24: Chapter 23 Northwest Death Valley, S-Class Radiation Forbidden Zone

As for once again shocking the nations of the world,

Luo Yu didn't know yet; even if he did, he would only give a faint smile.

Nuclear radiation was a difficult obstacle for others,

but for Godzilla,

it was truly as simple as eating at a buffet.

...

At this moment,

the helicopter landed on the helipad at the core base of the Baijiang Defense Zone.

Just as Luo Yu stepped down the gangway, General Zhan Kuang came forward to meet him.

“Beautifully done!”

General Zhan Kuang clapped Luo Yu hard on the shoulder and said excitedly, “The mission on Ghost Island was completed perfectly.”

“As it should be.” Luo Yu smiled.

“Come, go rest first.” General Zhan Kuang turned to walk into the base. “You've been working for forty-eight consecutive hours; you need a good rest.”

“No need.”

Hearing this, Luo Yu shook his head and said, “I'm in great condition right now and can continue with missions.”

General Zhan Kuang stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Luo Yu.

“Are you sure?”

“Sure.” Luo Yu's tone was calm. “After Godzilla evolved into the growth stage, the amount of nuclear waste it needs has skyrocketed. The little bit on Ghost Island wasn't nearly enough to eat.”

“You mean...”

General Zhan Kuang's expression suddenly became one of anticipation.

“Right.” Luo Yu said decisively, “I want to strike while the iron is hot and take care of the remaining six nuclear radiation forbidden zones.”

“Really?”

Even though he was somewhat prepared, General Zhan Kuang couldn't help but ask, “Do you know that of the remaining six forbidden zones, three are S-rank radiation forbidden zones?”

“I know.”

“The danger level of an S-rank radiation forbidden zone is ten times higher than an A-rank,” General Zhan Kuang's tone became serious. “There are more mutated beasts inside, the species are more complex, and... there might be multiple S-rank mutated beasts.”

“I understand.”

Luo Yu looked into General Zhan Kuang's eyes. “But... Godzilla's current combat power is no longer comparable to before.”

General Zhan Kuang stared at Luo Yu for a few seconds and suddenly laughed.

“Fine, since you're so confident, I won't stop you.”

As he spoke,

he turned toward the command center. “Follow me, I'll show you the next target.”

Ten minutes later.

Command Center, Combat Briefing Room.

General Zhan Kuang turned on the projector, and a satellite map appeared on the screen.

It was a desolate desert.

“This is Northwest Death Valley.”

General Zhan Kuang pointed to a red area on the map. “One of the eight major nuclear radiation forbidden zones in the Dragon Country, radiation level S-rank.”

Luo Yu looked at the map.

Death Valley was located in the northwest of Dragon Country.

It covered an area of over fifty thousand square kilometers, making it the largest of the eight major forbidden zones.

“Thirty years ago, this was our nuclear testing base,” General Zhan Kuang continued. “From twenty years before the Abyss Era began until five years after it started, we conducted over five hundred nuclear tests here.”

“Five hundred times...” Luo Yu sucked in a breath of cold air.

“Yes.” General Zhan Kuang's tone became heavy, and he said helplessly, “In order to fight against the Abyssal Giant Beasts, we had to develop nuclear weapons in large quantities, and the price was... the entire Death Valley being contaminated by nuclear radiation.”

He switched to another picture.

It was a real-life photo of Death Valley.

The yellow desert had turned black, huge craters were everywhere on the ground, and a green mist permeated the air.

“The radiation value in Death Valley is a hundred thousand times the normal value, and the nuclear waste reserves are two hundred thousand tons, which is four times that of Ghost Island.”

Looking at the photo, Luo Yu felt confident.

Two hundred thousand tons of nuclear waste—if Godzilla ate it all, its evolution progress should increase by about 10%.

“What about the mutated beast situation?” Luo Yu asked again.

“It's very complex.”

General Zhan Kuang switched to another picture.

It was a giant scorpion, the size of a truck, covered in a black carapace, with a stinger at the end of its tail three meters long.

“This is the most common mutated beast in Death Valley—the Desert Venomous Scorpion,” General Zhan Kuang introduced. “There are over ten thousand of them, with ranks ranging from E-rank to S-rank.”

“Besides the venomous scorpions, there are also Mutated Snakes, Mutated Lizards, Mutated Vultures, and other desert creatures.”

“The total number exceeds forty thousand.”

Luo Yu listened to these numbers without any change in expression.

Forty thousand?

To the current Godzilla, that was just forty thousand small snacks.

“The most dangerous ones are these two.” General Zhan Kuang switched to another picture.

Those were two giant venomous scorpions, over forty meters in size, covered in golden carapaces, with the stingers at the ends of their tails flashing with an eerie green light.

“These are the kings of Death Valley—the Twin Scorpions.”

General Zhan Kuang's tone became solemn. “Two S-rank mutated beasts, and they're twins. They coordinate perfectly and have extremely high combat power.”

“Ten years ago, these two S-rank mutated beasts wanted to leave the radiation zone, so we sent an SS-Class Awakened squad to stop them...”

“The result...”

