Special effects: Starting with Ultraman Tiga

Late January, 2008.

With the completion of the solar power plant on the outskirts of the metropolis, the space power generation project has entered the practical application stage.

The power-generating satellite converts sunlight into electricity, then the electricity into microwaves, which are transmitted from space to the ground. The microwaves are received by the microwave receiving facilities of the solar power station and converted into electricity through a superconducting coil, thus realizing solar power generation.

The microwaves transmitted by the power generation satellite inevitably damaged the living environment of the Lightning People.

Since Gazot appeared, Dr. Mizuno has been working tirelessly to find a way for humans and lightning people to coexist.

He wanted to understand the thought process of the Lightning People, an intelligent life form, and wanted to try to communicate with them again.

This will lead to a way for humans and lightning beings to coexist.

But more than half a year has passed, and he still hasn't made any progress.

However, Dr. Mizuno still managed to develop an instrument that could detect the same abnormal electromagnetic waves as the Lightning Man by collecting a series of data. The instrument could detect the abnormal electromagnetic waves through TPC's monitoring satellites, thereby preventing aircraft from entering the area.

Such instruments are extremely useful, as they can largely prevent plane crashes caused by lightning strikes.

On this day, Shinjo and Daigo were conducting their routine patrol in the Flying Swallow No. 1.

"This is Xincheng, and I am above Jiuliangliang Island. Everything is normal here."

No sooner had Shin-chan finished speaking than Flying Swallow No. 1 suddenly emitted a piercing alarm and began to plummet rapidly.

"What happened?"

"The device is malfunctioning; it has encountered a strong electromagnetic wave." Daigo glanced at the fault displayed on the computer and immediately reported to his supervisor.

"Switch to manual operation, let me do everything!" Xincheng said decisively.

Daigo raised his hands and said, "I've let go."

After performing a series of actions, Xincheng suddenly looked up.

"Dagu!"

"Here!" Daigo looked up, puzzled.

"It's still no use..."

"Huh?" Daigo was stunned.

"Waaaaaah!!!"

A strong feeling of weightlessness washed over them as the Feiyan-1 slammed into the sea.

Shinjo and Daigo were both struck so hard that they both fainted quite quickly.

Inside the TPC base, at the personal research institute.

The Aibolon crop cultivated by Shen Yun has grown to the height of a person.

Twenty potted plants made the entire research institute lush and verdant.

Although these crops are growing very fast, none of them show any signs of flowering or bearing fruit.

"Do we have to wait until they grow into monsters before they can flower and bear fruit?" Shen Yun observed the crops, scratched his head, and looked somewhat worried.

Forget about the joy of a bountiful harvest; these plants are taller than a person, and they haven't even shown any signs of flowering or bearing fruit yet.

Does this mean that Ebloon cells have a special effect on plants?

"Let's wait and see."

This was the first time he had ever attempted to transplant Ebron cells into crop seeds.

He wasn't sure what changes would occur.

After all, animals and plants are fundamentally different.

However, Shen Yun was certain that the problem lay with the Ebloon cells, not with him.

He's a true-blue Chinese, how could he possibly not be able to grow anything in the ground?

Are you kidding me?!

Do you even understand the value of the Chinese people's farming genes?

"Mayumi, weren't you supposed to pick up your boyfriend today? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

"What? Your brother's in trouble? I know, I'm coming right away!"

Karen's words immediately caught Shen Yun's attention. He put down the experimental records in his hand and asked:

"What happened in the new town?"

"It seems to have crashed, and they are receiving treatment in the medical ward," Karen replied.

"..." Shen Yun's expression was subtle.

Isn't it standard procedure for Shin-chan to crash a plane?

What's there to worry about?

"Go ahead, go ahead," Shen Yun waved his hand.

Command Room.

Megumi put down the report on the flight data of the Flying Swallow No. 1, turned to Nozue, and asked, "Nozue, can you find that unidentified electromagnetic wave that appeared over Kurara Island?"

Flight data from the black box of the HYAN-1 spacecraft showed that after Daigo and Shinjo arrived over Kurara Island, they encountered an unknown, strong electromagnetic wave, which caused the HYAN-1's computer control system to malfunction, leading to the crash.

"Okay!" Nori nodded and immediately began investigating the unidentified electromagnetic waves that had appeared over Kurara Island.

