21: Son of Titan!

"Quick! Report to the God of War immediately! At Kraken's current consumption rate, our meat reserves truly might not be enough. I suggest we immediately import large quantities of meat supplies globally."

When Zhang Weimin said this,

his heart twitched.

Who would have thought that a country couldn't even feed a single "giant octopus"?!

Soon,

Qin Zheng approved Zhang Weimin's proposal, initiating emergency global procurement.

As soon as this news broke,

the world was once again shaken.

Everyone knew that

Divine Summer was already a major meat-producing nation, and theoretically, its own meat production should be entirely sufficient for its 1.4 billion people.

However,

Divine Summer was still importing meat on such a large scale.

There was only one answer:

that is,

to feed the giant beast, Kraken!

Just as Divine Summer's Ministry of Foreign Trade and other major meat-producing nations were about to reach a massive import agreement,

a sudden change occurred!

The previously weak American Guys, Fusang, Goryeo, and other nations suddenly united with strength,

using political, economic, and public opinion tactics,

to completely block Divine Summer's meat import channels!

The reasons given were grand and righteous:

"Global food security," "preventing the outflow of strategic resources," and "Divine Summer's military expansion threatens regional stability."

At the same time,

under the leadership of the American Guys, the three nations

announced the formation of the Blue Star Alliance,

showcasing their Sons of Titan super-soldiers and conducting joint military exercises, full of deterrence!

Divine Summer, Dragon Abyss Pavilion,

in the meeting room, the air was so heavy it could be wrung out.

On the giant screen, a heart-pounding scene was repeatedly playing:

an American brawny man, over two meters tall, with muscles like granite,

let out a low roar, his right fist tearing through the air, carrying terrifying wind pressure, smashing heavily onto the frontal armor of a main battle tank!

Boom—crack!

A chilling sound of metal tearing exploded!

The thick composite armor instantly dented inwards and fractured, like a biscuit hit by a heavy hammer!

The twisted turret was violently ripped from the vehicle body by the immense force, tumbling and flying more than ten meters away!

Immediately after, the scene switched.

A 14.5mm heavy machine gun spat out scorching flames, and the ammunition belt jumped wildly!

Dense armor-piercing rounds rained down on the brawny man's chest!

Clink clank—thud thud thud!

Sparks flew!

Where the bullets struck, the skin merely showed patches of deep red marks, as if seared by a red-hot iron, but it could not be penetrated!

Intelligence Director Lin Feng's face was ashen as he pressed the pause button, his voice hoarse:

"These are the Sons of Titan super-soldiers recently displayed by the American Guys. According to the intelligence detected by our intelligence department,

"Currently, the American Guys possess at least a hundred such super-soldiers."

"A hundred?!"

Army Commander-in-Chief Lei Zhen slammed the table, making the teacups jump.

"These American Guys! No wonder they dared to jump out! So this is their confidence!"

His eyes blazed with fury, as if they would burn through the screen.

Qin Zhenshan intertwined his fingers and said in a deep voice:

"From the moment the ocean area expanded, spiritual energy revived, and all things mutated. The strength of us ordinary people has been enhanced to varying degrees, and many animals and plants are incredibly powerful."

"I guess the American Guys must have extracted serum from some powerful mutated beast and injected it into ordinary soldiers to create these super-soldiers."

"In terms of power, is there currently any existence in the world more powerful than Kraken?"

Qin Zheng smiled slightly,

then looked at Academician Chen.

"Academician Chen, how is the Dragon Blood Warriors project progressing? The American Guys' super-soldiers are already out; our Divine Summer's Dragon Blood Warriors can't fall behind, can they?"

In an instant,

everyone simultaneously looked at Academician Chen.

Academician Chen's face showed deeper lines as he shook his head bitterly:

"God of War, the power within the Kraken serum is too overbearing. I tried countless times and only barely managed to make it reach a level that humans can withstand."

"The first batch of warriors injected with diluted Kraken serum indeed showed significant improvements in strength, speed, and recovery, but... as it currently stands, the degree of improvement is still inferior to the American Guys' Sons of Titan."

Upon hearing this,

Lei Zhen, who was beside them, immediately couldn't sit still.

"Inferior to the American Guys? How is that possible? We've all seen how powerful Kraken is. Did you dilute the serum too much?"

"No!"

Academician Chen shook his head decisively.

"This is already the maximum concentration that ordinary people can withstand. If the concentration were any stronger,

"the warriors would show signs of genetic collapse, organ failure, mental derangement, and physical deformation!"

"The primordial power of the giant demon in the serum is too overbearing; our human genes struggle to perfectly integrate and bear it!"

Academician Chen's brows were tightly furrowed:

"We need a 'key' to stabilize genes and unlock deeper evolutionary locks... Otherwise, the 'Dragon Blood' project... might fail."

The atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point.

Everyone immediately understood.

Right now,

Divine Summer was like guarding a treasure vault,

but without the key to open it.

"Academician Chen, the alien invasion is imminent. The Dragon Blood project must succeed. This concerns the survival of our Divine Summer and all humanity. You must solve this problem of being unable to integrate Kraken's genes in the shortest possible time."

Qin Zheng's gaze was as sharp as a knife.

His eyes turned to Zhang Weimin, the head of resource coordination:

"How is Kraken's evolution progressing?"

Sweat beaded on Zhang Weimin's forehead, his voice trembling with exhaustion:

"God of War... after Kraken evolved, its consumption rate... doubled! At this rate, if we still cannot import from abroad... I'm afraid our reserves will be depleted within a few days!"

Silence. A deathly silence.

Qin Zheng slowly stood up,

his gaze sweeping over every general, every word like forged steel:

"Kraken is extremely important to the Xuanji Bureau and to Divine Summer. We must make every effort to supply its needs and help it complete its evolution as quickly as possible."

"I will submit an application to the council!"

"Effective immediately, Divine Summer will implement a meat-free campaign! All meat will be prioritized for Kraken!"

He took a deep breath, his voice echoing through the silent command room:

"We won't die if we don't eat meat for 28 days! But after 28 days... if aliens descend, and without Kraken, without strength... we will perish, our nation and species extinguished!"

"Yes—!"

The response was thunderous... N City,

Third Safe Harbor,

[Ding, consumed pork, gained Evolution Value 0.001]

[Ding, consumed beef, gained Evolution Value 0.001...]

[Ding, consumed mutated Giant Oarfish (Tier 3), gained Evolution Point—3.]

"Hmm?"

Su Chen, who was eating frantically, suddenly paused.

"3... 3 Evolution Value points?!"

Then,

Lu Chen realized that

he had just eaten a twenty-meter long Giant Oarfish, shimmering with a faint blue phosphorescence.

No wonder it tasted so good!

It turned out to be a Tier 3 sea beast!

Presumably,

this Giant Oarfish had wreaked havoc in the ocean, was killed by the navy, and its corpse was directly brought over to feed him.