They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 253 Meeting
Two days later.

TPC Far East Headquarters Base, Highest-Level Meeting Room

Seated around the enormous circular conference table were the top executives of the Earth Peace Alliance (TPC).

Director Sawai, Police Chief Yoshioka, Staff Officer Nanbara... every face was etched with an unprecedented seriousness.

Their eyes were all fixed on the huge holographic screen at the front of the conference room.

There, a recording of the thrilling battle from two days ago was being played.

On the screen, a towering giant is fighting against two mountain-like monsters.

That wasn't movie special effects; it was a real event that happened on Earth, a fact that could overturn all of humanity's existing knowledge.

The mere collision of a hand or foot caused the earth to crack open, revealing jagged ravines.

The sheer speed of the winds generated by the high-speed movement alone uprooted entire swathes of forest, reducing them to dust.

The force of the punch tore through the air, producing a muffled explosion;

The sunlight pierced through the clouds, leaving lingering burn marks.

As the video played frame by frame, the silence in the meeting room grew increasingly oppressive.

The video, which lasted for several minutes, felt like an eternity.

Finally, the video finished playing.

The final image was a satellite view taken from high above.

On the earth, a huge ravine, several kilometers long and bottomless, was plowed out like an ugly scar.

The edges of the ravines are as smooth as a mirror, and the residual high-temperature energy even gives the rocks a strange, glassy texture.

This is the "masterpiece" left by the mysterious white giant in his final blow.

The screen's light shone on everyone's faces, clearly illuminating their expressions of shock, confusion, and even fear.

"Captain Intermediate, what's your opinion on that time machine left behind by that ancient civilization, and the prophecies within it?"

After a long silence, Director Sawai slowly leaned back in his chair, rubbed his temples, and broke the suffocating silence with a hoarse voice.

His gaze shifted to Megumi Iruma, who was sitting at the end of the table and was also wearing a TPC uniform.

"Can we, humanity, truly place our hopes solely on this unknown giant for the future?"

Megumi straightened her back. She could feel all the high-ranking officials' eyes focused on her, and the pressure contained in those gazes made it almost impossible for her to breathe.

"Director, I still have doubts about Yu Lian."

"But... her predictions are coming true one by one."

The appearance of Golza and Melba, along with the resurrected giants, has already confirmed this.

Megumi Kijima calmly swept her gaze over everyone present and continued speaking.

Her intuition told her that she should trust the woman named Youlian.

However, as the captain of the victorious team, he cannot, and will never, make judgments based solely on unfounded intuition.

"snort!?"

A cold snort rang out in the conference room, sounding particularly jarring.

"Captain Gijon, do you mean we should entrust the fate of all humanity and the future of this planet to these giants of unknown origin, whose identity we don't even know if they are friend or foe?"

Police Chief Tetsuji Yoshioka slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.

He naturally understood the meaning behind Kijima's words, but he did not agree with them.

His words clearly expressed the sentiments of many people, and several high-ranking officials immediately nodded slightly.

The giants were so powerful that they instilled an instinctive fear in humans.

Placing hope in something incomprehensible and uncontrollable is tantamount to sticking your neck out under someone else's guillotine and begging for their mercy.

"Director Yoshioka, please calm down."

Staff Officer Nan Yuan adjusted his glasses, sighed, and spoke in a relatively gentle but equally firm tone,
"Don't forget how much effort we put into creating this peaceful era, which ultimately led to the global abolition of weapons of mass destruction."

Once the need to re-arm in order to deal with monsters is met, Earth will inevitably return to that era of insane arms race…

"With the appearance of monsters, we naturally need sufficient power to fight them."

But once this door is opened, the research, development, production, and distribution of weapons will become a huge problem in itself.

More importantly, what happens after the monster threat disappears?

Can those countries and powers that possess superweapons really still sit down together peacefully for a meeting, as they are doing now?

Staff Officer Nanbara's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Yoshioka's flaring anger.

The views of the pro-war and pro-peace factions clashed fiercely once again, and a suppressed debate filled the meeting room.

