A person in Ultraman receives a gift from the will of Earth at the start.

Chapter 342 is about Ultraman Tiga.

At this time, Lin Yeming had already made several backup plans at the lunar surface base.

Daigo is more than capable of handling things in South America. As for Kumamoto City, there's Kaleidoscope and Masaki Keigo's Georzak. If all else fails, there's also Silvergon.

Above the Andes Mountains in South America, a monstrous bird, awakened from an ancient geological painting, uttered a sharp, piercing cry. Its wingspan was astonishing, and the shadow it cast almost covered half of the valley.

It did not immediately fly to the distant city, but hovered above the surging energy of the geoglyph, as if adapting to this newborn body, or as if absorbing the dark blue energy gushing from the rift below.

"Fire! Stop it and buy time for headquarters to provide support!" Captain Mendes shouted hoarsely, barely suppressing the buzzing and discomfort in his head.

The lightweight laser cannons on the flanks of the two "Dolphin" transport planes fired first, and several crimson beams pierced the night sky, shooting towards the giant bird in the air.

However, the monster was unusually agile.

Its speed far surpasses that of Melba.

It merely shifted or rolled slightly, and the laser beams narrowly grazed its body, which was covered by a dark-colored biological carapace. Only a few hit, leaving only shallow burn marks on the carapace and failing to cause any real damage.

Seemingly enraged by the attack, it suddenly lowered its head and fired several purplish-black energy beams from its sharp beak, accurately striking the two transport planes.

"Evade! Emergency evasion!" The pilot frantically pulled on the control stick, and the bulky transport plane made a dangerous maneuver in the air. Lightning flares grazed the fuselage, and one of them hit a rocky outcrop to the side and rear, instantly shattering the hard rock into pieces.

The Fire Dragon Squad members on the ground also attacked with portable missiles and heavy rifles, but with little effect.

The mere flapping of its giant wings created a violent gust of wind that sent sand and stones flying, making it almost impossible for the ground personnel to open their eyes and causing their formation to break apart.

"Captain! Our current weapons are almost ineffective against it! It's too fast, and its shell is too hard!" a team member shouted anxiously over the comms.

Mendes gritted his teeth as he looked at the monster raging in the sky, then at the increasingly unstable energy rift at the center of the geoglyph, which seemed ready to burst open at any moment.

The headquarters support is still more than 20 minutes away, and they may not even last five minutes.

Worse still, the mysterious signal source fell silent again and disappeared without a trace after emitting the activation beam.

Just then, a gentle voice came through the public communication channel: "Fire Dragon Squad, this is Daigo from the Victory Team. We have entered visual range and are approaching at high speed. Please immediately cease ineffective attacks on the monster, concentrate on maintaining the ground blockade, and monitor changes in the energy rift. Repeat, cease attacks on the monster and avoid further provoking it or the underground structures!"

Mendes looked up and saw two fast-moving points of light approaching at an astonishing speed on the horizon; they were none other than the Victory team's iconic "Victory Swallow I".

"Roger! All personnel, proceed as instructed by the Victory Team!" Mendes changed the order without hesitation.

He had absolute confidence in the capabilities of the headquarters' Victory Team, especially in the face of a crisis that defied conventional understanding.

However, the speed at which the underground pulsations and energy fissures expand seem to offer them no chance to catch their breath or adjust their tactics.

Just as Daigo and Rena's fighter jets were about to enter the optimal attack position, the energy rift at the core of the geodetic painting suddenly contracted inward, and then, like a supernova explosion, it spewed out an unimaginable burst of dazzling blue-white light!

An indescribable, immense energy field, a mixture of ancient, chaotic, frenzied, and chilling will, instantly enveloped the entire area. All electronic devices emitted piercing noises, their screens flickered wildly, and some even went completely black or overloaded and started smoking.

The members of the Fire Dragon Squad, including Mendes, felt a shiver and dizziness that came from the depths of their souls, more than ten times stronger than the previous buzzing!

"Warning! An ultra-high intensity unknown energy burst has been detected! The sealing node... has collapsed!" The dashboard in front of Lina was in chaos, but relying on her intuition and the remaining data, she came to the worst possible conclusion.

"Daigo!" Megumi's voice came through the severely disrupted communication, filled with an unusual urgency. "The energy readings are completely out of control! The Andes node... has been forcibly opened! This isn't a natural loosening; it's a brute-force attack! And what about Yoru's side..."

