Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

Everything appeared as blurry lines in Jun Sakuma's eyes. The surveillance footage was out of frame, and the human eye could not capture it. All he could feel was a sudden breeze that came and went quickly.

"It's Muchini."

The silver light captured the information it wanted in the market, and it veered at a ninety-degree angle and shot into the sky. When the world came to a standstill, Jun Sakuma found himself "standing" on floating clouds.

The so-called clouds were nothing more than "fog" piled up high in the sky. The moisture enveloped his ankles, but Jun Sakuma did not feel cold.

His gaze pierced through the clouds, soared over the crowds, and passed through the city, until it reached a mountainside—a clue that Muchini must have deliberately left behind. The dark aura originated from the market, and the intermittent chains, in Samuel's perception, resembled a bridge spanning two places, ending at an abandoned shrine.

It had the same aura as Beelzebub, but with something new mixed in. The closer Samuel got, the clearer the voice became.

Those ethereal and halting sounds, carried by the fierce winds high in the sky, came from afar.

The sounds of vengeful spirits imitated on television pale in comparison to this: cries for help, curses, resentment, and wails...

Many different voices, but without exception, they were the cries of people before their death.

"Are they... the people who were attacked at the Fourth Base? No, not just them, but also other humans who were eaten by the alien beasts!" Jun Sakuma discovered the key in their fragmented statements.

Those people were clearly dead; the distress messages they left behind were merely the last remnants of their bodies. They were being devoured by Beelzebub—just like Sakura Sakuma, whose life was taken by the alien beast.

“Muchni became Beelzebub.”

Upon discovering this, Samuel felt a complex mix of emotions that he couldn't quite describe.

The azure light fragments enveloping the remnants of human consciousness were either buried in the "demon's" body or swallowed directly by its open mouth. It scraped against its fangs, while Muchini's eyes stared intently at the radiant figure rushing to this place along the "bridge."

When Samuel chose to anchor himself to the planet in Vitamori, he worried about Muchini's future.

The Vitamori people always regard Muchini as the "son of God" because he is said to be an infant born in response to the prophecy of the "prophet". He has been practicing asceticism since childhood and has never known what normal human life is like, so he is incredibly simple and incredibly persistent.

At that time, Samuel was sleeping inside the body of the "Evil God." The "Evil God" discovered the excellent body and wanted to use Muchini's body to restore his power. However, Muchini's heart resonated with Samuel's at that time—the sleeping man of light awoke, the "Evil God" was driven away, and the Vitamori people became more and more convinced that Muchini, who had been blessed by the light, was the true "Child of God."

But Samuel knew that this was just wishful thinking.

In the end, Muchini was just a young man who had been educated to always walk within the framework of the so-called "son of God." His heart was indeed very pure, but so pure that he was prone to getting stuck in a dead end.

He wanted to tell Muchini that the world is vast, and on the planet Vitamori, besides his people, there are other races with whom he could coexist, and that there was no need to discriminate based on the gods they worshipped.

Rebuke them.

But how can a "divine child" voluntarily tolerate a heretical god?

He wanted to tell Muchini to pay more attention to the people around him who cared about him, such as Dahti who loved him and Aunt Molly who treated him like her own child.

But the "son of the gods" cannot overstep the bounds. Daheti always watched him from behind, the light in her eyes gradually dimming.

Samuel believed that if he spent more time with him, long enough to wear down Vitamori's "divine education," perhaps Muchini could gradually broaden his horizons and break free from his comfort zone.

But... companionship is actually the most extravagant promise.

Muchini became Beelzebub.

The "divine child" has fallen into the state of "demon".

Perhaps, at the moment when the last Vitamori survivor reached the end, Muchini was already dead, and what is alive now is nothing more than a "ghost" twisted together by the responsibility of the "son of God" and the reality that everything is over.

The young man with seaweed-like black hair and clear, jewel-like blue eyes has passed away in the passage of time.

Keep moving forward.

"Keep moving forward..." Jun Sakuma heard Samuel mutter these words to himself.

Vitamori has vanished, but the people on this planet are still alive.

As long as you live, you can move forward and there will be a future.

Chapter Eighty: Mr. Flowers and Fairies

Huali believes she experienced a "spatial leap," or rather, a "teleportation" as described in storybooks.

Runping was teaching her which part was the middle belly when suddenly everything went black. Then, in the blink of an eye, the tuna stand in front of her turned into a dilapidated shrine.

The man in black robes turned around, and Huali saw his withered white hair and azure eyes.

"Sir... the elf?"

Muchini was taken aback by her way of addressing him. He had clearly erased the memory of their first meeting, but he didn't expect that when Karin saw him again, she would still use this way of addressing him.

Then, another dark-skinned uncle emerged from the vortex of a dark cloud and threw the somewhat familiar-looking person to the ground.

Although he was wearing a plaid shirt when they met, Karin managed to recognize him: "Big brother?"

Kazuki Komon, currently on a short vacation, decides to take Riko's amulet to the zoo. He's heard that the giraffe family there has a new member, and Riko will surely be delighted to see it.

Halfway there, he bumped into Gou Lü Mu Zhen Ye. Before he could send out a distress signal, Gou Lü Mu Zhen Ye grabbed him by the collar and shoved him into a strange space. When he came out, he saw the ground rapidly approaching, and the gravel hitting his forehead made him dizzy.

