Pacific Rim Godzilla Beats Up Monsters

Godzilla's Debut

To the outside observers, the battle at sea was a head-on collision between Sakura Saber and Iron Hammer!

Just as Sakura Saber prepared to draw her thirty-meter-long blade, Iron Hammer lunged forward, launching an attack. Utilizing the unique structure of its head, it delivered a headbutt that smashed directly through the side of Sakura Saber's chassis!

Countless mechanical components and assorted parts fell from Sakura Saber's body. Sparks showered from the jagged wound, making it look as if she were about to explode at any second!

Iron Hammer—the codename of this monster perfectly described its physical appearance.

Under the terrifying lethality of that finishing headbutt, Sakura Saber was heavily damaged in a single blow, and the battle instantly turned into a gruesome sight!

To the news media crews watching and filming from the coast, this outcome was no less than the sky collapsing.

Sakura Saber, the only large-scale mecha built with the full might of the entire Sakura Island, represented the nation's final shred of dignity and served as the sturdiest pillar of support against the monsters!

Yet now, facing the monster Iron Hammer, she had been critically wounded in a single strike.

Countless Sakura Island citizens watching on television screens felt their composure shatter instantly.

Many clutched their heads in agony, their eyes filled with a mixture of horror and despair.

If Sakura Saber were destroyed by the monster, it would mean that Sakura Island's last bit of dignity among the nations of the world would cease to exist!

In this era, a country without a large-scale mecha was comparable to the late Qing Dynasty; no matter how powerful its national strength or how vast its territory appeared, it was nothing more than meat on a chopping block.

True predators could devour it however they pleased!

Of course, in this day and age, because of the monsters, the word "devour" might not be a metaphor, but a literal reality.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Sakura Saber was caught off guard by the monster's sneak attack, but we must believe in our Guardian God, Sakura Saber! Given her mecha performance, this minor external damage will have little impact on her. She still has the strength to fight!"

The host was drenched in sweat, spouting nonsense that even he didn't believe, desperately trying to restore the confidence of the citizens watching at home.

Meanwhile, on the distant battlefield, the situation had shifted once again!

As everyone knew, even if a mecha's "Armor" stat was numerically identical to a monster's, its defensive capabilities could not compare to the real thing!

The only advantage was that as long as the critical structure wasn't destroyed, it could still be used.

Sakura Saber raised her hand and swung. Using her remaining intact arm, she drew her thirty-meter-long Sakura Great Blade and slashed directly at Iron Hammer's neck!

Sparks showered everywhere. The massive blade struck the monster's body with a sound as piercing and harsh as two pieces of steel grinding against each other!

However, this slash was as fluid as flowing water, far superior to the clumsy movements from moments ago.

Inside the Sakura Saber, the primary pilot, Nakamura, had fallen unconscious due to the simulated trauma and the resulting pain. Temporary command of the mech had been transferred to the co-pilot.

As it turned out, this subsequent sequence of maneuvers was all the work of Koizumi Junko. No wonder it had appeared so effortless!

However, the pressure brought on by single-handedly piloting a large-scale mech was truly terrifying.

Koizumi Junko focused intently on controlling the Sakura Saber, but a nosebleed was already streaming out uncontrollably.

The pressure of the deep neural connection with the large-scale mech was falling entirely on Junko; the young girl's frail body clearly could not withstand it!

No! I can hold on! The people I need to protect are right behind me. I absolutely cannot fall and let the monster through!

Koizumi Junko cheered herself on, even as a sense of weightless dizziness began to cloud her vision.

At that moment, Iron Hammer let out a roar and charged once again.

That previous slash had enraged him, but it hadn't injured him!

Iron Hammer leaped high into the air once more. His headbutt was like a heavy, sparking blow; under the force of the headbutt, his destructive power, combined with his body's momentum, rapidly soared to its peak!

This was a finishing move Iron Hammer was accustomed to, and due to his physical structure, he could execute it with great ease!

The Sakura Saber held its blade with one hand, attempting a backhanded block, but it was unable to withstand Iron Hammer's full-force strike.

It was knocked to the ground on the spot!

Sakura Saber had fallen!

Unlike the Iron Hammer that had appeared in Chile several years ago, the Iron Hammer currently appearing on the North Sea battlefield of Sakurajima was an enhanced version in both size and power!

The high-ranking officials of Sakurajima were still using the Iron Hammer from Chile as their hypothetical enemy; they had completely misjudged their opponent!

"Everyone... I'm sorry..."

"I have failed to live up to your expectations. I trained so hard for so many years, but my performance in actual combat was still too poor!"

"And... Luo Jun, after all these years since the memorial service for your aunt and uncle, we have met again, but now..."

The moment the Sakura Saber was knocked down, the pilot, Koizumi Junko, felt her mind go blank for an instant.

Experienced pilots all knew that once a mech was knocked down by a monster in battle, the chain reaction that followed was fatal.

It could even directly signal the monster's victory; the tragic end of the mech being destroyed and the pilot dying was right before her eyes!

If it were possible, this Iron Hammer would already be qualified to have a gold border engraved on its shoulder.

