Great, we're doomed now!

This black cavity is like a condensed miniature universe. Although it is empty inside, looking around, the scene of wind and clouds surging and carrying countless points of light in the black mist is mysterious and spectacular.

...As they went deeper, the true form of the red light finally became clear: it was the missing commercial airliner. The plane had lost power, yet it mysteriously hovered in the center of the dark cavity without falling, and the red light on its wings stubbornly cried out for help.

Daigo was immediately excited and quickly adjusted his direction. He carefully approached the wing, but the thrusters suddenly malfunctioned, and the plane suddenly lost its balance.

Daigo's body sank, and he slid down because he lost his balance. Fortunately, his long period of hard training had not been in vain. Even in normal condition, his physical strength and reaction speed had reached the human limit, and he had already achieved a small level of mastery of Ripple.

He instinctively reached out, and the power armor gloves gripped the edge of the wing firmly. The friction between the metal and alloy produced a grating sound, and a faint, milky-white ripple spread between them, like a strong adhesive, keeping him firmly suspended under the wing.

"Hey!"

Daigo gritted his teeth, used the strength of his arms to pull hard, and with the help of the thrusters, he rushed up and stood firmly.

A commotion immediately broke out inside the passenger plane—

What was that sound?

There's something outside!

"Is it a ghost?"

"monster!"

"Don't panic, everyone! TPC and GUTS will definitely launch a rescue operation, and... yes! Ultraman will come to help us!"

"Ultraman?"

"Bayeri, Tiga... Yes! We can't give up hope!"

"Everything will be alright..."

The passengers who heard the noise were almost in a panic, but the crew managed to calm them down. However, some people still anxiously went to the window to look outside.

A little girl was perched on the porthole, peering out with a mixture of fear and curiosity. Just then, she saw a tall figure standing at the edge, her eyes widening in shock as she screamed in terror, "Mommy! There's someone outside!"

The shouts instantly triggered a chain reaction, shattering the previously calm atmosphere. Daigo, noticing the chaos inside, gave an awkward smile.

Bang!

The magnetic chuck was firmly attached to the fuselage, and a small hole was drilled through it, through which wires, like tentacles, were extended. Passengers screamed at the sight...

Daigo smiled wryly as he operated the device, establishing a link between the airplane and the Temple of Solomon.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that everyone survived without a single casualty is truly a cause for celebration.

The only challenge right now is to get the plane back to power, or for the temple to drop a tractor beam... provided it isn't destroyed by the Lightning Man.

Or perhaps we're hoping for that giant of light?

Daigo frowned and fell into deep thought: it seemed there wasn't a good excuse for a "plane crash".

Just then, a familiar stinging sensation came over him. Daigo felt a sudden surge of static electricity on the back of his head, which made him shudder.

Looking around, a Crete gradually descended and stopped at the wingtip, doing nothing but "staring" at Daigo.

Daigo thought for a moment, glanced back at the cables that had already started working, took a deep breath, stood up, and slowly walked towards the other person.

As a result of his movement, Lightning Man retreated instead, and Daigo also froze abruptly!

A moment later, Christ flew back, and Daigo slowed his movements as much as possible, approaching it step by step.

When they were only a few meters away, and seeing that the other party still showed no signs of attacking and indeed did not seem to have any malice, Daigo looked down at the display screen on his forearm, his gaze sweeping over the temperature and oxygen content sections.

After thinking for a moment, he actually took off his mask!

At this altitude, the oxygen content in the atmosphere should be extremely thin, but perhaps because Daigo was completely focused, he unexpectedly did not feel any difficulty breathing, and looked at the other person with a serious expression in his eyes.

【…】

The Lightning Man remained silent, the lightning on its body flashing and changing, revealing the intense conflict within it... but in the end, it still took the initiative and slowly flew towards Daigo!

Inside the main control room of the Temple of Solomon, the communication noise suddenly disappeared, replaced by a clear signal transmission image—the cable had been successfully installed and connected.

