The true form of that shadow was none other than Norman Osborn, who had vanished without a trace after the bloody battle in New York!
This Godzilla-level behemoth, born of ambition, madness, and forbidden science, had never truly left.
It had merely lurked in a deeper, darker place, licking its wounds and gathering strength.
For a creature like it, with the potential for an almost infinite lifespan, time was not an enemy, but an ally.
Norman's mind had long surpassed the bounds of human logic, becoming more primitive and direct, filled with an absolute thirst for power and a bone-deep hatred for specific targets.
Its mutated brain was like an efficient biological radar, constantly receiving and analyzing signals from a distant creature of the same origin—unique bioelectric waves belonging to Connors, or rather, the "Godzilla creature."
By hijacking and infiltrating the remnants of humanity's communications networks, as well as through its own extraordinary perception of Energy Waves, Norman "saw" the news: Connors had attacked the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, devoured an enormous amount of Nuclear Fuel, triggered human panic and a devastating counterattack—a one-megaton nuclear bomb had been detonated off the coast of Fukushima.
The authorities declared that Connors had been eliminated.
But Norman knew how laughable that lie was.
The perception shared by Godzilla creatures of the same origin, rising from deep within its bloodline, was like an invisible mental bond that crossed thousands of kilometers of icy seawater and told it clearly: Connors was not dead!
That familiar energy signal still existed, but it had become exceedingly weak and intermittent, like a dying candle in the wind.
The signal was severely disrupted by powerful, chaotic background radiation, and further blocked and absorbed by some... heavy seafloor Geological Structure rich in special minerals.
The signal source was like a