Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

The more you learn about Earth, the more you realize that this planet is "outrageously magical"—it's clear that underground, in the mountains, and in the deep sea, there are all sorts of monsters with exaggerated strength. Some can shatter rocks with a single breath, while others can move freely through lava. What's even more baffling is that these creatures have all divided up their own territories and occasionally fight over them.

Yet, in such an environment, humanity not only survived but also built cities, developed technology, and even united with Ultra Warriors and various special forces to fight threats. Saying "Earth's vitality is tenacious" is not enough; it's practically a cosmic "miracle."

Recently, among this group of "outrageous monsters," there is a subterranean dragon named Galan, which seems to have the word "bad luck" engraved into its DNA.

Gelan was originally a giant worm-like monster living 10,000 meters underground, privately known as the "Underground Dragon" by local geological researchers. Its original life was simple and regular: it would plunge into the depths of the earth to hibernate, guarding the countless insect eggs it laid, planning to watch the larvae slowly hatch and continue to reproduce underground after hibernation.

As a monster mutated from an insect, its strength is not to be underestimated—it can easily dig through hard rock layers and move underground as nimbly as a fish; even if it falls into hot lava, it can move freely as if swimming, as if the lava were just a gentle stream.

Its combat capabilities alone are terrifyingly comprehensive: the huge red eye on its head can accurately lock onto enemies, but unfortunately, its outer eyelid is fragile, which is its only weakness; the sharp fangs in its mouth can tear steel apart in close combat and can also spew out high-temperature flames that are hot enough to melt steel; the scales covering its body are as sharp as blades, and if an enemy accidentally touches them, it will be cut with deep wounds that expose the bone; on the huge carapace on its back, which is called the "scarf", there are 7 huge sharp horns. These horns can release needle-like strange beams to sweep around and can also be launched like missiles to accurately strike distant targets.

As a four-legged reptile, when it gets angry, it can support itself on its hind legs and stand on its forelegs, using its heavy body to trample its enemies; its long tail is also a deadly weapon, which can easily smash through tall buildings when it swings, and the spikes at the tip of its tail are filled with boiling magma, which will pour magma into the enemy's body and burn its internal organs once it pierces the enemy.

Not to mention, it can also release countless needle-like destructive rays from the sharp horns on its back, specifically to deal with aerial enemies, and with the sea of ​​fire it spews from its mouth, it is simply a "combat machine with no blind spots in all directions, on land, sea and air".

This powerful monster, however, was surprisingly harmless—it never intended to come to the surface and destroy human cities; it simply wanted to hibernate peacefully underground and protect its insect eggs. But fate had other plans. A sudden tectonic shift turned its insect eggs, which were hidden deep underground, to the surface, landing right under a school playground.

As temperatures rose, the insect eggs hatched one after another. The little Galans scurried around as soon as they emerged, causing chaos at the school, though not much damage. They were quickly detected by the Sett team's monitoring system.

Gelan sensed the movement of the larvae underground and paced anxiously—it wanted to go up and bring the larvae back underground, but it was also afraid that if it showed itself, it would be attacked by humans as an enemy. However, seeing more and more little Gelans being surrounded by humans on the surface, it finally couldn't hold back any longer and began to slowly move towards the surface.

This subterranean dragon, who had been content to live a peaceful life, was unexpectedly transformed from a "hermit" into an "unlucky fellow" forced to confront humans due to a tectonic shift. Even it probably never imagined that its tranquil hibernation would be disrupted in such a way. While Galan was still struggling to move towards the surface, its cubs on the ground were already in trouble—a group of children playing in a school playground stumbled upon the baby Galan emerging from the soil.

These cubs inherited the insect-like features of Gaelan, with dark brown bodies covered in fine scales and small red monoculars on their heads. They make a soft "rustling" sound when they move, making them look both strange and frightening.

The first child to see the cub jumped back in fright, instinctively picking up a small stone from the ground and throwing it at the cub, shouting, "Monster! Don't come any closer!" The other children were also frightened by this sudden "strange thing" and picked up branches and stones to throw at the cub.

The baby gulls huddled together, emitting weak hisses, but dared not retaliate—they had only recently hatched and had not yet mastered the ability to attack, so they could only tremble in place.

Actually, you can't really blame the children for this. After all, the appearance of the Galan cubs is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Let alone children, even adults would probably feel scared if they suddenly saw them, let alone react defensively.

Just as the cubs were about to be injured, Kenichi, who had been observing from the entrance of the school building, suddenly rushed out, spread his arms to block the cubs, and shouted to the other children, "Stop hitting them! They don't seem to mean any harm! Let's tell the Set team and get the professionals to handle this!"

Kenichi had seen similar information about monsters in popular science books before, and knew that some monster cubs were not aggressive, but just scary in appearance. While stopping the other children, he took out a special communicator from his pocket—an emergency communication device that the Seto Team had previously distributed to the school, specifically for reporting abnormal situations.

While protecting the baby Gelan, Kenichi frantically dialed the emergency contact number for the Set team. He knew that he couldn't afford to act recklessly in this situation. If he accidentally provoked Gelan or its cub, the monster's power could instantly turn the surrounding area into ruins, and everyone would be doomed. After all, in this perilous world, not courting death is the first rule of survival, and Kenichi didn't want to lose his life because of impulsiveness.

While waiting for the Set team's reinforcements, Kenichi's thoughts drifted to the stories of subterranean monsters he had heard before, among which the deeds of Angramon left a particularly deep impression on him. Angramon, a subterranean superhuman, had always lived underground, surviving by drawing nutrients from groundwater. However, when humans on the surface over-exploited the groundwater, threatening its survival, the enraged Angramon launched a challenge against humanity.

Although that guy was actually quite embarrassing.
After all, we should just tell Storm One that we're here to negotiate, not to fight or anything like that.
Just then, the roar of the Seth fighters echoed in the sky. Kenichi breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing somewhat. It seemed that the crisis had temporarily taken a turn for the better. (End of Chapter)