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Ling was riding in her father's car, a black Bentley Continental R, a classic model launched by Bentley after World War II. It was luxurious and powerful, and very eye-catching on the streets of Tokyo. However, no matter how good the car was, it could only queue up in a traffic jam.
There was probably a car accident ahead, and the road that should have been smooth was jammed just after entering Chiba City. Occasionally, a few shrill horns were honked from the vehicles behind that were unaware of the situation.
"Miss, I'm sorry, I might be home late today."
"It's okay, it's not Jianye's fault." In this era, there was no real-time navigation or planning for congested routes.
Jianye had not been able to predict such road conditions. No matter how good his driving skills were, they would be useless in such a long and congested traffic jam. Ling naturally would not be surprised.
With a thought, she picked up her schoolbag from the seat next to her and took out the photo that Zhishi gave her at noon. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but the monster in the photo gave her a bad feeling. The image that was originally just printed on the photo seemed to be escaping from the photo.
At this moment, a car next to them honked again, and then Ling realized that the feeling of uneasiness just now was not an illusion, because the super beast in the photo actually moved!
At the same time, obscure energy fluctuations spread. This is the energy that connects the two dimensions and opens the channel!
This photo turned out to be the medium of the dimensional gate!
The next second, a huge super beast stepped out of the dimensional gate and came to the earth!
Jianye, who was driving the car seriously, only heard a noise. Before he understood what happened, his consciousness fell into darkness.
After an unknown amount of time, Jianye gradually regained consciousness, his body becoming somewhat sluggish. He struggled to open his eyes and found himself lying in the grass by the roadside. The road not far away was a sea of fire, with damaged vehicles everywhere.
The damage to the vehicle looked strange. It didn't look like it was caused by a collision. Instead, it looked like it was crushed by something huge falling from the sky. Cries and shouts for help could be heard everywhere.
There was also a sound like an earthquake. Looking up, I saw a huge creature roaring wildly not far away, and the one fighting with it was a red giant.
It took about ten seconds for Jianye to realize what had happened.
"Miss... Miss Lingye! Where are you, Miss!"
Jianye didn't pay attention to the battle between Ultraman and Ultraman. He only cared about the eldest lady. The place where the Bentley was originally located was the most severely damaged, and almost nothing was left. Jianye didn't think about why he was still alive. There seemed to be a light at the end of his previous memory. He didn't care what the light was. At this time, he just wanted to know if Ling was safe.
Jianye was naturally doing useless work, as he didn't know that the person he was looking for was fighting a super beast at the moment.
The super beast was hiding in the photo taken by Chiyo. Ling also hated herself for being slow to realize it. The super beast caused a lot of casualties as soon as it appeared. Because everything happened too suddenly, she only had time to throw Jianye in the car far away and then transformed into Gaia.
Suddenly appearing on the road, the traffic jam and the crowds could not be evacuated, and every kick of the super beast would cause huge casualties. So the first thing Gaia did when he appeared was to hold the super beast's neck with one hand, lift it up with the other hand, lift it above his head, and throw it into the woods beside.
But Ling didn't expect that because no one from the TAC team came to organize the evacuation in time, some ignorant people didn't run away after seeing Ultraman appear. In people's minds, as long as Ultraman appears, he can destroy the super beasts. Many people actually regard it as a close-up blockbuster from the first perspective. The voices of humans cheering for Ultraman can be heard from the roadside.
It is certainly a good thing that humans have confidence in themselves, but Ling does not feel happy at all. In order to protect these people from being affected, the difficulty of her battle has increased several times.
Lingye then realized why Ultraman's human body joined the TAC team. The combat power of humans may not be very strong now, but at least they can do some auxiliary work such as organizing refuge and restraining Ultra Beasts, so that Ultraman can fight without worries.
With so many people watching, she didn't even dare to use some powerful light skills to prevent humans from being accidentally injured by the explosion.
The super beast has a pair of wings, like a giant insect.
TAC Team Lake Base
The shrill battle alarm suddenly sounded, and the team members ran into the operations room one after another.
"What happened, Meichuan?" Captain Long asked.
"A super beast appeared on the expressway between Tokyo and Chiba! A large number of vehicles were damaged!"
"TAC team, act immediately! Yamanaka, you, Beidou and Minami will drive the Eagle and be responsible for the attack. Konno and Yoshimura will drive the Jaguar and be responsible for evacuating the people, and then attack on the ground!"
"Captain, there is also..."
"What else?"
"Yes, Ultraman has appeared and is fighting against Ultra Beast!"
"Eh?"
