Moonlight team, are you awake?

As for the land, sea, and air forces that suffered casualties in the battles against the monsters, as well as the ordinary people caught up in it, the casualty figures have exceeded those of a large-scale world war.

With such a huge sacrifice, who will bear the historical responsibility for these lives?

Without a doubt, the first to be affected is Yoshioka, the Supreme Commander of the Earth Defense Force.

If he dies here today, it's hard to say whether another person willing to shoulder such a great historical responsibility will step forward.

Just as everyone's hearts were in turmoil, a familiar sound gradually rose from afar—the sound of Gaia's timer flashing.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gaia, whose timer was flashing continuously, flying in from the distant sky. Looking at the flashing timer and his safe return, it seemed that Golza's fate was already self-evident.

Gaia landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a lot of dirt and rocks. He looked somewhat exhausted when he landed, clearly indicating that the battle had really taken a toll on him.

But then he looked up at the distant crater and immediately realized the urgency of the situation.

He mustered his strength, took a few steps to run up, and then took flight again, heading straight for the crater.

Upon arriving at the crater of the volcano, Gaia took a deep breath, gathered a large amount of pale blue light energy in front of his chest with both hands, and then emitted this blue energy in the form of an ultra-low temperature gaseous beam.

Gaia Blizzard, similar to Ultraman's Ultra Water Stream, has the functions of extinguishing fire and rapidly cooling. At this moment, it was released at maximum power towards the crater, instantly demonstrating a level that surpasses all human cooling methods. The temperature of the crater began to drop rapidly, and soon the temperature drop reached more than 30%, basically eliminating the possibility of a major eruption.

However, Gaia's energy was already almost depleted. At this moment, I forced myself to release Gaia Blizzard, and I experienced the feeling of being completely exhausted and disintegrating again after a long time.

Gaia dissipated into a ball of light energy in mid-air, leaving only my dream helplessly falling downwards.

"I dream!!!" Zetton, who had been watching the scene the whole time, instantly moved below I dream, caught him steadily, and then brought him back to safety.

What happened in the crater was covered by thick smoke and dust, and no one saw it.

From an ordinary person's perspective, it was as if the invincible giant of light once again demonstrated godlike power, suppressing the volcanic eruption with incredible superpowers.

Cheers resounded throughout the mountains and fields, and even those who were watching the event online breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ultraman is so strong, he's practically like God!" Russell, the North American branch commander, couldn't help but cheer.

Saijo Nagi, standing nearby, remarked with emotion, "If it weren't for him, our generation of defense force might have already fallen asleep in the cemetery like our predecessors, waiting for new recruits to take our place."

To humans, Ultraman is an invincible superman who seems to be omnipotent.

Only Photon, who knew the truth, saw Zetton bring the unconscious Memoir to the scene afterward, and she couldn't stop crying with heartache.

"He's fine, just suffered minor burns at the crater and will recover quickly," Jaden simply stated my dream's current condition.

“I dream…” Mitsuko looked at the unconscious I dream, and held him in her arms with heartache, tears streaming down her face.

If we were to ask who on Earth cares most about my dream's safety, probably no one would care more than Photon. Initially, it was because my dream was the only one who could send her off Earth, but later, my dream gradually became the only person she could truly be with on Earth. If something happened to my dream, then she would truly be all alone on Earth.

She hated the feeling of being all alone, like coming home.

Chapter Seventy-Seven: Female Anchor Jetton

I opened my eyes groggily and was greeted by a dimly lit bedroom.

Often drowsy after battles, he no longer knew whether it was dawn or dusk, or even how many days had passed.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard Guangzi's delighted voice beside him: "I dream, you're awake!"

"How long have I been asleep? What time is it now?" I rubbed my head and sat up against the headboard.

“You’ve been asleep for a day and a night. Jaden is currently taking over for the defense team.”

"Huh? What?" I didn't react for a moment. Instantly, an image flashed in my mind of a Zetton standing in the defense command room, playing "beep~~~~~Zetton~~~~~beep~~~~" like a human speaker.

“I went there disguised as you using a safety pin,” Mitsuko explained.

