The three arrived together and had already reached the beach.
Under Luo Bing and Junko's lead, Luo Yun was able to pass through smoothly this time.
All she could say was that her brother's face really got them through everywhere without a hitch.
There were conditions, though. She could only stay on the outskirts, sit in the car with binoculars, and the moment anything happened, a staff member would slam on the gas and drive off.
Sitting beside Luo Yun in the back seat was another person with connections. Rumor had it she was the granddaughter of the current emperor. After hearing about Godzilla, she had cried and begged to come see him.
And then... then she was arranged to sit with Luo Yun.
The only ones allowed to go further onto the beach were Luo Bing and Koizumi Junko.
From a distance, the two saw Old Luo and Dr. Chen covered in sand, looking completely different from their usual selves.
"Uncle Luo, what kind of look is that? No matter what Dr. Chen looks like, I wouldn't find it strange, but you..."
Luo Bing was struggling not to laugh.
Old Luo had some nerve. He had nearly died, yet he still had the mood to joke with Luo Bing.
"Don't mention it. The Beast King nearly sent me to see the King of Hell with one blast."
Atomic Breath counted as a blast, but steam from his nostrils did not?
Setting aside Old Luo's attempt to flatter himself, Dr. Chen candidly asked after hearing Luo Bing's words.
"Has my unconventional image already become deeply ingrained in people's hearts?"
After saying that, Dr. Chen ignored everyone's looks and directly took off her blue wig, vigorously shaking the sand off it toward the ground.
Then she put it back on as if no one else were there, raised her binoculars, and continued observing the sea.
Everyone was somewhat stunned by that sequence of actions.
They wanted to say something, but seeing how calm Dr. Chen was, they felt there was nothing to say.
Luo Bing simply turned to Old Luo and asked.
"Uncle Luo, Sister Wange and Li Chuyi didn't come. Are they staying in the mechas now?"
Old Luo nodded.
"They're in standby activation mode. Unless absolutely necessary, I won't let them deploy... If the worst happens, I'll order them to immediately move away from the base and conduct guerrilla harassment!"
Old Luo knew very well that with the Beast King's current displayed combat power, sending Wulei and Blue Blood Blade into a direct fight would be suicide. Only long-range guerrilla tactics could restrain him somewhat.
As for the base, by then, there would naturally be no way to worry about it.
Old Luo continued.
"When the Beast King first appeared the day before yesterday, our base radar detected some unusual signals coming from behind the base, but there was no movement afterward."
"At the time, we judged it to be a false alarm. Looking at it now... the Beast King had already appeared behind our base that day."
"He simply left afterward. I hope the Beast King does the same today!"
Luo Bing nodded firmly.
"Uncle Luo, he will!"
Old Luo continued.
"You two should go prepare as well. Sakura Saber has been under repair around the clock. It might be fixed before the Beast King wakes up."
Luo Bing nodded and left with Junko.
After turning back toward the base, Luo Bing clutched his stomach and said.
"Junko, sit down for a while. I'm going to the restroom."
Just after seeing Luo Bing and Junko off, Dr. Chen's voice came from nearby.
"Now that you've sent all those little ones away, you should leave too. Without you, this base won't be able to function."
Old Luo smiled.
"There are so many talented people at the base. I'm only a few years older. Dr. Chen, don't flatter me like that."
After speaking, Old Luo looked toward the sea again.
"Before, I was celebrating the Beast King's appearance and rejoicing that your Titan Beast hypothesis had come true."
"But now that the Beast King is so close, I'm starting to feel afraid instead... Perhaps this is like Lord Ye loving dragons."
Dr. Chen immediately corrected him.
"This isn't Lord Ye loving dragons. It's simply ordinary concern."
"As the base commander, you have too many things to consider. Unlike me, I don't think about anything. I only want to observe more, so there's nothing for me to fear..."
Dr. Chen's voice abruptly caught.
Then, she slowly lowered her binoculars.
Out on the sea, that sleeping mountain slowly began to stir.
Seawater slid from his body like a waterfall, gleaming with brilliance and awe beneath the few rays of dawn.
That enormous black beast now stood beneath the rising sun.
In the faint morning haze, the Beast King stood upon the sea, his massive shadow curving over the coastal base.
He stood there, looking down at the tiny, indistinct figures on the distant shore.
Yet that alone was enough to make this moment seem nearly eternal.
On the beach stood General Luo, General Commander of the Sakurajima Mecha Base, along with Dr. Chen, the branch base's chief researcher.
