Chapter 016: The Waves Behind Drive on Those Before

Wang Bo's answer did not surprise Shinonono Tabane. She said, "You know, I've actually discovered a very interesting pattern."

"What pattern?" Wang Bo asked.

"In 2013, when the first kaiju invaded Earth and was killed by humans, half a year later, the kaiju returned in full force. After that, the third and fourth kaiju invasions occurred."

"I know that. And then?" Wang Bo continued.

Shinonono Tabane said, "From the timing of these invasions, I found that initially the pattern was once every twenty-four weeks, then it shortened to twelve weeks, six weeks, and then once every two weeks. Do you know what this means?"

Hearing this, Wang Bo suddenly understood. "It's amazing that you noticed this."

He recalled that in the plot, there seemed to be a scientist who also discovered this.

But at that time, it was already next year.

"You know about this." Shinonono Tabane was quite surprised, but not shocked, because in her mind, Wang Bo likely knew many things.

Diana, watching the two of them speaking in riddles, couldn't help asking, "What's going on? What are you two talking about?"

Shinonono Tabane explained, "Diana, if we extrapolate according to my pattern, the kaiju invasions will become more frequent, likely becoming once a week. If it continues to shorten, the invasions will become even more frantic, shortening to once every eight hours."

Hearing this, Diana couldn't help saying, "Is this true?"

"Yes." Shinonono Tabane nodded. "And this isn't even the worst outcome."

Diana couldn't help rubbing her temples, stunned by the news. "What's the worst outcome?"

"Perhaps in the near future, humans in this world will see a kaiju appear every four minutes, or even multiple kaiju at the same time."

Shinonono Tabane fully voiced her speculation.

Diana fell silent for a moment.

She could hardly imagine what it would be like if a dozen kaiju appeared simultaneously. The positron cannon was indeed powerful, capable of killing kaiju in one shot.

But kaiju also evolved, and Diana knew this better than anyone.

Because in the half year since she came to this world, every time she fought kaiju, she found them increasingly difficult to deal with.

Although her own strength was also constantly increasing.

But she couldn't imagine what it would feel like to fight a dozen or more kaiju at once. Without a doubt, it would be despair.

Moreover, although the positron cannon was powerful, it couldn't be used indefinitely; it needed to recharge. Each shot consumed an astronomical amount of energy.

More importantly, each recharge took several minutes.

And within those few minutes, the course of battle could very well be rewritten.

"So, the humans of this world haven't actually been saved." Diana realized, staring straight at Wang Bo. "Are you deceiving me?"

"I'm not deceiving you," Wang Bo said.

"But you didn't tell me that the technology you provided wasn't enough to save the people of this world."

"That's because I have other methods."

"What methods?"

"It's simple: blow up that wormhole." Wang Bo pointed at the Pacific Ocean. "As long as we destroy the wormhole, the monsters won't be able to invade Earth, and humanity will be saved."

Shinonono Tabane said, "I remind you, the humans of this world once tried the same thing, but they failed. Clearly, entering the wormhole requires a special method."

"That's because they didn't know the wormhole requires verification—only monsters can pass through it," Wang Bo said calmly. "As long as I strap a bomb to a monster's head, I can smoothly toss the bomb into the wormhole and completely destroy it."

Shinonono Tabane suddenly realized, "I see. That's actually a good idea."

Diana asked, "Will this really succeed?"

"Of course," Shinonono Tabane said.

Hearing this from Shinonono Tabane, Diana relaxed and asked, "Then when do we act?"

"Wait for the next monster to appear," Wang Bo said.

Shinonono Tabane reminded him, "You'll need a weapon capable of destroying the wormhole—preferably a nuclear bomb."

Wang Bo said, "I have plenty of those."

Nuclear bombs, in the interstellar age, were hardly high-tech. In the Marvel universe, Wang Bo had acquired a lot of advanced technology, including bombs far more powerful than nukes—pollution-free and with greater destructive force.

It's just that Wang Bo was reluctant to use them.

After all, Wang Bo wasn't a madman who went around setting off explosions.

Once the plan was deemed feasible, Diana breathed a sigh of relief. However, she didn't intend to leave; instead, she made a request to Wang Bo, hoping to witness the destruction of the wormhole before departing this world.

Wang Bo didn't refuse her request.

"Fine." Since the time traveler had already been found, letting her stay a few more days wouldn't matter.

Over the next few days, the three of them waited inside the stealth fighter.

Meanwhile, the outside world was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

First, the Jaeger bases.

With the arrival of spaceships and a series of high-tech weapons, the bulky and costly Jaegers had no more use, and the Jaeger bases began to shut down.

On October 12, the Anchorage base closed.

On October 18, the Lima base closed.

Then, just a day later, on October 19, the Tokyo base was also closed.

Suddenly, everyone knew that Jaegers were a thing of the past.

The once-glorious Jaeger pilots were reduced to their former selves, no longer celebrated. Now, people's attention was focused on the spaceships and their pilots.

They were the true heroes people needed at this moment.

Like a cycle, the waves of the Yangtze River push forward, each wave stronger than the last, and the Jaeger pilots, as the former wave, were crushed on the beach by the latter.

There was no chance of recovery.

The once-bustling Jaeger bases fell into unprecedented silence.

But this had little to do with Wang Bo. Although he had single-handedly ended the era of Jaegers, he hadn't deliberately targeted them.

After all, these things were not only labor-intensive and expensive to build but also not very effective. Being crushed was only natural. If the Jaegers in this world could rival Gundams, Wang Bo wouldn't have been able to end the Jaeger era.