People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

As her brother, he supported his sister's dream until the very last moment. Even though he didn't understand her actions, even though she relied on the Sarkaz's enemies, even though she openly denied the legitimacy of Kazdel, which they had built together, and chose to leave, he did his best to play the role of a powerful but defeatable opponent, a "dragon" from Dragon Quest, waiting for Theresia and Babel to defeat him and rebuild Kazdel in glory! Isn't that doing his utmost?

"And now, you stand before me."

Therese's expression was remarkably calm; he seemed accustomed to such scenes and to any form of harsh criticism.

"You told me that times have changed."

Times have changed, and as an ordinary Sarkaz, his efforts are insignificant in the face of the times.

Human strength may be limited, but when has the general trend ever been on his side?

He can only be the lubricant on the wheels of time.

“Then prove it to me, Ernst. Let me see if your era can withstand my sword.”

He raised his sword and pointed it at Ernst.

There was no sentimental first meeting or last meeting, no heartfelt sharing of plans, and no sighs, sadness, or melancholy.

Theresis, Regent Kazdel, said sternly:

"If you can make it across from here, Theresa will be waiting for you at the top of The Shard."

Ernst's lips moved as if he were saying something, but the next second, he took a deep breath, stepped back, and shielded the Deep Sea Hunter in front of him.

Then, in front of Theresis, instead of drawing weapons like long spears, saws, or greatswords from their backs, Goredia and the others reached out and pulled out a strangely shaped hand cannon from their pockets.

Therese frowned slightly, a bad premonition rising involuntarily in his heart. He didn't delay any longer, his figure flashed, and in the next instant he appeared behind Goredia and the others, slashing down with a powerful and heavy blade with terrifying force towards Goredia's head!

Goredia seemed completely caught off guard, neither dodging nor turning to block, simply standing with her back to Theresis, as if she were going to take the attack head-on!

Therese felt a chill in her heart, and the next second, she slashed down, which, as expected, was blocked in mid-air!

Therese frowned even more deeply. His figure flashed again, disappearing from the spot and reappearing not far away. He stared at the shield around Goredia that was rippling slightly, his expression gradually becoming strange.

Yes, a shield.

Produced by Agor.

Therese looked at the pistol in Gladys's hand that was gathering light and clearly charging up, as well as the revolver in Skadi's hand and the cannon-like thing in Laurentina's hand, and suddenly understood what Ernst meant by what he had just muttered.

He said, "This isn't about fighting the Sea King; Theresis won't evolve."

"Go for it."

"boom--!"

A flash of light followed, and then the ear-piercing sonic boom and explosion finally arrived!

Having barely dodged the attack, Therese glanced out of the corner of her eye at the "melted" steps leading to the Shard behind her and couldn't help but curse.

I let you cross this step, and you're trying to flatten this whole thing?!

Chapter 858 Kal'tsit: Hard to say!

Theresis had never fought such a frustrating battle.

His swordsmanship is among the best in the land, his physical strength is so formidable that he can stand up to those kings of the royal court head-on, and his will is unwavering and indomitable.

But the numbers on the other side are very high.

Unparalleled swordsmanship? However, beyond seven steps, the gun is fast; within seven steps, the gun is both accurate and fast!

You're physically strong? No problem. You can check out our Agor Arc Launcher. I don't mean anything by it, I'm just telling you that this thing is specifically designed to take down heavily armored units. Its shield penetration and armor penetration are an astonishing 100%!

Unbreakable will? Even better, it'll prolong the fight. Anyway, the Deep Sea Hunters' stats are on par with the Sea Heirs, so they're least afraid of attrition. Their weapons don't need reloading, so they can fight for as long as they want. Even if the battle eventually reaches the borders of Londinium and the Great Road is destroyed, it doesn't matter.

It just means that the blood in Theresis's body will probably be electrified by then.

