If successful, he might directly "gather" an [S-Class] top-tier entity!
Chapter 75: Hiroya Fujimiya Appears
Early the next morning, Iida Osamu's three little friends appeared on time, dragging him along to yesterday's fishing spot.
"Hey, no entry through here!" When they reached the front, the four of them found that the area was cordoned off.
Rayloas was about to come ashore, and the Defense Team had issued an evacuation notice, dispatching personnel to seal off the area.
"Kids, hurry home, or go play somewhere else. A monster will land within an hour, and it's dangerous here." The Security Bureau personnel guarding the road junction said this.
"No choice, we can only go back." Iida Osamu looked discouraged on the outside while secretly rejoicing inside, his steps light as he turned back.
But the child named Gomi had looked forward to it all night yesterday, and was unwilling to give up halfway: "No way, I definitely have to see it today!"
A girl: "Let's sneak in. We can fish while watching the Defense Team fight the monster."
Iida Osamu cried out in shock: "How could they let us fish leisurely? They'll definitely kick us out if they find us!"
The girl: "But since we're already here, going back now means the trip was for nothing."
Her eyes rolled around, and she came up with an idea, saying they would sneak in, Iida Osamu would point out his fishing spot from yesterday, and then they would leave.
Gomi agreed as well: "We'll just go in for a moment, nothing bad will happen for sure."
Iida Osamu naturally didn't want to go in, desperately making excuses to back out: "Then what if the monster appears right at that moment?"
Gomi: "How could it be such a coincidence?"
The other two children also egged him on, calling Iida Osamu a coward, a coward who was afraid of monsters.
"I am not a coward!" The reverse psychology succeeded, and Iida Osamu agreed to lead the others over.
They left their fishing gear in the bushes, and taking advantage of the size of children to present a small target, they hid in the foliage, took another path, and quietly sneaked toward the coast.
The road blockers are so few; it doesn't seem like anything particularly dangerous, Iida Osamu thought upon seeing this.
In reality, Qi Ming also felt that manpower was insufficient.
He looked around; it was likewise an ambush operation. In the original "Tiga" series, to deal with Golza beneath Mount Fog Gate, the TPC dispatched large numbers of armed forces, with a vast expanse of tanks and armored vehicles.
Yet here, there were only two Falcon 1s, one Falcon 2 with its muzzle open, plus one Sherlock Car and his Dram Car.
As for manpower, it was just all members of the Defense Team and a dozen or so Security Bureau personnel.
Qi Ming: "There are too few people. What if someone sneaks in?"
Mamoru Shirogane, leaning on his cane, said: "After all, this is the Defense Force's jurisdiction, and too many people might cause misunderstandings."
Qi Ming: "The First Air Transport hasn't even been dispatched yet, and this can still cause a misunderstanding?"
Kishida asked in confusion: "The evacuation notice clearly stated there would be a monster attack. In such a dangerous place, how can anyone still dare to actively crowd in?"
Qi Ming said in a deep voice: "Never underestimate human diversity."
At this moment, a dozen or so tanks rumbled over in a mighty procession, and Yamanaka furrowed his brows: "It's the Defense Force."
A young man wearing a black military uniform jumped down from a tank and saluted Mamoru Shirogane:
"I am Ryu Junya, head of the monster annihilation weapon development squad [Callus]."
"Officer Saijo sent me to thank the TPC members for providing joint defense."
The words "joint defense" indicated the Defense Force's attitude, also causing Nagi Saijo to frown.
Clearly, they had arrived first.
What kind of combat effectiveness could these fellows' hastily mobilized troops have upon hearing the news?
Kishida's expression startled: "Officer Saijo!"
He knew this person; he was Commander Sahara's right-hand man in the Defense Force, holding a status equivalent to Chief of Staff He Zhi of the TPC, and was also an extreme hawk.
As Nagi Saijo's confidant, [Ryu Junya] could indeed hold a direct dialogue with Mamoru Shirogane.
So familiar... I remember now, it's him. Qi Ming recognized the identity of the person before him.
This person appeared in episode 33 of "Gauss", "Monster Sniper", and his performance was indescribable.
