"Remember what? That maniac is about to destroy Luofu!"
Hearing Feixiao's words, Jing Yuan slowly shook his head, his gaze piercing through Scorching Flare and landing on Luofu.
His tone, calm and distant...
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"Vanquishing General, do you still remember the purpose the Alliance gave you for coming to Luofu?"
Jing Yuan once again asked Feixiao without caring about Zephyro rushing towards the Luofu.
"Disciples of The Medicus Sanctus? The rebirth of the Ambrosial Arbor? Godzilla?"
Feixiao quickly listed them.
Before she could continue, Jing Yuan spoke again: "You and I both know that the two of us alone cannot stop Zephyro from entering the ship today."
A Lord Ravager is not that simple.
Though over the years their strength had increased, especially Jing Yuan, who no longer needed to worry about Mara, and Feixiao, who could now temporarily suppress Moon Rage,
Even so, it still wasn't enough to stop a Lord Ravager, an Emanator directly under the Aeon of Destruction, from launching an assault or breaching their combined power.
Thus, Jing Yuan had made a decision from the very beginning.
"Vanquishing General," Jing Yuan looked at Feixiao with a serious expression. Feixiao immediately mirrored his solemnity, ready to hear the Grand Strategist's plan.
"What are your mineral reserves like at the Yaoqing Ship?"
"Ah?"
Feixiao was still processing the cryptic question when Zephyro had already broken through the outer defenses of the Xianzhou, speeding toward the Ambrosial Arbor with a wild, victorious grin.
That grin had not even fully formed before,
"Boom!"
Thunderous sound, movement like wind!
A pitch-black wall glowing with brilliant blue light blocked Zephyro's path. No, not just blocked, it moved!
Zephyro's eyes widened slightly. Just a defense mechanism? Ha.
Judging by the look of it, probably something designed by those from the IPC. But if they thought this could stop a Lord Ravager like him, then Zephyro would have to storm Pier point just to figure out what the higher-ups of the IPC were smoking.
But before he could act, the wall surged forward at lightning speed,
"Boom!"
A colossal, unstoppable force erupted, slamming squarely into Zephyro's body. In terms of relative size, it was like a human swatting a fly.
"Whoosh, !"
As fast as he came, he was hurled back just as quickly!
Skimming the stars, wrapped in searing heat, Zephyro was instantly turned into a fireball, a blazing meteor streaking through space!
In an instant, he was blasted an unknown distance away, leaving behind a vividly marked trail across the battlefield.
He landed right in the middle of the frontline combat zone…
"What the hell was that just now?" Zephyro's mind was filled with confusion.
The IPC had created constructs capable of matching an Emanator.
That was an undeniable fact, one known by all powers.
After all, with a cake that big, who wouldn't be tempted? But still, the IPC remained standing strong, and growing.
The bigger the IPC's influence, the more widespread the collateral damage of any destruction.
Even on this path of tearing through IPC Strongholds, Zephyro had never encountered such a weapon.
And now they were deploying it on a Xianzhou ship? Were the executives crazy? Or did the Alliance give them too much incentive?
Zephyro didn't know.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The muffled impact sounds resounded in his ears. Zephyro turned toward the source, it was the direction he'd been blasted away from.
"Whoosh!"
A hot gust blew through. Even in space, those with keen senses could feel the sudden rise in temperature.
All eyes turned toward that direction.
The rising heat clashed with the frigid vacuum of space, triggering a burst of white mist. Through the mist, a titanic being was slowly revealed.
A thick, swinging tail stirred up a windstorm with the faintest movement.
Its body glowed like blooming crimson lotuses, and liquid resembling molten lava flowed along its surface, radiating power.
Every step it took made the very battlefield tremble.
The specialized combat platform, previously barely scratched by battle, now showed clear signs of damage with each step it took. The heat it exuded stood in stark defiance of the universe's cold.
"RAWR, !!!"
Godzilla roared into the cosmos, declaring the arrival of the King of Monsters.
Godzilla.
If Jing Yuan and the others could handle it, he wouldn't have bothered showing up.
But clearly, relying on two generals and two Xianzhou ships alone could not stop Zephyro, even at a great cost.
His pupils shifted slightly.
There, several anti-matter engines from defeated Doomsday Beasts had been preserved.
Clearly, they were saved for a certain giant beast.
With that in mind, Godzilla couldn't let Zephyro destroy his "cafeteria," could he?
"Heh."
Suddenly, Zephyro chuckled, not for any reason, just with excitement in his eyes.
"This is your trump card? Some Leviathan?
No, no, Leviathans don't look like this. Those guys don't have time to play games with you. Is this some new species?"
The Antimatter Legion had dealt plenty with Leviathans. Doomsday Beasts themselves were war machines crafted from Leviathan fragments.
Zephyro knew the scent of Leviathans.
This guy before him, though ancient in aura, didn't feel like one.
And if it were an Leviathan, the mere presence of two Xianzhou ships wouldn't be enough to hold it.
"Doesn't matter what you are, come on!"
