Chapter 134: 130 The Storm Is Coming, Wind Fills the Tower (Fifth Update, Request Full Subscription!)

The so-called "Titrem" is a trace substance found in water.

As long as there is water, this substance can be extracted infinitely.

After processing, it becomes a clean and safe new energy source, with very promising prospects.

"The intelligence report mentioned a hole beside the Titrem storage tank—it doesn't look man-made or naturally formed..."

"It must have been dug by a monster—did the monster steal it? This is a violation of human property rights."

"Although TPC probably won't take on the request to investigate... let's inform Team member Qi Ming first."

Just as Emi was about to find Qi Ming, an urgent alert suddenly popped up.

A TPC transport aircraft collided with a civilian airliner over the Arctic!

Over three hundred people were killed!

The chief was stunned: "How could this happen! This has never occurred before!"

After investigation, it was discovered that three days ago, two other airliners also collided in the Arctic region.

At the time, it was thought to be coincidence, but with consecutive accidents, it now seems highly unusual.

Shirogane: "Alright, let's investigate."

Yamada: "The deputy leader was exhausted from testing the Mega Drive system yesterday—let me go. My piloting skills are just as good."

Shirogane: "Alright, I'm counting on you."

Qi Ming suddenly said: "Team member Yamada, take the Snow White—maybe you can also test the Mega Drive system along the way."

Yamada laughed: "Team member Qi Ming, how can you test an unproven Mega Drive system on Earth? What if you crash into something?"

But Shirogane felt something was off—he sensed Qi Ming had a deeper meaning behind his words.

He replied that even without activating the Mega Drive system, the Snow White's performance is exceptional and can still resist electromagnetic interference.

"Alright then." In fact, Yamada was also curious about the Mega Drive system, so he set off in the Snow White.

He flew over Hokkaido at 2.8 Mach, crossed the Bering Sea, and headed toward the Arctic region.

An hour later, Delta Space Station transmitted new emergency intelligence.

The island that Nagi Sawako saw yesterday is real!

Looking at the footage on the main screen, Kishida said: "This isn't a meteor—it's an island, a three-kilometer-wide island!"

Shirogane: "Rather than an island, it's more like a fortress—clearly not naturally formed."

The next moment, the mechanical island suddenly fired a bolt of lightning straight toward Earth.

"Boom!" A lightning bolt struck a snow-covered village, destroying dozens of homes.

"Whoosh!" A lightning bolt hit a helicopter, instantly incinerating everyone inside.

"If I lose this time, I'll give you this..." The voice cut off abruptly as a lightning bolt struck a casino, killing all the gamblers.

Watching the data on the main screen, Emi's face grew increasingly grim: "Due to lightning strikes on the ground, widespread fires have broken out, and casualty numbers are still being counted."

Soon, a high-level emergency meeting was convened; the chiefs were shocked that the enemy was attacking Earth directly from outer space.

"That massive island won't be vulnerable to conventional weapons."

"Chief He, how's Dr. Segawa doing? Let's just destroy it with the Super Weapon R1."

"No, the mechanical island is too close to Earth—using the Super Weapon R1 at this range would endanger us too."

"Besides, the Super Weapon R1 isn't finished yet. Dr. Segawa has developed a new approach, so the current R1 being built is an improved version over the previous one."

"Deploy the Atlantean!"

The chiefs agreed: the Victory Team would pilot the secretly constructed space battleship Atlantean to destroy the mechanical island. "What? The island is real? I'm coming back right away!" Yamada said upon hearing the news.

At that moment, he had already reached the Arctic Circle in the Snow White.

On the way, he spotted a lighthouse but thought nothing of it and paid it no mind.

"Whoosh!" The lighthouse flashed, and suddenly, a surreal aurora appeared in the sky.

Shirogane also believed the priority was stopping the mechanical island's attacks, so he ordered Yamada to abandon his investigation for now.

"Alright, I'm turning back now... wait! System malfunction—control sticks are unresponsive! I can't turn the Snow White around—I've lost control!" Yamada's panicked voice crackled over the comms.

Shirogane shouted: "Explain the situation!"

Yamada: "The cause is unknown, but most control systems are offline—the Snow White seems to be being pulled forward by some force, and I can't regain control!"

Nagi Sawako: "It's confirmed—the previous airliner and transport collisions weren't accidents."

She ordered Emi to immediately contact all airlines and forbid them from flying into the Arctic region.

Emi: "Understood... but it's too late—a civilian airliner with four hundred passengers is already inside the Arctic Circle!"

Nagi Sawako: "Contact them immediately—order them to turn back!"

The civilian aircraft responded: "Impossible—we've veered off course! We've lost control of our plane too!"

This identical scenario left everyone speechless.

Emi's voice trembled with urgency: "At this trajectory, Yamada's Snow White and the civilian plane will collide head-on in twenty minutes!"

Shirogane remained silent: "Four hundred lives..."

Qi Ming, however, already understood what was happening.

This is a scene from Ultraseven Episode 24, "Return to the North."

In that episode, the Gananians invaded to seize control of Earth's Arctic region.

They disguised their spacecraft as lighthouses, emitting strange auroras that disrupted aircraft controls, causing collisions and crashes.

This disorienting light was so powerful it once took control of the electronic brain of the capsule monster Uyndam, forcing it to attack Seven himself.

"Another enemy from Ultraseven—looks like the captain didn't clean them up properly."

"It seems in this world, Seven only completed the main storylines: 'The Invisible Challenger,' 'The Secret of the Lake,' 'The Ultra Guard Marches West,' 'Super Weapon R1,' 'The Assassination of Seven,' and 'The Duel Between Dan and Seven.'"

"Side stories like 'Time Stopped,' 'The 0.1-Second Kill,' and 'Return to the North' remain unresolved—and now I have to handle them."

"Then again, if the captain had cleared every single episode, he'd be as weak as in the finale, barely able to stand."

As Qi Ming pondered this, Nagi Sawako spoke urgently: "Team member Yamada, activate the Snow White's self-destruct timer—set it to 360 seconds—and evacuate immediately!"

Yamada tried: "No good—the ejection system is offline too—I can't bail out!"

These words stunned Nagi and the others.

How could this happen? Was there no way to prevent this tragedy?

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