Marley Port.


    Due to the world’s collapse, a vast portion of Marley’s territory had been torn apart, leading to total upheaval across the nation.


    It was the emergence of the Daiba family, which had always maintained neutrality, that stabilized the situation with the War Hammer Titan; only then did some semblance of order begin to resume.


    The half of Marley that was torn asunder had completely turned into the ocean, the circumstances of which were unknown, while on this side of the port lay Paradis Island.


    This instilled a sense of panic in the surviving people of Marley.


    The good news was that Marley’s longstanding enemies were gone; the bad news was the arrival of new enemies— a group of powerful adversaries with bizarre methods.


    Even relying on firearms and the War Hammer Titan, in the beginning, they managed to deal a few unexpected blows.


    But that group, speaking the same language as Marley’s people and claiming to be ninja from the Land of Water’s Hidden Mist Village, performed many inconceivable acts.


    Already severely damaged by the catastrophic events, Marley was simply unable to organize a proper resistance force in time.


    They held out for a while using the remaining fortresses, but still suffered a complete defeat against their strange ninjutsu and assassinations.


    Especially that suddenly appearing thick fog, and the close-quarter fights within it, utterly neutralized the advantages of rifles and artillery.


    Even the invincible War Hammer Titan was defeated.@@@@


    In the end, it was the Daiba family, representing Marley, who reluctantly surrendered.


    And those ninja did keep their promises: after the surrender here, they only took control of the higher-ups and didn’t exterminate everyone. Instead, they showed great interest in firearms and cannons, often summoning engineers to ask questions and study with great enthusiasm.


    Within the governor’s mansion at Marley Port, a beautiful woman dressed in a blue cheongsam stood in front of a map of Marley, looking at the once vast world map compared to the now torn and remaining parts, her face also showed a touch of worry.


    "Alas, whether this Abyssal Change is a blessing or a curse is hard to say."


    A year ago, during the third Ninja World War, the Land of Water suddenly experienced a heavenly change, as if the entire country had been plucked away— and though it was still surrounded by the ocean, it seemed completely different.


    After cautious probing, they discovered that the location of the Land of Fire had completely disappeared, replaced by a land of ice totally unsuited for human habitation.


    Because of the severe cold, even ninja had difficulty penetrating it. Thus, they chose to explore in other directions, later discovering some strange and primitive ’buildings’ mysteriously appearing on the sea.


    The people on them spoke an indecipherable language. Ultimately, it was through an Illusion Technique that some level of communication was achieved. They learned that these people had seemingly survived for many years with their world submerged underwater, now barely clinging to life at sea.


    Upon hearing that the Land of Water still had ’land’, they all knelt and clamored to pledge allegiance.


    Holding the pistol, ready to aim, Terumi Mei also felt the potential in this weapon.


    How long does it take to train a ninja?


    In fact, ordinary genin don’t have that much chakra to throw around for ninjutsu; shuriken and kunai are their most standard long-range methods.


    Especially now, with chakra waning outside of their land, these weapons are like sending charcoal in snowy weather.


    "Perfect, bang~"


    After imitating the sound of a gunshot with her mouth, Terumi Mei suddenly felt a tremor in the room, as if something had exploded outside.


    As a top-tier ninja, her eyes sharpened immediately, and with a Body Flicker Technique, she left her office with a trace of afterimage.


    As a Shadow-level powerhouse with multiple Kekkei Genkai, her chakra was much richer than that of ordinary ninjas, which she used generously in emergencies.


    But when she got outside, she saw towards the port, an ironclad warship was actually sinking midsection, with dark red melting traces at the cut, with no idea what kind of attack had caused it!


    Moreover, on the dock itself, there was a scratch connected to that cut, as if some gigantic blade had slashed from the sky!


    Besides, there were two figures riding some strange contraption in the sky.


    Then, an astonishingly beautiful woman, with seven weapons on her back, slowly descended, while a handsome man leaped down to the ground.


    "Is this Marley? Why doesn’t it quite match what I had in mind?"


    After making a striking entrance to facilitate a ’conversation,’ Sun Shiyu also felt a bit curious as she came down.


    The attire of the people here was indeed very diverse.


    And looking at the ninjas wearing the Hidden Mist headbands, Tao Yu also rubbed his forehead with a headache, the Abyss indeed was a big chaotic mix.


    Weren’t you guys originally in Rainforest 02?


    How did you pop up here too?


    How many times has this been torn apart...


    "Indeed, it’s different. My Spirit Perception tells me that woman is dangerous."


    Tao Yu glanced at Terumi Mei, and probably deduced who she was through her attire and appearance, having read quite a few mangas; he shouldn’t be mistaken, tsk~