Chapter 400

Scorpio has an octopus-like form, its body extremely massive, covered in red eyeballs.

When it moves, accompanied by a large amount of sea fog, a sound like a giant whale's cry emits from the opening on its head, unknown whether it is a mouth or a breathing hole.

That sound draws from far to near, and before it reaches the land, the people on the coast can already see a huge figure looming indistinctly in the sea fog.

"Is that Scorpio?"

Hiruko Kohina beheaded a Civil Security officer, looked at the giant entity appearing on the distant sea level, turned her head, and asked her father beside her.

"Yes, that is Scorpio, the moment of the Great Extinction has arrived!"

Hiruko Kagetane raised his hand and thrust, his finger piercing through Ibuki Shoukan's throat.

The idiot with developed limbs and a simple brain, clutching his neck, retreated two steps.

He knelt down, stopped breathing, and died.

"It's over, Tokyo Area is finished."

In the Old Port District, the battle had already stopped.

The sea wind blowing against the face, the surging waves striking the embankment, like they want to drag a person into the cold, dark deep sea, an ethereal cry making one experience lonely despair.

Compared to the powerful Hiruko Kagetane, that giant entity Scorpio gradually approaching makes people feel despair even more.

It is as if a giant monster from a tokusatsu drama ran out, appearing in this world without Ultraman.

"Missiles, fire!"

The JSDF Navy began an interception-style offensive, missile warheads and torpedoes launched one after another from the warships.

"Bang bang bang~"

But compared to Scorpio's massive size, the warships looking like toy boats caused extremely limited damage to Scorpio.

The Varanium metal loaded on the missile warheads, which inhibits Gastrea regeneration ability, has a very limited effect in stopping regeneration against a giant entity of this massive size.

Often a missile just blasts open a breach, and the next moment, that breach heals at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Wriggling flesh lumps push the Varanium metal embedded in the body out, and the branched tentacles connected to the main body swing toward the warships.

They had only just engaged for a short while when several cruisers were sunk by Scorpio's swinging tentacles, turning into burning wreckage on the sea surface, submerged by rolling seawater.

"How is the Heaven's Ladder side?"

In the shelter's command room, Tenkō Kisara inquired about the JSDF Ground Forces' situation.

"They have already reached Heaven's Ladder."

Someone reported.

"Can Heaven's Ladder still operate?"

"It can operate."

"That's great, we still have hope."

"But there are no Varanium warheads."

"Huh?"

"During the retreat back then, most things containing Varanium were taken away together."

Tenkō Kisara's expression turned somewhat frantic.

"Such important intelligence, and you only say it now?"

"This was also discovered only now after running over there to check."

Ten years ago, the human front line on this side collapsed very quickly; it was a hasty evacuation, so many things were not recorded by official institutions on this side.

And that ultimate weapon Heaven's Ladder, since being manufactured, had never been used once, and no one had gone to the trouble of maintaining it for ten years.

So, trying to cram at the last minute now, there's nothing to cram with.

"No, if we transport Varanium ammunition over now, is it still in time?"

Tenkō Kisara looked at the Sima Heavy Industry representative present.

"There are some things in the company that can be used as Super Electromagnetic Cannon ammunition, but even if transported there by helicopter now, it would take over ten minutes, and at Scorpio's speed, it's estimated to reach shore in three minutes, and enter the city area in seven minutes."

Sima Wei Zhi actually answered Tenkō Kisara, this mortal enemy of hers.

"Then have the Navy persist in delaying for a while longer."

Holy Son of Heaven said.

"What the hell am I supposed to delay with?!"

The Navy General Fleet Captain who received orders from above, looking at Scorpio still moving freely despite being bombarded by a large number of missiles, really wanted to curse at the person on the other end of the communication.

But in the end, the Navy Captain still prepared to execute this suicide mission; he decided to let the naval fleet squadron act as bait to attract Scorpio's attention.

Although the naval warships couldn't cause any substantial damage to Scorpio, being buzzing flies was still possible; Scorpio's attention was attracted.

"Broly, the Self-Defense Force can't handle it anymore, hurry up and use your energy bullets!"

Satomi Rentaro used his artificial eye to observe the battle situation on that sea surface, discovering the battle was basically a one-touch collapse, the JSDF Navy completely helpless against Scorpio, and urged the Saiyan boy beside him.

