When the members of the Victory Team in the hall heard Chen Yu's words, they were immediately taken aback.
After exchanging looks with each other and then back at Chen Yu, Kurei stood up, eyeing Chen Yu curiously, and said, "You don't seem to be a hologram?"
"Kurei, are you a pig? It's clearly a person!"
Shinjo, still not lowering his gun, retorted at Kurei.
Chen Yu scanned the Victory Team members around the hall, noticing that Asuka, Daigo, and Rena were not among them.
He silently determined the timeline of his arrival should be when Asuka went with the TPC team to explore the ancient ruins of R'lyeh, and Daigo and Rena were on vacation.
At this moment, the Victory Team was fully under the command of Vice-Captain Soga.
"Who are you exactly!" Soga said sternly, glaring at Chen Yu, "Why did you suddenly appear in our Victory Team's hall?"
"Stay calm, everyone."
Chen Yu knew that as long as he posed no threat to the Victory Team, they wouldn't open fire.
"I said, I am the Deputy Commander of the Earth Defense Force..."
"You're wearing modern clothes."
Nogami remarked from the side.
Chen Yu paused awkwardly, then smiled, "Got tired of the super ancient style, thought I'd switch to something modern for a change."
"So, who are you, really?"
Soga's tone grew increasingly hostile, closing the distance to Chen Yu.
Seeing this, Chen Yu simply spread his hands and said, "No need to be so tense, I'm just an ordinary person, no threat to you."
"Do you think we would believe that?" Shinjo scoffed, "An ordinary person suddenly appears in the Victory Team hall? And knows about the super ancient Earth Defense Force..."
"Alright, I'll lay my cards on the table." Chen Yu said helplessly, "I'm from the future. I couldn't control where the time travel would bring me, hence I ended up here."
"A man from the future? Time travel?" Kurei's eyes widened in disbelief, "Then tell me, what's going to happen next?"
To Kurei, a genius scientist, the concept of time travel was indeed fascinating.
"Next..." Chen Yu thought for a moment, then spoke, "If I'm not wrong, Captain Asuka has already joined the team exploring the ancient ruins of R'lyeh."
"So what if he has." Soga replied, "That doesn't prove you're from the future."
"Next, Captain Asuka will go missing."
Chen Yu continued.
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Soga became even more angered at the statement, "Are you planning something against our captain!"
"It's not me, as the deputy commander of the Victory Team, you need to stay calm." Chen Yu shook his head, "Your captain goes missing because something terrible appears in the ruins of R'lyeh."
"What thing?"
"Darkness, or rather, the dark giants."
"Dark giants..." Kurei questioned, puzzled, "The ones opposed to light giants like Ultraman Tiga?"
"Correct." Chen Yu nodded, "I can sit here and wait for the news to come. If I'm right, please believe me."
Shinjo and Soga exchanged glances, and with a nod from Soga, Shinjo brought a stool over to Chen Yu and said, "If you're lying to us, you'll bear the consequences."
Chen Yu remained silent, simply sitting down quietly to wait.
Soga never took his Victory Hyper Gun off Chen Yu, always on alert for any sudden movements.
However, as Chen Yu remained still, Soga gradually lowered his guard.
This casually dressed individual seemed to pose no threat.
The Victory Team had a habit of not being too cautious about what they brought into the base, which was typically considered a bad practice.
But for Chen Yu, this was a good habit.
At least, the Victory Team members were quite tolerant towards him.
As time ticked by, Soga eventually couldn't hold back and used his microcomputer to contact Asuka.
To Soga's surprise, the microcomputer couldn't locate Asuka's signal.
Soon after, news came from the TPC high command.
All members of the team exploring the ruins of R'lyeh, including Asuka, had gone missing.
"He was right..." Shinjo was secretly shocked.
Soga, with a hint of anger, turned to Chen Yu and demanded, "What else do you know, spill it all!"
"It's not like that, Vice-Captain Soga." Chen Yu said, "The captain's disappearance is something that happens in the future. I've already warned you beforehand, it can't be blamed on me now, can it?"
"Alright."
Soga knew he had let his emotions cloud his judgment. After all, besides being the captain, Asuka held a special place in Soga's heart.
"So, what happens next? Is our captain safe?"
Nogami approached, politely inquiring of Chen Yu.
Chen Yu nodded satisfactorily, "Don't worry, Captain Asuka is safe for now, Yullian will protect her."
"Yullian?" The group was momentarily stunned, "Isn't Yullian the captain of the super ancient Earth Defense Force? She passed away 30 million years ago, how could she protect the captain?"
"Captain Asuka carries Yullian's bloodline." Chen Yu continued, "As Yullian's successor, naturally, she will protect her."
"Our captain has such an identity!"
Kurei was quite surprised.
However, Soga was still anxious and mimicked Nogami's polite tone, "You said you're from the future, so tell me, does our captain come back safely in the end?"
"She does come back safely." Chen Yu stated, "But, the current situation is a bit different."
"How so?"
Soga had been slightly reassured by Chen Yu's words, but his anxiety returned upon hearing the continuation.
"The reason I came back to this time is because this timeline has been tampered with, causing a deviation in the world's trajectory." Chen Yu explained, "So, what happens next might change due to the butterfly effect. You need to be prepared."
"What... the world's trajectory has deviated?!" Kurei understood Chen Yu's point, "You mean, our history has been altered?"
"That's one way to put it."
Chen Yu nodded.
The deviation in the world's trajectory indeed meant history had been altered, but as to who changed the history of this instance world, Chen Yu did not know.
"What are we waiting for? Vice-Captain, let's go to R'lyeh and find the captain!"
Shinjo said, unable to wait any longer.
"Calm down." Soga took a deep breath, "I'll report to Director Zeig first."