Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

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"Mom, look! Ultraman Tiga!"

"Stop it, can't you see how embarrassed that uncle is?"

Daigo's face darkened even more. Why couldn't Tsuburaya Productions find someone else to film? There are over a dozen Ultraman on Earth, why did they choose Tiga first?

The answer is actually quite simple: because Tiga is good-looking. Although different Ultraman have their own unique characteristics, everyone agrees that Tiga is particularly good-looking, and his popularity has always been high.

"Sorry, Daigo, how about we go somewhere else?" Lina was a little embarrassed. Actually, she really wanted to laugh, but she was able to hold it in. After all, after watching "Ultraman Tiga," she had guessed that things would turn out this way.

Lina just didn't expect so many people to notice Daigo, but she wasn't surprised that Daigo was so popular. Even without the Ultraman Tiga series, Daigo was once a front-line fighter in the GUTS team and is still a member of ESCG.

Therefore, Daigo's popularity is actually higher than that of the drama itself. Even in the past, when his aunt went out shopping or on dates, she was always the focus of attention.

"Let's stay here. The view here is nice too."

Daigo wasn't actually that resistant to this. As a member of ESCG and a super handsome guy, he didn't care about the attention. It's just that every time he came out, people would directly call him Ultraman Tiga... which startled him from time to time.

Lina nodded, then ran to the flower bed. "Take a picture of me, the flowers here are so beautiful!"

Daigo nodded, raised his camera and aimed it at Lina while adjusting the lens, but his gaze did not fall on Lina, but on a bright flower in the flower bed behind her.

The five petals display an unnatural, artificial, vibrant waxy yellow color, reflecting a soft glow under the park lights at night, possessing an ethereal beauty that captivates the eye at first glance.

"What's wrong, Daigo? Why did you suddenly freeze?" Lina asked curiously. She had never seen Daigo with such an expression before—nervous, uneasy, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"Lina... I have some things to do. Can we reschedule for another date?" Daigo's gaze was fixed on the flower, and memories of that dark war surfaced in his mind.

At that time, the Dark Trio was sealed away, and the ancient civil war had basically ended. They all thought that things had come to an end, but no one expected that a black meteor would fall from the sky, becoming the beginning of an even greater darkness.

At that time, darkness plunged the entire earth into a desolate wasteland of death, but the vibrant zigella flowers bloomed all over the earth, burying the hearts of those who had struggled to recover into pain and desire.

No, we must tell others about this immediately. The Qijiela flower is blooming at this time... For Earth, which is currently simmering with tension, this is not a good thing.

Not to mention that this Qijiela Flower was enhanced by Gatanothor with Ultimate Darkness. Daigo couldn't even imagine what kind of incredible functions this thing would have after so many years.

Thinking of this, Daigo took out his communicator and said, "This is Daigo, emergency situation."

Just as Daigo was urgently reporting to his superiors, Leo had already taken action. He knew very well that the appearance of the Qijiela flower meant that Gatanothor's consciousness had overwhelmed the light of Earth's will and gained control of a part of the body.

Why is Gatanothor acting at this critical juncture? Could it be that Project Earth Shield has provoked Him, and He wants to help the Dark Shadow Mage stall the operation here? Leo slapped his forehead.

So far, what Leo can't figure out the most is the thoughts of Gatanothor and Grimd. Gatanothor's thoughts are obviously not just about getting Leo, and Grimd has already awakened, but is just monitoring the situation here.

But one thing is certain: neither of these two is on the Dark Shadow Mage's side. Gatanothor stole a significant portion of the Ultimate Darkness as soon as he landed, and Grimd is also monitoring the heart that the Dark Shadow Mage had placed in the ancient ruins of Egrand earlier.

"Zijira, Zijira... Ayako, what are the analysis results?" Leo approached Ayako, who was scratching her head helplessly, looking quite unwell.

"It has been confirmed that this kind of Zijra flower can be found in Asia, America, Australia, Europe, Africa... all over the world, in every city and even in every corner."

"The composition analysis is also complete. That pollen has a strong hallucinogenic effect, and it's not physiological, it's psychological. There's no way to protect against it physically."

This is really troublesome. Leo rubbed his temples. This is different from what Renlong told him. It seems that after so many years, the Qijiela Flower, which has been modified by the ultimate dark pollution, has also become a different thing.

Chapter 462 Flowers Bloom Everywhere

"All members of the Victory Team, please assemble at the command center immediately! Notice: All members of the Victory Team are requested to assemble at the command center!"

"Top Alert! Top Alert! Silver Star Vanguard Team, prepare for attack! Silver Star Vanguard Team, prepare for attack!"

"Armory, please immediately enter combat readiness status. I repeat, Armory, please immediately enter combat readiness!"

