Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

The "ghost" seemed to nod.

“Okay,” Fujimiya Hiroya opened his briefcase, inside which was a neatly arranged pack of high-energy explosives that could cause heart attacks in Lizard members: “These are for dealing with monsters, perfect for stopping them.”

He said to the "ghost," "Before the 'hostage' arrives... completely cut off this road!"

Chapter 150 I'll Protect You

Kenji Tabata, a veteran employee of KCB TV, was expected to work at the company until he retired—until he received a phone call that went unanswered.

Journalists always have countless phone calls to answer; the camera is their secure job, while the phone is their only source of income.

So he answered the call without any precautions, and what happened next was like a wild dog running free—he lost control of his body, his consciousness became hazy, and he wondered if he had ignited the gas or something the moment he answered the phone... and was blown up and was now trying to regain his senses before he died.

"boom--!"

He actually heard an explosion. His soul, which had been floating in mid-air, suddenly returned. He looked up and saw that the telephone pole had been blown off at the base and was lying across the street. The road surface, which had just been repaired, was also damaged.

It was a series of explosions that ran along the underground pipes across the street. If it wasn't a coincidence, the person who designed the explosions must have carefully calculated the details, creating a chasm that was difficult to cross.

He turned to run, but the crowd suddenly stirred, with shouts and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground coming from both the front and back. He looked out along the dark mass of heads and saw that the crowd was falling over haphazardly, one by one, like saplings hit by a typhoon.

"A ghost!!!" Something cold touched his forehead, and Kenji Tabata's brief recovery of consciousness vanished again, becoming one of the fallen "saplings".

“We meet again,” Renlong said, weaving through the crowd and knocking out a “wooden man” with a folding fan. He then turned to Fujimiya Hiroya and asked, “Need any help?”

……

River

Center.

Queen Mezad's abilities are far superior to those of the previous Mezad. Even though the hostages were intercepted by Fujimiya Hiroya and others, Gaia was struggling to deal with them alone.

The situation might be better if the battlefield were in outer space, but they are currently in a river—a river that meanders through the entire city, with bustling streets on both banks and usually teeming with people.

Gao Shanwo knew that he had to confine the monster's movement to the river channel, otherwise the losses would be incalculable.

XIG's fighters seemed to understand this as well, and whenever the situation became critical, they always managed to deliver just the right amount of beam fire, temporarily repelling Queen Mezad's actions.

“Gaia!” In the midst of the stalemate, Takayama Gamu suddenly heard a voice.

It was Pito, the guy who called himself Earth Consciousness but had a rather eccentric personality. He was with Fujimiya Hiroshi, brandishing a long sword and jumping up and down, shouting, "Take down this jellyfish swindler who cheated my kid! Mother Earth will be dusted eight times over!!!"

Fujimiya Hiroya stared at Him with a strange expression. Mother Earth? Eight times the dust?

"..." Takayama Gamu felt that the Earth consciousness's words, like Kinoshita Kei's, were always baffling.

But it seemed that Pito's words had some effect. As he pushed off the ground to engage in close combat, his leg, which was stuck in the mud and sand at the bottom of the river, suddenly felt a powerful supporting force—as if the mud and sand had come alive. Instead of trying to trap his feet, they gave him a supporting force no less than that of solid ground.

This caused him to exert far more force when he pushed off the ground than expected, turning his forward close-quarters combat into a high leap, which almost caught Takayama Gamu off guard.

Why does this riverbed silt look like a spring?

As if in response to his guess, the silt, just like a spring subjected to extreme compression, burst out of the water with a "bang" as the giant leaped, creating a giant wave tens of meters high!

No one would have imagined that a tsunami could occur in the river.

The iron curtain of waves crashed in, and Queen Mezad was first doused with icy water. Energy gathered at the feet of the red giant, and a sharp shriek instantly drowned out the massive sound of the water, which was like a mountain collapsing!

