As the Dragon stopped moving, the entire Tokyo had already become an apocalyptic wasteland.
"Ah! Help!"
"Who, who can come save me? My leg is trapped."
"Mom! Mom, where are you?"
Screams rose and fell throughout the entire city. Desperate cries filled every corner.
The government's response was unexpectedly fast, even much faster than TSC's response.
When the disaster occurred, the government immediately dispatched the military to completely seal off Tokyo.
All media outlets were placed under control, and no one was allowed to report on this matter.
This was a massive scandal. All information had to be suppressed.
They could not let other countries know that something like this had happened in the capital.
If other countries found out, they would truly lose all face.
The military also moved quickly, preparing to use heavy firepower to eliminate these colossal creatures.
Although the giant creature had stopped moving now, no one could guarantee whether it would move again.
Boom!
Several fighter jets arrived at the scene in formation, and the missiles they carried continuously bombarded the Dragon's body.
However, the results were completely different from what they had imagined. The missiles exploded on the surface of the Dragon's body without causing any damage.
The tank units on the ground also continued launching dense attacks against the Dragon's body, but they were equally ineffective.
The Prime Minister looked at the reports coming in from below, veins bulging on his forehead.
This was the legendary Dragon. He had never expected it to be this troublesome.
This matter had to be resolved as quickly as possible.
They could not let it drag on for too long. Once too much time passed, the information could no longer be suppressed.
He picked up the phone on the table and called Marude Itsuki.
"I don't care what method you use. You must solve this immediately. If you can't do it, get out of your position!"
After giving the order, he did not even wait for a response before hanging up the phone.
He sat heavily back in his chair and pinched the bridge of his nose with his hand.
"Send people immediately to rescue the injured, calm the civilians, and strictly control the information."
Marude Itsuki slammed the phone in his hand onto the desk and cursed inwardly.
"Damn it, saying it is easy. I f*cking stopped wanting this job long ago."
"Director, the meeting participants have arrived."
Marude Itsuki took a deep breath and walked toward the conference room.
...
With the appearance of the Dragon, all sides reacted differently.
However, the one thing they all shared was shock.
No one had expected that such a world-destroying existence could actually exist.
The coffee shop was not affected by much destruction.
Yoshimura stood by the window with his hands behind his back.
Looking at the enormous creature outside on the street that seemed to stretch endlessly, he softly sighed.
"Truly... a terrifying existence."
Koma Enji came closer and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"This is the 'Dragon' Hiro mentioned, right? Good grief, that pressure..."
Everyone from the shop had gathered there now, including Nishio Nishiki, who had not appeared for a long time.
No one went outside anymore. The situation outside was unknown, and no one knew what would happen next.
...
Amano Hiro and Rize were staying at home.
Although the house had been shaken badly, it was at least still livable.
The two of them did not go outside either. They simply watched the abnormal giant creature outside the window and the chaos gradually spreading through the city.
Ding dong.
His phone rang.
Eto sent him a message.
[Hiro, shouldn't we go talk with the humans about cooperation now?]
Amano Hiro looked at it, slightly raising his brows, and quickly replied.
[Not yet. It is still too early to go now.]
He put down his phone.
The Dragon Orphans had not appeared yet, and the poison gas had not begun spreading.
If he went to negotiate now, his leverage would not be enough.
Only when the humans were truly desperate would negotiating conditions have the best effect.
He leaned back against the sofa and spoke casually.
"Let's let them... worry on their own for a while."
...
On TSC's side.
Many professional researchers were sitting in the conference room, discussing how to deal with this Dragon.
The other investigators had all been sent out to assist the civilians.
Marude Itsuki crossed his arms and paced back and forth.
He could not calm down for even a moment.
"Report. A woman claiming to be Kanou Akihiro's assistant wants to meet you."
Marude Itsuki stopped, slightly frowning.
"Kanou Akihiro's assistant... let her in."
Tap tap tap.
Rapid footsteps came from the hallway.
Bang!
The conference room door was pushed open.
A beautiful woman with short hair appeared before everyone. She was wearing a white lab coat and holding a large stack of documents in her arms.
"Who are you?" Marude Itsuki asked.
"I am Kanou Akihiro's assistant. My name is Nishino."
Nishino Kimi, Nishio Nishiki's girlfriend, had still become Kanou Akihiro's assistant just like in the original story.
One had to admit that Nishiki had really found a good girlfriend. Not only did she not dislike him because he was a ghoul,
she also became Kanou Akihiro's assistant for the goal of allowing humans and ghouls to coexist.
By mastering Kanou's knowledge, she hoped to eliminate the barriers between humans and ghouls, allowing humans and ghouls to love each other as well.
She knew that Kanou Akihiro's research had ethical issues, but for the sake of her future with Nishio Nishiki,
and the future of all ghouls and humans, she still chose to learn Kanou Akihiro's knowledge.
All for the sake of creating a better future for them.
"Do you know how to solve that thing?"
At this point, Marude Itsuki did not care who she was anymore.
As long as someone could solve the current problem, anyone was acceptable.
Nishino Kimi placed the documents in her hands onto the conference table.
"When that thing begins moving again, it will definitely carry out a feeding frenzy in order to replenish energy."
"Then what should we do?"
Nishino Kimi took out a research document and spoke while looking through it.
"The core should exist inside that gigantic monster. If we separate that core kagune, it should enter a state of collapse. However, finding the original body is like searching for a needle in a haystack."
Marude Itsuki rubbed his aching head.
"Other than that, is there no other way?"
"There is. We can also wait for it to naturally disappear."
Marude Itsuki's eyes lit up.
"How long would it take to disappear naturally?"
Nishino Kimi turned her gaze toward Marude Itsuki and said a hopeless number.
"An estimated 200 years."
Marude Itsuki sighed.
"Then we can only find the core."
Two hundred years before it might naturally disappear.
They simply did not have that much time to wait.
However, finding the core inside such a massive body would also be extremely difficult.
Because they did not even know whether this thing could be detected.
Finding it really was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
However, no matter how difficult it was, this was indeed the only available method right now.
They could only proceed this way first and change plans if a better solution appeared.
Just as Marude Itsuki was preparing to give the order and proceed with this method, the door suddenly opened again.
"Mr. Marude, there is communication from Special-Class Investigator Shinohara."
Marude Itsuki took the communicator.
"This is Marude. What happened?"
"This is Shinohara. We encountered a monster."
Marude Itsuki frowned deeply.
"A monster? A ghoul?"
"No. Not a ghoul. A red monster. It has no eyes. A monster that eats people, it's everywhere!"