At the lunar base, multiple screens in front of Lin Yeming were instantly stained red by intense energy alarms. The topology of the Andes node was completely disrupted, the curve representing the stability of the seal plummeted to zero, and it generated strong, ominous resonance fluctuations with several other previously detected weak anomalies.

"Captain, the Andes node has fallen." Lin Yeming's voice was as cold as iron, and his speech was extremely fast. "The energy burst pattern matches the characteristics of 'external commands forcibly overloading and over-stressing the core circuit.' This isn't breaking the seal; it's more like... the gate has been blown open. The chain reaction has begun. The energy levels of the other two nodes—the Pacific seabed, the Mongolian Gobi Desert, and others—that previously showed slight reactions but were not taken seriously, are rising rapidly! They've been activated!"

Inside the command room, Kijima Megumi and Munakata's faces turned incredibly grim. Their worst fears had come true, and in such a violent and swift manner.

"Daigo, Rena, what's the situation on the ground?" Zongfang asked sternly, trying to calm himself down.

Daigo's voice came through, accompanied by a lot of background noise, but it was still clear: "The energy erupting from underground has created a powerful interference field and some kind of... force field barrier! My fighter jet and Lina's were severely impacted, and our instruments are malfunctioning badly! The Andean Bird monster is absorbing the dissipated energy, and its life signs and threat level are rising rapidly! Wait... underground! Something is about to come out!"

Within the crack that spewed forth blue and white light, shadows writhed.

Not just one, but several monsters, each with slightly different but equally ferocious forms, struggled and roared, trying to crawl out of the torrent of energy! The Andean bird that appeared first let out an even louder cry, as if welcoming the arrival of its kind. At the same time, its scarlet eyes locked onto the most conspicuous target in the air, which was the Victory Swallow No. 1 piloted by Lina.

"Lina, watch out!" Daigo exclaimed.

Lina, however, narrowly avoided the attack thanks to her superb driving skills.

However, the next attack could not be avoided.

Despite its efforts, the Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 was hit and thick smoke billowed from its wings.

"Lina!" Daigo watched helplessly as the Victory Flying Swallow 1 plummeted down the rugged valley below, trailing thick smoke, his heart nearly stopping.

Inside the cabin, Lina had blood on her forehead and had lost consciousness.

There was no time to hesitate, not even time to feel fear. Daigo abruptly pulled the Spark Lens from his pocket and held it high in the violently shaking, alarm-sounding cockpit.

"Diga!"

The dazzling light, like a supernova explosion, instantly enveloped the out-of-control fighter jet and dispersed the surrounding chaotic energy flow.

Amidst the light, the enormous red-purple-silver body stretched out, gently supporting the falling Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 with one hand, while the other hand firmly pressed down on the ground, cushioning the impact of the landing and carefully placing the fighter jet in a relatively flat area away from the energy rift.

After doing all this, he quickly turned around to face the person who had instigated it.

"A giant has appeared!"

Is it Ultraman Naga?

"No, this is another, even more mysterious giant, Ultraman Tiga!"

"It's Tiga! He protected Team Member Rena!" The Fire Dragon Squad members on the ground shouted excitedly.

Captain Mendes, however, saw it more clearly, his heart pounding: "But he's surrounded! The energy source is erupting, the three-headed monster... the situation is still extremely unfavorable!"

The bird-like creature in the air was clearly extremely threatened and enraged by Tiga's appearance. It let out a shriek that was sharper than before, as if it could pierce the soul. Its wings flapped suddenly, and instead of rushing directly at Tiga, it began to perform irregular, super-fast maneuvers in the air at an astonishing speed, leaving behind trails of purplish-black afterimages that were difficult to pinpoint.

At the same time, a dangerous purplish-black light once again gathered on its sharp beak.

The two newly born monsters on the ground also acted at the same time. They seemed to have received some kind of command. One flapped its wings and swooped low toward Tiga, its claws gleaming coldly. The other opened its mouth and sprayed several smaller but equally deadly energy bullets toward Tiga and the wreckage of Victory Flying Swallow 1 not far behind him, intending to block Tiga's escape space and attack his "weak point"!

Tiga was instantly caught in a desperate situation, surrounded on three sides!

Faced with this situation, Daigo showed no panic; instead, he became even calmer.

At this moment, as if he had experienced countless battles, he moved the instant the light bullet hit his body!

He first slid sideways, narrowly avoiding the barrage of light projectiles from the Andean bird on the ground. The projectiles grazed his broad shoulders and exploded into a series of fireballs on the rock wall behind him.

