They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 463 Wangchuan
Inside the medical observation room, the atmosphere did not become more relaxed despite the demise of the formidable enemy.

"In the end what happened?"

Masaki Keigo's gaze lingered between Himeya Jun, Komon Kazuki, and Saida Riko, who was sleeping peacefully on her sickbed.

"A miracle... this can only be called a miracle."

Himeya Jun looked at Komon and sighed with heartfelt emotion.

Kazuki Komon had deactivated his transformation. He sat on the ground next to the equipment, somewhat exhausted, but his eyes were brighter than ever before.

He had just experienced a soul-searching journey, in the deepest sea of ​​his lover's memories, where he not only saw the truth but also touched the purest love buried in darkness.

"It's not my strength alone."

"It was Riko...it was her who didn't give up."

Even in her deepest despair, she left me a clue.

It was your voice, Mr. Jun Himeya, that guided me to her.

Then...the light appeared.

Gu Men shook his head and replied.

"So, it is a miracle born under the light of Nexus and your love?"

Masaki Keigo nodded, muttering to himself thoughtfully.

It's no wonder it's the world of Ultraman; it's definitely somewhat idealistic.

However, this does not seem to be an unreproducible phenomenon...

"By the way, what should we do next? Deal with Dark Zagi?"

Seeing this, Himeya Jun asked an even more important question.

Now that Faust and Dark Mephistopheles have been dealt with, shouldn't we go and deal with the mastermind behind it all?
"Yes, to make him slip up, we must first take care of his biggest target..."

As Masaki Keigo spoke, he looked deeper into the base, towards that forbidden place.

"The River of Oblivion".

The River of Oblivion (Lethe) is not the mythical river of forgetfulness, but rather a massive device built by humans using technology provided by "visitors" to erase memories.

The visitors, while providing humanity with the technology to defend against the alien beasts, also brought with them lessons from their own failures.

They warned humanity's pioneers that the existence of alien beasts must never be known to the general public.

Because panic, despair, hatred... these negative emotions are the best breeding ground and nourishment for alien beasts.

Once the truth is revealed, global panic will trigger an exponential proliferation of alien beasts, ultimately creating an irreversible vicious cycle that will drag the entire civilization into the abyss of destruction.

Thus, TLT was established, the Night Raid Team was born, and the River of Oblivion became the core of maintaining this enormous lie.

All civilians who had contact with the alien beasts, all the unfortunate victims, will be brought here. Their memories of that horrific experience will be precisely stripped away, extracted, and then sealed away.

In other words, this device is a dark savings jar that humans created themselves to protect themselves.

It contains a collection of tens of thousands of negative memories accumulated over the years.

That is the purest and largest source of dark energy in the world.

This is one of the true purposes of Mitsuhiko Ishibori, or rather, Dark Zagi, who infiltrated TLT.

……

The next day, Masaki Keigo came to the visitor's place again.

"Facts have proven that your approach is not going to work."

Masaki Keigo spoke to the countless jellyfish-like creatures,

"You are trying to protect the light by isolating it from darkness, but this will only allow the darkness to grow stronger in places unknown to others."

But now, Kazuki Komon and Riko Saito, two people driven to despair by darkness, are showing us another possibility.

Upon hearing Masaki Keigo's words, the visitors began a heated exchange.

"The human mind is indeed fragile and can easily breed darkness."

Masaki Keigo continued,

"But that's precisely why they do everything in their power to grasp the light called 'love' and 'hope'."

This light, born in the darkness, is far more resilient than you can imagine.

Your plan failed on your home planet, didn't it?"

Masaki Keigo's words were met with a long silence.

It was much later that Masaki Keigo received a response.

We...believe in humanity.

With the visitor's approval, there were no further obstacles to the subsequent plans.

After all, TLT organizations are entirely dependent on the technology of their clients.

A revolution is quietly unfolding beneath the surface.

The plan is divided into two steps.

