112: Chapter 111 The three-person team heads to the Eagle Nation

The next morning.

East Sea Defense Line, tarmac.

Luo Yu arrived ten minutes early, with Godzilla perched on his shoulder, yawning.

"Hiss..."

"Didn't sleep well last night?"

"Hiss! (Had a nightmare)"

"What kind of nightmare?"

"Hiss! (Dreamt that there was nothing to eat)"

Luo Yu nearly laughed out loud.

This guy, even in its dreams, it's thinking about food.

Suddenly, footsteps approached.

Su Zhiruo walked over, carrying a black backpack. She was wearing a combat suit specially made by the Dragon Country military, with her ponytail tied high.

"Morning."

"Morning."

Luo Yu glanced at her backpack. "What did you bring?"

"First aid kit, energy bars, communication equipment." Su Zhiruo patted the backpack. "And snacks prepared for Godzilla."

"Hiss! (What kind of snacks?)"

Godzilla immediately perked up.

"Nuclear compressed biscuits." Su Zhiruo pulled a palm-sized silver biscuit from her backpack and said, "Newly developed by the Logistics Department; one piece is equivalent to ten tons of nuclear waste."

"Hiss! (Give it to me)"

Godzilla jumped onto Su Zhiruo's shoulder and bit into the biscuit.

Crunch.

The biscuit broke into several pieces; Godzilla chewed twice and swallowed it.

"Hiss! (Not bad)"

"Any more?" Luo Yu asked.

"Yes, I brought twenty pieces." Su Zhiruo said with a smile, "Enough for Godzilla to have a snack."

"You're very thoughtful."

"Of course."

While the two were talking, another set of footsteps approached.

Luo Yu turned his head.

Su Qingxue was wearing a white combat suit with a military green trench coat over it, her long hair tied in a single ponytail, and a standard-issue military knife hanging at her waist.

She walked up to Luo Yu and gave a military salute.

"General Luo."

"Lieutenant Colonel Su." Luo Yu returned the salute. "Don't be so formal, just call me Luo Yu."

"That's against the rules." Su Qingxue lowered her hand. "You are a General now, and I am a Lieutenant Colonel; the proper etiquette cannot be skipped."

"As you wish."

Su Qingxue looked at Su Zhiruo and nodded. "Su Zhiruo."

"Lieutenant Colonel Su." Su Zhiruo's tone was a bit cold.

The atmosphere turned subtle.

Luo Yu coughed. "Um... we are one team, we'll need to cooperate with each other in the future, let's not be so distant."

"I know."

Su Qingxue turned to look at him. "I will cooperate well."

"Me too."

Su Zhiruo crossed her arms.

As they spoke, the two women exchanged a glance, and invisibly, it seemed as if sparks were flying in the air.

"Hiss! (Interesting)"

Godzilla lay on Su Zhiruo's shoulder, its vertical pupils scanning back and forth between the two.

Luo Yu rubbed his temples.

They just met, why is the tension so high?

Fortunately, General Zhan Kuang appeared in time to break the awkwardness.

"Is everyone here?"

General Zhan Kuang walked over, followed by several logistics personnel. "Then let's get ready to board."

"Yes."

The three followed General Zhan Kuang toward the large transport plane on the tarmac.

Seats and equipment were already prepared inside the cabin.

"I'll explain the specific details of this mission to you on the plane." General Zhan Kuang sat opposite Luo Yu. "Let's take off first."

The transport plane's engines roared to life.

Ten minutes later, the plane took off.

General Zhan Kuang opened his tablet and pulled up a detailed file.

"The entrance to the Hollow Earth World discovered by Eagle Country is located in the mountainous area of northern Asgala State; the cave diameter is 500 meters, and the depth exceeds 10,000 meters."

The screen displayed a 3D model of the cave.

"According to Eagle Country's detection data, the interior of the cave is divided into three layers: the first layer is the transition zone, 3,000 meters deep, mainly rocks and minerals; the second layer is the ecological zone, 3,000 to 8,000 meters deep, where a large number of unknown creatures exist; the third layer is the core zone, below 8,000 meters, where energy fluctuations are strongest, and there are suspected ruins of an ancient civilization."

