59. A Marvelous World, True Symbiosis (Please follow for updates!)

Qi Ming was also a bit puzzled.

The cloud mass where the Lightning People lived was descending toward the ground. Was this a sign that Gazort was about to emerge?

However, according to the photographs taken by Dr. Mizuno, who had returned alive, the Lightning People inside the cloud mass were still in their unmutated, pristine state.

"Captain, let's go investigate together," Qi Ming said.

He intended to plunge directly into the cloud mass and team up with Dan Moroboshi, making it convenient to transform if any sudden situation arose.

Dan Moroboshi: "Alright."

"Did they make up?" Watching the backs of the two as they departed, Megumi thought with a contemplative look.

Soon, the Guts Wing 1 piloted by Dan Moroboshi approached the cloud mass, and the scene before them made Qi Ming even more perplexed.

In the original series of Tiga, the cloud mass where the mutated Gazort resided was an ominous, dark storm cloud.

In contrast, the giant cloud mass ahead was pure white and looked completely harmless.

Qi Ming: "With me here, there's nothing to fear. Let's fly right through it in one go."

Dan Moroboshi: "Alright."

Upon entering the cloud mass, nothing happened.

"They are the Lightning People, and they haven't mutated." With his exceptionally sharp eyesight, Qi Ming spotted the floating entities swimming past beneath the black canopy through the porthole.

Dan Moroboshi nodded and was about to say something when, the next moment, the radar malfunctioned.

Dan Moroboshi was shocked: "How is this possible? The radio waves are being absorbed!"

Simultaneously, the communication between Guts Wing 1 and the TPC Command Room was severely disrupted, rendering verbal dialogue impossible.

Radio waves being absorbed?

Qi Ming was momentarily stunned before he saw an image appear on the display screen of Guts Wing 1.

On the screen was... a high-altitude aerial view of Guts Wing 1 flying through the clouds!

Qi Ming: "Captain, try doing a barrel roll."

Dan Moroboshi followed the instruction, and the Guts Wing 1 on the screen began spinning in place... This was a live broadcast!

It was as if there was a camera in the sky, broadcasting every single move of Guts Wing 1 in real-time.

"What is up there?!" Dan Moroboshi maneuvered Guts Wing 1 to climb, but above them lay only thick layers of clouds.

Qi Ming wore a pensive expression. This kind of situation seemed vaguely familiar to him...

"Something is wrong. Let's get out of here first." Dan Moroboshi piloted Guts Wing 1 out of the cloud layer, and soon both the radar and communications returned to normal.

"Captain, Guts Wing 1 was just broadcasted globally!" Yamanaka's voice came through the communication channel.

Qi Ming: "Globally?"

Megumi stated that televisions, connected smartphones, and computers all over the world had their screens forcibly switched to show the circling Guts Wing 1.

Kishida analyzed: "It's likely that powerful radio waves were emitted from within the cloud layer, picked up by communication satellites, and then broadcasted worldwide, which is why people everywhere saw this footage."

"It's it!" Hearing this, Qi Ming finally figured it out. Eager to verify his speculation, he said, "Captain, let's go back!"

Dan Moroboshi was puzzled, but still complied.

Guts Wing 1 charged back into the cloud mass, making a sudden return. The forward searchlights illuminated the creature capable of converting what it saw into image signals and transmitting them outward.

Green skin, three huge circular eyes, and a body covered in sharp spikes.

This was the radio wave monster Peguila from Episode 21 of The Return of Ultraman, titled Monster Channel!

This was a cosmic monster living in the ionosphere that fed on radio waves, capable of absorbing all radio waves within a 1-kilometer radius of its surroundings.

However, for Peguila to be lingering in the cloud mass inhabited by the Lightning People...

That made sense. In the original series, both species lived in the ionosphere. In this merged world, their habits remained unchanged, naturally making them neighbors.

"I understand why the Lightning People haven't mutated into Gazort. Peguila has absorbed all those harmful electromagnetic waves completely, so the Lightning People haven't been affected."

At this moment, Qi Ming felt a sense of immense wonder at the evolution of this "mixed-pot" world, experiencing a feeling of "ingenious craftsmanship."

This was a true symbiosis!

However, some doubts remained unresolved.

In the original series of Ultraman Jack, Peguila was no saintly creature; it had once used the destructive beams from its eyes to destroy a large civilian airliner, while simultaneously utilizing its camera-like eyes and the antenna function of the spikes on its back to broadcast the process of shooting down the plane to the entire world.

Yet now, Peguila merely watched Guts Wing 1 quietly, showing no aggressive intentions whatsoever.

"Also, why is the cloud mass descending toward the ground?"

"Is Peguila trying to go to a city rich in radio waves to gorge itself, and the Lightning People are forced to follow?"

"Why at this particular time?"

After a brief standoff, seeing that Peguila still had no intention of making a move, Dan Moroboshi and Qi Ming withdrew from the cloud mass once again.

Communications were restored, and Kishida's anxious voice came through: "Not good! A strange monster has appeared in downtown Tokyo!"

Footage was transmitted, and Qi Ming recognized it at a glance as Twintail.

Has it hatched at this time? Then Gudon will surely follow suit shortly.

Yamanaka: "Why is it appearing in the middle of the night? Doesn't this monster sleep?!"

Nagi Saijo: "The main issue is that the residents are fast asleep right now, making evacuation difficult. Once this monster starts wreaking havoc, the casualties will be severe!"

Dan Moroboshi immediately ordered: "Saijo, Kishida, Yamanaka, deploy in Guts Wing 2. Qi Ming and I are heading over right now."

With that, he cut the communication and shouted to Qi Ming in the back seat: "Qi Ming, time is life right now. Every second, someone might have their life taken away in their sleep. Only you can save them!"

Qi Ming rotated the dial of the Ultraman Shortcut Key: "Actually, Captain, if you hadn't called Deputy Commander Saijo, I could have transformed into Melba and flown over quickly."

Neither Gudon nor Twintail possessed any aerial combat capabilities, and Qi Ming believed he could transform into Melba—who had no time limit for transformation in this context—launch lasers from the air, and slowly wear them down to death.

However, with Nagi Saijo present, she would undoubtedly disregard advice and attack all monsters... The first free transformation opportunity into Melba would simply have to be saved for later.

"Gudon and Twintail aren't particularly powerful monsters; Tiga will be enough."

Just as Qi Ming was about to lightly tap the dial, Dan Moroboshi let out a soft exclamation of surprise: "The cloud mass is following us."

Qi Ming turned his head to look, and indeed, the cloud mass carrying the Lightning People and Peguila was tailing closely behind them.

Dan Moroboshi: "What does this mean? They didn't attack us after standing off for so long, but now they're following us?"

Qi Ming's expression shifted slightly: "Perhaps it's not following us; our flight paths just happen to overlap."

Could Peguila be heading toward Twintail as well?

Although both were monsters originating from The Return of Ultraman, one lived in the sea and the other in the sky, having zero intersection in their original shows.

Qi Ming was utterly baffled, but abnormal occurrences always indicated hidden reasons, so he had to take this seriously.

He rotated the dial once more, and the silhouette of Ultraman Gaia appeared on the screen.

"Gaia!" he shouted involuntarily, pressing down on the dial.

Immediately, a brilliant red light burst forth, illuminating the pitch-black night sky in an instant.

Gaia V1 appeared. Spreading his arms, he rapidly sped toward the location of Twintail.