After a pause, Dr. Chen spoke again:
"Both Beast King and Yamata have already entered the sea. Only this Titan Beast remains in Malaysia, continuing to clean up the polluted environment..."
"Mm... Can we still track Yamata and Beast King? If so, send it to me. I want to build a movement data model and see if it might prove useful later."
Someone quickly responded to Dr. Chen's request. Beast King had vanished without a trace, but Yamata could still be observed at sea because he still had his head above the water.
Dr. Chen was not disappointed by this.
They had tried tracking Beast King more than once before, and never succeeded.
Now that they had Yamata's movement data, that was enough to make something out of it.
Old Luo's attention was not focused on that.
Through remote communications, he offered a suggestion for this extermination operation:
This newly appeared Titan Beast on Malaysian soil was utterly unfamiliar to humanity, and humanity had yet to fully understand her habits—especially her attitude toward humans!
Old Luo did not expect every Titan Beast to be friendly toward humanity. Maintaining neutrality alone would already be something to be deeply grateful for. Therefore, he suggested that the Pipi Shrimp temporarily stay away from the nearshore waters.
At that moment, Bai Qingxin, who had previously been assigned a task, transferred over a stack of data as well.
After the Nautilus appeared, she had been ordered to investigate whether there were any historical myths or folk legends related to this Titan Beast, hoping to determine her identity.
Now, she presented the results:
"Scylla!"
"Her name is Scylla!"
Scylla the Scavenger—Shangang Attacks! 5
Facing everyone, Bai Qingxin began explaining:
"In legends of sea demons, there is a record of an aquatic giant beast that resembles a hybrid of a spider, octopus, and sea snail. It has six enormous, slender limbs like spider legs."
"Her head resembles an octopus, and she has a shell like a sea snail growing from her body. She is extremely similar to the Titan Beast currently appearing in Malaysia."
"She has gone by many names throughout history, but the most widely known one is Scylla!"
Dr. Chen pinched her chin, displaying a touch of charming elegance.
"Scylla?"
"I've heard a little about the legends of deep-sea sirens, but this... shouldn't she be more like a sea beast?"
In all kinds of myths and legends, anything described as a siren or sea demon was at least humanoid—even if not fully humanoid, it was at least half-human.
For example, mermaids, nagas, and the like from various legends. Even Murlocs would do in a pinch.
At the very least, they looked vaguely human at first glance.
But the Titan Beast currently displayed on the big screen, despite bearing the name Scylla, a sea siren, should be called a sea beast rather than a sea demon.
People could not—at least, they should not—react to a sea beast like that, much less pass down a name like "siren."
As a researcher, Dr. Chen knew nothing about such strange fetishes, nor did she intend to.
At that moment, she merely watched Scylla's actions and thoughtfully speculated:
"Judging by the looks of it, this is a Titan Beast with an extremely strong ability to protect the environment."
"Yamata also has environmental protection abilities, but Yamata is clearly more combat-oriented. His environmental protection comes in the form of renewal after destruction."
"But this Titan Beast, Scylla, is completely different. After seawater enters her body through her tentacles, it is clearly mixed with other substances."
"These mixed substances are highly effective against the environmental pollution caused by monsters. With just a light spray, they can completely clean away all that venom and poisonous blood!"
After pondering briefly, Dr. Chen suggested:
"Rather than calling her Scylla, I would prefer to call her the Scavenger."
"If none of you object, I think Dish Soap would work too."
Old Luo's expression remained unchanged, and he did not object.
"We'll report both names later. If no one else objects, and there isn't a better codename, then Scavenger should be fine."
"Of course, I mean Scavenger. Names like Dish Soap are fine for private jokes, but don't bring them up in formal settings from now on."
Old Luo then looked at a sea chart beside him. Watching the black dot in the nearshore area, he looked somewhat worried.
"Scylla is blocking the coast, and the carrier is currently trapped outside. If we don't make a decision soon, I'm afraid we'll be reenacting a drifting-at-sea story."
At Old Luo's age, he still could not bring himself to say a name like Pipi Shrimp.
Only Chief Commander Lan could keep a straight face and say anything without even blinking, remaining utterly calm and composed, with a mindset that never cracked.
"That girl deliberately acted weak in front of me before."
Using footage captured through an ultra-long-range lens, Luo Bing saw what was happening on the beach.
When he saw Scylla walking on six spider-like lower limbs, Luo Bing admitted that her little trick had startled him.
He truly had not noticed before. He had only found her speed somewhat suspiciously slow.
She was completely unsuited for moving on land.
In Luo Bing's memories, most of the giant beasts he knew possessed amphibious capabilities, while a very small number were capable of fighting across land, sea, and air.
And if one mentioned that certain good buddy of Godzilla's from another planet, that was even more incredible.
He directly possessed full environmental adaptability for land, sea, air, and even space. His adaptability stat was probably maxed out.
"A little cleverness doesn't matter. As long as she truly submits to Beast King and stands on the same side as Beast King, there's no problem."
Scylla had already wandered back and forth across the entire beach area, basically cleaning it completely.
Afterward, she began moving deeper inland, advancing toward the interior.
Seeing her work so diligently, Luo Bing had nothing to say.
