184: Chapter 182 A World-Shaking Announcement: Has the Abyss Era Truly Ended?

The waters of the East Sea.

kunlun three's massive hull, pulled by gravity engines, levitated steadily at a height of one hundred meters above the sea surface.

The sound of the hatch opening and air venting spread across the quiet sea; due to size constraints, Godzilla did not immediately return to his original form, but instead maintained a stature of just over one meter, following behind Luo Yu.

General Zhan Kuang stood at the edge of the landing platform, the sea breeze ruffling his white hair.

He didn't laugh or joke loudly as usual, but simply kept both hands tucked into the pockets of his military overcoat, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing together.

This kind of waiting was truly more agonizing than any infiltration mission.

Luo Yu stepped out of the hatch, his footsteps seemingly light, yet... landing on the alloy deck, they caused the surrounding soldiers to feel a mysterious tremor—it was the magnetic field radiating from his every movement after his life level had leaped.

"You're back."

General Zhan Kuang went to meet him; out of a thousand words, only these three remained.

Luo Yu nodded,

and looked around at the dense crowd of cameras and the tense officers and soldiers.

Since the signal for the global live broadcast had already been cut in,

at this moment, billions of eyes around the world were staring at this narrow platform.

And so,

Luo Yu walked to the microphone, looked around, his gaze passing through the lens to see those people who had lived in fear for years, hiding in shelters, huddled in ruins, or trembling in bustling cities.

No flowery words, no impassioned opening remarks.

"Godzilla has already taken the energy of the moon."

"I know everyone has had a very hard time these past few years. The abyss, giant beasts, nuclear pollution—these things have weighed on everyone's heads like mountains. Many people have lost their homes and their loved ones."

"But I can tell you now, from today on, the three kings of the abyss are no longer a threat. Even if their true bodies descend, they will only be Godzilla's next extra meal."

"In my capacity as the Marshal of the Dragon Country, I declare: the Abyss Era can end here."

The moment the last sentence fell,

the entire East Sea Defense Line fell into a dead silence lasting ten seconds.

Then, this dead silence was broken by a roar erupting from deep within the throat.

It wasn't a cheer, but a cry.

That fear, despair, and oppression that had been pent up for too long found an outlet at this moment.

In an instant,

countless soldiers threw down the steel rifles in their hands and squatted on the ground, covering their faces and weeping without any regard for their image.

Baijiang City.

The old principal, Li Jianguo, sat in his office, listening to the voice on the radio, his eyes behind his reading glasses already blurred.

Then,

with trembling hands, he pulled a graduation photo of Baijiang No. 3 Middle School from a drawer, his fingertip resting on the face of that handsome young man.

"Good boy... such a good boy..."

He choked up, wanting to say something, but felt a heavy lump in his throat.

At the same moment,

in live broadcast rooms all over the world, the bullet comments completely disappeared.

No one was sending comments because everyone was busy crying.

In those border towns destroyed by Abyssal Giant Beasts, survivors walked out of low, damp cellars, looked at the long-lost sunlight, and knelt on the ruins to kiss the earth.

Northern Border Federation.

The President sat at the end of the long table in The Kremlin, a glass of vodka placed before him. After hearing Luo Yu's declaration, he tilted his head back and drained it in one gulp.

"An era has ended."

He slammed the glass heavily onto the table and looked at the Minister of National Defense beside him.

"Pass down my orders: all Mecha Units of the Northern Border Federation are to enter a state of rest and reorganization. From today on, our mission is no longer to guard against the abyss, but... to rebuild."

At the Western European Alliance Headquarters, those representatives who usually argued until they were red in the face over geopolitics were now embracing each other in small groups. They no longer needed to calculate the remaining capacity of their Mecha Units, nor did they need to worry about waking up one morning to find a Fifth-Tier Giant Beast at their doorstep.

As for nuclear weapons?

They had all been absorbed by Godzilla; there was no need to calculate anything anymore.

But... on the other side of the ocean,

the atmosphere in the White House had frozen to the extreme.

The President stared at the high-spirited young man on the screen, the fountain pen in his hand inadvertently snapped into two pieces.

"He says it's over, and it's over?"

A Senior Staffer murmured, somewhat lost in thought.

"On what basis?"

The President did not speak.

He looked at the screen, at that little Pandora snake wrapped around Luo Yu's wrist, and at Godzilla lying at Luo Yu's feet, yawning.

He knew on what basis Luo Yu could say that.

It was the strength to chew the moon as dry rations, the deterrence to slap the three kings of the abyss across the void.

This kind of resentment seemed so ridiculous and humble in the face of absolute power.

"Mr. President, do we need to send a congratulatory telegram?" the secretary asked cautiously.

The President closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, his voice carrying a deep exhaustion.

"Send it, using the highest specifications."

As if thinking of something,

the President paused and added another sentence.

"Don't play any tricks with the wording; we can't afford to play anymore."

At this time in the East Sea,

Luo Yu had already stepped down from the platform.

General Zhan Kuang followed beside him and asked in a lowered voice, "Regarding the three kings of the abyss, is it really no longer a problem?"

Luo Yu stopped, turned to look into the distance, and said with a smile, "They are more afraid than you are now. Their only wish now is that I never find the way to the Abyss World in my lifetime."

...

Next,

the victory banquet was not as luxurious as the outside world had expected.

Luo Yu declined all invitations to state banquets and only requested to have a simple home-cooked meal with General Zhan Kuang and the others in the cafeteria of the East Sea Defense Line.

Braised pork, oil-braised prawns, and several plates of refreshing vegetarian dishes.

Godzilla shrank to the size of a palm and squatted at the corner of the table, staring at the plate of prawns and drooling. Luo Yu casually peeled one and threw it over; the little guy caught it precisely and chewed it with a crunch.

"This pet of yours is getting pickier and pickier."

General Zhan Kuang picked up a piece of braised pork, stuffed it into his mouth, and remarked indistinctly, "He used to eat nuclear waste, and now he even thinks prawn shells are too hard."

Luo Yu smiled and didn't respond.

For the current Godzilla, the energy structure inside his body had already completed Stellarization; eating was more of a psychological satisfaction for him, or simply a matter of being bored and greedy.

"Marshal, what are your plans next?"

General Lie Huo put down his wine glass, his expression becoming serious.

"With the Abyss Era declared over, the order of the whole world will be restructured. Especially those countries that previously depended on the Eagle Country; they are all running to our side now. The phones at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are almost ringing off the hook."

Luo Yu put down his chopsticks and looked out the window.

The night in the East Sea was very quiet,

and only a few of the originally dense patrol ships remained to carry out routine missions.

"Leave the restructuring of order to the professionals to discuss."

"I'm only responsible for one thing: whoever dares to jump out and cause trouble at this time, I'll let Godzilla go for a 'walk' at their doorstep."

These words sounded very arrogant,

but the generals present all knew that this was just a fact.

"The Eagle Country's side has been making quite a few moves lately."

General Zhan Kuang lowered his voice: "Although they sent a congratulatory telegram on the surface, intelligence shows they are secretly integrating the remaining biological laboratories, seemingly wanting to create a genetic weapon that can counter Godzilla. And that Dr. William is said to haven't given up yet."

After Luo Yu finished listening, there was no fluctuation on his face.

"Let them do it."

"The arrogance of some people is etched into their bones. If it isn't completely shattered, they will never learn how to respect reality."