Godzilla Earth: Origin - Book 1: Chapter 19: After the Destruction

“Kazumi, I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright. If anything, it’s better now.”

Although Chester, who took command of the naval battle against Godzilla, had successfully evacuated the entire population of Tokyo in time, resulting in zero casualties, the navy…

8950 people. That was the total number of casualties in the battle against Godzilla.

Except for three aircraft carriers serving as the command center at the farthest distance and nine nuclear submarines underwater, the rest of the fleet was reduced to scrap under Godzilla’s attack.

Although a few partially intact warships barely survived in the outermost area, only exposed to the shockwave, there was no one left inside them.

Godzilla’s breath attack obliterated the entire Indian Ocean fleet, becoming history.

After yesterday’s attack, the world was left speechless and in awe of Godzilla’s immense power. The breath attack that wiped out an entire fleet and the ongoing inferno that burned Tokyo continued to inspire fear and trembling worldwide.

To prevent the fear from escalating further, all forms of communication on the internet had been completely banned.

The world government is racking their brains trying to figure out how to deal with Godzilla.

All armories are in full production, manufacturing various bombs, armaments, ships, and tanks at the fastest pace possible.

A massive amount of weapons is being transported to this island in the Far East, and naval forces from around the world have been deployed.

Research submarines are being added every hour.

Humans have filled the Mariana Trench, where Godzilla submerged, with various detectors, witnessing every move of the currently dormant Godzilla with their own eyes.

This time is completely different from the last.

Last time, humans couldn’t react in time and couldn’t even find Godzilla.

It was impossible to take down Godzilla as quickly as they wanted.

But this time, humans are fully prepared.

Not only have they reacted, but they have also followed Godzilla’s movements and discovered its lair.

However, this time, no one wants to wake Godzilla up.

All their activities in the Mariana Trench are guided by the principle of not allowing Godzilla to awaken.

Humans have never been so cautious.

Countless monitoring submarines are observing Godzilla’s actions in the deepest depths of the ocean.

Unmanned submarines are setting up super-heavy torpedoes at a depth of 10,000 meters.

Nuclear submarines are patrolling the upper layers of the sea.

On the surface, six aircraft carriers are on standby 30 nautical miles away from Godzilla.

Hundreds of destroyers and frigates are on high alert, guarding the awakening of the monster beneath the sea.

Today’s humans are nothing like the bold ones from a few days ago.

They are deeply afraid of awakening the Monster King and plunging themselves into the abyss.

People feel like they are walking on a tightrope, at risk of falling at any moment.

“Commander Chester, greetings. I am Hirozo Sato, the Chief Commander of the Eastern Region Army.”

“I am Ryō Akizuki, in charge of emergency management in Hokkaido.”

“I am Michitaka Detani, Minister of Information Industries in Ōita Prefecture.”

“I am…”

As Chester walked out of the corridor, several individuals in suits noticed him and immediately ran over to introduce themselves.

They were members of the department newly involved in the Godzilla extermination operation, Chester’s new colleagues.

However, unlike the naval forces targeting Godzilla, their role was to execute the defense of the local front lines.

Their responsibility was to protect the remaining two major metropolitan areas and five independent cities in the Far East from Godzilla’s damage.

In a sense, they were not on the same path as Chester.

But courtesy had to be reciprocated.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Hirozo Sato, Mr. Ryō Akizuki, and Mr. Michitaka Detani. Are you also participants in the meeting? Would you like to come with me?”

“Thank you for your invitation. We truly appreciate it.”

After exchanging pleasantries, Commander Chester and the officials from the Far East region walked together toward the meeting room.

They were going to participate in a meeting about how to exterminate Godzilla.

After a while, they arrived at the meeting room.

Although the meeting was scheduled to start in half an hour, the room was already filled with people, occupying most of the seats.

Commander Chester and his group were actually among the later arrivals, which surprised them.

Even though they arrived half an hour early, they were still considered late.

Finding their seats, Commander Chester looked around.

At this moment, in this place, most of the top-level officials from the Far East region had gathered.

If Godzilla were to attack here… within seconds, it could paralyze the entire upper echelon of the Far East region.

With various thoughts running through his mind, Chester observed the remaining handful of high-ranking officials gradually arriving.

Half an hour later, the lights in the meeting room dimmed, and the meeting officially began.

In the center of the entire hall, a busy laboratory scene was projected.

“And I am Andrei Vakhov, a nuclear physicist.”

“Currently, myself and seventeen other research teams are stationed at the Cavendish Laboratory at New Cambridge University, bringing you the latest analysis on the individual known as Godzilla.”

The first person to speak appeared to be the oldest among them.

He was a renowned figure in the field of nuclear physics, the creator of the world’s first commercial nuclear fusion reactor, Andrei Vakhov.

“Firstly, regarding its power, we have analyzed the radiation residues left by the Grafdamoni incident.”

“We discovered that the proportion of neutron radiation and gamma radiation left behind by Godzilla is different from conventional nuclear fission.”

“Therefore, we speculate that Godzilla is different from other Titans. It is not a nuclear fission creature but a creature that sustains itself through nuclear fusion.”

Taking a deep breath, he continued, “This greatly surprised us.”

“There are four distinct abilities it possesses…”

“… After discussing its fusion reactor capability, we have discovered evidence of a second fusion reactor. Please observe this screen…”

Another projection displayed a screen with all the information about Godzilla.

“These are the findings compiled by our seventeen teams along with ninety-five other teams worldwide, regarding Godzilla’s current state.”

“Please look at the data. Through analyzing the spectra during Godzilla’s high-temperature phase, we can determine that its primary composition material is iron…”

“However, ordinary iron falls far short of the hardness exhibited by Godzilla, so we believe…”

“The internal pressure of Godzilla must exceed 100 GPa to generate such a stable high-pressure phase of iron…”

“We estimate that this stable high-pressure phase of iron possesses compressive strength of over 50 GPa, rendering conventional armor-piercing rounds and bombs completely ineffective…”

The professors spoke about Godzilla’s immense strength.

Reactor, materials, power… In their words, Godzilla was invulnerable in these aspects.

The scholars’ mouths were filled with bad news.

They either emphasized how strong Godzilla was or how weak modern weapons were.

This caused many in attendance to furrow their brows, but they held back and didn’t interrupt the meeting.

Time passed second by second on the projection.

Until the end of the meeting, Professor Andrei finally uttered the few words everyone present wanted to hear.

“Lastly, regarding the plan to exterminate Godzilla. We recommend primarily focusing on it.”

As he spoke, Professor Andrei presented a blueprint, magnifying it and projecting it throughout the entire meeting room.

“This is what we have designed: weapons for combating Godzilla.”