Across countless worlds: Yearning to become a giant of light.

Chapter 55 Sphia’s Pioneer
Back to the Ultraman Tiga universe.

Most people might not be able to handle the overly outgoing girl, Kijima Yukina, but the three members of the 'fashionable JK' group, Takarada Rikka, easily get along with her.

Of course, not in a physical sense.

As they chatted, Rikka Takarada realized that the girl in front of her wasn't very interested in Chaos and Gedi.

He particularly liked Ultraman Tiga.

"Yumina-chan, do you like that giant named Ultraman Tiga?"

"Yes! I fell in love with him at first sight!"

The girl nodded excitedly.

Namiko and Ren simply took it as fans' adoration for their idol, but Rikka Takarada always felt that there was something inexplicable mixed in with the other's words, which made her very concerned.

Ding dong——!
At this moment, the train arrived at the station.

No matter how well they chatted, the intermediary had to say goodbye to Rikka Takarada and the others. Of course, before leaving, the three of them exchanged LINE accounts (a social software similar to WeChat).

Through the train window, she could see the TPC logo on the car that came to pick her up.

"Is she really Captain Megumi's sister?"

"Unbelievable... Could this be considered having a high-sounding conversation with an important person?!"

Compared to her two enthusiastic best friends, Rikka Takarada fell into a brief moment of thought. The other person reminded her of Chen Lin, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

Perhaps it's related to giants...

Otherwise, she wouldn't care so much about Ultraman Tiga.

"Never mind, I'll ask Chen Lin later if he knows anything about this person."

Perhaps it was intuition, or perhaps it was a subconscious premonition.

Rikka Takarada felt that Chen Lin should know something.

As the three of them walked side by side to school, Rikka suddenly noticed that some of her classmates were wearing the same pendant on their bodies or bags.

"Angel……?"

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TPC Far East Base, conference room.

Daigo sat in his seat, deep in thought.

He's been sitting here for ages without saying a word.

"Daigo, what's wrong with you lately?"

Lina couldn't stand it any longer, so she stepped forward and asked.

"You were so irritable before, why have you suddenly become so quiet lately? If there's really something wrong, you should definitely say it."

"Hmm? Ah... no, no, I was just thinking about something."

Daigo snapped out of his daze and quickly waved his hand in denial.

He couldn't very well say that he was thinking about the mysterious boy who transformed into Ultraman Chaos during the Kirieloid incident.

If he could, he really wanted to have a private conversation with this 'kind' who also possessed the strength of a giant.

Besides that, at the end of the incident, he seemed to see a figure that looked somewhat similar to the woman in the time capsule, but when he chased after her, he saw nothing.

These things that he couldn't tell anyone else kept piling up in Daigo's mind, which is why he's been so quiet and withdrawn lately.

"If you're under any pressure, Daigo, please let me know, and I'll arrange a vacation for you."

At this moment, Megumi Kijima also spoke up considerately.

"That won't be necessary... Captain."

Daigo knew he was just overthinking things, not that he was actually under too much pressure.

After fighting alongside Chaos and the friendly monsters, the heavy sense of responsibility stemming from Tiga's power eased considerably.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have the time or inclination to think about these things. *Beep beep beep...*

At that moment, the alarm went off in the conference room.

Everyone present immediately turned sharp-eyed, and Megumi Kijima quickly got up and went to the computer.

"It's the Space Development Agency."

Megumi remembers that the Space Development Agency also has its own weapons for self-defense during space exploration. Unless it is a very dangerous situation, they will not send a crisis alert to the GUTS team.

"It's a monster! And a group of spherical, unknown life forms! Some of them have possessed the Development Bureau's spaceship, turning it into a monster! They're about to break through the atmosphere and attack Earth... Their target is the base located on Kashima Beach that stores high-purity energy!"

"Victory Team, all troops, attack!"

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Irihime quickly gave the order.

"Understood!"xN
Everyone except Megumi and Mizuki set off, piloting Victory Swallow No. 1 and No. 2 to intercept the monster.

No, it should be called a horde of spaceship-shaped monsters!
"Is it an invasion by an extraterrestrial civilization?!"

Looking at the giant head of a monster nearly 100 meters in size, surrounded by seven or eight monster guards and a group of glowing spheres of unknown origin, anyone would guess that some extraterrestrial civilization has come to attack Earth.

"It's likely that the landing location couldn't have been a coincidence. Choosing this place (a high-purity energy storage base) might be to prevent humanity from entering space."

Horii also showed a rare expression of anger.

"A war between interstellar civilizations..."

Daigo felt a sudden headache.

There are still a lot of unresolved issues on Earth, so why do even extraterrestrial civilizations have to get involved?
This solar system isn't the center of the universe!

At the same time, the police force also received a notification from the Space Development Agency, activating a state of emergency (deploying weapons from the Earth Defense Force era) and quickly setting up artillery positions around the base to cooperate with the base's defense system to block the enemy.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—! !!! ! !

Once the monster horde and glowing orbs broke through the clouds and entered the attack range, the ground police forces opened fire first!
"Victory Team! Support ground troops!"

Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 and No. 2 also opened fire in succession.

But whether it's the Victory Team or the police department, their weapons can only damage the glowing spheres; against the monsters, they can only produce pretty sparks, causing almost no damage.

Only missiles could barely blast off some of the outer shell.

That's all the effect it has.

Finally, these monsters, which could barely be identified as resembling spaceships, landed on the outskirts of the energy base. Leading them was a colossal monster nearly 100 meters tall, whose shadow covered almost half of the base.

"Damn it, they still managed to land on the ground..."

Daigo subconsciously touched his chest.

We need to find a way to transform into Ultraman Tiga; we can't stop so many monsters with just human weapons!

Gaaaaaah!

Ring ring ring…

However, to make matters worse, a giant tentacle resembling a demonic pillar suddenly rose from the distant mountains, while a large number of colorful light particles emerged from the sea surface on the other side.

Immediately, a dragon-shaped monster over seventy meters long hatched from the giant tentacles, while on the other side of the sea surface, a sea monster over eighty meters long, resembling a deep-sea diver, emerged!

Seeing this, the police forces on the ground began to retreat.

What's the difference between staying here to fight and being a French soldier in World War I?
At the same time, the dual warnings of abnormal life form reactions and light particle life form reactions kept ringing inside the Victory Flying Swallow II, causing everyone in the cockpit to break out in a cold sweat.

"...Why are all these guys coming out in such large groups!"

Lina stared at the chaotic scene below, her forehead covered in sweat.

"No! Wait..."

At this moment, Commander Zongfang discovered something.

"Abnormal life forms and light particle life forms, they seem to be attacking these monsters from outer space?!"

(End of this chapter)