Chapter 32, Indian-style strategy for dealing with space monsters
It is a pity that because few people know the way to Bodh Gaya very well, they can only run around in the dark like headless flies. During this period, the ground continued to vibrate from time to time, causing them to fall several times while running around in the dark.
As a result, when dawn broke, the sky was bright, and the earthquake basically stopped, Wang Qiu and the others, who were already exhausted and sweating, discovered to their dismay that their group had actually gone in a big circle in the dark in the middle of the night. He ran back to the door of Mahabodhi Temple again!
This discovery was really powerless. Just when Wang Qiu was about to find a rock to sit down and take a breath, Teacher Marikawa Shizuka’s cute and confused voice sounded in his ears: "...Hey, hey, hey! Hurry up! Look, why is that Godzilla still in the same place?”
So, Wang Qiu turned his head and looked at the space monster standing under the gorgeous morning glow, shining with metallic luster... and then he couldn't help being stunned - and sure enough, just as Marikawa Shizuka exclaimed just now, The monster basically stayed where it was since it landed.
——This, what is going on? ! ! Could it be that the attacking monster is not a real monster, but a random monster model thrown in to save costs?
Or... could it be... In Wang Qiu's mind, an image from a certain ancient medieval science fiction novel appeared involuntarily, in which an alien fleet landed on the earth and defeated the human army in just a few days. But then the whole army was wiped out by the cold virus... Could it be that the space monster in front of me, Tyrannosaurus Godzilla, was also infected by the earth virus, and he was already standing with his hair raised?
The most popular virus killer on the earth right now is the weakened version of the T-virus that also comes from another world... Once the two meet, what will happen when Mars hits the earth? Godzilla, the zombie tyrannosaurus that's so weird that you can't complain about it? !
This is really... a rhythm that almost makes people die of embarrassment!
In addition, I don’t know if it’s because of the visual angle, but the monster at this moment seems to be... much shorter than at night?
Just when he was confused by what he saw, although the Ultraman warriors still didn't come, the belated Indian army finally appeared.
At this time, about six hours had passed since the monster fell... I have to say that the Indian military's reaction speed was really slow.
——A certain military jet flew staggeringly from the west. It was unclear whether it was for combat or reconnaissance. After reaching the sky above the monster, the jet made a sharp turn, as if it wanted to dive down for close reconnaissance... Then, in full view of everyone, when the jet reached the lowest point of its dive, it suddenly Turn off the fire! Then it crashed to the ground like a stone!
So, Wang Qiu was stunned to see a ball of fire rising in the distance - luckily among the misfortunes, it happened to be the rainy season in India, and the air and trees were very humid. Just the night before, it had just rained in Bodhgaya. There was a heavy rainstorm, so this crash should not cause a fire.
"...What's wrong with this Indian plane? Even if you want to learn from the kamikaze and perform suicide attacks, it obviously didn't hit the right direction!"
Wang Qiu suddenly felt a little dizzy, "...the location where the plane's wreckage landed is still far away from the monster!"
"...Moreover, it doesn't look like it was shot down by a monster. We were just staring at it! We didn't see this monster spitting out flames from its mouth or shooting lasers from its eyes. From the beginning to the end, this The thing was stuck there like a stone, without even opening its mouth.”
Levi held a folding monocular telescope and squinted into the distance while muttering, "...It's really weird. How did this plane fall? Could it be that this monster can also attack mentally?" Can the pilot's brain be burned into paste by using the power in the air? ”
"...No. I've seen that special feature film. Godzilla, the space monster, shouldn't have such exaggerated functions. He doesn't even seem to be able to breathe fire or use lasers. He can't fly either. It's just like fighting with claws and teeth like a beast." Marikawa Shizuka shook her head and denied.
Then, as a well-informed local upper-class person in India, Mr. Chandra Shukla gritted his teeth and gave the most reliable answer: "...This unlucky plane...must have been flown by Hindustan Airlines (HAL) ) responsible for maintenance! When I visited once before At that time, I saw with my own eyes that when they discovered that parts had been sprayed out of the engine of the military aircraft, they just randomly stuffed the parts back in, and then sent the aircraft out of the factory - they were not driving the aircraft anyway, even if it crashed afterwards. You can’t die on their heads..."
——Wang Qiu and others expressed cautious agreement with the above-mentioned targeted judgments made by authorities in local political circles in India.
