15: Chapter 15 Godzilla is the nemesis of mutant beasts

"Second Lieutenant Luo Yu..."

Perhaps so shocked that she began to doubt her very existence, Su Qingxue couldn't help but speak up: "Your beast pet... what rank is it exactly?"

"I don't know." Luo Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "I only know that it can evolve."

"Evolve?"

"Yes."

Luo Yu explained, "Godzilla can continuously evolve by devouring radiation."

Silence fell.

A beast pet that can evolve...

This kind of talent...

She suddenly thought of something.

"Then your talent rank... is it really F-rank?"

"The talent is F-rank," Luo Yu said with certainty, "but the ability definitely isn't."

"..."

Su Qingxue stopped asking questions.

She finally understood that Luo Yu was an anomaly—low talent rank, but a beast pet with infinite potential.

This kind of situation...

Likely even the talent rating system couldn't accurately judge it.

They walked for another ten minutes.

The two finally arrived at the boundary of the middle-tier zone.

The radiation level here had already reached five thousand. Large cracks began to appear on Su Qingxue's ice shield, and she could only say helplessly, "I... I might not be able to hold on."

"It's fine."

Luo Yu glanced at her and said, "You can head back. I'll go in alone."

"But..."

"No buts," Luo Yu said in a serious tone. "Your duty is to protect me, but... if you can't even protect yourself, you'll become a burden instead."

"Fine."

Su Qingxue bit her lip, somewhat unwilling, and said, "Then be careful."

"Don't worry."

Luo Yu said confidently, "Radiation is like a hot spring to me; it's quite comfortable."

After saying that,

He continued forward with Godzilla.

Su Qingxue stood where she was, watching his back disappear into the darkness.

A complex mix of emotions welled up in her heart.

As an S-rank Awakener, she had always been confident. Now, in this radiation zone, she felt her own insignificance for the first time.

On the other side,

Inside the command vehicle.

General Zhan Kuang stared at the monitoring screen.

The screen displayed Luo Yu's location and the surrounding radiation levels.

"The radiation level has reached five thousand," a technician reported. "Second Lieutenant Luo Yu is still advancing."

"What about his vital signs?"

"Completely normal." The technician looked at the data, his voice tinged with disbelief. "Heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature... all indicators are within the normal range."

General Zhan Kuang's brow furrowed.

Normal?

In an environment with five thousand times the radiation, his vital signs were completely normal?

This... is Luo Yu really human?

"Continue monitoring."

"Yes, sir."

On the screen,

Luo Yu's position continued to move forward.

The radiation level was also constantly rising.

Five thousand... six thousand... seven thousand...

Finally,

Luo Yu came to a stop.

"He's reached the core area," the technician noted.

General Zhan Kuang stood up and walked to the screen.

The monitoring footage of the core area was already being interfered with by radiation, becoming blurred and unclear.

But one could vaguely see

A massive black figure moving within the frame.

That was Godzilla.

Its size was constantly expanding.

Three meters... five meters... eight meters... ten meters...

Eventually,

It settled at fourteen meters.

"This..."

The technician had never seen anything like it and involuntarily widened his eyes.

General Zhan Kuang's face, however, remained expressionless.

"General, a large number of mutated beast signatures have appeared in the core area." Suddenly, as if detecting something, the technician quickly reported: "The count exceeds fifty, with ranks ranging from E-rank to D-rank."

General Zhan Kuang's brow furrowed even tighter.

Fifty of them?

And multiple D-rank mutated beasts?

"I wonder if Second Lieutenant Luo Yu can..."

The technician's voice cut off abruptly,

Because,

A blinding blue light suddenly erupted in the monitoring footage.

That was the Atomic Breath.

Everywhere the light swept, the mutated beasts were like tofu—shattering at the slightest touch and turning to ash.

As a result,

The screen returned to a state of calm.

The technician was still staring blankly at the screen, with only one thought in his mind: those mutated beasts... that was it?

"Impressive, isn't it?"

A trace of a smile finally appeared on General Zhan Kuang's face.

