Ultraman: Because I am Gatanothor.

Meanwhile, Daigo and Rena have arrived at the TPC branch in Mongolia.

Here, they were warmly received by the branch manager. When asked about the meteorite, the two of them kept changing the subject, and they could tell what the other was thinking at a glance.

They simply wanted to see if the meteorite had any other value and wanted to buy some time.

However, the branch manager had some reservations, so he only handed the meteorite over to Daigo and the others before dawn.

Sitting on the Victory Flying Swallow No. 1, Nanase Rena's expression turned even more unpleasant, clearly angered by the actions of the branch manager.

Just then, the communicator rang.

"This is Unit One!" Lina's hoarse voice rang out.

Megumi's image appeared on the communication panel, her face beaming with joy.

"You got the meteorite, didn't you!"

Daigo glanced at Rena's retreating figure and spoke up for her, "We got it, it just... took a little longer!"

Megumi shook her head, not caring about the meteorite. She smiled and said, "That's good. Oh, by the way, I have some good news to tell you!"

Daigo asked in confusion, "What is it, Captain?"

Nanase Rena listened absentmindedly, her eyes gazing out the window at the magnificent plain below, where one could see one yurt after another.

"Dolphin 202's location has shifted!"

Hearing the words "Dolphin 202" immediately caught Lina's attention. She quickly turned around and anxiously asked, "Dolphin 202... moving!?"

Daigo thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that the ocean currents propelled the dolphins...?"

He spoke, his voice growing softer and softer until he finally stopped.

More than 30 hours have passed, and they are still at the bottom of the sea. Their chances of survival are extremely slim.

In the video call, Megumi Kijima shook her head. "No, according to the doctors' investigation and the information returned by the rescue boats on site, there has been no large-scale ocean current event on the seabed!"

After hearing Megumi's words, Nanase Rena's lifeless eyes gradually brightened, and she asked in a trembling voice, "So..."

Megumi gave her an affirming look and said with a smile, "Yes, there's a very high chance that Dr. Nanase and Director Yoshitsugu are still alive!"

After saying that, Daigo saw in the video call that Megumi Kijima turned her head to look at the door, as if someone had entered the command room.

Then Megumi turned around and said to them, "That's the situation. Now you should hurry back!"

"Yes!"

"understand!"

The video call was turned off after the two responded.

Daigo, beaming with joy, said to Nanase Rena, "Rena, this is wonderful!"

At this moment, Nanase Rena could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.

But his face was adorned with an unusually excited smile.

"Yes, they're alright!"

As they were talking, Nanase Rena suddenly noticed that the ground in front of her seemed to be collapsing.

She quickly composed herself and called out to Daigo.

"Daigo, look what that is!"

Daigo was seated behind Nanase Rena, so he didn't see the strange phenomenon on the ground immediately.

Upon hearing this, he stood up and leaned forward to take a look.

"what happened?"

"Hey, what is that?"

Daigo's initially puzzled look gradually turned to terror, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Look there!!"

Nanase Rena subconsciously reduced her flight speed, looking down with disbelief.

"very scary!"

On the ground, a colossal beast, fifty meters tall, with thick skin and a ferocious appearance, emerged from the pit.

Its head has a suit of armor-like armor, and its forepaws have exceptionally sharp claws.

With each step of its two thick, powerful legs, the ground would tremble considerably.

Behind it was a strong tail, which could create a pit one or two meters deep in the ground with each swing.

Chapter 12 We're out!

Chapter 12

The Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 flew past the giant beast's head, and Nanase Rena steered the plane back.

They circled the giant beast from a distance.

After glancing at the planes flying in the sky and sensing no danger, the behemoth turned its gaze back to the east.

roar~

There's an unpleasant smell there...

After roaring, it lifted its thick legs and walked eastward.

Its enormous size gives it immense power; every time it stomps on the ground, it causes a catastrophe like a landslide.

Daigo immediately noticed the direction the giant beast was heading and saw several yurts.

With his eyesight, he could see several figures running out of the yurt in a panic.

With each step, the behemoth covered tens of meters, and in just a few steps, it could catch up with people and trample them all to death.

Thinking of this, he became anxious and immediately shouted, "Lina, there are people below! We must find a way to change the monster's course!"

Nanase Rena was slightly startled, but then calmly said, "The Flying Swallow doesn't have any offensive equipment. Let's fire a signal flare to scare it!"

Now, the only thing the Victory Flying Swallow can launch over long distances is signal flares.

Similar to the current TPC concept, it has little offensive power.

Daigo had no other choice, so he agreed to Rena's suggestion, saying, "Okay!"

After saying that, she reached for the switch next to her and turned on the signal flare launcher. Lina then controlled Flying Swallow No. 1 and flew towards the monster.

Daigo seized the opportunity and immediately pressed the launch button.

"Fire the signal flare!"

The next moment, two human-sized signal flares were launched from the abdomen of the Victory Flying Swallow No. 1, landing directly in front of the monster.

The instant the signal flare landed, a plume of orange smoke burst out of the flare at an extremely high speed.

In just three seconds, the flare enveloped the monster, and a slightly pungent odor irritated its respiratory tract.

It couldn't help but sneeze a few times.

Hoo~

It stretched out its front paw and rubbed its nostrils in a human-like manner. When it looked down, all it could see was orange smoke obscuring its vision.

I didn't see anything.

I'm hungry, let's find something to eat first!

Thinking this, the monster stretched out its sharp front claws and grabbed at the ground. In the blink of an eye, a cloud of dust thicker than the smoke from a signal flare flew into the air, completely obscuring its figure.

Nanase Rena controlled the Flying Swallow, and in the blink of an eye, it flew back and forth once more.

However, both of them stared in utter astonishment at the spot where the dust had settled.

"Ah, this..."

"Disappeared..."

What came into view was a relatively shallow pit; the monster from before had vanished from their sight.

Nanase Rena controlled the Flying Swallow and patrolled back and forth several times, but did not see any trace of the monster.

"Daigo, has the radar detected any trace of the monster?"

Daigo practically lay on the radar display, scrutinizing it closely, hoping to discover something.

Unfortunately, there was no trace of the monster on the monitor. He said, puzzled, "This is so strange, it's not there!"

"No!?"

“Yes, it’s like a monster burrowing into the ground and then disappearing into thin air!” Daigo explained.

Just then, Megumi's voice came through the communication channel, "Come back, the branch office has taken over the situation!"

Clearly, what just happened was transmitted back to headquarters by Flying Swallow No. 1, allowing most people to see it.

Just then, Nanase Rena saw a rescue plane with the letters 'tpc' on it flying over and starting a rescue operation for the people on the ground.

Fortunately, the person was only frightened and was not seriously injured.

"Understood!" Daigo and Rena replied, then flew the plane towards headquarters, heading towards the rising sun.

Fortunately, both of them still had energy and there was no flight accident.

A moment later, they returned to TPC headquarters.

As soon as she entered, Nanase Rena asked, "Captain, why hasn't Dolphin 202 returned yet?"

They received the information about Dolphin 202's movement last night, but after being delayed in Inner Mongolia for a while, Dolphin 202 should have arrived at TPC headquarters before them.

However, upon returning, she learned that Dolphin 202 was still at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, which rekindled her worries.

Hearing her teammate's words, Megumi Kijima put away her gloomy expression and mustered her spirits to shout.

"Ye Rui, release the movement trajectory map of Dolphin 202!"

"Yes!" As Ye Rui finished speaking, the screen displayed the movement trajectory map of Dolphin 202.

The lines in the diagram resemble a tangled ball of yarn, but this doesn't hinder anyone from viewing it.