Chapter 213: Physical Testing

Hong Kong Jaeger Operations Base, Core Area.

Hansen walked at the very front with steady steps, carrying the composure of a battle-hardened veteran.

He was the base’s top Jaeger pilot and had faced off against Kaiju head-on many times; his iron-blooded aura could be felt without a single word.

But at this moment, his peripheral vision kept glancing back at the petite figure behind him.

That silver-haired little loli.

From the first moment Hansen saw this group, he sensed their uniqueness.

That kind of aura wasn’t something that could be cultivated through training.

It was something only possessed by those who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

They were very strong.

But exactly how strong, he didn’t know.

“Follow me.”

Hansen spoke, his voice calm.

“I will take you for a physical intensity test. This is the most basic test for a Jaeger pilot.”

As he spoke, his gaze turned toward Lilith again.

Coincidentally, those crimson eyes also looked up, meeting his gaze.

In that instant, Hansen felt as if his heart had been violently squeezed by something.

Those eyes were too calm.

So calm they didn’t seem human.

It was as if, in her eyes, he was merely a passing ant.

Hansen cleared his throat, turned his head, and quickened his pace.

The base had already checked the identities of these people before they arrived.

The entire Blue Star’s household registration system, entry and exit records, and surveillance databases—none of them contained any information on them.

It was as if they had appeared out of thin air.

But humanity didn’t have time to investigate such things now.

With the frequency of monster appearances increasing, humanity needed a large number of Jaeger pilots.

And one couldn’t just become a Jaeger pilot simply by wanting to.

Currently, the number of Jaeger pilots globally could be counted on one hand.

Most people were stuck at the ‘Memory Link’ stage.

The requirements for Neural Synchronization were too high; ordinary people simply couldn’t withstand that kind of Spirit pressure.

The remaining small portion was stuck on their Constitution.

Fighting in a Jaeger required enduring several times the acceleration of gravity.

Without a powerful physique, going up there was just seeking death.

And now, these eleven people—

especially that little loli—might just be the hope humanity had been desperately searching for.

…

The corridor was very long.

Lilith walked with a leisurely pace, her hands behind her head, her gaze curiously taking in everything around her.

The internal structure of the base was more complex than she had imagined.

Metal walls, sealed hatch doors, intricate piping, and monster warning signs everywhere.

Occasionally, soldiers in combat uniforms would hurry past, unable to resist stealing a few glances at them.

To be precise, they were stealing glances at Lilith.

That silver-haired little loli was simply too eye-catching.

Soon, the group was led to a physical testing room.

The room was large, with a massive machine positioned in the center.

That was the equipment specifically used for testing a pilot’s Constitution.

By applying pressure, it detected the limit of gravity the human body could withstand.

Under normal circumstances, to become a qualified Jaeger pilot, one needed to withstand at least three times gravity.

Top pilots could withstand five times.

Hansen’s limit was exactly five times.

The walls of the room were covered with posters of various monsters.

The ferocious faces of Kaiju, the heroic figures of Jaeger Hunters, and snapshots of battle scenes.

The purpose of these things was supposedly to stimulate the test subject’s desire to fight.

Lilith had originally just given them a casual glance.

Then—

Her gaze froze.

On one of the posters was a silver-white giant beast.

Ferocious exoskeleton, a fan-shaped crest, a slender Bone Tail, and dragon wings with sharp blades.

Four crimson vertical pupils stared directly into the camera.

That posture and aura made it look as if it would pounce out of the poster the next second and tear everything in sight to shreds.

Lilith was stunned.

She stopped in her tracks, tilting her head with a face full of questions.

This…

Wasn’t this her true form?

How did it end up as a poster here?

Hansen noticed Lilith’s odd behavior and followed her gaze.

The poster of the silver-white giant beast was particularly striking.

“That is footage of a monster captured previously,”

Hansen explained.

“Its level reached Category Six.”

Category Six monster.

Those words made the ten Reincarnators behind him freeze simultaneously.

Their gazes involuntarily fell upon that poster, and then, an unmaskable shock appeared on their faces.

That ferocious exoskeleton, that body like a killing machine—

That wasn’t a monster.

That was a Hunter.

Moreover, it was a terrifying existence with a size exceeding a hundred meters.

They all looked at Lilith in unison.

If this Hunter was that fellow who had yet to appear…

Everyone’s Adam’s apples bobbed at the same time.

“Did you fight it?”

One Reincarnator spoke with difficulty, his voice somewhat dry.

He knew very well that if this Hunter became an enemy of the Jaeger Hunters, they would have to immediately abandon their plan to become Jaeger pilots.

An existence of that level was not something they could afford to provoke.

Hansen shook his head.

“No. Satellites couldn’t track its trail. Its Speed was too fast, and it finally disappeared from radar.”

Hearing this, the Reincarnators all breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness.

Thank goodness they didn’t start a fight.

Lilith stood to the side, looking at the poster, her lips twitching slightly.

Now, she finally understood why the people in that City were running away like crazy that day.

It turned out she had already been discovered.

Well, it made sense; this world was already overrun by monsters.

If her massive body appeared on the coast and they didn’t notice, this world would have been taken over by Kaiju long ago.

She withdrew her gaze and said nothing more.

…

Center of the Physical Testing Room.

The massive machine was ready.

It was a device similar to a centrifuge; the test subject needed to put on a special protective suit and enter it.

The machine would generate centrifugal force through rotation, simulating different levels of gravity.

“Who’s first?”

Hansen looked at the group.

A robustly built man was the first to step forward.

He was 1.9 meters tall, with a broad frame and bulging muscles.

Just standing there gave off a sense of pressure.

He walked into the machine and put on the protective suit.

The hatch door closed.

The numbers on the display began to jump.

[1G… 2G… 3G…]

Hansen’s expression was calm.

3G was the passing line; most people would stop here.

[4G… 5G…]

Hansen’s expression changed slightly.

5G was his limit.

This person being able to hold on until 5G already showed the potential to become a top pilot.

[6G… 7G… 8G…]

Hansen’s pupils constricted slightly.

This had already surpassed the limit of an ordinary person.

[9G… 10G…]

His breathing became rapid.

10G? Was that a number a human could reach?!

[15G… 20G… 30G…]

Hansen’s mouth began to hang open.

[40G… 50G… 52G!]

“This… this is impossible…”

Hansen muttered, his eyes full of disbelief.

52 times gravity meant this person’s physical strength had already surpassed the scope of human understanding.

Dozens of tons of heavy objects could truly be kicked around like a ball in his hands.

Finally, the number settled at—

[63G]