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"What, a typhoon is coming to Tokyo?"
The landfall warning had not yet been announced to the public, and the ZAT team was the first to receive the information.
"Yes, perhaps due to the influence of air pressure, the typhoon turned when it approached the Nemuro Strait, bypassed Hokkaido, and approached Tokyo from the northeast all the way to the southwest. It is expected to land in Chiba Prefecture in three hours, and then reach Tokyo through Tokyo Bay."
"According to the observation data of the real-time satellite cloud map, the wind speed has not weakened and has always remained above level 18. The Emergency Defense Agency will issue a red alert to the citizens of Chiba and Tokyo later."
The so-called red alert means stopping work, production, and school, and stopping all unnecessary outdoor activities.
Residents living in dilapidated houses or wooden structures were organized to take refuge in shelters. Houses with inadequate disaster prevention levels are likely to be buried in a typhoon.
"Deputy Captain, look at this!"
Moriyama brought a radar scan result report. It was not a satellite cloud map from the Meteorological Agency, but a report from the ZAT space radar station. The observation target was consistent with the satellite cloud map, but the observation results were completely different.
The satellite cloud image shows a typhoon cloud layer, but the radar report shows a heat source.
"A giant creature?! Is that so-called 'typhoon' a monster?"
“Whether the typhoon itself is a monster is uncertain, but radar observations show that there is indeed a biological response in the center of the typhoon.”
It was undoubtedly a monster, and the monster came with the typhoon. I had never heard of such a thing before.
It is even possible that the typhoon was caused by this monster!
"Deputy Captain, let me drive the Sky Whale to investigate!" Kotaro took the initiative.
A monster that can rival the natural disasters of nature is probably not something the ZAT team can handle, so Taro needs to step in.
But Araki did not agree.
"Wait a little longer, wait for a detailed report. Don't act rashly."
"But if we wait any longer, the monster will land on our mainland. I don't know what kind of disaster it will cause! I think it's better to destroy it at sea!"
"Of course I know it's better to destroy them outside the mainland, but Kotaro, I am not only responsible for the lives of the citizens, but also for your lives. Do you understand? If the plane crashes in the sea, no one can save you unless we pray for a miracle and Ultraman appears."
If he crashed, a miracle would happen, but Kotaro couldn't tell anyone.
However, as if the ZAT team was not busy enough at the moment, the phone rang. Moriyama answered the phone and said a few words, his expression becoming more serious.
"Captain, the Metropolitan Police Department called. Many citizens with mushrooms growing on their heads appeared on the streets of Tokyo."
"Mushrooms growing on your head? What does that mean? Too idle?"
Growing mushrooms on the head means being too idle. But of course this is not what the Metropolitan Police Department means, it is just the literal meaning.
Hundreds of people have their brains infested with mushrooms.
Chapter 440: Zombie Mushroom
Lingye's previous doubts came true. The mushroom monster was indeed not truly destroyed.
In other words, its main body was indeed destroyed, but a large number of spores entered the atmospheric circulation as the water evaporated.
What’s scary is that those spores from alien life have powerful parasitic abilities.
As the rain falls, the part that cannot be completely filtered out by the water plant enters the human drinking water source.
What is it like for humans to have mushrooms parasitizing their heads?
The parties involved probably couldn't answer because their minds were also controlled. They were unconscious and felt nothing, just like zombies!
With giant mushrooms on their heads, countless people staggered through the streets of Tokyo.
Even people who are not infected by the water source will be infected after coming into contact with the sprayed spores. The spores will complete the parasitism in just a few minutes to more than ten minutes.
ZAT has immediately asked citizens not to leave their homes through various channels such as television, radio, and mobile phones, but it is still unable to control the spread of the infected population.
The only thing to be thankful for now is that those infected have no signs of attacking others. They are just wandering around the streets in a daze like sleepwalkers.
The defense forces dispatched biochemical troops, wearing biochemical isolation suits to control these "mushroom people".
