Boom...!!!
A luxury cruise ship, weighing over a hundred thousand tons, that happened to be passing by, was effortlessly pierced into two by the monster's head, which had a shark fin-like bone blade.
Rumble...!!!
Amidst two violent explosions, the severed cruise ship slowly sank into the ocean.
However.
The massive monster was not affected by the explosion in the slightest.
It continued to sway its enormous body and walk towards the coastline.
Along the way, it even broke the Golden Gate Bridge that stood in its path, causing the live feed to be lost.
What the hell is this ugly thing?
Could it be an unruly younger brother under Godzilla's command?
No!
This unappealing appearance, which looks like it was temporarily pieced together, is still very different from the Monster Universe where Godzilla resides!
"Could it be that another Kaiju World has also merged in?"
Karl frowned slightly, feeling as if he had seen a similar monster somewhere before.
So, he began to search his mind for movie material about giant monsters that he had seen in his "previous life."
Soon, a movie about Jaegers fighting Kaiju surfaced.
"This damn thing wouldn't be a Kaiju, would it?!!!"
That's right, it was the movie Pacific Rim.
The Kaiju in it had various shapes, some resembling crabs, some turtles, and some crocodiles, etc.
And among them, there was a monster called Knifehead, which had an extremely high similarity to the one currently in front of him.
If combined with the destruction of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Karl could almost confirm that this monster should be the first Category III Kaiju—Trespasser—sent to Earth by the alien colonizers, the Precursors, through the "Breach (wormhole)" at the bottom of the Mariana Trench to destroy humanity!
Although the movie did not show relevant footage of the "Trespasser," it did provide a simple description of the destruction it caused.
The "Trespasser" had hard and thick skin, capable of withstanding almost any conventional weapon attack.
Upon its initial landing in San Francisco, it triggered a powerful earthquake of approximately 7.1 magnitude, causing immense damage to the city.
The U.S. military immediately dispatched its army, navy, and air force to attack it.
For 6 consecutive days, various conventional attack methods were used, but they could not cause any effective damage to the "Trespasser."
Ultimately, out of desperation, the U.S. military dropped three tactical nuclear weapons on Oakland City to eliminate it!!
However, even nuclear bombs could not completely obliterate its sturdy body.
And the "Trespasser" contained a special blue blood with a large amount of ammoniated chemicals.
This was actually a special toxin that was fatally harmful to humans.
It evaporated into the air with the high temperature generated at the moment of the explosion.
So…
A hundred-mile radius around San Francisco directly became a barren land full of toxins and radiation, and nearly a million people died unnatural deaths!
This disaster was later called the San Francisco Incident, and the day the Kaiju landed was called K-DAY!!!
Humanity also initiated the Jaeger Program because of this.
They attempted to cause Kaiju to die from "internal bleeding" through purely physical attacks by manufacturing giant Jaegers, thereby reducing the pollution of the atmosphere and environment by the toxins within their bodies.
Thinking of this.
Karl directly stood up from the hydrotherapy tank.
His strong muscle lines and his capital that stood out from the crowd were clearly visible under the rinsing of the ice water.
"Oh My God!!!"
The little secretary covered her mouth and let out an extremely respectful gasp.
Her fiery gaze was directly fixated on the origin of life.
And she subconsciously swallowed her saliva.
This should be the legendary key that can send any woman to heaven, right?!!!
It wasn't until an displeased cold snort came from her ear that she snapped back to reality, fumbling to grab a bathrobe and put it on Karl.
Waving for the little secretary to leave, Karl picked up the phone and called Zemo.
Perhaps due to the earthquake, although the call connected successfully, the signal was intermittent.
"Zemo, that monster is called a Kaiju. Its blood contains highly toxic venom. Hurry and take Samuel Sterns and leave San Francisco immediately!!"
"Yes."
Even though he was in danger at the moment, Zemo's voice remained steady and calm.
This composure, like a mountain collapsing before him without changing his expression, immediately put Karl at ease.
Indeed, his previous approach to recruiting subordinates was correct.
Only those who can withstand pressure and crisis at critical moments and continue to complete tasks are truly talents worth Karl's humble recruitment and significant investment!
After hanging up the phone.
After thinking for a moment, Karl called John Jameson.
This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to harvest Prestige.
How could he miss it!!!
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San Francisco.
Rewind a few minutes earlier.
On the wide pedestrian walkway to the left of the Golden Gate Bridge, Zemo, alone, escorted the dazed Black Widow towards the center of the bridge.
This was a request Zemo specifically made to prevent S.H.I.E.L.D. from playing tricks.
Both parties could only have one person escorting a hostage, walking to the center of the bridge for the exchange.
This would minimize the possibility of a "double-cross."
Soon, Zemo arrived at the designated location.
And at a distance of less than 20 meters opposite him, a man with short brown hair, wearing a black bodysuit, and carrying a quiver of arrows on his back.
He was sharply scrutinizing Zemo and the Black Widow he was escorting.
At the same time, beside that man, there was also a peculiar individual wearing special handcuffs and a muzzle, with an ordinary appearance but a head more than three times larger than a normal person's.
Judging solely from his appearance and head features, it should be Samuel Sterns himself.
"Officer, Natasha's condition looks a bit off!"
S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 7 Agent Clint Barton, codenamed Hawkeye, quickly notified Director Nick Fury via communicator after noticing the anomaly.
"Motherfucker!!!"
Nick Fury's exasperated voice immediately rang out in the earpiece, "Later, check Romanoff's condition thoroughly. If anything is wrong, immediately kill the person responsible for the exchange and bring both hostages back."
Being extorted ten million was already painful enough.
If they got back a useless idiot, then S.H.I.E.L.D. would truly suffer a huge loss this time.
"Yes."
Hawkeye slowly advanced with Samuel Sterns, then stopped again about two meters away from Zemo.
The two released their grip in tacit understanding, and the hostages consciously walked to the opposite side.
"Natasha, are you okay?"
Hawkeye kept calling out to his friend while remaining vigilant towards the other side.
However.
Black Widow seemed not to hear him, her face still wearing that dazed expression.
"Damn it… What did you do to her!!!"
Hawkeye angrily pulled out his bow and arrow, drew the string fully, and aimed at Zemo opposite him.
The arrows he used carried specially made high-explosive warheads, whose power and kill radius were far greater than that of ordinary armor-piercing rounds.
If the other party couldn't give him a satisfactory answer now, he would surely ensure he died without a complete corpse!!!
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