Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

These... twisted and terrifying monsters, and gloomy, chaotic blocks of color?

Shintaro Hirata almost thought he had stepped into the sanctuary of some cult, filled with murals expressing devotion to Satan.

The distorted, lifeless things on the paper seemed almost alive; perhaps the artist's skill deserves praise for his ability to "touch" the horror of the monsters within the paper through the artwork.

He distinctly remembered the information saying that Riko Saito spent her days sketching at the zoo with her easel! These were her sketches?! He even saw one of them depicting Pedron!

Shudo Saya, her face grim, immediately ordered, "Jun, Shintaro! Eradicate all memories of 'Saida Riko' from the residents of this building! Now!"

She drew Jun Sakuma back from his reverie with an unwavering gaze: "I know why you don't want her to 'truly die,' but she's a 'monster' now!"

Chapter Eighteen: Dark Mephistopheles

Boom boom boom!

"Hello, your delivery is here!"

It was a very young male voice, with a boyish tone that made people unconsciously want to believe it. The homeowner opened the door in confusion: "I don't remember ordering takeout. Could it be that Yoko gave it to me... Ugh!"

"Cha-"

Shintaro Hirata, carrying the memory eraser, tiptoed into the room.

Hearing the noise at the door, the woman came out wiping her hands with her apron: "Who is it, son..."

"Ah! What are you doing!" Her precious son fell face down on the ground, with a suspicious man in a black suit standing at his feet!

The suspicious man even took off his shoes in the entryway and bowed, saying, "Excuse me, ma'am."

The woman he was referring to had already run back to the kitchen and brought out a cleaver.

The woman had no time to wonder why the burglar had taken off his shoes and bowed politely; all she wanted now was to get rid of the stranger who had hurt her son!

"Get out of here! You... ah!"

Shintaro Hirata put down the memory eraser, bent down and walked over to the person who had also collapsed.

Beside the lady of the house, she first returned the kitchen knife to the kitchen, then looked with difficulty at the floor that had been scratched by the knife.

My phone was ringing; it must be Commander Shudo urging me to speed things up.

“Seven more households, Chief Shudo,” he replied, pulling the woman and her son to sit on the sofa, carefully avoiding the hard corners of the low table. “Yes, as soon as possible.”

"These two young people..." Shudo Saya hung up the phone. Hirata Shintaro's cautious style reminded her of Nonomiya Mizuki. Do young people nowadays all like to drag things out? She really didn't know what the HR department had told them about the precautions.

Then she dialed Jun Sakuma's number.

To be fair, Jun Sakuma isn't exactly a veteran, but he's been working for over a year, and Saya Shuto is confident in his efficiency.

Although it sounds inhumane, he worked even harder after Sakura Sakuma's death, which is quite similar to the vice-captain of the Night Raid Team, except he wasn't as crazy as her.

Perhaps we could consider giving him more opportunities to develop.

She looked down at the phone; several seconds had passed, but the call still hadn't connected.

I was just about to train him when he suddenly stopped answering my boss's call? I dialed back, but there was still no answer.

Shuto Saya's expression changed. She quickly walked towards the elevator and headed to the 10th floor of the apartment building, to the cleaning area that Sakuma Jun was in charge of.

……

Jun Sakuma suspected that he had stepped into a demonic realm.

He had only tricked his way into opening a house by claiming to offer "dry cleaning services." As soon as he stepped inside, before he could even see the homeowner's face clearly, the walls suddenly appeared as if they had been splashed with black paint, and darkness visibly seeped into the surroundings.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings turned into a dark and desolate place, and the homeowner was gone. Only the last bit of plywood at the foot of the house stubbornly maintained its original color.

As he took his first step, the last trace of the original color of the plywood was eroded by the black soil covered with green moss.

Then Jun Sakuma was kicked into the consciousness space by Samuel.

With the operator changed, Samuel focused his energy on his eyes and looked in the direction that made him most uncomfortable.

To the left front, the dark water faithfully reflects the crimson sky, thus giving it a touch of blood.

It was a still pool of water, without a ripple, with a cluster of deep purple light gathering on the shore.

“Faust is hunting his prey, and we can’t let you ruin things,” a man in a black trench coat stepped out of the ball of light. He looked Samuel up and down. “Memory Police, there shouldn’t be any of your people who have reached the level of an R7 factor suitable for the job.”

Goroki also asked, "Where did you come from? Or is it that 'he' also makes dolls?"

Samuel narrowed his eyes. Like Dark Faust, the man in the trench coat in front of him also had an aura that made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and it was even more intense than that of Dark Faust.

Seeing that Samuel did not answer, Goro Mujin scoffed, "How boring."

He grasped a short, black rod-like object with both hands, pulled it open, and suppressed, deep purple particles surged into his body. A giant, somewhat resembling Dark Faust, stood before him.

The dark giant raised his hand, and the crescent-shaped blade of light cut deep into the spot where Samuel stood, leaving a bottomless rift.

"Hmph," Dark Mephisto clenched his fist and charged toward Samuel, who had also changed his posture.

"boom--"

The wind pressure blew against the two faces that were extremely close together. The silver palm blocked the attack of Dark Mephistopheles. Samuel's forehead crystal lit up, and a pale blue ray aimed at the pair of black jade eyes!

Dark Mephisto tilted his head to dodge the ray, while simultaneously launching a kick to force Samuel back.

