Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 349 V99 and Earthlings: The Account Reconciliation Begins

In the deathly silence, the only sound came from the falling of that enormous creature.

Boom——!
Bazanja's enormous body, weighing tens of thousands of tons, crashed like a collapsing mountain onto the deserted wilderness on the edge of the city.

The earth let out a muffled, mournful cry, trembling violently. The shockwave whipped up a cloud of dust that blotted out the sky, sending up waves of earth over a hundred meters high, and scattering debris like raindrops across the ground.

Both the humans on the ground, who were on high alert, and the V99 fleet that blotted out the sky in space, were now in a strange state of stillness.

Their thinking seemed to have been shattered by that earth-shattering punch, and they couldn't piece together a complete logic.

The red and silver giant was protecting the spaceship of unknown origin and fighting off human fire just a moment ago.

The next moment, however, he did not hesitate and with overwhelming force, instantly killed the vanguard monster sent by the V99 fleet.

Who exactly is he? What does he want to do?
In the midst of this frozen silence, Ultraman Nexus slowly turned around. His pale white eyes calmly swept over the humans below before looking up at the massive fleet in space.

He did not utter a war cry, nor did he make any threatening gestures.

“Sheh…”

It was neither a battle roar nor a victory shout. The sound was peaceful and far-reaching, filled with an indescribable penetrating power, as if it were an ancient call that transcended time and space, clearly echoing in the minds of every V99 universe person.

communication.

This is a signal for communication.

Under the bewildered gaze of the V99 fleet, Nexus slowly turned around and reached out his hand to the exploration ship on the ground, protected by a golden shield.

An invisible force lifted the spaceship, gently and slowly sending it out of the atmosphere and towards its brethren.

Inside the bridge, the V99 crew members, who had narrowly escaped death, were still in a daze.

"[Confusion] (Captain, we...we're saved?)"

"【Confused】(But...why is our fleet here? Are they here to pick us up?)"

The captain of V99, watching the massive fleet draw ever closer, his enormous compound eyes filled with a mixture of relief and bewilderment at having survived such a catastrophe. He immediately issued the order: "[Communication] (Connecting to flagship, this is the captain of the exploration ship 'Cicada's Cry,' requesting to speak.)"

The signal was quickly connected.

On the flagship's screen, the excited yet bewildered face of the captain of the "Cicada's Cry" appeared.

"[Report] (Commander-in-Chief, the exploration ship is calling the flagship. We have just arrived on this planet and were preparing for initial observations when we were rescued by a mysterious giant. Excellent, the fleet arrived to provide support so quickly.)"

Inside the flagship's bridge, the V99 commander-in-chief stared at the "living" face on the screen and heard the words "They've come to support us so quickly," completely dumbfounded.

Its huge compound eyes stared intently at the intact exploration vessel in front of it, which was not even scratched, and then looked at the red file in the database marked "lost contact 24 years ago, determined to be destroyed".

Support? Quickly?

"[Confusion] (You said...fast?)" The commander-in-chief's voice was extremely dry.

"【Confirm】(Please confirm your departure time for the exploration mission.)"

The captain of the "Cicada's Cry" answered without hesitation: "[Reply] (Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, according to the home planet's time, we left our home port approximately... three standard days ago.)"

Three standard dates?

The Commander-in-Chief felt like his brain was about to explode. He whirled around to the recorder beside him, his voice trembling with extreme shock: "[Query] (In our records, how long has 'Cicada's Cry' been out of contact?)"

"[Report] (Commander-in-Chief... According to records, the 'Cicada's Cry' has been missing for twenty-four years.)"

Twenty-four years.

This number, like a thunderclap, exploded simultaneously in both bridges.

The crew of the "Cicada's Cry" looked at each other, their huge compound eyes filled with absurdity.

"[Absurd] (Twenty-four years? How is that possible? We've only just arrived here.)"

"[Time] (Could it be... that we've encountered a spacetime turbulence?)"

Meanwhile, the V99 members on the flagship looked at their compatriots on the screen with the eyes of someone looking at a ghost. If they really had lost contact 24 years ago, then what was it that was talking to them now?
In the end, all the V99 aliens, whether from the past or the present, cast their shocked and bewildered gazes toward the red and silver giant that silently floated above the Earth.

is it.

It was this giant who, in a way they could not comprehend, forcibly twisted together the past of twenty-four years ago and the present of twenty-four years later.

Lin Yu looked at the fleet, which no longer intended to attack, and finally nodded. He would put an end to the misunderstanding.

Now, let's start reconciling the accounts.

Physical mediation.

He wanted to use this most unreasonable method to force both sides to the negotiating table.

Just now, he had understood the thoughts of these aliens through telepathic communication.

Simply put, it is
The homeworld after V99 was shot down: It might really have been mistaken for a meteorite. We also have problems, so let's just forget about it.

