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Because they were talking on TAC's public channel, Beidou heard Yamanaka's teasing and spoke up to remind him.
"When is it your turn to remind me?" Shan Zhong was a little embarrassed. He just made a joke, but Beidou caught it. He usually said to Beidou, "Don't be careless."
But it was indeed the fact, so Yamanaka had no way to refute it and could only remain silent.
Before the Ultra Beast is truly defeated, anything can happen.
"Let's destroy this super beast in one go!"
Just as Captain Long was giving the order, at the same time, everyone suddenly heard an unusual sound, unable to tell whether it was a buzzing sound or flowing water, and then the super beast disappeared in full view of everyone.
A huge monster like a mountain disappeared in the blink of an eye, just like a frame lost in a movie.
"What's going on, where's the Chao Beast?"
"The super beast has disappeared. No object has been captured by optical, thermal imaging or electromagnetic waves." Noriko reported. She operated various detectors on the Eagle but failed to find the target.
Just when he thought that he could finally rely on humans to destroy a super beast, the super beast disappeared. Yamanaka felt like he was being mocked. He was in a bad mood and fired a rocket at the original location of the super beast. The rocket passed through the air and fell directly into the sea.
"It seems that it is not invisible. It really disappeared."
"Okay, let's land first and take a look at the ground."
The Eagle landed on the beach, like an aircraft carrier, but it could take off and land vertically, so it didn't need a carrier's port. The Cosmos and Airo landed on the Eagle's platform and were stored in the cabin of the Sky Fortress.
The TAC team soon met up with Konno at the beach, along with the two children.
"The super beast is missing?"
Because Konno was hiding with his child and was a little far away, he did not see clearly what happened on the battlefield.
"Yes, it suddenly disappeared," Shan Zhong said unwillingly, "It seems that this is its way of saving its life. Damn it, I bet that it is hiding now and must be looking for an opportunity to attack the city."
"I agree with you, Yamanaka. So we have to find a way to find it before it attacks the city next time, otherwise it will be like playing whack-a-mole, and every time we go out it disappears and we'll never be able to eliminate it."
"Konno, what's going on with these two children? Why didn't they seek refuge? Are they your relatives?" Yamanaka asked.
"Yes, this is Yumiko, my niece. The other one is Meng Er, who may also be a relative in the future."
Meng Er muttered "No way", but his tone was not as disgusted as before.
Captain Long didn't mind their relationship. "Let the children stay away from the coast for the next two days. We don't know where the super beast has hidden. It may appear again."
"My father may know about this." Meng Er interrupted.
"Your dad? Where is he?"
"It's right here." Meng Er said, holding up the horseshoe crab in his arms.
"A helmeted crab? You call the helmeted crab daddy?" Shanzhong was amused by the child's words and just thought it was a child's joke.
"It's like this." Seeing Meng Er getting angry again, Konno quickly explained, "The father of this child is the crew member of the 'Uogami Maru' that was reported earlier. He was a victim of the super beast attack."
Shan Zhong's expression changed. He realized that he had just said the wrong thing and should not have used a teasing tone.
"I'm sorry, but why do you call a helmeted crab daddy?"
"He is my father. My father said that he was attacked by a super beast. Although he lost his life at that time, Gaia saved him. Gaia allowed him to come to me and stay with me in the body of this helmet crab."
"You mean Gaia? So that's how it is..." Regardless of whether others believed it or not, Yamanaka believed it because this was something he had experienced as well.
Shanzhong will never forget that night, the final farewell between him and the dead Maya.
It was not an illusion, nor was it a performance by a cosmic being. Yamanaka was absolutely certain that it was his fiancée Maya herself. This was Gaia's final blessing to them.
I remember that Senior Ide from the Kote team once said that when he saw Ultraman that day, he thought he saw a god.
But to Yamanaka, Gaia was not just a spirit, but a real god. She comforted him and gave Maya peace. Unlike the Ultra Warriors from the Kingdom of Light in the past, Gaia seemed to be the spirit of the earth itself, just like her name, "Mother Earth Goddess". She took the souls of the dead to the kingdom of God.
