Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 609 The Monster at the End of a Thousand Lifetimes
The infinity of the universe is never a shackle that makes living beings feel insignificant, but rather allows the gaze of every seeker to transcend tangible boundaries and reach that eternal freedom.

Therefore, the universe has never lacked explorers.

This is a desolate starry sky, where the remnants of stars slowly rotate, like the last breath of a life sustaining the star's instinctive activity.

The fragmented star rings and the radiation rings formed by the stripping away of matter are like the gradually drying nerves and blood vessels in the body of this dying behemoth, flowing with alternating bright and dim light, occasionally outlining the silhouette of a fleet slowly leaping across the sky.

Stein stood in the main control room of the flagship of this pioneering fleet, his eyes fixed on the star projection map in front of him.

This star map is showing the energy distribution of the fleet's mainframe detecting the surrounding environment, but at this moment, the energy thresholds that represent the range beyond the Pioneer Fleet's response are rising rapidly.

"Warning, warning! An unusual energy fluctuation has been detected in the stellar remnant, which is about to exceed the highest detection threshold and has reached the critical value for breaking through the material space."

Suddenly, a piercing warning sound rang out from the main ship. The mechanical alarm was mixed with a blinding crimson halo, illuminating the entire main control room.

This deep red light made the hearts of every member of the fleet leap into their throats.

"We have been locked onto by life forms from stellar debris, Commander Stein. The warp drive is temporarily unavailable."

"No matter the direction or the space, it has been sealed off."

The observer controlling the mainframe's detection visibly trembled as they relayed the messages simultaneously reported from other branch ships.

"Something's not right, something's not right,"

Stein remained calm and said in a deep voice, "Open the Starfield Archives. I remember the archives state that the monster king is expected to awaken at least two hundred years from now."

“Apart from the monster king slumbering in the stellar remnant, there should be no other creature that can cause us such a huge disturbance. Even within the monster king’s race, only it can do this ability to influence spacetime with gravity.”

"Commander, the mainframe's inventory files have been retrieved. Please review them."

The mechanical voice sounded again, and the image on the star field projection map was suddenly filled with a huge monster.

This monster has three huge dragon heads and long, powerful necks.

Four strong lower limbs and a pair of long, broad wings, with two relatively slender tails hanging down like giant whips.

Stein's gaze fell on the reconnaissance data of this king of monsters, his eyes gleaming.

Race: Unique, the supreme being among cosmic monsters—the End of a Thousand Worlds, Emperor of All Realms, Caesar Ghidorah!

Abilities: Energy absorption, manipulation of gravitational beams, and the ability to unleash destructive lightning and shockwaves.

Specific data: Before falling asleep, it was 140 meters tall, weighed about 100,000 tons, and had a body defense capability comparable to a quasar. It is estimated that it will sleep and evolve in the stellar remnant for 500 years.

Stein frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Compare the changes in spatial structure, the mainframe!"

"According to the detection results, the current stellar remnant has shrunk to about half its original size, and its energy has decreased by about 45 percent,"

"Space reconnaissance maps show that the material scattered around the stellar remnant and the ejected ring nebula account for approximately 25% and 31% of the lost energy and volume, respectively!"

"The traces left on the stellar remnants show that the king of monsters in the universe, Kaiser Ghidorah, did not interrupt its dormant evolutionary process on its own, but was forcibly interrupted by external forces!"

The mechanical sounds made the pioneers in the control room feel even heavier.

This undoubtedly gave rise to an extremely terrifying suspicion in everyone's mind.

Although Kaiser Ghidorah is the most powerful monster king ever detected in the universe, the consequences of its awakening are catastrophic.

But the horror of another consequence far exceeds this result.

Considering this possibility, Stein immediately issued the order: "Load and charge the main guns on all ships, and at the same time activate the fleet's concealment matrix. Let's get away from this dangerous place first!"

