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

Chapter 272 Aliens Arrive on Earth
"me……"

Feeling the intense emotions surging from his memories, Daigo's breathing quickened, and his chest heaved violently.

Although it wasn't his memory or emotion, the feeling was just too intense...

"Calm down, Daigo! Take a deep breath!"

"That's your ancestor's memory, not yours! You are not him, you are Daigo, a member of the GUTS team, living on this Earth!"

Just then, Masaki Keigo's voice struck Daigo's chaotic consciousness like a heavy hammer.

With that sound, the tactile sensation of reality gradually pulled him back to reality.

"Huff... Dr. Masaki, what on earth is going on?"

Daigo suddenly opened his eyes and only realized what was happening after seeing Masaki Keigo in front of him.

"It seems that the 'bleeding effect' is much more serious than I expected."

Masaki Keigo shook his head and gave a brief explanation.

In the Assassin's Creed universe, prolonged use of the Animus to access ancestral memories can cause these memories, emotions, and even skills to seep into the user, creating confusion between reality and memory—a phenomenon known as the "bleeding effect."

He had assumed that his improved machine would minimize these side effects through more precise consciousness stripping and data buffering techniques.

But now it seems he was wrong.

Or rather, he underestimated the intensity of the emotional information contained in the ancient genes, and its impact on the power of the giants.

It even affected R'lyeh on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean...

Things are developing in an unpredictable direction.

To be on the safe side, Masaki Keigo immediately used his authority to grant Daigo a day off and took him to the base's medical center for a comprehensive physical and mental check-up.

Fortunately, the final examination results showed that Daigo's health was fine.

Meanwhile, in order to investigate the impact of this incident on R'lyeh, Masaki Keigo used his authority to arrange for personnel to conduct an underwater investigation.

However, nothing unusual was found, not even the ruins of R'lyeh.

This result naturally did not satisfy Masaki Keigo, so he transformed into a giant and came to the seabed himself.

Using his superhuman senses in his giant form, he perceived the darkness sealed within the city buried underground.

After confirming that R'lyeh's barrier was still intact, Masaki Keigo had no choice but to temporarily abandon his research on R'lyeh.

Various defense systems are still under construction. If he does something that causes the ancient vanguard monsters Zoga or Gatanothor to appear ahead of schedule, then things could get really messed up.

After dealing with this matter, Masaki Keigo began Daigo's special training as planned.

Extracting memories from ancient genes is only the first step...

In the laboratory
"Simply passively receiving memories is too risky."

“Especially those memories with extremely heavy emotional burdens, the impact on your mind is too great. So, I changed my approach.”

As Masaki Keigo spoke, he pointed to a piece of equipment in the center of the training room.

It was a futuristic-looking recliner connected to a streamlined helmet, and its overall appearance was much more sophisticated than the massive gene reader.

This is the fully immersive virtual reality device he created by using knowledge gained from Sword Art Online and combining it with TPC's existing technology.

"I have extracted and separated your ancestors' combat memory data from the genetic information, filtered out most of the strong emotional information, and then transformed it into a simulation program that can run on this device."

Next, you will actively learn and experience those battles in a virtual environment from a first-person perspective.

This is like pilot simulator training—safe and efficient.

Masaki Keigo explained to Daigo that this was the quick method he was talking about.

Just like the machines in the Sword Art Online world, this machine can also adjust the speed of time flow within the program, allowing the user to absorb combat experience at dozens of times the speed.

"This……"

Daigo looked at the device with some suspicion; the previous experience had left a deep scar on him.

"Don't worry, this time, you can terminate the connection at any time."

Moreover, this time it's just a simple simulated battle...

And you should have already seen what the threat we are about to face is…”

Masaki Keigo noticed his concerns and patted him on the shoulder.

"Um……"

Upon hearing this, Daigo's eyes gradually hardened. In the final moments of that memory, Tiga, together with the remaining Giants of Light, launched an attack against the darkness.

Even with such immense power, the ancient giants still failed, and could only use their last strength to seal away the darkness.

In order to prepare for the darkness that will awaken in the future, Yuzare left them with time capsules...

"I understand."

Daigo nodded, resolutely walked to the device, and lay down on it.

As the helmet slowly came on, his vision was replaced by darkness.

The next second, he transformed into the form of a giant, and opposite him was a Golza that charged straight at him.

Daigo was startled at first, but just as Golza got close to him, his body moved on its own and he knocked Golza back with a single punch.

This feeling is...

Daigo looked at his hands in disbelief, feeling a sensation similar to when he first transformed.

