Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

"They refused to pay you tithes."

Laurentina returned to Lotin's side, and he was not surprised by the outcome.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the choices made by these Lungmen infected individuals are the more rational approach. Talulah has indeed not yet torn off the disguise of the Reunion Movement, making it difficult for them to recognize the true face of the Reunion Movement without bloodshed.

Moreover, the Patriots' Ursus guerrillas still maintain their original intentions, but embarrassingly, they are powerless to rescue the Lungmen infected who have colluded with the Reunion Movement from the Lungmen secret forces.

"As expected."

The bronze giant stood on the dividing line between the inner ring of the Dragon Gate and the slums, on a slope where the battle was nearing its end.

Moreover, he had not accumulated any reputation here.

Therefore, Laurentina first showed her sincerity by pointing out the escape route, and then spread the legend of the brass ghost, but this had little effect.

Even when they were on the verge of death, they were more willing to cling to the Reunion Movement as a lifeline, even though the person who actually saved them was Laurentina, who had specified the escape route.

At the same time, the scouts saw the doctor leading his team in a frantic dash.

Laurentina's indicated path was intentionally designed to bring the Yeti Squad together with the Doctor's team, so they would face Lungmen's secret forces together.

The shadowy figures relentlessly pursued the Yeti squad, who desperately realized that only the path Laurentina had pointed out could safely shake them off.

These shadowy figures were completely different from the Lungmen Guard members they had encountered. They were extremely cruel and decisive, and most of the Reunion Movement members they hunted died horribly. Occasionally, those who survived were left mentally unstable.

"Doctor, this shouldn't be the case. Even if we and the Guard Bureau..."

"Shouldn't we have scared them like this?"

Amiya felt an intense sense of fear; it was her ability to sense strong emotions around her.

"Was that the giant you invited?"

The tall, black-haired Felin, holding a chainsaw, warily surveyed her surroundings. As Rhodes Island's elite operator "Blazing," she possessed formidable combat capabilities.

"Part of it is because of him."

Before setting off again, the Doctor retrieved the combat report submitted by the Guard Bureau to Rhodes Island.

It does mention that Lotin and two Agors tore apart the Reunion Movement's offensive on the outer edge of the Guard Bureau, and even a Guard Bureau operator said, "The enemy used every weapon they could think of to attack this war machine, but it was still useless, so they fled in disarray."

There are many similar descriptions.

But the doctor clearly found obvious marks of sharp weapons on these corpses, unlike Skadi's greatsword which directly shattered people, or Laurentina's circular saw which left extremely irregular cuts.

As for a blunt weapon like a ship's anchor, capable of smashing enemies into mincemeat, that's even more impossible.

This could only be the secret Lungmen unit mentioned by the operator Greythroat; only they could have left behind such a mark.

The doctor followed the clues left by the Shadow Guard, and also carefully observed the traces of frost and the changes in the surrounding temperature, which indeed led her to the right place.

"Hoo hoo, you are... the Doctor from Rhodes Island?"

At the end of the corridor, an Ursus man dressed in a white fur uniform stopped in his tracks.

"Damn it, are you in cahoots with those shadowy figures?"

During their escape, they used Originium Arts, which can freeze the surrounding environment, at an extremely high rate, posing a great challenge to the bodies of the infected.

In this situation, it's perfectly normal for the Yeti team members to have doubts when they encounter Rhodes Island, which is openly cooperating with Lungmen.

"And that Sister Agor, she's leading us into a trap!"

The surviving phantom crossbowmen were still wary of Laurentina.

Sister Agor?

The first person Amiya thought of was Laurentina, whom she remembered as sitting on Lotin's shoulders like a well-behaved doll, and sometimes acting as his spokesperson.

Her appearance often meant that "Nautilus" was watching this place.

The report sent back by Outcast described it this way: "The solitary appearance of Sister Agor is a harbinger of the appearance of the Brass Ghost."

"No, we are not here to be your enemies."

Amiya explained her purpose first.

"We'll explain the details later; the most important thing right now is to get out of here."

"I spotted dark figures; they are approaching."

Operator Greythroat spotted the black-clad figures on the rooftop next to her through her scope. Based on her previous observations, they could easily traverse between buildings tens of meters high, moving freely and demonstrating exceptional mobility.

"They probably won't stop their attack just because we are Lungmen's official allies."