The monitoring system built into Daigo's power armor transmits data in real time and projects it onto the central large screen.

Immediately, everyone's eyes were glued to the screen, and when the ray-like lightning figure appeared on the screen, the control room instantly fell into a tense atmosphere, followed by a series of gasps.

"It's the Lightning Men!" Horii's voice was filled with anxiety. "They really did come looking for Daigo!"

Shinjo abruptly stood up from his seat, his hands gripping the control panel: "No, this is too dangerous! I'll pilot the Flying Swallow over there to provide support right now!"

"Wait!" Lina quickly stopped her. "Daigo is still trying to communicate. We can't act rashly, lest we anger the Lightning Man!"

On the screen, the Lightning Man's size slowly increased—no, Daigo was actively moving closer to the Lightning Man!

A murmur rippled through the control room. Lina instinctively clenched her fists: "How could he take such a risk? The Lightning Man's aggressiveness is still uncertain!"

Shinjo turned around and muttered to himself, "This guy... he's always so impulsive. What if something happens?"

His voice was full of worry, but there was no time to do anything now. He could only suppress the urge to act immediately and stare at the screen for fear of any unexpected events.

-

On the ground battlefield, the second line of defense was successfully established, and the self-propelled artillery continued to unleash its firepower, with dense shells raining down on Choberie.

Although this longhorn beetle monster had formidable defenses, it had already sustained damage. Under such fierce and continuous bombardment, the accumulated damage finally became apparent—numerous fine cracks appeared on its thick carapace, and drops of blood seeped from the cracks, forming puddles on the ground.

"hold head high!"

Choberia let out a painful roar, clearly unable to endure it any longer.

It no longer resisted head-on, but instead used its sickle-shaped forelimbs to quickly dig into the ground, throwing out soil and rocks to obscure its vision. Soon it had dug a deep trench, then shrank its body into a spindle shape to facilitate digging, and disappeared into the trench from everyone's sight.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!" Zong Fang ordered in a deep voice from inside the tent, "Activate the remote-controlled mines!"

As the order was given, the remote-controlled mines that had been laid around the battlefield by drilling machinery were detonated one after another. The violent explosions uprooted the earth, and a huge figure was blasted out of the ground. It was none other than Jobelie, who was trying to escape!

Before it could even regain its footing, countless fighter jets that were already waiting in the sky immediately launched long-range attacks—

hum!

The entire sky darkened, and the surging energy made the atmosphere as turbulent as a sponge.

Laser beams and missiles exploded in rapid succession, engulfing Choberia in flames, yet she couldn't even see the enemy's shadow:

The fighter jet's attack range far exceeds its counterattack range, leaving it only able to passively absorb damage.

In many Ultraman series, the defense forces prefer to engage monsters in close combat because the accuracy and penetration decrease at greater distances. Monsters generally have incredible defense, so they risk being easily killed to lure the monsters into their optimal range.

Furthermore, they often cannot mobilize enough manpower to form a comprehensive firepower coverage.

TPC is different. As a behemoth that has unified the world, especially after establishing aerospace forces in various places, its long-range firepower and rapid response speed are astonishing. Once they have time to prepare, they will let the monsters understand what the "firepower superiority doctrine" means!

"hold head high--!"

Completely enraged, and probably realizing that he might really be dragged to his death if things continued like this, the two horns on his head exploded with bright lightning, and a semi-transparent circular shield rapidly expanded outwards with the pulse.

The shield disappeared quickly, but sparks continued to flash in the space around it.

The incoming missiles suddenly lost control as they approached, veering off course and exploding in the mountains. The laser beam, on the other hand, seemed to encounter countless mirrors, constantly deflecting or scattering, greatly weakening its power and rendering it unable to cause any substantial damage.

"It's not that easy after all." Zongfang shook his head slightly when he saw this. "But this should be its trump card... Masaki, it's up to you now."

