Ultra: Heroes Don't Ask Where They Come From

Xia Long's vacation had to be interrupted.

Because he was a member of the Tucker Team, he flew back to the base by plane from a nearby military base. The time was 2:37 in the morning.

When we arrived at the command center, Captain Long and Noriko Mikawa were both inside the base. They were both standing opposite the display screen. The captain frowned, and hadn't noticed Xia Long coming yet. Xia Long walked over and asked first;

"Captain, what happened?"

"Come and see this."

Captain Long turned around and saw Xia Long, then pointed at the screen and made a few movements with his hands. The screen quickly displayed the video.

Although surveillance cameras are not everywhere in the streets and alleys, for the special forces fighting monsters, they basically have eyes in the sky and under the sea.

On the screen, a monster suddenly appeared in the dark city, and its huge outline appeared silently in the haze. At this time, Noriko Mikawa quickly modified the settings with her fingers, and the picture suddenly became extremely clear, and the appearance of the monster appeared in front of Xia Long.

That's a bird.

Of course, it is not right to call it a bird, but from the appearance, this monster has the characteristics of a bird. It is a monster with two legs, two wings covering the sides of its body, a beak, and does not look very fierce. The feathers of the monster seem to be white, but there are also brightly colored lines and colorful feathers on it.

At this time, a cry was heard, but it seemed that the equipment could not receive it well, and the sound was very low. Mikawa Noriko amplified it again, and the sound became clear. The cry was not like the cry of a bird, but on the contrary, it was like the dull sound of a large beast panting. Then the monster on the screen began to move, but the strange thing was that he was neither flying nor walking, but jumping on one foot, which was a very obvious action that could not be mistaken.

"What happened? If this monster is still there, you should have called me to attack immediately, Captain."

"Well, let's continue reading."

In the city, the monster was walking, but its huge body would cause damage to the city itself just by moving.

But a strange thing happened. Under the monster jumping on one leg, the skyscrapers in the city seemed to be non-existent. From the outside, they seemed to be part of the same material world, but their contact and fusion with each other in the form of phantoms. And it was not the monster that was covered, but the skyscrapers that were swallowed up by the monster's appearance.

"As soon as we found this monster... no, super beast, we notified the Yamanaka team members who were patrolling nearby to rush over. Then we found this abnormal situation and dispatched other team members in case of emergency. After the trial attack, all the live ammunition penetrated the enemy. Moreover," Captain Long said to Noriko Mikawa, "speed up."

Noriko Mikawa took action again.

The speed on the screen suddenly increased. Surrounded by fighter planes, the monster moved to a deserted street. It was attacked by tracer bullets shot straight from above, but the attacks passed through the monster and exploded on the ground.

The monster let out a louder, dull high-pitched sound, and then continued walking on its own. After the fighter jet tried to attack a few more times, the monster let out a high-pitched scream as if it was stimulated, but there was no other reaction.

The fighter planes gave up the attack and everyone followed the monster. After following it for about seventeen minutes, the monster suddenly disappeared. Just like the upper and lower frames of a movie, it disappeared without a reason, without even a flying feather left.

"Judging from its sudden appearance and disappearance, this cannot be an ability that a naturally evolved monster should possess. What's even more bizarre is that there is absolutely no way to detect any life or energy reactions. It looks like a ghost or an illusion. But if that's the case, what is the enemy's purpose in deliberately creating this illusion?"

As Captain Long was speaking, he was almost lost in thought again.

"The scientific search team also has no clue?" Xia Long asked;

"Well, they're not sure either, but they said there's a possibility of a projection of a super beast existing in another dimension."

Mikawa Noriko said at this time; "Captain, except for the mountain team members who returned to patrol missions, all other team members are back now."

Beidou's voice came over the communication channel; "Captain, are we going back to the base directly?"

"All team members are temporarily at the base and on standby for half an hour." The captain stepped forward to the communication equipment and held the person holding the microphone with one hand, "Be prepared to stay up all night."

Xia Long frowned when he heard Beidou's voice, because the moment Beidou's voice appeared, he could hear another panting sound appear in his mind.

Unlike the panting of the bird beast, this panting sounded like it was ringing in the ears, like that of a lion or a tiger.

