A high-pitched pop.

It rang out from behind Luke.

He didn't know how such a monster could make such a sound?

Luke only knew.

The intense fear made him tremble.

No matter how curious and extraordinary he was before, he couldn't help but regret this situation now.

The clearing in front of him was already shrouded in a huge shadow.

The giant death worm was already behind itself, spreading its mouthparts covered with sharp teeth.

In a trance.

Luke felt as if he could smell the thick smell of blood and gunpowder on the tip of his nose.

He wanted to do something.

But the stiff body that runs forward does not respond at all to the divergent thoughts.

The next moment.

Just when Luke thought he was about to die.

Several sharp sounds suddenly sounded in the air.

Then there was a violent explosion that struck itself.

The ensuing high-heat shock wave sent Luke's whole body flying.

It fell on a haystack not far away.

Luke struggled to get up, but the burning pain in his back made his every movement feel like it was going to be difficult.

Fortunately, my head felt a little lighter after this fall.

When I finally raised my head.

He noticed that the large death worm was slowly rising from the ground.

Underneath the Death Worm's massive mouthparts.

There were several black stains that weren't there before, and they looked like they had been hit by some kind of explosion.

Look up to the sky.

A dozen fighters whizzing past Luke who didn't recognize specific models.

Apparently.

Just now they fired missiles.

Looking at the way the monster froze in place now, those missiles did have some effect.

It's just that looking at the monster's unscathed appearance, Luke thinks that there is a high probability that this is not very useful.

Ponder for a moment.

Luke wanted to get up and get out of this place where he could die at any moment as soon as possible.

But in addition to the burning pain in his back, the whole body was like bones were about to fall apart, which made it difficult for him to move sharply.

on this.

Luke could only helplessly hold his forehead to comfort himself, at least he could still feel the pain.

It's just that this forehead support action has just been made.

He realized why he felt his head lighter.

Blue exploding head.

Most of it was destroyed in this explosion.

Luke didn't have time to grieve about this, and took advantage of the fact that the death worm's attention was focused on the warplanes whistling in the sky, and hurriedly came down from the haystack with difficulty.

I have to say that he was lucky.

The missile exploded not far away, but it did not cause him serious injuries immediately.

In addition to the fact that the surface of the back was slightly blurred by the hot shockwave, the most serious injury was the collision injury when the shockwave was lifted away.

Probably two ribs were broken and bruised.

Look around left and right twice.

Luke endured the pain that would increase when he breathed, and found that he had the scroll of the painting stored around his waist, on the ground not far from him.

He approached a few steps.

Pick up the roll in one hand.

After a cursory inspection, it was revealed that there were several obvious cracks on the reel, apparently caused by the time it was thrown out just now.

Luke turned his head to look at the Death Worm not far away, for some reason, still standing still.

Then he swallowed.

Slowly opened the roll and glanced at it roughly: [The busy street scene of Taos Town is used as a background, and a sunny man is standing]

Apparently there was no damage, and the contents of the painting are still clear at a glance.

Luke immediately grabbed the painting.

Limped in the direction of the town, away from the Death Worm.

I don't know why the Death Worm doesn't seem to be injured, why it stands still.

But Luke knows one thing:

If you don't run now, when?

It is surrounded by a blockade force jointly formed by the four strongest countries in the world, and a joint first aircraft carrier group that is patrolling the sea not far away.

The worm will be killed or delayed here by the fire that comes soon after.

When the covering fire came, if he stayed around, he couldn't be sure that he would be as lucky as he was just now.

The more I think about it.

The more Luke couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Even if you feel pain all over your body, even if you feel exhausted.

Not long.

The town where he settled appeared in front of him.

But.

I saw countless people gathering at the edge of the town, looking at Luke, who was stumbling and running past.

No...... To be exact.

It was through Luke, looking at the giant death worm far behind him.

Apparently.

The huge movement at the blockade has already alarmed most of the people in the town.

They took their guys and were ready to come out to see who was going to make such a big deal in such a place.

Only at this moment.

They were all dumbfounded.

I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.

This town, which became popular because of the search for Godzilla, has appeared monsters other than Godzilla.

And the attacks of the army do not seem to be effective against it!

The giant monster of the death worm is almost like a demon in myths and legends, and the mere sight of it makes people shudder.

In silence.

No one chooses to reach out.

