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"In the name of Prydonia, bypass the Department of Defense and contact Sokovia directly."
Stacker Pentecost stared at the large screen displaying satellite footage of the Kaiju wreaking havoc in Marazand, his lips trembling, seemingly making a difficult choice in his heart.
Finally, a look of determination appeared on his dark face, and he exhaled a long breath, ordering:
"Tell the person in charge over there that Prydonia is willing to pay 10%… no, 15% of Marazand's GDP from that year as compensation for the Proxy Kong Service, as long as they can send Kong over as soon as possible to resolve the crisis!"
That's right.
This was one of the methods he came up with!
No matter how unwilling, Stacker Pentecost had to admit that at this stage, Kong was the best choice for dealing with Kaiju.
Even after the Hunter Mecha was successfully put into use, this situation would likely not be affected in the short term.
"Yes."
The staff member immediately left to obey the order.
But a few minutes later, he returned with a long face, reporting: "Officer, our request… was rejected by Sokovia!"
"What?!"
Stacker Pentecost immediately asked with a bewildered expression:
"How is that possible? I clearly remember Sokovia's spokesperson saying at the UN General Assembly, when publicly promoting the Proxy Kong Service, that as long as money was paid, they would send Kong to help resolve attacks from Titan and Kaiju… Could it be that they want to temporarily increase the price?"
That's right, it must be!
How insatiably greedy!
One must know that 15% of Marazand's annual GDP was nearly 13.5 billion U.S. dollars!
That guy wasn't satisfied with such generous compensation?
Heh heh, as expected, the heavy responsibility of saving the World cannot be entrusted to such a person.
Recalling what Nick Fury once said, Karl Merks was a capitalist who "only recognized money and disregarded rules."
Stacker Pentecost secretly decided in his heart that once this crisis was resolved, he would definitely expose Sokovia's ugly face to the public!
Just as Stacker Pentecost was pondering how to get even afterwards, he saw the staff member opposite him mechanically shake his head.
"The person in charge over there said that Prydonia voted in favor of sanctioning Sokovia at the UN General Assembly, so no matter how much money is offered, Sokovia will not provide assistance to them."
…
The expression on Stacker Pentecost's face instantly froze.
It's over.
It's all over now!
Who could have imagined that Karl Merks would be so vengeful!
Willing to give up nearly 13.5 billion U.S. dollars, an astronomical sum, just to make a point?
Didn't they say he was a capitalist who "only recognized money"?
Is this what "only recognized money" means?
This is clearly "only held grudges," alright!
However, this put Stacker Pentecost and the PPDC Organization in a rather awkward position.
Because if they couldn't use Kong to eliminate that Kaiju.
Then, the only remaining option before them was… to "peacefully" Marazand with nuclear bombs!
But the consequences of doing so were extremely serious.
The PPDC Organization would likely be completely condemned and lose all public trust and influence after this crisis.
As for Karl and Sokovia, not only would countries around the World not dare to blame them for not helping, but they would also fawn over them due to the precedents of San Francisco and Marazand, and the potential future problem of Monster Invader.
Thinking about how the other party did nothing but ended up profiting, Stacker Pentecost couldn't help but feel a strong sense of unwillingness and powerlessness.
He finally understood why cunning old schemers like Nick Fury repeatedly fell into Karl Merks's hands and were helpless against him.
Because even sometimes, when you clearly know what card the other party is going to play, how they are going to target you, and what situation you will face next… you are powerless to change it!
You can only let the situation develop in the direction set by them.
This kind of blow to one's mentality is far more fatal than on a tactical level!
And for Stacker Pentecost and the PPDC Organization, this time, just one indirect confrontation with Karl had already left them almost without their pants.
Such an opponent was truly terrifying, making him feel a chill down his spine!
At this moment, another staff member rushed over to report:
"Officer, Prydonia's high-ranking officials just called to urge us; if we don't find a way to stop that Kaiju soon, I'm afraid Marazand will be destroyed in an instant!"
