Pacific Rim Godzilla Beats Up Monsters

Luo Bing vaguely guessed what was going on.

The smile was no longer on Old Luo's face; he had turned serious.

"We aren't providing full support to Sakura Island for nothing, nor are we letting them just stand in the back and watch the show. They need to give it their all as well!!"

"If they can't bring out the combat potential of the Sakura Saber, then our sub-base will take over the usage rights!"

"Once the Sakura Saber is repaired, with three mechs stationed here, I can guarantee the safety of Sakura Island as long as the Beast King doesn't show up!"

As a retired pilot, Old Luo had a very clear understanding of the power gap between monsters and mechs.

Therefore, the fact that he could say this meant he was truly confident, not just putting on a show.

However, Luo Bing had already faintly sensed an ominous trend.

"This, well... Uncle Luo, if I remember correctly, Sakura Island doesn't have any suitable pilots left, right?"

Old Luo nodded.

"They don't, but we do."

"I have already looked into what happened between the Sakura Saber pilots."

"That co-pilot named Nakamura has been detained and will face a Military Court tomorrow... If it were me, I would have just shot him dead. To harbor ulterior motives inside a mech and disregard the lives of millions—he deserves to die, hmph!"

Old Luo huffed with indignation, then composed himself slightly before continuing.

"As for Koizumi Junko, while her aptitude is acceptable, she is no longer qualified to serve as the primary pilot."

"I've arranged for her to be the co-pilot of the Sakura Saber. As for the primary pilot..."

Old Luo turned to look at Luo Bing.

"From now on, the Sakura Saber is yours. You know Koizumi Junko, don't you? I recall you two seem to be friends?"

"Seize the opportunity!"

Old Luo patted Luo Bing on the shoulder.

Standing behind Luo Bing, Luo Yun cheered aloud upon learning that her brother finally had his own mech.

"Yay!"

018. King of Defense

"No 'yay' allowed!"

Luo Bing gently patted his little sister on the head, then looked at Old Luo with a wry smile.

"Uncle Luo, I still have recurring symptoms of headaches. If I go to be the main pilot of the Sakura Saber... I'm afraid I'll cause the Sakura Saber to need a second major overhaul!"

In the battle against Iron Hammer, the Sakura Saber had been severely damaged due to the pilot's incompetence, making a return to the factory for a major overhaul inevitable.

Luo Bing suspected that the Sakura Island side no longer had the materials for a major overhaul, so they had simply handed over the usage rights to the Far East Mecha Base, allowing the Far East to provide protection more conveniently.

It was just clinging to a powerful backer and living off someone else; in this day and age, there was nothing shameful about that.

Hundreds of years ago, there were plenty of barbarian states that took pride in being dogs for the Great Ming!

Now that hundreds of years had passed and the tides had turned, it was best to just look at it with an open mind.

Regarding Luo Bing's excuse, Old Luo nodded without suspicion and offered his own explanation:

"Little Bing, your headache symptoms are a bit strange. I've been cautious about prescribing anti-inflammatories and painkillers, but they haven't been effective."

"If it were a physical issue, rest would certainly be best, but since it's your head... Little Bing, you should just get into the mecha and operate it at full capacity. Perhaps with some training, it will improve on its own!"

Old Luo patted Luo Bing on the shoulder and winked his right eye.

"Besides, your co-pilot is Koizumi Junko. I've already looked at her file. Although her personality isn't suited to be a main pilot, her strength is definitely up to the task!"

"If an emergency occurs, Little Bing, you can have Koizumi Junko take over as the main pilot immediately. You only need to maintain the mecha connection and help Koizumi Junko shoulder a portion of the load!"

"Little Bing, this is the best plan I can think of. Do you think you can handle this responsibility?"

Old Luo's expression, as if he were entrusting both the Sakura Saber and Koizumi Junko to him, left Luo Bing feeling somewhat conflicted.

Deep connection was a forbidden zone that Luo Bing had never dared to touch lightly.

But if the co-pilot was Koizumi Junko... given her overly gentle personality...

Luo Bing's eyes flickered. Having made up his mind, he nodded and agreed:

"Since that's the case, thank you, Uncle Luo. Perhaps after I pilot the mecha, my mental symptoms will improve significantly? Maybe in the past, I lacked a sense of security, which manifested as mental issues. Fighting a few more monsters should clear it right up."

Luo Bing spouted nonsense as an excuse for his headaches.

Once you tell one lie, you have to keep spinning more and more lies to cover it up.

It was fortunate that Old Luo trusted Luo Bing implicitly; otherwise, if it were anyone else, daring to lie so casually could easily land them in a Military Court if they weren't careful!

"Uncle Luo, when will the Sakura Saber be repaired?"

Old Luo thought for a moment and gave his estimate:

"If the acquisition of materials goes smoothly, one week will be enough."

"Sakura Saber looks severely damaged, but that's because its entire left arm was snapped off, and its outer shell was thoroughly battered by Iron Hammer. You know just how troublesome those corrosive liquids are."

"However, this is only superficial damage. As long as the materials are available, we can replace the entire outer layer later."

"Material acquisition?"

Upon hearing this term, Luo Bing immediately associated it with something.

He quickly looked toward the base gate.

