Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Chapter 278 Let me say it again, the salvation of Ultraman's brilliance needs to be accelerated!

The edge between the night zone and the incandescent zone.

After leaving the supermarket and arriving here, Kagura Genki repeatedly asked, "Is this really okay? Is it alright? Can it really be done?"

"It's alright, trust me, young master. Tsk, although I don't really want to trust that guy Mefilas either, it's hard to break this deadlock without him now. Let's risk our lives and give it a try, Yuanqi!"

Within him, the fervent Zero roared back, "You're 20,000 years too early to make me fail! If you can't overcome this, I'll sacrifice myself to protect you, don't be afraid!"

"No need for that. I'm just an ordinary member of the Heart Team. Saving the world should be more important to you. If something unexpected happens, don't worry about me. Take care of yourself first." Kagura Genki shook her head like a rattle drum.

He wasn't afraid of death; he was never afraid of dying. He was just worried about not being able to cross the barrier in this area.

Yes, that's right, Kagura Genki and Zero are currently in a state of perfect unity!

Along with him, the Sam alien boy beside him had also become one with Leo, with two bodies, a total of four people, all gathered here at this moment.

This was also Mefilas's arrangement. Ultraman is simply too powerful. Even though Zero and Leo are currently only Ultraman trainees, if they were to cross the barrier in their true forms, they would be quickly detected, making it difficult to buy time.

However, it's different when they are one-dimensional beings, hiding inside humans and Sam aliens. To the mastermind, both humans and underage Sam aliens are as insignificant as bacteria on an ant, and they won't attract his attention, allowing for a peaceful transition.

"But this feeling is really strange. I seem to be able to feel your passion for life. Even though you are engaged in the Hart Team, a job that could cost you your life at any time and is extremely busy, you are so cheerful and enthusiastic towards everyone... So that's it. Is this the human heart?"

Zero didn't respond to Kagura Genki's suggestion that he should prioritize himself, because he didn't agree with it, so he simply changed the subject.

But this wasn't just making conversation; he genuinely felt the beauty emanating from his human form's heart!

Even if he were to be attached to a scoundrel's human form, he would not be disappointed and would not reduce his efforts in the slightest in aiding the Land of Light's external missions.

But the inner strength emanating from Kagura did indeed make his understanding more practical.

Kind and wonderful people like this deserve to live on!

Kagura Genki scratched the back of her head and laughed, "I'm a little embarrassed by your compliment, hehe, thank you."

As the two were exchanging words, Mefilas's telekinesis came from afar, and it was clear that his physical body had already gone into space and was tampering with things near the sun. "Are you ready? It's almost time."

Zero, Leo, Kagura Genki, and the Sam boy who carries the future of the Sam clan all nodded solemnly.

The next second, light and darkness shifted. The four of them felt that less than half a second had passed. In just a fraction of a second, they had already been transported to different places. The sky was no longer dark. The other half of the sun shone brightly, and the temperature was very high, almost forty degrees Celsius. It was also brighter than a normal daytime.

"Hey, they're here already? That's impressive... But why is the street so quiet?"

Kagura Genki's eyes widened as she turned her head to look around in confusion.

Although people are much quieter in the nighttime area than before the anomaly, for fear of attracting the fake humans, they still talk to each other to calm their nerves when there are no fake humans around, and they also walk on the streets in the limited time they have to search for supplies.

But it's different here.

Even though it was broad daylight and no fake people appeared, there was still no sign of people. The tall buildings in the city were all deserted.

"Energy, look at that!" Zero reminded him from within his body.

Following Zero's reminder, Kagura looked in one direction and immediately saw some huge, intermittent footprints and indentations on the ground, which shocked him so much that his mouth dropped open.

"This size...is it a monster?"

Although she had been mentally prepared for the possibility of monsters appearing since the Kuroko's Drifting adventure began, this was still the first time Kagura Genki had actually seen traces of a monster.

Following the direction of these footprints, one can see that many buildings in the city have been destroyed.

Strangely, these monster footprints disappeared completely after traveling a certain distance, not as if they flew up or burrowed into the ground, but rather gave people a subtle feeling of "suddenly being transferred from reality to another dimension".