General Zhan Kuang paused before saying sorrowfully, “The squad was completely wiped out. All five SS-Class Awakened died, not a single survivor. In the end, we were forced to launch two of our most advanced nuclear weapons to barely drive them back.”

Silence fell over the briefing room.

SS-Class Awakened—those were the top combatants of Dragon Country.

Five of them working together were actually completely wiped out?

“So...” General Zhan Kuang looked at Luo Yu, “Many years have passed, and the Twin Scorpions' injuries might have healed already, or they might even be stronger. Be careful.”

Luo Yu was silent for a few seconds.

“I'll be careful.”

“Good, then that's that. Set off tomorrow morning at six. I'll arrange the most advanced transport plane to take you there.”

“No need for tomorrow.” Luo Yu stood up and said, “Let's go now.”

“Now?”

General Zhan Kuang was stunned for a moment.

“Yes.” Luo Yu patted the Little Lizard on his shoulder. “It can't wait anymore.”

The Little Lizard let out a “hissing” sound, its eyes flashing with an excited red light.

“Fine, then let's go now.” General Zhan Kuang smiled and picked up the phone on the desk. “Deploy the transport plane, destination Northwest Death Valley.”

“Yes!”

An hour later.

Baijiang Defense Zone Core Base,

military airport.

A massive transport plane was parked on the runway.

It was Dragon Country's most advanced Y-30 Heavy Transport Plane, capable of carrying over a hundred tons of cargo with a range of over ten thousand kilometers.

Luo Yu stood at the bottom of the gangway, looking at this behemoth.

“This is your dedicated plane,” General Zhan Kuang walked over. “Use it for all your future missions.”

“Thank you.”

“No need for thanks.”

General Zhan Kuang took a deep breath and said, “The contributions you've made to the country are worth all this.”

“Alright, get on the plane. Su Qingxue and the guard squad are already waiting for you inside.”

Luo Yu nodded and turned to climb the gangway.

The cargo hold of the transport plane was huge, enough to accommodate twenty tanks.

Su Qingxue and four team members were sitting in their seats. Seeing Luo Yu enter, they all stood up and saluted.

“Sit down.”

Luo Yu waved his hand.

He walked to a window seat and sat down, placing the Little Lizard on his lap.

The transport plane's engines started, letting out a deafening roar.

The plane began to taxi and then soared into the sky.

Through the window,

he could see the city below getting smaller and smaller, finally disappearing from sight.

Five hours later.

The pilot's voice came through the headset.

“Report, Death Valley is ahead. Estimated arrival in ten minutes.”

Luo Yu looked out the window.

A black area appeared on the distant horizon.

That was Northwest Death Valley.

Ten minutes later.

The transport plane circled over the edge of Death Valley.

Luo Yu looked down through the window.

The entire Death Valley was black.

The desert, rocks, mountains... all had been turned black by nuclear radiation.

A thick green mist permeated the air,

and visibility was extremely low.

The most shocking sight was the huge craters on the ground.

Each crater was hundreds of meters wide and bottomless, with green liquid constantly seeping out from the edges.

“Radiation level detection in progress...”

The voice of a technician came through the headset. “Radiation value in the outer area is one hundred thousand, middle area is one hundred and fifty thousand, and the radiation value in the core area is estimated to exceed two hundred thousand.”

Luo Yu heard these numbers without any emotional fluctuation.

If Godzilla hadn't evolved, he might have hesitated or been afraid, but now that it had, what was there to fear?

“Lieutenant Luo Yu, prepare for landing.”

“Alright.” Luo Yu stood up and walked to the cabin door.

“Lieutenant Luo Yu.” Su Qingxue walked over, looking like she wanted to say something but hesitated. “We...”

“You guys go to the nearest military airport and stand by.”

“Okay, then be careful.”

“Don't worry.”

The cabin door opened.

A pungent odor rushed in.

Luo Yu stood by the door, looking down at the black desert.

“Godzilla, get ready for your meal.”

The Little Lizard let out an excited “hissing” sound.

Luo Yu leaped out,

jumping down from a height of twenty meters.

Boom!

He landed steadily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of black sand.

The transport plane ascended again, circling at an altitude of five hundred meters.

Luo Yu stood up and looked around.

This was the outer area of Death Valley.

The black desert stretched as far as the eye could see, with huge craters and metal wreckage everywhere.

The concentration of radiation in the air was frighteningly high.

“Godzilla, let them see your true strength.”

As he said this,

Luo Yu placed the Little Lizard from his shoulder onto the ground.

Hiss hiss!

The Little Lizard let out an excited “hissing” sound.

In the next second,

its body began to expand.

Thirty centimeters... one meter... three meters... ten meters... thirty meters... fifty meters... eighty-six meters!

In the blink of an eye,

the Little Lizard had transformed into a super giant beast covered in thick, heavy scales.

It let out a long roar toward the sky.

“Roar——!”

Terrifying sound waves spread out, and the entire Death Valley trembled.

In the distant sand dunes,

countless pairs of green eyes lit up.

Those were mutated beasts.

They had been startled by Godzilla's roar.

“They're here.”

Luo Yu clenched his fists.

Next up is the delicious buffet time...