"Energy..." Gao Shanwomeng struck Queen Mezade heavily, the wind pressure almost solidified, and the dull sound traveled along the river.

He rolled over and landed again. The mud and sand at the bottom of the river responded to him, sinking in to absorb the force and relieve the burden on his ankles.

"The energy is... increasing?" In the past, battles required careful planning, and light could not be used light ...

It's the earth's veins! Renlong told him that the earth's veins were responding to him!

Realizing this, the world before Takayama Gamu suddenly changed—Queen Mezad was still in front of him, having just been kicked and struggling to get up, but the water suddenly became transparent, and he could see through the already turbid surface to the mud and sand at the bottom.

Hidden in the sand are mud snails, and below that are gravel, denser soil, rock layers... the riverbed tunnels dug during city construction.

Keep going!

That was the underground river mentioned in the groundwater information given to him by the geological research team!

The underground river provides the city's daily groundwater supply, flowing over smooth, black rock formations.

Everything transformed into a three-dimensional, transparent 3D image, and Takayama Gamu felt as if he were standing on an extremely high rooftop.

The building's foundation is in the asthenosphere, and the roof is on the surface of the earth's crust. There are many residents inside—he even saw Kiru, who was half asleep.

In the instant his consciousness swept across the area, Kiru suddenly opened his candle-like eyes!

"Renlong, the boss?" This feeling was exactly the same as every time Renlong called it. Jiru was still half asleep: "Didn't the boss tell me to keep sleeping and not to go up and cause trouble?"

That aura came again. Takayama Gamu was just checking on the monster's situation, but to Gil, it felt like "Boss Renlong" was calling him to go out.

On the ground... it stretched out its paw and scratched itself: "Awoooooo!" (Someone's dancing on my head again!)

"Boss Renlong" is definitely not a bad person. It's definitely not him arguing with me. It's the aura of that other huge creature!

Kiru slurped up some magma, let out a burp, and, satisfied, locked onto the incoming aura. He then decided to answer "Boss Renlong's" call and charge!

When Takayama realized it was climbing uphill, he almost thought he was going to be outnumbered two to one, but a voice seemed to be telling him, "It's here to help you."

Gao Shan Wo Meng caught the tentacles that Queen Mezade was attacking, his hands still engaged in a struggle, but his mind was filled with confusion.

The moment Kiru began his operation, he saw the light flowing along the river.

It was as if the earth beneath his feet was alive, and the rivers were his blood, flowing with a golden glow, like the surface of a river illuminated by the most brilliant sunlight.

He stood on the ground, as if he were being embraced by a gentle family member, and he could hear the other person's every heartbeat and every breath.

The golden radiance spreads towards the riverbank, forming a capillary-like network, densest near the riverbed and sparser towards the shore. As the golden threads extend outwards, the panoramic view in Gaoshanwomeng's eyes is refreshed wherever they reach.

As its coverage area increases, the speed at which the body's energy is restored also increases.

Kiru emerged from the riverbed, bringing with it the scorching heat of magma and a thick fog. Without a word, it fired crimson lava projectiles at Queen Mezad.

Queen Mezad was caught off guard and fell into the river again. Kiru patted his short paws and let out a long neigh.

The head, like a small mountain, rushed towards the stunned giant with a "thump, thump, thump".

"Awoooo ...

Kiru nodded, stopped in front of him, and slowly turned his massive body toward Queen Mezad.

It looked back at the giant, then moved itself a little further, just enough to block the giant behind it.

"Awooo!" (I like your aura. It's okay if you're new, I'll protect you!)

Chapter 151 Light of the Earth

Command base for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) forces.

Like everyone else at the Ariel base, they were keeping a close eye on the monsters and giants' every move.

When the abnormal heat source was detected and action was taken, Hiiragi Hiroyuki felt a pang of regret—if he had been more resolute and used the underground penetrating bomb to eliminate the threat, he would not have witnessed the monster rushing into the city again.

So when they saw what happened next, they were all stunned.

