Charged Particle Enhancement, merely a first-level breath enhancement, brought some differences to Beast King's Breath, but they were only minor changes. It had yet to undergo a qualitative transformation.
Charged Breath came tearing in from the distant sea, passing over the Pipi Shrimp, which had already begun taking on water. As if carrying the Pipi Shrimp's fury, it vented it all upon the King of Monsters.
At that moment, Shangang's outward appearance was horrifying.
One of the six arms of this King of Monsters had been forcibly blasted to pieces.
Even a section of his abdomen had been directly blown away, leaving behind a hollow, gaping hole.
It was practically half his stomach gone.
This time, Godzilla did not restrain the power of his Charged Breath. He still used the wide-area breath explosion he had employed against Venom Steel Mountain!
That was why the breath had not pierced straight through Brute Force Steel Mountain's body. Instead, it tore a massive hole into him!
Precision strikes were only used when one had identified a vital point and needed to ensure maximum lethality.
But against a gigantic King of Monsters like Shangang, destroying as many parts of his body as possible was also a viable choice.
When facing Venom Steel Mountain earlier, Godzilla had torn him into countless chunks, yet he had not found vital areas like the brain.
Perhaps Venom Steel Mountain had simply been too small, and Godzilla had overlooked them during the tearing process. That was entirely possible.
The perspective shifted to Shangang.
The sniper shot from Beast King Godzilla in the distant sea had been immensely powerful, inflicting a huge wound and tons of damage on Shangang's body.
Yet something surprising happened. Despite being so badly injured, no blue venom flowed from Shangang's wounded areas.
He was completely different from Venom Steel Mountain.
That King of Monsters, stuffed full of venom from head to toe, had perfectly embodied the saying, "Squeeze him and he's all liquid."
A couple of slaps from Godzilla had sent torrents of venom and toxic blood spilling everywhere.
But this Brute Force Steel Mountain was entirely different.
He had thoroughly embodied the phrase, "His entire body is made of bones!"
Looking into the half-blasted-open abdomen, one could see countless jagged, icy-white bones embedded within, densely layered together in a defensive formation.
These massive bones formed a suit of bone plate armor within the King of Monsters' body.
In other words, aside from the incredibly hard shell on the outside, Shangang also had an inner layer of skeletal plate armor. Double-layered protection—his defense was astonishing!
Perhaps because he had been packed with too many bones, even with such a massive hole punched through his abdomen, all that could be seen inside was densely packed bone tissue. Not a drop of monster blue blood flowed out.
Shangang threw back his head and roared, then focused on the burly figure striding toward him from the distant sea. The arrogance and savagery on his face had vanished, replaced by a measure of caution.
Even though he stood a head taller than Beast King Godzilla, thinking height could decide everything when facing the King of Titan Beasts would have been a joke.
"Beast King didn't leave!"
"Crimson Typhoon, assist Beast King with me! Let's surround and destroy Shangang together!"
Brother Li, the lead pilot of the Ace Mecha, cheered excitedly.
After Beast King killed Venom Steel Mountain earlier, he and Yamata had left one after the other.
Yamata's route had been fully recorded. He had headed straight back toward Mount Fuji, so there was nothing to discuss.
They had therefore subconsciously assumed that Beast King had left with him.
When Brute Force Steel Mountain went on his rampage, Beast King Godzilla had not appeared, further confirming their assumption that Beast King had already departed.
Just as everyone was desperately and bitterly fighting Brute Force Steel Mountain, Godzilla appeared once again!
He was the timely rain. He was their Savior!
The attacks of the mechas and the Titan Beast Scylla had all been ineffective against Brute Force Steel Mountain.
Yamata's true strength remained a mystery to this day.
But Beast King Godzilla—and only Beast King Godzilla's terrifying destructive power—was acknowledged by everyone!
No matter how hard Brute Force Steel Mountain's turtle shell was, everyone believed it would be no problem before Beast King Godzilla's incredible strength!
Watching her King emerge from the sea step by step, Scylla let out a pitiful whimper and lowered her head toward Godzilla. All six of her spider legs flattened against the ground.
Waaah, boss, I got bullied. Please back me up.
The massive head glanced at Scylla. Beast King gave a low roar, then turned his gaze back to Shangang.
"What a fine rack of bones. Let's see just how hard you are!"
If one Charged Breath was not enough, then he would fire another!
Bzzzz—
Bzzzz—
Shangang's savage face froze, then his expression changed drastically!
Young man, you have no martial virtue! Who throws out their ultimate move right from the start?!
He slammed both fists into the ground, preparing to launch a swift attack while Beast King was charging his Charged Breath.
But before he could rush out, two mechas came running over with weapons in hand. They attacked from both sides, not seeking to break his defense, only to interfere with him.
Shangang roared furiously, but he knew what mattered most right now. His body paused, then resumed its savage charging stance!
Soon, he charged into the sea, already not far from Beast King.
But at that moment, Scylla's attack arrived too.
The Titan Beast opened her mouth and spat a mass of icy-white water onto the stretch of sea Shangang was running across.
Frigid air swiftly swept through everything, freezing the sea before Shangang into ice. The water spread outward, even freezing Shangang's entire body for an instant!