"ESCG emergency assembly! Notice! ESCG emergency assembly!"

When such alarms sounded at TPC headquarters, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation. All four defense teams of TPC headquarters, including Silver Star, were mobilized, and even ESCG was put into emergency assembly.

The last time something like this was done was to deal with the planet Goblin, which was planning to crash into them. So what's the reason this time? Wasn't the Earth Shield just activated?

"Brother, what's wrong?" Mayumi asked as Shinjo ran past her. Shinjo stopped. "I don't know either. I heard it was Vice Captain Leo's arrangement."

Vice-Captain Leo? Mayumi was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was definitely not an ordinary matter. She had to get the medical team ready in advance. This time, not to mention anything else, those guys from ESCG were going to be staying in the medical department.

Meanwhile, just as the ESCG team received the message from Daigo, the alarm went off. Before they could even react to what was happening, Gento pulled up the commands in a daze and discovered that it was Leo who had given the order.

While they were still confused, Leo had already walked straight into the command room, his expression very serious, holding a freshly picked flower in his hand, and maintaining contact with the Delta Space Station.

“That’s right, it’s me. Report any unusual trouble to me immediately. Um… this is Leo. Please notify the heads of all TPC branches. We must seize the opportunity and take action right away.”

As Leo spoke, he gestured to the ESCG members to indicate that they would talk later, while simultaneously switching to the channels of the other team captains.

"Arsenal, Victory Team, Silver Star Vanguard, prepare to depart. The target location has been sent. Use the latest underground penetrating bombs to blow it up! Blow it up completely! Blow what? That damned Qijiela Flower!"

"I'll send you the information after I've compiled it. Just start the bombing. Don't worry about too much. I've already issued the evacuation order. Act now, don't delay."

After saying this, Leo put down the communicator and looked around. "Where's Daigo? Hasn't he come back yet?"

"Daigo... oh, he's here." Before Gento could finish speaking, Daigo rushed in, looking flustered. "Sorry I'm late, I have... Vice-Captain, what's that in your hand?"

“Zigera flower.” Leo casually tossed the item onto the table. “This thing caused some commotion on the street earlier. I vaguely remember it; I recall a record of this flower in the Taihei Fudoki, a book passed down through generations at my family's shrine.”

"This flower has a strong hallucinogenic effect, and now it's everywhere, mostly appearing tonight."

Leo made up an excuse, figuring that Gento and the others wouldn't suspect anything. To be honest, Leo just couldn't understand why, given the trust that Captain Gento and the others had in him, these guys still hadn't told him about their identity as Ultraman's human host.

Hearing Leo say this, Captain Stringman and the others didn't suspect anything and breathed a sigh of relief. They were thinking about how to explain the situation to Leo, but unexpectedly, Leo got into the zone first and started making arrangements.

In ESCG, only Daigo, Gamu, and Fujimiya truly understood the threat posed by Gijera. By the time the others joined the battle 30 million years ago, Gijera had already fulfilled its purpose and gone into hiding.

However, judging from Leo's serious expression, the situation seems to be more serious than Daigo and Gamu had described. He actually gave orders to the other three defense teams without communicating with Director Sawai beforehand. Leo would never have done this before.

Even if the others had doubts, it didn't matter to Leo, because he really did have a book called Taiping Fengtu Ji at home, which did indeed record the relevant content of Qijiela flower.

As for why it exists? Because this thing is Ms. Renlong's diary. Although Renlong wrote it intermittently, she lived a long time, so it's a super thick book, and it seems to contain some of Renlong's dark history. Last time, Leo curiously flipped through a couple of pages and got bitten on the neck by her.

"So, the vice-captain is planning to take advantage of this moment and destroy the Qijera flower by the roots?" Komon realized Leo's thoughts, but Leo couldn't help but shake his head. "It's not that easy. If it were that easy, I would have driven Asgaron there right now. Fujimiya, you should have received it by now, right?"

Fujimiya lowered his head and started working, discovering a link request from Delta Space Station. He analyzed the data, "This is... I'm transferring the data to the main screen."

Everyone looked at the main screen, where a world map unfolded, with red dots marked one after another. Fujimiya randomly clicked on one of the Australian branches, and the screen zoomed in. On a quiet grassland, a huge root system burst out of the ground, distorting itself as it intertwined with other roots.

Subsequently, these intertwined roots transformed into a giant and ancient demon flower.

Its most striking feature is a huge, brilliant golden flower at its center, shaped like a lily bud or an epiphyllum. The center of the flower pulsates with orange-yellow light. Its body is a thick, dark green root system, as thick as an ancient tree, covered with holes eroded by darkness. The dark green vines, as flexible and powerful as the tentacles of a giant octopus, are covered with sharp thorns and sway softly.

