20: Chapter 20: The King's Showdown in the Core Area

"It should be an A-Class Mutated Beast."

Luo Yu stood where he was, looking at the ruins of the nuclear power plant not far away.

That roar was still echoing.

Low, brutal, and full of menace.

"Godzilla, are you afraid?"

Roar—

Hearing this, Godzilla let out a roar, its eyes flashing with excited red light.

It was not afraid.

On the contrary, it was very excited.

Because in the radiation, it would only become stronger.

"Alright, then let's go meet it." Luo Yu patted Godzilla's leg.

The man and the beast walked towards the nuclear power plant.

The deeper they went, the higher the radiation level became.

The black weeds on the ground had grown over a meter high, and the green mist in the air was so thick that it was almost impossible to see what was ahead.

Luo Yu took out the detector.

[Radiation Level: 30,000]

"We haven't even reached the core area yet, and it's already at 30,000."

Luo Yu put away the detector.

He could feel the Radiation Domain inside his body crazily absorbing the surrounding radiation energy.

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

[Spirit Power +10... +15... +20...]

"Comfortable."

Luo Yu continued walking forward.

Ten minutes later.

He and Godzilla finally arrived at the core area of the nuclear power plant.

This was originally the location of six reactors.

Now, the six huge cooling towers had all collapsed, and the debris of reinforced concrete was scattered everywhere.

The core area of the reactors was constantly seeping out green liquid.

Those liquids converged into small streams, flowing in all directions.

The most terrifying thing was the radiation concentration in the air.

Luo Yu took out the detector.

Bang!

[Radiation Level: Detector damaged]

"It's off the charts."

Luo Yu tossed the detector aside.

He could feel that the radiation intensity here had already exceeded 50,000 times; an ordinary person would die here in less than a second.

"Godzilla, prepare for battle."

Seemingly sensing something, Luo Yu subconsciously stood behind Godzilla.

Roar—

Godzilla let out a roar, and its dorsal fins began to flicker with a pale blue light.

Just then, a huge figure slowly walked out from the shadows of the nuclear power plant ruins.

It was a Mutated Lizard, its four thick legs stomping on the ground, its body over twenty meters long, covered in thick black scales, with rows of sharp bone spurs on its back. Most striking were its eyes—a pair of vertical pupils burning with green flames.

[Mutated Beast Level: A-Class]

[Threat Level: Lethal]

Seeing this prompt, Luo Yu's heart accelerated.

An A-Class Mutated Lizard.

And... its appearance... is somewhat similar to Godzilla, right? Both have black scales, both have back spikes, and both have thick tails.

"It can't be Godzilla."

Luo Yu chuckled, then continued to retreat.

Because the Mutated Lizard had already locked its gaze on Godzilla and was letting out a low growl.

"Roar—"

There was a hint of confusion in that sound.

Apparently, the A-Class Mutated Beast already possessed some intelligence, allowing the Mutated Lizard to sense that the fourteen-meter-tall beast in front of it was somewhat similar to itself.

Could it... be of the same kind?

Godzilla also stared at the Mutated Lizard.

Unfortunately, a trace of excitement flashed in Godzilla's eyes; it had finally encountered a decent opponent!

"Roar—!"

Godzilla let out a provocative roar.

The Mutated Lizard's eyes instantly turned red.

Same kind? No, it's an enemy!

This island is its territory, and any intruder must die!

"Roar—!"

The Mutated Lizard let out an angry roar, strode forward on its four legs, and charged at Godzilla.

Its speed was astonishing.

Despite its twenty-meter body, it was as agile as a cheetah.

Godzilla was not to be outdone and charged to meet it.

Bang!

The two giant beasts collided, producing a deafening impact sound.

The ground cracked, and rubble flew everywhere.

The Mutated Lizard opened its blood-stained maw and bit towards Godzilla's neck.

Godzilla dodged to the side, then raised its foreclaw and swiped at the Mutated Lizard's head.

Slap—

The Mutated Lizard's head was knocked askew, but it quickly recovered.

It swung its tail, whipping it at Godzilla.

Godzilla also swung its tail.

Slap!

The two tails collided, emitting a dull thud.

Luo Yu stood in the distance, watching this scene.

"Evenly matched."

No, that's not right.

The Mutated Lizard's size was larger than Godzilla's, and its strength was also greater.

