggles to describe a certain scene, as long as they tell her, she can create a dream world that is nine parts real and one part fake, allowing them to find the missing details in the dream world!

According to her, she could actually create a fully realized illusion. However, she seems to have some Taoist ideas, emphasizing that the Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine; only with imperfections can it be considered complete.

Actually, it was to prevent the Rainbow Team members from getting too immersed in it.

If we can get her help, then the problem of Rainbow Team's lack of combat power will no longer be a problem.

However, your daughter is a free spirit. Even when she is working, except when she is sober to help revise the text or proofread the manuscript, she is usually drunk. Can you really count on her to help?

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Blitzkrieg

"Besides Miss Ling, we have another person we can ask for help, don't we?"

The eyes beneath the chariot mask raised an eyebrow, and he spoke first:

"You mean Levy, right?"

Blitzkrieg snaps his fingers and laughs heartily:

"Bingo!"

Chapter 725 Skadi: The Deepsea Hunters are finished!

Iberia, Perdoni, Tribunal headquarters.

Skadi is an outlier in the court headquarters.

In the vast courtroom, Liberi moved about, Felin and Rupert wandered around, and occasionally Adaklis or Sarkaz could be seen, but there was absolutely no one else like Skadi.

She is an Agorian.

Iberia rejected the Agors just as it had welcomed them years before—a rejection that was both direct and severe. Let alone the headquarters of the Inquisition, even if an Agor appeared in a small, ordinary Iberian town, Inquisition officials would ruthlessly send men to expel him, or even hunt him down!

This is utterly unreasonable. After all, according to common sense, there is absolutely no reason why someone should be immediately expelled and killed simply because they belong to a certain race. In Ernst's previous life, the most famous ruler to implement such a policy was that failed art student in Germany.

Although in the past two years, the people of that race, whom he implemented the "Final Solution" for, have been gradually trying to whitewash the image of the two mustaches through practical actions, Ernst still does not approve of this approach.

Otherwise, the moment he saw the ashes, he should have immediately asked the Tin Man to kill her.

But Ernst didn't criticize Iberia harshly. He knew that, at least in the current situation, Iberia truly had no other choice.

Killing a person only requires a single blow, but judging whether a person is good or bad requires a long time and meticulous observation before one can barely arrive at a somewhat inaccurate, subjective evaluation.

Iberia simply didn't have the capacity to do so. In Iberia, there were only a few dozen high-ranking judges who held the power to determine guilt or innocence. These judges were religious inquisitions, local administrators, and also served as law enforcement officials, military coordinators, and border patrol officers. Even if they were to dismember a person, their minds wouldn't be sufficient. Under such circumstances, to expect them to spend a considerable amount of time and take enormous risks to determine the guilt or innocence of an Ager?

This is what they should do, but it's what they can't do.

There are far too many cases like this across Terra.

Therefore, choosing to directly expel or kill someone and bear the stigma of racial discrimination, versus spending time making a judgment and bearing the responsibility of potentially misjudging and threatening Iberia, is actually a very normal and rational move.

"That seems rather inhumane."

Skadi frowned and commented.

Ernst knew she was right, and she didn't expect Skadi, an Agorian, to understand Iberia's series of unfriendly or even directly hostile actions against Agor.

He simply brought these things up to Skadi, hoping that if she could understand, that would be best. If not, at least the next time she saw an Iberian judge and he wasn't around, she could think about it and avoid them, so as not to get into a conflict.

As for whether what the Iberians did was right or wrong, Ernst couldn't comment. It was all out of helplessness, a helplessness that can only be simply summarized in one sentence:

"To lose humanity is to lose a lot; to lose animality is to lose everything."

The so-called animalistic nature is to disregard the constraints of human sociality, such as values, morals, and worldviews, and to only care about oneself, one's own interests, and one's own character.

As long as Iberia lives, what do I care about the life or death of the Agorians!

Skadi lowered her head.

She truly couldn't understand this Iberian way of thinking. Even in Agor, a country where people infinitely respect individual will, such a belief would be considered shameful!

Otherwise, Agor's upper echelons wouldn't have purged the Deepsea Cultists lurking within their ranks. After all, their choice to believe in the "Firstborn" and accept the Sea Heirs was also a manifestation of their "self-will."

Seeing Skadi fall silent, Ernst knew that today's Agor knowledge class was probably coming to an end again.

Skadi was just like that; she was unlike anyone Ernst had met before. Perhaps it was because she lacked strong political acumen and hadn't received professional training. She was taciturn and didn't respond to any of Ernst's hints or guidance. This made Ernst, who was used to leaving things unsaid and having a backup plan, feel somewhat uneasy.

