Honkai Star Rail: I am Godzilla, domineering and rampant.

The soundwave took physical form, its sheer force shaking many starships violently. Hearts pounded painfully, suffocating.

"Huff!"

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A pitch-black sky-piercing pillar appeared in the center of the battlefield.

Even though the battlefield was in outer space, its colossal body still radiated an awe-inspiring might that was hard to look at directly!

Anyone paying attention to this war was not unfamiliar with this figure. His deeds were also widely spread among the major factions.

From devouring the stellaron, to annihilating the antimatter legion, capturing Phantylia, defeating Zephyro, and claiming the land of dreams, Penacony, as his territory.

One earth-shattering event after another had forged his present renown.

The giant beast, Godzilla!

"Why is Godzilla participating in this war?!"

Countless people looked up in shock at the descending Godzilla.

Godzilla's appearance in this war was completely beyond expectations, what about this war was worth his intervention?

"Eh… something's off…" Even Black Swan felt perplexed.

According to the intelligence known so far, Godzilla's reactions to the outside world should only depend on whether or not he himself was attacked.

If nothing concerned him, lying in bed and sleeping would be what Godzilla should be doing.

"It is indeed strange… and I have this inexplicable feeling." Jade responded to Black Swan, equally bewildered.

Until now, this giant beast's actions had always been easy to understand.

Except for a few who could manage to ask him for help, most who approached him were not treated kindly.

For example, a certain genius who liked using dolls to represent herself, whenever she got close to Godzilla, she would always get smacked away by his tail.

But Jade also knew this was only because she kept darting around recklessly.

"Wait! He's about to-!"

Jade's pupils shrank suddenly. Before her eyes could even reflect an emotion, her vision was engulfed by a flash of blue light.

...

Godzilla slightly turned his head, staring at the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse hidden behind the IPC's Mechagodzilla.

It had been placed far, very far away.

Several enormous instruments surrounded it, obviously meant to guard this precious machine.

Aside from the Antimatter Legion, no one wished to see this device, responsible for countless massacres, fall under Irontomb's control and become a weapon against the IPC itself.

"Huff!" His tail slowly swung, releasing an oppressive sound.

Godzilla began to move. His massive body, in the suddenly silent battlefield, was so striking that any random motion drew all eyes.

Celenova narrowed his gaze, watching the direction Godzilla was turning.

Could this be… a turning point?

Lifting her head, her exceptional eyesight locked onto that massive weapon, the one that had caused countless deaths and plunged the IPC into public controversy.

Celenova's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and then, azure radiance reflected within them.

Godzilla's tail fin lit up, the glow climbing slowly toward his dorsal plates before gathering in his mouth.

The blue beam that had pierced countless worlds and etched itself into the memory of countless factions was forming again.

"Godzilla's target is Pier Point!"

Such an obvious action could not possibly be hidden from the IPC executives monitoring the battlefield.

Seeing Godzilla's movement, their faces sank threefold. When had Godzilla switched sides?!

"BOOM!!"

The atomic breath had no reason to explain itself. With overwhelming heat tearing through space, it surged toward the tightly guarded Imaginary Propulsion Pulse.

Two Mechagodzillas along the path were vaporized instantly by the unstoppable power.

At last,

"BOOM!!"

With a deafening explosion, the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse erupted, shattered amidst a sea of fire, then utterly vaporized by atomic breath, leaving not the slightest trace behind.

Everyone fell silent, staring at the flames rising in the distance.

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Astral Express.

"Why would the big guy attack the IPC?! Wasn't he supposed to be helping them?" March 7th froze on the spot, her clever little head utterly unable to make sense of it.

But Dan Heng quickly adjusted, glancing at Welt, who was equally shocked yet seemed deep in thought.

"You've noticed something?"

"Just some guesses."

In response to Dan Heng's question, Welt didn't hide it and spoke out his speculation.

...

"So you're saying, Godzilla believes that kind of weapon from the IPC disrupts ecological balance."

After pondering a moment, Himeko spoke.

"Not entirely certain yet. But the IPC's actions indeed give him cause to intervene." Welt nodded solemnly.

As a protector of ecological balance, Godzilla would destroy anything that threatened the environment.

The IPC's deeds undoubtedly fell within that category.

If he wasn't mistaken, that attack just now had targeted a weapon the IPC had already launched once before, two Amber Eras ago.

The Imaginary Propulsion Pulse!

Back then, it destroyed three civilized worlds, causing massive controversy for the IPC.

But regardless, they could never abandon such a doomsday weapon.

Now, bringing it out again to deal with the current situation wasn't surprising.

But today's universe was no longer a place where the IPC could recklessly unleash such dangerous weapons.

To expect Godzilla to turn a blind eye to something so destructive to the environment, even Welt couldn't think of a way.

...

Godzilla originally had no intention of acting.

