CHAPTER 937: CHAPTER 773: THUNDER GOD AND THE EXPLORER (EXTENDED CHAPTER) (PART 2)

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North America, a valley shrouded in toxic mist all year round.

The valley was filled with piles of white bones, sparse vegetation, and any Mutant Beast that accidentally intruded would collapse to the ground with a whimper, struggling twice before losing its breath.

Boom! Boom!

Rumbling sounds echoed from the depths of the valley, scorching flames sizzling through the gray-green toxic mist.

Mutant creatures with two heads fled hastily from the depths of the valley, their speed so fast that in an instant they crossed hundreds, even thousands, of meters.

"Weaklings."

A being enveloped in thunder light, akin to a Thunder God, blocked the path of the double-headed Alien Race.

The double-headed Alien Race, with a fierce countenance, had its left head chanting strange spells, strands of black light scattered around the Thunder God, while the right head spewed sharp spikes, which were Second Tier Divine Weapons forged with Source Power!

Swooshing past, tearing through the air, yet suddenly halted before the Thunder God.

Bolts of thunder swept out, dispelling and purifying the black light while the Thunder God reached out, gathering Endless Thunderbolt into a Thunder God’s Spear, which shot out with tremendous force.

The double-headed Alien Race, also a Second Tier, stared blankly at its pierced chest, a surge of violent force continually destroying its body, unable to recover even with its Origin.

"Is it... Law?!"

"You’ve actually touched the Law at the Second Tier!!"

Unbelieving, the double-headed Alien Race was swiftly obliterated by thunder.

Heroes from the Hero Club flew from the depths of the valley, shocked at the fallen Alien Race Elite.

"The Witch and Black Dragon had besieged it for over ten minutes, yet it escaped, while Thunder God only took a short time to completely obliterate an almost immortal Second Tier Elite."

"Lord Thunder God, your strength is probably greater than those from Green Shadow."

"Still lacking a bit."

Thunder God maintained a stoic face, but those familiar with him noticed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, clearly in high spirits.

Indeed,

Recently, Thunder God had been utterly frustrated having to rely on Green Shadow to deal with a giant snake ravaging North America.

But now, after touching the Law, Thunder God felt like he had entered a new realm, perceiving Thunder Series Spells at a glance and easily enhancing them, with the power of his casually cast Magic being exponentially stronger than before.

Growing stronger visibly each day, looking back at his former self seemed laughable, like a frog at the bottom of a well.

Now, Second Tier Transcendents appeared weak, and even the Third Tier seemed unimpressive to Thunder God.

Humbly, he added, "Green Shadow has always been mysterious, especially the Green Shadow City Lord; no one knows much about him, and compared to him, I might be lacking."

Implicating that, aside from the Green Shadow City Lord, Thunder God was confident in his superiority over others.

Facing the scarlet giant snake that once ravaged North America, Thunder God now felt confident he could subdue it. While Green Shadow had taken down the giant snake, it had required several elites back then.

"Lord Thunder God, you will surely claim the seat as the world’s number one." A Transcendent flattered him.

Thunder God neither confirmed nor denied, "Our Hero Club wants to match or even surpass Green Shadow, and relying solely on myself isn’t enough; you need to grow quickly too. Green Shadow has ten top-tier experts, so our Hero Club must have twelve super heroes!"

"Black Dragon, Witch, you are the elites I favor the most. Master the power of domains quickly, and use it to touch the Law."

The robust Black Dragon was fervent.

Previously, Thunder God only slightly overshadowed him, but now Thunder God could effortlessly suppress him with one hand, and he was thoroughly convinced.

"I will," he said.

The Witch also responded, rolling her eyes internally.

Challenge Green Shadow’s status? How naive!

The Hero Club seemed like a dead-end force without a future, and she dearly wanted to switch to Green Shadow!

Yet, having been gently refused before, the Witch was miffed.

Doubting her own attractiveness.

Suddenly, seeing Thunder God, she thought of his recent transformation, his Combat Power having surged manifold.