One side believes that humanity must rely on its own strength, while the other side worries that the foundation of peace will be shaken as a result.

Seeing the two factions about to start arguing, Director Sawai frowned even more deeply.

His gaze swept past the arguing crowd and finally landed on the other side of the conference table, on a young man who had remained silent throughout. "Dr. Masaki."

"As the only person present who was on the front lines of the battle and witnessed the full power of the two giants, do you have any objections?"

Sawai's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority that instantly silenced the entire venue.

In an instant, all eyes, whether in agreement or opposition, turned to Masaki Keigo.

They were all waiting for the legendary scientist to speak and make his judgment.

"Heh~ Director Yoshioka, you don't actually think that our current conventional weapons would be effective against creatures of that level, do you?"

Masaki Keigo asked Director Yoshioka.

As he spoke, he extended his finger and lightly tapped the virtual interface in front of him.

The image on the holographic screen in the center of the conference room changed instantly.

The original battlefield trenches have disappeared, replaced by a 3D model of a giant resembling Ultraman Tiga, which floats quietly in the center of the screen, emitting a faint glow.

Immediately afterwards, a human army appeared in the scene.

Tanks, armored vehicles, fighter jets... countless weapons representing the highest level of human military technology began a saturation attack on the giant model.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A deafening simulated sound effect rang out.

From 120mm armor-piercing projectiles to cruise missiles trailing long plumes of flame, to electromagnetic railguns representing next-generation technology, and even powerful high-energy particle beam weapons... countless attacks rained down on the giant, exploding into brilliant yet deadly bursts of fire.

However, the giant model still stood quietly, without a single scratch on it.

Finally, the scene shifts to a nuclear bomb carrying humanity's ultimate fear, which detonates beside the giant model.

A blinding white light engulfed everything, a massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and the shockwave leveled everything around it.

Everyone present had their hearts in their throats.

However, when the light faded and the dust settled, the giant model remained unharmed, as if the devastating attack was nothing more than a gentle breeze.

"..."

The meeting room was deathly silent.

Everyone's face turned deathly pale, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.

Although they already knew from previous battle videos that monsters and giants were beyond human imagination, it was still a vague concept.

Now, they finally understand.

This is an adversary that humanity's current weapons are incapable of handling.

The gap between the two can no longer be bridged by numbers or tactics.

"Alright, kid, stop keeping me in suspense!"

"Since you've brought up this issue, you must have your own ideas. What are they? Speak up!"

Yoshioka snapped out of his daze and yelled at Masaki Keigo.

Having worked with Masaki Keigo for many years, he knew this young man's style all too well.

This guy, hailed as a genius, was never one who could only raise questions but couldn't come up with solutions.

Since he dared to publicly deny all of humanity's armed forces, he must have his own trump card.

The next moment, the center of the huge circular conference table in front of everyone suddenly cracked open silently, and a sophisticated mechanical device slowly rose up.

Amidst the flashes of light, a lifelike holographic model of Earth appeared in mid-air, slowly rotating.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, several points of light lit up near the equator of the Earth model.

Then, beams of light, reaching to the heavens and the earth, rose from these points of light, piercing through the atmosphere, through the ionosphere, and extending into the boundless depths of space.

One, two, three...

Several majestic space elevators, like ladders from mythology, connect heaven and earth.

The breathtaking sight left everyone holding their breath.

However, this is not the end.

Once the top of the space elevator reaches its designated orbit, its terminal components begin to unfold, like blooming metal flowers. Countless slender yet resilient energy cables extend from it, connecting and weaving into a net.

Ultimately, a massive protective net composed of pure energy enveloped the entire Earth, forming a dazzling and sturdy barrier in the planet's outer space.

The soft light, like the hem of a goddess's skirt, gently protects this blue planet.

"That's my plan."

"Several large space elevators will be built simultaneously near the equator."

Using these as a foundation, construct a global super system integrating detection, defense, and even counterattack…

"I named it the Global Defense System."

(End of this chapter)