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"Thorn--!"

With a teeth-grinding sound, the special concrete that was strong enough to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake and terrorist attacks was easily cut open like tofu, revealing the layers of steel lining inside that were tens of centimeters thick.

Yabe Ryu seemed very satisfied with the result. It let out a low, joyful roar, and then, with swift movements, it tore open the shielded steel barrels one by one, as if opening a huge can of candy.

Eventually, the nuclear fuel rods, emitting a faint blue light and filled with deadly radiation, were exposed to the air.

It lowered its proud head, opened its bloody mouth, and used its long, snake-like tongue to gently roll up a nuclear fuel rod that was still emitting residual heat. Then, as if tasting the most delicious lollipop, it slowly put it into its mouth, making a satisfied chewing sound.

51. Leviathan was killed by a nuclear explosion?

"Goodbye, big lizard."

Accompanied by a whisper filled with God-like majesty and indifference, he pressed the red button representing destruction fiercely.

The communication signal traveled thousands of kilometers at the speed of light, passed through the signal relay station in Hawaii, and in less than a microsecond, activated the final detonation program of the specially modified W80 tactical nuclear warhead in the decoy submarine named "Proteus" through the quantum channel.

The detonation occurs within one ten-thousandth of a second.

There was no earth-shattering roar, nor was there any flame that burned everything.

In the dark, cold, and immensely pressured deep sea, the nuclear explosion revealed its hideous face, capable of tearing apart reality, in a more restrained yet more terrifying way.

An extremely bright ball of light, brighter than a thousand suns gathered together, suddenly appeared in the deep sea without any warning!

Like a miniature star created from thin air, it instantly devoured all darkness within hundreds of meters, illuminating the deep waters with a clarity as pure as the purest sapphire! Countless visible streams of particles, mixed with X-rays and gamma rays, danced and darted frantically around this "underwater sun," like spirits imbued with life, instantly ionizing and vaporizing the seawater.

The Leviathan, which was frantically biting the Proteus submarine, did not even have time to notice the danger coming.

The last scene reflected in its huge vertical pupils that looked like burning blue will-o'-the-wisp was a pure white that could not be described in any words.

Five hundred thousand tons of TNT equivalent energy was poured onto its huge body at zero distance and without any attenuation!

Its pale blue armor, resembling deep-sea gemstones, strong enough to withstand direct hits from 127mm naval guns, was as fragile as ice crystals exposed to the blazing sun in the face of this terrifying heat, enough to melt steel and vaporize rock! The scales vaporized and peeled away in an instant, revealing the equally tough skin and muscle tissue beneath, like a high-strength alloy.

But all this resistance is in vain.

The terrifying shock wave spread at the speed of light.

“Ah ...

A terrifying sound wave, filled with endless pain and terror, no longer worthy of being called a "roar," finally erupted from Leviathan's body! That sound was no longer the roar of any living creature, but more like the wailing of a dying planet! It pierced the thick seawater, distorted space, and even, in a way that transcended the medium of sound transmission, clearly transmitted dozens of kilometers away, into the minds of every officer and soldier aboard the USS Nimitz!

"what sound?!"

"My head! My head is splitting open!"

“Ahhhhh——!”

Inside the bridge, countless officers and soldiers covered their ears in agony, some even collapsing to the ground, blood oozing from their mouths and noses. The sonic attack, which directly impacted their cerebral cortex, gave them a true "mental shock"!

Admiral Aquilino relied on his iron willpower, far exceeding that of an ordinary person, to cling tightly to the command console in front of him, preventing himself from falling. He gritted his teeth and roared hoarsely into the communicator!

"All units! Prepare for impact! Hold on to everything you can!"

"Those who have the strength to spare, grab the wounded around you!"

Almost at the moment when he finished speaking, a terrifying shock wave that could destroy the world finally came from the distant seabed!

The sea surface, as if violently stirred by an invisible giant hand, instantly lost its smoothness! A terrifying tsunami, with waves over thirty meters high, rose from the ground and spread wildly in all directions like a moving mountain range!

