Starting from Prototype to Immortality

Chapter 174: The Divine Might of a God

But if one were to think along the lines of Professor Serizawa's explanation, then the mystery would be solved!

"Of course, we also can't rule out the possibility that he really is one of the gods from our myths and legends, who has remained active from ancient times to the present..."

As a scientist, Professor Serizawa was still rational. In his view, the concept of gods was, at best, something to fool the lower and middle classes, but it was impossible to deceive scientists.

They had already uncovered the laws and principles governing the universe. Even if these were just human hypotheses, they were enough to strip away any blind worship or reverence for so-called deities.

After being punched to the ground by Chang Wei and leveling an entire city in the process, Rodan felt dizzy but was still alive.

Naturally, that was because Chang Wei had held back—he still had to put on a show, after all. How could he let Rodan die so quickly?

Moreover, he recalled that Rodan was either extremely cowardly or, rather, an expert at recognizing the situation. It had submitted to both King Ghidorah and Godzilla before, so there was no reason it wouldn't submit to him as well.

And given his current appearance, how would humanity interpret it if he managed to subdue Rodan?

"This guy... has no genes."

The moment Chang Wei punched Rodan, he also extracted a sample of its flesh. However, after being devoured by the Divine Light Virus, no useful genetic information was found.

In other words, just as its appearance suggested, Rodan had no genetic material. Its blood was nothing more than molten lava.

Unlike Godzilla, who at least had those ridiculously powerful G-cells.

"Raaagh!!"

Unwilling to accept defeat, Rodan let out a roar, flapped its wings again, and launched another attack at Chang Wei.

Chang Wei reached out and grabbed the horn on Rodan's head. Then, he executed his favorite move—the green version of the Hell's Paradise Drop!

"Boom!"

Rodan was slammed into the ground with immense force, causing the entire land to rupture and magma to spill from the cracks in its rocky hide.

"Incredible!"

"A creature of that size possesses such strength?!"

Monarch was once again thrilled by what they were witnessing.

No matter what, Chang Wei was still a human god. Cheering for him wasn't a bad thing.

Deep down, they all hoped that Chang Wei could defeat this monster.

After all, no matter how you looked at it... at least Chang Wei was still on humanity's side.

"Boom!"

But then, they saw that Chang Wei didn't stop—he slammed Rodan down once more!

"Raaagh!!"

Rodan, battered and bleeding, was then flung away and sent crashing into the ocean.

The impact raised towering waves that swallowed the land. Chang Wei flew above Rodan, looking down at it.

At that moment, as Monarch began to believe that this demonic man was merely blessed with immense strength, something bizarre happened—

The seawater, in complete defiance of gravity, rose into the air and formed a massive hand that grasped Rodan, lifting it up.

Everyone felt their brains short-circuit.

"Is this... magic?"

If Chang Wei's previous attacks could still be understood and explained through science, this supernatural phenomenon completely broke their understanding.

The seawater had escaped gravity's hold and was floating in midair. Not only that, but it had also taken the shape of a massive arm!

"This is utterly unscientific! And yet... it's truly magnificent!"

"Gravity manipulation?"

Professor Serizawa's first instinct was shock. After all, even the Titan monsters he revered as gods had never displayed such supernatural abilities. But he quickly tried to rationalize it scientifically.

However—gravity manipulation?

Professor Serizawa recalled that Monster Zero—King Ghidorah—also possessed the ability to control gravity!

Could this god possess a similar power? The ability to manipulate gravity, combined with this display... could he be the original inspiration for the sea god Poseidon?

"No gravitational or gravitational wave anomalies detected!"

Monarch's satellite analysis quickly confirmed that neither gravity nor gravitational forces were responsible for what had just occurred.

"What?!"

Professor Serizawa was dumbfounded. If it wasn't caused by gravity, then what was it?

Chang Wei wasn't a fool. Even though he still struggled to master his transformation and absorbing memories was difficult, he knew that humans could detect gravitational fluctuations and measure gravitational data.

Even if gravity control seemed unbeatable to humanity, Chang Wei felt that such "scientific godhood"—or rather, divinity that humans could rationalize—would lack a sense of mystery.

Between a power that manipulated gravity and an inexplicable force beyond comprehension, which one would shake humanity more?

Of course, it would be the one beyond understanding!

"What about electromagnetism?"

Professor Serizawa quickly inquired.

"Magnetic fields remain stable..."

That was the answer he received.

"Then what is this?"

Monarch's scientists were completely baffled. Only now did they feel true shock.

Unlike the Titans, whose abilities had been studied and analyzed—including Godzilla, who was essentially a walking atomic reactor—they had lost their fear of them.

Aside from a few extremists who worshiped Titans as deities, most of them only focused on ways to eradicate them.

But telekinesis—this was a force that humanity couldn't observe, which meant they couldn't comprehend it.

Rodan was now trapped in the enormous watery hand, held right in front of Chang Wei.

Before Rodan could react, the sky suddenly turned dark as storm clouds gathered. Thunder crackled through the heavens.

"RUMBLE—"

Countless bolts of lightning rained down, illuminating the entire world with their dazzling light. The deafening roar of the thunder echoed for miles.

Birds flying through the air were so terrified that they died mid-flight, plummeting to the ground.

Rodan, like a corpse being whipped, was relentlessly struck by the divine lightning.

This sight only fueled humanity's imagination.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Just how many divine powers has this god displayed so far? The strength of Heracles, the power of Poseidon to control the sea, the lightning of Zeus..."

"But the Zeus, Poseidon, and Heracles from mythology don't look anything like him..."

"What about Professor Serizawa's stress-response evolution theory?"

"Impossible! Even if stress-induced evolution were real, this level of diverse ability is completely irrational. More importantly, human evolution would require the growth of specialized organs—like Godzilla's atomic furnace..."

Everyone watched in awe, utterly enthralled by the breathtaking spectacle.

At this point, if anyone still dared to claim that Chang Wei wasn't a god, they would probably be beaten up.

This was undeniably divine! Controlling the sea, commanding lightning—

This was the power of a god!

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