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From a human perspective, thoroughly understanding the intentions of both parties involved is the best way to resolve conflicts.
Otherwise, misunderstandings like Dyna's will most likely repeat themselves.
"Daigo, this is not something we should be thinking about."
To Daigo's surprise, Rena did not answer his question directly, but instead gave a completely different answer.
"Although humans do not have the same 'collective consciousness' as the Lightning Man, they are still animals that live in groups."
"If the captains are the 'brain' of the GUTS team, then we are the 'hands and feet' of the GUTS team."
"Now that the captain and the others have made the decision, all we can do is execute it perfectly."
Lina paused briefly at this point.
"Furthermore, I agree with the captain and the others that the information left by the Lightning Man might be alarmist."
"But some unknown experiment is indeed taking place in the Pacific Ocean, and it could potentially have a negative impact on us humans."
"As a member of the winning team, our mission is to nip this influence in the bud."
"As for the 'perfect ending' you're hoping for?"
"That kind of fairytale-like plot development doesn't exist in the real world."
From Lina's slightly downcast eyes, Daigo could tell that this wasn't what she truly felt.
However, Daigo wasn't foolish enough to continue pursuing the question, and instead turned his gaze to the fleeting clouds outside the window.
A perfect ending does exist!
With such unwavering resolve, Daigo slightly tilted his head, revealing the Ultraman Tiga crystal hanging around his neck.
Perhaps in the eyes of an ordinary person like Lina, a "perfect ending" does not exist.
But for Daigo, who possesses the power of Tiga...
He wanted to find a "perfect ending" where no one would get hurt.
Humans, lightning beings, or even some unknown entity conducting experiments in the Pacific Ocean...
Now, Daigo has the ability and confidence to intervene and find the "balance point" that will not harm any of the three parties.
It's worth noting that even Daigo in the original TV series was constantly striving to achieve various "perfect" endings.
Humans, monsters, aliens...
Regardless of what kind of being is on the other side, Daigo rarely shows hostility, let alone attacks them.
Not to mention, Daigo now knows Lu Xuan, Gedi, Saki, and Kari, beings who are completely different from humans.
Gentle, kind, and able to make decisive decisions and choices when necessary.
This is Daigo, a mortal who inherited the "Light of Ultraman Tiga".
"Although I don't know what you were talking about, I think we're in trouble now."
Just as an eerie silence fell inside the Flying Swallow II, Shinjo's voice suddenly came from the other end of the communicator.
"what?"
Upon hearing this, Lina and Daigo both widened their eyes in unison.
Outside the window of the Flying Swallow II, the once clear sky suddenly began to change.
With the visible convergence of electromagnetic waves, the clear sky turned into a sky full of dark clouds.
Fortunately, both Flying Swallow 1 and Flying Swallow 2 were in the stratosphere, thus avoiding being caught up in the sudden change in the celestial phenomena.
Even so, the strong current still interfered with the balance systems of the two aircraft, causing the systems to continuously sound alarms.
"It's the Lightning Men! Another group of Lightning Men has gone berserk!"
Ye Rui's voice came through the communication system in time and explained the current situation to the three people present.
"The place where those lightning-inducing people gather is the location of the abnormal magnetic field!"
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"understand!"
After listening to Ye Rui's description, the three people in the cabin responded in unison.
Xincheng, piloting the Flying Swallow No. 1, was the first to turn the aircraft around, switching from semi-autopilot to manual control, and swooping down towards the clouds.
The mission of Feiyan-1 was to advance troops and conduct reconnaissance. In this situation, the first thing to do was to clear the way for Feiyan-2.
Silence—Boom!
When it flew at a speed of Mach 5 or 6, it pierced the sky with a deafening roar that cut directly through the dark clouds.
Lina, who followed closely behind, demonstrated her superb skills as the pilot, turning the plane around with a reaction speed that was not much slower than Shinjo's.
Compared to the high-speed penetrating Flying Swallow-1,
Although the Flying Swallow II was a bit slower, it still had a flight speed of up to Mach 4.
As the two aircraft pierced through the clouds one after the other and swooped down, the converging electromagnetic waves seemed to consciously bypass them.
Only then did the three people on the aircraft finally see clearly what was happening below.
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"Is that...an island?"
Piloting the Flying Swallow No. 1 through the clouds, Shinjo looked down in awe.
In the vast Pacific Ocean, a fully mechanized island stands prominently in the middle of the sea.
The entire island exhibits an exquisite ring-shaped cross-sectional structure, with visible solar energy converging in the inward-curving center.
Through continuous reflection and refraction, these solar energies eventually converged at a single point, unleashing a burst of light even more dazzling than a solar flare.
