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"Okay, don't worry, Director."

It was only when Matsumoto drove away with Iwata in his car that Asaka realized that her back was already wet with sweat.

"What the hell is that?" Asaka muttered to herself. He looked at Sakura and saw that the girl was already crying, so he didn't ask any more questions. Of course, that kind of thing couldn't be a prank by a little girl.

"Thank you, Miss Oshima." Asaka couldn't help but feel scared and a little self-blaming. In fact, he was the one closest to them just now, and he was stunned because of panic. If Oshima Reiya hadn't been the first to take action, Iwata might not have been able to save his life if he had delayed for a moment.

"You're welcome. But Director, this magic wand is broken."

"Don't worry about that kind of thing." Asaka said casually, but after seeing the appearance of the magic wand, he couldn't help but click his tongue, "By the way, you are really strong."

The magic wand was made of metal except for some resin and plastic decorations. Now it was completely broken. In fact, the force of the blow blessed by Gaia's light was probably several tons, far exceeding the limit that those materials could withstand.

Director Asaka called the police, but the people who came were not the police, but the TAC team.

"Excuse me, I'm Ryugoro, the captain of the TAC team. I heard that someone was attacked by a cactus?"

Along with Captain Long, there were Beidou, Yamanaka, Konno, Yoshimura and Minami Yuko. Except for Noriko who stayed at the headquarters, it can be said that all the members were present. The TAC team even drove the Eagle Aerial Fortress and landed in the open space outside the forest. This did not seem like they were here to investigate a case, but more like they were preparing for a war and launching a general offensive.

Director Asaka was also frightened by this scene.

"I'm Asaka Morio, the director of the crew." He briefly explained what had just happened, and he didn't know more.

"So, that cactus was brought by this little girl named Sakura?"

Sakura was still a little scared when she heard her own name, but Tomoyo and Ling were by her side, which made her feel better. She also calmed down a lot more than before.

Beidou also saw Lingye and was a little surprised that she was there, but he just nodded and greeted her without saying anything.

When the police reported that a cactus had attacked someone, the TAC team knew that the super beast Sabotand that had disappeared two days ago had appeared. They had already prepared for a general attack, but they didn't expect that when they arrived at the scene, only one person was injured and the super beast had disappeared. However, at this time, Beidou saw Lingya and finally understood why the super beast had escaped.

Sabotand was injured in the battle with Ace before, and now he is hiding, eating some insects and animals to restore energy. After eating the black cat and the crow, he recovered some vitality and attacked humans, but just when he was about to cause trouble, he met Gaia again.

"Don't be afraid, little girl. We are the TAC team and we just have some questions to ask you." Captain Long said to Sakura.

However, Konno on the side exclaimed.

"Isn't this Sakura Kinomoto?!"

"People you know?"

Facing the captain's question, Konno was a little embarrassed, "He's an actor on TV, a very famous TV series recently."

It was hard for a grown man to watch a TV show about magical girls, but Captain Long didn't ask any more questions. This was a production crew, so it wasn't strange to meet a famous actor. Konno quietly found a notebook and decided to ask for an autograph later.

That's the signature of Magical Girl Sakura herself.

"Actually, we bought that cactus together when we went to the fireworks festival yesterday." Seeing that Sakura was still speechless, Ling took the initiative to answer for her.

"Fireworks display?"

"Yes, I bought it at a cactus stall at the temple fair during the fireworks display at the Sumida River in Sumida District yesterday. That cactus had bright red flowers and looked very special, so I chose that one."

"It's a cactus with a red crown, right? This is very valuable information. Thank you very much." Captain Long wrote it down carefully. "Then where did the cactus go?"

"Just flew into the forest."

Flying into the forest, or more accurately, being whipped into the forest, Director Asaka thought to herself, but didn't say anything.

It was a textbook home run, so spectacular that it was breathtaking.

Asaka originally thought that this young actor who had already been confirmed to join the crew was quiet and as gentle as a doll, but now she has changed her mind and has come up with a lot of inspiration.

There isn't necessarily only one magical girl.

A transfer student from England, with the blood of the Clowrido family. Who says magic can only be done by chanting spells? The points only increase agility and strength, and the holy light can rush forward. Isn't he a magician? She looks like a nine-year-old little girl, but she can actually blow up a gargoyle with one stick. It feels great.

Chapter 31 Ultra Bracelet

The TAC team members walked cautiously in the forest, which was a government-maintained protective forest outside Tokyo. It was about ten square kilometers in radius. It was not too big, but searching for a fist-sized cactus in a sea of ​​green was still like looking for a needle in a haystack.

If it was a pure cosmic creature in disguise, Ace and Gaia would be able to distinguish it, but the Ultra Beasts were originally transformed by the Yawa people using Earth creatures. Before they transformed into Ultra Beasts, they were no different from Earth creatures. Even with Ultraman's unique abilities, it would be difficult to identify them.