A black robe hem appeared before his eyes. Komon Kazuki looked up in its direction and his breath caught in his throat.

The unfamiliar face was backlit, its features shrouded in shadow, yet still discernible. Daylight streamed in through the hood, seemingly deliberately avoiding the person. The outside world was blindingly bright, while beneath the hood lay a deathly gray—not the color of reality, but the feeling of a solitary figure. He sensed that beneath the hood lay a skeleton, even if it possessed a face that would be considered handsome by human standards.

Perhaps he was once as serene as the bright moon and gentle breeze? But now, what appears in Kazuki Komon's eyes is only a lump of inorganic matter molded into a human shape.

His eyes were bright, but lifeless, and chillingly cold.

“A candidate for the right person,” the owner of those eyes said.

Komon Kazuki didn't understand what he meant, and Mizoroki Makoto had already turned around as if he was about to leave again: "I've brought him. The Night Raid Team won't bother you, but... is there any point in you doing this?"

"I have a question that I want answered."

Goroki also stepped into the vortex without turning his head and said, "Humans are more greedy creatures than you think. I look forward to your power."

"I will not lose to my counterpart; my faith is unwavering." Muchini glanced down at Komon Kazuki, and with a single gesture, the latter was as if bound by invisible ropes, crashing directly into a pillar at the shrine entrance, unable to break free no matter how hard he struggled.

Huali wanted to go find him, but found herself trapped by the wooden door, only able to sit up and unable to get up.

The "Elf" had changed its appearance. It was swinging its lizard-like, spiky tail, with ribbons of light swirling around it, converging on its body. The light fragments disappeared once they entered it.

Kazuki Komon tried to wake Beregg, but Beelzebub glared at him with his glassy eyes, and this time he couldn't even turn his wrist.

The invisible ropes were binding him too tightly, making it difficult for him to breathe. At the same time, anxiety and uncertainty caused his heart to pump blood faster and his body temperature to rise uncontrollably.

As his sweat evaporated into the air, he heard a young child say in a worried tone:

"Mr. Elf, are you alright?"

The tail that had been pounding the ground in a fit of rage stopped. The "demon" turned its head to the side, its azure pupils meeting the eyes that were moistened by well water.

Karin was so frightened by his appearance that she clutched her skirt tightly, but she mustered her courage and asked, "Is the Elf Master possessed by a monster? You, are you the Elf Master or a monster?"

"Are you worried about 'Mr. Elf'?" the "demon" spoke in human language.

"You brought us here, weren't we supposed to be sacrifices to eat the Elf Master?" Seeing the enormous, ferocious creature staring at her, Huali, despite her courage, gradually softened her voice: "That's how it's written... When bad people turn into monsters, they have to eat good people, and then they need human blood as a sacrifice to draw a magic circle. That... can you... not take my blood?"

"What? I'm scared."

Magic circle...

Karin heard a low laugh.

It must be laughing, right? Like a large machine churning and groaning. Karin had never heard a monster laugh before, but at least the one in front of her didn't seem angry.

"Where did you see that?" the "devil" asked her.

"The Ronnie Story Collection, oh... no! It's an extracurricular study guide!"

The quirky child, already trembling with fear, still tries to talk to the source of his terror, wanting to confirm whether "Mr. Elf" is still alive.

“There’s no ‘Mr. Elf’,” he said. The little girl exclaimed “Eh!” clearly disappointed. Then he said, “My name is Muchini. Do you like stories?”

It will probably take Samuel some time to find this place.

Moreover, directly consuming these soul fragments is not pleasant, so Muchini needs something to distract himself.

This little girl cares about "Mr. Elf," and her gaze, looking beyond Beelzebub's appearance, is seeing her most authentic self.

Just like Daheti and Aunt Molly, they cherish Muchini, not the so-called "son of God".

I wish there were more people like that. Muchini felt that being a "son of God" was exhausting, but there was no turning back.

If... there were a chance to only be Muchini...

Meanwhile, the Night Raid Team, having discovered that Kazuki Komon's signal had been lost, has already begun operations.

Kira Yu confirmed the location where he disappeared and issued a search order to Team A.

When they arrived at their destination with Dewayte in their arms, they only saw a man in a black trench coat standing in the middle of the road.

Gou Lü Mu Zhen Ye.

"You dare show your face again!" Shiori Hiraki assumed a defensive stance, while Nagi Saijo switched her weapon to spear mode without saying a word and unleashed a shockwave.

"boom!"

Goro Mujin was used to her overreaction. He blocked the attack with a barrier, and once the smoke and dust cleared, he opened his dark domain.

Kazukura Eifu is ready. He will probably grow to the size of a dark giant. At that time, he needs to buy time so that his team can get back to the Chromium Chester.

But the other party seemed uninterested, keeping his hands behind his back and making no move.

Mitsuhiko Ishibori tried to move out, but Ishibori threw a beam of light at him, forcing him back.

"My task is to keep you here for a while." Goro Mujin also found a rock to sit down. To be honest, his previous injuries hadn't fully healed, and he didn't want to exert himself.

Let that mentally unstable guy find whatever answers he wants. Once Beelzebub is reduced to ashes again, no one should be able to reclaim his power. I can take that portion of his power and become an even more powerful being.

We just need to wait here for a while.