Special effects: Starting with Ultraman Tiga

The TPC-1 transport plane slowly landed at TPC's base in Ninomaru Park.

TPC police forces set up a temporary command facility in Ninomaru Park as a base for the Victory Team's activities.

Shen Yun followed Director Zejing as he disembarked from the TPC-1 transport plane.

Suddenly, a rumble of thunder echoed in the sky.

Then, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, like fine silver threads, carrying a lingering chill of winter.

The police officer opened his umbrella to shield Director Sawai from the light rain.

The elderly are very fragile and can easily get sick if they get wet in the rain.

"How is the damage? Is anyone injured?" Sawai asked Munemoto as he approached him.

"The affected area is vast. Where the shark monster passed, wide underground tunnels appeared, posing a risk of collapse. As for casualties, there have been no injuries so far," Zongfang reported.

"This mechanical monster..."

"The logistics department is recovering the monster's remains," Munakata said.

"Please launch an investigation into this mechanical monster as soon as possible."

"Understood." Zongfang nodded.

Sawai smiled and nodded, then strode into TPC's mobile base.

Megumi looked around at the GUTS team members present and asked, "Where's Daigo?"

"I don't know. Hasn't Daigo come back? I saw his plane land earlier," Shinjo said curiously.

"Could something have happened?" Horii wondered.

"Shinjo, Horii, you two go and search the area for Daigo's whereabouts," said Megumi Kijima.

"Understood," Shinjo and Horii replied in unison.

Shen Yun watched the backs of Shinjo and Horii, but did not follow them.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist helping out.

After all, he had worked with the entire Victory team for four years.

Four years is enough time for even a stone to develop feelings, let alone a person.

……

The silver threads falling from the sky gradually stopped.

Spring showers are always like that; they come and go as they please.

In the sky, the last rays of the sun gradually disappeared, and the sky became completely dark.

The streets, washed by the rain, became... .

Daigo gradually awoke from his coma amidst the clanging music of the amusement park rides.

Because Tiga suffered repeated heavy blows from Georzak, after he transformed back, the injuries Tiga sustained were reflected back onto Daigo.

Although the feedback wasn't very strong, it still drained Daigo's energy, causing him to faint from exhaustion.

Daigo stared blankly at the amusement park ride that was still running despite being empty.

"Thanks a lot."

Just then, the man's voice came from the carousel in front.

Daigo looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man a few years older than him sitting on a still-running carousel.

Daigo's eyes narrowed; he recognized the man.

"Even if you become Ultraman, it's your stamina that's being used up, Daigo," Masaki Keigo said, stepping off the empty carousel. He looked at Daigo lying on the ground and asked, "This job is so tiring, why did you choose to become him?"

That's because...

Daigo stood up from the ground, about to explain, when he was interrupted by Masaki Keigo.

Masaki Keigo said with a disdainful tone, "It's all just for self-gratification. You're just reveling in the beautiful praise of saving humanity."

Daigo categorically denied it, saying, "No!"

He had never thought of it that way.

He never considered himself a hero.

"How can Tiga alone save this Earth from destruction? Tell me!"

Masaki Keigo gradually approached Daigo and unexpectedly punched Daigo in the face.

"Ah!" Daigo was knocked down by a surprise punch from Masaki Keigo and fell onto the asphalt.

Daigo wiped his mouth, quickly got up from the ground, and struck at Masaki Keigo.

Masaki Keigo took a step back and used his right hand to deflect Daigo's kicking right leg.

Facing Daigo's repeated attacks, Masaki Keigo easily dodged them without even getting his clothes in disarray, appearing completely calm and collected.

Looking at Daigo, who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, Masaki Keigo chuckled and said, "I possess intelligence that surpasses that of ordinary people, and it's innate. Not only that..."

Daigo suddenly rushed forward and kicked Masaki Keigo.

However, Masaki Keigo reacted faster than Daigo, turning around and delivering a roundhouse kick to Daigo's face.

"Ugh!" Daigo fell to the ground and rolled around on the asphalt that was wet with a little rain.

