After flying along the dark and long tunnel for a while, Qin Zhaowei soon arrived at the end of the tunnel.
At the end is a huge cave that has been artificially widened. The cave is about 70 meters high and over 100 meters wide. In the center there is a towering stone platform with many large devices and instruments placed on it.
Next to the platform, two stone statues stood there quietly.
One of the stone statues is a giant of light who looks quite similar to Tiga, and the other is a tall monster that looks like Godzilla with dragon horns and a timing light on his chest that is the same as Ultraman.
There is no doubt that this statue of the Giant of Light is the prototype of the evil Tiga in the original drama!
In fact, the so-called "Evil Tiga" is just a nickname for Ultraman after Keigo Masaki mistakenly transformed.
The true identity of this stone statue is actually a giant of light who left the earth in the ancient times 30 million years ago. He, like other giants of light such as Ultraman Tiga, is a warrior of justice who stands on the side of protecting humanity.
But his statue is not hidden in the pyramid like the statues of Tiga and the other two giants.
Instead, he hid in a cave under Kumamoto City with his companion, the super ancient Komainu monster 'Gedi'.
Keigo Masaki found the two statues with the help of his underground shark monster 'Gai Ozark', and then moved the headquarters of Sediq Technology to Kumamoto City, right above the statues and the cave.
After entering the cave, Qin Zhaowei hid his body and floated up. He looked around and found that Masaki Keigo was not there.
This is also normal. After all, Masaki Keigo was hit by Fan Xian yesterday. Even if he has super ancient genes in his body and his physical strength and self-healing ability far exceed those of ordinary humans, it is impossible for him to recover to normal so quickly.
At this moment, he might still be in the hospital...
Thinking of this, Qin Zhaowei withdrew his gaze from the stone platform, turned around and flew to the air at the same height as the stone statue's eyes, looking at the stone statue of the giant of light in front of him with interest.
In his perception, the composition of the stone statue is extremely special. Its essence is still something like light waves and light elements, but it lacks some important components, so it presents an inert state similar to that of a stone statue.
To make an abstract analogy, it is like the dehydration of the Trisolarans.
This inert state of a stone statue should be called "stripped", that is, the state where the light energy factor is extracted.
In other words, if he could transform himself into a light energy factor, even without the so-called super ancient genes, he could integrate into the stone statue and become a complete giant of light.
“…Interesting!”
Qin Zhaowei perceived the stone statue in amazement.
If the stone statue did not involve the travelers from the native world, he really wanted to bring the stone statue back to the Alliance immediately to see if the gray ball in the Traveler Square could restore it to its complete state.
Just then, a slight sound of footsteps was heard in the tunnel.
Qin Zhaowei turned his head and saw the blonde girl holding a pistol and walking in cautiously.
Behind her, where ordinary people couldn't see, Ning Yi and Fan Xian looked at him speechlessly.
Qin Zhaowei gave a wry smile, quickly dropped from the air, and came to the two men silently.
"Old Qin, how do you see it?"
Fan Xian transmitted the message with great interest.
Qin Zhaowei smiled and transmitted his voice: "You will know if you scan it with your spiritual sense. Although the state of this stone statue is quite strange, it does not have any restrictions such as bloodline or realm. As long as the conditions for transforming into light energy factors are met, it can be easily assimilated with it, just like a giant mecha with special requirements for the driver..."
Ning Yi said thoughtfully: "So, the so-called super ancient genes are actually just the conditions to meet the conditions, not the conditions themselves?"
Qin Zhaowei nodded and said, "That's right."
Fan Xian's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask, "Then the Alliance should have a way to replace the super ancient genes, right?"
Ning Yi nodded without hesitation: "Of course there is, and there is definitely more than one."
Qin Zhaowei pondered and said, "If I remember correctly, in the world of Tiga, TPC has been secretly carrying out Plan F, which is to analyze the composition of the Ultraman statue, mass-produce similar substances, and combine them into new statues."
"In the sequel Ultraman Dyna, Plan F was successfully implemented."
"Does this mean that we can also mass-produce Ultraman?"
Fan Xian laughed and said, "Of course, and it's definitely easier than TPC!"
Ning Yi frowned and said, "But doesn't the Giant of Light have requirements for character?"
"It's just like when Keigo Masaki transformed into Ultraman with the wrong intentions, and then immediately went berserk..."
Fan Xian said nonchalantly, "It's just a positive mind distortion. Can it break through the protection of the mind necklace?"
"That's right." Ning Yi was relieved and said with emotion, "This time, we are finally going to make a lot of money!"
With just a few words, the three of them decided who would own the stone statue, as if they had already taken it into their possession.
At the same time, the blonde girl had discovered that Keigo Masaki was not here, and this discovery made her feel a little panicked.
Because according to her memory, Masaki Keigo should have arrived here a long time ago and was busy debugging the 'optogenetics converter'.
"…What's going on?"
“Is it the butterfly effect that I caused?”