(20 years later) What? The Earthlings have activated our wormhole device. They know there are people up there. Damn it, get them! We'll kill them no matter how far they are.

Hawks: Earthlings are despicable! They actually attacked our unarmed citizens. This is a declaration of war.

Doves: There might be a misunderstanding; we need to stay calm.

After a tug-of-war between the two factions for twenty years, humanity activated the wormhole.

Hawk: The Earthlings have activated our wormhole. What are they planning to do, Blitzkrieg V99? No discussion, Bazan, go and wipe out the Earthlings.

In the Earth Defense Force's command center, human efficiency was on full display.

"Report: Through multi-angle satellite monitoring and comparison with ground observation station data, a precise three-dimensional model of the target spacecraft has been established."

"The model is being cross-validated against the historical database." "Warning! Access denied. Requires 'V99 Incident' top-secret privileges!"

Commander Minoru Genkawa's eyes flashed coldly, and he shouted sharply, "With the authority of the highest commander, I hereby unseal all relevant documents! Conduct a comparison immediately."

"Yes!"

In an instant, top-secret files that had been sealed for twenty-four years were retrieved.

On the screen, two spaceship models appeared side by side: one was the actual spacecraft that had just returned from space, and the other was a reconstruction of the data from the wreckage analysis report from twenty-four years ago.

The energy fluctuation frequency matches.

The ship's hull materials match.

Biosignal characteristics, matching.

All the data is accurate to the last detail.

"Conclusion... confirmed."

The intelligence analyst's voice trembled uncontrollably, "Commander, the ship currently hovering in the fleet is the one that we destroyed twenty-four years ago."

Inside the command post, you could hear a pin drop.

Commander Minoru Genkawa swayed, and he managed to steady himself by holding onto the control panel.

His mind raced, trying to comprehend this supernatural scene. Resurrection? Time travel? Or some kind of higher-dimensional technology beyond his comprehension?
Whatever it is, it all means one thing.

They were wrong.

It was wrong from the very beginning.

He turned his head sharply, trying to find the instigator of the incident, the old man who had been stirring up trouble and advocating threats in his ear.

However, that spot was already empty.

Yu Tsuchihashi has disappeared.

The former minister realized everything the moment he saw Nexus return the ship to the fleet.

He knew that the high wall he had built with lies for twenty-four years had been shattered today by that mysterious giant with a single punch.

Panic, like icy seawater, overwhelmed him.

He cannot stay here, absolutely not.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was drawn to the miraculous scene, he hunched over and, like a frightened mouse, quietly slipped out of the temporary command post.

He stumbled to the parking lot, found his car, and abruptly pulled open the door and got in.

"Drive! Drive now!"

He roared at the driver's seat, his voice almost commanding, "Get out of here immediately and go back to Tokyo!"

However, the driver did not start the car.

"Hurry up! Are you deaf? I told you to drive!" Tsuchihashi Yu impatiently pounded on the front seat, his unease growing stronger.

The person in the driver's seat slowly turned their head.

That wasn't his energetic and capable personal driver, but a young, beautiful face with a hint of amusement in it.

She is Aoibe Megumi, an intelligence expert for SKaRD.

"Good evening, former Minister Tsuchibashi."

Hye-mi's voice was clear and melodious, but to Tsuchihashi Yu at that moment, it sounded like a demonic voice from hell: "Where are you headed so late?"

Yuu Tsuchihashi's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

He forced himself to remain calm and adopted the authority befitting a former high-ranking official: "Who are you? This is my car, get out!"

"I am Aoibe Megumi from SKaT."

Huimei smiled, completely ignoring his official demeanor. She waved the car keys in her hand. "As for this car, I've temporarily requisitioned it. After all, there are some things I'd like to confirm with you in person."

"presumptuous!"

Yuu Tsuchibashi roared, "What right do you, a mere squad member, have to..."

Are you qualified?

Hui Mei's smile remained unchanged, but her eyes sharpened. "So, the 'V99 incident,' I remember you were the person in charge of that operation, right?"

One sentence, like a heavy hammer, struck Tsuchihashi Yu's heart.

The color drained from his face instantly, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing his distraught appearance, Huimei's last bit of doubt vanished.

From the moment Lin Yu, transformed into Nexus, appeared and began protecting the spaceship, she sensed something was wrong.

Captain Hiruma Gento's unusual, hesitant reaction, the strong attack order issued by headquarters, and the top-secret document she had no access to.

All of this was slowly piecing together in her mind, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

As a top intelligence analyst, she spent two hours bypassing several firewalls before finally uncovering the long-buried truth.

Do you even know what it means to skip a grade and graduate from the Department of Electrical Engineering at MIT at the age of 17, only to be caught after infiltrating the GGF (Earth Defense Force) system out of curiosity?

(End of this chapter)