On the beach, the crowd of news media had fallen deathly silent.

They were not professional pilots, but they knew exactly what it meant for a mecha to be knocked to the ground.

Watching the cherry-red mecha collapse backward, its parts shattering and scattering across the ground, and seeing the monster standing with one foot on the Sakura Saber, roaring toward the sky in a frenzy, a bone-chilling cold surged through everyone from head to toe.

Their hearts grew cold, their heads numbed, and a chill seeped from their scalps down to their ankles.

Under the assault of various negative emotions, the crowd momentarily lost the ability to speak.

They couldn't quite understand it. Wasn't this supposed to be a victory—a resounding triumph to boost the Sakura Saber's combat record?

Why had the outcome turned into this?

"Wait! What is that?"

Just then, a sharp-eyed cameraman noticed something wrong with the waves in the distance.

It seemed as if a terrifying monster was driving the waves, surging toward the shore.

The next moment, a towering behemoth rose from the seawater. Its massive frame and hideous appearance instantly seized everyone's attention.

"What... is that?"

After the initial shock, panic and horror were instantly pushed to the extreme!

Because once their brains resumed functioning and their ability to think kicked in, did they really need to wonder about the monster appearing before them?

"It's a monster!"

"And it's even larger than Iron Hammer, a monster even more terrifying than Iron Hammer!"

The cameraman dropped his camera and took off running into the distance.

Someone still asked, dazed:

"Mr. Yamanaka, where are you going?"

"Home! To grab my wife and kids and run!"

"Two monsters! Sakurajima is finished! It's all over!"

Godzilla's debut brought nothing but panic and bewilderment to the world, and to Sakurajima, it brought terror above all else.

009. Logical and convincing!

It is no wonder Mr. Yamanaka lacked the professional ethics of a cameraman, abandoning his camera—his livelihood—to flee.

Because, prompted by his actions, the remaining few also snapped to their senses.

Their thoughts were identical to Mr. Yamanaka's: they all turned and bolted, sprinting toward the cars parked in the distance!

Two monsters!

This was an attack featuring two monsters appearing simultaneously!

Especially now that the national guardian mecha, Sakura Saber, had already fallen.

Everything, every single detail, signaled that Sakurajima was finished!

Four years ago, Malaysia had fallen as a nation under the joint assault of two monsters.

Although some of the island nation's citizens had survived, they were merely hanging on by a thread, no longer possessing the reality of a sovereign state.

The monster toxin had contaminated vast swathes of land; even after external support had driven the monsters back, that territory was no longer suitable for human habitation.

And the situation in Sakurajima today was so hauntingly similar to Malaysia four years ago!

"I can't stay in Sakurajima anymore! I'm going to the Far East! Even if I have to give up my entire fortune, I'm going to snatch a ticket to the Far East!"

The few people fleeing clamored about their plans, and upon receiving unanimous agreement from the others, they ran even faster!

Where there are those who desert in the face of battle, there are naturally those who stay.

"Everyone, let us host this program together. Even if this might be the last one, we must do our best to finish it!"

A middle-aged man dressed in a stiff, old-fashioned suit straightened the camera and spoke to the remaining few.

"Team leader... Yes! We understand!"

The remaining crew members agreed in unison. Then, as the host spoke with a trembling voice, the camera zoomed out, focusing on the monster that had just emerged from the sea in the distance.

The team leader adjusted the focus while muttering to himself:

"Let me get a good look. Even if you want us to perish as a nation, you must let us know exactly what kind of monster is destroying this country!"

"Monster! If you want to run rampant on this land, don't think you'll have an easy time of it!"

The team leader gritted his teeth, not caring in the slightest that his self-talk was being broadcast to the entire nation.

At a time like this, no one would care about such trivialities.

Finally, thanks to the team leader's efforts, a clear image of the King of Monsters, Godzilla, appeared in thousands of households for the first time!

A massive, hulking figure!

It looked hideous!

Its entire physique exuded a sense of immense power and heavy durability!

The thick tail, which whipped against the seawater and stirred up massive waves, was clearly no weak point; rather, it was a formidable weapon.

The thorn-like, saber-toothed structures along its back provided absolute protection for its rear. While some monsters had blind spots or other weaknesses on their backs, it was evident that this monster had no such flaws!

Aside from the two forelimbs on its chest being somewhat short—which could be considered a drawback—the Team Leader failed to find any other weaknesses at first glance.

This realization left the Team Leader speechless, plunging him into utter despair.

As an elite operative, he was well aware that there was one more mecha stationed on the island by the Far East—Wulei.

If this second monster had been a weakling, there might have been a chance to fight two against one.

But...

The result was truly despair-inducing.

Especially after comparing its size to the monster Iron Hammer, this newly emerged monster actually held the advantage.

One had to understand that among monsters, size generally represented the level of strength.

This monster that had just surfaced was, if anything, even stronger than Iron Hammer!

"It's over... this time, it's completely over."

The last shred of hope the Team Leader had been clinging to vanished entirely, and his eyes dimmed.