She cleaned more thoroughly than he cleaned his own bedroom. What reason did he have to complain?
"Yamata and Scylla seem to have some sort of conflict. Yamata turned around and left earlier without the slightest hesitation."
"As far as I remember, Malaysia has plenty of volcanoes. Yamata still left so decisively—is it because Scylla is here?"
"Perhaps after cleaning up this place, Scylla will settle down in Malaysia."
Luo Bing pondered silently.
Just as the King of Monsters had their own territories and remained rooted in one place after claiming it, according to Luo Bing's current understanding, Titan Beasts also possessed a sense of territoriality.
For example, Yamata had remained inside Mount Fuji and refused to move.
If Beast King had not summoned him, Yamata could have stayed in Mount Fuji until everyone died of old age without budging an inch.
And now, seeing Scylla working so diligently here, Luo Bing began to suspect that she might make this place her nest in the future.
He observed Scylla's movements from afar. After all, it was rare to see such an active Titan Beast.
Once Yamata returned to Mount Fuji, he would probably hide inside and never move again.
Scylla, on the other hand, seemed completely different.
Even if she became lazy after finishing the cleanup, at least for now, she would remain incredibly active.
This was an excellent example for observing some of a Titan Beast's habits and the meanings behind their actions.
Luo Bing believed that everyone in the world with the means to do so would be focusing their attention here, watching Malaysia.
But at that moment, Luo Bing noticed that Scylla's behavior had become somewhat strange.
The Scavenger stopped drawing water into her body to increase her weight. Instead, she instantly expelled a massive amount of water, reducing her weight to the absolute minimum.
Then, her six spider legs twisted and grappled in succession, as though she were demonstrating toward the sea.
It was not the irritated, frustrated roar Yamata made.
It was a sharp cry filled with vigilance and intimidation!
She had transformed from a cleaner into a warrior in an instant. There had to be a problem!
Just as Luo Bing was confused, Commander Lan's loud command came through the communications channel:
"Ace! Crimson Typhoon! Crimson Thunder Blade! All pilots, heed my command! Abandon the Pipi Shrimp immediately and land ashore! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
"A monster is attacking twenty degrees north of east from the Pipi Shrimp!"
"It's Shangang!"
At that instant, Luo Bing's first thought was that he had misheard.
His second thought was that Commander Lan had said the wrong name.
The Destruction of the Pipi Shrimp 6
The Destruction of the Pipi Shrimp (6)
At first, Luo Bing thought he had misheard, or that Commander Lan had said the wrong name.
But he quickly chose to believe Commander Lan.
That square-faced General Commander who seemed never to smile could not be said to have never made mistakes, since nobody was perfect.
But compared with that pitifully low probability of error, Luo Bing chose to trust Commander Lan.
He immediately put on his pilot helmet, instantly shifting from standby combat status into deep synchronization.
The crystal-clear neural synchronization allowed Luo Bing to activate Crimson Thunder Blade in an instant. The mecha plunged violently into the sea, then powered toward the shore!
Crimson Thunder Blade had evolved from Sakura Saber and was not suited for naval combat.
But being unsuited did not mean it could not fight at sea at all. It merely meant that, compared to mechas specialized for naval combat, it could only bring out a certain percentage of its performance.
After entering the water, Luo Bing swiftly switched the mecha's built-in cameras and looked toward the east-northeast.
Very quickly, he saw a heaven-shaking wave rushing in from that direction. The incoming enemy's momentum was tremendous, faintly carrying the force of a tsunami!
This was... Shangang?
Another Shangang?
As he swam toward shore, Luo Bing racked his brain.
But he did not need to spend many brain cells. Commander Lan's voice came through the communications channel again.
"It's another Shangang!"
"Although the long-range photos are somewhat different from the Shangang previously killed by Beast King, the final assessment is that it still belongs to the Shangang monster category!"
"And... this Shangang is even larger than the previously slain King of Monsters! Preliminary estimates put it at over 150 meters!"
150 meters!
The previous King of Monsters, Shangang, had only been 135 meters tall. This Shangang was clearly much bigger.
But that alone was not enough to draw Luo Bing's attention.
Before Godzilla, Shangang's enormous body was merely a chunk of rotten meat waiting to be slaughtered, stinking of nothing but foul odor.
Then Commander Lan's next words made Luo Bing focus sharply.
"This Shangang is larger than the one that died before, but it is noticeably leaner, covered in dense, defined muscle!"
"This newly appeared Shangang has no bloated venom, no round belly, and its shell is extremely glossy, without any lumps of poisonous flesh!"
"The Expert Group's preliminary conclusion is that this Shangang abandoned the Poison Sac structure and focused more on close combat—her actual combat ability far surpasses the previous Shangang!"
"Ace, Crimson Typhoon, Crimson Thunder Blade, you must land ashore in the shortest possible time. You absolutely cannot fight this King of Monsters at sea!"
All three mechas had been designed for land combat. Fighting a King of Monsters at sea—especially one that had never been recorded before and had broken size records the moment she appeared—
would be suicide!
Among the three mechas, Crimson Typhoon was piloted by the Zhou Brothers. The head of the Zhou family asked hesitantly:
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