Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

……

Aiba Yu did not answer immediately. He was silent for a moment, then looked up.

His expression and voice were normal, nothing seemed amiss. Takayama Gamu awaited his answer. But Aiba Yu said:

"I do not know."

What Renlong said were actually things that they thought Xiangye You, who was "well-informed," had not encountered, or had encountered but had not thought about.

He didn't have much time to think.

Although he lived so long that he didn't know how many years had passed, the time he was truly conscious was actually not that long. Most of the time, he was being pushed by the hand of "fate," chasing after his enemies and dealing with an endless stream of foes.

Xun spent his life slaying monsters, eagerly absorbing power to become a monster even stronger than the monsters of the original nest. Later, he met a girl and a "big guy" and fought monsters and giants on a short journey. He never had to be as careful about his influence as Renlong said—he was originally a "great monster".

In Vitamori, he adapts to his giant body and tries to steer Muchini's mind back on track, where almost all the criticism is directed at the "evil god".

Then there's Fos-001 and what happened after that; he was either mentally unstable or drowsy all day.

"Big guy"

He said, "Go boldly pursue whatever you yearn for." The "great monster" yearned for the light that had descended from the sky to save people from fire and water, which he had once looked up to.

So Aiba Yu is now doing what he once aspired to do for the Illuminati.

He suddenly realized that he was struggling to cope with the endless stream of situations and was acting mostly on instinct.

They didn't want to see death, so they spared no effort to save lives; they didn't want to see another "Primordial Nest," so they set their sights on hunting down their enemies.

But what about more?

Does the person who bestowed upon him the "Honor of the Light Chaser" have even deeper expectations for him?

When Renlong saw that he only said "I don't know" and then fell silent, he first sighed, then put on a lazy smile again, and produced a cup from somewhere and handed it to him.

Lost in thought, Aiba Yu unconsciously took the medicine and poured it down his throat like he was drinking medicine.

Hitomi Onodera had already run over with a shout of "Hey!", and Gamu Takayama, having caught the scent, sniffed and called out:

"How could you give alcohol to a patient?!"

liqueur?

Aiba Yu looked down. He only noticed that the water was a bit thick, but after the two of them shouted, he noticed the faint smell of alcohol.

Renlong shook his fan: "Not bad, finally someone who can drink after all this time, otherwise I would only be able to drink with that old swindler."

Chapter 128 Emergency Research and Development

Gio base.

The geological research group's studio was brightly lit.

Kinoshita Keikaze slipped into his dorm room through the crack in the door, experienced a strange perspective, and then dozed off for a few hours. Before leaving, he made sure to mess up his hair into a bird's nest, and added a realistic yawn and stretch, giving the illusion that he had slept too long and was in a daze.

In fact, this has been the norm for the astronomical research team in recent days.

The battle that nearly burned Tokyo to the ground, when it reached the Geo base, went something like this:

Alarm: Monster alert—emerging from underground—Geological research group working overtime—Astronomical research group watching their neighbor working overtime—Astronomical research group's deep space exploration instruments are running smoothly—Intruders break in—The group receives orders not to leave—Geological research group sleeping in their studio—Astronomical research group sleeping soundly in their dormitory.

So when he "drifted" out of the dormitory with his messy hair and bewildered eyes, he didn't get any strange looks. He turned his head and saw Nakai Ryoya, who was also "drifting" out. The latter raised his hand to greet him, his fingers still curled up, like a polar bear that had just come out of its hibernation den.

"Beep beep," came the communication signal from Team Leader Fukui. Kinoshita Kei watched as the unsuspecting Nakai Ryo also started a video call. He quickly took a step back and slipped inside. Outside, he heard the team leader's angry roar:

"Nakai, are you trying to tell the other groups that our astronomy research group is supporting lazybones? Have you figured out what happened to the wormhole that appeared over the city a few days ago?! Just because the deep space probe is okay doesn't mean we're safe!" Team leader Fukui, though impeccably dressed, still looked travel-worn, probably having just returned from a meeting. "Now! Immediately! Right now! Get yourself together and get to work! If you corrupt the newbies, I'll hold you responsible!"

