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The machines that should have been completely destroyed suddenly resurrected in an instant.
It was a trap, meticulously set by the machines.
They had lured Godzilla into using its non-focused breath from a distance, allowing the flames to disperse. Then, certain robots acted as shields, blocking the greatly weakened energy, enabling some machines to "survive."
Next, the surviving units played dead, deceiving Godzilla into believing they had been annihilated.
With their overwhelming numbers, Godzilla wouldn't choose to detour more than a hundred kilometers to avoid their remains. After all, tens of thousands of robots were enough to form a corpse net several dozen kilometers wide in Godzilla's path.
By deploying sufficient machines to create a surrounding "wreckage" perimeter, they ensured Godzilla would enter the center of their "destroyed" zone. At that moment, the machines could penetrate Godzilla's inner defensive circle.
This was a plan to finally damage Godzilla.
A seamless strategy.
The evolution of the machines was becoming terrifying.
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Countless robots pushed aside the wreckage of larger machines that had protected them and rushed toward Godzilla at maximum speed.
One kilometer took only 20 seconds to cross.
By the fourth second after they rose, Godzilla sensed the machines' resurrection.
Initially, it spotted the large group of distant robots rushing back toward its position after reactivating.
Godzilla fired at these approaching units, completely obliterating them.
Its breath took a sweeping path, lasting three or four seconds. By then, some robots had already reached Godzilla's feet.
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They displayed astonishing climbing abilities, using both hands and feet to scale Godzilla's massive body.
Upon reaching the top of Godzilla's thigh, they slipped into skin crevices—all happening within seconds.
In mere moments, thousands of robots ascended Godzilla's body. The titan tried shaking them off by lifting its leg and stomping forcefully, crushing some of them.
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Godzilla switched to a different breath mode, using nuclear reactor energy beneath itself to destroy the machines below.
In just seconds, Godzilla accomplished all this.
However, within those few moments, several hundred—even over a thousand—robots had wedged themselves into the crevices of Godzilla's skin.
And this group, after sacrificing tens of millions of their fellow machines, launched their first true attack on Godzilla.
It was the first genuine strike against the titan.
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Zzz...
Industrial lasers began cutting into Godzilla's body. The machines weren't using explosives or flames but pure concentrated energy.
They were attempting to slice through Godzilla's hide.
Compared to powerful explosions and insufficient flame temperatures, lasers could indeed harm Godzilla. Their strategy was nearly perfect.
But that's where its effectiveness ended.
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Injuries come in different levels.
Even though hundreds or thousands of robots were cutting at Godzilla, the pieces they removed from its skin represented less than a billionth of its total body mass.
Even if Godzilla stood motionless and let them continue cutting, their pace couldn't match its regeneration speed.
So despite their efforts, the machines couldn't advance further.
Even with a thousand machines cutting at its thigh, Godzilla's movements remained unimpeded.
The machines still couldn't breach its defenses; their laser power was insufficient.
They could cut small pieces measuring a few millimeters or centimeters, but causing significant damage to a colossal creature like Godzilla remained impossible.
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In the end, what did the sacrifice of millions of machines achieve? To those who didn't understand the situation, it might seem ridiculous, given the immense loss of machines compared to Godzilla's minimal damage.
But in reality? This was a warning, a clear demonstration of their intelligence's extent.
In the end, they succeeded in injuring Godzilla. Even if just slightly, it was undeniable.
From mindless suicide attacks to infiltrating the inner circle, seeking cover to reduce losses, and finally launching a surprise attack through an elaborate trap—the machines' growth rate had reached a terrifying level.
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Godzilla began to take the situation more seriously, contemplating whether to proactively neutralize the machine threat.
It understood the consequences of machines endlessly replicating themselves. The situation paralleled the nuclear wars humans had fought. Even with thousands of nuclear detonations daily, conflict persisted.
Compared to human strategies, the threat posed by these machines was clearly greater.
However, Godzilla dismissed this concern. After all, destroying the machines wouldn't advance planetary ecological recovery.
As long as Earth's ecosystem could be revived, the existence or absence of robots was inconsequential.
Even if they remained hostile after humanity's extinction, it wouldn't matter provided the planet's ecosystem recovered.
Godzilla sincerely hoped for this outcome. Its own survival was no longer paramount.
Even if machines continued to exist and fight against it after humanity's extinction, it would be acceptable as long as Earth's ecosystem revived.
Feeling the machines cutting at its thigh, Godzilla returned to its breath weapon.
Then, it released a massive energy burst beneath its feet.
In an instant, its entire body was engulfed in a huge fireball, its surface melting and evaporating along with the clinging machines.
There. The cleanup was complete.
With the last attached machines eradicated, Godzilla continued advancing into the desert.
Not far ahead stood the city it sought.
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"This is the power of artificial intelligence."
In the city ahead, all remaining machines in Australia had gathered.
They would employ everything learned from their battles with Godzilla over the past dozen encounters.
Whether they could repel Godzilla or not, they had already succeeded.
Because in this world, machines existed beyond Australia's borders.
Remaining engineering robots in Australia: 68.09 million. Progress in analyzing Godzilla's behavior logic: 61%.