I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Amiya then looked at the picture of the so-called unidentified Originium creature printed in the newspaper. Perhaps because the photographer took the picture while fleeing, the picture in the newspaper was a bit blurry, and many details were not clear, but the specific shape could be seen clearly.

Based on its shape, this Originium creature has a pair of strong forelimbs and robust hind limbs, while its head and tail appear somewhat large.

What kind of Originium creature is this?

Amiya then asked Kal'tsit, who shook her head, indicating that she had never seen such an Originium creature before.

Moreover, the image is rather blurry, making it difficult for Kal'tsit to make many judgments.

Amiya then decided it might be better to ask the local authorities.

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Soon, a few hours later, two guests arrived at the reception room on Rhodes Island.

A kind-looking, chubby man with a large beard greeted Amiya and her companions and introduced himself.

"Hello, Miss Amiya, my name is Fred, and I am the mayor of Lawrence, a small mobile city that specializes in mining operations. The lady next to me is my secretary."

Amiya nodded and said:

"Hello, Mayor Fred, this is Amiya, the leader of Rhodes Island, and this is Dr. Kal'tsit, who is in charge of Rhodes Island's medical department."

After both sides introduced themselves and exchanged a few pleasantries, they got down to business. Amiya began by saying:

"Mayor Fred, let's talk about this 'Contract Crisis' operation, about that unknown Originium creature."

Chapter 160 [Zelus: I've made my dazzling debut!]

After Mayor Lawrence and his secretary left, they also left behind a lot of information about the unknown Originium creature.

In the war room, Amiya pointed to the hideous Originium creature appearing in the video and said:

"This creature is the Originium creature that appeared in the town of Lawrence."

Some of the Rhodes Island operators present showed surprise upon seeing the horrifyingly large monster in the video. Although they didn't know what kind of creature the terrifying Originium creature in the video was, or what kind of Oripathy mutation it was, this didn't mean that the Rhodes Island operators present were marveling at the strange Originium creature.

The Rhodes Island operators who were studying Originium and Originium creatures were also very curious about this Originium creature they had never seen before, and they all wanted to dissect it to see what it was.

"Next, let's watch a video recording of this Originium creature."

With that, Amiya told Kroos to continue playing the video.

Soon, the Rhodes Island operators present witnessed a one-sided defeat of the city defense forces. The Originium creature only needed to swing its forelimbs, which resembled arm armor, to cause an explosion, the force of which could easily shatter the cement.

If an ordinary person were hit by this blast, they would probably be turned into pieces.

Soon, the city defense guards in the video were unable to get close at all and were directly smashed into a bloody pulp. The Originium fragments from the explosion passed through the bodies of the city defense guards like shrapnel from a grenade. Some of the smaller Originium fragments remained inside the bodies like bullets, while the larger Originium fragments pierced through the bodies of those people like armor-piercing bullets.

Some Originium fragments might even cause a secondary explosion.

One of the city defense guards was "lucky" enough to get close to the Originium creature and slash at its thigh. However, just as the guard struck the creature's thigh, the Originium crystal on its thigh turned from emerald green to red, followed by a flash of fire and an instant explosion!

Although the Originium creature exploded, it was not harmed in any way. At most, its blue-black shell, hidden under the Originium crystal armor, remained completely undamaged.

The Rhodes Island operators who witnessed this scene were also very interested in the Originium creature's skill in using the Originium on its body. This meant that the Originium creature had fully adapted to the Originium and was using the Originium on its body as a weapon for defense and offense.

After Amiya asked Kroos to pause the video, she spoke to the other Rhodes Island operators:

"This video shows that this creature possesses unique Originium defense and attack capabilities. According to the information provided by the client, the Originium crystal armor on this Originium creature is regenerable."

As she spoke, Amiya instructed Kroos to continue playing the video so that the Rhodes Island operators could see how quickly the Originium Crystal Armor on that Originium creature could regenerate.

About 10 seconds later, the Originium crystal armor that had shattered on the thigh of the Originium creature began to gradually regenerate.

Amiya pointed to the Originium creature on the screen and said:

"After learning this information, Party A once sent a mercenary group to destroy all the Originium crystals on those Originium creatures, but the mercenary group still failed."

Amiya added:

"Those mercenary groups' equipment is slightly inferior to our Rhodes Island's, but their weapons still didn't cause any damage, and that Originium creature had powerful attack capabilities even without Originium Crystals."

As she spoke, Amiya asked Kroos to bring up another video and image. In the video, an Originium creature was swinging its green, slimy forelimbs at a heavily armored mercenary.

The heavily armored mercenary easily withstood the Originium creature's attack, but the shield on the mercenary's hand, which was covered in green slime, began to change. The slime, which was originally green, turned yellow and then red, followed by an explosion.

The Rhodes Island operators who had studied Originium were also quite surprised to see this, because the slime was definitely not related to Originium. It was clearly a completely new discovery!

"According to intelligence from the other side, this slime has an energy power no less than that of an Originium explosion."

Amiya then explained a lot of information about the Originium creature to the Rhodes Island operators present, analyzing its weaknesses and asking them if they could develop a way to deal with it.

This also allows Rhodes Island operators in the operations department to familiarize themselves with the attack patterns and intelligence of that Originium creature.

Warfarin looked at the Originium creature in the video with a puzzled expression and said:

"Hmm...a creature I've never seen before..."

Of course! That creature comes from another world, so of course you've never seen it before!

Hearing the voice in her head, Warfarin, who was sitting in the chair, almost jumped up in fright, but she managed to suppress her excitement and whispered:

"Miss Zelus?! Is that you?!"

