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The impact of flames and explosions hit them in the face. Kurosaki, Shirai, and Sakuma were all powerless to resist and didn't even realize what was happening.
My eardrums were buzzing and my vision was filled with bright red. For a moment, I couldn't even tell whether I was alive or dead.
Shirai felt like a long time had passed, but in fact it was only a few seconds. The sound stopped, and he got up from the ground and spat out a mouthful of sand. It was only then that he realized that he was completely unharmed.
The field of vision was still bright red, and a protective shield made of some kind of energy protected them.
"what is this?"
No one knew what had happened, some miracle, unknown to them, had saved their lives from the explosion of fire.
King Totas and Queen Totas were a little unwilling at first, roaring and even wanting to attack. But under the gentle light, they chose to retreat.
Holding the four surviving turtle eggs in their mouths, the two giant turtles dived back into the sea.
After a long time, the four members of the hunting team finally got up. Their sweat-soaked coats felt cool in the sea breeze.
"Great, we're still alive!" Shirai said thankfully. Just a moment ago, he thought he was dead.
"Asshole! What's good about that? All our money is gone!"
Kurosaki was not at all relieved, because the two turtles and the turtle eggs were all gone!
He prepared for this hunt for two years, mortgaged his property, mortgaged everything he could, and borrowed a large sum of money from the bank. It took him nearly 100 million yuan to make all the preparations.
This was a big gamble, he knew that if he lost he would lose everything, but he wanted to be a billionaire!
Is there anything more despairing than having success within your grasp and then losing it all?
If you have no money left, what's the point of living?
"No, there must be something wrong. I haven't lost yet! Shirai, Sakuma, Hatta, let's catch them again! We must be able to catch them again!"
But Shirai and the other two looked at each other, all a little hesitant.
"Captain, I'm afraid if we do it again, no one will come to rescue us."
They were rescued, Shirai and the other two knew it very well, although they didn't know who saved them. If they still didn't know what was good for them, they would definitely die.
"You don't want money anymore?"
Money is attractive, but what is the point of having money if you lose your life? They are still young and have not lived enough.
"You guys...are such bastards!"
Kurosaki knew that he could not convince Shirai and the other two. Not only them, but also the crew of the Sakura No. 4 whaling ship were also unwilling to continue hunting sea turtles. Everyone was too scared.
Until that moment, they deeply understood what they wanted to hunt, that is, the big monster! This should be the job of the TAC team, the ZAT team, or even Ultraman.
And they are just ordinary people.
But in the same way, Shirai and the others could not convince Kurosaki, a man who had risked everything and had nothing left except his life.
He couldn't go back to Tokyo. What was waiting for him in Tokyo was the bank's collection and the separation of his wife and children. What was the meaning of living like this?
"team leader……"
"Get out of here."
He had already figured out that the two turtles were worshipped as gods by the locals, but they were actually monsters. There must be other ways to deal with monsters.
"Tomoyo, do you think money is really that important?"
Facing Lingye's question, Zhishi thought about it and couldn't come up with any valuable insights. Like Lingye, she had never lacked money, so she didn't quite understand what "money" meant to poorer people.
Reiya knows that it is unfair for her and Tomoyo to judge others based on their own values. But even so, Reiya still feels that humans and other life on Earth can coexist harmoniously.
At least, animals are hunted only for meat, not to satisfy other desires that have nothing to do with life needs.
Ling also rescued the captured turtle and also saved the people from the turtle's anger.
I had no choice but to mediate the fight between the two sides, pulling one side and then the other. I thought I was impartial, and fortunately the result was not bad, and both sides were finally fine.
No humans were harmed, and the turtles were able to continue living on Ohlone Island, their home where they have thrived for thousands of years.
However, Ling had no idea how deep the true gulf of human desires was.
Today they continued filming in Gensokyo.
There is only spring and autumn in Gensokyo, no winter and summer, unless someone needs it. So even if it is winter outside, it is still autumn here.
The script we filmed today is a relatively important episode.
"Okay, that's it, ready, go!"
As Director Tomoyo spoke, the story began to continue on the other side of the camera.
The camera is facing a ghost woman, who is encountered alone in the dead of night. She is a monster that only appears in nightmares.
But Zhi Shi was not afraid, because she was just an actor. She was working hard to play the role of the ghost woman, and in fact, she was also an actor of the ghost woman.
In the camera, the witch was laughing at a kiln, like a dying crow.
"Hehehe, it's cooked very well."
The finished product fired in the kiln is a human figure, like a pottery figurine.
"Mix Kikyo's bones with the grave soil and use my ghost kiln to make a humanoid vessel." The witch muttered to herself.
"Resurrect, Kikyo, and return to the world from the underworld!"
In this episode, along with the words of the witch, it means that an important character has made his debut.
"Cut! Ghost grandma, you need to be more passionate when speaking here." Director Tomoyo was not very satisfied with what he just said.
