Chapter 241

"Of course, we humans will definitely defeat the darkness once again! I have always firmly believed in this point."

Hearing Da Gu's reply, the sorrow on Ju Jianhui's face faded quite a bit, and she quickly encouraged Shengzai: "Victory Team's GUTS Wing 1 and 2 have already been flown to the front lines by Zongfang and Xincheng for support."

"However, Team Member Shengzai previously reported that the GUTS Wings are already somewhat outdated in terms of both performance and weaponry."

"Therefore, the TPC Scientific Research Bureau has developed a new fighter jet for our Victory Team: the GUTS EX-J large-scale separation fighter."

"The GUTS EX-J uses the most advanced high-efficiency jet engine system and can also separate into 'Alpha' and 'Beta' during combat."

"Next, I will sortie with you all. Da Gu and I will pilot Alpha, and you and Lina will pilot Beta, Shengzai."

When Shengzai and the others arrived at the underground Level 133 F4 hangar, they saw the GUTS EX-J, which had been developed in secret.

Compared to the yellow fuselage of the GUTS Wing, the GUTS EX-J had a black alloy fuselage paired with red stripes, giving it a very high-tech appearance.

Moreover, the overall performance of the GUTS EX-J was far beyond that of the GUTS Wing 1 and 2; the GUTS Wing 1 and 2 only had a top speed of about Mach 4.

In its combined state, the GUTS EX-J had a flight speed of over Mach 7, and even in their separated states, Alpha and Beta reached speeds of Mach 5.3 and Mach 5.8, respectively.

Da Gu didn't know why Ju Jianhui had paired herself with him and Shengzai with Lina, but before departing, he still took the initiative to suggest that it would be better to pilot Alpha with Shengzai.

That's right, compared to being in a group with Ju Jianhui and Lina, Da Gu now wanted to be in a group with Shengzai even more.

Even Lina, upon hearing Da Gu's request, watched the two of them from the side with a sour expression: "Da Gu and Shengzai really have a close relationship. You two are always acting all mysterious together, and now you're even fighting to be in the same group for a mission."

Hearing Da Gu's request, Ju Jianhui frowned slightly and then spoke: "Team Member Da Gu, do you feel that because I have been commanding battles from the rear for many years, you are worried that I will hold you back?"

Ju Jianhui's unhappy retort left Da Gu speechless, not knowing how to explain.

He wanted to be in a group with Shengzai simply because they were both Ultramen; if they were in a group, it would be easier to transform later, and they wouldn't even need to deliberately hide it.

But now that Captain Ju Jianhui had insisted on splitting him and Shengzai up, didn't that mean that when they had to transform later, the Alpha and Beta in their maiden battle would inevitably crash?

Either way, they were going to crash; crashing one was better than crashing two. Besides, Xincheng was one thing, but with the Captain with him, the pressure to deliberately pilot the fighter to be hit was immense...

Shortly after leaving the marine base, the GUTS EX-J successfully completed its separation. The Alpha piloted by Da Gu and Ju Jianhui headed to the Shinjuku battlefield, while the Beta piloted by Shengzai and Lina flew toward the Shibuya district.

The brand-new fighter, whether in terms of speed or the weapons it carried, truly crushed the original GUTS Wing in power.

The fire-launching cannon and super thermal flame beam carried by Alpha, while unable to directly finish off the Demon Bird Zoiger, did indeed leave the opponent looking battered and exhausted.

But facts proved that even with humanity's most advanced weapons and fighter jets, they still had no way to deal with a behemoth like the Demon Bird Zoiger.

Under the all-out bombardment of the new fighter jets, the Demon Bird Zoiger would get injured, but finishing it off was simply a joke.

And facing these "little bugs" with extremely fast flight speeds, the Demon Bird Zoiger, after attacking a few times to no avail, simply ignored them and continued its violent demolition.

Anyway, while those so-called high-tech human weapons hurt when they hit it, they couldn't cause any actual damage. Once it razed the surroundings to the ground, it would naturally come back to slowly deal with these damn bugs.

Atop a skyscraper a bit further away from the Demon Bird Zoiger, the three of them, having transformed into humans, watched the new fighter jets fighting the Demon Bird Zoiger with expressions of disdain.

Previously, they had been worried that after thirty million years, human technology might have evolved to be even better, but they hadn't expected to see a scene like this.

"Humans are indeed stupid and weak creatures. I didn't expect that after thirty million years, not only have they made no progress, but they have even become worse."

"I think if Tiga doesn't make a move, we won't even need to act ourselves; just these few Demon Bird Zoigers would be enough for us to rule the world!"

Watching the human army being continuously pushed back by the Demon Bird Zoiger, Hitra and Darram showed expressions of contempt.

Before, Carmilla had reminded them to be cautious, but now it seemed their previous worries were completely unnecessary.

The current human technology and civilization were far inferior to the super-ancient civilization of thirty million years ago. As long as they took care of Tiga, any one of them could pierce through this planet.

And while the three of them were watching the show, Da Gu, piloting Alpha, was currently full of worry.

Watching his side's army being continuously pushed back and the city buildings being destroyed, Da Gu wanted to crash the plane to transform, but damn it, this Demon Bird Zoiger simply ignored them.

If he didn't crash the plane, how was he supposed to transform? Was he supposed to pull out the... Spark Lens in front of the Captain?

And just as Da Gu was hesitating, Ju Jianhui behind him suddenly spoke up.

"Team Member Da Gu, are you not yet prepared to become light?"

Hearing Ju Jianhui's words, Da Gu was stunned, and then asked with a look of surprise: "Captain, how did you know... Could it be that Shengzai told you?"

Looking at Da Gu's surprised expression, Ju Jianhui said calmly: "I had guessed it roughly before, but I didn't expect Team Member Shengzai to be in the know as well. No wonder you wanted to be in a group with him just now."

"Da Gu, become Tiga. I will help you keep the secret. The cost of Alpha is much higher than the GUTS Wing; we really can't just crash it."

Hearing what Ju Jianhui said, Da Gu finally revealed a look of sudden realization.

So Captain Ju Jianhui had insisted on being in a group with him to prevent him from using a plane crash to cover up his transformation.

Unfortunately, their Captain was likely to be disappointed. Because his identity was exposed, Alpha might be able to avoid the fate of "crashing," but on Shengzai's side, Beta would likely crash as well...

Ju Jianhui only knew that he, Da Gu, was Ultraman Tiga, but she didn't know that Shengzai was not only in the know, but was also another Giant of Light—Ultraman Hela!

(End of chapter)