Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 213 Behind me are the lights of thousands of homes.

At this moment, Lin Yu's goal became incredibly clear.

He stopped attacking the immortal monsters in vain, turned around, and, relying on his last senses, staggered toward the direction where the light had gone out in his memory.

His stats, combined with those of the three dragons—Golddras, Silverdras, and Ryborgon—have surpassed those of any single monster. They cannot truly stop him, but their endless numbers still form an insurmountable barrier.

With each step he took forward, he had to endure hundreds of heavy blows, and with each swing of his arm, he had to tear apart the entanglement of dozens of tentacles.

On that body that should have been indestructible, hideous marks began to appear.

why?
Why hasn't he fallen yet?

The hissing in the darkness carried a hint of anxiety and confusion.

Lin Yu ignored it and broke through the blockade. Finally, amidst the chaos, he found the stone statue of Ultraman Seven, which was still in a fighting pose.

He bent down, picked up the heavy stone statue, then turned around abruptly and, with his last bit of strength, hurled it fiercely toward the direction he remembered from the outside world!

The stone statue transformed into a streak of light, piercing through layers of black mist, and finally, with a "plop," fell into the cold seawater outside.

Lin Yu glanced at his cracked hands, then wearily raised his head and looked into the endless darkness.

No, we have to get them all out.

He turned around again, dragging his broken body, and rushed into that despairing darkness.

Having lost the light, his body had long since reached its limit of fatigue; he should have collapsed, and he should have become part of this darkness, just like those monsters.

but……

Lin Yu found Mebius's statue. He struggled to shield the statue of the young warrior in front of him, using his own back to withstand countless attacks.

A spark of defiance rekindled in his gloomy eyes.

But I don't want to give up yet!

I still have things I need to do!
I still have a formidable enemy that I must defeat!
I still have, and many more enemies waiting for me!
So, how could I possibly collapse here?!

With a roar from the depths of his soul, Lin Yu's body erupted with a power purely driven by will. Holding the statue of Mebius, he transformed into a gray-black afterimage and forcefully broke out of that dark domain from which even light could not escape!
Yokohama Port.

Although darkness enveloped everything, the tenacity of humanity was fully demonstrated at this moment.

If all electronic instruments fail, then we'll use the most primitive method.

Military flares were fired into the sky, briefly tearing away a small patch of darkness. Torches were lit, converging into a warm sea of ​​light among the crowd.

However, when the light illuminated reality, what came into view was a scene that shocked, terrified, and even made everyone's souls tremble.

On the ravaged port ground, five enormous stone statues lay silently.

Ultraman, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Jack, Ultraman Ace, and Ultraman Seven.

They maintained their final fighting stance, yet had lost all life force, like ancient ruins forgotten in time, filled with sorrow and deathly silence.

"Seiji!"

"Township!"

"Regiment! Advance!"

Yuko Minami, Akiko Sakata, and Annu let out heart-wrenching screams. They desperately tried to rush over, but were held back tightly by the people beside them.

Takayama Gamu and Asuka Shin stood frozen in place, watching those legendary heroes turn into cold stones. An unprecedented sense of powerlessness gripped their hearts.

"How could this be... Ultra Warriors, how could this happen..."

Risa Nanase turned her head and saw the little girl in the white dress and red shoes, who was now squatting on the ground in pain, her body appearing and disappearing as if she might vanish at any moment.

"Are you alright?" She rushed over to try and comfort her.

Earth Consciousness struggled to raise her head, her once clear eyes now filled with despair and pain.

"I'm dying."

Her voice was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind, "This universe is doomed."

Risa Nanase wanted to say something more, but she shook her head helplessly and looked up at the sky shrouded in endless darkness.

"The sun has gone out."

"Darkness...darkness..."

Just when everyone was plunged into utter despair, a figure burst out from the terrifying black mist with a loud bang, landing heavily on the port's ground, and returned with Mebius's statue.

