It was nothing like Godzilla.
Moreover, its survival method was parasitic in nature. It preyed on other Titans, and could even parasitize humans to absorb nuclear radiation.
Judging from its biological traits, MUTO was nothing more than a pest. If it were allowed to hatch, it would pose a tremendous threat to human society.
Zzzt—!!
The electric grid surged to full power, releasing dozens of blinding arcs of lightning that struck the MUTO cocoon, shattering its outer shell. All readings on the instruments instantly dropped to zero.
"Sigh.. now go and check—" Crack~! Boom!
Before Serizawa could send a team to investigate, the previously silent cocoon suddenly exploded with a deafening bang. A massive leg, at least fifty meters tall, tore through the shell, unleashing an invisible shockwave at the same time.
Zzzzzz—!!
All electronic equipment failed in that instant. They had lost every means of attack.
Faced with the sixty-meter-tall male MUTO, the members of the Monarch Organization were completely powerless, crushed without resistance.
People screamed and struggled beneath the Titan. Even though this MUTO weighed only around twenty thousand tons, it was far beyond the reach of conventional human weapons.
...
Meanwhile, Godzilla, having also sensed the MUTO's emergence, was rapidly swimming toward the location from the Pacific Ocean.
But before Godzilla could arrive, Luke brought Gwen along, first using Malaysia as a transfer point, then driving the Hell Bumblebee across the ocean at full speed, intercepting the MUTO before it could enter the water.
"Oh my God… that thing is huge! How do you even deal with a monster like this?!"
Gwen looked down at her own petite figure, then back at the MUTO, whose every step caused tremors and left deep craters in the concrete road.
Even the largest creature she had ever faced, the Symbiote Dragon, was nowhere near as overwhelming as this.
Gwen was also a scientific genius. At a glance, she could tell that given this monster's size and weight, the density of its body far exceeded that of any known conventional metal.
She just didn't know how it compared to Vibranium or Adamantium.
"Don't be fooled by its size. It's not as hard to deal with as you think."
Luke stepped forward and clenched his fist, secretly amplifying his strength by 1,500 times through the Ox Talisman.
Feeling his energy rapidly draining, Luke decided to end the fight as quickly as possible.
"Serious Punch!"
Boom!!
Luke stepped forward, using the recoil to launch himself like a rocket, striking the MUTO's skull at hundreds of times the speed of sound.
This punch was powerful enough to split mountains.
Combined with Luke's small frame and that overwhelming force, the impact far exceeded a million tons.
With a single blow, he punched straight through the MUTO's head, entering from the jaw and bursting out through the top of its skull.
The male MUTO let out a shrill, pained cry. Despite suffering such a fatal wound, its immense vitality as a Titan prevented it from dying instantly.
Its roar spread outward at supersonic speed.
Carried through certain special mediums, it traveled thousands of kilometers within minutes, reaching a nuclear waste storage site in Nevada.
This was where the female MUTO egg had been transported by Ishiro Serizawa, who had once believed it to be dead.
Now, the female MUTO had already consumed all the nuclear waste and had reached the final stage before hatching.
Hearing the male MUTO's mournful cry, the female MUTO broke out of her cocoon in a frenzy, revealing a massive body nearly a hundred meters tall, like a moving mountain.
Professor Ishiro Serizawa had no idea that he had inadvertently accelerated the female MUTO's growth.
At this moment, he could only stare in a daze as Luke repeatedly punched the MUTO's head until it finally burst apart.
This Titan, which had brought despair to everyone and seemed like an unstoppable god, collapsed heavily midway through its attempt to reach its mate, letting out one final desperate wail.
[Killed anomaly target: Male MUTO. Gained 2,000 Anomaly Points. Current Anomaly Points: 4,100 / 4,500]
Woosh!!!
After the male MUTO collapsed, Luke threw out a mass of Amaterasu flames.
The purplish-black fire burned fiercely, slowly devouring the MUTO's Titan body, something even nuclear weapons could barely damage.
Although the process was slow, given enough time, the MUTO would eventually be reduced to ashes.
This was to prevent the corpse from being exploited, especially by potential extraterrestrial forces.
If someone used the MUTO's remains to mass-produce a Titan army, the consequences would be disastrous.
In theory, if enough MUTOs were created, they could even produce MUTO Queens and Alpha MUTOs in large numbers.
Especially Alpha MUTOs, which were comparable to Alpha-class Titans.
In a one-on-one battle, they even possessed the power to kill Godzilla before his enhancements.
After all, this creature was a natural counter to the atomic dinosaur.
If Godzilla encountered it, his Atomic Breath would be largely ineffective.
"My God… can humans really be this powerful?"
Professor Ishiro Serizawa stared blankly at the sky. The man felt strangely familiar to him.
He had the vague sense that he knew him.
"Am I seeing this right? A human killed a Titan… killed a god!"
"What kind of fire is that? It can even use a Titan's body as fuel!"
"Professor, what should we do next? Should we try to make contact with him?"
Hearing this, Serizawa snapped out of it. Just as he was about to respond, the man in the sky suddenly vanished, as silently as he had arrived.
Although Luke had already left, the scene left a deep impact on Serizawa.
As someone who had studied Titans for decades, he had always believed they were gods, beings beyond humanity's ability to defeat.
Only a Titan could stand against another Titan.
But now, he realized that Titans were not invincible.
At the very least, there existed someone capable of killing one alone, even if it was a newly born, relatively ordinary Titan.
"Record everything that happened here and send all the videos and photos to my email. I need to study them carefully."
"Also, find a way to analyze the properties of this flame. If we can understand it, humanity may gain a weapon capable of killing Titans."
A fire ignited in Professor Ishiro Serizawa's heart. He began to imagine a future where humanity could slay Titans through its own power.
This unknown flame made that possibility seem within reach.
Not long after, Serizawa received the footage from his subordinate. When he zoomed in on the blurry figure in the video, his eyes widened in shock.
"Luke?! It was him!"
He immediately recalled the image he had seen during the meeting at the Pentagon, hosted by the Minister of Defense.
Luke had been able to speak with Godzilla on equal footing.
Godzilla was a god, and Luke stood as his equal. Therefore… Luke was also a god.
A god walking among humans.
"So that's how it is. Only a god can defeat a god…"
Serizawa murmured to himself. Just as he was still processing the shock, his phone rang.
"Professor Serizawa, this is Lieutenant General Thaddeus Ross of the Air Force. An unknown Titan has appeared in Nevada. I need your assistance in dealing with that monster!"
"Nevada?"
Wait… could it be the other MUTO egg that had been placed at the nuclear waste site?
Damn it, I should have realized sooner!
"General Ross, I'm currently at the J-City Nuclear Power Plant in Japan…"
"Oh my God, who is that person?! He's actually attacking that monster!"
A series of shocked exclamations came through the phone. Serizawa's heart skipped a beat as a figure flashed through his mind.
How did that man manage to travel from Japan to Nevada in just a few minutes?!
They and General Thaddeus Ross shouted the name almost at the same time: "Luke!"
At that very moment,
In the central Pacific Ocean,
Godzilla burst out of the water, staring blankly in the direction of Japan.
His short arms paddled instinctively as confusion flickered in his massive pupils.
The MUTO… was dead?
After a brief pause, Godzilla turned around and began paddling hard with his limbs, swimming toward Nevada.
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