Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"No matter what you're up to, it's not too late to back down now. Don't be so stubborn!"

"You're the one who's stubbornly clinging to your delusions..."

Masaki Keigo casually wiped his nose with his hand, staring fiercely at Madoka Daigo as he said:

"A timid fellow like you can't unleash the full potential of 'light' in your hands!"

After saying that, Masaki Keigo launched another attack on Madoka Daigo without hesitation. This time, Masaki Keigo abandoned all his previous reserve and launched a desperate attack like a death row inmate.

Daigo Madoka glanced at his sidearm, which had been shot down and thrown aside during the battle. He considered that if he went to pick up the gun, he would probably be suppressed by Masaki Keigo and wouldn't be able to fire a shot at all. Therefore, Daigo Madoka took the initiative to go forward.

This round of battle is much more dangerous than the last. Even someone as strong-willed as Daigo Madoka is getting a bit carried away. To be honest, Daigo really wants to call for help right now, but he's worried that Masaki Keigo will reveal that he's Ultraman Tiga. So for now, he can only tough it out here.

Suddenly, Masaki Keigo made a mistake, and without thinking, Daigo Madoka swung his elbow at him. But when he realized that the elbow was aimed at Masaki's chest, Daigo Madoka broke out in a cold sweat. He knew his current level of strength, and that this elbow strike would kill the man, if not kill him. Daigo Madoka had never intended to kill anyone, so he quickly changed his move.

But this is where Masaki Keigo found his weakness. He punched Daigo Madoka twice in the face, followed by a sweeping kick, and Daigo Madoka collapsed to the ground, powerless.

"Like... hiss..."

Just as Masaki Keigo was about to say something, he seemed to have touched a sore spot, and involuntarily gasped. Then, he immediately took action, retrieving the Spark Lens from the dazed Daigo Madoka's arms, and said with a fascination:

"What a beautiful thing! This is exactly what I'm missing, this thing that can turn me into light."

After putting away his Spark Lens, Masaki Keigo looked at the uncomfortable Daigo Madoka on the ground, shook his head, and said softly:

"If you're not ruthless, how can you save the world? Watch me now."

After saying that, Masaki Keigo turned around and left without hesitation. Suddenly, he felt as if he had tripped over something and fell to the ground uncontrollably with a 'thud'. He couldn't help but cover his nose and rolled on the ground. His nose, which hadn't been broken by Daigo Madoka just now, broke this time, and the pain almost made him cry out.

This...it's just a little bit of pain.

Masaki Keigo struggled to his feet and continued to flee, but after only a few steps, he fell to the ground again, as if an invisible force was pulling his legs back. This time, Masaki Keigo clearly felt several of his teeth fly out. He endured the pain and opened his eyes wide to carefully observe his surroundings, but no matter how he looked, there was nothing there.

I must be too tired.

Masaki Keigo muttered something to himself as if to comfort himself, then struggled to his feet and, with difficulty, stumbled and fell repeatedly, ran outside.

Then a faint light appeared out of thin air, about to fall on Daigo Madoka, but suddenly noticed something. Then, the light disappeared abruptly. At the same time, Daigo Madoka opened his eyes. He had recovered from the dizziness of being hit hard. Although his head was ringing and his ears were ringing, Daigo Madoka's thinking was beginning to recover quickly.

Daigo Madoka looked around, picked up his sidearm, and silently staggered out...

"Dagu!!"

"Dagu!!!"

"Daigo, the team member!!!"

Before long, the members of the GUTS team arrived. At first, they didn't think anything was wrong, but when Sakaki Rina repeatedly called out to Daigo Madoka in the channel but didn't receive a response, they realized that something might have happened to Daigo Madoka, so they rushed over here.

Then, they saw Daigo Madoka's matching Victory Team helmet lying on the ground, swaying slightly in the breeze, with traces of blood still on it.

The members of the Victory Team immediately became serious and began a rapid emergency search operation....

Meanwhile, at TPC headquarters, Director Zejing and Captain Iruma were waiting for the investigation results of the mechanical monster. When the results came out, the two fell silent for a moment. If there were no problems with the report, the mastermind behind the creation of the mechanical monster using Earth technology might even have more advanced technology than TPC in some aspects.

