1: Chapter 1 Mutant Lizard? No, this is Godzilla.

(Parallel World!)

(Godzilla's Depository!!)

The year 2040.

Year 15 of the Abyss Era.

On the playground of Baijiang City's No. 3 Middle School, there was a sea of people.

Today was the annual National Awakening Day. Eighteen-year-old Luo Yu stood at the back of his class line, his palms drenched in sweat.

"I heard there's an SS-rank Talent this year!"

"I'd be satisfied if I could just awaken a B-rank."

"Keep dreaming. Do you know how few B-ranks the whole city produced last year?"

"..."

His classmates discussed excitedly around him, but Luo Yu kept his head down in silence.

As a child raised in the Baijiang City Welfare Institute, he knew better than anyone what talent meant—it was the only chance to change his fate.

"Luo Yu!"

Hearing his name, he took a deep breath and walked toward the silver-white awakening device in the center of the playground.

The device was a product of the post-Abyss Era, capable of detecting latent talent genes within the human body. Fifteen years ago, a wormhole split open on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, and extra-dimensional monsters flooded into Earth. Coincidentally, spiritual energy was restored, forcing humans to awaken various abilities while developing mechas to fight back.

Luo Yu placed his hand on the testing sphere.

A cold sensation washed over him, followed by a sharp sting as the genes in his blood were activated, and a warm current surged from his fingertips throughout his body.

"Beep—"

The screen lit up.

[Name: Luo Yu]

[Talent Rank: F-rank]

[Talent Name: Mutated Lizard Control]

The playground fell silent for three seconds.

Then,

A burst of raucous laughter erupted.

"Hahaha! F-rank!"

"And it's Lizard control? What use is that?"

"An orphan is just an orphan. No matter how good your grades are, even the heavens won't give you a chance."

"This is hilarious! That name sounds like someone raising a pet!"

"Li Ming awakened B-rank Flame Control, while Luo Yu awakened Lizard raising. The gap is..."

Luo Yu's face turned pale as he clenched his fists.

F-rank, the trashiest of the trash, without even the most basic combat capability.

"Alright, it's over. Next."

The teacher in charge waved his hand dismissively, his voice full of impatience, not even bothering to give Luo Yu a second glance.

Luo Yu turned and walked back, his steps unsteady, the mocking laughter of his classmates still ringing in his ears.

Just then, deep in his mind, a crisp and pleasant "Ding!" sounded.

[Detected Host has awakened a special biological control talent, satisfying the hidden conditions!]

[king of monsters system activated!]

[Congratulations Host, you have bound the unique God-tier beast pet: Godzilla (Juvenile), and awakened the wisdom of your past life!]

Luo Yu's pupils constricted sharply.

A flood of unfamiliar memories rushed into his mind. In his previous life, he was a miserable corporate slave on Blue Star who died from overwork. In this life, he had become an orphan again?

Before he could digest this information, a shimmering golden system panel appeared in his mind.

[Host: Luo Yu]

[Rank: F (0/100)]

[Talent: Mutated Lizard Control (F-rank)]

[Beast Pet: Godzilla (Juvenile)]

[Current Size: 30 cm]

[Evolution: 0%]

[Abilities: Radiation Devour, Atomic Particle Breath (Locked)]

[Evolution Requirement: High-energy Radiation]

[Symbiotic Link: Host and beast pet share life and perception. 10% of the radiation energy devoured by the pet can be converted into the Host's spiritual power.]

[Warning: The beast pet must consume radiation every 24 hours, otherwise it will backfire and consume the Host's vitality!]

Luo Yu was stunned.

Godzilla? There was no record of it in the books of this world.

Wait, his memories from his previous life contained information about Godzilla movies. A fully grown Godzilla was a super invincible existence.

In an instant,

The corners of Luo Yu's mouth began to curl up.

F-rank? A trash talent? A 30 cm Little Lizard?

That was only for ordinary people!

As long as he could afford to feed it, this Godzilla thing could grow to hundreds or thousands of meters tall, evaporating a city with a single Atomic Breath!

But...

His joy lasted less than three seconds before his expression froze.

He saw another system notification.

[Warning: The beast pet must consume high-energy radiation every 24 hours, otherwise it will backfire and consume the Host's vitality!]

[Current Countdown: 23 hours 59 minutes]

Luo Yu's face instantly turned pale with dread.

High-energy radiation?

Where could an ordinary person get that stuff?

A hospital's X-ray machine?

That tiny amount of radiation wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap!

Spent fuel rods from a nuclear power plant?

Those were state-controlled strategic materials; he couldn't even get near them!

Luo Yu thought about the pitiful three-digit balance in his bank account and fell into deep thought.

He couldn't afford to raise it.

It seemed he really couldn't afford to raise it.

What kind of beast pet was this? It was clearly a gold-swallowing beast!

No,

It was a nuclear radiation-swallowing beast!

"Luo Yu, what are you doing standing there?"

The class teacher's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"No... nothing."

Luo Yu hurriedly caught up with his class, but his mind was in a mess.

After returning to the classroom, Luo Yu, usually a top student, uncharacteristically found a corner to sit in. His classmates were still discussing the awakening results.

"Li Ming awakened B-rank Flame Control. He'll definitely become a B-rank Awakener and join the Defense Force."

"Su Zhiruo from the next class is even more amazing, SS-rank Space-type!"

"For real? SS-rank? That must be among the top in the whole country, right?"

"I heard universities from the capital came to recruit her on the spot, offering terrifyingly good terms."

Hearing that name, Luo Yu subconsciously looked up.

Su Zhiruo.

Luo Yu's childhood friend from the welfare institute.

The two had grown up together and went to school together. They had a great relationship, but Su Zhiruo was introverted and somewhat socially anxious, rarely speaking to anyone besides Luo Yu.

Thinking of this,

Luo Yu irritably flipped open the book "Abyssal Giant Beast Illustrated Handbook."

It recorded various monsters that crawled out of the wormholes—Venom Beasts, Thunder Beasts, Plague Beasts... each was dozens of meters tall and could easily destroy a city.

But... none of these seemed as powerful as Godzilla?

Luo Yu couldn't help but glance at the system panel again, his heart filled with an urgent desire to go home.

He needed to study it carefully, especially the issue of the pet needing to consume high-energy radiation every 24 hours.

That was the damn life-threatening part!

Therefore,

Without even thinking,

Luo Yu left school early to go home.

"The top student is actually skipping class?"

"Probably because he can't accept reality and has gone to give up on himself..."

"Forget about him. An F-rank loser will be in a different world from us from now on."

Everyone's attention quickly shifted elsewhere.

No one knew that on this very day, a "king of monsters" was officially born—one that would soon make the whole world, the Abyssal Giant Beasts, and even the Pioneer Monster Civilization tremble.