Samuel grabbed his ankle with his free hand, and at the same time turned his head, the crystal beam swept towards his head!

"Drink!"

"Zi-"

Samuel was forced to take a step back to regain his footing by the sudden increase in force from Dark Mephistopheles. The ray deflected off his shoulder, leaving a smoldering burn mark.

But instead of letting go of the other's foot, he took the opportunity to retreat and regain his footing, grabbed Dark Mephisto's arm with one hand and his leg with the other, twisted and turned around, and just as he let go, threw the other into the dark pool.

"Splash..." Dark Mephisto rolled on the ground, and when he got up, his hand, still dripping with water, was holding a strange-looking weapon that resembled a claw.

The demon's claw surged with a ghastly green light. Samuel quickly leaped high into the air, the light blast almost grazing his feet as it struck the ground. The hard rock, upon encountering the light blast, was like tofu meeting a lead ball head-on, exploding several meters high with a loud crash.

After launching a counterattack, Dark Mephisto did not linger in the fight. He rolled over again, put on his defense, and retreated repeatedly.

Samuel's kick, wreathed in silver flames from high above, slammed into the pool. Black water droplets mixed with the silt at the bottom of the pool splashed everywhere. The rocks by the pool were not spared either. The kick, which had not restrained any force, was like a bomb with extremely high yield just from the aftershock. The rocks were compacted by the sudden shock wave, and in the next instant, the pressure exceeded their strength, and the surface shattered into gravel with a "crack".

Although the Dark Realm made Samuel very uncomfortable, he had to admit that it was much more enjoyable than fighting in the city before.

He can unleash his energy on his opponents without restraint, without worrying about damaging buildings or turning around to find people fleeing for their lives standing at the monster's feet.

With Jun Sakuma regaining consciousness, he no longer needs to go out.

By taking control of his physical body, he was able to rest peacefully in the space of consciousness...

Samuel opened his palm, and the Exploding Light Blade hovered above it.

He's in much better shape now than when he fought Dark Faust!

Chapter Nineteen: Battle (Bonus Chapter 8 for the Bounty)

"Zi la la..."

The exploding light blade flew through the air and detonated in advance with the mind before the opponent could decide to dodge.

The sudden burst of light obscured Samuel's figure, and he seized the opportunity to lash out with his light whip, which entangled Dark Mephisto's hand holding the demon's claw. Silver flames surged from his palm toward the bound enemy.

The flames fell to the ground halfway through their journey.

Dark Ray - Feather: The crescent-shaped blade sparked blindingly on the light whip. Mephisto pulled hard, and the light whip snapped in two with a "crack," shattering into stardust.

But Samuel's attack was not over; he wasn't the type to make a move and then quietly observe his opponent's reaction before making his next move.

Almost at the same moment the sparks ignited, his free hand gripped the lightsaber. The instant the lightsaber snapped, he raised his hand and slashed diagonally from the upper left to the lower right, creating a slanted crescent-shaped sword mark.

The sword mark pierced through the scattered sparks of light and arrived before the dark giant in the blink of an eye!

"!!!" Mephisto activated his dark defense once more, and the sword mark crashed into the circular barrier with a "boom," scattering light fragments like fireflies whose nest had been disturbed.

Samuel followed the sword mark closely, and the next second after the barrier was impacted, the lightsaber pierced through the already crumbling defense and aimed at the crystal on his opponent's chest!

This reckless, head-on fighting style left Mephisto breathless. In a split second, he shifted half a body length to retreat. Although the lightsaber pierced him, it thankfully failed to hit the timer.

Mephisto's anger flared after being repeatedly suppressed.

The demon claws unleashed a series of green light projectiles to restrain the enemy, while simultaneously charging up to unleash Dark Ray Gathering, causing the disturbed air to emit a teeth-grinding whistling sound.

Samuel was charging forward, shielding himself from the light projectiles with his light shield, hoping to stay close and engage the enemy in melee combat, giving them no chance to breathe. Suddenly, the dark sphere split into multiple smaller light projectiles, raining down from above like a torrential downpour!

"Crack!" His figure stopped abruptly. Two furrows were carved into the ground, which had already been destroyed into rubble and dust. Samuel only had time to tilt the light shield slightly to try to block the rain of attacks.

The silver figure was engulfed by the light trailing from the light bullet and the subsequent explosion, and Mephisto, who finally seized the opportunity to counterattack, was naturally not going to let it go!

"Galberos!"

Not far away, the ground cracked, the soil bulged, and rock fragments tumbled down with a rumble.

A strange beast, strikingly similar to Cerberus, roared as it burst from the ground, its mouth full of fangs churning with surging energy.

“Zi—boom!!!”

The successive bursts of light and explosions were overwhelmed by an even more massive barrage of fireballs.

Mephisto lowered his hand to check the situation, when suddenly, amidst the smoke and dust, a familiar blade of light, accompanied by a piercing whistle, approached him!

Ultimately, Samuel's perception was disrupted by the dark domain, and he failed to detect the Garuberos lurking underground.

He unleashed a burst of light blades, forcing Mephisto to retreat. He then turned and, with the crystal beam from his forehead as the vanguard, scorched Galberos's eyes. At the same time, he charged toward the slower-moving Galberos, deciding to deal with this uninvited guest first.

Samuel made the right choice, but he overlooked his current situation.