The USS Nimitz, with a displacement of over 100,000 tons, was like a small boat in a storm, caught in the terrifying tremors and surging waves comparable to a magnitude 9 earthquake! The massive hull was tossed high into the air, then slammed back down with a teeth-grinding metallic wail! On the deck, the Super Hornets, freshly launched for bombing missions, were jolted off their catapults by the massive jolt, tumbling like toys and collided in a heap, erupting in a series of explosions and sky-high flames!

The Leviathan, which was at the center of the explosion, seemed to have endured even more horrific and unimaginable torture.

Its huge body, which was as long as 120 meters, was blasted upward from the sea dozens of meters deep, just like throwing a small stone, by the terrifying upward shock wave generated by the "underwater sun" that exploded at zero distance below its side!

Amidst a seething white mist that instantly evaporated into superheated steam, the charred, bloody remains of a massive creature were propelled high out of the sea by an invisible, devastating force! It traced a magnificent yet tragic parabola through the air, its massive body twisting and swaying, reaching a height exceeding ten meters above sea level at its highest point!

The dark red blood that was splattered all over the sky and solidified due to the high temperature mixed with the boiling white steam. In the afterglow of the setting sun, it formed an oil painting full of postmodern violent aesthetics, between magnificence and horror!

Finally, under the influence of gravity, the huge wreckage slammed back into the sea with a "boom", stirring up even larger waves mixed with blood and water.

The massive cavitation bubble created by the nuclear explosion formed a brief, enormous depression on the sea surface, over a kilometer in diameter. Immediately, the surrounding seawater rushed back in frantically, forming a massive, crystal-clear water column at the center of the explosion, hundreds of meters high, connecting sea and sky!

Immediately afterwards, rolling, mushroom-shaped clouds of steam and mist shot up into the sky, and above the clouds, a huge inverted cone-shaped cloud was formed, like an inverted ice cream cone, full of ominous and deathly aura!

This scene was faithfully recorded by the space-based reconnaissance satellite passing overhead, and turned into awe-inspiring images frame by frame that will be recorded in human history.

USS Nimitz, bridge.

It took more than ten minutes before the violent shaking gradually subsided.

Admiral Aquilino shook his still-humming head and stood up straight again. He grabbed the communicator, wiped the vomit from the corner of his mouth, and reported the decisive result to the command center in Washington in his hoarse and steady voice.

"This is the USS Nimitz. Project 'Whale Hunter'... detonated successfully. The target has most likely been... 'neutralized.'"

In the Pentagon, there was a thunderous and thunderous cheer!

The Defense Minister jumped up from his chair excitedly, waved his fists and hugged everyone around him!

The staff and generals, no matter how much dirt and political disagreements they had in their daily lives, were now like the closest brothers, patting each other on the back, their faces filled with ecstasy and uncontrollable pride!

We won! They actually hunted down a mythical creature!

"Quick! Send someone to confirm the results of the battle!"

A specially modified high-speed reconnaissance boat for the Navy SEALs sailed cautiously into the sea area, which was still filled with a light white mist and had extremely high radiation levels, like an arrow shot from a bow.

The hull was sealed with multiple layers of lead and composite materials, and the air circulation system inside was filtered to the highest level. The four crew members on board were all wearing thick, silver-white, high-end radiation-proof suits, as thick as space suits. Only through the extremely small observation window on their helmets could they see the apocalyptic scene outside.

Dead fish were floating everywhere on the surface of the sea, and the water had become somewhat thick and abnormally turbid. The air was filled with a pungent smell similar to a mixture of ozone and burning metal.

"Captain, we're here."

The driver's voice came through the built-in communicator, with a hint of tension and fear.

The shadow cast by Leviathan on the U.S. Navy is too huge.

"Everyone, stay alert."

The captain, a middle-aged non-commissioned officer codenamed "Sea Snake", gave the order in a deep voice.

