Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

The vegetable-stealing war began in such an absurd way. The members of the Set team and EDF were already in position, distributed around the various vegetable bases and orchards, all weapons and equipment set up, but none of them tacitly activated lethal mode. However, everyone knew that lethal mode could be activated at any time with a single click; it was just a matter of seeing what these damned vegetable-stealing aliens would do next.

Cui Ming stood on the command tower, his eyes glued to the monitors, watching the figures lurking in the darkness. Those aliens, concealing their identities, were stealthily approaching a lettuce field, carrying sacks they'd somehow acquired; they seemed genuinely planning a major operation.

"Captain, they've started. They're already pulling up the lettuce." Moriyama's voice came through the communicator, his tone filled with barely concealed helplessness.

"Don't act yet, keep observing," Cui Ming said in a deep voice. "Let's see if they're just stealing vegetables and running away, or if there's something else going on. But honestly, seeing a bunch of aliens squatting in the vegetable garden pulling lettuce, I could laugh for a year."

The sergeant, watching the scene through binoculars on the other side, complained to his team members, "If we catch them, their charges will be 'illegally invading Earth and stealing vegetables,' which will make them a laughing stock in the universe."

The team members suppressed their laughter, but their fingers remained on the weapon switches. The lethal mode was ready to be activated at any moment should the opponent make any unusual move. This bizarre war over Vitamin C had only just begun.

The main problem is that this is just so damn bizarre! What the hell is it that you aliens leave your own planet and come to Earth to steal crops?! If someone reported this to the police, they'd probably think it was a prank, and nobody would believe it!
"Hello! This is the Metropolitan Police Department." The operator had just answered the phone when he heard a hurried shout from the receiver.

"I saw aliens! They were in the vegetable greenhouses on the outskirts of the city, stealing vegetables!!!" The person who reported the incident was crying, clearly terrified.

The operator paused for a few seconds, then calmly advised, "It's alright, you should leave that area as soon as possible, stay far away, lest you get caught in the crossfire."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, probably because they hadn't expected such a response.

In fact, the Metropolitan Police Department had already been notified by Choi Myung, since it's only right that all parties help each other when it comes to maintaining Earth's safety. However, when they first heard Choi Myung say that aliens were coming to steal their crops, everyone in the office fell silent.

What do you mean aliens are coming to steal our vegetables?! Are they just bored out of their minds? Why would they target Earth's vegetables when there are so many resources in the universe to steal? This logic is utterly absurd.

Now, watching the surveillance footage of those aliens squatting in the vegetable garden frantically pulling up lettuce, the Metropolitan Police Department finally realized: Oh, so they really are just bored out of their minds. The operator put down the phone and shrugged helplessly at his colleagues: "Looks like from now on, when someone reports aliens stealing vegetables, we'll have to take it all seriously." His colleagues nodded in agreement, feeling that their job was becoming more and more surreal.

Meanwhile, in the vegetable greenhouses on the outskirts of the city, the harvest had already begun.

The EDF and Seth team members rushed out from their hiding places, their non-lethal weapons such as tranquilizer guns and stun batons crackling as they frantically "beat up" the aliens who were still engrossed in stealing vegetables.

"Put down those lettuce leaves!" Moriyama shouted as he pulled the trigger of his tranquilizer gun, the dart precisely piercing the back of an alien who was stuffing cucumbers into a sack. The alien swayed, the cucumbers falling to the ground with a "thud," and he collapsed onto the vegetable patch. The sergeant brandished his stun baton, striking the leg of the alien who tried to resist: "You dare steal! Do you know how precious Earth's vegetables are? You dare to come in a group to steal vegetables? Do you think we're just decorations?" The shocked alien let out a strange scream, clutching his leg and rolling on the ground, scattering tomatoes from the sack all over the ground.

The team chased and fought, creating a chaotic and comical scene. The aliens dropped their sacks all over the ground; some ran around clutching carrots, others tried to crawl back into their spaceship but were stopped by stun batons, and still others threw stolen eggplants as weapons in desperation, only to be easily dodged by the team members.

"Don't kill them! Leave them alive!" Cui Ming reminded in the communicator. Although the battle was frustrating, the mission requirements still had to be followed.

Nanbara and Kitajima exchanged a glance and immediately followed Kotaro in pursuit of the fleeing aliens who were trying to steal vegetables. In the darkness, beams of flashlights flickered across the vegetable patch, illuminating the aliens' frantic escape.

The vegetable thieves ran in a sorry state, their feet sinking deep into the muddy vegetable patch, sweat pouring down their faces and soaking their alien uniforms. Even though they were panting and drenched in sweat, they wouldn't let go of the vegetable bags they were carrying. Even if a few carrots rolled out of the bag, they would stop to pick them up and continue running.

"Hey! You've been chased like this, what are you still holding onto the vegetables for!" Kotaro shouted as he chased after them, looking at the alien's stubborn refusal to let go of the vegetables, feeling both annoyed and amused.

Nan Yuan sped up and rushed behind an alien, reaching out to snatch the bag from his arms. Unexpectedly, the alien suddenly turned around, clutching the vegetables tightly to his chest, making "woof woof" protesting noises, as if saying the vegetables were his lifeblood. Bei Dao, watching from the side, shook his head: "I've seen persistent people, but I've never seen anyone so persistent in stealing. Is it really worth it for a few vegetables?"

The group chased the alien into a tomato field, but they slipped and fell into the tomato vines along with the vegetables they were carrying. Red tomato juice splattered all over them, making for a truly comical scene.

"Stop! Stop! We promise we won't kill you!!!" Nan Yuan shouted as he chased after the fleeing aliens through the vegetable garden, his voice panting.

“That’s right!” Kitajima nodded vigorously from the side, the stun gun in his hand still crackling. “As long as you put down the food and surrender obediently, we absolutely will not kill you!”

But only they knew that they should just take those words with a grain of salt. Once they caught up with those damned vegetable thieves, the two of them would definitely beat them to a pulp! After all, who doesn't want to sleep peacefully in the middle of the night, only to have their peace disturbed by these aliens, and then have to chase after vegetable thieves in the mud? Anyone would be furious.

"Damn it! You bastard who won't let people sleep!!!" Nan Yuan couldn't help but curse, stomping his foot so hard he almost tripped an alien in front of him. Kitajima gritted his teeth and sped up, his anger rising at the sight of the bag of vegetables the alien was clutching tightly in his arms: "Run! Let's see where you can run! When we catch you, we'll make you pay for disturbing other people's sleep!"

The aliens ahead seemed to understand their anger, running even faster. The bags of vegetables in their arms jolted, spilling cucumbers and eggplants all over the ground, yet they still wouldn't let go, as if those vegetables were more important than their own lives. This chase over vegetables created chaos and pandemonium in the night. (End of Chapter)