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Because that cicada is so noisy!
In the past, cicadas were a source of noise in the summer. The heat made people irritable, and the constant sound of "cicada, cicada" was really annoying.
Not to mention that this time it was such a huge cicada, with a body length of more than 40 meters! When it flapped its wings, the sound of "cicada" was simply a roar, almost shattering the glass.
Since yesterday afternoon, it has been chirping there day and night, regardless of whether the sun is high in the sky or the sun sets and the moon rises.
The evacuation area is within a five-kilometer radius, but the noise is enough to affect residents within a forty- to fifty-kilometer radius.
Adults have to go to work and children have to go to school. Because of the cicadas, many people couldn't fall asleep last night. They all had nervous breakdowns.
The giant cicada is still there. If it is going to be like this every night tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, it will really make people despair!
"Captain, how about we expand the evacuation area?" Araki suggested. Strictly speaking, noise attack is also an attack.
"That won't work. If we blindly expand the evacuation area, the impact will be too great. Almost half of Tokyo will come to a standstill."
It is easy to issue an evacuation order, and the ZAT is indeed given the highest decision-making authority in wartime, but the consequences must be weighed.
Asahina was thinking about whether there were other ways to get the giant cicada to leave Tokyo if the tranquilizer bullets didn't work. Maybe she could lure it to leave on its own.
What do cicadas like?
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone rang again. Not to mention the residents, even the ZAT team was going to have a nervous breakdown.
"Please, Nanyuan, I don't want to answer it." Beidao leaned back in the chair.
"I don't want to answer it either!"
Nanyuan received a lot of calls, and he couldn't stand being scolded by the citizens. Ueno and Kotaro were all like this.
Finally, it was Moriyama who answered the phone.
But this call was not a complaint from citizens.
"Captain, it's Commander Takakura of the Tokyo branch of the Defense Forces!"
Defense Force Tokyo Branch? Asahina scratched his head when he heard that, feeling a little helpless. He had already guessed what the other party was going to say.
Takakura is the highest commander of the Tokyo Defense Force, and his rank is two levels higher than Asahina. Strictly speaking, ZAT does not belong to the Defense Force, but it is obviously inappropriate to contradict it.
"I am Yutaro Asahina."
Sure enough, on the other end of the phone, Commander Takakura came to ask about their battle plan.
"Captain Asahina, I understand your concerns."
"The tranquilizer bombs from before were ineffective, and ordinary missiles are likely to fail to achieve results. Once the monster is enraged, it has been proven before that it has the means to resist, and the surrounding area will turn into a sea of fire. In this situation, it is indeed not suitable for blind attack."
"It's great that you understand."
But Asahina didn't think that Takakura called specifically to express that he and the ZAT team felt the same way.
Sure enough, Gao Cang's next sentence proved that he was still a war advocate.
"If the monster resists, it will indeed cause greater harm, so the most important thing is to be able to kill it with one blow. For this, our defense force is willing to attack together and provide weapons sufficient to destroy the monster."
"What weapons do you mean?"
"Silver Shark. This is a super weapon developed by the TAC team to eliminate super beasts. After TAC was disbanded, this part of the weapon was taken over by our defense force."
Of course Asahina knows.
Previously, ZAT needed weapons to fight against the monsters, and when they negotiated with the defense army for weapons supply, the defense army just gave them some scrap metal. For the Silver Shark, they didn't even want to mention its name.
If there wasn't an alternative to the Meteor Project, Asahina would never give up.
The Silver Shark is indeed a super weapon, developed by the TAC team as a replacement weapon because they were unable to easily use the V9.
Being able to replace V9, you can imagine its power.
The fire beast Phaimons, who stabbed Ace with a sword, died under the attack of the Silver Shark.
"I don't think it's necessary to use the Silver Shark."
"Why, do you think the Silver Shark can't defeat this monster?"
"That's a cicada, a fellow life form on Earth, not a monster."
Asahina certainly believed that the Silver Shark could destroy the other party, but he really felt that as a fellow life on Earth, he should be more tolerant.
"Commander, I will find a way to take the cicada to the mountains. If tranquilizer bullets don't work, I can use tree sap to lure it. Cicadas love tree sap the most..."
But Takakura interrupted him.
"I don't understand, Asahina. Are you saying that you didn't attack the monster not because you couldn't destroy it, but because of your so-called compassion? You would rather sympathize with the monster and put tens of millions of Tokyo citizens in danger?"
Asahina didn't like that argument very much.
"I think that cicada will be safe as long as we don't actively attack it."
Although the noise is annoying, he is trying to find a way to deal with it. He believes that the ZAT team can get rid of it.
But Gaocang had already hung up the phone.
