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Those who are in that state can be called "poets". Unfortunately, poets are always laughed at by mortals.

Sakura suddenly knew how to do her winter vacation homework.

"Thank you, Lingye. Lingye knows so much."

"I wish I could help you."

Did the Earth have prehistoric civilizations before humans? At least in this world, the answer is yes. In fact, Ling doesn't need to ask Gaia, just ask Beidou of the TAC team. Because as early as the Ultra Guard era, humans had contact with them. It's all recorded in the archives.

Unfortunately, the contact process was not friendly.

They called themselves Nongmarte and lived in the depths of the sea.

The Nongmalt people were originally terrestrial life forms. However, due to drastic environmental changes on Earth at certain times in the past tens of thousands of years, which led to mass extinction of species, the Nongmalt population also dropped sharply and they could no longer survive on the ground. So they used the power of science to move into the deep sea and built underwater cities.

But tens of thousands of years later, when the Nongmalt people wanted to return to the land, they found that there was a new civilization on the land, which had long been occupied by humans. Humans were even trying to expand into the ocean. The Nongmalt people were more technologically advanced than humans, and they wanted to start a war to take back the land and stop humans from developing the ocean, but they were stopped by Seven at the time.

In that war, the victors were Seven and humans, including the proud biological weapon Gallos of the Nongmalt people, which was also destroyed.

As a last resort, they had to return to the deep sea after being defeated. They continued to live in the dark depths of the sea. However, they were originally hiding from natural disasters, but now they are hiding from humans.

However, humans also promised at the time to suspend the development of the ocean, which could be regarded as a temporary ceasefire and handshake until one of the parties broke the agreement again at some point in the future.

In order to prevent destabilizing changes in human society, these have not been announced to the general public.

The news reports at the time only said that the Ultra Guard and Seven had eliminated a group of aliens who were attempting to invade the Earth.

The real file codenamed "Ω" is sealed deep in the confidential room.

Unknown to others, not even Ling.

When Sakura returned home, it was already dark. The daylight was short in this season, and it got dark very quickly.

There was no light in the room, and Sakura knew that because her father had told her that there would be an off-campus study session today and that he would be taking students to another city for a field trip.

This is how the archaeology major is; much of what you really need to learn is outside of the books.

The food is in the refrigerator, just heat it up. After so many years, Xiaoying has already gotten used to it.

The photo of her mother that was originally enshrined in the living room was taken away. It was her father who took it away—only the dead need to be enshrined in this way. Sakura knew that her father had always wanted to ask her those questions, but he didn't. He was waiting for Sakura to say it herself.

After dinner had come back to temperature on the stove, Sakura was about to go to her room to do her homework when the home phone rang.

"Something happened to the archaeological team?"

When Sakura first heard this, her mind went blank, but fortunately things were not what she thought.

The person who called was my father's professor assistant.

"Professor Kinomoto is fine, but many students went to the hospital, and the professor went with them. The professor asked me to call home so that you wouldn't worry."

The accident would most likely be on the news, so rather than let Sakura see the news and worry, Fujitaka took the initiative to have someone call to report that she was safe.

"Thank you so much for calling."

"No, no, it's me. I'm usually taken care of by the professor. Please don't worry, the professor will be back soon."

After hanging up the phone, Sakura was still a little uneasy.

Although it was a call to report safety, she was still worried because the archaeological team had encountered an accident but did not mention what the accident was.

Unable to help herself, she took out her cell phone and called Lingye. But she didn't want to find Lingye, she wanted to find her mother.

In the past, she could only mutter to her mother's photo, but now, she can really talk to her mother and even meet her.

She knew she shouldn't expect more, but sometimes she couldn't help but hope that her mother could reunite with her father and return home.

Not long ago, the TAC team also received a report.

"Captain, the police station in Yamanashi Prefecture has transferred a report that during the excavation at the archaeological site there, an unknown thick smoke appeared underground, and those who inhaled it were poisoned."

"Does it have anything to do with the super beast?"

Even though Yabo surrendered, Captain Long was still suspicious at first, which has become a professional habit. Moreover, Yabo also admitted that there may be some super beasts left on Earth that have not yet awakened.

