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Seeing the tension in the air growing thicker, Sam Coleman quickly pointed to the time on his watch and said, "Ah, it seems we don't have much time left. We still need to head to the offshore Base, so how about… we leave now?"
Mark Russell snorted coldly, then turned and walked out the door without looking back.
Soon, the four took a helicopter and arrived at Outpost 54, "Pretty Castle," located near the Atlantic Ocean's Bermuda Triangle.
This was also an offshore research institute specially built by the Monarch Organization in Godzilla's territory to better track him.
At this moment, the conference room, large enough to accommodate a hundred people, was packed.
Among them were members of the Monarch Organization, uniformed Military officers, and even General Ross.
Clearly, this operation by the Monarch Organization had attracted considerable attention, with even the Department of Defense participating.
However, although General Ross was approved to attend, he was not the primary person in charge of this project but participated as a special Military observer.
The reason was simple: after Emma Russell and the ORCA device completely lost contact, the Monarch Organization, considering the worst possible outcome, had no choice but to report this news to the Security Council and the Department of Defense in advance.
There was no other way; if the tragedy on Tesla Island were to repeat due to Emma Russell and the ORCA device, the Monarch Organization would likely be finished.
And to prevent these madmen from the Monarch Organization from causing any trouble on America's homeland, the Department of Defense had to send a special person to monitor their actions.
Otherwise, if something went wrong, wouldn't the Department of Defense have to take the blame again?
And General Ross was currently a hot commodity, plus his "deep friendship" with Karl, so it was most suitable to send him as the Military observer.
After all, if something truly went wrong, General Ross could call for reinforcements at the first possible moment!
Vivienne Graham pointed at the image on the big screen and spoke first, "As you were previously informed, Dr. Emma Russell and her daughter Madison were kidnapped by unknown individuals more than a dozen hours ago and are still missing…"
"After big data analysis, we have now obtained the true identity information of the two mercenaries who took Madison; they are all subordinates of Allen Jonah."
Vivienne Graham used the remote control to display Allen Jonah's photo and resume on the big screen, continuing to explain to everyone:
"Allen Jonah is a former U.S. Army Colonel. After retiring, he founded a mercenary company. Due to his egregious actions and his pathological obsession with restoring natural law, he is wanted by us and has become an ecological terrorist… And he is very likely the mastermind behind this incident!"
At this moment, a bald Pirate female Military officer, representing the Military, stood up and walked to the front, continuing to speak:
"According to the intelligence we currently possess, Allen Jonah seems to want to use Dr. Emma Russell's ORCA device to capture Titans for smuggling activities."
Someone in the audience immediately raised their hand and asked, "Wait, Colonel Foster, does anyone really want such a giant Monster?"
"Of course."
The Pirate female Military officer named Foster explained earnestly, "Since King Kong's official rise, countries around the World have witnessed the power of Titans. Many countries and companies want to make a fortune from these Behemoths…"
This was absolutely true; after all, who wouldn't want to have a super-powerful Titan like Karl?
Perhaps they could even join Karl's DiDi Substitute Driving Service and "drive DiDi and make big money" together!
"This also means that Allen Jonah and his mercenaries are likely to attack one of the Monarch Organization's outposts soon, so we must prepare emergency plans in advance and be proactive…"
However, before she could finish, Mark Russell, who was attending the meeting, couldn't help but interrupt, "Save it. What you're doing is a complete waste of time. If that man simply wanted to resell Titans, he wouldn't need to kidnap Emma and the ORCA device."
"He clearly has greater ambitions and schemes. If I were him, the moment I got the ORCA device, I would immediately go look for the biggest Monster."
"So, I suggest you had better kill all the Titans whose locations you control before his plan is officially implemented. This way, you can ensure that these Behemoths do not fall into the hands of bad people, and the ORCA device will not be able to play its due role."
"Mark, do you think this method can save Emma and Madison's lives?"
Serizawa Ichiro asked somewhat angrily. "I invited you here to track the ORCA device's frequency and tell us how to use this device, not to listen to your nonsense!"
"How many days has it been since you left the organization, and your thinking has become so extreme?"
Mark Russell immediately retorted, "Then do you have a better solution?"
Everyone at the meeting remained silent; only General Ross's eyes flickered, secretly laughing to himself, "A bunch of useless people, aren't they just some Titans? As long as my Boss gives the order… Ape God activate, and any number of Titans can be blown up!"
However, since the Monarch Organization was still leading the event, General Ross was too lazy to bother with them and just sat there watching the show and eating melon seeds.
...
Just as the Monarch Organization was fiercely debating the next course of action, the plane carrying Emma Russell had already arrived over Antarctica.
"Outpost 32, this is Raptor 5. We are approaching the Base. The plane is carrying reinforcements and supplies. Requesting permission to land…"
"This is Outpost 32. At Serizawa's request, all outposts have entered a state of high alert. Incoming aircraft require the correct emergency code to obtain landing permission!"
Hearing the reply from the Base tower, Allen Jonah glanced at Emma Russell, who then stepped forward and entered a series of encrypted numbers on the control panel. After a few seconds of silence, the voice of Outpost 32's tower once again sounded on the communicator.
"Received. Code correct. Raptor 5, welcome home!!"
Just like that, the plane successfully landed, and the cabin opened. Allen Jonah's mercenaries filed out, and a bloody Carnage ensued.
Da da da—
Da da da—
Following a burst of semi-automatic rifle fire, the area outside the cabin quickly returned to silence.
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[Detected collectible souls. Warp souls +1, +1, +1… ]
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"Mom, I'm scared."
