People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

They quickly recommended their own domestic candidates.

Ernst also recommended one on behalf of Scherrag, but it wasn't Actos, of course.

He recommended a PhD.

It was indeed impossible for the doctor to command this battle alone, but serving as one of the military staff officers was still feasible. This was the highest position Ernst could secure for him.

Moreover, to put it more pessimistically:

The outcome of this war was not truly determined by the ordinary troops that the United Front General Staff could command.

Rather, they are the true top-tier combat power.

It is a behemoth, the lord of beasts, the ruler of the royal court.

It was Ernst himself.

Yes, Ernst was also going to the front lines, and he was going to carry out the most dangerous mission.

He had to go to sea with Kal'tsit to contact Agor in the ocean!

The nations of Terra are perhaps already extremely satisfied with the fighting power the united front is now displaying—an army that is undoubtedly unprecedented in the history of Terra. It's certain that there will be no one like it in the future.

But Ernst was not so optimistic.

He knew the true nature of the [Deep Blue Tree]. This survival plan, like [Originium] and [Heaven's Pivot], once officially activated, would drain the last vestige of possibility from the land, and it would be absolutely unstoppable!

This is not an exaggeration; this is the bloody and cruel reality.

With a mere wave of his hand, Prissis, who controls Originium, could cause the entire industrial system that Terra has built up since the Crystallization Era to collapse instantly. Those mighty and powerful high-speed warships and convenient and durable Originium tools would all be turned into scrap metal in an instant, or even become deadly weapons in Prissis's hands.

Originium has become the underlying logic of Terra, but how can the Terra civilization, which depends on Originium, defeat Originium itself? With Originium Arts?

What, is it true that the fusion rate between your somatic cells and Originium is 0%? Is the density of Originium crystals in your blood really 0.200 u/L?

No? If not, then lie down obediently, because if she wants to, she can point a finger at you and give you a quick overview of an infected person's entire life in a second.

From this perspective, Precys [the Observer] is no different, because in the eyes of the current Terran civilization, not only is it impossible to succeed in resisting her, but even if there were a chance to succeed, the price would be something they absolutely could not afford, because it would be tantamount to destroying themselves.

As for the "Heavenly Pivot," there's no need to elaborate further.

Ernst doesn't even need to make empty promises; if that thing were to actually fire, Terra might not even have a pie left!

[I'm thinking it's a mining planet?], [We're all just trying to survive!], [Then go talk to my code!], [We're all trying our best to live!], [I'm trying so hard, how come you're still alive?]

The same applies to the Deep Blue Tree.

The only difference is that [Heaven's Pivot] is more geared towards speedrunning, while [Deep Blue Tree] is more geared towards scaling. But if a character really scales up, even [Heaven's Pivot] can't beat [Deep Blue Tree]!

What can ordinary Terran land soldiers do? Ernst even felt that countries like Casimir and Letania, which lack top-tier combat power, might not be able to withstand the tide of the Sea Siege even if they mobilized all their elite troops!

Agor has consumed the most of the legacy of the ancient civilization, so they might be in a better position. Therefore, even if it's just to reduce the pressure on the mainland, Ernst must contact Agor.

Ideally, they should be allowed to delay the main force of the Hai Si at sea as much as possible. At the very least, they should organize a "Dunkirk evacuation" to preserve Agor's strength and buy more time!

"In addition to this main quest, we also have a side quest."

Ernst tried to lighten the somewhat somber atmosphere in Rhodes Island's command center with a joke in his most relaxed tone. The Doctor smiled in response, but Kal'tsit did not.

Because she was really going to go into business, the thought of the potential dangers and crises made it hard for her to smile.

Ernst didn't press the matter and continued:

"If possible, find [Lo] or [Newborn], and find a way to kill them and stop the rampaging [Deep Blue Tree] project."

Some people might wonder why this is considered a side quest?

Compared to the main quest, which has clear clues, Ernst had absolutely no idea how to proceed with this side quest.

Is Luo in the sea? If so, where in the sea is he?

In [The Survival of Civilization], he saw Lo's blurry projection pointing towards Terra and saying, "Our children will take off from there." But the observatory was so far away from Terra, how could he know exactly where Lo was pointing?

