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Chapter 500 Doomsday
Kira Sawa took a deep breath and briefly recounted what had just happened.

The true identity of Mitsuhiko Ishibori.

Dark Zagi.

The real culprit who murdered Saijo Nagi's parents eighteen years ago.

The destruction of the "River of Oblivion".

The collapse of 【POTENTIAL BARRIER】.

And... Saijo Nagi was corrupted by darkness and her whereabouts are unknown.

After hearing the story, Asakura Riku frowned deeply.

He did indeed intend to use the name "Yamaoka Hajime" to force Dark Zagi to reveal his true colors.

But he didn't expect the other party to be so decisive, flipping the table directly!

She destroyed the River of Oblivion, shattered the barrier, and even risked exposing her identity to forcibly abduct and corrupt Saijo Nagi...

Dark Zagi is even more insane and ruthless than expected.

Meanwhile, Himeya Junichi, standing nearby, fell into deep thought.

His keen intuition as a journalist told him that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Dark Zagi attacked Saijo Nagi's parents eighteen years ago? Why did he spare Saijo Nagi?

And why did they specifically kidnap Saijo Nagi today and corrupt her with dark power?
There must be some deeper connection hidden within this.

"Why is it Vice-Captain Saijo?"

"Attacked her parents, then took her away... Was Dark Zagi's goal merely to destroy the 'River of Oblivion'?"

Thinking of this, Himeya Jun raised his head, looked at Asakura Riku, and asked the question that had been bothering him.

Kira Sawa and Kurakura Eisuke also looked at Asakura Riku, as this same question was troubling them.

"Because the visitor's final desperate act of destroying the home planet also severely damaged Dark Zagi."

"His current state is incomplete; a massive amount of energy is needed for a complete resurrection."

Asakura Riku took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the three of them, and slowly began to explain:
“As for Saijo Nagi… her adaptability, or rather 'compatibility' with the Light of Nexus is extremely high.”

"Perhaps... even above you."

Asakura Riku looked at Himeya Jun.

“Dark Zagi may have foreseen this long ago, or rather, he has been observing and selecting in secret.”

“He knew that as the battle continued, Nexus’s light would accumulate and grow stronger, and eventually, this light would likely be passed on to the person with the highest compatibility with it—that is, Saijo Nagi.”

"When that time comes... Dark Zagi can make his move."

“Using the psychological trauma of her parents’ tragic deaths—a tragedy that Zaki himself created—as a trigger point, he forcibly distorted, circulated, and transformed that pure light into darkness.”

"Finally, absorb this dark energy transformed from light, along with Saijo Nagi's own existence!"

"This is his true purpose! An energy sufficient to fully revive him, and perhaps even make him stronger!"

Riku Asakura replied that in the Nexus TV series, Dark Zagi absorbed the light from Nagi Saijo and was completely resurrected.

This is why he didn't expect Dark Zagi to be so ruthless as to flip the table so directly...

hiss--!
A collective gasp filled the command center.

Himeya Jun's face instantly turned extremely ugly, his eyes filled with unbelievable anger.

"You mean... Dark Zagi... he's been consciously... 'cultivating' the light of Nexus?"

Jun Himeya's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

If what Asakura Riku said is true, then his battles all this time...

"No wonder...no wonder the frequency and intensity of the appearance of the alien beasts always seemed to be increasing gradually!"

"Always keep things within Nexus's control, but within the limits of what Nexus must give their all!"

"So...so all of this was orchestrated by Dark Zagi!"

Himeya Jun felt a chill run down his spine.

He clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, his face turning ashen.

He couldn't accept that Ishibori Mitsuhiko, who fought alongside them and seemed honest and kind, actually harbored such a vicious mind and laid out such a shocking conspiracy that spanned eighteen years!
"but why?
If it's just for resurrection and absorbing energy... then the 'memories of fear' sealed within the 'River of Oblivion' must contain a vast amount of dark energy, right?

When he destroyed the 'River of Oblivion', he should have been able to absorb enough power!

Why go through all this trouble, insisting on fixating on Nexus's light?

Kira Sawa held his forehead, still unable to understand.