However, the Yabo family also made compensation for this - enough antimatter materials to make ten V7 missiles. No, now it has been upgraded to V9 missiles. With the support of the science and technology compensated by Yabo, the power of the missiles has been further improved.

In the compensation clause, these antimatter missiles are used to destroy possible super beasts. However, after they are manufactured, it is up to humans to decide how to use them.

The human side expressed satisfaction with this and was willing to accept it.

According to the data calculated by the technical department, the power of each V9 new antimatter missile is no less than that of the "Speisium ray". Of course, this is only the data calculated from the perspective of pure energy. As for whether the Speisium ray has other special lethality, this cannot be quantified.

No matter what, this is humanity's trump card to guard against unknown enemies that may continue to appear in the future.

"At present, there is no more information, so it is still uncertain. However, according to Professor Kinomoto of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Tokyo, who was in charge of the on-site archaeological excavation at the time, they found a relic underground there that looked like a pyramid. Because they suspected it was a valuable and precious relic, the students of the Department of Archaeology stopped the excavation and prepared to report it to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Unexpectedly, red poisonous smoke suddenly came out from the ground."

“How could there be a pyramid in Yamanashi Prefecture?”

Isn't that the funeral building of the Egyptian pharaohs? There has never been any record or custom of Japan building pyramids since ancient times.

"That so-called poisonous smoke should be methane, right? I heard that deep underground mausoleums often produce methane gas from decay."

"How can biogas be red? I think it's probably some kind of anti-grave robbery method used in ancient times. Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients."

"Yoshimura, I think you've read too many novels, haven't you?"

"Well, there's no point in making random guesses. What we need is a scientific conclusion." Captain Long interrupted the conversation between Yoshimura and Konno, "Hokuto, drive the Airo to Yamanashi Prefecture and investigate the scene. Take samples of the red smoke and send them for inspection to find out what it is."

"clear."

"Attention, if there are enemies, report to the headquarters immediately, do not rush forward alone."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

A person rushing forward? Is he talking about him? When did he become so reckless?

Watching Beidou leave, Captain Long sighed privately. He always subconsciously asked Beidou to investigate, which really showed his dependence on him. When will ordinary humans like them be able to stand up from Ace's protection and stand on their own?

Chapter 166: Just an Ordinary Man

M78 Nebula, Space Guard

Looking at the bracelet that Seven handed over, which had completely exhausted its light energy, Zoffy looked a little strange.

"And Ace used him like that?"

"Yes, seven forbidden techniques. He doesn't know how to save at all. He also asked me why I had never seen such good equipment in the Country of Light when I was carrying out missions."

That bad boy!

When Zoffy gave Gaia the bracelet, he explained that it was just a token from the Kingdom of Light. It was a finished product mass-produced by the Science and Technology Bureau and given to civilizations that were friendly to the Kingdom of Light.

Gaia believed it, and apparently that idiot Ace believed it too.

Even if Ace used his brain a little, he should have understood what the fragments of the plasma spark tower meant.

The Plasma Spark Tower is a sacred object of the Kingdom of Light. For ordinary Ultra Warriors, even touching it is a serious crime. If they touch it privately, they will be punished at the very least, and in serious cases, they may even be imprisoned in a space prison.

Even Belia, a senior who was of the same generation as the captain and had made great contributions to the Land of Light, was expelled from the Land of Light for touching the energy of the Spark Tower without permission. He then even fell to the dark side and was sealed by the King of Ultra and imprisoned in a space prison.

Plasma Spark Tower, where does the Science and Technology Bureau get the authority to extract fragments to manufacture equipment?

The bracelet was an invitation letter, but it was not from the Kingdom of Light. It was an invitation to Gaia to a more mysterious place, a sacred place called the King's Star that ordinary Ultra Warriors could not enter.

But there was one thing that Sophie was right about.

As an invitation, it is Gaia's right to decide how to use the bracelet. Whether you come here by invitation or use it for other purposes, the Kingdom of Light will not interfere. These are the original words of that person.

Since Gaia chose to let Ace use it, then this is already an established fact.

