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Chapter 746 The Changing of Generations
Half an hour later, at the Victory Team headquarters.
"Captain! A leak has occurred in the No. 7 high-purity energy pipeline in the Americas!"
Slightly tired, Ye Rui suddenly raised his voice and projected the intelligence footage he had received directly onto the big screen.
"Based on satellite, sound wave, and sonar detection, high-energy life reactions resembling a 'monster' have been detected in the leak area!"
While processing the documents, Megumi Kijima immediately looked up, staring intently at the constantly zooming images and data on the large screen.
"By comparing the collected data, we can confirm the identity of the high-energy life form."
Currently, only Captain Megumi Iruma and Liaison Nozue are permanently stationed at the GUTS headquarters; the other members have been deployed to various parts of the world to carry out frontline emergency missions.
Adding to the pressure they've been under in recent years, the constant monster attacks and dark invasions have only intensified their situation.
If Munakata hadn't shared the command of the frontline battles, the two of them would probably have faced even greater pressure.
Even so, Megumi Kijima, who was in charge of coordinating things, and Nozue, who was responsible for various intelligence analyses, collapsed several times due to the continuous high-intensity work.
"It's the mutated insect, Hiltonon!"
After so many years of development and progress, the Victory team's internal database has long since undergone a major update and upgrade.
Therefore, it did not take Ye Rui long to analyze the true nature of the life reaction.
"Hilton?"
He frowned involuntarily; Megumi clearly remembered the mutated insect that had caused such heavy casualties to TPC.
This monster appeared a year ago, and its appearance caused huge casualties in the area where it appeared.
Unfortunately, Tiga had already disappeared by then, and it was only thanks to Terranovid's intervention that Hiltonon's destruction was stopped in time.
The problem is, that was already the limit of what Terranovid could do.
As a newly born Warrior of Light, Terranoid excels in speed and does not possess the form-changing ability of Ultraman Tiga.
Unfortunately, Hiltonon's true form is a mutated insect, known for its defense and strength.
Terranovid can limit its destruction, but completely defeating it is a very unrealistic thing.
Left with no other choice, the GUTS team, risking significant negative publicity, applied to TPC's higher-ups to utilize the Gear Monsters series, which had not yet been fully incorporated into the organization.
The mechanical monster series developed by Keigo Masaki officially became one of the standard weapons distributed throughout the GUTS team from that time onwards.
The mech Melba, skilled in long-range aerial combat...
Golza, a mecha specializing in ground melee combat...
The mechanical Gaiozak, skilled in underground combat...
With the combined power of these three series of mechanical monsters, the GUTS branches around the world are now able to handle the vast majority of monster attacks.
Only monsters invaded and influenced by dark forces can alarm the main force of the GUTS team.
"I remember that monster was a separate mutant, how come there are other members of its kind still alive?"
The monsters currently existing on Earth are either ancient monsters that have lived since prehistoric times, or newly evolved individuals that have emerged on their own due to sensing a crisis.
According to the theory proposed by Shaji, it is absolutely impossible for similar individuals to appear in the same category.
At the very least, under the comprehensive encirclement and suppression of humanity, such mutated individuals would die before a second mutated one could even emerge.
"This Hilton was not a naturally evolved individual..."
"It is a clone created using human technology!"
Gritting his teeth as he watched the increasingly intense life response, Ye Rui revealed the truth of the matter.
"There was a traitor within the 'Monster Recovery and Research Unit' who stole Hiltonon's genes and cloned an unhatched larva."
The man's file and photo were quickly projected onto the large screen.
Ye Rui's voice sounded somewhat resentful and frustrated.
In response to the crisis caused by the Flower of Zigela, every member of TPC and Victory Team has exhausted themselves, and countless people have collapsed from exhaustion over the years.
But there are always some scoundrels who like to stab people in the back.
"Is it an anti-human extremist organization? A religious group that believes in an evil god? Or an ordinary person who has been bewitched by the mutant Zijra?"
Unlike Norizumi, who was pessimistic, Izumi asked in a calm, low voice.
"It's not certain yet, but judging from this guy's resume, all three possibilities exist."
With her eyes slightly narrowed, Megumi Kijima did not ask any further questions.
After all, being associated with all three at the same time, it's hard to believe that this guy was unintentionally bewitched by the mutant Zijra.
"Is this yet another idiot secretly breeding a mutant Ziegela?"
"Who is stationed at the Americas branch? Do they have enough military force to deal with Hiltonon?"
When Megumi said this, it wasn't that she didn't want to use the Victory Team's main force to besiege Hilton.
Given the current situation, similar incidents occur far too frequently around the world, and the Hilton Hotel alone cannot be considered a major crisis.
In contrast, the monsters that appear in human settlements are the ones that the GUTS team should really take seriously.
"At the Victory Team's branch in the Americas, there's only one mech, Melba, that's currently available..."
After a slight pause, Ye Rui added another sentence.
"However, judging from Hiltonon's performance data, one mechanical Melba should not be able to handle this level of monster."
The Victory Team's mechanical Melba was ultimately just a mass-produced product.
Being able to handle a typical monster crisis is already the result of the full cooperation between Masaki Keigo and TPC.
