Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

From Paradia's perspective, this was an unprecedented adventure. There were many Paradia in the Lion's Nose Tree Sea Base, number twelve, thirteen, fourteen... They all had the same appearance and dressed identically, the only difference being the magnitude of their so-called "inherited mother" abilities. Number twelve's indicators were in the middle, neither being ignored by the "father" like number thirteen due to low indicators, nor being strictly controlled like number fourteen because of being too outstanding.

Similarly, there are many "Amui" in the base, but unlike the "Paradia", only two "Amui" survived, supposedly because their genes are difficult to replicate. Amui number eight is quiet but actually has a good temper. Amui number seven has similar indicators and is also quiet, but his personality is completely opposite to Amui's; he will fight with anyone at the slightest disagreement.

Therefore, in the "father's" mind, Paradia No. 12 and Amui No. 8 were in stable condition and were the best candidates to lead Fujisawa Sosuke No. 16 to build a temporary base.

Of course, they had an even more important task. Paradia knew about it, but she hesitated. Amyi also knew about it, but Paradia didn't say anything, so he let her have her way.

Fujisawa Sosuke thought that the Kirieloids had backed down to avoid conflict with the TPC, and wondered if he should try to contact his colleagues, especially the captain, to see if he could resolve the misunderstanding.

……

Beyond the Demon Realm.

With the Victory Team leading the way into the mountains, TPC naturally couldn't just wait in the rear.

Since the last internal investigation was launched under the guise of the New Year's celebration, the special investigation team has finally been exposed. Only then did Watanabe Yota and others who stayed behind at the air force realize that the captain and Ralf had been transferred to carry out a secret mission. They stopped Ralf and asked for a free meal, but that's another story.

Now that the special investigation team has been exposed, it has become easier to gather manpower. When the Victory Team goes into the mountains to investigate, they send more people to support them. They can't do the assault team, and they can't even surround the mountains.

Just like the short guy casually said, maybe the GUTS team's investigation will come to nothing, and TPC might really launch a human wave tactic to fill in this place with abnormal magnetic field. Forget about rivers, forests, monsters, and aliens, just wipe them out! With napalm bombs, are you afraid they won't reveal their true forms?

Therefore, the followers of the evacuating Kirieloids faced another challenge: to bypass the TPC's ranks and sneak out unnoticed.

Nighttime was the best option. The evacuation order was given by the wool coat, and the stars were high in the sky just as the small boat left the "devil's realm".

The men in black robes silently dispersed, and Sosuke soon lost sight of them, leaving only Number Twelve and Number Eight by his side. Now he had to call them Paradia and Amui.

There were few stars overhead, no moon, and the clouds were as thick as a blanket, perfect for getting around.

A low whistling sound came from the darkness, coming from the horizon. Paradia had not yet reacted, but Sosuke instantly knew its master.

“TPC-α and β,” Sosuke whispered, “Let’s go!”

He couldn't have misheard; that was the vehicle he tended to every day. He had wiped the bulkheads and windshield countless times with fine, soft cloths. The captain always complained that he was clumsy and didn't clean it properly, and that he liked to leave his teru teru bozu dolls lying around without remembering to take them with him, so much so that the ground crew would often complain to the captain.

He never imagined that one day, his first reaction upon seeing an air force plane would be to run away.

What else could he do but run? Paradia was right; he couldn't very well fight with his former colleagues again, and besides... he couldn't bring himself to do it.

However, the evacuation planned by "Father" was not very careful. The black robe could block far-infrared rays, but there were always some parts of the body exposed, especially for Sosuke—he was too tall now, and Paradia found the longest robe to barely cover him.

Exposed to TPC-α, it looked like half a bright red thing darting through the woods.

"Alpha has spotted a suspicious target at nine o'clock," Ralph said. "It doesn't look like a mouse, and it doesn't look like a rabbit either. Guess what it is?"

“Monsters or aliens, what else could it be? The GUTS team did a good job, they kicked the people out,” Herbert replied. “Beta received, target detected. Yangtai, transmit target signal back, awaiting analysis and feedback.”

The sound of engines grew louder as they approached, and the two planes circled around them before flying away into the distance.

Paradia thought it was a false alarm and breathed a sigh of relief. She called out to Sosuke, but when she turned around, she saw a gloomy face: "They've spotted us. They're flying around us."

“We can’t follow the planned route,” Amui said, uttering his first words since joining the group: “If there’s a plane, there must also be a ground…”

"Face personnel."

"Which way should we go?" Paradia tried to look at the map, but Amui gave the answer directly: "Go back, and then find an opportunity when they officially attack the Demon Realm."

