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american comcis _ tales of caltiveter _chapter_0243_part_01
Chapter 546
chapter 0243 part 1
**Chapter 242: Captain Goes Offline**
Inside the Helicarrier's Command Center, Hill watched the figure of Yamata no Orochi struggling and twisting on the virtual projection screen, muttering to herself.
Under the powerful kinetic energy of the Rod of God, only two of Yamata no Orochi's eight heads remained after being blasted apart. A small portion of its body had been directly carbonized by the high temperature of the tungsten rod, exposing strange internal organs unlike those of ordinary snakes.
Seemingly due to the intense pain, the heavily wounded Yamata no Orochi adopted the posture of a cornered beast fighting back. Its twisting snake body lashed out, causing mountain rocks to shatter. Even through the screen, Hill could feel its earth-shaking momentum.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz --
Hill took out her phone, looking at the name displayed on the screen. She raised her head and looked at Tang Song.
"Boss! It's Tony Stark!"
Tang Song waved his hand, signaling her to answer.
"Hill! This Titan's body is recovering rapidly. You'd better contact those bastards at the Department of Defense as soon as possible and tell them to hit it again!"
Two Iron Soldiers pulled a large, blackened figure out from a pile of gravel.
While Tony Stark had J.A.R.V.I.S. confirm the Hulk's life signs, he watched the Yamata no Orochi struggling madly not far away.
What startled him was that under an attack of the Rod of God's intensity, the Yamata no Orochi was clearly heavily wounded, yet its exposed strange internal organs began emitting bursts of blue gleam.
The nuclear energy analyzer on Tony Stark's battlegear constantly climbed, even reaching the alert value at one point.
These blue energy gleams were surprisingly atomic energy, and the strange organs inside Yamata no Orochi's body were, astonishingly, a biological nuclear reactor.
Under heavy damage, Yamata no Orochi's biological nuclear reactor was overloaded. Having slumbered for hundreds or thousands of years within the Mount Fuji volcano, relying on volcanic thermal energy, its biological nuclear reactor had accumulated sufficient energy.
After its body was heavily wounded, the energy accumulated within its biological nuclear reactor began to feed back into its body.
Stimulated by the blue atomic energy, Yamata no Orochi's severed snake heads began to regrow, and granulation tissue sprouted from the breaks in its snake body.
Tony Stark naturally couldn't just watch this Ancient Titan, Yamata no Orochi, recover. Although he was very dissatisfied that the Federation's High-level Staff disregarded human life and directly deployed the Rod of God.
But in the current situation, the best method was to launch another Rod of God and completely eliminate the Ancient Titan before them.
"I'll contact the Federal Department of Defense and apply to launch two more Rods of God!"
After receiving a signal from Boss Tang, Hill agreed to Tony Stark's suggestion and directly dialed the phone number of Secretary Ross of the Federal Department of Defense.
"Secretary Ross! That Ancient Titan possesses a very powerful Self-Healing Ability. I request the launch of two more Rods of God to completely destroy it!"
At the Pentagon Command Center, Secretary Ross stood with his arms crossed, looking at the close-up images of Mount Fuji transmitted back by the satellite. From the photos sent by the high-decibel surveillance satellite, he could clearly see the black scales regrowing on Yamata no Orochi.
Ross pondered for a moment before issuing an order to the Soldiers in the Command Center.
"Activate two more Rods of God!"
"Secretary Ross, using two Rods of God at once! Don't we need to request permission from the White House?" Inside the Command Center, a Black Person Lieutenant General looked at Ross.
"As for the President, forget it. I'll call him later to explain. Right now, the most important thing is to kill that Ancient Titan!"
"Rod of God system secondary activation. System activating. Target is moving at high speed. Target lock failed!"
The computer's system prompt sounded. Several Military Officers operating the Rod of God system looked at the red dot moving at high speed on the computer screen, all turning back to look at Ross.
"Officer, the target is fleeing directly eastward. Our Rod of God system cannot lock on!"
"I can hear you!" Ross frowned, looking at the Subordinate beside him.
"Connect me to Director Maria. Get the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents involved. You must intercept that Giant Snake and buy time for the Rod of God launch!"
"Yes, Officer!" A White Person Military Officer with the rank of Major dialed Hill's phone number in front of Ross and relayed Ross's words to Hill with severe wording.