The blonde girl frowned tightly, thinking quickly in her mind: "Gai Ozark showed up yesterday. Although a giant panda monster jumped out to disrupt the situation, the goal should have been achieved!"
"Daiko has been seriously injured. With Masaki Keigo's strength, there is no way he will fail."
"Even if they failed, it shouldn't be like this now. At least the Sediq Company will definitely be investigated by the government and the Earth Defense Force. But these things didn't happen, which means that Masaki Keigo has not been arrested."
"He must have been distracted by something beyond his plan..."
Thinking of this, the blonde girl bent down, picked up a stone and threw it towards the stone platform in front.
“Crackle—”
In an instant, countless blue and white electric sparks burst out around the stone platform, easily stopping the stones and turning them into powder.
This is the protection mechanism set up by Keigo Masaki to protect the 'Optogenetic Converter'.
The blonde girl already knew this, and also had a way to undo it.
But now, she had no intention of lifting the restrictions of the power grid. Instead, she triggered it with a stone, then quickly walked to the entrance of the cave, tightly gripped the Glock pistol in her hand, stuck to the wall, and waited patiently.
Then, about ten minutes later, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the tunnel.
Ning Yi and the other two, who had been waiting impatiently, suddenly perked up and looked up.
Masaki Keigo, who was knocked unconscious by Fan Xian's knife yesterday, came hurriedly over. He had a bandage on his head and his shirt was disheveled. It seemed that he had just rushed over from home.
The reason why he came here in such a hurry was because of the power grid that was inexplicably triggered.
Suddenly, Masaki Keigo, who was about to enter the cave, stopped and looked at the tunnel wall on the right with a frown.
Although he was still five or six meters away from the end of the tunnel, he could still hear the rapid heartbeat coming from the right side of the cave entrance.
“Someone!”
Masaki Keigo frowned tightly and subconsciously raised his hand to his lower back.
……Um?
Masaki Keigo was slightly startled, and then he felt something was wrong.
What happened yesterday happened so suddenly and so strangely that his thoughts were a little confused now. After discovering that the power grid had been triggered, he didn't even think about it and rushed over in a hurry with empty hands.
“Who on earth is that…?”
While thinking rapidly in his mind, Masaki Keigo gritted his teeth and continued walking forward.
After all, the sound of footsteps in the tunnel is more obvious than the sound of heartbeat.
If he slowed down or turned around and ran, he would definitely be discovered by the other party.
Therefore, the best way is to slow down the other party first and hide the fact that you have discovered the other party in the dark.
It has to be said that Keigo Masaki was indeed very alert, but he underestimated the alertness of his opponent.
As soon as Masaki Keigo paused, the blonde girl realized something was wrong.
She gritted her teeth, gripped the pistol tightly, counted to three, then suddenly jumped out of the tunnel entrance and pulled the trigger towards the tunnel without hesitation.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Five consecutive shots fired five bullets into the tunnel.
Masaki Keigo had anticipated this, so he dodged in the general direction of the gun.
But the bullet that hit the tunnel wall bounced back and tore a piece of flesh from Keigo Masaki's calf.
A severe pain came from his leg. Masaki Keigo gritted his teeth, endured the pain and roared, then used the force of pushing against the wall and quickly approached the cave entrance with extremely agile body.
The blonde girl panicked and couldn't help but pull the trigger repeatedly.
But this subconscious shooting will follow a mechanical pattern with the same time intervals.
Keigo Masaki didn't even need to stare at the girl's fingers. He just needed to stare at the muzzle of the gun and suddenly change direction before the specific time arrived, and he could dodge most of the bullets.
The reason why it is the majority is mainly because the movement space in the tunnel is too narrow.
Even if he possessed skills far beyond those of ordinary humans, it would be difficult for him to dodge all the bullets.
When he got close to the blonde girl, there were already two bloody holes and seven or eight bloody marks on Masaki Keigo's arms and left leg.
But even so, his movements were still as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he kicked the gun out of the girl's hand, and then roared and swung his right fist, punching the girl in the face.
To the surprise of Ning Yi and others, the blonde girl's skills were actually quite good.
After the initial panic, she actually avoided Masaki Keigo's fist and kicked him on his injured left leg instead.
Masaki Keigo cried out in pain, then rushed forward with red eyes.
The two of them fought in close combat. After several exchanges, the blonde girl's cheeks and arms were covered with bruises, but the man opposite her was even worse off, with blood almost soaking through his clothes.
Finally, after a collision of fists and legs, Masaki Keigo's left leg was seriously injured, and he staggered and fell to the ground.
The blonde girl who was knocked away by Masaki Keigo's punch got up in a panic, used her hands and feet to get to the fallen Glock pistol, grabbed it, and turned to point it at Masaki Keigo.
Seeing this scene, a look of horror appeared on Masaki Keigo's face.
He quickly said: "Krista, I..."
“Bang!”
A gunshot was heard, and flames burst out at the muzzle, illuminating the pale but extremely cold face of the blonde girl.