CHAPTER 115: CHAPTER 115: THE DEEP SEA VIBRANIUM KINGDOM! GODZILLA’S FUTURE PLAN!

Whale falls are not common. In fact, they’re very rare.

Seeing the confusion on the three girls’ faces, Lorien explained.

"A whale fall refers to the phenomenon where a whale dies and sinks to the bottom of the sea."

"A single whale’s carcass can sustain a decomposer-based ecosystem for up to a hundred years."

"That’s why places where whales fall are called ocean oases."

"So, when a whale falls, life flourishes."

After hearing the explanation, the three finally understood.

When Wanda looked again at the glowing bones on the seabed, her expression carried a touch of guilt.

"Sorry, I misunderstood you."

Gwen also nodded.

"This is incredible."

Actually, it wasn’t that incredible. Something similar had already happened around Lorien.

For example, the severed head of the Celestial. That single head had been mined by countless civilizations across the universe for who knows how many years. And yet, only about 10–20% of it had been harvested.

Wasn’t that the same as "when a Celestial falls, the universe thrives"?

It was the same principle.

The only difference was that this head had eventually been picked up by the Transformers. Now it was on Cybertron, being drained for resources.

Squeeze out those gold coins!

Just then, a shadow slowly appeared in the place Lorien had been watching.

"What is that?"

Gwen was the first to notice.

Wanda quickly followed her gaze.

As the figure sank lower, they gradually saw its full shape.

A whale.

But not a dead whale.

It was alive.

The three girls stared, stunned.

"Isn’t it alive? Why is it sinking down here?" Gwen couldn’t help but ask.

Lorien studied the creature’s body, then sighed.

"It senses its end is near."

"So it’s come here early to prepare for a peaceful passing."

"It’s like elephants. They can sense their own death and make preparations in advance."

Gwen bit her lip, her face showing pity.

"That’s... so sad..."

Wanda unconsciously tightened her grip on Lorien’s hand.

"That’s nature," she whispered.

Lorien spoke slowly.

"Ecosystems have cycles. Nature follows its own path."

"The stronger a lifeform is, the more it defies the laws of nature."

Gwen and Wanda both nodded in agreement.

The stronger something was, the harder it was to kill. The harder it was to kill, the more its numbers grew. And the more they grew, the more resources they consumed—until the balance became unreasonable.

Hela, however, showed no reaction.

Gwen glanced at her.

Hela noticed her look and said matter-of-factly,

"Isn’t that obvious? I’ve always known."

"In Asgard, when one life ends, another begins."

"If no one ever died, the land and resources of Asgard would have been exhausted long ago."

"And in that case, how could Old Fart still put on his righteous act? He would’ve gone off to invade other realms ages ago!"

Clearly, Hela was getting irritated just thinking about it.

But she wasn’t wrong.

As the Goddess of Death in Asgard, she understood the cycle of life and death more deeply than anyone else.

"You’re right, Hela," Gwen admitted.

Wanda agreed as well.

After watching the whale fall, Lorien waved his hand and spoke to Godzilla.

"Let’s move on, little guy."

Roar~~

Godzilla let out a low growl, then swam off swiftly.

Once the four left the site of the whale fall, they began chatting as Godzilla carried them onward.

They talked for quite a while, at least half an hour.

But Godzilla still hadn’t reached the next destination.

Lorien couldn’t help but ask.

"Where are you taking us?"

"Where do you want to go next?"

Roar~~~

"The South Pole?"

Damn, why didn’t you say that earlier?

Lorien glanced at their location. They were in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, edging toward the Indian Ocean. But the South Pole was still a long way off.

"Forget it, I’ll give you a buff."

He snapped his fingers.

Snap~

In the next instant, Godzilla’s body was enveloped in a red glow.

Its speed surged dramatically, almost as if it were swimming through space and time itself.

"Roar~~~!"

Godzilla roared in excitement.

The buff Lorien had placed on him would last for several days—more than enough for countless trips back and forth.

Before long, Godzilla carried Lorien and the others all the way to the South Pole.

They saw penguins and polar bears along the way, but that wasn’t what mattered.

Once they reached the Antarctic, Godzilla dove straight beneath an iceberg, into the depths beneath the frozen continent.

"Where’s it going?" Gwen asked, watching as Godzilla plunged rapidly downward.

"I don’t know." Lorien shrugged. "But we’ll find out soon enough."

A short while later, Godzilla came to a stop.

The group looked ahead.

Damn.

Wasn’t this the underwater kingdom of Talokan?

Just like Wakanda, they made use of Vibranium—but this was a kingdom beneath the sea.

