Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

"Yes... there's bad news."

Kirino Makio sighed, "According to the feedback from my activated superpower, Gatanothor seems to be gradually eroding that sword. And although I don't know what beneficial functions you set on that sword for us, the prophecy tells me that Gatanothor is also consuming those functions."

"What did you say?!"

This was the first time Kassadin had experienced such a huge emotional fluctuation since arriving in this world. While the original Gatanothor certainly possessed intelligence, the channel function set up in the Ultimate Blade would require a very complex operation to dispel, even with the power of the Ultimate Ultra Peak. The original Gatanothor should not have been able to perform such a complex and meticulous operation.

"Has its intelligence also increased after fusing with Barbatos, Sophia, and the Destruction Bringer...?"

Unlike Gatanothor, who relies on overwhelming power to overcome all difficulties, Sophia, the Destruction Bringer, and Darkseid are all clearly on the path of high intelligence. After absorbing these, not only will Gatanothor's power be significantly enhanced, but his intelligence will also be significantly enhanced.

TPC hawkish leader Director Yoshioka tensed up: "Is this dangerous, Mr. Casa?"

“If it succeeds, then there will be no other way for this world to go.” Kassadin was extremely solemn and spoke frankly. “According to my original plan, I was to use that sword to open a cosmic passage, bring Gatanothor to my world, and have my kin help deal with it.”

"Your compatriots?" Norizuki and the chubby Horii asked curiously. "If I may ask, how many compatriots do you have? Three, five, or maybe even ten?"

After all, even the Gaia timeline, which has the most real-time Ultraman, only has two. In their Tiga timeline, Yuzare once said that there were many giants in the ancient times, but there were only three statues in the pyramid. So, even if they guessed too much, neither of them dared to go too far.

Kasa glanced at the two of them and announced a number: "One hundred and eighty billion."

With a snap, Director Yoshioka stood at attention and roared, "There's no time to lose! Contact the Super GUTS and XIG immediately and have them prepare before launching the operation. We can't waste any more time!"

18 billion!

Based on the past records of Gaia SV being greater than Tiga, Agul, and Dyna, they were already able to distinguish that there were differences in strength among Ultraman. But the problem is, even if each of these 18 billion Ultraman is not as strong as Gasa, as long as they are half as strong as Gasa, then by sheer numbers, they might have a chance to overwhelm Gatanothor!

After all, in terms of breaking through defenses at the start, there's still Kassadin's beam and blade!

"My God..."

The chubby Horii immediately became dizzy, and not only Horii, but everyone else was as if they had eaten honey.

Damn it, with such a high-probability-of-victory fighting style, then the do-or-die, mutual destruction strategy should obviously be postponed.

The Victory Team may not be afraid to die, but the problem is that even if they are not afraid to die, they cannot protect the people. The three decisive weapons combined can only barely aggravate the injuries. To kill Gatanothor? That's just a pipe dream!

"I'll contact both sides immediately and share the current information with them. Mr. Kirino, please come with me!"

The technician, Nori, called out to Kirino Makio, and the two of them quickly left together, without wasting a second, prioritizing efficiency.

Nozue is a genius among humans, a genius to the point of being godlike. When all previous communication methods, such as satellite communication, were unusable, he relied on Kirino Makio's superpowers to independently develop a semi-superpowered communication system that was barely usable.

Although this system requires Kirino Makio's assistance, and is only useful when Kirino Makio is affected by the aftermath and unable to communicate with the outside world on his own, it is still undoubtedly the work of a genius.

If he were born in the Gaia timeline, he would inevitably be a member of the Alchemy Star—in fact, after the timeline merged, the Alchemy Star had already extended invitations to several people, including him and Masaki Keigo, to join.

"There's one more thing I'd like to know."

After sharing the main points, Kasa explored a situation that puzzled him greatly: "This world is formed by the fusion of three timelines, but according to my understanding, shouldn't the Dyna timeline be the timeline after humans and Tiga, relying on a special bond, displayed their dazzling forms and jointly defeated Gatanothor?"

"Since it's already happened once, why couldn't Tiga display that dazzling form again in the battle after the spacetime fusion?"

Shining Tiga isn't something you can just replicate whenever you want. Even if you've had the experience once, it's not something you can do again just by trying. Kasa understands this, which is why he understood when he learned that Tiga had only produced Shining Hina.

On the other hand, since the enemy is also Gatanothor, given people's special feelings towards Gatanothor, it's not entirely impossible to replicate Shining Tiga when facing this enemy; the probability is quite high.

What he wanted to know was why the probability had shifted towards failure.

