Chapter 276: Ultra-Ancient Ruins, Demon Bird
One-Punch Man World.
"That's great, this way there are two Ultramen, so no matter what happens next, there's someone to help."
Saitama looked at Tiga and Ultraman shaking hands in the video. Although he didn't understand the ultra brothers, an Ultraman who was clearly on Tiga's side and very friendly toward him had appeared.
No matter how you looked at it, it was a good thing, even though Saitama could be a bit slow in some respects.
But he still had a very good grasp on the details of some things; for example, now, he could clearly feel it.
After destroying Gijera, the humans in this video had entered the countdown to the destruction of the Ultra-Ancient Civilization.
Who the real enemy was, Saitama didn't know, but from Luku's description, Gijera could only be considered one of the triggers for the destruction of the Ultra-Ancient Civilization.
The enemy that truly caused the destruction of the Ultra-Ancient Civilization would only make a formal appearance later.
However, although Tiga gave the impression of being very powerful, he had also nearly lost more than once, possibly because of the 'hero' aspect.
Saitama was quite sensitive to the idea of losing, so when the new Ultraman appeared, he thought it was quite good.
One more Ultraman meant one more bit of combat power!
"But why do I feel like he's just an Ultraman passing through?"
Tatsumaki looked at Saitama with a subtle expression and said, "He's the kind of Ultraman who just happens to be passing by and defeats monsters on a whim. Do you think he looks like someone who would stay?"
"He is clearly the kind of existence that leaves without a word after resolving everything."
"I feel like he might have just shown up for a cameo and definitely won't appear again."
Regarding this Ultraman from a past era, Tatsumaki felt that the other party would certainly not appear again.
This appearance was because of Eiji Tsuburaya, but in Tiga's era, that Director Eiji Tsuburaya had already passed away.
Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for the other party to appear again, and... since just now, Tatsumaki had been thinking about what the 'divine reversal' in this title actually was.
"Um, sorry Sensei, I think so too."
Genos nodded slightly. This time he agreed with Tatsumaki's idea, not because Sensei's thinking was wrong.
But because he instinctively felt that the other party couldn't possibly appear again; if he did, it would feel a bit strange.
Although Genos himself couldn't describe that sense of strangeness, he just felt that if that Ultraman appeared again, it would make some people's previous efforts go to waste.
"I see."
Saitama didn't have much emotional fluctuation. He still maintained his gaze full of wisdom, looking at the video and sighing, "Compared to bearing everything alone in silence, I think Daigo still needs a similar 'comrade' to share all of this."
"Captain Iruma Megumi hasn't exposed Daigo's identity for so long, nor has she communicated with him."
"Member Rena, who cares about Daigo the most, hasn't discovered Daigo's identity as ultraman tiga after all this time either."
"So I hope someone can truly notice everything that Daigo, or rather Tiga, is carrying."
In fact, Saitama also felt that the Ultraman might not appear again, but seeing Daigo fight in obscurity alone from the beginning until now...
Saitama felt a bit of pity, so he had just spoken the words wishing for the Ultraman to appear again.
After all, the feeling of a two-on-one is truly very good!!!
"I think it should be soon."
Tatsumaki crossed her arms, floating in mid-air as she looked at Saitama and said, "I don't know about Captain Iruma Megumi, but recently Rena's reactions to Daigo are getting more and more unusual. She must have noticed something, and next she'll probably start confirming his identity."
Speaking of this, Tatsumaki showed a very interested smile. It was her first time wanting to see so badly what would happen when someone's identity was exposed.
The video continued playing.
After the Star of Ultra incident, Daigo and Super GUTS spent a relatively peaceful time. Although monsters would appear during this period, they weren't considered major events.
Until one night, Daigo had a dream, the same dream engraved in DNA memory as when he previously saw Gijera.
Under the raging flames, Gijera's silhouette emerged, followed by people running on the streets, shouting as if calling for help from something.
It was like the despair one must face after waking up from a dream.
Finally, darkness swallowed everything, and Daigo could see nothing more.
