Dark Tiga, what are you doing?

Chapter 175 You're Not Ace at All

The main world of Mebius.

Unlike the Shining Time and Space, the flow of time is different in different worlds. A year in one world may only be a month in another.

For Mebius, who had spent some time on Shining Earth, only a month had passed in his own main world.

During this time, monsters also invaded, but they were all protected by Hikari and the members of the World Defense Force here.

They successfully defeated the monster and saved the Earth from the evil invaders.

However, Mebius's mysterious disappearance caught the attention of Hikari and the defense team members.

Besides Ultraman Mebius, Mirai Hibino also disappeared, causing his teammates great concern and suspicion. Had something happened to Mirai Hibino?

Otherwise, how could he have mysteriously disappeared for a whole month?

No matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find any trace of Hibino Mirai. Even if Hibino Mirai was intentionally hiding herself, it was impossible for her to do so.

This is the information world; everyone's whereabouts are monitored, and it's entirely possible to investigate if one wants to.

So, aside from the usual methods, there's only one possibility left.

They were captured by evil invaders and may have already met with terrible fate.

They suspect that a powerful and cunning intruder has secretly arrived on Earth and is launching attacks against them, with Hibino Mirai being the first to suffer.

The reason they had this suspicion was because Mebius had also disappeared and had not appeared at all for a month.

They rely entirely on Hikari to defeat these evil invaders and take down the monsters.

If Mebius were still alive, how could he have gone a whole month without showing up?
Based on past experience, whenever a monster appears, Mebius is always the first to charge in.

Now they have mysteriously disappeared, and one of their team members has also vanished, forcing them to make such a suspicion.

As for the claim that Ultraman Mebius is actually Hibino Mirai... how is that possible? Ultraman is so powerful, how could he be a human in disguise?
That's completely unrealistic.

In the real world, science is essential.

Hikari, who clearly knew that Hibino Mirai was Ultraman Mebius, was also puzzled by this.

Where did Ultraman Mebius go?

Why haven't they shown up for so long?

And something extraordinary happened in their world.

Emperor Empera and his empire vanished, and the Four Dark Kings ceased to exist.

Such cosmic turmoil has led many to believe that the Dark Empire may be planning something big.

Many civilizations have chosen to hide themselves.

To avoid suffering.

Hikari was even more worried.

Knowing the power of the Dark Emperor Alien Empera, he realized that if the other party wanted to come to Earth, he would be powerless to stop it.

Moreover, regardless of Alien Empera's power, even his Dark Four Heavenly Kings are quite terrifying.

Hikari didn't think he could defeat any of them on his own.

Moreover, the entire Emperor's Empire—and if the Emperor's Empire were to descend upon Earth, Hikari believed Earth could be doomed. Now that Mebius is gone, his power and human methods are insufficient to resist such a powerful invader.

Hikari even suspected that Mebius's sudden disappearance might be related to the Emperor's Empire.

After all, the entire Empire of Emperor Abela also disappeared suddenly.

This forced Hikari to think deeply.

There must be some connection between the two.

Otherwise, how could things have happened so suddenly and so coincidentally?

Hikari doesn't know what the story behind this is, but there must be some secret involved.

And apart from that.

Recently, a remarkable sect has emerged on Earth.

It is called the Holy Kingdom.

Hikari didn't know where the Holy Kingdom came from; it just appeared out of nowhere on Earth and spread rapidly like a virus, leading countless people to choose to believe in the Holy Kingdom sect.

Hikari himself was not opposed to religious belief.

After all, every planet has its own unique civilization.

Some are religious civilizations.

Hikari had both documented and heard about it.

However, Hikari felt something was off about this happening on Earth.

The power displayed by the Holy Kingdom is absolutely beyond the capabilities of any Earth-based sect; it is undoubtedly the work of outsiders.

Regarding outsiders interfering with Earth's development, Hikari and the Land of Light remain aligned in their beliefs.

They are reluctant to allow the Earth to be interfered with by outsiders, although so far, the Holy Kingdom has not done anything bad.

Furthermore, Hikari's secret investigation revealed that the Holy Kingdom often provided free medical treatment to those in need.

Help those in need.

It is very similar to the Land of Light.

However, this free, almost unrestrained help, and the fact that it only required a little faith from people, made Hikari uneasy. Was this really a good thing to continue in the long run?
Especially the slogan of the Holy Kingdom of Heaven—since it's free, believe it a little bit.

Hikari was speechless.

His intuition told him that the Holy Kingdom must have something unique about it, especially the two Holy Spirits of the Holy Kingdom, who were known as the King of Light and the Ruler of Light.

Hikari also secretly infiltrated the Holy Kingdom's headquarters to investigate in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Holy Kingdom, but unfortunately...