Even if the IPC perished, it would not affect him in the slightest.

But once the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse was brought onto the stage, the situation was no longer the same.

Godzilla had no tolerance for things that destroyed the ecological balance!

The Xianzhou also possessed large-scale destructive forces, but they would never use them recklessly, only in dire battles where such force was truly necessary.

The Abundance's modifications, in fact, caused little permanent damage to the environment; they were the kind of thing Godzilla could restore, even improving them in the process.

Godzilla didn't even care about the two sides fighting, leaving the environment in utter chaos.

Because this was inevitable, even when Godzilla appeared, the surrounding environment would inevitably be damaged.

But such destruction was controllable; after enough time, it could completely recover… though only from Godzilla's perspective of time.

Only the IPC! Those guys, carrying the banner of preservation, proclaiming themselves the universe's greatest preservation organization, had done countless things that destroyed ecosystems.

Directly destroying an entire planet, how could there still be any ecosystem left!

Therefore, Godzilla's goal was very clear: destroy the weapon that caused this outcome.

Godzilla wouldn't bother with the IPC's other weapons, provided they didn't do things that endangered natural ecosystems and disturbed the balance of the environment.

Other than that, even if they fought all the way to the edge of the cosmos, destroying countless planets' ecosystems to the point that they would take five hundred million years to recover, it didn't matter.

After all, wherever Godzilla was, ecosystems could recover at the fastest speed.

Godzilla's decisive action left everyone dumbfounded.

"Meaningless." The giant mechanical pupils of Irontomb flickered with massive streams of data; he couldn't understand Godzilla's actions.

Could it be that the IPC had offended him in some way?

"Hehe, looks like the relationship between the IPC and this one isn't so good. Even he, with the power of the Amber King, is attacking the IPC, doesn't that prove the correctness of our cause?"

Celenova looked at Diamond with a mocking smile.

Diamond said nothing, just lost in thought.

Godzilla's purpose was very clear, he was coming straight for the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse.

That weapon was powerful, but not without flaws.

An Emanator of Preservation could completely defend against it; An Emanator of Erudition would never be hit by it; An Emanator of Destruction would smash it to pieces the second before it activated; and an Emanator of Abundance… was nearly unkillable.

But for Godzilla, who had obtained the divine powers of three Aeons, the threat of the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse should not have been so great.

Unless… it was something else…

Diamond's thoughts flickered, but the Antimatter legion didn't care about such things.

"Although losing the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse is a pity, it's acceptable."

Irontomb glanced coldly, then commanded the countless Mechanical legions to charge again.

The claws of destruction spread across the galaxy, and only a small portion was eliminated, not even worth mentioning.

And…

"This body… is truly fascinating."

Scanning Godzilla's body, vast currents of data surged through Irontomb.

Such a powerful body, if it could be transformed into a weapon, how strong would it be!

Of course, he also knew this was mere fantasy. With the overwhelming strength Godzilla had displayed, plus the power of three Paths blessing him, even Irontomb couldn't defeat him. Rather than wasting time here, it was better to carry out the plan with Celenova.

Just as he thought this, Irontomb was about to unleash the various powerful weapons he had built into his mechanical Godzillas.

Then,

Bang!

A strong, powerful claw grabbed onto the mechanical Godzilla where Irontomb's consciousness resided, the sharp talons piercing its steel shell. An immense force surged, and even Irontomb felt overwhelming pressure.

Before he could react, he suddenly felt his vision flip.

He had been lifted up.

Bang!

Another claw, then both massive arms exerted their force, showcasing Godzilla's terrifying strength in full.

Boom!

Broken parts scattered everywhere, arcs of electricity flashing, magnetic fields distorting.

Huff!

With a heated snort, Godzilla tossed aside half of it, grasping the other half in one claw. His ferocious gaze swept the battlefield, freezing all who dared to move.

The claw tightened slightly, the steel armor of the mechanical Godzilla groaning painfully, visibly crumpling under Godzilla's immense strength.

Thud!

Tossing the other half aside, Godzilla's massive tail swayed casually, as if searching for his next target.

Godzilla wasn't opposed to others making mechas in his image, but there was a condition: the mecha must be strong enough.

Like the one Screwllum had made.

That mechanical Godzilla, while inferior to him in every way, could still easily shatter stars, a simple and brutal force.

Unlike these shoddy, mass-produced imitations. Sure, compared to the IPC's, they were far better, but still far below Godzilla's standards!

And since Godzilla's anger hadn't fully cooled yet, he would take it out on them!

"What terrifying power…" Irontomb, who had shifted his consciousness into another mechanical Godzilla farther away, secretly felt fear.

Although his mechanical Godzilla's weren't as powerful as Screwllum's creation, the materials he used were in no way lacking, their toughness surpassed even starship hulls.

