Chapter 391: The King of Darkness

Fu Qinghai has always had a question.

It is said that the Atomic Dinosaurs and the Gigantic Apes are enemies. In fact, if we compare them horizontally, the Atomic Dinosaurs are stronger than the Gigantic Apes in all aspects, whether in strength, defense or attack methods. They have the super skill of atomic breath, and they are amphibious. Godzilla is even more powerful in water. Gigantic Apes are simply terrestrial and can neither fly nor dive.

Since I used the word "enemy"...

At least he has to be an equally matched opponent.

The earthquake beetles are designed to specifically restrain the atomic dinosaurs. After all, the MUTOs rely on the specialized parasitic atomic dinosaurs to reproduce. The MUTOs' bio-electromagnetic pulses can effectively interfere with the release of atomic breath. The defense of the carapace is no worse than that of the echinoderms. It can both fly and dive, so there is nothing wrong with calling it an "enemy."

Why is the Gigantic Ape called the enemy?

It was not until he saw the majestic statue and ancient temple in the movie that Fu Qinghai finally understood.

Although other Titans are very powerful, they have never transcended the category of "animals". At most, they are a kind of animal that has evolved to be very strong or even perfect. However, the Gigantic Ape clan has begun to study construction science and weapons technology.

It's hard to call them "animals" anymore.

They are moving towards becoming an intelligent race.

If there had not been successive wars with atomic dinosaurs and skeleton reptiles, and if the radiation on Earth had not decreased year by year, perhaps the ones ruling the Earth now would be... the giant apes.

That's the real Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

"Pojun Jinjia" and King Kong stood side by side, looking up at the ancient temple in front of them and the giant ape sculpture deep in the clouds. At this moment, everyone's heart was surging with emotion, and Fu Qinghai couldn't help but have the above thoughts.

Even though the gravity in the center of the earth is lower, being able to build such a spectacular building is worth bragging about. This is not a grand project that any other Titan can accomplish.

"We're here."

Kravis said softly.

King Kong walked forward, pressed his hand on the bloody handprint on the temple's stone door, and then pushed it open with force...

"Boom…"

As the door slowly opened inward.

"Cry——"

Following a shrill cry, a large group of giant birds swarmed out from inside. They had the heads of vultures and the bodies of bats, with bone spurs protruding from their hunched backs. They looked very ugly and flew out through the crack in the door.

"It's a Hellhawk!"

Kravis said.

"Ouch!"

King Kong's face was scratched by the eagle's claws, and he was so angry that he slapped down a few ugly strange birds. Facing the flock of eagles attacking King Kong by flying over, "Pojun Jinjia" simply raised the muzzle of the hot-melt gun, and as flames spurted out, the flock of eagles turned into lumps of charcoal and fell to the ground.

The flock of Hellhawks instantly scattered and broke up into small pieces. They no longer faced the molten flames of the "Pojun Golden Armor" directly, but instead rushed over the "Pojun Golden Armor" and rushed towards the "Valkyrie" space shuttle at the back, circling it and trying to shoot down the iron bird.

Several side machine guns of the "Valkyrie" immediately began to spew out flames, but facing these ferocious earth creatures, it seemed a little powerless. The flock of Hellhawks hit the cabin windows one after another, making loud "pop" noises, and white cracks began to appear on the reinforced glass, and "crackling" sounds spread around.

"Land! Land!"

Sugawara Mao shouted hurriedly.

"Valkyrie" reduced its engine output and began to fall rapidly, trying to escape the siege of the group of hellhawks. Fortunately, "Pojun Jinjia" turned around and walked over, waving its molten flames a few times, and finally dispersed this group of ugly strange birds that bullied the weak and feared the strong.

King Kong's old home had fallen into disrepair and was occupied by a group of Hell Hawks as their lair, which made the handsome guy from Skull Island very unhappy. He walked in with a gloomy face and found that the place was littered with bird droppings, eagle feathers, and some animal remains.

"Ah——"

King Kong was so angry that he beat his chest.

Kravis quickly tried to comfort him.

