Chapter 19: The Story of Gakuma
When night came, the village could not be calmed for a long time, and every house was lit up to talk about the appearance of monsters in the quarry that the miners had brought back, and the old people recalled the stories they had heard when they were children about the name Gakuma.
And this story, which is also heard by the parents of the old people from their parents, can be said to have been passed down from generation to generation, and no one can trace back to when Gakuma was discovered by the people on the island, which may be related to the fact that Gakuma has not appeared once for tens or hundreds of years.
Chiba Makoto sat quietly on the side, recording the ancient story with the pen in his hand, which should be the last trace of Gakuma in this world.
Since Gorzan destroyed most of the city a few days ago, causing tens of thousands of casualties, there have been monster phobia all over the world, and there are countless doomsday remarks, and there are many people from the era of the old defense army who jumped out to shout and disband the defense army's mistakes, otherwise there are countless planes, artillery, tanks, and many monsters can be bombed into slag.
With a gun in hand and no panic, the best way to overcome fear is to drown it with tons of bombs, and the thousands of tanks, planes, and artillery of the old Wehrmacht era are clearly more secure than the TPC spokesman's dry promise that 'TPC is capable of protecting the planet and its citizens'.
The TPC, which was established by the disbandment of the Defense Forces, must show that it can defeat monsters and protect people, otherwise it will not be possible to suppress the rhetoric that the Defense Forces should not be disbanded.
Therefore, in any way, Gakuma will not escape the doom, unless he drills deeper into the rock formation, the eager to 'perform' TPC will not let go of this opportunity, which can be seen from the fact that Director Sawai is on the front line.
When Gakuma is eliminated, the TPC spokesperson can straighten his back and say loudly, "... Director Sawai braved the hardships and dangers, went to the front line, and commanded TPC to eliminate Gakuma, who endangered people's lives and property, and this battle demonstrated TPC's ability to protect people..."
Gakuma is no longer a matter of Kurashima, but has become the focus of two voices, once the TPC can't do anything, the opponents of the disbandment of the defense force will shout even louder, and the TPC has done something to make the opposition disappear temporarily.
Makoto Chiba, who finished recording Gakuma's story, closed his notebook and sighed slightly, he could only blame Gakuma for not appearing at the right time, if he waited another year or two, when there was a voice from TPC to reflect on whether it was right to blindly destroy the monster, Gakuma might have a chance to survive like the mutant Morats that appeared in the zoo, and now...
Early the next morning, Chiba Cheng was awakened by the noise outside the window, and when he came to the window, he saw that many villagers were calling friends, making more and more people gather together, and then the door was knocked on, and the door was opened, and the owner bowed first with apologies and expectations, and then carefully said that he wanted Chiba Cheng to go to the quarry with them to 'explain'.
They felt that it was not enough for the villagers to go, and if there was a reporter, the quarry people would not dare to be so arrogant, and it would also prompt the TPC to find the missing miners as soon as possible, whether they were alive or dead, or they would not even be able to hold a funeral.
The owner also said that as long as he is willing to follow, he doesn't need to talk, he only needs to carry a camera, hang up his documents, and take pictures on the side, and he doesn't need a penny for room and board these days.
Chiba Makoto happily agreed, and he didn't dare not agree, in case this group of people arrived, Gakuma appeared, then the matter would be even bigger, let's follow, even if Gakuma appeared, he would be able to protect himself.
The villagers used various modes of transportation to go to the quarry, and people from other villages gathered on the way, so that the team became stronger and stronger, and the mighty past, just arrived at the intersection and was stopped by the TPC people, the team leader looked at so many imposing villagers, hurriedly asked for support, and then went over to inform the villagers that the quarry may be dangerous and cannot be entered, so leave here quickly.
With so many people gathered, it was naturally impossible to leave because of a few words, shouting loudly one by one, asking the people from the quarry to come out and speak, asking when the missing miners would be found and rescued, asking...
One is louder than the other, one is more excited than the other, and there are orphans and widows crying to see their husbands, making the squad leader of the police bureau one head and two bigger, just saying that everyone should calm down, TPC will rescue people, please believe us and other clichΓ©s.
Not long after shouting, there was a sharp-eyed mine owner who saw the quarry, the crowd shifted the target, and rushed over, although they all hoped that the missing miners could come back, but the accident of the mine collapse, the possibility of survival is too small, not to mention that there may be monsters involved, so this will involve the issue of compensation.
The mine owner who was surrounded by the villagers was also unlucky, this quarry couldn't make any money, and now there is such a big accident, I don't know how much money to compensate, so forget it, TPC is actually here, not to mention that there are monsters, before the end of the investigation, no one is allowed to enter.
In this way, the resumption of production is far away, I don't know how much money I have to lose, and now I am surrounded by these people, all kinds of shouting, in fact, I want money, which makes the mood of the mine owner worse, and roars back louder: "They died in the hands of monsters, what does it have to do with me, go to TPC, as long as they say there are no monsters, I will lose money." β
Then another villager went to ask the TPC police officers who blocked the road, whether there were any monsters, and whether the missing miners had been found...
The scene could not have been more chaotic, and one by one was more and more excited, and seeing that it was about to be done at any moment, several cars drove out of the quarry, and seven or eight men in red uniforms with weapons at their waists escorted an old man out of the car.
"Director Sawai, it's really here." Makoto Chiba hurriedly raised his camera to take a picture, but this action immediately attracted the attention of the personnel next to Director Sawai, and his hand was on the pistol on his waist, even if he saw that it was a camera, he did not let his guard down.
Director Sawai took a megaphone and identified himself to the villagers, and promised that TPC would do its best to find the missing miners and determine if there were monsters in the quarry, and would definitely give everyone an explanation.
Before he finished speaking, a captain-like guard seemed to have heard terrible news from the headset, and hurriedly ran to Director Sawai's side, saying, "Director, no, the ground penetrating radar has detected a huge life reaction approaching the ground." β
"What?" Director Sawai was shocked, and then realized that it was the ultrasonic waves of the ground penetrating radar that alarmed the monster, and immediately ordered: "Lead the monster to the minefield immediately and kill him with a bomb." β
"Yes!"
Director Sawai immediately informed the villagers of the news that the monster was about to burrow out of the ground: "The monster is coming out soon, it is very dangerous here, everyone leave quickly." β
The monster really exists, and it's coming out soon.
The noisy villagers just now were all quiet, and even the angry mine owner could not hide the horror on his face, and then the ground shook under his feet, although the tremor was not strong, but it became the last straw that overwhelmed the villagers.
"The monster is coming out."
"Run."
β......β
Everyone scattered in a hurry, without any need to say anything, one ran faster than the other, for fear of being turned to stone by the legendary Gakuma, the mine owner who did not believe in Gakuma's existence, ran faster than anyone else.