Summoned from another world, the hero is Ultraman Zeta.

The sky was clear, with blue skies and white clouds. Herds of animals roamed the ground, while giant birds soared through the air, taking in all the scenery.

Sitting atop the giant fiery bird, enjoying the breathtaking scenery up close, A-Kyu and Haruki left the forest and headed into the distance. With the help of the giant fiery bird, they could reach their destination quickly without worrying about being attacked by monsters like they had when flying through Zeta before.

Ah-Jiu looked around at the mountains, rivers, forests, and greenery with joy and excitement, her eyes darting left and right, wishing she could see the whole world. Yao-Hui, on the other hand, sat calmly with his head down, his mind completely focused on the monster, unable to appreciate the scenery properly. "I never imagined that one day I would be riding on a monster, and a monster that could burst into flames at any moment."

"Don't worry, Haruki. As long as we don't hurt the Flamefeather Giant Bird, it won't trigger its stress burn. Besides, Zeta isn't incapable of handling emergencies. Didn't Zeta protect us all when we were in trouble last time?"

A-Jiu slowly moved closer and spoke to Haruki, trying to distract him and make him relax. "These past few days, I've truly witnessed Zeta's true strength. His sharpness, power, and secret techniques are all incredibly formidable!"

Hearing Ajiu's generous praise, Zeta was almost embarrassed. However, since he was usually alone in the Yongyi Pure Crystal, he didn't need to come out and communicate with others. He just stayed in the subspace, listening and secretly pleased.

Haruki felt that he might have been too nervous, which made A-Kyu misunderstand. Although Haruki was indeed a little scared, he was mainly relieved that he could live peacefully with the monster.

"Indeed, I was also very surprised when I first saw Zeta's forms. At first, I thought it was a bit too weak to borrow the power of three Ultramen at once, but later I found out that Zeta is actually very strong."

Zeta, who was eavesdropping behind them, was devastated by a single, incisive remark that nearly chilled her to the bone. Zeta desperately wanted to tell them that the power of the three Ultra Warriors was part of the Riser's design, not due to her own strength. However, the descent of the Flame Feather Giant Bird signaled the end of its flight, and this was a crucial moment, not the time for Zeta to grumble.

Spreading its wings to increase its contact area and cushion the landing, the giant bird gripped the ground firmly with its feet and crouched down to allow the humans on its back to land safely. They were on a mountaintop, and from here they could already see human smoke rising in the distance. A-Jiu and Yao-Hui's destination was on the opposite mountain.

"Goodbye, Flame Feather Giant Bird. Thank you for your help!" Ajiu called out to bid farewell to the Flame Feather Giant Bird, and the giant bird, understanding the human's sentiments, turned around in the air to respond.

Yao Hui was thrilled to see the distant town with its smoke rising from the trees. The ancient wooden houses, the muddy mountain paths, and the humans riding oxen singing folk songs were all sights that Yao Hui, who had lived in Earth's cities for a long time, could hardly imagine. If it weren't for the giant clay dolls walking in the distance, Yao Hui would have almost forgotten that he was in a magical world.

"You see that? That giant mud giant, it's a monster too, but a monster that protects humans. It's the guardian of this place." Ajiu finished packing and came to Yaohui's side, looking at the giant monster at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

"A monster that protects humanity? What is the relationship between that monster and humans? Could it be a mechanical monster created by humans?" Having experience piloting special air force vehicles, Haruki still viewed the problem from the perspective of what he was familiar with. There are no monsters on Earth that fight for humanity; all humans create their own mechanical monsters to fight against other monsters.

"Not entirely. We can ask the locals for detailed explanations. I believe someone can explain it better than I can." Ajiu glanced at the map in the magic book and didn't elaborate further. Sometimes leaving some suspense can better meet people's expectations, and Ajiu liked this feeling of anticipation.

"If you want to know sooner, let's hurry up and get going. Staying here in the wind won't give us any answers." Ajiu smiled and walked down the mountain. Yaohui had some doubts, but decided to start moving anyway.

"It's such a short distance, should we try to have Zeta fly us there, or Zeta could transform into Gamma Future and teleport us there directly?" Haruki, still excited, was thinking of urgent solutions. He really wanted to learn about the monster that protected humanity as soon as possible. However, despite his impetuous nature, Haruki hadn't lost his rationality, and it was crucial to ask A-Kyu's opinion beforehand.

