A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 815 - 575: The Torn Sky

Stepping off the transport machine, the sight of the green mountains and waters excited the girls immensely.

"Ah... so comfortable, it feels really good!"

Ann stretched joyfully, while Greiya, standing beside her, nodded in agreement, and Bambi on the other side let out a yawn.

"The sunshine is also so warm, it makes me want to sleep..."

"Such a world is truly rare..."

The others agreed deeply.

"Eh? Is that so??"

Now, Mary, with a parasol in hand, came down and heard the girls’ remarks with some confusion.

"Haven’t you all visited many worlds?"

"We have, but those worlds were not nice places, after all, our mission at the Tribunal is to protect humans, so the worlds we went to before were those where humans were attacked, destroyed."

While talking, Ann sighed.

"Like cities turned into a sea of fire by the Demon Legion, cities destroyed by orcs, cities attacked by the Caballeans, it’s rubble and ruins everywhere, skeletons piled up along the streets, debris littering the roads. Honestly, those places are not suited for a camping mindset."

"Uh..."

It made sense.

"Our world isn’t very peaceful either."

Zhi Jingxiang added her own comment.

"In the city it’s still okay, but outside the city, monsters, bandits and the like are also troublesome. Especially for girls, being captured by bandits or monsters would be terrible."

"In Sky Province, dragons often fly over from the sky to challenge Greiya one-on-one, which is a headache for Greiya too."

"Ah... um..."

Greiya nodded silently. Her identity as a Dragonborn attracted uninvited challenges from dragons in Sky Province... she didn’t even know them, did she?

"Are all those places so dangerous?"

Hearing the others’ sentiments, Mary was shocked. Although her world was not peaceful, at least the Evil God monsters stayed in their own territories, and it was practically impossible to encounter them in daily life. But according to these people, stepping out of the city could lead to all sorts of dangers?

Mary couldn’t fathom bumping into a bunch of bandits, monsters, or dragons while just walking about.

"Compared to that, this place is much better."

Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Ann also deeply breathed in. Indeed, just like what Ann said, the scenery was extremely beautiful, not only were there flowers of various colors, but even the trees bore fruits that looked totally different from the usual, and looking up at the sky, one could even see the air sparkling in the light.

"Ah... green meadows, azure lakes, fresh air, and forests with cute animals, and more importantly, we don’t have to worry about those ill-mannered monsters causing us trouble! When Mr. Duanmu told us this galaxy was in chaos, I thought it would be terrible."

But speaking of Duanmu Huai...

"Uh, Mr. Duanmu, do you really have to dress like this?"

Mary looked puzzled at Duanmu Huai, who wasn’t far behind. Duanmu Huai had put on his Judge’s power armor again, but over that, he draped a huge black cloak, completely covering his body underneath. Honestly, it looked like the epitome of suspicious.

And Miss Ogis, as usual, sat adeptly on Duanmu Huai’s shoulder.

"You really do look very suspicious."

"Which do you choose, suspicious or terrifying?"

"That’s... um..."

At Duanmu Huai’s question, Mary hesitated, then recalled her own reaction upon seeing Duanmu Huai in the Judge’s power armor...

"Better to be suspicious."

Mary decisively raised her hands in surrender.

After all, looking suspicious merely caused unease, but it was better than being scared into fainting.

"Meow! Ling’Nu is back!"

Just then, a figure silently dropped from the shade of the trees, and soon Ling’Nu cheerfully appeared before everyone.

"Report! No dangers nearby, there’s a peaceful small town ten minutes to the southeast, no problem!"

"Then let’s go."

At Ling’Nu’s report, Duanmu Huai nodded, and the girls giggled and huddled together, walking toward the front—it looked more like a travel group.

Well, it was more or less the same?

"How should I put this... it’s completely different from what I imagined."

Watching the excited girls, Mary was bewildered. Although she really anticipated exploring a new world, observing the girls browsing through the stalls in the town, she felt as if this was just like going on a vacation, with no sense of urgency.

"Everyone has their own way of enjoying themselves, you should go look around too since there are no enemies nearby."

At that moment, Mr. Duanmu came to Mary’s side and spoke.

"Aren’t you joining us, Mr. Duanmu?"

"I’m fine just looking around here, I’m not really interested in these things anyway. Isn’t shopping more a girls’ thing?"

"Then... what about Miss Ogis?"

"..."

At Mary’s question, Miss Ogis, sitting on Duanmu Huai’s shoulder, hugged his head and glared at Mary.

"I’ll be fine right here."

