Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 494 A Call from the Eternal Core

Under the dim yellow sky, a solitary black tower pierces the clouds, standing on the desolate land.

Everything around was shrouded in a deathly atmosphere, even the wind carried the smell of sulfur and the rust of dried blood.

Carmilla followed behind Lin Yu, her feelings extremely complicated.

She looked at the familiar tower, the final threshold to the eternal core.

Regret was like a poisonous vine, tightly coiling around her heart.

If... if they hadn't been so caught up in the thrill of destroying R'lyeh, but instead rushed here immediately, grabbed Yusa Rei, and forced open the gate...

Now, the Dark Giants should be the ones holding the reins of power over the entire universe.

Instead of becoming a prisoner of this vile man, as I am now.

"What, you regret it?"

Lin Yu didn't turn his head, his lazy voice drifting over.

Carmilla's body trembled, and she instinctively straightened her back, stubbornly retorting.

"I was just thinking about how I would tear you to pieces once I obtained the power of the Eternal Core."

"Oh."

Lin Yu casually agreed, then added.

"Then you might have to wait in line. The number of people who want to kill me could stretch from the M78 Nebula all the way to the edge of this universe. You're just someone who cuts in line at best."

Carmilla's face flushed instantly, and she felt a lump in her throat, almost suffocating herself.

Low attack and low defense.

This man's every word hit her right where it hurts.

Dagong, standing nearby, didn't think much of it. He scratched his head and spoke in a muffled voice.

"The Eternal Core... is it really that powerful? Can it make us stronger?"

"It's more than just stronger."

Carl-Mira finally found a place to show off her knowledge, and with a snort, she took over the conversation.

"That is the power of creation, enough to reshape the entire universe. We, the Dark Giants, have wandered the universe for thousands of years, traversing countless galaxies, all in pursuit of the legend of this power."

"Legend has it that the Eternal Core was born at the singularity of the Big Bang, and is the origin and the end of all things. Whoever controls it is the only god in the universe."

As she spoke, a hint of fanaticism unconsciously crept into her eyes.

But soon, this fervor was replaced by humiliation.

Now, this power is right before her eyes, but she can only watch helplessly as it falls into the hands of another man.

"Then how did you know that this thing exists on Earth?" Lin Yu asked curiously.

Carmilla turned her head away, her attitude awkward.

"On a planet on the verge of destruction, I found a stone tablet in the ruins of an ancient civilization. It contained clues about the eternal core, which ultimately pointed to this remote, primitive planet."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"Unlike some people, who don't have to do anything and good luck just comes to them."

"There's nothing I can do about it, maybe that's one of the advantages of being handsome."

Lin Yu's words broke her defenses once again.

Carmilla trembled with rage and bit her lip hard.

Yu Shalei, who had been listening to their conversation in silence, finally couldn't help but look at Lin Yu, her clear blue eyes filled with curiosity.

"Mr. Lin Yu... why do you call us 'Ancient People'?"

"Thirty million years from now... what kind of world will it be? Will our civilization... truly perish?"

The girl's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Lin Yu remained silent for a moment.

"Yes, they were destroyed by the Dark Giants."

Carmilla instinctively turned her head away, not daring to look at Yusaree's eyes, which dimmed instantly.

"The era that followed was the modern era. However, I did not come from the future of this timeline, but from Earth in another parallel universe. The ancient civilization there was also destroyed 30 million years ago."

Lin Yu paused for a moment, then dropped a bombshell.

"And I am the strongest dark giant of that era. To put it simply, you can also think of me as... a Triga from a parallel world."

No, no, what's with this "father acting like son" thing?

Ultraman Tiga and Triga

Ultraman Tiga appeared first, and then the tribute version of Triga appeared.

He had barely finished speaking when he suddenly realized that the analogy wasn't quite right.

No, no, the relationship between the two is equal. There's no such thing as one being the other's son.

Even Geed is a clone of Belial, and in terms of seniority, he's frighteningly high.

[Left: Geed's original form; Right: Belial; Note the timer]

"So...you're also Triga?"

Carmilla's eyes lit up instantly. She stared at Lin Yu in a daze, as if she were seeing him for the first time.

But the next second, she pouted.

Hmph, my Triga is definitely better.

Strong, composed, and not talkative.

This man in front of me... he's awful!
Carmilla was furious at the thought of him repeatedly beating her to the ground.

She was even more stubborn than Dagon. Dagon would stop being beaten after he was lying down, but she wouldn't. She just wouldn't admit defeat, and as a result, she was still in excruciating pain all over her body.

