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At this moment, the netizens watching the live broadcast immediately exploded.
No, does it have to be this outrageous?
Iron Man actually ran away in battle?!
And his high-tech suits were "again and again" dropped by wild monsters!
This made everyone feel suspicious.
Is human technology so vulnerable in front of these ancient creatures?
These Titan creatures, which could suddenly appear at any time, each possessed powerful and strange abilities.
Can humanity truly achieve final victory in this perilous war?!
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[Monarch Organization Headquarters].
When the director, Houston Brooks, saw Iron Man's defeat and escape, his old body immediately slumped to the ground, and he held his head in pain, saying:
"Oh my God, what have I done? I actually released such a terrifying monster..."
Time rewinds slightly to a few hours ago—
Skull Island.
Under Houston Brooks's instruction, a massive drilling team, protected by hundreds of fully armed soldiers, successfully entered the underground lair that originally belonged to the Skullcrawlers.
"Haha, brothers, the higher-ups have finally given the order..."
Captain Berg of the drilling team commanded spiritedly:
"Immediately send people to install the explosives, then evacuate the site. I want the exploration machinery to be down and working within an hour."
"Haha, boss, rushing the progress so much, are you worried the higher-ups will change their minds temporarily?"
One worker joked with a smile, "I heard that a few days ago, the leader of the island's indigenous Iwi tribe, after hearing the news that excavation was about to begin,
personally brought some hieroglyphs recording ancient legends to Colonel Joanna Edwards, hoping to use them to stop the excavation work."
"Ancient legends? Tell me what you know!!"
Everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued, and they all cast a 'I've taken off my pants, now hurry up and tell me' urging gaze at the worker.
The latter didn't keep them in suspense and immediately recounted in detail, "It is said that those hieroglyphs originated from the ancestors of the Iwi tribe.
They record that deep within the Earth's core of Skull Island, a King of the Abyss, Kamazotz, who once attempted to control the World with darkness and storms, lies dormant."
"Once this Titan, full of hostility towards humanity, reawakens, it will unleash a darkness that will devour the World, defeat all other Titans, and then bury humanity in its maw..."
"King of the Abyss?!"
The surrounding workers were clearly a bit frightened by this terrifying title, and they all stopped their work, standing in place, at a loss.
Captain Berg clearly didn't want to see such a situation, so he angrily cursed:
"Nonsense, don't be afraid, that's just a ghost story to scare children."
"These foolish natives just want to stop our construction. Before, they even regarded Kong as the guardian god of Skull Island!"
"But the facts prove that Skull Island without Kong is a good Skull Island; that damned gorilla was the culprit behind the ecological imbalance here."
He calmed down slightly.
Captain Berg's gaze swept over everyone one by one, and he continued earnestly:
"Guys, stop worrying about those Iwi people and that old legend. Think more about your families!"
"As long as we successfully complete the exploration mission as quickly as possible, we can get a lot of commission."
"By then, your families will be able to enjoy a long period of happy life, no longer having to worry about where to buy discounted goods and expiring food..."
"Conversely, if we lose this job, your families might end up on the streets, living hungry every day, and even be bullied by those gang members and vagrants!!!"
Indeed, once personal interests are applied to each individual, when faced with temptation, most people will choose to abandon their cheap morals and bottom lines.
"The boss is right, everyone get moving quickly..."
"Without that smelly ape's obstruction, we will definitely be able to complete the mission before the end of the construction period!"
Dozens of minutes later.
With a dull boom, the entire lair trembled violently in the explosion.
When the smoke cleared and the dust settled.
Captain Berg was the first to arrive at the blast point, looking at the dark tunnel blasted open below, and gave a thumbs up to the workers behind him, praising:
"Excellent, we directly opened up two underground tunnels, which will save a lot of excavation time..."
But before he could issue the official exploration order.
The ground suddenly trembled again.
Immediately after, an invisible focused sonic pulse swept out from the dark underground tunnel.
Puff puff puff...!!!
More than ten workers, including Captain Berg, were crushed as if by an invisible wall of air, directly exploding into pulpy, bloody flesh.
And those workers who were relatively farther away, as well as the staff at the cave entrance, covered their ears in pain, bleeding from their orifices, and died.
Boom boom boom...!!!
The frequency of the ground vibrations began to intensify.
It was as if something was about to burst out from underground.
In the sky, large numbers of Terror Vultures, as if sensing something, began to circle in groups above the cave.
Before long, the ground exploded with a roar.
Amidst flying sand and stones, a colossal figure shot straight up into the sky from underground, flapping its wings towards Outpost 236, where the human settlement was located.
"Alarm, alarm... The Base is under attack by an unknown bat-shaped Titan. Fighter pilots, please board your planes immediately to engage!!!"
A sharp, piercing alarm then resounded throughout the entire Base.
More than a dozen pilots jogged to the hangar.
Soon, fighter jets, each painted with the Monarch Organization's logo, taxied down the runway and took off.
However.
The fighter jet squadron was quickly swallowed by the dense black swarm of Terror Vultures in the sky.
"Damn it, is that Kamazotz? I didn't expect the Iwi tribe's prophecy to be true..."
Upon seeing this, Colonel Joanna Edwards immediately ordered:
"Ground forces, try your best to hold back these Terror Vultures. Everyone else, evacuate immediately."
There was simply no firepower configuration in this Base that could kill or severely injure Kamazotz.
So, retreat was the wisest choice.
"Colonel, what about the Iwi natives?"
A soldier leaned over and asked quietly.
Colonel Joanna Edwards, without looking back, directly ordered:
"We can't worry about that much. Take those natives who are willing to come with us. The others, let them fend for themselves here!!!"
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A few hours later.
When the news reached the Monarch Organization Headquarters, Houston Brooks could hardly believe his ears.
That legend about Kamazotz was actually true?
And it was due to his misjudgement that not only were more than three hundred lives lost in vain, but Skull Island Outpost 236 was also completely reduced to ruins.
Preliminary calculations showed direct economic losses would exceed 1 billion U.S. dollars...
"It seems I am truly old. It's time to hand over power to the next generation of young people."
Houston Brooks's face showed a hint of sorrow, and he felt disheartened.
A female researcher with long brown hair gently comforted him, "Mr. Brooks, please don't blame yourself. After all, no one could have foreseen something like this happening."
"No, Irene, after discovering that legend about the Titan, I should have been more cautious about this excavation work."
Houston Brooks shook his head helplessly, "However, I was distracted by Kong being taken away, which led to this great disaster..."
"It seems we must first pause the 'exploration of the Hollow Earth' plan."
"And having made such a big mistake, I am no longer qualified to continue leading the Monarch Organization.
It's time for someone with a calmer mind to lead this organization to continue in the right direction, to complete the great cause of protecting the Titans and protecting the Earth!!!"
"Then your final choice is..."
The woman named Irene showed a curious expression. Who would he choose among the many candidates?
Houston Brooks thought for a moment, then gave his answer in a deep voice, "Serizawa Ichiro!!!"