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Chapter 532
chapter 0238 part 1
Chapter 237: Trap, Buddhist Kingdom, Superman
At the foot of Mount Fuji, Hawkeye Barton, wearing a light-colored sun-protective trench coat, held a camera, occasionally snapping photos left and right, blending seamlessly into a group of tourists, completely inconspicuous.
"Agent May, are you sure Natasha's last known location was here?"
After taking a photo with two Japanese girls in kimonos at their request, Hawkeye smiled and exchanged contact information with them.
As soon as the two girls left his sight, Hawkeye's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the middle-aged woman beside him.
"The Quinjet that Black Widow hijacked crashed near the Western Pacific. At the site of the incident, only one cruise ship happened to be passing by. That cruise ship belongs to Japan's Oshima Corporation!"
The Female Agent, known as the Iron Cavalry, answered Hawkeye's question while keeping a close watch on the surrounding environment and suspicious individuals.
Her hands were also busy. One hand reached into her travel bag; from inside the black backpack, the sound of a gun mechanism clicking shut could be heard.
"Oshima Corporation is an international travel agency, and its headquarters are at the foot of Mount Fuji. Before I came, I hacked into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's surveillance system. Black Widow was last seen on surveillance footage joining a tour group heading up Mount Fuji."
"Why would she come to Mount Fuji? Could the Manipulator controlling her be Japanese?"
After hearing Agent May's words, Hawkeye frowned. He and Natasha were comrades who had gone through thick and thin together, and also close Comrade-in-arms, the kind who would sacrifice their lives for each other.
He didn't believe Natasha would betray them without reason; she must have been controlled by someone.
"We can only confirm that by finding her in person!"
Agent May handed the backpack to Hawkeye. Using the backpack as cover, she passed him a black handgun.
"Only two magazines. Use them sparingly. To hide it from the agency, we had to find a Japanese arms dealer!"
*Click-clack*, Hawkeye took the handgun and skillfully racked the slide.
"A Military-issue handgun?!" Although Hawkeye preferred using a bow and arrow, a regular handgun was no problem for him.
Just by listening to the sound of the gun's mechanism a few times, he confirmed that this M9 pistol came from a legitimate Federation Arms Company, not some small workshop product.
*Click-clack!* Agent May was also organizing her equipment. She glanced at Hawkeye.
"I inquired about it. That arms dealer's upstream supplier is the famous arms dealer Yuri. His credit is guaranteed, and he doesn't know our identities!"
"Where do we go next?" Hawkeye tucked the gun into his back waistband and looked at Agent May.
People like Agent May and Phil Coulson were Nick Fury's Confidant. After Nick Fury discovered Hydra's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D., he secretly separated his Confidant.
This group of Agent had all passed the test of a Mind Reader, so their loyalty was unquestionable.
However, after Nick Fury's death, most of this group pledged allegiance to the new Director, Maria Hill. There were probably only a few who genuinely wanted to avenge their former Director.
Even Hawkeye himself, compared to the truth behind Nick Fury's death, what he wanted to do more now was to rescue Natasha from the unknown enemy.
The two followed the flow of tourists climbing towards the summit of Mount Fuji. Agent May held a tablet computer showing footage from various surveillance cameras on Mount Fuji.
"She went here. The area behind is restricted."
Agent May pointed at the video on the tablet and said to Hawkeye. Hawkeye looked at the footage on the surveillance video. The familiar figure disappeared after rounding a cherry blossom tree.
"Let's go!"
Hawkeye made the decision without hesitation.
Taking advantage of a gap in the tourist crowd, the two turned past the cherry blossom tree and entered a desolate mountain path.
The path was difficult, but both Hawkeye and Agent May were well-trained elites. Climbing this kind of mountain path was not too challenging for them.
However, the further they walked along the path, the more rugged it became. Eventually, it was covered in thorny bushes and weeds, with jagged rocks everywhere, and not even a trace of a path remained.
"There are signs of being stepped on here. Someone has been here. Judging by the force area and the recovery of the bushes, it hasn't been more than two days!"
Agent May squatted down, carefully observing a trampled bush, and analyzed, "Then let's follow the tracks!"
Hawkeye called out and took the lead, with Agent May following closely behind.
The two quickly followed the observed tracks to a rolling mountain ridge. Agent May wiped the sweat from her face. She gazed at the vast green Sea of Trees stretching out below them in the distance.
