218: Takamagahara

The beach in Haidong City.

The seashore had now completely transformed into a stretch of ground composed of scorched, black obsidian.

The air was filled everywhere with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke, and the massive body of the giant god soldier was blown into three pieces by the Dragon's explosion.

As for the members of the Eternal Group, they had long since been reduced to ashes; Behemoth's top-tier combat power had been utterly wiped out in this manner.

In fact, during this battle, they failed to harm Lin Yuan, not even managing to breach his defense.

When Zhao Fangxu, Feng Zhenghao, and their group arrived at the scene via helicopter, they were deeply shocked by what they saw.

They arrived just after Lin Yuan had blown up the giant god soldier, and the blast wave from the explosion had only just dissipated.

The dazzling explosion made it almost impossible for Zhao Fangxu and his group to open their eyes.

The scorching air made them feel as if their lungs were about to catch fire.

Zhao Fangxu looked at the situation on the ground and estimated that all members of the Eternal Group had been annihilated.

Six members of the Eternal Group—if the Company had to deal with them, even deploying all the Temporary Workers would barely be enough to wipe them out, unless two of The Ten Elders were present to preside over the battle, making killing them possible.

According to Company intelligence, these six individuals were all terrifying existences in the Lighthouse Country.

Did Behemoth really travel thousands of miles to Huaxia just to provoke such an existence? Was it truly worth it?

Lin Yuan had now exited his Martial God state. He frowned as he looked at the giant god soldier on the ground, which was slowly attempting to self-repair.

These alien creatures truly are strange; even after being blown apart like this, they can still self-repair.

Just as Lin Yuan was considering how to deal with the giant god soldier, Zhao Fangxu, Feng Zhenghao, Ma Xianhong, Zhang Chulan, and their group arrived at the scene, all wearing gas masks.

After Lin Yuan's earth-shattering explosion, Haidong City would essentially be barren for the next five years. The temperature at the center of the blast was still ridiculously high, and the toxins from the alien creatures had evaporated directly due to the heat. The surrounding air was mixed with other poisonous gases, making it impossible for normal people to breathe.

"Junior Brother Lin Yuan! Do you need a gas mask?"

Zhang Lingyu pulled out a gas mask and was about to hand it over, but Lin Yuan refused him.

"Senior Brother, I don't need a gas mask. I have protective white light that can automatically isolate the toxic mist. Even if some of the mist enters my body, it will be naturally decomposed by my system."

Zhao Fangxu frowned as he looked at the giant god soldier's remnants behind Lin Yuan.

"It really is a giant god soldier! Unbelievable! The Lighthouse Country truly went all out!"

Lin Yuan looked at Zhao Fangxu's shocked expression and asked curiously:

"Director Zhao, you know about this thing?"

Zhao Fangxu nodded.

"It was recorded in the Company's files. I read about it before."

"Among the findings, this so-called giant god soldier was not something developed by modern humans at all!"

"This thing was actually unearthed in a super-ancient ruin. The joint investigation team discovered a total of twelve giant god soldiers at the time!"

"After discovering these giant god soldiers, we studied them for a long time but couldn't activate them. Coupled with the fact that we were in the middle of a pursuit at the time, we had no choice but to abandon the research."

"It is said that later, the Lighthouse Country and the Sakura Country launched a joint operation, paid a huge price, and successfully took away two giant god soldiers."

"Finally, their research revealed that the reason the giant god soldiers couldn't move was because they lacked a power source and a key."

"This is all the information recorded in the Company's files."

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"In that case, this so-called giant god soldier must be a product of extraterrestrial civilization."

Zhao Fangxu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Immortal Master Lin Yuan, why do you think so?"

Lin Yuan then informed everyone about the extraterrestrial life forms he had discovered previously.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fangxu immediately panicked.

"This is bad! This is very bad!!!"

"If what you say is true, then it means the Lighthouse Country has already grasped the method for activating and controlling the giant god soldiers!!"

"If they really manage to activate all the remaining giant god soldiers, then destroying any country will be effortless for them!!"

Lin Yuan immediately smiled.

"Hahahaha! Zhao Fangxu, what are you worried about? Don't I have this covered?"

"Didn't I just completely slay this giant god soldier?"

Zhao Fangxu looked at the wreckage of Behemoth and gave a wry smile.

"The people from Behemoth thought your strength was only at the level displayed on Nasen Island."

"But they didn't realize that the battle on Nasen Island back then was not your strongest form."

Lin Yuan waved his hand helplessly.

"Actually, it's not surprising that Behemoth's people underestimated me. They probably thought the sword strike I unleashed on Nasen Island was my strongest attack."

"That's why they believed deploying the Eternal Group would be enough to kill me, especially since they had the giant god soldier as a backup."

"To be honest, the combat power of the giant god soldier truly is formidable."

"If this had been anyone else, they likely would have failed this time. Moreover, if those people had malicious intentions and directly launched an attack on a crucial area of our country, that city would instantly be turned into scorched earth!"

Zhao Fangxu nodded.

"Exactly, Immortal Master Lin Yuan, your planning is truly meticulous! I was worried about this happening too, which is why I contacted the military this time."

"The military personnel are already deployed outside. Immortal Master Lin Yuan, if you have no objections, should I let them come in?"

Lin Yuan shook his head.

"No need to rush. When I was clearing the perimeter just now, I discovered an Outsider from the Sakura Country. They were quite scattered at the time. I only killed a portion of them; the rest must have fled into the surrounding areas."

"I suggest you let the Company's people search first. It's a bit inconvenient for the military to handle matters involving Outsiders."

Zhao Fangxu looked at Lin Yuan, visibly shocked.

"Immortal Master Lin Yuan! Did people from the Sakura Country really participate in this?"

Lin Yuan couldn't help but nod.

"Yes, people from the Sakura Country were indeed involved."

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Fangxu remained silent, merely staring intently at the giant god soldier behind Lin Yuan.

"Huh? What does the Sakura Country have to do with the giant god soldier? Weren't they being controlled by people from the Lighthouse Country?"

"Sigh... Immortal Master Lin Yuan, do you know why the Lighthouse Country later teamed up with the Sakura Country to explore that ruin?"

"Ah? Don't tell me that ruin is located near the Sakura Country?"

"You guessed correctly. That area is indeed very close to the Sakura Country."

"Furthermore, the people of the Sakura Country call that area Takama-ga-hara!"

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