Kagura Genki was still observing the situation when, a second later, his communicator started beeping.

He picked up the communicator and was immediately filled with surprise when he saw the name that had contacted him: "Captain Anan?!"

"Band member? It's been a week. I've finally gotten in touch with you. How are you? Are you alright? What happened before? Was your signal blocked? Where are you now? I'll come pick you up right away." Captain Anan was extremely concerned about his team member.

As the captain of the Hart team, the fact that Kagura Genki was able to send a message the moment she moved from the Nightfall area is probably because she has been making calls around the clock for the past week.

Kagura Genki also thought of this and was touched. "I'll send you the address. By the way, Captain, is the satellite still working?"

"It works." Captain Anan replied, but he didn't seem happy about it.

The two sides did not stay in touch for long and quickly ended the communication. More important than online communication was for them to meet offline first.

"Should I step aside?" The Samian boy asked nervously from the side.

Although the Sam race arrived on Earth more than a week ago, even before the mutation, they were not exposed at the time. They were only forced to be exposed after the global mutation occurred.

According to their elder Sam's investigation, there are still many places on Earth where xenophobia is very strong.

Although Kagura's spirit can accept him, it remains to be seen whether the other members of the Hart team will treat him as a dangerous person or a prisoner and imprison him, or even shoot him directly.

Kagura Genki gave a thumbs up and laughed cheerfully, reassuring Sam: "Hmm? Don't worry, Captain Anan isn't that kind of person! You'll see when you meet him!"

In situations like this, Kagura's energy is more useful than Leo's, since Leo is more of a quiet type and has a Showa-era vibe.

Even though he didn't lose his family or experience the various special training from the group, he still had a very Showa-era feel, having learned the Cosmic Beast Fist since childhood and being the older brother, and wasn't very good at comforting people.

Sam let out a breath. Although he was still a little nervous, since Kagura Genki had said so, he decided to wait here together!

Before long, Harts' signature fighter jets swept through the air, arrived in the area, and then slowly descended, from which several Harts members, including Captain Anan, emerged.

"Kagura! Haha, you little brat, I knew you weren't dead! That's great!"

They couldn't wait to get off the plane and hug their long-lost comrades. "What's wrong with you? You've been out of contact for so long, making us worry all the time. That's really too much!"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Kagura Genki happily took it back, saying, "I just came from the Nightfall District. It was all a coincidence... By the way, these are Sam aliens. Their home planet was destroyed, and they wanted to migrate to Earth. They mean no harm, Captain, look..."

"Don't worry." Captain Anan waved his hand, "We've also taken in quite a few Sam refugees."

Kagura cheered excitedly, "That's great! I knew it! Captain, you're the best!"

"You little rascal, you're not still worried that I won't accept Sam, are you?"

Anan feigned displeasure, but burst into laughter after only two seconds. He then adopted a truly serious expression and said earnestly:

“I’ve said this since each of you joined the team: our Hart team is here to save people in crisis, regardless of their faith, nationality, or race. That is our mission. As long as they don’t want to harm others, even if they are aliens, our Hart team will protect them to the end!”

That's truly top-notch awareness!

Both Zero and Leo were filled with awe. To see such a person in other civilizations was truly worthy of respect.

The other team members were already urging: "Okay, let's get on the plane first, it's not safe outside."

"Okay, okay." Kagura Genki led Sam into the fighter jet in a hurry. As the plane took off, he quickly asked, "By the way, you said it wasn't safe. What's the situation here?"

"It's very complicated."

Although Anan also wanted to inquire about the situation in the Nightfall District, since Kagura Genki spoke first, he answered his teammate's question first.

"The situation here can be divided into the first three days and the last four days. At the beginning, all the energy and instruments here were cut off. We couldn't even turn on a flashlight, and we couldn't drive. Moreover, monsters appeared."

"A monster?" Kagura was shocked. If a monster appeared when even the car couldn't start, there was no way to fight it!

“Yes.” Captain Anan sighed. “Although the monster only caused destruction for a while and then disappeared, it appeared every day. But for some reason, starting from the fourth day, all the equipment and facilities suddenly returned to normal.”