The Doctor still remembers Wei Yanwu's characterization of Rhodes Island as an "infected armed group." From Lungmen's perspective, they could easily consider Rhodes Island's operation as a "betrayal" in collusion with the Reunion Movement.

"Froststar, where is she?"

The Doctor did not see Frostnova among this group of Yetis.

"My eldest sister is using Originium Arts upstairs to damage the structure of the building across the street."

"Go and stop her, we'll stop those in black cloaks."

The Doctor knew very well that Frostnova's body could no longer withstand such high-intensity use of Originium Arts.

The Yeti squad's sorcerers and crossbowmen had already provided cover fire, but those black-cloaked men were incredibly skilled; they cleaved crossbow bolts with a flick of their wrists and deflected spells with their raincoats.

The seemingly simple raincoat is actually a highly protective gear, and its production process is so complex that it requires the joint production of several city-states to supply it.

"Miss who uses ice, don't do anything foolish."

Huang had experienced the terror of Frostnova's Originium Arts many times. Her Originium Arts heated the surrounding air, which was the complete opposite of Frostnova's effect. However, in the ruins of Chernobog, if Frostnova hadn't used a lethal spell, Huang would have had a hard time fighting against her.

"Leave the rest to us."

Amiya's hands coalesced with dark magic as she aimed at the weapons in the hands of the black-clad figures.

The surrounding temperature had dropped to an unusually cold level, and in a corner unnoticed by anyone, a gem on an emerald base was covered with frost flowers, blurring the vision of Lotin's guards.

But another wave of heat gradually dissipated the frost on the guards, and the chainsaw roared and howled, radiating physical heat.

When the black-clad men in the distance saw Huang appear at the Yeti squad's ambush position, they all hesitated for a moment.

Their hesitation stemmed from the fact that they thought of Hoshino's father, rather than from her status as an elite Rhodes Island operator.

In the original storyline, in order to destroy the Shadow Guard's foothold, Frostnova used magic alone to make the steel structure vulnerable. However, because of a thoughtful remark from Lodin, the Doctor brought Rhodes Island operators to find Frostnova for support.

Huang's Originium Arts caused the steel bones to heat up rapidly. Due to thermal expansion and contraction, the steel bones became brittle. The same tactical objective was achieved, but the cost was borne by two people.

"Well done, steaming cat!"

The one who expressed admiration was the Yeti team member who had asked Huang for a drink in the ruins of Chernobog.

They were forced to retreat, and the Yeti squad continued to provide covering fire, temporarily pushing them back.

"The hooded woman was directing her agents, and everything was going smoothly."

Laurentina began to wonder if the Rhodes Island doctor would eventually ask Rhodes Island for help again.

"Will do."

In the original storyline, Frostnova almost fell into a coma to barely stop the Shadow Guard's pursuit. Even so, the entire Yeti team still died at the hands of the Shadow Guard.

The Doctor and her operators, along with the Yeti Squad and Frostnova, would be no match for these Shadow Guards.

Chapter 51: Blockers

The steel frame structure became fragile due to the drastic temperature changes, and the destruction of the terrain temporarily hindered the advance of the Black-Cloaked People.

"Why would a Doctor from Rhodes Island help an enemy?"

Frostnova was panting; Blaze's support allowed her to interrupt the spell early, giving the Doctor the opportunity to inject the inhibitor.

"Didn't we already reach an agreement when we were in the ruins of Chernobog?"

"The real traitor is still deceiving everyone; you shouldn't have to pay the price for the tyrant's evil deeds."

"Join Rhodes Island and fight against the common enemy of the Infected."

This was the first time since the Doctor awoke that she had made a decision entirely based on her inner impulse, an impulse stemming from her recognition of Rhodes Island's beliefs and, on that basis, her recognition of a strong warrior.

Since losing his memory, the doctor has only been searching for his former self in a chaotic sense of familiarity.

She didn't know who she was or why she had lost her memory, but everything on Rhodes Island gave her a strange sense of familiarity, especially Amiya and Kal'tsit.

It felt as if I had already spent a long time on Rhodes Island.

The elders of Rhodes Island all felt that her personality had changed drastically, but Amiya's trust in her was almost unconditional.

Kal'tsit maintained a cautious distance from him, as if she were afraid of someone, her gaze like that of someone looking at a murderer with blood on his hands.

