Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 515 My King, You'll Regret It
Deep underground, beneath the Mohorovičić discontinuity, lies a vast, hollow world.

Here exists a little-known underground civilization—Delos.

Long, long ago, when the dark demon god raged and monsters roamed the earth, the ancestors of the Delos people had no choice but to flee underground in order to survive.

For a long time, they have coexisted peacefully with the civilizations on the surface of the earth, without interfering with each other.

However, with the development of industrial civilization on the surface, the ozone layer was damaged, and deadly cosmic rays penetrated into the earth, bringing the Delos civilization to the brink of destruction.

Enraged, they activated their ultimate weapon—the mechanical fortress [Bakusa System]—intending to wipe everything off the surface and send human civilization back to prehistoric times.

But twenty years ago, things changed.

Humanity on Earth achieved unification and established the TPC. Under the leadership of a wise director named "Sawai," many environmentally damaging technologies were phased out, and the ozone layer began to miraculously repair itself.

It only takes thirty years to return to the environment we once knew.

Therefore, after discussion, the elders of Delos decided to stop the attack program on the Bakusa system.

After all, they weren't bloodthirsty creatures; they were simply too tired to bear the threat of extermination from the surface after living underground for so long.

But the good times don't last long.

Recently, for some unknown reason, the ancient monsters that have been sleeping in the underground world have become unusually active.

What's worse, new monsters keep falling from the universe, as if Earth were incredibly delicious.

Therefore, in order to protect themselves, they had to restart the Bakusa system to collect information about the surface, especially about the giant of light named "Ultraman Tiga".

To prevent surface civilizations from recklessly destroying the environment under the protection of giants, leading to the annihilation of their races, it is necessary to take appropriate measures when necessary.

This is the Swordholder's deterrence system.

If the enemy doesn't deploy Ultraman, our side won't use Million Basaku.

now.

Inside the central sanctuary of the Dilos civilization.

A massive mechanical fortress, hundreds of meters high, floats silently in mid-air.

That is the Bakusa system.

On the surface of the fortress, countless blue data streams flashed at the speed of light, and complex analytical ripples spread out from the core.

It is analyzing the battle data that was just collected between Ultraman Tiga and Galactron.

Below the Bakusa system, a group of Delos people dressed in beige robes with their faces covered by hoods gathered together, gazing up at this ultimate weapon that represents the pinnacle of their civilization's technological achievements.

"Ultraman Tiga... has become stronger again."

An aged voice rang out, filled with deep worry.

He is the Grand Elder of the Dilos civilization.

"According to Bakusa's latest simulation, in a one-on-one battle without considering environmental factors, our probability of defeating Tiga has plummeted from 70% three months ago to 30%."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the crowd.

"How could this be?"

A young Delos asked incredulously, "Isn't our Bakusa system constantly being upgraded based on his combat data?"

"it's useless."

The elder shook his head, his voice growing increasingly heavy.

"Our update and iteration speed is completely unable to keep up with the speed at which he becomes stronger."

"He's like...like a bottomless black hole, you never know where his limits are."

Inside the temple, there was a deathly silence.

A shadow called "despair" has been cast over everyone's hearts.

They placed their hopes for the future of their people on this mechanical fortress.

But now, this weapon, which they regard as a god, appears so powerless before a giant of light on the surface of the earth.

"This can't go on like this."

The elder's voice suddenly turned fierce.

"We cannot place the future of our people on the mercy of a strange race."

"The Bakuza System must be made stronger, as powerful as Ultraman Tiga, or even... surpass him!"

He turned around abruptly and looked at the elders behind him.

"I have decided that, if necessary, I can unlock the self-evolution program limitations of the [Million Basaku]!"

"what?"

"Elder, have you gone mad?"

The people of Delos present were all greatly shocked.

【Million Bakusa】is the hidden final form of the Bakusa system.

Once the restrictions are lifted, it will gain near-limitless self-evolutionary capabilities, but at the same time, it may also completely lose control of this power and become a rampaging weapon that destroys everything.