Kagura's spirits lifted: "Then, we can defeat the monster?"

“No.” Captain Anan shook his head. “That monster is too powerful. Our fighter jets can’t break through its defenses at all. But I still don’t know why, but every time in the past few days, it seems like we have repelled it… I can’t figure it out either. I don’t know what’s going on.”

Eh?

What's going on? Even Kagura Genki doesn't understand; she's almost completely lost her composure.

However, a flash of inspiration struck Zero within him, and he immediately realized: "I understand!"

"Hey, what do you understand?"

"This is a control group."

"Comparison?"

"That's right. Think about it carefully. Dividing the Earth into two regions, one with monster disasters and the other with pseudo-human disasters, is itself an experiment to test which approach can extract more fear from more people."

Zero was absolutely certain; he wasn't guessing, but stating a fact that had already happened.

"In the incandescent zone, we first tested the level of fear people experienced when the power was cut off and they were unable to resist. Then we restored your electronic equipment and saw how much fear people experienced when they could resist."

"If I'm not mistaken, the monster might be about to really go for it. It will first give the illusion that it will be defeated by the Hart team, making people think that there is still a chance to fight back, and then it will unleash its true power to crush you human guardians in one fell swoop."

"First, hope is given, and then it is crushed by absolute violence. How much fear would humanity experience then? All of these behaviors are like controlled experiments!"

Don't underestimate Ultraman Zero!

Although he seems to be lazy and incompetent, skips literature classes, and has little attendance experience, but!

When they were being taught by Instructor Kasa and Senior Ace, both of them were seasoned veterans who had seen a great deal of viciousness. They would often teach their students by example while training them, showing them the best way to handle dark situations.

So, he immediately connected the situation here to the fact that Instructor Kasa also sometimes encountered similar situations!

"Then..." Kagura Genki's eyes widened, about to say something, but before he could do so, suddenly a sonic roar and a storm shook.

With this roar, a huge body suddenly descended, appearing right outside the shelter where a large number of refugees were gathered. This shelter happened to be the base that the Hart team was heading to!

The base's doors and windows, which had been hacked into by someone, were all forcibly unlocked at this moment. A large amount of smoke was released inside the base, and people who could not stand the smoke could only stagger and cough as they left the base and went outside.

As soon as they stepped outside, they spotted the terrifying monster!

"We absolutely cannot let the monsters harm the people!" Captain Anan's face was resolute as he immediately ordered an attack!

Although he didn't know if he could 'defeat' the monster as easily as he had a few days ago, he had no choice but to go for it!

"Wait..." Kagura Genki was about to say something, but the fighter jet had already moved forward, fired its ammunition, and then, in full view of everyone, was counterattacked by the unscathed monster. Its left wing was damaged, and it was about to crash to the ground and explode violently.

People on the ground gasped in alarm, their faces showing anxiety and fear.

After seeing Hart's fighter jets begin to crash, the monster didn't even chase after the already doomed Hart team members. Instead, it silently advanced towards the people outside the base who were screaming in alarm.

Its attitude is clear: this is a harvesting operation. In addition to killing the Hart team, it will definitely kill some innocent civilians to maximize the fear.

This is exactly what the mastermind behind it all wanted to see.

But the Ultra Warriors will never allow this to happen!

Within their unified bodies, both Zero and Leo had resolute gazes and simultaneously chose to break the plan, to act rashly, to shout, to fight, and to do what seemed to be the most unwise thing!

"We will never be bystanders if anyone gets hurt anywhere, never!"

Instead, they should lend a helping hand and lend a hand. That's who they are, that's who Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Leo are!

"I'm sorry, Sam," Leo said apologetically.

Generally speaking, Ultraman chooses human hosts who are kind-hearted and brave, like Kagura Genki. This makes it easy for both parties to reach an agreement and be willing to contribute to the fight against monsters.

But Sam Boy was just an ordinary Sam alien with a rather timid personality. He could have stayed in the supermarket and waited for the light to triumph over the darkness, instead of coming here to go to the battlefield.