Entertainment: You're asked to make a graduation project, but you're asked to film Ultrama

A week passes in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the eager anticipation of countless tokusatsu fans, the streaming channels on major video platforms opened on Friday night at 8 PM sharp.

As the familiar and rousing opening theme song ended, the screen gradually lit up.

The title of this episode slowly appears in the center of the screen—"The Deep Sea Duo".

The scene begins with the crisp sound of waves crashing against the rocks, and the camera pans to a sunny, golden beach.

Ryu Aihara and Mirai are dressed in casual clothes and running hard on the soft sand.

The two were panting heavily and covered in sweat. Finally, they collapsed on their backs on the beach, exhausted.

Aihara Ryu gazed at the azure sky, panting heavily, and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs:

"First! You can't go to school on an empty stomach!"

Future chimed in, "You can't go to school on an empty stomach!"

Aihara Ryu continued, "Secondly! Good weather calls for airing out the blankets!"

In the future, someone loudly chimed in: "Good weather calls for airing out the blankets!"

[It's the Five Great Oaths of Ultra again!]

【pay tribute!】

Why shout on the beach? Because Jack ran on the beach.

[This little guy still needs to work on his physique; he gets this out of breath after just a few steps.]

[Actress Xiaomeng: Do you expect me to be like an alien who doesn't breathe?]

Just then, Future, who had been looking relaxed, suddenly changed her expression.

He looked warily at the distant sea.

His keen intuition as a warrior of the Land of Light allowed him to clearly detect an unusually powerful evil aura that suddenly emerged nearby.

"What's wrong, Future?"

Seeing this, Aihara Ryu asked, somewhat puzzled.

Camera angle change.

Beside a secluded cliff by the sea, the mysterious woman in white who appeared frequently in the previous episodes and caused countless disasters stood quietly.

She was playing with a ball of light in her hand, then casually tossed it into the unfathomable blue sea.

Just then, a black figure appeared silently behind the woman like a ghost.

The man was dressed in a black leather jacket, with a tall and straight posture, and his eyes revealed a cold killing intent.

It was none other than Serizawa, the former captain of GUYS who had briefly appeared at Mount Kiribuki before!

[The captain really didn't die!]

[That thing in his hand is exactly the same as the device on the blue Ultraman's hand!]

[I knew that blue Ultraman was connected to the captain!]

[Enemies meeting are bound to be furious; is the captain here to seek revenge on this woman?]

The woman seemed to sense something was amiss behind her, and she turned around abruptly.

Without saying a word, Kazuya Serizawa transformed the Hikari aura in his hand into a short sword.

The moment the sword was drawn, it emitted a crisp sword sound.

He moved with lightning speed, thrusting his sword directly towards the woman's throat!

The woman reacted extremely quickly; her figure blurred for a moment, and she instantly teleported several meters backward, barely dodging the fatal blow.

The clash between the two was devoid of flashy lights; it was a pure contest of speed and power.

Kazuya Serizawa pressed closer, his short sword drawing deadly silver trails in the air.

The woman's movements were unusually strange, constantly leaving afterimages in place as she used teleportation to evade attacks.

After exchanging a few blows, the woman seemed to feel that there was no point in continuing the fight.

A mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips, and she twisted her body again, fleeing the scene.

Kazuya Serizawa gripped his short sword, coldly watching the direction the woman had disappeared in. He did not continue the pursuit, but quickly sheathed his weapon, turned around, and disappeared into the shadows.

[The action scenes were so cool!]

[Is the captain human or an alien? His combat power is clearly off the charts.]

[I hope I don't get absorbed into Ultraman's body!]

[This woman is pretty fast, but can the captain really kill a monster with just a knife?]

The scene shifts to the command center of GUYS' Asian headquarters.

Acting Director Misaki Yuki appeared on the big screen, her expression grim as she briefed the team members on the latest situation:

"Regarding the monster Sadra that appeared in Mount Kibuki a few days ago, apart from the few that were defeated by Ultraman Mebius and that mysterious unknown life form..."

"Follow-up investigations by headquarters revealed another quantitative fluctuation at the scene."

"However, because the image analysis was not yet complete, the picture was completely white, and nothing could be seen."

No, there is.

Marina Kazama, who had been sitting silently to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Saddra's voice has changed."

Everyone turned to look at her in confusion.

Marina took a deep breath, seemingly recalling that chilling feeling:

"sound."

"Although you may not be able to hear me, I can."

"Saddra's voice, it was filled with pain."

"There were other sounds... The last sound I heard the instant the sound disappeared was..."

