Luo Yun urged Luo Bing while speaking:
"Brother, get up, hurry up! Let's go to the beach to see the Beast King. Sister Junko is waiting for us outside right now!"
Although he had already anticipated Old Luo's rhetoric, Luo Bing still stubbornly retorted:
"Only Old Luo could be so thick-skinned. The Beast King has practically waded into the base's fountain to take a bath, yet he's acting like it's nothing!"
Only Fright, No Delight 3
When the Luo siblings arrived outside, Luo Bing spotted Koizumi Junko standing at the doorway with her head lowered, lost in thought.
"Junko!"
Luo Bing called out.
He had returned very late last night; Koizumi Junko must have discovered that he had snuck out again.
"Luo-kun."
She replied in a soft voice, her cheeks flushing slightly:
"About last night, thank you, Luo-kun."
After waking up in her own room today, Junko must have realized who had carried her back.
After all...
To become a Pilot, even if one had some personality flaws, their brain certainly wouldn't be lacking.
Luo Bing laughed heartily:
"It was just a small favor, don't take it to heart."
Luo Yun popped out from behind him, staring at the two of them with a strange look in her eyes, and said in a peculiar tone:
"What happened last night? How come I don't know about it?"
Luo Bing flicked his younger sister on the forehead and said:
"Weren't you in a rush to see the Beast King? Why are you suddenly concerned about other things?"
At the mention of the Beast King, Luo Yun perked up:
"Let's go, let's go! Brother, Sister Junko, let's hurry over!"
"I heard about it first thing this morning. General Luo and Dr. Chen are over there presiding over things together; they certainly aren't afraid."
"I'd love to go in, but they've put up caution tape, and without you to escort me, I can't get past it!"
Luo Yun said, sounding dejected.
If she didn't have to follow behind Luo Bing to get in, she would have bolted over there long ago. Why would she have come back to call for her lazybones brother?
"Alright, alright, we're heading over now."
After saying that, Luo Bing looked at Junko:
"Junko, let's go over together. The Sakura Saber hasn't been fully repaired yet, so even if we wanted to help, we wouldn't have the means to do so."
On the sandy beach behind the base, feet sinking into the soft sand, one could look out toward the sea and see a black mountain standing horizontally across the water in the distance.
It was none other than the Beast King Godzilla!
After the tide receded, the sleeping posture of this Beast King was revealed to the world.
Dr. Chen held a pair of binoculars, peering into the distance, occasionally muttering professional jargon with an inscrutable tone.
Last night, after the Beast King Godzilla had slaughtered three monsters in succession, including the Otter Bull, Dr. Chen had stayed in the Command Center until early morning.
She wanted to use the global satellite system to determine the Beast King's final destination and ultimately locate its lair.
However, she hadn't expected that after spending half the night in the Command Center with no results, a piece of breaking news would drop on her head this morning.
After the morning tide receded, the mountain-like figure of the Beast King gradually emerged from the water.
At first, it was just a flat black surface, but by now, a small portion of its body had been revealed.
Dr. Chen peered through her binoculars from afar and could even see the somewhat indistinct outline of the Beast King Godzilla's ears twitching unnaturally.
Presumably, the Beast King's ear waterproofing system must be perfect, so it wouldn't get flooded while it slept.
In any case, no one had expected that the Beast King Godzilla would end up coming here.
Right in the waters next to the Mecha Base!
If this were an ordinary monster, it would certainly be met with a righteous group beatdown.
But now that it was the Beast King...
In short, Dr. Chen was currently feeling very conflicted.
To say she wasn't excited would be a lie, and to say she wasn't worried would be a lie as well.
Even if the Titan Beast was truly friendly toward humanity, they were, after all, colossal behemoths nearly a hundred meters tall!
Such an existence, merely by existing and taking a few steps, exerts a massive influence on the lifeforms on the ground.
It is just like how humans harbor no malice toward ants, yet every move a human makes is utterly irresistible to them.
Strictly speaking, in terms of vitality relative to body size, an individual human cannot even compare to an ant.
Old Luo finished arranging various matters and came to Dr. Chen's side, saying:
"Wulei and Blue Blood Blade are already on standby... They are maintaining the status quo, and they will act immediately should any situation arise!"
Dr. Chen did not turn her head, indicating to Old Luo:
"Evacuating all the personnel in the base to ten kilometers away would be better than having the mechs on standby."
"You have already seen the power of the Beast King; two mechs combined are just serving themselves up on a platter."
Old Luo sighed:
"We have to do something, after all. I have already evacuated the secondary personnel, but the various vital departments cannot be left unmanned; they are still holding their posts."
Logically speaking, Dr. Chen and Old Luo are the ones who should have been moved away, chair and all.
