"Crash"
In the cold wind of night, the small jet landed in the West Indies airport.
This is a military airport built on the edge of Mona Island. Merlin can see at a glance from the porthole that this small airport is definitely specially built for the emperor.
In the darkness at the edge of the airport, Merlin also saw some soldiers with live ammunition patrol. This is a semi-militarized base. It seems that the results currently researched by the Emperor's Plan have indeed been valued by the World Security Council. Otherwise, they would not have built such a semi-permanent base on this remote island.
"We will take a bus to go next."
Dr. Serizawa took Merlin and Hill down the gangway, and at the edge of the airport, a black military vehicle was already waiting for them.
"The soldiers here?"
Merlin looked at the soldiers with live ammunition, and he couldn't help asking:
"Do they protect you? Or?"
"Those are military people."
A trace of disgust flashed across Dr. Serizawa's face, and he whispered to Merlin:
"Originally, the security tasks of the Imperial Organization were all under the responsibility of the National Security Administration. At that time, we were not very valued, and only dozens of soldiers were undertaking security tasks. But 10 days ago, these soldiers suddenly entered Mona Island. They came from various countries and carried heavy weapons. I don't think they were here to protect us."
"You mean, are they guarding against the Titans in the volcano?"
Merlin narrowed his eyes and said:
"If a creature can sleep deep in the magma, it means that ordinary bullets, even shelling, cannot pose any threat to it. Do these soldiers know what they are dealing with?"
"No, they don't know."
Vivian responded:
"But the colonel who led them knew that we suspect that this was actually an attitude of the military. The warlike soldiers were planning to eliminate these ancient Titans, which was contrary to the current research purpose of the Emperor's Plan."
“We track ancient creatures around the world, not to destroy them.”
Dr. Serizawa leaned against the slowly starting car and said to Merlin beside him:
"We are trying to find a way to make humans and behemoths live in peace. This world is not just ours in ancient times, but this world once belonged to them."
"We just unilaterally declared our dominance over the world while they were asleep. But the sleeping ancient creatures would not keep sleeping, and humans would never give up their dominance over the earth."
"Conflict will cause war. War will bring destruction"
Dr. Serizawa's tone was filled with worry.
Merlin was not worried about these things. He had personally experienced the Kerry War half a month ago. He knew that even the Godzilla, who was head-on to resist the Kerry dismantling cannons, was not invincible on this earth.
At least, Carol, who has full energy, can be just in front of it.
As for whether you can win, I don’t know.
"The military has always been like this. A few days ago, they tried to coerce me and let me hand over my research results to them."
Merlin's lies were almost open, and he said with disdain:
"The soldiers foolishly thought that the guns and cannons in their hands were invincible in the world. They planned to clean up all the aliens in the world, but they did not know that the fusion of aliens and humans began hundreds of years ago, and even nearly a thousand years ago. Those creatures were hidden in human society, like mutants, and had long become part of this world order."
"Yes, order."
Shiro Serizawa looked out the window and said softly:
"When those giant beasts awaken, a new order may come."
"You are too pessimistic, Doctor."
Meilin frowned and said to Shiro Serizawa:
"When I first started to study alien creatures, I also felt that those aliens were irresistible. Most of them were stronger and more powerful than humans. Compared with them, humans had no advantage."
"But as I have become more and more profound in my research on aliens, I realized that humans can occupy the mainstream of the world not just because of luck. Those aliens are powerful and must have the same obvious weakness. Although humans are weak, we do not have fatal weakness. Even if the giant beasts return, their rare numbers cannot truly annihilate civilization."
Merlin stretched out his hand and made a confrontational gesture, he said:
"The confrontation between the two will turn into a stalemate and eventually form a new order, but believe me, in that new order, humans will never become food."
"Dr. Merlin, your opinion is interesting."
Sitting next to him and listening to Dr. Vivian said:
“I also often say that the mentor is too pessimistic, and I think humans and Titans will eventually find each other’s place in a new environment.”