"Oh... that doesn't make sense either. With Zetton's temper, how could he not let people see it?" I recalled Zetton's usual state. It seemed that he was mostly expressionless, only showing emotion when talking to me.

"Oh, when she left, she said this: 'Don't worry, my role-playing skills are top-notch too. If you ask why, it's because I'm Zetton.' Then she went to headquarters to sign in for you."

"Is this really okay...?" I was sweating a little.

Meanwhile, the Defense Force headquarters

"Captain, this is a report I wrote based on the recent monsters that have appeared. It contains detailed statistics on the monsters and their various characteristics. This information can be entered into the defense team's database so that if a monster of the same species appears in the future, we can quickly find information to deal with it. Even if we don't, it can be left for future generations to read." Imu, the avatar of Zetton, solemnly placed a one-centimeter-thick paper report on Megumi's desk.

“Uh…” Megumi looked at the paper report, which was at least a centimeter thick, and was a little speechless.

Goodness, it's a centimeter thick, that's as thick as a Chinese textbook!

My Dream team member, when did you become so fierce?

As it turns out, my dream was completely unfounded; Jetton's work efficiency was probably higher than his and Photon's combined.

Even while I was asleep, another cosmic iron-slaying monster, Dinozoru, attacked from outer space, and Zetton took the initiative to take Photon's phone and fly his fighter jet to broadcast it live.

The two young monsters who faced Dinozor were the beetle monster Taganura and the moon monster Deltandar. Although they were struggling to deal with the powerful monsters, they could easily handle an ordinary monster like Dinozor when they went together.

In short, it wasn't that my guy was bad; it was that the opponents were just too skilled.

Dinozoru, which had just entered the atmosphere, hadn't even had a chance to land properly when it was struck by a speed-boosting headbutt from the sky by the Moon Monster, which was accelerating in mid-air.

Falling from the same height on its own and being shot down are two completely different things. For a cosmic monster, a normal fall will not cause it any harm, but being shot down is a real ordeal.

Dinozoru's massive body crashed to the ground, breaking several of its protrusions. It struggled to its feet, only to find the ground beneath its feet suddenly caved in. Taganura had dug up the soil beneath its feet, causing Dinozoru to sink into a deep pit. It was as if it had just been summoned and immediately taken a Trap Hole by the opponent.

Suddenly falling into the deep pit, Dinozoru struggled frantically, while Taganula and Deltandar seized the opportunity to finish him off. Taganula waved to the defense force's plane in the sky and pointed his palm at Dinozoru in the pit on the ground.

Shinjo and Goroki, who were piloting the fighter jets, immediately understood what they meant. So they moved closer to the left and right, and the Texas beam launchers on the fighter jets slowly opened, accurately aiming at Dinozoru in the deep pit.

Two Texas beams, along with the Moonlight Bombs from the Moonlight Team and the High-Temperature Rays from the Beetle Team, all fired simultaneously into the deep pit.

As an ordinary monster, Dinozoru could barely withstand a single Texas Beam, let alone the combined fire of two fighter jets and two monsters. With a violent explosion, Dinozoru was blasted to pieces in the crater and died on the spot.

Adhering to insect-centric principles, Taganura even used his insect-like instincts to cover the fragments of Dinozoru with some soil, emphasizing the importance of a proper burial.

"How dare it invade Earth? It probably doesn't know that we, the valiant beetles and Moonlight Team members, are guarding it." Taganura clapped his hands and teased Deltandar in the language of monsters.

"Cosmic country bumpkin," Moonlight team member succinctly commented.

This not-so-long scene was also broadcast live in its entirety to the aliens by Zetton. Although it wasn't an intense battle, it unexpectedly had a very everyday feel to it. And since the streamer was Zetton, the Baltan aliens immediately showered him with gifts, donating 1000 star coins on the spot and continuously spamming the chat with messages.

[The Zettonians Don't Understand Zetton]: "This is our Zetton from Planet Baltan. Not only can it fight, it can also help you handle all sorts of daily tasks. Do you guys have such a considerate monster? It's really good and useful~~~"

[Combating Piracy]: "Batterian, you son of a bitch! You're a piracy enthusiast, a garbage manufacturer that made shoddy stuff like Sedu, what gives you the right to swagger around here?!"

