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But it couldn't be found, not just in Tokyo. We searched several surrounding cities but couldn't find any signs of the monster.
"That's a monster, not an ant. It doesn't make sense." Shanzhong's face was a little pale as he spoke.
Yesterday's plane crash was not as unscathed as he appeared, but after waking up, he and Yoshimura returned to work without hesitation, and even patrolled all night without sleep.
"Captain, I request to expand the search area to Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido. No matter what, we will find that monster!"
Shanzhong found it unbearable to think that the monster was hiding somewhere, sneering at the joke on humans.
"Don't be impulsive, Shan Zhong, work must be scientific. I think what you need now is to rest. Otherwise, with your current health, I will not allow you to attack the next time a monster appears."
Being loyal to one's duty is a good thing, but working too hard may not necessarily lead to good results. Long had long discovered that Shanzhong always pushed himself to the limit. When did this start?
Yes, it was after Maya died. He seemed to be atonement, and he used all his strength in every battle with monsters and super beasts. Long thought that after defeating the Yabo people, Shanzhong could be relieved, but he didn't.
After returning from the cemetery that day, Shan was still depressed, probably because he still couldn't forgive himself.
Forgiving others is difficult, but for some people, forgiving themselves is even more difficult.
Long had no better solution for this. He was the captain of the TAC team, not a spiritual mentor. So, should the TAC team appoint an assistant officer to manage daily life and assist in the management of the team? Or appoint a deputy captain.
Ever since he was tricked into becoming the captain of the TAC team, it seemed like he was the only one who made the decisions on everything.
"Dr. Kiji, speaking of scientific methods, what have your research departments discovered?"
"Yes, we have used satellites to scan every piece of land around us, but unfortunately. Maybe the monster is hiding underground, or in the sea."
Even if it really is a giant creature over 200 meters long, if it hides in the deep sea, no one will be able to find it.
"Beidou, what do you think?"
Beidou was a little surprised that the captain would name him. He thought about it carefully before saying, "Underground or in the sea, both are possible, but I wonder if it's the same as the Yabo people?"
"Yawa? You mean—another dimension?"
It is indeed possible, but if it is really in another dimension, then there is no value in searching. Because the TAC team does not have such ability. Can we only passively wait for the enemy to appear?
It’s not a pleasant feeling to have to rely on Ultraman for everything.
Long didn't know that Ultraman, whom he relied on, was also not at peace at this moment.
After that, Beidou and Nan Xizi tried several times, but the ring never flashed again, just like an ordinary decoration. He and Nan Xizi no longer had the ability to merge.
Over the past year, Beidou and Nandu have become accustomed to the giant of light who places his light on them. Whenever there is a crisis, he is always able to turn the tide and create miracles.
But what if they were all abandoned by the light?
Since yesterday, Beidou has wondered more than once whether Ace has left. Looking back, Ace came to Earth in pursuit of the Yabo people. Now that the Yabo people have failed, perhaps Ace's mission has been completed.
But why didn't you even say goodbye?
Without Ace's power, can they continue to fight?
Or maybe, from the beginning to the end, he was just an ordinary bakery delivery man, and Nan Xizi was just an ordinary nurse.
It's late at night, and many people are sleepless.
In the Oshima family's piano room, Reiya's fingers once again stopped on a wrong key.
She was playing Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu", and she had made three mistakes in the beginning, just in the part where the notes burst out rapidly and the emotions were released.
"Is there something on your mind, Miss?"
Even Maria, who was accompanying her in the piano room, noticed that Ling was not like this normally. Her music always made people relax completely, unlike now -
If even the performer himself is absent-minded, the sound of the piano will of course be fragmented.
Realizing that she really didn't feel like playing the piano, Lingye's fingers left the keys. She originally wanted to relax because she was upset, but now it seems that the piano is not a suitable tool for relaxing.
Because of the fragmentary information she had heard from the Yawa people and the Land of Light, Ling already had a guess in her mind about the "master" mentioned by the monster that appeared yesterday.
I remember the name should be - Zoda
The Yabo people were so scared of that person that they dared not even mention his name. The reason why the Yabo people surrendered so easily was probably to escape from this vortex of right and wrong as soon as possible.
The name Zoda, it is said, refers to the commander of a powerful dark empire that ruled the Milky Way long before the Kingdom of Light was born. The empire has long been destroyed, but Zoda is immortal. Even the Kingdom of Light regards Zoda as a "psoriasis", which is indeed an unimaginably powerful enemy for the Earth.
Can Gaia win?
she does not know.
But now she is no longer alone, she has partners in the medal: Jack, Aguru, Nexus, they will lend her strength. And what Ling can do is to live up to the bond of light passed down to her.
Jack, has he ever faced an unbeatable enemy and still stood up?
Aguru, are there times when you feel lost, but still keep fighting?
Nexus, has he ever fought to the end of his rope, tried his best and was helpless, but still stubbornly burned everything he had?
She knew that the light transmitted by those Ultra Medals also contained an unyielding emotion. It was not for anything else, but simply because there were thousands of lights behind them, so they could not take another step back.
