The Da Qi Serpent! Li Hongyou's Brother?

Dozens of kilometers offshore, a vast expanse of deep black emerged on the surface of the sea.

It looked like an island appearing out of nowhere, slowly rising from the ocean. Yet it carried towering waves with it as it steadily approached the dense line of defensive fortifications along the coast.

"It could be the anomalous calamity that destroyed that city in Sakura Country! Send helicopters to investigate immediately!"

An Intermediate Investigator at the scene issued the order at once.

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, two helicopters flew toward the bulge in the sea, using their cameras to transmit live footage.

An enormous serpent over a thousand meters long writhed and coiled on the water, twisting its massive body as it drew ever closer to shore.

"That's it!"

"The Da Qi Serpent!"

"The B-rank anomalous calamity that destroyed a city in Sakura Country!"

"It's coming for Huaguo!"

"It's huge—that thing must be at least a thousand meters long, right?"

"Longer! According to the investigators from Sakura Country, it's at least two or three thousand meters long!"

"Two or three thousand meters..."

The appearance of the Da Qi Serpent brought looks of terror to the faces of the police officers and investigators present.

According to the Investigation Bureau's official classification, a B-rank anomalous calamity was already a threat capable of destroying several cities!

Even Advanced Investigators often had to work together to stand any chance of stopping its rampage.

And the Da Qi Serpent before them belonged to precisely that category.

"So that's the Da Qi Serpent..."

Bai Xuan gazed at the enormous silhouette far out at sea, a flicker of surprise crossing his face.

It was much larger than the Ice Curse Dragon.

Yet the Da Qi Serpent seemed to sense the ambush laid by Huaguo's Investigation Bureau. Once it reached a