"Alas…"
Stacker Pentecost slumped weakly against the back of his chair, his lips trembling again with anger.
He glanced sideways at another large screen, where the Hunter Mecha Unit 1 · MUTO, already largely completed under the combined efforts of hundreds of workers and countless mechanical arms, was displayed.
The endless anger and unwillingness in his heart ultimately could only transform into a helpless sigh.
"Alas, inform them that if they don't want to be wiped out by the Kaiju, they can only use nuclear bombs to solve it!"
Today, this burden, their PPDC, had to bear it, whether they wanted to or not.
Because they simply had no choice.
…
Marazand.
In the smoke-filled city.
A colossal creature, over one hundred and fifty meters long, covered in hard scales, with at least 30 pairs of blade-like sharp feet, resembling a giant mantis shrimp, was currently rampaging unchecked through the ruins of the almost paralyzed city.
Rumble…!!!
Another skyscraper collapsed with a roar under the Impact of this Kaiju named Chaos.
The Earth shook violently, and smoke and dust rose into the sky.
The streets and alleys of the undamaged parts of the city were filled with panicked refugees.
Ferries, bus stations, and airports were already overcrowded.
To escape earlier and gain a glimmer of hope, the crowd began to push, pull, snatch, curse, and wail at each other…
In the sky.
Hundreds of Prydonia fighter jets were still making their last efforts.
Advanced air-to-ground anti-tank missiles from allied aid were fired at Chaos as if they were free, without restraint.
The large-caliber autocannons on the fighter jets were red-hot from continuous firing for extended periods.
But…
Such fierce attacks still could not cause any substantial damage to Chaos.
Instead, the nearby fleeing crowds suffered heavy casualties due to the Impact of the explosions and the indiscriminate strafing of the autocannons.
However.
At this moment, no one cared about their lives or deaths.
Because if the actions of this Kaiju could not be contained, more and more people would die!
Puff puff—
Repeated bombings, though unable to successfully penetrate Chaos's defenses, did manage to delay its advance.
It seemed to be getting annoyed by this mosquito-like harassment.
Chaos suddenly stood upright on its upper body, then swung its two scythe-like forelegs, armed with sharp teeth like a praying mantis, to retaliate against the fighter jets in mid-air.
Boom boom boom—
Caught off guard, several fighter jets performing low-altitude bombing runs were directly cut in half by Chaos's blade-like feet, exploding into balls of daytime fireworks in the sky.
During this time, some pilots received the latest orders from the joint operations command center.
They began to attempt to attack Chaos's eyes.
After all, the last time, Homelander successfully killed the first Kaiju by attacking its eyes.
Even if they knew such an attack was not enough to kill Chaos, if they could successfully blind it and then use bombing to lure it back to the sea, it would surely alleviate the immediate crisis!
And so…
The fighter jets in the sky, at great risk, began a new round of fierce attacks on Chaos's eyes from the front.
But what filled Prydonia's Military with utter despair was that this Kaiju seemed to have learned from the failure of the previous Kaiju, and had "evolved" a layer of special translucent bio-crystalline wall over its eyes.
This bio-crystalline wall was as solid as a shield specifically designed for defense, remaining intact even after repeated bombings.
Even suicidal ramming by fighter jets could not cause it the slightest harm.
"Damn it, does this Kaiju have no other weaknesses on its body?"
This question filled the hearts of almost everyone.
But the answer was obvious.
A desperate atmosphere began to fill everyone's hearts.
Finally…
Prydonia's Military and the temporary joint combat group formed by multi-national air forces, after using various attack methods against Chaos and persisting for a full day and night, still made no progress.
Prydonia's high-ranking officials finally abandoned their last fantasy.
Thus, under their authorization, and with special approval from the Security Council, a fighter jet carrying a strategic nuclear missile took off from an overseas air Base.
And arrived at the designated location about ten minutes later to drop the bomb.
Boom—
The scene seemed to freeze at that instant.