"Well, humans in other regions haven't seen Zeta's true face yet, so there's still a risk of being seen as an enemy by that mud giant. Conflict with it wouldn't benefit either side, and teleporting directly there is even worse. What if the teleportation point is a field? Zeta might ruin a year's worth of work the moment it lands."

After assessing the risks, Yao Hui abandoned his previous idea. He didn't want to create unnecessary conflicts with others, nor did he want to cause trouble for the working people.

It was because they hadn't considered the issue comprehensively. No matter how many monsters Haruki and Zeta defeated, it couldn't change the fact that their understanding of this magical world was still very naive.

So we honestly started walking down from the top of the mountain, saving time to look at the scenery and focusing all our attention on the task at hand. Soon we reached the foot of the mountain and began to head towards the opposite hillside.

The peaceful journey made Haruki feel somewhat uneasy. Before, he could hear monsters howling every few steps, but now he could hear nothing but the sound of small beasts moving around and leaves rustling.

"There are so few monsters here. Is it because of that mud giant? The Flame Feather Giant Bird is just perched on the hilltop, not daring to approach. Is it also worried about the monster's strength?"

Yao Hui expressed all his questions, hoping that A Jiu could answer them for him. Although A Jiu was a head shorter than Yao Hui when walking on the road, it did not stop Yao Hui from bowing down and asking A Jiu for advice frankly.

"This is the monster's territorial instinct. The Mud Giant is the ruler of this territory, and any monster that steps into this territory will be regarded as an enemy. Adhering to the principle of not causing trouble, monsters generally will not actively invade the territory of other monsters."

Ajiu answered Yaohui's simple question with a serious attitude. This was common knowledge for the people of this land, but Ajiu still chose to explain it to Yaohui in detail.

"However, territory is a concept only for monsters at the higher levels of the food chain. Smaller creatures at the lower levels of the food chain generally do not have territory and do not usually attract much attention from territory rulers."

"Although the monster that rules that territory is biased towards humans, it doesn't mean that humans have a high status in this land. They still compete with other small beasts for basic food and water resources, so conflicts between small beasts and humans occur from time to time."

After saying that, Ajiu led Yaohui to a stop in front of a river. Yaohui followed Ajiu's instructions and hid with her by a small mound, watching what was happening by the river.

A giant rat with gray fur dominated the entire riverbank. The river was very large, but the surrounding area was mostly rocky slopes, leaving very little place for creatures to settle. The only safe place to drink water was that stretch of riverbank, but now it was occupied by a rat beast that was over a meter tall.

"That rat is huge! It's probably taller than me when it stands up, isn't it? What's it doing over there?" Haruki stared at the giant rat in shock. It didn't look much different from a rat on Earth, but its size was beyond Haruki's imagination. Haruki was already afraid that it might be a two-meter-long beetle.

"That mountain rat is taking a bath. This is a unique behavior of mountain rats. They regularly clean their bodies to keep their fur clean and get rid of parasites."

The mountain rat was having a good time, but other small animals that wanted to drink water suffered. Although they were unhappy, because the mountain rat was fierce and had sharp teeth, no small animal wanted to provoke it. So most of the time, humans and small animals could only hide and tolerate the mountain rat's behavior of occupying the riverbank..."

Ah-Kyu explained helplessly that Haruki had also seen other small beasts hiding around him, so he believed Ah-Kyu's words, although it was still difficult for Haruki to accept.

"It seems best to hide and avoid conflict. After all, getting injured in a fight with this kind of monster over drinking water is simply not worth it. Even humans wouldn't be foolish enough to do that..."

"Well, it's the mountain rats causing trouble on the riverbank again. This time I won't let them off easily!" A human man walked out of the distant mountains and appeared on the riverbank to confront the mountain rats, looking quite arrogant.

The mountain rat got angry and started fighting with the humans. It was chased away by the humans, and Haruki was stunned. There really was a human fighting a monster hand-to-hand.

Yao Hui, unaware of the situation, was still full of questions, while A Jiu, who knew the situation, rushed out and shouted at the familiar man in the distance, "Wow, it's Sean!"