Yu Shalei developed a strong interest in "modernity" and was eager to see it for herself.

But she quickly turned her attention back to what was in front of her.

“I am the only one who can extract a portion of the energy from the Eternal Core without affecting it.” Her expression was somewhat uneasy.

"Although I trust you, if the Eternal Core goes out of control, the entire universe will be utterly destroyed."

"So what do you want to do after you get this power?" Carmilla asked Lin Yu curiously.

Reshaping the universe?

To become the only god?

"The power to reshape the world?"

Lin Yu sighed.

Then, when faced with Carmilla's question, he thought for a moment and answered seriously, "I want to use its power to blow up all the evil guys in the universe in one go, and then go home peacefully."

Carmilla: "???"

What does it mean to get off work?
As they spoke, the group had already reached the foot of the tower.

Yu Sha Lei said no more. She walked to an ancient altar and raised her right hand.

The ring on her finger emitted a soft glow, and then a surge of powerful energy erupted from her body, enveloping her entirely.

"Om-"

The entire tower shook violently, its body instantly shattering into countless fragments, which were then rearranged and recombined in a mysterious way.

Finally, a colossal portal of light, composed of countless fragments of light, appeared out of thin air before everyone.

A dazzling galaxy flowed through the portal, exuding a sacred and ancient aura, as if connected to the origin of the universe.

"This is... the gateway to the Eternal Core!"

Carmilla's breathing became rapid, and her body trembled instinctively, a longing for supreme power.

Charge in!
Charge in now!

Once you obtain the power of the Eternal Core, you can break free from this man's enslavement.

She is the proud leader of the dark giants, and she will never accept becoming a slave girl!

The thought was screaming wildly in her mind.

But then, the image of being stomped on the ground by that man, repeatedly crushed by pure violence, and finally forcibly baptized by that domineering light resurfaced uncontrollably.

She could even recall the despair she felt when that light flooded into her body, leaving her with no desire to resist whatsoever.

Her darkness was tainted by this man.

What right does she have to call herself a dark giant now?
After a fierce struggle, the fervor and ambition in Carmilla's eyes slowly faded.

She silently took a step back, obediently standing behind Lin Yu, lowering her proud head, her face filled with deep humiliation.

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, taking in Carmilla's inner thoughts.

It seems that my conquest is already showing initial results.

The wicked need another wicked person to grind them down. It seems that my physical PUA tactics have completely destroyed her spirit.

So much so that she had to give up this last chance.

Of course, this so-called "opportunity" was also a flaw he deliberately left behind.

If she dares to move even slightly, he can activate time reversal within 0.01 seconds, letting her experience what true despair is.

Although rewinding time also takes a toll on him, he can't use it multiple times in a short period of time. After each use, he has to go back to the spacetime realm to take a bath to recover.

But once is enough.

What is this called?
This is called entrapment; those who are willing will take the bait.

Seeing that Carmilla seemed to have had her edges smoothed out by life and had completely lost the desire to resist, Lin Yu became too lazy to continue fishing.

He called out and stepped into the dazzling portal first.

"Follow up."

The light engulfed everyone's figures.

The next second, everyone found themselves in a vast and boundless space.

【Eternal Core Space】

The moment Lin Yu entered this space, his heart skipped a beat without warning.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The feeling was as if something had resonated strongly with something deep within his soul.

Lin Yu stopped in his tracks, and for the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

This feeling... is a first for me.

He raised his head and looked around.

This is a dimly lit world, with magnificent ancient buildings standing tall, yet the entire space is brightly lit, with all the light sources coming from a single point.

At the very center of all the buildings, an enormous, indescribable golden sphere floats silently.

It radiates light and heat like the sun, and its interior seems to be brewing world-destroying energy. With each pulse, the entire space trembles.

Everyone was awestruck by the magnificent sight before them.

"This...this is the Eternal Core we've been searching for..."

Karmi stretched out her hand, her expression one of rapture, as if she wanted to touch that unattainable light.

"Having traversed countless galaxies and searched the universe for millennia... finally... finally I've found you..."

"I feel like I have inexhaustible power..." Dagon clenched his fist, feeling the abundant energy in the space, his face full of excitement.

However, when they turned their attention to Lin Yu, they found that something was wrong with him.

He just stared blankly at the golden "sun," a look of confusion appearing on his face for the first time.

"You are……"

Lin Yu subconsciously reached out his hand towards the huge golden sphere.

"...Calling me?"

(End of this chapter)