Hikari was expelled before he could conduct much of an investigation. Just as he had guessed, the Holy Kingdom was an outsider with immense power. Even as a giant of light, his several infiltrations had failed to fully penetrate its ranks and obtain any secret information; his understanding of the Holy Kingdom remained superficial.

Is this seemingly angelic sect really as good as it appears?
Hikari remained skeptical.

Aside from places of enlightenment, Hikari has never witnessed such selfless, unrestrained, and boundless willingness to help those in need. All that's needed is a little bit of faith from everyone.

He always felt that besides this, there must be some unspeakable conspiracy within the Holy Kingdom.

How could he possibly infiltrate this place? He had tried almost every method imaginable, but none of them worked. Even against someone as formidable as him, Ultraman's Holy Kingdom was able to completely and perfectly withstand his attacks.

In particular, Hikari found that unique Holy Spirit power quite remarkable.

Could it be that...Mebius's disappearance is also related to the appearance of the Holy Kingdom?

Hikari launched into a brainstorming session, constantly speculating about the connection between Mebius's disappearance, the vanishing of the Emperor's Empire, and the emergence of the Holy Kingdom.
At that moment, the only source of intelligence that Hikari could access was the Holy Kingdom.

After much deliberation, Hikari decided to target the Holy Kingdom first.

He planned to conduct an investigation within the Holy Kingdom to see if he could obtain the information he desired.

Now he has tried every method imaginable.

Hikari could only think of one extremely foolish method.

That is to choose to become a believer in the Holy Kingdom and join the Holy Kingdom, freely believing in either of the two Holy Spirits.

After achieving success, in accordance with the nature of the Holy Kingdom, it has never resisted the affairs of believers and will help them as much as it can. Perhaps by doing so, it can get the answer it wants.

But would the Holy Kingdom really be so foolish?
Even knowing he was an outsider infiltrator seeking to uncover the Holy Kingdom's internal secrets, they still chose to convert him to a believer, letting him know what he wanted to know. Could such a benevolent sect truly exist? Would an enemy really act in such a way?
Or is it that the Holy Kingdom is not the enemy?
do not know.

It's also not clear.

Hikari felt that the most effective method at the moment was to try it directly, and that his several infiltrations of the Holy Kingdom had only resulted in him being driven back, with no pursuit or killing.

Perhaps the Holy Kingdom is preoccupied with some momentous event and has no time to concern itself with it.

In short, Hikari had all sorts of guesses in his mind, but he would only know the truth once he tried it himself.

……

Hikari transformed into human form and arrived at the nearest branch church of the Holy Kingdom.

Watching the endless stream of people coming and going at the church, a symbol of the Holy Kingdom of Heaven, Hikari found it somewhat amusing. Did these people really believe in free lunches? After living in human society for so long, were they still so narrow-minded? Did they really think everyone was Ultraman? Even Ultraman is powerless in the face of certain situations and cannot provide 100% support and help.

Even Ultraman has things he can't do. Is the so-called Holy Spirit they talk about really that great and omnipotent?
Hikari shook his head.

Then, in human form, he walked into the church and randomly chose one of the two Holy Spirits. He took an incense stick and prepared to offer it to that Spirit. Becoming an outsider believer was almost the most superficial form of faith; in this way, even if there were any influences, Hikari could react and break free immediately.

Hikari had some doubts. He believed that the power of the Holy Spirit was actually a force that could erode people's bodies and influence them, so he only targeted the most superficial believers.

Therefore, he dared not become a believer, and even if he were, he could only be the most superficial kind of believer—the kind who takes an egg and remembers the holy Kingdom.

And then Hikari arrived.

Zoga, who was in this branch of the Holy Kingdom, also noticed it.

For Hikari.

The Zoga are also connected to the Holy Kingdom.

The Ultraman in this world had a certain resistance to this foreign sect, but they upheld the King of Light's philosophy of walking among humans with wisdom and using great love to influence people.

They did not choose to eliminate Ultraman Hikari. Instead, they repelled him several times.

Then they let the other person leave.

What they wanted was for Hikari to willingly acknowledge their Holy Kingdom sect.

It could even help them develop on Earth.

Ideally, the other party should also become a follower of their Holy Kingdom sect.

That couldn't be better.

In this way, their efforts can be seen by their great King of Light and Lord of Light in other universes.

When they return, they will receive rewards from the King of Light and the Lord of Light, and their status will be elevated. Just thinking about it makes me feel incredibly happy.

Now, Zoga saw Hikari, in human form, enter the branch church and offer incense to the Lord of Light. This caused Zoga's crimson eyes to narrow slightly.

What's wrong with Ultraman? Has he changed his mind?

Could it be that they secretly investigated their Holy Kingdom and began to think that their Holy Kingdom was good?

Then his mind changed, and he decided to join their sect to experience it.
That's a good thing. Once you experience the benefits of their holy kingdom, it'll be hard to leave.

After all, people naturally seek out things that are beneficial.

