Chapter 348: No.111: wtm simply packs up the building!

The cosmic fear-demon Zett (SpaceFear-DemonZett) is 45 meters tall.

Although it was made by modifying an Ultraman suit, given that Ultramen are about 50 meters tall on average, it is somewhat short.

The cosmic dinosaur Hyper Zetton (HyperZetton) is 70 meters tall, a tall figure among humanoid monsters; if you lack awareness, you might refer to Thunder Slayer.

Thunder Slayer is 53 meters tall; Ai Lei King, not counting tail length, is also 53 meters, same as Ace Slayer, both considered benchmarks for Ultraman height.

And Galatron at 61 meters is already half a head taller than an ordinary Ultraman.

Thus we can see Hyper Zetton's tall stature, as well as the embarrassment of the cosmic fear-demon Zett.

Especially since these two appear together.

At the moment of release, the instrument's own emitted light further creates a sense of oppression—this is the aesthetic charm of the storage instrument's design!

This design scheme has long been popularized in all of Zetton Company's monster storage devices, highlighting that even a Peguimon can give you a badass entrance!

But that designer obviously did not anticipate that their work would encounter such a scene.

If enough monsters are released, no one will pay attention to this.

But Zetton Company didn't even go all out with weapons; it merely released those two heavyweights.

Thus this debut isn't very perfect.

Some might even laugh at it, for example, a certain Miss Shinjo sitting in a car, sticking her head out the window.

"Hahaha, Suzi-chan, did you see that? The height difference is just too great!"

"It's practically like going to do a crosstalk routine."

After getting into the escape vehicle, the pink-haired JK's sense of crisis seemed to fade, and then the pressure fell on Shi Huaiya, who had become the driver again.

And the horse girl she greeted was still looking toward the other side, her eyes full of obvious worry.

Although Ailisuzhi hasn't watched Ultraman X and hasn't seen Grilza's first appearance, their performance in Ultraman Zeta is enough to acknowledge their existence.

Even if she now takes out the monster detector she bought while strolling other stalls earlier, aiming it at the distant glowing-headed little yellow person, there is still no reaction.

Its mass is zero, and its energy is also zero.

This is Grilza.

It exists here, but ordinary equipment cannot give any reliable reading.

Only when they release purple lightning-like light, multiple light orbs and light whips, and even energy beams, does the reading on the small device suddenly jump.

The astonishing numbers it gives are, however, all there is.

It cannot detect the source of the released energy.

The real records can be far more shocking than the on-screen special effects, and yet that guinea pig guy still says to stay and have a look?

She frowned, not even noticing Qian's earlier words, while Shinjo Qian looked at her profile, not bothering to comfort her, just turning her head back to look out her own side window.

And at this moment, the one who paid attention to her was the driver: "You're not scared at all?"

Shi Huaiya couldn't help but ask.

Actually, she should be the most relaxed here.

After all, as someone whose strength is insufficient to set foot on this battlefield, but whose authority and status are enough for the messenger to deliver news to headquarters first… she only needs to act as a humanoid scout's eye.

No one would ask her to get involved in that battlefield, and she herself is aware of her own strength level.

Now, with her gripping the steering wheel and the throttle wide open, the pressure actually comes from this terrible road condition—many who, like her, refuse to use a teleportation array to flee, instead insisting on racing in vehicles, are competing with her.

For her, the pressure is indeed considerable; she really wishes that at times like this, a Xingxiong would sit in the car to take over.

If Lin Dun were also here, that would be perfect, but he chose to stay there……

Shi Huaiya is also somewhat uneasy.

How can there be a logic where police officers flee while civilians stay on the front lines?

Even if that civilian is a mercenary, the footage of their performance in the Heaven Gate City riot is astonishing, yet the scene in the rearview mirror now only makes her feel uncertain.

The background noise, a mix of chaotic broadcast music, laser fire, and explosion sounds, plus the surrounding buildings' collapse and fragmentation, the sky‑blanketing flames are not lacking in oblique projectiles shooting forward, directly smashing out obstacles and crystallized pits, forcing her to immediately activate levitation and six‑tube continuous spray.

At this moment, she thought of the natural disaster she had never actually seen in her hometown.

But precisely because she hasn't seen it, she feels that even a natural disaster is no more than this, and it's nothing compared to the showdown of the three monsters.

So her face also finds it hard to relax.

Meanwhile, the girl sitting by the rear‑seat window keeps a curve on her lips.

"What are you afraid of? Worried about the little snake left inside?"

"What then?" the driver's expression grew serious.

As for the girl named Shinjo Qian, Shi Huaiya doesn't know much about her.

She merely has the right to a stall at the monster exhibition, and is clearly close to Lin Dun, but obviously not to the point of being a couple.

Perhaps their relationship isn't as good as I thought… but perhaps……

Thinking of Xingxiong, Chen Huijie, and Lin Yuxia, she actually finds it easy to imagine another possibility.

That is……

"You guess why I and Suzi‑chan always want to see the little snake make a fool of itself? Officer‑chan~"

"……" This subtle form of address obviously makes Shi Huaiya unaccustomed; she thinks she might correct the title, but what really matters is still the other person's question.

Meanwhile, Suzi finally turned her head, noticing that her name had been mentioned.

The faint worry lingering on her face also, at this moment, turned into realization.

