12: An opportunity to complete the Gluttonous Quest!

The despicable act of the Goryeo army diverting the trouble eastward,

was clearly captured by the radar and optical equipment of Divine Summer's High-Altitude Early Warning Aircraft!

The images and data transmitted back home instantly ignited the nation's fury!

"Utterly shameless! These despicable Goryeo people have completely lost all face! They couldn't defeat the monster themselves, so they lured it toward someone else's home!"

Online, the fury of the Divine Summer populace erupted like a volcano.

"Bastards! Go find your American daddies! Why are you coming for us?!"

"Don't come over here! That Big Mantis Shrimp looks terrifying!"

"Animals! You Goryeo people deserve to die out!"

"Divine Summer Navy! Wipe out these scoundrels who invited the wolf into the house!"

The Goryeo side, however, shamelessly bit back:

"aishiba! This monster was heading for Divine Summer in the first place! It was your monster that took a wrong turn and harmed our Busan!"

"Exactly! We Goryeo blocked the disaster for you! Divine Summer must compensate us for our losses and provide relief for our deceased victims!"

"Don't you always boast about how powerful you are? Can't even deal with a Mantis Shrimp?"

"Right, didn't you raise a big monster yourselves?"

Netizens from both countries cursed each other fiercely online.

Inside the Dragon Abyss Pavilion,

the atmosphere was so heavy it felt like water could drip out.

"Bastards! These Xiba Brats! I'll take my troops and flatten them right now!"

Army Marshal Lei Zhen was furious, pounding his fists on the alloy table.

Navy Marshal Qin Zhenshan restrained him:

"Marshal Lei! Anger is useless! The key now is how to resolve this disaster! Can we emulate Goryeo... and also lure it away?"

Intelligence Director Lin Feng shook his head gravely:

"It's difficult. According to our analysis, this monster has an extreme craving for flesh and blood. Divine Summer's population density and size are an irresistible temptation to it! Even without Goryeo's malice, it would come sooner or later! Goryeo... merely accelerated the process!"

"Enough!"

Qin Zheng's voice cut short the debate.

His gaze swept over the shadow of the approaching giant beast on the screen and the boiling public opinion,

his voice steady and powerful:

"Since a monster genuinely appeared in Goryeo tonight, it proves that the Kraken's prophecy has extremely high credibility. Then... this monster should only be the beginning. Right now, eliminating this monster will allow Divine Summer to accumulate valuable experience,"

"Order: Eastern War Zone! Northern War Zone! Immediately enter a state of war!"

"The Navy, Army, and Air Force! All personnel stand by!"

"Once the Abyssal Giant Pincer Beast crosses our territorial waters... eliminate it at all costs!"

"Yes—!!!"

The order exploded like thunder!

In an instant!

The engines of hundreds of warships in the East Sea Fleet roared!

Turrets rotated! Missile silo covers opened!

Cold muzzles and warheads locked onto the western horizon!

In the sky, dozens of J-20s and H-6Ks tore through the clouds, forming a dense flock of steel eagles that obscured the sun!

Along thousands of kilometers of Coastal Defense Positions, heavy artillery raised their barrels!

Anti-ship missiles were disarmed!

Soldiers flooded into the fortifications, the metallic friction of rifle bolts being pulled forming a continuous sound!

An invisible war noose tightened over Divine Summer's East Sea.

...However,

just as everyone's attention was drawn to the approaching Abyssal Giant Pincer Beast,

a sudden change occurred inside Security Port Number Three!

In the deep water,

Su Chen, who had been dormant, suddenly opened his enormous vertical pupils!

His cold gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of seawater, locking onto the vast and tyrannical Life Energy Fluctuation in the west!

"Heh heh, such dense life energy. Has this big fellow finally arrived?"

Su Chen looked at the level displayed on his panel,

[Realm: Tier 2 (298/2000)]

"I remember, this guy's strength isn't weak. In the Previous Life... Divine Summer exhausted the entire East Sea Fleet and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives... just to wear it down and kill it..."

"In that case, if I eat this monster, the evolution points I gain should be enough for me to evolve to Tier 3 and complete the Gluttony Mission, right?"

Thinking of this, Su Chen's heart instantly burned with fervor.

Once the mission was completed,

he would be able to unlock the Kraken's Exclusive Talent.

As a Legendary Species, the Kraken,

its Exclusive Talent must be very powerful, right?

Thinking of this,

Su Chen could no longer restrain himself.

His massive body moved with a crash.

Boom! Crackle—!!!

The specialized Alloy Containment Net, strong enough to trap an aircraft carrier, was shattered like rotten wood!

The reinforced observation platform's bulletproof glass shattered!

Ten thousand tons of seawater, carrying steel fragments, surged out!

"It's rioting! The Kraken is rioting!"

"Oh no, the Kraken is attacking us too!"

"Alarm! Quick! Sound the alarm!!!"

The Port Defenders were instantly terrified,

countless muzzles and gun barrels instantly aimed at the terrifying giant shadow that had broken out of its "cage"!

Soldiers' fingers were on the triggers, cold sweat pouring down!

However, just at this moment,

"Stop! No one is allowed to fire!"

Captain Li Weiguo and Academician Chen roared almost simultaneously, their voices hoarse,

Academician Chen lunged toward the control panel and yelled wildly into the communicator:

"Repeat! Do not fire! The Kraken is looking toward the sea! Its target isn't us! It's the invading monster!"

Li Weiguo rushed directly in front of a Coastal Defense Cannon,

spreading his arms to shield the muzzle with his body, and fiercely roared at the surrounding soldiers:

"Stop! Idiots! Your bullets can't harm it in the slightest! Enrage it... and the entire N City... will instantly be reduced to ruins! Can you... bear that responsibility?!"

Under Li Weiguo's furious, eye-splitting roar and Academician Chen's hoarse warning, the soldiers gritted their teeth and forcibly suppressed the impulse to pull the trigger amidst extreme fear and pressure!

Su Chen's massive vertical pupils swept over Li Weiguo, then moved on.

His enormous body suddenly whipped around!

Boom—!!!

The sea surface was cleaved as if by a giant axe! Su Chen transformed into a bolt of lightning tearing through the water,

smashing through layers of waves at a terrifying speed far exceeding any vessel,

speeding wildly toward the East Sea Battlefield!

Leaving behind only a violent wake that took a long time to subside!

...Divine Summer's East Sea,

The massive East Sea Fleet stood like a Great Wall of Steel across the blue waters.

Cold muzzles pointed in the same direction.

Missiles were ready for launch on the deck.

In the sky, J-20s circled like falcons.

Global attention was focused here.

Early Warning Aircraft from various countries circled high above like vultures, broadcasting the footage to the entire world.

(After the Blue Star merged with the Endless Sea, all satellites in the sky became completely defunct, making direct satellite photography impossible.)

In this deadly silence,

a scarred, smoke-emitting Goryeo Destroyer, like a stray dog, awkwardly rushed into Divine Summer's Exclusive Economic Zone.

This,

was the Goryeo First Fleet tasked with the luring mission.

Of the dozen or so vessels that originally carried out the mission,

now,

only a pitiful single one remained.

"Aishi... finally... we shook it off..."

The Captain collapsed in the command chair, just about to order a turn to escape—

Boom!

A terrifying pincer limb, covered in Dark Red Carapace and as large as a locomotive, suddenly burst out of the sea!

Like a hunting python, it precisely clamped down on the Destroyer's midsection!