"I understand. I will report this matter to the captain. What happens next has nothing to do with us."

"In addition," seeing that Zoffy was about to end the topic, Seven continued, "We heard from the Yabo people that Zoda might be resurrected in the near future. The Yabo people said that it might have already set its sights on the Earth."

"The Yabo people said that?"

"Yes, they were completely defeated. In order to prove their worth and get Gaia to stop holding on to them, they even abandoned their entire base. They cut off their arms to survive and ran away with a few spaceships. As a pirate civilization from another dimension, they must have some special sources of intelligence."

"I understand. I will pay attention next time. The first generation's patrol work at the Monster Ranch has also ended. You and Jack are on standby here at any time. If there is any problem on Earth, we will go to Earth to provide support as soon as possible."

Ace, known as the 'ace' of the Space Guard, is indeed worthy of the title of ace in combat ability, but sometimes he is still quite worrying.

At this time, Ace, who was being talked about by Zoffy, and Hokuto Seiji had already arrived in Yamanashi Prefecture by plane. The plane landed near the archaeological excavation site where the accident occurred.

There was no one at the scene, and a yellow cordon was set up in the distance.

The ground was a little sunken. When I got closer, I saw a big hole in the middle. I don't know if it was the result of the excavation by the archaeological team or a secondary disaster after the accident. Beidou guessed it was the latter. Because there was no large equipment on site, the archaeological team dug manually.

The area nearby used to be the sea, and about 30 million years ago it was the seabed, so there are many trilobite and ammonite fossils, which were also the original target of the archaeological team. These fossils are all in the rock layer on the surface, and only a hammer, a brush, or at most a shovel is enough. It is impossible to dig out such a large hole by fussing.

So that should be the result of ground collapse caused by other reasons.

An hour had passed since the incident, but a faint red gas residue could still be seen in the air. Beidou put on a gas mask and walked towards the large hole in the ground that should be the source of the poisonous gas. Although it was possible to collect gas samples here, Beidou still wanted to investigate what was in the large hole.

Besides, he hadn't seen the so-called 'pyramid' mentioned in the alarm.

The communicator was recording the base's scheduled communication. The communication was not interrupted and everything was normal.

Beidou walked forward for dozens of meters and found that the red smoke was getting thicker and thicker. At first, it was like the morning fog in autumn, hazy and misty. As the fog became heavier, it became increasingly difficult to see the road ahead. It was already night, and visibility was not high.

There used to be street lights here, but perhaps because the collapsed ground cut off the power grid, all the street lights along the way went out, and the high-intensity flashlight in his hand could hardly penetrate the fog.

After walking a few more steps and making sure he had reached the edge of the pit, Beidou stopped. The lingering mist was coming out of this deep pit, like the smoke from a volcano about to erupt.

The huge pit in front of me was so deep that I couldn't see the bottom when I shone the flashlight into it. It was as if it could swallow up all the light.

Even with a gas mask on, Beidou could still smell the sour odor filtered through the activated carbon and transmitted to his nasal cavity, which made people dizzy and want to vomit after a long time.

"Just here."

Beidou muttered to himself, he took off the backpack on his back, took out the air sampling device and started collecting data.

After opening the filter and starting the instrument, Beidou's work is done. The relevant data will be transmitted to the headquarters for analysis by Dr. Kizuki and his department. He only needs to wait here for a while and recycle the instrument after the sampling is completed.

The scene that the archaeological team saw when they were digging at that time should not be like this, perhaps the red fog was not so thick at that time. Because at this moment, with Beidou's vision, staring into the darkness, there is no pyramid at all, only the dark deep hole.

Do you want to go down and investigate?

Beidou was a little hesitant, as he originally wanted to find out the truth.

But Beidou stopped thinking about the captain's warning before he left, telling him not to rush forward alone. In fact, Zoffy's brother also said something similar.

My brother said that sometimes being cautious is also a virtue.

Let's go after daybreak with all the equipment and reinforcements. Beidou decided so, and then he leaned against a tree by the roadside to rest, waiting for the device to complete its collection work.

At this time, the deep hole did not show any immediate danger except for the continuous smoke coming out of it.