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"TAC team, move out!"
When the plane flew over Kinu River, the streets were bustling with people seeking shelter. This season is the peak season for hot springs, and many tourists take advantage of the New Year holidays to bring their families to the hot springs.
Soon, the TAC team saw the monster, which was covered in white hair and had long ears like a giant rabbit. It was squatting in a valley and seemed to have no intention of attacking the crowd.
"Lunaticus..."
Nan Xizi read out the name in astonishment.
"Do you know it?" asked Beidou, who was on the Universe with Nan Xizi.
"That's it! It's the monster that sucked all the magma from the moon hundreds of years ago, turning it into a dead planet! Beidou, I followed it from the moon to the earth."
"You mean hundreds of years ago?"
"Yes, Lunaticus destroyed the moon hundreds of years ago and then fled to Earth. The moon sends messengers to Earth every generation just to find its traces. And this generation's messenger is me."
"Destroying it is revenge for the moon and also to protect the earth. The moon is finished, and the earth must not suffer the same fate."
Nan Xizi's hand holding the missile launch button turned pale.
"But it's a little strange. In the past, there were also moon messengers who discovered the traces of Lunaticus. It always appeared on the ground on the full moon night in October. Why did it appear at this time this time?"
The full moon night in October is the eighth month of the lunar calendar, which is the night of Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for people on Earth to worship the moon. Among the laurel trees and Guanghan Palace, and the beliefs and blessings, perhaps Lunaticus also felt the yearning for the moon.
Although the moon has become a dead star, it is still its home after all.
Today is neither Mid-Autumn Festival nor a full moon, so why does it appear?
Lunaticus just stared blankly at the sky, at the waning crescent moon.
"Captain, do you want to attack?" Yamanaka asked.
"Wait a minute, the evacuation work has not been completed yet. Since the monster is not moving, don't provoke it yet."
Nan Xizi also heard the captain's order in the communicator. However, the captain could wait, but she couldn't.
They have waited too long, hundreds of years, generation after generation for the same mission, and she doesn't want to wait any longer.
"Beidou, you'll help me, right?"
Nan Xizi stretched out her hand. Even if the ring hadn't sparkled yet, what could Beidou say?
Amidst the light, Ace appeared in the air.
"Ah, Captain, it's Ultraman Ace!"
Ace showed up a little too early this time. Now that Ace had shown up, Captain Long had no choice but to change his orders.
"Konno, you go to the ground and help the residents evacuate. The rest of you cover Ace and start the attack!"
Perhaps because he was Nan Xizi's destined enemy, Ace was in high spirits as soon as he appeared.
He grabbed the monster's ears, pulled up its entire body, then raised it above his head and smashed it against a mountain.
Rocks cracked.
"Hiss, ahhhhh!"
"What's wrong Konno, it looks like you were hit."
"No, if we keep fighting like this, Kinu River will be gone!"
Konno was still thinking about going to the hot springs. Ace and the monster fought so fiercely, after the fight, would Kinu River disappear?
"While that's true, you can't blame Ace for fighting the monster too hard, right?"
If humans can protect the earth themselves, there would be no need for Ace to step in.
"Kinugawa's advantage lies in its geothermal resources. Even if the mountain collapses, as long as the geothermal energy is still there, the hot springs will still be there. It's impossible that all the magma has disappeared, right?"
This was indeed impossible, and Shan Zhong's joke amused everyone.
Lunaticus was knocked dizzy and staggered, no longer wanting to continue fighting. It stuck its butt out and started digging holes in the ground at a very fast speed.
"The monster wants to escape. Can this monster dig a hole?"
"How bizarre! Of course rabbits dig holes! It would be troublesome if we let it escape. We don't know where it will appear next time."
Ace was also unwilling to let the monster leave like this. He ran forward and was about to grab the monster, but the monster suddenly turned around and blew a mouthful of hot smoke at Ace.
It was like a volcano about to erupt, with thick smoke coming out of the crater, carrying the scorching temperature of the magma.
Ace was smoked and took a few steps back. Lunaticus did not pursue him, but continued to dig a hole and escaped underground.
After a brief burning pain, Ace recovered and chased after the monster without hesitation.
His body spun at a high speed, like a huge drill, and his speed was exactly the same as that of the monster drilling into the ground.
"I always feel like Ace is being particularly proactive this time."
This monster has not destroyed anything or hurt anyone since its appearance.
It's a rabbit after all.
If it is confirmed that the monster is harmless and gentle, humans may not necessarily kill it. For example, the friendly monster Beaglemon, there are actually quite a few such monsters and aliens.
