Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

The brown mountains, over a kilometer high, rise like Godzilla's dorsal fin and stretch for tens of kilometers.

Emerald green crystals, hundreds of meters wide and tens of kilometers long, grew out of it, appearing randomly in the air, shimmering with strange colors.

Longbo wandered around the periphery of this metal mountain range that stretched for tens of kilometers, his feet landing on the dividing line between the gray-brown and emerald green world.

His target was a volcano on the other side of this metal mountain. He thought it was a waste to leave the metal mountain there and wanted to make use of it.

The mountain had an excessive metal content, making it seem easy to smelt, so he took immediate action after discovering the volcano.

He planned to forge one or two weapons for himself. As a humanoid Titan, his dexterity was unmatched by those giant minions, and it would be a shame not to carry something.

Our early human ancestors relied on their skillful hands and rudimentary weapons to wreak havoc on the earth and rise to become the dominant species at the top of the food chain.

If Longbo also wields a weapon, his combat power can increase by about one-third even without using the charged particle cannon.

Since the atomic behemoths possess the MUTO, which can interfere with their atomic breath ignition and energy concentration.

Who knows if a Titan might appear in the future that could interfere with the firing of its charged particle cannon?

Even without such a Titan, Lumbert did not forget that there are many monsters in the depths of the universe that are basically immune to ranged attacks, such as the most well-known cosmic dinosaurs.

In short, Longbo felt that he needed to get himself some weapons to play with.

As for how it is manufactured?

Longbo said he also knows a little about traditional steelmaking methods.

If it weren't for the fact that no iron or copper mines had been found in that area along the Yellow River, Longbo would have already pushed his Haqqa people into the Iron Age.

Building a furnace in the inner world might take some time, but Longbo doesn't seem to be short of time right now, so he might as well get to it.

In high spirits, Longbo continued on his way and eventually arrived at an active volcano along the boundary between the metal mountain and the plain. He nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the scorching lava.

So from that day on, Longbo settled down in this place and began to recall and ponder the detailed process of ancient steelmaking.

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In the Earth's core, there is no sun, and the surrounding scenery remains unchanged, making it difficult to perceive the passage of time.

However, Longbo learned about the specific passage of time from the increase in his age displayed on his own panel.

His age increased from 138 to 145, meaning he spent seven years on the edge of the volcano.

Its weight and height have also increased. Its height is estimated to be nearly 78 meters, and with the horns, it is close to 90 meters.

Weight cannot be calculated directly, but considering the accumulation of attribute points and the fact that he occasionally chews on high-strength metal to increase bone strength, it is estimated to be close to 70,000 tons.

From the moment he set up the furnace and various facilities, the metal refining process went smoothly, but the forging process itself was fraught with difficulties.

His forging skills can't be described as masterful; they're downright amateurish. Whether it's controlling the heat, the quenching process, or the balance, his work is utterly terrible.

Moreover, there were problems with the metal raw materials. It wasn't that they were unsuitable for forging weapons; on the contrary, there was no more perfect material.

Over the course of those seven years, Longbo had figured out that this metal had an excellent ability to guide and store the energy contained in the inner world and the bodies of Titans.

It can store a large amount of energy briefly, and then release it all at once, causing shock waves and vibrations.

However, there are significant challenges in forging it into a weapon.

Once it is extracted and cooled, it is extremely difficult to process again and is almost impossible to melt again, just like Adamantium alloy.

For Longbo, whose forging skills were so terrible that he could hardly believe it, there couldn't be anything worse.

Longbo stood in front of the furnace, ignoring the puppy gnawing on his feet, and raised the "iron rod" in his hand high, his expression somewhat gloomy.

He was actually trying out a large machete, but as he kept hitting it, it unexpectedly turned into an iron rod.

The surface of the iron rod was pitted and crooked, not to mention its center of gravity was extremely awkward.

Longbo stood there lost in thought, his mask and the two horns on his head reflecting the red glow of the distant lava river.

"How about we make a hammer?"

Longbo pondered that a heavy warhammer or Viking battle axe might be more suitable for his size, but the center of gravity of heavy weapons seemed more difficult to control…

"It's not as simple as I thought. I should have watched a couple more episodes of the sword-forging competition before."

After a long while, Longbo let out a long sigh of relief.

He sat down on the boulder behind him, his gaze falling on the fluffy wartdog puppies at his feet.

They were covered in fur, with few scars on their heads, and looked less fierce compared to the adult wartdogs that were dozing or on guard duty in the distance.

Watching the wartdogs gnawing on their own foot armor and shaking their heads incessantly, Longbo casually picked one up, scanning it with his eyes and examining it.

The wartdog puppies weren't afraid when they were lifted into the air; they kept waving their limbs and licking their noses.

Its limbs are thick and strong, its face is yellow and its tongue is black. It is relatively obedient, and you can tell at a glance that Red Stone is very fierce.

Longbo's gaze shifted to its rear end, to the constantly wagging tail, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

These guys really do turn into dogs after seven years.

He originally thought it would take hundreds of years, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

But when he thought of the internet celebrity wolf who went viral in his previous life, he felt relieved. For low- to middle-class creatures who live hand to mouth, the temptation of free food and lodging is really great.

Tossing the wartdog puppies aside, Longbo stood up again, ready to continue forging. He refused to believe that forging, no matter how difficult, could be harder than advanced mathematics.

Longbo raised a forging hammer made of the thigh bone of some kind of giant beast and a lump of metal, but froze just as he was about to swing it down, slowly turning to face the direction behind him.

He sensed that the magnetic field reactions unique to the Ivi people of the Earth's core were approaching, and there were more than one or two of them.

Longbo put down his forging hammer and looked over thoughtfully. His pupils contracted slightly as the scene in the distance quickly unfolded before his eyes.

A group of Haki people appeared, moving through the crevices of the boulders in a long line, heading in a certain direction.

They are the Ivi, a race of humans who have lived in the inner world of the earth for generations, and they seem to possess unique talents.

On his first day in the inner world, Longbo discovered their dwelling place, but he didn't pay much attention to it and left.

And now, another Iwe tribe group appeared before him, seemingly having left their original tribe and migrated to a distant place.

Their migration purpose is unknown, but perhaps the pressure of population growth forced them to separate from their original tribes.

Longbo simply watched them leave, without interfering with their departure.

The wartdogs didn't react until the Ivi tribe's group disappeared. However, the wartdog cubs, following Longbo's gaze, discovered something.

Longbo withdrew his gaze and turned it back to the tools and ingredients on the stove, preparing to continue his work.

However, the next second, a task appeared in front of him.

You have a new task; please confirm it as soon as possible…

[Mission Description: Defeat the monster Red Reaper]

[Quest Reward: Skill Point *1]