Masaki Keigo half-removed his shirt and showed off his strong muscles in front of Daigo.

"My body is also trained!"

"I trained like crazy to become Superman. But you haven't put in any effort at all!"

After saying that, Masaki Keigo came to Daigo, who was already unable to move, and slowly squatted down. He searched Daigo's chest for a moment and took out the Spark Lens.

"Give it back to me!" Daigo struggled to turn over and hugged Masaki Keigo's leg.

Masaki Keigo stared intently at the Spark Lens, exclaiming, "What a beautiful thing..."

"That's exactly what I'm missing." Masaki Keigo turned around, kicked away Daigo who was clinging to his leg, and said with a smile, "Something that can turn my body into light."

After saying that, he put on his shirt and ran away without looking back.

"Don't go..." Daigo cried out weakly, watching Masaki Keigo's retreating figure.

Struggling to get up and catch up with Masaki Keigo, Daigo suddenly heard his teammates calling from afar.

"Dagu!"

Now is not the time to get together with everyone... We must settle things with that man and retrieve the Spark Lens.

Daigo struggled to his feet and staggered away into the darkness.

Horii and Shinjo arrived at the carousel, but Daigo was nowhere to be seen.

"Did you find it?" Shinjo asked.

Horii waved his hand helplessly.

Shinjo sighed and, together with Horii, continued their search for Daigo.

Daigo disappeared that night.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Shen Yun pretended to investigate and analyze the fragments of Gaiozak.

Knowing the plot, he naturally knew the origin of this Georzak.

Moreover, Shen Yun's mind was no longer on this matter.

After only a brief pretense, Shen Yun reported his "investigation" results to Director Zejing.

"The metal and mechanical structure of this mechanical monster are all made of materials from Earth," Shen Yun said.

"Materials from Earth?" Sawai's expression shifted, and she asked in surprise, "Who would have such technology?"

"Such a large monster requires a lot of materials, which can be determined by having Ye Rui investigate."

"A machine monster created by Earthlings..." Megumi murmured to herself, a thoughtful expression on her face. "So, someone is controlling this machine monster from behind the scenes? But what is their purpose?"

"Captain Megumi, contact headquarters and have Nozue investigate. Also, ask about the secret box." Sawai turned to Megumi and said.

"Understood." Megumi nodded, and then immediately contacted Nozue, who was staying at the base.

Seeing this, Shen Yun left the mobile base without making a sound.

He walked quickly to the Drum car parked in the camp, opened the door and got in, then drove towards Masaki Keigo's Sediq Company.

The time is almost up; it's his turn to make his move.

Neither Sawai nor Izumi noticed Shen Yun's departure.

Megumi briefly explained the matter of the mechanical monster to Norizuka, handed over the investigation materials to Norizuka, and then asked:

"Is there anything unusual about the secret box?"

"Okay, let me take a look." Ye Rui nodded and immediately brought up the monitor screen of the secret box.

Seeing the empty screen at the bottom, Ye Rui was immediately taken aback.

"No way!"

"What's wrong?" Sawai asked.

"The secret box is gone!" Ye Rui exclaimed anxiously.

At that moment, the alarm sounded again in the command room.

Ye Rui looked down and exclaimed in surprise, "The transport plane has taken off without permission too!"

"Where is Dr. Tango!?" Megumi asked hurriedly.

"I'll locate it right away." Ye Rui quickly searched using the ID and found that Dr. Dango was on that transport plane.

"Dr. Tango! What are you doing with the secret box!?" Nozue contacted Tango via internal communication and questioned him.

"Someone has come up with a more effective way to use it than you have, and I'm going to give it to him," said the Queen.

Enraged, Ye Rui shouted, "Is this something a scientist should do?!"

"Of course! Someone as talented as me, and how have you treated me?"

"Dr. Tango, do you know what you're doing?!" Megumi Kiyama joined the verbal battle.

When confronted by Kei Misaki, Dr. Tango appeared to be on the verge of a breakdown.

"I urge you to stop looking down on me. I can't take it anymore!"

After saying this, the communication line was cut off by Dango.

