They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Why didn't you just use the red form from the beginning in Chapter 256?

"In other words, Gakuma has always lived on this island and has been regarded as a god?"

If that's the case, why... suddenly now...

Sawai asked, somewhat puzzled.

"According to the records here, Gakuma ate stones."

Territory is extremely important for living organisms.

Because the island's quarries encroached on Gakuma's territory, it would naturally retaliate.

Masaki Keigo explained.

"This……"

Hearing this, Sawai felt a pang of emotion, realizing that this wasn't the first time such a thing had happened in the course of human development.

However, those creatures in the past did not possess the power to resist humans...

After some time, the plane landed on a makeshift airstrip, where TPC ground forces were already waiting.

Inside the makeshift command center, the metal and canvas structure stood out starkly against the backdrop of the surrounding desolate mine.

Dozens of screens flashed various data, and uniformed staff hurried about, creating a tense yet orderly atmosphere.

"Director! Dr. Masaki!"

The commander of the ground forces quickly came forward to greet them.

"how is the situation?"

Sawai asked directly.

"Director, we have confirmed the existence of the monster."

The person in charge pointed to a main screen, which was displaying images transmitted back by the exploration robot.

The camera travels through the rugged mountains and eventually locks onto a huge cave.

"Based on the analysis of heat sources and geological vibrations, the monster is currently lurking inside this mountain in the middle of the island, and there are no signs of activity at the moment."

He paused, his expression turning serious.
"But...we found the three missing miners."

The person in charge gestured to Sawai and Masaki Keigo toward a corner of the command center, which was surrounded by white isolation tape, where several researchers were examining three objects covered by transparent protective shields.

Those were three human-shaped stone statues.

Their poses were frozen in time at their last moment.

One person raised their arm, seemingly shouting;

One person was curled up on the ground, covering their head with their hands, their face filled with extreme fear;
Another remained in a running posture, leaning forward, his face a mixture of shock and despair.

Their bodies, from the texture of their skin to the folds of their work clothes, had turned into gray rocks, cold and hard in texture.

“We conducted a non-destructive test on the stone statue,”

The person in charge explained in a low voice,
"The results showed that their body tissues had become completely silicified, transforming into pure rock at the molecular level."

This is no longer death in the biological sense, but a complete transformation of the material form.

"But……"

He pointed to a working instrument next to him; on the screen, three faint waveforms were stubbornly flickering.

"We still detected extremely weak electrical signals. The frequency and pattern... are very similar to brain activity during deep sleep in humans."

Is there...is there a way to save them?

Sawai nodded and asked thoughtfully.

"This……"

The person in charge looked troubled. He scratched his head and looked to Masaki Keigo for help.

Turning living organisms into rocks while preserving their brainwave activity is completely beyond their comprehension and even beyond the boundaries of human scientific imagination.

"It's unclear. The mechanism of this energy conversion is unknown, so there's no way to talk about a reversal process."

It will take time, and a lot of experiments and data are needed for research.

Masaki Keigo shook his head and replied.

"Dr. Masaki, please begin your research immediately."

Upon hearing this, Sawai gave the order: as long as there is hope, he will not give up on any life.

"Understood~"

Masaki Keigo nodded upon hearing this; he had long anticipated that Director Sawai would make this choice.

Before he finished speaking, he had already turned around and began issuing a series of instructions to the technicians around him:

"Immediately establish a state-of-the-art isolation laboratory! Transfer these three samples there! Connect all biosensors; I need to monitor their brainwave spectrum changes in real time! Also, get me a high-energy particle scanner; I need to analyze the isotopic composition of this rock!"

Director Sawai nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave the quarantine area.

This is the scientists' battlefield, but his battlefield is elsewhere.

As the director of TPC, he had to comfort the survivors.

He had to let them know that TPC had not abandoned them.

……

Meanwhile, in the Victory Team's operations command center at TPC Far East headquarters...

On the huge main screen, that earth-shattering battle was being played repeatedly.

"The data is out!"

The Ye Rui team members excitedly typed on their keyboards.

"Daigo, look here!"

"The initial form of the giant, which is the purplish-red composite form, has a relatively balanced speed and strength parameters."