"Pojun Jinjia" followed King Kong into the gate and looked around. He had seen the movie and now he was facing this vast and towering huge round dome, so he did not show much surprise. There was a giant load-bearing beam in the middle of the temple, surrounded by mottled and faded murals.

Pojun Jinjia slowly turned around and scanned the surrounding murals. It probably depicted an ancient war, with the giant apes and the atomic dinosaurs as the absolute protagonists in the center of the mural. If you look closely, you can also see giant moths and giant pterosaurs, with earthquake beetles and skeleton reptiles playing a supporting role around them.

King Kong picked up an axe from the depression in the ground. This weapon was simple in shape, but the materials used were extraordinary. The back spines of the atomic dinosaur were used as the axe blade, the bifurcated bones of the atomic dinosaur were used as the axe handle, and finally some kind of animal skin was used to wrap and bind it. I think it was also made from some Titan beast.

Fu Qinghai saw this scene.

Shaked his head slightly.

This axe, although seemingly powerful, is actually just a "special attack weapon against Godzilla" - because the axe blade can absorb atomic breath to increase its power, but for other Titans, it is just a sharper axe.

At this stage, it is not a civil war within the Protector camp, but a war between the Protector camp and the Destroyer camp.

King Kong's enemy is not Godzilla.

So this axe is actually not very useful.

As for the interpretation based on the movie setting:

The axe as a symbol of the kingship of the Gigantic apes?

Now there is only one King Kong left in the entire giant ape clan. All his fellow apes have died out. He is left alone with only one commander. Who is he showing off his "royal power" to? It's useless.

However, as King Kong pulled out his battle axe, a light began to appear on the ground of the temple. It was not the bluish-purple light of the ore outside, but the familiar light blue fluorescence. The light spots gradually connected into a piece, forming a dinosaur pattern surrounding the central pillar of the temple, like a pile of scattered bone specimens.

"So the other kind of glowing ore is actually the fossilized remains of atomic dinosaurs. Summit Technology copied this energy signal to create the 'Proton Scream' weapon."

After witnessing all this, Fu Qinghai understood.

Then he immediately said:

"Dig it all away."

"Wait, Qingshan."

Kravis suddenly said:

"Have you forgotten? In the movie, as soon as King Kong picked up the battle axe, Godzilla sensed it and directly pierced the earth's crust with an atomic breath and started fighting King Kong..."

yes.

Fu Qinghai suddenly reacted.

King Kong held up his battle axe for a long time.

Why is Godzilla still silent?

Is it possible that his global sensor is failing?

"We need to get back as soon as possible."

Kravis said meaningfully:

"Maybe something happened on the surface."

"That's right."

Fu Qinghai nodded, and then contacted Sugawara Mao:

"Mao, I need Valkyrie to help me dig and transport these ores. Is there any space in the cargo hold?"

At this time, the "Valkyrie" space shuttle had landed outside the ancient temple. Sugawara Mao and a group of teammates walked in, walking among the half-human-high smelly bird droppings and animal bones, observing this majestic ancient relic.

"Okay, Qingshan, no problem. This is the most suitable job for Valkyrie. There are enough warehouses."

Mao Sugawara's voice also joins the channel.

"Valkyrie" was designed to dig and transport gadolinium ore on Pandora. There were a lot of mining equipment. Fu Qinghai led them personally, wielding a small hoe and digging. Soon, they dug out the fossil of the atomic dinosaur completely, packed it up and put it on the plane, without missing a single piece.

Then there are those blue-purple minerals.

It was also packed into the shuttle cargo hold.

Mao Sugawara was very cooperative throughout the process.

They did whatever Fu Qinghai asked them to do.

The Valkyrie's cargo hold was packed to the brim.

Fu Qinghai was very satisfied. So far, he still maintained a winning streak in major plot events and had never lost. Many players won easily because of him.

However, it is rare to find such a cooperative and obedient group of players, which has diluted Fu Qinghai's resentment of always carrying the game alone.

Everyone likes teammates who are on the road.

"The exploration mission has ended."

Fu Qinghai said to Sugawara Mao:

"We need to return to the surface immediately."

