Ten Mach!
Russell effortlessly broke through the ten Mach barrier. After confirming that he could easily maintain a speed of ten Mach, he didn't push his speed any further and kept it at that level.
His maximum flight speed was evidently higher than ten Mach, but he had no intention of pushing it to the limit at the moment. Russell just wanted to get a preliminary sense of his flying speed.
Although Russell had set off half an hour later than Grendel and Godzilla, he arrived at the uninhabited island chosen by No. 3 before them. Flying through the air was undoubtedly faster than swimming underwater!
Moreover, he had flown at a speed of ten Mach.
Upon reaching the uninhabited island, Russell recalled the accompanying Endosymbiotic Battle Armor into the system space. Then, he landed on the beach and sat down on a large rock.
While waiting for Grendel and Godzilla to arrive, he basked in the strengthening rays of the yellow sun. He felt like an incredibly efficient human solar panel, continuously absorbing energy from the yellow sun to enhance his already remarkable superhuman physiology.
This feeling of becoming stronger just by soaking up the sun without having to do anything else was beyond incredible.
What was even more surprising was that this enhancement felt limitless, though Russell knew that there were limits. Even the most powerful symbiote forms, had their limits. Russell wasn't sure how powerful the "Divine Power" would become, but he was certain that his current "Divine Power" state had limits, even if he couldn't determine them yet.
Sitting on the beach, basking in the sun for over twenty minutes, Russell spotted Grendel and Godzilla in the distance, still far from the island.
From the surface, he appeared to be simply sunbathing on a rock. However, he was continuously adapting to his newly acquired "Divine Power" abilities.
Superhuman vision, superhuman hearing, energy absorption, flight, heat vision...
Apart from superhuman breath, superhuman strength, superhuman defense, and superhuman speed, which he hadn't tested yet, he had explored all the other powers granted by "Divine Power" to some extent.
With his superhuman vision, he could now see Grendel and Godzilla approaching the island from a great distance. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to spot them as they rapidly swam up from the ocean floor.
After waiting for a few more minutes, Godzilla's dorsal fin appeared on the surface of the sea. Upon arriving at the island, Grendel immediately controlled Godzilla to make a loud thud and kneel down on all fours.
"Respected Majesty, your most loyal, reliable, and trustworthy subordinate Grendel has brought Godzilla to pay homage!"
Godzilla couldn't speak the human language. However, it didn't matter as Grendel was currently controlling him. Even if Godzilla couldn't naturally produce the standard sounds of human speech, Grendel could instantly create them.
For symbiote, creating a physiological structure that didn't naturally exist in the host was as simple as drinking water. If necessary, Grendel could even turn the formidable Godzilla into an exceedingly graceful Godzilla Queen.
"Stand up and speak!"
Russell hovered in the air, looking at Godzilla's massive head, which was larger than his entire body. He spoke to Grendel and Godzilla.
"Of course, Your Majesty!"
Grendel controlled Godzilla to respond to Russell before making him stand up.
Up until this moment, Grendel finally realized that Russell was completely different from their last encounter. This difference didn't lie in Russell's appearance but in the entirely different aura he emitted.
What is this?
Grendel wasn't sure about what had happened to Russell, but he was certain that Russell had become much more powerful than before.
It wasn't just the dominance of King's Serum over the dominant species; it was the overwhelming aura radiating from an even higher life form.
Not only Grendel, but even Godzilla had noticed the change in Russell. When they first met on Oahu Island, Godzilla sensed a dangerous aura around Russell, but it wasn't as intense as it was now.
If, at that time, the feeling Russell gave him was that of a tiger, then he himself was like a lion. However, now he was still a lion, but Russell had become a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
No!
Not just a Tyrannosaurus Rex; to be precise, he was the Tyrannosaurus Rex among Tyrannosaurus Rexes.
Godzilla might not be well-versed in human culture and knowledge, but he had an extensive understanding of Earth's animals. From a certain perspective, Titans like Godzilla were also native Earth creatures. They were just a bit larger, more powerful, and had longer lifespans.
When Grendel controlled Godzilla to stand up, Russell floated in front of Godzilla's massive head and said to Grendel and Godzilla, "We'll discuss the San Francisco matter later. Right now, I have something for the two of you to do."
"Your Majesty, please go ahead and command us!"
Grendel immediately controlled Godzilla to respond.
"It's quite simple. I want the two of you to attack me with all your might!"
Russell had come here not only to completely resolve the situation with Godzilla, such as having him willingly join the Dominion and acknowledge himself as part of it. He also wanted to test his current strength with Grendel and Godzilla.
The future King of Monsters, Godzilla, along with the first-generation symbiote dragon, Grendel, was the perfect choice to test the powers granted by the "Divine Power" reward. After all, it wasn't easy to find a punching bag of such massive size with extraordinary self-healing abilities!
"Your Majesty, are you serious?"
Grendel asked with some uncertainty.
"Of course, I'm serious!"
Russell replied calmly.
"Very well, if Your Majesty is serious, then I won't hold back!"
With that, Grendel immediately controlled Godzilla to swing his massive tail towards Russell.
Godzilla's tail swing!
At the same time, Grendel began to control Godzilla to charge up his atomic breath.
BOOM!
Russell watched as Godzilla's massive and sturdy tail came swinging towards him. He clenched his right fist and struck back without holding back. The speed of his right fist breaking the sound barrier instantly created a massive sonic boom.
Russell's relatively small fist collided forcefully with Godzilla's colossal tail.
Bang!
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