Chapter 85: Witch Knight! Godzilla Has Grown Up!

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The next day, Lorien woke up in a warm embrace. Last night had been a lot of fun. But compared to Gwen, Wanda's stamina in a fight was almost on par with hers. Could it be that Gwen's physical stats are simply stronger? Possibly.

"Maybe it's just the nature of a magician?" Lorien mused for a moment.

Magicians—high attack, low defense. It made sense to think so. Magicians are usually fragile, with limited stamina. Although their attack power is high, they tend to tire quickly.

With that in mind, Lorien realized that it might be necessary to improve Wanda's physical fitness or find gear that significantly boosts her recovery. Otherwise, if this continues, Wanda would be too weak. So weak!

But as the saying goes: evening exercise isn't as beneficial as morning exercise! Meaning it's better to work out in the morning than to train later. And this is a serious statement, not just empty words. But reality? That's another matter.

An hour later, Lorien stepped out of the bathroom, refreshed, after taking a hot shower. With a snap of his fingers, the entire room was clean again.

[Ding~!]

[Congratulations to Lorien for earning the title: Witch Knight!]

"Huh?" Lorien was momentarily taken aback by the title. "Does it have the same effect as before?"

[Yes, it will slightly but permanently increase the check-in rewards.]

"Alright."

After the shower, Lorien glanced at the leftovers on the table. He decided to heat them up for breakfast. Once he'd eaten enough, he dressed and headed out.

Don't get me wrong, when you feel refreshed, going out for morning activities can make you feel happier. Even if you don't exercise much, just getting out in the morning makes you feel like the day is more fulfilling, and your mood will be better.

And so, Lorien ran along the beach. But as he was running, he suddenly remembered something.

"My Godzilla... uh..." Lorien thought about the creature he hadn't seen in a long time. "I should go check on it."

With a snap of his fingers, Lorien appeared in the deep-sea area. He went directly to the location where he had placed the heavy nuclear fusion reactor. But upon arrival, he noticed something strange.

"Where's my heavy nuclear fusion ball?"

He had cast a spell on the reactor to isolate radiation, with the spell's radius being about a meter larger than the ball's diameter. This was done to prevent Godzilla from struggling to carry the ball as it grew and to avoid detection. As long as Godzilla could stay close to the ball, it could absorb the radiation and grow. Godzilla also had the unique ability to actively absorb radiation, so there was no cause for concern. But now the question was... where's the ball?

Lorien looked around and, realizing he couldn't find it, decided to attract Godzilla by releasing Phoenix Force energy. This was the same energy he had released before, so Godzilla should recognize it. But even after half an hour had passed, there was still no sign of Godzilla approaching.

"It can't be, right?" Lorien felt a pang of worry. If Godzilla had died, he'd genuinely be sad. After all, it was his first pet. But just then...

"Boom~~~"

A rumbling sound echoed from the seabed, and Lorien immediately sensed Godzilla's position.

"Finally!" Lorien breathed a sigh of relief.

A few minutes later, a monster with eyes bigger than Lorien himself appeared before him in the deep sea. Those eyes were almost as big as the door of a house! For the average person, this would be terrifying, but for Lorien, it was just his pet.

"How long has it been? And you've grown so big?" Lorien was stunned by the size of Godzilla's lantern-like eyes. Had it really grown this fast?

"Um!!!"

"Roar!!!"

"Um!!!"

Godzilla, seeing Lorien return, let out a happy hum, followed by a deep growl. It swung its enormous tail, creating massive waves that disturbed the surrounding sea.

"Alright, alright, how old are you, still acting like a puppy?" Lorien chuckled, patting Godzilla's head. Although he could only reach one corner, Godzilla was clearly thrilled.

Next, Godzilla took a few steps back and opened its mouth in front of Lorien. He peered inside.

"Good grief," Lorien laughed. "No wonder I couldn't find it. You've been keeping it in your mouth like candy?"

Godzilla roared again. Lorien had spent all that time searching, only to discover that the reactor had been in Godzilla's mouth all along.

It made sense, though. The current Godzilla had eyes that were about two meters long, with a body tens of meters tall. The diameter of the heavy nuclear fusion reactor was less than two meters, so for Godzilla, carrying the reactor was as easy as holding a small piece of candy.

Lorien noticed that the light on the reactor was turning red, indicating that the energy in the heavy nuclear fusion reactor was almost depleted.

"So fast?" Lorien was surprised. He knew the reactor was capable of powering a planetary engine for a long time, yet Godzilla had drained it so quickly? Lorien shook his head, slightly amused. Fortunately, he had a lot of these reactors—999 left, to be precise.

He took out another reactor, cast the protective spell, and threw it into Godzilla's mouth.

"Ho Ho~~~!" Godzilla almost danced with joy, the surrounding sea swirling with its movements.

"Alright, alright," Lorien said, still satisfied with Godzilla's growth. He nodded and pointed in the direction of the island.

"Now, find a time and release all the radiation in that place," Lorien instructed. "But remember, we care about the Earth's environment. So when you eat, eat everything cleanly—don't let any radiation leak into the sea, got it? Just go for places with nuclear power plants."

"Ho Ho~~~!" Godzilla acknowledged with a blink of its massive eyes.

"Good, not bad," Lorien nodded in satisfaction. He cast another spell on Godzilla, one meant for life-saving and tracking. From now on, he'd always know where Godzilla was, and if the creature's life was ever in danger, it would be teleported to a sea area near Lorien.

"Alright, I'm leaving," Lorien said after setting up the protective measures, clapping his hands in preparation to go.

"Ho ho ho..." Godzilla, whose intelligence was gradually increasing, looked sad, its whole demeanor downcast.

Seeing this, Lorien could only say helplessly, "Alright, I'll play with you for an hour. I'll ride on your head, and you can take me flying through the sea."

For a moment, Godzilla's eyes widened, then it nodded eagerly.

And so, over the Pacific Ocean, Lorien rode Godzilla as they cut through the wind and waves. Together, they swam through schools of fish, encountered whales, and glided past jellyfish!