As a strip close to the blockade line, the four countries have blocked a wide range of signals, and anyone who comes here will be isolated from the rest of the world.

This is a necessary precautionary measure.

When anyone in a small town leaves, they need to be double-checked by the outer checkpoints to see if they are carrying any video and video recording equipment.

This is the contradiction between the urgently needed development of the tourism economy and the necessity of the lockdown.

At the very least, the four countries of Japan, which have intervened in both the political and economic collapse, have acquiesced in this kind of behavior that is conducive to economic redevelopment.

It is allowed to have a tourist town in the area close to the blockade with the theme of trying to cross the blockade.

It's just that you can't contact the outside world.

At the moment they have to figure out how to survive the monsters in the blockade line army helplessly.

It would take too long to get out of here, and there was a good chance that it wouldn't be able to outrun the giant death worm.

So now.

It's better that the army has a way to monsters.

While everyone was thinking so, the fighters in the distance launched a second round of attacks again.

This is not a temptation.

Instead, all the firepower carried was vented.

Several fighters from the temporary airfield of the blockade line did not have much bomb load.

If this blow is useless.

You have to wait for ten minutes for support from the aircraft carrier group in the sea not far away.

Expensive and dangerous fireworks.

Blooming in the sky at the moment.

A huge amount of fire overwhelmed the monster.

Everyone was expecting the blow to pay off.

Luke also stopped, turned his head to watch and waited for the outcome of the blow.

Because everyone understands that if this blow has no effect.

Before the carrier fighter group arrived ten minutes later, it would be enough for the monster to destroy the town.

In silence.

Everyone held their breath.

It seems that I am afraid that a little more gasping for breath will affect the power of those airborne missiles.

It's just that even if they're not breathing.

The power of these missiles also does not seem to be sufficient.

A thick pillar of purple light suddenly pierced through the infinite flames and smoke.

The pillar of light shimmered with purple lightning, as if it were an indestructible lightsaber.

Don't wait for everyone to react.

It jerked up at an angle.

A fighter that couldn't dodge was swept straight to the back half by this pillar of light.

It's like cutting butter with a hot knife.

The second half of the fighter was swept by the pillar of light and disappeared, without the slightest obstacle.

Only the cross-section filled with molten metal indicates that the fighter has a rear half.

The rest of the fighter was in free fall, and the pilot did not make a successful parachute jump at the last moment.

The rest of the fighters immediately made all sorts of emergency maneuvers, trying to find a way to dodge the sweeping pillar of light.

But most of them don't respond at all.

All of them were swept away in an instant, turning into fireworks in the sky.

The only remaining fighter dodged though.

But looking at the empty ammunition reserves, he immediately chose to return.

The next moment.

The purple pillar of light vanished.

The sky was full of fire and smoke.

The unscathed Death Worm stood silently in place, purple arcs of electricity flickering from time to time in its gaping jaws.

Obviously, there is no harm in smoking.

Fire coverage still has no substantial effect on the Dead Worms.

Even let it cover up with the smoke raised, and a beam of arc light unexpectedly dealt with most of the incoming fighters.

Now.

It has no eyeless mouthparts facing the town.

It chilled the hearts of all those who had expected the army to attack and make a difference.

Although you can't see the eyes.

But everyone vaguely understood that the monster was watching them.

The next moment.

The monster's massive body moved again.

Without the fighter jet delaying time, the monster's wriggling body was faster than ever.

Luke saw with his own eyes that any trees or stones that stood in his way would be crushed into powder.

It's approaching at an incredible speed.

According to conservative estimates, it is far from possible to escape by car now.

In silence.

Luke didn't choose to flee in a hurry like the townspeople who were watching.

Running away is nothing more than fighting for the last to die.

Anyway, I can't run away.

Luke decides, don't run away!

To be honest, he was tired of running just now.

Dragging his injured body on a stone by the side of the road, Luke watched silently as the monster approached.

Although I was scared just now.

But at this time, it was unusually calm.

He really didn't want to die.

But when it is known that it is really certain to die.

He wanted to face it calmly.

Luke looked at the approaching monster and tried to reach out and pull a paintbrush out of the blast head.

Draw two strokes on the ground before dying.

However, half of the blast head, which was blown up by the heat and flames, obviously did not have the original storage function.

The brush had apparently been left behind when he had been lifted off the air.

Except for the painting he brought with him, he was alone at the moment.

In silence.

