Natsuki didn't take long to recover this time. When he reappeared, not long had passed since Leo killed the monster Antares.
The Earth Defense Force is still cleaning up the debris after the war, and the rescue team has just evacuated.
It has to be said that the force of this earth is still a bit weak. We can only rely on the MAC team to deal with the monsters. The defense force seems to have suffered heavy losses in the past and has almost no combat effectiveness in Asia.
He remembered that in the later period, after the MAC team was destroyed, the army only participated in the battle, but they were almost cannon fodder.
Umeda family.
"Ah? Brother Zero wants to join the MAC ground patrol team?"
Xiaodong, who originally wanted to ask Natsuki for tutoring, his eyes widened.
"Then will you come back in the future?"
"I still live here usually, and only carry out missions with other team members when there is an emergency operation." Natsuki explained.
"Great," Xiaotong said happily, "If Brother Ling is like Brother Fengyuan, no one will help us with our homework!"
Natsuki's head is covered with black lines.
It turns out that he is just a tool for doing homework...
"Speaking of which, why are there so many homeworks today?" Xia Shu looked at the homework book and asked curiously.
"Is it too much?" Xiaotong scratched his hair, "It's just a little bit too much."
"Brother, he forgot to do his homework yesterday," Xiaoxiang leaned over and revealed, "so there are twice as many homeworks today."
"You brat, don't always rely on others for help, work harder on your own!"
"It won't happen next time..."
Xiaotong shrugged his head and glared at his sister who was making faces behind him.
"If you keep relying on others, you will be miserable in the future," Xia Shu said helplessly, "Maybe you will become a good-for-nothing uncle."
He thought of his roommate in the Milky Way space and time,
Yoshida is weak and has no independent opinions. He only complains in private all day long. This is probably due to the influence of his childhood.
"How can I become a good-for-nothing uncle?" Xiaotong said unconvinced, "I will join the MAC team in the future!"
"The MAC team..."
Xia Shu choked on her words.
To be honest, the MAC team is not for ordinary people.
The spirit of risking your life to protect your planet is indeed admirable.
But what's the use?
Even if you die, no one will remember you.
If you do well, you will not necessarily be grateful; if you do poorly, you will definitely be hated...
He once saw a group of people accusing the MAC team of crashing a fighter jet and hitting their own houses. They never thought that any MAC team members would be killed or injured.
I don’t know how many people take the MAC team’s battle for granted.
The only advantage of joining the MAC team is probably the higher pension.
"Because I want to be like Brother Fengyuan and Brother Ling!" Xiaotong admired.
"Come on." Xia Shu opened her mouth, but still did not dampen Xiaotong's enthusiasm.
"Brother Ling," Xiaoxiang grabbed Xia Shu's sleeve and said, "tomorrow is a day off, let's go eat ice cream together!"
"tomorrow?"
Xia Shu originally wanted to continue practicing tomorrow, but when she heard this, she felt a little moved.
After coming to the Ultra Universe, he has never eaten ice cream...
"Yes," Mr. Umeda said with a smile outside, "I don't have to go to work tomorrow, so let's go out for a day and just think of it as celebrating your joining the MAC team."
Xia Shu secretly smiled bitterly.
What's there to celebrate?
…
It was summer in Japan at this time, and the Umeda brothers and sisters were all wearing cool short-sleeved shorts, and Natsuki, who always had two sets of clothes, also changed into summer clothes.
clothing store,
Because of the times, the style of summer clothes cannot be said to be very trendy, but when Natsuki put it on, it was quite suitable, giving her a bit of a Showa sunshine boy feel.
Mr. Umeda originally wanted to pay for the clothes, but Natsuki stopped him.
It is true that he has no source of income now, but after all, he has joined the MAC team, and his subsequent salary will definitely be higher than Mr. Umeda's.
"welcome."
A group of four people walked into a dessert shop and each ordered a cup of ice cream.
The crystal clear glass and the colorful colors of the ice cream,
Full marks for high quality.
But when Natsuki looked at the ice cream in front of her, her eyes were a little distracted.
Especially when he saw Mr. Umeda caring for his brother and sister, he seemed to be dreaming back to the world before he traveled through time.
How long……
He had almost forgotten the last time he went to the dessert shop with his father.
As time travels again and again, the memories of the past seem to be gradually fading away.
Only the last disaster was still vivid in his mind, constantly replaying it in his mind...
Xia Shu closed her eyes and tightened her fingers into fists, so hard that they turned white.
"Brother Ling?" Xiaoxiang asked doubtfully, "Why don't you eat it? The ice cream is almost melting."
"oh."
Natsuki came back to her senses and took a mouthful of ice cream with a small spoon, letting the sweetness spread between her lips, teeth and taste buds.