The six people were divided into two teams, with Captain Long and Shanzhong leading one team each to carry out the search.

"By the way, they were able to drive away the Ultra Beasts, that's really amazing." Konno said with emotion, feeling a little regretful that he was dragged away by the captain without getting Sakura's autograph. "They actually used a magic wand to drive away the Ultra Beasts, is there really magic?"

"Don't talk nonsense, work hard, and don't miss any clues." Yamanaka scolded. Beidou was in the same group. "There is a bush over there. Beidou, go and take a look. Be careful."

"clear."

Speaking of which, Beidou and Yamanaka often don't get along, but they are often in the same group when assigned tasks. Perhaps in Captain Long's opinion, their personalities complement each other. One is naive and brave, the other is old-fashioned and rule-abiding. Sometimes they can really produce some chemical reactions - it would be better if they didn't quarrel every other day.

Beidou was the least surprised that the crew was able to drive away the super beast, after all, he saw Ling was there too.

That super beast was too timid. It would run away if it couldn't win, just like the hedgehog in its genes. Ace had fought against it before, and he felt that the super beast was not very strong overall, except that its thorns were a bit prickly. Ace had already grasped its weakness after some probing. If it hadn't run fast at that time, it might have been killed by the Metalium Beam that Ace was about to use.

This time, it probably felt threatened. If it really attacked the crew, it should have been dealt with by Gaia by now, saving them the trouble of searching.

On the crew side, Director Asaka made Sakura a cup of hot cocoa, which helped the girl to recover a little.

"I'm going to the hospital to accompany you later. The crew probably won't be able to shoot these two days. Sakura, Miss Daidoji, take a rest this week. I'll notify you one day in advance before shooting next week."

Such a serious industrial accident happened on the crew. Although the attack by the Ultra Beast cannot be considered an accident of liability and he will not be held legally responsible, Asaka cannot continue filming without caring about it. She must at least wait until Iwata's condition stabilizes and she can rest assured.

"Director, just call me Chise. I'm not used to hearing 'young lady' or something like that."

Ling also said the same thing.

Asaka nodded. Of course, he also felt that it was difficult to pronounce, but sometimes people from big families liked it that way. Fortunately, Tomoyo and Ling were not like that either.

"You are all good kids," Asaka said with emotion.

I have been working in the directing industry for more than ten years. In the blink of an eye, I am already in my forties. When I see these children, I am surprised to realize that I am almost a grandfather.

Over the past decade, he has filmed many TV series, but few of them can be called popular. This one is probably the most successful one, and being with these children every day, he feels like he has become younger and more lively.

"Lingye, I originally planned to let you appear in a few episodes. After all, the frequent appearance of newcomers is not friendly to the audience's viewing experience. But I just had some ideas. Maybe I need you to try it when the next episode starts filming. Is that okay?"

The next episode is about to start? Ling also felt that it was a bit sudden, but nodded. With Sakura and Tomoyo here, it shouldn't matter, maybe?

Because the filming was stopped, the crew began to pack up the filming equipment and prepare to leave.

"Oh, Mr. Maki!" Director Asaka suddenly remembered, "Mr. Maki is still in the forest. Has anyone notified him to come back?"

The crew members looked at each other and shook their heads.

Mr. Maki is an old actor who was invited by Asaka to guest star in this episode, playing the role of Sakura's great-grandfather. According to the plot, Sakura will find another villa in the mountains that should not exist under the guidance of the crows, and meet the old man played by Mr. Boya. The four generations of grandparents and grandchildren met without knowing each other, and gradually became familiar with each other.

The villa is about one kilometer away from here. Mr. Boya said before that he wanted to familiarize himself with the environment, so he went there alone.

"Oh no, Mr. Zhenxi doesn't know there is danger in the forest!"

"Where is that villa?"

"Along this path, it's about one kilometer—" Asaka said halfway before she realized that it was Lingye who was asking the question, "It has nothing to do with you kids! You guys stay here and don't run around, understand?"

"it is good."

Lingye's answer was a bit perfunctory, but Asaka didn't care about that. His car had been driven away by his assistant to take Iwata to the hospital. There was only the crew's minibus here, so he hurried to find the driver.

Lingya glanced at Sakura who was still resting, and Tomoyo who was with her, and quietly retreated behind a big tree. The next moment, she turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

In the villa in the forest, Mr. Zhenxi was indeed in trouble. Just a few minutes ago, he saw with his own eyes a strange cactus eating several animals that were used to add atmosphere to the filming outside the villa. The cactus looked crooked and had lost many thorns, as if it had been chopped open by someone, but now it was like a ferocious beast. No matter whether it was an agile kitten or a puppy, or a flying crow, it could not escape its clutches and was easily eaten, as easy as eating candy beans.