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However, even though the plane has crashed, there still has to be a way to deal with this alien monster that fell from the sky.
If it were a plot world with infinite space, Wang Qiu might have confidently played a guest role as Ultraman with his god-level black technology equipment, rushing to beat up the little monsters. But in the real world where extraordinary power is severely limited, Wang Qiu is just an ordinary person now.
——It’s not that I don’t have the internationalist Lei Feng spirit of being willing to help others. But... there are limits to human power, I really can't do it!
What's more, after all, this is the housework of Indians themselves, so there is no need for me, a foreigner, to do it for them!
However, Wang Qiu and the others continued to wait at the same spot for more than an hour, but they still did not receive any official force from the Indians. There was no sign of the army, police or rescue workers. Instead, they ushered in a large group of excited wild dogs. Reporters of all kinds... I saw some of them seizing the commanding heights at the Mahabodhi Temple, setting up long guns and short cannons, and shooting wildly at the space monsters in the distance. Some were looking for witnesses and asking about last night's events - Wang Qiu and the others were also caught and questioned several times by reporters. Some courageous warriors even drove shabby pickup trucks or three-wheeled motorcycles commonly used by Indians, and continued to advance towards the monster's feet - these paparazzi really risked their lives to grab the news! ! !
At the same time, other local Indian residents of Bodh Gaya, as well as some monks from the Mahabodhi Temple who had not yet escaped, gradually gathered near the temple, pointing at the majestic space monsters standing in the distance, including some majestic-looking elders. level person.
Wang Qiu originally thought they would discuss some countermeasures, but who knew that their final decision was not to evacuate and flee individually, nor to contact the army and the government, or to organize the rescue of survivors buried under the rubble, nor to rush up and follow them. The monster fought hard. But... praying to gods and Buddhas? ! !
Seeing these Indians kneeling down with their buttocks facing the monster, each of them praying to the gods and Buddhas for blessings with infinite piety, Wang Qiu couldn't help but roll his eyes, and he couldn't resist the urge to complain... But he didn't know What should I say, so I could only continue to roll my eyes and sulk.
"...Hey, don't look at people with this crazy expression! If we had encountered such an exaggerated thing in France in the fourteenth century, the serfs in my manor would probably have had the same reaction! You guys Didn’t you experience it all when you traveled through time last time? ”
Levi, the former paladin who had spent a lot of time in the European Middle Ages, had some understanding of this mass mentality, so he explained it this way.
"...You are an illiterate serf from the Middle Ages! But even if these Indians are also illiterate, they are still modern people after all! They are not barbarians from primitive tribes who are isolated from the world!" At this moment, Wang Qiu finally suppressed a complaint. , "...were their brains attacked by UFOs?"
"... Alas, what attacks their minds is not UFOs, but religious superstition! This has nothing to do with ancient people or modern people!"
Levi rolled his eyes, "...It's so common to ask God whenever something happens. When I first traveled to medieval Europe, I was very uncomfortable and felt very confused. It took a long time before I gradually understood it. , the root of the problem is that we have a completely different worldview from those religious fanatics. The same. So the way of thinking about things is naturally completely different. For example, no matter whether we can find the crux of the problem and come up with a feasible solution, we will at least analyze it based on reality. Find out how to deal with it
However, this is not the case with those devout religious believers. They believe that the real world is illusory, and the spiritual world in religion is real. Therefore, in our opinion, many of their ideas for understanding the world are surreal and irrational. For example, according to the Indian concept of reincarnation, if something goes wrong in real life, these Indians often don't bother to think about it, but directly think that it must be caused by bad things they did in their previous life. Even if the monster appears in front of them, they will think that they have committed evil in their previous life, resulting in punishment from gods and Buddhas.
In this way, the 'correct countermeasure' they can come up with is to pray to the gods quickly, instead of trying to do something stupid with their own power - because the power of gods and fate is irresistible to humans... I say this If so, you should be able to roughly understand it, right? ”
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"...Okay, I understand, maybe in their eyes, those of us who don't pray to the gods quickly are crazy..."
Wang Qiu helplessly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "...then what should we do? We can't pray with them, right? Or should we go to the monster with the reporters to see what happens? This makes people always I feel like I am seeking death..."
"...I think, should we retreat for a while? Every time we fight monsters in the special films, the mountains will collapse and the ground will break apart!"
Marikawa Shizuka suddenly said something shocking, "...What if they use nuclear bombs to blow up monsters? Such scenes often happen in special films."