"Now it looks like your trouble is greater." Diamond smiled faintly.

Celenova ignored him.

Her expression was unreadable as she stared at Godzilla, who was ripping apart the mechanical Godzillas with overwhelming force.

Whether Irontomb's Mechanical legions or the IPC's mechanical Godzillas, anything within Godzilla's sight was torn apart with his brute strength.

It didn't even use its signature breath!

"!!!" Noticing the gaze filled with strong intent, Godzilla suddenly turned its head, its emotionless vertical pupils staring straight at Celenova.

Seeing Godzilla notice her, Celenova slightly bowed and greeted with a smile.

Seeing this little one being so polite, Godzilla temporarily ignored her. Toward things that posed no threat, Godzilla had always been quite tolerant.

"Looks like it won't work this time." With a soft sigh, Celenova helplessly shook her head, looking at Diamond.

"Hopefully next time you won't have such a powerful helper. Goodbye." Sending a message to Irontomb, who was still recording data, Celenova let out a light chuckle, then turned around and left.

With Godzilla present, there was no possibility of Pier Point being destroyed.

Instead of wasting time here, it was better to go back and discuss how to tear down the place next time.

Besides, it wasn't as though they were retreating without leaving behind some backup plans.

"Wish you all have fun."

Leaving behind these words, Celenova smiled and released a massive amount of destructive power.

Upon receiving this power, the Void Rangers instantly went berserk.

Not just here, even across Pier Point, all the Void Rangers began exhibiting different states of frenzy, enhancement, and chaos, putting enormous pressure on the defenders.

Diamond didn't stop Celenova from leaving, nor could he. As fellow Emanators, both being at the pinnacle level of that rank, he knew better than anyone what kind of power it would take to stop another Envoy.

Not to mention, with another Lord Ravager nearby, even with Taravan's help, he couldn't stop a Lord Ravager who truly wanted to leave.

Seeing this, Irontomb also realized there was no hope this time, and withdrew his consciousness from the possessed Mechagodzilla.

At that very moment, a surge of data rewrote the underlying logic of this Mechanical army.

These Mechanical legions, who already feared neither death nor destruction, some began charging at the enemy before them, while others scattered deeper into the galaxy to hide.

Even if they couldn't destroy Pier Point, they could at least cause some disgust and trouble.

"Hm?"

With keen perception, Godzilla detected Irontomb's attempt to leave.

After making such a weak Mechagodzilla, he still wanted to walk away as if nothing happened?

Its thick tail suddenly slammed onto the ground, shaking the earth.

Then, under everyone's confused and shocked gazes… Godzilla closed its eyes and fell asleep.

Even Diamond couldn't understand what Godzilla was doing, he only stood silently, guarding beside Godzilla.

...

At this moment, within the data space.

Irontomb's consciousness was traveling through it, the process extremely fast, crossing countless nodes in the blink of an eye and reaching the safe harbor of his brain core.

In theory, only another expert equally skilled in this field could somewhat hinder him.

At the level of an ordinary emanator, if they knew beforehand where he would pass through, they might cause some interference.

But he wasn't worried, even if that scene really happened, the final victor would only be him!

Just then...

"ROAR, !!"

A familiar bellow echoed through the data space, where nothing else should have existed. The next second, Irontomb suddenly felt a pitch-black shadow flash before his eyes.

A long-lost pain struck him, and he uncontrollably went flying backward!

As he shot away like a meteor, Godzilla extended its tail before itself, nodding in satisfaction.

A home run. Perfect score.

Normally, Godzilla indeed couldn't enter the data space.

After all, that domain was beyond physical research, it belonged to the realm of consciousness.

Sleeping consciousness was still consciousness nonetheless.

But this was a different situation.

What couldn't be done in reality didn't mean it couldn't be done in a dream. The moment Godzilla bared its fangs from within a dream, the entire universe would tremble.

Though Godzilla still couldn't fully enter the current of data space, it could forcibly pull Irontomb into its dream.

After all, the essence of consciousness was spiritual energy.

And in matters of the spirit, Godzilla wasn't targeting anyone in particular.

It merely cast a disdainful glance at all the beings present, letting out a cold snort of contempt.

...

Celenova was waiting for Irontomb to regroup. Strange, by right, Irontomb should have arrived even before her. Could something have happened?

That shouldn't be, before leaving, there had been no disturbances, and with his survival abilities, there was no way he could have run into an accident.

As he was thinking this, Celenova suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity well up in her heart.

The next second,

Bang!

Before her, the rendezvous point Irontomb had prepared for himself suddenly exploded as Irontomb was sent flying, smashing through countless asteroids before finally stopping on a massive one, leaving behind a deep crater.

"..." Though he had no idea what had happened, Celenova still stepped forward, her expression full of doubt as she looked at the battered form of this mechanical being.

"What happened?"