The transport vehicle sped along the pitch-black road.
Before long, it arrived at a brightly lit base, where guards stood at every turn. After multiple rounds of security checks, Hao Shuai and the Brody father and son were taken to Building Four.
Building Four was also the observation building, where the base monitored and studied the Titans. Dr. Serizawa, the base's director, and his team had been keeping watch over the giant cocoon formed by the MUTO day and night.
At that moment, however, Dr. Serizawa was in a foul mood. The cocoon had been extremely unstable over the past few days, periodically emitting unusual electromagnetic pulses. Unfortunately, they still had no idea what they meant.
Dr. Serizawa had devoted his entire life to studying Titan creatures, yet he had achieved nothing so far. That left him increasingly frustrated.
"Excuse me, Dr. Serizawa." Just as he was thinking about what to do next, someone called out to him from behind.
The doctor turned around and saw a security officer responsible for the base's safety. Curious about what he wanted, Dr. Serizawa waited as the man continued, "We arrested three people in Sector Q. We need you to deal with them."
Before Dr. Serizawa could respond, a staff member beside him said, "We have more important things to handle. Have Dr. Graham take a look."
"She already did. She's the one who called us in. One of them says he used to work here, and an Oriental man claims to be an old friend of yours, Doctor," the officer explained.
"An old friend?" Dr. Serizawa was puzzled. "This is a highly classified workplace. Who would come here?"
Though still confused, Dr. Serizawa followed the security officer to where Hao Shuai and the others were being held.
As soon as he entered