It seemed,

In the radiation zone,

Godzilla was even more monstrous than imagined.

For instance, if the military wanted to go to the core area to exterminate mutated beasts, they would pay a heavy price. Even Awakeners with S-rank strength would be greatly restricted.

But now, everything was in balance; Godzilla was the natural enemy of mutated beasts.

...

Core Area.

Luo Yu stood amidst the ruins, observing the surroundings.

This was originally the reactor core of the nuclear power plant,

But now it was completely scrapped.

Massive steel containers lay collapsed on the ground, surrounded by countless barrels of nuclear waste. The air was thick with dense radiation energy, making Luo Yu feel as if he were bathing in sunlight.

"Comfortable."

Luo Yu took a deep breath of the fifteen-year-aged nuclear radiation, a top-tier inhalation that filled his lungs, and immediately felt the radiation energy surging into his body.

[Radiation Domain (Passive) activated. Host is slowly absorbing environmental radiation.]

[Spiritual Power +1... +2... +3...]

"Has Godzilla's talent also started feeding back to me?"

Noticing his spiritual power increasing automatically, Luo Yu immediately showed a look of satisfaction.

At the same time, Godzilla stood beside him, its dorsal fins beginning to flicker with a pale blue light. Its body, which had expanded to fourteen meters, twisted a few times in restless anticipation.

"Go ahead and eat," Luo Yu patted its leg and said. "Eat as much of the nuclear waste here as you want."

Roar—

Godzilla let out an excited roar, opened its bloody maw, and took a violent breath.

In an instant,

The surrounding nuclear waste barrels began to tremble, their lids flying off one after another.

Then... the nuclear waste inside turned into streams of green light, frantically surging into Godzilla's mouth.

[Ding! Beast pet is devouring high-energy radiation in large quantities!]

[evolution progress +0.5%... +1%... +1.5%...]

Luo Yu looked at the system notification, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Good speed.

According to this pace, if it eats all the nuclear waste in the core area, the evolution progress should reach around 30%.

However,

As if sensing the abnormal nuclear radiation, a series of heavy footsteps echoed from the distance.

Thump... Thump... Thump...

Luo Yu turned his head.

In the shadows of the ruins,

A massive figure slowly emerged.

It was a Mutated Cat.

It was the size of a tiger, its body covered in black scales, and its eyes glowed with a crimson light.

The most striking feature was its claws.

Three sharp claws, half a meter long, glinting with a metallic sheen.

Luo Yu took out the detector

And aimed it at the creature.

[Mutated Beast Rank: C-rank]

[Threat Level: High]

"A C-rank mutated beast." Luo Yu put away the detector and smiled. "Godzilla, eat the meat first, then absorb the nuclear radiation."

Roar—

Hearing the command,

Godzilla let out a roar, moved its four thick legs, and charged toward the Mutated Cat.

The Mutated Cat was not to be outdone, waving its sharp claws as it pounced.

Bang!

The two giant beasts collided, producing a dull thud.

The Mutated Cat's claws raked across Godzilla's scales, sending up a shower of sparks but leaving only a few shallow scratches.

Meanwhile, Godzilla raised its front claw and slapped the Mutated Cat's head.

Slap—

The Mutated Cat was sent flying, crashing into a wall with a heavy thud.

"Meow!!"

A second later, the Mutated Cat struggled to its feet, letting out an angry hiss.

It pounced at Godzilla again, even faster this time.

Unfortunately,

Godzilla was faster. It directly used its ultimate move, opening its mouth as blue light flickered deep in its throat.

Boom—

The Atomic Breath erupted.

The high-temperature plasma ray struck the Mutated Cat's chest, piercing right through its body.

The Mutated Cat's movements froze.

It looked down at the large hole in its chest and crashed to the ground.

Godzilla walked over, lowered its head, and began to absorb the radiation energy within its body.

[Ding! Beast pet devoured a C-rank mutated beast, evolution progress +0.3%]

Luo Yu grinned happily.

A C-rank mutated beast provided three times the evolution progress of a D-rank; this was truly not bad.