Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

Seventeen years ago, she was dispatched to this universe as a "vanguard," faithfully fulfilling her mission by observing environmental conditions and searching for key locations that require special protection, such as the underground gene pool of Earth's organisms built by humans.

When she finally obtained permission to enter the Greenland ice storage facility after going through several twists and turns as a journalist, she found herself in a long, narrow corridor lined with boxes of all shapes and sizes, labeled and stacked from floor to ceiling, with the administrator using a long ladder to go up and down.

“This warehouse alone contains 34,123 specimens,” the bearded man with his work badge proudly told her. “It’s thanks to the ‘support’ from various countries. Some member states have even retrieved some seeds to support endangered species. Our work is the last line of defense.”

“These sites contain key samples from the ‘Earth Age’,” she wrote carefully in her notebook afterward. “If we are to rebuild the ‘future,’ these sites must be properly preserved.”

The attack on Kopaskiku reduced their years of work to ashes.

Will "Flame Mountain" descend? She thought, such a question is obvious. Since it is "cleansing", how could the environmental transformation machine be forgotten? The celestial realm purifies the air, the deep green weaves the forest, and Flame Mountain brings fresh water to irrigate the desert, flattening the entire planet into the most "fertile" warehouse. Then, the circular ecology is reconstructed with the idea of ​​facilitating mankind. This is the most thorough colonization.

The "vanguard" won't stop such a plan, but Hitomi Onodera will.

She only needed to think about whether this was what Lord Uranus would want to see to quickly find the answer.

"That's not the real future." All that was left in Hitomi Onodera's eyes was the rain-washed road, the blue and red flames occasionally tinting the dark puddles, giants and monsters soaring through the air, and in contrast, tiny people pedaling bicycles like drowned dogs.

"You regretted it, didn't you? When Lord Uranus refused to respond, why now... are you going to destroy another 'Uranus' on another Earth?"

The dog, now submerged, slammed its legs down onto the pedals, rainwater streaming down its tangled bangs: "We repelled many invasions during the 'Earth Age,' so why are we the invaders now?"

Her thoughts wandered, sometimes to the legend of Uranus, sometimes back to the classroom where her teacher was slowly telling the story of the "Earth Age".

Aiba Yuu said she was going to "gather intelligence" and hasn't returned since; now there's no news of her. Renlong went to contact the underground monster and is probably extremely busy right now. Takayama Gamu fell into the sea and her fate is unknown... The people who gathered in the courtyard of the secret base have scattered in the blink of an eye. No one knows when they will be able to reunite, or whether the farewell many days ago was already a final goodbye? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but want to cry again.

"Don't think about these things, don't think about these things, I still have things to do." She looked down at the transmitter lying quietly in the front frame. The communication components had been destroyed, but the data was still inside, like the black box in every airplane.

The hidden figure used her transmitter to contact the "future person," who would also use it to convey instructions, not to mention the earliest project data stored within. The "vanguard" needed it to access information about the environmental modification machine.

She could see the ground troops lined up at the entrance of the Geo base in the distance, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

The anti-aircraft artillery was aimed at the airspace ravaged by the monsters. Although its firepower seemed inadequate in the face of the "future people's" technology, it looked like an impregnable fortress compared to Hitomi Onodera's physique.

The operations team was standing next to the "copper wall and iron wall" when they spotted a girl riding a bicycle who, for some reason, didn't know how to turn and was heading straight for them.

The girl shouted at the top of her lungs; it was hard to believe that this petite girl, whose hair was plastered to her scalp by the rain and made her look even smaller, had such a loud voice, like Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree.

"I am a 'fugitive,' a 'time traveler,' someone who stayed in your base and then disappeared—I'm right here! I'm surrendering! Surrendering!!! Lizard! Come and take me and this metal box away!!!"

……

Tokyo Bay.

Someone else is in the dark clouds.

Traveling through the torrential rain.

Fujimiya Hiroya saw the broadcast of Gaia falling into the sea on the large screen on the street in the mall. For the first time, his body acted before his brain, directing him to stop entangled with the scattered demonic insects and focus on running to the sea.

Pito was even more panicked than him, clutching his stomach through his clothes in his pocket, barely able to maintain his disguise as "Lily": "Save him, save him, save him... Agul! Go find Gaia!"

Fujimiya Hiroshi did not refute his claim that he had called himself Agul again. He ran to the seaside, where the bay was a vast expanse of desolation under the storm, with waves raging.

Gaia is operating at the Ariel base, which is located above the equator. Even if Hiroya Fujimiya were to board a plane now, it would take him four hours to reach Manila, which is located at 15° North latitude, let alone get to the equator.

How can we save him? Or to put it bluntly, how can we find Gao Shan Gamu? Even his body?

Now find an ocean-going vessel, force them to sail out to sea in the rain with guns or bombs, and then arrive at the target sea area a few months later, like finding a needle in a haystack.

Fujimiya Hiroya suddenly looked down at the hamster in his pocket.

He is the closest thing to a "spirit" around him, the Earth consciousness, and he is crying.

"What's the use of crying!" He wasn't sure if he was angry at Pito or at himself for not being able to immediately go to the sea to find Takayama Gamu: "Aren't you Earth consciousness? Do you know where he is?"

“Underwater,” no one appreciated the spectacle of the hamster crying, and Pito wiped his nose with his soaked clothes to make his pronunciation clearer: “That, the seabed below the Ariel base.”

Chapter 178 Unleashing a Storm

seabed.

Most marine life is concentrated in the warm, shallow waters; the middle of the ocean is actually more desolate than a desert. Especially at Nemo Point, also known as the Pole of Inaccessibility, the nearest land is 2688 kilometers away, and it is a truly vast ocean.