The first step is the gradual dismantling of the "River of Oblivion." TLT will cease using the device and, in conjunction with various propaganda channels, will gradually infiltrate and publicize the existence of the alien life form to the public.

This is an extremely sensitive and dangerous process, but it is an essential step toward the future.

The second step is the Night Raid Team's equipment enhancement plan.

This project was entirely overseen by Keigo Masaki.

As the scientist with the deepest research on the conversion of light particles, the technology he has mastered has long surpassed the scope left by the visitors.

In TLT's secret hangar, the brand-new Chrome Chester fighter is undergoing final adjustments.

Keigo Masaki personally supervised the engineers as they installed a brand new core unit.

"The [Max Dynamics System] provides ultra-high-specification energy output, which is then converted into a high-purity stream of light particles through the light particle converter I designed..."

He explained to the technicians around him,

"Although it cannot completely replicate the properties of the Nexus Ray, its nature is already very close."

The gears of change began to turn, and Mitsuhiko Ishibori, at the center of the vortex, keenly sensed something unusual.

As the Night Raid Team's technical officer, he had access to the new equipment before anyone else.

When he first saw the energy beams fired from the new assault rifle, the gentle smile on his face froze for the first time.

Because this is not the visitor's skill.

He himself is the most technologically advanced creation of the visitors; he can discern right from wrong at a glance.

That energy fluctuation, that purifying property against darkness... it's clearly a replica of Nexus's Light!
Who is it? Who is inside TLT who possesses this power that even he has not been able to fully analyze?

Once the seeds of unease are sown, they will grow wildly.

Then he noticed a second thing that was wrong.

Inside the base, some young civilian staff and guards would gather together during their breaks, looking down at their personal terminals with excited expressions on their faces.

He pretended to walk by casually and glanced at the screen.

It was a well-made mobile game called Nexus: Genesis.

The game's content is clearly about players controlling various fighter jets and ground troops to fight against all sorts of bizarre "alien beasts," and in critical moments, summoning a silver giant named "Ultraman" to descend.

Mitsuhiko Ishibori's blood almost froze for a moment.

This is no coincidence.

The upgrading of weapons, coupled with cultural products that clearly have the power to influence public opinion...

What are they trying to do? They want to make it public! They want to reveal the existence of the alien beasts to the world!
If... if humanity no longer needs to keep the existence of alien beasts a secret, then the device used to erase memories... the "River of Oblivion" that stores endless darkness, would naturally lose its meaning.

What will they do with it?
Mitsuhiko Ishibori dared not think any further.

He had to confirm it.

He returned to his console and then commanded the alien beast to attack.

The piercing alarm instantly resounded throughout the base.

"Night Raid Team, dispatch immediately!"

Watching the monitor screen, the Chromium Chester fighter jet roared into the air and flew towards the target he had created.

The gentle smile on Mitsuhiko Ishibori's face finally vanished completely.

He straightened his uniform and left the control room.

The staff he encountered along the way were all in a hurry, and no one paid any attention to a technologist heading to the deep database.

That was one of his work areas.

As you pass through the heavy isolation gates, the air becomes increasingly cold and damp.

Finally, he reached the lowest level of the base.

A massive, circular alloy door blocked my way. After verifying my identity through both iris and palm print, the heavy door slid silently open to the sides.

An enormous space unfolded before him.

In the center of the space stood a huge, cylindrical building that was entirely black, its surface engraved with countless incomprehensible and complex patterns, like some kind of ancient altar.

This is the "River of Oblivion".

He stepped forward slowly, reached out, and gently placed his hand on the cold metal shell of "Wangchuan".

however……

His fingertips only felt the cold touch of metal.

It's empty inside.

It's like a wine cellar that has been carefully stored for many years, and overnight, all the treasured wines are drained, leaving only rows of empty barrels.

Mitsuhiko Ishibori suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrinking to dangerous pinpoints in shock and rage.

At that very moment, the originally dull and lifeless patterns on the ground beneath his feet suddenly lit up with a dazzling light!
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(End of this chapter)