"Commander, all ships' main guns are fully charged and phase shields are activated, but I have to tell you some very bad news,"

The technician controlling the mainframe said in a trembling voice, "Perhaps you can see for yourself, Kaiser Ghidorah, the king of monsters who was the end of a thousand worlds and the emperor of all realms, is dead!"

"We cannot escape from here even a millimeter away, even though the fleet's engines are already nearing their limit!"

Stein's previously calm face finally changed. He shifted his gaze from the projection and looked through the gradually enlarging observation window. The stellar debris, which had been some distance from the fleet, was gradually getting closer.

The remnant of the star, still burning its last bit of energy, was like a candle extinguished by the wind, revealing a vast, empty surface.

On this stellar remnant, which burned life to condense into a solid planet, lies a massive skeleton amidst countless seas of flames and radiation.

The skeleton may have absorbed the energy of a star, which is why the entire body is filled with a golden luster.

Stein couldn't help but gape, for this enormous corpse was none other than the skeleton of Kaiser Ghidorah, the king of monsters in the universe.

But at this moment, the three heads of this monster king had been brutally twisted off, and the three long and powerful necks were twisted together like a pretzel, clearly indicating that a more powerful force had twisted off all three heads at the same time in an instant.

What shocked Stein and these pioneers even more was that a huge giant sat beside the three monster heads, whose flesh and blood were perfectly preserved.

This terrifying giant is looking right at us.

And from the giant's gaping mouth, a few strands of nearly dried golden blood were still flowing, and strands of wriggling flesh clung to his teeth.

"What kind of monster is this? Our civilization has never seen anything like it before. Is it the one that interrupted Caesar Ghidorah's slumber and killed this king of monsters in its own lair?"

"Perhaps we have discovered a completely new race of monsters, an even more powerful monster!"

A professor's terrified voice was mixed with a hint of excitement and exhilaration; his trembling body was almost dancing with joy.

"It's a monster in human form; perhaps we have a chance to communicate with it!"

But as soon as the professor finished speaking, the entire main ship suddenly sank down, as if a massive object weighing hundreds of millions of tons had suddenly fallen from the top of the ship, which was hundreds of meters tall.

Even the phase shield on the flagship's surface could not withstand such a massive impact and was completely destroyed in an instant.

Such a massive impact should have broken or destroyed the entire flagship, but something miraculous happened before their eyes once again.

After descending a mere tens of meters in space, the flagship miraculously stopped its descent. Before the people inside could even figure out what was happening, they heard the frantic shouts of other starship communicators coming through the communication sensors.

"Sizzle, sizzle..."

"...Above...a monster..."

The intense energy interference made it difficult for these ships, which were not far apart, to maintain effective communication. However, without the need for reminders from the surrounding ships, the people in the flagship looked up in alarm.

With a soft, crisp crack, the flagship's thick outer deck was easily pierced by the terrifying claws. One by one, the pioneers felt a chill run down their spines, their necks stiffly twisting towards the panoramic observation window.

This flagship is the main ship of the scientific expedition pioneer fleet. It is the largest ship in the fleet, measuring a full 600 meters in length, and resembles a streamlined shuttle.

But the owner of these claws that pierced through the flagship's thick deck had a body large enough to cover most of the ship's hull.

"Not one monster, but two monsters!"

"They joined forces and killed Caesar Ghidorah in its lair, and then ate it..."

The old professor's frantic shouts jolted Stein, whose mind was on the verge of crashing. His gaze swept across the panoramic observation windows on the left and right sides of the flagship, which were completely enveloped by the terrifyingly large, drooping wings.

What's even more terrifying is what's visible through the panoramic observation window directly in front: seven heads, seven heads of legendary dragons, are curiously peering down from the top of the flagship.

The shielding force field of the panoramic observation window, which allowed for single-sided viewing, seemed to have no effect on this terrifying monster, because Stein saw his own reflection in the image displayed in the vertical pupils that resembled a stellar furnace, a reflection that trembled involuntarily.