[Zetton aliens don't understand Zetton]: "Born from piracy? I don't understand."

[Strawberry Cream Cake]: "Yeah, I don't know when it started, but I've also stopped believing that Alien Baltan is a bootleg. ^^_^"

[Combating Piracy]: "Naker, you're joining in the commotion too, aren't you?"

[Strawberry Cream Cake]: "Making a fuss? Oh dear, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"

[Combating Piracy]: "Who in the entire universe doesn't know that Zetton was originally bred by us, the Zettonians? The Zetton of the Baltan aliens is clearly a pirated version!"

[Strawberry Cream Cake]: "Zun Du fake Du 0.o? Then your Jetton must be selling very well now, right?"

[Combating Piracy]: "I *********!"

The user who posted "Fighting Piracy" was kicked out of the live stream by the host.

[Likes Oolong Tea]: "Wow, this looks like it has high blood pressure. The Zetton aliens must be furious now."

[Don't get involved with oil]: "It's no wonder she got kicked for criticizing the producer in front of the anchor. What's that saying again? It's disrespectful to scold one's father."

The Zettonian's blood pressure spiked instantly after being kicked out of the live stream. After a long while, he finally realized, "No, I can't let Batter continue to be so smug. If this continues, the glory of the Zettonians will be ruined in my hands!"

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Prison Dream's PTSD

As the original creators of Zetton, the Zettonians can tolerate anyone surpassing them, but the only person they cannot tolerate is Balt.

It is utterly shameful to be superior to others using the same products. No matter how shameless the Zettonians are, they cannot tolerate such humiliation.

However, having watched the live stream for so long, the Zettonian knew very well that the Zetton that the Baltanians sent to Earth was no ordinary breed. Heaven knows what incredible luck this guy had to obtain such a good breed through countless breeding experiments.

If we compete using legitimate methods, my own Jetton probably can't beat Batter's Jetton.

In that case, they can no longer compete based on the performance of their own products. Instead, they should do the opposite and try to make everyone think that the Jetton of the Baltan aliens is incompetent.

The best way to achieve this goal would be to defeat Batter's Zetton in front of all the viewers, shattering the myth of Zetton's invincibility.

Although this won't improve his own reputation, it will at least bring Baxter's Zetton down from its pedestal and back to the same starting line as him.

At that time, if it can find a way to obtain the genetic information of the Baltan alien's Zetton, it can turn the tide against the Baltan alien and regain the title of the first Zetton manufacturer.

To defeat Zetton, the highest-level monster, one can either develop a monster that completely overwhelms Zetton and crush it with sheer power, or achieve a surprising victory by undergoing targeted training to break through all of Zetton's moves and thus achieve a victory against all odds.

Without a doubt, the Zettonians currently have no choice but to choose the second option.

As fellow Zetton manufacturers, the Zettonians have one of the best understandings of Zetton in the universe. Even though Balt's Zetton is an excellent mutant, it is currently only more capable, and all its moves and abilities are still limited to the range of a normal Zetton.

This creates an opportunity.

A comet streaked across the sky, and the Zettonian's single eye gazed at it, murmuring, "Batterian, only you, I will absolutely not allow to swagger around..."

..................

Since defeating the enhanced Golza, Earth has not been invaded by any powerful monsters for five consecutive days.

During this period, there were various monster crises, but the enemies were almost all ordinary creatures like Dinozoru, Gadi, Darmbil, and Kerubim.

Not to mention that I've now evolved to V2, even Taganura and Deltandar, who are still teenagers, could be easily dealt with, without even needing to send out King Black.

A few days after defeating Golza, Eikona returned with King Black. She first expressed her apologies, saying that she had promised to bring King Black back in time when a crisis occurred, but she failed to return in time when Golza happened, which almost put Imu in danger.

In my dream, I simply waved my hand calmly, indicating that everything was fine and that I was used to it.

More than Icona's apology, he was curious whether anything had changed since King Black returned.