"pet!"
Dr. Serizawa suddenly said two words.
"pet?"
Meilin looked at Shiro Serizawa and said in confusion:
"You mean, turning a titan like Godzilla into our pet? Isn't that realistic?"
"No!"
Dr. Serizawa closed his eyes, he seemed a little tired, and he whispered:
“It’s us who became its pet”
"Well."
Merlin and Agent Hill were stunned for a moment, and after a while, Merlin laughed dryly:
"Your opinion is indeed quite pessimistic."
In the next few dozen minutes, everyone stopped talking. The car was moving quietly in the darkness. As it approached the crater, the harder the road was to walk. Moreover, on the hillside of the volcano, there were still large machinery moving, and the beating lights brightly illuminated the remote crater.
The World Security Council, which has just taken over this project, seems to be planning to build a military-grade winding mountain road on the edge of the volcano on Mona Island.
But the road has not been repaired yet, so the military vehicles can only park nearly 100 meters away from the crater.
“The laboratory is inside the volcano, where we have opened up a space that is not disturbed.”
While helping Agent Hill carry his luggage, Vivian said to Dr. Merlin:
"There is a lift under the volcano, which can be taken directly to us."
"You have a lot of experience in building laboratories."
Agent Hill looked around and she pretended to be surprised and said:
"It seems that this is not the first time such an observation laboratory has been built, right?"
"It's not the first time, indeed."
Vivian replied casually:
"The Imperial Organization has 7 observation laboratories around the world, representing 7 ancient titans that have already shown their whereabouts. But currently, only the three have been directly observed, and the others have only found clues."
Dr. Serizawa walked in front of him with his bag on his back. When he was not speaking, he was a researcher who seemed a little melancholy and was very silent.
Merlin and Hill walked behind the two men, Hill lowered his voice and said to Merlin:
"I can feel it when she is lying."
"Um."
Merlin nodded, and he said:
"There are definitely more than seven, and there are definitely more than three of the giant beasts discovered. They still don't trust us."
"Why are these scientists so suspicious?"
Agent Hill asked in confusion:
"It's like a secret organization."
Faced with the question raised by his assistant, Merlin pushed his glasses, and looked at the open elevator in front of him, and said:
"Thinking of the suspicious secrets they protect, it is understandable. Maybe they are not deliberately deceiving, but just to protect us."
"Let's go and see the Raton in the flames."
—
Merlin and Hill followed Vivian Graham to the volcano laboratory. It was late at night. Apart from a few left-behind observers, there was no one else in this laboratory full of high-tech observation instruments.
Dr. Serizawa is a real activist. After confirming that the Imperial Organization needs the help of the mysterious Dr. Merlin, he no longer hides the secrets of Mona Island.
With the help of Vivian, Dr. Serizawa put on a silver high-temperature protective suit while saying to Merlin and Hill behind him:
"The observation room is even more inside, close to the belly of the volcano. The temperature is very high. If you want to get close, you must wear protective clothing."
Merlin nodded. He and Hill were wearing protective clothing that was inconvenient to mobility but could withstand the high temperature of nearly 1,000 degrees. This one-piece clothing had a window for observation in front of him, but it was really uncomfortable after wearing it.
Dr. Serizawa looked back at the two guests who were ready to go. He nodded at them, then reached out and pressed the button to open the observation room.
"Clang"
Accompanied by a heavy sound, the thick metal gate in front of me slowly opened out, but in front of me it was not a road leading directly to the belly of the volcano, but a mountain passage. At the end of the passage, a faint red light shining.
"Look! There are murals."
As he walked into the passage, Agent Hill reached out and patted Merlin on the arm. The latter turned his head and saw the murals on the ancient rock formations, which seemed to be outlined with blood or some kind of red dye.
They are some very abstract pictures, but can be seen vaguely, and vague lines are used to describe the interaction between human settlements in ancient times and the Titans in this flame.