But what Xia Long didn't expect was that the wheezing sound in his ears gradually disappeared like a leak after a slow exhalation and inhalation.

Xia Long was originally looking at the display screen, but now he turned his eyes to the side without saying a word.

In the base, the fighter planes returned in an orderly manner, and then several team members came to the command center and sat up.

Although they were all woken up in the middle of the night, they were all awake after getting off the plane. After seeing Xia Long, they all greeted him. Konno Tsutomu and Yoshimura Kozo were chatting.

Konno Tsutomu was complaining that the sudden appearance of the super beast prevented him from sleeping, while Yoshimura Kozo was saying that the monster was very similar to the space monster Sadan that had appeared before, and that it could also pass through buildings and could not be attacked, while Hokuto Seiji and Minami Yuko were talking in a low voice.

Xia Long left Captain Long and walked towards Beidou and Nan Xizi.

Beidou was still talking, but Nan Xizi pulled his clothes at this time. Beidou didn't know what happened yet, so he stopped talking and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Nan Xizi nodded behind Beidou, and Beidou turned around with a confused look on his face. At this time, Xia Long had already walked behind him. Beidou and Nan Xizi were both sitting, and Xia Long was standing behind Beidou, with one hand on the stage next to him.

"It seems that you two have discovered something? Or, Beidou, what have you discovered?"

This time, without the interference of the Yabo people, Xia Long spoke to Beidou in a calmer tone for the first time in a long time - for some reason, he didn't have any feelings for Nan Xizi - although he still had a subconscious physical aversion to Beidou;

"Oh." Beidou opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly realized what was happening and took it back, saying, "...No, it's just that Team Member Nan and I were thinking about the super beast that appeared earlier."

"Hey, Team Member Nan?" Xia Long said, and the words slipped out of his mouth out of habit;

Although Beidou sometimes gets carried away and dares to rush towards the enemy or super beasts, he does not have such momentum towards his own people, especially Xia Long, who can be regarded as a senior in the team.

Beidou felt that there was something fishy in the words of this real team member, so he stopped talking and looked at him in confusion. However, Nan Xizi blushed a little after hearing this, but didn't say anything.

They are the only two people in the team who wear scarves, Beidou wears a white scarf and Nan Xizi wears a yellow scarf, or should I say, a gauze scarf?

"Yoshimura and the others are also talking about super beasts. If they were just thinking about something, they wouldn't be talking so quietly. Aren't they just guessing that they have discovered something but are still unsure? For example, Beidou, what have you discovered, or have you found any clues about super beasts?"

Although Xia Long didn't mean any harm in what he said, almost everyone in the team now knows that Xia Long said some harsh words to Beidou for some reason.

The three of them were talking here, and even though Xia Long intentionally lowered his voice, it still attracted a lot of attention. The other team members couldn't help but look over. Konno Tsutomu and Yoshimura Kozo had already subconsciously looked over, but didn't speak to them, but their voices were a little lower.

Captain Long was there too of course, but he just looked over with a slightly frown.

The scene was awkward for a moment, and Beidou didn't reply right away, but after a second or two he said;

"...I was just wondering, why did that super beast move by hopping on one leg?"

"Why do you want to jump on one leg?" Xia Long tilted his head slightly.

"Yes," Beidou continued, "That super beast is obviously in the shape of a bird. Although the super beasts that appeared before were a mixture of biological and mechanical, since it was deliberately made to look like a bird, it should be able to fly. Or, secondly, birds should not hop on one leg. I think there is some deep meaning in it. We are facing invaders, and invaders should not deliberately do such meaningless things."

Because aggression is a serious matter.

Although in reality no matter what the matter is, his seriousness and entertainment are limited.

"Why do I have to jump on one leg..." Yoshimura Kozo repeated and fell into deep thought.

He seemed to be completely caught up in the ghostly qualities of Birdmon, and his observation of these qualities made him think, "Since it's a ghost, this isn't surprising." But if he thought about it carefully, even if it could pass through the material world like a ghost, it didn't mean it had to jump on one foot.

"It is indeed a situation worthy of attention." Xia Long took his hands off the stage and turned to Captain Long and said, "Captain, the scientific search team should be working overtime, right? I'll go over there and take a look at the weapons research team."

"Allowed." Captain Long.