Speaking of Black King's changes, Eikona proudly put her hands on her hips and said, "Considering the special circumstances on your side, after I brought Black King back, I implanted regenerative cells in it. This way, even if Black King's horn breaks off again, it can repair itself with just a little time. Moreover, its strength and energy have also increased significantly. You could say it's a complete upgrade!"

"It's pretty good," I Meng commented briefly.

"What? Such a lukewarm reaction? Normally, this kind of additional content costs money, okay? They did it for you for free, and this is all you're saying?" Ikona pouted, clearly dissatisfied.

"Oh, thank you." My dream's expression remained calm, even somewhat listless.

"What do you mean by 'Oh, thank you'? Shouldn't you be sincerely saying 'Thank you, Ikona, you really are the best'?"

"We're just online friends, you've crossed the line."

"Damn it...!" Eikona clenched her little fists tightly.

She grabbed Meng's shoulders and shook him in a fit of rage: "You heartless little thief from Earth! I fought tooth and nail for you at the meeting to give King Black a free upgrade, you bastard! You better thank me properly!!!"

The commotion at the door caught the attention of Mitsuko and Zetton inside. Zetton instantly appeared between the two, shielding Imu behind him: "Miss, please have some self-respect. My self-defense mechanism is about to kick in."

Photon quickly stepped in with a forced smile to smooth things over: "Um... Miss Eikona, it's not that I don't want to talk to you, it's just that he hasn't been feeling well these past few days..."

"Huh? Not in a good mental state?" Eikona looked Photon and Zetton up and down with great suspicion. "What did you do to him? You weren't doing anything strange while I was away, were you?"

“No, no…” Photon waved his hands repeatedly, and Zetton also innocently explained, “We haven’t done anything yet.”

Photon continued to explain, "Here's the thing: since we defeated Golza, Earth hasn't had any powerful guys around for several days."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Eikona was very puzzled. "If anyone is unhappy, it's us viewers who are unhappy. The live stream of beating up people like Dinozoru and Kerubim is so bland compared to before. None of us viewers said anything, so why is he unhappy?"

“You’ve misunderstood. It’s not good news that we haven’t had any powerful guys here for several days.” Photon said with a bitter face, “Starting from the third day, I started having nightmares and breaking out in a cold sweat. I was often woken up by nightmares, muttering strange things like, ‘Ultraman Gaya lost to Zetti? Why am I having such a dream?’ ‘Thank you, Tina.’ Starting from the fifth day, he started to be absent-minded like this.”

"Could it be because there weren't any powerful monsters to fight that he turned out like this? Could this guy have developed some strange fetish after being beaten by monsters???" Eikona took a step back warily.

Photon explained with an embarrassed look, "My dream said that if no powerful guys come for several days in a row, it means that the next one that comes might be another heavyweight opponent."

Photon doesn't know how I came up with this pattern in my dream, but for now, it seems to hold true.

"Shouldn't he work hard to become stronger so he can deal with the enemies to come?"

“Otherwise, what do you think we were doing while you weren’t here?” Jaden glanced at her. “Do you think he was just lacking energy for no reason?”

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Comet Ziyi Wind

Before Ikona came here, I dreamt of undergoing hellish training.

Because we don't know what kind of opponent we'll face in the future, we can't implement targeted training. We can only do some basic training that we'll inevitably need.

In actual combat, the most important attribute is reaction speed, especially in battles within the Ultraman universe, where reaction speed becomes particularly crucial.

When fighting an unknown enemy, you can't predict what strange moves they might use. Often, the enemy is just using a quick, decisive attack. Their skills aren't invincible, but because you're caught off guard, you get hit right away and are defeated.

Typical examples are the Destroyer Blitzbrotz and the Destroyer Zebub. Neither the former's Heart Pierce and Light Reflection nor the latter's Counterattack and Electromagnetic Shield are actually unbeatable skills. With the information you have, you can fight them on equal terms with Gaia V2 and even defeat them.

However, if you don't know the enemy's information and are caught off guard, you will be defeated immediately, just like Agul V2's crushing defeat against the two Destroyers.