My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

As for the basement rent, I'll go collect it as soon as the bank reopens tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, Tanaka nonchalantly replied, "It's alright, no need to worry about rent or anything like that. Animals may be ruthless, but people are compassionate."

Xia Qing wasn't particularly surprised to hear this. In fact, after observing this world for a while, he had already confirmed one thing.

This world has the most good people of any world I've ever been to, and it's also the safest in terms of human-caused disasters. The difference in safety between this world and the Conan world is like night and day.

However, this is quite reasonable, as residents are influenced by the political system and the environment. In this world, the doves have successfully suppressed the hawks across all industries.

As for the fact that it can't compare to the human-caused disasters in the Conan world, that is, because others are in danger, is actually quite reasonable.

After all, in Conan's world, murders of passion, revenge, jealousy, and the like occur with an absurdly high frequency, so they really have the right to say it's all the world's fault.

As Xia Qing, playing the role of Torregia, moves into the basement, Daigo watches as the members of the GUTS team begin to report on what happened in the game world.

After hearing Daigo's explanation, Izayoi Megumi was in a state of turmoil, but she forced herself to calm down. Now was not the time to panic; the most urgent task was to rescue the trapped ordinary people as soon as possible.

"I'm still getting nowhere from guessing about the place Daigo mentioned. In any case, I still need to go to the site to see if there are any remaining clues."

At this moment, Masami Horii, the weapons technology expert for the GUTS team, spoke up, saying that without the relevant readings, it would be difficult for him to determine what exactly happened in that area.

The level of advanced technology in the Ultraman world is beyond description compared to the normal world. The GUTS team, who finally decided to go to the scene to observe, did indeed find some clues.

At this moment, Horii, wearing a research protective suit, frowned and looked at the readings displayed on the instrument in front of him. He then spoke:

"This technology is too strange. It feels like it's from a completely different knowledge framework than what we've learned. The environment in which beings using this power might live is different from Earth."

Looking at the game's analysis data, Horii felt a chill run down his spine and said, "You mean... aliens?" Upon hearing this, Iruma Megumi immediately asked, "You mean... aliens?"

In the Ultraman universe, extraterrestrials are generally referred to as aliens.

At this moment, Horii nodded and said with certainty, "Just now, it must have been some alien who used some kind of technology to expand a space hidden in the environment in front of me."

The coordinates of that space haven't been found yet, but if I'm not mistaken, it should be somewhere nearby. And the foundation upon which that space was created… is very strange.”

Horii's expression became somewhat complicated as he spoke, and he began to doubt whether he had made a mistake.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset and continued to explain the facts he had discovered:

"Judging from the residual substances, that alien's scientific system must be primarily based on information technology?"

Xia Qing, who had previously used the Kronos cassette, actually left behind some tiny remnants of what is known as the Collapse Source Virus, or Game Disease for short, which poses virtually no harm to humans.

Horii's research level is indeed top-notch in this world, but he is still slightly inferior to those geniuses who are like bugs in the system. It seems that he will not be able to figure out the key in the short term.

While the Victory Team was conducting their research, Xia Qing, who was using the human form of Tregear, was in the basement playing with two badges she had made herself.

"The power of the Giant of Light... I still have a bit of a clue."

Xia Qing looked helpless as she recalled the two giant stone statues she had previously transferred to the bubble space.

However, Xia Qing quickly adjusted his mindset. He naturally understood the principle that "three feet of ice is not formed in a day," and that Ultraman's power was not something that could be easily obtained.

Ultraman is rare, but monsters are plentiful. Xia Qing is already planning to find a way to get himself a Dark Ascension set.

Relying on the temporary power he had originally gathered would be too much of a drain on his strength in this world.

Although the energy can be replenished in the next second, it is the kind of energy that is massively drained, and the feeling of extreme weakness is not pleasant.

After recalling the plot about Ultraman Tiga in her mind, Xia Qing was somewhat looking forward to the appearance of Gakuma.

I collected some Golzairba genes during my previous attack, and with the research progress on the Gakuma Dark Ascendant, it should be able to speed things up.

"The myth of the stone, the battle caused by over-mining? Judging by the timeline, it should be coming soon."

Recalling the two Gakuma from his memory, Xia Qing muttered to himself.

No one was more kind-hearted than himself, and he had killed all the others.

At this moment, Xia Qing recalled some memes he had seen before, forgetting the words of the two kind-hearted Kamen Riders who were passing by. After some thought, Xia Qing decided to slack off for now.

The key is to balance work and rest. It's a good opportunity to try out some of the manga and games from the Ultraman Tiga universe that I haven't read before.

According to the theory of global intelligence infiltration and interference, it is estimated that there is a lot of information about other worlds in the world of Ultraman Tiga, and intelligence is very important during the journey.

So I'm not slacking off or just playing around; I'm seriously gathering intelligence to prepare for future dangers, well, I guess.

After coming up with a plausible excuse for himself, Xia Qing took out a hacking computer he had previously purchased at the intelligence gathering place.

Although this device is essentially used to collect information in the information age, its configuration is by no means considered low-end in today's world.

Meanwhile, just as the members of the Victory Team were still struggling to crack the game's domain, they suddenly received a report of a new crisis.

"The workers turned to stone?"

Looking at the intelligence he had just received, Commander Munakata frowned and muttered to himself:

"This matter is very likely related to monsters again. It seems we need to go to the scene to make a judgment first."

"Digging a well, besides that space tentatively named the Data World, your job now includes restoring humans who have turned to stone."

Chapter 845: Gakuma: Tiga, times have changed!

