55: Chapter 54 A Tier 6 Abyssal Beast? Wormhole Closes, Global Panic

At this moment,

East Sea Defense Line, Command Center.

"Report! The 'Eye of the Deep' has arrived near the wormhole!"

The technician's voice rang out in the command center.

"Transmit the feed immediately!"

General Zhan Kuang ordered loudly, unable to wait a moment longer.

He couldn't help it;

he just wanted to know exactly what was happening at the East Sea Wormhole.

The next second,

a real-time image appeared on the large screen.

And then...

the entire command center fell into a deathly silence.

In the footage,

a giant beast over two hundred and thirty meters tall, its entire body radiating a crimson glow, stood proudly on the seabed.

Perhaps because the temperature was too high,

the seawater around it was boiling.

And beneath its feet

lay the corpse of an Abyssal Giant Beast over two hundred meters long.

The corpse was shriveled, clearly having been drained of all its energy.

Standing atop the giant beast's head was a person.

Luo Yu.

"This..."

General Lie Huo's eyes widened. "A Fifth-Tier Giant Beast... has been killed?"

"And it looks like the battle was very short," General Cang Yang added, swallowing nervously.

General Tie Quan remained silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking. "Could it be that the Sixth-Tier energy anomaly that just erupted was because Godzilla... evolved? Is that what lured the Fifth-Order Abyssal Giant Beast out of the wormhole?"

"Even a Fifth-Order Abyssal Giant Beast is no longer a match for Godzilla?"

General Zhan Kuang swallowed hard.

He couldn't help it; he had been genuinely worried sick. If Luo Yu and Godzilla had fallen there, it would have been a catastrophic loss for the Dragon Kingdom.

But now, everything was fine.

It turned out the wormhole anomalies

were all caused by Godzilla stirring up trouble at the wormhole.

In the video,

after absorbing the energy, Godzilla turned its head to look at the camera.

Then,

Luo Yu, standing on its head, waved at the camera.

"Lieutenant Colonel Luo Yu!"

Coming to his senses, General Zhan Kuang nearly jumped with excitement, shouting like a madman: "Not only is he okay, but... Godzilla even killed a Fifth-Tier beast! This... this is a Fifth-Order Abyssal Giant Beast!"

Instantly,

earth-shaking cheers erupted within the command center.

"Too strong!"

"Godzilla is awesome!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Luo Yu is incredible!"

"..."

Listening to these voices, General Zhan Kuang took a deep breath and picked up the communicator.

"Lieutenant Colonel Luo Yu, can you hear me?"

"I hear you, General."

Luo Yu's voice came through the communicator: "The situation at the wormhole has stabilized. The Fifth-Tier beast was handled by Godzilla."

"Haha, well done!"

General Zhan Kuang laughed heartily. "When are you coming back? I'll—"

Before he could finish,

Rumble!

The entire command center suddenly shook violently.

"What's going on?"

"Report... abnormal energy fluctuations detected simultaneously in all seven wormholes globally!" The technician's voice was trembling slightly. "Energy levels... exceed the Sixth-Tier standard!"

"What?"

Before the words fully landed,

the expressions of General Zhan Kuang, Lie Huo, Cang Yang, and Tie Quan all turned solemn.

On the big screen, satellite footage showed the seven wormholes around the world trembling at the same time. Green light soared into the sky, forming a massive halo above each wormhole.

Then... without any warning, a phantom appeared.

Looking closely,

it was an Abyssal Giant Beast with three dragon heads, golden scales covering its entire body, and wings on its back.

The phantom's size exceeded five hundred meters.

Just the phantom alone emitted a pressure that made all of humanity feel suffocated.

"Sixth-Tier... or perhaps even stronger?"

Even within the command center,

General Zhan Kuang, Lie Huo, Cang Yang, and Tie Quan felt that soul-crushing pressure. Even they felt like mere ants.

At this moment,

it wasn't just the Dragon Kingdom.

Monitoring stations in countries all over the world detected this scene.

Eagle Country, the Northern Border Federation, the Western European Alliance, Japan... every nation fell into panic.

A Sixth-Tier Abyss Great Beast.

That was an existence capable of destroying civilizations.

However...

the phantom only flickered for ten seconds.

Then,

all seven wormholes went dead at the same time.

The rifts began to shrink, and the green light gradually dimmed.

The energy fluctuations were also weakening.

"Huh?"

Near the East Sea Wormhole, Luo Yu was stunned.

Wait,

is the wormhole closing its doors?

He and Godzilla had been quite looking forward to this terrifying Abyssal Giant Beast that was about to emerge.

But it ended up being a total letdown;

it seemed the wormhole couldn't yet accommodate a Sixth-Tier Abyss Great Beast.

A few seconds later,

the wormhole rift shrank to a quarter of its original size, and the energy fluctuations dropped to their lowest point. Clearly, no more Abyssal Giant Beasts would be coming out for a while.

Seeing the buffet close its doors,

only two words came to Luo Yu's mind:

"That's it?"

Godzilla, who had already entered its combat form again, was also somewhat disappointed.

It thought it could have another delicious meal.

But the wormhole just closed up.

What a buzzkill.

Hiss!

Godzilla let out a dissatisfied cry, its tail lashing back and forth.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry."

Luo Yu patted Godzilla's head and said with a smile, "The wormhole closing is a good thing. It means that side is scared too. They'll definitely try to make a comeback later."

After saying that,

he looked at the Scout Mecha that had pulled back a hundred meters as Godzilla retracted its aura.

"General, you don't need to worry anymore. The Sixth-Tier Abyss Great Beast can't come out, and the wormhole is temporarily fine. We've got nothing else to do, so we're returning immediately."

"Good!"

General Zhan Kuang wiped away his cold sweat, his voice sounding lingeringly fearful over the communicator. "Wait there for a moment, I'll send a transport craft to pick you up."

"No need."

Luo Yu smiled and said, "Godzilla can swim back on its own."

"Then... alright. Stay safe."

Hanging up the communication,

Luo Yu patted Godzilla.

"Godzilla, this trip to the East Sea Wormhole has concluded successfully. Let's go home."

Hiss!

Godzilla let out an excited cry and, with a flick of its tail, swam toward the East Sea Defense Line.

The Scout Mecha followed behind, recording the entire journey.

...

Meanwhile,

nations across the globe were plunged into unprecedented panic.

The phantom of a Sixth-Tier Abyss Great Beast had appeared for the first time since the start of the Abyss Era. Though it only appeared for a few seconds... that pressure made everyone feel the breath of death.

Fortunately,

the phantom eventually vanished,

and the seven major wormholes around the world shrank in an unprecedented manner. It could be foreseen that humanity had gained more time to develop, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Naturally, the East Sea Wormhole, being the source of it all, became the focus of attention for every country. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Eagle Country, the Northern Border Federation, the Western European Alliance, Japan, and others urgently inquired with the Dragon Kingdom about what had happened at the East Sea Wormhole.

Unfortunately,

what they didn't know was that

once they learned everything that had occurred at the East Sea Wormhole, they would regret it—because this time, they would truly have to beg the Dragon Kingdom on their knees.