Marina recalled the subtle sounds she had captured in the thick fog, thanks to her extraordinary perfect pitch.

It was the crisp sound of bones breaking, the dull sound of flesh being torn apart, and Sadra's most mournful cry before her death.

"It was Sadra's dying groan."

After Marina finished speaking, a fine layer of cold sweat had already seeped out of her forehead.

Marina's hearing is incredible!

[The sound of a monster being eaten alive... it must be an even more powerful monster!]

[I'm guessing it was that woman in white who did it; she was licking her lips in the last episode, so she definitely ate Sadra like a snack.]

[This is terrifying to think about. What kind of monster is she that could instantly kill and prey on a 60-meter-tall beast?]

The scene shifts, and the group arrives at the base's indoor tactical shooting training range.

Wearing goggles and noise-canceling headphones, Aihara Ryu held a training laser pistol in both hands, intently staring at the rapidly moving target in front of him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out continuously, but Aihara Ryu's shooting was clearly subpar; several beams grazed the edge of the target and failed to hit the bullseye accurately.

Looking at the terrible results displayed on the big screen, Aihara Ryu took off his headphones in frustration and sighed heavily.

"poor."

Marina, standing to the side, offered her unsparing assessment.

Aihara Ryu glared at her, then reluctantly handed her the gun.

"Don't waste your energy, that was just luck."

"If you could just swing your hand around like that, anyone could hit you."

Marina did not refute; she confidently took the pistol and walked to the firing position.

As the timer began to tick rapidly, the target traversed the field quickly along a more complex and erratic trajectory.

Marina's eyes instantly sharpened. Instead of staring intently at the target like Aihara Ryu, she turned her head slightly and used her keen hearing to catch the sounds of wind and mechanical friction generated as the target moved.

The instant the bullet left the barrel, she used a very unique gunfighting technique, rapidly flicking her wrist.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

The five gunshots rang out almost in a line, and the five beams of light drew precise trajectories in mid-air, shattering all five high-speed moving targets without any deviation!

Wow! They even have gun-fu!

[Maria's wrist-shaking motion, could it be some kind of legendary gun-fu? Making bullets curve?]

This is the sheer power of talent! Long-sang is about to break down again.

Outside the training field, Aihara Ryu looked at the report card and walked along, stubbornly complaining:

"A true marksman is one who can concentrate their attention as much as possible at crucial moments."

"Marina eliminated all distractions from shooting and focused all her attention on shooting."

"But humans can only maintain their attention for a maximum of 7 seconds, which is really too weak."

Marina, walking behind, couldn't help but retort upon hearing this:

"Ha, that sounds impressive, but it only lasts 7 seconds."

"Who can't even last 7 seconds?"

These words were like an invisible arrow, piercing Aihara Ryu's sore spot.

"What did you say?"

"Impatient people are all talk and no action!"

Aihara Ryu instantly bristled and turned to glare at Marina.

"Say it again if you dare!"

Mirai quickly stepped forward, grabbed Aihara Ryu who was about to jump up and down in anger, and pleaded with him:

"Dragon, calm down!"

"Let me go, future!"

"No, no, don't be impulsive!"

Watching Aihara Ryu angrily turn around and disappear back into the shooting range, Ikaruga George and Mirai shook their heads helplessly.

"Looks like the dragon's going to be stuck at the shooting range all day."

"Maybe this will give us some peace and quiet."

George, hands in his pockets, said casually.

As Mirai watched Marina's departing figure, she sincerely exclaimed in admiration:

"Speaking of which, Marina is really amazing."

"Their shooting accuracy is excellent, and as a human, they also have remarkable hearing."

George paused for a moment.

What does it mean to be "human"?

However, he soon realized that he was wrong.

"I mean, extraordinary hearing."

But George, standing to the side, frowned slightly. As a former top-tier athlete, his perspective was more incisive:

"But her excellent hearing may also be Marina's weakness."

"weakness?"

He turned his head away, puzzled.

……

Meanwhile, Marina was lost in memories of her conversation with the coach.

"Maria, you should be able to sense it yourself, right?"

"That exceptional hearing became an insurmountable wall for you while driving."

The scene then cuts to a flashback of Marina's past as a professional motorcycle rider.

On the roaring track, Marina drove her heavy motorcycle at breakneck speed through the bends.

However, just as she was about to accelerate and overtake her opponent, her extraordinary hearing detected a very faint noise coming from inside the engine amidst the deafening roar of the racetrack.

"I heard you."

"Subtle changes in the engine, creaking and groaning sounds from the conveyor belt."