Watching Theresis launch several surprise attacks, finally managing to make Skadi's shield flicker, only to have it instantly recharge and revert to its reddish state the next second, Ernst felt a pang of sympathy for him.

What a sin this is.

To be fair, Theresis's attack power is indeed very strong, but as I said before—the opponent's stats are too high.

The Deepsea Hunters are inherently numerically powerful, and they also have the behemoth Agor backing them. Don't be fooled by Agor's seemingly pathetic appearance—being unable to defeat the Sea Siege above and being drastically altered by the Shards Tower below—that's not their problem.

Agor couldn't defeat Haizi because they dared not easily use those superweapons, to avoid Haizi's rapid evolution putting too much pressure on their front lines. They were relentlessly bombarded by the Shard because it was being manually operated by Prissis at the time; the effectiveness of a weapon wielded by different people is vastly different!

But Agor doesn't have that concern when fighting Theresis.

Theresis is neither a Sea Child nor will he evolve simply by being attacked. Nor is there a mysterious figure from a prehistoric civilization; while the Shard may be in his possession for now, how much power can he actually wield?

Therefore, the battle situation inevitably slid to the current state.

In a way, Ernst could return the phrase he used to describe the Sarkaz and Victoria War to Theresis.

Victoria felt like she was fighting a modern war, but the Sarkaz were fighting a divine war that had been going on since ancient times!

Sarkaz felt he was fighting a divine war against the Terran civilization that had continued for millennia, but in reality, the Terran civilization was fighting a war in the future!

I admit that you are destined to be kings and generals, and have been so for thousands or tens of thousands of years, but what about the future?

You don't understand the weight of the word "future." The future is that those who pride themselves on their bloodline will squeeze out their last drop of blood, only to be like ants gazing at the blue sky in the face of the exponentially increasing transistors produced by Moore's Law!

Sir, times have changed!

I told you so long ago, but you didn't believe me!

"Ernst, you go up first."

Laurentina even had time to greet Ernst while sniping Theresis with a small arc generator.

Ernst nodded.

There was no point in continuing to watch Theresis be suppressed and slowly worn down. He knew that Goddess and the others had many more outrageous weapons that they hadn't even pulled out yet.

If I just leave like this, maybe it will free up their hands and reduce their worries.

After all, his combat ability is indeed not very good.

But Ernst was never discouraged by the fact that his fighting ability was inferior to others.

The division of labor is a great invention; some things are things that Greta, Laurentina, and Skadi can do, while some things are things that only Ernst can do.

Under the watchful gaze of Therese's somewhat reddened eyes, Ernst bypassed the "Three Heroes vs. Lü Bu" battlefield and walked onto the Shard Building.

Therese's lips twitched, but there was nothing he could do.

Sarkaz airship over Victoria, Londinium.

Manfred is piloting an airship back to The Shard.

Princess Theresa has successfully summoned the original Originium, Anana, using the Blood of Tikkaz. Although Manfred had anticipated that this would cause a great stir, he still felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the sky stained red and the Shard Tower, which was almost unrecognizable.

It was a shiver that came from the very soul.

Moreover, Manfred could clearly feel that the calls of his ancestors in his mind had suddenly become "louder".

Every Sarkaz can feel the call of the "Souls" in their mind from birth. The Sarkaz regard this as a legacy, a tradition, and a myth.

"We come from the souls, and we will return to the souls!" This is the Sarkaz's view of life and death.

But never before had Manfred felt the presence of the “Souls” so clearly.

They were wailing, they were crying, they were angrily questioning.

Why hasn't destruction come? Why hasn't salvation come? Why hasn't everything we yearn for come?

The voice kept repeating itself, and Manfred tried many methods to get rid of it from his mind, which gradually made him irritable.

You're constantly being nagged by a bunch of old people, and they're all spouting extreme ideas. You'd get irritated too, not to mention that Sarkaz generally have no manners.

In other words, Manfred had strong self-control; he just clicked his tongue and stopped paying attention to what those incessantly chattering "ancestors" were saying.

