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"That's really scary."

Pac stood there, his fingers still trembling.

I dared not move at all.

The instant Medusa appeared, Tom yelled at him to hand over his body.

He subconsciously did not resist.

Then, layer upon layer of silk threads, carrying the power of the Philosopher's Stone, continuously blocked the aftershocks.

Tom's use of his own power, flowing in an incomprehensible way, allowed him to barely hold on until the end.

Looking back now, if Tom hadn't suddenly made me hand over control of my body, I probably would have been petrified by the aftershocks.

Mr. Tom, I never knew you had this trick up your sleeve!

Actually, I know a tiny bit about Medusa's power.

[Impressive, in that case...]

Pakko watched Medusa's departing figure, still feeling lingering fear.

I think I survived.

[Consider yourself lucky, kid. Looks like Medusa just resurrected and is in a good mood. Or maybe you're too weak for her to bother killing.]

Sigh. So weak...

Chapter 84 Speed ​​Bumps

The people in the conference room watched as Medusa stepped into the sea, instantly petrifying the seawater within a radius of several miles.

James closed his eyes, leaned back, and took a deep breath: "So that's how it is."

Although he had guessed Medusa's purpose, he still couldn't help but sigh when it actually happened.

He could hear the constant chatter of the other people in the meeting room, who seemed to be encouraging each other in some way, or perhaps deceiving themselves.

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much. Medusa has just woken up, and her strength may not have recovered yet. She's just putting on a brave front but being weak inside."

“Indeed, judging from the power Medusa bestowed upon that snake-man just now, it probably consumed a lot of her strength.”

"And it's not actually that hopeless. Since Medusa can't fly, it will definitely take some time to get off at Ace's... unknown private island. Before that, we still have time to set up defenses along the coastline."

As those around him began to fantasize, the president was speechless for a moment, then tapped the table in frustration and pointed at the situation on the screen.

"Haven't you come to terms with reality by now? Are you sure we can stop an existence of this caliber?"

"I mean, in case... um..."

When everyone turned their attention to the screen, they saw Medusa take a step forward with her right foot, and the petrification of the sea surface intensified further. The foam on the crest of the waves turned into stone powder the moment they came into contact and was scattered below.

Then Medusa took the second step.

This time, the coverage area expanded outwards at least several times, and the seawater within a range of more than ten kilometers froze simultaneously, turning the sea surface beneath her feet into a solid, gray-white plain.

A seabird soaring in the sky, passing by for a fleeting moment, suddenly lost its light in its eyes, then its body stiffened, and with a crack, its entire body turned to stone.

It then fell down and crashed onto the petrified sea surface.

bang bang.

The fragile, petrified body scattered the moment it touched the sea surface.

Medusa then raised her head, looked towards New York, and slowly took her third step.

Rumble!

Right in front of Medusa, an extremely long straight line trembled simultaneously.

The next moment, a highway stretching hundreds of kilometers toward New York had taken shape.

The top few meters of seawater are the first to petrify, followed by the middle layer of ocean currents tens of meters below, and then the sand layers that have accumulated on the seabed for who knows how many years.

The waves along the way were frozen in mid-air, looking from a distance like a still tsunami carved from granite.

"Okay, no more 'what ifs'."

Everyone in the meeting room felt a chill run down their spines looking at the scene before them.

James, who was drinking coffee, lost his grip on it, and it fell to the ground, shattering into countless pieces.

"Ouch! It's burning me!!!"

"Wait, does Medusa have inexhaustible energy? Isn't this level of performance a bit too exaggerated?"

"What kind of monsters and demons are in Greek mythology? How could Medusa, a mere woman, possess such power?"

"Still a pushover? When Medusa attacks, you'll be the first one she takes down!"

"Fxxk! How are we supposed to fight this? The stone serpents on Sardinia could only petrify people for a few hundred meters, but this one has a straight-line range of hundreds of kilometers."

"hydrogen bomb."

"..."

The moment that word was uttered, everyone in the conference room fell silent, and they all turned their gaze toward the source of the sound—James.

James was seen wiping the coffee stains with a towel.

After all, he's a bit of a clean freak and can't stand stains.

"Hey, Mr. James, do you know how terrible the consequences of releasing a hydrogen bomb would be?"

"Could anything be worse than Medusa coming ashore? Can you guarantee that the other party won't become stronger after obtaining a soul? Can you guarantee that it will end once the other party has collected enough sinful souls after coming ashore?"

James's words immediately left the person who made the suggestion speechless.

"But it really is..."

It's important to understand that regardless of whether the enemy can be eliminated, the consequences of detonating a hydrogen bomb in one's own backyard are terrifying.

