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

"..." 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?"

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Celenova stared in shock at Irontomb, who seemed to have not yet recovered, doubt and suspicion growing in her heart.

In fact, she didn't know much about this colleague of hers.

Or rather, most of the Lord Ravagers didn't know much about each other, just knowing they had such a colleague, met a few times, and then went off to pursue their own wills of destruction.

But all these years of destruction had also shown her the vastness of the universe.

For example, Mechanical beings had this method of transferring consciousness through data space.

Aside from beings like that Stellaron Hunter of Punklorde who could interfere with Irontomb, other means, no matter how powerful their destructive force,

As long as they couldn't instantly annihilate all machines in the universe, Irontomb could be reborn through the jumping.

This was the important reason why Irontomb could loudly and openly seize the Baranza Furnace, yet no one could punish him!

Therefore, seeing Irontomb in such a miserable state was truly shocking to her.

What's more, just now she hadn't sensed any attack descending.

Irontomb had simply flown sideways right before her eyes, leaving her utterly confused.

"No wonder it's Godzilla."

The familiar sound of static echoed as Irontomb slowly stood up, rock fragments falling, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

"Godzilla?" Celenova was puzzled. Was this Godzilla's doing?

But Godzilla didn't seem like one who could touch the electronic domain.

Though Godzilla was mighty and awe-inspiring, it didn't change the fact that he had those two little short arms.

If even Godzilla could skillfully control data and defeat Irontomb in this domain, then Celenova felt she herself could go research and refine.

"No, Godzilla didn't target me through the electronic domain. That method… it feels more like Remembrance's Garden of Recollection."

Though this body had no eyebrows, Celenova could still sense Irontomb's frown.

"Remembrance's Garden of Recollection?"

Celenova thought for a moment.

She had indeed heard of the Garden of Recollection approaching Godzilla, though the details had been unclear.

However…

"If the Garden of Recollection could really seize Godzilla's memories, then they wouldn't just be stalling against him."

Irontomb understood those people.

Even among them, there were restless ones.

For example, once there had been a traitorous memokeeper from the Garden of Recollection who infiltrated the Xianzhou, trying to read the memories of the Arbiter-General, ending with severe consequences.

He didn't believe that when facing such an obviously extraordinary being as Godzilla, those in the Garden of Recollection would just sit idly by.

"Looks like you'll need to be careful next." Celenova said with a meaningful smile.

Irontomb naturally understood what she meant.

Since Godzilla had the ability to target him, this time had only been a warning. Next time, it could well be the direct erasure of Irontomb's consciousness, signifying his true and final death.

Irontomb did not fear death. No one who set foot on a Path truly feared death.

Before stepping onto this road, they had already accepted their fate.

Either they would walk farther and farther down the Path, reaching realms untouchable by others, or before that, clash with other Pathstriders until perishing.

"A pity this time was a failure, but… not necessarily a bad thing."

Celenova slightly shook her head, her smile still there.

Although they hadn't achieved the goal of destroying half of Pier Point, still, the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse had been destroyed. Surely The IPC wasn't feeling very happy right now.

She knew very well that the genius who had built the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse had already fallen, and The IPC no longer had the ability to build another one.

Heh, losing so much for nothing, surely they must be delighted.

Electric arcs flickered in Irontomb's eyes. He was thinking of how to prevent similar situations like Godzilla's from happening again.

...

Pier Point.

Godzilla had left. After tearing apart all the Mechagodzillas, he walked away with light steps and a resounding roar.

'If they wanted to build Mechagodzillas, then build them properly. Don't make them so weak, it wasn't even a challenge.'

The Lord Ravagers left with ease, Godzilla left satisfied after venting, and only The IPC was left to ponder how to deal with the legion threat scattered across Pier Point and nearby star systems by the two Emanators.

But this danger was no real problem for The IPC. What they truly needed to figure out now was…

"Why did Godzilla attack us?" No one could understand.

Even now, many were still dazed.

Clearly, both were supposed to be on the side of preservation, so why had Godzilla, upon appearing, directly and deliberately targeted The IPC's equipment?

The one sitting at the head ignored the heated discussions below. In his heart, he faintly already had an answer.

"Gentlemen, the Astral Express has agreed to our call."

At that moment, someone broke the deadlock.

Hearing that the Express had agreed to communicate, the crowd stopped arguing, preparing to ask the people most familiar with Godzilla so far to explain the current situation.

The projection screen lit up, revealing Himeko's figure.

"IPC representatives, a pleasure to meet you." Himeko spoke calmly.

"Ms. Himeko, a pleasure. We apologize for disturbing you, but there is a question we sincerely hope your wisdom can answer."

Himeko slightly nodded and said:

"As for your IPC's problem, I have some rough thoughts."

Himeko knew exactly why they had come to her. She then shared part of Welt's speculation right away, so as not to delay and cause worse consequences.