"Ancient civilization?" Su Zhiruo looked curious.

"Yes." General Zhan Kuang nodded. "Eagle Country found some traces of artificial structures in the second layer, but before they could investigate further, the exploration team was attacked by giant beasts."

"How strong are the giant beasts?" Luo Yu asked.

"According to the survivors' descriptions, there is at least one Fifth-Tier Giant Beast, over 200 meters in size, with terrifying power." General Zhan Kuang pulled up a blurry photo. "This is the last photo taken by the Eagle Country exploration team."

The photo showed a huge creature with a body covered in rock-like scales, thick limbs, and three glowing eyes on its head.

"What is this?" Su Qingxue frowned.

"I don't know." General Zhan Kuang shook his head. "Eagle Country's biologists haven't seen this creature either; it's temporarily named 'Rock-Armored Giant Beast'."

"Hiss! (Looks delicious)"

Godzilla stared at the photo, its tail wagging even more happily.

"Besides this giant beast, there should be other creatures in the Hollow Earth World." General Zhan Kuang continued, "Eagle Country's detection equipment detected at least 80 large lifeform signals in the second layer."

"Eighty..."

Su Zhiruo couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Don't be nervous."

Luo Yu patted her shoulder and said confidently, "With Godzilla here, it's not a big problem."

"Hiss! (Leave it to me)"

Hearing this, Su Zhiruo couldn't help but smile, and Su Qingxue also smiled subconsciously.

Since the flight time was long, Luo Yu leaned back in his seat to close his eyes and rest. Su Zhiruo was reading the data next to him, and Su Qingxue was sitting opposite, wiping her military knife.

Godzilla lay on Luo Yu's lap, the light on its dorsal fins pulsing steadily.

Twelve hours later, the transport plane landed at the military base in Eagle Country's Asgala State.

The cabin door opened, and Luo Yu was the first to walk off the plane.

Outside was a desolate mountainous area, and in the distance, one could see continuous mountain ranges and the huge cave entrance.

A large amount of military equipment was deployed around the cave: searchlights, mechs, and armed helicopters.

"Welcome to Asgala."

A middle-aged man in an Eagle Country military uniform walked over and extended his hand. "I am the base commander here, Colonel Jensen."

"Luo Yu."

Luo Yu shook his hand.

Jensen's gaze fell on Godzilla on Luo Yu's shoulder, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"Is this... Godzilla?"

"Hiss! (Got a problem with that?)"

Godzilla raised its head, its vertical pupils staring at Jensen.

Jensen subconsciously took half a step back.

"Don't be nervous." Luo Yu smiled. "Godzilla doesn't bite people."

"Hiss! (I bite monsters)"

Jensen smiled awkwardly and turned to look at Su Zhiruo and Su Qingxue.

"And these two are..."

"Su Zhiruo, SS-rank Space Awakener."

"Su Qingxue, SS-rank Ice-type Awakener."

"Welcome." Jensen nodded. "Please follow me; I'll take you to the command center."

The group followed Jensen through the base to a temporarily constructed command center.

It was filled with technicians, and the large screen displayed real-time monitoring data of the cave.

"This is our detection system." Jensen pointed to the screen and introduced, "It can monitor energy fluctuations and lifeform signals inside the cave in real-time."

Luo Yu glanced at the screen.

The data showed that there were over eighty large lifeform signals in the second layer of the cave, and eight super-large lifeform signals in the third layer.

"What are the three signals in the third layer?" Luo Yu asked.

"I don't know." Jensen looked helpless. "Our detection equipment can only slightly detect energy fluctuations; we can't determine exactly what kind of creatures they are."

"How strong are the energy fluctuations?"

"Each one exceeds the Sixth-Tier standard."

Luo Yu raised an eyebrow.

Exceeds Sixth-Tier? This is getting interesting.

"By the way." Jensen suddenly remembered something. "Lieutenant Colonel Aivie is also here; she wants to see you."

