Chapter 115

Emi said with emotion: "Jupiter 3 is still missing... it's been two months."

Jupiter 3, the probe launched by humans into space in the fourth episode of "Tiga," "Goodbye Earth"?

Qi Ming: "I didn't see this on the news."

Emi: "This is top-secret information from the Space Development Bureau. Of course, public news websites won't publish it. The astronaut profession is truly dangerous."

Moroboshi Dan was also very moved, praising their bravery and greatness in exploring dangerous unknown fields, and hoped they could return safely.

Qi Ming thought to himself that this return would probably happen, but as for safety...

He asked Emi how the Defense Force and TPC planned to deal with Bogaru.

"After several encounters, the energy detector on the Feiyan shows that the energy inside Bogaru is increasing more and more."

"Once it is defeated, it will trigger a massive explosion, with enough power to blow up half of the Japanese island."

"So after the two sides reached an agreement, they prepared to lure it to an uninhabited island in the Pacific, trap it with an energy barrier, and then destroy it with heavy firepower."

"The energy generated by the explosion after it falls will be blocked by the barrier, so it won't cause any impact on the outside world."

Qi Ming nodded. It seems that although the TPC and Defense Force in this world are a bunch of terrorists, they are still somewhat useful.

This battle plan is almost exactly the same as the original series in "Mebius."

Emi revealed a look of worry: "But if Bogaru continues to devour powerful life forms, the energy inside its body will expand further."

"Then the power generated by the explosion at that time might directly blow the island to ashes, and the aftermath will spread from the sea, triggering a huge disaster for surrounding countries."

Qi Ming: "That's true."

Bogaru coming to Earth in this world is no different from following it into a buffet restaurant.

Although it helped them solve some troubles invisibly, it is also increasing the difficulty of dealing with it.

"I hope everything goes smoothly. By the way, where are Soldier Shan Zhong and the others?" Qi Ming asked.

Saijo Nagi said that before Qi Ming arrived, the radar detected that the sky in the Z area was releasing intense energy, so Aoki Jishu and Soldier Shan Zhong went to investigate.

On the other side, on Victory Feiyan 1.

Aoki Jishu frowned: "Judging from the analysis results of the equipment, there should be a monster there."

Soldier Shan Zhong held the opposite opinion: "If it were a monster, there should already be reports of casualties."

Soon, the object emitting powerful energy on the radar appeared in front of the two.

Aoki Jishu rubbed his eyes: "If I'm not mistaken... that's a hot air balloon, and there are many children on it."

Soldier Shan Zhong had a relaxed look: "See, I told you it wasn't any monster."

Aoki Jishu: "No, it's better to get closer and check."

Seeing the cool Victory Feiyan approach, the children in the basket hanging from the hot air balloon were incredibly excited, waving at the Feiyan.

Soldier Shan Zhong waved back at them: "They look quite happy."

Aoki Jishu still didn't understand: "What exactly is this very intense energy?"

"Could it be that the energy emitted from the children can be detected by the measuring instrument?"

"But this energy has reached the level of a small monster."

Soldier Shan Zhong said happily: "According to you, children are all little monsters?"

"Balloon boats that charge money like this are everywhere. Is it necessary to check so seriously?"

"I think we've been too nervous lately. As soon as there's any sign of trouble, we link it to monsters. We need to reflect on this."

Aoki Jishu, hearing him say this, also felt that he was being overly suspicious.

At the same time, Saijo Nagi asked about the situation, asking what was going on with the intense energy.

Soldier Shan Zhong: "Just a balloon boat full of children. The instrument might have misdetected it; this is a common occurrence."

Qi Ming: "?"

What the hell is a common occurrence? Is TPC's equipment that unreliable?

Intense energy was detected on a balloon boat full of children; I just feel it's not that simple.

Not only Qi Ming, but Saijo Nagi also felt that it couldn't be dismissed so easily. Just as she was preparing to ask for more details, a new emergency occurred.

Emi reported the situation:

"Radar shows that 20,000 meters above the K area, there is an unidentified huge flying object descending rapidly at a speed of Mach 4!"

"Judging from this situation, it might be heading for the Space Development Bureau's high-purity energy reserve base!"

Qi Ming's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

A huge flying object falling from the sky and heading straight for the high-purity energy reserve base... This thing is very likely the Jupiter 3 that Emi mentioned earlier!

Or rather, the monster formed after the Jupiter 3 spaceship was possessed by an unknown energy entity—Ligatron.

"You guys head to the scene immediately." Saijo Nagi said. She called Qi Ming and Emi, letting them board Victory Feiyan 2 with her to depart.

Just like that, everyone's attention was temporarily attracted by Ligatron rushing toward the new energy development base.

Although Qi Ming was concerned, for now, he could only put that strange balloon boat aside for the time being.

…………………………

After the Victory Feiyan piloted by Soldier Shan Zhong and Aoki Jishu left, a strange blue light suddenly flickered at the hot air balloon pocket of the balloon boat.

After being illuminated by the light, the children who were just jumping around and making noise all quieted down.

They stopped talking, their eyes hollow, as if they had become human sculptures.

The staff member in charge of operating the balloon boat saw this and revealed a smile of a conspiracy succeeded.

Soon, the balloon boat landed, and these children walked out with unsteady steps.

"How was it? What did you see!"

"Was it fun up there?"

But facing the inquiries of other children, this first batch of children did not answer, walking straight forward, looking dazed and confused.

The other children just thought they were cowards scared by heights and didn't care, crowding forward one after another, also wanting to ride the balloon boat.

These children were the same as the first batch; they were lively when they went up, but lifeless when they went down.

Their souls were sucked away by the balloon boat.

"Alright, alright, that's it for today. Time to get off work." One hour later, the staff member said.

Some children who hadn't been able to ride the balloon boat were immediately unhappy: "We've been queuing for a long time. How can you just get off work like that?"

"Then use these to compensate you." For the children who didn't have a chance to ride the hot air balloon, the staff member gave each of them a balloon as an apology.

A strange scene occurred.

After these children got the balloons, they also flickered with blue light, making them become very sluggish, as if they had soul-loss disease.

The balloons in their hands were released and all floated into the huge hot air balloon.

The opening at the bottom seemed like a wide-open bloody mouth, swallowing all these balloons containing the children's souls, and its volume suddenly expanded by a large circle.

It is devouring the soul energy contained in these balloons to grow!

(End of chapter)