In this case……

With that thought in mind, Daigo charged toward Golza and began the battle.

At first, he could only fight by relying on his physical instincts. Then he gradually mastered the methods of exerting force, and then the application of various light techniques.

One particularly useful feature is the ability to increase attack power using energy during hand-to-hand combat. And so, the busy and intense training passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Masaki Keigo had just finished the preliminary design of the Lightning Man Purification Field Generator and was preparing to go to the command room to submit the report when the base's alarm suddenly sounded.

Amidst the urgent alarm, he saw Director Sawai leading several officials, hurrying in the same direction.

"Dr. Masaki."

When Director Sawai saw him, he paused, but did not stop. He simply nodded at him with an unusually serious expression.

"Director."

Masaki Keigo returned the greeting and naturally followed his steps, walking quickly together into the Victory Team's command room.

The atmosphere in the command room was extremely tense.

On the huge main screen, live footage transmitted from the Delta Space Station is being displayed.

A uniquely shaped silver
The colored spaceship was heading towards the space station at an odd angle, wobbling and swaying.

"How's the situation?" As soon as he entered, Director Sawai went straight to the point and asked Megumi Kijima at the command center.

"Director of Reporting,"

Kijima Megumi stood up and reported very quickly.
"Five minutes ago, we detected an unidentified spacecraft that deviated from its usual course and was heading toward the Delta Space Station."

We tried calling on all frequencies and in all languages, but there was no response.

"Are they going to attack the space station?"

Sawai frowned, her sharp gaze fixed on the screen.

"Not like."

Megumi shook her head, a hint of confusion on her face.
"Judging from its flight attitude, it is very unstable, more like... it has suffered some kind of accident and lost control."

How long until the collision?

Sawai continued, her voice calm and composed, without a trace of emotion.

"Based on its current speed and course, it has about three minutes left!"

"I'm working at the control panel," Ye Rui answered loudly, his fingers flying across the keyboard as he performed the final track calculations.

"three minutes?"

Sawai pondered for a moment, then turned her gaze to a small window in the corner of the screen, where the commander's view inside the space station was displayed.

"Have they entered the range of the Baqir gun?"

"Target locked, ready to launch!"

"That's what the space station's adjutant replied."

"no solution anymore……"

Upon hearing this, Sawai took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes, and gave the order.
"Fire the Bakir cannon and shoot it down."

"Please wait!"

But just then, an urgent voice came through the communication channel. It was Nanase, the space station's commander.
"Director! Please give them a little more time! They might just be unable to respond to us because of an accident!"
"To shoot them down like this would be...too cruel!"

"Commander Nanase, please carry out the order!"

Sawashita's tone suddenly became more serious, emphasizing the other party's identity as the space station commander.

"But……"

Nanase wanted to try again, but before she could finish speaking, Sawai interrupted her forcefully.

"The lives of the 278 people on the space station are more important than anything else!"

Sawai's voice, amplified by the loudspeakers, resonated throughout the command center; every word was firm and resounding.
"Since you are the commander of the space station, you must be responsible for the lives of these two hundred and seventy-eight people!"

The command was executed.

The Bakir cannon, launched from the space station, streaked across the vacuum, striking the spaceship with pinpoint accuracy.

Without a deafening explosion, in the silent universe, the silver spaceship silently disintegrated, turning into a dazzling firework before being completely swallowed by darkness.

On the main screen, the crisis-overdue signal flashed green.

In the command center, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander Nanase, please immediately return to Earth Headquarters in the shuttle to give your report."

Director Sawai's voice rang out again, regaining its previous calm, but the content was undeniable.

After dealing with this matter, Director Sawai turned to Megumi Kijima and began to inquire about the follow-up measures.

Meanwhile, Masaki Keigo, who had been standing silently to the side, slowly walked up behind Nozue.

"Team member Ye Rui, could you please retrieve the video footage from before the hit and zoom in to the highest magnification?"

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Although Ye Rui had some doubts, he immediately did as instructed.

The scene on the screen began to play in reverse, finally freezing on the moment just before the beam of the Basil cannon was about to hit the spaceship.

"This is it, stop here."

Masaki Keigo's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's.
"Analyze the lower left area of ​​the hull for image enhancement and dynamic tracking."

As Ye Rui operated the system, the image of that area was continuously magnified, and the pixels gradually became clearer.

Just a fraction of a second before the spaceship was completely engulfed by the beam, an extremely tiny object was ejected from the hull.

It plummeted towards that blue planet—Earth…

(End of this chapter)