"Shit!"
"Shit!"
Back in reality, Newton and Hermann simultaneously removed their headsets, exclaiming in unison, eyes full of disbelief.
"We, we saw that guy called Quek."
"They haven't given up on Earth."
"The unmanned Jaegers... right, the unmanned Jaegers!"
"They're targeting those unmanned Jaegers. They might control them through Kaiju!"
Newton and Hermann had just finished the Drift and hadn't fully returned to normal. Their words came out like they were spoken by one person.
They conveyed the information they'd seen to everyone in the lab using the most concise language possible.
Hearing this, both Albert and Marshal Stacker frowned simultaneously.
As expected... the most troublesome were still the Precursors, their original enemy.
"What a cunning enemy..." Marshal Stacker had thought the unmanned Jaeger threat could be put to rest, but hadn't expected the final enemy could still control these machines.
Sure enough, anything built with Kaiju tissue was unreliable.
"Before they make their comeback, we must act." He deeply understood the importance of initiative.
After this Drift, both sides were essentially playing with open cards, each knowing the other's situation.
Quek's Precursor faction planned to use the unmanned Jaegers for a final counterattack.
While they, possessing the strongest combat power, had to withstand the enemy's assault and make good use of the Ultraman's three-minute battle time to minimize losses.
The only thing worth celebrating now was that Mr. Natsuki had reached consensus with government higher-ups in advance, arranging a series of measures for the unmanned Jaegers, keeping them away from densely populated areas.
Twenty unmanned Jaegers had already been absorbed by various major nations' militaries. The remaining Jaegers not yet transported had changed routes and were being shipped to remote areas awaiting centralized disposal.
Marshal Stacker calculated—this batch totaled fifty machines. Twenty were already in position, the remaining thirty were en route to remote areas awaiting centralized disposal.
That meant they only needed to deal with twenty unmanned Jaegers first.
"Mr. Natsuki, if they open the Breach again, I hope you can help us close it once more." Marshal Stacker looked at Natsuki seriously. "We can handle the unmanned Jaegers, but only you can handle the Breach."
Their Jaegers, plus local military firepower, were enough to eliminate these unmanned Jaegers. The only real concern was the returning Kaiju.
Natsuki nodded. Right now, only he could close the Breach in the shortest time.
"The moment they act, I'll eliminate them."
This Traveler called Quek was making his comeback so quickly—he must have prepared plenty of schemes.
But soon he'd prove that any conspiracy was ultimately useless before absolute power.
When power loses to conspiracy, it only proves one thing—the power wasn't strong enough.
"What we need to watch now is timing... We can't determine when they'll act, and our Jaegers need time to reach combat positions." Marshal Stacker frowned in thought.
As the defending side, being passive was inevitable.
However, the moment he finished speaking, alarms blared throughout the base.
Tendo's slightly urgent voice came through the lab's speakers: "Breach energy signature detected again on the eastern Pacific!"
"They've opened the Breach again!"
The sudden development stunned everyone in the base.
None of them expected the enemy's comeback to be this fast.
But Marshal Stacker quickly recovered. For the enemy, acting sooner was definitely better—otherwise the unmanned Jaegers would probably be dismantled by local militaries in two days.
For their enemy, the best time to attack was right now.
"Mr. Natsu—" Marshal Stacker was about to ask Natsuki to head to the Breach when he turned and saw Natsuki had already vanished.
He knew Natsuki had departed.
He and Albert immediately left the lab, striding toward the command center.
At the same time, Albert spoke: "We must accelerate operations and transport the Jaegers to each battlefield in the shortest time possible."
"Those unmanned Jaegers might open additional Breaches. Once they release Kaiju, local militaries will also face difficulties."
If large-scale thermal weapons were used against Kaiju, the danger of their blood combined with the explosive power of the weapons themselves would cause greater harm than the Kaiju themselves.
"Marshal, we'll have to use the rocket boosters." Albert walked while adjusting his glasses, speaking seriously.
He and Dr. Hermann had previously researched using Kaiju Blue from Kaiju blood as fuel to create a tool convenient for Jaeger transport.
However, this fuel still wasn't stable enough to be used rashly.
The current situation was even more urgent than that mission on the Pacific seabed. They couldn't worry about potential dangers anymore.
"Approved." Marshal Stacker understood this point.
Using rocket boosters, the speed of the Jaegers reaching the battlefield could multiply several times over.
When they arrived at the command center, all personnel were already prepared.
All four Jaegers had undergone simple repairs and could fight another round.
Entering the command center, everyone turned to look at their anchor—Marshal Stacker.
They'd all just experienced a major battle, yet none showed fatigue on their faces.
Because they had just won once before.
"This time, we will also be victorious!" Marshal Stacker looked at them, speaking words powerful enough to inspire them.
It was approaching evening now.
On the eastern Pacific, a whirlpool suddenly appeared on the previously calm sea surface.
Energy-formed arcs leaped back and forth across this whirlpool as a wormhole Breach connecting two spaces opened.
"ROAR!"
A special Kaiju resembling Leatherback emerged from the whirlpool.
But the instant it emerged, a giant with red and silver body had already flown from the horizon, arms forming a cross shape, firing a beam straight at the Kaiju!
"BOOM!"
However, before the Spacium Beam landed, the Kaiju self-destructed, its body exploding into blue blood mist while releasing an expanding energy wave.
The Spacium Beam pierced through the blood mist, killing several Kaiju lined up directly behind it.
Then the giant charged directly into the Breach.
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