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Daigo emphasized the pronunciation of the word "younger sister," and he seemed to see Shinjo's expression change drastically.

Xincheng is a good person in every way, except when it comes to dealing with his younger sister.

Most of the time, if you complain about Shin-joo to Shin-joo's sister, you're guaranteed to feel Shin-joo's low-pressure atmosphere all day the next day.

"Horie told you that!?"

With just a little thought, Shinjo could easily figure out who had told Daigo about this "weakness."

"Mayumi is indeed in the medical department, and you didn't say we couldn't tell anyone."

Just then, Horii, who appeared behind the two carrying a large bag of snacks, spoke up.

"Besides, Mayumi specifically instructed me to help you manage your relationship with the new members."

With a hint of innocence, and a touch of schadenfreude...

Horii always felt a sense of schadenfreude at Shinjo's setbacks.

"I don't recall ever tricking you recently, have I?"

Turning away helplessly, Xincheng felt that he was incredibly unlucky to have such a terrible friend.

"Oh, right, Daigo..."

"Why is your team uniform the same as Lina's, without your surname on it?"

Ignoring Shinjo's complaints, Horii looked curiously at Daigo's back.

As is customary for the Victory Team, each new member receives a set of exclusive team uniforms.

This team uniform is woven from aerospace-grade carbon fiber, possessing extremely high toughness, and is almost a unique symbol of the Victory team within TPC.

Furthermore, each member of the winning team has their name written on the back of their uniform.

For example, Horii wrote about Horii Masami, while Shinjo wrote about Shinjo Tetsuo.

However, the back of Daigo's name did not have "Yuan Daigo" written on it; it simply had the two characters "Daigo".

"Uh, do I have to write the full name?"

Daigo looked at Shinjo with a blank expression, but received a nod of approval from the other party.

"But...Lina...she's not..."

Daigo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, noticing that Rena hadn't written her surname.

That's why, for some inexplicable reason, I didn't write my name down completely.

"Lina's situation is a bit special."

Shinjo casually patted Daigo on the shoulder, seemingly knowing some inside information, but didn't continue, quickly changing the subject instead.

"Daigo, something's not right with you!"

"Even though Lina and I are both your seniors, why is your focus on Lina?"

With a slightly teasing smile, Xincheng's voice had barely faded when...

Daigo and Horii's expressions changed slightly, and they quickly distanced themselves from him as if they had seen a jinx.

At the same time, a strange chill suddenly came from behind Xincheng.

"Um, let me guess..."

"Is Lina right behind me right now?"

Xincheng's smile froze instantly, and even his voice began to tremble.

"It seems that the 'senior' is quite self-aware!"

By deliberately emphasizing the word "senior," Lina's current actions are exactly the same as Daigo's earlier ones.

"Ahem, the term 'senior' sounds a bit too formal..."

Shinjo only had time to glare at Daigo and Horii, those two disloyal guys, before turning away with a sheepish grin.

"Lina, I was just joking."

Ignoring Xincheng's "excuses," Lina looked directly past him at the two people behind him.

Both Horii and Daigo straightened their backs when they saw Rena's serious gaze.

"Today's celebration banquet has been cancelled; Ye Rui has made a new discovery."

When Lina said those words in a heavy tone, the three people present instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

This would allow the Victory team to cancel the ceremony for welcoming new members.

This can only mean that Ye Rui's "new discovery" is related to supernatural phenomena or extraterrestrial life.

"what's going on?"

Changing his previous dismissive attitude, Xincheng was the first to react and asked in a low voice.

There are many supernatural phenomena around the world, but very few can directly alarm the Victory Team.

This means that the hidden dangers in this incident require the expertise of those within TPC to handle in order to minimize the various risks.

"A suspected 'extraterrestrial life' has infiltrated headquarters' systems..."

After gesturing for the three to follow, Lina began to explain the current situation to them.

"Yorui is certain that it's definitely not a technology that Earth currently possesses, and it might not even be related to technology at all..."

"It simply means that 'extraterrestrial life' has a life form that is completely different from that of humans."

After a slight pause, Lina explained in more detail.

"However, these are not the strangest things..."

"What's really strange is that the reason that unknown life form invaded TPC's headquarters was to ask us for help."

Upon hearing this, Daigo and the other two exchanged a stunned glance.

Looking at most of the "extraterrestrial life events" in TPC, these outsiders seem to have a strange sense of superiority in their attitude towards Earth's natives.

Even Daigo, who had close contact with Lu Xuan and Saki, could not deny their contempt for ordinary people.