Not only Yamanaka, but Beidou also believed the boy's words immediately after hearing them.
Because only he knew that Gaia had indeed gone there that day. The so-called "driving the Airo on patrol and found the attacked fishing boat" was actually an excuse. It was Ling who told him that the fishing boat was attacked by the super beast.
Yamanaka walked up to the boy and squatted down, looking him in the eye. "I apologize for what I said before. So, can your father tell us where the super beast went? This is very important. We can't let it attack the city again and cause more deaths."
Meng Er looked at the horseshoe crab in his arms and nodded.
He spoke to the horseshoe crab for a few words, but no one could hear the horseshoe crab's voice except himself, just like a one-man pantomime. But Yamanaka and Beidou waited patiently. Although Yoshimura and Noriko found it a little unbelievable, they didn't say anything. After about two minutes, Meng Er ended his communication with his "father".
"How about it?"
"Dad said that he doesn't know the exact location of the Ultra Beast. But it should be near the amusement park in Old Bizen."
"The amusement park in Old Bizen? Got it, Captain?" Yamanaka looked at the captain. Although he believed Meng Er's words and believed that the helmeted crab was indeed his father, the final decision still needed the captain.
Ryugoro thought about it and nodded.
"Animals are sometimes more accurate than human instruments. Agitated mice can predict earthquakes in advance, which is something that human instruments cannot do at present."
The only concern was whether the child could really communicate with horseshoe crabs. But Long finally decided to believe him.
Trust is hard, and sometimes it can lead to bitter consequences. Doubt is easy, and it is an innate human instinct. The latter can keep people from getting hurt, but the former requires a lot of courage.
But as Beidou often says, we can have a thousand or ten thousand reasons to doubt others, but what is really important is to learn to believe.
"Then please."
"Ok!"
Meng Er happily agreed. It always feels good to be trusted by others.
Tokyo, Oshima Manor and Horse Farm
Lingya rode on Yuchuan's horse and galloped, and she found that she liked this feeling.
It wasn't because of her riding skills, it was just because Yuchuan cooperated well. Perhaps because of Gaia, Ling also found that she was very popular with small animals and could even communicate with them in a simple way.
Without a whip or reins, Yuchuan could sense her intentions and act accordingly.
"Amazing!"
Mikawa stopped in front of Tomoyo who was recording with her camera. Tomoyo stopped recording and was delighted that she had another perfect piece of footage in her camera.
"Tomoyo, do you want to try? Mikawa is very well behaved."
Tomoyo hesitated for a while and shook her head. "Forget it. I'm still a little scared. Being able to take a picture of Lingye riding a horse is enough to make me happy."
"Where's Sakura?"
Sakura quickly waved her hand to refuse. If it was a foal, she could still try, but Yuchuan was already an adult horse. With such a tall body, he was as tall as an adult when standing, and ran as fast as a car.
She is not a real Crawler. She can't run around the map in a pair of roller skates and avoid the bullets of the Craw Cards; she can fly in the sky on a magic wand and fly to the stratosphere to say hello to the airplanes.
Once the camera is turned off, it will be the same as usual. If you fall off the horse by mistake, you will most likely kneel on the spot. So compared to Mikawa, Sakura still prefers cars with seat belts.
Yesterday's 'study session' was very effective.
Good friends get together to do homework efficiently. In one day, Tomoyo and Ling finished all their summer homework. Even Sakura, who missed the most, caught up with the progress. Now she only has the last few days of drawing diary and a book review left.
This amount of homework can be finished in half a day if you work hard.
I originally planned to go to the hot springs, but I found that it hadn't been cleaned for a few months, and the area around the hot springs was as dirty as a wild mountain forest. Maria and the maids cleaned it all day yesterday, and it was not cleaned up until the evening.