Every citizen had tiny wings sprouting from their ankles, flapping as they swam. Their technology leaned toward advanced cold weapons.

Sound like a mermaid kingdom? Yes—but one of dark-skinned mermaids. An underwater kingdom where everyone had dark skin—that was something unusual.

Gwen and Wanda were indeed taken aback.

"There’s another country in Earth’s oceans?"

Yes. As an Earthling, of course you’d be shocked.

It was like discovering that Atlantis really did exist.

You’d lived on Earth for so long, and only now realized there was another nation beneath the sea?

Wanda stared at the architecture of Talokan, curiosity shining in her eyes.

"Why do these buildings look so much like the ones in India?"

Good question.

Lorien speculated, "Maybe because they’re closest to the Indian Ocean?"

Gwen couldn’t help but laugh.

But then, someone emerged from one of Talokan’s structures and swam off in another direction.

Wanda and Gwen were shocked again.

"Why are the people in this underwater kingdom so dark-skinned?"

Uh...

"Maybe it’s because they’re near the Indian Ocean?" Lorien guessed.

"..."

That was a stretch. The ocean could transmit culture, sure—but skin color?

Still, it didn’t stop Gwen, Wanda, and Hela from being curious.

"Then what do they eat and drink? Do they just open their mouths and drink seawater?"

"What about going to the bathroom? Do they just... release it directly?"

"Wouldn’t that all get mixed together?"

"They can’t possibly go ashore to take care of it, right?"

Lorien: ...

Alright. That’s enough.

Don’t ask. Keep going and it’s just rude.

Questions like that made even Lorien start to feel uncomfortable. It was getting harder to accept.

At that moment, someone in Talokan finally noticed the enormous shadow looming several hundred meters away.

He was so terrified he wet himself, stammering as he pointed at Godzilla—then turned tail and bolted.

Godzilla’s expression hardened.

It was clear he disliked this kingdom.

Soon after, the man returned with a group of reinforcements.

Among them was the king of Talokan: Namor.

The one who looked suspiciously like that Indian guy from the Eternals!

"They’re coming!"

Gwen was startled. "Do you want me to chase them off?"

Lorien didn’t feel like bullying the weak. In fact, he was too lazy to even lift a hand.

He checked the time. It was almost time for Gwen to head home.

So he waved his hand.

"No need. Let Godzilla handle it. Once he drives them away, we’ll head back. Gwen needs to go home."

Gwen glanced at the time, then let out a small cry.

True enough.

Godzilla, however, was thrilled.

With a sudden turn, it whipped its massive tail—long as a cyber yacht—down across the sea.

The Taroken soldiers had just rushed forward when the surge from Godzilla’s tail slammed straight into them.

"Boom~~~!

Woo-woo! Glug-glug! Bruu!"

In an instant, everyone, including King Namor, was swept away by the undercurrent. They spun wildly in the ocean, unable to stop.

After being thrown hundreds of meters, they floated limply on the water, completely unconscious.

"That was so fun!" Hela clapped her hands. "Big guy, do it again! I don’t think they’re dead yet!"

"..."

Caught up in her excitement, Hela was ignored completely. Godzilla simply followed Lorien’s words and turned back toward home.

Hela sighed regretfully.

"Eating them would’ve been fun too."

"..."

This woman was truly wicked.

...

With Lorien’s speed buff, Godzilla swam back to where they had first set off in no time.

"Splash~~~"

Breaking the surface, Lorien brought the four of them back onto the yacht. He waved at Godzilla.

"We’re heading back. See you next time."

Gwen and Wanda also waved. "Goodbye."

Hela waved the hardest, though her voice was the most disappointed. "Goodbye~!"

"Uh..."

Godzilla felt a little down. They had only just met, and now they were leaving already.

But just before they left, Lorien suddenly remembered something.

"Right—open your mouth. How much energy do you have left in your candy?"

Godzilla obediently opened its mouth.

Lorien took a look. One stone was completely drained, and another was only half full.

"Why didn’t you spit out the empty one? Why are you still holding it?"

Wooosh!

Godzilla shook its head fiercely.

The others could be discarded, but not this one. Even drained of energy, he wanted to keep it as a memento.

"Alright."

Lorien used the Phoenix Force to check Godzilla’s condition, then nodded.

"You’re about 300 meters tall now, which is the upper limit for a normal Godzilla.

But you’re a Singular Point Godzilla. Your potential is limitless.

Once you grow past 500 meters, your abilities should undergo a qualitative change.

At that point, there’ll be no reason for you to stay on Earth."

Godzilla froze, thinking Lorien didn’t want him anymore, and immediately let out an anxious roar.

