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The distant turret hit the water snake; the bullet struck its belly, creating a large amount of seawater.

However, the water snake shook its head, and the opening in its abdomen immediately closed, though it was visibly slightly smaller.

"Don't be afraid. Those water snakes have limited regenerative abilities. Keep bombarding them until they can't recover."

Some veterans had already gained experience and were no longer as flustered as new recruits when they first encountered elemental enemies.

But not far away, another water snake suddenly flanked from the flank, casting a shadow over the entire artillery position.

A veteran quickly slung an anti-tank missile over his shoulder, but before he could aim, the water snake slammed its tail down.

The road surface cracked instantly, and the gravel was sent flying, hitting the wall next to it.

"Damn it, where are my teammates? Help them!"

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Ministry of National Defense Command Center.

Seeing the large number of water snakes wreaking havoc, the deputy minister slammed his fist on the table.

"Damn trident!"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Sirens are actually easier to deal with than one might imagine.

Although the enemy can tear apart helicopters by hand with their mobility, their speed and defense capabilities mean they can actually complete the attack by bombarding the ground with artillery shells.

The most troublesome thing now is the water snakes summoned by the trident in the Sirens' hands.

"However, it seems that the Sirens' power has come to an end."

The deputy minister's face held a hint of indifference.

"As long as the water snake continues to be consumed, the siren is a bird in a cage."

He was about to get up to give the order when he suddenly saw the expectant look on the Sirens' lips and felt a sense of unease.

The Sirens glanced at the sky as if calculating the time, then without hesitation threw the trident in their hand into the depths of Mount Vesuvius.

"What?!" The Siren's sudden actions left the deputy minister bewildered.

After all, in his view, the only thing the other side could use to fight against the authorities was the power of the trident to control the water snakes.

Now that the opponent has given up, what kind of strategy is this?

After a while.

The analyst next to him looked at the volcano's data and said with some panic.

"Sir, it seems like some monster has emerged from the bottom of Mount Vesuvius again!"

what?

The vice minister's face stiffened.

Then they heard the voice of sirens coming from ahead.

"Rise, my love!"

boom!

A deafening roar came from inside Mount Vesuvius, and then the deputy minister saw countless rocks tumbling down in all directions in an instant.

A giant hand made of rock suddenly extends, and occasionally a metallic glint can be seen above it.

Then he braced his arms on the ground, and the remaining molten lava slowly flowed down his arms.

Click.

The next moment, the earth at the spot touched by the giant hand instantly turned into metal.

For some reason, upon seeing this scene, a different thought flashed through the deputy minister's mind.

Is this the lover of a siren?

That's quite a creative way to play with body types.

"Athena! I'm back!"

Wait, who is this giant calling out to?

Chapter 100 Is Poseidon up to something?

Sicily, Supernatural Committee.

Kavali had already connected to the Ministry of Defense command center through a temporary conference room.

Just now, after speaking with the president, he immediately went to find out the situation on the ground.

"So it really is Parthenope?"

Seeing the siren appear on Mount Vesuvius confirmed his earlier thought.

He had previously speculated that it might be related to the Siren legend of Mount Vesuvius.

It seems my studies in mythology haven't been in vain.

"I didn't expect it to be Poseidon who made the move?"

Looking at that familiar trident, Cavalli felt a sense of heaviness.

Although he knew that the deity had a somewhat domineering personality, he did not expect it to be this obvious.

Moreover, the other party is not an easy person to get along with.

If that person were to actually appear in real life, who knows what big things they might do in the future.

"But why would Poseidon choose to give the trident to Parthenope?"

Although he didn't believe the trident was genuine, the fact that it could control the water serpent and break the seal on the unknown giant of Mount Vesuvius indicated that it was at least a replica possessing some of Poseidon's power.

"General, I think you may have entered a dead end. Have you forgotten that this giant called out Athena's name when he made his entrance?"

Athena?

To be honest, this anecdote might be outside of Cavalli's knowledge.

He turned his head to look at a professor of folklore and mythology... history on a video split screen not far away.

The recent frequent appearances of supernatural powers have led to a sudden rise in the status of professors of folk mythology at various universities.

You should know that in the past, this major, apart from teaching, at most did some archaeological work.

But now that mythology is reviving, these folklore experts are no longer studying folklore.

You used to say I studied ethnic mythology, and I didn't argue with you.

Now that the gods of mythology have returned, are you going to call me a historian?

