Chapter 146 - Escort Mission (Part 1)
"I'm the Head of the research department set for Fukuoka and this is my assistant, Inoue Aoi" she said as another step forward which was a man.
"Pleased once again... I suggest we get moving, delay is not the best thing right now" Anzai said.
"Of course" she states in amusement.
Her blue eyes showing through the glass goggles drift to the bio-genetics, she smirks.
"And are these the soldiers that will ensure our safety to Fukuoka?" She began.
"They are just kids"
"Soldiers like you said" Anzai corrected sternly.
"Kiyoshi-sama promised me no harm will come to my team, I do hope these soldiers of yours are capable of protecting my team" she said.
"They are the bio-genetics they are more than capable".
"I'm very well aware of that, but weren't they exactly 51 of them? What I see right now are just 30, in less that three days on the surface you lost that much, a simple mission of 11hrs 36 mins".
Anzais eyes harden at her words.
"I'm simply on this mission to the outside world because Kiyoshi-sama specifically asked me to and assured my teams safely, I hope you and your so called soldiers can do that, or else I will not indulge in this anymore, even if the Prime Minister ask me again" she said clearly.
Hiro's fist tighten on the throttle as his teeth clenched tightly at her words.
"We're risking our lives to stay put on this mission, and that's what she says, what about my comrades, aren't they at risk too?" He said between clenched teeth.
Yuki blinks not taking her eyes off him, she should feel his tense muscles.
"Hiro!" Shino hissed silently to him.
"Calm down" he adds, even though he was pissed at what she said, He knew all too well lashing out isn't gonna solve anything, they were soldiers bound by orders by their superiors.
"Well the lady sure have a mouth, I wonder what she's gonna do without them" Sumi said darkly.
"Sumi!"
"Commander Shino is right" Ten said.
"We shouldn't do anything rash" he adds adjusting his glasses.
"Tsk!" Hiro made a sound annoyed.
"She's Suzuki Kaede, a big shot researcher, given her status and reputation before black storm I'm sure all that still remains with her, she supports the Prime Minister's on various projects in the past, making her the most influential woman. Given all that, she's not ordered by the Prime minister" Ten explained.
"Which means she was specifically requested by the Prime minister, in order words her threat of backing down from this mission is real, she's her own boss lady and annoyingly the only person that run a new base in Fukuoka" he states facing them.
"Inorder words we can't do anything rashly" he turns as his eye lands on Anzai, his eyes lands on his tighten fist behind his back, almost drawing blood.
His eyes sadden knowing their General was keeping it in.
"As well as General Anzai!"
They gulped hard at his words.
"Being Soldiers, carrying out the orders of superiors, its annoying" Yuki said with a straight face.
***
"Once again Kaede-sama, they are more than capable" Anzai said sternly.
Kaede sighs.
"If you say so General Anzai, i hope these soldiers are capable like you say" she states, turning to Aoi beside her.
"Get ready to move out" she orders.
With a light bow he turned leaving.
"So whats the plan" she asked.
"In order to avoid a direct hit from the Kaijus, we will move in separate groups, following different routes" he said.
"That's a good plan" she said with a nod of her head.
"We will break into teams, Team A to C will be responsible for escorting your personnel's, why we the Team D, the superior team will escort you, this way there can be order and avoid a direct hit if the Kaijus were to attack"
"Its a good plan i like it, but i heard you're have already defeated the alpha and the packs" she reasoned.
"We have a reason to believe there's more, all Kaijus are the infected civilians of Japan, we should expect more of them" he said.
"Yeah i heard" she said sternly.
"This virus is very unpredictable, turning the infected into monster while kids into a mystery" she states.
"Shall we then General Anzai, i leave the rest to you" she said turning to walk away.
Anzai turns to the bio-genetics.
"Assemble as planned!"
"Yes sir!"
Team A: Escorting 2 vehicles holding 10 personnel's.
Hiro x Yuki
Shino x Sumi
Raiden x Asano
Mosu x San
Akira x Izumi
Dr. Touka
Team B: Escorting 2 vehicles holding 10 personnel's.