It's Nexus.

He showed up.

But this time, it didn't elicit any cheers.

Everyone could clearly see that the giant, which should have been shining brightly, was now covered with hideous cracks, its energy core in its chest was lifeless, and its eyes were like dusty glass, devoid of all luster.

He was exhausted.

So exhausted that it felt like I would collapse completely at any moment.

How to do?
Even the last Ultraman has turned into this. What should we do?
Lin Yu knelt on one knee, panting heavily. He carefully placed the Mebius statue he was carrying next to his other companions. Then, he slowly stood up.

He showed his back to the people behind him, a world filled with despair and fear.

Alone, he faced the ever-approaching, endless darkness, and within that darkness, thousands upon thousands of cold, crimson eyes that lit up once more.

He is the last line of defense in this world.

It is also a defense line that is about to break.

Is he going to be all alone again, fighting against the whole world?

Lin Yu chuckled self-deprecatingly. His dull, gray eyes reflected the endless darkness before him, which was constantly writhing and seemed to be swallowing the entire world whole.

He tried to connect with the earth beneath his feet again, hoping to draw upon the familiar and powerful Renlong energy to restore his strength.

However, this time, the earth was deathly silent.

No response.

He turned his head and glanced out of the corner of his eye at the little girl in the crowd in the distance, wearing a white dress and red shoes, whose body had become translucent, as if she might disappear into the wind at any moment.

Earth's consciousness is also nearing its limit.

Yes, even the sun has been extinguished. As a life-bearing planet that relies on the sun for survival, how long can it last?
Are we nearing our limit?

Lin Yu asked himself this question.

No, I've already reached my limit.

"Lin Yu."

Just then, Noah's ancient and calm voice rang out from the depths of his almost shattered consciousness.

"If you continue fighting, you will die soon."

Lin Yu's mind went blank for a moment, and he asked in return, "Then what will happen to you?"

Noah remained silent for a moment.

His power was far from being able to face this desperate situation alone. This was a cosmic-level threat that only he could face at his peak. If Lin Yu's will and life were to be completely consumed here, then he...

"I'll fall with you." Noah's voice was calm, yet it contained an undeniable determination.

"Is that so?"

Lin Yu suddenly smiled, a smile that conveyed the relief of having shed all burdens.

He raised his head and glanced at the thousands of crimson eyes that lit up in the darkness. Then, under Noah's astonished gaze, he voluntarily deactivated Nexus's transformation.

The massive red and black body dissipated into countless particles of light, and Lin Yu's figure reappeared on the cold ground of the port.

He staggered and nearly fell, his face as pale as a sheet of paper.

"I won't let you die," he whispered to the empty space beside him, as if fulfilling an ancient promise. "We made a promise, didn't we?"

After saying that, he ignored Noah's reaction and slowly took out another item from his pocket.

Unlike Daigo's pure gold one, the one in Lin Yu's hand was a deep silver-blue, as if it contained stars and the sea.

This is his own magic light stick.

With his back to the crowd that had fallen into deathly silence and despair, he turned around and faced the boundless darkness alone.

He could feel the gazes behind him, but there was no hope, no light in those gazes.

Only numbness, fear, and utter despair.

Yes, the Ultramen have been defeated and turned into cold stone statues. Even Nexus, the last one, has deactivated his transformation and looks like he could collapse at any moment.

Their hopes were extinguished along with the light.

No one in this world knows Ultraman Tiga.

This black fog cut off all information; only the survivors in this port knew the truth of this world-ending event.

There was no light, no hope, nothing at all.

But...

Lin Yu slowly closed his eyes.

Even so, I will fight!
Because behind me are the lights of thousands of homes!
He took a deep breath, suddenly opened his eyes, and raised the magic wand in his hand high.

"This might be the last time I transform."

he said softly.

Then, with all his might, he uttered the words he most wanted to shout out at that moment.

"Tiga—!!!"

(End of this chapter)