After the trouble caused by the Red Tank was resolved, Merlin's busy work in 2002 finally came to an end.

When everything was developing steadily and slowly advancing, he could finally stop and spend a pretty happy New Year with his family. However, what Merlin expected was that when the new year brought it, he did not encounter the troubles that followed as expected.

In the first half of 2003, everything seemed calm.

No big thing happened, which allowed Merlin to relax, but while Merlin slowly adapted to her soothing life, some of his friends encountered some things that were not so joyful in the edge of the world.

Vivian Graham, an outstanding biologist of the Imperial Organization, was walking hard on the ice sheet near an investigation station in Antarctica.

She was wrapped in a thick coat and goggles. In the deadly cold environment around her, she protected her mouth and nose well. Beside her were sleds dragged by several sled dogs, with many research equipment on it, and her pet, Hanuman, the demon hunter monkey, was also wrapped in heavy clothes and squatted on the edge of the sled.

Perhaps because of the cold weather, the monkey who finally quit drinking no longer jumped up and down like before. It curled up and leaned against the box of the sled, and was not interested in everything white around it. It was napping and complaining about why its owner didn't stay in the warm room.

Vivian didn't want to stay in the room.

Not only because the imperial organization's inspection in Antarctica was not going well, but also because of the intricate personal relationship between her and her supervisor Dr. Serizawa.

She has hinted or made it clear countless times, but the old-fashioned Shiro Serizawa is still like a piece of wood and does not intend to push the relationship between the two again.

For an equally reserved girl, this progress is very frustrating.

Vivian was even a little desperate about this relationship.

"Maybe, I should find a chance to drug as Merlin said."

Vivian was struggling to walk on the ice cover while thinking about it.

She was going to collect samples from a snow-covered valley near the station, and the energetic sled dogs followed her. Because the distance was not far, Vivian did not ride on the sled.

She wanted to walk over.

So that my messy mood can calm down.

When you are uneasy, you can't do your job well.

"Where is that Titan?"

A few minutes later, Vivian, who was a little irritated, stood on the ridge of the ice cover. She reached out and pulled down the scarf covered with her nose, took a breath of cold and refreshing air. She looked at the desolate and endless ice field in front of her. She herself lost confidence in this investigation.

The Imperial Organization has been searching for ancient Titans around the world, but they have only collected information about the few Titans that can only be observed. The rest are either from illusory legends or only found clues.

However, the Imperial Organization has tracked down the terrifying creature they are most interested in in recent years, the ancient Titan Godzilla living in the deep sea.

Biologists have found that the activities of this titan that looks very much like the dinosaurs in ancient times have certain rules. Almost every year, Godzilla would travel around the world in the deep sea along a fixed route.

Of course, its travel is not the same as it is in the conventional sense. It travels back and forth between continents along the deep sea and the possible earth holes on the seabed, like patrolling.

Such an action pattern often lasts for 1 month, and then Godzilla will disappear mysteriously.

Dr. Serizawa suspected that the Titan had its own nest in the hollow layer of the earth's hollow hole, but at the current speed of Earth's technological development, it was almost impossible to find Godzilla's nest in the vast ocean.

So the biologist could only turn his attention to Godzilla's journey around the world...

Then, they made a big discovery.

Vivian first discovered the doubts in the Titan's journey. When Godzilla traveled around the world, he would stop in several places for a very short time, including Mona Island, Skull Island and Antarctic continent, as well as several places in South America, North Africa and Northern Europe.

What these places have in common is that there are traces of confirmed or suspected Titan activity there.

Godzilla is like a jailman and a king who is patrolling the territory. It seems to be observing the activities of other Titans.

This undoubtedly gave the Imperial Organization a new research direction.

This is also the reason for this Antarctic investigation, but the problem is that having a direction does not mean that the research will go smoothly. Vivian and other biologists have been searching for this ice field for more than half a year, but they still find nothing.

There is probably a Titan here.

But the problem is, it hides itself too well.

"Where are you?"

Vivian drove the sled dog and slowly walked along the ridge of the ice cap to the valley. She quickly took off the instruments for collecting ice samples from the sled, while looking around.

The inspection will end in a few days. If they cannot find useful clues, then the Imperial Organization will deliver a very bad answer when facing the World Security Council questioning.

