Chapter 003: Demigod

September 13, 2024.

Hong Kong.

Local time, 13:21.

Wang Bo finally finished absorbing the residual information from the other Wang Bo, the mecha maintenance technician, and couldn't help but crack a strange smile.

He hadn't expected to be so lucky—just after entering this world, he had discovered a time traveler.

Yes, the woman holding a shield and a longsword, effortlessly killing a Level 4 Kaiju, Breacher, with her bare flesh, was a time traveler.

After all, in the Pacific Rim world, no one could do that.

What surprised Wang Bo even more was that this time traveler was none other than the famous Diana Prince from the DC world.

Or rather... Wonder Woman.

To be honest, this completely caught Wang Bo off guard.

But then again, since he had already seen Batman and even Superman's Man of Steel, meeting Wonder Woman wasn't really that shocking.

Still, the vibe was off.

Fighting monsters was supposed to be Ultraman's job, right? Why had Wonder Woman crossed over instead of Ultraman? That was just too bizarre.

Hey, Wang Bo.

Just as Wang Bo was inwardly complaining, a man with a nearly shaved head approached from behind and patted him on the shoulder.

Wang Bo turned around. "It's you."

The nearly bald man standing behind Wang Bo was named Wei Hu, a Jaeger pilot.

He had two brothers, Wei Xiang and Wei Jin. The three were triplets and the pilots of the fourth-generation Jaeger, Crimson Typhoon.

Wang Bo remembered that they had appeared in Pacific Rim, engaging in a fierce battle with the Level 4 Kaiju, Otachi, during the Hong Kong battle, only to be destroyed by a sneak attack from Otachi's tail.

All three died in the end.

In others' eyes, they were just cannon fodder.

They made a grand entrance but couldn't even defeat a single Kaiju before dying.

But in reality, Crimson Typhoon was quite formidable. It was the thirteenth Jaeger in East Asia, a fourth-generation machine. It had an excellent design, with a single large eye, a zoom telescope function in the head, and a very flexible neck.

Its right arm was equipped with dual fists, effective in close combat, while its left arm had biometric recognition, allowing it to lock onto a Kaiju's skeleton for precise strikes.

This Jaeger was built on August 22, 2018.

Although it was just cannon fodder in the movie, in reality, from its debut to now, it had destroyed seven Kaiju. Among all Jaegers, Crimson Typhoon might not have the most kills, but it certainly wasn't the least.

In fact, among all Jaegers, Crimson Typhoon's ability to survive until next year was a testament to its excellent capabilities.

But the Level 4 Kaiju Otachi was just too strong. In next year's battle, it not only defeated Crimson Typhoon but also took down Cherno Alpha.

Achieving a double kill.

Moreover, Otachi was the only Kaiju that carried a baby Kaiju. Wang Bo really had no idea how such a massive creature reproduced—could it be like humans?

One monster weighing thousands of tons on top of another monster weighing thousands of tons—the image was too much; Wang Bo didn't even dare to think about it.

After patting Wang Bo's shoulder, Wei Hu asked, "How's my Crimson Typhoon doing now?"

Not long ago, his Crimson Typhoon had sortied and killed a Kaiju, but it had also sustained severe damage and was currently undergoing repairs.

The Wang Bo of this world was one of the mecha maintenance technicians responsible for repairing Crimson Typhoon.

After all, such a huge machine couldn't be repaired by just one person.

Wang Bo casually replied, "Almost done. In a few days, you'll be able to pilot Crimson Typhoon and beat up some more Kaiju."

But at this mention, Wei Hu looked as dejected as a frostbitten eggplant and said sourly, "Forget it. It's not our turn to fight Kaiju anymore."

Wang Bo smiled slightly. He knew what Wei Hu meant.

Ever since Wonder Woman made her debut half a year ago, fighting Kaiju with her bare flesh and even cleanly slaying them, the human world had been in an uproar.

While Jaegers were retreating in defeat against Kaiju, a woman effortlessly killed one.

The scene was just too surreal.

After that, whenever a Kaiju appeared, Wonder Woman would show up and kill it before the Jaegers could even sortie.

Over the past six months, Wonder Woman had stolen the kill several times.

Many Kaiju couldn't last even half an hour against her before she beheaded them.

Subsequently, Wonder Woman was elevated to godhood, driving countless people wild.

But Wonder Woman always came and went in a hurry, leaving immediately after killing a Kaiju without lingering, disappointing countless fans who wanted to see her in person.

And in secret, countless people were tracking Wonder Woman.

But few succeeded.

So far, no one had reportedly found any trace of Wonder Woman.

Everyone suspected that Wonder Woman might have a team behind her, otherwise she couldn't always appear right where the Kaiju was.

This team was likely hiding Wonder Woman's tracks.

At the same time, Wonder Woman's success had shown the United Nations a new path: humans could become so powerful, relying not on Jaegers but on their own flesh to fight Kaiju.

Thus, the higher-ups had a new idea.

Since Jaegers had let them down, why not shift direction and study human evolution?

After all, there was already a mature example right before them.

Therefore, the hunt for Wonder Woman's whereabouts grew even more intense. Every country was frantically searching for her, including the organization Wang Bo was now in, the Pan Pacific Defense Corps.

Wang Bo, having absorbed the information, knew this well.

But he knew even better that even if they found Wonder Woman, it would be useless, because Wonder Woman was not the right direction for human evolution.

Wonder Woman was not a pure human but a demigod.

Her father was Zeus, the king of the gods in Greek mythology.

And her mother was Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons. She was born with immense power; Kaiju, though troublesome, were no match for this powerful demigod.

So for humans to find the direction of evolution from Wonder Woman was nothing short of a fantasy.

In Wang Bo's view, such a thing was not even worth considering.