The short-haired girl named Madison trembled and burrowed into her mother's arms. Emma Russell patted her daughter's head and softly comforted her:
"Child, there's nothing to be afraid of. The reason we're doing this is all for the future of humanity, so these sacrifices are necessary!!"
"Alright, let's go."
As she spoke, she took her daughter's hand and followed Allen Jonah into the Base.
Along the way, blood-stained corpses were everywhere.
Although these people were not killed by Emma Russell herself, they died because of her, so she could still gain some power and pleasure from their deaths.
However, compared to the extreme experience brought by deaths she directly caused, it suddenly made her feel rather bland!
Soon, everyone took the elevator down to the 33rd underground floor. When the elevator doors opened, a spectacular scene, difficult to describe in words, immediately unfolded before them.
Within a massive ice wall nearly two hundred meters high, an enormous creature, whose specific details appeared somewhat blurred but whose general outline was still discernible, lay quietly "sleeping" within the ice.
It had three colossal heads and a long, slender, serpentine neck, as well as a pair of enormous wings whose exact size could not be determined.
Even though it was currently encased in ice, it still exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.
This was Ghidorah, also known as Monster Zero and Monster King!!!
"Oh my God, is this… is this Monster Zero?"
Although they knew the Titan in the ice was in a state of "hibernation," the accompanying mercenaries' hands, holding their guns, couldn't help but tremble slightly.
There was no other way; no matter how strong a human was, upon seeing a Monster of this size, they would instinctively feel fear.
This was a survival instinct written into human genes!
"Look, this is a true Titan…"
Allen Jonah's eyes flashed with a hint of greed, and he said with a sinister smile, "Neither King Kong nor Godzilla are anything but useless little brothers compared to it!"
This was not merely a disparagement of King Kong and Godzilla; Allen Jonah knew some top-secret information that even the Monarch Organization had not yet grasped.
More than a decade ago, when he was still a U.S. Army Colonel, during a mission to the Middle East, he unexpectedly discovered an ancient artifact similar to a "Phoenician stone tablet" in the secret room of a wealthy target's home.
The tablet had a well-preserved engraving depicting a three-headed evil dragon descending from the sky, with many Titans, except for Godzilla, carefully prostrating themselves at its feet.
And the name of this three-headed dragon Monster was—Ghidorah!!!
So, from that day on, he began searching for Ghidorah's whereabouts until he later met Emma Russell and learned its exact location from her!
"Madison, look, how beautiful it is!"
Emma Russell gazed at the enormous creature in the ice, a morbidly intoxicated expression on her face. She stepped forward and pressed her palm against the ice, as if she could feel the Titan's pulse this way.
"Dr. Emma, I think we should begin."
Allen Jonah couldn't help but urge from behind, "Although my men have taken out all the security and staff, I believe it won't be long before the Monarch Organization discovers the anomaly here, so we must hurry."
"Alright, then let's officially begin!"
Emma Russell slowly withdrew her hand, then walked to the control room and began to test the Magic Sound · Oca Device.
Meanwhile, Allen Jonah's mercenaries had already placed special sonar receiving devices at various points on the ice to collect Ghidorah's biological sonar samples from within, which would then be transmitted back to the ORCA device for analysis and deconstruction of Ghidorah's bio-acoustic frequency.
"Ah, it's finally starting!!!"
...
And almost simultaneously.
Far away at Outpost 54, "Pretty Castle," near the Bermuda Triangle, a piercing alarm suddenly blared.
"Red alert! All personnel in the Base immediately proceed to battle stations! Repeat, this is not a drill! Red alert! All personnel in the Base immediately proceed to battle stations…"
General Ross, who had just laid down to rest for a while, immediately went to the combat command center upon hearing the alarm. The hall was already packed with people; Serizawa Ichiro, Mark Russell, and others were all present.
"What happened?" General Ross asked, looking confused.
"Something's not right. Godzilla is rapidly approaching us! He's never been this close before!!" a staff member replied, his voice trembling.
"Huh?"
General Ross was immediately dumbfounded. "Could my luck be so bad? I just arrived and I'm already encountering Godzilla?"
"Boss, help! Can you call Godzilla and ask him to spare my life?"
At this moment, a staff member from behind exclaimed, "Oh no! Godzilla seems to be charging towards us! He's currently 1300 meters away and still rapidly approaching… Now 800 meters…"
Colonel Foster immediately ordered, "Shooters, proceed to the remote weapon control console immediately."
"Yes."
As the order was given, outside the underwater Base, several giant Plasma Cannons turned their directions and began charging towards a certain position in the dark deep sea.
"This… what exactly is going on?"
Vivienne Graham stared at the data on the big screen and said, "Godzilla's heartbeat and lung pulsation frequency are continuously increasing. He's clearly angry?!"
"Wait a minute, how do they know Godzilla is angry now and not expressing joy?"
General Ross frowned and looked at Mark Russell in front of him, asking.
"General, hello." Mark Russell looked at General Ross with some surprise, then explained softly:
"Presumably, Emma used the ORCA device to simply extract Godzilla's bio-acoustic samples. This way, the Monarch Organization can use this Base station to accurately track Godzilla's movements in the sea, and even obtain relevant data on his life form!"
As the two were speaking, the entire Base began to shake violently. A staff member gasped in surprise, "Godzilla is circling the Base at a distance of 200 meters!"
Everyone's nerves immediately tensed up. Colonel Foster even directly gave the order, "All teams, prepare for action! Await my command to open Fire!!"