"Nature… I see."

Hearing Himeko's explanation, some looked thoughtful.

The one sitting at the head confirmed his own inner guess.

"Didn't expect it to be because of this." Someone furrowed their brow and sighed.

"But if that's the case, then doesn't it mean we can't use large-scale weapons at all?"

The IPC wanted to stabilize markets across star systems, and military deterrence was indispensable.

If they couldn't suppress all regions, it would be a disaster for The IPC.

"I don't think so." Himeko shook her head slightly and said, "As long as it is not something irreversible, Godzilla shouldn't take action."

Himeko by now also knew Godzilla fairly well due to Welt speaking about Godzilla every once in a while.

Hence combining the knowledge she had of Godzilla and Welt Hypothesis and Godzilla's actions, along with the various habits Godzilla had displayed so far, she reasoned that as long as it wasn't directly turning a planet into a dead star unable to recover, blowing it into cosmic debris, Godzilla couldn't be bothered to intervene.

What happened back then was because The IPC had gone too far, directly destroying twenty-eight planets, three of which had already given birth to intelligent civilizations. In that situation, they simply activated the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse and annihilated all twenty-eight planets.

"Thank you, Ms. Himeko, for clearing things up for us. Please also help us convey our intent to Godzilla: unless necessary, the IPC agrees to only use ecology destroying weapons with permission."

Receiving The IPC's promise, Himeko gave a slight nod.

The promise of a capitalist, especially one from an interstellar peace corporation that spans the cosmos, when it comes to weapons, was something you just listened to.

But when a presence forces suppression, weighing the pros and cons, even The IPC would not do anything that harmed its own interests.

Strictly speaking, The IPC considered Godzilla to be on their side. It was only that this incident had provoked Godzilla to act. But for a corporation that had existed so long, a little loss wasn't something they would truly care about… though it still hurt.

After all, there was only one Imaginary Propulsion Pulse unit.

When the communication ended, everyone present let out a sigh of relief.

No one would think of opposing Godzilla, who possessed the power of three Aeons and had already been able to directly slay an Lord Ravager head-on even before that.

That would be pure foolishness.

"Heh, so in other words, Godzilla is merely upholding his own preservation. In comparison, The IPC has indeed lost out in this regard."

Diamond chuckled softly, his words breaking the stalemate and bringing life back to the room.

No one refuted him.

From Godzilla's actions since his appearance, and every move afterward, everything showed that he was upholding his own preservation. By contrast, The IPC, in order to control the Imaginary Propulsion Pulse, had done many things unrelated to preservation.

Many here had not been on the scene, but holding high positions, they still knew quite a lot about what had happened.

So they had no way to argue against Diamond's words.

Shaking his head, the person at the head seat slowly spoke:

"Though this war has been largely resolved, many problems remain. On these matters, you should continue your efforts."

In Pier Point and the nearby star systems, quite a few antimatter legion stragglers were still roaming about, extremely dangerous.

...

Xianzhou.

"Ha, I didn't expect it would actually end in this way." Feixiao was first stunned, then let out a hearty laugh.

The not-so-tall Master Diviner also looked shocked. "Seems I still don't really understand Godzilla."

If not for the Astral Express sending Xianzhou an explanation of Godzilla's behavior, she would still be pondering the reasons behind it.

"Hehe, fortunately, we're not like The IPC, with not even a shred of reverence for the world." Huaiyan said softly.

Having lived so long, he too was full of reverence for nature. The Alliance was the same.

The longer they lived, the deeper their reverence for the worlds that had nurtured them.

To grasp all profits greedily, like the short-lived species, they could not bring themselves to do so.

Precisely because of this, they still restricted themselves in using large scale destruction weapons.

Fortunately, they had done so, otherwise whether they could have maintained a good relationship with Godzilla would still be uncertain.

"Guardian of Ecology (Nature), how very fitting." Lingsha covered her mouth and chuckled.

The IPC had certainly made a fool of itself this time.

Although the Alliance and The IPC maintained fairly good relations, that didn't stop her from mocking her partner.

From Jade, Topaz learned that The IPC was safe, and she breathed a small sigh of relief.

If she went on an assignment only for The IPC to be gone afterward, that wouldn't do, at the very least, they had to settle her overtime pay.

"Looks like The IPC really suffered a huge loss this time." Topaz laughed lightly, chatting without a care.

"Indeed. I'd say The IPC will probably hold the Intelligentsia Guild accountable." Jasper smiled.

The IPC's Mecha-Godzilla had been provided with technology and manufacturing by the Intelligentsia Guild.

Its combat performance wasn't bad, but compared with the Mecha-Godzilla of Screwllum, or that of Irontomb, its deficiencies in practical experience and refinement were clear.

Most likely, the Intelligentsia Guild's days ahead would not be easy.

...