Zephyro shouted, diving like a meteor toward Godzilla.
Godzilla's eyes narrowed.
Zephyro's solo combat power ranked among the top of the Lord Ravagers. So, Tail fins lit up, dorsal plates flared with dazzling light, and scorching energy pulsed outward in waves.
A brief energy buildup, and a thick beam shot out!
"Spiral Heat Ray!"
Scorching Flare did not retreat but advanced instead, his momentum undiminished, he even sped up, charging into the energy attack that radiated a dangerous aura!
"Bang!" The two collided, Scorching Flare's impact shattered countless Voidrangers, and Godzilla's Spiral Heat Ray incinerated just as many.
As for the star skiff pilots and others... they had already evacuated when Scorching Flare entered the center of the battlefield, following a single command from the generals:
"Retreat, as far as possible!"
"Boom!" A shockwave erupted, ripples spread across the universe like clouds being torn apart, terrifying to behold.
After a brief silence...
"Hahaha!" Scorching Flare's laughter rang out. Amid the laughter, he was blasted further and further away by the attack.
"Bang!" After the explosion, Scorching Flare's figure reappeared, his image slightly distorted.
The scorching heat clung to his surface, but quickly healed under his passive power. Scorching Flare's gaze toward Godzilla grew increasingly fervent.
"A miraculous being. Which side are you from? Gluttony? No, can't be, besides those Leviathans, there are no others."
"Joy? Propagation? Preservation? Hunt? Surely not Nihility?" He recited each word slowly, his aura growing stronger with every syllable.
After a moment, he stopped pondering which Path Godzilla walked, or who had created him, if he was created at all, or a natural emergence.
Such a being, so in tune with his own nature, was truly a rare encounter!
"Come on! Round two!"
With a shout, Scorching Flare spread his arms, countless destructive forces gathered around him.
Meteor fragments nearby were drawn in, melted, decomposed, fused.
And then...
"Come!!" A deep roar burst forth. Scorching Flare's figure disappeared, replaced by a towering, imposing giant with molten wings behind him. His entire body was encased in a shell of pitch-black destructive energy, majestic and terrifying.
Drawn by the destructive force, one dead star after another gathered.
Forming a new battle platform.
"Roooar!!"
Godzilla let out a sky-shaking roar. His tail slammed into the ground with a boom, carving a long tunnel and melting the area with its intense heat.
His legs bent slightly, then, he soared!
Godzilla hadn't activated any flight abilities, not because he couldn't, but because he didn't need to. Most battles he could settle inside the planet.
But that didn't mean he was helpless in a scene like this.
Bang, air split apart. With brute force and a burst of heat, Godzilla descended upon the platform!
A battlefield built from stacked dead stars!
Ripples fanned out behind him. Godzilla rose slowly, his gaze locked dead-on with the warrior who dared challenge him in the domain of titans.
...
Gulp. March 7th couldn't help but swallow, finally snapping back to her senses.
"T-They're going that hard?" That spectacle, no movie would ever spend that much budget on effects!
So Godzilla was this powerful! And she'd been playing on his back before, sliding down his tail...
The more she thought, the more guilty she felt. Her legs now felt softer than the noodles in the train's lunchbox.
Unlike March 7th, Stelle wiped her bat a few times, then,
"Oh!!!" Raising the bat high, letting out a cheer no one could quite understand.
Welt adjusted his glasses, his expression serious.
Godzilla's immense combat power was undeniable, and after such a long dormancy, the explosive force he released, it was unimaginable…
"Good thing my phone's intact. Got it recorded."
At the same time,
Yanqing, now feeling the pressure lift, also noticed the movement around Godzilla. A smile appeared on his face.
"As expected, Godzilla would show up for a scene like this." He clenched his fist tightly, cheering himself on.
"One day, I'll stand on the same stage as the Emanators!"
With his sword-heart no longer shrouded in doubt, Yanqing would unlock even greater potential!
"He's actually that strong..." Feixiao muttered, eyes fixed on Godzilla. Then she chuckled coldly.
"Heh, I wonder if the Alliance still dares talk that nonsense after seeing this."
The Alliance had no shortage of fools, and just as many who had more guts than brains.
If it were just an ordinary Emanator, even with a backing force, they could still use the Alliance's authority to limit entry to certain places.
But after seeing the sheer power of Godzilla, heh, she didn't doubt how fast those cowards would change their tune.
She also now understood Jing Yuan's intent.
Clearly, the two of them might have been able to repel Scorching Flare. But, whether they would be alive or not was a doubt.
If a Lord Ravager was determined to damage the Xianzhou at any cost, even the two of them together would be useless.
"But you're really trusting, huh? Leaving a powerhouse like that on Luofu, you're really not worried he'll throw a tantrum one day and tear the place apart?"
Feixiao joked.
Jing Yuan chuckled.
But did not answer.
From the moment Feixiao arrived, he felt even more certain that keeping Godzilla's suppression of the Mara a secret was the right decision.
