Chapter 120, Chapters 156-157: Slaanesh Chosen - Emma Russell (Part 1)
"Look, it's a MUTO eggshell."
Emma Russell's eyes lit up at the sight.
Because these two relatively intact eggshells were almost identical to the two giant eggshells previously discovered in the [Philippines] mining area.
This meant they came from the same species—MUTO!
So Emma Russell immediately ordered:
"Everyone, immediately conduct a comprehensive scan of this [Incubation Chamber]... If I'm not mistaken, we don't have much time left."
The eight accompanying survey personnel immediately got busy.
Emma Russell and her male assistant squatted in front of a notebook-like receiving device, waiting for the final results.
The survey personnel used handheld scanners to continuously feed the internal structure of the entire cave to the computer equipment in the form of data.
Then, through a series of analyses, integrations, and calculations, a 3D mapping model of the entire cave was automatically created.
10%...25%...57%...88%...
Just as the mapping progress was about to be completed, the person in charge's slightly anxious voice came through the communicator.
"Dr. Emma, we just received a warning notice from the Seismological Bureau that a magnitude earthquake occurred in a sea area hundreds of kilometers away.
The seismic waves are likely to affect the already unstable geological structure of this pit, and a large-scale collapse may occur, so please take the lifting equipment back to the ground as soon as possible."
"Dr. Emma, should we go back to the ground first, and then come down to re-test after the shockwave passes?"
The male assistant picked up the walkie-talkie and wanted to call other surveyors to leave, but Emma Russell angrily snatched it away.
"No, the mapping is only a little away from completion, and I must know the internal structure here to make an accurate decision..."
"The safety of all mankind is at stake, and no one can disturb my work at this time!"
As she spoke, she directly turned off the communicator that could connect to the top and continued to squat in front of the device, waiting for the final results.
Soon, the entire cave began to tremble slightly, and small stones fell from above from time to time.
Emma Russell remained unmoved and contacted other surveying members via walkie-talkie to continue the mission.
95%...100%
However.
Just as the receiving device displayed that the data collection was complete and automatically entered the next stage of analysis and integration.
With a dull rumble, the entire cave suddenly shook violently, and a large amount of gravel fell from the sky.
"Dr. Emma, run, the cave is collapsing, we must leave here immediately..."
The male assistant was the first to react, protecting the receiving device in his arms at the first moment, and then, ignoring the surveyors who had just walked out of the cave, grabbed Emma Russell and ran towards the direction of the cage.
"Ah, my hand is broken..."
"Dr. Emma, please don't leave us behind..."
Faced with the cries for help and wails from the surveyors behind her, Emma Russell remained indifferent.
Right now, all she could see was the receiving device that was being calculated.
However.
Just as the two successfully arrived in front of the cage, the male assistant's left foot accidentally got stuck in a crack in the ground while running, and he fell to the ground.
But even so, he still held the receiving device tightly.
"Dr. Emma, help me, my foot seems to be broken..."
The male assistant tried to move his left foot, but a piercing pain came immediately.
So I had to ask Emma Russell, who almost knocked him down, for help.
"I'm sorry, Jamie!"
Emma Russell did not hesitate at all. In the male assistant's unbelievable and desperate eyes, she forcibly snatched the receiving device from his hand, then rushed onto the cage without looking back and pressed the up button.
Rumble——
The next second, before the male assistant could say anything, the area where he was located was buried by a large number of boulders falling from the sky.
At the same time, the tunnel leading to the [Incubation Chamber] was completely blocked.
"Damn machine, hurry up and go up."
"Regarding the life and death of all mankind, I must not die here without value!"
Looking at the stone walls that were constantly collapsing around her, Emma Russell hugged the receiving device tightly and kept praying in her heart that she could reach the ground smoothly.
However.
Just as the cage was getting closer and closer to the opening above, a boulder suddenly smashed towards Emma Russell.
Aww!!!
Faced with the sudden crisis of death, a purple rune suddenly appeared on Emma Russell's forehead, and she opened her mouth as if possessed, emitting a [Psychic Scream] towards the boulder that fell from the sky.
Boom——
The sound wave containing majestic psychic energy stirred up ripples like water patterns in the air, directly shattering the boulder.
"Dr. Emma, are you okay?"
When the cage successfully rose to a safe area, the earthquake had ended.
The person in charge quickly stepped forward and took Emma Russell, who was paralyzed on the ground, to a safe area. He glanced at the empty cage and asked in a slightly trembling voice: "The...the others?"
"They're all down there."
Emma Russell said casually, then couldn't wait to open the receiving device. After confirming again and again that the device was not damaged, she breathed a long sigh of relief.