"You actually knew about this?" Director Sawai was surprised, but he didn't ask how he knew. He just sighed and replied, "In fact, that matter was completely erased."

"Erased?"

"Yes, because the time difference wasn't that big, there were many identical people in our Tiga timeline and Dyna timeline. When the timelines merged, Gatanothor chose a fusion method that was more advantageous to it, turning two identical people into one... At that time, the memories of the people in Dyna timeline about Tiga defeating Gatanothor also disappeared."

Director Sawai shook his head and sighed, "It's like going back to a time before anything happened. But strangely, Captain Hibiki and the others are back to how they were in the Dyna timeline. Luckily, the members of Super GUTS vaguely remembered some related memories, which is how we found out that something like that actually happened."

"I initially thought it might be Super Victory Team's illusion, but now it seems it's more likely Gatanothor's doing."

Hearing Director Sawai's reply, Casa remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at the distant Pacific Ocean.

Gatanothor, capable of rewriting the timeline, canceling portals, and seemingly confident of spending time successfully corrupting the Ultimate Blade... this is Gatanothor when he no longer takes things lightly.

With the limited fighting power on Earth, including myself, can we really withstand three moves?

Chapter 176 For a Better Tomorrow (Part 2)

Obik patrols the secret base of TPC.

This secret base is very large, because an extremely huge mountain peak was specially selected as the candidate. The mountain peak is big enough, so the cliffs are also big enough, and the interior space is quite spacious.

However, this secret base, which should have been quite spacious, was actually very cramped in use. Each TPC employee had to squeeze into bunk beds, which had seven or eight layers, and the aisle after getting down was also very narrow, making it anything but comfortable.

After a hard day's work, this is the only sleeping environment that TPC employees, including all the members of the GUTS team and the top management, Director Yoshioka and Director Sawai, can get to end their day.

As a benefit of human suffering, this secret base has managed to squeeze out a small amount of land, like toothpaste, to serve as an ecological zone for various animals to live in.

Lions, tigers, black bears, sheep, raccoons, snails... all the animals that could be found were crammed in. Although their living conditions were just as unpleasant as those of the TPC employees, at least they all survived and stayed here.

The commissioning of the Atdis was basically completed. Before the battle began, Lina had some rare free time. She happened to be passing by when Obik pointed to the ecological area and asked, "Is this a zoo?"

“This isn’t a zoo,” Lina said immediately, her eyes slightly misty as she looked at the crowded eco-zone. “It’s just that people still have some good intentions.”

"Thoughts?"

“Yes, it’s all about the sentiment…” Lina murmured. “Everyone is still thinking that maybe one day we can defeat Gatanothor. When that happens, facing a planet in ruins, if we protect one more animal now, the planet’s recovery will be easier.”

"At that time, we will be able to see the same colorful scene under the blue sky as before. How wonderful that will be."

As Lina spoke, her voice became lighter. Before, it was just a wishful thought to comfort herself, but now, there really was a chance.

"Hmph, how ridiculous, talking as if it were the truth."

But Obik didn't believe her, thinking she was just being self-righteous. He scoffed, "Since humans developed technology, where have such fine virtues been found? You just want to lock all the animals in zoos for your own benefit. You've become so heartless!"

You're right.

Lina neither refuted nor got angry. She looked at the ecological zone with fascination and said softly, "I feel that we humans are losing some beautiful things, sincerity, kindness, honesty... so I am actually a little relieved."

"Huh?" Obik was surprised by this response. "What are you so glad about?"

"It's fortunate that such a terrible apocalypse has occurred."

After Lina finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, not wanting to be misunderstood. "It's not that I want the world to become so terrible. I'm just thinking that the apocalypse caused by Gatanothor doesn't bring only evil and negativity to humanity. Mr. Obik, come with me for a moment. I have something I want to show you."

Lina walked in front, with Obik following behind, eager to see what it was.

When he arrived at the destination, he discovered that what he was looking for wasn't objects, but "creatures." He recognized those unique, floating creatures; they had been reported on television before the apocalypse—they were lightning-powered beings.

Like humans, they are native species that have lived together in the Earth family for a long time, living in the clouds.

However, since humans developed technology, electromagnetic waves have affected the lives of the Lightning People, forcing them to deteriorate and become unable to tolerate this life. As a result, special monsters such as Gazort have frequently appeared, posing a threat to humans and almost leading to a war to exterminate the Lightning People.

However, the apocalypse broke out before the war plan could be implemented.

As another surviving Earth species, TPC's perception and attitude towards the Lightning People are completely different from before. Instead, they want to protect the Lightning People who were killed by Gatanothor and are now the last remaining ones.