Because it's really hard to tell whether Skadi's frown and silence when you asked a rather pointed question about Agor was because she didn't understand what you meant and was thinking about it, or because she felt you were being presumptuous and was therefore unhappy.

This feeling is so agonizing!

Each time Skadi fell silent after Ernst gave an answer, it meant she didn't want to continue the conversation on that topic.

At this point, Ernst either had to change the subject or end the conversation and come back another day. But no matter how he changed the subject, it was still about Agor and the Deepsea Hunters, and Skadi didn't have many answers to give, just a few.

Ernst summarized the information Skadi has revealed so far :)

First: The Deep Sea Hunters are a special operations force established by the marine civilization of Agor to target the "Sea Heirs." All members undergo physical modifications and are organized into four squads to carry out missions to expel and annihilate the Sea Heirs in the ocean.

Second: The Deep Sea Hunters, this special operations team, uses super-melee weapons made with Agor technology. The technology of the Agor civilization far surpasses that of Iberia, and may even surpass that of the Terran nations (this is questionable, as Skadi has not visited other countries, and Ernst cannot draw conclusions based solely on her statement). The reason they use these weapons is due to the extraordinary adaptability of the Sealings. If they are attacked by firearms and not completely annihilated in one fell swoop, the return of some Sealings to their race would trigger the evolution of the entire Sealing population. Therefore, they employ melee weapons, using a self-limiting method to maximally restrict the evolutionary speed of the Sealings.

Third: The Deep Sea Hunters special operations team has been wiped out.

This was also what surprised Ernst the most.

Skadi's forces have been wiped out. Witnessed in a campaign against the Sea God known as the "Newborn."

Agor discovered the location of the [Newborn]'s lair, prompting the deep-sea hunter teams to launch what could be described as the most risky and doomed suicide attack in history. All four teams were mobilized, and without any follow-up support from Agor, they charged into the [Newborn]'s lair with a doomed mentality. Amidst a massive tsunami of sea creatures, they killed the [Newborn].

Skadi was the one who swung the final sword. In other words, she was the hunter who killed the [Newborn].

She stated frankly that, apart from herself, all the other hunters had already sacrificed their lives.

Ernst was speechless for a moment.

Facing [Chu Jiusheng], dozens of hunters launched a surprise attack, sacrificing themselves to kill Lu Yi, the [God of the Sea]?

This seemingly unbelievable story is a legend that Skadi personally experienced.

Ernst didn't doubt that she was lying; it's hard for people to fake the sadness that inadvertently reveals when talking about sacrifice. Especially not someone like Skadi, whom Ernst could tell at a glance was completely innocent.

In other words, the Deep Blue Tree is dead?

No, that's not right.

If the Deep Blue Tree were dead, then the Sea Heirs shouldn't still be so active, let alone be able to continue to be born!

Ernst remembered that when Kal'tsit and the Preservator mentioned the Deep Blue Tree to him, they both hinted or said directly that the Deep Blue Tree had problems and might have already gone out of control.

【Deep Blue Tree】is a biological ark created by the scientist Luo of the former civilization before the apocalypse. The ark body she uses is a super behemoth that is no less powerful than 【Sammy】 and 【Sui】!

This behemoth possesses four powers: [Reproduction], [Migration], [Growth], and [Existence], making it a true level-three behemoth!

Moreover, it had undergone modifications by the previous civilization during the apocalypse. Ernst didn't know what kind of personality that Lo was, but it wasn't hard to guess the extent to which people in the apocalypse would undergo radical changes in order to survive.

This can be seen from the characteristics of Haisi—a special life form similar to elves, also evolved from the power of giant beasts! Ordinary elves, like Muels, are all alone, unable to find even a single member of their kind, or if they do, there are only a few. But what about Haisi?

What a vast expanse! If Jingwei had thrown them into the sea to fill it up, there would have been no need for the Breath Soil!

Could this super behemoth, which, after modification, might even surpass [Sami] and [Sui], be killed by a few dozen deep-sea hunters?

Ernst thought it was hard to say. Even if Skadi and her group actually succeeded and wiped out [Deep Blue Tree VII☆Slaughter 3; Swamp Swarm:], what would happen?

Ernst: ""

He suddenly felt a chill down his back, and a wave of dread washed over him.

Even if a level 3 behemoth dies, it will drop gold coins.

[Sui] possessed twelve [powers], and after his death, twelve Sui fragments were released, each possessing the strength of a level two behemoth. What about the Deep Blue Tree?

After His death, will four new "firstborn" be born?

Or was it that Skadi and the others killed one of the four fragments born from the split of the Blue Tree?

Ernst felt a chill run down his spine; no matter which outcome it was, the result was hardly good.