Soon, Ye Rui was surprised to discover that the wavelength of this unknown electromagnetic wave was the same as the abnormal electromagnetic wave of the Lightning Man.

"Captain, it's the same abnormal electromagnetic wave as the one from Lightning Man," Nori said.

"Lightning Man?" Upon hearing this, Megumi frowned slightly. She turned to Horii and said, "Horui, please contact Dr. Mizuno."

Within TPC, no one understands Lightning Man better than Dr. Mizuno.

"Understood!" Horii nodded and immediately contacted his mentor.

"Team Leader Lina, contact Team Leader Daigo immediately and have them return to the command center," said Megumi Kijima, looking at Lina.

"Understood!" Lina nodded and immediately took out her PDI to make contact.

Outside the medical department.

"Thank you so much for your help this time, Karen-chan." Mayumi expressed her gratitude to Karen.

"We're good friends, what's the trouble in helping a friend?" Karen said with a smile.

"But wouldn't it be faster to call Lucia instead of notifying me?"

"They were too anxious to think things through calmly. At that moment, you were the only person they could think of."

When she heard the news of her brother's accident, her mind went blank, and she was unable to think calmly at all.

"By the way, did you tell the New City team that your boyfriend came back today?" Karen asked.

"Not yet." Mayumi shook her head.

"Then I'll tell your brother now."

"Um."

"I'll head back now. Good luck!"

After saying goodbye to Karen, Mayumi came to Shinjo.

Shinjo looked at Mayumi and said helplessly, "Hey, don't overreact like that next time, okay? Do you think your brother is that easy to get into trouble with?"

"You jerk! You're really ungrateful!" Mayumi angrily bumped her head against Shinjo's chest twice. She then grabbed Shinjo's clothes and whispered, "Do you know how worried I was when I heard about the Flying Swallow's accident? I thought I'd never see you again."

Shinjo looked at Mayumi, smiled awkwardly, turned his head away, and said, "Silly girl! Your older brother won't die so easily from a fall! Don't worry, I'll wait for you until you wear a wedding dress and get married."

"That day may be coming soon," Mayumi said, looking up.

"Huh?" Shinjo's smile froze instantly.

"He said he'll take a year off this time he's back in Japan to spend more time with me. He also said he wants to meet you because he has something very important to tell you." Mayumi hugged Shinjo, her face full of happiness and sweetness.

"When?" Shinjo turned his face away and asked.

"Tonight. I'm going to the port to pick him up now. You don't want to see him, do you?" Mayumi leaned close to Shinjo and asked with a grin.

"The Takumo people are not bad! Maybe..." Shinjo stammered.

Upon hearing this, Mayumi hugged Shinjo tightly, exclaiming happily, "So you're willing to see him! Thank you, brother!"

"Let's make some time tonight!"

"Tonight? This..." Shinjo's expression was very unnatural.

Isn't this a little too fast?

"I understand, I'll ask for leave." Shinjo looked at Mayumi and said helplessly.

Just then, Daigo, who had gone to get the drinks, returned. Seeing Mayumi about to leave, he gestured to her with the drinks.

But Mayumi's heart had already flown away, so she didn't care about the drink at all.

"She said she wanted it, but..." Daigo watched Mayumi's skipping figure, tilted his head, turned to Shinjo, and asked, "What exactly happened to Mayumi?"

"Why!"

Shinjo sighed, watching his sister's retreating figure with a melancholy expression. "When Mayumi was little, if she was bullied outside, she would run home and cry in my arms. But now, she's about to run into another man's arms."

Daigo lowered his head, took a sip of juice, and chuckled, "Right now, are you feeling a bit like a father marrying off his daughter? If she keeps crying in her brother's arms, that's a real headache!"

As he spoke, Daigo handed the drink in his hand to Shinjo.

"What you said makes sense." Shinjo nodded and casually picked up a glass to drink.

"Hey! Your...your cup..." Daigo looked at Shinjo's melancholy expression and didn't know whether he should remind him.

"Fine, seeing how much you love your sister," Daigo muttered, giving up on continuing.

"Beep beep beep."

At that moment, Daigo's PDI (Power Delivery Device) rang.

Daigo handed the tray to Shinjo and then used his right hand to take out the PDI and connect it.

"Daigo, Shinjo, please return to the command center for a meeting," Lina said.

"Understood! We'll go back right away." Daigo nodded and returned to the command room with Shinjo.

