Let me see.. Luke glanced at the 3D visualization.
A massive red dot forcibly entered the edge of his field of vision.
It seemed to be lurking in the water, or perhaps guarding something.
Oh?
[Discovered anomalous object Kaiju Scunner. 100 anomaly points gained. Current anomaly points: 2000 / 3900]
Just as expected.
Luke was not surprised, because in Pacific Rim, the Mariana Trench was precisely where the alien Precursors had established the wormhole.
This place was also known as the Challenger Deep.
Moreover, the wormhole created by the Precursors possessed identification capabilities.
Like scanning a barcode at a supermarket, only those with Precursor DNA could successfully pass through the wormhole. Unauthorized entities would be repelled.
Luke looked at Zhang Suyin and Dr. Zhang. "I have to say, you two are truly lucky. You managed to build a research station right under the noses of the Precursors and three Kaiju without being destroyed."
Suyin paused. Realizing something, she hesitantly asked, "Are you saying… the Mariana Trench is the passage those aliens use to reach Earth?"
"Smart."
Luke nodded. "The Precursor civilization excels at creating wormholes tailored to the conditions of different planets. They use the energy generated by the movement of the Indian and Pacific tectonic plates to keep the wormhole open long-term and stable."
"The Mariana Trench is well concealed, making it a natural location for the wormhole."
"The Precursors likely allowed you to operate directly above it because they didn't want to alert anyone."
Suyin's face turned pale. The thought that she had been dancing on death's doorstep filled her with fear.
Jean, who had been listening quietly, cast Luke a strange look when she heard this.
"Aren't you going to intervene?"
"Hmm? Why should I intervene? I already warned them, but clearly they didn't appreciate it."
"If they hadn't kept the sonar running and had evacuated immediately, the Kaiju wouldn't have targeted them."
As Luke spoke, his gaze suddenly dropped beneath the ship's hull.
"Careful. The big one is here."
Scunner, a Category Five Kaiju, stood a full 182 meters tall.
Weighing up to 7,000 tons, it possessed extremely potent toxicity.
It had a double-finned shark-like head and several thick, flexible tails capable of easily crushing giant mechs.
If not for plot armor at the end, how could it possibly have been defeated by the third-generation Jaeger, Gipsy Danger?
Under normal circumstances, a Kaiju as powerful as Scunner was more than capable of instantly destroying a third-generation Jaeger.
Humanity's giant mechs were completely outmatched against it.
Judging by Scunner's mass, although it was still lighter than the Argo cruise ship, it already had the ability to flip the vessel.
It could even tear the cruise ship apart piece by piece.
Jean's expression hardened when she heard this. Her telekinesis silently extended into the water, preparing to face the giant beast.
Just then, a thunderclap echoed across the sky.
"…Yo buddy! I'm here to help you!"
Thor soared through the air, gripping his hammer. Violent lightning formed an irregular magnetic field around him, allowing Thor to hover in midair.
He raised his hand and unleashed a pale blue bolt of lightning, blasting Slattern on the research station and knocking it back into the water with a single strike.
Abomination, which had already destroyed most of the research station, roared furiously at Thor in the sky.
But it had no long-range attack methods and couldn't harm a target in the air.
With no other choice, it gave one last furious roar, turned, and plunged into the water to avoid any incoming lightning.
Seeing the target temporarily disappear, Thor landed directly on the cruise ship and waved at Luke.
"I heard from Heimdall that you ran into some trouble here, so I rushed over from New York to help."
Luke first glanced at the struck Slattern and only relaxed when he saw that it had regained consciousness.
"Thor, next time, announce yourself before attacking. They're my prey."
Luke hadn't expected Thor to arrive so quickly.
All he could say was that Heimdall's ability was truly overpowered.
He routinely envied Heimdall's all-seeing eyes.
Thor laughed awkwardly. "I mainly thought you might not be good at underwater combat."
Luke raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And you are? I don't recall the Aesir having dominion over the ocean."
Thor brandished his hammer. "I may not be skilled, but I have Mjolnir!"
Luke shook his head, speechless. The God of Thunder's reputation was well deserved. "Forget it. I'll handle this."
Luke had originally planned to wait until Scunner drew closer to the Argo before wiping them all out.
Relatively speaking, he was indeed not very adept at deep-sea combat.
Mainly because the deep-sea environment made him uncomfortable.
But that was only relative.
Compared to Thor, Luke still considered himself quite proficient in naval warfare.
He scanned Scunner circling three thousand meters below, as well as Slattern and Abomination at a depth of one thousand meters.
Luke lightly leaped onto the surface of the sea.
A layer of energy coated his feet, allowing him to stand easily on the water.
It was the familiar opening move of his right fist.
White light enveloped his fist.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit: Sea Split!
BOOM!!!
Luke's current physique and energy far surpassed even Whitebeard himself in One Piece.
Reinforced by such tremendous power, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit erupted with even greater force.
The turbulent sea surface was torn into countless fragments by the tremor, forming a vacuum pulverization column several hundred meters long and wide.
A terrifying crushing force ripped through the seawater, reaching a depth of one thousand meters in just a few seconds.
Slattern and Abomination, cruising at that depth, had no time to react before being torn apart by the tremor's power.
Scunner, positioned three thousand meters below, seemed to sense the disturbance above and immediately fled into the distance.
"You think you can run after offending me?"
Seeing this, Luke immediately halted the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, gathered energy again, formed his right hand into a blade, and slashed downward.
BOOM—!!
The seawater split under the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's force, forming a ravine thousands of meters deep. Water surged in from both sides, only to be instantly shattered by the vibrating shock.
The ravine extended continuously forward, stretching thousands of meters into the distance.
Scunner's massive figure became faintly visible. It immediately whipped its tail and tried to veer away.
But the tip of its tail brushed the edge of the ravine and was instantly shattered and erased.
Scunner became a tailless Kaiju.
Yet it did not hesitate. It turned its head and charged straight toward Luke once more.
Luke said nothing. This time, he flipped his right hand, palm facing downward, and struck.
"Hey! Stop running! Here, taste my Divine Palm!"
Still harnessing the power of the tremor, the sea surface formed a giant palm-shaped vacuum zone. This single strike penetrated thousands of meters into the ocean, easily piercing and obliterating Scunner.
Moreover, the residual tremor force remained undiminished, leaving a massive, proportionally magnified handprint several hundred meters deep on the seabed.
"What the..."
Thor, who had silently arrived high in the sky, couldn't help but gasp at the sight.
"How does this guy feel even stronger now?!"
"If that palm hit me, I'd definitely be dead, right?!"
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