But that still wasn't enough to prove that this mysterious monster was powerful enough to be called the King of Monsters!
After all, Shangang stood 135 meters tall just by being there!
What did that mean?
Even if you laid Serpent King flat, then stood the super snake monster upright, it would only be 112 meters tall!
Iron Hammer was 75 meters tall. Stack two Iron Hammers together, and that would be Shangang's height!
So how large was the mysterious monster that had utterly crushed Serpent King?
Although the earlier direct comparison showed that he was a head taller than Iron Hammer, he was definitely no more than a hundred meters tall by visual estimate!
Monsters were judged by Body Size. This mysterious monster did not meet the standard of the King of Monsters!
General Luo glanced at Lin Changge. Seeing her serious expression, he explained:
"Preliminary estimates put this mysterious monster at 85 meters tall, with Speed 7, Strength 9, Armor 9, and unknown Toxicity, because he has not been injured even once so far!"
"With these stats and this Body Size, he indeed isn't enough to be classified as the King of Monsters."
"However, the experts from the Analysis Department pointed out that this mysterious monster's breath was simply too powerful. In terms of pure destructive force, he was absolutely Beast King-level!"
"If his destructive power has reached that level, then he is a Beast King!"
Lin Changge nodded faintly, looking somewhat downcast.
"I understand, Uncle Luo."
Every time a Beast King appeared on Earth, humanity's living conditions worsened by another degree.
General Luo understood Lin Changge's dejection, because he felt the same way!
Lin Wange comforted her younger sister.
"It's fine. It's actually good that he's a Beast King. It means we drove off a Beast King!"
"Thanks, sis. That actually made me laugh."
Lin Changge replied helplessly.
Lin Wange was not offended. She turned to General Luo on the small screen and asked intently:
"Uncle Luo, did you specifically transmit the satellite footage of the Beast King slaughtering Serpent King for some other reason?"
"You can't be planning to send us into the sea to pursue that Beast King, right?"
"Let me make this clear first: Wulei is a land-combat mech. It isn't suited for naval warfare!"
General Luo replied:
"Don't worry. I never said I was sending you into the sea to pursue him. You don't need to be afraid."
Lin Wange nodded.
"Then I'm relieved."
General Luo's voice came through again:
"What I mean is, although this Beast King has left, we cannot rule out the possibility that he may return!"
"If he really comes ashore on Sakurajima again..."
"Wange, Changge, I hope the two of you will do everything you can to hold that Beast King off and buy time for the others!"
Holding off a monster classified as a Beast King, especially with a clumsy heavyweight like Wulei that was classified as a land-combat mech—
There was no difference from dancing on a knife's edge.
Lin Wange and Lin Changge both fell silent.
Though young, the sisters had already experienced much. They knew very well what their answer meant.
But after a brief silence, they still answered in unison:
"We guarantee we will complete the mission, Uncle Luo/General Luo!"
Nation's Demise Countdown?
On the boundless ocean, the newborn King of Monsters stood atop the vast waters, tearing apart the monster codenamed Serpent King with both hands.
After another blast of Atomic Breath struck Serpent King's midsection and softened its flesh, this King of Monsters finally displayed his brutality!
His two seemingly weak little arms also revealed their incredibly vicious side at that moment!
They only looked weak on the surface.
In reality, the strength held by those Beast King hands was still beyond comparison with that of other monsters.
The two little arms moved together, violently tearing at Serpent King's already softened body!
Riiip!!!
As though tearing cloth, Serpent King's 112-meter body was instantly ripped into two halves!
Then the newborn Beast King did not forget to finish it off.
He directly pinned down Serpent King's neck and fired another Atomic Breath point-blank, head to head!
"Today, Uncle Godzilla will teach you how to use breath attacks!"
The incomparably destructive Atomic Breath instantly swallowed Serpent King's head. Its surging power poured through the tissues in its throat and elsewhere, directly piercing through half of Serpent King's body!
From afar, it looked as though Serpent King had fired an Atomic Breath at itself.
After such a terrifying attack washed through its body from the inside, the resulting destruction was unimaginably severe.
Its fragile internal organs could not possibly withstand it.
Half of Serpent King's body was faintly scorched black by that devastating breath attack, its corpse reduced to charcoal.
After that strike, Luo Bing could finally confirm the enemy's death.
Throwing Serpent King's remains into the sea, the Beast King raised his head and roared at the sky, seemingly declaring his existence to all directions!
Roar!!!
After roaring, Luo Bing swept his indifferent gaze across the surrounding area. This time, he found no more prying eyes.
So he dove into the water again, vanishing beyond the detection range of human technology.