But he did not explain why or why.

Feeling that something was not right, Fu Qinghai unconsciously brought in the tone and manner of the regiment commander, but strictly speaking, Sugawara Mao and others were not his subordinates.

"Okay, Aoyama."

Sugawara Mao agreed immediately.

The answer was equally straightforward.

No specific reasons or justifications were asked.

Fu Qinghai couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

He kind of likes this woman.

Not that kind of like.

But that kind of like.

"I plan to return the same way. The exit is located in a cave on Skull Island. The size should be large enough for Valkyrie to pass through. But it would be best if King Kong and I go back first. After confirming the size of the passage is correct, you can follow me back to the surface."

Fu Qinghai was very thoughtful.

After all, the space shuttle is not as flexible as Titan. If it tries to get out of the cave, it will inevitably be scratched and scraped. So to be on the safe side, Fu Qinghai made this suggestion.

"I suggest returning through another channel."

Mao Sugawara says:

"The passage we pass through to enter the center of the earth is wider and more stable, enough to accommodate the smooth passage of the Valkyrie. What do you think, Qingshan?"

In the movie, Dr. Erin Andrews clearly puts forward her hypothesis: the channels to the inner world are like holes in a plate of sand, the smaller the diameter, the more stable it is.

Fu Qinghai thought to himself.

However, her request was reasonable. People had already helped her transport the ore, so she naturally could not risk the aircraft scratching and crashing.

Inside the Valkyrie space shuttle.

As soon as Sugawara Mao finished speaking, the middle-aged man next to him was stunned when he heard it. He was about to say something when Sugawara Mao gently raised his hand to stop him.

"Sure, we can go through the passage you found."

Fu Qinghai agreed decisively.

"…Thank you, Mao."

Finally, Fu Qinghai expressed his gratitude.

"uh-huh."

Sugawara Mao nodded lightly and accepted his thanks calmly, neither being modest nor boastful.

The communication channel was disconnected.

The middle-aged man hurriedly said:

"Masao, have you forgotten the attack we suffered when we first came down? There was..."

"It's a good time to let him try Camazotz."

Sugawara Mao interrupted calmly:

"It's a good opportunity for us to re-evaluate his strength. Seeing it on TV is never as good as seeing it with your own eyes."

"What if...something goes wrong?"

The middle-aged man asked in a low voice:

"The information says that Camazotz likes to suck blood. It will not let go of any creature with blood in its body. I'm worried that we won't be able to defeat it, and we will be in danger..."

Mao Sugawara chuckled:

"If he can't even defeat Camazotz, how can he defeat the Supreme MUTO?"

"Wasn't there Godzilla that day?"

The middle-aged man expressed his opinion.

Later, due to the impact of the earthquake, the battle situation could not be captured on camera. When the live broadcast was restored, both the male and female MUTOs were dead. People did not know how the two Titans died. Was it "Po Jun Jin Jia" who fought one against two or did Brother suddenly show his power? The reincarnators would not believe any government reports, but only what they saw with their own eyes.

"I trust my instincts. Camazotz is not a problem for him."

Sugawara Mao raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, revealing a sense of arrogance that saw through everything:

"Qingshan, his tone of voice, the way he speaks... he has a unique aura."

"What temperament?"

The middle-aged man asked in confusion.

"Winning temperament!"

Sugawara Mao said in a firm tone,

"A man who always wins and never loses has that kind of aura. That's the smell of victory. That feeling... is really fascinating. In the world of reincarnation, this smell is the most perfect aphrodisiac... But it's different from the men in our club."

"What happened to the men in the society?"

The middle-aged man became unhappy when he heard this.

"snort."

Sugawara Mao folded his arms across his chest and snorted coldly, shook his head helplessly, lowered his head and sneered, saying:

"The Amaterasu Society has lost too many times. They keep losing. The men in our society, no matter what they say or do, always smell like losers. They are so depressed that it's unbearable."

"You! How could you say such a thing..."

The middle-aged man pointed at Sugawara Mao and was speechless.

My fingers were shaking with anger.