Yet she still handed over a large part of Rhodes Island's power to herself, as if she were looking for someone, or relying on a reliable elder.

The doctor had a vague feeling; this wasn't the first time she had been awakened by someone.

The chill emanating from Froststar pulled the Doctor back to reality. She was being carried on the back of a member of the Yeti Squad, while the Doctor, using all her strength, followed closely behind.

This brief respite should not be wasted.

Froststar didn't say much. Her body was extremely weak, and the blocker was tightly binding her body to the edge of the shattered cliff.

Loting observed all of this through the reconnaissance guards. The Doctor was the person Loting needed to be most careful with. It was because he knew the plot that he was able to examine this true prophet as a "prophet".

For this seemingly frail, white-haired woman, the decision to destroy the fledgling civilization of Terra rested on a single thought. She was the last survivor of the previous civilization.

However, the amnesiac doctor in front of us is clearly not the one from any other possible timeline.

The evacuation continued, but the Black Man quickly closed the distance again, closing the gap with Rhodes Island and the Yeti squad from a very peculiar angle.

The blazing flames erupted with a torrent of scorching gas, but it was instantly cleaved apart and dissipated by the Shadow Guard's sword energy.

With just a wave of his hand, he could repel the fierce attack launched by Rhodes Island's elite operators. They were once one of the most elite armed forces in Yan Kingdom—the Great Yan Imperial Guard, and were considered to be at the level of a nation's elite combat force.

Meanwhile, in the office of the Lungmen administrator, Kal'tsit was negotiating with Wei Yanwu about Rhodes Island's plan to decapitate the Reunion Movement.

She revealed the truth to Wei Yanwu: Ursus had disregarded the value of the city and the lives of all its residents.

Ursus handed Chernobog over to the Reunion Movement, which is the same result Wei Yanwu predicted.

They reached a consensus that Lungmen's defensive cannons could only be a last resort; war and the impact of a core city would be enough to destroy Lungmen. Therefore, only Rhodes Island could carry out the decapitation strike.

Kal'tsit brushed past the grave-faced Officer Chen, thinking that she had left at the perfect time.

Because the other party forced their way in by pushing past the guards.

In the high-rise elevator, the scenery outside the glass window changed rapidly. Kal'tsit looked at a short message displayed on the terminal in her hand.

The fact that the doctor acted on his own could not have escaped her notice.

"When did she develop this side to her—"

"No, I should say when will she be dominated by this aspect?"

The PhD student she knew was so gentle and cheerful that he seemed like a stranger to her.

Like the Doctor back then, the "Doctor" whose compatriots still existed. After experiencing those things, maintaining this state is somewhat eerie.

Kal'tsit was observing the current Doctor, which is why she said that "the Doctor can distinguish friend from foe on his own." The former Doctor certainly wouldn't have done such a thing for a "hostile infected."

"She needs to understand what she really means to Rhodes Island."

"We hope our sacrifices will be worthwhile."

Kal'tsit turned off the terminal and walked out of the Lungmen Building without a word.

Kal'tsit was also confused; the Doctor was now like a familiar stranger to her.

The task on her shoulders was also heavy. Rhodes Island was about to leave Lungmen and lose its supply in Lungmen. Rhodes Island had to use the terrain to hide and secretly climb the city under the cover of the desert and wasteland.

Before that, she had to ensure the doctor's safety, even if it meant forcibly bringing him back.

The sword energy avoided Huang and Greythroat's vital points, as well as the Doctor, but it did not avoid the members of the Yeti team. These Black Man in black raincoats were not only masters of individual combat, but also had seamless tactical coordination due to their extensive combat experience.

The enemy is also using terrain destruction to disrupt the Yeti Squad and Rhodes Island's evacuation; they cannot abandon the infected civilians who were originally being escorted by the Yeti Squad.

Whether it was the doctor and his team or the Yeti squad, they all knew the consequences of these infected civilians falling into the hands of these black-clad people.

Amiya poured out her dark magic with all her might, but it was clearly not enough to break through the encirclement of the Black Cloak.

"Rhodes Island Doctor, if you leave now, we can pretend none of this ever happened."

The black-clad men surrounding the underground passage made their first attempt to negotiate, stating that only the Rhodes Islanders could leave, and the Yeti squad was clearly not among those to be treated with courtesy.

"Let's go, Doctor, I'll stop them."