After utterly beating up a weaker opponent and using Atomic Breath several times, his active time had dropped from 37 minutes to 22 minutes.
The journey back to base would take at least another ten minutes. To avoid any unforeseen accidents, he could not delay any longer.
No one would have imagined that the Beast King who had cast a shadow over the entire world was merely thinking about getting back to base as quickly as possible.
"General Luo, the satellite has lost the Beast King's trail again!"
General Luo nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then he said in an emotionless voice:
"Everyone, pray."
"Pray that this Beast King swims straight out into the open sea, or toward the islands in the direction of Malaysia, rather than coming ashore on Sakurajima!"
"I've already requested support from home. Chief Commander Lan has approved my request, but reinforcements will take time..."
"If the Beast King really comes ashore on Sakurajima again..."
General Luo did not continue.
Instead, he closed his eyes slightly, holding on to a faint hope in his heart.
Realistically speaking, if the Beast King chose to come ashore, he would surely select nearby Sakurajima instead of taking a detour toward Malaysia.
Malaysia was still filled with the stench of Shangang's poisonous blood. Those poisonous bloodstains had formed something like territorial boundaries in the animal kingdom.
That was why Malaysia had not suffered attacks from other monsters over the past few years.
That could be considered the only bit of luck amid overwhelming misfortune.
From every possible angle, the chances of this newborn Beast King heading to Malaysia were minuscule.
Yet even knowing how unlikely that possibility was, General Luo and the others still thought of it and hoped for it.
Without large mechs, humanity's fragility was laid bare in full.
In the Command Center, a white-haired, expressionless woman sat in a corner.
Even after experiencing a long chain of upheavals, she remained incomparably calm, completely unaffected by the emotions around her.
After glancing at her colleagues in the Command Center, each with different expressions, she spoke:
"First Iron Hammer, then Serpent King was discovered less than a hundred miles from Sakurajima, and then... that Beast King."
"Everyone's attention has been drawn to that Beast King. Has no one considered what the successive appearance of those three monsters represents?"
The people in the Command Center thought intently for a while. Then looks of horror appeared in their eyes.
The woman nodded.
"It seems everyone has realized it."
"That's right. The frequency of monster attacks on Sakurajima has increased. Even if it hasn't increased, Sakurajima has at least become more attractive to monsters—Malaysia experienced the same situation before its final battle."
"I researched it indirectly and eventually named this phenomenon the Nation's Demise Countdown. Its specific manifestation is that, during the period before a nation falls, monster attacks become increasingly frequent until the entire country is destroyed!"
A colleague beside her was slightly frightened by her words.
He could not help complaining:
"I say, Bai Qingxin, we all know you've always been the heir to pessimism, but can you stop adding to the chaos at a time like this?"
Bai Qingxin glanced at her colleague. Her calm gaze seemed to say that stupid people should speak less.
She had no intention of arguing with him and instead advised General Luo:
"General Luo, since this situation has already appeared, my suggestion is a full evacuation rather than continuing to resist head-on."
"We cannot bear the losses from the Malaysia battle again."
General Luo rubbed his temples.
"I have already relayed everything you said to Chief Commander Lan."
"Chief Commander Lan's answer was very firm. He said that if we yield Sakurajima today, then tomorrow we can yield the peninsula, the day after that Treasure Island, and the day after that we'll have to move into the Himalayas!"
General Luo swept his gaze around the Command Center before finally stopping on Bai Qingxin.
"That is why Chief Commander Lan gave a strict order: as long as it is not a Beast King attack, we will continue defending Sakurajima!"
"After this incident, the Sakura Saber will undergo major repairs, and another mech will be sent from home as support... So, Qingxin, pray with everyone that the Beast King never returns."
No matter how loudly the slogans were shouted, losing was still losing.
At least for now, the Celestial Dynasty had no intention of picking a fight with a Beast King.
It was an extremely contradictory approach between slogan and action, perfectly embodying the phrase: mouth says no, body says yes.
At this very moment, the Beast King everyone spoke of—the Beast King they feared and worried over—had already quietly approached the shore.
"This should be about the right place... I should be fine swimming over by myself after this."
A massive shadow lurked hidden in the depths of the seabed.
After estimating that the distance was about right, Luo Bing released his transformation.
The countdown constantly ticking away in his mind paused. The enormous figure beneath the sea vanished with it, turning back into Luo Bing.
The crushing pressure of the deep sea suddenly bore down on him, while the surging, roaring seawater around him taught Luo Bing a lesson as well!
For a Beast King, those incomparably gentle currents had now become killing weapons!
If not for his physique as a Human Form having been greatly strengthened, perhaps a generation's Beast King would have died right there.
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