But... when his color turned completely red, his strength parameters instantly increased by at least three times!

In the scene, Tiga, now in his powerful form, unleashes a punch that forces Golza, who was previously locked in a stalemate, to retreat repeatedly. His massive body appears utterly powerless in the face of overwhelming force.

"In that case...wouldn't it be better to fight in red form from the start?"

Daigo asked thoughtfully.

He acted purely on instinct, never expecting there to be such a reason.

"That's what I thought at first too." Ye Rui's face beamed with the joy of solving a puzzle.
"But look here,"

The scene changes again, this time showing Tiga chasing Melba.

"When the giant turns purple, its strength decreases significantly, but its speed increases several times over."

"I see……"

"In other words, do giants switch their ability focus based on the characteristics of their enemies?"

"Then... what about that white giant?"

Daigo suddenly realized, and then asked with some curiosity.

"The White Giant's stats are completely different; its speed and strength surpass those of the other Giant's composite form."

But it can't compare to the red and purple forms...

Moreover, his greatest strength lies in his combat skills…

As Ye Rui spoke, he brought up a video of the white giants in battle.

Even when facing two opponents, he still seemed to handle the situation with ease.

Daigo nodded, but in his heart he was guessing the identity of the white giant.

"Moreover, he is not a giant in the pyramids."

"Isn't it strange? According to this prophecy from 30 million years ago, the time machine says that the three giants in the Pyramid of Light should be resurrected."

But this white giant…where did he come from?

As Ye Rui spoke, he walked to the corner of the room and gently stroked the time machine that emitted a faint blue light.

"Gululu..."

Just then, an untimely voice broke the silence.

"Ah, I got so engrossed in it that I forgot about time, and now I'm hungry."

"Daigo, I'll go get something to eat."

Ye Rui touched his stomach and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

With that, he got up and left the command room.

The room fell silent instantly, with only the low hum of the machine and the solitary figure of the white giant frozen on the screen.

Daigo sat alone in the chair, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

Giants, monsters, prophecies... it all seemed like a tangled mess, leaving him breathless.

Just then, the time machine in the corner of the room suddenly lit up with a soft blue light again without warning.

As the light converged, a hazy and holy female figure appeared out of thin air in front of Daigo.

"you……"

Daigo suddenly jumped up from his chair, startled by the unexpected sight.

"There is only one way to revive the giants, and that is to turn Daigo into light..."

Youlian's voice was ethereal and melodious, as if it had traveled through endless time and space.

"Why...why me?"

Daigo snapped out of his daze and asked the question that had been weighing on his mind all along.

He was just an ordinary person and didn't want to become a giant...

"Because you are Ultraman Tiga,"

Yu Lian's answer was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if she were stating a given fact.

"Your DNA contains the genes of an ancient warrior."

"Just because of this?"

"Then what about that white giant?"
Are you also a human with genes from ancient warriors within you, just like me?

Daigo's brows furrowed tightly; he desperately needed an answer.

If there is another "chosen one," then the destiny he bears might not be so unique.

However, Yu Lian's answer plunged him into an even deeper fog.

"do not know……"

"do not know?"

"Didn't you predict what would happen 30 million years from now?"

You know that Golza and Melba will be resurrected, that they will attack, and you even know my name!
If they can do something like that, why wouldn't they know about the White Giant?

Daigo asked incredulously, "How could an ancient civilization capable of accurately predicting the future know nothing about that white giant?"

This doesn't make any logical sense at all!
unless……

A bold guess formed in his mind.

"Could it be... that the white giant wasn't part of your prophecy at all?"

"Could he be... an ancient warrior?"

Daigo stared intently at Yu Lian's figure and asked.

If that's the case, then it makes sense...

"No, like most giants, he left this world, leaving behind only his body for fighting."

You Lian shook her head, denying his guess.
"A fighting body..."

Daigo was taken aback, and a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

"You mean... the stone statue?"

"That's right..."

Yu Lian nodded in affirmation.

This answer shocked Daigo more than any of the previous ones.

If the white giant's true form is also just a stone statue...

That means that person was a modern human, just like him, but had somehow become a giant...

(End of this chapter)