Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

He stood in front of a three-story-high "pile of meat".

He recognized this rain. After parting ways with "Gen", he found the goddess who had turned into a lump of flesh in a city. Her code name was "Zhen". Now she was a ball of fat and lightning rolling around everywhere.

The goddess has beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and her perfectly proportioned eyebrows make her eyes even brighter. She has a slender waist, long legs, and cloud-like hair. She is beautiful in a passionate and straightforward way. Even people who don't like her type will praise her as "beautiful".

He looked down and found himself still in the form of a "monster". After devouring the dragon from the River of Oblivion, his body swelled to tens of meters tall, and that was the case now. The lightning ball that the goddess had transformed into was nothing more than a "small ball" in his eyes.

"A mere trick." Aiba Yu thought, "Is replaying memories disturbing my peace of mind?"

The goddess's eyes were filled with fleshy growths, reduced to mere slits. Without hesitation, he swung his hand, his claws crushing her skull.

A sickening cracking sound rang out, and the mountain of flesh collapsed with a thud, rainwater mingling with blood and brain matter, gushing out.

The scene back then was certainly not as exhilarating as it is now. Lightning Ball and her sonic-powered henchmen trampled through several streets, and bullets were useless against her electromagnetic field. "Xun" broke three knives before finally stabbing the last one into her heart.

Now he dealt with the goddess's follower in the same even more efficient way. The fleeing crowd paused for a moment, and after seeing him clearly, they began their escape again.

Aiba Yuu continued walking with a stern face.

……

Cliffs and the icy ocean.

On his deathbed, "Gen" embraced him once more, saying, "Why is it you who lives? I want to live too."

Bone claws shattered the heart of "Gen," sending dust flying everywhere.

“He wouldn’t say something like that.” Aiba Yu scratched away stone chips with his claws again, his fingertips, sharp enough to cut through gold and jade, erasing the unsightly counterfeit marks on the cliff face.

……

Boundless darkness, the light of the parent star was completely obscured by the black mist.

There were still some bright spots, from the eerie green spaceship and the firelight beneath their feet.

Aiba Yu glanced at the spaceships and his breath hitched.

He slowly lowered his head and saw a city scarred with wounds.

"Why didn't you kill me together?" the girl questioned in the ruins, her hoarse voice barely audible, with her mother's corpse sitting beside her in an embracing position.

He opened his mouth, feeling a burning sensation in his throat: "Lucifer..."

"Don't hurt my child!" A red light appeared on the dark, abyss-like horizon, and the moment the red ribbon wrapped around the four-winged bird, Aiba Yu suddenly looked up at the sky filled with billowing black mist.

"Lucifer! Get out here!"

The dark giant failed to emerge as expected, and another figure appeared in the ruins.

The man in black robes with white hair stood where light and shadow intersected, his voice soft but like a thunderclap in Xiangye You's ears: "You still have so much to tell me, why did you leave?"

The "monster" traversed fire and fierce winds, its azure eyes reflected in the golden sea.

"Are you going to kill me again?" The owner of the eyes opened his arms to him, revealing withered bones beneath his robes.

"...Don't try to stop me with illusions!" Claws pierced through the fabric, tearing through the air with a howling wind and the sound of shoveling dirt, and the black-robed man suddenly vanished.

A blood-soaked little girl and a pale-haired Muchini appeared on either side of him: "Monster (you), do you want to kill me again?"

The volcano of suppressed anger in his chest suddenly erupted, and flames of fury surged into his heart. The figures were torn apart once again, and bone claws pierced through them and smashed into the ground with a deafening roar. The wind carried various fragments that broke through the walls that had already been shattered once, and bricks and stones tumbled down with a crash.

……

The final place.

The cage, now shrouded in gauze curtains, was quiet for only a moment before thunder rumbled again, the island trembled, and stone fragments were constantly thrown into the sea. Black flames swirled and obscured the view inside, with only occasional glimpses of scales and claws tearing through the seal, and streams of dark blood forming thin lines that flowed stickily between the cracks in the rocks.

The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker, but Dark Lucifer had no time to deal with the disobedient "thief" anymore. The void behind him suddenly cracked open, the iron-gray sky was cut off, and light shone in from the outside, like a swordsman flying across ice. He swept his hand, and sword energy crisscrossed, breaking through the solid ice to reveal the emerald green inside.

Chapter 171 The Uninvited Guest

Jun Sakuma thought he had stumbled upon the end of the world.

The sky and sea were iron gray, and as far as the eye could see, the waves rose and fell, the water and sky merging into one. Volcanic islands rose one after another, and on the largest island in the middle, a cage of flames seemed to be overturned. The cold air rushed in, mixed with the sweet and pungent smell of rust.

