Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

Chapter 186 Returning Like Lightning!

In the Earth's core, the Imperial expedition's aircraft traversed this underground world, thousands of kilometers below the Earth's surface.

The group traversed the mountains, passing through a range of gray-black peaks, and gazed in astonishment at the endless open-pit metal mine.

"This is an open-pit mine of this size, it's simply unbelievable!" People were discussing it animatedly.

Some say this is larger than those open-pit mines in Africa and Australia.

Some people say that the scale of the mineral veins here is not as impressive as those on those two continents.

However, its superior purity and richness in the unique energy of the inner Earth make the value of these metal veins immeasurable, both in terms of their intensity and their ability to store and release energy.

It is speculated that the legendary Zero Titan obtained the raw materials for forging weapons in this area.

Unfortunately, there is no possibility for humans to mine these veins on a large scale and transport the materials to the surface world within the next twenty years.

This world is home to many powerful life forms, among which the most outstanding, though not as powerful as Titans and monsters, are still catastrophically powerful to humans.

As the aircraft flew over the open-pit mine, a plume of smoke finally came into view of the expedition team, followed by scattered red lights that slowly transformed into a crimson world.

The endless volcanoes and lava rivers turned the high-strength bulletproof glass of the aircraft red, attracting people to this magnificent sight and making them utterly captivated.

As the aircraft slowly approached the volcano, a faint sound, not recorded by any instruments, was precisely transmitted to people's ears.

"What's that sound?" someone asked in confusion.

This question quickly resonated with the members of the Emperor Organization, who all reported hearing faint sounds.

However, some people said they didn't hear anything, and after checking the device and finding nothing, they suspected their companions had misheard.

But as the aircraft landed on the volcano, people's feet touched the ground, and they felt the heat wave hit them, causing their faces under their masks to be soaked with sweat.

The sound came again, and everyone heard it. It sounded like muffled thunder in the sky, or like the roar of colliding tectonic plates.

This discovery alerted people, who became more vigilant, and armed personnel retrieved brand-new weapons issued by the coalition government.

Even at this point, they had no intention of giving up.

Every astonishing discovery has the potential to offer humanity a glimmer of hope in the future. As part of the Monarchy organization, they were already prepared.

As they ventured deeper, the air grew increasingly scorching, yet remained within human tolerance, as if some invisible force enveloped the area, stabilizing it.

Looking up, the gray-brown mountains rise high, and the crimson lava flows and surges, like deep red veins engraved on the earth, delivering blood to distant places.

After walking for more than ten minutes, the faint sound gradually turned into a series of thunderous clanging sounds, making people even more excited.

The sound was heard, which meant that what they heard was not an illusion.

The Titan, which has been sought by Monarchy for so long and represents different facets of mythology in many civilizations, may very well be residing in this volcanic region.

If Titan Zero is found, many illogical phenomena and mysteries that have arisen in human history may very well be answered.

People became increasingly excited, as if an ancient bloodline was awakening within them, even as they strode swiftly across the rugged mountains carrying heavy equipment.

As they crossed a dangerous canyon and entered a wider world, a blinding red light bathed them in its glow, and waves of heat surged through them.

After only a short while, he was already drenched in sweat, his face was flushed, and even his breathing became rapid.

The protective suits were alarming incessantly, but they had no time to pay attention as a completely new scene unfolded before them.

Looking up, the vast lava lake is deeply embedded in the gray-brown earth, with red veins etched here. Lava flows and converges here, and lava waves crash against the shore like a beating heart.

The members of the Monarchy organization slowly stepped into this world, where astonishing discoveries unfolded before their eyes. Gradually, slag, refined metal fragments, and other materials appeared one after another.

One of the members of the Monarchy organization crouched down, staring at the deep pit in front of him that resembled a footprint. His expression became increasingly excited, and he quickly raised his camera to take pictures.