As for Broly, upon seeing Scorpio, he was somewhat stunned by the Crystal Palace's prompt of a new capture target.

After asking the Crystal Palace and receiving a somewhat rigid, definite answer — female, has a figure, no mistake, that is a capture target — he subconsciously wanted to go help Scorpio.

But before he could start acting, Broly reacted; that newly appeared capture target seemingly didn't need his help at all.

"Sorry, Rentaro, this time I might not be able to help."

Hearing Satomi Rentaro's words, Broly apologized.

"Ah, why? Could it be you can't do it either?"

Satomi Rentaro abruptly turned his head, looking at him in confusion.

"That is also..."

Broly originally wanted to say "wife," but this world had discovered so many capture targets, and to this day none of them had agreed to become his wife, so he had lost some confidence and changed his wording to "capture target."

"And I won't make a move against a capture target who might become my wife."

Broly spoke the truth; unless it was a situation where two capture targets were fighting each other, the current situation of the Scorpion Sect unilaterally eliminating the human Navy did not give Broly any desire to act.

"Ah, your tastes are that broad? You even have your eye on the Scorpion Sect?"

Satomi Rentaro couldn't help but retort, and the two girls beside him also widened their eyes and looked over.

"I don't have any special tastes, but as long as it's a capture target recognized by the Crystal Palace, I acknowledge them too."

Broly actually has no particular likes or dislikes toward strangers or strange creatures.

It's just that capture targets acknowledged by the Crystal Palace receive a natural goodwill bonus from him.

"But the Scorpion Sect might not necessarily agree to become your wife, right?"

Satomi Rentaro had a bit of a headache, but then a flash of inspiration struck, and he said.

Broly: "..."

Indeed, encountering a capture target doesn't mean the capture target will definitely agree to become one's wife.

This world has already given him seven experiences of disappointment; an eighth experience of disappointment wouldn't feel particularly strange to Broly either.

"So, as long as the Scorpion Sect also refuses to become your wife, you'll be willing to help out and act?"

"If it's just driving it away..."

Broly's answer was obvious; even if the Scorpion Sect refused, he wouldn't kill it.

"Driving it away works too."

Satomi Rentaro nodded.

Broly took flight.

The boy and two girls watched the Saiyan boy fly off in the direction of the Scorpion Sect.

Cannon fire was roaring, but was suddenly blocked by a rising energy barrier.

"What happened? How were the missiles intercepted? Did the Scorpion Sect use some new technique?"

The detection cameras mounted on the warships focused, and Broly floating above the Scorpion Sect's head was quickly discovered.

"No, why is there a kid flying in the sky?"

"Ah, B-Broly?!"

In the shelter, the command room, the Holy Son of Heaven and the others widened their eyes even more.

"Kisarazu-san, may I ask what's going on?"

The Young Holy Emperor asked the long-straight-haired girl.

"It looks like that barrier is his, not something the Scorpion Sect produced."

Sima Wei Zhi also quickly discovered through the missiles' explosions being stopped that the center of the energy barrier was the boy, not the Scorpion Sect.

"Uh, this, please let me make a phone call first."

Tenkō Kisara didn't know what was going on either; her impression of Broly was a boy with great strength but mysterious origins. Although she knew he could capture wild Gastrea alive, learning he could capture a Stage Four alive was only tonight.

The warships stopped their meaningless bombardment, moved away from the Scorpion Sect and the Saiyan, and Tenkō Kisara took out her phone and dialed Satomi Rentaro, who might understand Broly better.

"Hey, Rentaro, can Broly fly? And he flew right above the Scorpion Sect's head?"

"Kisara-nee, you found out?"

"I'm watching the frontline footage right now; what exactly is that kid's situation?"

"Uh, he's a Saiyan from a different world; he came to this world to find a wife, and the Scorpion Sect happens to be one of the wives he wants to find..."

Satomi Rentaro didn't hide it, and Tenkō Kisara's phone was placed on the table with the speaker on.

So, what he said at this moment was heard clearly by everyone in the command room.

If someone introduced a kid like this for no reason, no one would believe it.

But now, the boy is floating on the holographic projection screen, using a strange power to stop the warships' missile attacks.

This makes one have to believe the Saiyan boy's origins.

It's just, he's looking for a wife, and chose the Scorpion Sect?

What kind of abstract mate selection standard is this?

Oh, that's not right either; the boy also tried to make them (f) his wives, only to be rejected by them (f).