"...Nuclear bomb? Indians? I think it's unlikely. They are not Russian idiots who do things simply and crudely without caring about the consequences. Moreover, the technical conditions of nuclear weapons in India's white elephant cannot support their misbehavior - they are not the five permanent members of the United Nations. ! ”
Wang Qiu frowned and said, "...Currently India only has relatively backward first-generation nuclear weapons, and lacks intercontinental missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. What's more, the high-caste Indian nobles in power in New Delhi are not the decisive killers in the Marvel world. of the World Security Council, able to The underground ordered the nuclear bombing of Manhattan, New York - this was to drop a nuclear bomb on their own land! And the bombing target was not a barren mountain, but the Ganges Plain, the most densely populated area in India! It is possible to kill a hundred million people with your words!
According to the impressions we have come across recently, and with the daily efficiency of the Indian government, it is estimated that such a major matter will take at least several months to several years before a decision is possible. At that time, everything was probably over - look, it has been more than seven hours since the cosmic monster landed in Bodh Gaya, but except for the plane just now, we haven't even seen a single Indian policeman or soldier. arrive! ”
"...I have met more than a hundred reporters before and after. There is no way to censor news at all. I really don't know what kind of impact it will have on global public opinion and society..." Levi sighed and stood up from the tree. Yinxia stood up, "...how Indians worship gods or argue is their own business, but since we happen to be at the scene, we have to do something, right? Otherwise, how will we explain to the superiors afterwards?"
"...Well, it is indeed necessary to do something. Although there is no way for Ultraman to play a guest role to fight monsters, it is still necessary to collect some information."
Wang Qiu nodded, "...To be honest, I'm really curious right now, why is there almost no movement from that monster..."
——According to Wang Qiu's visual inspection, the distance from the Mahabodhi Temple to where the monster stood is about two to three kilometers.
From this distance, although the head and upper body of the space monster Godzilla can be seen from the top of the treetops, nothing more can be seen clearly.
So, Wang Qiu took out a gadget that looked like a smartphone from his pocket, pulled out six folding rods from the edge, and attached propellers to it, turning it into a mini drone. Then plug the drone's remote control block into the tablet, and a drone reconnaissance system appears.
With the help of a mini-drone camera that flew high in the sky, he finally saw the embarrassing situation of Godzilla, the cosmic monster, rushing to the street from the video screen on his tablet - only Among the ruins of a large building with collapsed walls and collapsed buildings, the fifty-meter-tall monster Godzilla was standing in the center of a large sunken pit. At a glance, he really stood out from the crowd.
But in Wang Qiu's eyes, this thing didn't look frightening. Instead, it showed some kind of indescribable embarrassment: because half of its body, including its two legs and the waist below, had been deeply damaged. sunk below the ground. And on the ground around it, there are also radiating cracks... Obviously, it struggled to climb up, but ended up sinking deeper and deeper.
How to say it? It feels like an unlucky traveler who has accidentally fallen into a swamp and cannot escape no matter how hard he struggles, and can only resign himself to his fate.
Therefore, at this moment, Mr. Godzilla has his eyes closed and his head drooped. He looks like he is taking a nap out of exhaustion, or he may have given up on himself. It is even possible that he has died for some reason, and there is just a corpse left. Of course, according to Wang Qiu's estimation, the last possibility should be unlikely, because there is no such thing in the "Book of Time Travel". The message "The monster has been destroyed" is displayed.
"...Um...I remember, it shouldn't be a swamp or a rice field over there, right?" Wang Qiu smacked his lips and commented, "...But this scene...seems to have some impression, I seem to have seen it somewhere. Such a description... Oh, I remembered it!"
After recording enough live video data of the monster landing scene into the computer, Wang Qiu lowered and put away the drone, then searched the hard drive of the tablet computer, and finally found a book he wanted. The e-book - "Fantasy Science Reader".
——In this authoritative and epoch-making work in the world of utopian science that is both logically rigorous, imaginative, and hilarious, Mr. Rikao Yanagida, whose greatest hobby in life is "destroying children's innocent dreams," comments on the above. There was an incisive and hilarious analysis of the situation: "...Fifty meters The height and the weight of 20,000 tons... Well, if calculated in this way, even granite may not be able to withstand the ground pressure it generates. It seems that this Godzilla can only become an underground monster... No. Do you know if he can swim in magma? ”