"understand!"

After breaking free from the artillery fire, Choberlie did not linger in battle and continued to advance resolutely toward the nuclear power plant.

It strode with heavy steps, each stride causing the ground to tremble, and the trees along the way were easily crushed like weeds.

However, just as it was about to reach the perimeter of the nuclear power plant, a towering mountain blocked its way. Jobelia stopped and rotated its compound eyes to sense the situation for a moment. Then it lowered its body and began to dig into the mountain with all its might, its forelimbs swinging again.

"Damn it! It's going to cut straight through the mountain, bypassing the canyon!" Zong Fang shouted from inside the ground command vehicle. "All units, adjust your firepower immediately!"

The monster's digging speed was extremely fast; even if Munakata reacted, it was too late. After only a few missiles were fired, the monster had burrowed into the mountainside in just a few minutes.

The thick rock layers blocked all attacks, making it difficult for the self-propelled artillery and fighter jets to detect. Random firing was also futile, and they could only watch helplessly as the monster signal on the screen moved rapidly inside the mountain, getting closer and closer to the nuclear power plant.

Both Zongfang at the front-line command post and Jujian Hui at headquarters had their brows furrowed, with the female captain even subconsciously looking at the chair that belonged to Ye Shou.

Things would indeed be much simpler if he were there, but we can't always rely on him, and besides, we're not unprepared on our own.

"command?"

"Don't worry, Captain, he should be in place by now."

The ground troops unleashed a torrent of firepower, but to no avail; morale plummeted. Just when everyone thought they couldn't stop this ancient monster, a deafening roar suddenly erupted—

Rocks on one side of the mountain suddenly collapsed and flew away, with countless fragments of rock pouring down like a torrential rain!

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a massive figure was forcefully pushed out of the cave—it was none other than Jobelia, who was attempting to smuggle himself across!

Its massive body lost its balance, staggered, and crashed into the mountainside with a dull thud, sending sand and dust tumbling down.

Before the dust had settled, heavy footsteps and dragging sounds came from the cave again.

Boom, boom, boom...

Each strike was like a war drum, causing the ground to tremble slightly. Then, to everyone's anticipation, a huge steel outline slowly emerged from the dust, its shape quite peculiar, completely different from the tanks and aircraft currently deployed by TPC.

That was a giant shark made of mechanical construction!

Its front end is a superalloy drill bit that gleams with a cold light; its fins are thick and powerful; its hind legs have distinct lines. It retains the streamlined body of a shark while possessing the agile limbs of a lizard. This is the underground combat machine that Masaki Keigo has secretly developed.

"Georgezak X-Modified, Masaki Keigo, launch!" The driver's voice pierced the sky.

In just a few seconds, Choberia was hit by several more missiles. Enraged, it unleashed a barrage of lightning strikes, bombarding the surrounding area, but its only result was a few drones, making its efforts somewhat futile.

"Leave this to me!" Masaki's voice came through the external loudspeaker of Georzak, clearly echoing across the battlefield. "I'll hold off Jobelie. Everyone, cover the nuclear power plant and prevent a leak!"

"it is good!"

"understand!"

Choberie steadied himself and immediately turned around as soon as he sensed the threat behind him, his compound eyes locking onto Gaiozak.

It was clearly enraged by the sudden appearance of the mechanical monster, letting out an angry roar and suddenly raising its thick lower limbs to kick Gaiozak hard, trying to kick the "steel monster" blocking its way away.

"Now!"

Gaiozak suddenly raised his head, and the superalloy drill bit at the front of his head instantly began to spin at high speed, emitting a piercing buzzing sound!

"Don't underestimate my drill!"

The drill bit gleamed with a silvery-white metallic sheen. Facing the massive kick from Choberia, Gaiozak advanced instead of retreating, the drill bit precisely striking the sole of its foot.

—Silver ripples rushing by!

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh!"