Telling S.H.I.E.L.D. to dispatch manpower to intercept this Giant Beast, Hill connected the call. Listening to the commanding tone coming from the phone, she suppressed the displeasure in her heart.
"Tell Secretary Ross that our most powerful Supernatural Powers, the Avengers, are already fighting on the front lines.
And just now, your Rod of God was launched directly without notification, heavily wounding Dr. Banner. Now we don't have the strength available to stop this Giant Beast!"
"Officer!" The Major listened to Hill's words on the phone, his gaze turning to Ross.
Ross listened to Hill's evasive voice on the phone and let out a cold snort. However, he was helpless against Hill. S.H.I.E.L.D. is subordinate to the World Security Council, not an Organization under the Federal Department of Defense.
If Hill truly refused to cooperate, he genuinely had no immediate way to force her.
Even if Ross could use the Department of Defense's power to teach S.H.I.E.L.D. a lesson later, that was a matter for the future.
The most urgent matter at hand was dealing with that Ancient Titan. Otherwise, if large-scale turmoil occurred in Japan, it would directly affect the economic stability of the Federation, its Suzerain State.
"Call the Japanese Prime Minister directly. Tell the Japanese Government to stop this Giant Snake at all costs and create an opportunity for the Rod of God!"
Seeing that Hill wouldn't cooperate, Ross couldn't possibly deploy the Federation's Army stationed in Japan.
Facing this kind of Titan, it was clear that human lives would have to be sacrificed.
Ross thought for a moment, informed the White House, and after obtaining authorization, he directly ordered his Subordinate to call the Japanese Prime Minister.
After all, compared to the precious Federation Soldiers, the Soldiers of a semi-colonial Country like Japan were much cheaper.
Facing their 'father' (Suzerain State), the Japanese Government didn't dare to be as tough as S.H.I.E.L.D. Under the orders of the Federal Department of Defense,
The Japan Self-Defense Forces' Anti-Terrorism Special Operations Unit and Mobile Force 1st Helicopter Brigade, totaling over three thousand people, rushed to the battlefield immediately and set up blocking positions in front of Shizuoka Prefecture.
The Japanese Government did not tell these Soldiers that their true intention was to use the lives of these three thousand people as the price to buy time for the Federation's Rod of God launch.
However, the Japanese Government clearly overestimated its Self-Defense Forces Soldiers. After WWII, the Self-Defense Forces established by Japan had combat strength that truly lived up to their name – they could only "self-defend".
Despite Captain America Steve Rogers charging at the front, aided by Superheroes like Human Torch, Doctor Reed Richards and Thing, and Invisible Woman.
Later, some local Japanese Supernatural Powers also rushed to the battlefield.
But facing the Yamata no Orochi swimming towards them, resembling a skyscraper, after some probing shelling,
After confirming that Heavy Weapons were ineffective, facing Yamata no Orochi's opened Abyssal Maw, these Japanese Self-Defense Forces Soldiers each wished their parents had given them a few more legs, scattering like birds and beasts in panic.
"These Japanese, do they have no sense of honor? Their homeland is right behind them!"
Facing the scorching Lava Fireball spat out by one of Yamata no Orochi's snake heads, Steve propped up his Vibranium Shield with his left hand and rolled behind the tracks of an abandoned Tank.
After dodging Yamata no Orochi's attack, he touched the brand new Tank tracks, turned his head to look at the Japanese Soldiers who were dropping their Weapons and fleeing, and couldn't help but question them.
"Sense of honor?! Japan has always been a Country that knows minor etiquette but lacks great righteousness!"
A voice sounded beside Steve, faintly answering his question.
Steve's heart tightened. He subconsciously raised his most trusted Vibranium Shield, defending in the direction the voice came from.
An Asian man wearing a Golf shirt was standing beside him, watching the scene of Yamata no Orochi wantonly slaughtering the Japanese Soldiers with interest. His look was calm, as if he were watching a movie performance.
"After WWII, Japan was defeated. The spine of the so-called 'Great River Nation' was directly broken by the Federation, turning them into a broken-spined dog. What sense of honor do you expect from Soldiers of such a nation?!"
"Tang Song!"
Steve Rogers looked warily at the Man before him. During this time, he had frequently looked through Tang Song's files and had seen no less than a hundred photos of Tang Song. He was extremely familiar with Tang Song's appearance!