Before Gakuma could fully recover, the Victory Team had already moved the petrified people away. Fortunately, apart from a few patients whose legs were crushed by rocks while they were still petrified, the other patients were all safe and sound.

After transferring the petrified workers to the wards, the Victory team planned to resolve the matter before anyone died.

Upon receiving the order to attack, the Victory team immediately set out, and shortly thereafter, Gakuma α, who ranks among the most embarrassing characters in Ultraman history, left the mine.

The Victory Team began their operation, and with Flying Swallow No. 1 accidentally damaged, Flying Swallow No. 2 arrived at the battlefield.

Before Tiga could even make a move, Gakuma, who had been hit by the Texas Beam from the Flying Swallow II controlled by Daigo, was already defeated and on the verge of death.

Xia Qing exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

Humans on this planet are pretty formidable.

However, I won't let Gakuma Alpha die here as originally planned. Although the monster's genes haven't been fully researched yet, I'll use the power of concepts to give it a huge boost of energy.

"Gakuma, open your eyes, I am Toregia."

Just as Gakuma, struck by Victory Swallow II, was about to die, Tregear's voice suddenly rang out.

However, Gakuma couldn't pay any attention to it at this point, because it couldn't understand human speech.

Gakuma surveyed his surroundings. In the darkness, only a blue-black giant emitted an eerie gray light.

Knowing about the language barrier, Xia Qing simply selected a basic vocabulary pack and implanted it into Gakuma's mind. Then, in Toregia's voice, she spoke to Gakuma:

"This is the Monster Medal. With it, you can defeat Ultraman Tiga."

What is this mourner saying?

Having just acquired the language pack, Gakuma was not yet proficient in using it, and upon hearing Toregia's words, it instinctively thought so.

However, it quickly understood what the language pack meant and roared at Tregear.

I understand, but only a little bit.

Faced with Gakuma, whose vocal organs did not support human speech, Tregear roughly understood its meaning through his mental abilities: that is, what Ultraman Tiga is.

"Ultraman Tiga is both light and human. He is actually a human in disguise. His true identity is Dio Brando, the reincarnation of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II."

Tregear, who had no intention of exposing Daigo's identity, rambled on, and before Gakuma could understand, his consciousness had already been sent back to the outside world.

"Watch out, the monster has stood up again!"

The warning voice of Munakata, who had already landed, rang out on the communication channel inside the GUTS team, while at this moment, Gakuma's eyes were bloodshot and he was spitting out blue beams of light.

The Jakuma petrification beam, which had been recharged by the power of concepts and restored to its peak, even becoming stronger, also had its firing speed increased. Faced with this situation, Shinjo inside the Flying Swallow II quickly reacted and tried to dodge.

Although it avoided the petrification ray, the right wing of the Flying Swallow II crashed into the mountain wall during the evasion process, and the Flying Swallow II began a rapid emergency landing after losing its right wing.

"Oh no! At this altitude, the Flying Swallow II won't be able to withstand the impact of a forced landing. Everyone jump!"

Upon hearing Shinjo's words, Daigo was the first to parachute down. Before the others could land, he took out his Spark Lens and began to transform.

Transformation in the Heisei era was quite simple; with a shout, Daigo Tiga transformed into Ultraman and joined the battle.

Recalling the analysis given by his GUTS comrade Nori, Daigo thought to himself, "I understand. In times like this, it's time to use the powerful red form!"

With these feelings in mind, Daigo transformed into his powerful form. Indeed, this red form is the most reassuring.

When Daigo transformed, Gakuma didn't hesitate; it suddenly charged towards Tiga.

The sharp horn on his head flashed with blue lightning. Daigo, who had transformed, took a deep breath and used his hands to brace against both sides of Gakuma's head before the horn touched him.

The ground seemed to have collapsed, and Daigo pushed Gakuma away step by step with all his might.

However, at this moment, another Gakuma has also awakened underground. Unlike the single-horned Gakuma α, Gakuma β has two sharp horns.

The Gakuma II, emerging from the ground, launched an attack on Daigo. Facing two monsters, Daigo was finding it difficult to cope.

However, having found his rhythm in battle, he began to regain the upper hand on the battlefield, throwing Gakuma α into the air before Daigo charged toward Gakuma β.

Seeing this, Gakuma Alpha subconsciously used the basic language knowledge it had acquired before. At this moment, it could only watch helplessly as the terrifying giant charged towards its brother.

I can't do anything.

Gakuma α thought to itself, and just then it felt something appear in its hand.

This is?

Gakuma paused slightly as it looked at the medal in its hand, and the next moment, a magnified version of the Dark Ascendant Gakuma appeared in its hand.

Compared to the original, this Dark Riser, which has a slightly different shape and is better suited for use by giant monsters, is naturally Xia Qing's creation.

Meanwhile, the GUTS team also discovered the existence of the Dark Riser. Looking at the object in Gakuma's hand on the screen, Hori from the GUTS base looked somewhat bewildered: "What is that?"

"Gakuma, access granted!"

"The sound of desolation, the ascension of darkness!"

At this moment, Gakuma found that his body seemed to be out of control, and a deep voice sounded from the side of the mine.

It... spoke?

Tiga, who was fighting against Gakuma β, was stunned when he heard the voice behind him and saw the only figure behind him. At this moment, the deep voice sounded again:

"Senior Golza, Senior Melba, and myself, please lend me your power!"

I couldn't understand it, but I was deeply shocked.

Daigo froze in place at the sight before him. Gakuma, who had just been his enemy, was now stuffing three gigantic medals into a black and red machine.

Wait, that medal... wasn't it the one that the blue guy left with?