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As John Jameson vividly recounted the incident, the emotions of hundreds of thousands of netizens in the live broadcast room were immediately ignited, and they all cursed loudly.
"Damn it, I've said it before, the Monarch Organization is a traitor who bites the hand that feeds him…",
"That's right, from top to bottom, every single one of these extremists is like those cultists, all they think about and talk about is their monster masters, completely disregarding the lives of us ordinary people!"
"It's not that believing in Titans is necessarily bad; Ape God is the best example. I believe many people, like me, like and worship Ape God… But those brain-dead idiots, they worship everything, good or bad, as God. It's simply incurable evil!"
"Yeah, compared to these 'ecological terrorists,' the environmental girl can almost be considered a pure and lovely white lotus!"
"Boo hoo hoo… I just shipped Ape God and Godzilla, and now Godzilla is dead for no clear reason. It really breaks my heart…"
"When did the Military become so useless? And that Navy four-star admiral, could he be a mole from the Monarch Organization planted in the army?"
"If you ask me, just ban the Monarch Organization. They're spending tons of our taxpayer money, but doing things that will destroy us taxpayers. Is there anything more outrageous than this? I absolutely cannot tolerate this any longer!"
"But brothers, the situation seems to have become much more serious now. Even Godzilla couldn't defeat that Ghidorah that John mentioned. I'm afraid now only Ape God personally intervening has a chance to turn the tide of the battle…"
"That's right, but Ghidorah flies so fast, Ape God's speed simply can't catch up, can it? And with so many Titan invasions happening simultaneously around the globe, Ape God probably can't handle it all?"
"Brothers, what should I do? I'm in Rio de Janeiro, and there's a huge creature resembling a mammoth tearing down my house outside. The army has gone up against it, but they can't break its defense at all. Should I start preparing my will now?"
"Brother, we're in the same boat! I was originally traveling at Ayers Rock in Australia, and I never expected to encounter a Titan here, and it's a huge monster with wings, a bit like a griffon from the World of Warcraft game. This is just incredibly bad luck…"
"Wait a minute, why hasn't the official government contacted Hyperspace Group yet to activate the DiDi Substitute Driving Service? Let Ape God solve this mess!"
"Yeah, aren't these incompetent politicians taking our civilian lives seriously enough? Even sending Homelander to deal with it would be fine!"
"Don't mention Homelander. I heard from a rumor that he developed 'Titan PTSD' after the last Kaiju incident, so no matter what kind of Titan it is, he will definitely not appear…"
"I think it's not that simple. After all, Titans are theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Monarch Organization, so unless the Department of Defense directly intervenes, the Monarch Organization still has priority in handling them!"
"Then why doesn't the Department of Defense intervene quickly? I remember their reactions were very swift in dealing with previous Titans and Kaiju. Why is there no reaction at all this time?"
"Yeah, even though the U.S. mainland has been attacked by Titans 3 times this time, why haven't they activated the DiDi Substitute Driving Service? Can't they afford it?!"
"I guess it might be related to that Navy four-star admiral, General William Stens? After all, this idiot even dared to order the killing of Godzilla, so preventing the Department of Defense from activating the DiDi Substitute Driving Service isn't something he wouldn't do…"
"So scary, is the end of the World really coming?!"
…
"John Jameson, you bastard, I'm not done with you!!"
Watching the overwhelming curses on the internet, Serizawa Ichiro angrily closed the big screen, then, like a madman, hysterically roared at everyone:
"Who can tell me how The Daily Bugle knew the specific details of our secret operation… Which bastard leaked the information?"
"Also, even we just found out that Monster Zero is called Ghidorah. How can a boss of a third-rate newspaper know more than us?"
Damn it, why?
Do you know this will make us look unprofessional and incompetent?!
As he spoke, Serizawa Ichiro's gaze was already fixed on Dr. Chen.
He was practically asking: Dr. Chen, tell me, are you the mole?!
"Ah, this…"
Vivienne Graham and others were also completely bewildered by this.
Normally, for such special Military operations, the security clearance is extremely high.
Even if The Daily Bugle could eventually get internal information, it should only be after the operation ended.
But who would have thought, Godzilla's body hadn't even cooled down yet, and The Daily Bugle had already received the news and started breaking it.
No wonder John Jameson always boasted that his news breaks never waited overnight!
However, this situation was clearly not normal!
Serizawa Ichiro was becoming increasingly suspicious that John Jameson had planted informants within the Monarch Organization!
"Colonel Foster, General Stens just issued an order for us to immediately return to Fort Beautiful (Outpost 54)!!"
…
Outpost 54, Fort Beautiful.
"Moscow, London, Rio de Janeiro… A total of 14 cities worldwide were attacked by Titans simultaneously."
General William Stens pointed to the large screen behind him, which was displaying images of the attacked cities, and said with a grim face:
"Some of these Titans with special abilities have also caused large-scale earthquakes, fires, tsunamis… and even many major disasters that we haven't had time to name yet, on the continents where they are located!!"
"And we adopted the same plan as before, trying to use nuclear radioactive materials to lure these Titans back to safe areas, or uninhabited areas… But this time, almost all the Titans did not take the bait."
"Their behavior has suddenly become erratic, and their movement routes are completely unpredictable. It seems that continuing to use old methods to deal with them is completely unfeasible. So, while the situation hasn't reached an irreversible point, if anyone has any good ideas, please propose them. Let's put our heads together!"
"Um, General, I'd like to correct a mistake you made."
Mark Russell suddenly raised his hand and said, "Their behavior is not completely random or unpredictable… I know it sounds incredible, but I believe these Titans are responding to the commands of their new leader… which is Monster Zero, Ghidorah. So, the most effortless and efficient method for us now is to stop Ghidorah first, and then we will be able to stop all Titans!!"
