Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

[Identify interfering targets and eliminate them first.]

Mebius seized the opportunity to create distance, while Samuel turned his attention to Kerubim. Samuel instantly unleashed several light blades, deflecting Kerubim's tail whip. He then rushed towards it, raised his right knee to knock it off balance, and then leaped up and turned, his left leg flashing with silver light as he kicked at the unsightly horn on its head.

Another dazzling spark erupted as the sharp, bony horn was kicked off. Kerubim roared angrily, his mouth wide open, swirling and gathering scorching flames within.

A silver fist smashed into its jaw, knocking it off balance and breaking two fangs. The brewing flames turned into black smoke, and Kerubim howled as it staggered back two steps.

Kerubim wanted to use his tail whip, but it didn't get the chance.

The guy opposite it released light almost right next to its face. It was a stream of light with a sky-blue main body, covered with a flowing silver glow on the outside, but with black smoke inside. The light, centered on the timer, bombarded Kerubim mercilessly.

It could even see that because it was too close to the target, the splattered light energy reflected back onto the guy himself, stirring up wisps of blue smoke.

Then it could see nothing at all; a torrent of light pierced through its body, and the explosion engulfed Samuel along with it.

"Doesn't he care about getting hurt at all?" Amakuya Kinomi held up the Tulaiga gun, aiming it at the smoke from the explosion.

Interference removal.

The giant, with blue smoke still rising from his chest, stepped out of the smoke screen, waded through the water, and shattered the shimmering ripples on the river's surface.

The house closest to the riverbank is the best view residence in the city, where sunlight shines obliquely through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the floor, bringing brilliance and vitality to the house.

The place was now devoid of any life. Shattered glass from the aftershocks of the battle was scattered all over the ground, some even stained with blood. Some people were still dragging their wounds and stumbling down the stairs, while many more people were fleeing in panic with their families in their cars.

Some people go against the tide.

"Where are you going! Don't run towards the monster!" Sugita watched the figure running against the flow of people until the figure, which had become a black dot, turned the corner and disappeared from sight.

"...He runs really fast." Sugita clicked his tongue, rubbed his old legs again, and then stood up unsteadily. He glanced hesitantly at the crowd, then turned towards the riverbank, took a step back with difficulty, and finally sighed. Dragging his weak legs, he limped along the route Estend had taken, walking as fast as he could.

Let's go, let's go with them, at least...

This young man helped him and risked his life to help him escape, so he couldn't just abandon him and go to his own danger.

"Young people these days are so impulsive."

Mebius was forced to retreat under Samuel's close-range attacks. Behind him was a bridge, and if he continued to retreat, he might crash into this most important artery across the river.

Samuel's fist came crashing down on his face with tremendous force. Mebius stepped back and pushed off the ground, gritted his teeth, crossed his arms in front of him, and decided to do everything in his power to block the attack.

"Om-!"

Mebius was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening and took to the sky.

A thin barrier suddenly appeared around Samuel, which, despite its fragility, actually withstood his punch.

His body was engulfed in a silvery, translucent flame. He let out a soft shout and slammed his fist down, but the seemingly flimsy barrier remained completely still.

The Capture Strike can last for one minute, during which time no attack can break it.

Amakuya Kinomi's hand holding the gun trembled slightly; clearly, accurately releasing the Capture Strike had taken a lot of her energy, to the point that she sat down on the ground.

With GUYS's assistance, Mebius was able to calmly charge up and release his beam high in the sky. Samuel punched the spot where he had just landed, and the Capture Matrix only lit up slightly. Mebius was clearly familiar with the Capture Matrix's properties; just as it ran out of time and finally disappeared, the Mebium Ray was released.

"Samuel!"

The Mebium Ray struck the silver-black giant's chest, sending scorching sparks flying everywhere. Although Mebius reduced its range to avoid widespread damage to buildings, and Samuel absorbed most of the attack, the extremely high temperature still heated the river water around Samuel to boiling point.

The white smoke from the violent evaporation of the river water mingled with the blue smoke from the scorching sunlight.

Samuel stood rooted to the spot, stubbornly trying to part the waterfall of light. He leaned forward slightly, even taking a step against the flow of golden light.

Estend, breathless, ran to a spot not far from the riverbank, calling out for Samuel as he pulled out the nameplate he always carried with him.

That was his identification at the research institute, and also... his authorization certificate as a guide.

In light of the unexpected loss of control of Fos-001, the Equipment Department implanted an additional backend into the guide's nameplate to specifically deal with situations where the "assets" become unruly.

Samuel's attitude of only caring about destroying targets infuriated Estend, not at Samuel, but at the teacher, Fonte, who had given him that character.

The silver-black giant flew into the sky, following the stream of light, and kept approaching Mebius.

“This can’t go on.” Estend switched the micro-terminal to a special system and aligned the nameplate with the sensor scan position. He shifted his gaze to the silver-black figure, and Samuel appeared before him as a qualified weapon, constantly clearing obstacles for the Yapool.

That was on a planet rich in minerals, where there were some powerful native monsters. At that time, Samuel did the same thing, disregarding defense and charging headlong into the monsters' desperate counterattacks, all in pursuit of the fastest and most effective results.

Even if I get seriously injured, it's not a problem, I can just go back and get it "repaired".

Fang was very proud of it and praised the boldness of his work.

[Verification successful. Please enter the command.]

"Stop it!"

There's no crazy researcher driving you here, so you don't need to fight anymore, and besides, you shouldn't be fighting him.

