Ultraman: Forced to become the Dark Boss

"Okay, you and Mana can go directly to the scene."

Kojima didn't waste any more words and got straight to the point.

"Ok."

Just as Bourdon was about to call out to Rima to come along, he found that she had already disappeared.

They hurriedly ran towards the tarmac.

Chapter 41 Patton Makes His Debut (Part 1)

"Whoosh~"

"It's a UPIC fighter jet. Could there be a monster here?"

"No way, really??"

"What?!"

The crowd evacuated near Mount Fukushi heard a whooshing sound and instinctively looked up, only to see a futuristic-looking fighter jet speeding past.

The crowd immediately panicked, abandoning their previous nonchalance and lack of cooperation.

Where there's a UPIC, there's bound to be a monster.

This is already a consensus among everyone.

"What volcanic eruption? It's clearly a monster appearing!"

"UPIC is so irresponsible!"

"Run!"

Many police officers were still guiding people to evacuate. At first, people were not very cooperative, and some even gathered to protest against the police. But when the UPIC fighter jet appeared, everyone suddenly became more proactive.

"Officer, where is the safest place?"

"Why ask the police? Let me tell you, run with all your might! The farther you go, the safer you are!"

"Yeah, yeah! If we delay any longer, the monster will appear and we'll all be gone! Let's run!"

So the police officers, who were just sweating profusely and speaking earnestly, stared in disbelief as figures rushed past, their eyes now filled only with a dense mass of heads.

The two police officers looked at each other, then began to focus their attention on whether any citizens had fallen due to excessive speed.

...

"We have arrived over Mount Fukushi."

Inside the Divine Eagle One, Li Zhenna looked down at the faint white smoke visible to the naked eye, like boiling steam, and then reported to the branch.

"The volcano is still actively regenerating, so it seems that an eruption is indeed possible."

Borden continued analyzing data in the back, and sweat began to bead on his helmeted head.

He pursed his lips, then said, "We must find a way to stop its resurgence. Of course, that's not realistic. Perhaps we can try to delay the eruption. We can use the same old method: use an enhanced version of the freezing bomb to drop it on the crater from the air."

"Could this possibly stimulate Barton, who might be inside the volcano?"

"It's a question from Lizhi Mana," she suddenly asked.

"Uh?"

Borden hesitated for a moment, a thoughtful look on his face.

"Perhaps it really is possible..."

Borden thought about it, but in the end he still couldn't come up with a solution.

Monsters can be eliminated, but once a volcano erupts, there is no way to stop it.

So, in any case, we have to throw freeze bombs at the crater.

Both Lizhi and Boden have figured out the key point, and for that reason, they both remain silent.

Borden then sent the analysis results back to the branch.

...

"Boden's concerns are valid, but the adverse consequences of the volcanic eruption will far outweigh those of the 'Strange Barton' incident."

"Therefore, I approved the deployment of freezing bombs into the volcano to slow the eruption, and if possible, to stop it completely."

Kojima added one last thing: although he had no hope of completely preventing the volcanic eruption, what if he succeeded?

In any case, no country in human history has ever successfully stopped a volcanic eruption.

However, since the volcano hasn't erupted yet, there's still a chance.

"Whoosh!!"

As Shenying-1 arrived first, a large number of defense force aircraft followed from all directions.

Meanwhile, bombers carrying a large number of cryogenic bombs arrived at the combat sites one after another under the cover of standard fighter jets.

With a command from the commander, hundreds of freezing bombs were dropped into the crater one after another with precision.

"boom!!"

The volcano was already gradually burning inside, with boiling magma rising and surging upwards, only to be instantly suppressed by the large number of exploding freezing bombs.

The ice layer slowly formed, gradually creating a sealed frozen layer in the center of the crater.

It's like a carbonated drink that's about to come out of the bottle, but is forcefully blocked by the tightly screwed-on cap.

However, the boiling magma inside the volcano had no outlet and gradually accumulated.

They began making repeated attempts to break through the edge of the frozen layer, but the hundreds of large-dose freezing bombs did not disappoint, and the magma's attempts were all in vain.

"Operation successfully completed!"

The heavy bomber struggled to turn its fuselage and began its return journey.

They need to go back and load more cryogenic bombs, awaiting the next deployment order.

Although hundreds of freezing bombs seem like a lot, no one can say for sure how powerful the volcano really is, so it's best to take precautions.

"Huh?"

Deep within the volcano, a gigantic bird, churning wildly in the magma and controlling its continuous ascent, sensed that something was blocking the magma and immediately let out an angry cry.

"Splash!"

Emerging from the beloved magma, a ferocious carnivorous bird spread its wings and began to flap them incessantly, instantly creating a strong, hot wind that swirled around it, making the magma even more turbulent.

Barton began to ascend steadily, its massive body surprisingly agile, and soon it reached the bottom of the frozen layer.

"Eek!"

Upon discovering the culprit, Barton was immediately enraged. He opened his sharp beak, revealing a mouth that was no different from that of a bird, and then a continuous stream of fire began to spew from his mouth.

"Huh?"

After spraying for a while, Barton felt his mouth was dry, but only a small part of the ice had melted, which made him furious.

It leaped down from beneath the ice and plunged violently into the lava.

The molten lava splashed out like sparks, scattering across the ground and making strange sizzling sounds as it landed.

Not long after Barton submerged into the lava, the entire fiery red lake suddenly began to boil.

And it kept gushing out, as if it had been detonated. The magma was like a torrent breaking through a dam, turning into a red stream, like a long dragon that had been revived. After a brief ascent, it crashed into the ice!

...

"What's going on!"

The commander who carried out the mission had just reported the results to Kojima and had not yet returned to the branch when he saw countless white smoke suddenly rising from the crater, with sporadic sparks of fire flying out.

"this…"

"Oh no, it's Patton!"

Borden and Rima were on the ground at this time. Borden, who was the first to react, suddenly remembered Patton's characteristics.

If it can breathe fire, it might even be able to manipulate lava!

If it's inanimate, the magma can be blocked by the frozen layer, but if it's controlled by a monster...

Borden couldn't help but shiver.

Before he could report his discovery to the branch, a loud bang struck everyone like a bolt from the blue, causing their eardrums to throb uncontrollably.

Ignoring the intense dizziness he was experiencing, Borden shouted to Mana, "Get on the Eagle One fighter jet! Patton is very likely to come out!"

But all I got in return was a blank look on the other person's face.

Borden then realized that everyone seemed to be experiencing a temporary "deafness" (temporary hearing loss, also known as auditory adaptation).

He could only gesture wildly.

Yours, mine.

Fighter jets?

Do you understand?

Mana nodded as if she suddenly understood, and then ran towards the fighter jet first.

Borden breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his face, and hurriedly prepared to catch up.

Suddenly, a violent shaking caused him to involuntarily fall to his knees with a thud, then roll over and roll to the side.

"... "

Borden tried to slap his large face to clear his head, but it was no use.

Looking around, there were other staff members who couldn't stand steadily, and some even hit their heads on the tent poles and passed out. Compared to these, Borden's situation was relatively good.

The earthquake lasted for about a minute. Borden struggled toward the fighter jet, but just as he was about to arrive, he saw that the Eagle 1 was already ready for takeoff.

"Hey, wait for me! I haven't gone up yet!"

On the plane, Li Mana didn't even notice the tiny Boden below. After taking off from the spot, it streaked across the sky in the next second and began to approach the crater.

Borden stood there dumbfounded, clutching his helmet, his chubby back looking rather forlorn.