Ah ugh ah Aaah
Tears fell onto his hands, and he wanted to shout out loud, but his mind reminded him not to disturb others that are still around him.
He dug his nails into his flesh, and only this pain could temporarily keep him sane and prevent him from shouting aloud.
Despite being ntally prepared, despite having made preparations, despite numbing his brain with labor.
But at the mont he saw them, he knelt down and let out an inhuman sound full of pain and anguish.
In front of him was the burnt figure of his wife and daughter clung to each other in their final mont.
They would never be separated again.
Are are you alright?
Arita Michihide looked at his superior and good friend, feeling sowhat worried, and asked.
? Im fine.
Akiyama Ryo adjusted his appearance and prepared himself for the upcoming eting with the Asian Zone Rescue Teams captain.
Are you really okay?
Arita doubted. That scene just now wasnt sothing an ordinary person could recover from in a short ti.
Even when the rescue team found the remains of the mother and daughter pair, embracing each others lifeless bodies, they were deeply shocked. Not to ntion Akiyama, who was directly involved.
As a husband and a father, could he really recover from the impact of seeing the burnt body of their wife and daughter in just half an hour? Arita didnt believe Akiyama could recover so quickly.
It wasnt that Arita looked down on his friend. On the contrary, because he held him in high regard and knew a lot about him, he understood that Akiyama would never be able to recover from this.
I said Im fine, and I an it. Im not the only one here who has lost family mbers. As the head of the Ergency Response Departnt, I cant afford to be affected. Arita, I cant afford to be affected.
After wrapping his hand with a bandage, Akiyama uttered these words.
This statent left Arita speechless. He understood Akiyamas mindset, but in his view, if a person couldnt vent their emotions in a situation like this, then they were no longer human.
Being the head of the Ergency Response Departnt ant being responsible.
You go about your business.
Arita told him not to worry about him. After tidying up his disheveled appearance, Akiyama put on his radiation suit and walked out of the tent. With the guidance of the personnel at the entrance, he made his way to the headquarters of the rescue team.
A large tent stood before him.
Its a pleasure to et you. I am Akiyama Ryo, the head of the Hokkaido Ergency Response Departnt.
Hello, Im Dong Gongyong, the captain of the Asian Rescue Team. I offer my condolences regarding your wife and daughter.
Inside the headquarters of the rescue team, a middle-aged man in robust shape and military protective gear was talking to soone else.
When the soldier escorting Akiyama inford the man of his arrival, he stopped the conversation, stood up, and voluntarily left the tent.
Please co in.
After exchanging greetings with Akiyama outside, Dong Gongyong led him inside. As soon as they entered, Akiyama saw soone unexpected.
General Luo?
Yeah, Mr. Akiyama, please dont mind . Dont mind .
Inside the tent, apart from the bustling dical personnel, there were several exceptionally special individuals. Among them were General Luo, whom Akiyama had t briefly a few hours ago, stationed in the Far East.
At this mont, he was discussing sothing with a few individuals wearing dical protective suits.
Upon seeing Akiyama enter, he told him not to mind his presence.
Whats going on?
Akiyama was quite puzzled by the situation, as according to the orders, General Luo should have been busy organizing the port. So why was he here now?
General Luo himself didnt explain this, but Captain Dong, being sensible, explained the current situation to Akiyama.
The port has already been organized. General Luo ca here to pay his respects to our scholars. Akiyama, you see, these individuals here are the renowned Titan Team from our Asian region. They specialize in studying the Titan behemoths. This ti, they wanted to see for themselves, so they all ca over here.
I see
After Captain Dongs explanation, Akiyama nodded, finally understanding. When he heard that the individuals in protective suits were a research team specializing in studying the Titan behemoths, Akiyamas heart was stirred with emotions.
Ti is of the essence, Mr. Akiyama. We should discuss the issue of rescue supplies for the rescue team
Okay.
After resolving a brief misunderstanding, Akiyama Ryo began to discuss rescue matters with the various team leaders of the rescue team.
This included the distribution of supplies, accommodation for rescue personnel, work schedules, and most importantly, the discussion of repairs to the breach in the Gryphon Dam after it was cut open.