The old professor pushed up his glasses and then moved the book in front of him around.

"Generally speaking, there are three giants directly associated with Athena in mythology: Emeraldus, Asterius, and Pallas. However, the latter two giants were actually killed by Athena in the myth."

"If it is a giant that crawled out of a volcano, then there is only one possibility, and that is Enkelados, who was sealed by Athena under Mount Etna in Sicily."

"I see, it's Mount Etna... No! The giants clearly crawled out of Mount Vesuvius!"

Upon hearing this, Cavalli was slightly taken aback.

He felt something was very wrong, even nine-tenths wrong.

If this giant was sealed beneath Mount Etna in Sicily, then why did he climb out of Mount Vesuvius in Naples?

"Actually, I might be able to add something on this."

Are there more experts?

Kavali glanced back and saw that it was his adjutant who had spoken, and his expression became somewhat subtle.

You even know geology?!

The other party didn't pay attention to Cavalli's gaze and slowly spoke under everyone's watchful eyes.

"Actually, I have seen a rather interesting theory, which is that in ancient times, these two volcanoes were close to each other due to their geological relationship, which led to the transmission of large-scale geological processes such as stress fields. When one volcano erupted, the other would also show more activity."

"Therefore, these two volcanoes are often linked together in ancient myths."

"Hmm, if that's the case, I think I can understand it a little better."

Through their back-and-forth conversation, the group pieced together a fairly complete picture of the situation.

"So, the current situation is highly likely that a sea god, in order to cause trouble for the goddess Athena, released Enkerados through some kind of mystical connection inside the two volcanoes?"

"Surely a certain sea god wouldn't be so petty?"

"Hard to say."

"However, the most urgent task should be to stop that stone giant that crawled out of Mount Vesuvius."

"Brothers, don't worry too much. For us, these stone giants are at least easier to deal with than the lava giants we encountered before, aren't they?"

Although the military personnel in front of him were somewhat complacent, Kavali was not greatly affected after listening to their explanation; in fact, he had similar thoughts to some extent.

Based on his experience fighting against extraordinary beings multiple times, he understood it.

The greatest threat to modern firepower is actually those elemental enemies.

Although in theory stone giants can be considered elemental beings, they can at least be fought using physical methods.

This would turn into a war of attrition between firepower reserves and the enemy.

Humanity still has a fighting chance in this regard.

Thinking of this, Kavali glanced at the military report and noticed that firepower from the surrounding war zones was being directed in this direction, which eased his mind somewhat.

"The only thing to worry about now is that the stone giant and the sirens are cooperating. If... wait, what is this stone giant doing?"

Kavali couldn't believe what he was seeing. In the direction of the front line, the stone giant had somehow stretched out his hand and caught the flying Sirens in his palm.

Then, amidst the sirens' terrified expressions, it swallowed them whole.

"Is this guy eating his teammates?"

"I remember that the lava giants from Mount Vesuvius appeared because they had been sealed for too long, which caused them to be weak."

"So he wants to regain his strength as quickly as possible through this method?"

Hearing the discussion, the deputy minister shook his head, then spoke confidently.

“Sometimes one plus one is not necessarily greater than two. I don’t believe this guy can recover much power after eating the Sirens.”

"Relax, friends, we have more than enough ammunition."

"Roar!!!"

Kavali and the others in the Ministry of Defense command center saw the stone giant suddenly roar to the sky, and then the red light in his eyes turned even more crimson.

Immediately afterwards, the metallic sheen on his body rapidly expanded from the wisps beneath his skin.

Click click.

Layer upon layer of rock and skin peeled away from above, replaced by a metallic body.

"Bullshit! You really did jinx it!"

Kavali's expression turned extremely grim when he saw that the stone giant had already completed its metallization.

After all, stone and metal have completely different resistance to fire.

It's important to understand that stone artifacts primarily rely on their compressive strength to withstand bullets.

Because it has very poor toughness, is very brittle, and does not deform like metal.

It will shatter and break apart when attacked.

Metals, on the other hand, can absorb and dissipate the kinetic energy of a projectile through deformation due to their good toughness.

For the same volume, the two can have almost ten times the resistance to thermal weapons.

Furthermore, we must consider that these elemental enemies also possess extremely strong regenerative abilities.

With this addition and subtraction...

"Damn it! Now one plus one is greater than ten!"

"Quickly call upon other sources of firepower; our reserves are running low!"