Could the answer to this question not simply be that you two have terrible personalities…… Officer Miss muttered to herself.

Just thinking of Lin Dun's saying: "I am the most law‑abiding person, and conversely, their problems are huge," this answer practically begs to be spoken.

But this obviously cannot be considered the answer they want to hear; Shi Huaiya has a premonition.

This premonition is also the professional intuition she had as a former Senior Inspector.

Trying to reverse‑engineer how from this very sentence?

The memory of criminal investigation studies was awakened, but Shi Huaiya's thoughts were still racing, not yet having reached a conclusion, when that impatient girl had already announced the answer:

"Because he's never been embarrassed, Officer~"

The girl sighed irritably.

Meanwhile, the horse girl seemed to recall something, finally putting on a smile.

Xin Tiao caught sight of that smile, but merely curled his lip, then put on a gloomy smile and said:

"Isn't it easy to understand? If you have someone like that around, always appearing completely at ease…"

"You'd surely want to see him flustered and embarrassed, right?"

As she said this, she lifted the sleeve of her jacket to her ear, turned her head, and looked out the window again.

Even though she was of the same sex, Shi Huaiya could not deny that the other person now possessed a youthful, cute charm—something that, for her in her early twenties, had already begun to fade.

It reminded her of her time at the academy.

But the poor road conditions of the lane were clearly not a place to properly reminisce about the past, and her question had not truly been answered.

"So you mean you believe he can continue to handle things with ease in this situation?"

"Rather, it's precisely in this situation, closely related to monsters, that he absolutely can handle things with ease!"

Xin Tiao Qian turned her head, wearing a happy smile, looked at her, then turned to Suzi: "Right, Suzi-chan?"

"Whatever field that guy has researched, he always seems confident to the point of arrogance, doesn't he?"

Suzi heard this and froze; she seemed to hear again that demonic whisper in her ear.

"'You seek speed, and I give you victory.'"

This could completely dispel the gloom in her heart, and she said proudly:

"... Exactly! Without this level, I couldn't have you as my trainer!"

Although these words were imposing, when a fireball smashed dead ahead, expanding into a huge fire wave nearly a hundred meters wide sideways, even the driver had to slam on the brakes and jerk the steering wheel, while the other two had to shut their mouths to endure the violent jolting.

According to the electronic map's record, they had already pulled over three kilometers away, yet still had not truly reached a safe distance.

They were still on the battlefield; they should focus more on their surroundings.

—

At the center of the battlefield, only Jiet, Haipa Jetton, and Greeza faced off.

Jetton Company could clearly have dispatched more forces, but it only sent these two; someone like Miss Shi Huaiya, lacking professional knowledge, would naturally have some doubts.

This doubt is easily answered: against an enemy like Greeza, lower-level combat power not only cannot help, but actually becomes a hindrance to the enemy.

Simply put, Greeza itself, despite being utter "nothing" and "non-existence,"

whether its form is a cocoon-like sphere or a strange humanoid, is merely a projection onto reality, unable to be attacked or interfered with.

A lifeform with no material or energy response is, compared to living beings, more like a "phenomenon."

Yet it still needs energy to sustain itself, and even more energy to develop itself.

To do so, it must interfere with reality.

Drawing on the energy of life and the energy of planets, it accepts all, for it is void, thus naturally lacking a definite self-consciousness, and certainly will not consider restraint.

Acting purely on instinct to feed and grow, if you send it fodder troops, there is no doubt you are aiding the enemy.

Even if it feeds on the cosmic sphere Spheia and various monsters, and also imitates the despair and screams of countless sentient beings, Haipa Jetton,

and that equally outstanding product of the Jetton production line, the demon fiend Jiet,

no one thinks they will surely win.

After all…

The void monster Greeza is not the kind of opponent that can be defeated simply by amassing power.

A "phenomenon" whose essence is "nothing," taking on a monster's form and imprinting itself on biological retinas, although it can attack and defend, how can you strike it?

It is not hidden in the cracks of dimensions and space, but rather like a black hole swallowing everything, to the point of once being called the "Cosmic Hole."

Even Haipa Jetton, capable of moving through distorted space, cannot truly reach its existence; despite possessing a tremendous, terrifying destructive power, it can only be used to block or counter the attacks it releases.

"Is this your response? Indeed, you can only buy time."

Under the guidance and opposition of Jetton and Jiet, the battlefield center was not Jetton Company's shaky office building.

Although there remains a risk of being caught in an AOE wave, Jetton's demon fiend Jiet is clearly conscious in defending against the attacks coming this way, so this place is actually the safest.

At the same time, it is what the merchant hoped for.

He stood at the entrance of this building, glanced at the three-headed Aopeng T0-T1 Monster showdown, sneered, lifted his hand and traced a mark in midair, then walked into the building.

A few seconds later, a demon emerged from the rubble corner.

"Has the Bal Beast X not appeared yet?"

"No."

"... If so, follow the merchant's account and check the records."

"The organization that brought Greeza here should also be related to this exhibition; they ought to have a means to deal with Greeza."

"What about you? Will you follow him inside?"

"No need."

Aomo said, waving at the figure with flowing light breaking through the rubble not far away.

"Mr. Kai! Over here!"

"Long story short, can you lift that office building together with its foundations?"

"Okay, the resistance forged in Elden Ring isn't that bad!"

"Today I'm not so dizzy! I saw Zuoci!"