"How do we stop him?"
Serizawa Ichiro looked at General William Stens indignantly, "The only creature capable of stopping Ghidorah was just blown up by your Oxygen Destroyer… Haha, we personally eliminated the only hope of defeating this 'false king'! Humanity's fate has been completely rewritten!"
A hint of murderous intent flashed in General William Stens's eyes, but he did not retort. After all, he was the one who personally issued the order to launch the Oxygen Destroyer.
And just recently, the White House, the Department of Defense, the Security Council, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. had all called him, pressuring him to come up with a solution as soon as possible.
Otherwise, what awaited him would not just be a simple dismissal.
So General William Stens had already realized the severity of this incident.
"No, Godzilla might not be our only hope!"
At this moment, Mark Russell suddenly turned to look at General Ross, who had been sitting in a corner at the back, completely unnoticed, and slowly said:
"If possible, what we should do most now is to actively contact Hyperspace Group. After all, before Monster Zero… that is, Ghidorah appeared, only King Kong had ever defeated Godzilla. Perhaps he has a way to prevent the escalation of the disaster?"
Immediately, everyone turned their gaze to General Ross, but the latter seemed to ignore them and did not speak.
"No!!"
Serizawa Ichiro was the first to stand up and object: "Leaving aside whether King Kong can defeat Ghidorah, other innocent Titans will definitely be killed on the spot if they encounter King Kong. I absolutely will not accept such a situation!"
Are you serious, buddy? Do you even hear what you're saying?
At a time like this, you're still pushing that "Titan Supremacy" agenda?
So, in your heart, monster lives are truly more valuable, and human lives are cheap, right?
As soon as these words came out, the people in the command center immediately split into two factions.
The minority who supported this view were almost all from the Monarch Organization, while the majority held a different view!
But unfortunately, General William Stens chose to side with Serizawa Ichiro!
There's a saying, "where you stand depends on where you sit."
General William Stens was able to successfully rise from a one-star brigadier general to a four-star admiral precisely by cooperating with the Monarch Organization to monitor Titans worldwide.
If he allowed King Kong to kill all these Titans, how would he "hoard Military power"?
Where would the expenses for buying big houses and designer bags for his mistresses come from on a daily basis?
Not spending public funds, was he supposed to pay out of his own pocket?
So, even though the situation was already precarious, General William Stens still chose to take another gamble, to go all the way… and successfully obstructed the Department of Defense from activating the DiDi Substitute Driving Service for various reasons.
General Ross, meanwhile, remained silent throughout, mindful of his role as an observer, quietly watching these clowns perform their monkey show.
Keep it up, keep digging your own graves. I'll see how you clean up this mess in the end!
"Alright then…"
Seeing that the most hopeful option to salvage the situation was simultaneously 'vetoed' by Serizawa Ichiro and General William Stens, Mark Russell could only sigh helplessly:
"Besides that, perhaps only the ORCA device can solve this crisis?"
"The ORCA device?!"
Serizawa Ichiro and General William Stens's eyes immediately lit up. The latter even directly ordered, "Colonel Foster, track down Emma Russell's whereabouts with all your might… Once you get concrete information, immediately dispatch an elite team to apprehend her. You must bring back Emma Russell and the ORCA device!"
"Yes, General."
Just as Colonel Foster was about to leave to carry out the order, a sudden change occurred. Accompanied by an ethereal ringing sound like a heavenly melody, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in the previously cloudy sky.
Like sunlight piercing through darkness, a colossal figure enveloped in sacred radiance slowly descended from the sky. It was none other than the Monster Queen, Mothra, who had already undergone metamorphosis!
"So beautiful…"
Inside the Base, everyone's gaze was instantly drawn to Mothra, who had suddenly appeared.
But General William Stens, somewhat out of place, roared, "Who can tell me what the hell that thing is? And why is she here?"
"She is Mothra, she is the Monster Queen…"
Dr. Chen murmured with a look of enchantment, "Just like in the myths and legends, her voice is like the most beautiful and melodious song, but only one 'person' can understand what she is saying!"
"Are you saying…"
Serizawa Ichiro was the first to react, his eyes widening in disbelief as he exclaimed, "She came for Godzilla?!"
Before Dr. Chen could answer, a staff member behind them exclaimed, "General, Dr. Serizawa, we just received a new signal. Godzilla… he might not be dead yet!!"
"However, due to the weak signal, we cannot pinpoint the exact location."
Then the staff member played the signal.
Thump-thump—thump-thump—
A heavy and prolonged thumping sound slowly began, which was none other than Godzilla's heartbeat, which had previously disappeared.
"Great! Godzilla is alive, he's responding to Mothra!!"
"I'm very curious, is there some kind of relationship between this Mothra and Godzilla? Why would she appear here at a time like this? For two completely different species, this situation seems a bit too abnormal, doesn't it?"
A look of excitement appeared on the faces of all the Monarch Organization members.
At this moment, nothing could be more encouraging to them than the news that "Godzilla is not dead."
"Since Godzilla isn't dead, then Dr. Serizawa, quickly figure out a way to get him out to deal with Ghidorah!"
A look of relief flashed in General William Stens's eyes, but he couldn't help but urge them, as time was of the essence.
"Ah, this…"
This order really stumped Serizawa Ichiro. They hadn't even pinpointed Godzilla's location yet, and can Godzilla be ordered around by them so easily?
"I've thought of a way."
Mark Russell suddenly spoke, then looked at Serizawa Ichiro and General William Stens with an extremely serious expression, saying:
"But before that, you'd better send someone to check if there are any nuclear bombs in this Base!!"