Xio headquarters, Base X.
A piercing alarm rang throughout the base, and countless staff members sprang into action.
Meanwhile, the special investigation team members arrived at the operations command center to prepare a battle plan.
Shoutarou Kamiki, the special investigation team's captain, had already arrived. He asked Chiaki Matsudo, "What happened?"
Chiaki Matsudo said, "Just now, a massive energy reading appeared thirty thousand meters above the Edo area.
"This is the live feed relayed from the satellite."
As he spoke, Chiaki Matsudo put footage of the object emitting the massive energy reading on the command center's main screen.
To better explain the situation, Chiaki Matsudo also took screenshots showing the object from its first appearance up to the present and compared them one by one.
"Ten minutes ago, this sky-blue object, which resembles a multifaceted crystal, emerged from something like a spatial rift.
"The rift disappeared after the sky-blue crystal emerged.
"From that moment on, the sky-blue crystal rapidly expanded from its initial size of ten centimeters to twenty meters, and it's still absorbing massive amounts of energy.
"However, its energy readings seem somewhat similar to Ultraman X's, and the energy gathering around it is very similar too.
"Captain, could this sky-blue crystal be a relative of Ultraman X!?"
After finishing, Chiaki Matsudo offered his own opinion.
After hearing Chiaki Matsudo's report, Shoutarou Kamiki immediately turned to his team. "Never mind whether this thing has anything to do with Ultraman X for now. Wataru, Hayato, take the Xio Musketty out to investigate immediately!
"Everyone else, be ready for combat at any moment!"
Hearing their captain's orders, all the special investigation team members immediately saluted. "Roger!"
Just then, something changed in the footage on the main screen, and Chiaki Matsudo spoke up right on cue. "Wait, Captain! There's been another change