Working as a consultant in the Ultra Universe

Chapter 2012 Victims of Human Science

TPC Far East Headquarters - GUTS Team Operations Command Center

Gu Chen stood in front of everyone, first asking Noriyuki Hachimitsu to turn on the large screen, and then said, "Regarding the recent underwater earthquake swarm, I think we cannot take it lightly."

Immediately afterwards, a schematic diagram of the submarine earthquake cluster observed by the earthquake observation institute appeared on the large screen, clearly indicating which sea areas experienced submarine earthquakes.

Seeing this, Megumi asked curiously, "Although submarine earthquakes are rare, they should be normal geological activity, right? Why is the advisor taking it so seriously?"

Gu Chen nodded and said, "Captain Ju is right. The underwater earthquakes are indeed just a normal geological phenomenon. But please don't forget that the areas where underwater earthquakes occurred are areas where underground nuclear tests were conducted."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression froze.

Nozue Hachiyo immediately started searching on the computer, quickly found the relevant information in the database, and posted it on the big screen.

At this, everyone's expressions became slightly serious.

Seeing this, Gu Chen continued, "We know that although underground nuclear testing stopped as early as ten years ago, the nuclear waste produced at that time was not completely disposed of. Instead, it was buried directly under the seabed, hoping that time would wear it away."

"If it weren't for this series of underwater earthquakes, we could have just waited for that day to come."

"But now, due to the occurrence of a series of underwater earthquakes, the nuclear waste that was once buried under the seabed is estimated to have begun to leak out."

"This will not only impact the marine ecosystem, but also has the potential to cause unexpected and terrible events."

"I know you might not feel anything just by talking about it, but please don't forget that there are records of nuclear-related monster disasters in the Showa era."

However, as soon as Gu Chen gave the clear instructions, Nozue Hachimitsu almost simultaneously searched through the archives of the Showa era space defense forces and then posted the archives that Gu Chen mentioned on the big screen.

Listening to Gu Chen's words and looking at the files on the big screen, Zongfang Chengyi said with a serious expression: "So, consultant, you believe that the nuclear waste leak caused by the recent underwater earthquakes will give birth to monsters?"

Gu Chen nodded and said, "This is very likely, so everyone should pay more attention to this and see if any mutated marine creatures appear during this period."

"If not, then of course everyone is happy."

"But if it exists, then we need to prepare in advance."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Kijima immediately ordered, "In that case, from today onwards, expand the scope of routine patrols to the sea area where the submarine earthquakes occurred, and at the same time monitor the ecology of that sea area, and report any problems in a timely manner."

The GUTS team members immediately responded in unison, "Understood!"

Among them, Tetsuo Shinjo shouted the loudest, because it meant that he would no longer need to undergo Gu Chen's inhuman special training for a period of time.

Although this does not mean that Tetsuo Shinjo is deserting his post, why not take a short break for himself?

Gu Chen didn't say anything about it. After all, special training also needs to be balanced between relaxation and rest, and besides, Madoka didn't do special training every day before.

If Daigo Madoka and Tetsuo Shinjo aren't given time to rest, their bodies might break down from the intensity of the special training.

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In the following period, undersea earthquakes continued to occur frequently, and the seismic zone continued to expand.

More importantly, Gu Chen's words came true once again: the GUTS team did indeed discover some strange marine creatures in the area where the initial underwater earthquakes occurred.

After being taken to the Institute of Marine Science for professional examination, it was quickly determined that traces of radioactive recombinant DNA were present in the marine organism.

In this way, nuclear waste leaks caused by a series of underwater earthquakes could very likely lead to some marine creatures mutating into monsters.

Although the monster, which is highly likely to exist, has not yet caused any damage to human society, Team GUTS still cannot afford to be complacent.

Therefore, on Gu Chen's advice, Nozue Yasumi and Horii Masami calculated the direction of the expansion of the submarine seismic circle and sent an early warning signal to the oil drilling platform in the R sea area through the official TPC channels.

Whether the owners of the oil drilling platform are willing to issue an evacuation order is beyond the scope of GUTS's control.

After all, doing this is enough to show that GUTS has fulfilled its responsibilities. If something happens later that results in casualties on the offshore drilling platform, the blame cannot be placed on the GUTS team or TPC.

Then, just as Gu Chen had predicted, a week after the first underwater earthquake swarm, GUTS received an international emergency signal from an oil drilling platform in the R Sea, which had been attacked by a monster.

Upon receiving the message, the GUTS team quickly mobilized, with two Victory Swallows taking off and arriving at the oil drilling platform in the R sea area at top speed.

Then, everyone saw a monster attacking an oil drilling platform.

Immediately, Megumi Kijima issued an order at headquarters to "confirm survivors and prioritize rescue efforts."

The GUTS team members, who had already arrived at the scene, immediately accepted the order and launched a combat operation under the command of Seiichi Munakata.

The operation went very smoothly. After being attacked by the Victory Swallow, the monster seemed to be frightened and quickly submerged into the sea and disappeared.

After confirming that the monster had retreated, the survivors on the oil drilling platform were successfully rescued and transferred to the surface by the TPC transport team.

At this point, all of Gu Chen's previous guesses came true, and the monster was officially named Deep Sea Monster Reilos.

Meanwhile, the GUTS team held discussions in the operations command center regarding Reilos, preparing to formulate an operational plan.

Upon receiving the news, Sawai Soichiro took some time out of his busy schedule to come over and deliver a meaningful speech to boost the morale of the GUTS team.

After all, the appearance of Reilos was not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made one.

As Soichiro Sawai said, "The appearance of Reilos is the consequence of humanity's reckless nuclear testing, and now humanity is getting its comeuppance."

At the same time, this also made the members of Team GUTS realize that the enemy did not only come from the distant universe, but that the actions of humanity were also bringing new threats without humanity's knowledge.

Just like this time, in the deep sea, Reilos is a victim of human science.