The silver-black figure stopped moving forward. The black patterns on his body, which seemed to devour the light, came to life and became the perfect prison. Since it covered almost every joint of his body, Samuel was indeed unable to move. The Mebium Ray hammered him from the air into the river, splashing up a mixture of mud and water dozens of meters high.

The light and the murky dust obscured his vision, and Eistend wrote another command:

"retreat."

Don't even think about working for those lunatics. We finally found you a great place where you can slack off and don't have to report tasks every day. Why don't you appreciate it?

"Beep, beep..."

Mebius's timer flashed red.

The smoke and dust on the river had dissipated, and there was no one left.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Important Words to Remember

"What on earth is that!"

At Phoenix Nest, Assistant Officer Toriyama stared at the silver-black giant in the video and asked in confusion, "Is it also an Ultraman? But why is it attacking Mebius?"

Ryuichi Aihara slammed his fist on the table: "How could something like that be Ultraman?!"

Toriyama turned around, his eyes widening again: "How can you say it isn't? I think they look very alike! Honestly, if it's internal strife, don't fight it on Earth..."

“It’s definitely not that,” a head popped out from behind the screen. It was Teppei Kuze, GUYS’ “encyclopedia,” who said, “In previous records, there have been cases of aliens impersonating Ultraman, and there are also records of robots they created that look similar to Ultraman. That silver-black giant is very likely the same. If it were Ultraman, why would it fight with Mebius? Judging from Mebius’s reaction, it doesn’t seem like he knows that silver-black giant.”

The rich aroma of coffee wafted over, but the middle-aged man seemed oblivious to the conversation and continued fiddling with his clock.

A drink of love.

"Don't make coffee now! It's a new problem!" Toriyama complained. "The monster outbreak season is bad enough, but now aliens are getting involved too!"

Shingo Sakami, holding a steaming cup of coffee, finally turned around with his usual gentle smile on his face: "Whether it's an alien or a monster, observe and be on guard according to the plan. Teppei, analyze the new Titan's abilities. Although he has left the stage this time, I think... he will reappear."

Teppei Kuze nodded and slowly analyzed the river battle between Samuel and Mebius frame by frame.

On the big screen, the silver-black giant delivered a flying kick to Mebius's defensive barrier. The intense energy impact caused varying degrees of damage to the buildings near the riverbank.

The girl with glasses suddenly sighed: "Riverbank Park... I used to take the children there for outdoor education."

The atmosphere fell into silence.

Aihara Ryu clenched his fist: "Among the buildings that guy destroyed... there was a shopping mall that was always quite popular, and now that it's the weekend, there are bound to be a lot of people..."

As a combat team, they must be on standby to deal with new crises at any time, so they can only stay in the Phoenix Nest.

"I don't know how the rescue is going, please everyone be safe and sound." The girl with glasses clasped her hands together and prayed earnestly for the people there.

……

……

"Why did you run so far? And come to this place? What if the monster comes again and we get caught in the blast?" Sugita finally caught up with Estend, grumbling as he did so.

Estend walked silently toward the collapsed shopping mall.

Not far away, a man in a suit was crying, clinging to a piece of broken cement. His clothes were wrinkled, and his expensive-looking suit was covered in dust. He seemed to want to go inside, but two uniformed men were pulling him back, preventing him from going forward.

"Sir, please do not approach the scene." A man wearing the same uniform as the two others blocked Estend's path.

Before Estend could speak, the man quickly explained, "We understand your concern, but to avoid a secondary collapse that could cause even greater casualties, please do not go in. Leave everything to the professional rescue team. We will find the survivors inside and ensure their safety."

Estend stared intently at the ruins, then said earnestly to the man, "Is there anything we can do to help? Even something as simple as moving the rubble..."

Seeing that Estend didn't rush in headfirst, the rescuers lowered their hands to stop him: "Thank you for your kindness, but because lives are at stake, we don't have any plans to mobilize civilians to join the rescue at the moment. Please trust our professionalism."

Estend opened his mouth, and not far away, a cement slab was hoisted up, revealing an arm holding something underneath.

Sugita is old and can't see very clearly.

Estend, however, could see clearly that it was a child's hand, with a children's watch on the wrist and a lollipop wrapped in translucent paper. The lollipop had a colorful spiral pattern, and the opening of the wrapper was carefully tied into a bow with a thin ribbon.

The fingers of that hand twitched, and the disheveled man in the suit briefly broke free from the obstruction and was about to rush forward, but was stopped again by the rescuers.

"That's my son! It's my son! There's no mistake about the clothes and the watch, he's still alive!" The man in the suit sobbed uncontrollably in front of everyone.

Rescuers had already surrounded the child and were trying to dig him out. The man in the suit who was blocking him patted him on the shoulder and whispered words of comfort.

Estend suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Samuel, who had obeyed his orders and retreated to his side.

Samuel stood behind him with the same expression as always, focused and silent, ready to receive orders at any moment.

As if the past were repeating itself, Estend recalled Fos-001's actions when he first arrived in Pasifica. That day, he hovered quietly in the air, bathed in light, like a holy child, with the city transformed into purgatory below him. The microphone that Omarment handed to his ear carried real, hellish sounds.

An indescribable heaviness settled in his chest, and Estend lowered his head deeply.

“Let’s go back,” Estend said.

"Are you leaving?" Sugita asked. "I haven't had a chance to properly thank you..."

“What are you thanking me for!” Estend paused, then softened his tone: “I’m sorry, I got too excited… Now that the monster is gone, you should be safe. President Sugita, your leg probably isn’t fully healed yet. Where do you live? We’ll take you home.”