However, just as he was getting into the mood for taking pictures, a tug from his companions puzzled him. Turning his head, he saw that his companions were all frozen in place, staring ahead. The man followed their gaze and was momentarily stunned.

Towering stone pillars stand in rows, densely packed, like a bamboo forest, across the gray-brown land before us. The red light emanating from the lava illuminates them, casting long shadows that cover a large area.

"stone forest?"

The man muttered to himself, instinctively raising his camera. As the clearer image passed through the camera and reached his eyes, his pupils instantly contracted.

This is—a weapon—

A howling wind swept in, briefly smoothing the distorted air and revealing the true form of the towering structures.

Swords, halberds, axes, spears—one after another, huge and heavy weapons were randomly stuck into the ground, like an endless stretch of tall buildings.

Various weapons are displayed here, each with its own unique shape and covered in scratches. They seem to be failed creations, abandoned here, forming an extremely magnificent steel tombstone.

The blinding red light pierced through the gaps between each of the weapons, each tens of meters in size, shining on their faces and revealing their horrified expressions to the air.

The mysterious energy swirling within radiated light, and the booming sound of metal clashing continued, seemingly resonating perfectly with everyone's heartbeats and breaths.

"Clang!"

A deafening roar erupted right behind them, the rolling sound waves spreading outwards, and sparks carried by the impact were clearly visible, the shadow of the movement enveloping them.

The members of the Imperial Organization instinctively turned their stiff bodies around. The broken forge had somehow been restored to its original state, its majestic outline like a mountain coming into view.

Clad in heavy bone armor, the Titans stood amidst lava and poisonous smoke, wielding massive forging hammers weighing tens of thousands of tons. The hammers struck the crimson blanks with a clang of metal against metal, sparks flying like fireworks around them, yet the Titans remained oblivious.

Everyone stood frozen in place, gazing at this epic scene that seemed to have been taken from a distant myth, originating from ten thousand years ago.

Before their very eyes, the Zero Titan, which they had been searching for, was revealed to them.

In the ancient legends of the Iwe people, the scene of a great god forging weapons is so vivid that it seems like an echo spanning ten thousand years.

Seemingly sensing the gazes of the crowd, the two-horned titan slightly turned its head, lowering its overlooking gaze, its eyes meeting the eyes of everyone present across millennia.

"Beep beep—beep beep—"

After an unknown amount of time, an alarm sounded from the protective suits, snapping the dazed people out of their daze. The scene of the divinely forged weapon vanished, as if what they had seen was merely an illusion—

The red giant rose up as a dazzling light, and Enpat flew into the sky before everyone's eyes, disappearing into the azure sky.

Its graceful form passed over satellites and low-Earth orbit spacecraft on their mission, leaving the edge of the solar system under the pilot's watchful gaze.

Only when he was far removed from human high-definition observation instruments did he spread his arms, opening a huge vortex in the physical universe leading to another dimension.

The chaotic colors flowed, and the power of the disordered and chaotic other-dimensional essence was firmly fixed by the barrier. If mortals were to observe it with instruments, they would fall into chaos and be corrupted by the power of chaos.

This is why Enpat avoided the solar system and came here to open a vortex in another dimension.

As the passage stabilized, Enpat leaped into the vortex, traversing the bizarre and fantastical other-dimensional space.

In between, we arrived at a dreamlike garden that seemed like paradise.

With his arrival, many powerful creatures in the garden turned their gazes toward Enpat with great curiosity, but once they confirmed his identity, they shifted their attention elsewhere.

Enpat continued deeper into the garden, maintaining his red ball form and moving at superluminal speed. Even for Ultraman, crossing this garden, which occupied one-third of the other-dimensional space, would take as long as crossing many galaxies.

But just as he was about to continue flying, he unexpectedly broke free from his faster-than-light movement, and the scene before him changed, with the giant tree at the top of the other-dimensional world appearing before him.

"This is--"

Enpat's milky white eyes reflected the enormous World Tree, with the outlines of various worlds appearing on each leaf, shimmering brilliantly.