A huge explosion, dazzling light, a mushroom cloud rising into the sky, and a city instantly destroyed…
Almost all World leaders and high-ranking officials focused their attention here.
They urgently wanted to know if a nuclear bomb could really kill that Kaiju?
The result was quickly revealed.
"Awooo…"
A massive figure gradually appeared from the fading firelight.
Chaos seemed to be enraged, its upper body stood tall, letting out terrifying roars and howls towards the sky.
Although its scales suffered extensive damage from the nuclear explosion, and many of its blade-like feet were twisted and deformed.
Overall, it still looked full of vigor!
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but be greatly shocked.
What?
Is this not too outrageous?
A day and a night of continuous bombing, plus a direct hit from a nuclear bomb, and it's still not dead?!
Did this Kaiju activate an invincibility cheat?
This has probably gone beyond the scope of Carbon-based life, hasn't it?
Oh, excuse me, I forgot… Kaiju were not originally Carbon-based life, but Silicon-based life!
Immediately, the focus of high-ranking officials from various countries shifted to how many nuclear bombs it would take to completely eliminate this Kaiju.
And the testing ground would naturally be Marazand!
With a series of orders given.
Soon, two more fighter jets, ordered to act in a crisis, successively dropped two strategic nuclear missiles on Marazand.
Boom—
Boom—
A scene like the end of the World was re-enacted.
An unprecedentedly massive mushroom cloud pierced the sky.
But fortunately.
This time, as the firelight gradually receded, Chaos's figure did not appear, leaving only a huge Monster skeleton on the ground.
Although the target was successfully killed.
Few people would be happy about it.
Especially the heads of state and high-ranking officials from various countries watching the live broadcast via Military satellites.
Upon seeing such an outcome, they all fell silent.
Because the cost of this battle was too heavy…
A full three nuclear bombs!
Plus Marazand, which was completely erased from the Earth along with that Kaiju!
And the thick toxic cloud, hundreds of square kilometers in area and 100% lethal, lingering over the scorched-Earth city, mixed with massive amounts of radioactive material and highly toxic Blue Blood evaporated from the Kaiju's body!
Before long, the Water, soil, vegetation, and air in this area would be severely polluted.
Coupled with the deposited radioactive elements and toxins, they might continue to spread to surrounding sea areas with seawater and ocean currents…
The economic losses and adverse effects would be immeasurable!
So, in the eyes of many, this simply did not deserve to be called a victory.
Because according to information leaked from Sokovia, Kaiju were originally killing machines created by a certain alien civilization using Genetic Engineering to destroy humanity.
Their mission was to destroy cities, pollute the environment, and hinder the progress of human civilization…
No matter how one looked at this outcome, the Kaiju had already completed its mission!
So, was the ultimate victor of this battle truly humanity?
The answer was obvious.
But most importantly, those alien Invader whose identities remained unknown, still hiding behind the scenes, would continuously correct and strengthen certain characteristics of the Kaiju based on the data fed back from each attack.
No one knew if, one day in the future, even nuclear missiles would be unable to harm the Kaiju?!
Or rather… how soon would this day come?
If the previous Kaiju invasion in San Francisco only made countries around the World initially realize the devastating disaster such Monsters could bring to humanity after death.
Then this time, it made countries around the World fully realize how powerful and terrifying living Kaiju were!
In fact, from a certain perspective, the huge threat Kaiju posed to humanity was far greater than that of the Titan that appeared before!
And so…
Many countries that were previously in a wait-and-see state, their high-ranking officials began to secretly contact Sokovia behind the scenes.
Consulting about the pricing of the Didi Substitute Driving Service, and whether there would be discounts after reaching a long-term cooperation agreement (annual package), and other related issues.
What?
Why didn't they place their hopes on the PPDC Organization?
Because any human with normal intelligence could easily calculate the huge difference between paying hundreds of millions to billions at one time, and paying hundreds of billions to trillions at one time!
What's more, this didn't even include the even higher maintenance costs of those Hunter Mecha in the later stages.
After all, the landlord's money doesn't just come from thin air, does it?