Shadow of the Beautiful World

When the emperor organization was just established, it had a leader.

That was Dr. Landa, the only survivor of the sinking of the Lawton, but unfortunately he died in the 1973 Skull Island exploration incident.

Since then, the Imperial Organization has become a loose research organization until Shiro Serizawa joined.

The world's top paleontologist is from Japan. It is said that his father has also tracked the giant beast Godzilla, and he is regarded as inheriting his father's career. After he joined the Emperor Organization, relying on his charisma and superb academic theories, he attracted many scientists to join the project.

But Serizawa Shiro has his own insistence. He is not a bad guy. He believes that the research results of the Emperor Organization must be kept secret, otherwise it will cause turmoil in human society.

Under the premise of this confidentiality, every new member joining must be personally reviewed by him.

After the Emperor Project was handed over to the World Security Council for management, Dr. Serizawa had inexplicable worries that the findings of the Emperor Organization would be misused.

Therefore, when the assessors from the World Security Council arrived, he hid in the cabin room of the plane, trying to determine whether the two assessors were credible through the probing of his disciple Vivienne.

But Shiro Serizawa didn't realize that his existence was exposed the moment Merlin boarded the plane.

In the diffuse perception of darkness, Merlin could clearly find Dr. Serizawa hiding in the room. It can be said that his rude speech to Vivienne Graham was to make Dr. Serizawa hiding in the dark lead out.

Really amazing research.

In the cabin with an awkward atmosphere, Doctor Merlin drank tea angrily. Vivienne sat beside her mentor with an embarrassed face, and her mentor, Dr. Serizawa, was already immersed in Dr. Merlin's research on alien creatures. .

In front of Dr. Serizawa's eyes, Merlin's notes vividly showed a group of black, skinny flying horses with black bone wings. The flying horses looked very frightening, with a weird and ominous appearance. Feel.

My father experienced what happened in 1945, when he was at sea and witnessed the bombing of Nagasaki.

Dr. Serizawa looked at the black Pegasus, and said softly in an inarticulate tone:

He's been through that horror, and he told me that on the night after the explosion, he saw this monster flying on the pier, and he said that this monster symbolized death.

Ye Qi is indeed a different kind that symbolizes death.

Merlin replied angrily:

It can only be seen by those who have experienced death. It is said to bring bad luck, but it is not true. It is just a rare creature.

Have you seen any of these creatures?

Dr. Serizawa raised his head. Under the glasses, his eyes sparkled with curiosity and doubt. He closed the notebook and put it in front of him. He asked:

Dr. Merlin, where did you collect this information?

Legends, myths, and folktales of all kinds.

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, and he calmly explained:

Growing up in Germany, I was fascinated by the legends of the Norse gods. After I graduated from Columbia University, I returned to Europe to discover the of those stories.”

In the Norwegian forest, I saw a flying griffin for the first time. The moment the monster soared into the sky, I knew that the stories we had heard were not just unfounded rumors. Dr. Serizawa, Do you know why I accepted the invitation of the World Security Council to come and evaluate your research?

Merlin pushed his glasses, he said to Shiro Serizawa:

Because I feel that I am the same kind of person as you!

We are all trying our best to pursue those creatures that cannot be known by ordinary people, those creatures in myths and legends. Our research results are destined not to be seen by many people, but this is no regret for us. We just Evidence needs to be found that they do exist.

Having said that, Merlin smiled and said:

Actually, when I first heard about the Emperor's Project, I thought you were a bunch of liars.

Although I am also engaged in the research of this strange creature, I don't think that in the ancient ecological environment of the earth, a terrifying giant beast with a height of more than 100 meters will be born, which is completely inconsistent with the basic common sense of modern biology. Until 14 days ago, in the center of the Pacific

A trace of shock that didn't seem to be fake flashed in Merlin's eyes. He straightened his body and said to Dr. Serizawa:

I was taking Doris to track a horse-shaped water monster in that sea area, and I saw it with my own eyes.

There was a touch of shock and awe in Merlin's tone, and he said:

I saw Godzilla with my own eyes, that ancient creature.

It's spectacular, isn't it?

Dr. Serizawa saw the fake awe in Dr. Merlin's eyes, he smiled, and said softly to Merlin:

That is indeed Godzilla, an ancient behemoth that uses nuclear energy to survive, the top predator that has existed on the earth since its birth. In the face of alien invasion, the appearance of Godzilla also proves that It is the balancer, the defender, and the greatest force condensed by nature.”

Yes, it's spectacular.

Merlin nodded, he looked at Dr. Serizawa, he changed the topic:

The appearance of Godzilla actually proves another theory I have been researching. The ocean is vast, but it is not enough to raise a super monster like Godzilla, nor is it enough to hide it under the monitoring of satellites. For many years, a monster like Godzilla must have its own lair under the sea, and even its own hunting ground!

So, what do you want to say? Dr. Merlin.

A smile flashed across Serizawa Shiro's face, he looked at Merlin, and he said:

What is your conclusion?

Merlin looked around, lowered his voice, and said:

The earth is hollow! In the mantle layer, there must be a new world that we haven't discovered yet. It is not as huge as the surface world, but it is a world dominated by ancient giants and aliens.

Merlin expressed his conclusion, and Dr. Serizawa and his disciple Vivienne looked at each other at this moment. The rigorous Japanese biologist stood up and said to Merlin:

It's amazing!

What?