【Hmm~ Of course it's me, who else did you think it was?】

Warfarin wore an embarrassed expression. She had initially thought she wouldn't encounter Zelus again, but now… However, Zelus's words just now made Warfarin realize what was happening, and she said:

"Wait, Miss Zelus, do you seem to know anything about this unknown Originium creature?"

[Unidentified Originium creature? Oh, you mean that migratory species, the Fragile Dragon, on the screen?]

Upon hearing Zelus's words, Warfarin looked puzzled and said in the novel:

"A migratory species? A shattered dragon?"

In response to Warfarin's questions, Zelus transmitted information about the Migratory Species and the Broken Dragon to Warfarin's brain. Warfarin suddenly felt that her brain had gained a large amount of information about the Migratory Species and the Broken Dragon.

These materials familiarized Warfarin with what Migratory Species were and what kind of powerful monster the Brachydios was. Looking at the information about the Brachydios in her memory, Warfarin said:

"What the hell is that creature?!"

Gavial, who was standing nearby, heard Warfarin muttering something and asked:

"Hmm? Dr. Warfarin, what did you just say?"

Upon hearing Gavial's words, Warfarin paused for a moment, then quickly said to Gavial:

"No, no, no, I didn't say anything, I was just talking to myself~"

Upon hearing Warfarin's answer, Gavial looked at Warfarin with a puzzled expression and said:

"is it?"

Gavial then turned his head back to watch the Migratory Dragon on the big screen.

Chapter 161 [Happy New Year]

In Kal'tsit's office, Kal'tsit looked at the information about the Brachydios in her hand, then looked at Warfarin and said:

"You said... that Originium creature's name is Shattered Dragon?"

Warfarin nodded and said:

"Of course, that's the name."

Upon hearing Warfarin's answer, Kal'tsit looked at Warfarin with a puzzled expression and said:

"Where did you get this information? I have no idea that there is any information about this kind of creature on Rhodes Island."

Warfarin also felt a sense of foreboding when Kal'tsit became suspicious. Sure enough, the comprehensive information had aroused Kal'tsit's suspicion!

Then Warfarin scratched her cheek and said:

"Well... after all, I've lived for quite a long time, so it's normal to know some of the rarer records..."

Hearing Warfarin's unusual reaction, Kal'tsit raised an eyebrow, looked at Warfarin for a moment, and then continued looking at the documents in her hand, saying:

"Let's just say that..."

After saying that, she ignored Warfarin, which made Warfarin feel relieved but also had an urge to hit her. Of course, Warfarin didn't think she could beat Kal'tsit...

...It's not that I'm a coward!

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After leaving Kal'tsit's office, Warfarin returned to her room, collapsed onto her bed, sighed, and said:

"I'm so exhausted..."

【Hmm? That's not right. I remember you shouldn't get tired so easily after I modified your body, right?】

Hearing Zelus's words, Warfarin hesitated for a moment before replying:

"Uh... it's just that I'm mentally exhausted. By the way, was that Shattered Dragon the one that Miss Zelus mentioned, which was transported to the Terra world through the Void Transfer phenomenon?"

Zelus nodded and said to Warfarin:

"That's right. That Shattered Dragon was transferred from another world, and it has completely adapted to this world's environment and developed a symbiotic relationship with the Originium in this world. If it's not dealt with, it might become an even more powerful being."

"It would be best if you and that little guy Yuhaka came along too. The two of you are the most suitable to deal with the Brachydios right now. Some Rhodes Island operators may not be able to defeat that migratory Brachydios."

After hearing Zelus's words, Warfarin also sighed and said:

"I know that, and Amiya's plan is to deploy most of Rhodes Island's elite snipers."

Speaking of this, Warfarin also remembered that Amiya had discussed the battle plan with the Rhodes Island operators who were preparing to fight the Brachydios earlier that day.

The current location of the Migratory Rathalos is in an abandoned district of Lawrence Town. The plan is to use motor vehicles to transport sniper and caster operators to kite the Migratory Rathalos, thereby depleting its stamina and destroying its Originium Crystal Armor.

After the Originium Crystal Armor on the Brachydios is destroyed, the Rhodes Island operators responsible for the actual damage output can then provide ranged firepower against the Brachydios.

Meanwhile, other Rhodes Island operators will also set traps in the abandoned city to hinder things like the Dragon Slayer.

Furthermore, Rhodes Island obtained Mayor Lawrence's permission to use bombs and such in that abandoned city, as long as the city's power and mobility systems were not damaged.

After all, there weren't any important facilities in that urban area...

This time, the Guard and Heavy Operators will mostly serve as bodyguards for the Sniper and Caster Operators. After all, the melee threat of that Raptor is just too great. Whether it's the exploding Originium Crystal Armor or the exploding slime, the threat is just too great. Amiya is not willing to risk sending her operators to engage in melee combat with that Raptor.

After all, the intelligence Mayor Lawrence gave them revealed just how badly the Guards and Heavy Operators were faring.

As for the medical operators... they are basically there to treat any injured operators. Apart from Shining and Warfarin, they are there to accompany the convoy and provide support to the other operators.

Amiya and Kal'tsit both took this crisis contract quite seriously. After all, Mayor Lawrence had said that if Rhodes Island could defeat the Shattered Dragon, Mayor Lawrence was willing to pay a fee and also guarantee that Rhodes Island would receive a 8% discount on supplies purchased from their town of Lawrence in the future. Of course, this was for a limited time.

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