Ultra: Heroes Don't Ask Where They Come From

After the Alek incident, the Ultra Guard finally resumed operations after a period of consideration.

Taking that incident as an opportunity, Ultra Guard member Masaaki Kazemori received a fatal injury, and now Seven is taking over his identity.

However, for Xia Long, whether the Ultra Guard takes action or not is far from important.

It's just that because they will be involved in events that are closely related to aliens and monsters, and now Ultra Seven is in it, he will observe their actions through the back door from time to time.

In a remote place in Africa, far away from human habitation, lights are bright in the dark night.

Soldiers equipped with obviously oversized weapons were guarding the entrance of the ruins. A small transport plane was parked in the open space, and the arranged light bulbs made the surroundings clearly visible.

Soldiers continued to take out things packed in sealed boxes from the entrance that was secured by a support, transporting them out with "cautious actions only for ordinary people" and then transporting them to a small transport plane.

Although it was a small transport plane, it actually had enough space to accommodate more than thirty people. The soldiers quickly loaded the boxes onto the small transport plane.

Several professors and scholars were at a loss at the scene, with their heads down and nothing to do. Some young people looked at the cultural relics that were immediately transported after the decay period was tested, and some even had red eyes.

The area around the entire ruins has been blocked off in accordance with normal measures, but the current actions are obviously a bit unconventional. The young people could not wait to ask the professor, but even the professor was rebuffed. They said that they were scholars after all, but this was a government action. Although they did not know the value of these cultural relics, it was obviously not the time to let them explore freely.

Although the earth is now tending towards peace and is in the period of the Earth Defense Force, the geographical and political status of Africa, which is an important guess as the origin of mankind, is still as awkward as ever. It is not exploited and oppressed all the time, but it is still in a weak position.

If we evaluate it only from the perspective of civilization, it is in crisis all the time. Countless research worth recording is disappearing from the habits of indigenous peoples all the time. What was excavated from Africa this time is very important and large in scale. For some scholars who have devoted themselves to the research of related disciplines for more than ten years or even dozens of years, its preciousness is enough to make them leave their warm beds and rush here from various countries, but no one expected this result.

The military personnel were also careful to explain the issues in a serious manner while trying their best not to conflict with the scholars and cause any discord. The soldiers moved quickly to move everything, and the professor clenched his hands as he watched their movements.

With this kind of movement, it is extremely difficult to detect a new sound of footsteps.

The new man was wearing the same clothes as them, the only difference was that he didn't have a gun. He looked straight ahead and walked towards the entrance with a purpose. The entrance to the ruins had been opened very wide and secured, so there was no need to worry about any problems. When the man walked in, the soldiers guarding on both sides ignored him, as if they couldn't see him at all.

He passed by soldiers carrying boxes. At this time, incandescent lights filled the long gray corridor. The primitive buildings around made people feel as if they were walking in the long corridor of an ancient Egyptian tomb, but there were no ancient murals or statues on the walls.

In addition to the sand on the ground, there are some irregular small stones scattered in the corridor. The air still has a peculiar smell from not being ventilated for a long time, and the feeling of decay hits the nose directly. If it had not been ventilated, the air for such a long time would be enough to contain lethality to cause harm to humans.

The men did not explore the entire ruins in detail, but instead followed the soldiers' transport routes and first walked to the space from which they were carrying items.

Due to geographical movement, the entire ruins had long since sunk into the ground, so the deeper he went, the more he felt like he was walking in a place that humans could not reach, like entering an abyss. The lights of man-made objects slightly smoothed out these feelings, and he soon came to a place that was a very wide space.

Due to the man's limited knowledge, he couldn't describe it with an accurate concept, but the height was probably at least thirty meters, and the length was enough for him to walk about a hundred steps.

There are not enough lights here, but large light-emitting devices have been carried in. Some people are constantly sorting and moving the cultural relics, while others are holding an arm-sized machine and doing some detection on an empty base extending out of the ruins.

Under the illumination of the light, various scratches and cracks appeared on the surface of the wall after the darkness was removed. The murals had long lost their colors, and the things depicted were hazy and abstract. However, if one looked carefully, one would probably be able to guess some of the meaning contained in them.

"Didn't you find it?"