In past battles, Ultraman always appeared when the TAC team was at a disadvantage in attack. Long secretly believed that Ultraman did not want humans to become dependent and hoped that humans could fight to the best of their ability with their own strength. This was also the tacit understanding between Ultraman and the TAC team.
It is rare that the situation like this time where the TAC team has not yet deployed Ultraman has already occurred.
"Is it Ultraman Ace?"
"No, it's the new giant, Ultraman Gaia! Oh, the Ultra Beast has been defeated!"
"That's really fast!" Konno said with a smile. He was originally holding a combat helmet and ready to set off, but he casually threw the helmet back into the equipment rack.
"What are the casualties among ordinary people?" Captain Long ignored Konno and continued to ask.
"It was rush hour when the Ultra Beast appeared, and there was a traffic jam on the expressway. Fortunately, Ultraman Gaia appeared in time. The casualties are being counted, and there is no final data yet. However, because Ultraman appeared in time, the death toll is estimated to be less than ten. However, the crowd was not evacuated in time after Ultraman appeared, and more than fifty people were injured to varying degrees when watching the battle at close range."
"That bunch of idiots!" Yamanaka said angrily.
Seeing the battle, they didn't even run away! How stupid are those guys? They deserved the injuries! It's one thing for Ultraman to protect humans, but if he gets close like this, Ultraman won't be able to take care of everyone.
"But if Ultraman could have more contact with our TAC team, this situation would not have happened," said Yoshimura.
Beidou and Nan Xizi looked at each other. They were in the TAC team, so Ace could always appear at the right time. This was also the reason why Beidou invited Ling to join the TAC team before, although he knew that the possibility was very small in actual operation.
Chapter 13 Horrible Photos
"Beidou, there's a phone call for you." Shan Zhong answered the phone after it rang, and after answering a few times, he turned around and called Beidou.
“My friend?”
"Yes, it's the little girl named Oshima Reiya from before."
"Ah, I'll pick up right away! Hello, this is Beidou!"
They had just been talking about Ultraman Gaia, but they didn't expect the call to come so soon. Beidou had a feeling that the girl was here to discuss the super beast that had just appeared.
After answering the call for five minutes, Beidou finally hung up.
"Captain, this is information about Ultra Beasts. The Ultra Beast that appeared on the road just now is the Ultra Beast Gamas that appeared in the hills of Tokyo yesterday. This Ultra Beast appeared on Earth through a photo!"
"Is the information true?"
"Yes, someone witnessed the super beast running out of the photo!" Because of Lingye's identity, Beidou absolutely believed her words.
But it’s no wonder that Ultraman appeared first this time. It turned out that the super beast appeared next to her.
Yesterday, during the encounter between the TAC team and the Ultra Beast in the hills of the city, a newspaper reporter took a photo of the Ultra Beast. Now it seems that the photo must be destroyed and must not be published in the newspaper. Otherwise, with the sales of 100,000 copies of the daily newspaper, it is no joke to let the Ultra Beast have 100,000 clones. If one is defeated, another one will appear. Even Ultraman will be dragged down.
Not to mention the TAC team that had started the action over there, Ling also hung up the pay phone and found Jianye who was looking for her.
"Miss, where did you go just now?" Jianye, who was as anxious as a headless fly, finally felt at ease after seeing Lingye.
"I'm fine, Jianye, how about you, are you hurt?"
"No, you see, I'm in perfect health!"
The car was completely scrapped. After all, only Ling knew that the super beast just now emerged from her car. In this case, it would probably not be easy to find a complete car part.
But it's good that no one is hurt. For the Oshima family, losing a car is nothing. However, Ling has already made up her mind that in this world where super beasts are rampant, next time she buys a car, she must remind Jianye to buy insurance.
In this world of monsters, are all insurance companies going out of business? Or are monster damages exempt from liability?
"Miss, I have asked Gensuke to drive another car over. Please wait for a moment."
Gensuke and Kazuki are the managers of the Oshima family's villa in Chiba City. Both of them are over 50 years old. Before being hired by the Oshima family, they were honest country people.
After only ten minutes of waiting, Gensuke arrived in a car. This was not a luxury car, but Gensuke's own private car.
"Are you okay, Miss?" Like Mino, when he learned that they had encountered a super beast, Gensuke's first concern was Reiya's safety, and he was relieved after taking a closer look. Although they were a master-servant relationship, the Oshima family had always been kind to their servants, and they had been popular for more than 20 years since Oshima's father founded the family business.
