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Lightning flashes, thunder roars...
The purple giant withstood the mechanical behemoth's attack, gathering all its energy in its arms before launching it forward with reckless abandon.
Silence—Boom!
A strong purple light obscured the presence of lightning, and the surging energy instantly destroyed all the surrounding buildings.
Caught off guard, the mechanical behemoth had no choice but to take the purple giant's attack head-on, producing a unique mechanical roar amidst the billowing dust.
—Light Beam Technique: Lampard Ray!
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Chapter 301 Giant Terranoyd
Headquarters of the Space Development Agency, core area of the new energy power plant.
The collision of the Lampard Ray and the golden lightning nearly destroyed everything around them.
As the dust settled, the mechanical behemoth stood unharmed at the center of the explosion, completely unaffected by the violent blast.
In contrast, the purple giant, which was farther away, gradually dissipated into light particles after firing the Lampard Ray.
Forcibly using a beam technique beyond his capabilities not only prevented him from fully unleashing the power of the Lampard Beam, but also caused him to disappear prematurely due to the backlash.
The only saving grace was that the mechanical behemoth standing in the center of the ruins did not seem to have any intention of exterminating them all.
"We...are back..."
It was still the same eerie tone, still the same overlapping of three voices...
From a distance, the mechanical behemoth stood blankly at the core of the new energy power plant, as if some kind of intelligence was awakening within it.
After absorbing a massive amount of energy from the Space Development Agency, the mechanical behemoth has shown signs of evolving again.
Through the ever-spreading electromagnetic waves, the mechanical behemoth's hazy will traverses the power grids between cities and wanders the internet of human society.
In an extremely short period of time, the mechanical behemoth acquired knowledge and data that were unimaginable to ordinary people.
Among these, the data from the Space Development Agency is the most complete and comprehensive.
However, it was precisely because of access to various data within the Space Development Agency that the will born within the mechanical behemoth seemed to have developed some kind of divergence.
The three different voices symbolize three different wills, and three different kinds of humanity.
tumultuous!
With utter bewilderment, the jets on the back of the mechanical behemoth once again spewed out flames.
However, this time the mechanical behemoth, which was gazing at the sky with its head held high, hesitated.
The mechanical behemoth returned to Earth from space, and to the Space Development Agency from Jupiter, all because of its obsession with "going home".
However, when this obsession becomes a reality, it also means that the mechanical behemoth has lost its direction and motivation to move forward.
The longing to return home has been satisfied, and the conditions for evolution have been met...
At this moment, the mechanical behemoth gazed at the boundless blue sky and felt a sense of bewilderment, much like that of an intelligent being.
It was precisely at this moment that the three wills within the mechanical behemoth reached a consensus.
Silence!
The flames erupting from its back propelled the mechanical behemoth slowly into the air once more.
This scene, witnessed by the trembling humans at the Space Development Agency, actually made them breathe a sigh of relief.
The mechanical behemoth of unknown origin finally left this place.
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Near the Space Development Agency, on the edge of a cliff not far away.
"Cough cough..."
As the mechanical behemoth departed, a man coughing incessantly appeared utterly forlorn and helpless.
The injured man was none other than Tetsuo Shinjo, the chief pilot of the Victory Team.
However, Shinjo also has another unknown identity—the human form of the Purple Giant.
"Was it really too much of a stretch?"
Driving a specially modified off-road jeep, Masaki Keigo appeared in front of Shinjo at just the right time.
"It seems that even after six months of adaptation training, 'Terranoid' is still too much of a burden on humans."
As the origin of Project F, they evolved from human beings into pioneers of "light".
Even without the same opportunities as in the original TV series, Masaki Keigo is still conducting research and planning on artificial Titans based on his own talent and strength.
The purple giant that Shinjou had previously transformed into.
It is a "modified version of the giant" created by Masaki Keigo using the broken giant statue of the Ultraman Tiga Pyramid with current human technology.
All data and indicators were referenced from Ultraman Tiga.
Therefore, the restored giant statue is highly similar to Ultraman Tiga in many ways.
The only difference is that Terranovid does not have Tiga's form-changing ability, and even its beam attacks have only just been awakened.
"It's not Terranovid's fault, it's my own impulsiveness."
Shaking his head in denial of Masaki Keigo's statement, Shinjo clutched his chest and murmured.
"If I hadn't been so hasty, I might have been able to kill that monster with my 'beam'."
Masaki Keigo simply changed the subject without commenting.
"In any case, you have indeed successfully transformed into a giant this time."
"This means that the research direction of Project F was not wrong, and only carefully selected 'suitable persons' can bear the power of the Titans."
Upon hearing this, Shinjo, who had always had doubts about it, finally couldn't help but ask the question that he most wanted to ask.
"What exactly does 'suitable candidate' refer to?"
A large-scale open selection process has been underway within TPC for the past six months.
The final selection has not yet taken place.
If it weren't for the appearance of the mechanical behemoth, Shinjo might never have known that the way to "revive the Titans" was to transform humans into Titans.
