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

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

As countless tokusatsu fans eagerly awaited its release, the playback interface on the Light Chaser platform refreshed on time, and episode 27 of "Ultraman Mebius" was officially launched.

The screen lit up, and the title of this episode appeared—"The Fierce Battle of the Overlords".

[Here we go! Time to check in on time!]

[A fierce battle for supremacy? That title sounds pretty tough, doesn't it?]

Is it the same old villain or a new costume in this episode?

[Front row seats reserved! Sunflower seeds and cola are ready!]

The main feature begins, but this time it's different from usual; the opening sequence has been replaced with a new narration!

To the accompaniment of music with a distinct Showa era feel, clips of Ultraman warriors from various Showa-era periods are slowly projected.

A voice-over then begins, explaining the grand destiny of the Warriors of Light to all viewers.

A magnetic male voice slowly recounts the stories of these heroes:

"Exactly sixty-five years ago, the Earth was constantly threatened by monsters and invaders."

"When people's smiles were about to be taken away, they came to Earth from the distant Land of Light."

"They are the trustworthy heroes known as the Ultra Brothers!"

"And now, Father of Ultra has sent another young warrior to Earth."

His name is…

[An elder suddenly appears!]

[A Nissan with huge pectoral muscles! A Nissan driving a Jeep!]

[A Nissan with a bracelet who can take on two opponents! The meatpacking plant manager, Nissan!]

[A Nissan that can self-destruct! A Nissan being chased by a Jeep!]

[And there's also an older brother who teaches and nurtures students!]

[What kind of weird nicknames are people using in the comments?!]

[I have to say, combined with the nostalgic feel, this music really evokes a sense of emotion!]

The magnificent scenery of the Land of Light came into view.

In the space enveloped in golden light, Father of Ultra stood tall and imposing. Mother of Ultra slowly walked to his side, her expression filled with concern: "Are your old wounds still aching?"

Father of Ultra tilted his head slightly, his voice steady yet carrying a rare hint of solemnity:

"Yes, I haven't felt pain even once in these 30,000 years."

"Could this be a sign of something about to happen?"

"Perhaps."

Mother of Ultra responded softly.

Their gazes were fixed on the blue planet.

Bighorn Bull!

[Parents' Love!]

[Didn't it hurt when Hipporito hit you?]

[A 30,000-year-old wound suddenly flares up? Is this foreshadowing?]

[Got it, the big boss is on his way. Is this the start of the main storyline?]

[Who did Father of Ultra fight 30,000 years ago? Was there some kind of great war mentioned in previous lore?]

[The artbook isn't even fully released yet, you can ask Lao Tang~]

The opening theme song ended quickly.

The scene then shifts to GUYS' Asia headquarters.

In the previous battle, although the base successfully destroyed the missile super beast and sealed the dimensional gate when it activated its flight mode, the base also suffered severe turbulence.

The command room was a mess, and the team members were enthusiastically cleaning it up with rags, brooms, and cardboard boxes.

"Honestly, cleaning up after taking flight mode is quite a hassle."

As Aihara Ryu moved the scattered parts, he couldn't help but complain.

George the Dove wiped the console and shrugged.

"Making such a massive base fly is no easy task."

Kinoko neatly stacked the items she had organized and said with some relief:

"However, since activating its flight form last time, the Super Beast hasn't appeared again. We probably won't need to use it anymore, right?"

"No, no, perhaps it is too early to make such a conclusion."

Accompanied by a familiar voice, Aide-de-Camp Toriyama strode in, followed closely by Secretary Maru, who was carrying a silver briefcase.

Toriyama's aide looked around at everyone and said in a serious tone:

"No one can guarantee that the danger has passed."

"From Bogaru to the Super Beast, so many strange things have happened one after another. There may be some connection behind them that we don't yet know about."

He turned and looked around at the group of people.

It seems that people nowadays haven't understood what Toriyama was trying to express.

Captain Sakakizumi, with his high emotional intelligence, nodded slightly while holding his coffee cup, taking over Toriyama's words.

"Indeed, we cannot completely let our guard down yet."

The future-oriented approach, however, believes that the recent situation, including the awakening of the Yapools, is inextricably linked to their previous entry into the hyperspace, and highly praises the advisor's view.

"As expected of an assistant officer! He actually noticed these things!"