Where are the latitude and longitude coordinates? Mark them! How can you play this game without markings?

Even in the best-case scenario, if Ernst really did stumble upon the location of the [Deep Blue Tree] laboratory that Lo pointed out, did the laboratory contain a way to stop the plan? Could they kill the nascent being? Could the [Deep Blue Tree] be stopped? He had absolutely no information.

At that point, we can only hope that Kal'tsit, who has some knowledge of ancient civilizations, can adapt to the situation. As for Hakimi, well, let's just do our best.

Information asymmetry is deadly; Ernst hates making decisions without proper preparation the most.

Therefore, this matter can only be considered a side quest. The most urgent task is to contact the missing Agor, and then, by (forcing) Agor to provide all the information they have about the Sea Siege, we can then make further plans.

To ensure his own safety and the success of his plans, Ernst gritted his teeth and made the worst-case scenario plan.

He borrowed Anana from Kazdelnia.

8. "When you held the original Originium, your authority was even higher than mine." This was said by Prisses himself, and it is also the highest level of combat power that Ernst currently possesses.

This combat power is even able to directly isolate the aftershocks of the earth-shattering battle between the two super behemoths, [Sami] and [Sui], in the Suiling Mausoleum, keeping Baizhao City safe and sound, as stable as Mount Tai. No matter how much attack power it has, at least in terms of defense, it is definitely top-notch!

Seven also perfectly matches Ernst's "characteristics." Amber is a master; the information stored within is so powerful that even a lumberjack couldn't cut it down. You disagree? You'll just have to swallow your pride! Ghana!

Liu had long heard that the Sea Si would devour the bodies of their dead brethren to ensure that not a single nutrient was wasted, and to extract information from them in order to achieve the evolution of the large group.

Six Ernst admitted that his junior, Hai Si, had used a somewhat underhanded tactic.

However, I am not very talented! I do have a few special skills though!

My senior, En, was also fighting while wielding his own body parts! I'm asking you, isn't that ruthless enough? Aren't you scared?!

Chapter 1084 Keep an eye on Skadi for me!

II. Iberia, the rear of the coalition forces.

Yue Skadi felt somewhat disappointed.

The Deepsea Hunters were supposed to be the best warriors to fight against the Sea Siren, but when the Sea Siren actually rushed ashore with the tide, they were forced to stay in the rear of the entire coalition.

Not only Ernst forbade her from going to the front lines, but even the captain of the second team, Gretia, and her elusive captain, Ulpian, rejected her application to go to the front lines.

:Why?

Is there something inside my body?

Skadi had to admit, she was tempted to "wash the seaweed" like the Tokyo glutton. For a deep-sea hunter, leaving her behind and doing nothing was far more unbearable than killing her outright.

Today, she heard that Ernst was about to set off to contact Agor, so she went to find Gretia again.

Goredia and Ulpian are discussing important matters.

As a typical Agorian, how could Goredia not worry about the situation in Agor?

Although she didn't have much affection for Heratia, she was still her mother. When she learned that Heratia had launched a coup, massacred the upper echelons of Agor, and seized power, Goredia had considered going back to help her, but ultimately did not do so.

She never imagined that it might be her last chance to return to Agor.

Agor has now lost contact with the land. Even Agorians like Goredia, who have access to special frequencies, have difficulty receiving signals from Agor. She is now completely unaware of the situation in her homeland. But it is precisely because of this that the urge to return home has been driving her toward the sea.

But Ulpian stopped her.

The third captain of the Deep Sea Hunters, the original Deep Sea Hunter, the mysterious masked man who appears and disappears like a ghost, the cold and cruel hunter instructor. If labels are just a one-sided description for others, then Ulpian is the exact opposite. He seems to be a man who lives in accordance with the description of the label.

To be honest, Goredia's relationship with him wasn't very deep. His sudden disappearance during his last contact with Agor, followed by his quiet return this time, had already made Goredia somewhat distrustful of him. Goredia didn't want to heed Ulpian's advice, but Ulpian's meaningful words still sent a chill down her spine.

Are you sure you want to return to the sea of ​​your own free will?

