King Ghidorah flaps its wings.
The speed is thousands of kilometers per hour, which is his speed on the earth.
At that time, he thought that he was already very fast, so fast that he could catch up with any prey, and Godzilla could be so fast that he was anxious on the ground. After all, he and Groudon were the only ones who couldn't fly...
But after coming to this world, he absorbed a lot of so-called "magic power".
The energy that permeates the air, surges from the earth's veins, and seeps into his scales with every breath.
The energy that penetrated into his body without him actively absorbing it, as comfortable as soaking his feet in warm water, unknowingly changed his physique.
His muscles were tighter, and when his wings flapped, he could feel the air resistance being smaller than before.
King Ghidorah thought that he could use magic power to speed up.
He merged the bioelectricity in his body with the magic power stored deep in his scales that had not yet been completely transformed, allowing the two energies to meet and collide in his meridians, creating new thrust.
The whole body emits fluctuations visible to the naked eye.
The air was compressed to the extreme when he moved at high speed, and before breaking through the sound barrier, a layer of halo like water waves formed close to his body.
Then - a sharp sonic boom exploded, not just a single sound, but a continuous bang, like countless pieces of glass shattering at the same time.
Those booming sounds started from the tips of King Ghidorah's wings, passed over both sides of his head, and dragged out a long, spreading white sonic boom cloud from the tip of his tail.
King Ghidorah quickly reached supersonic speed.
His speed increased a lot at that moment, so fast that the sonic boom cloud behind him dragged a long, white, and spreading trail in the night sky.
He is much faster than before, not even slower than Rodan.
King Ghidorah narrowed his eyes.
Not bad, I'll try to see if it can be faster next time.
At this rate, it shouldn't take long to reach Endless Ocean.
Endless Ocean deep.
There is no light, no sound, the water pressure is so strong that it can crush steel into thin sheets, and the temperature is so low that it is close to freezing point.
In this area where even the monsters of the abyss are unwilling to approach, in this area marked as "unknown" on all known maps of this continent, under the weight of hundreds of millions of tons of sea water, a certain ancient existence has awakened...
Apekus's scarlet eyes opened.
They shine in the dark, like countless rubies nailed on black velvet, but have no luster or warmth.
Because he's not actually looking at anything.
He is receiving the message sent to Him by World Will.
The information gathered from every corner of the world, from the pulsation of every earth vein, from the flow of every wind, from the temperature change of every drop of sea water, was captured by World Will, and then transmitted to his consciousness.
The amount of information is so large that if it were a human brain, it would explode as if it had been crammed into an entire library the first second it was received.
But for Apekus, this is just daily life.
He had previously asked his Apostles to deal with small things in the human world - those ships that sank in the storm, those coastlines polluted by black matter, and those uninvited guests lingering on the edge of Forbidden Land.
It's not important, just think about it casually, anyway, humans in this era can handle it themselves.
The trouble is that among the information sent to him by World Will, those events are marked as "abnormal" and require his personal attention.
Something has crossed over again. It has penetrated from the outside of the world barrier, from that distant, strange world that does not belong to Yilisai and has never set foot in it.
Something similar to King Ghidorah?
Apekus pieced together the fragments of information in his consciousness, trying to find a clear image.
The energy frequency is very high, the body is large, and the number is not large. Only one has been detected so far, but it will take time to observe whether there are more.
Apekus is thinking. He is very clear about everything in this world, from the beginning of the birth of the world to the current era, from the drift of continental plates to the rise and fall of ocean tides, from the birth of gods to the fall of gods...
There should be no existence that can directly connect to a strange world and then transmit powerful "gods".
The few who are capable are all under His care and have signed World Contract, and cannot do transmissions of this specification.
That can only mean that there is something wrong with the world where King Ghidorah lives.
What's going on?
Is there someone in that world who is teleporting powerful beings? What is their purpose in doing this?
Apekus couldn't figure it out, he had almost no understanding of that world.
Otherwise, ask King Ghidorah?
Although He was beaten by King Ghidorah, King Ghidorah was at least willing to talk to Him.
He... should be able to speak well, right?
The previous time, He asked King Ghidorah if he could contain the storm, and King Ghidorah did.
He also gave King Ghidorah treasure. He saw King Ghidorah's name on the contract before and quickly approved it.
So, you should be able to speak well, right?
He has asked Dragon Ancestor to take a look at King Ghidorah's condition when he goes there to see if the other party's temper is good now.
Dragon Ancestor is one of the most powerful ancient beings under His command. Having lived for so many years and experienced so many things, he should still have a good eye for judging situations.
Well, I hope that guy doesn't cause any trouble.
Apekus swam up from the sea.
His body rose from the bottom of the abyss, passing through the dark and cold water layers, passing through the luminous deep sea creatures, and passing through those ancient beings that did not even have names that slowly wriggled in the cracks in the earth's crust.
He wanted to see for himself.
There is a hilly area dozens of kilometers away from the coast.
At the top of the hill, there is a building. A bronze-colored, huge, church-like building.
Its outer wall is made of whole bronze plates. The surface of those bronze plates is covered with a layer of dark green patina. The patina glows with a faint, will-o'-the-wisp light under the moonlight.
The roof of the building is arched and very high, and the distance from the ground to the dome is enough for a small church to fit inside.
There is no cross, no spire, or bell tower on the roof, just a huge relief made of bronze and shaped like an octopus.
The tentacles of the relief extend from the center of the roof to all sides, covering most of the roof.
A man wearing a black and red armor robe opened the door several meters high and walked in.
The surface of the armor robe is engraved with fine, snake-like lines, and some luminous, dark red gems are embedded in the lines.