Immediately afterward, facing the sharp claws of the Andean bird that swept in from low altitude, Tiga advanced instead of retreating. He raised his left arm to block, forcefully blocking the claws that were capable of tearing through steel, sending up a trail of dazzling sparks. Meanwhile, he gathered power in his right fist and delivered a heavy and powerful straight punch that slammed into the joint between the Andean bird's chest and abdominal carapace!

With a muffled thud, the Andean bird let out a painful screech and was sent tumbling backward.

But the real threat comes from above.

Taking advantage of the moment Tiga was dealing with the ground attack, the largest Andean bird had already completed its charge and shot out a condensed, solid, and faster purplish-black energy ray from above and in Tiga's blind spot, aiming straight for Tiga's head!

At the critical moment, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, while repelling the Andean monster on the ground, Tiga suddenly sank his head down, and at the same time, his whole body used the reaction force to lean backward, forming a near-ground-hugging iron bridge, narrowly allowing the deadly ray to fly past the timer on his chest! The ray struck a distant mountain peak, instantly shearing off a section of its summit!

"Brilliant!" Munakata couldn't help but exclaim in the command room. Nozue nervously recorded the data: "Tiga's reaction speed and battle prediction are simply incredible! But the energy consumption is huge, and the monsters' coordination is extremely cunning!"

Just as Tiga sprang into the air, attacks from the Andean monster in the air and another Andean monster on the ground followed in quick succession. A web of purplish-black light bullets and energy rays intertwined, combined with the monsters' swift pounces, forcing Tiga to constantly dodge and parry at high speed. His fighting skills were impeccable; he always managed to defuse crises with minimal cost, occasionally even seizing openings to counterattack, his fists and feet striking the Andean monsters' hard shells with resounding thuds.

But it was clear to anyone with eyes that Tiga was on the defensive. The three Andean birds, especially the largest one in the air, possessed astonishing speed and attack power, and their perfect coordination suggested they had undergone specialized training. Every dodge and block by Tiga consumed energy and stamina, while the enemy had a constant stream of chaotic energy gushing from underground as a potential source of replenishment. To make matters worse, he had to constantly keep an eye on the direction of Rena's fighter jet to prevent stray bullets or monsters from deliberately targeting that area.

"This won't do, Tiga will be dragged down!" Captain Mendes looked anxiously at the energy rift. Although no new monsters had emerged from there for the time being due to Tiga's appearance and the fluctuations of the battle, the surging blue-white energy did not diminish at all. On the contrary, as time went by, the color began to change to a deeper, ominous dark purple, as if it was brewing something even more terrifying.

At the lunar base, Lin Yeming stared intently at the screen. Tiga's combat data, the changing curves of the energy rifts, and the resonant frequencies of other nodes around the world flowed before his eyes like a waterfall.

"Captain, the energy properties of the Andes Node are shifting, transitioning from simple 'chaotic release' to some kind of 'directional absorption and conversion'." Lin Yeming's voice was calm, yet sharp with insight. "The target... seems to be the light energy dissipated during Ultraman Tiga's battle, and the energy aftershocks from his collisions with monsters. Aliens are using this node and these monsters to absorb Tiga's power!"

"What?!" Megumi Kijima exclaimed in shock.

"Moreover, the energy rise curves of the Pacific and Mongolian nodes are highly synchronized with the energy absorption fluctuations of the Andes node. This is a network; the Andes is the absorption end, and the other nodes may be... the release ends, or transmission relays." Lin Yeming's fingertips tapped rapidly on the control panel. "Karen, Yerui, find a way to locate the source of the command!"

“Understood!” Karen and Ye Rui responded.

Since Karen is at headquarters now, we'll have to let Masaki handle the monsters that have appeared in Kumamoto City.

Lin Yeming sent a message to the agreed number: "Zhengmu, it's your turn to make a move!"

Masaki replied almost instantly: "Understood!"

"Gaiozak, start!"

On the South American battlefield, Tiga delivered a beautiful spinning kick, sending an approaching Andean monster flying. He then fired several palm-shaped light arrows to repel aerial attacks. Finally, the timer on his chest turned from blue to red and began flashing rapidly.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong..."

The alarm sounded like a war drum beating in everyone's heart.

The three-headed Andean bird seemed to have sensed Tiga's declining energy, and its attacks became even more frantic and intense. The largest one even attempted to swoop down and peck directly at Tiga's timer with its sharp beak!

Tiga struggled to stay upright, crossing his arms to protect his chest and blocking the fatal blow, but the enormous impact forced him to stagger backward, his footsteps carving deep furrows in the ground.

At this critical moment!