The Young Elite Team had already used a capture net to control a monster and were on the verge of a successful capture when he appeared and blasted the monster into critical condition with a single cannon shot.
When it was over, he went to the Young Elite Team's headquarters and delivered remarks such as "It's a waste to let you use these facilities", "The idea of protecting monsters is truly naive", and "Have you ever felt the pain of monsters taking away the lives of your loved ones?"
In summary-"My family members died because of monsters before, so monsters are all evil, and I'm going to wipe out all monsters."
Upon learning that the monster he struck down was not yet dead and was undergoing treatment, he didn't say another word and went to bombard it with his cannon again.
In the original series, Musashi argued with him on grounds of reason, trying to make him understand his approach and coexist with the monster.
Regarding this, Qi Ming's view was-"What I see is not magnanimity, but indulgence toward idiots."
After Keigo Masaki and Makoto Aizen, is it the Defense Force's turn to act up? How long am I going to have to suppress these one by one...
Kishida stepped forward to negotiate with them: "Thank you for your support, but if there are too many people, it might instead disrupt the plan because we can't control the firepower."
Ryu Junya frowned: "Hasn't the nearby citizenry already been evacuated? Why do we still need to control firepower?"
"Concentrating firepower when the monster appears and wiping it out-isn't that it? What is your plan?"
Kishida glanced back at Qi Ming and said, "If the monster doesn't break through our defense line and enter the urban area, adhering to the principle of minimizing slaughter, our priority remains capture."
"What! You're actually still thinking of holding back? Your thinking is too naive!" Ryu Junya's expression changed.
"I heard you even set up a monster protection area. It's simply laughable! If humans don't go to eliminate monsters, monsters will come to eliminate humans!"
"Might is everything! Only strength can bring peace. When did the TPC become so indecisive..."
Ryu Junya spoke as if out of control, a stream of extremely unpleasant words pouring unceasingly from his mouth.
Seeing him disparage the TPC as worthless, most people wore ugly expressions.
Kishida nodded silently; since you don't wish to speak properly, I have no choice either.
He retreated behind Qi Ming: "Team Member Qi Ming, you talk to him."
Ryu Junya sneered: "It's all the same no matter who comes. Step aside; this isn't a place for daydreamers to perform acrobatics!"
After recovering his wits, Qi Ming looked at him with a quizzical gaze: "Though speaking this way detracts from my status, I still want to ask... out of which crotch's hair did you crawl?"
At these words, everyone in the Defense Team except Mamoru Shirogane perked up, and Emi even failed to hold back a soft "snort" of laughter.
Just this feeling, it was simply the sound of nature!
Ryu Junya instantly flushed crimson, roaring, "What did you say?!"
Qi Ming wore a look of disgust: "Daring to bark before me, is there some animal protection association backing you up?"
"You!" Ryu Junya trembled with anger, violently lunging forward as if he even wanted to throw punches.
At this moment, a man in black appeared silently on the coast, looking with derision at the two factions in conflict.
He was Hiroya Fujimiya.
"Humans are truly foolish beyond redemption."
Chapter 76: Defense Team VS Defense Force
While the adults on this side were at each other's throats, the children on the other side were stealing across under cover.
Hunching over, they stealthily made their way to the coast.
Gomi kept urging along the way: "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
"We're here, right here." Iida Osamu extended his index finger, pointing at the sea surface below.
"In a place like this, can you really catch a big fish?" The other three children were highly skeptical.
The next moment, the sea surface pointed to by Iida Osamu rippled, and the water began to boil.
A huge dark shadow appeared beneath the surface, rapidly magnifying within the four children's pupils before breaking through the surface the next instant, kicking up towering splashes.
The girl cried out in surprise: "There really is a big fish here!"
Gomi: "This isn't just an ordinary big fish anymore, this is a monster!"
Iida Osamu: "The monster seems to be coming toward us, run!"
At this moment, he trembled intensely, because this giant fish looked far too much like the fish kept in his house-it was simply an enlarged version of the latter!
"Look, the monster has appeared, such a huge fish!"
