In Ultraman: Starting with the Battle Device

Chapter 53 The Hercules Team (Seeking silver tickets!!)

"I didn't expect you to be so amazing. You actually designed the anti-gravity device that supports this base," Raven praised.

"No, my achievements today are not solely due to my own efforts," I said modestly.

Seeing that Meng was not arrogant or complacent at all, Raven couldn't help but admire that the other party was truly excellent in both character and academics.

We're both Ultraman, so why are you so much better?

"By the way, you haven't piloted a new fighter jet yet, have you? I'll take you to the simulation training room to get familiar with it first," Meng suddenly said.

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Raven had this intention all along; if he didn't start training quickly, he might give himself away.

Soon, they arrived at the training room.

Raven eagerly entered a training pod, and then I began to explain to him how to operate the fighter jet.

"Fighter jets possess the explosive power of three axes, meaning they don't need to make as many detours as conventional fighter jets..."

"When facing giant monsters, you can also hover in the air and launch attacks, just like a helicopter."

As Raven gradually mastered the basic operating methods, I Meng continued, explaining that these were his insights as a fighter jet designer.

"Thank you so much, Meng." After a brief familiarization session, Raven emerged from the simulation pod and continued to help Meng get acquainted with the rest of the base.

……

midnight.

After familiarizing himself with the base's environment during the day and officially moving in, Raven stayed in the simulation training pod.

From initial discomfort to gradual mastery, Raven, with his exceptional reaction and memory abilities, became completely familiar with the controls in just one day.

On one side of the corridor, Okawara and Kajio Katsumi passed by and stopped when they heard a sound coming from the training room.

"He's still training here so late, he's really hardworking."

"No wonder he's hailed as an ace in the Air Force." Okawara felt a surge of admiration.

"Let's go." Kajio Katsumi didn't say anything on the surface, but deep down he reluctantly agreed with Raven.

"This……"

Taiga originally wanted to greet Raven, but seeing Kajio Katsumi's arrogant attitude, she gave up the idea.

"Finally, I got a perfect score!"

After Raven destroyed the last target inside the training pod, his score ranking had moved into the top 3.

To be honest, this new fighter jet is really easy to operate; it's no wonder it was designed by my dream team.

"Has it gotten this late without me realizing it?" Raven suddenly checked the time.

It has to be said that this simulator is even more fun than any air combat game on the market. As a self-proclaimed gamer, he became so engrossed in it that he completely forgot about the time.

Raven then ended his training session for the day and returned to his room.

Lying in bed, looking at the starry sky outside the window, the feeling of living in the sky is truly wonderful.

Raven couldn't help but wonder why Tartarus had gone to the trouble of traveling through time to eliminate him.

Recalling the opponent's terrifying strength, which was close to mythical level, Raven still felt lingering fear. If it weren't for the system saving him, he would have almost died there.

"I need to get stronger quickly. I don't want to feel so powerless when I face that guy again next time."

So he took out the Sword of Evolution from his pocket, but for some reason he felt that the light at the core of the Sword of Evolution had dimmed a bit.

How is this going?

“System, system…” Raven tried to call out to the system.

……

But there has been no response.

"So it really has fallen into hibernation," Raven said regretfully.

Without the system, how can I quickly become stronger?

"Never mind, maybe the system will recover on its own after a while. I'll ask it then."

After figuring things out, Raven went to sleep.

……

the next day.

After getting up, Raven put on the XIG uniform he had received yesterday and continued walking towards the training room.

The Stone Chamber Commander instructed him to focus on training during this period and not participate in other missions for the time being.

While walking down the street, he suddenly ran into my dream and several members of the Hercules team.

Seeing that I looked very unwilling, Raven went up to greet me.

"Good morning, Meng. What are you all doing here?" Raven asked curiously.

"Some of the senior players from the Hercules team asked me for help," I said timidly.

"We're going to give my dream a good workout today," Kuwabara said smugly, grabbing my dream.

"I remember you're a new recruit who joined yesterday, right? You look rather thin and frail. How can your body handle flying a fighter jet like this? Why don't you come and join us?" Captain Yoshida looked at Raven with ill intent.

They love training new recruits; you could say that most of the young members of this base have been tricked by them.