“Team leader, we just received the news this morning that the travel ban has been lifted. Lizard’s investigation is slow, it’s not that I’m lazy…” Before Nakai Ryoya could finish speaking, the other party abruptly ended the call.

About ten minutes later, Kinoshita Kei and Nakai Ryo, who had theoretically been holed up in their dorms for several days, also came out. The two met in the studio, looking at each other in silence. The geological research group next door, on the other hand, was very happy: "We can't be the only ones working!"

Kinoshita Kei casually joked, "After working overtime for so many days, have you figured out why monsters grow in the mountains?"

The geological research team, heads held high and hands on hips, declared: "These reports are easy to write; those who know, know. We're busy with a big project!"

"What item..."

"If you keep asking me questions and answering them, you can summon the Lizard."

Kinoshita Kei wisely shut up.

After the ban on leaving the house was lifted, the workshop became lively again. After confirming that there were no new developments in the studio, Kinoshita Kei went to the workshop to check on the delayed projects.

Hercules' tanks were brought to the base for repairs. In the corridor, he overheard people talking about how the Ariel base planned to take down two Falcon Fighters for scrapping so that the base could send new fighters up. Their combat methods were almost suicidal. The fact that they managed to hold out until they flew back was considered a miracle by all the logistics staff, who "gently" rejected the maintenance plan that would involve repairs and patching up for another three years.

Kinoshita Kei saw that Nasiri, who had been locked in the isolation room, had come out and was behaving normally. He wouldn't drag anyone up to dance anymore. However, when Nasiri saw Kinoshita Kei, two blushes seemed to appear on the burly man's face.

"You came to see me in the isolation room too?" Nasiri said. "I didn't say anything strange like the chief's daughter taking a liking to me and me running away from the arranged marriage, did I?"

Kinoshita Kei was taken aback: "You're telling me now."

“Then please forget about it,” Nasiri said seriously.

"You've only just recovered, right? You're back at work already?" Kinoshita Kei asked. "When did the base doctors become so accommodating, not keeping you under observation for a few more days?"

"Ah, some urgent projects with very high material requirements. I couldn't sit still when I heard that, so I came out to check the situation and make sure there were no oversights. After that, I'll go back to the base hospital for a check-up."

Upon hearing about the urgent thermal insulation material project, Kinoshita Keiichi thought their long-awaited telescope was finally ready to go into space and hurriedly asked, "What about the base?"

"How come we didn't know when the launch window was given, or when fueling would begin?"

Nasiri was bewildered by his three consecutive questions: "The astronomy group? Isn't that something from the geology group?"

Seeing the equally bewildered look on Kinoshita Kei's face, he finally realized, "I didn't say anything!"

"The geology team asked you for an insulation material project?" Kinoshita Kei craned his neck: "They decided to either drill 10,000 meters underground to explore the mysterious mantle or modify the Oceanographic Research Institute's deep-sea submersible into a volcano-friendly version to dive into magma?"

“Forget about it!” Nasiri said seriously!

Kinoshita Kei was very accommodating: "Okay, we just talked about your condition." He earned a friendly thumbs-up from Nasiri, who came from Burkina Faso.

……

Kinoshita Kei then contacted Takayama Gamu.

The latter realized something was wrong and immediately contacted his friend from Alchemy Star.

"My dream? Where did you get this information from?" Daniel was surprised for a moment, then immediately admitted, "We received a request for assistance from GUARD regarding the modification of the underground penetrating bullet. Um... the direction is to compress the destruction range, but correspondingly increase the penetration power, in order to deal with the underground monsters."

