Special photo: starting from Ultraman Tiga

Koizumi City.

The Super GUTS team arrived at the scene aboard the GUTS Eagle. Although it was already late at night, the enormous silhouette that blotted out the sky still made the Super GUTS team members stare wide-eyed.

"What a huge mushroom!"

"Is this a monster?"

"Don't be silly, how could there be a monster that big?"

"However, the mycelium of this thing has already covered the entire city."

"If we let it continue to expand, it will be terrible."

“Alright, let’s land first and go in to collect some samples,” Hibi said.

"Yes!"

The Victory Eagle landed slowly outside Koizumi City, and the members of the Super Victory Team entered Koizumi City together to carry out sampling work.

The Victory Condors flew at a speed far exceeding that of other ordinary transport aircraft within the atmosphere, making them the first to arrive at the scene.

The group cautiously entered under the umbrella of Fogas, watching the mycelium, which had squeezed through the bricks, resembling tree roots.

"What are these?" Asuka asked, holding the Victory Machine Gun and looking at the mycelium wrapped around the pillar. She reached out to touch it.

"Don't touch it! This is the mycelium of Fogas. If you touch it without any protection, mushrooms might grow on your body!" Nakajima shouted after seeing Asuka's reckless behavior.

"Ah?!" Upon hearing this, Asuka quickly withdrew her hand, looking at the mycelium in front of her with lingering fear.

"Baka Mono! Are you still a child? You dare to touch anything?" Hibi glared at Asuka and scolded.

"Yes~" Asuka replied dejectedly.

Seeing Asuka's dejected look, Yumimura Ryo couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, let's collect mycelial samples first. We'll enter the city for search and rescue operations once the hunter team and logistics unit arrive," Hibi said, looking at the dark city center.

"Yes!"

The members of Super GUTS stood protectively around Nakajima, their expressions wary as they looked around.

Soon, Nakajima collected mycelial samples and began analysis on the spot.

In no time, dozens of transport planes arrived at the scene.

"Hibi, how is it?" Washi took off the helmet of the Tiga armor, walked quickly to Hibi's side, and asked.

“The situation isn’t good. Although the area where Fogas is located is mostly commercial streets and office buildings, Fogas covers a huge area, and many residents are still trapped in the city. If Fogas makes any move, those trapped citizens will be in danger,” Hibi said, shaking his head.

"I understand. Time is of the essence. I'll lead the team in for the rescue first. Please cover us." Washizu put his helmet back on and led a team of police officers in exoskeleton armor into Koizumi City.

In addition, the Gaiden armor and the newly completed Dyna armor were also deployed in this rescue operation.

The members of Super Victory Team stood guard outside Koizumi City, watching the police officers come and go, bringing out many trapped citizens.

Just then, the bored bird looked around and suddenly spotted a figure flashing through the darkness.

"Hey, it's dangerous here! Let's get to safety!" Asuka shouted as she chased after the figure.

The figure wasn't moving fast, and the bird quickly caught up with it, saying:
"Hey, are you listening to me?"

As she spoke, Asuka shone her flashlight on the other person.

However, when the flashlight beam shone on the dark figure, its appearance surprised the bird greatly.

Its appearance was terrifying; its entire head looked like a pile of flesh and blood, with only a pair of eyes emitting a ghostly blue halo and a vertical mouth on its face.

"Who exactly are you?!" Asuka raised the Victory machine gun in her hand and questioned.

"Forgas, that's what you Earthlings call me," Forgas turned to look at the bird and replied.

"You're the mushroom monster?" Asuka asked in astonishment.

"Mushroom Monster? You're wrong. I'm a being far more advanced than humans. My true form is a mycelium extending 10 kilometers outwards from this city. These mycelia are equivalent to human brain cells. In other words, I possess a brain spanning 10 square kilometers, making me the largest intelligent being on Earth. Then, I will expand to encompass the entire Earth, becoming a gigantic intelligent being. Ultraman Dyna, stop associating with these lowly evolved humans and join me!" Fugas extended his hand to Asuka and said.

"Stop pretending. This earth doesn't belong to anyone."

"As long as I use the computer network created by humankind, the world is at my disposal."

"You won't succeed." Asuka pulled the trigger immediately, hitting Fogas squarely in the chest.

Fogas collapsed to the ground, his body softening into mycelium and disappearing before the birds.

"Hahaha, you can't stop me."

Seeing that Fogas had disappeared, Asuka immediately contacted the other team members and briefly recounted what had happened.

"Computer network? This guy's picked the wrong opponent," Hibi laughed upon hearing this.

"Captain, why do you say that?" Asuka asked curiously.

"You all know Karen, the director's secretary, right?"

"Is Miss Karen a computer expert?" Mai Midorikawa, sitting in front of the computer at the base and listening to the communication between the group, couldn't help but interject.

"Of course not. Don't let Karen's cute appearance and gentle, kind personality fool you. Her true identity is actually a super artificial intelligence. She not only controls most of the computers on Earth, but she has also created a second world called 'Spirit Realm' in cyberspace. Fogas's attempt to bypass Karen and control Earth's computer network is a miscalculation." Hibi explained to the Super GUTS team with a smile.

"Is Miss Karen an artificial intelligence? She's practically indistinguishable from a human," Yumimura Ryo exclaimed in surprise.

"Captain, the analysis results for the Fogas hyphae are in. Fogas is a type of fungus on Earth, and its main body should be the sclerotium. As long as we destroy its sclerotium, we can stop the spread of Fogas," Nakajima said hurriedly.

"Sclerotium? Where is its sclerotium?" Hibi asked immediately upon hearing this.

“Well, all we need to do is have a satellite scan of Fogas, and we should be able to determine the approximate location of the sclerotium,” Nakajima replied.

"Mai, activate the TPC monitoring satellite to scan and locate its sclerotium," Hibi instructed, opening the WIT.

"Yes!" Midorikawa Mai responded, immediately operating the computer in front of her to activate TPC's monitoring satellites, scan Fogas, and locate the location of Fogas's sclerotium.

"Captain, the scan of Fogas has been sent."

Before Mai Midorikawa could finish speaking, a scan image appeared on the WIT in Hibi's hand, revealing a very conspicuous core located in the center of Fogas. (End of Chapter)