sinovels Chapter 069 Grilled Squid
Chapter 069 Grilled Squid
Holy crap! They're really jumping? And without any safety precautions?!
[Are you stupid, upstairs? That's Boss Ge! Do you expect him to wear swim trunks and a swim cap?]
Tangta jumped...
[Gao Shan also jumped off...]
[No, wait, your childhood and mine seem different. This is clearly Wreck-It Ralph!]
Can't you show some respect for monsters? This is called reworking!
【No, am I the only one concerned about what to do with those two squid? Do those two idiots want grilled squid?】
In contrast to the oppressive atmosphere inside the temporary residence with cherry blossoms, the atmosphere in the live broadcast rooms broadcast by official drones from various countries was filled with joy.
Humans are a very peculiar species.
When fear reaches its peak, or when the disaster is far enough away, a sense of amusement will instantly take over.
This is especially true for Chinese netizens.
This is a breathtaking sight that is a once-in-a-millennium, no, a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence.
While netizens were making fun of the memes, the Osaka temporary command post...
Tanaka, the scapegoat who had just been revived by pinching his philtrum, stared intently at the screen, his lips trembling, and it took him a long time to finally squeeze out a sentence:
"It...really went in?"
"They've gone in." The Defense Minister nodded mechanically.
Upon hearing this answer, Tanaka felt as if the sky had fallen.
His eyes were fixed on the images transmitted back by the drone.
And that's what you see in that scene.
Boom! ...
As the terrifying behemoth leaped into the crater, an extremely muffled roar echoed from within.
Followed by.
The entire mountain, no, it should be said that the entire Shizuoka Prefecture and even the surrounding area, seemed to be in a state of constant vibration.
Even aerial footage captured by drones from various countries has been significantly affected.
All that can be seen in the footage is billowing smoke and dust.
Inside the crater, there was originally black volcanic rock.
As soon as the monster smashed it, it shattered.
A dark red light pierced through the rising smoke and dust.
There was no earth-shattering mushroom cloud, just a pure, violent outburst.
The underground energy that had been suppressed for hundreds of years finally found an outlet.
"puff--"
A thick column of dark red magma, mixed with gravel and black smoke, shot up hundreds of meters into the crater.
Crimson lava spread through the air like blooming spider lilies, crackling and sprinkling onto the rock walls surrounding the crater with deadly heat.
sizzle...
The rocks melted, and the air was distorted.
The mountaintop, which had been covered with some snow, was instantly transformed into a scorching inferno.
……
Inside the crater.
Lin Fan, who had plunged into the lava, was now lying sprawled out in the thick magma.
The surrounding area was filled with a thick, orange-red liquid with an extremely pungent sulfur smell.
"Gurgle..."
But this had no effect on Lin Fan at all; he opened his mouth and exhaled a series of bubbles.
The bubbles evaporated instantly from the high temperature as soon as they left the mouth.
"It's not as hot as I expected?"
Lin Fan blinked his large, golden, vertical pupils, feeling somewhat troubled.
It wasn't as scalding hot as I had imagined, and I didn't feel any pain like being burned alive.
in contrast.
He felt very comfortable soaking his eyes.
Really comfortable.
The feeling was like a person frozen stiff in winter suddenly stepping into a 45-degree hot bathhouse.
Although it might feel a little hot at first, once you get used to it, it feels incredibly comfortable, as if all the pores on your body have opened up.
broken!
What if I don't die?
Does this mean they really don't want him to live a normal life?
However, he quickly put the question of whether or not he was human out of his mind.
As he immersed himself in the lava, he could clearly feel countless scalding energies frantically drilling into his body through the gaps in the black-gold scales on his skin.
As this energy entered his body, he felt as if he had been parched and then received rain.
His body didn't need his control at all; it began to frantically devour this energy.
This feeling is so intoxicating.
He raised his claw and swiped it through the thick lava.
It created a crimson vortex.
"Is this ridiculous? If this continues, will I end up becoming a Crimson Lotus too?"
Lin Fan sighed with some regret, then rolled over and found a more comfortable position to lie face down.
Since we're not going to die, let's enjoy ourselves first.
Thinking of this, he closed his eyes contentedly, only the row of dorsal fin-like thorns occasionally scratching the surface of the magma, flashing with an eerie red light.
……
Lin Fan was thrilled.
But his two underlings weren't having an easy time.
With the recent volcanic eruption, the entire area around the crater is filled with heat.
The two sea monsters, after much hardship, barely managed to crawl to the edge of the crater.
Reaching the edge, they clung to the cliff face, peering down cautiously.
Below is churning lava.
The heat wave hits you in the face; even without touching them, the heat radiation alone makes their skins sizzle and their moisture evaporate rapidly.
"Chirp?" (Should we jump?)
The slightly larger squid on the left waved its tentacles and emitted a mental wave.
"Gulp..." (Since the eldest brother has jumped, wouldn't it be bad if we didn't?)
The one on the right, which is slightly smaller, seemed a bit hesitant.
Its dozens of compound eyes blinked incessantly, clearly indicating that it was undergoing a fierce internal struggle.
It's a sea monster.
It is a mollusc.
They are not afraid of radiation, but that doesn't mean they are not afraid of magma!
Although it has mutated, that doesn't mean it can become a teppanyaki grill!
That bright red thing down there looks like it's not to be trifled with.
"Chirp!" (You go first!)
The giant squid, true to its nature, shoved its underling with its tentacles.