Compared to the Mutated Lizard, Godzilla was somewhat more agile, but it was at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

Suddenly, the Mutated Lizard opened its mouth.

Deep in its throat, a green light flickered.

"Oh no!" Luo Yu's expression changed.

The next second.

Boom—!

A green ray shot out from the Mutated Lizard's mouth.

That is... Atomic Breath!

The green ray hit Godzilla in the chest, blasting it away.

Godzilla crashed into the ruins, making a dull impact sound.

"Roar!!"

Godzilla struggled to stand up.

On the scales of its chest, a scorched mark appeared.

Although it wasn't deep, but... there were signs of its defense being broken.

"As expected of an A-Class Mutated Beast." Luo Yu widened his eyes.

And, that green ray was no weaker than Godzilla's Atomic Breath.

However, Luo Yu had no time to think too much.

Because the Mutated Lizard was charging over again.

It waved its sharp claws, attacking Godzilla frantically.

Godzilla was not to be outdone and fought back.

The two giant beasts engaged in a fierce melee, claws raking across scales, sparking showers of flames, and tails whipping against bodies, emitting dull impact sounds.

Making the entire core area tremble.

"We can't drag this out any longer."

Luo Yu gritted his teeth and shouted: "Godzilla, use your full power! Don't hold back!"

Roar—

Godzilla let out a roar.

In an instant, its dorsal fins began to flicker with a blinding blue light.

Brighter and brighter. More and more blinding.

The Mutated Lizard sensed danger and wanted to retreat.

But it was already too late.

Godzilla opened its mouth, and the blue light deep in its throat erupted.

Boom!

A beam of Atomic Breath, five times thicker than before, shot out.

The high-temperature plasma ray struck the Mutated Lizard's chest with lightning speed.

Boom!

A huge explosion sounded.

A soccer-ball-sized bloody hole was blasted into the Mutated Lizard's chest.

It let out a painful hiss, its body swaying as it retreated.

Yet it did not fall.

Instead, it became even angrier.

"Roar—!"

The Mutated Lizard roared at the sky.

Its back spikes also began to flicker with green light.

Then it opened its mouth.

Whoosh!

An even thicker green ray shot out.

Godzilla was not to be outdone and fired another atomic ray.

The next second, the two rays collided in mid-air.

Blue and green light intertwined, emitting a blinding radiance.

Rumble!

A huge explosion sounded.

The shockwave spread out, and the surrounding ruins were all blown away.

Even Luo Yu, who had already retreated quite far, was blown away by the shockwave and fell heavily to the ground.

"Cough, cough..."

Fortunately, as a C-Class Awakener, he wasn't injured; he hurriedly stood up and looked at the battlefield.

The smoke and dust dissipated.

Godzilla and the Mutated Lizard both appeared to still be standing.

But both were injured.

There were countless cracks on Godzilla's scales, with blood flowing from the wounds; the Mutated Lizard had a large hole in its chest, with green blood constantly gushing out.

The two giant beasts stared at each other.

The air was filled with a murderous atmosphere.

However, they charged at each other simultaneously.

This was the final showdown.

Bang!

The two giant beasts collided.

Godzilla opened its mouth and bit into the Mutated Lizard's neck.

The Mutated Lizard also opened its mouth and bit into Godzilla's shoulder.

The two giant beasts were frantically biting each other.

Blood splattered.

The sound of bones shattering rang out.

Luo Yu watched this scene, his heart unable to stop pounding wildly.

Suddenly, Godzilla's dorsal fins began to flicker with blue light again.

This time, the light did not shoot out from its mouth.

Instead, it erupted from the gaps between all its scales!

Boom—!

The blinding blue light engulfed the entire core area.

That was... Internal Radiation!

High-temperature energy erupted from inside Godzilla, directly piercing through the Mutated Lizard's body.

The Mutated Lizard's movements stopped.

It released its bite, looked down at its riddled body.

Then... it collapsed with a loud thud.

[Ding! Pet beast killed A-Class Mutated Beast, Evolution Progress +4%]

[Current Evolution Progress: 61.3%]

Luo Yu was stunned.

Won?

Godzilla stood beside the Mutated Lizard's corpse and roared at the sky.

"Roar—!"

That violent roar declared its victory; it had the last laugh.