Toriyama's aide immediately beamed with joy and quickly gestured to Secretary Maru to place the briefcase on the central round table.

With a "click," the suitcase opened, revealing twenty-one monster capsules gleaming with a technological glow, neatly arranged inside.

"These are the latest batch of artificial evolution monster prototypes selected by headquarters!"

Toriyama, the aide, straightened his back and introduced himself with great enthusiasm:

"To further strengthen our defense capabilities, we must select the strongest among them to join the regular ranks!"

Why is this veteran suddenly acting all high and mighty today?

[Support Wang Xiaomeng.]

[As expected of an assistant officer, he easily accomplished what we couldn't.]

Twenty-one monster capsules! Is this going to fill the entire monster encyclopedia?!

A box full of food-themed gashapon toys.

[Dozens of capsules, each lasting only one minute, just use them one by one!]

[Zheping is ecstatic! 】

Kinoko glanced at the box, unconvinced, and questioned:

"Isn't Mikula already an artificial evolution monster?"

"Although you were timid at first, you mustered up the courage to fight the monster. And now you can transform into Eremiculas and we can use you. You've done a great job."

Future echoed:

"Yes, and there's also Windom, which is not only equipped with laser weapons, but can also be enhanced through elemental capsules."

George looked at his aide with a cold smile:

"What could be more satisfying than working so hard as a partner?"

"No, no, no, having more options means having more insurance!"

Seeing the aggressive attitude of everyone, Toriyama's assistant quickly waved his hand.

However, Tang Zheping suddenly pulled a document out of a hidden compartment in his suitcase.

As a result, a dropped document was also found.

"What's this? A reminder letter from headquarters?"

Marina picked it up and read the text aloud:

"Report on the Rating and Discussion of the Artificial Evolution Monster Experiment... Submission Deadline: Tomorrow?!"

The atmosphere at the scene instantly fell silent.

Secretary Maru whispered an additional comment from the side:

"The assistant has been putting it off because he thinks it's too much trouble, and tomorrow is the deadline, so he's asking for everyone's help..."

"Maru! Maru! You don't need to say anything more!"

Toriyama's aide snapped in exasperation, then awkwardly rubbed his hands and looked at the crowd.

Aihara Ryu rolled his eyes:

"So you didn't finish your own homework and are asking us to help you catch up?"

"You should do your own things. Are you even less capable than a child, Assistant?" George retorted without any politeness.

"No way! You have to do your own homework!" Kinoko said, adopting the tone of someone teaching a kindergarten child.

Just as everyone was about to collectively refuse, Tang Zheping's eyes lit up, and he excitedly rushed to the suitcase.

"Awesome! These are all monster data capsules!"

Tang Zheping's face flushed with excitement. "Although it's just a trial version for a computer simulation environment, being able to test so many monsters' real-world combat data is incredibly interesting!"

Seeing Tang Zheping's fanatical appearance, everyone sighed helplessly and could only gather around to help Toriyama's assistant make the selection.

Old Tang is excited!

[Hahaha! This is a veteran programmer rushing to finish his homework, just like me doing it on the last day of vacation!]

[There are only a few days left until the end of summer vacation~~]

Oh no! I'm doomed, I'm doomed, I haven't done my homework yet!

Tang Zheping quickly connected the data to the main control computer, and the model of the first monster immediately appeared on the big screen.

"Candidate number one, the subterranean monster Gudun!"

Tang Zheping pulled up the file and began to explain it skillfully:

"50 meters tall, weighing 25000 tons, first recorded in the MAT archives 34 years ago."

"As you all know, this was the first opponent we faced the day we became members of GUYS."

On the screen, Gudun is waving two thick, tentacle whips.

Aihara Ryu simply waved his hand:

"This guy's weakness is too obvious. The artificial monster only has a one-minute time limit in actual combat. If it burrows underground, all the time will be wasted. This won't do."

Tang Zheping nodded and switched to the next data.

"Candidate number two: Barton, the volcanic monster bird!"

"Height 62 meters, weight 33000 tons, ZAT records."

"It appeared atop Mount Kuma, possessing a gigantic body and the ability to fly. It even severely injured two Ultra Warriors back then!"

[A memorable scene has appeared!]

[Taro and Zoffy have issued a strong protest!]

[The invincible Zoffy is on fire!]