"Do you remember that giant face that appeared in the ionosphere last year?"
Now that Shinjo has successfully transformed into a giant, Masaki Keigo will naturally no longer hide these minor issues from him.
"That's the evolved form of the Lightning Man, an existence known as the 'Sky God' within TPC."
"But Lightning Man wasn't the only one who evolved at that time..."
"From that day on, various supernatural individuals began to appear around the world."
"Based on my subsequent investigation and analysis, these supernatural individuals all possess a similar gene, a gene from an ancient era 30 million years ago."
As he said this, Masaki Keigo looked at Shinjo, whose face was full of astonishment, and couldn't help but smile smugly.
"This ancient gene is the key to reviving the giants..."
"And the so-called 'suitable individuals' are those individuals selected from among humans who possess this gene."
"Then, by combining human individuals possessing this gene with the Giant Stone, the true 'F Plan' will be revived, thereby truly bringing back the giants from the ancient past!"
Despite having already suspected it, Shinjo still fell silent when he learned the whole truth from Masaki Keigo.
"In a way, it's all thanks to the appearance of this monster."
"If it weren't for the immense pressure its existence put on the TPC leadership, they probably wouldn't have risked making you the first eligible candidate for 'Terranoid'."
"With your successful example, I believe the higher-ups will definitely invest more money and technology in Plan F to cultivate truly perfect 'qualified individuals'!"
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Chapter 302 Gypsy No. 3
One day later, at the base in Japan's Far East Headquarters.
When Lina and Daigo returned to the control room from the medical room after a full day of rest, all the GUTS members except Shinjo had already gathered there.
"Don't be so discouraged. Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war."
Instead of dwelling on this failure, just try your best not to repeat the same mistake next time.
"Besides, even Tiga failed this time, so the two of you wouldn't be of much use."
He reached out and patted Lina and Daigo on the shoulder, and as always, Commander Munakata took on the role of providing psychological support.
"command……"
Daigo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but before he could, Rena interrupted his conversation with Munakata.
"He is not Ultraman Tiga!"
Seeing the astonished looks on her teammates' faces, Lina spoke firmly.
"The giant that appeared at the Space Development Bureau yesterday—it's not Ultraman Tiga!"
After a whole day of thinking and comparing, Lina was almost 100% certain of this fact.
"Actually... I think so too."
Picking up where Lina left off, Ye Rui, who was sitting in his assigned seat analyzing the data, gave the same answer.
"By comparing the fighting styles of that purple giant and Tiga, the differences between the two can be clearly seen."
"And just now, I found a special project called 'Project F' inside TPC, which seems to be related to that giant statue that was recovered back then..."
Scratching his head in slight distress, Ye Rui was surprised to find that the Victory Team's access was insufficient to see the full details of the plan.
Not only did the Victory Team lack the necessary permissions, but even with his exceptional hacking skills, Ye Rui was unable to find the original file of this plan.
This means that the confidentiality of this file is far beyond what ordinary people imagine, and it may even exist as a paper document without any backup.
"Well, I'll ask the higher-ups about this."
Without questioning Lina and Nori's judgment, Megumi Kijima, who knew some inside information, gave her teammates an ambiguous answer after a brief silence.
"Compared to that giant of unknown origin, the mechanical behemoth is more important now."
"Ever since leaving the Space Development Agency yesterday, that mechanical behemoth has been lingering over Earth, seemingly searching for something."
"At the same time, according to the Space Development Agency's response, the DCS system did not go out of control due to a forced intrusion from an external force."
"It was that mechanical behemoth that took control of the DCS system with developer privileges, which caused the DCS system to fail at the last moment."
Horii and Munakata were the ones who went to the Space Development Agency to conduct a post-incident investigation.
Therefore, Horii provided a further explanation after Iruma Megumi finished speaking.
"The developer of the DCS system is Dr. Jiang Qi, who is a rare pragmatist and action-oriented person within the Space Development Agency."
"However, Dr. Jiang Qi disappeared near Jupiter's orbit two months ago along with the disappearance of Gypsy III."
"The pilot and liaison officer of Gypta III also disappeared along with Dr. Jiang Qi."
Feeling a bit confused, Daigo stared blankly at Horii, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.
Having attended so many university classes alongside Lu Xuan, Daigo may not have the talent to become a top researcher, but he still has the most basic knowledge.
Gypsy III is one of the Jupiter exploration spacecraft that TPC has publicly revealed...
Dr. Jiang Qi is the developer of the DCS system within the Space Development Agency...
The colossal mechanical beast that wreaked havoc at the Space Development Agency has returned from space...
When these details came together, Daigo suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.
"Could it be that the mechanical behemoth is the missing Gypta No. 3?"
"Are Dr. Jiang Qi and the others currently inside that mechanical behemoth?"
As Dagudao raised this possibility, the scene fell silent once again.
Those who had already guessed this remained silent, leaving only a bewildered Rena and Nori staring at each other in disbelief.