"Then, okay, all right..."

Not sure if it was Ogis’s imposing manner that frightened her, but Mary nodded and then turned carefully to leave. It wasn’t until she reached the other girls that Mary finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Whew... That scared me to death."

"Hm? What’s wrong, Miss Mary?"

Seeing Mary’s anxious demeanor, Lorena curiously asked, while Ogis stealthily glanced in the direction of Duanmu Huai before turning her gaze back to Lorena.

"Miss Lorena, I’d like to ask, does Miss Ogis dislike me? Ever since I met her, she’s always glaring at me... Did I do something wrong?"

Indeed, when Duanmu Huai first brought Mary back to the Tribunal and introduced her to everyone, Mary felt Ogis’s gaze on her with a hint of hostility. She initially thought it was just her imagination, but in actuality, afterwards, whenever Mary showed up, she could feel Ogis’s eyes on her... To be honest, this made Mary quite depressed.

"Ah, don’t worry about it."

After hearing Mary’s complaint, Lorena chuckled.

"It’s not that you did something wrong, Miss Mary. It’s just that Ogis is jealous of you, that’s all."

"Jealous... of me?"

"That’s right, Miss Mary. In your own world, you often spend time with Mr. Duanmu, don’t you? Miss Ogis is jealous because for some reason, Mr. Duanmu didn’t take her to that world before, so she’s just a little jealous of you, don’t worry about it."

"Ah, so that’s it..."

"Yes, Miss Ogis and Sir Knight are pretty much always together. No matter where Sir Knight goes, he takes her along, except for your world, which is why Miss Ogis is a bit temperamental about it. But don’t worry, it’s not a big deal, and Ogis won’t do anything to you."

"Thank you... Huh?"

Just as Mary looked up, suddenly, she thought she saw something in the sky, so she curiously raised her head to look up, only to see several dark figures flying through the air not far from the town.

"What is that?"

"Don’t know, but it’s definitely not an animal."

At this moment, others also spotted those few black dots and began discussing among themselves.

That’s right, animals would be flapping their wings, whereas these looked more like airplanes.

Up to this point, it was a rather relaxed day for everyone.

However, the next moment————— everything changed.

"———————————!"

Suddenly, a flash of light ripped through the entire sky, and right in the center of the sky, a pitch-black hole burst open!

"Ahhhhhh!"

"Help, ahhhhhh!!"

Witnessing this scene, the townspeople were so frightened that they hurriedly scrambled to flee.

"What’s going on here?"

"You girls should hurry and take shelter too!"

At this point, the vendor lady quickly packed up her things and shouted at the girls standing on the street, captivated by the commotion.

"The dragons are coming!"

"Dragons?"

"Yes! Ahhhhhh, I never imagined dragons would appear here... It’s too terrifying!"

After saying this, the vendor lady turned and quickly fled the square, and in the blink of an eye, the once bustling town became desolate, with only the girls from Duanmu Huai’s travel group still standing there, dazed and looking up at the sky.

And just then, as if to prove the vendor lady’s words, from the hole, a giant Black Giant Dragon emerged with a large flock of dragons behind it. They opened their mouths and let out angry roars, heading straight for the town.

"Whoa, this is trouble."

"Didn’t expect to actually see dragons..."

Ordinary people witnessing this might have been weak at the knees from fright, but the group remained relatively calm—after all, they had been through too much, and having dragons appear out of nowhere was something they were used to by now.

"Alright, ladies, the sightseeing is over for now. It’s time to get to work."

By then, Duanmu Huai had joined them and said, prompting the girls to nod in agreement.

"Greiya, it’s up to you. Knock those vermin out of the sky for me!"

"Okay."

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s order, Greiya nodded and spread her wings to fly up into the air, facing the dragon flock not far away. She opened her mouth and inhaled deeply.

"Joor—Zah—Frul!!!"

This was the Dragon Soul Tear, one of Greiya’s Dragon Roar abilities that was most effective against dragons.

"—————————!!"

As Greiya unleashed her Dragon Roar, the next moment, the dragons in the sky let out pained cries and plummeted to the ground. Duanmu Huai then grabbed his War Hammer from behind and swung it forward.

"Ann, Greiya, Ogis, follow me. Lorena, Mary, Zhi Jingxiang, you three are responsible for protecting the town."

"Understood, Sir Knight."

"You wouldn’t catch me facing that dragon even if I wanted to."

Amidst Zhi Jingxiang’s complaints and sarcasm, Duanmu Huai leaped up, leading the others straight towards where the dragons had fallen.