From the very beginning, Godzilla had confronted an Lord Ravager head-on, and later received power from three Aeons, enough to make an ordinary person an Emanator.

Now, no one knew how strong Godzilla truly was.

With power like that, he could suppress entire factions on his own.

If not, the Lord Ravagers would not have retreated so easily.

They even felt that Godzilla of this level was no longer in the same league as themselves.

If they had to compare, perhaps he stood at the same tier as the Emanator of Nihility who once unleashed a single strike in Penacony, though they didn't know if that was true.

But one thing they did believe.

Whether that Emanator of Nihility or Godzilla, they both truly stood as existences utterly beyond the ordinary!

...

This storm had come quickly and gone quickly.

It was normal for the Legion to occasionally act out, and their retreat now seemed reasonable in the public's eyes.

If The IPC could be destroyed so easily, that would have been the real problem.

Therefore, apart from the civilizations that were ultimately destroyed by the invasion of the Antimatter Legion and the Mechanical legion, The IPC did not suffer much loss.

As for the two Lord Ravagers, even less so.

The legions under Celenova spread across the universe, and Irontomb's use of the Baranza Furnace made the expansion of the Mechanical legion extremely easy.

"I knew it would be like this." Herta shook her head and said.

"After all, The IPC operates in the cosmic market, and with two Emanators' stationed at Pier Point, even if it were not for Godzilla, things would still be stabilized."

Ruan Mei said flatly.

She was not surprised at this situation.

"Even so, I never expected it would end like this." Herta nodded and continued.

"Ecological Guardian, truly a misnomer, not worthy of the name."

"After such an incident, The IPC will probably have to prioritize its planetary ecological improvement plans."

Herta chuckled.

Just thinking about how much The IPC had lost, yet still had to swallow it down, made her happy, unreasonably happy.

After laughing, she began thinking about another question.

"How powerful is Godzilla now?" Herta pondered.

At first, Godzilla fought against the Antimatter Legion and the Swarm.

Later, he fought against Phantylia, killed Zephyro, and occupied Penacony.

Now, he directly intrudes into the battlefield of four Emanators, without care. This power is truly unprecedented.

While Herta was thinking about this question…

...

"Isn't the Mechanical Godzilla manufactured by the Intelligentsia Guild far too weak? With so much funding allocated, shouldn't there be some results?"

The IPC executive in charge of the Mechanical Godzilla project said coldly, face darkened, as he glared at the representative of the Intelligentsia Guild.

"Please understand, after all, Mechanical Godzilla is an unprecedented project, and the modules are still not fully developed."

"Not mature! You told me that last time! And now you're still saying the same thing! The IPC has poured in so many credits, I gathered all the materials from the lists you submitted, yet this is the report you give me?!"

He roared at the gray-bearded old man in front of him, nearly slamming the blueprints into his face, his expression filled with rage.

"Irontomb's Mechanical Godzilla is already stronger than yours, and how long has he been building? How long have you been at it?!"

"That's different. He's a Lord Ravager, and he has an entire Baranza Furnace. Just in terms of basic resources, we can't compare."

The representative refused to quarrel further.

"Besides, we severely lack Godzilla's data. His growth rate is too fast. We need the latest research data. Also, if we could obtain a bit of his cells…"

Bang!

Before he could finish, the executive's bloodshot eyes shot him down.

Cells? If you want to change partners, just say it directly! I can bear it!

...

The universe is still quite joyful today.

...

The Garden of Recollection.

"Was Godzilla's final action initiated by Irontomb?"

"From the look of it, did he start from the dreamscape?"

"But I remember Irontomb traverses in data streams in the form of pure information. Can he act in the dreamscape?"

Although Irontomb's intelligence is troublesome, with memory-based methods, it is still possible to obtain it.

After all, even if one got hold of this information, very few could actually act on it, and even then, they likely wouldn't be able to retain Irontomb.

One Memokeeper raised the question.

"Not necessarily. Godzilla's dreamscape seems different. Did you forget how he forcibly seized Penacony? He used his own dreamscape to forcibly occupy Penacony's dreamscape. Even the highest-ranked among us couldn't manage that!"

Another Memokeeper said solemnly.

Even an Emanator of Remembrance couldn't reach such a level.

Because Penacony's dreamscape is essentially composed of memory-matter drifting, to completely seize and stabilize it without paying a huge price is impossible.

Moreover, the Memokeepers had no need to capture this dreamland of the universe.

"To influence data streams through the dreamscape, then use a powerful dreamscape to directly overwrite reality, is such a thing truly possible?"

One Memokeeper exclaimed in horror.

Such a thing is unthinkable… or perhaps not impossible?

They might not be able to do it, but that doesn't mean others cannot.

At that moment, someone spoke.

"Not only that, I also discovered… the dreamscape seems to be expanding!"

Silence…

"And this expansion trend? In which direction?!"