The Tokusatsu Era: Starting with Orphnoch

Chapter 119 The Melody of War!

"What exactly happened over there!" Hong Tao's urgent and somewhat anxious shout suddenly came from the communication wristwatch.

Zheng Zhongshan also heard the shout, raised his wrist with difficulty, and then gently tapped the communication button on his watch with trembling fingers.

Meanwhile, at the Special Operations Bureau's temporary camp on the other side, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Hong Tao was anxiously calling out to Zheng Zhongshan and Zeng Qixia. His voice echoed in the command center, filled with unease and worry.

Meanwhile, Director Zhong stood to the side with a grave expression, urgently explaining the situation to Director Li Weimin of the Special Affairs Bureau of the Capital.

Both men had very serious expressions, their brows furrowed, and the atmosphere inside the command center was unusually tense.

At this critical moment, a communication message suddenly flashed on the command screen.

The operators below reacted quickly, and after verifying the information, the program was played at Hong Tao's nod.

As the audio played, Zheng Zhongshan's exhausted and slightly hoarse voice slowly emerged.

"Dr. Hong... Director Zhong, time is of the essence, please allow me to keep this brief."

"Shortly after Zeng Qixia and I led the team into the secret passage, we completely lost contact with the outside world."

"The situation here is far worse than we imagined."

At this point, Zheng Zhongshan paused slightly in the audio, and a panting sound came through.

"I have already transmitted the video footage taken on site after this audio."

As the audio played to its end, Zheng Zhongshan's voice came again, weak but with an unwavering determination: "I will find a way to delay the King of Orphnoch!"

"I'll have to leave the rest to you!" With that, the audio abruptly stopped.

When the audio stopped playing completely, the huge command center seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, instantly falling into a deathly silence.

Time passed second by second, and everyone seemed to be enveloped by this sudden silence, unable to break free.

After a while, Hong Tao was the first to come to his senses. He then took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions.

He then firmly instructed, "Quick! Open the last video Zheng Zhongshan sent."

As the operators worked quickly and efficiently, the chilling image soon appeared on the large screen.

The King of Orphnoch hovered proudly in mid-air, radiating an unparalleled aura of power.

Director Zhong and Hong Tao stared intently at the screen, their bodies involuntarily tensing up.

They could all clearly feel an overwhelming, suffocating power emanating from the screen—a terrifying aura capable of destroying everything.

"This aura... it's absolutely terrifying! It's completely different from when I last saw it!"

"Just from this video, I can already feel the approaching breath of death!" Director Zhong's face was as pale as paper, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and his eyes never left the King of Orphnoch in the video as he muttered to himself.

Hong Tao's expression was equally grave, his brows furrowed tightly. He said in a deep voice, "Yes, it seems we've really run into big trouble this time."

Just then, Director Zhong suddenly turned to Hong Tao and asked, "By the way, Dr. Hong, what do you think about the 'racial evolution' mentioned by the lion Orphnoch in the video?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Tao slowly stroked his chin, and said thoughtfully, "Judging from the behavior of the centipede Orphnoch and many other Orphnochs we observed before..."

"Especially when their newly awakened Orphnoch king rushed straight out into the outside world."

Hong Tao paused briefly before continuing his analysis: "Judging from all these circumstances, their so-called 'racial evolution' likely means converting more ordinary humans into Orphnochs in order to significantly increase the number of their race members."

"Only by doing so can we meet some evolutionary conditions that we do not yet know about."

At this point, Hong Tao's brows suddenly furrowed, and his expression became increasingly serious: "However, if they really intend to carry out this transformation operation on a large scale, then they must find a place with a large human population as their target."

At that moment, Director Zhong, who had been listening to Hong Tao's analysis, underwent a dramatic change in expression as the other party finished speaking.

His face turned deathly pale in an instant, and a fine layer of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

“A large human settlement? The closest one to them… isn’t it…” Director Zhong muttered to himself, his voice growing softer and softer, as if he couldn’t believe the terrible conclusion that had come to mind.

Immediately afterward, as if suddenly realizing something, Director Zhong abruptly raised his head, his eyes widened, and roared, "Damn it! These guys are actually targeting the entire city of Harbin!"

With this angry shout, Director Zhong turned around without hesitation and yelled at the communications personnel who were busy working below: "Quickly! Contact the Eastern Province Inspection Department immediately and issue a Level 1 evacuation order for the entire Harbin area!"

"We must not let those Orphinos succeed!"

Director Zhong paced anxiously back and forth in the command center, beads of sweat rolling down his face. He shouted urgently, "Immediately issue another emergency assembly order to the Harbin Military Region! We must stop that King of Orphnoch at all costs on the outskirts of Harbin!"

"We absolutely cannot allow it to enter the city and cause even greater damage and casualties!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around abruptly, his eyes filled with urgency, and said loudly to Dr. Hong standing to the side, "Dr. Hong, we have completely lost contact with Zheng Zhongshan and Zeng Qixia. We can't let them face this alone!"

Then, as if grasping at a last straw, he asked hopefully, "What about Ma Mingzhe and Qin Xiao? Can they still be sent to provide support?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Tao's expression instantly turned extremely serious. He shook his head and replied heavily, "No! The two of them have already expended a lot of energy in the previous battle."

“Especially Ma Mingzhe, he was not only severely exhausted, but also had serious injuries.”

Although the medical department used medical pods to help them recover to a certain level of physical condition, forcing them to transform and engage in battle again could have unpredictable and serious consequences!