Daigo and the others were stunned by what they saw, their hearts skipping a beat. This was completely different from what they had expected.

If the Qijiela flower only had one root system, Daigo and the others would have taken action immediately, but the problem is... these things seem to be everywhere now.

"According to reports from the Delta Space Station, at least a thousand such 'Chijeras' have appeared around the world, and they should all be relatively important root systems..."

Leo rubbed his temples. This number was simply too dangerous. If all the TPCs were mobilized, they could be dealt with quickly. But the problem was that once the Zijera was brought out, all of humanity would be trapped.

Even without being able to use the full power of the family, it would take Leo a lot of effort to pull them out one by one. Renlong never expected that after searching for so many years to eradicate the Qijiela flower, its seeds had spread all over the earth in the past 30 million years.

"ESCG personnel, move out immediately! Use the underground penetrating bombs and take out as many as you can now!"

"learn!"

Chapter 463 Zigela's Pollen

Under the night sky, TPC fighter jets swept across the sky. Maki Shunichi, piloting the Shin'yō, looked at the distant Qijiela flower and pressed the record button.

"Operation log, target located, commence elimination now!"

The energy of the Divine Eagle transformed into a purple beam that pierced through Zigela's body in an instant, causing a powerful explosion. Then, two underground penetrating bullets landed directly on the spot where Zigela had emerged, drilling straight down along the tunnel it had dug, hitting Zigela's deep roots underground.

Huge flames erupted from the ground like dazzling fireworks, and judging from the energy reaction, the root system of the Zijera here should have been destroyed.

Although Gijera is an ancient plant monster corrupted by Gatanothor's darkness, it still retains its plant-like characteristics. Its mobility is reduced at night, and it can be easily destroyed by a single Flying Swallow II equipped with an underground penetrating bomb.

But now, Leo has to face another problem.

"Vice Captain, the Zijera region in South America, Africa, and parts of Asia has opened!" came the voice of my dream through the earpiece. Leo slapped his forehead; he knew this would happen.

Although it was only 8:30 pm at headquarters, there are always places around the world where it is daytime. The Qijiela flowers in these places took decisive action as soon as they sensed that the Qijiela flowers in other places were being cleared out.

The Zigela flowers bloom, spraying out yellow pollen that dissipates into the air. Golden light mist dyes the surrounding world into an amber color. Wherever the light mist passes, everything becomes dim and blurred, as if coated with an ancient and hazy twilight.

The moment the amber-colored pollen mist swept in, people who had honed their reflexes on Earth immediately covered their mouths and noses and ran in the opposite direction. However, the pollen spread very quickly and soon enveloped everyone.

Covering your mouth and nose is useless. The moment you come into contact with the pollen, you are captured by the pollen of the Zigera. A warm shiver runs from your spine to the top of your head, your vision becomes exceptionally bright, and even the texture of the air becomes as smooth as Dove chocolate.

All the pressure to survive accumulated in this monster age, the anxiety about the future, and the sadness of losing important things receded like a tide, replaced by an absolute, heartfelt sense of security and happiness.

The loved ones I miss most are right in front of me, and the most glorious dreams are within reach. The gravity of the earth seems to disappear. My body relaxes, my steps become unsteady, and a generic, empty, and satisfied smile appears on my face.

As Yako watched these people begin to gesticulate wildly, making movements that others couldn't comprehend and uttering nonsensical words into the air, they seemed completely trapped in a hallucination, choosing to forget everything in reality.

At this moment, people finally returned to that bright and warm golden age they had longed for, a time before monsters appeared. A light, floating, effortless happiness enveloped them.

"That move is really... vicious." Yako shook her head as she watched. Living in this chaotic and dangerous era, how many monsters had appeared in the past ten years? How many people's loved ones had died from monster disasters? How many people's dreams had been shattered overnight?

Especially in the past two months, Earth has been on the verge of destruction several times. The attack by the Goblin satellite, the invasion of the Dark Emperor, and the awakening of Maga Orochi have all been global disasters. Even with the presence of Ultraman and Nix, how could people not be worried about their future?

The more this is the case, the more people miss the golden age ten years ago, before the monsters appeared, a time full of hope. They want to go back to the past and live in a happy world without monsters, even if it's just for a short time and is just an illusion.

Renlong looked down at the city streets that had descended into chaos, his eyes lowered, a hint of sadness in them. "...It was like this thirty million years ago too."

Thirty million years ago, the civil war of the ancient civilization had just ended when the Qijiela Flower arrived. People who had been immersed in the aftermath of the war longed to return to that glorious golden age, but they were unable to escape the illusion and were ultimately destroyed.

