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Chapter 24. The Fallen Star Beast of Sphia

"It's been two months since Jeep No. 3 went missing, and there's still no trace of it?"

As usual, the Victory Flying Swallow 1 patrolled high in the sky, and Daigo asked Shinjo about the whereabouts of Jeep 3.

The probe spacecraft that has been delayed in returning home has become a major concern for the Space Development Agency, and has even spread to the Victory Team within the same agency.

"no."

Xincheng was somewhat dejected. In the vast universe, the disappearance of the spaceship was tantamount to a death sentence for the astronauts. Although they were not on the same spaceship, this failure made him worry about his two other close friends.

At this moment, an unusual signal on the radar broke the somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

"Captain, something's wrong!"

Through the porthole, a huge unidentified object could be seen piercing through the clouds and falling straight toward Earth!

"Is it a space shuttle?"

On the other end of the radio wave, Captain Megumi asked, "The Victory Team's radar has also detected an unidentified object. It's just a red dot, and we can't determine what it is."

"The flight altitude was 20,000 feet, and the descent speed was approximately Mach 4."

Falling from outer space, the object passing through the clouds was too enormous, exceeding the size of a normal space shuttle, and its descent speed was too fast. Even with Daigo and Shinjo's excellent pilot's dynamic vision, they could hardly discern the true nature of the unidentified object.

However, the mystery was soon solved.

"roar!"

Near Kashima Beach, the Space Development Agency's energy center was subjected to an unprecedented extraterrestrial attack. The impact caused a tremor comparable to a small earthquake, and amidst the rising dust and smoke, the monster in the mist gradually revealed itself.

"Sphia's Fallen Star Beast - Ligadron".

Despite falling from 2 feet, the monster was unharmed. Shaking its head and swinging its scythe-like arms, it headed straight toward the energy center.

The radar alarms were coming incessantly, which alerted the staff at the energy center.

"That's strange, it seems like this monster had its sights set on this place from the very beginning."

The monster's target was too obvious. Unlike other monsters, it did not cause widespread destruction and avoided other landmark buildings. Its only target was the tank that stored high-purity energy.

Just then, Victory Swallow No. 1 and No. 2 arrived in time, aiming their cannons at Ligadron. Several green lasers shot out, bombarding the monster's shell, but this had no effect. Instead, it was like polishing the shell. The monster's steps paused for two or three seconds before it continued to advance.

Seeing that the Victory Team's attack was ineffective, the remaining staff issued further defensive orders.

"Defense system DCS activated!"

The DCS defense system was developed by Dr. Jiang Qi, who went missing on the Jeep 3. It was capable of defending against almost any external attack. However, it was of little use. Two or three seconds later, the computer screen turned red, and the defense system was declared to have been compromised.

Li Jiadlong strolled leisurely, as if walking in his own living room, easily puncturing the thin foam paper and arriving at his destination.

Two scythe-like claws easily cleaved open the cement sealing the high-purity energy canister, then plunged the claws into the canister and began to feast.

"Damn it, is there really no way to stop it?"

Shinjou's hand fell limply. The monster had entered a sensitive area. A rash attack could detonate high-purity energy, and the chain reaction explosion could endanger the lives of the staff at the Space Development Center.

Therefore, the Victory Flying Swallow could only hover unwillingly above the monster, watching as it absorbed all the high-purity energy on the island like it was drinking a sugary drink.

The last canister collapsed, and Ligadron snapped its claws together, activating the jet propulsion system on its back, creating a powerful blast of air, and soared into the sky.

"Trying to run away after dining and dashing?"

Daigo pulled the control lever, but the Victory Flying Swallow hovering above was unstable due to the fluctuations in the airflow, teetering on the verge of falling, and could not even pursue.

The so-called victorious team that protects Earth can only watch as this cosmic monster wreaks havoc and then retreats unscathed, a truly humiliating defeat.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

"New City Team Member, Daigo Team Member!"

Captain Megumi's anxious voice came through the communicator.

"Another new situation has occurred! Nine new unidentified objects have appeared in outer space. Investigate them immediately!"

What's going on? Does this mean there are nine more monsters as powerful as this?

The two ace pilots were on tenterhooks, but before they could even take off, new intelligence came through the communicator.

"No, there are only 8 left now, no, 7!"

"What's going on, Captain?"

This sudden situation left Daigo and Shinjo somewhat at a loss.

Meanwhile, the captain, who was inside the base, received detailed intelligence from the Space Delta lookout station and simultaneously passed it on to the two pilots on the plane.

"We've started detecting nine, no, eight meteorites that reacted similarly to the energy center, and there's an unidentified flying object behind them, seemingly in pursuit..."

The footage taken from Delta Watch was not very clear; only the outline of what appeared to be a dragon could be vaguely seen.

Hidden within the sphere of light, the white dragon caught up with the last two of the eight meteorites with lightning speed. After two flashes, the meteorites exploded and scattered into a sky full of fireworks in outer space.

Meanwhile, the six meteorites in front of them passed through the atmosphere and fell in different directions off the Japanese mainland.

"That thing hiding in the white orb of light is coming towards you!"

As soon as Captain Megumi finished speaking, Daigo and Shinjo on the Victory Flying Swallow saw a flash of light from the distant horizon, followed by a huge explosion from the distant clouds!

"What happened?"

The two were completely baffled.

"Get out of the way!"

Shinjo reacted quickly, pulling down the control stick of the Victory Flying Swallow. The aircraft's fuselage narrowly missed the falling debris, just a hair's breadth away from crashing again.

"What is that...?"

The object landed directly on the sand of Kashima Beach. Shinjo stared at it, his pupils dilating suddenly.

It was a sharp claw, a claw that grew on the monster Ligadron, gleaming silver and indestructible. Yet, this claw, which could withstand the fierce cannon fire of the Victory Swallow, was now severed at the root.

"How is that possible?"

He subconsciously looked up at the sky. The monster Ligadron was billowing black smoke, letting out a terrible scream. Its speed suddenly increased again, and it disappeared into the distance as if it were fleeing for its life.

And beneath the sun stands the victor.

Its crimson eyes far surpass any ruby ​​in the world, and its body is as white and spotless as ivory, except for a blood-red patch on its right shoulder, inscribed with dark gold patterns. Its sharp tail stands tall, pointing straight to the sky.

The black greatsword in his hand emitted a faint wisp of blue smoke. It was huge and heavy, yet incredibly sharp. It was the power of its single strike that severed the monster's arm.

The Arbiter of Civilization—Galatron (White Dragon).

"How sacred..."

This beautiful mechanical behemoth seems to have stepped right out of a religious painting.

The next second, an electric current surged from the mechanical beast's chest, instantly breaching the GUTS firewall. The following text appeared on all the computers:

"A warning to all humans on this island: please evacuate immediately. I will be carrying out a thorough cleanup of this area in 72 hours!"