[Captain Yan and the Crown Prince's lifelong rivals!]

[No exaggeration, Patton's combat prowess is absolutely top-tier; choosing him is definitely the right choice.]

Toriyama's aide stroked his chin:

"Can you defeat the Ultra Warriors?"

"That sounds really powerful!"

"But aide, Patton has venom sacs on both sides of his cheeks."

Tang Zheping calmly pointed out, "The toxins from that year caused all the surrounding plants to wither. If used in the city, it could easily cause serious secondary environmental pollution."

Upon hearing that it would pollute the environment, Toriyama's aide immediately shook his head.

"That won't do, it's too dangerous. Next!"

Tang Zheping then retrieved the third file:

"The ancient monster, the Twin-Tailed Monster, is 45 meters tall and weighs 15000 tons."

"They are very agile underwater, but on land they are prey for Gudun."

"We can just leave the naval battle to GUYS for coastal defense. Besides, their land warfare capabilities are too weak. Forget it!" Aihara Ryu rejected the idea again.

"What about this one?" Tang Zheping opened the fourth capsule.

A giant, round-bodied cosmic monster with a huge absorption organ on its abdomen appeared on the screen.

"The Cosmic Monster Bemstar!"

"46 meters tall and weighing 61000 tons!"

"The abdominal absorption organs can absorb any energy and matter, even neutralizing light attacks; it's both offensive and defensive!"

Toriyama's aide's eyes lit up:

"This is great! It can absorb light, which is exactly the kind of defense the defense team needs!"

"I absolutely disagree!"

Marina Kazama's voice suddenly rose, her tone resolute:

"I absolutely refuse to fight alongside such disgusting things!"

Toriyama's assistant was taken aback for a moment:

"Maria, the bigger picture is what matters..."

Marina turned her head away immediately, leaving no room for negotiation.

Clearly, the experience of almost being devoured by Bemstein during their last encounter left her with an indelible psychological scar.

Toriyama looked to Captain Sakami for help, but Captain Sakami picked up his coffee cup and silently looked at the ceiling, giving him an expression that said, "I didn't see anything."

"Okay, okay, next one..."

Toriyama's assistant had no choice but to give up.

【The Sun Monster Binsta!】

【The seagull is so cute~~】

Marina: Anyone who dares to choose Bebe, I'm going on strike today!

[His family status is immediately apparent.]

The sheer value of this cosmic behemoth!

Secretary Maru rummaged through the box for a while and picked out a dark gray capsule:

"Assistant, this one looks pretty impressive."

Tang Zheping leaned closer to take a look, and his breath caught in his throat:

"Zetton, the Space Dinosaur!"

"It once attacked the Science Special Search Party headquarters and defeated the original Ultraman, making it arguably the strongest enemy ever!"

Toriyama's aide shrank back in fear:

"Even the original Ultraman was defeated by it?"

"No, no, this name sounds too unlucky! What if it gets out of control!"

At that moment, Aihara Ryu picked up the last capsule from the bottom of the suitcase, his face full of astonishment.

"Hey, Teppei, look at this!"

The information that popped up on the screen stunned everyone in the room.

"Ultraman Mebius?!"

In the future, he froze on the spot, staring incredulously at the small capsule with his own image on it, and at the 3D model of himself on the screen.

[Holy crap! An artificial Mebius?!]

[Future: I haven't even transformed yet, so how come there's already a me in the data?]

Has GUYS's advanced technology reached the point where they can hand-draw Ultraman figures?

[Xiaomeng is watching her own data model online, it's hilarious!]

"What is headquarters thinking? They even have this?"

Aihara Ryu couldn't help but complain.

Tang Zheping, however, analyzed the situation seriously:

"Actually, this makes perfect sense."

The scene then flashes back to some of Mebius's past battles.

Teppei's words reminded the audience of this Ultra Warrior who gradually matured from a rookie.

"Ultraman Mebius, an Ultraman warrior who reappears on Earth after 25 years, is 49 meters tall and weighs 35000 tons."

"He was an unreliable guy at first."

The scene at this moment is the "Aihara Ryu Warning" sequence...

Next up are several high-energy clips.

"There's no denying that he's a partner to humanity; he's averted numerous crises for us!"

"That's right! Ultraman Mebius is also a member of GUYS!"