With just one glance, Enpat instantly realized that this was his destination; before he could react, Longbo had transported him here.

"Enpat—"

A whisper came from behind him, like a murmur that transcended time and space, or an echo that resounded infinitely across the boundaries of another dimension.

Enpat turned around, and Longbo's figure came into his milky white eyes. At this moment, Longbo looked like an ordinary Titan, but in Enpat's eyes, he was extremely majestic, his figure almost occupying the entire other dimension.

"You've come for the dark forces that now permeate the earth?" Longbo lowered his gaze slightly and whispered.

Longbo was naturally able to sense the anomalies on Earth, but this was far too minor for the present day. There were people on Earth who could resolve this matter, so he did not take direct action to eliminate it.

Enpat gradually came to his senses, raised his head to meet Longbo's gaze, and nodded heavily.

"Yes, I just sensed that power, dark and twisted, and it felt strangely familiar."

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the being that came to this universe with me and ultimately perished with me."

As he spoke, a hint of worry flashed in Enpat's eyes. Earth could not withstand an invasion by an evil god of this level.

"I once thought He was completely dead, but I never expected that not only did I survive, but He also resurrected many years later."

Now, after experiencing that darkness again, he has regained some of his past memories, at least the memory of fighting that ruler has become clear.

Enpat spoke in a deep voice, uttering the servant's name: "Ubo, the Father of Worms."

"His power and strangeness are no less than those of Ithaca, the ruler of the Old Night."

"I once fought against His true form in another universe, and then came here by accident."

Longbo's gaze swept over Enpat, and he said meaningfully, "You want me to have someone help you defeat Him?"

"No." Enpat clenched his fist and shook his head in denial. "I have won battles against Him before, so I will not lose this time either."

"However, the Father of the Worms is not the key. He is a servant of a ruler who has destroyed many civilizations. He claims to have been ordered to enter one world after another as a worm, to devour the world, and to spread pollution until the universe becomes corrupt and diseased, at which point he will summon the ruler to come and enjoy the distorted world."

"Lord of the Abyss, that is the title of the ruler He serves, who, according to Him, is the brother of Gatanothor, the ruler of darkness."

"Although I don't know if the Lord of the Abyss exists, I have a bad feeling, so I decided to come here in the hope that if He really exists, you can stop His arrival."

Enpat's words surprised Longber. If he was not mistaken, he also had the title of Lord of the Abyss, a name given to him by his Greek ancestors.

but--

Longbo pondered the name for a moment, and the power of the gods transformed into a will that transcended dimensions, searching meticulously within the infinite cosmic bubble, and finally obtaining the answer he sought.

There is indeed such a ruler in the entire Arcane universe, and he is indeed Gatanothor's brother.

In just a moment, Longbo's power, which extended beyond the universe, entered his universe and discovered traces of the Lord of the Abyss.

This wisp of power rapidly absorbs information about the universe itself, greedily shrinking everything related to it, and attempting to open a passage to it.

Longbo didn't intend to stay in the other dimension and wait, but instead tried to go directly to him and start a friendly exchange.

But the next second, Longbo's extended power and will were erased by the power of darkness, disappearing from Longbo's perception in an instant, turning from existence to non-existence.

""

"It seems a bit too cowardly," was the first reaction the Lord of the Abyss gave to Longbo.

After discovering that Longbo had reached His doorstep with just a title, He seemed to immediately conceal himself, completely cutting off all attempts to discover him.

A moment later, Longbo appeared and looked at Enpat, telling him what he knew.

"There is indeed such a ruler, but when I found Him, He erased the passage I was opening and hid His own trace."

".."

Enpat fell silent upon hearing this. What did it mean to find a related ruler through a title? And what did it mean to find one and then try to open a door as well?

His initial unease dissipated considerably, and he suddenly realized that his uncle was terrifyingly strong, perhaps even more so than the formidable Gatanothor.