"Our self-updating speed is just too slow."

The elder stubbornly said, "Only in this way can we have the confidence to protect our people from the surface creatures. There are just too many Ultramen up there. All of this is for the future of our people."

"When the time is right, we will attack the surface and reclaim everything that belongs to us!"

Inside the temple, chaos erupted.

An elder responsible for monitoring the activity of the underground monsters could no longer hold back and stood up to loudly refute:
"Elder, are you conscious?"

"Why do we have to fight the surface people to the death? Shouldn't we be worried that after the surface people are wiped out, we underground people will also be affected by those monsters?"

He became more and more agitated as he spoke, internally ranting and raving.

You old codger, are you a mole sent by other underground people?

Are the people from Jilong next door constantly harassing us and trying to arrest us women?
[From the world of Ace, an underground superman who specializes in doing evil for the Yapools]

Or were they the same group that lived underground during the Ice Age, always thinking of replacing humans, but they died when exposed to light, a group of underground blind people without even eyes?

[The subterranean inhabitants from the world of the original Ultraman]

Damn it, we haven't even finished dealing with all those awakened monsters underground!
Especially the sealed giant egg of the [Calamity Soul] in the south, its energy fluctuations have been getting stronger and stronger recently. Because of its influence, several docile monsters around it have become demonic and rampaged. These troubles have already exhausted us.

You, on the other hand, don't think about how to resolve internal conflicts, but only think about that little bit of territory on the surface every day?

I mean, is it possible that the surface dwellers are now hoping we'll go up there and help relieve some of their burden?

Then let me ask you, let me ask you, let me ask you, are you even human? Can you do anything human?!

what?
This elder's inner roar was the sentiment of almost all pragmatic Delos people.

However, in the face of everyone's doubts, the Grand Elder simply snorted coldly.

"madness!"

“You only see the immediate threat, but you can’t see the long-term future.”

"The earth's surface must be in our own hands!"

His eyes, hidden beneath his hood, gleamed with a fanatical and obsessive light.

"Great Elder."

A gentle yet authoritative female voice interrupted his growl.

The queen, dressed in a beige robe and wearing a golden crown, slowly emerged from the depths of the temple. She had a beautiful face and a noble demeanor, but her brows carried a lingering sorrow.

She is Queen Dina, the current ruler of the Dilos civilization.

"enough."

Queen Dina's voice wasn't loud, but it silenced all the restless elders around her.

"Our enemy has never been the surface people, nor the giant of light who protects them."

She walked to the central control panel and brought up another screen.

It was a map of the underground world, with countless dazzling red dots flashing on it. Each dot represented an ancient monster that was awakening or was awakening.

"The dramatic changes in the geological environment and the awakening of the sleeping monsters are the real threats we face." The Queen's voice echoed within the temple.

"Long-term isolation has made us forget how to coexist with the outside world. What we should do is not to target the Bakusa system with innocent surface people, but to use it to protect our home and move forward hand in hand with other civilizations that are also suffering."

Upon hearing this, almost all the elders nodded silently.

The elders did not advocate expansion, Elder Hao.

The Queen is willing to coexist peacefully, Queen Hao.

However, according to the law of conservation of the key, at this point, someone should breathe on it.

"To put it lightly."

The elder sneered and retorted without any politeness.

"Joining hands? Your Majesty, have you forgotten how my daughter, Yona, died?"

"She died during an underground environmental survey, burned alive by cosmic rays leaked from the ozone layer caused by surface dwellers damaging it."

"The culprit behind all this is the surface people."

"It was them who took my daughter's life. It was them who forced us Dilos people to forever huddle in this dark and sunless underground."

The Grand Elder lost control of his emotions and pointed at Ultraman Tiga's figure on the screen.

"Now that they have the protection of the Giant of Light, they are even more unscrupulous. Why should we tolerate all this?"

Inside the temple, there was a deathly silence.

Queen Dina looked at the Grand Elder, who seemed to have gone mad, and advised him, "Grand Elder, I know your pain."