Sugawara Mao's face was cold and arrogant. She ignored the middle-aged man's accusations. She was completely different from the cheerful, straightforward, pure and enthusiastic girl in front of Fu Qinghai.

…

This time it was "Valkyrie" leading the way, with "Pojun Jinjia" and King Kong following behind.

The crowd is walking along the edge of the earth's core.

The overall structure of the inner world is actually very simple. It consists of the upper edge near the crust, the lower edge of the inner sphere, and the atmosphere in the middle. The gravity directions of the upper and lower edges are exactly opposite. If you find a giant mountain, which is the place where the upper and lower edges are closest, the gravity here cancels each other out, and you can reach the lower edge from the upper edge without the ability to fly, and vice versa.

If you stand on the surface of the earth's crust and jump into the channel, you will fall into the center of the earth. If you stand on the upper surface of the center of the earth and jump into the channel, you will return to the surface.

In fact, there is no need to fly in both processes.

This is because gravity pulls toward the interior of the Earth's crust.

"It will be here soon."

Mao Sugawara said in the communication channel:

"We have reached the passage to the center of the earth."

"Po Jun Jin Jia" looked up and forward. The weather ahead began to change. Dark clouds gathered, strong winds swirled, the sky became gloomy and dark, and lightning and heavy rain were brewing.

It turns out that it rains in the inner world too.

Fu Qinghai didn't think much about it.

"Clattery… crackle…"

The three giants dived into the rainstorm.

The torrential raindrops hit the Titan's steel body, making a loud sound. The weather became increasingly gloomy and the visibility became very poor. Fortunately, the "Pojun Golden Armor" did not rely on visual search for the enemy, and the divination array was running at full power to observe the surroundings.

This time, King Kong Knight Clavis did not sit on King Kong's shoulder to get wet in the rain, but hid in the control cabin of "Po Jun Jin Jia" in advance. At this moment, he sat obediently in the corner, watching Fu Qinghai wearing combat uniform with pipes inserted on his back, walking in place, and "Po Jun Jin Jia" followed suit to make synchronous movements.

So this is how Titan operates.

Kravis was also greatly enlightened.

The data of the holographic projection in front of Fu Qinghai was constantly being refreshed. He stared at it intently. The colorful light reflected on his face, and he looked extremely focused.

"carat."

Fu Qinghai suddenly said:

"What do you think this is?"

"ah?"

Kravis turned his gaze away from the man's face and looked at the holographic projection in front of him. The light simply outlined a silhouette - a figure with devilish curved horns, standing alone in the rain on the top of the mountain. It wrapped itself with bat wings, like a sculpture, motionless.

"Camazotz..."

Kravis recognized it.

The woman widened her eyes and murmured:

"Titan is the bat god in Mayan and Aztec mythology, the evil god symbolizing darkness, death and sacrifice, and the king of the night in the eyes of the Iwi people."

Kravis had stayed on Skull Island for a long time and was very familiar with the myths and legends of the Iwi people.

The King of the Night?

I thought Coze himself had arrived.

Fu Qinghai smiled.

Is it related to Mayan and Aztec mythology?

Then it means that the passage is located in South America.

"I just want to know what camp it belongs to."

Fu Qinghai said lightly.

"The Destroyer Camp."

Kravis said with great certainty:

"In the original story, it destroyed Skull Island. It could attack with sonic waves and control storms to block out the sun. It was very difficult to deal with and almost killed King Kong."

In the holographic projection, Camazotz suddenly raised its head, lit up a pair of big eyes like red lanterns, flapped its wings violently, and disappeared in the storm with a "swish".

"Valkyrie, move back, behind me."

Fu Qinghai first spoke to the unaware space shuttle.

Then "Pojun Jinjia" patted King Kong on the shoulder:

"You go first."

"roar!"

The handsome guy also noticed Camazotz's presence, roared towards the front, and strode forward.

Camazotz was circling in the midst of a rainstorm.

"Bang!"

King Kong stood on the ground and beat his chest in provocation, then he pulled up a huge tree beside him and ripped off the branches and leaves with one hand, getting a round wooden javelin. He raised it up, aimed slightly, and then he exerted force with his arms and threw it suddenly into the sky.