Just as he expected, following the long convoy transporting Sakura Saber was another fleet of vehicles, and they were carrying exactly what was left of Iron Hammer!

It was visible to the naked eye that although the convoy carrying Iron Hammer was larger in number, its tires were sinking much deeper into the ground!

For mechs of the same Body Size, they simply cannot compare to the weight of a monster.

Clearly, the material acquisition Old Luo mentioned meant scavenging parts from Iron Hammer.

In this era of monster invasions, "taking from the enemy to use against the enemy" is not just an empty phrase—it is a reality.

Old Luo's gaze also shifted to Iron Hammer, though he focused more on the massive hole in its body.

That was the undeniable proof of it being insta-killed by a Beast King!

"Besides Iron Hammer, the Snake King has also been transported here. However, the Snake King was quite far from land—a distance of 120 li... It will likely take quite some time to salvage it and bring it over!"

"Look at that massive hole. Even though I've already seen the footage transmitted by satellite, it's still not as shocking as seeing it with my own eyes!"

Old Luo sighed with emotion:

"This kind of destructive power inflicted on a single body is truly jaw-dropping!"

"For this Beast King to be crowned the King of Monsters with a body size of 85 meters, its terrifying Charged Breath attack deserves the most credit!"

Luo Bing's expression remained unchanged, though he muttered to himself:

Next time we meet, I'll definitely be able to give you a shock, Old Luo!

"What does the home front say? The data should have been transmitted back already, right?"

Old Luo nodded:

"Everything that happens here is transmitted back immediately, whether it's in text or images!"

"There are quite a few data analysts back home. After reviewing the data we sent over, they sent us a reply."

"Little Bing, can you guess what they said?"

Luo Bing shook his head quite plainly.

Old Luo didn't beat around the bush and responded directly:

"The ones who replied are that bunch from the Anshan Institute. You should know what they're like."

"They sent a message back saying they want to run an experiment. They want to use this King of Monsters' Charged Breath on Shangang to see if it can achieve the effect of a spear piercing a shield."

Luo Bing was slightly dazed upon hearing this:

"They want to see what happens when the strongest spear attacks the strongest shield?"

Old Luo nodded:

"That's about the gist of it."

Shangang is a King of Monsters with an armor value of 10, the maximum.

Other monsters can reach an armor value of 10 because they have the qualifications to do so, but Shangang's armor is 10 simply because the scale only goes up to 10.

Tests have their limits.

And Shangang, this King of Monsters who achieved the "Nation-Killer" feat, is recognized by humanity today as the King of Monsters with the highest defensive power!

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The Li family siblings are here."

Old Luo patted him on the shoulder, changing the subject while also drawing the attention of others.

Following Old Luo's gaze, one could see the Lin Sisters walking over from a distance.

Because they were so familiar with each other, there wasn't much to say.

Walking alongside the Lin Sisters was the pilot of the Blue Blood Blade, the eldest son of the Li family, Li Chuyi, with a Spiritual Connection Index of 97, and his youngest sister, Li Shiwu, with a Spiritual Connection Index of 96.

The four pilots walked over together, all looking very confident and stylish.

Luo Bing's gaze swept over the four of them but did not linger.

His eyes passed over the Lin Sisters and landed on Koizumi Junko, who was trailing behind the group.

Unlike the four who walked together with full confidence, Koizumi Junko lagged behind alone, walking with her head down, looking solitary and forlorn.

Luo Bing felt a pang of heartache for Koizumi Junko in this state.

In his memory, Junko was not like this.

019. Turns out I'm still a genius!

He still remembered the great war that year. After the Nation-Killer war, Malaysia was undoubtedly the place that suffered the heaviest casualties. The conflict had forcibly beaten a surviving nation down to the point of total collapse, leaving only a few survivors struggling to stay alive.

Yet, beyond that, there were others whose suffering was no less than theirs.

In Luo Bing's memory, the scene from that year remained vivid, impossible to forget.

The tall and handsome Storm Red was left in tatters, completely destroyed by the mountain steel, with only a few broken components salvaged.

His majestic and imposing Father and his kind and amiable Mother were nowhere to be found.

Beyond carving their names onto a tombstone, all he could do was create a cenotaph using their old clothes, barely providing a resting place for the departed.

Even this place served more as a vessel for the living to mourn the dead than anything else.

He remembered clearly that day, when a still-young Luo Yun had cried until she was a mess of tears. She wept for an entire day and night, and even when her tears ran dry in the latter half of the night, she continued to wail in sorrow.

Luo Bing did not cry. As the last pillar of the family, he did not cry.

He simply stared blankly at that black-and-white portrait for a long, long time, until his vision went black and he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he saw Koizumi Junko sitting by the bedside in a white dress, dozing off.

Their parents were friends, so Luo Bing and Koizumi Junko had known each other since childhood.

As the daughter of the Sakurajima diplomatic ambassador, Koizumi Junko was naturally permitted to stay by Luo Bing's hospital bed, watching over him quietly and gently until he recovered and was discharged.

"Luo Jun, you must be strong."

"If Uncle and Aunt knew you were like this, they certainly wouldn't be happy. And then there is Xiao Yun; she needs you too."

"I know you must be in great pain, Luo Jun. If you want to cry, just let it out. Junko won't tell anyone."