"Wait, an artificial monster..."

At this moment, Captain Megumi seemed to realize something. Her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she quickly turned to look at Team Member Nozue and said:

"Team member Ye Rui, pull up the surveillance video of the Ark of the Covenant!"

Upon hearing this, Director Sawai immediately made the connection and nervously looked at the screen. The result was that the Ark of the Covenant had disappeared, which surprised everyone present. The Nori team immediately began to track it and discovered that a TPC transport plane had taken off without authorization twenty minutes earlier. This takeoff record was well hidden and was obviously not a spur-of-the-moment act. The Nori team immediately initiated communication with the transport plane.

Then, appearing on the communication screen was Dr. Tango, who was in charge of managing the Ark of the Covenant. It was he who took the Ark of the Covenant away while most of the staff were busy in Kumamoto City and the security at the TPC headquarters was weak.

Dr. Dango remained calm regarding Nozue's communications. What he didn't expect was that less than half an hour later, someone had broken through his carefully crafted Trojan program and discovered the unauthorized transport plane.

Then...

Dr. Dango didn't give anyone a chance to speak. The moment the communication was opened, he began to vent his dissatisfaction, accusing TPC of its long-standing contempt for him. He then stated that he had now found someone who could better recognize his talents, and this Ark of the Covenant was the gift he would give as a pledge of loyalty.

After saying that, Dr. Dango immediately hung up the communication and began to implement the various contingency plans he had prepared in advance to deal with the TPC's subsequent pursuit of him.

And so, the chaotic night passed. TPC headquarters was busy chasing the Ark of the Covenant, while the GUTS team was busy searching for Daigo Madoka. Ultimately, neither side achieved any results. Rena sat worriedly on the lawn of Kumamoto City Park, gazing sadly at the river in front of her. Shinjo comforted her, saying that Daigo would definitely be alright; in the past, when everyone thought Daigo was surely dead, he would suddenly appear, waving his hand, and come back…

Now, Daigo Madoka, whom the GUTS team members were talking about, has arrived at a remote area outside Kumamoto City. This place is not unfamiliar to Daigo Madoka; he had been here before in his GUTS Hyuga No. 1 and almost crashed into the underpass.

Last night, Daigo Madoka failed to track down Keigo Masaki, but he recalled that the Spark Lens had resonated strangely twice before, both times in this area. So, perhaps the enemy's lair could be found nearby.

Therefore, Daigo Madoka searched here again and again. Indeed, now that he no longer had the Spark Lens and could not transform into Ultraman Tiga, he was just an ordinary person. However, Daigo Madoka also believed that there were some things that even humans could do, and even things that Ultraman Tiga could not do.

However, this aimless search was really exhausting for Daigo Madoka. In addition, the previous fierce battle had also caused him a lot of injuries. Now, Daigo Madoka was really unable to walk anymore.

"woo woo woo woo....."

Just as Daigo Madoka sat down to rest, a small dog suddenly ran out. This was strange, as there hadn't been any villages nearby on his journey, and the dog was so clean. Furthermore, judging from the dog's appearance...

It looks like they're leading me somewhere!

Thinking of this, Daigo immediately jumped up from the ground and, led by the mysterious dog, continued forward. Before long, Daigo saw a cave. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary mine, the kind that was often seen here.

But Daigo followed the dog inside without hesitation. However, the dog disappeared shortly after they entered. This scene only made Daigo more convinced that there was definitely something wrong with the cave.

So, Daigo Madoka searched through the labyrinthine passages, looking for any useful clues. After a while, he suddenly stopped. He looked at the wall beside him, which was covered in moss and looked unremarkable. But his intuition made him reach out and touch it. Then, golden light shone from the wall, and with the scattered light particles, a passage appeared in front of him.

Sure enough, there was a problem here.

Daigo Madoka drew his gun and ran along the light inside the cave. Soon, he arrived at the end of the passage. Here, Daigo Madoka confirmed that he had arrived at another ancient ruin, because here, there were also two huge and intact ancient stone statues!

One is a stone statue resembling Ultraman Tiga, and the other is like a monster.

