Popular science says oxygen is poisonous, and the whole internet scolds me for being sick

This is exactly what is meant by "overtaking on a curve".

Fourth-tier superhumans have now become strategic talents on par with nuclear weapons.

A country that has mastered the path to advancement for extraordinary individuals.

This is equivalent to mastering the method of manufacturing nuclear bombs.

Moreover, in this extraordinary era, nuclear weapons no longer have the same deterrent power as before.

In the past, the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons came from the idea of ​​mutual destruction.

If you use nuclear weapons, I will be wary of your retaliation.

At that point, it will only result in mutual destruction, dragging all of humanity down with it.

After the nuclear bomb was first created.

Many scientists believe that the end of the world has arrived and that war will break out in the future.

It is humanity's last war.

But unexpectedly, this world-destroying weapon actually created a very delicate balance.

Instead of making the world more dangerous, it has created a system of checks and balances.

We entered an era of peace and development, also known as the Cold War period.

But now they are fighting against unknown and mysterious life forms, as well as fantastical creatures from myths and legends.

The effect of nuclear weapons is now negligible.

Because during those five years, there were also suggestions to use nuclear bombs to eliminate those fantastical creatures.

However, the unknown and mysterious life forms had previously appeared in places with many people.

Using a nuclear weapon rashly would be tantamount to killing the surrounding humans as well.

The United People's Federation has not yet reached such a depraved level.

The previous incident on the planet Calamity gave other countries a deeper understanding of nuclear weapons.

There is also a more complete coordination and cooperation.

Because it relocates most people to live in concentrated cities.

Many places that used to be crowded with people have become empty.

This would give the United Nations the opportunity to test nuclear weapons.

If nuclear weapons are useful, then for humanity...

Paying some price to deal with unknown and mysterious life forms is not unacceptable.

At that time, a suicide squad was formed.

Used to anchor unknown and mysterious life forms.

Their mission was to delay the unknown, mysterious life form until the arrival of a nuclear bomb.

But the final result left everyone feeling disheartened.

Even the hydrogen bomb with the largest yield.

All of this was merely the second stage triggered by an unknown, mysterious life form.

Because nuclear weapons are launched from a long distance, not by a fixed person.

Therefore, its power has already been weakened.

However, it still forced the unknown and mysterious life form into the second stage.

However, what the United States finds unacceptable is...

The fantastical creatures that had been bombed by a hydrogen bomb mutated due to the contaminated nuclear radiation.

They've become stronger, which is something they can't accept.

The fourth-tier transcendent who went to check the situation eventually returned in a sorry state.

They brought back this message.

This is tantamount to telling humanity that nuclear weapons are completely ineffective against unknown and mysterious life forms.

On the contrary, it may make them stronger.

In the end, only those with extraordinary abilities are effective.

However, humans are not vegetarians either.

Humans are now able to solve the mystery of unknown life forms.

Utilizing a team of superhumans combined with modern technology.

It can perfectly solve the problem of unknown and mysterious life forms.

However, the second-stage fantasy creatures are beyond the reach of humans at this stage.

Humans can at most drive away fantastical creatures.

Killing is simply impossible.

The Human Union had tried and found the weakest of the fantasy creatures.

They mobilized all of their fourth-tier superhumans.

I want to see if there's a way to destroy a fantasy creature.

If something can be killed, then there is hope for humanity. Otherwise, humanity is simply dying a slow death.

The mythical creature they found was a kappa.

However, this is slightly different from the traditional kappa.

People know about the kappa and think it's a monster from Japan.

However, similar records already exist in my country.

For example, the Water Tiger is recorded in the Commentary on the Waterways Classic.

The Water Tiger is a monster found in the Yellow River basin, and it looks like a three- or four-year-old child.

Its entire body is covered in scales that even arrows cannot pierce.

To take it even more modernly, it's a water monkey.

The urban legend of the water monkey is something most people have probably heard of.

In some places, they are also called water ghosts.

When we were little, our parents would always warn us not to play by the river or the sea at night.

You will encounter a water ghost that drags you into the river.

Some people say that this is how parents protect their children when they are young.

Do not allow children to play freely by the river.

As everyone knows, places like rivers are extremely dangerous.

Especially at night.

Playfulness is a child's nature.

Parents need to work and cannot watch their children 24 hours a day.

If you tell a child not to play in the river, the only thing you can do is make up a lie like a water ghost.

But many people also say they have encountered water ghosts.

The Human Union is looking for that fantastical creature, a monster that is a collection of various legends.

This was the weakest one they could find.

On the one hand, this water monkey, or rather, the kappa, doesn't have any special abilities.

They can generally only be active at night.

It can breathe and move in water, possesses immense strength, and can drag people into the water.

Other than that, there's nothing special about it.

For a normal person, this is certainly a huge threat.

But for superhumans and the military...

Water monkeys and the like are too weak.

The information about the water monkey was provided by Bureau 749.

After all, Bureau 749 has the most information about such a strange beast.

Finally, they chose the most familiar, and also the weakest, fantasy creature among them.

At that time, the fourth-tier transcendent beings were full of vigor and ambition.

They gathered almost all the fourth-tier superhumans they could mobilize at the time.

Apart from reserving some defensive forces.

It can be said that they came out in full force.

They wanted to kill that water monkey directly.

But the final result extinguished all hope in everyone's hearts.

The characteristics of that water monkey.

It is indeed just as recorded in the legend.

They can move and breathe in the water, and possess immense strength.

Its weakness is even more obvious; it becomes weak after reaching the shore.

It was quite a feat to finally pull the water monkey directly onto the shore.

However, the water monkey's power still exceeded everyone's expectations.

A fourth-tier superhuman skilled in strength was directly suppressed by the water monkeys on the shore!

On the surface, it seems like a 50/50 situation, but in reality, it's at a disadvantage.

This made these fourth-tier extraordinary individuals feel disheartened.

"Isn't it said that water monkeys become very weak after coming ashore?"

"But why is Mundo at a disadvantage against him?!"

Mondo is one of the twelve councilors.

His extraordinary power is similar to that of a berserker, allowing him to be immune to pain and possess superhuman strength.

However, they were actually at a disadvantage against the water monkeys that had come ashore. (End of Chapter)