"I've had this car for ten years. I use it to buy groceries. It's really rude of you to sit in such a broken car." Gensuke said awkwardly after he welcomed Ling to the back seat.
"What are you talking about? It's a real help that you're here, Gensuke." Lingye responded with a smile. Even if the car was in bad condition and the riding comfort could never be compared to the Oshima family's Bentley, this was Gensuke's private car. In principle, even Lingye could not force it to be used. Gensuke drove here of his own will.
"Gensuke, this is it. I just remembered that I have something else and can't go back. Can you take me back to Tokyo? I want to visit a classmate's house."
Ling is also going to the Chiyo family. The super beast appeared from the photo Chiyo gave her. Although she defeated the super beast just now, Ling also suspected that what she destroyed was not the real body of the super beast, but a similar clone.
The film's draft is dangerous, and if Chiyo develops it, it may attract the super beast again. Ling must get the draft or destroy it to be at ease.
"I understand, young lady." Gensuke started the car without asking any more questions.
The Chise family lived in Tokyo, and in this land-scarce place, they owned a large villa that was more like a park than a place to live. Even Lingye, who was also from a wealthy family, would not even know how to get in through the gate if someone else came.
Tomoyo's father passed away many years ago. It was her mother who created the foundation of the Daidoji family. Because of her busy work, Tomoyo's mother was away from home for a long time and had little time to come back to accompany her. But Tomoyo was a good child and never complained to her mother.
"Miss, it's time for dinner soon. It would be rude if we disturb you for too long." Jianye reminded before entering the room.
"I know, I'll be out soon. Please wait for a while with Gensuke."
"I understand."
Mino and Gensuke were arranged to go to the lounge next to the parking lot by the Daidoji family's maid who called herself Sonoko, and Ling was also welcomed into the living room.
After entering the house, she did not see Tomoyo immediately. It was not until she had waited for more than ten minutes that Tomoyo hurried down from upstairs.
If they were just ordinary friends, they would probably say a few polite words like "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting" or "I'm sorry for not taking good care of you", but for Reiya and Tomoyo, these were all unnecessary.
As soon as Chiyo arrived, she held up the photos in her hand and said, "Look, Reiya, I have developed the photos. Reiya is really cute!"
The photos that Tomoyo was holding were all the photos of Reiya that she had "secretly taken" at school. It might not be accurate to say that they were secretly taken, after all, the photos were taken openly, but the person concerned's consent was not obtained.
Because of her hobby of photography, Zhishi even converted a room in her house into a photo developing room. I guess the first thing she did when she got home was to develop the photos, which delayed her time.
"I will hang all these photos in my room, and they will fill the entire room. I am so happy!" Tomoyo said with a silly smile.
Ling was helpless. She was not opposed to taking photos. She had taken many selfies with her phone in the past. But she was a little overwhelmed by Chise's enthusiasm. But these were not the most important things now. Ling looked through the photos but did not find her target.
"Tomoyo, didn't you develop the previous Ultra Beast photos?"
"Ah, you mean that photo? I've developed it. It's in my room!" Tomoyo answered casually. To her, the photos of the super beasts were strange but just for fun, so she didn't care. "Let's not talk about that. Lingye, can you let me take a few more photos?"
"Tomoyo, listen to me, that photo is very dangerous and may attract super beasts!"
"Super beast? Lingye, what are you talking about? It's just a photo." Tomoyo blinked and said with a smile.
"Even so..." Ling Ye didn't know how to explain it for a moment. Photos are just images formed by light exposure on film. If she hadn't experienced it herself, Ling Ye wouldn't believe that photos could become reality. It completely violated all the scientific principles she knew.
But the fact is that the Yabo people's level of technology is far beyond what humans can understand.
"In short, that photo is very dangerous and the negative cannot be kept."
After much persuasion, Reiya finally convinced Tomoyo to destroy the photos, but at the same time she paid a "painful" price - ten photos of Reiya herself.
Tomoyo was very satisfied with this deal. To her, the photos of the super beasts were certainly not as valuable as the photos of Lingya.
Tomoyo's room was on the second floor. When Lingya stepped in, she couldn't help but feel a bead of sweat on her head.
This is a pink room with a very girly feel. There are many stuffed toys on the bedside. However, except for narcissists, probably few people would cover the walls with their own photos. But what if your photos appear on the walls of someone else's room?
There were dozens of photos of Lingye hanging on a pink wall, making it hard to tell whose room this was.
Lingye's photo was hung on the wall so openly, but Chaoju's photo didn't get such a good treatment. Tomoyo opened the drawer and took out a photo album, then pulled out the photo of Chaoju.