"Mebius is our comrade-in-arms. If we can use advanced technology to reproduce his Mebium Ray and Mebium Lightsaber, even if it's only a fraction of his power, it can provide tremendous support in actual combat."

Looking at his various skill parameters on the screen, his expression was extremely complex, and he stammered:

"Um... isn't creating artificial Ultra Warriors a bit inappropriate?"

Captain Sakaki smiled slightly and spoke up to help Mirai out of the predicament:

"Yeah, if an identical artificial body suddenly appeared on the battlefield, it might give the real Mebius a fright."

Toriyama's aide was so anxious that he slapped his thigh repeatedly:

"This won't work, that won't work!"

"We need to finish this tomorrow, so who do you guys think is the strongest?!"

He casually suggested:

"Since we can't make up our minds, why not just import the data from these capsules into a simulation system and have them compete in an elimination tournament? Whoever wins gets to write the report, wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Tang Zheping clapped and cheered:

"This method works!"

"These capsules were originally developed for virtual simulation!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately erupted into a commotion.

"I want to use Eleking!"

"Zetton is mine!"

"You should still use Baltan as your assistant!"

The originally dull command room instantly transformed into a lively battle game scene, with team members scrambling forward to grab their favorite monster capsules.

In the midst of the chaotic struggle, Assistant Toriyama, in an attempt to snatch the Zetton capsule, swung his arm violently, causing the capsule to slip from his hand and fall heavily onto the hard metal floor with a "thud".

A faint electrical spark flickered at the capsule interface, but in the noisy environment, no one noticed the detail.

Toriyama's assistant quickly picked up the capsule, inserted it into the slot, and sat down at the control panel with a smug look on his face.

"Hmph, the strongest monster is mine!"

"Who wants to duel me first?"

Tang Zheping sat on the other side:

"I used Gudun as a test opponent and assistant. The operation method is the same as that of artificial monsters. You only need to give simple voice commands."

"Alright! Titon! Charge!"

"Aide-de-camp Toriyama shouted loudly."

Tang Zheping corrected helplessly, "It's Jaden!"

"Zetton, take it down!"

Upon receiving the command, the figure of the cosmic dinosaur Zetton instantly materialized in the virtual simulation field.

At this moment, Teppei had not yet had time to put on his headphones and input commands.

The glowing organ on Jetton's chest suddenly burst forth with a blinding light, and a fireball of one trillion degrees roared out. In just one exchange, it blasted Gudun into countless data fragments with overwhelming force!

"We won! Hahaha! A total KO!"

Toriyama, the aide, was so excited he was practically dancing with joy. "Who's next? Come on!"

Tang Zheping prepares to reset the system:

"Okay, then I'll reclaim Zetton's data first..."

He typed a few keys quickly on the keyboard, but the Jaden model on the main screen did not disappear; instead, the yellow glowing object on its chest flickered more and more rapidly.

Tang Zheping's expression suddenly changed:

"Strange... I can't make Zetton disappear!"

[I knew it! The veteran broke the capsule and caused chaos!]

[Zetton: You want to take me back? Do you think I'm Mikulas?]

"Seriously? How can it malfunction in this situation? Just cut off the power."

[Oh no, it's become viral! Zetton is about to devour its master!]

"What happened? I didn't touch anything!"

Toriyama's aide panicked.

"Beep beep beep—!"

Red alert sounds rapidly

Tang Zheping was covered in sweat:

"The system is severely hampered!"

"Zetton's data has undergone an abnormal mutation, forming an aggressive program that has begun to erode the base's internal network!"

The door to the command room was flung open, and Misaki Yuki strode in, her expression grim.

"What happened?"

"All the office terminals in each department suddenly displayed error codes!"

Aihara Ryu stared wide-eyed at Toriyama's assistant:

"Chief of Staff! What exactly did you do to the capsule?!"

"I...I don't know!..." Toriyama's assistant was terrified, his face turning ashen.

Tang Zheping explained anxiously:

"The capsule's internal data structure is damaged, causing its internal potential to take precedence over external commands. Zetton has completely spiraled out of control!"

"What can we do then? Just watch it dismantle the system?!"

Looking at the mess he had made, Aide-de-Camp Toriyama gritted his teeth and, with the intention of atonement through his own body, charged toward the control panel:

"I'll pull it out! I'll just pull the capsule out!"