"Then, I reflexively stopped daring to step on the gas."

Marina's voice came from off-screen, conveying a deep sense of helplessness and fear.

"The fear caused by hearing these strange sounds cannot be eliminated no matter how hard I try."

"Fortunately, there was no car accident, and of course, the travel time was not extended."

"However, the grades didn't improve either."

"I was overtaken in one go by the drivers who were treated like younger brothers."

After hearing this, he immediately began to comfort her:

"But don't you have such good concentration?"

Marina gave a self-deprecating laugh:

Yes, there is.

"But people say it's only 7 seconds."

"So to be honest, it feels disgusting."

"That impulsive, hot-blooded fool who doesn't think about anything and just acts recklessly."

[It turns out that having excellent hearing can also be a burden; being able to hear noises that most people can't amplify fears of the unknown.]

I completely understand that fear. As a mechanical engineer, I know that any industrial product has errors.

Therefore, Marina's ears are like a high-precision fault detector.

[So the reason she developed severe paranoia and couldn't trust those machines was because she heard voices that others couldn't hear?]

[When technology is so advanced that human understanding can't keep up, it's easy to develop this kind of distrust.]

This is as absurd as many people thinking that wearing a mask has a 5G antenna; it's just a phobia of modern industry.

This is actually a side effect of being overly sensitive; sometimes, a lack of sensitivity can actually make one fearless.

……

Inside the operations room, Tang Zheping finally managed to remove the fog interference from the video recording through tedious technical means.

"Replay it at one twenty-thousandth of its original speed."

Tang Zheping pressed the Enter key, and the previously blurry video instantly became clear.

However, because it was slowed down by 20,000 times, the picture became a frame-by-frame playback mode similar to a PowerPoint presentation.

Even so, the scene presented in the video still made everyone present gasp in shock.

On the screen, the giant Sadra stood there completely unsuspecting.

Suddenly, a terrifying monster, even larger than it and with huge wing membranes covered with sharp teeth on both sides of its body, enveloped Sadra's body in an instant with a terrifying speed that defied the laws of physics, and swallowed it whole!

"Sadra... was preyed upon by that life form."

Tang Zheping swallowed hard and said in a dry voice.

Kinoshita covered her eyes in fright:

"I feel so scared..."

"But whether these two life forms are enemies of humanity is still unclear."

"Marina said."

"Yes, this life form that eats monsters might actually be beneficial to humans."

"wrong."

He stepped forward, his gaze serious and unusually resolute.

"I sensed malice from that monster-preying life form."

"Malice?"

Captain Sakami was taken aback, but seeing that the person who said this was Mirai, he didn't say anything more.

"If they are our enemies, we must never let them go."

"This is our mission!"

Just as the atmosphere was heavy, Assistant Officer Toriyama rushed into the operations room, bringing a new emergency:

"GUYS members, let's head to the deep sea!"

"deep sea?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"An abnormal rise in water temperature was observed 20 kilometers southwest of Island 16, at a depth of 4000 meters."

Secretary Maru added.

"With monsters appearing frequently these days, it's necessary to investigate even the smallest incidents."

Toriyama, the assistant officer, issued the mission instructions.

Captain Pokyu nodded:

"Understood, thank you."

"Go forth, George, into the future."

"Okay, I'll go. George, let's go."

The future turns to look at George.

As a result, the usually arrogant George blushed unusually and stammered as he backed away.

"Excuse me, my..."

"What's wrong? This isn't like you."

Aihara Ryu joked.

"George, can't you swim?"

Kinoshita immediately seized the blind spot.

"No way! It's just sitting inside a submarine!"

Aihara Ryu burst into laughter.

George, neck stiff, tried to maintain his last bit of stubbornness:

"Well... the ocean has its own rules, and perhaps I don't conform to those rules."

Is Spain's star striker a non-swimmer?

George: I just don't follow the rules of the sea, it's definitely not because I'm afraid of water!

[The unexpected charm of his personality instantly breaks down the aloof male god's facade.]

With time running out, Marina had no choice but to replace George.

"I'll be in charge of the sonar locator; don't interrupt during navigation."

Mari Nai continues to pursue stability.

Aihara Ryu pursed his lips:

"Heh, I won't beg you."

"This is such a hassle."

As the base issued its orders.

"Rapid Launcher, pop up!"

A deep-sea submarine with a streamlined overall shape and a powerful searchlight and sonar at the front.

Separating from the Phoenix fighter jet, it plunged into the dark and deep Pacific Ocean, diving towards the bottom of the four-thousand-meter-deep abyss.