Within minutes, the entire city descended into chaos. The streets were packed with people dancing and gesturing wildly as if in a trance. Traffic came to a complete standstill, but there was no arguing, only eerie, unsettling laughter.

"The city has come to a standstill... I just took a look, and the local defense forces haven't even had time to remove the Zijra flowers yet, and they've already been affected. Luckily, no planes have crashed."

Yako sighed deeply. She could sense the terrifying allure of the pollen from these Qijera flowers. Clearly, it had been greatly enhanced by Ultimate Darkness and Gatanothor. If it weren't for Leo's protection, even she, a Yapool, would have found it difficult to withstand.

"The effect is much stronger than before." Renlong sensed it slightly. If it weren't for the sparks left behind by Nexus and Tiga, humans today would probably not be able to escape from the hallucinations created by these enhanced pollen.

But now people's flames have been ignited. When the activity of the Zigela flower weakens at night, the activity of its pollen will also decrease, and people will wake up then, but... it will be exceptionally painful.

"When night falls, returning from the world of dreams to cruel reality... it will surely be very painful."

Yako sighed, thinking that life on Earth is really tough for humans, who live in constant anxiety, stress, and sadness. This makes the effects of the Qijiela flower particularly strong, and it would be very difficult to uproot so many of them.

At the TPC summit on the other side, after Leo recounted the news about the Qijiela flower, all the attendees fell silent. If things were as Leo described, it would be terrible.

"How about we pull it out forcefully before the Qijiela flower comes into play?"

"No, the zijjala flowers have already bloomed, and more than half of our TPC members have been infected. We can't pull them all out by force. Once they're in the pollen's range, they'll basically all get infected."

Director Yoshioka looked around and sighed after speaking. At least 60% of the members of parliament were unable to attend the Supreme Council meeting today. In just half an hour since Zigela appeared, half of the world has been plunged into danger.

"How about using the latest unmanned combat aerial vehicles or the Desfasa?"

"That's fine, but the problem is... how do we avoid becoming the enemy of the masses?"

Fukami's words quieted the atmosphere again. Yes, what if a lot of people are addicted to the world created by Zijra Flower and choose to oppose TPC in order to protect Zijra Flower?

Chapter 464 Unexpected Visitor

Leo had thought about how to deal with the Zigela flower, but he didn't expect it to bloom all over the world, which was a real headache. In just half an hour since it appeared, the whole world was covered by the pollen of the Zigela flower.

Yes, all the Zigela flowers in the world are connected at their deepest roots. Even if some stop their activity temporarily because of the night, many Zigela flowers are still bathed in sunlight.

These Gijeras have all been corrupted and transformed by Gatanothor's darkness, enabling them to continuously spew out Gijeras pollen at all times. Now, the entire human world is trapped in the dream created by the Gijeras, with only Delta Space Station and Monster Island escaping unscathed.

Although Chijera pollen can ignore all physical barriers, the Gadi barrier truly demonstrated its authority, managing to prevent any pollen from getting in.

"I never expected that these pollen flowers could even affect monsters," Leo remarked. But this was also a good thing. Humans were currently struggling to muster the strength to fight monsters, but unexpectedly, both humans and monsters were bewitched by the pollen of the Zijera flower, and a strange peace had been achieved.

At this moment, even the TPC headquarters was filled with Zigela pollen. Most of the TPC staff were affected by the pollen and lost their sense of self. Leo walked down the corridor, watching this chaotic scene.

Tai Shin, a maintenance worker from the engineering department, collapsed on the ground, finally getting a good night's sleep. The head of the logistics department leaned against the wall in the corridor, grinning foolishly as if he had seen something. Even the captain of the Victory Team, Iruma Megumi, ran past Leo with a silly grin on her face, as if she were a carefree little bird.

Ampera lay on Leo's back, frowning as she watched everything. She didn't like this TPC. The humans here had impressed her with their strong will, and she sincerely admired them.

"These pollen grains can ignore physical barriers, and even beams of light cannot disperse them. Their properties are just like your daughter's black mist. They are indeed a modified type."

Empera raised her hand, and the pollen was dispersed by her telekinesis, but it was replenished in the next moment. She sensed someone approaching, so she simply returned to Leo's body.

Zigela pollen surrounded Leo, as if shrouding him in a faint golden light. Perhaps the pollen was also puzzled as to why he remained completely unaffected despite their presence.

From the end of the passage, Goro Mujin also ran over, very anxiously, "Leo, what's going on? Is there no way to deal with that Qijie Lahua?"

“…There’s nothing we can do.” Upon hearing this, Leo couldn’t help but rub his temples. “Three minutes ago, Daigo, Komon, Gamu, and Fujimiya all sent word that a large number of people were gathering at the foot of the Qijiela Flower, making it impossible to fire.”