Chapter 1138: Chapter 137: Giant Beast (17)
The Tail Rat scurried swiftly along the seabed, its horned head overturning all the fishing boats and cargo ships anchored at the port.
Crash——
As the seawater surged, the forelimbs of the deep-sea giant beast braced on the land at the port,
its weight of over three thousand tons concentrated on a single point, crushing the solid reinforced concrete into dust.
"Fire, fire!!"
On the island-enclosing wall behind the port, the PPDC soldiers shouted hoarsely in the rain,
machine guns, shells,
all sorts of man-made weapons struck the surface of the Tail Rat, only to be blocked by the A.T. Force Field, transforming into chains of metal bullets, falling to the ground, piling up a layer of bullet casings.
No wonder some people interpret the A.T. Force Field as the abbreviation for "Absolute Terror Field,"
that layer of what looked like a poorly executed special effect, a golden shield, acted like a membrane isolating two worlds,
before which all human reason and science collapsed and disintegrated.
Thud, thud, thud.
The Tail Rat ignored the rain of bullets flying towards it, crawling straight ahead,
occasionally confronted by PPDC mechs ranging from 5 meters, 10 meters, to 20 meters in size charging forward,
all blocked by the first and second-class deep-sea creatures that appeared alongside the Tail Rat.
Solder against soldier,
medium-sized mechs and first and second-class deep-sea creatures erupted into fierce combat in front of the island wall,
the human mechs having the numbers advantage, but the newly appearing deep-sea creatures, like the Ridgeback Turtle and Tail Rat, their A.T. Force Field far surpassed that of previous counterparts,
both sides were entangled in a chaotic battle amidst the rain,
the human pilots could only watch helplessly as the Tail Rat, unhurriedly, arrived at the front of the island wall, raising its head slowly but swiftly.
Hiss——
The deep-sea giant beast’s throat sac organs wriggled, spewing a massive volume of cyan corrosive liquid, blasting against the island wall like a water jet.
Wherever the corrosive liquid reached, the wall made of special alloy melted and dissolved, dripping like wax.
Soon, the entire wall was corroded with a gap large enough for the deep-sea giant beast to pass through,
the Tail Rat strode into the gap, suddenly stopping in its tracks.
The city... why is it all white?
In the Tail Rat’s view, almost all of Port City was covered in white,
towering skyscrapers,
city roads,
green plants,
even construction sites and diversion rivers that should have been barren,
all were covered by a layer of Pale World Mantle.
Only a limited number of main roads in the city were spared.
The Tail Rat pondered briefly for a few seconds, though it didn’t know exactly what happened, the pre-set program in its brain prompted it to take action.
Destruction.
It swung its forelimbs, lashed its tail,
its gigantic body rampaging through the Steel Jungle, smashing and shattering buildings with as much ease as breaking blocks.
"Wah wah wah..."
The cries of children echoed in the underground shelter,
New Harbour citizens huddled in the underground air-raid shelter, faces pale as they listened to the deafening sounds above, watching the dust falling from the ceiling,
once again recalling the fear of being corralled by a giant beast.
The lights flickered,
cracks appeared on the walls with a loud crunch,
mothers comforted their children,
couples hugged and cried,
boys and girls in school uniforms, faces pale, hid in the corners, not realizing their hands were tightly clasped together,
the elderly calmly asked for paper and pen, writing on the wall, leaving a rambling will or a family letter.
Soldiers and policemen in uniforms stood silently at the entrance of the metal door of the air-raid shelter, clutching their guns, even though they knew such weapons were useless against the giant beast.
Everyone, regardless of gender, age, wealth,
were all underground,
praying to their gods, heroes, or destiny.
Bam!
A loud gunshot rang out above ground,
audible even through the thick reinforced concrete.
What’s happening?
The citizens in the underground air-raid shelter felt a rising curiosity, meanwhile, the footsteps of the deep-sea giant beast halted.
————
Li Ang’s silhouette appeared in the circular crater.
He had already changed into the customary attire of the Dragon Head White Lab Coat, looking up at the massive deep-sea giant beast, couldn’t help but click his tongue in admiration.
The rough, thick skin,
the solid, robust muscles,
the claws and fangs tearing through the city as if crushing tofu,
and those cyan, city-incompatible luminous organs.
Indeed, the colossal monster did possess an awe-inspiring magnificence,
perfectly embodying human genetic fear of nature, the unknown, and death.
"63 meters in height, 3400 tons..."
Li Ang sighed softly, the creation sequence of the insect nests had no shortage of entities larger than the deep-sea giant beast,
yet whether Leviathan or Tunnel Worm, they were tactical biological weapons,
nowhere near as agile and nimble as the Tail Rat,
capable of maneuvering hall with its enormous weight, even standing on two feet for high-intensity combat.
"Ordinarily, an animal of this size would have its bones crushed and muscles snapped by its own weight. From its appearance, the deep-sea giant beast doesn’t seem to have organs capable of absorbing large volumes of oxygen.
Indeed, it must be due to the A.T. Force Field.
Turning the impossible into the possible, distorting the world with individual will.
Thoroughly unreasonable."
Li Ang stood in place, treading on the white mantle soft as carpet, muttering to himself,
while the Tail Rat, looking down at him from above, after a brief consideration, chose to raise its arm high, slamming down towards Li Ang.
"Watch out!"
In the command hall, Cai Tiantong, the chief technician of the Shattered Dome, let out an exclamation.
Ever since the outbreak of the monster war, humans had always wanted to understand where the deep-sea giant beasts came from, their purpose, whether there was a way for peaceful coexistence.
However, regardless of battle or peace sought by humans, any attempt at communication with the deep-sea giant beasts met with no response.
Destroy, annihilate, erase traces of human civilization.
The deep-sea giant beasts seemed to have only this one directive,
launching assaults on lands from the oceans repeatedly, destroying cities, wiping out infrastructures, only stopping when killed.
Such disregard for humans, they wouldn’t even bother to win over or divide,
and those who in despair chose to worship the deep-sea giant beasts, considering them heavenly Messengers, would gather around the behemoth, all being stomped to death without exception.
Flesh and blood mortals,
or steel vehicles,
stood no chance before the trampling of the deep-sea giant beasts.
"Why is he, why is he..."
Cai Tiantong, gazing at Li Ang standing still, quietly waiting for the beast’s slap, felt icy cold, his heart in turmoil,
Why isn’t he dodging?
If he dies, will that so-called Pale World Mantle capable of destroying human civilization run out of control?
Cai Tiantong’s blood surged, his mind unable to spare thoughts for his own safety, instinctively turning to look at Li Rising’s "companion," only to find that the Black Trojan was equally shocked and bewildered.
Gales howled past,
Li Ang, looking up at the giant beast’s palm looming ever closer, a cold gleam flashed across his monocle,
his hand slowly drawing the Heart Monkey Staff from the void.
"Grow!"
With a soft whisper,
the Heart Monkey Staff, inlaid with golden patterns at both ends, grew with the wind,
stretching and swelling instantly,
like a pointed needle, resembling a beam column,
stabbing upward towards the incoming giant beast’s palm.