Seeing Ling also get off Yuchuan's back, Hachiken took his beloved horse away. What made him a little jealous was that Hachiken was reluctant to leave when he left. Ah, who took care of it for more than a year, this little traitor?
Maria, who was standing nearby, also handed over a towel to wipe the sweat.
"Miss, the hot spring is ready. Do you want to go take a bath with Miss Tomoyo and Miss Sakura?"
Ling was about to agree, but paused.
"Did something happen?"
"No, nothing, let's go to the hot springs."
There are some unusual movements in the ocean.
Ling could only vaguely sense the movements on the land, but after receiving the medal from Aguru, she gradually became able to sense the abnormalities in the ocean. It should be the super beast that attacked the fishing boat.
But that super beast is not very strong. Besides being able to hide, it is also very timid. Since Beidou and Nan are here, I believe Ace and the TAC team can handle it.
It shouldn't matter if she doesn't go this time, right?
Chapter 60: Revenge of the Undead
Seto Inland Sea, Okayama Prefecture
Old Bizen, formerly the ancient Bizen Province, was famous for its pottery and sword making. It was once called the "Sword Kingdom" and was also the birthplace of the treasure bottle "Bizen ware". In thirty years, it will be merged with Nissho-cho and Yoshinaga-cho to form Bizen City. However, for now, Old Bizen is still an administratively independent city.
The amusement park should have been crowded during the summer vacation, but half an hour after the TAC team issued the evacuation notice, there was no trace of tourists.
"Hey, this is a paradise for children to play." Looking at Beidou fiddling with the equipment over there, Konno, who had changed into the TAC team uniform and ended his vacation early, sat idly on the carousel, "It's all because of that super beast. It disturbed the children's perfect vacation."
"I see, I have disturbed your vacation, haven't I?"
"Haha, you can say that." Konno didn't care about Yamanaka's teasing. "The sea is always beautiful. It's a rare opportunity to return home. I was planning to go fishing, but it's all gone."
"So, Konno, you're good at fishing?"
"I can't boast about anything else, but when it comes to fishing, I grew up by the sea. Whenever I go out to sea, I never go empty-handed."
"Uncle is bragging again." Yumiko muttered softly to Meng Er.
"Yeah." Meng Er nodded. Everyone who grew up by the sea likes to brag like this.
If there is a fishing expert who never comes back empty-handed, his father is the best. Sometimes, even if he doesn't catch any fish, he can still bring back beautiful shells and conchs. Even if he doesn't catch any, he will still bring back broken iron pots and rusty bicycles, which he caught from the sea. He can sell them to recycling stations as scrap metal and supplement the family income.
When he was a child, Meng Er’s greatest pleasure was guessing what his father would bring back every time he went out to sea.
But what they didn’t expect was that what the fishing boat finally caught was a super beast.
"Meng Er, actually we should all thank your father." Seeing that Meng Er was not in a good mood, Shanzhong walked up to him and said.
"what?"
"This super beast has not yet fully grown. If your father's fishing boat had not caught it and exposed it to the TAC team in advance, if it had continued to grow, it would have become a more terrifying super beast in the future, and more people would have died. Your father's sacrifice saved many people." Yamanaka patted the boy's shoulder and said, "Of course, losing a loved one is a very sad thing. But please believe that your father's sacrifice is not in vain."
Meng Er felt complicated when he heard this, and he didn't know whether he should be happy.
On the other side, Beidou had been fiddling with the instrument for nearly twenty minutes, and Captain Long was getting a little anxious looking at the time.
"How's it going, Beidou, did you find anything?"
"No, there is nothing unusual on the instrument."
"So, it's not reliable to let a horseshoe crab tell us where the super beast is." Yoshimura interrupted. He felt that this kind of thing was unreliable from the beginning. Maybe it was just a kid's prank. He didn't know why Beidou and Yamanaka believed him so much.
Yoshimura knew that Beidou was always easy to trust others, but when did Yamanaka become like this? Wasn't he the one who liked to contradict Beidou the most, and believed in science the most, so shouldn't he be the first to question it?