"Where?"

"In the infirmary."

Jensen led Luo Yu away from the command center to the infirmary on the other side of the base.

Pushing the door open, they entered.

Aivie Stirling was sitting on a hospital bed, her left arm in a cast, and her forehead bandaged.

Seeing Luo Yu come in, she immediately stood up.

"General Luo."

"Don't get up." Luo Yu waved his hand. "Are you not healed yet?"

"Minor injury." Aivie smiled. "It won't affect operations."

"Are you sure you want to participate in this exploration?"

"Yes."

Aivie's tone was firm. "I want to see with my own eyes how Godzilla performs in the Hollow Earth World."

"Hiss! (Go ahead and watch)"

Godzilla jumped onto the hospital bed and lay down in front of Aivie.

Aivie reached out to touch its head.

"Hiss! (Don't touch me)"

Godzilla dodged.

Aivie smiled sheepishly. "Still so tsundere."

"Alright." Luo Yu picked Godzilla back up onto his shoulder. "Since you insist, then come along."

"Thank you."

"But there is a condition."

"What condition?"

"If you encounter danger, you'd better choose to retreat immediately." Luo Yu said seriously. "Don't try to be a hero."

"I know."

"That's good."

Luo Yu turned and left the infirmary.

Aivie watched his back, a faint smile appearing on her lips unconsciously.

6:00 PM, base cafeteria.

Luo Yu, Su Zhiruo, and Su Qingxue sat at a table with dinner provided by the Eagle Country military in front of them.

Steak, mashed potatoes, vegetable salad.

"Eagle Country's food isn't bad." Su Zhiruo cut a piece of steak and put it in her mouth.

"It's passable." Luo Yu ate quickly.

Su Qingxue sat opposite, cutting her steak elegantly, occasionally looking up at Luo Yu.

Godzilla lay on the table with a plate of nuclear compressed biscuits in front of it.

"Hiss..."

It bit a piece, chewed twice, and swallowed it.

"Is it good?" Su Zhiruo asked.

"Hiss! (Not bad)"

Just then, Aivie walked into the cafeteria.

She had changed into a black combat suit, the cast on her left arm had been removed, and it was just bandaged.

"Can I sit here?" Aivie walked over, carrying her tray.

"Sure." Luo Yu pointed to the empty seat next to him.

Aivie sat down and glanced at Godzilla on the table.

"Does it really only eat nuclear energy food?"

"No..." Luo Yu said with a smile. "Besides nuclear energy, it can eat other energy, but ordinary food is useless to it."

"Oh!!"

Aivie nodded thoughtfully.

"When are we going down tomorrow?" Luo Yu asked casually.

"Nine in the morning." Aivie replied. "Colonel Jensen will take us to the cave entrance; descent equipment has already been built there."

"Descent equipment?"

"Yes, a large lifting platform that can take us directly to the bottom of the first layer."

"No need." Luo Yu shook his head. "We'll go down ourselves."

"Go down yourselves?" Aivie frowned and reminded, "The cave depth is over 3,000 meters; how will you go down without equipment?"

"I have a way." Luo Yu looked at Su Zhiruo with a smile.

Su Zhiruo chuckled. "Space Teleportation."

"But..." Aivie hesitated. "The distance for Space Teleportation is limited, right?"

"I can teleport 30 kilometers at a time now." Su Zhiruo looked confident. "3,000 meters is nothing."

"Oh!!"

Aivie asked in a low voice. "Then what about me?"

"You'll teleport with us." Luo Yu said with a hint of meaning. "But you might feel a bit dizzy."

"I can handle it."

"Then it's settled."

After dinner, Luo Yu returned to the dormitory assigned to him.

The room was small but well-equipped.

He sat on the bed, and Godzilla lay beside him.

"Godzilla, we're going down to the Hollow Earth World tomorrow."

"Hiss! (I know)"

"Are you nervous?"

"Hiss! (Not nervous)"

"That's good."

Luo Yu lay down and closed his eyes.

Hollow Earth World... I wonder what we'll encounter.