"That's Aokigahara (Sea of Trees). If she went there, we'd truly be Searching for a needle in a haystack!"
Inside the Monarch Mount Fuji Observation Post.
Dr. Serizawa was reviewing Godzilla's activity patterns over the past few years on a computer.
That Ancient Titan, Godzilla, who lived in the Deep Sea.
In recent years, he had discovered that the activity of this Titan, which closely resembled ancient dinosaurs, had a certain pattern.
Almost every year, Godzilla would travel around the world in the Deep Sea along a fixed route.
Of course, its journey was different from conventional travel. It traveled between continents along the Deep Sea and the possible Hollow Earth beneath the Seabed, as if on Patrol.
This mode of action would usually last for a month, and then Godzilla would mysteriously disappear.
Dr. Serizawa suspected that the Titan had its Lair in the hollow layer of the Hollow Earth, but with the current speed of Earth's technology development, finding Godzilla's Lair in the vast Ocean was almost impossible.
Therefore, he turned his attention back to Godzilla's world tour. And then, he made a great discovery.
Dr. Serizawa first discovered the anomalies in the Titan's journey. When Godzilla traveled around the world, it would stop for very short periods in several places. These places included Mona Island, Skull Island, and Antarctica, as well as a few places in South America, North Africa, and Northern Europe.
The common point of these places was that there were confirmed or suspected signs of Titan activity there.
Godzilla was like a jailer, or like a King inspecting his Territory. It seemed to be observing the activities of other Titans.
This undoubtedly gave Monarch a new research direction.
Monarch had been searching for Ancient Titans worldwide, but they had only collected information on a few observable Titans so far. The rest either came from vague Legends or they had only found Clues.
However, by reviewing Godzilla's activity patterns, they were able to discover some Titans they hadn't found before.
For example, King Ghidorah at Base Zero was observed by them through observing Godzilla's stopping points.
Dr. Serizawa reviewed Godzilla's activity patterns over and over again, trying to find a new Titan.
In two months, it would be time for Monarch to apply for Funding.
If they couldn't find anything of Value, then when facing the World Security Council's questioning, Monarch would have to submit a very poor report.
Although the Politicians had shown sufficient patience towards Monarch due to the potential danger posed by the Titan,
Chapter 237: Trap, Buddhist Kingdom, Superman
At the foot of Mount Fuji, Hawkeye Barton, wearing a light-colored sun-protective trench coat, held a camera, occasionally snapping photos left and right, blending seamlessly into a group of tourists, completely inconspicuous.
"Agent May, are you sure Natasha's last known location was here?"
After taking a photo with two Japanese girls in kimonos at their request, Hawkeye smiled and exchanged contact information with them.
As soon as the two girls left his sight, Hawkeye's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the middle-aged woman beside him.
"The Quinjet that Black Widow hijacked crashed near the Western Pacific. At the site of the incident, only one cruise ship happened to be passing by. That cruise ship belongs to Japan's Oshima Corporation!"
The Female Agent, known as the Iron Cavalry, answered Hawkeye's question while keeping a close watch on the surrounding environment and suspicious individuals.
Her hands were also busy. One hand reached into her travel bag; from inside the black backpack, the sound of a gun mechanism clicking shut could be heard.
"Oshima Corporation is an international travel agency, and its headquarters are at the foot of Mount Fuji. Before I came, I hacked into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's surveillance system. Black Widow was last seen on surveillance footage joining a tour group heading up Mount Fuji."
"Why would she come to Mount Fuji? Could the Manipulator controlling her be Japanese?"
After hearing Agent May's words, Hawkeye frowned. He and Natasha were comrades who had gone through thick and thin together, and also close Comrade-in-arms, the kind who would sacrifice their lives for each other.
He didn't believe Natasha would betray them without reason; she must have been controlled by someone.
"We can only confirm that by finding her in person!"
Agent May handed the backpack to Hawkeye. Using the backpack as cover, she passed him a black handgun.
"Only two magazines. Use them sparingly. To hide it from the agency, we had to find a Japanese arms dealer!"
*Click-clack*, Hawkeye took the handgun and skillfully racked the slide.
"A Military-issue handgun?!" Although Hawkeye preferred using a bow and arrow, a regular handgun was no problem for him.
Just by listening to the sound of the gun's mechanism a few times, he confirmed that this M9 pistol came from a legitimate Federation Arms Company, not some small workshop product.