To obtain the full power of the ancient monster Melba, it's estimated that only Masaki Keigo's own "King of the Sky" has that possibility.
"Where's TPC's Americas division? Send them out!"
Slightly a headache, Megumi rubbed her temples and asked again.
Compared to the GUTS team, TPC's various branches are humanity's true armed forces.
"But……"
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, clearly aware of the cost of sending TPC Americas.
That was not only an erosion of the winning team's authority, but also a blow to the winning team's prestige.
Especially now that Ultraman Tiga has disappeared, the general public has basically lost faith in the GUTS team.
If the TPC's militant faction were to gain popular support, the course of human history would take a complete 180-degree turn.
"There are no 'buts' anymore; it's not the time to think about that now."
"Our mission is to ensure that civilians are not harmed, and excessive political considerations are beyond our scope of responsibility."
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Chapter 747 The Thunder of Zeus
Almost at the same time that Megumi Kijima issued the order, TPC Americas also officially deployed its armed forces.
Has the situation become that dire?
As one of the most outstanding scientists in humankind and the representative of TPC Americas, Masaki Keigo stared intently at the high-explosive missiles being launched on the screen, a rare hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Unlike the individual combat style of the Victory Team, the true armed forces of mankind have always been a war mode of beyond-visual-range strikes.
The weapons of war are used to fight monsters.
Regardless of the specific effects, the scope of influence and the aftereffects it leaves behind are certainly incomparable to the individual combat methods of the victorious team.
Putting aside everything else, the launch of this series of high-explosive missiles will definitely render nearby high-purity energy transport pipelines unusable.
Rebuilding these high-purity energy transport pipelines afterward would certainly be a huge expense.
Needless to say, such a large-scale use of weapons of war would inevitably stir up a huge storm in an already tense public opinion environment.
Is this your purpose, Gatanothor?
They incite fear and despair throughout human society, thereby accumulating strength for their own arrival.
The Victory Team had originally decided to significantly strengthen its armaments to prevent this situation, but in the end, they still failed to stop the spread of the situation.
[Gailvin, what are you doing right now?!]
Clenching his fists tightly, Masaki Keigo, who had always been arrogant, had never felt so powerless.
Ultraman Tiga's disappearance may be because he has indeed died in battle.
What about Galvin, who was also a "giant of light"?
Why has He not yet taken action, instead allowing despair and fear to spread throughout human society?
Could it be true, as the rumors suggest, that Galvin didn't care about humanity at all?
Did He choose to fight for humanity simply because Tiga stood on the side of humanity?
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On the outskirts of the Amazon rainforest, there are only a few roads that lead directly to the outside world.
Before the scarred man, who had parted on bad terms with the refined man, could even escape the Amazon rainforest, he saw high-explosive missiles streaking across the sky like meteors.
"A V-shaped Zeus's Thunder!?"
The scarred man recognized the model of the high-explosive missiles at a glance, and his face turned deathly pale.
He was, after all, a retired personnel who had once served in the Earth Defense Force.
Although the scarred man ultimately failed to join the reorganized TPC due to issues with his resume, this did not prevent him from keeping a close eye on the TPC's various military developments.
This includes the long-range high-explosive missile, Zeus's Thunder, which made a name for itself in the last battle against Gatanothor!
This is a smart missile capable of biological-level guidance.
Not only is it exceptionally lethal to living organisms, but its accuracy is also far beyond that of ordinary cruise missiles.
Especially after several generations of updates, the "Zeus's Thunder Series" has now basically become the exclusive war weapon of TPC's various divisions.
When high-explosive projectiles of this magnitude appeared over the Amazon rainforest, the scarred man immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Have the top management at TPC gone mad?!"
"This is the Amazon rainforest! It's the 'lungs of the Earth'!"
"Using Zeus's thunderbolts for a barrage of fire? Don't they think the panic they've caused enough?!"
Although the scarred man was initially an accomplice of the refined man, his true intention was simply to obtain a monster that he could completely control.
Whether we resell the monster or make a fortune from it, it all depends on the premise that human society has not collapsed.
Here, it's worth mentioning that although the TPC has not yet publicly acknowledged the threat posed by Gatanjah.
Most ordinary people on Earth only know that it is a terrifying monster hidden in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
But the world is never short of smart people, and the scarred man is clearly one of them.
He had long realized that the terrifying monster hidden in the depths of the Pacific Ocean was very likely an evil god that would only appear when humanity was in despair and fear.
Only in this way can we explain the TPC's vigorous efforts to maintain stability in recent years, as well as the emergence of numerous cult groups around the world.
"Panic? I think you're the least qualified person to say that right now!"
Without a sound, a tall figure appeared out of thin air directly in front of the scarred man.
Behind that tall figure, a man and a woman were watching the scarred man warily.
"An extraterrestrial alliance?"
The scarred man recognized the three men's uniforms at a glance, and his expression turned even uglier.
"It's you bunch of freaks again? Why are you always haunting me?!"
He shrugged somewhat helplessly, the tall figure... or rather, Ryan's expression looked quite innocent.
"It's not that we're haunting you, it's just that you're still up to no good."