Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 617 Lava Golza

early morning.

The Kuwata-cho shelter, which had been bustling all night, has stabilized somewhat, and the relief supplies that were delivered overnight have begun to be put to use.

As the aroma of rice porridge and rice balls wafted through the air, the warmly dressed refugees lined up in long queues in front of the porridge stalls.

Fujiwara no Saiji, who had previously complained about the low number of mission points, was now working with great enthusiasm and hadn't stopped for a moment.

"Take your time! Don't push!"

Everyone has one!

Onoue Takumi, munching on a rice ball, took a break and, gazing at the still-exploding volcano in the distance, asked, "Do you think the GUTS team has started their operation yet?"

"Shouldn't it have started by now?"

Watari, who was also taking a break, casually replied.

He rarely spoke in the team, actually because he felt strongly uncomfortable with the Ultraman dungeon.

In Nexus, the small alien beasts and monsters weren't too different. But now, facing real monsters, he truly realized that this was no longer the knight era he remembered.

When our mentor suddenly transitioned from the Ultra Age to the Knight Age, it was probably the same feeling he had.

Moreover, the mentor at the time had lost his power and was no longer Ultraman, and even his application to become a knight was repeatedly rejected.

In the end, Captain Asami secretly secured an opportunity.

Looking back now, the alliance was undoubtedly afraid.

"What's wrong?" Onoue Takumi called out in confusion.

"It's nothing."

Du shook his head and continued his volunteer work.

However, he was different from his mentor and not as capable, so he was unable to adapt to the changing times.

He seems to be only suited to that familiar world of knights.

"Look! It's the Victory Team's plane!" Someone spotted the Flying Swallow 2 hovering in the distance.

A special tracked vehicle equipped with a drill bit was deployed to the ground, and soon the ear-piercing sound of drilling could be heard.

"here we go!"

"This is the underground Pipa Tank, currently heading towards the magma convergence center."

"The rotation speed increased to 15000 revolutions per minute, passing through a depth of 2000 meters underground."

"The lava is still flowing toward the Kirimodake volcano."

"There seems to be some unusual activity at a depth of 4000 meters..."

"call!"

The heat inside the Pipa Tank was intensifying in the new city, and his senses began to spiral out of control again. His breathing became rapid, and images of the Golza monster's limbs bathing in lava kept flashing through his mind.

A ferocious giant eye opened in the flames of lava, wrinkled skin reddened by the intense heat, a terrifying torso that seemed to be swimming in magma, a fiery chest that rose and fell with its breath, and large, sharp claws that opened wide.

"What's wrong, Xincheng?"

"I……"

Xincheng closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to tighten his senses.

The training I've been doing lately has finally paid off. As my breathing has calmed down, my emotions have returned to a more composed state, and my senses have also stabilized.

"Could it be that thing is still inside you?" Daigo hurriedly asked, muting his microphone. "What did you feel?"

"Well."

Xincheng did not deny it, but slightly adjusted his sitting posture and focused his attention on controlling the underground Pipa tank.

"There is indeed a big guy down there, and it looks a lot like Golza that escaped last time. Be careful."

"I see."

Daigo nodded cautiously and resumed communication with the base.

"We're now approaching a depth of 4000 meters and have heard some strange noises, possibly Golza..."

"Bang--!"

Suddenly, a huge roar resounded from underground.

The lava Golza, which was continuously absorbing energy, seemed to sense something and actively rushed out of the magma to approach the Pipa Tank. The thunderous roar was terrifying even to the TPC base.

"It's up here!"

"Come back now!" Michikata, inside the Flying Swallow 1 probe, glared at the scan data. "Stop the probe immediately!"

Director Sawai, who was waiting for news at the TPC base, also had a drastic change in expression.

"hurry up!"

"Can you provide backup?"

"It's too deep!"

"900 meters away..."

The Pipa tank began to accelerate backward; retreating was easier than burrowing underground, but it still couldn't keep up with Golza's movement speed.

Even without Golza's attack, the earthquake caused by the enemy's movement almost buried the Pipa tank.

Large amounts of magma erupted and seeped from various fissures.

"It's too late!"

Sweat beaded on Daigo's forehead. He gripped the Spark Lens tightly and turned his head, only to find Shinjo looking at him as well.

"Daigo! Shinjo!" Munakata's voice came through the comms again. "Can you hear me? Mission complete, come back immediately!"

"etc."

Shinjo suddenly looked ahead with surprise at the lava cave illuminated by the spotlights. He controlled the Pipa tank to fire a cooling beam, temporarily resolving the lava crisis. His expression gradually became subtle.

After approaching them, the rioting Golza seemed to be afraid of something and stopped moving.

The underground space fell silent again, with only the echoing sound of breathing remaining.

"Why did it stop?"

Upon seeing the new signal source displayed on the detection panel, Shinjo turned to Daigo with a puzzled expression.

What did you just do?

"Huh? I didn't do anything," Daigo released his Spark Lens and looked at the detection panel as well. "I think... I accidentally launched the Monster Tracker?"

The location information transmitted back by Golza is particularly prominent in the panel.

"He ran up to us," Xincheng Na Na said.

"Yes, yes."

Daigo looked increasingly bewildered.

There seemed to be an invisible domain around Pipa Tank, and no matter how Golza moved, he dared not approach this area.

He hasn't transformed yet, but even if he does, Golza definitely won't be afraid of him.

"Wow, Jingtian Jinglong is that amazing?"

"How are you doing now?" Director Sawai contacted via the Flying Swallow No. 1 relay.

He gave the order to send the underground Pipa tank to explore, but he didn't want Daigo, the young man who had once saved him, to get into trouble.

"Come back as soon as possible if you can. We'll figure out another way to deal with Golza..."

"Now is our golden opportunity to deal with Golza," said Yoshioka, the police chief, excitedly. "We need to bring Golza to the surface quickly before the monster trackers stop working. We can't let it get away this time! The underground drilling beams will come in handy..."

"No!"

"Izumi said, trying to stop me."

"Daigo and the others are still underground. Let's bring them back first!"

"Then hurry up and bring them back!" Yoshioka snorted. "We don't have much time; that dormant volcano could erupt one last time!"

"No, that won't work."

Daigo's helpless voice came through the communication.

"The Pipa tank seems to have malfunctioned; we can't move at all right now."

"What?!"

"We'll figure something out ourselves," Shinjo said, getting up to check the lines. "Don't worry about us for now. If we lure Golza up, we might be safer."

He wasn't too worried.

If all else fails, you can transform into Lipia and rescue Pippa Tank.

The only problem is that Daigo is always by my side.

If he transforms, then we can't use Ida Iryu as an example anymore.

Perhaps, if it's just Daigo who knows... we could say that Ida Iryu has become Ultraman?

"Um?"

Daigo and Shinjo exchanged a glance.

"Um, I'll go outside and check the situation."

"Okay, be careful."

(End of this chapter)