Shinjo and Daigo took the cups of coffee and said, "I lost a few friends in a car crash. That's why I'm even more angry—they simply don't understand how worried their families were! Daigo, Xiao Luuo, I feel like we're losing something precious. Kindness, gentleness, consideration—these beautiful qualities inherent to human nature seem to be slowly fading away."
Back at the research institute, Director Reiko Namiki looked at the fragments of Regalther on the table and said, "According to the analysis, the Monster fragments brought back from the site contain components of the Jupita 3's outer hull."
"You mean the astronauts of Jupita 3..."
"It means Jupita 3 has already been absorbed by the Monster, and the Monster *is* the Jupita 3 spacecraft now!" Xiao Luuo interrupted Megumi Iruma directly.
"We finally found it!" An untimely voice chimed in at that moment.
Hearing this, Megumi Iruma immediately walked over to Muzui's side and asked, "Found what?"
"I kept thinking that someone as brilliant as Dr. Ezaki would definitely have left a message behind," Muzui said excitedly.
"You found it?" Hori walked over and asked.
"That's right, I found it in Dr. Ezaki's personal computer. I'll play it for you." With that, he transmitted the video to the main screen.
"As expected of our GUTS superbrain!" Megumi Iruma praised generously.
"I hope someone can receive the message I am sending out. It is a luminous entity..."
As the video turned to static and ended, Megumi Iruma's heart grew heavy. She asked, "Is there any way to turn them back to normal?"
"Judging by the current situation, I suppose there isn't," Xiao Luuo replied.
"What about Ultraman? Can't even he do it?" Hori followed up, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"How would I know that? I'm not Ultraman," Xiao Luuo smiled helplessly.
Hearing this, Hori fell silent as well, knowing that what he said was the truth.
"I have a question. Since they've already been captured by the Monster, how could they possibly manifest?" Munakata asked, crossing his arms.
"Perhaps the Monster couldn't understand the depth of human emotion toward family, so some stubborn consciousness borrowed the Monster's power and materialized," Daigo explained.
"Emotion?" Megumi Iruma raised her head abruptly. Wasn't this precisely the weakness Xiao Luuo had mentioned earlier?
Just then, the phone in the command room rang, and Munakata answered immediately, "Command room here!"
At the same time, the phone on Megumi Iruma's desk rang as well.
"Hello! This is Tainan! Ah, understood!"
As the phone was hung up, Munakata spoke first, "Captain, the Monster has appeared! Its location is the Tsuruki Power Plant!"
"The official order to eliminate the Monster has been issued!"
"Understood," Megumi Iruma replied.
Shinjo slammed his hand on the desk and shouted, "Sir! Are we in GUTS really going to fight them?"
"Our target for elimination is the terrifying space Monster that threatens Earth's peace! GUTS, move out!"
"Understood!"
Daigo and Shinjo piloted Guts Wing 1, while Rena, Munakata, and Hori piloted Guts Wing 2.
"The Tsuruki Power Plant supplies sixty percent of the electricity for the entire Kanto region. Once damaged, the whole city will be paralyzed. Listen up, we must destroy the Monster!" Munakata said encouragingly over the comms in Guts Wing 2.
In Guts Wing 1, Daigo sensed Shinjo's emotional turmoil and comforted him, "Shinjo!"
Before he could finish, Shinjo cut him off, "As a member of GUTS, I must carry out my mission!"
Observing the look in Shinjo's eyes as he left, Xiao Luuo thought to himself, "This guy Shinjo is about to break."
At that very moment, the system's voice echoed in his mind: "Ding! Defeat the Spheres-synthetic Monster, Regalther. Reward: 100 points."
"Ding! Rescue the three astronauts. Reward: 100 points, one Monster draw chance."
"Rescue the three astronauts?" Xiao Luuo asked in his mind.
"Ding! That's correct. Their consciousness still remains. You can use your own power combined with Regalther's power to restore them to their original form!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Luuo figured out a plan. He stood up directly and prepared to leave.
"Going to the restroom?" Megumi Iruma asked, looking at him with a smile.
"Yeah." Xiao Luuo nodded and turned to leave.
Hardly had he left when Muzui's voice rang out: "A giant lifeform signature has appeared near the base!"
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Meanwhile, Regalther was busy destroying a building when Guts Wings 1 and 2 arrived at the scene.
"Monster spotted! Ten kilometers away from the power plant!" Hori shouted, staring at the detector.
"Alright, before it reaches the power plant, launch an attack and destroy the Monster!"
Daigo piloted Guts Wing 1 and fired a laser directly at Regalther, but it merely sparked against the armor. Regalther completely ignored the Guts Wing and pressed forward relentlessly.
Seeing this, both fighters immediately resumed their attacks. Although the strikes caused no real damage, anyone would grow annoyed being constantly pelted. Regalther brought its claws together and fired a cyan destructive beam directly at the tail of Guts Wing 1.
Daigo fought desperately to regain control, narrowly avoiding a fatal crash. Glancing over at Shinjo, he felt a wave of relief seeing that Shinjo had merely passed out. After dragging him to a flat surface, Daigo pulled out the Spark Lens and transformed. Amidst a flash of brilliant white light, Tiga made a dazzling debut!
Seeing Tiga appear, Munakata immediately ordered Rena to land the fighter and carry out rescue operations.
Regalther merely glanced at Tiga and then turned to resume its march toward its destination. Seeing the creature ignore him, Tiga leaped into the air and delivered a flying kick straight to Regalther's shoulder. A shower of sparks erupted, but Regalther remained completely unharmed and continued on its way!
Seeing this, Tiga spun around and struck Regalther's back with a swift chop. Once again, sparks flew without inflicting any substantial damage, and the impact sent a numbing vibration through Tiga's arm against the hard shell!
Finally fed up with the persistent obstruction, Regalther turned and swatted Tiga away with its right claw. Taking advantage of Tiga lying on the ground, the Monster brought its paws together and blasted a cyan destructive beam right at him!
Tiga failed to dodge in time and was knocked flat!
Seizing the opportunity, Regalther straddled Tiga and unleashed a flurry of ferocious blows!
In the distance, Xiao Luuo arrived belatedly, riding on Melba's back. Just as he reached out to grab the Zetton card, he noticed the Gomora card glowing intensely.
Understanding instantly, Xiao Luuo immediately inserted the Gomora card into the Battle Niser.
"Battle Niser! Activate! Ancient Monster—Gomora!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, Gomora appeared. Upon landing, Gomora charged directly at Regalther, tackling the Monster to the ground!