The Gaelic people of the Ultraman Tiga world

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Most importantly, TPC has never restricted research on manned mechs; in fact, it has open-sourced their blueprints and control systems.

Each department within TPC can modify and upgrade the manned mechs according to its own circumstances.

Among these, the transformation and upgrade of the Victory Team was the most outrageous.

Based on known information, it seems that the GUTS team has considered the possibility of fully activating the manned mechs.

Instead of simply treating manned mechs as individual weapons to assist in combat, they are being transformed into living entities with biological characteristics.

Just like the prosthetic androids that are now common in human society.

The difference lies in the fact that prosthetic androids do not have true self-will; they are merely humanoid props that look like humans but are essentially intelligent programs.

However, the GUTS team's proposed living mecha project aims to create living organisms that don't look like humans but actually possess human emotions.

Because this approach was so outrageous, Dr. Yao, who proposed the plan, faced unanimous opposition from TPC's top management.

However, while opposing it, some members of the TPC also had some doubts.

Why are the usually divided senior officials so unequivocally and collectively opposing this plan this time?

It feels as if the GUTS team truly has the capability to realize this project, and may have already created a living entity with biological characteristics.

In fact, there are quite a few people within TPC who hold similar thoughts and speculations.

There are even rumors that Dr. Yao's genetic research on biology has been completely frozen by higher-ups as a result.

Left with no other choice, Dr. Yao had to temporarily shift all his energy to upgrade projects related to "faster-than-light travel".

The "Zero Drive" theory, which had already emerged during the All-Earth Defense Force era and led to Kazuma Asuka's disappearance, was also revealed during this period.

By sinking matter into imaginary space, its mass is reduced to zero infinitely.

Humans could then use the powerful propulsion of the Max Propulsion System to potentially accelerate to the speed of light in a short period of time.

Although in Lu Xuan's eyes now, this technology is already outdated and can be phased out.

However, for TPC at the time, this technology was their only lifeline that could potentially break through the "skyline of stars".

With the full support of all departments of TPC, Dr. Yao quickly achieved effective results.

Unfortunately, the "Zero Drive" ultimately failed to help them break through the outermost starry sky of the solar system and reach true outer space.

On the contrary, the hyperspace teleportation technology derived from "Zero Drive" was applied to manned mechs.

From that time onward, frontline combat personnel no longer needed to use a large armored vehicle specifically to transport their mechs.

With just a call using a special tactical watch, the base staff will activate hyperspace teleportation to send the manned mech to a fixed coordinate.

Putting aside portability for now, its mobility is absolutely top-notch.

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"Long time no see, Titan One!"

After officially completing his attire, Ryan greeted his "partners" for the first time in a long while.

Unlike other TPC departments that hold artificial intelligence and living mechs in awe.

The extraterrestrial alliance, which has a relatively higher degree of independence, has long considered installing a combat AI on manned mechs.

The Titan series' AI combat system was developed under these circumstances.

"To be precise, it's been 37 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes, and 07 seconds since I last saw you, my partner."

The combat AI of the manned mechs was unexpectedly active, which was a major reason why Ryan considered them his partners.

Aside from the fact that it cannot exist independently of the manned mech, the intelligent AI named "Titan One" is practically indistinguishable from a real person.

"Is that what we're facing this time?"

"Based on a comparison with the existing data in the database, no similar... organisms have been found yet?"

Using the scanning and visual imaging system built into the manned mech, the Zijera Flower, which had been activated into a monster, was projected onto the screen below.

"Hey, partner, how come you always run into these weird, unidentified creatures?"

Although he was already used to Ryan fighting all sorts of monsters, Titan One couldn't help but make a joke after completing the scan of the Qijera Flower.

"Stop talking nonsense, are you confident you can handle that thing?"

Seemingly influenced by Titan I, Ryan's tone became noticeably more lively.

Indeed, this is true. With the development of manned mech technology, pilots are no longer just simple drivers.

Through the connection of artificial neural networks, the manned mech is actually equivalent to the pilot's external body.

Pilots can perform sophisticated maneuvers that were previously impossible for manned mechs through artificial neural networks, and can also perceive the impact of the external environment on the mech in a realistic and three-dimensional way.

As a consequence, the damage suffered by the manned mech is also directly reflected to the pilot's brain.

Without special and professional training, pilots who cannot distinguish between their mechs and their human bodies may even suffer brain death.

As for the AI-powered manned mechs of the Extraterrestrial Alliance, the situation is a bit more special.

Thanks to its built-in combat AI, pilots generally don't need to worry about not being able to distinguish between the mech and their physical body due to the connection between the brain and artificial neural networks.

The only thing they need to be careful about is the impact of the combat AI's activity on the pilots.

"Don't worry, partner!"

"It's just a monster that hasn't fully formed yet, it's not a big deal at all!"