"The monsters... are helping Gaia," the officer suddenly realized. "So giants can indeed control underground monsters, just like the blue giant awakened them, and the red giant has the same ability!"

Sometimes, different starting points can lead to vastly different understandings of things. The subordinate official analyzed, "Could it be that they are fighting with outsiders for territory?"

"Idiot!" Hiiragi Hiroyuki's words made the subordinate stand up straight, the sound of his boots clinking crisply. "With this kind of observational ability, you should be sent back to the command academy for retraining. Can't you see that the Titans are protecting the city?"

The river is quite wide in human proportions, but by monster standards, it's just a distance that can be easily crossed with a single light blast. It can stand on one side and turn all the buildings on the other side into ruins, like playing a pinball game.

When Gil gets into a bad mood, he's determined to show off his big brother persona in front of the newcomers. The lava bullets from his abdomen launch lipsticks like smoke and water being heated to boiling point. When XIG's Fighter flies low over the sky, it's like flying through high-temperature steam. Kajio Katsumi always feels like a frog being boiled in an iron pot.

Kiru didn't know how to restrain himself. When he fired the lava bullets, he didn't care about the angle and just aimed them at Queen Mezad. When the enemy dodged, the empty lava bullets flew towards the buildings behind them.

Gaia had to be on high alert at all times, ready to resolve crises brought by both sides.

The excessively high water temperature made him feel uncomfortable, and the large amount of steam wrapped around his body, as if he were being roasted in an oven. Only Gilu liked this environment; he was perfectly at home in it.

The dam was being scorched by the heat, and the cooling effect of the river water was negligible. Even Fujimiya Hiroya and the others, who were far from the shore, could feel the terrifying heat. Kir, the monster that lived in the mantle, was bringing the heat from the mantle to the surface.

It undoubtedly helped Gaia, but it also brought trouble.

"That silly potato," Renlong saw Gaia leap to block the missing lava projectile, the crimson flames reflected on the windowpane, "shouldn't we have told it to stay put and not go out?"

"Awoooooo?" (You're pretty good at taking my attack, but let's fight together. What are you always doing outside?) Gil howled at Gaia.

I just wish it weren't so energetic, or even slower. The lava projectiles flying everywhere are almost burning the last thread of reason in people. And to make matters worse, the other side is helping it. You can't just turn around and beat it up and create two opponents for yourself.

"I really want to build a wall and lock them inside." That's my dream, Gaoshan.

The moment this thought crossed my mind, the golden veins in my vision flickered. The ground beneath my feet began to tremble rhythmically, stretching outwards from the riverbed.

It didn't cause any damage; it's like someone knocking on the ceiling downstairs, the ground remains stable, but you still feel like someone is under your feet.

got windy.

The wind picked up a wisp of fine sand.

The golden network, resembling bloodlines, grew ever brighter, until finally not only Takayama Gamu could perceive it, but everyone else in the city could see it too.

The sky suddenly darkened, and a golden glow rose from the ground.

Reiko Yoshii and Rinfumi Inoue leaned against the hospital bed blocking the door. They had almost exhausted themselves fighting off a group of "zombies." A scorching wind blew in from outside the window, mixed with fine dust, making it hard to open their eyes.

"What...what..." Inoue Rinbun gasped for breath, his mouth full of sand: "Ptooey, ptooey! There's a sandstorm here too?"

"Weather monitoring: A sandstorm is rapidly forming. Lightning Team, please maintain your flight altitude and do not engage in low-altitude combat!" came the operator's reminder over the comms. Kajio Katsumi had no choice but to pull up the height of her fighter jet, the monster's silhouette in the crosshair being obscured by the yellow sand.

"What's going on?" Ishimuro Akio stepped forward. Suddenly, a thick sandstorm blew up in front of the previously clear surveillance camera, as if someone had brought the entire desert to this coastal city. He almost instantly thought of the sandstorm that occurred when Mezad first appeared, and his mind tensed up.