Ten x Haya
Sand x Himari
Daiki x Mary
Kaname x Usagi
Ren x Emiko
Dr. Hachiro
Team C: Escorting 2 vehicles holding 10 personnel's.
Kaneki x Mirai
Mizuki x Yumi
Ryu x Aimi
Saho x Homura
Fuijo x Sakura
Dr. Kashi
Team D: Ecsorting Suzuki Kaede and Inoue Aoi
General Anzai
Sergeant Tori x Engr. Kazuya
Dr. Kenta
***
"Our comms may defect, but we will stay in touch as much as we can" Anzai said.
They nod in agreement as they got ready to advance with their teams.
"ADVANCE!"
Their Hellhounds and vehicles gave gearing sounds as they all moved out in separate routes as planned.
***
Team A
Two vehicles at the center holding 10 personnel's, the bio-genetics around them driving.
Dr. Touka was inside one of the cars.
"Tell me Dr. Touka what are these Kaiju's like?" one of the personnel's seated beside her asked.
"Not something you would like to see, um..."
"Oh my apologies, I'm Fujii Yukio" he said in amusement.
"I see, these Kaiju's must be very dangerous, tell me how was the Alpha? How strong was it," he asked in curiousity.
"The word strong can't exactly describe it, even though at the Sp2 stage it was still able to do things we never thought it could do, all the raw energy all at once, it was so terrifying" Touka said with shaky eyes.
Yukio made a hmm sound.
"And the bio-genetics are on the Sp3 stage?"
She nods.
"All of them?"
She froze at his words as she turns to him.
"Are all of them currently in Sp3 stage?" He asked politely once again.
"Of course I don't see why you are asking," she said as sternly as she could.
"I'm a researcher Dr. Touka, even if I'm not the best, I still know somethings, in a more clear sense my knowledge is more versatile than yours... as your team of scientist were able to deduce, the virus is purely unknown you were able to identify the stage in their blood cells, thus how you could study it, am I correct?"
"Yes true" Touka said.
"But did you specifically studied the virus base on how their immune system can adapt to it?"
"That wasn't necessary beacause the virus is symbiotic, their bodies related to it at the same pace so the relationship between the virus and their body are the same, they mutated the same time, their structures shifted the same their-" she paused her words when she thought of Hiro's condition.
'Wait a minute,' her eyes shakes. 'Hiro's mutating differently, could this be it?'
"In terms of Symbiosis as you said, symbiosis is a state in which both organisms live together in closely proximity, and in which both generally derive benefit... the benefit of the virus living in their body for example; their abilities obtained, their hasten senses, unlocking of stages of the virus which so far has proven useful. But it still falls down to what the Sp-virus benefit from living within their body, what's the virus purpose" he explained.
"Non-symbiotic mutualism: the species do not live together, nor are dependent on each other; the relationship is faculatitive or opportunistic but does profit the organisms when together" Touka said with wide eyes.
"Yes Dr. Touka, in order words, these Kaiju's as you called them are non symbiotic, the bio-genetics, symbiotic" he states.
Touka gasps.
"The Sp virus didn't response to the others infected as planned, thus their current stage, creating something as deadly as the Kaijus" he adds.
"Then the bio-genetics their age, their body type why them, why are they symbiotic to this deadly virus despite their tender bodies, it should have break them should have caused severe complications but-"
"It chose them rather, a group of kids ranging 8 to 11 when first infected right?".
Touka gulps hard.
"Are you saying this virus is specifically made and intended to infect kids?" Touka said stunned.
"Precisely" he said certainly.
Touks heart slammed a loud heart beat. This changes everything, their views about the virus, everything they thought they knew about the virus could be false.
"There's more to these kids, Dr. Touka" Yukio began in a more serious tone.
Her eyes shakes at his words.
"Being symbiotic with this virus means they are all mutating differently to it, their immune system differ, thus different applied results"
She turns to him.
"But main question and mystery we're all diverting from, it's the day it all began" he said facing her.
"Black Storm Day".