"Isn't that a weapon of mass destruction prohibited by international agreements?!" Takayama Gamu jumped up from his chair, his movement so fast that he even scraped his leg, causing the entire table to shake and his pen to roll twice. "Have the problems of nuclear radiation and damage to geological structures been solved?"

Although Daniel didn't react as strongly as Takayama Gamu, he still frowned, clearly disagreeing with GUARD's plan: "The negative effects of the underground penetrating bombs haven't been resolved yet."

He clasped his hands together, looking somewhat worried: "In fact, there are also disagreements within Alchemy Star about this matter. Some people refuse to cooperate, while others agree to participate in the improvement and research in their personal capacity—you know we are not some militarized organization with the power to enforce orders."

"Besides this matter..." Daniel hesitated for a moment before organizing his thoughts, then said to Takayama Gamu, "Do you have time? I'd like you to see Crisis's movements."

……

"A computer? I do have a work laptop."

In Yoshii Reiko's apartment, the landlord said to the guest she had "picked up," "Do you want to contact your family? I still don't know where you're from..."

“Shiroiwa,” Fujimiya Hiroya’s answer was concise and clear: “Can I borrow your computer for a moment?”

When the man who had attempted suicide by jumping into the sea finally came to his senses, Reiko Yoshii said that he would not only ask for his computer, but also borrow her car to drive away and say he wanted to go home. She felt that she had pulled back a lost soul.

"Wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

Chapter 129 Crisis's New Conclusion

Fujimiya Hiroya obtained Yoshii Reiko's work computer.

My desktop was covered with news articles and clips sent by Inoue Rinbun; finding the browser icon felt like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Reiko Yoshii felt a little embarrassed by her messy desk, which looked completely out of place with the tidy style of her apartment.

Fujimiya Hiroya visited Alchemy Star immediately. Yoshii Reiko felt that watching others contact their families was a bit of an invasion of privacy, so she consciously avoided it. However, she did not expect that Fujimiya Hiroya was contacting "family" in a different sense.

He and his colleagues spent countless days and nights developing the optical quantum computer, Crisis.

He didn't retain much of the "experience" of the battle a few days ago. He only knew that he had encountered those zombie-like people and had been in a state of "knowing what he was doing, but being like an observer" after escaping from Chengyan City.

My thoughts seem to be following my own ideas, and my actions are very logical, but there is a strange feeling that my spirit is floating on the surface of the water while my body is sinking in the water.

That feeling disappeared after the black mist was drawn away by the silver giant. Was something controlling him? Fujimiya Hiroya felt a wave of fear.

Looking back now, he was thinking about "teaching humanity a lesson" and "knowing when to stop when he sees the Earth's wrath." Gradually, it turned into "exterminating humanity." The location for awakening the monster changed from the wilderness to the vicinity of the city, and eventually, he even went into the city himself.

Although there is a progressive relationship in terms of development, it seems as if there is a hand deliberately pushing it.

Deliberately...pushing for the extinction of humanity?

Fujimiya Hiroya knew that Crisis had concluded that "eliminating humanity" was the only way to avoid "destruction," and in fact, he was acting in accordance with this conclusion. However, at certain times, such as when the "heavenly realm" invaded Tokyo, the sight of the carnage below would stir up his compassion.

Some people believe that no matter how hesitant they are when making a decision, they will not allow others to force them to make a choice.

Fujimiya Hiroshi was exactly like that. No matter how he hesitated or dragged his feet on the matter of "excluding humans," he was unwilling to let external forces take advantage of the situation, control his behavior, or force him to side with the research conclusions.

He instinctively sought Crisis's help, hoping to extract more accurate information from an outsider's perspective by analyzing Agul's actions that day.

The ghostly figure that looked a lot like the hamster "Lily" seemed to dart up, and Fujimiya Hiroshi could feel a faint, furry touch on his cheek.

But he didn't

He frantically tried to catch up with it... but after Crisis's latest message refreshed on the screen, he couldn't even hold the mouse.

"The excluded items... have been added?"