"It's not Rayloas, it's another fish-type monster. Was it also lured here by the Ultrasonic Induction Device?"
"Look, there are four kids being chased by it!"
"Didn't they seal off this area? How did those kids pop up?!"
Watching this scene, Kishida went somewhat frantic. Team Member Qi Ming was right; one could never underestimate "human biological diversity"!
With a formidable enemy at hand, Ryu Junya had no choice but to put away his plan to lecture Qi Ming. He took out his hand cannon and aimed it at the giant fish: "As long as it's a monster, it must be eliminated!"
Qi Ming looked at the giant fish: So it's this one. That Sigma Waves signal was calling it!
This big fish was called [Anguirus], appearing in episode 34 of "Ultraman Taro", "I Caught a Strange Fish".
In the original series, Anguirus's child swam to the surface and was caught in a local fisherman's net, leaving it with no choice but to continuously emit Sigma Waves to call its mother.
Upon sensing that her child had been snatched away, the mother Anguirus traced the trail of Sigma Waves and came to the coast to search for her young.
In the end, when the child returned safe and sound, Anguirus also ceased fighting, and mother and child returned to the deep sea together.
"Cease attacking! It's not here to destroy the city; once it finds its child, it will stop!"
Qi Ming raised his hand to block the muzzle of Ryu Junya's cannon while signaling the Security Bureau personnel to go rescue those four children.
Nagi Saijo furrowed her brows and also joined the rescue party.
"As long as it's a monster, it must be eliminated! If you don't take your hand away right now, I'll blast it to pieces along with you!" Ryu Junya turned vicious.
Without wasting words, Qi Ming directly snatched away his hand cannon and snapped it in half with his leg, just like a "broken cane in the Inland Sea".
Ryu Junya's eyes bulged with sheer disbelief.
He had been gripping his weapon for dear life, yet under a massive force, it was still forcefully ripped from his grasp.
This strength, this speed, and this bodily toughness... Is this something a human can achieve?
As soon as the other soldiers saw Qi Ming snatch their weapons, they instantly raised their gun barrels to aim at him. "What are you doing? Stand down!"
"I really dislike having people point guns at me, even if there are no bullets in them." Qi Ming raised a hand, and a pile of ammunition magazines dropped to the ground.
"How is that possible! When on earth did you..." These soldiers were terrified, because the magazines in their guns were indeed gone.
Ryu Junya looked at the trembling expressions of his subordinates, and his earlier arrogant demeanor was suppressed and extinguished.
He looked at Qi Ming in shock and suspicion, for a moment not daring to act rashly.
Emi also wore a ghost-seeing expression; she had been staring at Qi Ming the whole time just now, yet she failed to notice how he had pulled it off.
Seeing Qi Ming disarm all members of the Defense Force the moment they met, Yamanaka and Kishida immediately stood on Qi Ming's left and right like the "Three Brothers under the Moon," looking down contemptuously at the Defense Force.
Yamanaka: "It seems the average level of our Defense Team is much higher than the Defense Force. Let's see what face you have left in the future to say we're inferior to you."
Kishida looked at Ryu Junya. "Didn't you say just now that strength is everything? Now Qi Ming's strength is greater than all of you combined. Shouldn't you follow your logic and submit to him?"
Ryu Junya's complexion turned livid, and he did not answer.
Nagi Saijo and two Security Bureau members returned with four children who all wore lingering looks of fear. Yamanaka reprimanded them, "Have you lost your minds, daring to go to a sealed zone!"
Qi Ming raised a hand. "Now is not the time to discuss this. We'll settle these accounts later."
He looked at Anguirus assaulting the coastline nearby and asked the four children, "Did the lot of you see a fish that looked very much like the monster?"
Gomi: "I remember now! That fish at little Osamu's house is carved out of the exact same mold as the monster."
Qi Ming nodded. "That's its child. The monster only appeared because it was looking for its child."
Iida Osamu's face turned green, and he felt as though he had caused a huge disaster. "What? No way!"
Qi Ming: "Emi, take this child and drive... No, pilot Falcon 1 directly to his house and hurry up and bring that fish over here."
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