Sawai stared at the black screen, her face filled with helplessness and unease.

"This is a huge problem. He stole the secret box while the base was lax in security..."

"No, I think someone is plotting something behind this."

According to Megumi Kijima, all of this was carried out under someone's meticulous planning.

Kumamoto Castle, Ninomaru Park, near TPC's base.

Lina sat by the moat with a melancholy expression, missing Daigo who had suddenly disappeared.

She suddenly noticed a mug sticking out from behind her.

Looking back, she saw Xincheng standing beside her with a gentle smile.

"Thank you." Lina reached out and took the mug, expressing her gratitude.

"Don't worry about Daigo." Shinjo sat down next to Rena and said with a smile, "He wasn't like this before. Just when we all thought he was definitely going to die, he would suddenly wave his hand and come back with a 'Hi!'"

Behind them, Horii, carrying two cups of hot tea, walked over excitedly, ready to comfort Lina.

Seeing that the new city had gotten there first, Horii picked up a cup of hot tea, took a sip, and casually spilled another cup of hot tea from his hand.

"Hmm...that's right..." Lina smiled slightly.

Despite saying this, Lina couldn't hide her worry for Daigo.

"Hmm...that's right..." Lina smiled slightly.

Despite saying this, Lina couldn't hide her worry for Daigo.

She kept her eyes fixed on the sky ahead, in the direction Tiga had left.

……

Cedik Technologies.

Shen Yun parked the Drum car in front of the Sediq company and barged into the Sediq Technology Company.

When faced with the security personnel from Sediq Company, Shen Yun simply took out his PDI and showed them his identification.

These security personnel could only watch helplessly as Shen Yun broke into the tunnels inside the Saidike Technology Company.

Underground Temple.

Masaki Keigo, who was debugging the photogene converter, also received news that Shen Yun had broken into the tunnel.

"You've arrived really quickly." Masaki Keigo smiled, sinking the already adjusted photogene converter underground, waiting for Shen Yun's arrival.

Shen Yun followed the tunnel to the deepest part of the Sedic Technology Company, and arrived at the underground temple.

Upon entering the underground temple, the first thing you see is a stone statue that looks remarkably like Ultraman Tiga.

"You've arrived. You're here sooner than I expected, Shen Yun-san." Masaki Keigo looked Shen Yun up and down with great interest.

"Masaki Keigo..." Shen Yun also noticed Masaki Keigo standing below the stone statue.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be an inheritor of the ancient genes, just like me." Although Masaki Keigo was asking a question, his tone was very certain.

Shen Yun did not answer Masaki Keigo's question.

However, Masaki Keigo didn't seem to care and simply asked to himself, "I think you should also have memories inherited from ancient genes, right?"

Before Shen Yun could answer, he answered his own question: "The scene of the destruction of the ancient civilization repeats in my mind every night, over and over again."

"A crimson sky, an earth ablaze with flames, and endless darkness!"

As Masaki Keigo spoke, a hint of fear appeared on his face.

After saying that, Masaki Keigo turned to stare at Shen Yun and said with certainty, "You should have seen that scene as well."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to create mechs like Mech Golza and Saber Athena."

"But let me tell you the truth, these toys you've created are far from enough to deal with true darkness."

"Including your so-called aid equipment."

"To save this Earth from destruction, Ultraman Tiga alone is far from enough. We need more Ultramen."

"So, I found another giant statue."

Masaki Keigo looked up at the giant stone statue standing in the underground temple, his eyes filled with fanaticism.

Masaki Keigo lowered his head again, looked at Shen Yun, and said gently, "Shen Yun-kun, you and I are the same kind of people, both geniuses, both possessing the genetic material of light..."

"Masaki Keigo, I'm not like you." Shen Yun shook his head, interrupting Masaki Keigo's speech.

"Different? You must be joking." Masaki Keigo seemed amused by Shen Yun's words.

He sneered, "If you were truly different from me, you wouldn't be the only one here today."

"You cherish your feathers that much?"

"How hypocritical!" Masaki Keigo's face was full of sarcasm.