Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 518 [6k] Demon Slayer Obik
Outside the mountain village, thick fog blanketed the area.

Obik stood at the village entrance, a black umbrella held high above his head, shielding him from view.

But there was no sun in the sky.

The thick fog swallowed up all the light, leaving only a gray and oppressive atmosphere.

He slowly closed his umbrella, and his brows furrowed even more deeply on his signature sour face.

"Ida Iryu."

"Can you sense any demons or monsters in this godforsaken place?"

The ornament on the hilt of his katana swayed slightly, and a deep male voice echoed in his mind.

No. Although the atmosphere here is strange, it doesn't belong to the category of demons or monsters.

"Tsk, that makes things difficult."

Obik clicked his tongue, looking displeased.

"Fighting cosmic monsters is not my forte."

[It's alright. Conduct a reconnaissance first. If things become unfavorable, retreat immediately and then summon Lord Lin Yu and the others.]

Jing Tianjinglong's tone was always so calm and composed.

These words instantly ignited Obik's pride.

"What a joke!"

He raised his voice several decibels, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"We worked together and got absolutely nothing before calling for reinforcements. If word gets out, where will I, Young Master Ayan, put my face?"

[Lord Obik.]

Jing Tianjinglong paused for a moment.

The two of us aren't even human.

Obik: "..."

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

silence.

It’s Cambridge tonight.

After a long silence, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless."

He stopped dwelling on the hurtful topic and strode toward the village shrouded in thick fog.

The village was eerily quiet, like a dead city.

But just then, Obik spotted a figure flash by behind the window of a wooden house.

"Oh?"

A hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"It seems everyone stayed indoors because the fog was too thick."

He strode over and pushed open the wooden door of the house.

crunch--

Inside the door, there was no one.

But an unusual feeling instantly enveloped Obik's mind.

This fog...

Not right.

It's not like ordinary fog; it's more like... a living thing.

Cold and sticky, carrying a subtle malice, it was silently seeping into every corner of the village.

Iida Iryu's voice rang out again, this time with unprecedented vigilance.

The person has disappeared.

Obik walked into the room and looked around.

In the kitchen, the faucet was still running water.

"This is such a waste."

He muttered something as he stepped forward and turned off the tap.

The food on the table was still steaming, as if the host had just left.

Everything is weird.

Sudden.

【careful! 】

Jing Tianjinglong roared.

Obik's right hand suddenly rose uncontrollably and gripped the hilt of the knife behind his back.

Swah——

The True Strike: Demon Slayer was drawn half an inch from its sheath, and a sharp glint of light flashed across the dimly lit room.

In mid-air, something was instantly sliced ​​in two and fell to the ground.

It was a flying object composed of several white spheres and slimy tentacles, with nauseating white slime flowing from its cut surfaces.

"vomit……"

Even a monster like Obik, who has lived for thousands of years, felt a sense of physical discomfort upon seeing this thing.

"What the hell is this? It's an insult to my eyes!"

Watch out, more guys are showing up.

The warning from Iida Ryu had just fallen.

squeak-

squeak-

The surrounding doors and windows were pushed open one by one from the outside.

More white parasites, like flies attracted by the smell of blood, swarmed in from all directions.

Their target was clear: Obik inside the house.

"Humph."

Obik let out a cold snort.

"Don't underestimate Young Master Yan!"

Before he finished speaking, a surge of dark energy erupted from his body.

boom--

A thick black mist swept outwards from him, and the parasites that had just entered the house didn't even have time to react before being eroded by the black mist, making a "sizzling" sound and instantly turning into ashes.

The sneak attack just now was enough to pose a fatal threat to any human being.

Even if the elite members of the Victory Team came here, they would probably find themselves in a tough battle.

But a pity.

They encountered a combination that was completely unreasonable.

The soul of a dark shadow mage and a great swordsman.

They are not normal people at all.

Faced with the endless stream of parasites, Obik simply went all out.

Dark shadows danced wildly at his feet, transforming into countless pitch-black tentacles that ripped apart any approaching parasites.

Jingtian Jinglong controlled his right hand, and each strike was precise and deadly, drawing deadly arcs in the air.

It was practically a one-sided, unstoppable mowing down of enemies.

However, at this moment.

Outside, a series of messy and heavy footsteps could be heard.

One by one, the villagers appeared at the door.

Their eyes were vacant, their movements stiff, like marionettes.

