Chapter 201: Two Hundred Chapters
Humans are anxious. If something happens to Skull Island, will they still be able to harvest those Devil Fruits?
They place great importance on the power of demigods, seeing it as the future direction of human development and the first step in understanding "divine power."
Even those demigods don't know how many samples of them have been collected, with cloning technology even being applied.
However, these cloning attempts are naturally unsuccessful. Chang Wei designed a technological blockade, a cellular-level lock that prevents cloning cells from thriving.
Still, humans believe they will eventually conquer "divine power."
But now, they have not yet acquired more samples, and Skull Island might face a crisis?
How can they accept this?
"What can we do even if we don't accept it? In front of the Titan beasts, we are powerless."
They actively communicated the importance of Skull Island to the higher-ups, but unfortunately, the response from the top was that humanity is currently helpless.
Massive resources had been spent, preparations made for an unknown amount of time, and countless manpower and materials were wasted on the Mechanical Colossus, which was destroyed in an explosion. The earlier research on Godzilla and Ghidorah cells had spiraled out of control, further wasting resources.
Now, with human territory shrinking and resources dwindling, any new large-scale plans are impossible.
All they can do is produce Oxygen Destroyers that work effectively against the Titan Beasts. As for the mass production plan for Mechanical Colossuss, it's indefinitely shelved.
The Divine Power Plan is their last hope.
But now, it seems to be on the brink of failure.
At that moment, Handsome Kong on Skull Island, bored, suddenly felt a threat.
Ever since Chang Wei upgraded him, Handsome Kong had become invincible. Even Skullcrawlers weren't enough for him to kill, which left him so bored that he played hide-and-seek with the humans on the island.
To Handsome Kong, it was hide-and-seek. To the humans, however, it felt like stealing the forbidden fruit of Eden right under the watch of the Guardian God!
They suspected that the information in the murals indicated that the woman had stolen the forbidden fruit of the island—namely, the Devil Fruit.
After all, everything lined up. Otherwise, why would "God" expel them from Skull Island?
Handsome Kong didn't harbor any ill will toward humans unless they showed hostility first. Therefore, in most cases, those playing hide-and-seek wouldn't die by his hand, but rather due to misjudgments by strange creatures or being accidentally hunted.
This situation improved slightly after humans gained demigod power.
But it was still only a drop in the bucket. Moreover, humans discovered that one person cannot consume two Devil Fruits.
Some demigods, relying on their power, tried to eat a second Devil Fruit, hoping to become even stronger, only to explode and die right in front of everyone.
After several such incidents, it became clear that a person couldn't eat two Devil Fruits.
Although no one knew why, there was no way to figure it out, so they just accepted it.
Now, Handsome Kong sensed a threat, which made him angry. He casually punched a passing Tyrannosaurus, killing it, and then rushed toward the coastline of Skull Island.
"Roar——!!"
He roared at the ocean, pounding his chest with his four fists.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!"
The loud sound reverberated, and the sound waves spread out.
Godzilla, who was swimming underwater toward the island, heard the provocative sound wave and became even angrier.
He increased his speed, swimming faster, and then emerged from the surface of the sea.
"Baaa——!!"
Godzilla roared at Handsome Kong. The shockwave from his roar was like a sound bomb. Handsome Kong covered his ears and let out a painful scream.
Chang Wei nodded. The ability to create long-distance shockwaves using sound vibrations made Godzilla even more formidable.
Handsome Kong was furious and opened his mouth wide, shooting out a light cannon!
Godzilla, caught off guard and not expecting a counterattack from Handsome Kong, was directly struck. His scales shattered, and his heavy body staggered from the impact.
The short, stubby legs quickly kicked underwater to regain balance and buoyancy.
This made Godzilla even angrier. He stomped forward, reaching the shore of Skull Island.
Handsome Kong didn't stop him from landing. After all, he wasn't brave enough to face Godzilla in the water, even though Chang Wei had modified him to be able to breathe underwater.
The two giants faced each other. Handsome Kong was at least one head shorter, but in terms of momentum, he was in no way inferior to Godzilla.
"Roar——!!"
"Baaa——!!"
Handsome Kong's voice was unpleasant, causing Godzilla to lose his temper, and his "big brother" attitude flared up.
He immediately stepped forward and slapped Handsome Kong.
Handsome Kong, unafraid despite his smaller size, had four strong and long arms.
"Bang!"
The first collision of their battle, Handsome Kong let out a roar as he was knocked back by Godzilla's slap.
It wasn't over. After slapping the unsuspecting handsome guy back, Godzilla bit down hard on his shoulder.
Handsome Kong screamed in pain. Ever since his body underwent changes, he hadn't felt pain or suffered injuries for a long time.
However, Godzilla's biting force exceeded his current defense, breaking through it.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!!"
After the scream, Handsome Kong began furiously hammering with all four arms, striking Godzilla's head repeatedly. The blows made Godzilla dizzy, stars appearing in his eyes, forcing him to release his bite.
Handsome Kong's relentless assault kept Godzilla retreating. Godzilla's short arms couldn't match the power of Handsome Kong's long limbs, and he couldn't approach him, thus unable to retaliate.
But Godzilla wasn't just a punching bag. Soon, he spun around, taking advantage of Handsome Kong's temporary oversight and swung his long, heavy tail.
"Bang!"
A visible sonic boom erupted from Handsome Kong's body. Godzilla's tail hit Handsome Kong and sent him flying, crashing into a mountain, crushing countless trees.
"Boom!"
The heavy sound of Handsome Kong hitting the ground shook the earth, like an earthquake.
Godzilla immediately pursued, not giving Handsome Kong a chance to catch his breath. He stomped heavily on Handsome Kong's body.
The impact nearly made Handsome Kong spit out everything he had eaten the night before.
"Roar!"
Handsome Kong opened his mouth wide and fired a full-power light cannon. The shot pierced through Godzilla's abdomen, causing him to scream in pain. Immediately after, Handsome Kong climbed onto Godzilla's body, gripping onto the protrusions on Godzilla's surface.
Then he began wildly swinging his fists.
Godzilla struggled desperately but couldn't reach Handsome Kong sitting atop his head.