He picked up a military camera that had also been sealed with multiple layers and had a striking radioactive symbol printed on the outer shell. He aimed the periscope lens at the huge shadow floating on the sea not far away.

"my God……"

When he saw the full appearance of the thing, even though he was a special forces soldier who was used to seeing life and death, he still couldn't help but gasp, and a chill rose on his back.

All I saw was a huge, charred, bloody corpse of a giant beast floating quietly on the sea, sinking and sinking.

Those enormous, vertical pupils, once ablaze with blue will-o'-the-wisp flames, were now dim and murky, like two giant glass balls covered in dust. The pale blue scales, once as smooth and tough as deep-sea gemstones, were now shattered to pieces, with large swaths of flesh protruding, revealing the charred muscle tissue and eerie white bones beneath. A massive laceration stretched from its back to its abdomen, like a ravine cleaved by a giant axe, so deep that bone was visible, and even some of its pulsating, shattered internal organs could be seen within.

Vast quantities of blood, emitting a faint golden glow, gurgled from countless wounds, staining the surrounding water an ominous dark red. Its body, rising and falling with the waves, would occasionally move unconsciously. The massive stern that had once easily capsized a destroyer now drooped limply in the water.

"Take pictures! Take pictures of everything here!"

The captain suppressed the shock in his heart and gave orders to his companions.

The reconnaissance boat carefully circled the huge corpse, and the camera flash on the boat kept lighting up, freezing this horrific scene that was full of a certain tragic beauty forever.

However, no one noticed that in those so-called "wounds", the extraordinary cells were withering, dissolving and reorganizing at an alarming rate!

At the same time, the technical sergeant accompanying the team looked at the Geiger counter in surprise.

"Huh? Is it broken?"

"Why does the radiation level here seem to be lower than the surrounding sea areas?"

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When these photos were encrypted and transmitted back to the highest authority, cheers broke out there even louder than before!

The highest authority in the United States gazed at the incredibly clear image of the giant beast's corpse on the screen, a brilliant, triumphant smile on their face. He knew that with this "trophy," with the glorious feat of hunting down "Leviathan," all the doubts and accusations he had previously faced due to his diplomatic and domestic failures would be swept away!

And the true supreme authority, Mr. President, will once again become the omnipotent hero who leads the United States to become "great again"!

The Defense Minister, in an unquestionable tone full of the authority of a superior, made a "suggestion" to everyone present.

"I suggest that our spokesperson immediately prepare a press release with the strongest possible wording and the most prideful! I want to announce our great victory to the world before sunset today!"

The head of the Information Bureau immediately nodded in agreement and turned around to make arrangements.

However, the Defense Minister stopped him again.

"and many more."

There was a deeper and more cunning light in the defense minister's eyes.

He slowly walked to the huge electronic world map, stretched out his finger, and tapped lightly and somewhat provocatively on the red map representing the great Eastern country.

"What do you think our Eastern friends would say if we broadcast the entire Leviathan transfer process live?"

The director of the Information Bureau was stunned at first, then a knowing and extremely flattering smile appeared on his face.

"Sir, you are truly... a genius!"

52. The big one is coming!

That night, the big man who had suffered a series of setbacks in diplomacy and military affairs but had just won a great victory was obviously in a very good mood.

He even went so far as to personally log into his long-unupdated "Truth Social" account and, using his signature, personal style of capital letters and exclamation marks, posted a very brief tweet that was enough to ignite global public opinion:

“SOMETHING BIG IS COMING!!!”

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

This nonsensical tweet instantly triggered a series of crazy speculations.

"A big one is coming? What big one? Are they going to declare war on Todai?!"

"I guess it's time to announce the business plan to develop 'holy spring water' and 'protective amulets' in cooperation with the Sioux! I've got the money ready! Buy, buy, buy!"

"Come on, some new monster must have appeared. What else could be 'big' in this country but a monster?"

However, the main dragon was too lazy to pay attention to the noise and commotion.

To him, the president's tweets are like a Chihuahua barking on the side of the road. When he hears it, the most he can do is comment in his mind, "Oh, this dog barks quite rhythmically," and then forget about it.

