Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 661 "Operation Red Sea"? "Pacific Rim"!
As a high-quality, big-budget science fiction film, Galaxy Pictures' "Operation Red Sea" did not play tricks like Wang Hao's previous life's "Pacific Rim," which set the scenes of mechs and monsters fighting in poor lighting at night or on rainy days.

Instead, the film opens with a real, hard-fought battle between several "Jiaolong" mechs and the sea monster "Lianbei Turtle" on the sunny Philippine coast.

Regarding the special effects for the mechs and monsters in this part, Zhang Yang, the former head of Starlight Fantasy and now the film's director, said during the production that they wanted to be comparable to Hollywood's "Transformers".

It's important to know that the battles in Transformers take place in broad daylight, and sometimes there are even slow-motion shots during Transformers battles, allowing viewers to clearly see how the parts of the machines transform and shift.

Now that the movie has been released, the battles between mechs and monsters in "Operation Red Sea" are indeed just as impressive.

On the big screen, several "Jiaolong" mechs maintained a military formation that provided mutual cover. After advancing to within a few dozen meters of the "Lingbei Turtle," several of the mechs, each wielding a giant gun, immediately launched an attack.

Of course, although it is called a firearm, it can actually be called a "hand cannon". It is a large handheld artillery weapon that only heavy mechs can handle and afford.

boom!
boom!
The continuous roar of artillery fire struck the "Rhombus-backed Turtle," but the impact was not significant. The main effect was the irritating white smoke and dust produced by the explosions, which served to provoke the monster and induce it to attack.

This was a product of experiments conducted by human scientists after capturing a juvenile monster, and the effect was obvious. The "Rhombus Turtle" immediately abandoned its advance into the city of Manila and turned its attention to several "Jiaolong" mechs.

What followed was a very standard performance of humans hunting large wild beasts, the only difference being that the humans were replaced by mechs and the wild beasts by monsters, but the tactics were the same.

Lure the enemy, confuse the enemy, trap the enemy, exhaust the enemy, and finally kill the enemy.

Several mechs, each wielding a large metal shield, had steel spikes driven into the ground, transforming into a steel wall amidst the clattering of mechanical activity, standing at the forefront.

The spinning, rolling "ridged turtle" crashed into the tilted metal shield, but aside from generating large sparks and a tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound, it did nothing else.

Once the "Stoneback Turtle" slowed down and its attack was thwarted, close-combat mechs naturally stepped forward. Just like humans hunting wild beasts, they used a variety of weapons to knock the giant sea monster to the ground.

The fierce battle between the mechs and the monsters finally ended after more than ten minutes.

Although the battle lasted only a short time, it was just a large-scale scene used at the beginning of the movie to stir up emotions and showcase the world view. Having a clear battle scene for more than ten minutes is already quite commendable.

The battle ended in victory for humanity. The giant sea monster, the "Skeleton Turtle," had its limbs broken and its head smashed, lying motionless on the beach in Manila.

The navy began arranging for people to clean up the mess, dragging the sea monster's carcass onto a specially designed transport ship, ready to take it back to base.

Several "Jiaolong" mechs, bearing various sizes of damage, returned to the ship. Accompanied by the clicking of machinery and the hissing sound of depressurization, the armor on the mechs' chests opened, and Jiaolong Special Forces soldiers wearing full-body anti-G sensor suits emerged from them.

After taking off their helmets, some of them were familiar faces, and the leader was none other than Chu Yan (played by Zhang Yi), the captain of the Jiaolong Special Forces, who had appeared in the opening scene of "Wolf Warrior 2".

In addition, Li Hongqi, who once appeared in the "Wolf Warrior" series, has also been transferred to the "Jiaolong" team for some reason.

Several other young new actors have also been frequent faces on the small screen in recent years.

After the special forces soldiers disembarked from their mechs, the logistics personnel began to maintain and repair these expensive behemoths.

The fleet departed Manila and returned to its base in the Zhongsha Islands.