Although those politicians have enough patience, they have never been able to produce results, which will undoubtedly reduce the importance of the imperial organization in their minds, which will directly trigger a series of bad situations such as reduced investment in research funds.

After all, scientists are human beings, and scientists also need to live.

Alas, scientists need love, too.

Vivian sighed.

When will the long-distance love run between myself and my mentor be the end?

"Click"

Just as Dr. Vivian was thinking about it, the operating instrument behind her suddenly made a strange noise. The drill bit drilling downward seemed to touch a substance that was stronger than ice, and it sounded like a stone.

Vivian squatted down in confusion and controlled the instrument to rotate in reverse. When the drill bit was taken out, Vivian discovered that there was a substance like stone powder on the top of the drill bit.

This made her eyes widen.

"There is something under this ice cap..."

The young biologist's heart suddenly jumped, and his heart was filled with ecstasy.

No matter what is below, it means that she has made a discovery. Even if she finally confirmed that it has nothing to do with Titan, it also brings some fun to this boring life period.

Vivian looked around and estimated the depth of the drill bit rotation downward. She found that the thing hidden under the ice cap was not deep, maybe only 3-4 meters.

She picked up the ice hoe from the sled and began to dig down carefully.

But Vivian obviously overestimated the solidity of the ice cap. As she broke through the surface of the ice, a dangerous, faint sound of shattering sounded under her feet.

Vivian lowered her head in horror and saw that the seemingly stable ice layer had dense cracks like spider webs.

"Damn it."

The female biologist picked up the pet monkey with a slutty face and ran away, but just after she took two steps, the ice layer behind her completely broke.

Amid Vivian's screams, most of her body fell below the ice. As the sled dogs barked, Vivian struggled to grab the edge of the ice.

She was hanging in the air beside the broken ice layer.

One second later, the ice layer that Vivian was holding also shattered.

With her terrified screams, she fell into the dark tunnel below.

The moment he fell down, what appeared in Vivian's mind was Dr. Serizawa's always suppressed face...

"Teacher, we'll see you in the next life..."

"Bang"

Accompanied by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, Vivian felt the darkness in front of her eyes and fell into a coma.

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On the other side, Merlin, who was meditating, was suddenly awakened by the vibrations on his eyes.

He opened his eyes and saw a signal of help appearing on Icarus' lenses.

That signal is very far away, at the southernmost tip of the earth.

"Dr. Vivian Graham's locator was turned off a few minutes ago."

Icarus' gentle voice rang in Merlin's ears, and it said:

"According to the frequency of vibrations finally sent by the locator, Dr. Vivian should have encountered an unexpected situation suspected of falling from high altitude."

"Didn't she visit Antarctica?"

Merlin stood up without hesitation. He and Vivian had a good personal relationship. The girl who liked his mentor was his good friend and also helped Merlin a lot.

She is also a member of the official organization under the World Security Council and has a cooperative relationship with S.H.E.L.D.

Both public and private, Merlin cannot sit idly by and ignore Vivian when she is threatened.

“Where are the specific coordinate points?”

Merlin pushed his glasses and asked:

"Can you reboot the locator remotely?"

"cannot."

Icarus replied:

"The frequency of the information sent by the locator is very chaotic. There should be a strong magnetic field area that cannot be restarted remotely. Moreover, the strong magnetic field will interfere with the positioning of the shapeshift curse. Icarus does not recommend Mr. Merlin to conduct accurate transmission."

"Okay, then make sure that the closest one to her can avoid being disturbed."

Merlin ordered, and a moment later, a new coordinate appeared on Icarus' lens.

"Longitude-71.30, latitude-81.20."

Merlin went to the alchemy room, brought some first aid items, and then appeared on a desolate Antarctica ice field through any door of the mysterious house.

The moment Meilin stepped into the ice field, the cold breath quickly wrapped him, but this was enough to freeze the temperature of the ordinary person's body, which was not too much trouble for Meilin, who was only wearing casual clothes.

Guided by the route planned by Icarus, he rushed to the place where Vivian fell.

A few minutes later, Merlin stood on the ridge of the collapsed valley ice field. He looked down and the entire ice field collapsed, revealing a spiraling downward staircase.
To be continued...