Merlin looked at Dr. Serizawa suspiciously, he didn't know what this sentence meant.

What I mean is that the research results of the Imperial Organization are surprisingly similar to your research results. Dr. Merlin, we also agree with the Hollow Earth Theory. In addition to the contents of this notebook

Dr. Serizawa stretched out his left hand towards Merlin. The 30-year-old Japanese said sincerely:

You are indeed an excellent xenobiologist! I apologize again for my disciple's questioning of you!

No, it doesn't matter.

Merlin shook his head, he held Serizawa Shiro's hand generously, and said to the biologist:

I'm actually not surprised by Miss Vivian's reaction.

A hint of relief and loss flashed across his face, and he said:

In the past few years, anyone who has heard of my research results will have that reaction. I am used to being questioned. In fact, it wasn't until Godzilla came out that a non-mainstream researcher like me got it. attention.

S.H.I.E.L.D. agents broke into my laboratory in the middle of the night and 'invited' me and Doris to their headquarters, as well as that black agent named Nick Fury, who was very fierce and blinded one The eyes, it's cold, it's scary, god, it's scary, it's really not a reassuring ride.

Merlin smiled with some fear, and he said to Dr. Serizawa:

But it may be a good thing. I have my own new laboratory in S.H.I.E.L.D., a few more assistants who don't know the details, and sufficient research funds. I think this should be thanks to Godzilla, and also You should be thanked.

We should also thank the World Security Council for sending an excellent xenobiologist like you to us.

Dr. Serizawa sat down again, and he said to Merlin:

We urgently need researchers like you to solve the problems we are encountering from another angle.

Oh? How to say?

Merlin looked at the worry on Serizawa Shiro's face, and he knew that he had initially won the biologist's approval, and he had already begun to get in touch with the real test target of the emperor's plan.

He asked curiously:

Are you in any trouble?

Indeed.

Dr. Serizawa nodded to Vivienne, who put a photo in front of Merlin's eyes. Merlin picked it up and looked at it, and found that it was a thermal imaging picture. He had come into contact with such pictures in the Secret Service Academy, so it didn't bother him.

But after a few glances, Merlin frowned. He pointed to the dazzling red light in the center of the photo and said:

This looks like a super-high-temperature living body? The surrounding temperature seems to have broken through the limit. In theory, no large-scale creature can survive in such a high temperature. I am curious, where was this filmed? This life What is it?

This photo was taken inside the active volcano on Mona Island.

Vivian explained:

The temperature in the belly of that volcano is extremely high. With the current technological means, we can't go deep into it and observe it. As for the life wrapped in flames and magma, it is the super-giant creature that my mentor and I discovered in 1991. There is no doubt that It's a Titan.

We call it Raton!

Roton?

Merlin looked down at the photo on the table. In the infrared thermal image, the glowing red life body looked like a cocoon-like creature. The temperature of its body surface even exceeded the temperature of volcanic magma. The temperature in the body is lower, but it is absolutely astonishingly hot.

Unbelievable.

Agent Hill looked at the photo and let out an exclamation. She looked up at Merlin, who narrowed his eyes, and said:

I probably know what kind of trouble you're in.

Merlin raised his head, looked at Dr. Serizawa, and said:

You can't get close to it at all, so you can't get accurate data, let alone conduct further research on this sleeping Titan, right?

Um.

Dr. Serizawa nodded, and he said to Merlin:

Even the fireproof materials ordered by the National Security Agency can't go deep into the volcano's belly, so even though it has been 4 years since it was discovered, we still only know that the flame titan is sleeping and alive. Don't know anything about it.

Well, it is indeed a problem that technology is difficult to solve.

Merlin pushed his glasses, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he had found a breakthrough.

Two years ago, when I was tracking a juvenile lava worm in Italy, I encountered the same trouble.

Lava worm?

The young Vivian asked curiously:

Is that also a kind of alien creature?

Yes, that is a super-large worm-like creature that lives in magma, similar to a tunnel worm.

Merlin was like a real researcher, talking leisurely in his field. He picked up a pen, and on the notebook in front of him, he casually drew a hideous monster with a shell and several pairs of insect limbs. , the appearance of a strange creature like a snake.

The mother of the lava worm will place the eggs in the magma of the active volcano, and use super high heat to hatch the larvae. The larvae will not leave the place of birth immediately. It needs to live in the magma for 5-7 years to make itself soft The carapace becomes hard. After maturity, the magma worm will dig a passage to the mantle layer in the belly of the volcano, and then return to the underground magma layer, where it will live until the next reincarnation.”

Merlin was like a teacher of heterogeneity. He picked up the hand-drawn drawing in his hand, and said to Dr. Serizawa, Vivienne, and Agent Hill in front of him:

This is a very rare alien creature. Only the luckiest people can see their heroic appearance swimming in the magma. Although they look scary, they are actually quite docile species, but once they are injured or Disturbing the lava worms rushing out of the magma will definitely cause a geological disaster.

Dr. Serizawa's eyes were shining at this moment, he looked at Merlin intently, and he said:

Dr. Merlin, you said, you have tracked down such bugs that live in magma? You mean, you have a way to safely cross the magma?

Yes I have!

Merlin pushed his glasses and showed a smile. He said to Dr. Serizawa:

Let me take a look at this burning Titan first. I have to check the temperature and terrain.

If conditions permit, I don't mind sharing my method of tracking lava worms with you.