The shockwave and heat wave from a hydrogen bomb detonation are minimal costs. A hydrogen bomb explosion would eject a massive amount of radioactive material into the stratosphere, creating deadly radioactive snowflakes of precipitation.

Radioactive dust will drift with the wind and contaminate large areas of land and water for at least decades.

In addition, the electromagnetic pulse from the explosion would burn up electronic equipment across thousands of square kilometers, and the secondary fires triggered by the explosion could potentially ignite a terrifying firestorm, wiping out New York and Washington.

Not to mention the impacts of climate change and global pollution.

Most importantly, all the nuclear-armed nations in the world are watching them closely. Once they open the door, it will be like opening Pandora's box.

"Wait a minute, it seems there's still a chance?!"

Suddenly, the assistant's excited voice brought everyone back to reality. As he kept typing, a split screen popped up in the corner of the screen, showing Washington's water elemental giant.

After accumulating power for several hours, the opponent's strength increased like a snowball rolling downhill, and at this point, it was completely pushing the waves forward like sheep being herded.

With the terrifying power of the giant wave, no one doubted that this blow could topple a city.

"Based on the trajectory, these two monsters are about to collide!!!"

"Wow, what a wonderful thing!"

"What a stroke of luck, what a fucking stroke of luck, all I can say is God bless America."

"Brothers, I've started to fantasize. Is it possible that the water elemental giant was petrified by Medusa, but before he died, he used his strength to drag Medusa into the sea with him, causing them to perish together?"

"That's certainly a fantasy, but it's true, if these two monsters are both severely injured, we still have a chance!!"

boom!

However, in the scene, Medusa, facing the terrifying giant wave surging from the side, didn't even glance at it. She simply slowly raised her left hand towards the direction of the wave, and the ripples penetrated the side.

The water elemental giant paused for a moment.

The next moment, it stopped on the crest of the wave, its entire body turning gray and white inside and out. The waves still rolling on its shoulders, the mud clinging to its legs, and the gray shadowy undead still struggling inside its body all petrified in the same instant.

The solidified colossus crumbled layer by layer from the bottom of its body under the pressure of its own weight.

Rumble!

From chest to knees to ankles, the entire colossal structure collapsed and fell.

pat.

Stone chips landed at Medusa's feet.

But Medusa continued walking forward without raising her head, as if everything that had just happened was insignificant.

At this moment, Medusa's terrifying power is displayed on the screen.

It shattered everyone's frivolous illusions.

The only sound in the meeting room was the whirring of the air conditioner.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me? That's a water elemental giant that destroyed Washington, D.C.!"

"?! Speed ​​bumps?!"

"On the bright side, at least we won't have to worry about being hit by waves anymore..."

"I suddenly feel like tsunamis aren't such a big deal, so, can you bring my Water Brother back?"

"You wouldn't be happy if it were really changed."

"hydrogen bomb."

The words that came out of nowhere were like pebbles thrown into a calm lake.

A voice that had grown weary drew everyone's attention, and looking over, they saw it was the president.

At this moment, the other person was slumped in their seat with their eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ugh."

"I approve it. Prepare to drop the hydrogen bomb."

Chapter 85 The White Knight

"Are you Mr. Silkman? I've come to take you away from this island! Medusa's location is about to become the epicenter of the bombing, and if you don't leave now, it will be too late."

"I see."

Pakko turned his gaze from the distant Stone World and was about to step onto the gangway when he caught a glimpse of several armed helicopters landing on the opposite side of the helipad.

Several fully armed soldiers jumped out of the cabin, and the one in the lead waved to the ground commander.

They ran straight toward the ruins where Xu Ge had torn open the rift in the underworld.

What are those people doing?

The liaison officer turned his head and glanced at it.

"It must be an order from headquarters."

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New York, Manhattan

Bishop Paul stood on the street that remained after the Gates of Hell incident, touching a lamppost that was half cracked beside him.

Da da da!

In the distance, one car after another honked its horn and squeezed past him toward the outskirts of the city, their windows visibly crammed with all sorts of luggage.

“Bishop Paul, this should be the place where the black figure that Bishop Giovanni mentioned appeared.”

Behind him were two strong priests, who were guarding him on both sides.

Bishop Paul nodded, then looked at the ominous red cloud in the distance.

It seems the situation in New York is worse than we thought.

"Have they confirmed what's going on over there?"

"According to intelligence, what appeared on the coast at this time should be the legendary Gorgon Medusa."

"It seems that the enemy was sacrificed on an unnamed island by some being, and it is highly likely that they will use New York as their next landing point. I suggest you evacuate as soon as possible, after all, this place could become a battlefield at any time."

Bishop Paul shook his head, then looked around at his surroundings and said...

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