Their holy kingdom has always been able to fulfill the needs in people's hearts.

While not 100%, they can at least provide assistance when needed most of the time, especially for those suffering from serious illnesses who are given a new lease on life through the great love they receive, which can deepen their faith to an unbelievable degree.

They were completely devoted to each other.

Seeing Ultraman Hikari offer them a sacred offering, Zoga and the others could sense a dark emotion within Hikari, a burning flame of vengeance.

It is unclear what Hikari has been through.

But under their holy heaven.

As long as there is a need, it can be resolved.

It's only a matter of time before Hikari helps them attain their holy kingdom and become devout believers.

Zoga and his followers had no doubt about this. After all, there was more than one Ultraman who had joined their Holy Kingdom sect in the Shining Dimension.

But two.

Moreover, both of them had very deep faith, almost to the point of being devout believers.

Hehehe... Looking across the entire universe, who can compare to their Holy Kingdom? Their Holy Kingdom is simply invincible.

……

Shining in the universe.

Having entered the realm of the dead, Ace is now engaged in combat with Gua himself.

Gua unleashed a powerful punch at the two Ultramen who recklessly intruded into the Netherworld.

The first one to be affected is Ultraman Dyna.

He stayed in the Netherworld and constantly felt Ultraman Dyna's telekinesis and superpowers spreading everywhere.

This made him feel quite irritated.

These ants are utterly courting death.

They dared to stop him time and again, even trying to drag him out and eliminate him. They didn't even consider their own strength.

With such limited abilities, you still want to oppose him?
I'll wipe you out first!

Gua made his move.

Dyna was ambushed.

His chest was pierced, a red light flashed on his chest, and his body was invaded by the power of the dead, leaving him in an unprecedented state of weakness.

In this space filled with the power of the dead, and without the replenishment of cosmic energy, Dyna was constantly being eroded, making it impossible for him to recover in a short time. His body began to fall downwards.

They lost the ability to fight.

Gua didn't take Dyna seriously.

After dealing a heavy blow to Dyna with a series of quick attacks, he turned his attention to Ace.

They planned to deal with Ace first, and then completely eliminate Dyna.

For some reason, looking at Ace, who wasn't particularly powerful either, Gua felt that Ace posed a greater threat to him, as if he were facing someone else, not Ultraman Ace.

Gu A beckoned with his finger.

His figure appeared in front of Ace.

"Do you think you can defeat me with your abilities? Just like that Ultraman warrior from before, so confident."

"What about Dyna? What did you do to him?"

Suzuki Ame, inside Ace's body, questioned him.

At this moment, Ace is being led by Suzuki Ame.

During the search, Tian Liuhai was unwilling to take the lead.

This heavy responsibility naturally fell on Suzuki Yu's shoulders.

Compared to before, now with the power and soul of the Dark Ruler, plus Ace's special training, Suzuki Amane is now an excellent Ultra Warrior.

When facing Gua, Suzuki Ame was no longer a burden to Tenryukai as before. The two of them were able to cooperate perfectly and smoothly unleash Ace's power.

"Him? Hmph, if you can't defeat me, he'll be dead here soon." Gua was telling the truth.

The sneak attack severely damaged Dyna.

This place is also the realm of the dead.

The Wrong Place in the Universe.

Dyna had no energy replenishment at all.

It will only be continuously eroded.

It won't hold out for long. If no one rescues Dyna in a short time, he will inevitably turn to stone due to insufficient energy.

Hear this.

Ace said no more.

Just do it.

"Ultra Guillotine!"

Suzuki Ame and Tenryukai join forces.

Starting with Ultra Forbidden Technique.

Gua, having gathered the power of the three siblings, Juda, knew just how strong the tetanus effect of the Ultra Guillotine Blade was.

Gua did not resist.

With a simple teleport, he appeared behind Ace and unleashed a powerful punch.

Ace turned to defend himself, releasing a transparent defensive light wall.

"Oh, your senses are quite sharp."

"You guys who can teleport always teleport to the back. You don't even need to sense it; you can guess it."

Ace conjured a saber.

He engaged in close-quarters combat with Gua.

However, as the fight was going on, some strange fragments of memory suddenly flashed through Gua's mind.

For example, Ace wasn't Ace; something incredible crawled out of Ace's body.

This left Gua somewhat stunned.

What kind of memory is this?
Did it originate from the three siblings, Juda?
But this scene wasn't in the memories of the three siblings, Juda and his sister, at the beginning.
How is this going?

Gua made a swift move.

While harboring doubts, they launched a powerful attack.

He had felt that Ace was acting strangely from the beginning, and now this sudden appearance of inexplicable memories only strengthened Gua's conviction.

Dyna was easily defeated, while Ace was able to put up a fight, highlighting the difference between the two. One was a sneak attack, the other a direct assault.

"You're not Ace, who are you?!"

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(End of this chapter)