He was now more concerned about the situation with General Therese.

According to the plan, General Theresis will retrieve Anana, summoned by Princess Theresa, and then use the Shard Tower to completely destroy the Victorian army, creating an ideal environment for the Carrion Legion.

But since just now, the Shard building area has been unusually quiet.

General Therese's communications channel was silent, and Anana's shadow was reflected in the sky.

Manfred wasn't stupid; he could guess that something unexpected must have happened over there!

But that area is personally guarded by General Theresis. Who would dare to cause trouble for General Theresis? Do they think their heads are too sharp and want to be chopped off?

After hesitating, Manfred chose to disobey Princess Theresa's orders—she instructed him to operate the airship away from Londinium and observe the situation.

If things don't go as planned, and if necessary, Kal'tsit and the Rhodes Island squad can be used as prisoners of war in exchange to secure a way out for oneself.

But he still chose to go back; he cared a lot about General Theresis.

He was raised by the general and the prince from a young age; Theresis and Theresia were like parents to him.

He had watched with his own eyes as His Highness Theresa, who was like a mother to him, was turned into Originium and shattered. Although he had known that this was the inevitable outcome since His Highness Theresa's resurrection, his eyes still welled up with tears.

He wasn't as calm as he appeared on the surface.

He didn't want to see General Theresis leave like that; he wanted to help Theresis, at least so he could say goodbye.

"I hope Your Highness will not blame me."

He muttered to himself, "The Shard is not far away."

The sound of high heels came from behind. Manfred turned around and saw Ersula's face was somewhat serious.

"Manfred, they're awake."

Manfred paused for a moment, then realized what he meant.

Ersula was referring to Kal'tsit and the others.

Ascalon, Kal'tsit, Aphrodite, and those from Babel, or rather, Rhodes Island. They were trapped in a dream by His Highness's magic and transferred to this airship as hostages.

"They've woken up, and it's time for them to wake up."

Manfred pursed his lips.

Princess Theresa has left, so her magic has naturally dissipated. Kal'tsit and the others will, of course, wake up.

"Luckily, we locked them up beforehand."

Ersula Road, 9

"But Kal'tsit, she's really excited. She insists on seeing you. What do you say? Should we meet her?"

Manfred paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

The sudden disappearance of General Theresis, the strange events at the Shard Tower, and the original Originium, Ananna—what exactly happened behind all this? Perhaps only Kal'tsit can explain it clearly.

Manfred followed Ersula to his solitary cell. As soon as the door opened, before Manfred could even speak, Kal'tsit gritted her teeth and said:

"Get me to the Shard Tower right now!"

"We're in big trouble!"

Manfred waved his hand, indicating that Ersula didn't need to do anything, and then asked Kal'tsit: "Silk..."

Do you know what happened at The Shard?

Kal'tsit exhaled:

"I don't know. But I do know that we are now one step away from destruction."

Manfred narrowed his eyes:

"What are you saying? If we don't go to the Shards as you say, Terra will be destroyed?"

Kal'tsit hesitated, then finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"It's hard to tell!"

Chapter 859 "What if Mygo could save the world?"

Therese was not lying.

Upon reaching the top of the tower, Ernst did indeed see Theresa.

With long pink hair and a white dress, Sarkaz stood atop the tower. In front of her, a small red amber radiated a light that was both holy and ominous.

The light was not dazzling, but even the sun paled in comparison. It dyed the sky for miles around Londinium red, proclaiming its existence in a low-key yet flamboyant manner—no one knew what it was, but no one could ignore it.

That is the [original Originium] - Anana.

Theresa stood before the original Originium, but did not reach out to touch it. She seemed to be waiting for something. Only when she heard footsteps coming from the passage behind her did she turn around with curiosity and anticipation.

The next second, their gazes collided in mid-air. Theresa's cherry-red pupils contracted sharply, and she opened her mouth slightly, her surprise evident on her face.