People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

This is his own weapon, a weapon that stands out even among the three teams that are used to "heavy weapons."

Uniqueness often implies "deterrence".

Sure enough, the moment Ulpian raised the heavy anchor, which was so heavy it would spark when dragged along, Carmen opened fire.

He didn't care who the man in front of him was, nor did he care about his attire or why he looked so similar to the hunters around Ernst. All he knew was that when he asked him to introduce himself, the man didn't respond; when he asked him to put down his weapon, the man picked up a heavy anchor; and when he asked him if he knew Ernst, the man scoffed.

If that's the case, then what gives you the right to show up on Iberian territory, steal Iberian treasures from Iberian ships, and even raise your weapon against the guardians of Iberia?

洢鲮鈴柒瘤,≈咎壹[四刺]：猬折代购：This is a blatant provocation.

Kill! Execute first, report later! Even if we kill the wrong person, if Ernst blames us, Carmen will take the fall!

Thus, he personally fired the first shot of the battle aboard the Stutifaira!

"boom--"

Carmen's hand cannon was far more powerful than the still-immature Elene, and even stronger than Dario, who was her disciple. The surging flames were like a giant dragon, bursting out of the array formed by the Punishers. The rolling heat wave it generated was enough to leave a shocking scar on the solid structure of Stuttgart!

The fire dragon bit straight in Ulpian's direction, almost swallowing the tiny figure in the blink of an eye, but the next second, Ulpian moved!

The deep-sea hunter's eyes narrowed, as if he had just realized something, and he hurled the heavy anchor forward with all his might. The specially made anchor, weighing hundreds of pounds, seemed slow but was actually incredibly fast. The moment it left his hand, it even created a shockwave that swept through the air, hurtling towards the fire dragon!

The next second, the fire dragon collided head-on with the giant anchor. The fire dragon instantly devoured the giant anchor, but Carmen's face showed no joy of victory.

Not only did he not, but his pupils contracted slightly, and he actually took a half step to the side, forcibly dodging the deep blue figure that burst out of the fire dragon's belly by the slightest margin!

Good news, the giant anchor was indeed swallowed by the hand cannon's fire dragon.

Bad news: the dragon's intestines are straight. How did it get in? How did it get through and come out again!

Even Ulpian himself was involved!

The two suddenly shifted positions, and Carmen, without a word, raised his longsword and thrust it down. But to his surprise, Ulpian, who had just reacted to the artillery fire, didn't dodge or evade this time, nor did he react at all, simply letting Carmen thrust his sword towards his back!

The outcome has been decided?

No way! How dare he!

Carmen quickly understood why Ulpian dared to do it.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of steel shattering rang out.

Under the shocked gaze of Kajumen, the longsword in his hand made a crisp sound like an egg hitting a rock, and then the tip of the sword shattered on the ground.

"Iberian profanity*!"

This is the best sword in all of Iberia!

This is many times better than those village swords; this is a genuine "national treasure sword"!

He had slain countless Sea Cultists and Deep Sea Cultists, cut through countless flesh, bones, and even steel! But he never expected that when this sword pierced a person's back, it would be broken in two by that person's flesh and blood!

However, Ulbian didn't give Carmen any time to be surprised. He turned around and, using the momentum of his turn, threw a hammer from the lower left to the upper right, raising it up and smashing it out with such force that it created another sonic boom in the air!

At the same time, the exclamations of the punitive troops also rang out:

"Be careful, Your Excellency!"

Carmen snapped back to reality, and the next second, a punitive soldier pounced on him, pinning him to the ground and escaping the attack!

No near misses.

Carmen took a breath, glanced at the short sword in her hand, and let go, allowing it to fall to the ground.

His physical defenses are so strong they can shatter steel; physical attacks are practically ineffective against him. Even a heavy crossbow would likely struggle to break through his defenses.

He touched the hand cannon.

It seems this battle will be difficult.

No.

Carmen glanced at the Punishers behind her.