It's simply a matter of absorbing dark energy. All we need to do is break their memory lock and plunge humanity into panic.

Over the years, the accumulated energy should be enough to resurrect Dark Zagi. Why go through so much trouble to cultivate Nexus's light and then absorb it in reverse?
Hearing this, both Kazukura and Himeya Jun were puzzled.

Yes, why go to such lengths instead of staying close by?

"may be……"

"Because he wanted to prove that he wasn't just imitating Nexus... or rather, imitating a counterfeit created by Noah."

After pondering for a moment, Asakura Riku offered a conjecture.

"For him, defeating Nexus and converting light into darkness for absorption might satisfy his twisted ego more than simply absorbing dark energy." "This might have been his initial plan."

Asakura Riku added,

"But my appearance may have disrupted his rhythm, forcing him to execute the plan earlier and more aggressively."

Everyone fell silent. If that were true, then Dark Zagi's madness and fanaticism were simply beyond imagination.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, far away, as they were talking...

New York, the beacon of light.

At the top of a newly built skyscraper near the site of the World Trade Center, which once symbolized human economic prosperity but also bore immense pain.

Saijo Nagi stood quietly on the edge of the rooftop.

Her eyes were vacant, and her face was expressionless, like a delicate doll.

Within her, the power of Dark Zagi is frantically merging and resonating with her own potential.

She slowly opened her arms, as if to embrace the whole world.

hum-

An invisible wave, filled with ominous and malicious energy, began to spread silently from her center.

Like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, it creates ripples that quickly spread across the globe!

Around the world, quiet corners are beginning to stir.

In the depths of the Aokigahara Forest at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan, the ground ripples slightly, as some enormous creature lurking underground awakens.

In Europe, under the shadow of an ancient castle, an eerie red light flashes in the eyes of a gargoyle.

On the vast grasslands of Africa, normally docile herbivores suddenly become agitated and restless, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

Deep in the Amazon rainforest of South America, strange spores burst forth from the soil, rapidly growing into twisted, plant-like alien beasts.

The dormant alien beast factor has been activated!

The ancient monsters that have been sleeping have been awakened!

The mutation hidden in the gene chain has begun!

The initial attacks were small-scale and sporadic, occurring in remote corners of the world.

They can barely cope by relying on TLT's branches around the world and the armed forces of each country.

Governments around the world immediately activated emergency plans and consciously blocked information in an attempt to minimize the impact.

But it was all in vain.

The disappearance of 【POTENTIAL BARRIER】 is like opening Pandora's box.

The frequency and number of alien beasts appearing have begun to increase exponentially!

On the outskirts of cities, in towns, and even in the sewers and abandoned factories of metropolises... the figures of alien beasts appear one after another, attacking humans!
Mobile phones and the ubiquitous internet have become catalysts for information dissemination.

Various blurry and clear video clips, along with photos of screams and flames, began to circulate wildly online.

"A monster! There really is a monster!"

"This isn't special effects! It happened right near my house!"

"Wait... this silver giant... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?"

"I remember now! Two years ago! Shinjuku! That massive explosion and battle!!"

The fragments of memory forcibly erased by the "River of Oblivion" begin to revive and be pieced together in people's minds.

A terrifying alien beast codenamed "THE ONE" hangs over Shinjuku.

The silver giant who fell from the sky, "Nexter".

That earth-shattering battle is no longer a vague urban legend, but a gradually becoming clear and chilling memory!
"The government lied to us!"

"They've been hiding the existence of the monster!"

"They've altered our memories!"

Those who realized the truth were gripped by immense panic and anger.

panic.

Anxious.

fear.

Distrust of the government.

Fear of the unknown.

These surging negative emotions, like the sweetest nourishment, further fuel the darkness, hatching more and stronger alien beasts!
A vicious cycle of despair has begun.

At TLT-J base, the alarm lights in the central command room flashed wildly, their red glow illuminating the pale faces of everyone present.

On the screen, the global map was covered with dense red dots, each red dot representing an incident involving an alien beast.

The number is still increasing...

It seems that the end of humanity is truly approaching.

(End of this chapter)