Luke opened the portrait with the words Eternal Sun written on it.

Looking at the sunny man with a very temperament above.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It seems that the secret about you can only disappear with me." ”

Luke shook his head.

I wanted to rely on this painting to find the extraordinary.

However, before he could officially start the search, he was approached by an extraordinary disaster.

Seemingly......

I won't see him again until I die, the man who smiled and allowed me to paint a portrait.

Silent, looking at the monster that had already probed downward.

The mouthparts full of sharp teeth were wide open.

Luke slowly closed his eyes.

What else are you looking for extraordinary? Even the Bureau of Abnormal Countermeasures, which was formed by the lighthouse exhausting the strength of the whole country, has not achieved much in this regard.

What's the use of him mixing around?

Really.

It's better to choose to end it all.

“Eternal Sun……”

Muttering, Luke closed his eyes.

Waiting for the death worm that had reached the top of its head, it gnashed itself with a dense circle of teeth.

He believed the pain would not last long.

The sharp teeth that make people feel terrified when they look at it will not give him too long to feel the pain.

Death is only a moment.

But......

The expected pain seems to have been delayed.

Luke opened his eyes.

What I saw was enough to swallow dozens of my own blood basin mouths close at hand.

But it is not allowed to make an inch.

If you look closely.

Luke found himself surrounded by a hemispherical shield of golden transparent energy.

The Death Worm's mouth was stuck outside the shield, and it couldn't break through at all.

Obviously, the muscles around its sharp teeth were trembling, and it was obviously hard enough.

But there was still nothing he could do about Luke.

Even the Death Worm itself is like a normal person holding a light bulb in its mouth, and its big mouth seems to be stuck here and unable to pull it back.

The scene was at a standstill.

Naturally, Luke was a little confused.

He didn't know why he was still alive, and he didn't know what the energy shield around him was.

However, when he looked at the painting in his hand, he immediately realized something.

Portrait of a man.

I don't know when it's gone.

It's not erased, it's as if the painting never depicted the man.

When Luke subconsciously looked around.

Sure enough, I found a familiar but unfamiliar figure beside me.

Strange because a man's face is always forgotten the next second he sees it, and he can't remember it really.

Familiarity is because.

The man's sun-like temperament made Luke unforgettable for a long time.

It's still the same as when you first saw it, and it makes people feel warm and reassured.

I saw the man looking up at the Death Worm.

The fact that he was dressed in the same clothes as he had been at the beginning was one thing: the image of this man was clearly the same as when he was in the painting.

Combined with the man who disappeared in the painting, I think about it.

It's as if to say that this man just came out of the painting.

Such speculation made Luke swallow his saliva.

He didn't know what to say at the moment.

But he could be sure that his heart was filled with excitement and horror.

Luke knew that he was keeping the painting in order to find the man.

But when this man really came out of the painting, he couldn't help but feel a little good.

He believes that no one will be able to do so in this situation.

He was also sufficiently composite.

If it weren't for the monster's big mouth that was about to fall above his head at this moment, it would have been really difficult for him to move his mind in such an outrageous direction.

Moaning.

Luke chose not to say a word.

chose to quietly look at the man in the painting who most likely saved his life.

And this man didn't pay attention to Luke's very complicated eyes beside him.

He just looked up at the worm with a slight sense of inquiry and muttered, "Interesting creatures...... But this doesn't seem to be the ontology yet? ”

The man's voice was just like his appearance, and the next second he heard it, he couldn't remember the characteristics.

I can only vaguely remember that I heard a passage that I don't know if it was a man or a woman, whether it was a man or a woman.

The next moment.

The man waved his hand at Luke's shocked gaze.

A huge pillar of golden light rose from all sides and soared into the sky.

The worms that had been unscathed before did not have time to roar and flee under this fierce attack, and they instantly disappeared into nothing.

Everything was quiet.

Such a familiar scene.

Luke, who had seen a similar pillar of light outside the San Cristor Mountains, couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

That's it!

The gods descended like golden pillars of light, enveloping them with boundless power to destroy everything!

He found it!

Luke was instantly excited.

But before Luke could ask anything.

Everything around is gone.

The worms, the shields, and the familiar and strange man were all gone.

Except for Luke, who doesn't know when he's recovering from his injuries.

There is only one painting left around.

A painting that should have been something, but now it is empty, and there is only a street scene of Taos Town.

(End of chapter)