"Kikyo is a powerful miko. If you revive Kikyo, you will be able to realize your ambition to dominate the Warring States Period. You should be more excited. Your eyes should be filled with three parts of impatience, three parts of fear of the legendary miko, three parts of arrogance about the future, and one part of uncertainty."
The witch didn’t quite understand what this meant. Could eyes do such a thing?
But Ling also agreed with it.
"Right, that is it."
After saying this, everyone accepted it. Of course, the actor's eyes can be fanned out! This is common sense!
The actress who plays Kikyo is Shimazu Miko of Sengen Shrine. She has been trained as a Miko since she was young, and she has a leisurely posture when sitting, lying, or walking. This is the image of Kikyo in Reiya's memory.
Having previously seen the demon god who wanted to make Mount Fuji erupt, Shimazu didn't find it strange to see a group of monsters in Gensokyo.
The fact that there really were monsters in the world she lived in gave her some confidence in her past practice.
Regardless, these are real.
Now she plays the role of a miko who was resurrected from the dirty world and woke up again in the human world after several decades.
From Shimazu's own point of view, this is not a good thing. After reincarnation, everything in the past is like a passing cloud, and has nothing to do with oneself anymore. Why should we cling to the past?
If it were her, she would definitely not want to wake up again.
She remembered the demon god Kaima, who was sealed by Asama hundreds of years ago. After waking up, he tried to make Mount Fuji erupt. She only wanted to revive the great god Asama.
The past cannot be retrieved, people and things are no longer the same.
She often dreams of the ancient shibazakura field. But Asama... Zuo Jiuye is really gone.
Why should we be so persistent?
A few days later, Sakura 4 returned to Tokyo safely, but one person was missing on board.
After destroying the regeneration monster and the liquid monster, Team ZAT had some free time for a while.
When Kotaro joined ZAT, he happened to encounter missions one after another, and mistakenly thought that ZAT was very busy, but now he realizes that it is not the case. Monsters do not appear every day, and idle days are the norm.
Until today, an unexpected visitor came to the command room.
Brought by the Defense Force Staff was an officer from the Pacific Union Army.
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The one who came to the ZAT team was Staff Officer Gazzo of the Defense Forces.
I'm not very familiar with Captain Asahina, but they were colleagues in the Defense Force, so they know each other to some extent.
"Let me introduce you. This is Major General Smith of the Pacific Union Army. General Smith has something to ask of you."
Smith is British.
The South Pacific used to be a British and French colony. Although many islands have nominally begun to be decolonized in recent years, they are still deeply influenced by colonialism.
The Pacific Alliance is also a military alliance led by Britain and France, and formed by Australia, New Zealand and other countries, as well as a large number of scattered island countries.
Its structure is roughly the same as that of the Defense Force, and its purpose is to respond to the threats from aliens and monsters and to safeguard the security of the Pacific region.
The defense forces of the earth roughly include the defense forces built by China, Japan, Russia and other countries in East Asia, the Atlantic Alliance formed by the United States, Canada and some European countries, and the Pacific Joint Forces.
Because they have a common enemy and need to deal with common threats, the relationship between military alliances is generally cooperative.
"Someone has reported to us that there are monsters appearing on our country's Orlon Island. You are experts in dealing with monsters, so we hope to get the assistance of the ZAT team."
The British Isle of Ohlon?
If Asahina remembered correctly, it should be one of the islands that had been decolonized.
But it was not his turn to interrupt in such matters.
"Is it the universe that came to the monster?"
"No, this time it's a monster from Earth, named King Totas. Long, long ago, there was a legend about King Totas on the Island of Orlon. He is the god of the sea believed by the locals."
Asahina hesitated for a moment, clenching her chin. The team members all looked at him, waiting for his order.
"Excuse me for being blunt, but since we have lived in peace with these monsters from long ago for so long, is it really necessary to destroy them?"
"What are you talking about, Captain Asahina?"
Smith spoke English, and Staff Officer Gazzo was originally intended to serve as a translator, but everyone could understand simple English and no translation was needed.
"As long as it's a monster, of course it must be destroyed! We originally thought that the Totas King was just a legend, but since it really exists, we must kill them!"
In fact, the existence of King Totas has long been known to the authorities, but he has never hurt anyone in the past, nor has he had any negative impact.
But this time, some people claimed that they were attacked by King Totas.
The Island of Ohlon is their colony. Although it has become independent due to decolonization, in fact, the botanical gardens, mineral mining teams, indigenous people and investors on the island are still serving the British, and resources are continuously invested in the mainland.
Once the news that Oron Island is unsafe spreads, people will become unstable and investors will flee, which will affect their income. After World War II, they already owed the United States a lot of debt, which they still can't pay off.
"Captain Asahina, given humanity's current situation, it is important for countries to help each other. This is a consensus reached long ago by the top leaders of all countries," Staff Officer Kazo interrupted.