Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 623 The Cosmic Swordsman Who Follows His Heart

Deserted island.

Just as Zamsha was filled with turmoil, his keen warrior instincts detected an unusual sense of oppression. He looked up abruptly, his pupils contracting sharply.

On the distant horizon, a huge object, radiating a soft golden light, was flying toward his island in a way that completely defied the laws of physics.

The thing looked like a giant golden conch shell.

It has no wings, no propulsion, and floats gracefully and silently in the air, with ancient and mysterious patterns faintly visible on its spiral body.

Zamsha's brain went blank for 0.3 seconds.

The golden beam of light that had just attacked him had the same energy quality as the aura emanating from this conch shell.

Was it him? Or it?

Zamsha gripped the hilt of his knife tightly, his remaining energy gathering as he assumed a defensive stance. Whatever his opponent was, the kind of attack they unleashed was something he couldn't possibly withstand in his current state.

The giant golden conch slowly floated up to the sky above the island and stopped in front of Zamsha.

Its massive body blocked out the sunlight, casting a shadow that completely enveloped Zamsha. A cold, emotionless will, like an invisible probe, swept over his entire body.

Since nearly blasting Torregia into oblivion as an intruder with a single shot last time, Lin Yu has slightly modified Gatanothor's attack logic. She is no longer an "automatic defense system" that fires directly at any high-energy reaction, but instead has added a brief identification process.

A cold female voice rang directly in Zamsha's mind.

[Outsider.]

[State the purpose.]

【three. 】

Without further ado, let's start the countdown.

Zamsha's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

That oppressive force that reached his very soul was more terrifying than any enemy he had ever faced.

He had no doubt that if he couldn't give a satisfactory answer in three seconds, he would face an even more complete destruction than before.

【two. 】

“I…” Zamsha’s throat was dry, and he was about to explain.

Just then, a piercing engine roar came from afar.

"Miss Jia, wait a moment, please wait a moment!"

A Flying Swallow No. 1 fighter jet, painted with the Victory Team logo, narrowly slipped between the Giant Snail and Zamsha with a daring side maneuver.

Inside the cabin, Daigo, sweating profusely, pressed the communicator and shouted into the enormous golden conch, "I'll try to negotiate first, please."

The giant golden conch fell silent. The chilling countdown message vanished with it.

Daigo breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling as if he had just narrowly escaped death.

He shouted through the fighter jet's external loudspeaker to the alien in blue armor below, "Who are you? Why have you intruded on Earth?"

Zamsha looked at the tiny metal plane in front of him, and then at the terrifying giant conch hovering overhead, ready to fire again at any moment. His tense nerves relaxed slightly.

At least, there seem to be other beings on this planet with whom we can communicate.

He abandoned his fighting stance and answered in a universal language, "My name is Zamsha, a cosmic wanderer who pursues the ultimate in swordsmanship."

"Zamsha?"

Daigo searched his memory for the name, but there seemed to be no record of it in TPC's database. He continued, "Then what is your purpose in coming to Earth? Was that meteor shower earlier related to you?"

Zamsha glanced at the meteorite fragments being relentlessly shattered by TPC fighters in the sky and readily admitted, "I destroyed that comet. As for the purpose..."

His gaze sharpened and hardened, and a powerful fighting spirit reignited within his battered body.

"I came here to challenge the strong. I've heard that the legendary cosmic swordsman, Ultraman Hikari, was last seen on this planet!"

Daigo: "???" His expression froze instantly.

The universe... a great swordsman?

Hikari?
That refined, bespectacled scientist from the Blue Clan who spends his free time in the lab doing research and occasionally gets dejected when his experiments fail?
A scene from not long ago uncontrollably surfaced in Daigo's mind.

Lin Yu looked at the helpless Hikari and said with a pained expression, "Superman Hikari, you still say you don't know martial arts! Last time, that guy called the Cosmic Monster was completely overwhelmed by your lightsaber combo, and you call that a normal scientist's self-defense technique?"

Hikari argued, "I'm really just an ordinary scientist, I don't have the kind of power that Taro and the others have..."

At that moment, Zamsha's battle-ready voice rang out again, interrupting Daigo's memories.

"If I can find him on this planet and defeat him fair and square, I, Zamsha, will become the undisputed strongest being in the universe!"

puff.

Daigo felt like he was about to break down.

Can killing a scientist make you the strongest being in the universe?
Could it be... could it be that Hikari, behind everyone's back, secretly became the greatest swordsman in the universe?

Daigo's cheek muscles began to twitch uncontrollably as he desperately tried to suppress his laughter.

Seeing Zamsha's sacred expression that said "I came for honor," Daigo took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the image of Lin Yu torturing Hikari in his mind.

He cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound serious and sincere: "Mr. Zamsha, I understand your desire for power. However, your act of shattering the comet has already brought enormous crisis to Earth. Right now, all our resources are focused on intercepting meteorite fragments in outer space. If you start a new battle at this time, it will bring disaster to countless innocent people."

Daigo tried to appeal to his emotions and reason with him, which is his consistent style.

However, Zamsha merely glanced indifferently at the meteorites exploding in the sky like fireworks.

That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me.

His tone was completely flat, "What this planet will become depends on..."

Before he could finish speaking, a terrifying killing intent, powerful enough to freeze one's soul, locked onto him once again.

The silent, golden conch above their heads suddenly lit up with a golden light at the tip of its spiral.

The light, which was initially only the size of a pinhead, expanded in an instant, converging into a terrifying energy sphere. The destructive energy contained within caused the surrounding space to distort.

"Om-"

A piercing energy resonance sound came from the air.

Zamsha's last sentence got stuck in his throat.

He had no doubt that if he had said the complete sentence, "It has nothing to do with me," he would be nothing but ashes by now.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead like a waterfall.

"...It's all related to me in a tremendous way."

Zamsha immediately chimed in, his survival instinct momentarily overriding the swordsman's dignity.

He was not afraid of death; if he could die in battle, that would be the end of his life that he most longed for.

But right now it has absolutely nothing to do with the battle, so dying would be a complete waste.

"Protecting the peace and tranquility of the planet is the inescapable responsibility of us, the space wanderers."

The moment the words fell, the terrifying killing intent and the energy ball gathering above his head vanished as if they were an illusion.

The golden giant conch returned to its harmless, hovering posture, as if nothing had happened.

Zamsha gasped for breath, feeling as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

what happened?

What exactly is going on with this planet?

Why do I feel like I could be vaporized on the spot if I say the wrong thing? Are the monsters on this planet a little too violent?
(End of this chapter)