On each of their necks was a wriggling white parasite.

"What a nasty fellow!"

Upon seeing this, Obik's expression instantly darkened.

"They actually control ordinary people."

The next second, his shadow stretched out and transformed into a huge black net that enveloped all the villagers.

Indiscriminate attacks.

However, a strange scene happened.

The black net that looked menacing and terrifying became incredibly gentle the moment it touched the villagers.

Countless tiny shadow tentacles, like the most delicate scalpels, precisely wrapped around the parasites on the villagers' necks and yanked them off!
puff!puff!
One by one, the parasites were forcibly ripped from the villagers, and then strangled into pieces by the shadows in mid-air.

The villagers, however, were unharmed; they simply collapsed limply to the ground.

Beautiful craftsmanship.

Jingtian Jinglong couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

[As a demon, your control over shadows has reached the level I achieved when I slew and sealed away that demon, Sukuna.]

"what?"

Obik broke through the defense instantly.

He turned around abruptly and roared at his right hand, which was holding the knife.

"You dare compare me to that ugly monster who was hacked to pieces?"

"Hajii, you bastard, I'm really going to torture you today!"

The villagers slowly woke up.

They looked around blankly, feeling as if their bodies had been hollowed out, weak and powerless.

When they saw the menacing bald man in the room, holding a samurai sword and talking to himself while pointing at his own hand, everyone huddled together in fear.

"A monster!"

However, they didn't have much time to panic.

More white parasites emerged from the mist and launched another attack.

"That's it! That's the monster in the white mist!"

The villagers screamed in despair.

Just then, the vicious bald man they regarded as a monster moved.

With a swift movement, his katana left afterimages.

Swah——

One knife at a time.

Those parasites that they considered terrifying were dealt with as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

The villagers were stunned.

This……

Is this person protecting them?

In the chaos, a sharp-eyed young man, after recognizing Obik's highly recognizable bitter face, suddenly let out a joyful shout.

"Yes...it is Lord Dark Prince."

"He is the Dark Prince of the Light Cult of Ultraman Tiga!"

Upon hearing this, all the villagers were stunned, and even Jing Tianjinglong couldn't hold back his words.

I never imagined you had such a peculiar hobby.

“No way!” Obik retorted awkwardly.

The Cult of Light that Saves the World, Tiga?
The church that saved the world and brought them peace and hope?

The bald man who looks fierce is actually a high-ranking member of the church?

In an instant, everyone's gaze changed.

Fear turned into reverence.

Panic turned into ecstasy.

"Your Highness, the Dark Prince."

"Please, please save us!"

The villagers gathered around and performed a standard church greeting on Obik, a way for them to express their heartfelt respect.

"My family and my loved ones have been controlled by those monsters!"

Please save them!

Cries and pleas rose and fell.

Looking at the villagers who were worshipping him, Obik's displeasure at being criticized by Jing Tianjinglong instantly vanished.

He cleared his throat, striking a pose of profound mystery.

As a yokai, besides protecting his village, what he likes most is to be remembered and worshipped by everyone.

This feeling is very satisfying.

"Why panic?"

He said in a deep voice, "With me here, those little bugs won't be able to cause any trouble."

He asked where the rest of the people were.

The villagers couldn't pinpoint the exact location, but they started discussing it amongst themselves.

"I... when we first saw the white mist, it was coming from the back mountain. There's a space observation center there, so it might have originated from there."

"Yes, yes, I also saw that the researchers at the nearby space observation center seemed to have been attacked as well."

"It's terrifying, they're like madmen..."

Obik frowned slightly as he listened to the disorganized information.

It seems the source is that cosmological observation center.

"It's not safe here."

He glanced at the almost solidified fog outside the village. "You all go to a safe place first."

The villagers followed his gaze, and fear returned to their faces.

Without the protection of this dark prince, they would probably be swallowed up by the monsters in the thick fog before they could take more than a few steps.

Seeing their terrified expressions, Obik chuckled.

"It's time for me to show my skills."

He walked to a dry well in the center of the village, and the shadow beneath his feet surged like a living thing, pouring into the well.

A deep, dark aura emanated from the well.

"Aren't you afraid of the dark, are you?"

He turned around and gave the villagers what he thought was a very handsome smile.

"Then let's go in."

"It's...it's a teleportation through the dark space."

Villagers who knew the rumors circulating within the church immediately shouted out in surprise.