Enpat felt relieved once again. Since Longbo was fully capable of covering all risks, he didn't need to worry about humanity being destroyed by other powerful beings while he was fighting.

However, a final worry remained in his mind: "This type of being generally has a strong ability to pollute and distort and cause disease in humans—"

But before he could finish speaking, Longbo's voice rang out, completely dispelling his concerns.

"Unless their power far exceeds mine, they cannot corrupt any living thing on Earth, not even a tiny insect."

On the day of his ascension, Longbo's body disintegrated and returned to the purest energy in the universe. His first stop was Earth, and he only dispersed the energy to various planets in the universe when Earth could no longer bear any more energy.

For Lonbo, Earth is essentially like one of his hands, difficult to destroy. To pollute Earth, one would have to be far stronger than Lonbo.

However, there are very few creatures at that level, and they don't need to pollute the Earth or the creatures on it.

On Earth 2, in the Sahara Desert, wisps of dark energy emanated from Apophis, coalescing into a worm that floated in the air, its countless eyes fixed on Apophis, many of them filled with doubt.

He did not understand why, when He had not yet regained His will, He was merely a source of energy within the beast and was perfectly fine. But when He regained His will and tried to transform the beast as a vessel, He was helpless and was even forcibly expelled by some force.

Moreover, a portion of his power even permanently became the power of this beast. If he hadn't awakened on his own, he would probably have been completely devoured and merged by this beast, with no chance of resurrection.

"This is really weird."

The father of worms glanced at the beast before him, then turned and walked away into the distance.

Apophis stared at the dark power before it, instantly realizing that this was the thing that had plagued it for millennia, and then opened its blood-red maw.

Dark power gathered, transforming into a terrifying roar from its mouth, and a black beam of light shot out, instantly enveloping the Father of Worms.

In an instant, the black mist was pierced, and a vast black beam of light pierced through the sea of ​​sand, raising billions of tons of yellow sand. The beam of light, constructed by the power of darkness, slanted into the sky, tore through the atmosphere, and disappeared into the deep space of the universe.

The violent energy caused all the detection instruments of the United Human Government to sound alarms, and the Planetary Defense Force entered a state of emergency, pinpointing the source of the high-energy reaction.

As the yellow sand gradually settled back to the ground, Apophis's enormous head stood tall, surveying its surroundings and letting out an angry roar—a scene quickly captured by human satellites.

They speculated that Apophis might have been disturbed by something; Titans were much more docile than monsters and generally wouldn't cause trouble.

Far off the edge of the desert, several poachers sat in a jeep, frozen in place, staring up at the sky.

Wisps of black mist emerged from the sea of ​​sand behind them, glanced at the hole in the atmosphere that had been pierced, and then instantly disappeared into the body of one of the poachers.

A few seconds later, the black mist left his body again, seemingly stunned for a moment, before stubbornly entering another person's body, but the result was the same.

This unexpected result made the worm king realize that the creatures on this planet were truly bizarre. In all the years he had been searching for food for his master, he had never encountered such a situation.

Completely out of options, He turned to look in the direction of North America. He sensed traces left by other rulers there, as well as a passage to other worlds, and then headed in that direction.

Since this place won't work, then let's find another world to seize a body in order to quickly restore our power.

He could sense that this world was a rare, high-quality world, and that if the master summoned Him back and offered Him this world, He would surely be rewarded.

The father of worms was incredibly excited about this.

"—."

In a ruin somewhere on the seabed, in the cold, dark depths, a massive outline emerges, its rugged dorsal fins sweeping across the cooled volcanic rock, leaving scratches as large amounts of rock break off and fall to the seabed, raising dust.

Lidor swam in the deep sea, its long tail swaying, moving in a certain direction, its eyes flashing with the colors of memories.

Ten thousand years ago, its father, Godzilla, discovered the anomaly in this area and would come here to check it out every now and then.