"Help?"

Horii, on the other hand, showed a keen interest after hearing Rena's account.

"That sounds interesting?"

"Were they extraterrestrial life forms that accidentally crashed on Earth? Or did they encounter some unknown danger?"

——Monthly Tickets/Recommendation Tickets——

Chapter 180 Critus the Lightning Man

A moment later, at the main control center of TPC Far East Base.

When Lina brought Daigo and the other two here, all the members of Victory, including Kei Iruma, had already gathered.

"You guys are here?"

Simple waved to Lina, then turned to Nori, who was still analyzing data, and spoke.

"Now that everyone's here, tell us about your new discovery!"

Upon hearing Megumi's voice, Nori, who had been engrossed in her analysis, immediately looked up and spoke with a slightly surprised tone.

"Ok!"

"It is now basically confirmed that the signal that infiltrated TPC headquarters came from plasma in the air."

Looking around, Nori noticed that everyone except Horii seemed to have a knowing look on their faces.

"what do you mean……"

"The intruder didn't use traditional methods to hack into the system terminal; instead, like a ghost, they bypassed the cables and electrical signals and directly manipulated the computer's internal programs?"

Having already learned the whole story through Lina's explanation, Horii asked the question at the opportune moment.

"Yes, it sounds incredible, doesn't it?"

Seeing that the crowd still didn't quite understand, Ye Rui continued to explain.

"If a computer is not connected to the internet, or is in a relatively isolated space, it is generally very difficult to be hacked."

"Because there is a prerequisite for hacking into a computer system, that is, the intruder must use another computer."

"But this time the invaders are very special."

"It is a special kind of electrical signal that can freely enter the system terminal and tamper with information."

Although it sounds incredible.

However, based on previous reconstructions and analyses, Ye Rui is quite certain that this is the "truth" behind the intrusion into the TPC headquarters system.

"You mean 'artificial intelligence'?"

Immediately thinking of Tina, who was in charge of the entire Galvin Corporation, Daigo's mouth dropped open in surprise.

"No, it's even more special than 'artificial intelligence'."

Shaking his head to correct Daigo's statement, Norizuki was also encountering such a situation for the first time, and his expression revealed his excitement.

"Because intrusion into the system is just one of its capabilities; its essence is a mass of plasma in the air."

“Critus…or Lightning Men, that’s what I call them.”

As Ye Rui spoke, he played a simulation and recreation of the special existence known as "Lightning Man" on the big screen.

It was a mass of electromagnetic signal waves that had no discernible shape.

However, compared to electromagnetic signals under normal conditions, this electromagnetic signal wave seems to be moving in a certain regular way.

Especially when stimulated by external factors, this electromagnetic signal wave produced a stress response similar to that of a startled animal.

"It...is alive?!"

Lina couldn't help but widen her eyes, as if she couldn't believe her eyes at all.

"That's right, it is indeed alive, a creature just like us!"

After saying that, Ye Rui, still feeling it wasn't enough, added another sentence.

"Moreover, it did not originate from outside the Earth; it is a life form native to the Earth."

Admittedly, Ye Rui's outrageous remarks silenced everyone present.

"Where's the evidence?"

After a brief silence, it was finally Zongfang, who was more rational, who spoke up.

"The evidence is that I found traces of them in the ionosphere."

Without keeping everyone waiting, Ye Rui quickly adjusted the image on the large screen, raising it to the height of the ionosphere.

At an altitude of over 6,000 meters in the atmosphere, TPC's satellites captured countless chaotic electronic signals.

Ye Rui, through software simulation and analysis developed by himself, eventually extracted clusters of electromagnetic signal waves that also possessed biological responses.

"They are life forms that existed on Earth long before the birth of humankind..."

"It is a special life form that is completely different from organisms on the earth's surface."

With another light tap on the keyboard, Ye Rui quickly zoomed in on the images captured by the satellite.

"If it weren't for this 'distress signal,' we humans might never have discovered their existence."

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With Nori's further explanation, the members of the Victory Team finally understood the existence of "Lightning Man".

First, it can be confirmed that a special form of life does exist in Earth's ionosphere.

They may have existed longer than humans and possess extremely high intelligence.

Because they can understand human language and send "distress signals" to humans when they are in danger.

In this respect alone, Lightning Man is different from ordinary animals, and even monsters.

Secondly, aside from these basic circumstances, the Lightning Man's thought process is also vastly different from that of ordinary carbon-based life forms.