"It is said that when the monster attacked the city last time, the Dark Prince used this trick to move everyone in the entire tunnel to a safe place."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes blazed with the joy of surviving a disaster and heartfelt gratitude.

A woman took out a palm-sized Ultraman Tiga doll from her bosom, held it tightly in her hand, and prayed devoutly.

"Thank you, Ultraman Tiga, thank you, Dark Prince..."

Just then, more parasites surged out of the mist, seemingly unwilling to let go of these energy hosts that were about to be devoured.

A robust villager looked at the parasite lunging at him, then at the trembling child in his arms.

He gritted his teeth, raised the pitchfork in his hand high, and roared at the sky.

"Ultraman Tiga is watching us!"

A surge of inexplicable courage welled up from the bottom of his heart.

Ultraman Tiga, please look upon us, please give us the courage to fight!
He roared and, with all his might, stabbed the pitchfork in his hand into a parasite flying in mid-air.

puff-

The parasite was actually pierced through by his fork, and it turned into slime with a mournful cry.

He...he single-handedly killed one of them!
Even the robust villagers were stunned.

Immediately, an unprecedented surge of pride welled up in my heart.

He turned to all the adult men and roared, "Pick up your weapons and protect our wives and children!"

"If we also back down and give up, then who will protect our families?"

This roar, like a thunderclap, resounded in the hearts of every man.

They were equally fearful and terrified.

but!

But behind them are their families!

Soon, a dozen adult men picked up hoes, pitchforks, and sticks, and even a boy who mustered up his courage picked up a brick.

They roared and charged at the attacking parasites.

In an instant, they actually managed to repel the attack.

"Ah Yong, you're something else! You actually have that kind of courage?"

The burly villager slapped the boy on the head and burst into laughter.

The boy named A Yong stood tall with a proud look on his face.

"Because I also want to protect my sister and my mother."

Obik watched this scene and nodded silently, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

He turned and walked towards the direction of the space observation center.

"You stay here and get out of the well."

However, the men who had just been through a battle all followed.

“Your Highness, we will go with you.”

"Our families are still in the hands of those monsters, we must save them!"

They raised their makeshift weapons high, their eyes resolute.

"We may be scared, but behind us are our families, and we will never give up easily!"

Obik was getting a headache from their noise and was about to lose his temper and scold them.

But the voice of Iida Iryu echoed in his mind.

[Very good eyesight.]

The hymn to humanity is the hymn to courage. The greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage.

The greatness of humanity lies in its noble spirit of never giving up, even in the face of terror and fear. When I was a demon slayer, I witnessed countless ordinary people take up arms and charge towards demons far more terrifying than themselves.

[Lord Obik, please don't stop them.]

Obik remained silent for a moment.

He turned his head and glared fiercely at everyone.

"You can follow me, but if you encounter any danger, I won't save you!"

After saying that, he walked into the thick fog of the deep mountains without looking back.

A large group of people rushed into the deep mountains.

Within the thick fog, parasites would launch attacks from time to time.

But thanks to Obik's protection and the villagers' courage, these attacks were thwarted without serious consequences.

During the battle, the group passed by a stream.

One of the attacked villagers, in a panic, slipped and fell into the stream.

Surprisingly, the parasites that had been frantically rushing towards him suddenly retreated as if they had been scalded, making a "sizzling" sound the moment they touched the stream water.

"They are afraid of water."

Someone shouted in surprise.

Everyone immediately realized what was happening and quickly soaked their clothes in the stream, then put them on.

Sure enough, the frequency of the parasite's attacks decreased significantly.

Although this amount of water is not enough to completely stop their attacks, it is sufficient.

After fighting their way through, the group finally arrived at the entrance of the Space Observation Center.

The area was surrounded by a large number of parasites, so densely packed that it was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

But the villagers have already figured out the trick.

They quickly located the external water pipe, turned on the valve, and directed the water flow towards the monsters.

The situation was greatly eased amidst the piercing screech.

Obik then drove unimpeded into the observation center.

In the central hall, he finally found the so-called "glowing meteorite".

That wasn't a meteorite at all.

Instead, it was a huge mass of flesh, formed by the entanglement and convergence of countless parasites, emitting an eerie light and slowly pulsating like a giant heart.

A controlled researcher is walking toward the chunk of flesh with lifeless eyes, as if he is about to be absorbed by it.

"found it."

Obik sneered, dark magic condensing at his fingertips, transforming into a black lightning bolt that struck the chunk of flesh, breaking his control.