Yet Shangang once again proved that overwhelming force could overcome all techniques. As long as brute force was fierce enough, one could truly do whatever one wanted.
His strength swelled as he instantly broke free, shattered the ice, pulled his legs from the frozen seawater, and prepared to charge at Godzilla again.
But by then, it was clearly too late.
Breath power maximized. Full-power blast, max!
A glowing blue beam tinged with Charged Particles instantly engulfed half of Shangang's body. If Shangang had not dodged his head quickly enough, it would have been blasted apart too!
"Roar roar!!!"
Amid the thunderous howls was Shangang's furious roar, which still sounded remarkably lively.
This showed that being enormous definitely had its advantages. Leaving everything else aside, that terrifyingly massive health pool alone was enough to make anyone tremble.
If the attack power was too low, it could not even break through his defense.
If the destructive power was stronger but only to a limited extent, it would still merely scratch an itch.
Only an existence like Beast King Godzilla, possessing absolute destructive strike power, could possibly settle the battle in one blow.
But clearly, without hitting a vital point, this method would have to be used several more times.
When the breath barrage ended, one of Shangang's most prized forelimbs had been blasted off.
After losing two arms in succession, he had gone from six limbs to four. At last, he and Godzilla stood on the same starting line.
After his original six limbs had lost two to consecutive breath attacks, Shangang was already standing on the same starting line as Godzilla.
Perhaps the difference between them was that Shangang's arms were much longer than Beast King's.
But compared to the gap in their true strength, that slight difference was insignificant.
Especially since...
They were currently on the open sea.
Based on appearances, many people—including Shangang—believed Beast King Godzilla excelled at land combat rather than naval warfare.
Yet reality often warned everyone that judging someone's inner nature purely by appearances would often lead to major mistakes.
For example, Shangang had rushed over in a frenzy and finally launched a surprise attack on Godzilla at sea.
He had gone through immense hardship, even losing another arm to the breath attack, all just to reach Beast King Godzilla.
But what happened next left him utterly dumbfounded.
The imagined one-sided beating of the Titan Beast, the grand display of the King of Monsters' majesty—none of it came to pass. Instead, he was dragged directly into the sea by those little stubby arms and had his belly filled with seawater.
Compared with Godzilla's appearance, Shangang's broad-shouldered, ape-like build was clearly even less suited for underwater combat.
But relying on his sheer size, he had believed he should naturally hold the advantage.
Yet reality was often a heavy hammer, smashing down so hard that it left him unable to recognize his own grandmother.
In Shangang's terrified eyes, those little stubby arms erupted with frightening power, instantly yanking him off balance beneath the seawater.
That strength was incredibly, incredibly powerful—far beyond the impression Shangang had formed at first glance of those little arms.
But it was not entirely impossible to resist.
He simply needed to be on land, with all four limbs firmly rooted to the ground and his stance steady as a mountain.
Now that he was at sea, a single tug from those little arms instantly threw him off balance. How the hell was he supposed to resist?
As Shangang's body tipped sideways and he lost his balance, falling into the sea, he turned his eyes and happened to see his enemy's posture.
Godzilla was swimming through the water, his body crouched in a faintly crocodilian posture. Those little stubby arms were still clamped onto him, showing no sign of letting go.
Seeing his opponent move through the water like a fish, Shangang's eyes widened in disbelief.
You're actually better at naval combat?
I was careless!
But it was already too late to say anything!
Once Shangang had completely toppled over, those little arms reached out, taking advantage of his weakness to strike at his life. They thrust directly into the opening in his abdomen that had been blasted open by the breath attack.
"We brothers are close! I even had a nice intimate chat with your sister-in-law earlier. Now let me speak from the bottom of my heart!"
Amid Beast King's roar, those little arms thrust straight into the previously injured area.
Scylla and the Cherry Blossom Blade of the Crimson Thunder Blade could not pierce through the inner skeletal armor's second layer of defense.
But try blocking a clawed gut-ripping strike from Beast King Godzilla!
As the black claws dug in, they gave another forceful wrench without the slightest hesitation. In an instant, blue and green fluids came pouring out.
There had been no blood before only because the damage had not gone deep enough.
Now that their friendship was deep enough, it immediately came gushing out like a volcanic eruption, with an enormous amount of blood loss!
Shangang let out a pained howl and extended his remaining forelimb to stop him.
If those little arms kept wrenching around like that, even his internal organs and heart would be ripped out.
But just as he was about to move, Beast King's broad mouth clamped down on his forelimb with its sharp teeth.
Then, with a burst of tremendous force, Beast King tore off Shangang's final forelimb.
In that instant, Shangang experienced the majesty and inviolability of the ruler of the sea.
People stood along the shore, while even more watched from before their screens.
All they could see was the churning sea and enormous black shadows flashing through it.
Watching the shadows roll and twist beneath the waves, even their seemingly reckless collisions had already turned the sea upside down. Waves crashed and burst without end, showing just how fierce the battle below the surface was.
When blue spread across the sea, bathing the surroundings in a glowing azure light, everyone let out a breath of relief, though they remained tense.
Like most people, they all believed Beast King was better suited to land combat.
The Titan Beasts known so far were also mostly land-based. Even Scylla, who was relatively suited to the sea, still had six spider legs.
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