It should be said that they can no longer fight.

They also have hand cannons to use, but these are only for Inquisitors; regular Punishment Army soldiers don't have access to them.

This means that the Punisher Army would likely be completely useless in this skirmish. Not only that, they could easily become Ulpian's "hostages"!

If it were just Carmen alone, he might have gone all out to show Ulpian the full power of the "Idealistic Judgment Cannon" in the hands of a saint! But this place was too small, and it was the most important power room on the ship besides the captain's cabin, so he couldn't act freely.

Since that's the case...

Carmen gave Ulpian a deep look and issued an order that surprised the Punishing Army:

"Retreat immediately!"

The soldiers of the Punishment Army were slightly taken aback, but they immediately obeyed the order.

They don't need to know why; they only know that they are now officially on the battlefield, and in war, obeying orders and resolutely carrying them out is the only duty of a soldier!

Ulpian made no attempt to stop them.

He had no intention of getting entangled with these land people. Killing them would only earn him a wanted poster and a bounty in Iberia, which would be of no benefit to him.

In a sense, he was the most humble of the arrogant Agorians. Because when he judged problems and made choices, he no longer followed the identity of "I am an Agorian," but truly stood on the position of "I am an Urbian."

This stemmed from his distrust of Agor, but it also undoubtedly made his thinking much clearer and made him realize the "arrogance" inherent in the Agorese people.

Arrogant affirmation, arrogant denial, arrogant definition of anything one knows or doesn't know.

After the entire punitive force had left, Carmen faced Ulpian and walked backward out of the power room.

He had memorized the face of the Agor man, even though he was wearing a mask the whole time.

He would remember this bitter lesson and save it for later. But now, what he wanted to take was the ship. He couldn't let himself and his men be left behind because of a small act of willfulness.

He will get his money back!

Ulpian watched Carmen's figure disappear and sighed softly.

Carmen's sword couldn't hurt him, but her hand cannon could pose a threat. If a fight broke out, he would definitely get injured.

He was confident he could defeat Carmen, but he wasn't one for fighting. After the victory, how would he, wounded, leave the ship, leave the waters, and return to land?

The difference between sea creatures and scale creatures is not significant; they will swarm to the smell of blood.

Therefore, it's best to stop there.

After resting for a minute and making sure the footsteps outside the door had disappeared, Ulpian finally set off.

He had gotten what he needed, and now it was time for him to leave.

Ulpian took a step forward, preparing to change direction and make a hole in the wall to reach the deck.

But the next second, he paused, as if sensing something, and slowly turned around. His lips, hidden beneath his mask, parted slightly, and his tone was stern:

“Skadi, you’ve regressed.”

"Has life on land made you weak? Have you even forgotten how to conceal your presence?"

At the main entrance of the room, Skadi emerged from Ernst and his group, gazing at her old friend with a complex expression. Her voice, a mix of pride and grievance, betrayed her as she uttered:

“I’ve never learned that, Captain.”

Chapter 753 Agor is a barbarian, fearing power but not virtue.

After all this time, you still haven't learned to hide your feelings? You're quite proud of yourself, aren't you?

A vein popped out on Ulpian's forehead.

This feeling... it's been so long since I've felt this way.

I had this urge to scold, but I couldn't bring myself to do it; I wanted to speak, but I couldn't; I wanted to educate, but I didn't know how to begin.

However, after all this time, Skadi still looks the same, which is not bad.

And

Ulbian's gaze swept over the people present.

Apart from the silver-haired young man, Felin, and the unidentified guard beside him, everyone else was an old acquaintance.

"Greteia, Laurentina, and Skadi."

He took a deep breath, and a barely perceptible hint of tenderness flickered in the deep-sea hunter's distinctive crimson eyes.

"It seems that there were more survivors of that war than I had imagined."

Their words were unpleasant to hear, but neither Greta nor Laurentina showed any dissatisfaction as a result.

Ulpian's sternness was well-known among the deep-sea hunters. Not only to others, but also to himself.