The villagers outside rushed in immediately and rescued the unconscious researcher.

More people brought in hoses and sprayed water wildly at the chunks of meat to provide cover.

The enraged chunk of meat suddenly burst forth with a blinding light.

All the surrounding parasites seemed to receive a command, frantically rushing towards the chunk of flesh and merging with it.

A colossal monster slowly took shape before the horrified eyes of the crowd.

Magnia, the cosmic parasitic monster!
It was pure white, and its body was covered with countless swollen pustules. In the center of each pustule was a blood-red protrusion, which looked extremely disgusting.

[Trouble. 】

Jing Tianjinglong's voice became serious.

We need to call for backup.

He tried to contact the outside world, but found that all signals were being interfered with by a strange magnetic field.

[...Unable to contact the outside world.]

"Gan!"

Obik cursed.

It seems I'll have to do it myself.

He glanced at the villagers behind him, who, though terrified, still did not back down.

"Hmph, just watch."

"This is Young Master Ayan's true power!"

He slammed the magic wand on the ground, and his body, enveloped in dark energy, began to swell in the wind.

Gigantic!
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic dark shadow mage, over fifty meters tall, appeared before everyone, confronting the disgusting monster.

"Roar--"

Magnia roared and swung her enormous tentacles, lashing out at Obik.

Obik neither dodged nor evaded, but instead opened his mouth and spewed out a burst of raging flames.

boom!
The flames collided with the tentacles, creating a tremendous sound.

The battle is about to break out.

However, Magnia's strength and stamina far exceeded expectations.

Although Obik was able to fight it off with fire and magic wand, he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position and was sent flying by a tentacle, crashing into the mountainside in a sorry state.

[Lord Hikari's amplifier is quite a peculiar device.]

Iida Ryu's voice rang out.

Even I can now fight in gigantic form.

As soon as he finished speaking, the katana in Obik's hand grew to a gigantic size, transforming into a giant blade that gleamed with a cold light.

The next moment, Obik's aura changed.

He was no longer that irritable monster, but a peerless swordsman who had fought countless battles and whose swordsmanship was divine.

Jingtian Jinglong controlled his right hand.

The enormous dark shadow mage, wielding a giant blade, charged towards Magnia once more like a black lightning bolt.

The blade flashed, and with each strike, a deep wound was left on Magnia's disgusting body.

But Magnia's regenerative abilities were also astonishing; the wounds healed quickly as the pustules throbbed.

The battle reached a stalemate.

Obik's stamina is being rapidly depleted under the intense control of Jing Tianjinglong.

He gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Your Highness, the Dark Prince..."

"Come on!"

The villagers behind him, watching the huge figure fighting bloody battle in the sky, let out a desperate shout.

"Go, Lord Obik!"

"Defeat that monster!"

The voices of support converged into an invisible force that surged into Obik's body.

He felt his almost depleted strength rapidly recovering.

An unprecedented power erupted within him.

"Ohhhhhh-!"

Obik let out a deafening roar.

"Don't underestimate it..."

"Don't underestimate Young Master Yan!!!"

Dark energy, mixed with the villagers' beliefs, transformed into black flames that coiled around his giant blade.

He leaped high into the air, wielding the knife in both hands, and with all his might, slashed down fiercely at Magnia's head.

True Fighting - Zankimaru - Black Flame Flash!
boom--!
With a mournful cry of despair, the hideous cosmic parasitic monster was cleaved in two from head to toe by this blade that embodied everyone's hopes, and was then completely incinerated in the raging black flames.

The battle is over.

The massive dark shadow mage slowly turned around, striking a victory pose amidst the swirling ashes.

"Won!"

"we won!"

In the mountains, the villagers who had survived the disaster erupted in deafening cheers.

The thick fog dissipated, and sunlight once again bathed the mountains and forests.

Obik deactivated his gigantic form, feeling utterly exhausted and nearly losing his balance.

Well done.

There was also a rare hint of weariness and approval in Iida Iryu's voice.

This was the first time he had fought in such a gigantic form. Although it was only the form of a sword, the energy consumption was just too great.

"Of course."

Obik forced himself to stand up straight and struck what he thought was his coolest pose for the group of dumbfounded villagers behind him.

"These mere insects are no match for me."

“Ohh ...

The villagers erupted in even more enthusiastic cheers than before.

(End of this chapter)