As the Godzilla-like monster was activated by the energy flowing through its body, alarm bells rang urgently in Hunter Plan bases across various countries far from the scene. At that moment, the Shatterdome base in Hong Kong was also filled with blaring alarms.
Lin Zhiguo, the black general, and other commanders were discussing the details of the counterattack plan. They had just watched the video sent by Li Yue and learned about the aliens' conspiracy. Therefore, they decided to implement the counterattack plan to prevent unforeseen changes.
While they were amid this discussion, a sudden alarm rang out, signalling the detection of a monster.
"Everyone, let's handle this monster first, and then we'll continue discussing the counterattack plan in detail," Lin Zhiguo quickly said to the other commanders before he hurriedly left the meeting room, with the black general following closely behind.
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"What's going on? How many monsters have appeared this time? What's their target? What's the monster's energy level?" Lin Zhiguo and the black general soon arrived at the department to monitor the monster's movements, eager to gather information to devise a plan to intercept it.
"Report, sir. This time, only one monster has appeared, but..." The researcher looked away from the virtual screen in front of him to respond to Lin Zhiguo, his expression hesitant, as if he had more to say.
"Last time, there were three monsters. Why is there only one monster this time? What's going on?" Lin Zhiguo and the black general were puzzled. Why had the number of monsters suddenly decreased?
"Continue, I need to know everything about this monster," Lin Zhiguo insisted, sensing there was more to the report.
"Sir, I don't know what's going on either. We only detected one monster, but it first appeared far from the Pacific wormhole, on an island called Isla Nublar. It couldn't have crossed through the wormhole but seemed to appear suddenly on Earth. Moreover, its size and energy levels exceed all previous monsters, reaching the rank of a Category 5 Kaiju," the researcher reported, his face also showing shock.
"A Category 5 monster? Not from the wormhole? Isla Nublar... isn't that where Lin Yurou and Li Yue went?" Lin Zhiguo realised, feeling both troubled and confused, that the island where the monster appeared was the same one Lin Yurou and Li Yue had gone to.
"Is this a coincidence or something else?" Lin Zhiguo's mind raced with questions.
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"Deploy the Jaegers to kill the monster!" the black general suddenly ordered.
"Wait, General Pentecost, there's no need to rush. The island is far from our base, and the Jaegers can't get there quickly. Besides, there's someone on that island who can defeat the monster without a Jaeger," Lin Zhiguo said, recalling how Li Yue had easily killed the Category 4 monster, Razorback Turtle. Even a Category 5 monster wouldn't pose a threat to him.
Therefore, Lin Zhiguo felt no worry about the newly appeared monster. He trusted Li Yue wouldn't stand idly by while the monster rampaged.
"General Lin, a person stronger than a Jaeger? What do you mean?" General Pentecost was sceptical, finding it hard to believe in such a powerful human.
"He's like Superman from your Hollywood movies. You've met him before," Lin Zhiguo replied, smiling but not naming Li Yue.
"A human like Superman? Are you joking? Movies are fake. There's no such person on Earth," General Pentecost said, even more confused.
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Meanwhile, Newton, initially stunned by the Godzilla-like monster, quickly regained his composure and rejected the notion.
"No matter what this monster is, Li Yue, you can defeat it, right?" Little Sister finally spoke, her voice full of trust in Li Yue.
"Miss Lin, this monster seems to be beyond a Category 4, reaching Category 5. Even piloting the latest Jaeger would be difficult. Without a Jaeger, it's impossible to defeat it," Newton said, unable to believe it.
"You know nothing! With Li Yue's strength, he can easily defeat that dumb monster without a Jaeger," Little Sister retorted sharply.
Indeed, the Godzilla-like monster, standing nearly a hundred meters tall and weighing thousands of tons, seemed like a clumsy beast in her eyes.
Li Yue agreed, finding the monster interesting. "Wait here. I'll go meet it," he said, disappearing instantly.