Diaoyu Island was originally a very ordinary island, but something unknown had occurred there recently. All the turtles that landed on the island underwent mutations, becoming monsters dozens of meters tall. Furthermore, King Tortoise and Queen Tortoise appeared, their strength infinitely approaching Class SS.
Consequently, the Chinese TPC dispatched the Captain of the GUTS Headquarters, a person whose energy level had reached Class SS. However, King Tortoise and Queen Tortoise were cunning; seeing they were no match for him, they used a swarm of Class C sea turtle monsters as a distraction and vanished into the ocean, leaving no trace behind.
On the beach, TPC staff members dressed in white isolation suits began processing the monster carcasses. Out at sea and in the sky, Defense Force fighter jets maintained a constant patrol.
On the sand, the GUTS Eagle landed. Five GUTS members approached a man standing on a giant raw stone, who was wearing the same GUTS uniform.
"Captain, we've arrived."
The man turned around, revealing an extremely young face with sharp, well-defined features. His hair was cropped into a buzz cut, which slightly lowered his overall aesthetic appeal. If Ye Feng were present, he would have noticed that this man's eyes and facial contours bore a striking resemblance to Qin Yuxin.
"Mm. I suspect the reason King Tortoise and Queen Tortoise appeared here is that there's a spatial tunnel nearby. I need you to use professional instruments to conduct a thorough investigation."
Looking at his five teammates, the man gave his instructions with a solemn expression; he clearly cared deeply about the cause of this incident.
"Understood. Xiao Yu, Tian Xing, you two go to the east side of the island. Lin Shu, Lin Ping, you two go to the west side for separate explorations. We'll move toward the center of the island afterward and regroup there." A man who appeared to be around thirty years old, looking very experienced, issued the follow-up tactical commands.
"Roger!"
The four teammates took their orders and headed to the GUTS Eagle to retrieve the necessary equipment, preparing to search both sides of the island.
The young man jumped down from the smooth stone and stood beside the middle-aged man, asking casually, "What's the word from above? Have they found King Tortoise and Queen Tortoise yet?"
"Not yet. No idea where they're hiding; the satellites can't detect them at all." The middle-aged man was also nursing a headache. Thinking of this, he looked at the person beside him with a bit of resentment and grumbled, "You're clearly the Captain, so why is it that the Vice-Captain has to worry about everything?"
The man waved his hand, responding with a somewhat lazy, nonsensical attitude: "Who told you to be more experienced than me? Besides, I'm not really suited to be a Captain. If it weren't for the fact that I have to hold the position, I wouldn't want it at all."
"Fine, fine, I know you're strong, okay?" The middle-aged man sighed, signaling he had given up the struggle. "Whatever you say."
"By the way, the Imperial Academy is on break. If I remember correctly, your sister enrolled last year. Don't you want to go see her?"
"Forget it, there's too much going on here; no time to go back and see her." The man fell into a brief moment of internal conflict but quickly set aside his personal matters, turning his gaze toward the vast ocean. "With my current strength, I'm no longer allowed to live a normal life. I just hope I can resolve this chaotic era..."
After speaking, the man walked toward the interior of the island. The middle-aged man was left momentarily dumbfounded, but he soon regained his composure and sighed, "Hah, 'resolve this chaotic era'... you certainly have the guts to say it, Tianyi..."
The next morning at 11:00 AM, Ye Feng and Qin Yuxin had arrived at the Beijing airport and boarded a civil aviation flight to Hangzhou. In the first-class cabin, they sat opposite each other, chatting idly.
During their conversation, Qin Yuxin accidentally noticed a cord around Ye Feng's neck and said in surprise, "I remember you didn't like wearing troublesome things like that?"
"Hmm?" Seeing Qin Yuxin's gaze, Ye Feng looked down at the necklace and gave a small "oh" before saying, "How should I put it... this thing is quite special to me..."
As he spoke, his expression became somewhat complex. Seeing this, Qin Yuxin spoke up first: "I'm sorry, I was being nosy."
She felt as if she had poked a sore spot for Ye Feng, and for a moment, she sat in her seat feeling incredibly embarrassed. Ye Feng had intended to continue, but after Qin Yuxin cut him off and seeing her reaction, he found the situation quite ironic. After a moment's thought, he didn't explain further; otherwise, the girl would probably die of embarrassment. For a while, the two stopped talking, and the atmosphere became quiet.
But just then...
