Ultra: Dragon Sword Journey

Above this rare and dense primeval forest in Western Asia, a vast expanse of green stretched across the land. The sharp roar of two fighter planes shattered the forest's tranquility. Asuka, Nakajima, and Kariya, respectively, were flying the Alpha and a multi-purpose airship, respectively, at low altitude, swiftly passing over the forest.

Two fighter planes flew at high speed over the forest, and the roar they left behind echoed for a long time over this mysterious primeval forest.

"Beep, beep..." A rapid alarm sounded throughout the Alpha. Fei Niao looked closely and saw that the data on the bio-energy monitor was jumping wildly, and a huge life reaction appeared on the screen.

"Look, there's a huge sign of life on the ground!" Fei Niao's voice was filled with surprise and excitement, his eyes fixed on the flashing red dot.

Kariya, aboard the multi-purpose airship, observed the same situation. He said solemnly, "Indeed, this enormous life reaction is moving at an astonishing speed."

"Okay, I'll go take a look first!" Fei Niao quickly greeted his teammates in the communication, then skillfully maneuvered the fighter plane to lower the altitude and rushed towards the direction of the life reaction.

Just as Fei Niao was about to speed up, Nakajima's voice suddenly rang out over the comms: "Fei Niao, don't be so impulsive! The airflow in this area is very bad, it's very dangerous!"

Nakajima's reminder calmed Asuka down a bit, but he didn't stop. He adjusted his flight attitude and continued to approach the target.

Upon seeing this, Nakajima immediately contacted the command center and reported their findings to Kibi Gosuke: "Captain, we have discovered a giant ape-like lifeform above the primeval jungles of the West Asia region, and Team Asuka is tracking it."

In the command room, Zhao Ming, Liang, Mai, Kihi Gosuke and others who were idly waiting for news were immediately cheered up when they heard Nakajima's report.

"Giant ape-like creatures really exist?" Liang showed an expression of disbelief on his face. After all, this kind of creature disappeared from the earth millions of years ago.

"There are hundreds of millions of years old prehistoric Cretaceous plesiosaurs in the deep sea, and I think it's normal to have ancient apes in the primitive jungle!" Zhao Ming, a former senior archaeological expert, is obviously accustomed to this situation. His tone seems very calm, and he doesn't seem to regard this as a particularly surprising thing.

Kibi Gosuke's reaction was completely different. He gave an order with a serious expression: "No matter what, everyone, be careful."

Astoria was navigating the Alpha through the turbulent air, his goal being to continue tracking the giant ape-like creature. Suddenly, as if noticing Astoria's pursuit, the ape-like creature stopped and turned to stare directly at the Alpha.

It let out a deafening roar, and the sound waves formed a powerful shockwave that hit the Alpha. In an instant, the fighter plane shook violently, and it was in danger of being overturned at any moment.

To make matters worse, the roar caused the communication between the command room and the Alpha to be suddenly interrupted.

Zhao Ming couldn't help but cover his face helplessly when he saw this. "Oh no! Fei Niao crashed again!"

Faced with this sudden situation, Zhao Ming immediately contacted the two people in the multi-purpose airship, "Nakajima, Kariya, immediately contact Minister Nanyuan of the West Asia branch and have him send someone to go with you to find Asuka's whereabouts!"

Nakajima and Kariya quickly contacted Minister Minamihara of the West Asia Branch and reported the situation. After learning about the situation, Minister Minamihara immediately dispatched a nearby search and rescue team and told them to meet up with Nakajima and Kariya as soon as possible.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the command room was somewhat strange. Koda and Mai stood in front of the control desk, pacing with furrowed brows, their eyes fixed on the screen, hoping to establish communication with the Alpha.

However, in sharp contrast to their nervousness, Zhao Ming and Liang seemed unusually calm.

Especially Kibi Gosuke, who was still sitting leisurely on the chair, said slowly: "This bastard who disobeyed orders and made decisions on his own, wait until he comes back, and see how I will deal with him!"

Upon hearing this, Mai couldn't suppress her inner doubts. She turned to Zhao Ming and Liang and asked, "Captain, seniors, why are you so calm? Aren't you worried about the safety of the Asuka team members?"