**Chapter 242: Captain Goes Offline**
Inside the Helicarrier's Command Center, Hill watched the figure of Yamata no Orochi struggling and twisting on the virtual projection screen, muttering to herself.
Under the powerful kinetic energy of the Rod of God, only two of Yamata no Orochi's eight heads remained after being blasted apart. A small portion of its body had been directly carbonized by the high temperature of the tungsten rod, exposing strange internal organs unlike those of ordinary snakes.
Seemingly due to the intense pain, the heavily wounded Yamata no Orochi adopted the posture of a cornered beast fighting back. Its twisting snake body lashed out, causing mountain rocks to shatter. Even through the screen, Hill could feel its earth-shaking momentum.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz --
Hill took out her phone, looking at the name displayed on the screen. She raised her head and looked at Tang Song.
"Boss! It's Tony Stark!"
Tang Song waved his hand, signaling her to answer.
"Hill! This Titan's body is recovering rapidly. You'd better contact those bastards at the Department of Defense as soon as possible and tell them to hit it again!"
Two Iron Soldiers pulled a large, blackened figure out from a pile of gravel.
While Tony Stark had J.A.R.V.I.S. confirm the Hulk's life signs, he watched the Yamata no Orochi struggling madly not far away.
What startled him was that under an attack of the Rod of God's intensity, the Yamata no Orochi was clearly heavily wounded, yet its exposed strange internal organs began emitting bursts of blue gleam.
The nuclear energy analyzer on Tony Stark's battlegear constantly climbed, even reaching the alert value at one point.
These blue energy gleams were surprisingly atomic energy, and the strange organs inside Yamata no Orochi's body were, astonishingly, a biological nuclear reactor.
Under heavy damage, Yamata no Orochi's biological nuclear reactor was overloaded. Having slumbered for hundreds or thousands of years within the Mount Fuji volcano, relying on volcanic thermal energy, its biological nuclear reactor had accumulated sufficient energy.
After its body was heavily wounded, the energy accumulated within its biological nuclear reactor began to feed back into its body.
Stimulated by the blue atomic energy, Yamata no Orochi's severed snake heads began to regrow, and granulation tissue sprouted from the breaks in its snake body.
Tony Stark naturally couldn't just watch this Ancient Titan, Yamata no Orochi, recover. Although he was very dissatisfied that the Federation's High-level Staff disregarded human life and directly deployed the Rod of God.
But in the current situation, the best method was to launch another Rod of God and completely eliminate the Ancient Titan before them.
"I'll contact the Federal Department of Defense and apply to launch two more Rods of God!"
After receiving a signal from Boss Tang, Hill agreed to Tony Stark's suggestion and directly dialed the phone number of Secretary Ross of the Federal Department of Defense.
"Secretary Ross! That Ancient Titan possesses a very powerful Self-Healing Ability. I request the launch of two more Rods of God to completely destroy it!"
At the Pentagon Command Center, Secretary Ross stood with his arms crossed, looking at the close-up images of Mount Fuji transmitted back by the satellite. From the photos sent by the high-decibel surveillance satellite, he could clearly see the black scales regrowing on Yamata no Orochi.
Ross pondered for a moment before issuing an order to the Soldiers in the Command Center.
"Activate two more Rods of God!"
"Secretary Ross, using two Rods of God at once! Don't we need to request permission from the White House?" Inside the Command Center, a Black Person Lieutenant General looked at Ross.
"As for the President, forget it. I'll call him later to explain. Right now, the most important thing is to kill that Ancient Titan!"
"Rod of God system secondary activation. System activating. Target is moving at high speed. Target lock failed!"
The computer's system prompt sounded. Several Military Officers operating the Rod of God system looked at the red dot moving at high speed on the computer screen, all turning back to look at Ross.
"Officer, the target is fleeing directly eastward. Our Rod of God system cannot lock on!"
"I can hear you!" Ross frowned, looking at the Subordinate beside him.
"Connect me to Director Maria. Get the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents involved. You must intercept that Giant Snake and buy time for the Rod of God launch!"
"Yes, Officer!" A White Person Military Officer with the rank of Major dialed Hill's phone number in front of Ross and relayed Ross's words to Hill with severe wording.
