After Han Lu and Nelly returned to shore, they did not stop to rest. They immediately headed straight for the Self-Defense Forces base. They rejected the boatman's suggestion to seek help from the Fishermen's Association and did not even go to the island's police station.
That was because no one other than the military could possibly deal with the things underwater.
Nelly was even more anxious than Han Lu about the matter. Besides the fact that Zhang Heng had saved her as well, she could not imagine that such a huge group of monsters lived so close to the small island where she made her home.
Yonaguni Island did not have many residents, and the vast majority were civilians with little to no ability to fight. Nelly had not forgotten that the Wall Carvings she had seen depicted those monsters ambushing human towns.
This was her hometown, where her friends and family lived. She had to protect it.
The moment Nelly and Han Lu reached the entrance to the military base, the two soldiers guarding it immediately raised their rifles and warned them, "This is a restricted military zone. Entry without permission is prohibited."
They seemed to recognize Han Lu as a tourist afterward and repeated the warning in English.
Nelly raised both hands to show that she was not carrying any weapons and said, "We have something extremely urgent to discuss with the person in charge here."
However, the two soldiers remained unmoved and merely repeated, "This is a restricted military zone. You need permission to enter. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to ask you to leave."
"Please, this could be a matter of life and death for Yonaguni Island," Nelly said anxiously.
But the two soldiers acted as though they had not heard her and raised