But just as she was holding the receiving device and preparing to leave.
A man in a work uniform on the opposite side suddenly rushed towards her as if he was crazy.
He grabbed Emma Russell's collar, pointed at the direction of the pit, and questioned with tears in his eyes:
"You damn bitch, why didn't you bring them up as soon as you received the warning... that way no one would have died."
"Yamaguchi, what are you doing? Let go!"
Seeing this, the person in charge was afraid of angering Emma Russell, so he scolded his subordinates while bowing and apologizing:
"I'm sorry, Dr. Emma, his wife was one of the surveyors who went down to the bottom of the pit with you just now, so please forgive his rudeness now."
Emma Russell's mood was already extremely bad, and the death of her male assistant also had a great impact on her.
After all, during the time she was separated from her husband Mark Russell, he had been taking care of her day and night...
Faced with Yamaguchi's aggressive questioning, she immediately retorted with a ferocious expression:
"Do you think you are the only one who lost your family? I also lost my capable assistant in this disaster."
"What's more, everyone was informed in advance of possible accidents and dangers before participating in this mission."
"People die every day in this world. If we can't stop the disaster that is about to happen, Godzilla will be in danger... I mean, their sacrifices will definitely not be in vain."
"I will use these valuable data to save more lives. Isn't that more meaningful than one person's life or death?"
In fact, compared to Godzilla, the lives and deaths of these people are insignificant in Emma Russell's eyes.
She even selfishly believed that as long as they could help her complete the surveying mission smoothly, then even the greatest sacrifice would be worthwhile and meaningful.
"Let go, I'm going back to work!"
Emma Russell pushed the other party away forcefully, obviously not wanting to waste any more words with these dwarves who had no ideological awareness.
But at this moment.
Yamaguchi, who had just been pushed away, seemed to suddenly fall into some kind of extreme pain. He let out a series of shrill wails in public and jumped into the pit behind him.
...
[Prestige +1, +1, +1...]
[Detected collectable soul, number of subspace souls +1]
...
This scene directly stunned everyone.
Emma Russell was the only one who noticed something unusual.
Because at the moment Yamaguchi died, she unexpectedly felt an unprecedented joy, directly sweeping away the gloomy emotions in her heart.
This feeling is different from any sensory stimulation.
It has even transcended the happiness that can be brought about by the affairs of men and women.
It is a brand new version that Emma has never experienced before, making people want to indulge in it.
Unconsciously, a stream of heat fell, wetting a piece of her loose suit pants.
Fortunately, it was blocked by the trench coat, and the suit pants were dark, so it has not been discovered yet.
In the dark, Emma Russell felt as if she heard a magical voice echoing in her ears.
"You made the right choice, you should not be blamed, those people simply do not understand your original intention, you only need to follow your heart..."
"And this joy is the reward you deserve."
In order not to let others discover the abnormality on her body, Emma Russell quickly grabbed the trench coat with one hand, picked up the receiving device with the other, and quickly left the scene.
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[Monarch Headquarters].
In an office.
Emma Russell sat at her desk, propping her forehead with her hand, lost in thought, while waiting for the 3D modeling system to complete the final loading.
Ever since she returned from Japan, she had been a little uneasy.
She would always inadvertently recall the extreme pleasure she felt when Yamaguchi died.
As a result, she couldn't muster much interest in doing anything now.
Simultaneously…
That strange sound wave that shattered the boulder?
Yamaguchi, who suddenly collapsed and committed suicide?
And the whispers echoing in her ears?
The scenes that had happened before were constantly replaying in her mind.
So many strange things had happened to her one after another in just one day.
This made Emma feel very distressed.
Because she, who had always believed in science and followed reason, suddenly found that she could not explain these abnormal phenomena with science.
"Damn it, what's wrong with me?"
At this moment, Vivienne Graham suddenly pushed the door in in a hurry and said to Emma, who looked tired:
"Emma, Supreme MUTO reappeared not long ago and attacked a nuclear power plant on the [French] coastline. Godzilla also appeared there afterwards..."
"This attack was unprovoked, and Godzilla was seriously injured in the battle."
"What's going on?"
Emma Russell shook her head, temporarily putting aside the many questions in her mind, and frowned:
"The first two attacks by Supreme MUTO were aimed at nuclear submarines, but this time it chose a nuclear power plant... What caused its behavior pattern to suddenly change?"
"Vivienne, I want to see the content of that video."
The latter then projected the corresponding video onto the computer screen on the desk, and explained in detail as the picture changed:
"This is a high-definition picture taken by our staff on site using an MQ-9 drone.