Caught off guard, the little squid slid half its body off the edge of the cliff.
Terrified, it flailed its dozens of tentacles wildly, gripping the cracks in the rock tightly, narrowly avoiding falling.
but.
Although it didn't fall, the tip of one of its tentacles accidentally drooped down a tiny bit.
Snapped.
Several large drops of lava that splashed up from below happened to hit the tip of its tentacle.
Sizzle—!!!
A wisp of blue smoke immediately rose up.
An enticing aroma of grilled squid instantly filled the air.
Really fragrant!
Ah, no...
"Awooo—!!!"
A chilling, extremely sharp mental scream exploded instantly in the crater.
The little squid recoiled as if it had been electrocuted, abruptly pulling its tentacles back.
The tip of the tentacle was charred black and was even sparking.
The pain caused it to quickly insert its tentacles into the melting snow beside it.
call--
Comfortable!
But that scalding sensation really hurt!
Dozens of small squid eyes looked at the large squid with reproach.
Seeing this scene.
The giant squid next to it, which had been eager to try, instantly retracted all its tentacles, its eyes filled with embarrassment.
Then it looked at the churning lava below, and then at its little brother beside it.
Should we still follow in the king's footsteps?
Follow my ass!
The king is made of iron, while they are made of flesh!
If you jump down like that, it's not evolution, it's just being a noob!
The giant squid instinctively shrank back, moving at least fifty meters away from the edge of the cliff.
No, this location isn't safe either.
It stepped back a little further.
Although these two squid have evolved to communicate mentally, this does not mean they are stupid; they still have a survival instinct.
It's impossible for me to go down; it's impossible for me to go down in this lifetime.
but.
Although they can't go down for a bath, the toxic gases and energy radiation that permeate the vicinity of the crater are a great source of nourishment for them.
Especially as Lin Fan below breathed in and out.
Streams of dark red energy mist drifted out from the crater.
The giant squid tentatively took a sip.
hum-
Its compound eyes lit up instantly, flashing with an eerie purple light.
good to eat!
Although the taste wasn't as satisfying as directly devouring flesh and blood, it gave its spiritual power an unprecedented surge.
My head is so itchy.
It looks like something new is about to grow.
The two squid looked at each other and instantly reached a consensus.
I'm not jumping anymore!
Let's keep a distance and keep watch!
Actually, guarding the gate for the king isn't bad, and you can also get some of the king's leftovers.
then.
Aerial photography by satellites and drones from multiple countries,
Two ferocious deep-sea monsters stood guard on either side of the crater, like two guardian deities.
Their compound eyes, which open and close with their breathing, begin to emit visible spiritual ripples.
The surrounding space seemed to begin to distort.
An indescribable sense of dread traveled through the blurry image to the hearts of everyone watching the live stream.
……
"What...are they doing?"
Inside the white palace.
The American president looked at the screen with some disappointment at the two mutated squid that hadn't jumped down.
"Reporting to the President."
The science advisor beside him adjusted his glasses:
According to our energy detector...
The two monsters are using the heat from the volcano and the radiation emitted by the giant beast to undergo a secondary mutation.
"Secondary mutation? Can we deduce the direction of the mutation?" The American president was taken aback upon hearing this and couldn't help but continue to ask.
"It's impossible to determine. But... based on the frequencies of the brainwaves they emit..."
The science advisor paused for a moment, then pulled up a waveform graph.
The lines on it are messy and disorderly.
Normal people simply cannot understand it.
"This frequency band is very similar to an analog signal in our theory."
They seem to be developing in this direction, abandoning the physical body and turning towards...evolution in the spiritual realm.
"The spiritual realm?" The president seemed a little confused.
Simply put...
The science advisor swallowed hard.
"They could become living spiritual radiation emitters."
Any creature that gets close to them will have its mind instantly destroyed by this mental pollution, turning it into a puppet that can only obey their commands.
The American president, still looking bewildered, finally couldn't help but speak:
Speak like a human being!
"Well……"
The science advisor paused for a moment, then said, "It's just that their evolutionary direction is somewhat similar to that of the legendary Croesus species."
"If you say that, then I'm just..."
Upon hearing the science advisor's explanation, the American president wore an expression of "I see," but before he could finish speaking, he became terrified again.
"What did you say?"
"Are they going to evolve into Crusader-like creatures?"
The question of what Croat creatures are is something that, while not everyone in the U.S. population knows, has certainly heard of at least some of.
That thing can no longer be described simply as a "living being".
If these two things really evolve into that kind of thing...
The consequences are unimaginable!
The entire conference room was deathly silent.
The invincible monster king was already a headache for them.
If you add two evil god guards who can control minds, that would be even better.
Is this a disaster, or is it the arrival of the gods?
"Whether physical or mental."
The defense minister, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, his eyes cold:
"Any carbon-based life form cannot withstand the high temperature of a nuclear bomb."
"Mr. Minister, you mean...?"
"Tokyo is gone. What loss would it be for us if we didn't have Shizuoka?"
The Defense Secretary turned to look at the President.
"Mr. President, we're not afraid of the one in the volcano, but as you all saw, those two sea monsters don't have the ability to fight us head-on. We can take advantage of this opportunity..."
Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.
It's not that they don't want to use that thing.
If they hadn't used that thing before, would this monster have been born?
If we use it again...
Who can guarantee that nothing strange will appear again?
Moreover, while using that technology is simple, they also need to weigh the pressure from international public opinion...
After all, they can't keep bombing the same place all the time!