RUMBLE—
The smoothly flying plane suddenly suffered a violent jolt, causing everyone's feet to leave the floor. If they hadn't been wearing seatbelts, their heads would have suffered. First class was relatively spacious, but economy was a mess. After a period of turbulence, curses began to ring out everywhere.
"Sss—" Ye Feng clutched his head, huddled on the floor in a bit of a mess. Just before the turbulence hit, he had unbuckled his seatbelt to head to the restroom. When the plane shook, he slammed right into the wall and then bumped into a nearby seat.
"Ye Feng!"
Qin Yuxin, who was fine in her seat, immediately unbuckled her belt and ran over after seeing Ye Feng's plight. "Are you hurt? How do you feel?" After helping him up, she asked with concern, her eyes scanning his body for injuries.
"It's nothing, just too sudden. I wasn't prepared." Ye Feng shook his head to indicate he was fine. He looked out the plane window, his gaze suddenly narrowing as a faint, cold light appeared in his pupils, as if he were seeing something.
"Is that... a UFO?"
Watching the two receding discs, Ye Feng knew why the plane had jolted.
"Dear passengers of flight T3126, I am your captain..."
While Qin Yuxin helped Ye Feng back to his seat, a flight attendant adjusted her fallen hat and rushed over to check on him. Shaking his head to show he was fine, Ye Feng listened to the captain's broadcast. Once it ended, Qin Yuxin looked out the window with a suspicious expression. "Strange, the cloud layers outside haven't changed. How could we hit turbulence so suddenly?"
Rubbing his forehead, Ye Feng thought of what he had just seen and said, "Just now, I think I saw two discs fly over the plane. Could it be—"
BOOM—
ROAR—RUMBLE!!!
Just as Ye Feng was about to speak, the tail and one wing of the plane suffered violent explosions, as if they had been detonated. The passengers were momentarily dazed by the blasts. Those in economy were the worst off; some passengers near the wing were sucked out by the powerful airflow generated by the hole left by the explosion.
Instantly, emergency oxygen masks dropped, but no one reached for them; everyone was too busy fighting against the powerful gale. First class was slightly better, though the airflow was still strong, pulling at them fiercely. Everyone clung to the railings.
"Ye Feng, how did this happen?!"
The sound of the wind was too loud. Qin Yuxin's face turned pale; the sudden turbulence followed by the explosion had caught them completely off guard.
"It must have been those spaceships from just now. They did something to the plane." Ye Feng also gripped his seat tightly to prevent himself from falling. However, the plane had lost its balance and was plunging toward the ground.
"AAAAGH!"
"Help! Save us!"
"I don't want to die! Someone help!"
"F***! Why did I take this plane? Why!"
Facing imminent death, everyone's emotions spiraled out of control. Some began crying for their parents, while others started cursing the pilot's entire bloodline.
"We can't just sit here and wait for death."
After hearing these sounds, a plan formed in Ye Feng's mind. Qin Yuxin, hearing him, said with despair, "It's no use, Ye Feng. The bags were sucked away just now. We can't use the rings to transform."
Qin Yuxin had naturally thought of transforming, but the Monster Rings were too large to keep on one's person. They had to be kept in backpacks or handbags, and when the plane tore open, the powerful airflow had scattered their belongings.
"It's not the end until the final moment. Don't give up." After hearing her desperate words, Ye Feng spoke a quiet word of encouragement and reached for his necklace.
"This is?"
"You wanted to know just now? I can tell you now—this is our last hope."
After explaining, Ye Feng gripped the Cosmos Stone in his hand and closed his eyes. From a perspective Qin Yuxin couldn't see, Ye Feng channeled his internal light energy into the stone, causing it to radiate a brilliant blue glow.
"It worked!"
Even without it turning into the Cosmo Pluck, Ye Feng knew he could transform. Qin Yuxin's eyes widened; she clearly felt the same warm light as Ultraman Cosmos.
Ignoring the shocked expressions of Qin Yuxin and the pale-faced people around them, Ye Feng directly activated the brilliance within the stone.
"COSMOS!"
Tring—
As the blue light was released, the entire plunging airliner was instantly enveloped in a blue radiance. This scene was simultaneously detected via satellite by the nearest control tower. The wing explosion had already made them extremely tense; now, a mysterious blue light had appeared?
As for the passengers, they suddenly felt as if the plane were being supported by something, halting its descent. At the same time, a blue film appeared over the jagged holes in the fuselage, blocking the rushing air.
Those who had just brushed with death quickly looked out the windows to see who had saved them. What they saw left them stunned.