Asahina had a bad feeling.
Ten minutes later, the hunch came true.
"Captain, the defense forces are out. Radar shows an air force unit is heading to New Town, and another tank unit is heading in the other direction."
The Silver Shark is a vehicle-mounted weapon and should be carried by that tank unit.
"What to do, Captain?"
Asahina cursed angrily a few times, her voice stuck in her throat, and she didn't know who she was cursing.
"Araki, Minamihara, Kitajima, Ueno, Kotaro, follow me on the Sky Whale. Moriyama will stay at the headquarters and keep an eye on the movements of the defense forces and report to me."
"Captain, are you going to stop the defense forces?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Stop the defense army? That would lead to a military court. Since the defense army has decided to take action, it means there is no way back. All ZAT can do is prevent the giant cicada from counterattacking.
Although they were reluctant, once the giant cicada threatened Tokyo, no matter which party was the first to create the "threat", they had to treat it as a monster and destroy it.
Because no matter what philosophy the ZAT team holds, they are a team that protects humanity.
Similarly, Gao Cang did not think that his decision was wrong. He had no selfish motives. As the supreme commander, he did not hide in the rear base, but also sat in a military vehicle and went to the battlefield.
"Commander, the air force has arrived at the scene and has visually sighted the target. The target is now completely silent and has not made any attacking moves."
"Well, have the aircraft cruise in the designated airspace, unlock their weapons, and be ready to attack at any time."
The plane was just a precaution, the real killer was the chariot. A weapon that could kill a super beast with one strike would surely not disappoint him.
"We have just received a call from the command center that the ZAT team's Sky Whale has been dispatched."
"Hmph, let them be. Don't worry about them. They are a bunch of people who treat fighting as a game. They don't understand the cruelty of fighting at all."
In the battle between humans and monsters, if either side relaxes a little, the whole race will be destroyed. They have experienced so many dangerous battlefields in the past, including the Bert people who killed Ultraman, the Gos people who almost overturned the entire human civilization, and the Yabo people who invaded with their entire race.
All of these wars have been experienced by Gao Cang. If any of them were to fail, the entire human civilization would be uprooted.
Tolerance is not allowed. Because behind them are all of humanity, they are not qualified to spread love like a saint and let all of humanity bear the possible danger.
The chariot has arrived at the scene, and the huge monster also appears in front of Gaocang.
"Such a terrifying monster, and it claims it's not a monster." Gao Cang snorted and looked up. The Tianjing was right above them.
The ZAT team's planes are of course faster than theirs.
"Sir, Captain Asahina of ZAT wishes to speak to you."
"Ignore him. I don't have time to argue with him. How is the preparation of the Silver Shark going?"
"We have aimed at the target and are ready to fire at any time."
"Very good, notify all fighter jets to prepare for battle." Although he did not think that the Silver Shark would fail, Gao Cang still asked the air force to have a backup plan just in case.
"Ten seconds left, order the Silver Shark to launch."
The ten-second countdown ended quickly. No matter whether it was the defense force or the ZAT team, no matter what their mood was, everyone was paying attention to the result of that attack.
The antimatter stored in the vacuum, along with the storage device, was launched at a speed exceeding Mach 10. Then, in an instant, it was freed from its restraints and violent annihilation occurred.
What followed was a light that surpassed the sun in an instant. Even with observation goggles, I had to close my eyes.
But at the same moment, Kotaro noticed a hint of red in the center of the explosion.
He wasn't sure what it was, or if it was just an optical illusion caused by the bright light.
After three or four seconds, the bright light faded and the scene could be seen again.
But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.
"The monster is still alive!" The defense force observer couldn't believe his eyes.
No, to be more precise, the monster was unharmed.
The ZAT team also observed this result. Then Kotaro was sure that the red color just now was not his illusion.
"The Shield of Gaia?"
The giant cicada took off into the sky.
"Attack, all planes attack immediately!"
The defense army's aircraft fired missiles, but to no avail. These missiles were completely incapable of threatening the giant cicada's body. Instead, the flames from its mouth ignited several planes, forcing the pilots to parachute.
The fighter plane crashed to the ground and destroyed the building.
After destroying the fighter jet, the giant cicada did not continue to pester it, and even ignored the Tianjing in the air not far away, flying all the way to the south.
"Captain, what should I do?"
The direction the giant cicada was flying was the center of Tokyo.
"What can we do? Hurry up and catch up!"
Fortunately, the giant cicada did not cause further damage. After arriving in the city center, it flew straight towards Tokyo's landmark buildings.
Tokyo Tower!
Then, on the top floor of the tower, it lay down and did not move again.
It is worth mentioning that the ZAT headquarters is next to Tokyo Tower.