"Hmph, that's just a fake joke." Obik sneered. "If we really could defeat Gatanothor and the Lightning Men could resume their reproduction and then clash with you humans, wouldn't we still have to destroy the Lightning Men anyway? Or are you saying you can refrain from using electromagnetic waves for the sake of the Lightning Men?"

Lina shook her head, a smile appearing on her face: "Your thoughts are very similar to mine, Mr. Obik."

"Huh?" Obik was taken aback.

Lina continued, "But you're wrong, Mr. Obik. Your prejudice against humanity is too great."

"In the past year or so, Norizuki and Horii, including Dr. Yao, even though they all needed to devote a lot of effort to modifying the Atdis, still set aside a portion of their time to conduct research on whether it was possible to improve the conflict between humans and lightning people."

"They really did it... Now all the Lightning People here, Nori and Horii, have successfully changed the Lightning People species without harming them. They've given them an invisible membrane that can weakly resist electromagnetic wave damage, and that membrane won't affect the Lightning People's lives."

"Furthermore, Ye Rui and his team have been working hard to find a waveform that is less harmful to the Lightning People but has the same effect as the one currently used by humans. This waveform can serve as a substitute in the future. By addressing both aspects together, we can minimize the damage caused to the Lightning People by the development of human technology."

"Although it's still impossible to completely prevent them from being affected, the current level of impact is acceptable to the Lightning Man."

what……

Obik stared wide-eyed in astonishment. The Lightning Men weren't locked in any cage, and when they saw Lina approaching, they were willing to come closer to her and surround her. All of this proved that Lina wasn't lying.

Even in the technological age, would humans still be willing to go to such lengths to help other species?

Even if it's obvious that this is driven by self-interest, aiming to enrich Earth's biodiversity and ecosystem, doing good is doing good, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Lina was still murmuring:

"If there is a completely irreconcilable conflict between humans and another species, war will definitely break out. This is true for humans in any era... This is what Director Sawai told me. But it is not the fault of humans. If such a situation occurs, humans just want to survive and survive better."

"However, before such a war breaks out, future generations of humanity will do their utmost to try to confirm whether this contradiction is truly irreconcilable, and that will be enough."

"Aren't humans already kind and wonderful enough?"

Lina used to resent humans because of the Lightning Man; she was a bit too much of an animal rights activist back then. But now, after being enlightened, Lina has realized that humans are already great after the improvements, and that's great!

Obik was momentarily dazed.

Yes, even if they have selfish motives, how could a human being who is willing to make such a huge effort for the continuation of the Lightning People not possess good qualities?

Compared to the village back then, and compared to everyone in the village back then, TPC is just as enthusiastic, no, even more so.

Ultraman Kasa is right. Even in this era, there is no shortage of such people. It's just that Obik used to care too much about the village and only focused on the performance of the village's descendants. His vision was too narrow, which is why he ended up in such a desolate and impoverished state.

But things are actually pretty good now, aren't they?

"I've made up my mind!"

"Hey, what decision have you made?"

"After the apocalypse, I want to push my buckwheat noodle cart all over the world and witness the whole world! My buckwheat noodles will also keep up with the times, with all kinds of modern versions, so that everyone likes to eat them and is happy to eat them!"

Obik made up his mind, turned and ran, "I'll start with TPC. I'm going to make sure everyone here gets a bowl of hot buckwheat noodles!"

The decisive battle is just around the corner, he knows that very well. So, regardless of the outcome of the battle, before it begins, he wants to warm people's hearts with his buckwheat noodles. This is all that Obik, who is too weak to participate in the upcoming battle, can do!

Lina, still puzzled, asked, "Huh? Buckwheat noodles? But there aren't any raw materials at the base."

“It’s alright, I’ve always kept the raw materials I grow myself, and this time there’s enough for everyone to have a bowl!” Obik shouted as he turned around.

Lina was immediately overjoyed. The base was very frugal with food; they hadn't had noodles for over a year. She cheered and followed after them, "I'll go tell everyone, thank you, Mr. Obik!"

No, I should be thanking you, TPC, Victory Team.

Obik silently recited the words to himself, a long-lost smile appearing on his lips.

……

"Then, let's analyze this operation in detail beforehand and see how much combat power we have."

Inside the meeting room, Kasa looked at the members of the Victory Team and gestured for them to speak first.

The captain, holding the documents, said very seriously, "First, there's the Atdis, the Prometheus, and the air base. Then, our three squadrons will each have some fighter jets to escort them."