Telling S.H.I.E.L.D. to dispatch manpower to intercept this Giant Beast, Hill connected the call. Listening to the commanding tone coming from the phone, she suppressed the displeasure in her heart.
"Tell Secretary Ross that our most powerful Supernatural Powers, the Avengers, are already fighting on the front lines.
And just now, your Rod of God was launched directly without notification, heavily wounding Dr. Banner. Now we don't have the strength available to stop this Giant Beast!"
"Officer!" The Major listened to Hill's words on the phone, his gaze turning to Ross.
Ross listened to Hill's evasive voice on the phone and let out a cold snort. However, he was helpless against Hill. S.H.I.E.L.D. is subordinate to the World Security Council, not an Organization under the Federal Department of Defense.
If Hill truly refused to cooperate, he genuinely had no immediate way to force her.
Even if Ross could use the Department of Defense's power to teach S.H.I.E.L.D. a lesson later, that was a matter for the future.
The most urgent matter at hand was dealing with that Ancient Titan. Otherwise, if large-scale turmoil occurred in Japan, it would directly affect the economic stability of the Federation, its Suzerain State.
"Call the Japanese Prime Minister directly. Tell the Japanese Government to stop this Giant Snake at all costs and create an opportunity for the Rod of God!"
Seeing that Hill wouldn't cooperate, Ross couldn't possibly deploy the Federation's Army stationed in Japan.
Facing this kind of Titan, it was clear that human lives would have to be sacrificed.
Ross thought for a moment, informed the White House, and after obtaining authorization, he directly ordered his Subordinate to call the Japanese Prime Minister.
After all, compared to the precious Federation Soldiers, the Soldiers of a semi-colonial Country like Japan were much cheaper.
Facing their 'father' (Suzerain State), the Japanese Government didn't dare to be as tough as S.H.I.E.L.D. Under the orders of the Federal Department of Defense,
The Japan Self-Defense Forces' Anti-Terrorism Special Operations Unit and Mobile Force 1st Helicopter Brigade, totaling over three thousand people, rushed to the battlefield immediately and set up blocking positions in front of Shizuoka Prefecture.
The Japanese Government did not tell these Soldiers that their true intention was to use the lives of these three thousand people as the price to buy time for the Federation's Rod of God launch.
However, the Japanese Government clearly overestimated its Self-Defense Forces Soldiers. After WWII, the Self-Defense Forces established by Japan had combat strength that truly lived up to their name – they could only "self-defend".
Despite Captain America Steve Rogers charging at the front, aided by Superheroes like Human Torch, Doctor Reed Richards and Thing, and Invisible Woman.
Later, some local Japanese Supernatural Powers also rushed to the battlefield.
But facing the Yamata no Orochi swimming towards them, resembling a skyscraper, after some probing shelling,
After confirming that Heavy Weapons were ineffective, facing Yamata no Orochi's opened Abyssal Maw, these Japanese Self-Defense Forces Soldiers each wished their parents had given them a few more legs, scattering like birds and beasts in panic.
"These Japanese, do they have no sense of honor? Their homeland is right behind them!"
Facing the scorching Lava Fireball spat out by one of Yamata no Orochi's snake heads, Steve propped up his Vibranium Shield with his left hand and rolled behind the tracks of an abandoned Tank.
After dodging Yamata no Orochi's attack, he touched the brand new Tank tracks, turned his head to look at the Japanese Soldiers who were dropping their Weapons and fleeing, and couldn't help but question them.
"Sense of honor?! Japan has always been a Country that knows minor etiquette but lacks great righteousness!"
A voice sounded beside Steve, faintly answering his question.
Steve's heart tightened. He subconsciously raised his most trusted Vibranium Shield, defending in the direction the voice came from.
An Asian man wearing a Golf shirt was standing beside him, watching the scene of Yamata no Orochi wantonly slaughtering the Japanese Soldiers with interest. His look was calm, as if he were watching a movie performance.
"After WWII, Japan was defeated. The spine of the so-called 'Great River Nation' was directly broken by the Federation, turning them into a broken-spined dog. What sense of honor do you expect from Soldiers of such a nation?!"
"Tang Song!"
Steve Rogers looked warily at the Man before him. During this time, he had frequently looked through Tang Song's files and had seen no less than a hundred photos of Tang Song. He was extremely familiar with Tang Song's appearance!