Although the captains of the European and Arican rescue teams were not present in person, they participated in the eting via video. This detailed rescue eting lasted for over two hours before finally reaching a conclusion.
Well, I should leave now to oversee the distribution of supplies. Goodbye.
With the eting concluded, Akiyama prepared to leave. However, as he was about to exit the tent, he hesitated.
He seed to be struggling with sothing, but eventually made up his mind. He turned around and said to the group of researchers who were repeatedly playing footage of Godzillas landing:
Could you please answer a few questions for ? Please, I want to know more about that creature!
Saying that, he bowed deeply to the others.
The researchers who were watching the video were startled. After hearing the request, they looked sowhat hesitant and glanced at General Luo, who was still present.
General Luo looked at Akiyama, recalling the incident with his wife and daughter, and nodded, allowing them to answer Akiyamas questions.
If it were a regular search plan, he would never allow it, as there was a risk of leaks that could jeopardize the operation. But this ti, they were dealing with Titan behemoths. Even if there was a leak, what difference would it make? Could it target human plans? Could it know in advance where people would search and take shelter?
That was impossible.
So he agreed, and with General Luos permission, the researchers stood up and said to Akiyama after a brief pause:
Please, go ahead. What would you like to ask?
As they spoke, they all seed a bit nervous. After all, this was a high-ranking official, a minister of a tropolitan area The entire Far East region only had three tropolitan areas, and a minister of a tropolitan area was equivalent to a senior governnt official.
Receiving their affirmative response, Akiyama stood up and stared at the faces of the researchers, saying:
I want to ask What are these Titan behemoths exactly?
Ah?
Upon hearing this question, the researchers present were sowhat surprised. They had thought that Akiyama would ask about the thods discussed with General Luo on how to find the Titan behemoths
But they didnt expect
Is that all?
By the way, an academic paper on Titan ecology could answer your question easily. Why did you have to make such a big deal out of bowing? It made us think you were going to ask sothing confidential.
Knowing that the question is not classified, everyones mood improved significantly, and their answers beca less restrained.
What exactly are Titan behemoths Mr. Akiyama, as soone from the Far East region, you must have watched a lot of monster movies, right?
Yes.
Thats right, its the sa thing. Titan behemoths are the monsters from those monster movies, or rather, those monsters were inspired by Titan behemoths.
In the field of biology, we categorize the developnt of life into two types: R-selection, which emphasizes reproductive capacity, and K-selection, which emphasizes individual growth potential.
In R-selection, the evolutionary direction focuses on reproductive power. If we consider the algae that still exists today as the pinnacle of R-selection, then Titan behemoths represent the pinnacle of K-selection, living beings with a nuclear fission reactor inside their bodies.
In the past, humanity believed that such life forms did not exist until the eve of the nuclear war, when we discovered the existence of these marvelous creatures. It even sparked a craze for giant monster works, but unfortunately, we soon exterminated them
Before their arrival, we could only see the extinct Titan behemoths in films.
If it werent for witnessing it with our own eyes today, who would have imagined that the long-extinct Titan behemoths still exist, and the one we discovered is the largest individual.
In the past, Titan behemoths taller than 100 ters were extrely rare. The individual nad Godzilla, for example, is at least 200 ters tall, truly deserving of the title King of the Titans It would have been better if this hadnt happened What a pity
As she spoke, she beca sowhat regretful. How good would it have been if this King of the Titans hadnt killed humans? In that case, humans wouldnt have to kill it. But there are no ifs.
However, Akiyama was more concerned about the description of the Titan behemoths size in her words.
The largest Titan in history at 200 ters?
He felt worried because in the monster movies he had watched, monsters over 100 ters were already beyond human power. But this one is a whopping 200 ters tall!
Can they really defeat it?
He expressed his concerns to the monsterology Ph.D., and she simply laughed and said to Akiyama:
Dont worry, Mr. Akiyama. You underestimate our weapons. The monsters in those movies are unrealistic and non-physical. Such materials simply dont exist in reality.
Even if its size were 300 or 400 ters, it would be no match for our weapons. Rest assured, our military will definitely bring it down.
Is that so
Having received this assurance, Akiyamas heart settled slightly. He rembered the burnt corpse of beloved wife and daughter in his mind.
He clenched his fist.
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