"However, inflicting hatred on the innocent will not bring Yona back to life. It will only lead our Dilos civilization down the path of self-destruction."

Just as the two were arguing,

"alarm!"

"Unknown spatial fluctuations detected; visitors are approaching the central sanctuary."

The piercing alarm broke the stalemate within the temple.

Everyone became nervous.

Queen Dina immediately ordered: "Activate the external imaging."

The screen switched, and a soft blue light gate slowly opened outside the temple.

A stunningly beautiful woman, also dressed in a white robe and possessing an elegant and noble demeanor, emerged from the portal.

"It is...it is Queen Inas of the Underground Kingdom."

[The Underground Queen from the Eddie Worldview]

Queen Dina's face showed a look of surprise.

Queen Inas was the ruler of another underground civilization, and she maintained friendly relations with the Dilos civilization.

Queen Inas was soon invited into the temple.

Her face showed obvious anxiety and exhaustion.

"Dina, I apologize for visiting without prior notice."

Queen Inas's tone was urgent, "But our kingdom... is about to collapse."

"What's going on?" Queen Dina's heart tightened.

"Monster."

A hint of fear flickered in Queen Inas's eyes.

"Recently, traces of ancient monster activity have appeared in the area surrounding our kingdom."

"The ancient monster Gomora, the subterranean monster Telestone, the uranium-eating monster Gabra, and the subterranean monster Bagos..."

With each name she uttered, the elders of Delos's expressions grew increasingly grim.

These are all extremely ferocious monsters from the underground world.

“They are attacking our city relentlessly, causing heavy casualties among our people. I…I have come to ask you for help.”

Queen Inas's voice carried a hint of pleading.

"Hmph, there's nothing I can do to help."

The Grand Elder refused without hesitation.

"Our Dilos civilization is too busy taking care of itself, how can we have the spare energy to meddle in other people's business?"

"Elder!" Queen Dina rebuked.

She turned to Inas, her face apologetic, but her tone unwavering.

"Inas, your difficulties are our difficulties in Dilos. We will never stand idly by."

She turned around and issued commands to the console.

"Immediately activate one [Reconnaissance Type Basaku] and one [Combat Type Basaku] and head to the Underground Kingdom to assist Queen Inas in defending against the monsters!"

"Yes!"

"Dina, thank you..." Queen Inas was moved to tears.

"We are friends, you're welcome."

Queen Dina took her hand and said, "Please believe that we will overcome this together."

Queen Inas nodded emphatically, and after expressing her vision of building peace between the two countries, she hurriedly departed.

As soon as she leaves.

The Grand Elder's anger finally erupted.

He rushed up to Queen Dina and angrily questioned her, "Your Majesty! How could you squander our nation's resources to win the favor of our friendly nations?"

"Those two Basaku are our last trump card, meant to deal with the surface creatures!"

Queen Dina simply looked at him calmly in the face of his roar.

"I am the queen."

These five simple words carry an undeniable authority.

The Grand Elder was stunned.

"You will regret this."

After saying that, he abruptly flicked his sleeve, slammed the door, and left.

Silence returned to the temple.

Queen Dina sighed wearily.

"Yona's death was a huge blow to him."

she muttered.

"Why... do we have to regard that giant of light as an enemy? Everyone knows that Tiga once saved our ancestors and destroyed the Dark Demon God a long, long time ago. Have we forgotten the kindness of the past?"

She turned around and looked again at the screen that was recording Tiga's battle footage.

In the image, a giant in red, purple, and silver is bathed in the flames of an explosion, standing tall and seemingly unbreakable.

Every punch, every burst of light, is filled with the power of protection.

An unusual light gradually appeared in Queen Dina's eyes.

"Such dazzling light..."

Meanwhile, on the surface of the earth.

The headquarters of the Cult of Light, the Church of Tiga Salvation, is located in the pavilion in the backyard.

A peaceful (or perhaps less pleasant) tea party is underway.

(End of this chapter)