Chapter 010: Hype

Wang Bo flipped the monster Sicklehead over and rubbed it against the ground several times. After confirming that it had no strength left to fight back, he dove deep into the sea, found the monster lying at the bottom pretending to be dead, and planned to send it back to its original world.

If the monster could be sent back, it would prove that this world was not the Pacific Rim world.

If it couldn't be sent back, it would mean this was a Pacific Rim world with a chaotic plot.

And the reason for the chaotic plot was most likely inseparable from a time traveler.

A few seconds later, the monster disappeared.

Wang Bo earned a chance to draw a lottery. He could now basically confirm that the monster was a time traveler, and this was not the Pacific Rim world.

The next second, Wang Bo used teleportation and returned to the villa in Shinjuku.

Meanwhile, the bombers speeding over the sea did not leave; instead, they kept circling over the sea, flying over the nearby waters again and again, trying to find the monster and Wang Bo.

But they never found them.

Afterward, Japan even dispatched submarines to search the area, but still found nothing. Both the monster and Wang Bo had vanished without a trace.

However, this incident did not come to an end.

On the contrary, it was just the beginning.

Reports of the monster attack began to ferment, frequently appearing on news, newspapers, and major websites, causing an uproar worldwide.

And news of the superhero also attracted countless people's attention.

Although the superhero and the monster had now disappeared, a large amount of footage remained, especially the destroyed Port of Tokyo, which had yet to be repaired, serving as strong evidence of the disaster.

Moreover, in this disaster, hundreds had died, and countless others were injured.

This incident simply could not be covered up, naturally drawing the attention of countless people.

Some focused on the monster, others on the superhero who had defeated it.

Then, many people discovered that neither in videos, images, nor from eyewitnesses could the superhero's face be clearly described.

The images were the same, and so were the eyewitnesses.

It seemed as if a mysterious force had affected all instruments and humans, so to this day, people still could not determine who this powerful superhero was.

This only aroused the public's curiosity even more.

Many thought the Japanese government might know something, so fearless journalists swarmed the National Diet, demanding to interview the Prime Minister.

Under pressure, the Prime Minister agreed to an interview.

But the interview results were unsatisfactory.

Because the Prime Minister adopted a very cunning strategy: he pleaded total ignorance.

When journalists asked who the superhero was, the Prime Minister answered, "I don't know."

When they asked where the monster came from, he answered, "I don't know."

When they asked where the superhero had gone, he still answered, "I don't know."

When they asked again where the monster had gone, surely he must know, the Prime Minister, like a dead pig unafraid of scalding water, said, "I don't know."

These answers dissatisfied not only the journalists but also the public.

Thus, the Prime Minister's approval rating instantly dropped by who knows how many points, but the Prime Minister was also helpless: I really don't know, it's not that I'm pretending not to know.

Is it interesting to keep pressing me like this?!

My life is so hard!

Although the Prime Minister felt miserable, the public believed he was hiding something. Pleading total ignorance was too perfunctory; it was clearly a cover-up.

Even people from other countries wondered if he was hiding something. The United States even suspected that Japan had captured the giant monster and was secretly holding it on some island for research.

So the U.S. President specifically called the Prime Minister, cordially but sternly telling him that good things should be shared, so why not bring it out and let everyone study it together.

Prime Minister: ...

Fuck you, I really don't know anything.

Of course, Wang Bo knew nothing about the above matters.

Although he was the person involved, he didn't care about the confrontation between the two countries, so he didn't bother to eavesdrop on their conversations.

For him, the monster was just a minor episode.

And so was this world.

Don't think that people are now frantically chasing after the monster and the superhero; it's just a temporary craze. After a while, when they can't find the superhero or the monster, they'll calm down.

Then, as time passes, they will gradually forget the incident. By then, everything will return to normal.

Except for those who lost their families, who will hold memorials every year at this time, most people will adopt an indifferent attitude and continue with their own lives.

After all, everyone is busy; sometimes, humans are just so forgetful.

However, this might be a relatively long period.

At least a week after the monster's invasion of Tokyo, the news was still very hot.

When Wang Bo turned on the TV, he often saw a bunch of zoologists, lawyers, celebrities, and various social figures discussing the topic.

Some shows even invited survivors.

Among these survivors were innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire and some workers who had been at the docks.

When these workers talked about the scene, they were extremely dramatic.

"You have no idea how dangerous my situation was. That huge monster's foot was several meters long. When it stepped down, humans were like squashed tomatoes, blood splattering everywhere."

"Several of my colleagues were crushed to death by the monster because they ran too slowly. It was too tragic."

"The bodies of several people were mixed together, bones shattered, impossible to piece together."

"I ran very fast, but that meant nothing to the monster. When it raised its foot and stepped toward me, I collapsed on the ground, wetting my pants. It's true, I was scared shitless."

"At that moment, I thought, I'm done, I'm completely done."

"I thought I would follow in the footsteps of my colleagues, and even my life flashed before my eyes."

"But just then, my vision blurred, and the monster suddenly disappeared."

"But I quickly realized that it wasn't the monster that disappeared—it was me. I was moved by some mysterious force. I believe it was definitely that superhero who saved me."

"Actually, it wasn't just me. There were many other workers like me around, all teleported to the ground several kilometers away."