A person in Ultraman receives a gift from the will of Earth at the start.

Chapter 162 The Final Farewell

Surprisingly, Daigo was not sitting next to Rena in the Sherlock patrol car.

Rena, in the driver's seat, showed no impatience but was delighted by Daigo's thoughtfulness.

The patrol car started slowly, with Daigo and Shinjo sitting in the back.

He asked Shin-joo, who had been unusually quiet today, in a low voice, "What's wrong? You don't seem to be acting right."

Xincheng sighed and said sadly, "I have friends who have lost their lives because of various things, and every investigation has come to nothing. Don't they know how worried and heartbroken the families of the victims are?"

"We are losing some of the best qualities that belong to humankind, such as kindness and empathy."

Daigo patted Shinjo on the shoulder and said, "The world has just stabilized, and what you said isn't impossible to come back to."

"Aren't those children I've seen before exactly what they possess?"

"We should trust the wisdom of future generations."

Xincheng gave a wry smile and shook his head: "I hope so, but looking at the chaos before me, it's hard to be optimistic. Just like with Sira before, the victims were so innocent, yet such consequences occurred. If it weren't for the Naga in the end, it would probably be my lifelong regret."

Daigo gazed out the window. The city streets were changing rapidly, with all sorts of high-tech skyscrapers rising up, but leaving behind increasingly worse air quality. "New City, that's precisely why we must stay here. Our duty is not only to protect the Earth, but also to bring hope to everyone. Every action, every act of helping others, is sowing seeds of kindness. One day, they will grow into towering trees on this land."

Lina, who was in the front row, heard their conversation and turned her head slightly to say, "Daigo is right. Don't forget, we have so many partners fighting alongside us, and we all share the same belief. Just like during the rescue in the ruins, those strangers were able to work together. That's the shining example of the beautiful side of humanity."

A glimmer of light gradually returned to Xincheng's eyes. He sat up straight and took a deep breath: "You're right. We can't let temporary darkness negate everything. I'm just feeling a little discouraged right now, but I won't be like that again."

The patrol car continued on its way, and the sunlight streaming in through the windows seemed to dispel some of the gloom inside.

At the same time, they also received a message from headquarters.

The investigation has been cancelled.

Although it was all for nothing, Lina didn't want it to end like that. They were victims to begin with, and she didn't want to cause them further harm.

When the three returned to the base, Yumi Kenmura came along with a piece of debris that looked like a spaceship.

Kensuke nodded to Lin Yeming, revealing a charming smile.

His expression then turned serious, and he said solemnly, "These fragments were brought back from the Cosmic Energy Center. After analysis, it can be confirmed that they are fragments of the Jeep III spacecraft."

Upon hearing this conclusion, the group reacted in different ways.

Shinjo asked incredulously, "So, this monster is Jeep 3? Are the astronauts the ones piloting it?"

Staff Officer Nan Yuan walked into the scene and said very seriously, "We can only say it's Jeep 3, but we can't be sure if it was operated by astronauts."

Nanbara stated that he came as a representative of the General Staff.

Intermediary Hui stood up and gave up her seat, and Lin Yeming also understood that this matter was too big and the higher-ups needed to take personal control.

At this moment, Ye Rui suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Found it!"

"what happened?"

Ye Rui's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Someone as smart as Dr. Jiang Qi should have left some kind of message."

"Sure enough, I found this message on Dr. Jiang Qi's personal computer."

Ye Rui pressed the Enter key to project the video onto the main screen.

Megumi smiled and praised, "As expected of the 'brain' of the GUTS team."

After speaking, Xincheng turned off the lights and looked at the main screen.

Dr. Jiang Qi's body appears somewhat distorted in the image.

His language was concise, quickly explaining the cause and effect.

It turns out that when Dr. Jiang Qi and his team were piloting the Jeep III on their final exploration, they suddenly encountered a mysterious energy that merged with them and transformed the spaceship into the form they feared most.

Monsters are what Earthlings fear most right now!

Everyone quickly absorbed the information and listened to Dr. Jiang Qi continue his explanation.

"I suspect this mysterious energy entity is here for the spaceship's energy, and it is currently heading towards Earth."

“I can tell that this monster has absorbed our knowledge.”

"Be very careful, it has its sights set on Earth's energy resources!"

On screen, Dr. Jiang Qi bowed and said, "I'm so sorry, we can't control him. Please stop him!"

After he finished speaking, the screen went dark, and the lights in the command room came on.

After everyone had processed the information, Zongfang raised a question: "Since Dr. Jiang Qi and the others were assimilated by the monsters, how did they end up with their families?"

Daigo is a very empathetic person, and he understood instantly.

He paused for a moment and said, "Perhaps... perhaps the astronauts' strong feelings for their families materialized through the monster's energy, but the monster doesn't understand emotions, so it didn't interfere!"

"Is this appearance perhaps the astronauts' final farewell?"

Horii said, somewhat finding it hard to accept.

Chizuru's one act of willfulness may have cost her even the last chance to communicate with her father.

Horii didn't know how to bring this up with Chizuru.

"Horie, I also found a video for Chizuru on Dr. Ezaki's personal computer. I'm sending it to you now..."

Horii nodded bitterly.

Watching the one-minute video, Horii could only close his eyes and forward it to Chizuru, then turn on the Do Not Disturb mode on his communicator…

drop drop drop

An emergency call rang, and Zong Fang answered it in one quick step.

"This is the command center."

"Okay, I see."

Zongfang hung up the phone and said, "Staff officer, captain, the monster has appeared. According to predictions, it will land at the Tsurugi Power Plant."

At the same time, Staff Officer Nan Yuan also received an order from the staff council.

Staff Officer Nan Yuan stood up and said solemnly, "After a meeting, it was decided to implement the plan to annihilate the monsters."

Shinjo's eyes welled up with tears as he asked, unable to accept it, "Are we just going to abandon the astronauts of Jeep 3 like this?"

"This is to protect the Earth; we can't have it both ways..."

Seeing this, Munakata quickly drew his attention back: "Victory Team, move out!"

Xincheng rallied and shouted, "Yes!"

Watching Shinjo leave with his helmet in his arms, Lin Yeming called out, "Shinjo, have faith in the possibilities of humanity!"