The Gaelic people of the Ultraman Tiga world

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Instinctively raising his gun, Ryosuke Sanada, as if possessed by a gun god, hit the prosthetic eye of the artificial rat with unconventional accuracy.

To his astonishment, the prosthetic-eyed rat that pounced on him only paused for a moment.

Sanada Ryosuke's shot not only failed to cause any effective damage to the prosthetic-eyed rat, but also thoroughly enraged it.

"squeak!"

Accompanied by a shout that resounded throughout most of the industrial park.

The prosthetic-eyed rat was like a meteorite falling from the sky, instantly turning Sanada Ryosuke into a pile of mud.

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At the same time, inside the headquarters of the Japanese Victory team.

Nozue, who was in charge of liaison and communications, also received Tomoko's report and quickly verified the relevant information.

"Commander, something terrible has happened! A 'supernatural disaster' has occurred in the Mediterranean!"

When Zongfang received the information and rushed back to the base, Ye Rui had already deployed relevant satellites for reconnaissance.

On the satellite map inside the base, clusters of objects with heat levels significantly higher than those of normal organisms were clearly marked within Gaia Corporation's industrial park.

Through remote sensing and magnification by high-altitude satellites, the appearances of those high-energy creatures were also displayed on the secondary screen next to them.

"Is it another monster?"

Having grown accustomed to the monsters' presence, Zongfang asked with a frown.

The creatures on the screen were clearly different from ordinary monsters. Although they had various characteristics that surpassed those of ordinary creatures, traces of normal creatures could still be vaguely seen in their appearance.

"According to the classification of the Observation and Filing Bureau, these creatures cannot be considered monsters for the time being."

"Apart from the flying rat in the very center, the largest of these creatures is no more than two meters tall..."

Upon hearing this, Zong Fang nodded and continued to ask.

"It looks like a biological weapon that some company has developed in secret."

Such incidents are not uncommon globally, but they are rarely handled by the winning team.

After all, compared to manufacturing individual biological weapons, large companies and conglomerates often focus on biochemical viruses and microorganisms.

Have you determined where these creatures appeared?

Upon hearing Zongfang's pointed question, Ye Rui, who was already prepared, immediately answered.

"It's Gaia Corporation, a high-tech company specializing in bio-implantation and prosthetics..."

"This company was jointly established by the Galvin Group and Sediq, and is headquartered in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon."

"It was Galen's senior management who proactively called the police this time."

"According to them, a researcher within their company was conducting unauthorized research on biological weapons, which led to this 'accident'."

By deliberately emphasizing the word "accident," Norizuki clearly did not believe Tomoko's explanation.

For such a large biological research company to be unable to control even its own researchers seems like a case of feigning ignorance.

"What's that researcher's name?"

With keen insight, Zongfang seemed to sense the air of a power struggle.

"Sanada Ryosuke, I've heard..."

Before Ye Rui could finish recounting Sanada Ryosuke's life story, Horii, who had just arrived at the control room, exclaimed in surprise.

"Sanada Ryosuke? You mean that Sanada Ryosuke from the Space Development Bureau!?"

Surprise, nervousness, and even a little fear...

Horii's performance immediately attracted the attention of the other two people present.

"Do you know that Sanada Ryosuke?"

Faced with Munakata's question, Horii nodded blankly.

"If it's Sanada Ryosuke from the Space Development Agency, then I do know him."

“He and I were classmates in college. He even applied to the government agency with me, but he didn’t pass the exam in the end.”

Slightly narrowing his eyes, Zong Fang turned to Ye Rui as if deep in thought and said.

"Yorui, help me get Sanada Ryosuke's resume, and it would be best to find out his research projects at the Space Development Agency."

"I suspect that the primary responsibility for this incident may not actually lie with Gaia..."

Before Norizumi could react, Horii quickly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Commander, do you mean... the main responsibility for this accident lies with the Space Development Agency?"

Shaking his head somewhat helplessly, Zong Fang hoped that the blame would fall entirely on Gaia Corporation.

At the very least, things are often much easier to handle when TPC's internal structures are not involved.

"Gaia took the initiative to report the accident, which means that their responsibility in the accident is very minor."

"Whether they were genuinely unaware or removed the item beforehand, it means that the main responsibility for this incident definitely lies with Sanada Ryosuke."

“And Sanada Ryosuke is involved with the Space Development Agency, I don’t think he could have caused such a big accident by himself.”

As he said this, Zongfang's gaze swept over the Ebloon individuals on the secondary screen once again.

"Then what should we do next?"

After a long silence, Horii, whose mind was in complete chaos, instinctively asked the question.

Since the matter involved his good friend Ryosuke Sanada, even the usually carefree Horii was momentarily at a loss.

Moreover, based on Horii's understanding of Sanada Ryosuke, it was indeed possible for the latter to cause such a major accident.

"What else can be done?"

"The whole story can be investigated later; the most important thing now is to deal with those 'mutated creatures'."

Here, Munakata ultimately decided to refer to these creatures that were not monsters as "mutated creatures".

"Notify local TPC members to enter a state of high alert. We must not allow those mutated creatures to harm innocent civilians."