At this moment, he was leaning on a chair behind the slightly peeling cashier counter of the "Wisdom Tree" bookstore, with his legs comfortably resting on the counter. He seemed to be in a daze, but his eyes were like two high-precision cameras, recording the "beautiful scenery" in the bookstore without missing a frame.

Well, it is indeed very "pleasing to the eyes".

Tifa, who is tall, fit, and full of sunshine and vitality, is like a warm-hearted older sister. She patiently teaches the new "schoolmate" Jingxue how to use the old-fashioned cash register that requires manual input of book codes.

"Look, Jingxue, this 'enter' key is a little loose. You have to press it with a little force. Yes, that's it!"

Tifa leaned down, her black ponytail brushing across Jingxue's shoulders. She held Jingxue's slightly slender hand and guided her to type on the keyboard.

Jingxue, like a diligent elementary school student, quietly watched Tifa's movements, her dark eyes gleaming with concentration. Her plain white long-sleeved T-shirt clung to her back as she bent over, outlining her slender, supple waist.

The two girls were very close together, one passionate, the other cold, yet surprisingly harmonious. From the main dragon's perspective, one could even see Tifa's perky buttocks wrapped in denim hot pants, and Jingxue's equally tight and rounded hips outlined by her jeans. In the afterglow of the sunset, they formed a refreshing and delightful scene.

But to be honest, his attention at the moment was not entirely on the two of them.

Most of his mind was immersed in the invisible connection between him and the two Yabe dragons, and he was "watching" with great interest a "live broadcast" full of miracles of life that was quietly taking place deep underground.

The adult female Yabe dragon and her growing cubs are now curled up in the deep tunnel under the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, fallen into a strange state of sleep.

Their physical condition, if viewed from the outside, is simply horrible.

The once smooth, tough, dark green scales were now covered in fine, hideous cracks, like cracked earth! Dark red blood and tissue fluid oozed from these cracks, staining their bodies with a mottled pattern, as if they had experienced an extremely brutal battle. In some places, the flesh had even been completely torn apart, revealing the darker muscle tissue beneath, which was still pulsing slightly!

But this is not a trauma.

The dragon masters could clearly sense a massive and violent energy surging and reorganizing frantically within their bodies! It was the pure, incomparably powerful radiation from nuclear waste!

This force was violently tearing and reconstructing their bodies from the inside out! Every tear in the muscles was accompanied by the rapid growth of new tissue; every wail of the bones indicated that a more resilient structure was about to replace the old!

"Tsk, this radiation level seems a bit excessive." The Dragon Master stroked his chin and calmly assessed, "For these dimensional Gaian creatures, nuclear waste is like a tonic soup. It's effective, but the medicinal properties are a bit too strong. If you're not careful, you can easily overdo it and burst yourself."

However, this worry soon dissipated.

The abnormally tenacious vitality of Gaia's creatures allowed them to quickly adapt to this "explosive" evolution.

After just over ten minutes, those hideous wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. New scales grew from beneath the torn flesh, thicker and harder than before, their color changing from dark green to a deeper, more obsidian-like hue.

Their bodies had also grown noticeably larger, their overall size increasing by approximately ten percent. Their forms had become more robust and slender, imbued with the streamlined, powerful beauty of a apex predator.

What surprised the main dragon the most was that between their thick limbs, a thin layer of soft membrane like the membrane of a bat's wing had grown!

This membrane can usually be tightly folded up and attached to the sides of the body, without affecting their ability to swim in the water or crawl on land. However, if needed, it can be instantly unfolded and used to glide short distances with the help of air currents!

"Wow! Now he's a true all-rounder who can do anything, land, sea and air!" The main dragon whistled in his heart.

It seems that their so-called "injured state" is actually a self-reconstruction from the inside out, like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. Although the process looks painful, it is not life-threatening.

"What about that Dallasaurus wandering around the western Pacific? I wonder if the 'food' there suits its taste. Can you give it an evolution?"