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

Chapter 89 A Tribute to the Legendary Blue Kingdom King
No one knows where the monster's corpse came from.

All that is known is that one day, TPC’s ocean observation station discovered a floating monster carcass that was washed ashore by the ocean current.

However, in addition to the police force, media outlets from all over the world, including TPC official media, arrived at the scene even earlier than the Victory Team, and they all rushed to report on it.

While living monsters are terrifying, dead monsters are just topics wrapped in money and traffic.

Unfortunately, this time they were about to witness a scene they would never forget—a monster that seemed to come back to life after dying.

"These media outlets used to only dare to take pictures of monsters from a distance, how come they're all so brave this time?"

Horii, carrying the testing equipment, made a comment about the group of media people and reporters in the distance.

Of course, he didn't forget to show his 'presence' in front of the camera.

There's still a bit of vanity involved (because she was on TV).

"After all, it's a dead monster. Whether out of curiosity or for the news, they'll definitely come."

This time, it wasn't Shinjo from the TV series who accompanied Horii on his mission, but Daigo. Therefore, the comedic dialogue between Horii and Shinjo that took place in the TV series did not happen.

As for why Daigo was the one who went on duty with Horii...

That's because the 'master-disciple relationship' that Rena and Seimei put on at headquarters was too frightening, so Daigo directly volunteered to Megumi for this mission, replacing Shinjo who was originally scheduled to go on this mission, and also brought along himself and the new logistics team members led by Horii.

At this moment, Daigo felt most relaxed when he was on duty for the first time. Even the logistics staff who used to look fierce in his eyes became kind and gentle. He felt that even if the plane crashed again, he would not be afraid of being scolded!

Logistics Department: Red bean paste? (Questioning)
Daigo: ... (sweating)

"Like a cat that's seen a mouse..."

Horii muttered a complaint under his breath, then took the cell collection device and walked with Daigo toward the monster's corpse in the distance. However, after only a few steps, they were overwhelmed by the disgusting stench and tapped their protective masks with some suspicion.

"It stinks so badly... This air shield is completely useless!"

(The helmet in the TV show was so lazy; the air shield only covered the upper half of the face, like goggles. It was actually a full-face mask with a built-in air purifier, but even that couldn't stop the stench from Silizan.)
"Indeed, this monster stinks terribly."

Daigo couldn't stand it either, so he and Horii quickened their pace, and left immediately after completing the cell collection.

Although it's clear from Cyrizan's appearance that he's bloated and dead beyond any doubt, it's still necessary to re-examine the monster's condition in the spirit of scientific inquiry and to ensure the safety of Earth.

What if they're 'hibernating'?

At the other base, based on the information relayed by Commander Munakata, Megumi instinctively felt something was wrong, but her inexplicable intuition did not convince Director Sawai.

However, the stench of the monster's corpse was so foul that it caused discomfort to nearby residents, and even resulted in some of them falling into a coma and being taken to the hospital.

Therefore, the disposal of the monster's corpse could only be changed from "burning it on the spot" to "transferring it to the sea for destruction", and this task was assigned to Lina, who had completed the capture training.

As for those who went out with Rena, they were naturally Shinjo, whose position had been changed by Daigo, and the newcomers in the support team, such as Iruma Yukina.

In the elevator, the atmosphere was completely different from the flirtatious banter between Lina and Daigo in the TV show. The cold war between Lina and Juji forced Shinjo and the other newcomers to keep their distance.

"Daigo, I think I understand why you wanted to switch with me..."

Shinjo thought to himself, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. Being sandwiched between two women was terrifying!

Soon, Lina and others arrived at the scene in their Victory Flying Swallow II and Xincheng's Victory Flying Swallow I.

However, since Cyrizan was essentially a bloated corpse, the hooks of the device couldn't catch it at all, and there was no 'point of leverage' even when it went deep inside, which made Lina wonder that the monster's body was so light.

"Is the monster really that light? Waaaaaah...!"

The next moment, the fishing device's hook flew out of the rotten flesh, and the sudden loosening of Victory Swallow II caused Lina and the new logistics team members to almost hit their heads on the display screen.

At the same time, the detached claws also tore a huge gash in the monster's body, causing the contents to pour out like the surging Yellow River!

“Woo——!”

Upon seeing these items, everyone present immediately changed their expressions, revealing an indescribable look, much like the suited patrons in a members-only restaurant.

Immediately afterwards, the stench from those 'things' hit the crowd, causing many people to vomit on the spot. Only TPC personnel wearing air masks were able to barely hold on, and police officers were responsible for taking these unprotected ordinary people away.

At that moment, something even more incredible happened. The monster, which everyone thought was a corpse, suddenly got up after being smashed to the ground and let out a hoarse roar!

"That...that guy came back to life?!"

Daigo stared in disbelief at the sight of Silizan standing up.

"Isn't this monster dead?"

Horii was also in disbelief.

But these are monsters, so how can they be explained by ordinary human science? Therefore, under Munakata's command, the GUTS team immediately entered battle mode and sent the GUTS Hyuga II back to base to change equipment.

At this point, the story is actually quite similar to the TV drama.

But just as Silizan was instinctively heading towards the nearest gas station, a strange, black, mud-like substance suddenly emerged from the cracks in the forest ground and burrowed into Silizan's body as if it had spotted a 'delicious meal'!
Beep beep beep beep beep beep!

At the same time, Horii's personal detection device also started to alarm, indicating that there was an active reaction of abnormal life form (alien beast cells) in the vicinity. Horii was so frightened that he interrupted Munakata in the communication, ignoring that Munakata was giving orders.

"Something terrible has happened! Commander! That monster that came back from the dead is showing signs of abnormal life activity! And the activity is getting stronger..."

"What did you say?!"

Just as Munakata was about to command Victory Swallow 1 (Shinjo) to lure the monster away, his expression changed drastically. He then looked up at Silizan in the distance and discovered that its body was indeed beginning to grow larger and larger at a visible rate...

disfigure.

Or rather, it has become more like a rotting, stinking monster.

In particular, its already decaying and rotten body has become more like a slug, and the brownish-black fluid inside looks very 'wrong'. Moreover, even without actively spewing out poison gas, the smell on the monster's body is now ten or even nine times stronger than before!
"OMG……"

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Daigo, who quietly took out the Spark Prism from behind a rock, naturally saw the change in Silizan and immediately looked troubled, feeling that this battle was going to be very 'interesting'.

(End of this chapter)