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Chapter 497 The Visitor

"Hello, I'm Asakura Riku..."

"You can also call me Geed... Ultraman..."

The man looked at him with a gentle smile on his face.

Ultraman?
Upon hearing this term, Jun Himeya's pupils constricted slightly, and he subconsciously looked down at the Evolution Trust in his hand.

Just then, the Evolution Truster seemed to sense something.

Its core began to emit a soft, shimmering halo, like breathing.

The light was not dazzling, but it carried a calming power.

It was as if it was silently telling Jun Himeya that the man in front of her who called himself "Ged" could be trusted.

Himeya Jun's tense body involuntarily relaxed a little.

"Why...me?"

His voice was somewhat dry, with a hint of uncertainty.

Why was he chosen by Nexus's light?
This problem had been troubling him for far too long.

"It is not the light that chose you, but you who chose the light."

"Because you have the courage to struggle and forge a path even in the darkness."

"Because even when you are covered in wounds, you still retain the desire to 'protect' in your heart."

"Only then will this light come to your side."

Asakura Riku replied.

"Light and darkness, their origin... both come from the human heart."

"Is it...myself?"

Himeya Jun was stunned; this answer was completely beyond his expectations.

It wasn't destiny, nor was it a divine decree; rather... it originated from himself?

He always believed that this power was punishment for his failure to save Sera, and a shackle on his escape from the past.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm the shock in his heart.

Since the other party knows about "Ultraman" and "light", then...

"What exactly are Nexus... and those other alien beasts?"

Himeya Jun took a deep breath and asked.

These constantly appearing monsters, this fighting force—he desperately wanted to know the root of it all.

He has been investigating these matters, but without any progress, because someone is covering up the truth!
Asakura Riku nodded; this was also the reason he came here.

"A long, long time ago, on another distant planet..."

"Because of a certain being emitting an ominous blue light... that planet is in danger of destruction."

"That blue light assimilated and combined with the many native creatures on their planet, twisting and mutating them... turning them into monsters with only the instinct to prey and destroy—Alien Beasts."

"They attacked the planet's inhabitants, devouring life. The entire planet was shrouded in fear."

"What's even more terrifying is that the fear of life can become a breeding ground for alien beasts."

The more panic spread, the more the number of alien beasts increased, creating a desperate cycle.

Himeya Jun held his breath, his heart clenching.

Fear... breeds monsters?

Do alien beasts also have this characteristic?

"Just when that civilization was on the verge of destruction..."

"A giant descended from the sky."

"He was bathed in light and possessed unparalleled power, defeating the alien beasts time and time again and saving the survivors on that planet."

"After countless arduous battles, the giant was victorious, but also severely wounded, and eventually fell into a long slumber."

"Is that... Nexus?"

Himeya Jun was stunned, almost blurting out the answer. The light from the Evolution Trust in his hand seemed to brighten even more.

That giant is Nexus!
"Yes."

Asakura Riku confirmed his guess.

"However, the story does not end there."

His tone shifted, becoming heavy.

"The survivors of that planet, though they were saved, never lost their deep-seated fear of the alien beasts and the fear of another catastrophe."

"This fear led them to make a decision..."

“They drew inspiration from Nexus’s form and strength, and used their technology to create a powerful bio-weapon to combat any potential threats that might reappear.”

"They named this weapon... Zaki."

Zhaji?

Himeya Jun frowned; he had never heard of this name before.

"At first, Zagi did fulfill its duty. Fear still attracted a few alien beasts, but they did not cause any disaster in the face of Zagi's overwhelming power."

"But soon, an accident happened..."

"Perhaps it's because of the frequent contact with alien beasts, absorbing too much negative energy... Perhaps it's because beings created as 'weapons' inherently lack the restraint of a 'heart'..."

"Zaki, born self-awareness. A self distorted and deformed by fear and power."

"It is no longer satisfied with simply guarding, but has begun to pursue its own 'evolution'."

"It regards the alien beasts that should have been completely eliminated as 'food' for its own evolution, secretly allowing them to multiply and evolve, and even actively guiding them to cause destruction, in order to test and improve its own power."

"In the end, Zagi completely lost control, transforming from a guardian into an evil being that brought destruction—Dark Zagi."

"To fight against the monster he created himself, which has become the 'Dark Destroyer,' and to stop the Alien Beasts and Zagi from breaking out of their galaxy..."

"The people of that planet made their final, and most tragic, choice..."

"They initiated the final procedure, personally...destroying their own homeworld completely, perishing together with Dark Zagi...at least, that's what they thought at the time."

Himeya Jun felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart.

Destroying one's own home planet... what a desperate choice!

Ultimately, only a very small number of people escaped their destroyed homeland in spaceships and drifted in the universe.

"They eventually reached Earth and told a segment of the population about this brutal history, about the Alien Beasts, Nexus, and Dark Zagi."

"Furthermore, in order to cope with the same threats that may come to Earth in the future, they provided technological support that was ahead of its time..."

And a certain organization refers to them as... "visitors"...

"TLT!"

Jun Himeya reacted instantly!

When he was a war correspondent, he was already suspicious of the organization's existence.

A multinational organization with equipment far exceeding modern technology, operating covertly, and possessing extremely high authority...

If its technology came from "visitors" from an extraterrestrial civilization, then it makes perfect sense!

"They erased the memories of ordinary people and completely concealed the existence of the alien beasts... to prevent public panic and further 'feed' the alien beasts, right?"

As Jun Himeya pressed for answers, many details that he hadn't been able to understand before suddenly became clear.

"That's right..."

"Fear is the best catalyst for alien beasts. This is a lesson the visitors learned at the cost of the destruction of an entire civilization."

Asakura Riku nodded.

Just as the two were exchanging questions and answers, revealing this heavy and hidden historical truth...

Without any warning!
From the depths of the forest came a sickening screech!
And the heavy sound of footsteps pounding the ground!
boom! boom!
Two ferocious figures, carrying a strong sense of malice and a stench, smashed through the trees blocking their path and charged toward the two people by the lake!

The one on the left, covered in grayish-white carapace, with a twisted shape, resembled some kind of upright-walking demon, with sharp claws and teeth, exuding an ominous aura—it was the demon-shaped alien beast, Northfil!

The one on the right was much larger, with bulging muscles all over its body and skin as hard as rock. Every step it took shook the ground, making it like a moving wall of flesh—that was a tank-type alien beast with astonishing strength and defense, "Grantra"!
Two ferocious alien beasts appeared at the same time, their targets being Riku Asakura and Jun Himeya!
(End of this chapter)