In the sea stood Godzilla, King of Titan Beasts!
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The two on the beach stood still.
The Beast King in the sea also stood still.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
The Beast King's solitary figure was like a mountain. When that mountain stood far away, it gave humanity an incomparable sense of security.
Especially when that mountain appeared before monsters, it could inspire people's hearts.
But when that mountain appeared before humans, it only left them stunned and shocked, followed by panic and fear.
When a mountain collapsed, it took every life at its foot with it.
The Beast King stood there now, yet he gave humanity precisely that feeling.
Then, time began to pass again.
Dr. Chen ran forward with all her strength and called out from afar.
"Godzilla!"
Old Luo wanted to rush up and grab Dr. Chen, but he himself had already been seized by the swarming staff. A whole group of people hoisted Old Luo up and ran!
"General Luo, leave Dr. Chen to the two of us. We need to ensure your safety first!"
Two young soldiers in military uniforms, with sergeant insignia on their shoulders, rushed forward and prepared to bring Dr. Chen back.
But at that moment, Dr. Chen had fallen into a frenzy over the research of her life. Running at full speed, she was not caught by the two sergeants right away.
Of course, it was also possible that the Beast King at sea had begun moving, and the overwhelming pressure had affected the two young sergeants.
Dr. Chen, meanwhile, pressed forward without hesitation, completely fearless.
One was overflowing with confidence and excitement, while the other two had their mental states shattered and were weakened. It seemed reasonable enough for them to be evenly matched for a short time.
Only Old Luo, being carried away along with his shoes, knew the true reason for what was happening—Dr. Chen had been the national collegiate games sprint champion in her youth!
With her early lead, it would be strange if ordinary people could catch her!
That was also why Old Luo had always stayed by Dr. Chen's side before.
But in one moment of inattention, she still ran off!
"Godzilla! Godzilla, Titan Beast! Are you the defender of Earth's ecosystem, the protector who regulates nature's balance?"
"Where did those monsters come from? You and Yamata awakened from ancient slumber—was it to drive them off Earth?"
Dr. Chen had already rushed into the seawater and was shouting toward Godzilla.
Those questions were the main subjects of Dr. Chen's current research.
If the Beast King could speak and answer the questions in her heart, it could save Dr. Chen ten years, twenty years, or even a lifetime!
But the Beast King ultimately could not speak. He merely let out a long roar that echoed far across the sea.
Then, seemingly drawn by Dr. Chen, he began walking toward her, churning up waves.
A distance of more than ten li was unimaginably long for humans, but for Godzilla, it was merely two steps.
When the two sergeants finally caught up with Dr. Chen, their bodies stiffened. Looking at the shadow descending over them, they no longer dared make any other move.
Old Luo had long since informed the entire base that if they truly encountered the Beast King, they only needed to remain exactly as they were, motionless, like children playing Red Light, Green Light.
If they were too shaken to endure it, they were to raise both hands in a French salute and shout "Godzilla"!
They chose the former.
Dr. Chen chose the latter. She raised both hands and shouted.
"Godzilla! King of Beasts!"
She did so to vent the excitement in her heart.
Beast King Godzilla lowered his head and looked at the three tiny figures below him, each wearing a different expression.
He extended his right claw. What he held was not a fish caught in one swipe, but a large sea turtle caught along the way, its shell nearly a meter across.
The Beast King tossed the large turtle beside Dr. Chen, just as he had bestowed a "reward" upon Captain Cao when they first met.
Then he made no other move. He stepped forward again and officially set foot on the beach.
That also meant he had entered the base's territory.
"He's here!"
Lin Wange clasped both hands together as she watched the image on the display screen.
Beast King Godzilla had truly made landfall!
The only piece of relatively good news was that when the Beast King passed Dr. Chen, he had done nothing other than toss down a large sea turtle.
"Old Luo, Wulei requests permission to deploy!"
At the same time, Li Chuyi's firm voice came through another communicator.
"General Luo, Blue Blood Blade requests permission to deploy!"
"Both requests denied!"
Old Luo's voice came through from the other end without the slightest hesitation.
"But he has already stepped onto the base's main road!"
Beast King Godzilla had indeed stepped onto the base's main road. Normally, aside from large vehicle convoys, only mechas traveled along that road.
But now, a giant beast was walking down the main road.
Other than mecha bases in nations that had already been destroyed, this had never happened in the Celestial Dynasty!
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