He grabbed the Jetton capsule in the slot and pulled it out with all his might.

"Sizzle sizzle—!"

A violent arc of high-voltage electricity burst forth from the slot and traveled wildly along Toriyama's arm.

"Aaaaaahh ...

With a scream like a pig being slaughtered, Assistant Toriyama, despite being electrocuted, finally pulled the plug.

Although the capsule was forcibly ripped off, the crisis on the main screen did not ease in the slightest.

Zetton is still on the screen, destroying the surface of the virtual world.

"It's no use!"

Tang Zheping stared intently at the screen. "Jetton's data has completely detached from the physical medium and materialized in cyberspace!"

"A huge gap has been torn open in the outer wall of the domain, completely exposing the mechanical system!"

The entire command center was plunged into an unprecedented deadlock.

[Although the veteran player messed up this time, getting electrocuted like Pikachu after personally pulling out the capsule shows he's a true man.]

[When there's no real danger, this veteran is the biggest danger!]

[Fighting monsters in cyberspace?]

[But this is a virtual world, how does Mebius get in?]

If physical power outages don't work, then we'll have to use magic to defeat magic!

At the critical moment, a glint of light flashed in Tang Zheping's eyes: "There's another way!"

"Since Zetton now exists in virtual space as data, let's defeat it in simulation mode!"

"What are we going to use to fight it? Other monsters are no match for it!"

"It's obvious! Use this!"

On the screen, golden light shone brightly.

"AI Dream Vius, activate!"

Light coalesced, and the artificial Ultraman Mebius, constructed from pure data, descended majestically into the virtual digital battlefield, blocking the rampaging Zetton.

Looking at "herself" on the screen, Mirai clenched her fists tightly.

Aihara Ryu directly picked up Tang Zheping's input microphone.

"Mebius, stop Zetton!"

"The instructions need to be more specific!"

Tang Zheping shouted loudly.

"That thing has a high center of gravity, aim for its feet!"

George the Dove snatched the microphone.

As a result, Marina also came over.

"No! The corner is the weakness!"

"Aim for the foot!"

"Aim at the target angle!"

George and Marina's commands collided on the communication channel, causing the artificial Mebius in the virtual space to visibly freeze, unsure of which command to execute first.

Lying on the ground, Aide-de-Camp Toriyama clutched his blackened face and roared hoarsely:

"Never mind that! Use the light!"

"Shoot it through with the Mebium Ray!"

"We can't use light!"

Tang Zheping gasped in shock.

However, the order had already been forcibly issued.

In the virtual space, the artificial Mebius crossed his arms in front of his chest, and a dazzling golden beam of light shot out, heading straight for Zetton!

Zetton didn't even try to dodge. He simply brought his arms together and easily absorbed all of the Mebium Rays. Then, a bright red light shone from his chest, reflecting back the even more violent energy of the beams!

"boom--!!!"

The rebounding beam hit the artificial Mebius's color timer with perfect accuracy.

In the next shot, the artificial Mebius, with its back to the sunlight, swayed a few times before collapsing with a thud.

The artificial dream BioSpeed ​​lost to the monster Zede!

A huge, blood-red warning sign instantly popped up on the screen: [UNIT DESTROYED].

[Classic scenes from the original game recreated!]

[Ultraman's bewildered expression is also a 1:1 replica.]

Didn't the original developers teach them that they couldn't use beam attacks against Zetton?

[Using Ray to attack Zetton is just pure suicide!]

[A slight improvement over the original; it's tilting in the right direction!]

The command room was deathly silent.

"It's over... our last line of defense is gone..."

In the chaos and despair, no one noticed that the future standing behind was quietly receding.

In the future, avoiding everyone's gaze, he quickly ran out of the command room, through the corridor flashing scarlet alarm lights, and arrived at an empty isolation chamber deep inside the base.

The alarm outside the door was deafening, and the data from Jaden on the screen was rapidly approaching the central government system.

In the future, he looked down at his left wrist, and the aura of Mebius faintly glowed in the darkness.

"To fight in the virtual space, you must become completely quantifiable... If you lose, there's no going back!"

"even so……"

In the future, she took a deep breath, her eyes showing no wavering or retreat, only resolute determination.

He suddenly raised his left hand and placed his right hand on the Mebius aura disc.

Golden light burst forth like a blazing sun in the cramped cabin!