On the side, Xiaotong was reading the newspaper in the store, and it happened to be a report about Leo defeating Antares with a handstand kick.
Xiaotong looked at the photo of Leo and Zaas attached to the newspaper and asked curiously: "Brother Fengyuan said that Leo comes from the L77 star in the Leo constellation. Where is the other Ultraman? Is it also from the universe?"
Mr. Umeda smiled and said: "Ultraman is a cosmic being, of course he comes from the universe."
"Then Zai Asi has returned to the universe again," Xiaotong said while looking at the newspaper, "Everyone seems to be discussing why Zai Asi didn't come out to help Leo."
Natsuki raised his head, glanced at the newspaper, and said calmly: "Maybe Zaas also has his own reasons. Besides, why do humans have to be protected by Ultraman? Ultraman has no such obligation."
"That's right," Mr. Umeda said with a smile, "Takasuki-kun is worthy of joining the MAC team! He got into the role so quickly..."
"Beep!"
Just as he was talking, the MAC team communicator on Natsuki's wrist suddenly sounded.
"Life-sized aliens have appeared in Tokyo's A201 area. All team members are requested to go to the scene immediately!"
"receive."
Natsuki stood up in response.
Unexpectedly, he received the mission information before he officially joined the MAC team.
A bit rushed.
But if he just waits for a tall cosmonaut, he can participate in the action...
"Do you have a mission?" Mr. Umeda asked worriedly, "You are not a MAC member yet, and you don't even have the equipment..."
"It's okay," Xia Shu left, "I'll go over first to check on the situation."
…
In the river area on the outskirts of Tokyo, a group of MAC team members shot from time to time and chased the aliens into the woods on the river bank.
When Natsuki came over, she heard strange laughter from a distance that resembled that of the Baltans.
The team members have surrounded the cosmonauts and started fighting, but the situation is not optimistic.
The cosmonaut suddenly split into several phantom clones and could move back and forth between the clones. The helpless MAC team members fell into the river one after another.
The clone of the cosmic being Freep, also known as the Hallucination Monster,
It can create multiple hallucination clones and combine them with the entity to launch attacks. Although the clones are phantoms, they are quite difficult to deal with due to Fulip's transfer ability.
If you can't distinguish your true identity, it will be more troublesome than dealing with enemies with the ability to teleport.
Fengyuan, who was also present at this time, was misled by the clone and fell into the river when his kick attack failed.
not good!
"Whoosh!"
After Xia Shu arrived at the scene, she jumped high and fell into the battlefield immediately.
Then the iron fist came out, accurately hitting Fulip's true body and relieving the remaining team members.
"Zero!" Zhu Xingdan leaned on crutches and looked at Natsuki in surprise, who was fighting fiercely with the aliens.
Unlike Fengyuan, Natsuki seems to be able to distinguish between the real body and the clone, and is completely unaffected by hallucinations.
This is……
"Bang bang!"
Under the concentrated gaze of the stars, Xia Shu suddenly closed his eyes and kicked Fulip away again.
Dark tactics!
After closing his eyes, he is completely unaffected by hallucinations, and Natsuki can hit the enemy more accurately.
This is also one of the achievements of his practice in recent times.
A sign of physical ability reaching its peak,
Body and mind become one!
"scare!"
During the exchange of fists and kicks, Natsuki didn't give Fulip a chance to move. He stepped forward and blasted the opponent's chest with great force.
"boom--!"
The severely injured Fulip glanced at Xia Shu and did not dare to stay any longer. He transferred to the other side and fled in a hurry.
"Is everyone okay?" Xia Shu ignored the pursuit and hurriedly rescued people with Zhu Hoshidan.
Several team members who were thrown into the river were not seriously injured, but one person hit his neck on a tree trunk, bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and did not survive.
Sacrificed one...
Natsuki looked at the tragically dead MAC team member and silently stroked the corpse's wide eyes.
"Zero," Zhu Xingtan saw that there were casualties in the team members, and his expression was very heavy, but now is not the time to feel sad, "What happened just now?"
Natsuki turned back to face the stars: "The spaceman's clone is just a phantom, so you can tell the location of his real body by listening to his voice."
"I see."
Zhu Hoshidan grabbed Natsuki's arm tightly, with questioning eyes.
Natsuki will accept MAC's instructions, which means...
"Zero, you..."
"I have decided to join the MAC team, but only for the ground patrol team." Natsuki nodded.
"good!"
A smile finally appeared on the serious face of Zhu Xingtuan, and his heart finally relaxed a lot.
No matter how cruel the reality is, at least there is hope.
"After defeating the Fulip people," Zhu Hoshidan patted Natsuki on the shoulder and said, "I will personally be your training partner later!"