"No, that’s not what I mean."

Lorien sighed, cutting off Godzilla’s cries, then explained.

"Listen first.

What I mean is, if you stay on Earth, you’ll always be in your comfort zone, sheltered under me.

You’ll grow slower and weaker, and that would be a complete waste.

So when you reach 500 meters, I’ll send you to Cybertron to meet another one of my subordinate civilizations.

There, you’ll travel with them, fight battles, conquer territory. You’ll gain plenty of benefits, and energy will never be a problem.

And I’ll be able to visit both you and them together.

That way, I can see you far more often—almost whenever I want."

Godzilla listened to the whole speech.

In the end, he only caught the important parts: grow bigger, fight battles, eat like crazy.

And most importantly—Lorien would see him more often!

At that, Godzilla’s spirit surged. He nodded fiercely in agreement!

"Roar!"

Seeing Godzilla so fired up, Lorien nodded with satisfaction.

"Open your mouth. From now on, I’ll give you all the imported candy."

Godzilla immediately obeyed and opened wide.

Lorien snapped his fingers.

Snap!

In an instant, the remaining eighteen nuclear cores dropped straight into Godzilla’s mouth!

Godzilla’s eyes widened.

As soon as Lorien lowered his hand, Godzilla closed its jaws, and an overwhelming surge of energy burst through its body.

But it absorbed everything with ease.

There was no need to worry about Godzilla being overloaded.

Its head alone was dozens of meters wide, while each nuclear core was less than two meters.

Even twenty of them were no more than a small handful of mints tossed into your mouth.

Aside from being extra "refreshing," it wasn’t hard to swallow.

Lorien clapped his hands, nodded in approval, and said,

"Alright, little guy. I’m heading off. Work hard."

Godzilla nodded solemnly.

Lorien snapped his fingers again.

"Don’t mess with me, let’s go home."

[Don’t mess with me: Flight path locked. Engines engaged.]

As the cyber yacht slowly departed, Gwen, Wanda, and Hela waved from the railing.

"Goodbye~!"

Floating on the sea with a mouth full of fire stones, Godzilla raised a stubby claw and waved back.

"Roar~!"

...

Not long after, the cyber yacht returned to New York.

By then it was already afternoon.

Gwen checked the time and exclaimed, "I have to go home, goodbye!"

Lorien stopped her as she hurried off.

"You left your bag in the master bedroom."

"Oh, I forgot!" Gwen skidded to a stop, shot out a webline, and zipped back.

When she reemerged with her bag on her back, Lorien asked,

"What time does your exam end tomorrow? Wanda and I will pick you up."

"Six in the evening!"

With that, Gwen dashed off with her little green backpack.

Wanda watched her go, smiling.

"Gwen really is full of energy."

Lorien glanced at Wanda.

"You used to lack energy, but now you’re actually pretty lively yourself."

At first Wanda didn’t catch his meaning. By the time it hit her, Lorien was already gone.

"Pfft... bad guy."

Blushing, she muttered it under her breath, then followed after him.

Lorien went to the cockpit and gave the yacht an order before heading home.

"Activate auto-cloak mode. Don’t let anyone bump into us."

[Don’t mess with me: Understood.]

Once the adjustments were made, Lorien brought Wanda and Hela onto the deck.

"Got everything with you? If so, let’s go home."

"All set," Wanda nodded.

Lorien snapped his fingers.

Snap!

In the next moment, the three of them were back home in the Northern Tower.

Hela wasted no time. The moment she stepped inside, she dashed off to her console.

"That was close, I almost went a whole day without gaming."

Lorien: ...

Wanda headed toward the kitchen.

"I’ll make dinner. It’ll be ready soon."

Lorien thought for a moment, then slipped into his Little Universe, planning a little surprise for Gwen tomorrow afternoon.

...

Meanwhile, at SWORD headquarters—formally known as the Sentient World Observation and Response Department.

As mentioned before, its main purpose was to handle interstellar conflicts, much like SHIELD.

At this moment, Director Abigail Brand sat in her office.

She stared at the intelligence report from deep space, lost in thought.

[The mysterious Transformers civilization crushes Thanos’ army!]

[Thanos himself suffers defeat and flees!]

[The Black Dwarf army wiped out!]

[Black Dwarf of the Black Order cut in half and killed brutally!]

Reading the report, Abigail—green-haired and clad in green—was momentarily stunned.

Hot-tempered as she already was, this news made her blood boil even more.

But she also knew the intel had to be real.

Still... how was this even possible?

"What the fuck?"

"Are you kidding me!?"