Chapter 1231
What does it mean that the sextant was kidnapped by a monster?
After glancing at the horrific scene inside the ward, the three men silently closed the door, turned around, and expressionlessly took out cigarettes from their pockets. They each lit one, put it in their mouths, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled smoke rings.
That's terrible.
The same thought popped into the minds of the three of them, but none of them had any intention of going in to help. After all, this was all caused by them putting in too much bait, and Sextant was originally the one the master was going to deal with, so it was normal for it to be in a bad state.
After a two-second silence, Spike flicked his cigarette ash, stubbed it out in the nearby trash can, and said in a flat tone, "Never mind, let's continue eating. Anyway, he won't die. Master said he'd spare his life."
Tom and Jerry nodded, stubbed out their cigarettes, turned around and walked back to the bench, picked up their unfinished steaks again, and continued to gnaw on them, as if the horrific scene they had just witnessed was just a trivial matter, and the screams in the ward became the background noise of their meal.
After taking a couple of bites, Spike stood up, took three bottles of milk from the insulated box next to him, handed one to Tom and one to Jerry, opened one for himself, raised the bottle, and said to the other two, "Come on, cheers, let's wish our caregiving mission a successful completion!"
Tom and Jerry immediately raised their milk bottles, brought them together, and gently tapped them together with a "bang." Then they each took a big gulp of milk, their faces full of satisfaction—who cares how messy the ward is, they just need to eat and drink well first. As for Sextant's life or death, that's none of their business.
The screams inside the ward continued, while outside, three guys were happily munching on steaks and drinking milk, the scene both bizarre and hilarious, completely unaffected by the horrific sight inside.
Outside the ward, Spike, Tom, and Jerry were still happily munching on steaks and drinking milk, completely oblivious to the terrible scene inside the ward and the fact that they had set out too much bait.
However, they seemed to have forgotten that when Cui Ming gave them the bait, he specifically instructed them that it wasn't meant to attract poisonous insects, but to attract monsters!
"boom!!!!"
A deafening roar suddenly erupted, shaking the entire hospital violently. Cracks appeared in the walls, dust fell in torrents, and the doors and windows of the wards shattered instantly, scattering shards of glass everywhere.
Spike, Tom, and Jerry froze instantly, their steaks and milk bottles falling to the ground with a crash and shattering. The three exchanged a glance, their relaxed expressions vanishing in an instant, replaced by panic and terror.
Something terrible has happened!!!
Ignoring the mess on the floor, they rushed into the ward in a panic, eager to see what had happened. But as soon as they entered, the three of them were stunned by the sight before them, instinctively uttering a curse: "Holy crap!"
The poisonous insects in the ward had long since scattered in terror at the loud noise and the aura of the monster, and Sextant on the hospital bed was nowhere to be seen—he had been captured by a huge monster!
The monster was covered in hard scales, with a round head and a mouth so big it could swallow a person whole—it was Nokochilin. It gripped Sextant's collar tightly with its thick claws, lifting him into the air, occasionally nuzzling him with its head as if playing with a toy, or perhaps treating him like a snack, taking bites now and then, nibbling at Sextant like a stick.
Spike reacted the fastest, immediately pulling out his phone and frantically dialing Cui Ming's number. His voice trembled with panic, "Hey, boss! Something's happened! Sextant's been captured by a monster! It's Nokochirin!" There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line before Cui Ming's voice came through, calm and even slightly curious: "...Do you have any footage?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Tom is uploading!" Spike said hurriedly, turning to glare at Tom who was fiddling with his phone and uploading the image, urging, "Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"
Cui Ming's side
At this moment, Choi Myung was not sitting in the NERV commander's seat. Mainly because when he beat up Sextant earlier, he went too far and beat up the commander's chair and the surrounding area so dirty that it was impossible to sit there.
He was leaning against the wall of the command room, playing with his phone. After hearing the notification sound of Tom uploading the video, he looked up at the large screen in the command room and said calmly, "Look at the big screen."
The NERV staff around, already shaken by the loud noise, immediately turned to look at the large screen upon hearing Choi Myung's words. The screen clearly showed Rokubungi Gendo being held captive by Nokochirin—Nokochirin was treating him like a stick, slowly and deliberately nibbling at him, a scene both absurd and pitiful.
"Aaaaaaah! Help me!!!! Help me! What the hell is this thing?! Help me, help me, help me, help me!"
On the screen, Sextant's screams could be heard clearly. He was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely from being bitten by Nokochilin. His already weak body was now even more severely weakened, and he was completely in despair. He could only do his best to cry out for help to the camera, placing all his hopes on Choi Myung.
On the other end of the phone, Cui Ming's gaze was still fixed on the large screen, watching Sextant scream in agony as it was being chewed up by Nocochlin, his tone remaining calm. Meanwhile, on this end of the line, Spike secretly picked up the half-empty bottle of milk from the floor, took a quick sip to calm himself, and cautiously asked, "Boss, you saw it. What should we do now? Should we try to save Sextant first?"
"What to do? To be honest, I don't know either." Cui Ming paused, his tone tinged with helplessness and impatience. "Forget about the sextant for now. Help the people around us evacuate. There are still many patients and medical staff in the hospital. Don't let them get caught in the monster's attack. Seriously, this Nokochilin is no ordinary creature. Don't get involved blindly, or you'll get yourself killed."
"Alright, boss! We're on our way!" Spike replied quickly, then waved to Tom and Jerry after hanging up the phone. "Hurry up! Don't just stand there, the boss wants us to assist with the evacuation!" With that, the three of them rushed out of the ward, leaving Nokkilin and the captured Sextant to wreak havoc in the messy ward.
After hanging up the phone, Cui Ming put away his phone, turned to the tense NERV staff member beside him, and said in a serious tone, "Alright, stop standing there. Take me to the weapons department. I heard you have some kind of EVA here; it might come in handy." (End of Chapter)