It can be clearly seen that Godzilla was suppressed throughout the battle with Supreme MUTO, and even under the double influence of the opponent's [Electromagnetic Pulse] and [Seismic Wave], even [Atomic Breath] could not be released normally..."
"Although it is not clear why Supreme MUTO gave up the attack in the end and left suddenly, it is certain that Godzilla's external injuries are more serious."
Godzilla's condition in the video was extremely bad.
His body was covered with scars left over from the battle, and even several of the dorsal fins on his tail were broken.
Emma Russell stared at the scarred Godzilla, her face full of shock and incomprehension.
The [King of the Monsters] who was worshiped as a god by the [Monarch Organization] was defeated in the battle with Supreme MUTO?
This made Emma Russell feel like her faith was about to collapse.
And if the trend of Supreme MUTO's continuous strengthening continues.
Then it is very likely that the next time these two Titans meet again, it will be Godzilla's death date.
Di Di Di——
Just then.
The 3D modeling system placed on the desktop finally completed the final loading.
Emma Russell quickly leaned forward, and after seeing the 3D scanning results of the [Incubation Chamber], a look of understanding appeared on her face.
"I knew it was like this, it's exactly the same as that time..."
Vivienne Graham came over and asked curiously: "What do you mean exactly the same?"
Emma Russell did not directly answer her question, but picked up the instrument and said while walking out:
"Vivienne, please call Dr. Serizawa and the others to the conference room."
...
A few minutes later.
An emergency senior management meeting officially began.
Emma Russell stood in front of an electronic screen and slowly said:
"Mythology is our compass... Before this, I never understood the true meaning of this sentence.
But now, with the appearance of Supreme MUTO, I can finally prove that this sentence is not an exaggeration."
"Everyone, don't rush to ask questions, I will give you detailed answers one by one later."
"First, please take a look at two geological structure diagrams!"
Emma Russell first pointed to two extremely similar-looking drawings and introduced:
"In 1999, we discovered a perfectly intact female MUTO spore and a prematurely hatched eggshell in a mine in the 【Philippines】."
"And just yesterday, I discovered another location on an island nation... which also contained two identical eggshells."
"After testing, I discovered that the geological ages of these two 【Egg Chambers】 are completely different, differing by about a thousand years... but what's puzzling is that their internal structures are almost identical."
"So, I used 3D mapping technology to simulate the internal contours of these two 【Egg Chambers】."
With a gentle press on the screen by Emma Russell, the original two-dimensional map immediately transformed into a more three-dimensional and intuitive 3D image.
"Ah, this is..."
All the high-level executives, including Serizawa Ichiro, showed surprised expressions on their faces.
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Because those two 3D images all had external contours that were almost identical to Godzilla.
"I believe everyone has already seen that these two 【Egg Chambers】 are not naturally formed geological structures, but originate from two Titan creatures of the same species as Godzilla."
Next, Emma Russell switched the screen to the stone tablet found in the 【British Museum】 which was engraved with 【Phoenician】 drawings.
"The reason I mentioned earlier that mythology is our compass is because this stone tablet records the battle between a Titan creature similar to Godzilla and a Titan creature extremely similar to the Supreme MUTO."
"It depicts the abdomen of this Godzilla being pierced by two holes by the Supreme MUTO during the battle. After computer analysis and comparison, it can be preliminarily determined that this should be the Supreme MUTO's unique ovipositor, leaving behind the wounds during the attack."
Serizawa Ichiro frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, "Are you saying that this Supreme MUTO wants its offspring to hatch and grow inside Godzilla like parasites?"
"That's right."
Emma nodded emphatically, "Actually, we can see a glimpse of this from the habits displayed by the male MUTO before hatching in 【Janjira Outpost】."
"The parasitic egg implanted in Godzilla's body will feed on the energy in the reactor, constantly weakening its power, and eventually completely devouring it."
"And through various signs, it shows that there used to be more than one Titan creature similar to Godzilla in the world, but they may have all died at the hands of the Supreme MUTO."
"In other words... if we can't find a way to stop the Supreme MUTO, then it won't be long before we may lose humanity's most powerful guardian!"
Upon hearing this, a group of high-level executives showed solemn expressions on their faces.
Serizawa Ichiro tentatively asked, "Emma, I presume you already have a solution in mind?"
Emma Russell nodded first upon hearing this, then shook her head, and said somewhat helplessly, "The time is too tight right now, and I can only think of a somewhat theoretical plan."
"Tell me about it..."