But facing this monster, Ace didn't seem to have thought about it this way.
"Maybe Ace knows something we don't."
Captain Long could only think so.
Chapter 197 Full Moon Monster
Magma is generally tens of thousands of meters away from the ground, separated by a depth of the earth's crust.
However, in areas rich in geothermal resources, the crust is also very thin. In fact, Ace only went down 3,000 meters to a large underground cave, not far from which was a flowing magma lake.
The red hot magma flows silently.
The temperature of the magma is over one thousand degrees, and even Ultraman will be injured if he touches it casually.
Ace caught up with Lunaticus. To be more precise, after escaping here, Lunaticus stopped running away.
This is its kingdom.
It didn't care about Ace's appearance. It lay on the shore of the lava lake as if no one was around, and stretched its special mouthparts into the lava. It was indeed sucking the lava.
Nan Xizi was right, it was indeed a monster that fed on magma and was endangering the planet!
The scene before him confirmed this for Ace.
He stepped forward, grabbed the monster, stopped it from sucking magma, and dragged it away from the lava lake.
Lunaticus, who had no intention of fighting before, finally got angry this time.
For it, anything is fine, except disturbing its eating!
Angered by Ace, it finally started to get serious.
It spewed out magma, forcing Ace to avoid it. The underground is its natural home.
When they fought again, Ace realized that the opponent was incredibly strong. Especially the strength of his legs, which could split mountains and rocks with a single kick. He wanted to throw the monster to the ground, but was tripped by the monster's legs and thrown aside.
Ace rolled down several hundred meters before he stopped, barely stopping next to the lava lake. One of his feet stepped into the lava and he cried out in pain from the burn.
Fortunately, Ultraman's skin is extremely heat-resistant, and he was not injured under the protection of light energy.
Lunaticus danced for a while with triumph.
On the ground, the TAC team watched Ace and the monsters go underground one after another, and they were at a loss for a moment.
"Captain, what should we do? Should we drive the underground chariot?"
Currently, the only weapon that the TAC team can use to fight underground is the underground tank.
"But Ultraman is chasing the monster underground. The underground is so big, how can we track it?" Yoshimura said.
He was right. Even if a tank was used to search underground, it would take most of the day to find the target under ideal circumstances.
By then, no matter who wins or loses between Ace and the monster, the battle will be over long ago.
"But are we just going to stare blankly?" Shan Zhong said unwillingly, "By the way, where are Nan Xizi and Bei Dou? Did they crash again?"
I didn't see anyone crashing just now.
"Maybe he went to the ground to help Konno evacuate the crowd."
"Ah, those two guys are acting on their own again!"
Just as Shanzhong was about to complain, he suddenly saw a ray of light in the sky. It was originally very far away, but in the blink of an eye it was already close.
"What is that? Ah, it's Gaia!"
The light condensed into the shape of Gaia. She appeared on the ground, glanced at the TAC team's plane, and then flew underground.
"Gaia is here, then there will be no problem!"
Unlike Ace who spun his body like a drill, Gaia entered the ground as if she were walking on flat ground. The solid ground did not stop her at all. It was as if she had melted into the soil.
Although she is condensed into the image of Ultraman, she is actually the land itself.
She didn't need to search deliberately, she could clearly feel what was happening under the earth.
Ace is fighting a monster.
Lunaticus can use the magma he swallows as a weapon, and he is extremely powerful. When Gaia came to the cave, he saw Ace being ridden by the monster.
There was a lava lake next to him, and the monster was pressing his head, almost pressing it into the lava.
"Ace, why are you fighting it here?"
Ling also didn't understand. This was obviously the environment the monster was most adapted to. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a nest. So why did Ace choose to fight the monster here?
The monster was distracted by Gaia's appearance, and Ace took the opportunity to kick the monster away. He rolled twice on the ground and avoided the magma far away.
This time it was Gaia's turn to fight the monster. Unlike Ace, geothermal heat and magma could not bother Gaia at all.
The earth is the source of Gaia's energy, so Gaia is in the center of the earth, just like the warriors of the Kingdom of Light wandering in the light of the Spark Tower.
Even without transforming into V2 form, Ling also felt that the energy he could mobilize at this moment was almost as strong as V2.
Lunaticus used the same trick again, spitting magma at Gaia. Thick smoke and red and scorching hot streams came at her. Gaia did not dodge, and the magma splashed directly on her, but it had no effect.
This obviously caught Lunaticus off guard. It stared at Gaia blankly for a moment. Suddenly, its two bright red eyes left its sockets and turned into energy bullets that flew straight at Gaia.