!!!!!!!!
Daigo suddenly opened his eyes. His face was covered in sweat, and his expression appeared quite panicked and at a loss. He was currently in the Super GUTS combat command room.
At the door, a figure stood there. Seeing Daigo like this, the person took two steps forward, revealed her face, and asked with concern, "Daigo?"
The newcomer was Rena. She was holding something and looked at Daigo with concern, asking, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing."
Daigo forced a smile, wanting to tell Rena he was fine.
However, the smile he showed then made Rena open her mouth as if to say something. Ultimately, she placed the coffee on the table and said, "I wanted to... I..."
Daigo's eyes flickered away; he seemed to have realized something.
...
Seeing Daigo remain completely silent, Rena fell silent as well, and finally ran away.
"Beep beep beep beep!!!"
It was at this moment that a sound suddenly rang out, pulling Daigo's thoughts back. He quickly pressed the receive button.
"Marine Patrol calling Super GUTS."
"An abnormal uplift has occurred on the seabed of the New Zealand Sea."
Then the scene shifted slightly, and everyone in Super GUTS had woken up.
Vice-Captain Munakata asked as soon as he entered, "What's the matter? Is it serious enough to wake us up in the middle of the night?"
Probably because they had just woken up, everyone's hair was very messy, and their expressions carried a hint of sleepiness.
"Outputting the image." Member Nonomi operated the machine nearby, finally outputting the image to the screen, allowing everyone to see what the Marine Patrol had transmitted.
It was clearly a city, and everyone looked exceptionally surprised at the sight.
And it was at this time that Member Rena also arrived. After she came in, she glanced at Daigo, then bypassed him without saying a word to stand beside Captain Iruma Megumi.
Horii, who was still amazed by the Ultra-Ancient City, immediately noticed the abnormality between Rena and Daigo.
After all, they communicated every time they met. Why weren't they communicating this time?!
"Was this built by humans?" Captain Iruma Megumi looked at the screen with a very serious expression. After observing carefully, she said, "No..."
On the other side, the Marine Patrol said, "This is Ryugu, I'm sending over the scanned data."
As the data was transmitted, Member Nonomi said very seriously, "The exact age is not yet clear, but it can be confirmed that it was built thirty million years ago."
"It's like hell." Looking at the buildings on the screen, Captain Iruma Megumi said quite solemnly.
"Sizzle sizzle!!!!"
While the Super GUTS members were discussing, a red eye suddenly appeared on the screen, and a very sharp bird cry rang out.
The silhouette of a monster emerged on the screen, and then the signal was interrupted. In the New Zealand Sea, a terrifying Evil Demon Bird appeared. It let out a sharp bird cry and rushed quickly toward a nearby city.
After some operations, Member Nonomi determined where the Evil Demon Bird was heading. He looked at everyone and said, "Oh no, that thing is about to land in Australia!!"
"Unit 1, moving out first!" Rena said decisively from the side, then left without looking back.
Seeing this, Daigo also sighed slightly and chased after her.
Member Shinjō looked at Nonomi and Horii. Both of them also showed quite subtle expressions; clearly, all three had noticed Rena's abnormal situation.
Over an Australian coastal city, the terrifying Evil Demon Bird launched an attack, destroying the city with countless light bullets.
At this moment, Rena, piloting the guts wing 2, launched an attack on it, drawing its attention.
Then Daigo also arrived piloting a guts wing 2. Since the bird's speed was far too fast, Vice-Captain Munakata said seriously, "Don't try to win with speed. Daigo, circle around it."
"Understood!"
Daigo nodded. He circled around from another direction, intending to form a pincer movement with Rena to shoot the monster down.
Unfortunately, the opponent's speed was simply too fast, making it impossible to shoot down.
Finally, Rena grit her teeth and chased after the demon bird. Daigo quickly tried to dissuade her.
But Rena completely ignored him. In the end, Daigo had no choice but to chase after her as well.
Unexpectedly, the demon bird turned its head and fired a light bullet at Rena. With her skilled piloting techniques, Rena dodged the light bullet attacking from the front.