"This is the sixth attack this quarter."

Inside the base, the female researcher in charge of receiving the monsters frowned as she looked at the corpse of the "Prismback Turtle" being dragged off the transport ship.

Chu Yan stood beside her and nodded in agreement.

The issue was soon raised again at a meeting within the base.

Contrary to what the female researcher said, the information collected by the United Government Maritime Defence Force was more comprehensive.

According to official statistics, sea monster attacks have increased significantly this year, with the frequency of attacks increasing from once every two weeks to once a week.

Furthermore, the sea monsters that attacked coastal cities have noticeably increased in size.

In the past, it was mostly level one or two monsters that launched the attacks, but now most of the sea monsters that attack have reached level three, and a few have even broken through to level four.

Since sea monsters began attacking coastal cities around the world, humanity has also been gaining a deeper understanding of them.

They categorized these sea monsters into several classes based on their shape, size, and lethality.

The Level 1 monsters are the smallest, generally less than ten meters tall, and have the lowest lethality. They can be easily dealt with by the military forces of each city.

Level 2 monsters range in size from 10 to 15 meters, and some special crustaceans are capable of withstanding heavy firepower, leaving the military forces of various cities struggling to cope.

Level 3 monsters are between 15 and 20 meters in size. The "Rhombus Turtle" in this case belongs to this level and is even close to Level 4.

Level 3 sea monsters are even larger. This enormous size is not just about increased volume and weight; it also means they have more robust bones and muscle tissue to support their movements, a more intelligent brain to control their bodies, a complex digestive and energy storage system to sustain their survival, and so on…

In any case, sea monsters of level 3 and above pose a significantly higher threat to human cities, and conventional military weapons are no longer able to defeat them. As for more powerful strategic weapons, it is impossible to deploy them globally, and it is not cost-effective to use such weapons around a city for the sake of a single sea monster.

The Level 4 sea monsters, which are above this level, have appeared several times so far. Each time, they have caused a huge disaster for the attacked cities. Even the heavy mechs of humans do not have much of a chance against the Level 4 sea monsters. They can only rely on numbers and strategic weapons to fight against them.

As for the Level 5 sea monster? That's currently only a speculation by scientists.

According to them, the growth of sea monsters is not without limits; living organisms also have an upper limit and are affected by the external environment.

Unless a sea monster of that size stays in the sea, or even the deep sea, the shallow sea and land environment alone pose a huge threat to it.

Of course, there is another possibility: that the Level 5 sea monster evolved a body structure and biological tissue that are completely different from existing carbon-based life forms.
Scientists predict that if a Level 5 sea monster were to appear, it would be another major breakthrough in biology, presenting both danger and opportunity, and potentially greatly promoting the development of human technology.

So we still don't know the specific reasons why these sea monster attacks are becoming more and more frequent?

"The base commander, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting, asked in a deep voice."

The researchers looked at each other, shook their heads, and said that the specific reason had not yet been determined.

However, a gray-haired Japanese scholar in the research team raised his hand and gestured:

"Anyway, those monsters' attacks on the city definitely weren't based on biological instinct." "What do you mean?"

Even monsters are still carbon-based life forms, a type of animal.

Moreover, they are not stupid. On the contrary, the ability to control such a huge body and the distributed nerve bundles on their bodies give these sea monsters a certain degree of intelligence.

For them, hunting in the ocean is far safer and more convenient than attacking human cities.

"So you mean they are driven by external forces?"

"Very likely!"
When I worked at the bioengineering lab of the Brilliant Group, I heard that some labs were conducting research on pheromones.

"You worked at the Brilliant Group's bioengineering laboratory?"

The commander looked at the tablet in his hand and pulled up the identity information of the Japanese scholar in front of him.

[Igawa Yuki, 51 years old, PhD in Biology, formerly worked at the Biological Research Institute of the Brilliant Group. After the Brilliant Group was incorporated into the United Government, he was specially transferred to the Coast Guard due to his outstanding research ability, past experience, and knowledge of sea monsters.]