He wasn't an agile hunter, and his patience wasn't as good as the later Skadi members, but Ulpian was the only one who could beat Goredia for a full minute in the Deepsea Hunters' Trench Speed ​​Race training, and who could suppress Skadi with his own strength.

His natural sense of direction ensures he never gets lost, and rigorous training helps him excel. His rich experience allows him to handle situations with composure, while his strict attitude makes him as authoritative as a mountain.

Hunters are never made by talent.

“I never expected to see you here, Ulpian.”

Seeing the figure before her, Goredia felt a mix of emotions: a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, mixed feelings of emotion), 疑 (yan3, doubt), or rather, 警戒 (jing3kai3, wariness).

“Not all deep-sea hunters have sacrificed their lives, but we all feel that you must have sacrificed yours.”

After all, during the raid, Ulbian was the one who lost contact with the squad.

"what happened?"

Ulbian was silent for a moment, his gaze sweeping intentionally or unintentionally over Ernst's face, before he said:

"We have plenty of time to catch up in the future. But not now."

"Now, I'm leaving."

“You cannot leave, Ulpian.”

Goredia stepped forward, blocking Ulpian's path.

“You came to the power room for the same reason as me. If you don’t want to tell us the truth, then don’t even think about taking Breogan’s storage device.”

Ulpian ignored this. Instead of taking a detour, he walked straight towards Goredia.

He seemed certain that Goredia couldn't stop him.

And that seems to be the case.

Goredia's second team has its own unique style, emphasizing flexibility and using speed and skill as the team's characteristics. When she stood in front of Ulpian, it was like an assassin blocking a semi-tanky warrior, who also had more combat experience than her.

If it were at her peak, Goredia would still be confident in a one-on-one fight with Ulpian to see whether brute force could overcome all techniques, or whether speed was the ultimate weapon in martial arts! But now, their states are completely different!

Goredia is severely dehydrated and urgently needs a maintenance surgery performed by the Deepsea Hunters; otherwise, her transformation into a sea creature might accelerate. And what about Ulpian?

Judging from her breathing, at least Goredia could not sense that Ulpian was in any discomfort.

The other party would conceal their presence, but he had no intention of concealing it at all.

He was clearly telling Greta, "I'm leaving, and you can't stop me now."

As for why he left, and why he chose not to break down the door at the beginning but instead forced his way through Grétia's "wall," others might not understand, but Ernst already knew the reason.

Seeing Gretia, who knew she couldn't stop her but still tried to "block" Ulpian, he chuckled with a rare hint of anger.

To put it bluntly, they treat him like an outsider. If Ernst weren't here, Ulpian would definitely have chatted with Greta and the others for a bit.

It was precisely because Ernst and Talulah were there that Ulpian chose this method to "leave," and for Goredia, it was nothing more than a charade.

It was as if she had stopped him, and Ernst wouldn't have stopped her.

As for why she did that.

To put it more complicatedly, she wanted to maintain her current cooperative relationship with Ernst, and wanted to use the World Summit and the power of the [Preserver] in the sky to help her and the other deep-sea hunters return home. However, she was unwilling to openly exchange her true feelings with Ernst, and was unwilling to share Agor's classified information and secrets with him. That's why she took the initiative to greet Ulbian when she saw him.

After all, she knew very well that Skadi was too honest; if Ernst really instructed Skadi to stop people, then there were some she would genuinely do. Laurentina's behavior was also somewhat strange. As the captain, Grandia felt she should know Laurentina quite well, but after this meeting, she sensed a significant change in her teammate, and therefore felt somewhat uneasy.

Only she herself is suitable to be this "blocker who neither stops nor stops" on the road.

To put it simply, she's arrogant.

She felt that this matter involved Agor.

Agor's affairs are for adults. Children like those from Terra don't even deserve to sit at the table. Adults should talk, children should stay out of the way.

However, one or two times is one thing, even a clay figure has some temper, but Ernst really got angry this time.