248: Chapter 248 The God of Squid

Bang!

A deafening boom rang out.

As the footage of gold-tier agent Agent Eli being shot in the head was transmitted back on the giant screen,

Rata Hu slammed his palm heavily onto the conference table in front of him in a fit of rage.

"Damn it! Damn those Dragon Kingdom bastards!"

"Damn yellow monkeys!"

Rata Hu trembled all over, his hypocritical mask completely torn away as he roared in exasperation.

"This is anti-Squid! It's blatant terrorism!"

"We went to negotiate with them in good faith, and they actually executed our negotiator?!"

"These uncivilized savages!"

"They must be strongly condemned by the international community!"

Inside the command center, the high-ranking officials listened to this, their faces pale and their hearts filled with bitter misery.

At a time like this, why were they still talking about the international community?

In this Wasteland Labyrinth where the strong preyed on the weak, whoever had the bigger fist held the truth!

"Your Excellency Rata, it's useless to say all this now!"

The Minister of Defense wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice trembling violently.

"Our defensive lines have completely collapsed!"

"The Dragon Kingdom's armored forces are advancing too fast!"

"They're like a swarm of ravenous locusts!"

"In thirty minutes at most, they will completely flatten our core base!"

"We can't stop them at all!"

Inside the hall, the piercing, highest-level air defense siren wailed frantically.

The red warning lights flashed continuously, casting a ghoulish glow over the terrified faces of the Squid People generals.

It was over!

Having provoked a living yama who didn't play by the rules, the entire Celestial Dragon Race would be dragged down with them!

Just as everyone fell into despair,

Adjutant Levi took a deep breath and stepped forward under immense pressure.

"Your Excellency Rata, conventional weapons can no longer counter that scarlet mecha."

Levi lowered his voice, a flash of madness and resolve crossing his eyes. "It seems... our only option is to initiate the final plan and summon the [Kraken]!"

Hearing the name "Kraken," every high-ranking official present gasped.

In the mythological legends before they transmigrated, the Kraken represented a deep-sea behemoth that conjured tsunamis.

But it was only after transmigrating into this Wasteland Labyrinth that they discovered to their horror...

that this abyssal monster was not a demon at all, but the true deity of their Squid People race!

It was their ultimate guardian!

However, this deity was extremely brutal and greedy.

To pray for its protection and have their wishes granted, they had to pay an immensely vast and cruel price in flesh and blood!

Rata Hu stared intently at the radar screen, where the Dragon Kingdom's army was rapidly approaching like a red tide.

The hesitation in his eyes vanished completely.

In its place was the ruthlessness and madness of a gambler who had lost everything.

"We can't worry about that anymore!"

"Since they won't let us live, then we'll all go down together!"

Rata Hu spun around and issued the ultimate command through gritted teeth.

"Prepare the summoning ritual immediately!"

"Drag out all those [Stan People] locked up in the dungeon!"

"Tie them to the Wailing Wall!"

"Use their blood and souls as sacrifices to awaken our god!"

Levi immediately stood at attention. "Yes, sir!"

"And one more thing!"

Rata Hu's eyes were cold as he methodically arranged their escape route.

"Logistics, move now! Load all the Elven Elixirs, core scientific research equipment, and all energy crystals onto the vehicles!"

"Open the emergency evacuation channel!"

"Notify all high-ranking generals and our noble Celestial Dragon citizens to evacuate to the safe backup sector immediately!"

"As for those lowly mercenaries and peripheral members, leave them behind as cannon fodder for the Dragon Kingdom to buy us time!"

Having given all his orders,

Rata Hu turned his head and glared viciously at the all-destroying Crimson Tank on the giant screen.

A venomous sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Yellow monkey..."

"Do you think you've won for sure?"

"Do you think you can judge us noble Celestial Dragons with a pile of scrap metal?"

"Today, I will show you what the true power of a god looks like!"

"I'll make sure you and your damn subordinates are torn to shreds by the Kraken and turned into nourishment for our god!"

...

At the same time,

in front of the hundred-meter-tall black metal "Wailing Wall" behind the core base of Sector 777,

the heavy iron gates were violently pushed open.

Hundreds of ragged, emaciated "Stan People" were driven out like cattle by fully armed Squid soldiers.

Among them were the elderly, women, and a large number of terrified, helpless children.

"Move faster, you lowly swine!"

The soldiers brandished spiked whips, lashing them mercilessly onto the innocent captives.

Cries and screams instantly echoed through the night sky.

The Stan People were roughly shoved in front of the towering Wailing Wall and chained to its surface.

Sharp daggers sliced open their wrists.

Crimson blood flowed rapidly down the grooves of the black wall, gathering into an eerie hexagram array.

A pungent, deep-sea stench began to permeate the air.

Rumble—!

The ground suddenly began to collapse violently without warning.

This tremor was a hundred times more terrifying than the previous volley from two thousand tanks!

It was as if some unspeakable, terrifying existence was about to force its way through the void from the abyssal depths and descend upon the world!

"Roar—!!!"

An ancient roar, dripping with endless resentment and fury, erupted from deep underground.

Immediately after, the ground behind the Wailing Wall shattered instantly.

Several dark purple tentacles, hundreds of meters thick and covered in suckers and barbs, violently burst through the surface and shot straight into the sky!

A terrifying pressure materialized, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield.

On the distant high ground,

Rata Hu watched this scene and fell to his knees with a face full of fanaticism.

"O Great Sea God!"

"Your most devout citizens offer you the sweetest sacrifice of flesh and blood!"

Rata Hu raised his arms high, as if embracing the colossal tentacles that blotted out the sky.

His voice carried an extreme madness: "Bring down your divine punishment!"

"Tear those reckless Dragon Kingdom rats to pieces!"

"Drag them into the endless abyss, and use their blood to wash away our race's shame!!!"

...

On the Wailing Wall,

a little Stan boy bound by chains stared at the terrifying, sky-blotting sea monster tentacles before him.

He felt the blood constantly draining from his mother's wrist, his entire body trembling violently with fear.

The little boy cried out in despair, his tender voice sounding so weak amidst the hellish roars.

"Mommy... I'm scared..."

"What did we do wrong... Why are they doing this to us..."

"Someone please save us..."

"God... Have you really abandoned us..."