He found the source of the smell: the unusual color in the ocean, the raging fire, and the island surrounded by a deep red ring.

“You came very quickly, very quickly…” The four-winged dark giant’s gaze swept over them one by one.

The Night Raiders' Chromie Chester was still stuck in the hangar. The location of the phase anomaly was Shinjuku, and they were brought there by Horakusa's electric scooter, which turned into a taxi in the city.

Jun Sakuma and Kazuki Komon hurriedly flagged down a car, yelling at the driver to speed up. The bald driver, who was smoking a cigarette, stubbed it out and then casually rubbed his bald head: "Are you going to kidnap a bride?"

He still felt it wasn't fast enough on the road. If he weren't afraid of wasting energy before the fight, he would have loved to immediately take out the Light Chaser's Medal, transform into a golden hero, and fly on the road carrying this broken car.

Fortunately, he made it in time. When he heard the roar from inside the cage, he knew it wasn't too late. Dark Lucifer's wings weren't fully formed; it seemed Aiba Yu had done a good job.

However, this also means that Dark Lucifer is in a bad mood—the dark clouds are so deep they seem to drip water, the gray sky is getting darker and darker, and finally it is somewhere between light and dark, like dawn and dusk.

Two giants burst in, illuminating a corner of the sky: Nexus and "Samuel".

Dark Lucifer's gaze lingered on "Samuel" for a moment, letting out a soft, enigmatic chuckle. Jun Sakuma's gaze passed him, landing on the fire cage, especially on the ancient book pouring a bluish-gray mist from its top.

The book is an exquisitely large volume, even by giant standards. The inner pages are yellowed but not brittle; they are still thick, tough, and sturdy. The outer cover is a wood-like shell, engraved with unfamiliar characters. A tree stretches its branches across the cover, extending from the front to the back.

It seemed to be "alive," as Jun Sakuma saw the bookmarks on its inner pages occasionally float up and human-like scratch the spine.

“You came in a hurry,”

Dark Lucifer said to Nexus, "If you haven't found the Wings of Time and Space... you can't beat me, Noah."

Such words might have dampened the arrogance of novices, but they had no effect on Jun Sakuma and Kazuki Komon. Instead, they fueled Kazuki Komon's fighting spirit, who was experiencing his first real moment of glory.

Nexus in his youth resembled a silver bird skimming across the sea, its body flashing with light as it approached Dark Lucifer. By the time it got close to Dark Lucifer, it had transformed into a red-clad youth, clearing a path with particle feathers—a method often used by Jun Himeya.

Kazuki Komon thought he would be so excited when he transformed into a giant that he would jump up, but when he actually received the light from his senior and the Evolution Trustee was held in his palm and shimmered like breathing, he only felt that he was holding a heavy stone, or a "box".

He opened the box, inside which were "gifts" managed by each successive host. The light of Nexus grew stronger with each battle and generational transmission. Beneath the "gifts" was a light piece of paper, the very weight of the box: responsibility.

Therefore, he is not as excited as he had imagined. The negative memories from the River of Oblivion have been washed away by Nexus. He is now clear-headed and knows what to do.

The particle feather was scattered by the opponent's wave of his hand. Nexus followed up with a few punches and kicks, testing the opponent's reaction speed and strength, before retreating lightly.

Dark Lucifer pointed a finger to the sky, and thunderstorms rolled in the dark clouds, with purple lightning bolts suddenly illuminating the shadow of the volcanic island.

Samuel, shielded by a shield of light, stepped forward, positioned between Nexus and the thunderstorm, his stance impeccable—the standard police shield grip. The lightning spirit was kept at bay, while Nexus, behind him, transformed into his blue youth form. He extended one arm and bent the other, the strings of light particles slowly emerging as he drew his bow.

Dark Lucifer remained motionless. The tide was like a piece of paper, held in the hands of an invisible hand. Yan Feng crashed into the rapidly rising barrier of seawater. The clear cry and the sound of water evaporating mingled together. A large amount of water vapor rose into the sky, and the sparks burned up and fell into the sea.

"Samuel" quickly approached under the cover of water vapor, and the light shield suddenly lit up. Jun Sakuma did not know how to use a more powerful beam technique, so all he could do was make the shield more resilient and reliable. As a result, the shield with aurora flowing in his palm became more and more solid.

He raised his light shield and rammed into Dark Lucifer. The latter sensed the intensity of the energy gathered on the light shield and decided to temporarily evade it. Sakuma Jun passed him without turning around. He nodded to Nexus and shot towards the book floating on the top of the cage like an arrow!

Behind him, a purplish-black ring suddenly appeared in the void. Nexus discovered Dark Lucifer's intention. He moved at Mach to quickly approach the rings, and with a swift slash of his Storm Sword, the rings were reduced to their original particles.

