That punch? Over a hundred thousand tons of force, concentrated into a fist the size of a car. The monster didn't even get to feel pain.
Oh, and when he said "skin," he didn't mean his actual skin. Belial's body was naturally wrapped in a layer of dense ice and snow. The monster had clawed through that shell and exposed the black scales underneath.
Its claws were sharp, packed with compressed wind, and even came with a creepy wailing effect when they sliced through the air. It managed to land a few solid hits before Belial got annoyed and smacked it into paste.
Of all things, it had to mess up his limited-edition snow skin. "Still, gotta admit. That was a solid effort."
His icy outer layer wasn't just for show. It was stronger than steel and laced with elemental counterattacks. Break through it, and you'd get flash-frozen on the spot. That monster pushed through all that and still kept swinging until the end. That alone earned some respect.
So, as a tribute, Belial blasted its corpse with an icy breath, then crushed it to pieces with a lazy flick of his tail.
Definitely not because it smelled weird.
Total respect. What he didn't realize was that something strange had slipped into his body while he absorbed the creature's mana.
A hidden power buried inside the monster's essence quietly drifted into him. Then, all of a sudden, it shot toward his mind like a bullet, and slammed headfirst into something deep within his soul. And instantly died.
"Ding!!!... Sys...tem... ..."
"What the hell was that?!" Belial bolted upright.
Given his massive size, the sudden move shook the mountain beneath him, almost triggering a small avalanche.
"System? I thought you blew up into a shower of gold coins or something!" He turned his head, trying to pinpoint the voice. His eyes lit up. So his cheat had a delayed activation, huh?
No biggie. All is forgiven.
"Alright, hurry up and give me something busted. Endgame mode, Planet-class, Hell mode, Singularity, anything works!"
He rubbed his hands together eagerly, already imagining the chaos he'd unleash. With a top-tier cheat like that, taking over the world would be easy.
But then the info that followed?
Yeah... total letdown.
Turned out it wasn't a full system awakening, just some leftover scraps of a Dna buried in the system's ruins, accidentally triggered by whatever strange power he'd absorbed.
So really, it was more like a corpse twitching one last time than a true revival. And the Dna that kicked in? Definitely not one of the god-tier ones he was hoping for. No Endgame, no Hellstorm, not even a cheap Planet-class knockoff.
Still, at least it meant the system wasn't completely dead. He could still load a new Dna's power, and that was something.
"Well, fine. Let's see what I got."
"Parsing… 1%…"
"Dna Info: From The Great Kaiju Onslaught… bzzz… krk…"
"…exe…"
Then the system's screen flickered out again, like a broken monitor slamming its own lid shut. But just before it died, it spit out a few final words that made Belial's eyes light up.
The Great Kaiju Onslaught.
Most people might not recognize the term, but Belial, a longtime monster movie enthusiast, knew exactly what it referred to. Any true G-fan would immediately think of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack—the 2001 film where Godzilla was reimagined as a malevolent force.
The version with dead-white eyes, a hunched back, jagged spines, and those absurdly massive fangs. The one born from the vengeful souls of the Pacific War. Its origin alone was enough to send chills down your spine.
Belial had seen that film over and over. He'd started the franchise backwards, watching the newest films before going back to the classics, so he was used to seeing Godzilla get outshined by King Ghidorah.
But this version? This one tore Ghidorah apart like a chew toy.
Sure, there was that later Ghidorah, the golden terror from the stars, that even Earth's monsters couldn't defeat without help. It left an impression, no doubt.
But this Godzilla? This one was something else entirely.
It wasn't born of radiation or mutation, but from vengeance, ueled by the restless souls of those who perished in the Pacific War, angry at a nation that had forgotten them.
Baragon tried to stop it, and got buried for his trouble. Mothra followed, wings burning mid-air as she fell. Even King Ghidorah, reborn as a guardian rather than a destroyer, couldn't hold the line not even after absorbing Mothra's energy to become the Thousand-Year Dragon.
They called it a last stand, but it wasn't even close. Godzilla tore through them like they were nothing. Not with hacks. Not with plot armor. Just sheer, despair-inducing force.
And in the end, even after it was finally dragged beneath the wave, wounded, its body broken by a suicide run from the humans, the message was clear: this was no victory.
In the final shot, deep beneath the ocean floor, Godzilla's heart still pulsed in the darkness. The spirits of war weren't done yet.
For Belial, getting that Dna wasn't just about power. It was practically a resurrection cheat code.
He already had G-cells, so his body was tough enough to survive most things. But with this, his immortality got taken up a notch.
Sure, there might be things in this world that could counter it, but even then, this was a game-changer."Hahaha! Who can kill me now?! WHO CA, huh?!"
His manic laughter cut short as his giant dragon eyes bulged.
"What do you mean the progress bar's still at 1%?! Do I need to buy a premium account or something?!"
He stared at the interface, teeth clenched in frustration. The bar was frozen. Not moving.
It was like the system had collapsed halfway through and left a ghost signal behind. He cursed it out in his head. 'Useless pile of code'.
He was just about to mentally start kicking the system's corpse again when a new prompt appeared.
"That strange energy from before? Where the hell am I supposed to find that again?!"
Apparently, the Dna couldn't fully activate unless he found more of that weird power. Something like a "key."
Belial scratched at his chin with one claw. What had he eaten recently? Honestly, he didn't keep track. He tended to blow stuff up and chew later. But now that he thought about it, there had been that mysterious shard buried deep in that frozen cave…
He shook his massive head. That couldn't be it. If it was, why would the system only react now? It had to be something he absorbed just recently.
Which pointed to one of the last few monsters he'd killed.
That actually made more sense. In a world like this, weird creatures with one-of-a-kind powers were everywhere. But finding that exact kind of energy again? That would be tricky.
"Couldn't the damn thing at least look cool or memorable or something?"
Grumbling, Belial kicked the interface twice more. Thankfully, another line popped up.
"When the system detects a strong enough concentration of that energy, it'll let you know."
'Fine. Good enough.' Belial let out a long sigh, forcing himself to calm down. He had time. Lots of it. That was the upside of being a kaiju, life moved slow, and he wasn't in any rush.
His belly was still full from the last fight. With a deep breath, he folded his wings over his body and settled in. Snow gently began falling again, covering his massive frame like a mountain in hibernation.
And far in the distance, someone watched it all unfold.