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american comcis _ tales of caltiveter _chapter_0238_part_02
Chapter 533
chapter 0238 part 2
Their inability to produce any results against the Titan, other than defense, would undoubtedly lower Monarch's importance in their eyes. This would directly lead to a series of bad situations, such as a reduction in Research Investment.
After all, scientists are also people, and scientists also need to live.
Especially in the current environment, all Countries and Organization are focusing their attention on Outer Space.
The total amount of funds is limited. Once they use all their money to develop the aviation industry, Monarch's funding will undoubtedly be significantly reduced.
Ishiro Serizawa, who had been facing the computer screen all morning, rubbed his brow with a headache.
He couldn't help but think of the man he had met at the Yashida Family's place.
He had visited Shingen Yashida back then to get a Sponsorship from Yashida Corporation. Unfortunately, not long after he left the Yashida Family, he heard the news that something had happened to Yashida.
However, afterwards, the Huaguo man named Tang Song contacted him, expressing willingness to fund his research.
Uncertain of the other party's Origin, Ishiro Serizawa did not agree at the time. Now, with Research Funds stretched thin, he suddenly felt that having a generous Boss behind him might be quite good! Just as Dr. Serizawa was lost in thought, the Communicator in front of him suddenly rang.
"Doctor, someone has crossed the restricted area!"
"It must be those Passenger again. Notify the nearby forest Police Officer and have them escorted away!"
Dr. Serizawa picked up the Communicator irritably and instructed the Guard.
Being located near Mount Fuji, a famous tourist spot, many Passenger who didn't follow the usual paths tried to climb undeveloped areas and entered the restricted zones they had set up every year.
For such lost Passenger, their observation post already had a complete response plan, which usually involved notifying the nearby forest Police Officer to expel them.
"Doctor! They seem to be carrying guns!"
"Where are you?"
Hawkeye and Agent May searched for Black Widow's tracks along the mountain ridge. Hawkeye held a small military binoculars and scanned in all directions.
"Huh! Is there something there?"
Suddenly, Hawkeye's gaze stopped. In an area after a lava flow, among the volcanic rocks, he saw a Cave about three to four meters in size.
"Agent May! Over there!"
Agent May followed Hawkeye's gaze and also saw the Cave in the valley on the Mountainside.
The two climbed and began moving towards the valley. Out of caution, both kept their guns within reach.
All of this was captured by several hidden cameras in the crevices of the mountain rocks.
"Volcanic rock, hasn't solidified for long. Did Mount Fuji erupt in the last two years?"
Hawkeye and Agent May quickly arrived in front of the Cave. Hawkeye squatted down in doubt, pulled out a dagger, scraped some powder from the rock layer, and rubbed the stone powder with his hand.
Agent May took a searchlight from her backpack and shone it down into the Cave.
The beam of the searchlight illuminated the Cave, and a figure flashed past the beam.
Agent May's eyes widened instantly.
"It's Black Widow, she's down there..."
Hawkeye's heart skipped a beat, and then was filled with elation. Just then, on the mountain wall dozens of meters away from them, a disguised Stone Gate was pushed open from the inside, and several White Person Soldiers holding assault rifles came out.
"This is a military restricted area. Who are you? Drop your guns!"
The Soldiers held their guns, aiming at Hawkeye and Agent May.
"Bang bang--" Hawkeye drew the handgun from his back waistband and fired several shots at the Soldiers.
Several Soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.
"Go!"
Hawkeye called out to Agent May and directly flipped and jumped down into the Cave. He had observed the situation inside the Cave using Agent May's searchlight just now.
The distance to the bottom of the Cave was not deep, at most three to four meters.
But Hawkeye clearly overestimated the sturdiness of the rocks at the bottom of the Cave. As he and Agent May jumped down, a dangerous, faint cracking sound echoed beneath his foot.
Hawkeye looked down in horror and saw that the seemingly stable rock layer had developed dense, spiderweb-like cracks.
"Damn it."
Hawkeye grabbed Agent May and ran, but just two steps after he started running, the rock behind him completely broke open.
Most of his body fell towards the area below the rock layer. At this critical moment, Agent May threw the backpack in her hand with one hand. One of the backpack's shoulder straps hooked onto a protruding rock.
Only then did the two narrowly stop their descent.
After struggling to climb onto a safe rock, they leaned over to look down.
"Oh my god!"
Agent May exclaimed.
Below the Cave was a sea of lava. Hot lava flowed, and several huge snake heads were faintly visible in the lava.
Agent May's body trembled slightly.
"It's Yamata no Orochi, the monster from Japanese Legend. Mount Fuji really hides a monster like Yamata no Orochi!"
Yamata no Orochi? Hawkeye looked at the monster faintly visible in the lava.
Its black body floated in the fiery red lava like driftwood. Hawkeye's vision was excellent; he could clearly see the black scales on the snake body.
Observing a Titan at such close range was a very challenging task for one's will.
"It's a Titan. I didn't expect there to be a Monarch observation post hidden here. Those Soldiers outside looked like they were from Monarch!"
Hawkeye's agent rank in S.H.I.E.L.D. was high, so he naturally knew about Monarch and the Titans they observed. However, the location of Monarch's observation posts was always classified.
He had never seen the true appearance of a Titan before. Now, witnessing a Titan firsthand, even Hawkeye's hands were trembling slightly.
"What should we do now? It gives me a very bad feeling."
Although Agent May didn't know what a Titan was, facing a monster that could swallow her whole in one gulp, she didn't want to stay in this dreadful place for a moment longer.