"I discovered in the relevant data recorded at 【Janjira Outpost】 that MUTO eggs periodically release a unique sonic pulse before hatching."
Emma Russell slowly spoke, stating the guess in her heart, "For the Supreme MUTO, this is likely a signal with special significance... similar to its offspring safely parasitizing in Godzilla's body."
"The reason why the Supreme MUTO didn't directly kill Godzilla is because it needs a living Godzilla to continuously provide radiation energy for its embryo's hatching."
"That's also why the Supreme MUTO hasn't shown up before."
"Assuming that we can repeat the playback of sonic pulses with the same frequency during the next battle between Godzilla and the Supreme MUTO,"
"It's very likely that it will trick this Godzilla killer, thereby allowing it to leave on its own, or even re-enter a state of hibernation..."
"Of course, the prerequisite is that we can locate the whereabouts of the Supreme MUTO in advance."
"Emma, isn't your plan a bit too wishful thinking?"
Mark Russell shook his head slightly, and advised with a concerned expression:
"Have you ever thought about what terrifying consequences would occur if this sonic pulse doesn't have the effect of luring it away, but instead angers the Supreme MUTO?"
Emma Russell retorted mercilessly as if she had taken gunpowder, "Then please tell me, do you have a better solution?"
The expression on Mark Russell's face suddenly froze. Fortunately, Serizawa Ichiro smoothed things over in time, "Emma is right, the Supreme MUTO becomes more powerful every time it appears, we must try it before things get out of control."
It must be admitted that although Emma Russell's style of doing things is becoming increasingly extreme, her talent is extremely outstanding.
Originally, Serizawa Ichiro wanted to take the opportunity to use the accident that happened on the island nation to suppress Emma Russell, so that she would be more obedient and easier to use.
But now it seems that this matter should be left until after the crisis of the Supreme MUTO is resolved.
In his opinion... no, it should be said that in the eyes of most of the 【Monarch Organization】's high-level executives, compared to Godzilla's safety, sacrificing a few lives is simply insignificant.
"Situation..."
At this moment, Vivienne Graham hurriedly walked in to report:
"Our people have just monitored the whereabouts of the Supreme MUTO. According to the action path calculated by the computer, it will probably pass through the 【Azores】 in the eastern North Atlantic in one day."
"Turned around so quickly?"
Emma Russell said to Serizawa Ichiro while packing her things:
"There's no time to do experiments now, I can only rush there immediately to try."
"But I need some devices that can generate strong sound waves..."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Serizawa Ichiro said with an assured expression, "I will have all the equipment you need ready before the plane takes off."
"But this time, Tarkan needs to go with you, he will protect your safety!"
Saying that, he pointed to a bearded man sitting in the corner.
"Thank you for your supp..."
Before Emma Russell could say the words of gratitude, her face changed at the speed of light, and she looked at the other party with extreme dissatisfaction, "Really protect? I think it's more like surveillance, right?"
Then, without caring whether everyone was embarrassed or not, she turned to the bearded man and said bluntly:
"Tarkan, let me say this in advance, as long as you don't hinder me from doing things, I can pretend you don't exist the whole time!"
After saying that, she left the crowd looking at each other and hurriedly walked out.
The bearded man named Tarkan heard this, and hurriedly smiled wryly and got up to follow, "Emma, no matter what, I am also the head of the 【Crisis Response Department】, do you have to be so heartless?"
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The 【Azores】 are located in the eastern North Atlantic, consisting of 9 main islands, with a land area of approximately 2,344 square kilometers and a total population of approximately 200,000 people.
Due to its extremely important geographical location, it has long been an important international air transit station between Western Europe, South America, and West Africa, and an important supply point on the Atlantic shipping line.
And 【Angra do Heroísmo】 on 【Terceira Island】 is the most prosperous and most populated town among the 9 islands.
With a total of nearly 40,000 residents.
On an open space outside the town of 【Angra do Heroísmo】.
Nearly a hundred 【Monarch Organization】 staff members are conducting final test adjustments to a large sound system composed of dozens of giant speakers and loudspeakers, just like setting up a large concert venue.
And outside the cordon in the distance, hundreds or thousands of curious onlookers have already gathered.
They are speculating whether there is a film crew that wants to film a music movie that is currently being filmed here.
After all, no star has ever held a concert in 【Angra do Heroísmo】 in recent years.
"Wow, Emma, this is really a big scene..."
Tarkan Kavusoglu joked with a smile:
"Although I have attended many concerts of big-name stars, I have never seen anyone who can put on such a big show."
"Presumably next, you will definitely present us with a wonderful performance, right?"
