Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 361: Just an Ultraman passing by.

Lin Yu's lips twitched as he examined it closely. "Wait, the aura is completely different. Is this... the Mirror Clan?"

The Mirror Giant didn't give Lin Yu much time to be surprised. It spread its arms, and countless light blades shot out from its body, raining down on Leviathan.

Lefriars roared, and the huge flower crown in front of her suddenly opened, spewing out a cloud of yellow, flammable pollen from the nozzles at the center, attempting to ignite the air.

However, the Mirror Giant moved even faster.

It lunged forward, its body instantly becoming as smooth as a mirror, reflecting all the incoming pollen back.

Immediately afterwards, it delivered a swift chop, precisely striking Lefriya's outstretched vine arm.

Click!

The sturdy vine snapped in response.

Lefreya cried out in pain, but instead of continuing the fight, she turned and fled into the depths of the forest.

The Mirror Giant did not pursue it, but simply watched it disappear into the forest. Then, its body transformed into a stream of light and disappeared back into the enormous main mirror.

"They... drove them away?"

Lin Yu looked in the direction where Lefreya disappeared, his brows furrowing slightly. "I have a feeling something's not right."

The battle ended, and the survivors erupted in thunderous cheers.

Without the slightest panic, a group of strong men rushed out of the village and onto the battlefield. They skillfully took out flamethrowers from their backpacks and began to burn the broken vines and bodily fluids left behind by Lefriya at high temperatures.

"Quickly, clean it up thoroughly. We can't leave even a single trace of the alien beast's cells behind."

"We need to increase the number of people patrolling the fields to the west to prevent it from coming around from that side."

They handled the aftermath with remarkable efficiency and professionalism, which even impressed Lin Yu. This was clearly not the first time.

"The Mirror Warriors have protected us once again!"

"Once the autumn harvest is complete, we will be able to expand the village further east."

"Once we have more people, we can organize a group to explore the ruins again. Things are getting better and better."

The survivors worked while chatting happily.

Lin Yu stood at the edge of the forest, listening to their conversation, and finally understood.

The humans on this planet used the principle of reflection in mirrors to create a passage for their guardian spirit that could instantly reach any place where light reflects.

It is precisely because of this confidence that they are able to cultivate the wasteland and strive to survive in this universe shrouded in darkness.

The tech tree is a bit odd; they've already pulled out a flamethrower, but they're still farming.

"amazing."

Lin Yu sighed sincerely. Although this universe was filled with despair, there were still lives resisting in their own way.

But the unease in his heart lingered.

The evil aura in the direction Lefreya fled did not diminish; on the contrary, it seemed to have taken root.

Lin Yu did not linger in the village. He vanished in a flash, wanting to see the living conditions of other humans on this planet.

Soon, he discovered another village not far away.

Just like the previous scene, this village also has a huge mirror, and the survivors also wear small mirrors around their necks.

Just as he arrived, a battle had just ended.

A Leviathan fell to the ground, her pollen sac on her back was crushed by the Mirror Giant's foot, and her entire body exploded into countless fragments.

Lin Yu watched this scene quietly, but the admiration on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a growing solemnity.

So relaxing.

This Leviathan offered almost no resistance; it was as if she were just going through the motions. Her weakness was easily found, and she was killed with a single blow.

Not right.

Lin Yu suddenly looked in the direction of the first village, then looked at the village at his feet.

A terrible thought exploded in his mind.

"No, that alien beast is also Leviathan."

Lin Yu instantly realized something: this was not the mother body!
These easily defeated Leviathans were all... its clones.

This cunning alien beast wasn't attacking humans at all.

It uses these split entities, and the guardians of these villages, to level up itself.

Every time a split entity is defeated, every time its weakness is exposed, and every time it is killed, all the combat data is absorbed by the mother entity lurking in the shadows.

It is adapting, evolving, and analyzing the Mirror Giant's fighting style.

For a mutant beast, it can fail countless times.

But for the humans of these planets, if their guardian deity fails even once, if its fatal weakness is discovered, then annihilation awaits them.

That's how alien beasts are. With their alien beast resonance waves, they can evolve infinitely in groups, making them a very troublesome enemy. However, the good news is that if you kill them on your first encounter and completely destroy them, you won't encounter this kind of enemy again.

He could no longer stand idly by.

Lin Yu concealed all his aura, transformed into human form, and slowly emerged from the forest, heading towards the village. He needed information and to communicate with the people here.

Since the Mirror Clan is protecting this place, let's contact these giants to facilitate his actions in this universe.

In any case, the more allies the better.

Just as he reached the edge of the field, a little boy who was weeding spotted him.

The boy looked to be only about ten years old, with dark skin and unusually wary eyes. Upon seeing Lin Yu, this stranger, he immediately dropped his farm tools, grabbed a nearby energy weapon resembling a gun, and aimed it at Lin Yu.

