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The center of the real eye of the storm will be calm, but the air pressure in the center is very low. Because of this, the atmosphere rotates from the periphery to the center. Low pressure can even overturn houses due to unstable air pressure.
"It's not clouds. What I saw were eyes. Bright red. Maybe they were the eyes of a monster."
Since Kotaro was so sure, Kitajima stopped arguing. Kotaro was indeed very perceptive sometimes. Maybe he really saw it?
"Deputy Captain, are we going to attack the center of the eye of the storm?"
Araki was also a little unsure.
"Kotaro, if there really is a monster inside the typhoon, do you think we should attack?"
So far, they still know nothing about each other. Whether it is malicious or whether the purpose is to invade the earth is unclear. But the typhoon itself has indeed posed a threat to Tokyo.
In this case, should they attack first?
Eight years ago, humans would not have such doubts. When encountering something, the first thing they would think of is to shoot. But now, in these eight years of war, humans have lost a lot and also learned a lot of valuable things.
Especially Ace and Gaia, they let people know that we should never forget the meaning of enthusiasm and tolerance.
Kotaro was also a little hesitant. He was not sure, and no matter what decision he made, the cost would be huge.
"But Vice Captain, a typhoon above level 18 will cause terrible damage. If the wind force remains at this level on land, the city will be flattened!"
Kotaro said nothing, and Kitajima clearly expressed his intention to attack. Regardless of the creature's original intentions and purpose, the damage and threat it was about to cause were real.
Everything depends on Araki's decision.
Before he made a final decision, a voice came from the communicator.
"Araki, stop the attack."
It was Captain Asahina's voice.
Then another voice interrupted the comms channel.
"This is the Tokyo branch of the Defense Force. I am the new branch commander, Ryugoro. I apologize for intruding on your communication."
The Defense Force originally did not have a direct communication channel with ZAT, and Commander Long was authorized by Captain Asahina. The new commander was now at the ZAT headquarters with Captain Asahina.
"I will not interfere with the command of your ZAT team. Whether to attack is entirely up to the front-line commander, Captain Aragaki. But I need to let everyone in the ZAT team know about some of the information I just learned. Typhoon Gulong is indeed a living being. The current wind force is a great threat to Tokyo, but we found that wherever the typhoon passes, whether in the air or in the water, the mushroom spores are cleared!"
Such a result is surprising.
This typhoon, is it clearing away those spores?
Chapter 441 Typhoon Strikes
Typhoon Gulong has made landfall in Chiba, and its winds have even affected Tokyo.
With a speed of eighty meters per second, sand and rocks flew everywhere it passed, and it seemed that even the ground was about to be lifted up.
Chiba is mostly covered with mountains and forests, which originally have a good wind protection effect, but they are completely ineffective in the face of this strange typhoon.
Artificial buildings attached to the surface look more like toys.
It was necessary to issue evacuation orders for residents of dilapidated houses and wooden houses. These houses were like gravel castles on the beach or straw blocks, which were blown away the moment the typhoon front passed.
But even reinforced concrete structures may not be strong enough to withstand a typhoon of level 18 or above.
Yes, even after the typhoon landed on land, the wind force did not decrease and was still at level 18. To be precise, as long as the wind speed is greater than 61.5m/s, it can be calibrated to level 18, and the current wind speed is 80m/s. The reason why it is not calibrated higher is that the typhoon wind force standard has an upper limit of level 18.
Such wind hardly exists in nature.
Whether at sea or on land, it is 80m/s, a very precise number. This is obviously unreasonable, the sea is vast, but on land there are mountains, forests, and man-made cities, so the wind force should be greatly reduced, but Typhoon Gulong does not care about these at all.
It is going to blow just this loud, and no one can stop it.
"Not only are the mushroom spores gone, the Ministry of Environment has also found that wherever the typhoon passes, toxic and harmful substances in the air, including dust particles, have been filtered out, and the air quality has reached an excellent level!"
That was fresh air that had never been detected by humans since the beginning of data.
But the price is human cities. The waves have rolled up tsunamis and the seawater has backflowed.
Tokyo has issued an emergency evacuation order for all residents in the city. No one is distinguished between wooden houses and reinforced concrete buildings.
Contrary to original expectations, typhoons at sea and typhoons on land are not the same concept. According to the original model calculations, the wind force should decrease after landing, but now the danger has involved everyone.
"Give the order to attack, deputy captain!" Bei Dao said anxiously.
The last recorded time that Tokyo encountered such a natural disaster was when the tsunami monsters Simmons and Seagrass attacked during the MAT period.
The two monsters almost caused the fall of Tokyo.
This time the typhoon will pose no less threat to Tokyo than that one.
There was no other choice. Araki realized that there was really no other choice.
"Start attacking!"
Kotaro didn't know whether this decision was right or not.
This monster can improve the earth's ecology, which may be a good thing for most life on earth, but it destroys human cities and may even cause countless casualties.
We are human beings before we are living creatures on Earth. It is normal to think about ourselves first and others second.
Kotaro told himself this and pressed the weapon button.