"It is said that people were still walking around the ruins within three months, but nothing else was found. They took away everything of value, leaving behind only some garbage... and primitive-like paintings on the murals that cut us apart."

There were two officers talking in low voices. Apart from them, the others were standing there doing nothing.

One of the officers nodded slightly and said, "As expected, the relics they left behind can almost all function as safe houses. However, all the OOPArts (artifacts unearthed in places where they should not be) that should not exist at that time must be transported out. This is Africa. Arrange the scholars according to the normal procedures, and then continue to deal with this relic."

"understood."

There were not many words, this procedure had already been repeated in my mind thousands of times before doing it.

The strange man walked away from them and came to the wall, touching it. The rough and ancient touch gradually became clearer from the palm of his hand. He kept walking forward with his hand against the wall, and his steps became slightly faster. His hand was pressed against the wall, and he could feel the uneven feeling from his fingers to his palm.

"Sir, windmill!"

Suddenly, a sharp sound was heard. The soldier who was detecting on the blank pedestal took a step back. The sharp sound was made by him, and a small indicator light on the machine in his hand emitted a red light and a small, clear buzzing sound.

With a loud bang, all the soldiers standing guard inside the ruins raised their weapons. The soldiers who were carrying items dropped the boxes in their hands and took out their guns without hesitation. Most of the black standard weapons were aimed at the base, and a few were aimed at the entrances and exits. The two officers also drew their pistols at their waists, and the soldiers next to the entrances and exits quickly blocked the entrances and exits.

In the blink of an eye, the interior of the ruins became eerily quiet. Only the raised guns silently emitted a chill. The standing soldiers had cold and expressionless faces, as if they were standing marble statues, yet people felt as if they would pull the trigger and shoot at any time in this ancient ruin.

Xia Long stopped and lowered his hand from the wall.

After 0.7 seconds, the red indicator light of the machine dimmed and the buzzing sound stopped.

"Put on infrared night vision goggles, and live ammunition personnel should not fire."

An officer raised his hand indifferently and issued an order. Immediately, someone took out an infrared camera and put it on his head to observe the life forms and outlines with special imaging in the entire ruins.

When the officer says don't shoot if someone is armed with live ammunition, what he actually means here is that if you find someone, just shoot without caring about their lives.

All the soldiers wearing infrared night vision goggles were observing their surroundings, their hands were on the trigger, but for a long time, no one fired, everyone just kept a tense posture, and thirteen seconds passed before someone whispered;

"not found."

The officer remained silent and pressed a button on a black rectangular object on his waist. The object immediately received a message. Three minutes later, footsteps were heard from the entrance. The soldiers guarding the entrance stepped aside and seven soldiers came in. The leader looked around the ruins and said to the officer in a low voice, "No problems were found."

"Eliminate the Ainu group, and the rest of you put down your guns."

The officer said, and most of the soldiers in the ruins quickly dropped their weapons. The officer then used the communication machine to contact the higher-ups, and after confirming that there were no problems, the confidentiality level of the ruins was raised to another level.

Xia Long stayed next to the soldier holding the strange machine with great interest, watching three soldiers including him explore the space again but found nothing.

He then sat on the empty pedestal for a long time, with no one looking at him, as if he were a blank slate.

He looked at the people coming and going. After the ruins were emptied, most of the personnel withdrew from the ruins, leaving only a small number of people behind. Those who stayed behind stayed in the ruins silently. Someone would replace them in three hours. It would take about a week for the ruins to be dealt with.

Xia Long was bored, so he either crossed his legs and supported his chin, or leaned back with his hands on the base.

Time passed little by little, and until the early morning, there were still people standing guard at this place. But at a certain moment, Xia Long, who was sitting on the pedestal, was leaning on the pedestal with both hands, staring blankly at Shangfeng, but suddenly he tilted his head and looked at the entrance, where a woman walked out.

The woman who walked in had a pretty face, soft features but an overly peaceful aura. She was wearing a military uniform that was exactly the same as that of the Defense Force. When she walked in, the soldiers on both sides of the entrance didn't even look at her, but Xia Long immediately made eye contact with her. When the woman saw Xia Long, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Hi."

Xia Long greeted him suddenly.

The woman didn't answer, she turned and ran away.