"Professor Yongshu was one of the heads of the gene hybridization project at Huihuang Group, and he has a certain authority in this field."

Another familiar face on the research team also endorsed Igawa Yuki's statement.

That was Shan Hongzhi (played by Wang Kai), the assistant researcher who appeared in the movie "Distortion Crisis" and helped the male and female protagonists.

However, by this time, he had already become the head of the research team at a military base, thanks to his past experience.

"I heard that Dr. Chen Ang, the core of the Brilliant Group and the catalyst for all of this, has a secret base under the Antarctic glacier."

The sea monster attack is definitely related to him; it might even be under his control and command..."

Yuki Igawa was interrupted by the base manager halfway through his sentence.

"Someone will handle this matter."

Shan Hongzhi, being perceptive, immediately changed the subject:

"We are currently using big data and AI to analyze the frequency and location of sea monster attacks on cities in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean during this period."

Although the attacks appeared chaotic, taking into account the different levels, maximum movement speeds, and ranges of the sea monsters yielded more useful information.

As Shan Hongzhi spoke, maps of the Indian and Pacific Oceans immediately appeared on the 3D projection equipment in the conference room. The small red dots on the maps marked the coastal cities that had been attacked by sea monsters in the past six months.

Then circles, centered on these cities, began to appear on the map.

These are the ranges that the sea monster that attacked the city can move within a fixed period of time.

"Generally speaking, due to the need for prey and their enormous size, even if sea monsters have strong enough muscles and bones, they prefer to stay in the deep sea..."

The map was covered with dense circles, which looked chaotic, but most of the people attending the meeting were elites, and they quickly figured out what was going on.

On the map, the numerous circles eventually formed three most densely packed intersections.

One of the intersections is in the deep sea in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, near Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii.

Another intersection is also in the Pacific Ocean, but it is Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, which are closer to the United States.

The final intersection point is near the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.

"So what's the problem with these three places?" the base commander asked, looking at the map with a serious expression.

"We have already used satellites to take pictures of three locations, but it is currently the monsoon season, and these places are shrouded in very thick clouds, so satellite photography will probably take some time."

Of course, we are also applying for drones to conduct reconnaissance, but this also requires approval.

"The closest point to us is the Northern Mariana Islands, right? I remember the US completely abandoned it because of several attacks by sea monsters."

"Chu Yan, how long will it take for your Jiaolong Squad's mechs to be repaired and maintained?"

"Sir, three...no, two days!"

"Three days later, take ample supplies and head to the Northern Mariana Islands to see what the situation is like."

The meeting is over! "

A meeting made the atmosphere throughout the base oppressive and tense.

The same applies to Chu Yan, the male lead of the movie. When facing the Level 3 sea monster "Rhombus Turtle", he already realized that heavy mechs were somewhat powerless when fighting against sea monsters of this level.

But if the appearance of Level 4 sea monsters becomes commonplace, and Level 5 sea monsters actually appear, how will they protect humanity?

The camera follows the male protagonist as he takes a break and moves through the base. The camera zooms out to a medium-long shot, following his steps as he walks out of the hall and through a long metal corridor. The white lights in the corridor are soft and not glaring. There are metal doors and automated robots along the way. However, the director, Zhang Yang, does not like that cheap sense of technology, such as holographic touch screens or intelligent robot assistants, so he only touches on them briefly and does not overemphasize them.

As he took the elevator downstairs, walked through the last door, and arrived at the base plaza, the noise suddenly increased, injecting a bit of life and vitality into the cold and oppressive atmosphere.

Transport trucks carrying supplies, young recruits marching in formation, warships just docking, fighter jets roaring overhead, news broadcasts at fixed times, orders and shouts...

Although it had started raining sometime earlier, making the sky gray and the square damp and chilly, Chu Yan took a deep breath and thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of freedom he was experiencing.

The only regret is that if those sea monsters could be completely eradicated, there would be no more soldiers to sacrifice.

(End of this chapter)