The parasites within the Alliance had not yet been purged. Godzilla's existence couldn't be revealed, not yet. Otherwise, the Rebellion would not be a one-time event...
"Be ready to assist at any time!"
...
Meanwhile, at a IPC spaceship and at the restricted area, two people were watching a live feed returned a shared response,
"..."
"..."
"…This is the Godzilla you talked about, little Yelena?"
Jade blinked, just staring at the Godzilla on the screen.
Ferocious and domineering, imposing and extraordinary, the natural heat passed through the screen and could overwhelm a minister with its intensity.
"..." Topaz was silent for a moment before speaking faintly: "I've never seen this version of him either."
She knew of similar cases, but this kind of aura, she truly didn't know.
So this guy's usual laziness...
Was it all for the sake of this world!?
Rubbing her brow, Jade pondered for a moment before saying, "The IPC can't afford to be hostile toward him."
Topaz didn't quite understand at first, but when she saw the flicker in Jade's eyes, she got it.
Although Topaz was one of The IPC's Ten Stonehearts, each of them had their own guiding principles and beliefs.
Topaz's belief was to ensure that while progressing together, those who suffered from disasters could still live decent lives.
But The IPC was no charity. Progress was fine, even shared progress, but: you, your descendants, your descendants' descendants, including the entire planet you stand on, all had to contribute to that progress.
And her image with Godzilla had been decent from the start, plus there was the link involving energy collection...
The more she thought about it, the brighter Topaz's eyes became. IPC executives? Here I come!
Of course, all of this was based on the condition that Godzilla won this battle.
...
The temperature was still rising.
Godzilla and Zephyro stood face to face.
Two colossal beings like ancient myths, their auras becoming tangible, truly terrifying.
"Roar!!!"
"Come on! Hahaha!!"
They roared, laughed wildly.
Godzilla and Zephyro charged at each other, their massive forms shaking the earth, at this moment, their eyes held only each other.
Bang!
Pure brute force collided, a test of strength.
After a brief stalemate, Godzilla exerted his arms, abruptly lifted Zephyro, and slammed him down!
The ground cracked into a large pit, but Zephyro still refused to let go.
At the same time, Godzilla sensed a destructive energy gathering in Zephyro's mouth,
To be exact, in the mouth of this giant creature that Zephyro had created.
Without hesitation, Godzilla forcefully pried open his mouth with both claws, energy gathering in his own.
Azure light flickered.
He launched his attack before Zephyro's blast had fully formed.
"Blue Atomic Breath!"
Brilliant light engulfed their upper bodies. With a boom, Godzilla staggered back from the recoil.
Zephyro, meanwhile, was violently blasted far away.
Just as he was about to launch a follow-up charge, a crushing pressure descended from the sky.
Looking up, Godzilla disdainfully tossed that hand aside.
"Roar!!" A domineering roar.
Zephyro wasn't surprised, on the contrary, his desire to win grew stronger. He condensed another arm, gathered destructive energy in both fists, and once again charged at Godzilla.
"Roar!!" Godzilla let out a thunderous roar, sound waves rippling from his mouth.
Super Shockwave!
The sudden attack caused Zephyro to falter.
Taking the opportunity, Godzilla's tail fins lit up again. In the blink of an eye, his dorsal fins glowed as well, a torrent of energy gathered in his mouth,
The next second.
A thick red beam shot from his mouth, aimed directly at Zephyro!
"Crimson Requiem • Red Atomic Breath!"
Seeing this, Zephyro didn't dodge. He struck a stance on the spot and responded,
BOOM!!!
A deafening explosion.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The constant clash echoed. Under the powerful force of the beam, Zephyro was sent flying uncontrollably, yet he still tried to block the attack.
Only when Godzilla could no longer see him did he stop.
But he didn't cease gathering energy.
He lowered his head again, energy condensing in his mouth.
Sensing that Zephyro's energy signature was swiftly sweeping across the planet,
It looked like he intended to circle around from the edge!
But Godzilla had no intention of waiting quietly.
BOOM!
Crimson Requiem • Red Atomic Breath fired again and again.
This time, the target was the ground!
The searing beam cut through the planet's defense like tofu. Visible to the eye, soil, rock, and various minerals melted under the intense heat, even glowing golden.
Far on the other side of the planet, Zephyro…
BOOM!
Sensing the danger beneath him, he was just about to act,
But the ground burst open.
That familiar beam struck again.
Bang!
Even more powerful than before.
Zephyro flew backward. The dense armor that had formed was beginning to break apart.
If it weren't for the support of that vast imaginary energy and his regenerative power, this body would have been destroyed already.
Pulling away, from a distance, the shape of a flaming red dragon could be seen pushing a shadowy black figure forward relentlessly.
He had no room to resist!
Finally, Godzilla stopped.
When the light of the beam faded, everyone could see Zephyro's current state.
The armor on his chest had melted into a large hole. His arms were half-burned away.
Under the influence of failing energy, he came to a complete halt.
Silence.
The vacuum of space returned to its usual dead stillness...