Once the tunnel reached the Akagi River, the passage between the Burial Pit and the human world would be opened. With the water, perhaps an embryo dragon would emerge.
"About twenty meters!"
The worker ahead shouted, "The noise in the rock layers is loud, so the measurement might not be accurate. We're preparing to remeasure."
"Report to the head of the family."
Miyamoto Shio sighed as he watched the shield machine continue forward. He muttered, "What a shame. If they had followed my plan, we wouldn't be dealing with all this trouble."
His plan wasn't complicated. It was to pour five thousand tons of mercury into the Burial Pit the moment it was opened, then use thermite incendiary bombs to ignite it.
At that point, the entire Well of Bones would become a dragon's hell, and Herzog would never get his hands on the 'god' alive.
But unfortunately, his plan was rejected.
Herzog had taken Uesugi Erii and Adam Anglewid hostage. Regardless of whether Hilbert was willing to sacrifice Adam or Yamata no Orochi was willing to sacrifice Erii, Uesugi Koeru certainly wasn't, and no one wanted to see the Shadow Emperor lose his temper. So the plan was slightly modified.
"How's the trap situation?" Miyamoto Shio asked.
"Five thousand tons of mercury are ready!" A worker on the other side replied. "Once confirmed, we'll use the thermite incendiary bombs to ignite it!"
"Good. All non-combat personnel, evacuate now."
Miyamoto Shio gave the final order, looking at the advancing shield machine. He spoke in a deep voice: "Continue forward. Your mission is to sacrifice your lives for the family!"
The engineers operating the shield machines and super excavators had long known their mission: to go to any lengths to complete the tunnel to Well of Bones.
They were like bait, their task to lure out the monsters inside, using their lives to fulfill the vow of giving everything for the family.
Tonight, many would sacrifice their lives, but no one would abandon their mission.
Miyamoto Shio boarded a helicopter and flew into the sky, silently calculating the time it would take to complete the tunnel.
Boom!
The Well of Bones tunnel was completed!
In the next moment, a massive flow of water burst out from the tunnel, cascading like a waterfall.
It was the god. It had changed the ecosystem of Well of Bones, turning the pit that once imprisoned it into the womb that gave birth to it.
Inside, there were Dragon Clan subspecies guarding it—thousands of Ghost Tooth Dragons glowing with silver-blue light in the blood-red water, as if the river was filled with blood.
Deeper within, countless serpent-like shadows appeared, flickering in the crimson waterfall.
These creatures made various sounds—sharp, hoarse growls that didn't seem human, but rather like the vengeful spirits rising from the underworld.
"They've come out!"
Miyamoto Shio looked down, watching as tens of thousands of 'evil spirits' surged from the blood-red river. His eyes were cold and harsh: "All teams, listen up, execute the 'God Slayer' plan!"
The blood-red river pouring out from the tunnel flowed through the pre-dug channels into a low-lying area.
In that area, five thousand tons of mercury were stored. This was a lethal poison for the Dragon Clan.
Even though the Well of Bones water flow diluted it, with the explosion of thermite agents, the intense heat would instantly evaporate the mercury, turning it into poisonous mist in the air.
The Ghost Tooth Dragons and the serpent-shaped death attendants lurking beneath were burned by the scalding mercury mist, screaming in agony.
At that moment, Mount Fuji erupted.
Boom—!
It was as if a great being was about to awaken, as the hot, red magma was pushed into the sky with immense force, releasing a massive amount of smoke and black mist.
Following that, the entire mountain range began to shake, as the volcano, built up over thousands of years, finally erupted under the power of a god.
The unmatched force tore through the night sky, and the hot magma, like falling meteors, left fiery trails in the air, blooming like summer festival fireworks, radiating a glow filled with destruction and death.
"What is that?!"
Suddenly, Miyamoto Shio's pupils contracted.
The searing hot magma flowed down Mount Fuji, melting centuries-old snow, but the Takamagahara Mountains remained unchanged, covered in a white substance. This was clearly impossible.
"Director, that's... that's not snow!" the helicopter pilot exclaimed in fear. "That's... some kind of spider silk!"
The helicopter shook in the storm, as if it was about to crash at any moment.
Miyamoto Shio gripped the helicopter's handrail, his gaze fixed on the white substance. He finally saw it clearly—what covered the Takamagahara Mountains was not snow, but white silk.
The white substance, like fungal mycelium, spread across the ground, wrapping trees and the earth in layers. It looked like a giant cocooning insect was trying to envelop the entire Takamagahara Mountain range.
The white mycelium covered the whole mountain range. For any living being, this silk-like substance was deadly.
It was highly corrosive, and anything it touched became spongy inside. Trees decayed from within, and life within a one-kilometer radius was completely extinguished. Beneath the seemingly pure white covering, the entire mountain had died.
Heavy rain poured down, and the air was still filled with the pungent scent of sulfur. Herzog walked by the Well of Bones covered with white silk, speaking lightly: "To welcome the return of the god, I borrow your precious blood to pay respect to the newly born god."
The girl, like a fairy, had hollow, vacant eyes, moving like a marionette. She came to the Well of Bones and cut her wrist.
It was only a few hundred milliliters of blood, but as it touched the boiling water deep inside the Well of Bones, the entire Takamagahara region trembled. It seemed something enormous was awakening deep within.
"That's... the No. 13 water reservoir?!"
Miyamoto Shio, after calculating the earthquake's origin, immediately realized where it came from and widened his eyes. "So... it's there!"
The tremor from the No. 13 water reservoir spread across the entire Takamagahara Mountain range.
The next moment, a creature that had been stirring in the Well of Bones broke through the water's surface, sending a mixture of water and mercury-gray liquid soaring into the sky.
Boom!!!
Thousands of lung shells scattered like bullets, hitting the well walls with explosive sounds. Their hard shells shattered completely, turning into slime that stuck to the walls.
Next, a huge white shadow appeared, covered in a burst of water mist, like a rocket soaring into the sky. With overwhelming power, it broke out of the Well of Bones.
Snow-white spotlights fell from the sky. It was the elite from Yamata no Orochi and the Dragon-slaying team from Cassel, arriving by helicopter.
Finally, the massive creature crawled out of the well and was fully exposed to everyone's sight.
Its body was covered in snow-white fungal strands, resembling a giant cocoon. At the bottom, it dragged a horrifying long tail.
The creature had eight curved dragon necks, each with its own head. Its lower limbs were deformed and short, resembling a spider using its eight heads as legs.
Its huge golden eyes blinked intermittently, emitting a terrifying aura of cruelty.
"Yamata no Orochi!"
Miyamoto Shio froze, staring at the monster in awe.
Mythology turned into reality at this moment. The 'curse' that had been tied to the fate of Yamata no Orochi had finally appeared.
The loud noise from the helicopter's propellers roared in the sky.
Gen Chisei was like a straight sword, standing at the helicopter door. His hair was blown wildly by the wind, but his gaze remained as firm as iron. "Look, the gods are awake."
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