However, both of them personally came to the beach, becoming the individuals on the front line of the danger.
Even though the previous encounters between Beast King Godzilla and humanity have proven that he has not exhibited aggressive behavior toward humans, there is no doubt that this remains an extremely high-risk situation.
Dr. Chen's nose twitched, as if she smelled something, and she asked Old Luo:
"Did you eat garlic?"
Old Luo answered very sincerely:
"I had two cloves with my breakfast this morning."
"Then I suggest you leave this place. If the Beast King wakes up and smells the garlic on you, he might just swallow you in one gulp. By then, you won't even have a place to cry."
Old Luo gave a wry smile:
"I will retreat on my own when the time comes. Being brave doesn't mean I'll crowd toward danger when I know it's there... As for you, Dr. Chen... never mind, I won't try to persuade you; you definitely won't leave."
"Dr. Chen, when do you think the Beast King will wake up?"
Dr. Chen shook her head quite bluntly and replied:
"I don't know. The data we have currently is too scarce; no one knows how long the Beast King will remain in slumber... It is possible he is nocturnal and will wake up at night."
"It is also possible that he exhausted himself over the last two days, and sleeping for a year or so is also within the realm of possibility. Just like Yamata no Orochi inside Mount Fuji; didn't it sleep for eight years straight without a sound?"
Old Luo's expression grew even more bitter.
"If it really sleeps for ten or eight years, our Mecha Base is guaranteed to be abandoned and turned into a research team dedicated to studying the Beast King's data!"
With the Beast King so close, deploying mechas was definitely out of the question, and all other equipment that generated noise would have to be dismantled as well.
In the end, this massive Mecha Base might truly be converted into a research facility.
Old Luo frowned as he looked at the Beast King in the distance, saying helplessly:
"The Pacific Ocean is so vast, and the area around Sakurajima is quite large too. I really can't figure out why the Beast King would come here!"
At this moment, the appearance of Beast King Godzilla at such close range brought nothing but panic to the entire Mecha Base; there was absolutely no joy to be found in this surprise.
044. Lord Ye's Love of Dragons 1
A so-called surprise is meant to startle you from your head to your toenails, and only then give you a little joy.
Dr. Chen and Old Luo were chatting on the beach, but the Beast King out at sea seemed to be waking up.
He shifted his body slightly, kicking up massive waves while simultaneously blasting two columns of air from his nostrils.
The air currents, resembling water cannons and mixed with seawater, shot into the sky, demonstrating the terrifying lung capacity of a Beast King!
The two water cannons eventually landed on the beach, slamming directly into the soft sand and creating two craters three to four meters in diameter and two to three meters deep.
There was no doubt about it: if this casual nasal blast had hit a human body, it would have resulted in being smashed to pieces!
And the impact points of these two water cannons were only about twenty meters away from Dr. Chen and Old Luo.
The sand kicked up by the water cannons was like yellow flour, scattering everywhere and giving the two of them a face full of grit; their clothes and hair were covered in sand.
But ultimately, it was a relief that they were both still standing there alive.
Just as Dr. Chen had said, every move of a giant beast would bring a massive impact to the tiny humans.
Even a mere sneeze or a deep breath could potentially trigger a tragedy!
"Is the Beast King waking up?"
This thought flashed through Old Luo's mind. He immediately grabbed Dr. Chen's hand and signaled to the few personnel nearby.
Dr. Chen certainly wouldn't want to leave—this was the best first-hand field research—but for the sake of her safety, even if he had to carry her, he would drag her away!
"He's not awake! The Beast King isn't awake; he just turned over!"
Dr. Chen was well aware of Old Luo's intentions. She didn't expect to convince him, so she simply stated the facts she had observed.
Old Luo turned his head at these words and looked back. Sure enough, the Beast King was still slumbering in the seawater, having merely shifted its posture slightly.
This...
Old Luo's expression flickered. In the end, he lowered his hand, deciding against taking any forceful measures.
On the other side, Luo Bing was gripping the handle beside him with both hands, his closed eyes slowly drifting open.
Hunched over with his hands clamped firmly onto the handle, he looked exactly like someone suffering from a kidney deficiency.
The only thing missing was the pale, weak complexion to complete the look.
Junko, walking beside Luo Bing, was the first to notice his strange behavior and couldn't help but step up to support him.
"Luo-kun, what's wrong?"
Luo Bing shook his head.
"It's nothing. I just felt a bit dizzy for a second. Maybe low blood sugar?"
Junko looked puzzled.
"Low blood sugar is a chronic issue. How could Luo-kun's body have such symptoms?"
However, seeing that Luo Bing had already returned to normal, Junko didn't dwell on it any further.
At most, she decided she would ask the medical staff for Luo-kun's physical examination report during his next check-up to take a look.
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