Because of the strong wind, if we use missiles, we don’t know where we will be blown, so we can only use lasers.
Weapon system unlocked.
The laser barrels on the Tianjing's turret burst into flames, and bright red lasers released powerful energy in the form of pulses, plunging into the hurricane.
I fired several times in a row, but there was no change.
"Lasers don't work either."
"It should be the refraction of water vapor in the typhoon. A large amount of seawater is rolled back into it. The thickness of 20 kilometers makes the laser dispersion too serious. It can't reach the inside of the typhoon at all." Kitajima analyzed.
It's not easy. Even if you are determined to attack, the monster is not a fish on the chopping board.
In fact, it was a rare and powerful enemy.
"What if we enter from the eye of the storm at the top and attack from the inside?" Kotaro suddenly had an idea.
Since the eye of the storm is calm, missiles and lasers there should not be disturbed.
"It's a good idea, but Kotaro, if we drop vertically from the sky, the aircraft's maneuverability will be a big problem due to the sudden drop in air pressure. Even the Sky Whale will stall. And once caught in a hurricane, the plane will disintegrate!"
Once the plane disintegrates, you can't even parachute, and there is no chance of survival.
"What about the Super Swallow? With its maneuverability, it should be able to break in, right?"
The Tianjing is an aerial fortress. Although it has powerful firepower and a solid structure, it also sacrifices some maneuverability. Its maximum flight speed is 3.3 Mach.
However, the Super Swallow is a high-speed shuttle with a fuselage of only 19 meters and a capacity of only one person. It sacrifices load capacity in exchange for the strongest maneuverability, with a maximum speed of Mach 9.1.
"It's theoretically possible, but Kotaro, it's still too dangerous!"
"Please let me go! If we let it run rampant, not only Chiba will be destroyed, but Tokyo will also be destroyed."
Looking at the determined Kotaro, Araki pondered for a moment.
Since the entire Tokyo has issued an evacuation order, Oshima's house is of course within the scope.
The typhoon was raging, and the manor was also affected. The hurricane was howling, and the whole world seemed like the end of the world. From afar, there was a dark forest, a dark grassland, and an inky sky.
Ling could certainly ask the wind elves to stop being naughty and stay away, but she didn't do that.
The breeze was very comfortable, the air was fresh, and her hay fever seemed to have improved a little.
However, Ling also knew that this typhoon would cause great trouble to Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. If the typhoon passed through, the city might really be gone.
Looking at the sky in the distance, beyond her sight, she could understand whatever choices humans made.
"Miss, the car is ready, let's go to the shelter."
Maria held down her skirt with one hand. The wind was so strong that it lifted up her long skirt, revealing her snow-white legs. Fortunately, there were no outsiders here.
"Why aren't you wearing a coat? It's so windy."
"It's okay, Maria, my nose doesn't itch anymore and I'm not sneezing anymore."
The same hurricane blew past Lingye, but it did not blow up her skirt, it just lifted the ends of her hair slightly.
"Maria, if we return a clean land to mankind, the price is that human civilization will regress back to the mountains and forests. Is this acceptable?"
Maria thought about it. Although it was a ridiculous question, she would think about it seriously as long as the eldest lady asked it.
"Those poets and painters who keep shouting about returning to the mountains and forests might like this. But I can't do it," Maria answered truthfully.
Just like what Thoreau wrote in "Walden", put aside all the noise of the world, recognize your most essential needs and return to the mountains and forests, but such a person must be a poet like Tao Yuanming.
Most people in the world are mortals. Even if someone shouts slogans like "for a blue and clean world", few people will be willing to agree.
"Even Maria doesn't like it. Well, then forget it."
At ZAT headquarters, Kotaro changed to the Super Swallow and prepared to set off.
"Kotaro, I think you should understand how dangerous what you are doing is, so I won't say any more."
Asahina looked at the young man he had recruited into the team. His face was a little serious, but he was not very nervous because he knew that Kotaro would always turn danger into safety.
Standing next to Asahina was a man wearing a Defense Force uniform, with the rank of brigadier general.
The Defense Force's new Commander Ryu replaces the resigned Commander Takakura.
Kotaro was not familiar with him, but Long looked at him as if he was looking at Beidou back then. He was just as energetic.
He still clearly remembered the day he recruited Beidou and Minami Yuko into the TAC team.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
They have experienced too many crises, including Berocon who wiped out the entire defense army, Koala who crashed into the earth, Gogda who tied the Ultra Brothers to a cross, Hippolytus who turned Ace into a bronze statue, and finally King Qiangbo.
Every time they have overcome numerous crises and won, so no matter how desperate the situation is, he will never give up hope.
Now, as Ace said, they put their hopes on the younger generation.
"Come back safely, Kotaro-kun!"
The strange commander did not give any orders, but instead expressed his blessing with an emotion that Kotaro could not understand. Kotaro was somewhat puzzled, so he just saluted.
Of course he will come back safely.
He will protect this planet and humans. Regardless of whether the typhoon is good for the earth's environment, Kotaro knows that she does not want humans to be harmed.
This planet's feelings for humans are much deeper than humans realize.