At that time, the chaotic magnetic field will erupt, and the main force of TPC will be too busy dealing with aliens and Silvergon to pay attention to anything else. Compared to now, when they are scattered like mice being chased by a cat, it will be better to be able to sneak around unnoticed.

Amui's words made sense, and Sosuke also didn't want to get into a conflict with his colleagues, so the three of them quietly made their way back. Once they entered the Demon Realm, the air force's radar could no longer track them.

However, this also exposed the actual boundaries of the Demon Realm. The air force, which was closely monitoring them, immediately reported the data. Several kilometers away, the team deployed at the foot of the mountain adjusted the angle of the gun barrels again.

In the police command center, the map in front of Tetsuji Yoshioka became increasingly clear.

Chapter 142 Deployment

The remote sensing map from Delta Space Station is completely different from the terrain presented to Tetsuji Yoshioka. The former comes from satellite observations, while the latter comes from direct mapping by TPC ground personnel.

The information from Delta Space Station indicated that the center of Lion's Nose Forest was located on a continuous mountain ridge, and what they saw when they entered was likely a range of mountains and ridges.

However, when the ground personnel got closer, they found that the terrain showed no sign of climbing uphill. Some groups discovered black-robed figures scattered out, appearing out of thin air like ghosts in a movie.

The locations where the phenomenon occurred were fed back to the police command center, and when connected, they formed a clear boundary, like an inverted dome over the entire mountain range. No analysis was needed; anyone with eyes could see that this was the true boundary of the "Rainbow Wonderland."

"Of the fifty-four groups, eighteen observed the movements of the black-robed men and they all left the Demon Realm. Do you think they withdrew voluntarily or were driven out by the Victory Team's actions?" Yoshioka Tetsuji asked.

“Of course, it’s a voluntary withdrawal. There’s only one possibility for being driven out,” Sato Takuma said: “Tiga has appeared.”

"So you think Tiga didn't appear?"

“Because they were neither panicked nor in a hurry. If I were driven out of my home by the enemy and saw guys who were with the enemy, I would be furious. If they dared to block our way, I would step over their corpses to get out,” the light from the screen reflected on Sato’s face, making him look somewhat sinister in the dimly lit room. “But they spotted our people, didn’t attack, and instead quickly got out of sight… Do you think they were like defeated soldiers?”

Tetsuji Yoshioka said in a low voice, "We haven't even figured out their personnel and organizational situation, how could they retreat on their own?"

“Yes, if they weren’t deserters, then it was an organized evacuation,” Sato said, grinding his back teeth. “I have a guess, would you like to hear it?”

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

"Perhaps they are bait. The black-robed men have come out of the Demon Realm, and we cannot let them go unchecked. We will definitely send people to intercept them. In this way, our position will be exposed. We can see the boundary of the Demon Realm, so how could they not see our deployment? Besides, who said that the Demon Realm is their lair? What if they gave it up voluntarily?"

Tetsuji Yoshioka turned his eyes, which were fixed on the map, and met his gaze. Red dots marking the various groups were scattered around the Lion's Nose Forest, shimmering in their eyes.

Tetsuji Yoshioka felt the air conditioning was a bit too cold.

"Purpose?" he asked. "If they really abandon this demonic realm, what do you think their purpose is?"

“I don’t know,” Sato lowered his eyes, looking at the unanswered communication on his workbench: “I just feel that if I were the master of the Demon Realm, I would definitely take action while TPC’s elite forces are all here… How much we gain depends on our appetite.”

"We can't simply reduce our manpower to guard the Demon Realm and ignore the Black-Robed Men, or retreat entirely and leave the GUTS team trapped inside," said Tetsuji Yoshioka.

Sato shrugged: "The moment the Victory Team went in, we were tied up here."

“They’re the same.” Tetsuji Yoshioka pondered for a moment, then accessed the communications system of the New Energy Development Center. Dr. Yao’s face appeared on the screen; he looked like he had just come out of the laboratory, with red marks around his face from his goggles.

"You wanted to see me?" Dr. Yawei was wiping his sweat with a towel. The New Energy Development Center always had all kinds of furnaces, each separated by a sealed chamber, which tested the researchers' heat resistance.

"How is the Magnum power system doing?"

As soon as Tetsuji Yoshioka asked the question, Dr. Yao's expression visibly stiffened. He did not answer directly, but only said, "Shouldn't you be investigating aliens right now? This system... shouldn't be used as a weapon."

"Just asking casually, we can discuss this later," Tetsuji Yoshioka said with a smirk. "I want to know how many experimental aircraft at the New Energy Center are currently capable of going into space."

The police department's authority has become extremely broad in dealing with incidents involving aliens. Even a new energy development center of the same level must respond to the call and contribute its precious equipment without any compromise.