"Stop! Who are you?" The boy's voice was young, but it carried a hint of wariness. Lin Yu stopped and raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm.

"My name is Lin Yu. I'm just a passerby, and I mean no harm."

"Traveler?"

The boy pointed his spear at him, remaining vigilant. "No outsiders have been here for many years. How can you prove you're not a monster in disguise?"

Lin Yu's heart moved.

So vigilant?

Could it be that a strange beast capable of disguising itself as a human or creating illusions once existed here?

These alien beasts do exist, but they are truly disgusting.

Regenerative Alien Beast Nosphill?

Humans who come into contact with alien beast cells, or who are forcibly mutated by alien beasts, eventually become humanoid alien beasts. After the mutation, they still retain a basic humanoid appearance, but their body structure shows alien beast characteristics. They lose their ability to speak and their rational thinking, and are transformed into combat units that are completely driven by alien beast instincts.

They are no longer human, but rather an extension of some kind of monster.

He murdered Riko's entire family and turned them into puppets that could only gnaw on wood.

Upon thinking of what happened to Komon's partner in Nexus TV, Lin Yu clenched his fists instantly.

My blood pressure went up.

The two were facing off when a calm male voice came from behind the boy.

"Ah-Zhun, stop."

A burly, dark-skinned middle-aged man approached. He first looked Lin Yu up and down warily before placing his hand on the shoulder of the boy named A Liang, signaling him to put down his weapon.

The man's name was Acheng, and he was the village's patrol captain.

"Sir, I'm sorry, the child is just being silly."

Although Acheng's tone was polite, the wariness in his eyes did not lessen at all. "Our village hasn't had any outsiders for a long time. May I ask where you come from?"

"A very far place."

Lin Yu answered frankly, "I'm just a passing Ultraman traveler. I saw signs of life here, so I came to take a look."

"Traveler?"

Acheng frowned even more deeply. "On this land, there are no longer any creatures called 'travelers'."

His words carried a sense of weathered experience and vicissitude.

Lin Yu understood what he meant. In this land ravaged by alien beasts, traveling alone was tantamount to courting death.

To dispel any doubts the other party might have, Lin Yu simply extended his right hand, pulled up his sleeve, revealing his strong and well-defined forearm.

"See, I'm not a monster."

His arm had smooth, warm skin and clearly visible veins—a perfectly normal human characteristic.

Acheng stared at his arm for a long time before the deep-seated vigilance subsided slightly.

He nodded, accepting the explanation.

"Come with me."

Acheng turned and walked towards the village, saying, "But don't try anything funny."

Although Ah Liang put away his spear, he still stayed by Lin Yu's side, his eyes fixed on him, warning, "I'll keep an eye on you."

Lin Yu chuckled; this little guy was quite responsible.

The three of them walked along the ridge between the fields, one in front and two behind.

In the fields, the people worked while eyeing Lin Yu, this uninvited guest, with curious yet wary looks.

"Have you always lived here?" Lin Yu asked, breaking the silence.

The man walking ahead paused, not turning around, his voice tinged with melancholy: "Once upon a time, we lived in a large town with tens of thousands of people. Later... later, many traitors emerged among the humans, and the town was attacked by monsters. Our group fled all the way here."

He pointed towards the village entrance: "We were able to survive only because of the protection of the Mirror Warriors."

Lin Yu nodded, understanding dawning on him. No wonder this village had such a contradictory style, retaining the most primitive farming methods while also being equipped with flamethrowers, a weapon that looked quite modern. It turned out they weren't a primitive tribe, but a group of refugees from civilization.

They were originally survivors of civilization, refugees in the apocalypse.

No wonder their tech tree development is so strange.

Lin Yu was not surprised by the so-called "traitor".

Humans, when faced with the pure, deep-seated fear of alien beasts, are incapable of even considering surrendering. Unless they've truly lost their minds.

The so-called traitors are probably mostly people who were forcibly infected by alien beast cells and transformed into mindless humanoid monsters.

Upon arriving at the center of the village, the enormous main mirror stands silently, its surface as smooth as water, reflecting the sky and the earth.

"I would like to meet your guardian deity, the Mirror Warrior," Lin Yu said bluntly.

The moment the words were spoken, the atmosphere around them instantly became tense.

Acheng suddenly turned around and placed his hand back on the weapon at his waist.

"Who exactly are you? Why is your purpose so clear?"

The surrounding survivors also stopped what they were doing, gripped their weapons, and surrounded Lin Yu.

An outsider who immediately asked to see their guardian deity, on whom they depended for survival, made them suspect that this guy was a henchman sent by the alien beast.

Just as tensions were rising, the huge mirror in the center of the village suddenly lit up without warning.

(End of this chapter)