Her eyes lit up.

It had nothing to do with looks; it must be because she was too weak. If she had the power to crush Thunder God, then made the switch, surely the Green Shadow City Lord wouldn’t refuse.

Witch Helen was suddenly full of drive.

Seeing two trusted subordinates so full of vigor, Thunder God felt assured.

Having annihilated a hidden Alien Race lair, especially after confirming his absolute dominance over those of the same tier, Thunder God was in a great mood.

Returning to the Hero Club headquarters, he received another piece of good news.

The Explorer spaceship had completed its testing.

Thunder God, Witch, and other notable figures of the Hero Club quickly arrived at a secret base several hundred miles north of headquarters.

Seeing the Explorer, large enough to rival a small city and resembling a floating fortress, Thunder God was very pleased.

"Not bad, even more formidable than Green Shadow’s Kun Level Floating Airship."

He paused and asked, "How is the Explorer’s weaponry? Although our goal is exploration, weaponry is necessary, as there are bound to be various dangers in space."

A confident Rune Master, responsible for the Explorer, said, "The Explorer is equipped with ten Fortress Cannons, twenty-two Advanced Energy-gathering Cannons, and numerous top-tier weapons. Even against a Second Tier Transcendent enemy, given distance, we can annihilate them completely... Oh, of course, there’s no dealing with a powerhouse like you, Lord Thunder God, using mere technological weapons."

"Not bad, not bad, not bad."

Thunder God was extremely satisfied.

He believed that Green Shadow had begun deep space exploration long ago, perhaps achieving successes. This could explain why Green Shadow, despite its small territory, managed to nurture countless elites.

Green Shadow’s Kun Level Floating Airship was the best evidence.

Such colossals were excellent for transporting troops and resources, which also implied the existence of resource stars near the Solar System!

Thunder God felt like he had deduced the truth!

"Since the Explorer’s performance is outstanding, build more of them; our Hero Club is not short of resources."

"Uh..." The Rune Master hesitated before saying, "Many crucial components of the Explorer are imported from Green Shadow, and they’re quite expensive. Green Shadow only accepts high-level resources, so..."

"Have you tried breaking Green Shadow’s technology?"

"We tried, but the imported components have seals on them, and once forcibly broken, they self-destruct. We’ve wasted quite a bit of resources this way."

Thunder God: "..."

No wonder the Research Department used so much funding.

But... since our Hero Club can’t effectively utilize high-level resources, trading them with Green Shadow is fine, as long as we can grasp their technology...

"I approve; at least five Explorers must be built."

He ordered, "Since the Explorer’s performance is thoroughly tested, start preparing for exploration launch."

All other preparations had long been completed.

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Ten days later,

The Explorer ejected a ghostly blue tail flame, gradually rising in altitude, eventually turning into a beam of light disappearing beyond the horizon.

This colossal vessel carried nearly ten thousand individuals, among them thirty Transcendent Tier experts, including one Second Tier Transcendent.

It also had a Rune Master, an Array Master, and several other high-level personnel, a lineup nothing short of luxurious.

Whether discovering a Life Planet or encountering danger, they were confident in handling it.

After all,

From the Holy City’s recorded information, they knew that in ordinary planets, Transcendent Tier experts were already rare.

Yet they had dozens of Transcendents, along with the Explorer capable of obliterating Second Tier Transcendents!

They could easily suppress a planet!

After entering space, the Explorer gathered energy and began space traversal.

The principle was akin to the Nightmare Puppet’s space traversal, allowing them to cross hundreds or thousands of times the distance of the real world in a short time.

With this technology, within just a few days, the Explorer had bypassed Neptune and arrived at the edge of the Solar System.

On the ship,

everyone was incredibly excited.

They were Pioneers; what predecessors couldn’t achieve would soon be easily accomplished by them.

Even the Transcendents on the ship watched the endless starry sky through the windows without blinking.

Suddenly,

a Transcendent spoke, pointing to a distant asteroid, uncertainly saying, "Is there, what looks like a few human figures?"