I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 177 and 179, codenamed "Wolverine"

The piercing alarm sounded from the underground research base in Yokosuka Port.

"Activate the emergency plan and escort the scientists to the ground. The rest of you, come with me to the operations command center!" Lieutenant General William remained calm and composed under pressure, giving decisive orders.

A team of elite guards quickly moved the professors outside the glass curtain wall to the emergency exit.

This group of professors, including many Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine, possesses brains that are the most valuable asset of the Yokosuka Port Secret Research Institute.

At the Yokosuka Port research base, apart from the Buddha's stone bowl, Dr. Satomi, and a few experimental subjects, their importance even surpassed that of the Beta-level Type A prisoners held in the base.

Of course, there is absolutely no room for error.

"Officer Mori, keep up."

General William glanced at the few Japanese men huddled in the corner with their heads in their hands, raised his hooked nose, gave an arrogant sneer, uttered a single sentence, and strode away.

Section Chief Mori stood up somewhat awkwardly. Although he was a refined man, he was still Japanese at heart, and his fear of earthquakes was deeply ingrained. When the ground shook, he would instinctively hide.

Every country has its own unique circumstances.

If what we just heard was gunfire, then those who crouched down with their heads in their hands must have been the American professors.

"Wolverine started the riot?"

On the screen in the command center, a lizard-shaped monster covered in bone armor and with white bone spurs on its back was rampaging through the corridor.

"boom!"

The research base was built with great investment, and its engineering structure is extremely stable. Not only is its earthquake resistance top-notch, but the metal doors and walls made of alloy are also incredibly sturdy, and even military hand grenades cannot penetrate them.

But all of this was like a shoddy construction project; the lizard monster easily broke through the sealed passageway and rushed into another space.

"Report: Area A has been breached by 'Wolverine,' alert level raised to level two!"

The broadcast in the operations command center played a message that made everyone inside change their expressions.

"How could it be 'Wolverine'?! Its importance surpasses that of all other Type A units combined. How could it have escaped its confinement cell and run away?"

General William frowned, his face displeased, and he berated the staff member in a white coat standing to the side.

"No, the sedatives and anesthetics injected into 'Wolverine' were administered in strictly prescribed doses, which will definitely keep it in a continuous coma," the staff member quickly explained.

"Could it be because drug resistance has developed?"

Codenamed "Wolverine," its unique danger surpasses that of all the monsters in the base, so scientists have been continuously injecting it with psychotropic drugs to keep it in a state of slumber for years.

Even when it comes to eating, the base feeds Wolverine directly into his stomach through a feeding tube.

It is precisely because 'Wolverine' is a supernatural monster with a unique organizational structure that he can withstand such torment.

"Impossible, especially since we collected 'Wolverine's' spinal fluid this morning, and the dosage was double the usual amount! Even if he developed drug resistance, it's impossible for him to wake up at night."

So what exactly happened?

How could such a sudden change have occurred?

A shadow crossed General William's eyes, and as if remembering something, he quickly asked:

"How's Type A prisoners on the upper floor doing? Has there been a riot there too?"

No, not at all.

The staff member looked at the tablet in his hand, swiped a few times, then hesitated for a moment and said:

"But these Type A individuals all exhibited animalistic stress responses: alertness, panic, fear... they were all trembling, as if they were afraid of something."

"That's good news, I guess."

Although it's unknown what anomaly caused Wolverine to awaken and temporarily break free of his shackles, he can't escape this meticulously crafted metal cage no matter what.

"Report! 'Wolverine' is moving towards Sector D!"

"Has the partition door been lowered?" General William asked in a deep voice.

"The partition doors in all areas were lowered as soon as the first alarm sounded."

General William nodded slightly, somewhat relieved.

He stared intently at the monster on the screen.

Although its codename is "Wolverine," the monster's bone armor, thorns, and protruding white bone horns on its head make it look more like a mutated dinosaur formed by a mix of Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.

"roar--!"

The white bone spurs on Wolverine's body continued to grow, rubbing against the walls in the narrow passageway, sparking and leaving scratches.

"Here he comes, 'Wolverine' has arrived at the isolation gate in Sector D."

The numerous cameras throughout the base transmitted Wolverine's movements to the screens in the operations command center, causing some officers to look rather grim.

"What are you afraid of! The partition door is made of a special alloy and is 2000mm thick. Even an AGM-114R2 Hellfire missile cannot penetrate it," General William said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, Wolverine had already rushed to the isolation door, raised his front paws, and his white, bony claws shot out, scratching fiercely at the isolation door.

"clang--"

Sparks flew, but only a few shallow scratches were left on the isolation door.

"Awoooooo..."

The lizard monster, covered in bone spurs, roared unwillingly a few times and retreated more than ten meters away, staring directly at the isolation door that reflected the cold glint of metal.

The crisp sound of bones growing emanated from Wolverine's body as jagged white bones grew out of it, defying the rules of biology.

The most striking feature is that huge bone spurs, each a meter long and as thick as an arm, protrude from both of Wolverine's shoulder blades!

From the angle of the surveillance camera on the ceiling, looking down from above, it looks like a Triceratops.

"It has transformed! This is its strongest attack form recorded in the archives! It once used this move to smash two Self-Defense Force armored vehicles into scrap metal in one go."

People watching the screen couldn't help but hold their breath.

Wolverine charged forward with overwhelming force, crashing into the partition door.

"Boom!"

The ceiling shook, dust fell with a whooshing sound, and General William and the others in the operations room felt their feet tremble. Section Chief Mori almost instinctively covered his head and squatted in a corner again.

The metal partition door was dented into a pit nearly half a meter deep, but it remained firmly in place.

"We didn't run into them! We didn't run into them!"

"God bless."

The officers and staff in the operations room cheered excitedly.

"Crunch, crunch!"

But it wasn't over yet. The lizard monster, covered in bone spurs, lowered its head, and its thick, white spine pierced through its flesh, extending outwards.

"I've never seen this kind of attack before!"

(End of this chapter)