Emma Russell heard this, glanced at him indifferently and said, "Although I am very grateful to you for coordinating the local docking matters for me in less than a day, you are more likable when you shut up."
"Okay, no problem."
Tarkan raised his hands in a gesture of conceding defeat, and obediently chose to shut up.
Although his position within the 【Monarch Organization】 is not low, and he is mainly responsible for crisis response-related matters, it can be said that he is one of the power factions.
But after all, Emma Russell was handpicked by Serizawa Ichiro after he took office, and is the chief person in charge of handling the Supreme MUTO incident, so it's not embarrassing to bow your head when you should.
"Dr. Emma, the sound system has been tested and adjusted."
At this time, a staff member came over to report: "According to the news just sent from headquarters, the Supreme MUTO is expected to pass under our feet in 20 minutes."
Emma Russell nodded slightly upon hearing this, then came to the mixing console, first imported the relevant audio of the sonic pulse released by the male MUTO egg obtained from the 【Janjira Outpost】 database into the 【Orca device】.
Then carefully adjust it to make it finally reach a completely similar frequency.
"Emma, it's now..."
Tarkan Kavusoglu glanced at the time and reminded.
"Success or failure depends on this one move."
Emma Russell found that her palms were already sweating at some point.
If this plan to imitate the pulse emitted by the MUTO egg can be successfully implemented, then the Supreme MUTO will no longer continue to destroy nuclear facilities and seek out Godzilla to fight.
Even in many years to come, it will no longer appear.
And as the person in charge who resolved this crisis without bloodshed, she will inevitably have more say and greater power within the 【Monarch Organization】 in the future.
Buzz...!!!
As Emma Russell pressed the start button on the Orca device.
Dozens of huge speakers connected to it simultaneously emitted a rhythmic sonic pulse.
Rumble——
A violent tremor suddenly came from the beach in front of the coast.
Immediately afterwards, a behemoth with a size of more than 100 meters broke out of the ground directly from underground at a digging speed that humans could not reach at all.
It was the Supreme MUTO that the 【Monarch Organization】 had been looking for.
It's just that.
The scene where the Supreme MUTO turned around and left after hearing the simulated sonic pulse released by the MUTO egg, as expected, did not happen.
Instead, as if it had been angered, it rushed directly towards the area where Emma Russell and others were.
"Oh, damn, it seems to be rushing towards us?"
Tarkan Kavusoglu was shocked when he saw this, "Emma, the sonic pulse you released didn't calm it down at all, but instead looks even more irritable."
"We have to escape now..."
He wanted to pull the other party away from this area immediately.
"If you want to leave, leave by yourself."
Emma Russell pushed him away, while checking the data on the 【Orca device】, and stubbornly said:
"Tarkan, are you blind?"
"The sonic pulse is obviously working, and the Supreme MUTO's anger right now just shows that my theory is correct."
"I feel like I'm close to the answer, so I have to find out where the problem is?"
"If you want to help, try to hold that big guy back as much as possible."
Tarkan Kavusoglu was so angry that he almost cursed.
Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Even Godzilla can't hold back the Supreme MUTO, so with me... am I worthy?
However.
Just as the two were talking, the Supreme MUTO had already rushed over from the beach.
Those onlookers who were originally standing outside the cordon fled in all directions.
But many people were directly trampled into meat paste.
And some people were killed or injured by the boulders lifted by the Supreme MUTO during its movement.
...
【Detected collectable souls, number of subspace souls +1, +1, +1...】
【Reputation value +1, +1, +1...】
...
"Ah?!"
Who would have thought that Emma Russell would feel that extreme sense of joy again at the moment of witnessing death and "hearing" the wails of the injured.
And this time, it was even clearer and stronger than before.
Emma Russell felt that her consciousness was as if it was swallowed by an extreme sense of pleasure.
At this moment, it seemed that any of her experiences were not worthy of being compared with it.
The intense stimulation made her subconsciously close her legs, and her whole body trembled.
However, she soon surprisingly discovered that her sensitivity to "sound" seemed to have been "epically" enhanced under the blessing of some magical power.
She was actually able to clearly distinguish the cries for help and wails of the dying, as well as the thunderous, rumbling heartbeat of the Supreme MUTO in the most noisy and chaotic environment.
Even the frequency of the sonic pulse released by the Supreme MUTO in anger can be clearly distinguished.
Without time to overthink, she quickly made the corresponding adjustments to the ORCA device.
Then, just as the Supreme MUTO was about to rush in front of her, she picked up the ORCA device and released a mysterious psionic sonic pulse towards the distant town.
Huh?!