Isolation is correct, but because such spores still exist in large numbers in nature, the number of infections continues to increase.
The "mushroom people" who were not under anyone's control all involuntarily moved towards the water source.
"Investigations have found that spores are transmitted through water sources. We have issued notices through various means, notifying residents in Tokyo, Yamanashi, Kanagawa, Chiba and other areas to temporarily ban drinking water from tap water pipes and replace it with mineral water stored in stores, but this is not a long-term solution."
Those spores cannot be killed even with high temperatures, which means that there is no point in boiling the water.
"And, scary as it is, we're finding mushroom spores are starting to appear in the air as well."
"It also appeared in the air?"
If the virus starts spreading through the air, there will be no way to prevent it. Or everyone will have to wear a gas mask everywhere.
The thought of such a scene is simply chilling.
The typhoon monster coming from the Pacific Ocean will make landfall in more than two hours, and such a situation has happened in Tokyo, which really makes people feel at a loss.
The ZAT team didn't even know where to focus their energy.
"Kotaro, Kitajima, you two will drive the Sky Whale with me to the coast of Chiba. We will deal with the guys coming from the Pacific Ocean. Nanyuan, Ueno, you will drive the patrol car to deal with the mushrooms. Collect air samples from various places in Tokyo to verify whether there are really mushroom spores in the air. Remember, you must wear an isolation mask!"
It would be terrible if the ZAT members also turned into mushroom heads.
"Moriyama stays at the headquarters and keeps in touch with the Meteorological Bureau, Defense Forces, Ministry of Disaster Prevention, Emergency Response Bureau and other departments at any time. By the way, where is the captain?" After Araki finished assigning the tasks, he remembered that he hadn't seen Captain Asahina all day.
"The captain went to attend a meeting of the Defense Forces. After Commander Takakura left, a new commander took office in the Tokyo branch. He took office today."
"Ah, that's unfortunate. Commander, you are unlucky to have encountered such troubles when you took office today."
Their ZAT team is busy, so the defense army certainly won't have an easy time either.
“But the other way around is also true, right?” Nanyuan interrupted. “In my hometown, there is a saying that a new official will have bad luck. Maybe it’s because of the new commander that we have this bad luck.”
When there is a change in leadership, there are always some troubles. It seems that God is deliberately testing whether the newcomer is competent for the position.
This is of course a superstitious statement, but if you think about it carefully, the day Commander Takakura took office, the Ultra Brothers were tied to the cross of the planet Gogda, and that planet was about to hit the earth. It was indeed a big trouble.
Maybe there is some truth in that. So Araki did not refute Nanhara, nor did he respond.
Whatever the commander of the defense army wants to do is their business. As the ZAT team, we just need to do our part.
Everyone in the ZAT team took orders and began to act.
In Oshima's house, Ling also sneezed.
"What's wrong, Miss? Are you catching a cold? The weather is getting colder. Do you need to put on more clothes?"
The temperature is about 12 or 13 degrees Celsius now. Although it is not winter yet, it is still a bit cold to wear a short skirt and shirt. Maria went to get Ling a windbreaker.
Although she didn't think she had a cold, Ling didn't reject Maria and put on her long windbreaker obediently. She usually wouldn't reject other people's concern for her.
“Maybe it’s a pollen allergy?”
If you think about it carefully, she hasn't been sick much in the past two years.
Although pollen allergies usually occur in spring, in autumn, sunflowers, castor beans, etc. mature and their pollen does spread, causing allergic symptoms in some sensitive people.
"Then Miss, please don't go out these days. The school is closed because of the typhoon. I heard that there are parasitic mushroom spores in the water source, and the water from the water company can't be used. Now you can only drink mineral water."
Ling also looked at the lemon tea on the table. It turned out to be made with mineral water. No wonder it tasted a bit strange.
She doesn't like mineral water, including mountain spring water, which is said to be clear, but she personally feels that it tastes astringent. It's strange to say that after getting used to drinking water treated with chlorine and bleach from the water plant, she is no longer suited to the taste of nature.