"Rest assured, Broly has failed many times finding a wife; once the Scorpion Sect rejects him too, he'll help drive the Scorpion Sect away."

Although Satomi Rentaro knew using Broly's failed wife-hunting as an argument wasn't too good, he still said it to put Tenkō Kisara at ease on the other end.

"Drive away the Scorpion Sect? Does he have that ability?"

Tenkō Chikunojō asked at this moment.

"Can you see the forest near the giant monument in the north direction from this side?"

"We can see it, what about it?"

In the command room, someone hurriedly pulled up the overhead satellite imagery.

"That clearing that suddenly appeared was created by Broly in an instant."

Satomi Rentaro held his phone, gazing at the road they came from behind.

Although the woods blocked the view and he couldn't see the scenery there, he was very confident in the terrifying scene Broly caused, believing it would definitely inspire confidence in the people on the other end of the microphone.

The people in the command room fell silent looking at the satellite images, but they indeed had confidence now; from the forest blank area shown in the satellite overhead view, someone had already calculated the yield needed to cause that kind of scene.

"Excluding nuclear radiation damage, just in terms of material destructive power, I'm afraid even throwing a high-yield nuclear warhead down would only achieve that degree of destruction."

Nuclear warheads cannot achieve a decisive kill effect on Stage Five Gastrea, but that doesn't mean a humanoid individual who can casually produce nuclear-warhead-level attacks cannot achieve a kill effect.

Just as the Holy Son of Heaven and the others in the command room were breathing a sigh of relief, Broly flew back to Satomi Rentaro's side.

"Sorry, Rentaro, Scorpius has already agreed to become My Wife, so now I'm standing on her side."

"Huh?!"

"From now on, whoever opposes her opposes me!"

After saying this, Broly flew back again.

"No, Broly, you're serious?"

Satomi Rentaro asked aloud, but Broly could no longer hear him; however, the answer to this question became clear when the boy watched him fly back to Scorpius's side, sit directly on Scorpius's big head, and Scorpius showed no intention of attacking him.

But why?

The Saiyan boy's sudden switch was too much, leaving Satomi Rentaro rather dazed.

And he didn't understand: Broly kept failing when capturing rational human targets, yet succeeded directly when capturing irrational Gastrea targets.

"Gastrea are called Gastrea because they possess animal-level intelligence; humans might consider various factors and refuse him, but Gastrea won't."

"Of course, not every Gastrea has such intelligence, but Scorpius, possessing the Octopus Factor, should have it……"

If Muroto Sumire, the expert studying Gastrea, were in the command room, she would probably give such an answer.

Among Gastrea, Scorpius is also relatively intelligent; Broly's earlier act of raising a protective barrier for her could make her feel goodwill.

Of course, no matter how high the intelligence, at best it's octopus level; Scorpius has no human logical thinking, and when the Saiyan asked if she was willing to be his wife, she just instinctively cried out at the boy.

And Crystal Palace is a rigid thing; its judgment on whether a capture target agrees to join Crystal Palace is somewhat blurry, so Scorpius's cry carrying a bit of gratitude was taken as consent.

Thus, things became like this.

The Tokyo area went from facing a single Scorpius to facing a combination of Scorpius and a Saiyan.

Scorpius continued advancing along the coastline, while Broly sat on Scorpius's big head, escorting this world's first creature to agree to become his wife forward.

"Are we still attacking or not?"

The Navy Supreme Commander asked for instructions from the rear.

"Of course we attack, keep buying time for Heaven's Ladder!"

Tenkō Chikunojō gave the order directly; after Scorpius appeared, his goal had already been achieved. Hiding in the Shelter was a last resort, but driving back Scorpius to protect the Tokyo Safe Zone was the best outcome.

"Don't attack, or Broly will counterattack."

Satomi Rentaro also heard the voice on the other end of the phone and hurriedly said.

But his words were of no use.

The warship's cannons sounded again.

But the next moment, over a dozen energy beams from above Scorpius's head wiped out all the warships that had launched the attack.

Unlike Scorpius's slow tentacle counterattack, Broly's counterattack was quick and precise.

Without hesitation, he vaporized the steel warships and the Navy soldiers aboard them.

"Third Fleet…… completely wiped out."

The flagship captain of the Navy Supreme Commander reported the battle losses with difficulty.

But there was no need for him to report, because everyone in the command room saw this scene.

(Chapter End)