Shinji didn't think his little arms and legs could handle such a monster. In this plot, he played Sakura's great-grandfather, a great magician who had retired for many years and was already a legend. But in reality, he was just an old man with a weak body.

Zhenxi quietly retreated, retreated to the door of the villa and closed it tightly. But the sound attracted the monster, and the cactus suddenly hit him. It was obviously a small plant, but it was like a wall-breaking hammer, and the solid mahogany door shook and shook off a lot of dust. Then there was another jolt, and the door lock was obviously deformed.

Again and again, after six or seven collisions, the gate could no longer withstand the impact and collapsed.

Seeing that he had no way to avoid the monster, Zhen Xi took a step back but fell to the ground. At this time, a "biu" sound was heard in the air, and a bullet hit the monster, causing it to deviate in the direction.

The one who fired the shot was Captain Long.

"Nan, you are responsible for protecting the old man and leaving. Yoshimura, contact Yamanaka, Beidou and the others. A super beast has been found here. Ask them to come for support."

Captain Long raised his TAC gun and fired several more bullets at the cactus. The cactus dodged everywhere, but the bullets seemed to be sharp, and every shot hit the target. As the captain of the TAC team, the 50-meter moving target was no challenge to Long Goro.

The cactus made a strange hissing sound, as if it was angry and howling. Then, it flew out of the back window and flew out of the villa. The next second, there was a tremor, and a super beast over 40 meters tall appeared outside the villa!

"Get out quickly!" Nan Xizi had already left with Zhen Xi. Long ordered Yoshimura to run outside, and he also ran towards the gate, but the super beast had already stepped towards the villa.

The reinforced concrete building was as fragile as a foam board under the weight of hundreds of thousands of tons of the super beast, and the ceiling was about to fall down. At this moment, light appeared in front of Long and Yoshimura.

It was a very soft light. Although it was not clear, it did not hurt the eyes. It was warm, as if it could drive away all the anxiety and fear. The light gradually faded, and the two could see clearly that they were standing between a pair of huge hands.

"It's Gaia!"

Staring into those huge milky white eyes, even though humans have always believed that "those who are not my kind must have different hearts", facing Ultra Warriors who are not like Earth creatures, people do not have the slightest resistance. Even when the Giant of Light first appeared in front of humans six years ago, it was easy for them to accept it.

Maybe it was because of this light? There was no shadow at all, it was so pure, it made people yearn for it.

I was saved again.

Long sighed inwardly. But there is no need to say more. Ultra Warriors have helped humans too many times, so many times that there is no need to thank them. It is better to keep this kindness firmly in mind.

Putting Captain Long and Yoshimura down, Gaia turned around and faced the Ultra Beast.

The Ultra Beast Sabotand had appeared in downtown Tokyo a few days ago and was immediately repelled by Ace. Ling did not participate in that battle, as she was still in Chiba at the time, and only saw the report on the news later.

Ultra beasts are like this, even if they are defeated they will never be obedient, they will always wait for an opportunity to attack the earth again.

Perhaps, as Ace said before, the super beasts have no joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, no extra emotions, and only know how to destroy. The existence of such creatures is wrong in itself, and there is no reason to talk about it except to destroy it, and there is no need for any sympathy.

Like a hedgehog or a cactus, Sabotand was covered in thorns. Gaia tried to approach it, but found it difficult to do so. He casually threw a few light blades, but they hit its shell without any pain.

Gaia looked at the approaching super beast and threw a punch, knocking the super beast back a few steps, but it was like punching a steel plate with nails. The hand was painful, but the super beast was unaware.

Realizing that Ultraman seemed to be unable to do anything to him, Sabotand proudly roared a few more times, and approached Gaia step by step. From time to time, several thorns were shot out from his body, each of which was like a high-yield missile, bombarding Gaia's light shield.

The missile-like spikes could not break through Gaia's light shield, but the number of spikes seemed endless. They were densely packed all over his body, no less than hundreds of them, and the continuous bombardment, if we talk about consumption, Gaia's light energy must have been consumed first.

"team leader!"

Yamanaka, Hokuto, and Konno rushed over.

"Konno, did you bring the rocket developed by Professor Kiji?"

"Yes, I brought it." Konno pointed to the individual rocket launcher on his shoulder.

"Okay, now aid Gaia."

The special rocket in the launch tube was designed by Dr. Yoichi Kikaji specifically for Sabotand.

Although cacti grow in deserts, they are actually composed of more than 85% water molecules. The leaves have evolved into spikes to prevent animals from eating them and to prevent water from evaporating. Since the super beast is transformed from a cactus, these basic properties should not change much.

The rockets made by Mokaji are actually based on desiccant, which can absorb a large amount of water molecules. I believe it will have a miraculous effect on this super beast. Even though human technology is far inferior to that of the Yabo people, they will not sit idly by and wait for Ultraman's help. Everyone is working hard to the best of their ability.