There is nothing we can do as it is a special period.
In fact, there is water in her secret realm, the Moon Lake in the Moon Palace Secret Realm, the lake water is clear and unpolluted. But this can only solve her own problem. The whole of Tokyo, and even several surrounding counties are in the disaster area, and the water problem of these people is the real big problem.
Those spores are so disgusting. She used to like mushrooms.
I don't know whether the ZAT team and the defense force can cope with it.
Just as she was thinking about it, Ling sneezed again.
It was really a pollen allergy. Fortunately, it was not serious, just a little itchy nose, and no other discomfort. Otherwise, it would be troublesome to go to the hospital. She didn't like the hospital, the smell of disinfectant, and the feeling of being alone. She hoped that her body's resistance could handle it.
The earth is widely infected with spores, 'bacteria' from the universe, and why not pollen allergies?
The ZAT team, which Reiya has high hopes for, Araki, along with Kotaro and Kitajima, is ready for battle near the coastline off the coast of Kamisu City, Chiba Prefecture.
This is where the typhoon landed. Fortunately, there are few people here and there are mountains and forests around.
"Typhoon Gulong is expected to land in ten minutes! The sea breeze along the coast of Chiba Prefecture has reached level 12 and the wind force is still rising. The observation results of the Meteorological Bureau show that the frontal wind force of Gulong is still above level 18."
Although there were still ten minutes left, the scene at sea was already terrifying enough. The sea surface had changed from its usual gentleness, with surging waves hitting the rocks, splashing waves more than ten meters high. The snow-white spray for a moment quickly retreated back into the inky black ocean.
The sea breeze was so strong that ordinary planes could no longer take off. Only the Tianjing, a 60-meter-long aerial fortress, could still maintain its hovering alert flight posture.
A typhoon above level 18 is truly a natural disaster, enough to cause a tsunami that would flood the coast.
What’s even more terrifying is the creature caught in the typhoon, whose true appearance is still unknown.
"Vice-Captain," Ueno's voice came from the communicator, "We have collected air samples from 15 locations in Tokyo, including Shinjuku, Chiyoda, Katsushika, Koto, Sumida, and Shibuya. Spores have been detected in all the samples!"
It seems that not only the water source, but also the air in Tokyo has been contaminated by spores, and it is possible to be infected by the parasite just by breathing it.
And it's not just Tokyo. Currently, sampling is only conducted in Tokyo. If we go to the surrounding counties, we may get the same results.
"The Research Department is currently researching drugs that can kill the spores and free humans from the parasitic state, but it will take a few days."
If a drug that can inhibit the spores can be developed in just a few days, it would be a miracle, but humans probably can't wait that long.
In a moment, the typhoon has landed.
The wind speed increased rapidly in a short period of time, and even the Tianjing could not maintain its position in the air.
"Oh no, hurry up and increase the altitude!"
In this situation, let alone fighting, the plane could crash at any time. With the roar of the Tianjing's engine, the fighter plane quickly increased its altitude until it reached 2 meters, and was finally no longer affected by the typhoon.
Looking down from high in the sky, you can see the big eye of the storm formed by dark clouds.
The radius of this typhoon is not large. Generally speaking, the radius of an ordinary typhoon may reach 200 to 300 kilometers, and some may even reach 1,000 kilometers. But the radius of this typhoon is only 30 kilometers.
It was indeed very abnormal, as if all the wind force was concentrated in one place.
This is definitely not formed naturally. If you want to stop the typhoon, you must find out the true identity of the creature hiding in the center of the typhoon.
"Eye!"
"What's wrong, Kotaro?"
"Deputy Captain, I was just at the eye of the storm, and it seemed like I saw a huge eye."
"That should be clouds, right?" Bei Dao didn't care. The eye of the storm is an oval-shaped area. It's not surprising that it was mistaken for an eye.