Why would Ultraman fight to this extent for humanity?
That's because Ultraman is also a human being, and so is she. They are not volunteers fighting for others, they are protecting their own home, so they have already reached the point where they can no longer retreat.
There is no way to retreat, so there is no choice.
Ling played the melody again, but this time it was not a Chopin song, or even a piano piece, but a simple main melody, the song she would sing on the stage of her concert next week -
Don't give up!
The electric guitar and bass were replaced by piano, but the emotions were still passionate.
Hippolytus, who claimed to be from hell, did not make humans wait too long and soon appeared again.
The TAC team received the report immediately.
"Everyone, Yamanaka, Yoshimura, the two of you..."
"Captain, please let us go."
"Okay." Long hesitated for a moment and finally agreed, but he didn't dare to let Yamanaka fly the plane at will. "Yamamanaka, you follow me and Noriko on the Eagle, Beidou and Minami Yuko will take the Universe 1, and Konno and Yoshimura will drive the Universe 2."
The previous Universe 1 had crashed, and a new one was added from the hangar. No. 1 and No. 2 were not the numbers of the fighter planes themselves, but were temporarily set for the convenience of command during battle. Otherwise, according to the number of crashes, the numbers of Airo and Universe might have almost reached three digits. Just remembering the numbers is a hassle.
It was still that ridiculously huge monster.
"Listen, people on Earth. This is the last warning. Hand over Ace. Do you want to let the Earth be buried with a spaceman from the Kingdom of Light?"
"team leader?"
"Well, there's no need to waste time talking to it. Now I give the order to start the attack!"
The Eagle and the Cosmos opened fire one after another, but the results were no different.
"Hokuto-kun, if we can't turn into Ace, if Ace doesn't show up again, we really can't fight!"
Beidou certainly understood what Nan Xizi said, but he could do nothing about it.
"I always believe that Ace is still with us."
Looking at Nan Xizi like this, Beidou suddenly felt emotional. They really relied too much on Ace.
"Listen to me, Nan, do you remember when we encountered the Missile Monster a year ago?"
"Beraukon? Of course I remember."
That was the first time the Yawa people sent Ultra Beasts to invade Earth and wiped out all the air forces of the Tokyo Defense Force branch.
"We were not TAC members at that time."
He is the owner of a small bakery with no extra staff. As the owner, he is also the driver who delivers the bread.
On the way to deliver bread to the orphanage, he was attacked by a super beast. In order to keep the children from starving, he did not choose to run away, but insisted on delivering the bread to the destination. That was his battle.
The same is true for Nan Xizi. As a nurse, she protected her patients until the last moment.
"We were all able to fight then, so why would you say 'we can't fight' now? Even without Ace, we can still fight. Because we are human beings, and we will not give up hope until the last moment. No, even if it really comes to the last moment, I will not admit defeat."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Hokuto Seiji from Motomachi Pompadour Bakery."
Looking at Beidou like this, Nan Xizi smiled. Yes, how could she forget that she could fight back then, so why can't she fight now?
"Nice to meet you. I'm Minami Yuko from Fukuyama City General Hospital."
The two held hands together, not for the Ultra Fusion, but just like they were meeting for the first time. But at that moment, light burst forth. A silver giant appeared in the light.
"Ace! Ace Ultraman is here!" Noriko said in surprise.
"Yes, he always comes when we need him most."
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Ace didn't leave, he was always here.
"I am trapped by the power of darkness."
In the space of light, Beidou and Nan heard Ace's voice.
"The power of darkness?"
"Yes, from the darkness of fifty thousand years ago."
It sealed Ace's light, so even if Beidou and Nan Xizi's Ultra Rings came into contact, they still couldn't complete the transformation. A powerful demon from 50,000 years ago, an enemy that even Ultra Father couldn't destroy. Just a breath of it completely restricted Ace.
"Fortunately, you have the light of humanity."
The brothers once said that humans are beings that possess light. At that time, Ace was attracted by this light and divided his power into two, which were placed in Beidou and Nan, giving them a second life.
This time, he saw it again. The dark seal that even he couldn't break was torn apart by the light of Beidou and Nan.
The so-called "light" is not an abstract thing, it is the embodiment of hope, faith, courage and all positive emotions.
Hippolyte was shouting that the Earthlings should hand over Ace. Beidou and Nan's identities were secrets, and no one knew where Ace was. How could the Earthlings hand over Ace? That was impossible. So what it really meant was to create a gap between Ace and humans, and to make Ace disappointed in humans.
But Ace was not disappointed. On the contrary, he saw infinite possibilities for human beings.
Another ray of light flashed in the air.
It's Gaia.
The two Ultra Warriors nodded and did not head towards the huge monster, but flew in another direction.
"How... I understand, Ultraman must have found the location of the monster's true form!"
"Well, let's catch up too!"
In fact, the real body of Hippolytus is not far away. It is not in Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido, but even in Tokyo, in a forest on the outskirts of the city.