His steps were fast, and his boots made a heavy, rhythmic sound on the bronze floor.
"Coming?" A voice came from deep inside the building.
"Coming."
Keluosi answered.
He walked to the huge round table in the center of the building, carved from a single piece of obsidian, and sat down on a chair also carved from obsidian.
"Has the information been passed on to them?"
"Passed."
"They should know something, right?"
"Ask yourself!"
Keluosi couldn't hold it back, and his voice echoed in the empty hall. "Damn it - there are only two of us here, and you still installed it?"
"Okay, okay." Leisaina finally turned around, with a smile on her face, a smile that said "I know you're angry, but I just want to tease you."
"Little Luosi, don't be so grumpy."
"Damn it - you didn't say there were a bunch of Destruction and Revelation Society people squatting on the road!"
Keluosi's voice became louder, and he became angry when he thought about it.
He was in the west of the mainland at the time. After receiving the intelligence, he set out to perform the mission.
On the way there, he passed by the Vagrian Empire. In a mountainous area on the border, a large group of Destruction and Revelation Society people jumped out of nowhere.
The old man in the lead was the director of Destruction and Revelation Society's Vagrian branch, a veteran strongman whose name he had never met but whose name he had heard.
The old man also brought the powerful man Venerable An. Peak of the Sixth Tier, a long-famous stalker whose reputation spread throughout the countries of the mainland, and also brought the ancient artifact, Tyrfing.
That sword once killed the King of Warcraft Aiyileiyas in myths and legends. Although its power is not as strong as before, it is a holy sword after all. When Venerable An held it in his hand, the dark purple light shining on the blade made Keluosi feel chills on his back.
Keluosi started fighting with them. Halfway through the fight, Silence Society's people jumped out of nowhere.
In short, they worked together to eliminate the members of Destruction and Revelation Society, except for Venerable An - that guy found that the momentum was not right during the battle and ran away with his sword. Keluosi chased for a while but failed to catch up.
Then he passed the information to the members of Silence Society, and then quickly ran here all the way.
I traveled half a continent in one breath and almost died of exhaustion.
"Leisaina--Why don't you go?" Keluosi leaned on the back of the chair, raised his head, and looked at the huge bronze reliefs on the dome.
"We - must look here, waiting for the Word of the old, great thing - child."
Leisaina's voice came from the other end of the round table, gentle and kind, like a mother humming a lullaby softly while coaxing her child to sleep.
Keluosi was silent. He looked at the young woman in front of him. Her face looked younger than him, with fair skin, delicate facial features, no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, no fine lines on her forehead, rosy lips, and black hair.
But he knew that she was much older than him, so big that he didn't even know how big she was. She had watched him grow up, watching him since he was still an infant and couldn't even speak.
Then teach him to read and write, and teach him how to survive in this dangerous world.
And then it was the cruelest way to trick him.
If there is any dangerous task, she is always the first to recommend him to go; if there is any thorny problem, she is always the first to push him out to solve it; if there is any errand that needs to be run, scolded, or blamed, she is always the first to think of him...
"Then the matter is over. Tell me, why did you send them that information?" Keluosi asked with his eyes closed.
"Dragon Ancestor. Help them confirm the identity of Dragon Ancestor and promote their actions. This is the holy word of the great existence."
Leisaina's voice is still so gentle.
Keluosi opened his eyes, looked at the relief on the dome, and was silent for a moment.
"Thank you for His power and His mercy." Leisaina's voice echoed in the hall. "He once divided the heaven and the earth and split the chaotic world;
He has destroyed many ancient and immortal things;
He created the world today.
Great and Immortal, Immortal--Lord of All, Lord of Tides and Seas--Apekus."
Keluosi seemed a little bored listening to the sentences in that scripture. This was an article he had heard since childhood. Leisaina had been reading it in his ears since he could not speak;
Ever since he first learned to walk, she had held his hand and led him to the main hall, pointing to the reliefs on the dome and telling him what those tentacles represented, what those indescribable great beings sleeping in the dark abyss represented.
When he was a child, he found those stories very scary. He would have nightmares at night, dreaming of a giant octopus crawling out of the sea and sweeping away the entire city with its tentacles.
Later, when he grew up, he realized that those were not stories, but history.
That great being did exist, His tentacles did once cover the entire ocean, His eyes did once light up in the darkness, and His will did once change the direction of the world.
"So, why are you saying this again?" Keluosi asked.
Leisaina was silent for a moment. "Because - He is about to come to this world again."
Keluosi's body stiffened slightly. He turned his head and looked out the window. There was nothing outside the window.
The night was deep, and the moonlight leaked through the gaps in the clouds, shining on the gray-green grass.
But in the distance, something was moving.
The waves are very strong and the wind is very strong at the seaside. The sun leaks through the gaps in the clouds and spreads irregular golden spots on the sea.
Seabirds were circling in the sky, and their shrill cries seemed a bit sad amidst the sound of wind and waves.
The water is receding.
It's not an ebb tide - the ebb tide is slow and regular, and the time and amplitude of each event can be accurately predicted.
But this time the seawater receded so quickly that the seabirds that were feeding on the beach had already retreated to their feet before they had time to fly away.
Before the fish swimming in the shallow sea had time to swim back to the deep sea, the seawater had already stranded them on the exposed seabed.
The sea water is retreating. It is like an invisible, huge hand stretching out from the depths of the ocean and pushing the entire sea to both sides.
The seabed was exposed, and the reefs that had been sleeping under the water for countless years, and the corals growing in the cracks of the reefs, were now exposed to the sun, exuding a moist smell that was mixed with decay and life.
"He is coming." Leisaina's voice came from behind Keluosi.
Keluosi swallowed.