The scorching breath exhaled from the monster's mouth and nose lashed against the panoramic observation windows, freezing the entire ship's observation windows into even more solid, transparent ice windows.

But it clearly carried the scent of lava, just like the lava flowing from the monster's scales.

It seems that the energy absorbed from the stellar debris was so abundant that the scales of this terrifying, seven-headed dragon-like monster were almost transparent gold.

Even in the transparent gold, Stein could feel the astonishing temperature.

But with the breathing of this terrifying monster, the terrifying transparent gold quickly disappeared in a short time, turning into countless colorful halos.

Neither the people inside the flagship nor those on other spaceships dared to move or breathe loudly, simply facing the terrifying gaze of the monster in deathly silence.

The phase shield was strong enough to withstand the attack of the flagship's main cannon, but it was as fragile as paper in front of this monster. No one believed that the ship's main cannon could easily damage this monster; that would only enrage it.

But something even more shocking happened to the fleet.

This terrifying monster, a creature resembling a demonic dragon from mythology, actually spoke on its own initiative.

Although the mysterious language was incomprehensible to these humans, when it reached their ears, everyone present could understand its meaning.

Why are you disturbing my eating and resting?

The terrifying monster asked with slight displeasure, "Don't you know that recklessly spying on others is just as despicable as constantly shining a torch in someone's eyes?"

Stein was also stunned for a long time. Although they knew that many powerful monsters in the universe had human-like intelligence and were as clever and cunning as humans, humans had never been able to communicate effectively with those monsters when they came into contact with them.

But the fact that the monster before them could communicate with them caused everyone's fear to be replaced by shock and excitement.

Stein bowed deeply, then raised his head and exclaimed excitedly, "Ah, you are the King of Monsters with true wisdom!"

"Please forgive our rudeness, Mr. Monster, we were unaware that this was a serious disturbance for you!"

"O King of Monsters, more powerful than Caesar Ghidorah, and possessing true wisdom, can you tell us, these curious creatures, your true name?"

“Kalon Gogmora,”

Karon stared at the tiny creature before him and replied, "That is my name."

"Also, I am not some monster king, I am a dragon, a real dragon!"

Caron shook his head slightly, saying with a hint of displeasure, "Also, your detection isn't a serious problem for me, but I don't like having mosquitoes buzzing around me while I'm sleeping!"

"There aren't many creatures in the world that I can truly hate, and mosquitoes happen to be one of them!"

"A dragon, a real dragon?"

The humans in the entire fleet were somewhat excited. This was the first time that a creature from mythology had appeared before them. Even though they already possessed the power to set foot in the stars, the appearance of such a mythical being was still extremely incredible.

Stein was taken aback, then his eyes lit up, and he asked with great eagerness, "Are you a true dragon, a legendary ancient mythical race?"

"Could it be that you appeared to maintain the order of the universe and eliminate these monsters that threaten it, Lord Gogmora!"

"Was this Caesar Ghidorah killed by you and your companions?"

"Do we really need to join forces to kill this weakling?"

A deep, resonant voice rang out, and the giant's face appeared outside the flagship's observation window, looking down at these weak creatures with displeasure.

"What kind of lame joke are you telling? This isn't funny,"

The multi-armed giant grumbled, "We didn't come here to eliminate these weak beasts, but as the first king of the dragons, Gorgmora is naturally drawn to the world of dragons."

“We followed this call and came here, only to find this thing hidden in the debris of a star.”

"This guy not only had a terrible temper, but he also disrespected the dragon sovereign, so Goggmora snapped his neck in one go,"

"To be honest, such a weakling is just a beast that I can crush with my bare hands, like a chick."

Caron shook his head, too lazy to interrupt Mogeyes's boasting. After all, traveling through different universes and timelines for so long had made him talkative.

In the past, he wouldn't have bothered with these humans at all.

(End of this chapter)