"In addition, Shinjo and Rena are currently on a classified mission, and Daigo is far away on Amami Oshima, so he definitely won't be back for a while..."

"Therefore, Horii and I will personally go to the front line this time, while Nozue will be in charge of coordinating the deployment."

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Chapter 261 Large-Scale Biological Disaster (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe!)

From the prosthetic-eyed rat flying out of the power plant to the Victory Team's emergency response.

The whole process seemed long, but it actually only took a few minutes.

"Things seem to be escalating..."

Lu Xuan, transformed into a nine-tailed fox, stood atop the power plant tower, a hint of surprise in his voice.

In addition to the prosthetic-eyed rats that appeared at the beginning, many more Eberon individuals appeared in various corners of the industrial park.

Although they did not absorb the entire power plant's electricity like the prosthetic-eyed rat, thus undergoing a qualitative transformation.

By absorbing power from other places, these Ebloon individuals also awakened electrical cells, gaining "superpowers" far exceeding those of ordinary organisms.

Fortunately, the Victory Team truly lived up to its reputation as an elite force within TPC.

Upon receiving Zongfang's order, an emergency response team was immediately dispatched to Gaia Company's industrial park.

After all, the individual Ebloon is just too conspicuous.

Even without orders from Munakata, the TPC troops stationed nearby would not have needed long to discover the anomaly.

Unfortunately, even when the TPC forces arrived at the scene fully armed, they could not make a significant difference to the situation.

Because compared to the Ebloon individuals, which are still evolving and expanding.

Unless TPC members indiscriminately destroy the entire industrial park, they cannot stop the disaster from spreading further.

Especially after more Ebloon individuals began to evolve, special individuals like the Prosthetic-Eyed Mouse continued to increase.

In less than half an hour, the individuals from Aibron were no longer confined to the industrial park, but began to appear throughout the capital region of Lebanon.

More importantly, there appear to be some special intelligent individuals among these Ebloon individuals.

Unlike their counterparts, they do not indiscriminately destroy and retaliate against humans. Instead, they consciously select power generation sites to launch surprise attacks in order to obtain more powerful evolutionary energy.

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Two hours later, in the skies above Beirut.

When Munakata and Horii appeared piloting the Victory Flying Swallow No. 1.

The original dozen or so Ebloon individuals have been scattered to every corner of the city.

These dozen or so Eberron individuals, who had evolved successfully like the prosthetic-eyed rat, expanded their population in some extremely bizarre way.

It seems to be an infection, or it seems to be mating...

In short, by the time TPC forces realized something was wrong, the population of Ebloon individuals had already spread.

Cries and wails echoed throughout the city, and many more people took advantage of the crisis to loot, vandalize, and burn, venting their fear and selfish desires.

Where are the military and police stationed here?!

After merely circling the city once, Zongfang roared in uncontrollable rage.

The civilians were affected by the supernatural disaster, plunging the entire city into turmoil and panic—the first time this had happened since the GUTS team was founded.

"Those mutated creatures attacked the military base, and the military and police also suffered heavy casualties."

Just then, Ye Rui's voice came through the communicator.

He had been keeping a close eye on the situation in Beirut, so he knew more about what was happening there than Munakata and Horii.

"Those mutated creatures are sentient, attacking any possible source of electrical energy..."

"Moreover, they seem to have some kind of special reproductive method; each time they attack a power source, they can increase their population..."

"Compared to the dozen or so we initially observed, their population has now expanded to several hundred."

Upon hearing this, silence immediately fell over the interior of the Flying Swallow No. 1.

In some ways, the current Ebloon is more troublesome than any monster the GUTS team has ever dealt with.

Because they are not life forms existing as individuals, the reproduction of their population is their primary goal at this stage.

Once they escape Beirut, the entire Earth will become their breeding ground.

"Notify all TPC agencies to activate the highest level of disaster preparedness measures..."

"In addition, the army, navy and air force near Beirut should be on high alert, and no mutated individual should be allowed to escape."

Gritting his teeth, Munakata issued the latest orders, mentally preparing for the worst.

"Horie, still can't get in touch with Sanada Ryosuke?"

After a brief silence, Munakata turned to look at Horii beside him.

Even before boarding the Victory Swallow, Horii had been trying to contact Ryosuke Sanada to understand the origins and abilities of these mutated creatures.

To this day, Horii has still not been able to successfully contact Sanada Ryosuke.

"Not yet, but the Space Development Agency has provided relevant information."

"The situation is worse than we imagined; the Space Development Agency is indeed inextricably linked to this incident..."

Without time to consider the possible fate of Sanada Ryosuke, Horii continued reading the relevant information provided by the Space Development Agency.

This section also emphasizes the existence of the Talent Program and Ebloon cells.

In particular, Ebloon cells, these cosmic cells whose mission is to pollute and transform the ecosystem, are practically the natural enemy and nemesis of all life on Earth.

"..."

Munakata remained silent for a long time after Horii finished reading all the information provided by the Space Development Agency.

"Those bastards should all be shot!"

After glancing at the hundreds of high-energy fields on the radar, Zongfang could only sigh helplessly in the end.