Upon hearing this, Goredia's eyebrows almost furrowed into a knot.

"What do you mean?"

She couldn't help but raise her voice, but Ulbian didn't even respond, only giving her a cold look.

Greta clicked her tongue.

If Ulbian hadn't said those words, things would have been fine. But now that she had, even she herself couldn't help but have some doubts.

After all, others might not know, but she knew best what the scaly skin hidden beneath the high neckline on her neck meant.

Haisi transformation.

The Iberian tribunal previously insisted that the Agors and Hais were "the same thing," precisely because of this situation.

Those who consume the flesh and blood of the Sea King will become Sea King-like, those who have been tainted by too much Sea King blood will become Sea King-like, and similarly, those who have Sea King cells implanted in their quest for power—the Deep Sea Hunters—will also become Sea King-like.

In the past, the Coast Guard had a "hidden duty" to kill deep-sea hunters who had become marine prodigies and dry their bodies on the reefs.

Goredia had seen hunters like that before. They had lost themselves, their will twisted into monsters that only knew how to obey the "will of the masses." Before they were completely and utterly corrupted, people could hardly even detect her abnormality!

Goredia wasn't sure if she was already in this state.

Have those few scales on her neck already begun to erode her will? Is that determination to call her back to her homeland and protect Agor just a sugar-coated bullet disguised by those damned sea creatures to lure her into depravity?

Goredia couldn't tell the difference, but she knew that she couldn't just rush back to Agor in any case.

She would rather die than become one of those disgusting, twisted monsters.

Goredia fell into deep thought, while Ulpian had already turned his gaze to Skadi, who was standing in the doorway.

Skadi looked at everything in front of her with some hesitation.

She was happy for the captain's return, and although she wasn't good with words, she genuinely felt that the captain was a good person.

On the other hand, she felt a chill run down her spine at the information revealed in Ulpian and Gretia's words, as well as the wavering and deeply hidden panic on the Second Captain's face.

She couldn't imagine the second captain turning into Hai Si, but she couldn't think of anything to comfort him. It seemed that at this moment, anything she said would be superfluous.

The silence was broken when Ulpian spoke:

“Skadi, you’ve regressed.”

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Skadi: “?”

She looked up blankly, her face full of confusion.

What did I do? Did I regress?

I've only been here a couple of times and haven't even said a word, and you think I've regressed? Why don't you just say I've degenerated?

Ulpian stated with absolute certainty:

"In the past, you would never show the slightest hesitation before me. Your actions always outpaced your thoughts, which made your sword sharp and invincible!"

"But now, look at you, what are you hesitating about? Has life on land only taught you to be reserved with your companions, suspicious of your superiors, and hesitant about what you're supposed to do?"

"Then I really need to retrain you properly!"

Skadi shivered.

After all, Ulpian's devilish training was infamous even among the deep-sea hunters of the past. He was so ruthless that he seemed unlike an Agorian; he was more like a butcher who had slaughtered scalers for ten years in the Yan Kingdom's marketplace, his heart as cold as that scale-scraping knife!

Skadi dared not hesitate any longer and quickly stated her request:

"Captain, I want to go to the front lines."

As she spoke, fearing she hadn't expressed herself clearly enough, she added an explanation.

“I want to go back to Agor with Mr. Ernst.”

“She needs a guide at sea. I think I can do that.”

Ulbian fell silent, his gaze scrutinizing Skadi, as if deep in thought.

Meanwhile, Gretia, who was just regaining her senses, preemptively rejected Skadi's application:

"Skadi, this won't do."

He paused, glanced at Ulbian, and repeated what he had just said.

Are you sure your decision to return home is truly your own?

Skadi gave Goredia a strange look, then nodded seriously:

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Very firm, very decisive, just as Ulpian said, Skadi answered without much thought.

Goredia was a little overwhelmed, perhaps due to doubts about her own condition, or perhaps simply dissatisfaction with Skadi's nonchalant answer. She stepped forward, looking down at Skadi from a head taller than her:

Why are you so sure?

"I"

Skadi hesitated for a moment, and before she could answer, Ulpian interrupted her:

"Because she was the hunter I trained."