“Wuwuwuwu…”

At that moment, Daigo Madoka saw the little dog that had led the way again. The little dog seemed to have been separated from its owner for a long time, and let out a pitiful yet excited whimper as it ran towards a place deep in the ruins that resembled an altar.

Daigo Madoka raised an eyebrow, quickly scooped up the excited puppy, held it in his arms, and then casually fired a shot at the ground. The bullet landed there, triggering a strong electrical reaction—

Daigo Madoka was right; a deadly electric fence had been set up around the area!

349 Xie Di: Hey! Can we reconcile? (Seventh update)

As Daigo Madoka's gunshot echoed through the ruins, a figure appeared on the altar. Dressed in a respectable suit, he made an elegant entrance. This was Masaki Keigo. The only flaw was that he spoke with a slight lisp, but this did not stop him from provoking Daigo Madoka:

“As I said, you are not the only special person. Similarly, the ancient stone statues are not limited to the pyramids.”

"You've been in a misconception all along."

Daigo Madoka held the puppy, reaching out to soothe the anxious little life while staring at Keigo Masaki and saying:

“I’m not a special person, and neither are you. We are all members of humanity. I know what you’re trying to say, but protecting this planet isn’t just about light, it’s also about the collective efforts of humanity!”

"Humans? Ha, humans!"

Masaki Keigo seemed to have heard a joke, scoffed twice, and said in a contemptuous tone:

"Humans worship Ultraman like gods. You think humans and gods can fight side by side? Don't be ridiculous. Give up on such unrealistic fantasies!"

At this point, Masaki Keigo pointed to the sky, his eyes filled with fervor, and said:

"Ultraman's mission is to forcefully guide the evolution of humanity!"

"This is wrong!"

Daigo Madoka decisively interrupted Keigo Masaki, shouting with a hint of anger:

"Ultraman is not a god, nor is he the messenger who leads evolution. He is a partner of mankind, a light in people's hearts! It is your prejudiced and arrogant nature that has distorted and misunderstood the existence of Ultraman!"

"you...."

"I know what you're going to do..."

Daigo Madoka interrupted Keigo Masaki, slowly put the puppy down, gripped his gun tightly, and said coldly:

"You are indeed very smart, smarter than most people. Although I don't know what kind of research and analysis you have done on this ancient ruin, I can say for sure that you can't become Ultraman Tiga!"

"Hahahahahahaha!!!"

Upon hearing this, Masaki Keigo reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He took out his Spark Lens, held it in his hand, and pointed it at Daigo Madoka, saying:

"See what I just said? You still see yourself as someone special after all. Look... up there."

As Masaki Keigo finished speaking, a projection appeared above the altar, showing two spiraling genetic factors:

"Daigo, look closely, we share the same root gene. From this genetic perspective, we're practically brothers. In other words, I have the same ancient warrior gene that you possess! I can also become light!!"

After saying that, Masaki Keigo fiercely slammed the Spark Lens into the center of the altar. Seeing this, Daigo Madoka realized something and quickly shouted:

"Stop! If a wicked heart were to become light..."

"Shh!"

Masaki Keigo suddenly turned around, looked at Madoka Daigo, and said in a deep voice:

"Whether it's right or wrong, you'll soon find out, Daigo Madoka. Remember this: you are not unique. I will become the new light!"

Having said that, Masaki Keigo pressed his hand without hesitation onto the light particle conversion device on the altar platform. Instantly, a fierce burst of electricity enveloped his body, and then Masaki Keigo let out a triumphant laugh, raising his hands high and roaring:

"I'm evolving from this tiny human being into light! Ancient power, transform me into light!!!"

"You crazy person."

Seeing Masaki Keigo's crazy act, Daigo Madoka raised his hand and pulled the trigger, but there was an unknown protection system on the altar, which prevented the bullet from damaging the altar building. Helpless, Daigo Madoka could only rush towards the altar, trying to seize the Spark Lens and stop Masaki Keigo's transformation.

However, don't forget that the path to the altar is covered with an energy grid laid down by Masaki Keigo. Its power is quite astonishing. As soon as Daigo Madoka stepped on it, the terrifying current spread throughout his body, as if countless iron hammers were pounding every cell in his body. An invisible force was exerting its power to throw Daigo Madoka away from this electric grid area.