It was under the interference of this powerful energy that the magnetic field near the island was abnormally distorted.
This causes nearby objects to become magnetized, and some smaller objects even become suspended in mid-air.
Such a huge magnetic field anomaly naturally attracted the Lightning Man who was floating in the atmosphere, which is why the three of them just saw the strange celestial phenomenon.
Rumble…
Thunderclaps echoed through the clouds, and bolts of lightning flashed down from the dark clouds.
That was the Lightning Men's rage, a sign of their escalating frenzy.
Unfortunately, the island's owner was clearly already used to the appearance of the lightning man.
Almost simultaneously with the occurrence of the unusual celestial phenomenon, a massive energy barrier rose around the island, effectively isolating the abnormal magnetic field from the surrounding environment.
As for those lightning people who have already arrived here?
The moment the energy barrier rose, it was directly dispelled by an electromagnetic interference wave that was so strong it was almost absurd.
"Oh no! It's a high-intensity electromagnetic interference wave!"
Affected by this electromagnetic interference fluctuation, Feiyan-1 and Feiyan-2 also lost contact with headquarters.
The only saving grace was that, apart from Daigo, all three people present were battle-hardened ace pilots, and therefore did not show any signs of panic.
Even Daigo, a newly promoted pilot, maintained a composure far beyond that of ordinary people.
"It seems this is the target we've been looking for."
Daigo quickly activated the various exploration devices on the Flying Swallow II and came to a conclusion that was not unexpected.
"Electromagnetic radar and sonar imaging cannot detect this island, and even optical cameras cannot capture images of it..."
For some reason, Daigo felt a strange sense of déjà vu when he said those words.
Before Daigo could think further, Shinjo added more information.
"It's not just detection devices like radar and sonar..."
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't even be sure if this island actually exists!"
Just as Shinjo said, apart from the fact that the island can be observed with the naked eye, no mechanical equipment can accurately detect its existence.
Even the magnetic field disturbance that occurred a moment ago disappeared after the energy barrier rose.
"Wait, there's an unusual thermal phenomenon beneath this island."
As if confirming Lina's exclamation, the temperature around the mechanical island began to rise abnormally.
"It's energy!"
"This island absorbs geothermal and tidal energy, and on a scale far exceeding any of the TPC facilities currently known."
With his eyes wide in disbelief, Daigo, who was arguably the most knowledgeable of the three, quickly made a judgment.
This scale of energy convergence was beyond Daigo's comprehension.
He simply couldn't imagine what kind of instruments or experiments would require such a large amount of energy.
However, what Daigo didn't know was that the "immeasurable" energy tide in his eyes was just the beginning.
In order to keep the experiment going, the mechanical island even began to actively deflect the Earth's magnetic field, using the entire planet to generate its own electricity.
Rumble!
In an instant, the dark clouds that had previously dispersed gathered again.
Storms, tides, earthquakes, volcanoes...
Within a radius of a thousand miles centered on the small island, large-scale natural disasters occurred due to the disruption of the Earth's magnetic field.
Even with the protection and maintenance of energy barriers, such a large-scale anomaly in a planet's magnetic field cannot escape detection from the outside world.
The mysterious mechanical island was finally fully detected on the radars of Feiyan-1 and Feiyan-2.
Most importantly, the mechanical island's desperate gamble completely enraged the Lightning People's "collective consciousness."
Rumble!
It is no longer a small-scale magnetic field convergence like before.
The number of lightning warriors who gathered this time was unprecedented.
The electromagnetic storm it triggered upon its appearance completely suppressed all natural disasters within a ten-mile radius.
Immediately afterwards, those invisible electromagnetic fluctuations began to consciously converge into physical form and emitted a shriek like that of a living being.
"Gah!"
Like thunder, like birdsong...
In an instant, a creature that looked like a deep-sea ray appeared out of thin air in the sky.
It has the body of a jujube fish, an unusually ferocious face, and a tail that occasionally bursts with lightning and fire.
With the emergence of this anomalous individual, more Lightning People began to aggregate in ways incomprehensible to humans, intending to materialize and stop the experiments on the mechanical island.
One, two, three...
In less than a breath, more than a dozen unusual individuals resembling deep-sea rays appeared around the entire island.
They are both lightning men and they are not lightning men.
When the Lightning Man, who exists in the form of electromagnetic waves, tries to interfere with the material world.
The violent electromagnetic waves will converge into physical entities, giving birth to abnormal individuals that are extensions of the "collective will".
They may have different forms, but they are essentially the same.
Within the Lightning People, they call this special aberrant individual a "Shapeshifter"—Gazort!
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"Those monsters... were they Lightning Man?"
They had no idea what Gazort's appearance meant.