During a subsequent inspection, another Alpha summoned all the Titans to face the extraterrestrial enemy. At that moment, it sensed something imitating it, turned around, and perished there.

Since then, patrolling this place has become Lidor's task. Over the past ten thousand years, he has patrolled this place many times and has not sensed anything unusual.

Minutes later, Lidor reached the deep trench at the bottom of the ocean, where the seawater was boiling and the land was cracking, causing lava to gush out and flow in crimson red.

Lidor landed nonchalantly on the lava-flowing ground, plunging headfirst into the magma and entering a mysterious world through an energy channel.

Looking up, a dim forest came into view. The sky was dim, the leaves of the forest vegetation were sparse, and the overall appearance was grayish-green and lifeless.

This is the interlayer between the inner world and the surface, where time flows differently and it also nurtures many strange species, but it is a forgotten space compared to the inner world.

The region that was etched in the memories of two generations of atomic titans was in this space. Lidor moved slowly forward and finally arrived at the region it had once surveyed.

A deafening roar swept through the canyon, revealing its massive outline. The shadows that blotted out the sky obscured the already sparse vegetation, instilling extreme fear in the creatures that inhabited the area, causing them to flee in droves.

As it reached its destination, a barely perceptible ripple appeared before its eyes, much like the phenomenon that occurs in a desert scorched by the scorching sun, capable of creating illusions in the vast sea of ​​sand and causing one to lose their way.

Lidor once saw a vision in this ripple, which was only the size of an ordinary human being: a huge white monster rushed into a planet, turning it white and stripping it of its life.

Upon arrival, Lidor's heavy steps ceased, and a human-like expression appeared on his face.

As it approached the air ripples, it sensed an indescribable eeriness, as if something that didn't belong here had passed by and had already entered this world.

Lidor gazed at the ripples etched into the air before him, his enormous eyes narrowing slightly—

Imperial Organization - Yunnan Outpost.

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A sudden alarm sounded throughout the base, followed by a blinding red light and a cacophony of noise.

One by one, the staff of the Monarchy organization quickly evacuated, while armed guards entered the spacious hall against the flow of people, raising the latest individual weapons developed by the United Human Government and aiming at the ruptured Titan cocoon.

Looking up, the enormous cocoon swayed, its tough silk threads snapping at an incredible speed, cracks spreading across its surface, and an eerie light emanated from it, accompanied by a sound like a baby's babbling.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the giant cocoon burst open, revealing a pair of faintly glowing wings that radiated a dreamlike quality.

The scales fell with the surging air currents, calming all who witnessed the scene and making it difficult for them to feel any hostility towards the Titan before them.

If there is one word that perfectly describes this enormous yet elegant Titan, one word will come to mind.

[The Queen] A gentle and elegant queen.

Mothra's enormous compound eyes reflected the surrounding environment and the tiny humans, and the doubts in his heart gradually dissipated, and his thoughts became clearer.

After pausing for a few seconds, Mothra extended its limbs to support its massive body as it moved straight toward the gate.

People stood frozen in place, looking up at the massive Titan passing overhead, their eyes growing increasingly vacant, weapons falling one after another from their hands.

Mothra arrived at the gate without any hindrance, spread its wings and took off with the gale, scattering wisps of scales across the land.

The Titan Queen gazed into the distance at the sea that once held a continent.

Its enormous mandibles twitched slightly, emitting a sound filled with boundless joy, conveying the highest respect to the king who was about to be resurrected.

Mothra stretched out its wide wings, its body tearing through the sound barrier, and flew towards the sea with a deafening sonic boom, tearing apart the clouds in the sky and leaving a long trail.

It pierced through the clouds at a speed no less than that of a flying monster, traversing a vast distance to reach the sea where the continent once stood.

It hovered continuously above the clouds, its wings scattering scales that tinged the clouds with the colors of the aurora borealis. A penetrating sound echoed across the sea, carrying the lingering joy of the monster queen.

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