The tacit understanding between Sawai and Yoshioka, two old partners who have known each other since their days in the Defense Forces, is quite a sight at TPC headquarters. While their relationship seems harmonious, one is a leader of a dove faction, and the other a head of a hawk faction; they often find themselves glaring at each other during conversations. If they were younger, they might have inevitably rolled up their sleeves and gotten into a fight, with Nanbara often caught in the middle as a peacemaker. However, it doesn't seem like their relationship is bad either; they've never been seen trying to destroy each other. According to their secretary, Sawai's...

The small cabinet contains tea that Yoshioka likes to drink, but I don't know if it's genuine or not.

In short, at least for now, Sawai has given the police department more authority, and the New Energy Development Center is naturally giving it its full support.

“Understood,” Dr. Yao replied, “I will go and procure the test aircraft, but you will have to find the test pilot yourself.”

The police department's aviation squadron happened to have a test pilot on hand.

His surname is Aiba, and his given name is Yu. On the surface, he is a "friendly Earth monster" and a "tomb guardian," but in reality, he is an Ultra Warrior that no one would believe if he told them now.

He was flying a little too high right now; he was on Mars and had just arrived at the research station.

Anyone would be terrified if they saw a monster as tall as a small mountain carrying the remains of a sculpture taller than a mountain close to their face.

"It's all your fault for giving such a bad warning! It really is here!" The researchers at the research station crouched down, covering their heads in fear, their minds filled with the terrifying thought of a monster flying over and eating them whole, leaving them no chance to even write their wills.

“It’s a friendly Earth monster!” said one of the researchers who had just said “hi”.

"Then what are you doing squatting there?!" His colleague wished he could throw him out and fix the silly Mars rover with his bare hands.

"I'm afraid!"

This is probably what they mean by "Lord Ye loves dragons but is terrified of them." When they are far away and only have an outline, the researcher waves his little hand as if he has seen his beloved girl get off the train and exit the station. But when he gets closer and sees the dragon's fangs and horns, the researcher thinks that he has not yet met his beloved girl and that his life is more important than anything else.

So Samuel came across a research station where everyone was squatting on the ground, seemingly doing nothing.

Heaven have mercy! He just saw someone greeting him and assumed they needed something, so he came to check!

In Gaia's "future universe," it's common sense to stop whenever someone waves at you! If there were a game interface, Samuel would see them with big yellow exclamation marks above their heads.

"Is there anything I can help with?" he asked, his massive shadow obscuring the sky. To appear more sincere, he crouched down, lowering his head to the porthole, his gleaming eyes illuminating the researchers' bright Mediterranean Sea—while simultaneously carrying the remains of Badbu and the database, the important "gifts."

The researcher, hearing the voice ring directly in his head, was first startled, then pointed at his eye, pressed against the porthole, his face filled with horror: "The monster can speak human language!!!"

Chapter 143 The Mission of the Machines

After a brief period of excitement, the researchers at the research station finally calmed down and did not cause any further trouble.

Samuel behaved exactly as rumored, and the researchers gradually calmed down. However, when Samuel asked if there was anything they could help with, they did not completely let their guard down and reveal the confidential mission.

The researchers only asked, "Did you observe the alien spaceship? The one that was with you before, and then disappeared?"

Just as Samuel was about to answer that he didn't know, Beloff's projection suddenly appeared, startling the others.

“My ‘colleague’ has arrived,” Beloff said.

The researchers exchanged bewildered glances, but Samuel understood: "Colleagues, other Budds?"

Beloff nodded: "We each have our own missions, but they are all to monitor the 'destabilizing factors' in the universe. My target is the Naga, and as for them... a lot of aliens have come to Earth recently, and they are here specifically to target those aliens."

Although the researchers didn't understand what Budab was, judging from the serious tone of the two men, they guessed it might be a troublesome enemy. Beloff's statement gave them a slight sigh of relief—those coming for aliens might actually be allies!

Aliens don't have a good reputation on Earth. The cases committed by the Muzhen aliens alone caused a huge uproar in public opinion.

Samuel disagreed: "You're saying they're coming, heading this way?"

“I received requests for assistance from my ‘colleagues’ who thought my badbub needed repairs,” Beloff said. “You were the one who broke it.”

Samuel was catching Budab's remains with his tail, a move known as "catching him red-handed." He sighed, then took flight again, sending a ring of reddish-brown smoke billowing from the loose Martian soil.

Beloff's projection moved along with the equipment. When he saw Samuel's movement, he was stunned at first. When Samuel asked, "Where are the other badbubs?" he was shocked—if the projection could change color.