"A Titan. Why did Natasha lead us here?"
Their inability to produce any results against the Titan, other than defense, would undoubtedly lower Monarch's importance in their eyes. This would directly lead to a series of bad situations, such as a reduction in Research Investment.
After all, scientists are also people, and scientists also need to live.
Especially in the current environment, all Countries and Organization are focusing their attention on Outer Space.
The total amount of funds is limited. Once they use all their money to develop the aviation industry, Monarch's funding will undoubtedly be significantly reduced.
Ishiro Serizawa, who had been facing the computer screen all morning, rubbed his brow with a headache.
He couldn't help but think of the man he had met at the Yashida Family's place.
He had visited Shingen Yashida back then to get a Sponsorship from Yashida Corporation. Unfortunately, not long after he left the Yashida Family, he heard the news that something had happened to Yashida.
However, afterwards, the Huaguo man named Tang Song contacted him, expressing willingness to fund his research.
Uncertain of the other party's Origin, Ishiro Serizawa did not agree at the time. Now, with Research Funds stretched thin, he suddenly felt that having a generous Boss behind him might be quite good! Just as Dr. Serizawa was lost in thought, the Communicator in front of him suddenly rang.
"Doctor, someone has crossed the restricted area!"
"It must be those Passenger again. Notify the nearby forest Police Officer and have them escorted away!"
Dr. Serizawa picked up the Communicator irritably and instructed the Guard.
Being located near Mount Fuji, a famous tourist spot, many Passenger who didn't follow the usual paths tried to climb undeveloped areas and entered the restricted zones they had set up every year.
For such lost Passenger, their observation post already had a complete response plan, which usually involved notifying the nearby forest Police Officer to expel them.
"Doctor! They seem to be carrying guns!"
"Where are you?"
Hawkeye and Agent May searched for Black Widow's tracks along the mountain ridge. Hawkeye held a small military binoculars and scanned in all directions.
"Huh! Is there something there?"
Suddenly, Hawkeye's gaze stopped. In an area after a lava flow, among the volcanic rocks, he saw a Cave about three to four meters in size.
"Agent May! Over there!"
Agent May followed Hawkeye's gaze and also saw the Cave in the valley on the Mountainside.
The two climbed and began moving towards the valley. Out of caution, both kept their guns within reach.
All of this was captured by several hidden cameras in the crevices of the mountain rocks.
"Volcanic rock, hasn't solidified for long. Did Mount Fuji erupt in the last two years?"
Hawkeye and Agent May quickly arrived in front of the Cave. Hawkeye squatted down in doubt, pulled out a dagger, scraped some powder from the rock layer, and rubbed the stone powder with his hand.
Agent May took a searchlight from her backpack and shone it down into the Cave.
The beam of the searchlight illuminated the Cave, and a figure flashed past the beam.
Agent May's eyes widened instantly.
"It's Black Widow, she's down there..."
Hawkeye's heart skipped a beat, and then was filled with elation. Just then, on the mountain wall dozens of meters away from them, a disguised Stone Gate was pushed open from the inside, and several White Person Soldiers holding assault rifles came out.
"This is a military restricted area. Who are you? Drop your guns!"
The Soldiers held their guns, aiming at Hawkeye and Agent May.
"Bang bang--" Hawkeye drew the handgun from his back waistband and fired several shots at the Soldiers.
Several Soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.
"Go!"
Hawkeye called out to Agent May and directly flipped and jumped down into the Cave. He had observed the situation inside the Cave using Agent May's searchlight just now.
The distance to the bottom of the Cave was not deep, at most three to four meters.
But Hawkeye clearly overestimated the sturdiness of the rocks at the bottom of the Cave. As he and Agent May jumped down, a dangerous, faint cracking sound echoed beneath his foot.
Hawkeye looked down in horror and saw that the seemingly stable rock layer had developed dense, spiderweb-like cracks.
"Damn it."
Hawkeye grabbed Agent May and ran, but just two steps after he started running, the rock behind him completely broke open.
Most of his body fell towards the area below the rock layer. At this critical moment, Agent May threw the backpack in her hand with one hand. One of the backpack's shoulder straps hooked onto a protruding rock.
Only then did the two narrowly stop their descent.
After struggling to climb onto a safe rock, they leaned over to look down.
"Oh my god!"
Agent May exclaimed.
Below the Cave was a sea of lava. Hot lava flowed, and several huge snake heads were faintly visible in the lava.
Agent May's body trembled slightly.
"It's Yamata no Orochi, the monster from Japanese Legend. Mount Fuji really hides a monster like Yamata no Orochi!"
Yamata no Orochi? Hawkeye looked at the monster faintly visible in the lava.
Its black body floated in the fiery red lava like driftwood. Hawkeye's vision was excellent; he could clearly see the black scales on the snake body.
Observing a Titan at such close range was a very challenging task for one's will.
"It's a Titan. I didn't expect there to be a Monarch observation post hidden here. Those Soldiers outside looked like they were from Monarch!"
Hawkeye's agent rank in S.H.I.E.L.D. was high, so he naturally knew about Monarch and the Titans they observed. However, the location of Monarch's observation posts was always classified.
He had never seen the true appearance of a Titan before. Now, witnessing a Titan firsthand, even Hawkeye's hands were trembling slightly.
"What should we do now? It gives me a very bad feeling."
Although Agent May didn't know what a Titan was, facing a monster that could swallow her whole in one gulp, she didn't want to stay in this dreadful place for a moment longer.
"A Titan. Why did Natasha lead us here?"
