───「 GODZILLA POV 」───
In the cloudy skies above Australia, both Godzilla and Godzilla Jr. were fine-tuning their biological structures, undergoing profound physical transformations.
Unlike the approaching Ghidorah's Wings, they couldn't completely reconstruct themselves from different chemical elements—that level of metamorphosis remained beyond Godzilla's current capabilities. However, he could still make significant adjustments to his existing structure.
He could increase his massive body weight from 24 million tons to 50 million tons, and extend his towering height from 500 meters to 600 or even 700 meters. Within his body, he could establish new nuclear fusion reactors to enhance his energy storage capacity, securing a more powerful energy source.
Additionally, Godzilla could accumulate more focusing crystals in his throat, similar to those he already possessed, to increase his maximum laser energy output. Though he couldn't improve his fundamental composition, he still had substantial room to grow quantitatively—even without solar panels.
Today, at this pivotal moment, Godzilla successfully implanted additional focusing crystals in his throat, allowing his laser power to increase dramatically from the initial 50 terawatts to 1 petawatt. The range of his conventional breath attacks wouldn't allow him to target the Ghidorah's Wings while they remained within the Earth-Moon system; only focused laser beams would suffice for such long-range combat.
Over the past few days, he had been tirelessly manufacturing focusing crystals within his body to increase the number of times he could unleash petawatt-level laser attacks. At such extreme power levels, the crystalline focusing materials couldn't withstand repeated use—each discharge completely destroyed the focusing mechanism.
To utilize this devastating weapon multiple times, Godzilla needed to prepare numerous sets of these specialized crystals. Currently, he had prepared enough crystals to release four petawatt-level laser blasts. By the time the Ghidorah's Wings arrived, he would have at least ten sets ready within his body.
But that was still far from enough. The number of approaching Ghidorah's Wings far exceeded this capacity.
For the sake of the planet's natural order, for the sake of all other living creatures, he must annihilate these invaders in outer space. Godzilla's body continued to synthesize more targeting crystals as he prepared to depart for the battlefield he had chosen.
If the Ghidorah's Wings weren't all destroyed in space and combat dragged to the ground, Godzilla preferred not to engage them where other living beings were present. Better to retreat to the silent wilderness of Australia's interior, where other lives wouldn't be harmed in the crossfire.
As for Godzilla Jr., he was preparing to stay behind and protect their homeland. Before leaving, Godzilla gave his offspring a vital assignment. He examined the newborn carefully, explaining his body structure and synthesis methods, enabling Jr. to strengthen himself during Godzilla's absence.
Godzilla Jr. remained too vulnerable at this stage of development. In his current form, he couldn't withstand even human weapons. So, Godzilla assigned numerous tasks for him to follow to grow stronger.
"Understood, Mom. I will do exactly as you instructed," the newborn Godzilla Jr. assured.
Entrusting the protection of his ecosystem to Godzilla Jr., Godzilla set off alone for the wilderness of inland Australia, where he could continue accumulating strength undisturbed.
Now, it was simply a matter of waiting.
───「 Human POV 」───
"The cumulonimbus clouds above the Australian jungle have dispersed? If that's all— Wait, what did you say? Another Godzilla has appeared inside?!"
In monster combat command centers around the world, personnel initially celebrated when the thick cloud cover over Australia dissipated, as it meant they could finally observe Godzilla's movements in real-time via satellite.
However, just as relief began to spread, the satellites detected major anomalies in the Australian rainforest.
First, the affected forest area had expanded from the initial 100,000 square kilometers to nearly 200,000 square kilometers. Furthermore, after altitude measurements, they discovered that the average height of this forest—now more accurately described as a giant forest—had increased by over ten meters since before the storm clouds had formed.
Numerous unknown creatures had appeared within this transformed ecosystem, including particularly massive beings and other astonishing phenomena.
Most concerning was that other Godzilla.
"What's happening?" The question echoed through command centers worldwide.
Another Godzilla? How was this possible?
Although significantly smaller than the original Godzilla, it was unmistakably the same species. Satellite imagery showed it wasn't identical, but the resemblance was at least seventy to eighty percent similar to the first.
Since no one had ever observed Godzilla's early development stages, it seemed entirely plausible that this was what Godzilla would look like during its youth.
Could this be convergent evolution? This theory was quickly dismissed—convergent evolution occurred at the species level, requiring multiple organisms. This new Godzilla was solitary; there was only one specimen, making it impossible to classify as a new species converging with Godzilla's form.
The conclusion was unavoidable—this was a new Godzilla.
This revelation once again plunged high-level officials in the World Government into turmoil and anxiety. Their only consolation was that this juvenile Godzilla, like its larger counterpart, remained confined to Australia.
They could only hope these creatures would be eliminated by the approaching Ghidorah's Wings. Otherwise—if this young Godzilla could eventually reproduce and create more offspring—humanity would truly have no escape.
However, whether facing one Godzilla or multiple descendants, the most pressing issue remained the extraterrestrial disaster rapidly approaching from space. Only by surviving this immediate threat would humanity retain the opportunity to address the Godzilla problem in the future.
That morning, the Ghidorah's Wings had decelerated, reducing their velocity to avoid a high-speed collision with Earth. Simultaneously, distance-measuring satellites calculated the precise distance between the first wave of Ghidorah's Wings and Earth. The final measurement was sobering.
500,000 kilometers.
They were now merely 800,000 kilometers from our planet.
The AI network controlling Earth's space strike system remained on high alert. Railguns elevated their barrels toward space, while satellites in lunar orbit transmitted detailed images of the Ghidorah's Wings to ground stations without missing a single one.
Meanwhile, in another uninhabited location, the monster representing Earth's new ecosystem continued accumulating radiant energy within its colossal body.
[Time remaining until Ghidorah's Wings' arrival: 23 hours, 23 minutes, 12 seconds]
[Time remaining until Ghidorah's Wings enter Earth-Moon system: 16 hours, 32 minutes, 09 seconds]