195: Chapter 193 Brother, unleashing your impulse, let's go!

At the same time, on the pier outside the canteen.

Luo Yu sat on the breakwater, his legs dangling above the sea surface. Godzilla had returned to its three-meter size, lying on the edge of the embankment with its tail soaking in the seawater, occasionally flicking it to splash water.

Mothra was perched on top of a street lamp, its wings folded, resting with its eyes closed.

Pandora was coiled on Luo Yu's knees, its single eye gazing at the reflection on the sea surface, lost in thought.

"We set out for the expedition tomorrow. Are you afraid?" Luo Yu looked down at it.

Pandora hesitated for three seconds before sending a thought: "With the big guy here... I'm not too afraid."

The big guy it referred to was Godzilla.

Godzilla heard this and flicked its tail, creating a large splash in the water that drenched Pandora.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Pandora stood up in anger, glaring at Godzilla.

Godzilla didn't even look at it, continuing to flick its tail and play in the water.

These two never rest when they are together.

Luo Yu picked Pandora up from his knees and wiped the water off it with his sleeve: "Alright, stop messing around."

"Hiss..."

Pandora aggrievedly shrank back into its bracelet form, clinging to Luo Yu's wrist and remaining still.

The sea breeze blew over, carrying a hint of a salty, fishy scent.

Luo Yu looked back at the brightly lit canteen, where he could see the lively scene of people clinking glasses through the window.

After tomorrow, some of these people might not come back.

The Abyss World is not a training ground.

Even with Godzilla holding the fort, with an expeditionary force of about ten thousand people spread out fighting in unknown territory, casualties are inevitable.

"Godzilla."

"Hiss?"

"When we take the lead tomorrow, clear the area near the entrance."

Godzilla replied with a sound, its tone carrying an impatient "do I even need to say it" vibe.

Luo Yu smiled and patted its head.

Some pressures don't need to be spoken aloud.

Expedition Day. 5:00 AM, the entire East Sea Defense Line entered a state of combat readiness.

On the pier, the expeditionary force finished lining up according to their units.

First Formation: Dragon Country elite Awakeners, 2,500 people, formation commander—Luo Yu (also serving as Commander-in-Chief).

Second Formation: Dragon Country main force Awakeners + Northern Border Mecha Regiment and Awakeners, 3,800 people, formation commander—Su Qingxue.

Third Formation: Western European Alliance Awakeners + Eagle Country Mecha Regiment and Awakeners, 4,500 people, formation commander—Aivie Stirling.

Logistics Formation: 1,500 support personnel, responsible for bridgehead construction and supply maintenance.

Su Zhiruo was assigned to the First Formation, following by Luo Yu's side. Her Space-type ability was the most scarce tactical resource in the entire expeditionary force, especially in unfamiliar terrain, where spatial perception is the best radar.

General Zhan Kuang stood on the bridge of the command ship and spoke into the all-frequency communication channel.

"Attention, everyone."

"From today on, you are no longer soldiers of any nation; you are the Human Expeditionary Force. Your enemy is the Abyss, and behind you are seven billion people."

"I won't make any grand speeches. Just one thing—come back alive."

The communication channel was silent for two seconds. Then, a continuous chorus of voices replied in unison, "Yes!"

The sound waves surged into the sky, startling a flock of seagulls.

Luo Yu stood at the very front of the pier, facing the sea.

At the location where the East Sea Wormhole once existed, a faint spatial ripple still remained on the sea surface, like a vague scar on the water.

"Godzilla."

Godzilla jumped out of his pocket and landed on the embankment. Its small, thirty-centimeter body faced the sea, and the red light on its dorsal fins began to glow.

"Open the door."

Hiss! A low roar. No sound. No wind. No waves.

All energy was compressed into a single point, and from Godzilla's open mouth, a crimson beam no thicker than a chopstick shot out.

The beam submerged into the sea, penetrated the water, and reached the seabed three thousand meters deep, where the remnants of that spatial rift were located.

Crack. It wasn't an explosion. It was the sound of space being torn open.

Like fabric being torn, like ice being crushed, like an old door that had been closed for a long time being pushed open again.

On the sea surface, a blue vortex with a diameter of five hundred meters opened while rotating.

On the other side of the vortex was a dark green sky, jagged black rocks, and abyss energy permeating the air.

The Abyss World. After several months, the gate opened again.

But this time, it was not the Abyss invading humanity. It was humanity knocking on the door of the Abyss.

Luo Yu looked back at the expeditionary force behind him, ready to set off.

The expressions on everyone's faces were different—some were nervous, some excited, some feigning calm, some gritting their teeth. But none were retreating.

"Let's go."

Soon, the first hour after the East Sea Wormhole was torn open.

Luo Yu stood on top of Godzilla's head, overlooking this familiar yet strange land beneath his feet.

It was familiar because he had been here once before. It was strange because this place had changed.

Last time, he and Godzilla had wreaked havoc in the Abyss World, but now only charred ruins remained.

The ground was cracked, with magma slowly seeping out from the fissures, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur and the fishy stench of abyss energy.

But the biggest change was not the terrain. It was the silence. It was too quiet.

Last time they entered, there were roars of giant beasts and the vibration of footsteps everywhere. Rank 5 and Rank 6 Abyssal Creatures were in groups, and there was a "buffet" everywhere.

But now, within a radius of fifty kilometers, Luo Yu's spiritual power detection waves had scanned three times, and there were zero living things.

"Did they all run away?"

Su Zhiruo stood beside Luo Yu, crossing her hands to draw a complex spatial perception magic circle, with pale blue light patterns flowing at her fingertips.

"There are no life signs within a fifty-kilometer range."

She frowned, "This isn't right. When we came last time, there were tens of thousands of low-level grunts below Rank 3 alone."

Luo Yu also sensed the anomaly. Godzilla let out a low roar, its vertical pupils scanning left and right, and the red light on its dorsal fins flashed twice. This was a sign of its vigilance.

Last time, Luo Yu led the team to sweep through the Abyss, hunting down a large number of giant beasts from Rank 6 to Rank 9, and even flexed his muscles in front of the The Three Kings. After that, the projections of the The Three Kings were shattered by Godzilla's roar, and the wormhole subsequently collapsed. What on earth had happened on the Abyss side?