Liang smiled and consoled her, "Mai, don't worry too much. Asuka has crashed countless times since joining the Super Victory Team. He's like an indestructible cockroach, always surviving every time. So, I'm sure he'll be able to pull off this one, too."

Mai listened to Liang's words and tried to recall the past experiences of the Asuka team. It was indeed true. Whenever Asuka encountered danger, they always managed to escape miraculously, which made her feel a little relieved.

At this moment, the communicator suddenly rang, and Nakajima sent the latest news: "Captain, I found the Alpha, but there is no trace of the Asuka team."

Xibi Gangzhu frowned and said, "Continue to expand the search area and make sure to find Fei Niao."

Zhao Ming calmly analyzed, "That giant ape-like creature is very likely to have abducted Fei Niao. We must find its nest as soon as possible."

Not long after, Nakajima received another message: they had located Fei Niao. He had been rescued and returned by another large ape. Surprisingly, it was a female ape, and she was unusually docile. It seemed the male ape had attacked Fei Niao...

"Haha...it really proves the saying that there can't be two tigers in one mountain, unless they are one male and one female!"

"It's a good thing they're a male and a female, otherwise, they'd probably fight over territory!"

"Alright, now that we've found the bird, let's go back to headquarters and discuss our next strategy!"

After a brief discussion, Asuka, Nakajima and others drove the multi-functional airship from the West Asia branch back to the TPC headquarters.

On the large screen in the command room, Kariya stared at the picture of the ape-man displayed on the screen and introduced it in detail: "Human ancestors can be traced back to the Paleolithic man, primitive man, and above that, the ape-man.

This Australopithecus, Chigentis, was chased by smaller apes that used tools from our ancestors. It was a type of large ape that became extinct about a million years ago."

After listening to Kariya's introduction, Asuka immediately expressed his own opinion: "Since these ape-men are endangered species on the earth, we should find ways to help them." His tone was full of concern and responsibility.

The situation on the West Asian Energy Development Team's side was not optimistic. After a short period of interaction, they realized that they were a group of radicals. Long before Nakajima and the other two returned, they had already advocated the immediate elimination of these ape-men.

Asuka recalled the time he was saved by the female ape-man, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart. At that time, he almost got into a fight with Thor, the guy from the West Asian branch's Energy Department who advocated the immediate extermination of the ape-man.

"But, at this stage, our job is to assist the West Asian energy sector in its development plans!"

“Yes, this is indeed our main task at the moment.”

"But it is also our responsibility to protect endangered creatures! Captain..." Fei Niao said anxiously. He hoped that everyone would take action to protect these precious creatures.

"Well...that's our job too." Kibi Kosuke said firmly.

"Captain, which side are you on?" Fei Niao asked anxiously.

"In short, I believe they are very precious and indispensable to maintaining the earth's ecological environment." Kariya's voice was steady and powerful.

"If the data is not sufficient at this stage, we can conduct an investigation." Koda added.

Kihikosuke, Asuka, Kariya, and Koda were engaged in a heated debate, each of them putting forward his or her own point of view.

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to the side. They saw Zhao Ming sitting there playing games, as if he was completely unaffected by their argument.

"Why are you all looking at me? There are no words on my face." Zhao Ming raised his head and said innocently.

"Protecting endangered species isn't within the police bureau's jurisdiction. You should talk to Director Fukami," he suggested. "He's the former chairman of the TPC Environmental Protection Agency and the current director. With Director Fukami's approval, developing energy and establishing an ecological reserve can certainly proceed simultaneously."

Everyone thought Zhao Ming's words made sense. Kibi Gosuke nodded and said, "Okay, I'll contact Director Fukami right away to see what he thinks." He then picked up the communicator and began to contact Director Fukami.

Meanwhile, the West Asia Energy Development Team couldn't wait any longer. They felt that the Super Victory Team's hesitation would delay their energy development plans. Without waiting for TPC headquarters' investigation, they dispatched a team to capture the female ape, Chigentis.

They wanted to attract the male apes to attack, so that they would have a reason to destroy them...