The offense and defense switched, with "Samuel" covering Nexus as he used a beam attack, quickly transforming into Nexus covering "Samuel" as they headed towards the cage shrouded in black flames.

As the Dark Giant closed in, Nexus switched back to his crimson form, which was skilled in grappling and throwing techniques. Samuel left them far behind, his eyes fixed only on the black flame and the book above.

"Is it what trapped you?" Jun Sakuma murmured.

Then he started thinking about how to deal with it. Should he also charge in with his shield? Aside from the glass-breaking cannon that exploded randomly, he didn't know any other offensive beam techniques, while Samuel's...

Oh, right! Samuel taught him a trick for beam attacks: just throw all the energy in your body out without a care in the world!

Jun Sakuma removed the light shield, and the Titan flew to the height of the book, making a stiff starting stance that should be the starting stance of the Perelite Light Stream, and then stopped.

"Is it really okay to throw it all out?" He looked the book up and down, trying to make sure that this almost living thing might also have some kind of defensive action.

His intuition was right; the book would indeed be correct.

The bookmark floating on the spine of the book "whooshed" into the layers of paper, and at the same time, the book sank into the cage's frame. Jun Sakuma, with his vision that could see through the flames, knew that it had tucked itself into the top of the cage.

Inside the cage... his gaze went downwards.

The scaly "monster" lashed out with its tail tip, violently striking the railing. Some bones were clearly broken by its blows, but when it raised its slender tail again, the twisted bones snapped back into place. It exhaled scorching breath from its nostrils, and equally hot black blood flowed viscously along its scales. Its golden pupils were half-open, filled with bloodshot veins, like a spider web embedded in its cornea.

“Samuel,” Jun Sakuma called out, “I’m here, Samuel!”

The strange book buried itself in the cage. Jun Sakuma thought for a moment, then made a sturdy and reliable shield into a sphere to wrap himself up, and rushed into the fire like a glass marble.

He tried to wake the monster, who was focused on fighting the cage, but the monster raised its golden eyes and instantly locked its gaze on the uninvited guest.

Chapter 172 The Eternal One: Lonely and Decaying

"You really... how did you get yourself into this state?" Jun Sakuma entered the cage, and through the outer layer of flames, he could finally see more clearly inside.

The last time he saw such a creature was in Xun's dream. He fought monsters from a first-person perspective and had seen countless similar things. The protagonist of the dream, who used to have a human face... now was completely a lizard's head, scaled...

The film expanded and contracted with his breath, as heavy as basalt and as smooth as water-polished steel. He had legs with backward-curving knees, a structure not found in humans, which endowed this body with extraordinary explosive power.

“Samuel? Yu, Aiba Yu!” Jun Sakuma suddenly realized the worst possibility: “You’re still alive, aren’t you?”

The monster was still alive, of course. He looked lively and energetic, and upon seeing the intruder, he unleashed a compression storm that sent the giant tumbling about. Sakuma Jun thought his spherical defense was pretty good, except for its lack of grip. He felt nauseous from the shaking, which reminded him of the time when Aiba Yu was dragging him along, his body enveloped in silver flames, riding a light-speed roller coaster.

“I’m glad you weren’t dissolved, and I’m relieved that the enemy didn’t get their fill of tonic… but you didn’t mention that after we came in guided by you, we would have to find a way to wake you up.”

The giant inside the sphere of light was indeed being whipped like a pinball by the "monster." The force of the tail whip was enough to shake the entire island through the cage, and now it could give Jun Sakuma's heart an unprecedented thrill.

Jun Sakuma struggled to support the creaking barrier, using his energy to fill any cracks that appeared, achieving a strange balance for a moment.

But this balance won't last long. In addition to its tail whip, the monster also has claws and sharp teeth. The gales it spews begin to carry flames and lightning. The bluestone at the bottom, built with the power of Dark Lucifer, is already overburdened. Before long, the island will collapse before the cage.

“I have to think of something… but that book is buried inside.” A bluish-gray mist fell like a veil, occasionally seeping into the not-yet-completely-repaired cracks. Sakuma Jun always felt a chill when he chased it away, as if he had returned to a Christmas Eve long ago, driving his car with the engine humming, carrying his wife into death.

The scaly "monster" lacked any light shield or similar defenses. Mist seeped through the black flames into its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, then mingled with its torn skin into its thick, black blood. The scales seemed to possess a physical form; the tendons beneath the scales occasionally bulged and tightened, and the golden sea was covered in blood streaks.

“Staying in there too long will corrupt him. If I were you, I wouldn’t let him do such a futile task.” Dark Lucifer gripped Nexus’s wrist and flung him towards the sea with a sudden burst of strength. The sea obediently rose up with sharp water spikes, ready to welcome the “guest.”