"Let's skip the training, I think I'm already strong enough," Raven said, immediately understanding what they meant.

It seems they came to capture laborers. Poor Meng, a researcher, was subjected to such torment.

"The newbie's got quite the nerve. Want to have a go?" Hearing Raven's somewhat arrogant tone, Kuwabara said with some displeasure, then showed off his exaggerated muscles, trying to scare Raven.

"Come on, newbie." Upon seeing this, Zhimogong immediately stepped forward and grabbed Raven.

Raven frowned. He disliked the other party's condescending attitude. So what if he was a newcomer? It didn't mean he had to be bullied by these veterans.

"what?"

When Zimogong hooked his arm around Raven's shoulder to try to pull him, he suddenly found himself moving as if he were a boulder.

No matter how much force I exert, the other party remains motionless.

"Alright, Zhimo, let him go."

Captain Yoshida suddenly looked at Raven with a serious expression, not expecting that Raven's seemingly ordinary body would actually possess such great strength.

“Raven, you…” I seemed to sense something was wrong.

"Never mind him, let's go first." Zhimo was a little embarrassed. He felt like he had kicked a hornet's nest, so he immediately changed the subject and said to Meng.

Raven also felt that he had overreacted a bit. They had been seeing each other all the time lately, and it wouldn't be good to make things awkward.

"I'm sorry, I was rude earlier." He knew when to stop, so he offered, "I'll go with Meng too."

"Good lad, you know what's good for you." Zhimo had also calmed down, at least he had a way out.

"Then let's go together," Captain Yoshida said.

Raven then followed them toward the hangar.

Upon closer examination, the members of the Hercules team are actually quite nice people. They just tend to "bully" newcomers, and given their generally older age, they inevitably have a senior-like attitude.

A typical newbie might obediently cooperate with their pranks, but Raven couldn't accept it unless the other party was much stronger than him.

……

Chapter 54 Dragon Vein (Seeking Silver Tickets!!)

"It's the Sting, and it even has combat equipment!"

The group entered the hangar of the Hercules team. I looked at the huge tank in front of me and said in surprise.

"Yes, but we can't go to the battlefield right away." Captain Yoshida patted Imu on the shoulder.

"Oh?" I asked, puzzled.

“There’s still a lot of equipment that hasn’t been installed,” Zhimo said.

"That's why I asked you to come and help," Captain Yoshida said to Ime.

"None of our ammunition has been loaded yet, and we also need to fill up our fuel tanks," Zhimo said with a sly smile.

“If you do the math, it’s at least 900 kilograms,” Kuwahara said, taking off his coat.

"900 kilograms?" I felt like I'd been tricked.

“Of course, I’m not asking you to do it alone. Kuwabara will come to help, and Raven will be there too,” Yoshida said.

“But I am, after all, a scientific researcher.” Meng said somewhat awkwardly, as he subtly moved his body backward and kept pointing at his own body.

It was as if they were being reminded that they were scientists, not laborers.

"Huh?" Shima grabbed Gamu, who was trying to slip away, and said, "But you're also a member of XIG."

"You can't be this weak."

“Yeah, just treat it as exercise.” Kuwabara stood behind Gamu, showing off his muscular physique, and said, “Get some proper exercise.”

“My body is very strong now…” I still wanted to struggle.

“Senior Zhimo is right, I dream your body is indeed too weak right now,” Raven added at this moment.

“I dream, even Raven, who just joined, said so, so just give up,” Yoshida said.

"Raven, how could you do this?" I cried, tears welling up in my eyes.

As an Ultra Warrior, excellent physical fitness is a basic requirement, but someone like Megumi is indeed rare. Right now, she seems to be almost powerless.

The training I underwent after joining XIG was also the foundation that allowed me to compete with Fujimiya in the middle of my dream. After all, Fujimiya had long noticed that physical fitness was an important factor in determining the length of an Ultraman's transformation and his strength.

So, in the end, I had no choice but to compromise...

I don't know how much time will pass.

"Oh dear, this is the last one." I dreamt out as I carried in the last big box.

"Are all the ultimate explosive rounds loaded?" Kuwabara asked while adjusting the equipment.