A round table, twelve people, all monsters.
A coin from another world appeared on Zero's hand. "I won't waste your time. Do you have a clear understanding of the current world situation?"
He pointed at a screen. The screen instantly displayed an image of a certain North American coastal area.
In the image, buildings were destroyed. Countless Fish-Men swarmed the area. And there was a massive, blurry shadow.
"The sea is filled with these monsters now. Let's divide the map of the ocean. I've known these Fish-Man monsters for a long time."
"My first contact was with 002, a crying Fish-Man."
"But that was on land."
"Now I can confirm, the ocean has an owner. What kind of monster, it's currently unclear."
"But he's definitely enormous. The missing 007 Siren is most likely in his faction."
"This is the Ocean faction."
"Next, let's look at the land. Asia, 001 The Imitator, who can mimic any creature, her current whereabouts are unknown."
"Asia, 003, The Hollow, his current whereabouts are also unknown."
"These two are currently unaligned monsters."
"Asia, 004, a woman called the Vex, she occupies the former Kitsune base, which was our base."
"She kidnapped all the researchers in the original base. We've obtained an unbelievable result."
"004, the Queen Bee, the scale of her forces is comparable to the real Kitsune. They even have a more complete containment system than we do."
"They're stronger than us, stronger than humans."
"Then there's 005, the one who can freely pass through walls. He was last seen in Hong Kong."
"Now that we've covered Asia, let's look at the rest of the world."
"In Europe, an organization called the Serpent's Hand is rapidly rising. They possess a large number of Ancient Artifacts, but so far, they've left no trace."
"They rose silently and are now hiding silently, like a venomous snake lurking in a secret place."
"In North America, 008 has been captured by us, but his vampires still exist. The vampire threat remains. It's a lingering poison."
"And there's another one, also in North America, an angel."
"Currently, Asia undoubtedly has the largest number of monsters and the most complicated situation. The one in Europe hasn't made any moves yet."
"The ocean is practically monopolized by one faction. North America was their latest target."
"The things in the ocean have attacked North America, but this attack was just a test. From the destructive power they displayed, it's clear that no other monster can match them!"
"The Ocean faction's power is undoubtedly the strongest right now. There's no other."
"Compared to the vampires we dealt with before, they are completely different level opponents!"
"And last time, the sea creatures retreated halfway through their attack on North America."
"There's video evidence. It was the angel who stopped them."
"So, currently, we know that the angel and the sea monster clashed, but neither side fought to the death. They're probably testing each other, or perhaps neither side could defeat the other."
The Vermin looked at Zero. "So what does this have to do with us, dear Chief Zero? Can you get to the point?"
Zero manipulated the screen, displaying a world map.
"If I'm not mistaken, the sea creatures want to start a war, to occupy the land. To be bolder, they want to destroy humanity and rule the world."
"They caused a massive flood before, destroying more than half of North America."
"That flood came from the sky, washing over the land, almost instantly wiping out most of the buildings."
"Factories, farms, airports, docks, military bases, all were hit by the waves."
"What was destroyed wasn't just buildings, but production, food, transportation, economy, military power."
"Once these are disrupted, recovery in a short period of time is very difficult."
"The sea creatures are very intelligent. They destroyed North America's hot weapon production lines. What would you think if I told you that after that incident, North America couldn't even produce bullets?"
"I'll give you a simple analysis. The sea monsters' primary target is not other monsters, but humans."
"They are trying their best to destroy humanity's military power."
"If this is true, then all seven continents will become their targets."
"A great flood engulfing Asia isn't impossible."
"When the great flood comes, no one can escape."
Hearing Zero's words, everyone's expressions turned serious.
"This is just your hypothesis."
At this moment, a data face suddenly appeared on the screen. "This is not a hypothesis. This is the result of my calculations. The probability is 89.94%."
Computer's authority was absolute. This made everyone change their minds.
"Theoretically, no matter which side we're on, we can't escape this. The only way to protect ourselves is to defeat those monsters from the deep sea."
"Or perhaps, eliminate them before they unleash another great flood."
"…So you're saying, we have to go to the sea?"
"I don't think that's a good idea. The ocean isn't our home turf. It's too disadvantageous for us."
"Celestial Beast and The Centaur, once they're at sea, their power will be useless."
Seeing everyone start discussing how to deal with the sea monsters.
The Vermin suddenly sneered. "I think we don't need to think so hard. Chief Zero must've already had a solution."
Zero was about to say something when a message came from his earpiece.
"The Ancient Artifacts are gone?"
"Yes, and there's one more thing, we… we saw a dragon!"
"Dragon?"
Zero narrowed his eyes and turned his chair, looking behind him.
"Project the image onto the conference room screen."
The screen instantly displayed a blue sky and white clouds.
For some reason, there were large patches of fog in the sky. A dragon-shaped creature could be seen moving within the fog!
Zero's expression changed.
Is this a new monster?
Naira Sorkin also stood up. "In many stories I've heard, dragons are symbols of mystery and supernatural power."
"Usually, the disappearance of dragons represents the end of a mysterious era. And the appearance of a dragon means the beginning of a new mysterious era."
"After the sea monsters appeared, those ancient ocean relics also started appearing."
"Chief, don't you think there's a connection between them?"
Zero fell into thought. "Perhaps… we can ask the dragon."
"Ask the dragon?"
"Who will go?"
"I'll go," Zero said.
Hearing this, Naira Sorkin hurriedly said, "You can't! It's too dangerous! What if something happens…"
Zero nodded. "You're right. Then you go. This mission is assigned to you, Naira Sorkin."
"Huh?"
You set me up!