*Click-clack!* Agent May was also organizing her equipment. She glanced at Hawkeye.
"I inquired about it. That arms dealer's upstream supplier is the famous arms dealer Yuri. His credit is guaranteed, and he doesn't know our identities!"
"Where do we go next?" Hawkeye tucked the gun into his back waistband and looked at Agent May.
People like Agent May and Phil Coulson were Nick Fury's Confidant. After Nick Fury discovered Hydra's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D., he secretly separated his Confidant.
This group of Agent had all passed the test of a Mind Reader, so their loyalty was unquestionable.
However, after Nick Fury's death, most of this group pledged allegiance to the new Director, Maria Hill. There were probably only a few who genuinely wanted to avenge their former Director.
Even Hawkeye himself, compared to the truth behind Nick Fury's death, what he wanted to do more now was to rescue Natasha from the unknown enemy.
The two followed the flow of tourists climbing towards the summit of Mount Fuji. Agent May held a tablet computer showing footage from various surveillance cameras on Mount Fuji.
"She went here. The area behind is restricted."
Agent May pointed at the video on the tablet and said to Hawkeye. Hawkeye looked at the footage on the surveillance video. The familiar figure disappeared after rounding a cherry blossom tree.
"Let's go!"
Hawkeye made the decision without hesitation.
Taking advantage of a gap in the tourist crowd, the two turned past the cherry blossom tree and entered a desolate mountain path.
The path was difficult, but both Hawkeye and Agent May were well-trained elites. Climbing this kind of mountain path was not too challenging for them.
However, the further they walked along the path, the more rugged it became. Eventually, it was covered in thorny bushes and weeds, with jagged rocks everywhere, and not even a trace of a path remained.
"There are signs of being stepped on here. Someone has been here. Judging by the force area and the recovery of the bushes, it hasn't been more than two days!"
Agent May squatted down, carefully observing a trampled bush, and analyzed, "Then let's follow the tracks!"
Hawkeye called out and took the lead, with Agent May following closely behind.
The two quickly followed the observed tracks to a rolling mountain ridge. Agent May wiped the sweat from her face. She gazed at the vast green Sea of Trees stretching out below them in the distance.
"That's Aokigahara (Sea of Trees). If she went there, we'd truly be Searching for a needle in a haystack!"
Inside the Monarch Mount Fuji Observation Post.
Dr. Serizawa was reviewing Godzilla's activity patterns over the past few years on a computer.
That Ancient Titan, Godzilla, who lived in the Deep Sea.
In recent years, he had discovered that the activity of this Titan, which closely resembled ancient dinosaurs, had a certain pattern.
Almost every year, Godzilla would travel around the world in the Deep Sea along a fixed route.
Of course, its journey was different from conventional travel. It traveled between continents along the Deep Sea and the possible Hollow Earth beneath the Seabed, as if on Patrol.
This mode of action would usually last for a month, and then Godzilla would mysteriously disappear.
Dr. Serizawa suspected that the Titan had its Lair in the hollow layer of the Hollow Earth, but with the current speed of Earth's technology development, finding Godzilla's Lair in the vast Ocean was almost impossible.
Therefore, he turned his attention back to Godzilla's world tour. And then, he made a great discovery.
Dr. Serizawa first discovered the anomalies in the Titan's journey. When Godzilla traveled around the world, it would stop for very short periods in several places. These places included Mona Island, Skull Island, and Antarctica, as well as a few places in South America, North Africa, and Northern Europe.
The common point of these places was that there were confirmed or suspected signs of Titan activity there.
Godzilla was like a jailer, or like a King inspecting his Territory. It seemed to be observing the activities of other Titans.
This undoubtedly gave Monarch a new research direction.
Monarch had been searching for Ancient Titans worldwide, but they had only collected information on a few observable Titans so far. The rest either came from vague Legends or they had only found Clues.
However, by reviewing Godzilla's activity patterns, they were able to discover some Titans they hadn't found before.
For example, King Ghidorah at Base Zero was observed by them through observing Godzilla's stopping points.
Dr. Serizawa reviewed Godzilla's activity patterns over and over again, trying to find a new Titan.
In two months, it would be time for Monarch to apply for Funding.
If they couldn't find anything of Value, then when facing the World Security Council's questioning, Monarch would have to submit a very poor report.
Although the Politicians had shown sufficient patience towards Monarch due to the potential danger posed by the Titan,