"Swoosh—"

Here comes the flying stick!

Camazotz instantly folded its bat wings, and its entire body spiraled and rolled downward, swooping down. The giant wooden javelin brushed past it, and Camazotz opened its mouth and screamed as it dived. The harsh sound waves dispersed the raindrops, causing King Kong to cover his ears and howl in pain. Camazotz rammed into King Kong, knocking him staggering, and immediately grabbed King Kong's shoulders with its claws and pulled him into the sky.

"Ahhh!"

King Kong struggled desperately in the air.

Camazotz's claws loosened.

King Kong drew an arc and landed on the ground.

"Bang!"

This time, he hit the ground with his head.

King Kong was beaten to a pulp.

King Kong rolled over and stood up, beating his chest at Camazotz in the sky, feeling helpless and furious.

Camazotz attacked again under the cover of darkness, still using sonic interference to interfere. His nimble and swift figure dodged King Kong's punches and hits, and lifted him high into the air again.

Another shot on Earth.

King Kong fell heavily to the ground.

My whole body is about to fall apart.

It was not until this time that Fu Qinghai finally saw its appearance clearly.

Camazotz is a gigantic black-grey bat-like Titan with a pair of black devil horns on its head, hideous triangular protruding facial bones, dagger-like fangs in its mouth, blade-like feathers on its bat wings, and large areas of black plate-like armor covering its chest, wing roots and spine.

The arm interface facilities of the "Pojun Golden Armor" are highly compatible and have a complex palm structure, allowing for free switching of weapons. However, this time when going down to the center of the earth, no long-range weapons such as the volcanic cannon, earthquake cannon, and plasma incinerator cannon were brought with them, as the melta cannon's range was too short to hit.

The podded booster can fly.

But it is not as mobile and flexible as Camazotz.

So, no matter how hard King Kong was beaten, the "Po Jun Jin Jia" remained motionless. He was patiently waiting for an opportunity... an opportunity to kill with one strike!

King Kong was once again hoisted into the air.

The handsome guy was completely angry!

It can happen once or twice, but not three times!

King Kong ignored the claws tearing his flesh, turned around and punched Camazotz on the head, then grasped one of Camazotz's demon horns with his hand and tried to bend it, and it broke with a "snap". The two Titans wrestled and entangled with each other in the sky, and could no longer maintain their balance in flight.

The opportunity has come, and it is now!

The white flames from the pod-type booster startup illuminated the entire darkness and evaporated the violent storm.

"Boom—"

The "Pojun Golden Armor" rose from the ground.

The flight speed gradually increased.

"Bang!"

A curtain of rain exploded in the sky.

The two Titans were completely separated.

The "Golden Armor of the Broken Army" slammed into Camazotz, hugging the giant bat that was struggling and screaming, and letting it roar, scratch and bite in its arms. The adamantine shell remained motionless, and the Titan drew a long arc in the sky...

Then it crashed to the ground.

"BOOM——"

And use Camazotz as a landing cushion.

The violent storm that obscured the light source of the inner world seemed to be weakening. Pojun Jinjia knelt on one knee, pressed Camazotz's head with one hand, pressed it to the ground, and activated the power claw's disintegration force field.

Camazotz's armor was cracked all over its body, and its gray-white eyes seemed unable to adapt to the sunlight. Petroleum-like black and sticky blood was gushing out of its wounds. It flapped its claws and wings, trying to struggle, but the more it struggled, the weaker it became.

A voice came from Titan's radio.

It is a language it cannot understand.

"Nice to meet you! King of the Night."

Fu Qinghai said with a chuckle.

There was a hint of teasing and mockery in the voice.

[You killed Camazotz! ]

[Start calculating assimilation points... 4567 points]

…

After the storm, there is sunshine and rainbow.

In the cockpit of the Valkyrie, Mao Sugawara and the middle-aged man looked at the scene in the distance through the porthole.

Everyone was silent, no words were spoken.

...

(End of this chapter)