Inside the office of the Minami Gymnasium.
Having hung up the phone, Xia Yan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. This way, Gen would definitely rush over quickly. This was also the reason he specifically came to the Minami Gymnasium instead of using his own smartphone to directly dial the MAC team's dedicated line.
The tension in his mind eased a bit. Truly, the dragon-slayer youth eventually becomes the dragon. Everyone hates a riddler, yet everyone can't help but become one themselves.
Gen's state of mind over at the MAC team remained unknown for now, but smiles don't disappear; they just transfer.
Xia Yan knew how despicable this behavior was, but there was no other way given the urgency of the situation.
Forgive me, Gen. This is the last time.
Speaking of which, during the Kuroshio Island submergence incident, Hiko really was in mortal danger. If Gen hadn't stirred the power of the Leo constellation in his anguish to revive her, she probably would have kicked the bucket right in the hospital.
Looking across the long history of Ultraman, even up to the New Generation, this was pretty wild. After all, not many female leads almost get written off in the first episode.
Mulling over random thoughts, the taut string in Xia Yan's heart relaxed. He pushed open the door and walked out of the gymnasium office, planning to bum a meal first.
More than half a day had passed since he arrived here.
Money that had become just a string of numbers on this Earth couldn't buy food, and he hadn't eaten anything yet.
However, Xia Yan hadn't experienced a monster invasion before, so he had underestimated the danger level during the Leo era.
Just as he reached the area where the students trained, before he could go find Ōmura Tadashi and Hiko, the gymnasium floor began to shake, accompanied by two strange monster roars!
"Unbelievable! So fast!" A sense of foreboding rose in Xia Yan's heart.
By now, all the children inside the gymnasium acted as if they had drilled this many times. With practiced ease, they dropped whatever they were holding and started sprinting outside without looking back.
Very quickly, a group of students surged past Xia Yan.
Menda Tōru, passing by, even kindly shouted a warning: "Mister, run! Monsters are coming!"
Even as he shouted, Menda Tōru and his sister Menda Kaoru had already run far ahead.
Outside the Minami Gymnasium, people were screaming in terror as they fled for their lives. Buildings crumbled and collapsed under the violent tremors.
One red and one black monster, having landed ashore, were whipping up massive waves that surged towards the island!
They were the twin monsters controlled by Magma Seijin, Black Giras and Red Giras!
Under the command of the hidden Magma Seijin, the two monsters kept stirring up tsunamis, attempting to completely submerge the entire Kuroshio Island!
Bridges snapped, tall buildings toppled!
As air currents rapidly rose and accumulated, the sky gradually filled with dark clouds!
Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed as a torrential downpour fell, as if oppressive darkness itself was squeezing down on people's hearts!
Xia Yan had just run out of the Minami Gymnasium. Looking up, he saw this apocalyptic scene:
"Holy shit!!!" He exclaimed instinctively in perfect Mandarin. Then, he saw the two monsters, one black and one red, in the distance!
When he realized these two monsters were steadily advancing towards this area, despite being mentally prepared, only upon truly seeing the monsters did he realize how terrifying they were.
Even without having eaten, Xia Yan's body didn't feel weak now. Pumped up by the adrenaline surging within, he instantly felt energized and alert!
Then he turned and ran for his life!
The twin monsters continued to roar and snarl. Apart from their body colors, they looked identical.
They resembled giant lizards standing upright, with sharp horns on their heads. Those were the organs they used to receive control commands from Magma Seijin and to release their ray attacks.
The large, crescent-shaped horns on their backs were weapons used when performing the Giras Spin—not only could they spin and crash into enemies, but they could also block and reflect enemy attacks.
It was the Giras Spin that caught Dan Moroboshi off guard, leading to his leg being broken.
Right now, the twin monsters swung their claws, roaring as energy gathered at the horns on their heads!
Two curtain-like, lightning-shaped rays were unleashed onto the sea surface, whipping up towering tsunamis!
As the seawater surged and crashed, all buildings along the way were continually knocked down and submerged!
The water level across Kuroshio Island was slowly rising, seawater already spreading under people's feet.
Xia Yan, swept along in the large crowd fleeing for their lives, was constantly battered by cold waves, combined with the pouring rain.
Soon, his clothes were completely soaked. Glancing back, he saw the black and red Giras monsters now not far behind him, and his heart filled with terror!
The monsters are still chasing me! Damn it!
Where's Leo! Help!
Everything had been planned out, just waiting for Gen—the east wind—to arrive so he could be persuaded.
But he never expected the twin monsters to attack Kuroshio Island again so quickly!
Panicked people kept running past Xia Yan. Accustomed to a life of ease, his physical fitness couldn't compare to people of this era at all.
Unsurprisingly, he gradually fell behind the crowd.
The ground cracked and collapsed with thunderous roars, shaking him so violently he nearly fell several times!
Adrenaline wasn't a cure-all. Xia Yan's steps began to grow heavy, his chest heaving violently as he felt his strength draining.
Human legs ultimately couldn't outrun monsters. The shadow behind him drew closer and closer!
At this critical moment, Xia Yan's smartphone suddenly appeared in his hand. Simultaneously, everything around him!
... seemed to go into slow motion, and his senses were instantly amplified!
People's terrified pleas for help, children's cries—all flooded into his mind!
"Mommy—Mommy, where are you—"
"My leg... it's pinned... save me—someone, please save me—"
"Ultraman—Ultraman, where are you—please, save Grandma—Grandma was swept away by the water—"
"Daddy—Daddy, wake up—Yuri doesn't have a mommy anymore—Yuri doesn't want to lose Daddy too—"
Despair permeated people's hearts, fear filled everyone's minds, and at the same time, they desperately longed for the hope named Ultraman to appear!
Intense emotions surged from the people!
The world seemed to freeze in Xia Yan's eyes. Everything paused at this moment, causing him to stop and look around.
A collapsing building hung suspended mid-air!
A massive wave hovered overhead!
Behind him, the two twin monsters, claws raised, stood frozen mid-stride!
Gradually, Xia Yan saw tiny specks of golden and black light appear on each person's body!
As if resonating with each other!
Xia Yan felt his heart at this moment was like a motor had been stuffed inside, pounding wildly!
His body wanted to draw all those light specks towards him!
But he vaguely sensed that those black light specks were probably not something good!