But following behind Rena, the guts wing 2 piloted by Daigo wasn't so lucky.
He had no idea what was happening ahead. By the time Rena's guts wing 2 dodged the missile and he saw it, it was already too late to avoid it.
"Bang—!!!"
Accompanied by an explosion, the guts wing 2 piloted by Daigo burst into flames and thick smoke.
Facing such an imminent crash, Daigo was already used to it. He instinctively reached for the spark lens, wanting to transform into Tiga.
"Daigo!! Are you okay?!!"
Then Rena's voice came through the intercom, which made Daigo hesitate for a moment. Ultimately, he didn't press the spark lens but pressed the ejection button instead.
Horii looked at Captain Iruma Megumi and said, "Daigo has successfully ejected, but Rena was really too reckless!"
Here, Horii was somewhat dissatisfied with Rena. Although he didn't know what had happened between the two, Rena's actions just now had almost killed Daigo.
In the end, Daigo was safe and sound. The demon bird went off to parts unknown. Captain Iruma Megumi sighed and walked out of the combat command room.
Just then, in the hallway, Captain Iruma Megumi saw the back of someone she had never seen before. She quickly called out, "Who's there?!"
The Super GUTS headquarters had been invaded by aliens more than once. Although Captain Iruma Megumi was somewhat used to it, she still instinctively chased after the figure.
The other person was clearly walking while she was running, yet Captain Iruma Megumi found she couldn't catch up. She hurriedly shouted, "Stop right there!! Did you hear me?! I told you to stop!"
Finally reaching a dead end, the woman who had been keeping her back to Captain Iruma Megumi since the beginning turned around.
The woman revealed an appearance that was no different from Captain Iruma Megumi's.
"What?!"
Captain Iruma Megumi looked at her in great surprise.
Outside the video.
Magical Girl Illya World.
"Rena is being way too reckless. What's wrong with her? It feels like she's had a falling out with Daigo?"
Illya watched the scenes in the video, finding Rena's behavior very hard to understand. Even if they had a conflict, she felt that such emotions shouldn't be brought into battle.
That demon bird just now felt faster than previous monsters; the guts wing 2 couldn't keep up with it at all.
But even so, Rena forced herself to chase it. Even when Daigo said it wouldn't work, she still went after it.
As a result, she dodged the demon bird's attack, nearly causing Daigo to get hurt.
"How strange Is Illya-chan not curious about that Captain Iruma Megumi?" magical ruby looked at Illya with some surprise and said, "You know, usually at a time like this, Illya-chan would be screaming very cutely~~"
"I would not!"
Illya looked at magical ruby, puffed out her chest, and said very seriously, "I've grown up, I won't be afraid of this kind of thing anymore! That newly appeared Captain Iruma Megumi might be someone who came to warn them about something."
Having experienced so many scary moments here with Tiga, Illya could now say she wasn't afraid of two people appearing in the same scene anymore.
Compared to those previous frightening scenes, this kind of situation probably wouldn't bother the current Illya at all.
"You've grown up, haven't you~~~"
magical ruby teased, appearing exceptionally happy.
"It's probably because she knows Daigo's identity."
Miyu said very calmly, "From the previous situation, Rena has discovered that Daigo is Tiga. She probably wants Daigo to admit it himself, which is why she did something so irrational."
"Eh?! When?!" Illya was slightly startled; she hadn't noticed Rena discovering Daigo's identity at all.
She just thought Rena was a bit strange today, like she had some small emotions bubbling up and got carried away for a moment, which led to Daigo crashing again.
"I don't know."
Miyu shook her head. Daigo had shown far too many openings before, so she wasn't sure exactly when Rena had found out.
However, Miyu was very clear about one thing: the dream Daigo had was likely about to happen.
The darkness Luku spoke of during the Gijera incident, and the scene of the world being swallowed by darkness in Daigo's dream...
They were all foreshadowing that something very terrifying was about to occur.
Perhaps the world would soon fall into darkness.
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