By the time Oko and Horii came out of the town hall, Chiba Makoto had almost asked what happened. After playing a prank on the Victory Team, the four children did not dare to return to the town, so they flew kites in the open space outside the town. .
After just playing for a while, they heard the roar of the monster and saw the white smoke drifting away. So the four of them were so frightened that they ran back and reported the sighting of the monster to the victory team.
Ogu and Horii also found out clearly that the town had been shrouded in heavy fog a few days ago. After the fog dissipated, people were surprised to find that all the plants had withered. Rumors spread around the town, and Mayor Yamada Just to put the rumors to rest, they quickly notified the Victory Team to investigate.
Horii said with certainty: "The withering of the plants must be due to the acid fog. As for the cause of the acid fog, it should be related to the terrain here, especially the two tunnels, which gather so much car exhaust. There must be a reason. of.
When I go back to do an analysis, find the problem, and solve it, there will be no more acid fog in the town, and everything will return to normal. "
Xiongya said softly: "But we clearly heard the sound of monsters."
"Maybe..."
Every time Horii finished speaking, Chiba Makoto said: "I'm going to go to the place where they heard the monster's sound. Maybe I can find something."
Dagu hurriedly said: "I also want to take a look. It would be better to find out."
"We also..."
"No, fighting monsters is an adult's business. Children, please go home." Chiba Cheng refused without hesitation, and then slowed down his voice and said: "Encountering monsters is very dangerous. Think about it, they are dozens of meters high. We can run away from the big monster, but what about you? This is no joke."
After some hard talk, he promised to give each of them a photo of Tiga that he had taken before, which was enough to stop the four children from clamoring to go with them. Chiba Cheng didn't want to take them with him at all. Fighting monsters is not just playing house, and it would be a little uncomfortable. Shen will kill people.
The four children stood on the side of the road, pouting as they watched the two cars leave. The eldest Yuuya muttered: "Treat us as children again, I have grown up."
The two cars drove towards the outside of the town in tandem. I have to say that this town is developing well. Although the road leading to the outside of the town is narrow, with only two lanes, it has been hardened with asphalt, which can allow vehicles to drive. Speed up.
After a while, we arrived at the place where the children were flying kites. However, there was an electric maintenance vehicle parked next to the power tower. There were several broken high-voltage transmission lines hanging on the ground. It was obvious that there was a big problem with the wires.
A worker was calling to report the situation here, and a worker came over carrying a kite and said very unhappy: "It must be the children in the village who are flying kites here again. I have told you many times not to stay here." Flying a kite, it’s better this time, it broke all the wires.”
Horii got out of the car and looked at the broken high-voltage wires and the kites in the hands of the workers, and said with sudden realization: "I understand, they must have caused trouble, so they made up the lie about the monster in an attempt to..."
"Not necessarily," Chiba Cheng approached the transmission tower, stared at the pitted marks on the surface, and said, "Look at this transmission tower, there are traces of strong acid corrosion on the surface. I think there should be traces of broken wires as well. I think those children The white smoke you see is probably acid mist."
Horii took a closer look and saw that there were indeed traces of corrosion on the transmission tower. Although they were dense but inconspicuous, he was surprised. Could this guy be able to see the surface of the transmission tower from such a long distance?
But Horii still has doubts: "It is possible to corrode and break such a thick wire even if it is immersed in fluoroantimony sulfonic acid (10^19 times stronger than 100% concentrated sulfuric acid). But the village appeared a few days ago. If the acid fog is really that strong, we probably won’t even be able to see this village.”
Chiba Cheng spread his hands and said: "This requires your victory team to find the reason. I am just a reporter here to interview."
Horii mumbled a few words, took out the sampling box from Drum's car, and began to collect samples to take back for analysis. Dagu stepped forward and asked the workers if there were any traces of corrosion on the wire tower before. There are also questions such as whether you have heard strange screams.
Chiba Cheng turned his gaze to the direction where the four children said the white smoke was rising. There were continuous mountains, some high and some low. The mountains were full of withered trees and there was no green at all. It looks quite desolate.
Chiba Makoto took out the camera and tripod from the trunk. His motorcycle could not go on this rugged mountain road, so he had to use his legs to measure.
Oko was chatting with the workers. From the corner of his eye, he saw Chiba Makoto walking into the forest with a backpack and a camera. He hurriedly said: "Team Horii, you collect samples here, and I'll go over there and take a look."
"Dagu, where are you going?" Horii asked hurriedly, but when he saw Dagu running towards the mountain where he couldn't even see the road, he immediately waved his hand and said: "No problem, I will collect samples here. "He is a person who has difficulty climbing mountains, so he should stay on the ground and collect samples with peace of mind.
Oko, who abandoned Horii without any regrets, caught up with Chiba Makoto in a few steps and said: "I'll go with you, if there is a monster..."
"Let's run."
"Huh?!" Da Gu was stunned for a moment when he was robbed of his words. He originally wanted to say, 'You go first, and I will lure the monster away.'
"Is not it?"
"What you said...is right!"
"..."
The two of them were walking and chatting together, and the atmosphere was harmonious. However, Chiba Makoto felt really awkward. He had met Dagu before, and there were other victorious team members. This was really the first time he had met Dagu (bitter). ) Gu (lord) gets along alone.
I obviously feel like I haven't done anything wrong, but I feel an inexplicable guilty conscience.
Dagu is also observing Chiba Makoto. This boy, who is a few years younger than him, should be the most awesome person he has ever met. He is always involved in various incidents, such as monsters, People from the universe and even demons and ghosts have been seen all over.
Even if he had to face it passively, he actually took the initiative to look for these non-human beings. Just like now, he knew that there might be monsters in this mountain, or at least weird things, but he still ran in happily with a camera. The reporter did it In this regard, the word "dedication" is really engraved in my bones.
"Aren't you afraid of monsters?" Dagu asked this question sincerely. Although he is a member of the Victory Team, he is still a little scared in his heart, but it is his duty. After all, if they, even the Victory Team, escape, who will kill the monsters? , who will save the earth.
"It's scary, but the way to defeat fear is to face it."
"What you said...makes sense."
