477: Goodbye, my friend!

"..." Hearing this, Guo Jing fell silent.

He didn't know how to answer. It was undeniably true that the higher up one was, the fewer friends one had.

But he didn't know if this was also the case for someone like Pan Han, who could become the planetary governor.

Because Pan Han gave him an extremely unreal feeling.

Young yet holding great power, possessing countless wealth yet stealing lighters, having killed countless people yet fond of children.

If you say he's like an angel, he can take a life at any moment without blinking.

If you say he's like a demon, most of the time he's as kind as the little brother next door.

With so many contradictory facts gathered in Pan Han, do you have a friend like this?

Guo Jing shook his head with a bitter smile; he didn't know anyone like that anyway.

At such close range, even without using his supernatural powers, Pan Han knew what Guo Jing was thinking.

He lay back in his seat, exhaled a smoke ring, and said slowly, "If you have something to say, just say it. We probably won't be meeting much in the future."

Guo Jing shuddered, feeling as if he had been seen through. "Take care!"

"Thank you!" Pan Han nodded.

Neither of them spoke again, each smoking their own cigarette.

Finally, Pan Han flicked away his cigarette butt and said, "I'm off!"

When Guo Jing turned back, Pan Han had vanished into thin air.

For some reason, Guo Jing felt empty inside, even though Pan Han's scent still lingered in the air.

He could only blankly say to the empty seat, "Goodbye, friend."

...

Pan Han floated in the air, looking down at the villa where his parents lived, surrounded by agents.

If there was anyone Pan Han felt most apologetic towards after all this time, it was his family.

They had originally lived a simple and happy life, working from sunrise to sunset.

His mother played a few rounds of mahjong every day, and his father went fishing; although they weren't wealthy, they were absolutely content.

But in the end, danger still reached his parents.

At this moment, his mother was nestled in his father's arms, chanting Buddhist prayers, clearly praying for Pan Han.

His father held his wife tightly, quietly scrolling through his phone.

By now, what had happened to the US was already fermenting online.

Some cargo ships and cruise liners discovered the sunken aircraft carriers, leaving everything in chaos.

They posted videos online, and the volume was so high that it couldn't be filtered out.

There were also many citizens of countries along the First Island Chain gathering outside the military bases.

They were surprised to find that the US troops, who had been stationed there for decades, were retreating!

The scene was exceptionally chaotic; apart from personnel and weapons, there was no time to pack up other supplies.

The citizens were eager and waiting to rush in and loot the place once they left.

Pan Han hesitated, wondering whether to go down and say goodbye to his parents.

But he was afraid that if they met, his mother wouldn't let him leave, and Pan Han still had things to do in the apocalypse.

Just like that, Pan Han stayed in the air for ten minutes, finally let out a long sigh, and turned to leave.

He would wait until everything was settled.

Space rippled slightly, and Pan Han appeared in the room of the villa in the apocalypse.

Ellie and Cheng Xiao were eating dinner. They instantly sensed Pan Han's presence and exchanged a look: "You're back."

Pan Han came out of the room with a smile, sat down next to them, and grabbed a cockroach biscuit to gnaw on.

"Honey, how did things go?" Ellie pushed her meat dish in front of Pan Han and asked.

"It's done. The US has completely surrendered, and I've also taken all their nuclear weapons."

"What? Nuclear weapons?"

Ellie and Cheng Xiao were astonished; they knew exactly how powerful those things were.

"Yes! From now on, they belong to our base. If anyone refuses to submit, we'll throw one at them."

"The US has a lot of nuclear weapons. How did you get them all?" Ellie knew a lot about the US and knew how difficult that was to accomplish.

"It's strange to say. Before the final attack, I entered a state of meditation, and my strength skyrocketed, reaching the peak state of an Intermediate Evolver."

Exaggerated!

Terrifying!

That's just ridiculous!

To think one meditation session could reach the peak!

Obviously, Cheng Xiao was more interested in this, and she grabbed Pan Han's hand.

She carefully stroked and examined it, even sniffing it with her nose.

"The aura is indeed different."

As an Intermediate Evolver at the peak, Cheng Xiao's sensitivity was far superior to Ellie's. After this investigation, it felt as if Cheng Xiao had fallen into a black hole.

Pan Han was now absolutely unfathomable!

"Ellie, how are you feeling?"

Pan Han looked through her belly and observed that the embryo was perfectly normal, but he still asked with concern.

"I'm fine. No problems. It's just that I've been a bit sleepy lately and always want to rest."

"That's normal. Women in early pregnancy are indeed like that."

Pan Han recalled the pregnancy stories his mother used to tell him, which mentioned this.

"Honey, what are you going to do next?" Cheng Xiao interrupted their sweet moment, pulling Pan Han back to reality.

Now that he had evolved to the peak and held nuclear weapons, it seemed to be the time to accelerate the unification of the country.

"I know what you're thinking. It's indeed time to speed things up."

Pan Han currently held four states, with 104 states still waiting for him.

"How about I accompany you?" Cheng Xiao clenched her fists; after all, an Intermediate Evolver wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"That's enough. Our soldiers won't have to go and throw their lives away anymore."

Pan Han decided to rely on his own strength to conquer everything. This way, Dawn Base would only need to send troops to handle the aftermath.

"That's great. Too many people have already died in this shitty world; every life saved is a gain."

Cheng Xiao was slightly excited and punched the air twice hard.

However, the next second, she fell into deep thought and said, "But I've also heard some bad news recently."

"Oh?" Pan Han asked, feeling slightly surprised.

"It's not about our base, but it does concern us."

"Go on."

"It came from the southern coastal states. It is said that giant mutated beasts from the sea have invaded the continent. Human casualties are heavy," Cheng Xiao explained.

"Huh? There's actually such a thing!" Sea monsters—he had heard Mo Li mention them once before, but at the time, his strength was too low, so he hadn't paid attention.

He didn't expect that just a few months later, they would have already invaded the continent!

"What's the specific situation?" Pan Han asked quickly.

Ellie also opened her eyes wide. She was currently pregnant and sensitive to everything.

"There aren't many details. I only know that the monster is over a hundred meters tall, weighs tens of thousands of tons, can breathe fire from its mouth, and can shoot lethal rays from its eyes." After Cheng Xiao finished describing it, Pan Han and Ellie exchanged a look.

"Isn't that just Godzilla?"

The two said in unison!

"What is Godzilla?"

Cheng Xiao had surely never heard of this thing and asked with a surprised expression.

They were able to identify the monster's name just from the description, and both said it at the same time—could they have seen it before?

"Godzilla is a famous monster from our hometown, originating from movies and comics. Its height, size, and destructive ability are pretty much the same as what you described," Pan Han explained.

"Uh! What a coincidence? Anyway, I've never heard of such a monster before. But it suddenly landed from the deep sea; in short, there are many mysteries."

"In that case, should we go meet it first?"

"Honey, no rush! This guy always wreaks havoc for a while and then runs away; its whereabouts are uncertain. Now, surviving humans along the coast have started migrating inland. If we don't hurry to unify the country, I'm afraid things will get chaotic."

Cheng Xiao disagreed with Pan Han's view; she still believed in uniting the interior first before confronting external enemies.