To be precise, it is a sacrifice
"The ancient inhabitants here regard the Titans present in this magma as gods."
Dr. Serizawa stopped, and he stretched out his hand and said in a tone full of awe:
"We have tested the pigments of these murals. This is the dried blood, but it is hard for us to guess whether these blood are sacrifices offered by ancient humans during sacrifices, representing their awe. Or are the blood sprinkled by ancient warriors when challenging the flames Titans, representing the blood of courage."
"The only thing that is certain is that it has existed here for a long time. It has even lasted for ten thousand years."
"Ten Thousand Years?"
Merlin shook her head:
"This is unrealistic. As long as it is still a living creature, it is impossible to not eat or drink for ten thousand years. Even if it is a state similar to hibernation, ten thousand years will be too long."
“We suspect it draws energy from the heat and maintains a minimum of intra-body circulation.”
Dr. Serizawa said in a muffled voice:
"You will know the specific situation after you see it with your own eyes."
After saying that, the silent doctor led Merlin and Hill to continue moving forward. Vivian stayed in the laboratory and was monitoring. If there were any unexpected situations, she would be responsible for launching the rescue.
After walking along the increasingly scorching mountain road for a few minutes, Meilin's eyes suddenly became clear.
The scorching light was beating in the volcano's belly, and there were wisps of black high-temperature smoke. Below the cliff where they stood, there was rolling magma flowing, which meant that the volcano was still active.
At this time, Dr. Serizawa no longer needed to point at it. Meilin saw a terrifying creature located in the wall of the volcano at a glance, which was immersed in the magma, like a giant black cocoon.
It seems like a flying creature like a bat. Judging from the small part of the body exposed by the magma, its height when it stands upright should be about 30-40 meters. It wraps its huge body layer by layer with its huge wings, making it difficult to see the creature's head.
Its lower body was immersed in magma. During its long sleep, its body had completely merged with the volcanic rocks. Judging from the stones remaining on the bone wings that wrapped around its wings, this god-like creature seemed to have died and turned into a fossil.
"Bang"
A low sound echoed in the volcano's belly.
That's the sound of its heart beating.
It's very slow, and it may take several hours, or even days, to jump once.
This proves that it is still alive, just in a deep sleep like hibernation.
It may even wake up at any time.
"O my God"
When she saw the giant creature in the belly of the volcano with her own eyes, Agent Hill, who had always been calm, was stunned, and she couldn't help but exclaim.
Beside her, Merlin's lips also moved, but no sound was made.
He has seen the starships lined up among the stars, he has seen the war that ruined the world, he has seen the goddess of flames flying among the stars, and he has also seen the blue beam of light rushing out of the atmosphere.
The creature in front of him did surprise him, but he no longer had the perception that shocked the soul.
Professor Serizawa had been silently observing the two people around him. Although he could not see the expressions of the two people through the protective suit, he still felt the shock of this woman from Agent Hill's exclamation, just like their reaction when they first saw Laton.
But Dr. Merlin didn't.
There is no exclamation, no dullness, and even emotional fluctuations are rare.
This seems to prove that this mysterious Dr. Merlin has a real product, at least he has really seen scenes as shocking as the ancient creatures in front of him.
“Its body blends into one with the magma.”
Dr. Serizawa pointed to the black shelf built on the mountain walls outside the volcano. The shelf was densely packed like a spider web, extending to the side of the terrifying giant beast.
"The temperature is too high, so we can't measure data at all. Even wearing protective clothing, we can't see it up close by over the scorching magma and toxic smoke. Even bullets melt as they approach it."
"Um."
Dr. Serizawa's explanation made Meilin nod. He looked at the ancient monster inlaid in the mountain wall in front of him. After a moment, he whispered:
“I need some time to prepare.”
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow we will be able to get close to this titan made of fire."
Chapter completed!