Once Daigo and Shinjo had arrived, the meeting officially began.

"After analysis, this unidentified electromagnetic wave was indeed emitted by the Lightning Man," Dr. Mizuno said.

"Lightning Man? But isn't the range of Lightning Man's electromagnetic waves only one kilometer in radius?" Upon hearing this, Megumi's brows furrowed slightly as she looked at Dr. Mizuno, whose hair was gray, on the main screen and asked with a puzzled expression.

According to images captured by monitoring satellites, the Feiyan-1 satellite was at least five or six kilometers away from the plasma cloud where the lightning-like figures were gathered.

How did the Lightning Man manage to influence something from such a great distance?

"We humans actually know very little about the Lightning People. It's possible that they've undergone some unknown mutation," Dr. Mizuno said uncertainly.

After speaking, Dr. Mizuno looked at the GUTS team members with an extremely serious expression and said, "You need to prepare in advance! The large amount of microwaves generated by the space power plant will cause extremely serious damage to the ionosphere. The Lightning People are intelligent beings, and they will not sit idly by. They will definitely come to destroy the solar power research and experimental center."

"Dr. Mizuno, do you mean that Lightning Man might transform into Gazort again and attack the solar power research center?" Megumi asked.

Dr. Mizuno nodded solemnly and said, "It's not a possibility, it's a certainty! As long as the Lightning Man wants to survive on Earth, Gazort will definitely appear."

At this moment, Nozue spoke up: "Beneath that building lies a superconducting electric coil capable of storing vast amounts of electronic energy. If the coil is destroyed, the entire Tokyo metropolis will disappear."

"But they should have complete security measures in place," Lina said.

"The electromagnetic wave intensity of the Lightning Man has completely exceeded the instrument's tolerance range," Horii explained.

"So, modern weapons controlled by radio waves are completely useless?" Munakata asked, frowning.

"I think so." Horii nodded.

"Vice Captain Munakata, contact Dr. Shen immediately and ask if the mecha will be affected by electromagnetic interference," said Kijima Megumi.

"Understood!" Zong Fang immediately took out the PDI and contacted Shen Yun.

"Vice Captain Munakata, is there something you need?"

"Dr. Shen, I'd like to ask if the mecha is susceptible to electromagnetic interference?" Zong Fang asked.

"Electromagnetic interference? You're planning to use Saber Athena against Gazort?" Upon hearing this, Shen Yun immediately guessed the Victory Team's plan, which instantly energized him.

If Saber Athena were to fight Gazord, then this battle would be Saber Athena's true debut.

The previous battle with the Ebloon monster could only be described as a practical test, and could not be called a real battle at all.

"Yes." Zongfang immediately relayed Dr. Mizuno's guess to Shen Yun and asked:

Will the electromagnetic waves emanating from Gazort affect the mech's movements?

"No, the internal structure of Saber Athena is mostly made up of the biological tissue of monsters. The internal reactor, sensors, and neural circuits all use special electromagnetic wave shielding technology, so they will not be affected by electromagnetic wave interference. Even if the electromagnetic waves from Gazort were ten times stronger, the mecha would not be affected in any way," Shen Yun explained.

Most mechs are made of electronic components. Without the technology to defend against electromagnetic interference, a single electromagnetic pulse could destroy a mech. So what's the point of building mechs?

"I understand." Munakata nodded, hung up the call, and looked up at Kijima Megumi.

"team leader!"

"I heard you." Megumi nodded slightly, indicating that she was aware of it.

At this point, Ye Rui located the plasma cloud using monitoring satellites.

"The location of the cloud cluster has been found, and the monitoring satellite has captured the target."

Ye Rui displayed the image on the main screen.

In the image, a huge figure is moving.

"Gazort!"

"This is where Gazort is moving forward," Nori announced.

Upon seeing the enormous microwave receiver on the ground, Megumi looked at Lina and instructed, "Team member Lina, set off immediately and make sure to stop it outside the Solar Power Research and Experiment Center."

"Understood!" Lina immediately stood up, left the command room, and ran towards the hangar.

Lina arrived at the hangar's maintenance area, where the maintenance crew immediately helped her change into a pilot's suit and enter the cockpit of the Saber Athena. Once everything was ready, the ground platform began to rise.

Lina stared straight ahead, taking deep breaths to ease her tension.

This was her first real battle against a monster, and it was impossible for her not to be nervous.