"Besides, I just upgraded two days ago and gained higher privileges and weapon operating systems from the mainframe."

As Titan I made its confident assurances, the armor on its shoulder plates suddenly cracked open, releasing two black devices that resembled "spheres".

sizzle...

Two black spheres surrounded Titan I, flashing red and green light from time to time.

Soon, a fully virtualized ecological simulation appeared inside the manned mech, vividly simulating the surrounding environment and airflow changes.

Ryan, who was in the middle of it, had a 360-degree view with no blind spots at this moment.

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"No matter how many times I experience it, I'm still not quite used to this 'cheat perspective'!"

Taking a deep breath, Ryan felt as if he were playing a hybrid perspective competitive game.

A God's-eye view that sees the whole picture...

An over-the-shoulder perspective that facilitates combat and shooting...

And the camera angle is locked during boss fights...

Ryan could switch between different perspectives at will to maximize his control over the situation and seize opportunities.

Of course, if Ryan really doesn't like it, Titan One won't mind switching the perspective back to first-person.

With the assistance of combat AI, there's basically no need to worry about being ambushed.

"Hey! Daddy!"

"Concentrate, we're about to fight!"

Excitement, high spirits, passion...

Titan One's current behavior is nothing like that of an AI known for its composure; it's more like that of a berserker fighting a bloody battle.

Seeing this, Ryan didn't bother to ask what exactly Titan One had upgraded, and instinctively opened his palms to cooperate with the opponent's attack.

boom!

In the blink of an eye, a palm-sized cannon with power far exceeding Ryan's expectations was suddenly fired.

The flower below showed no ability to resist at all before being pierced through by that crimson palm-shaped cannon.

On the land, which had melted like lava, a huge crater, more than ten meters in diameter, appeared out of nowhere in the center of the village.

giggle!

It was as if it had been provoked, or perhaps it was a sign of extreme fear...

The roots of the Zijera Flower were completely uprooted, transforming into a soaring "raging dragon" that crashed into Titan I in mid-air.

At the same time, Zigela's flowers, like machine guns, continuously fired powerful seeds at Titan I.

chug chu...

The relentless barrage of projectiles quickly turned the sky into a battlefield.

Even Kari, who was at a higher vantage point, was inevitably drawn into this war.

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"So handsome!"

While easily dodging the machine-gun-like spray of Zigera seeds, he watched with gleaming eyes as Titan One displayed its formidable combat power.

The one speaking now is not Kari in her normal state, but Dark Kari who has somehow regained control of her body.

If Kari chose to join the Extraterrestrial Alliance in order to follow in Saki's footsteps...

The reason why Dark Karen agreed to join the Extraterrestrial Alliance is much simpler: she wanted to use those gorgeous and powerful pieces of equipment.

Although Kari herself has extremely strong hands-on skills, she has indeed developed many very useful gadgets.

However, considering Jia'er's age, both Lu Xuan and Daigu are intentionally limiting her from developing more dangerous gadgets.

In addition, there's Kari's original personality, which is skilled at development, rather than her warlike and ruthless dark personality.

Therefore, most of the time, Dark Karen could only watch others fight with envy, using those powerful weapons.

For example, right now, even though they are all members of the Extraterrestrial Alliance, only Ryan is allowed to use manned mechs.

Uh, isn't that because we're 'trainees' now?

Hearing the confusion from the other personality in her mind, Dark Karen shook her head without hesitation and bewitched him.

"That's definitely not the case!"

"We're special connections, we're different from regular interns!"

After making those confident statements, Dark Karen quickly pulled out several incendiary bombs from her shadow and hurled them towards the main body of the Flower of Zigela.

tumultuous!

The raging flames instantly engulfed the entire village.

This sudden turn of events left Titan One, which was about to launch its attack, momentarily stunned.

Because those incendiary bombs were not incendiary bombs in the conventional sense, but super incendiary bombs mixed with some kind of high-energy liquid substance.

With the help of a combustion accelerant even more potent than petroleum.

These incendiary bombs even had flames with a terrifyingly high temperature, easily surpassing the thermite bombs that were feared during wartime.

Ryan had no intention of gambling on whether the Titan I's armor could withstand this level of fire damage, or whether he would end up as a "suckling pig in a jar."

Click!

Thinking of this, the manned mech's mouth suddenly split open.

The next second, the surrounding air began to surge towards the center of the breath like a tide, and was then rapidly gathered and compressed into a powerful air cannon.

Boom!

It was like a bolt from the blue.

The distorted and compressed air instantly struck the flower of Zigela at the center of the flames.

The flames that were burning fiercely were immediately extinguished, and then surged back and forth, concentrating all the firepower on the Flower of Zijera.

clap clap clap...

With a crackling sound of burning, the previously aggressive Flower of Zigela finally let out its final lament.

rumbling...

The roots beneath my feet began to twitch and struggle erratically.