Gaia is currently 4000 meters below the surface of the ocean.

Fujimiya Hiroya started walking towards the sea again. If Yoshii Reiko and the others happened to be driving by, they would probably think he was attempting suicide for the second time. Fortunately, the demonic insects were rampant and the wind and rain were raging, making the streets even more deserted than a snowy winter night. No one could find him or stop him.

Seawater lapped at his ankles, sand seeping into his shoes; the cold, sticky feeling was anything but comfortable. Soon, foamy waves brushed against the backs of his legs. Pito, with half his head tucked into his pocket, occasionally sniffed, but remained silent.

"Hello, my name is Takayama Gamu, and you're the one who developed Crisis..."

"It can communicate between humans and monsters, can't it? Fujimiya, I believe your original intention in developing it was definitely not to command monsters to destroy cities."

That naive and idealistic yet stubbornly persistent voice echoed in my ears. He bluntly pointed out the error in Crisis's prediction, and after Persel changed his development approach, he helped him and Dr. Inamori catch up on the work, and even took the initiative to take on the liaison work for the XIG assembly testing.

While Fujimiya Hiroya was still struggling with his thoughts, Takayama Gamu directly said, "I believe you." Fujimiya Hiroya himself didn't know if he would fall into the misconception of "exterminating humanity" again, but Takayama Gamu made the judgment for him in advance.

When he came to his senses, he realized that he had gotten used to doing things like evacuating people and helping to analyze weaknesses when Gaia was fighting monsters.

Are you unwilling?

There was still some degree of it, even when Fujimiya Hiroya said, "I can't become Agul anymore," he was calm and composed.

Takayama Gamu was a few years younger than him and gained the power of the Titans later. In the battle when Gob first appeared, Fujimiya Hiroya observed for a long time and concluded that Gob was a "newbie". Without proper training, he could probably be beaten to a pulp by the monsters.

But later, he grew to the point where everyone felt at ease when he appeared. What about Fujimiya Hiroya? He lost the power to become a giant and devoted himself to the research and development of Persel. It is unknown whether he was out of guilt or just wanted to find his former rhythm of life.

He hoped that Gao Shanwomeng would become stronger, and that Gaia could defeat all the invading enemies, so that his guilt would be lessened.

"It's my turn," he thought.

There was no time to find the next person to "meet" Agul.

He continued walking forward. In the stormy Tokyo Bay, a figure appeared as a black dot in the distance. He slowly moved into the sea, facing the wind and waves.

Tokyo Bay is an excellent location for taking photos, especially the sunset. The water is shimmering with red scales, and the sea is bathed in a warm glow. As the sun dims and the lights come on, the Rainbow Bridge spans the two banks, the Tokyo Skytree is adorned with colorful lights, and the Ferris wheel slowly rotates. The pace is as slow as when lovers stroll along the street, wishing that every moment could be extended tenfold or a hundredfold until they are tired of looking at each other.

But that scene withered.

Ever since the "Destruction Invitation Entity" officially began its operation, Tokyo has been plagued by disasters. Takayama Gamu said, "The monster may be targeting the giants," because the giants first appeared in Tokyo.

People in earthquake-prone areas naturally think about moving, not to mention cities where monsters seem to emerge at any moment—Tokyo is much quieter than before.

Fujimiya Hiroya would probably have attributed it to "human beings bringing it upon themselves" in the past, but now he wades into the waist-deep bay, and as he moves forward, billions of raindrops fall, boiling over a vast expanse of desolation.

He thought of the female reporter who risked her life to get the news, of Dr. Inamori who stayed by Prono Calamos's side day after day, and of his juniors lying in the deep ocean.

...What did they do wrong? If they truly "bring it upon themselves," then what does it have to do with them?

If sacrifices must be made in the face of dramatic changes, they should never be the ones to make them!

“Agul, I don’t want to find answers anymore,” he murmured to himself. “I just want to bring my dream back, I just want this city to still exist.”

“After this, it doesn’t matter whether you stay or leave, but right now… respond to me, respond to me!” He raised the sapphire bracelet, which had been dull for many days, once again.

The sky hung low, and dark clouds rolled in like inverted mountains. A slender figure braved the wind and waves, wading through the water.

The faint blue light flickered like stars, as if thousands of fireflies had come from the desolate wind and rain and gathered in his raised hand.

……

XIG detected high concentrations of energy reactions originating from Tokyo Bay.

It arrived extremely quickly and with a clear objective, far surpassing the Paskiku's well-organized attacks on various bases.

He left the demonic insects behind, a pale blue shooting star streaking across the dark clouds and the inky sea, a thin white line of water stretching for thousands of miles, and in the distance, one could faintly hear high-pitched songs.

The ocean is calling for the giants to return.

The blue giant disappeared for so long that many people no longer expected him to appear on Earth.

People say he had many conflicts with Gaia, perhaps he was driven away or they had a fight, but in any case, he had no reason to act as Gaia's shield when humanity was in trouble. Only some people who didn't understand the situation lumped all the giants into one camp, thinking that they were all fighting monsters, so a little friction wouldn't be a big deal, and they were hoping that the giants would join forces to save the world.

Now Agul has arrived, after Gaia disappeared.

The automatic defense artillery at Ariel base was already overwhelmed, with the two at the front even bursting due to overheating. The logistics staff were numbed by busy repair work, and their hopes were rekindled when they discovered Agul's appearance.

"What is he doing?" Atsuko Sasaki asked as she saw the giant hovering on the surface of the sea.

He clenched his palms like knives, gathering a deep blue light, and then slashed down in the next second, as if to cut something open.

But there are no demonic insects there?

Even more ferocious waves appeared, but the scene that was tantamount to a landslide was silent. The waves obediently pushed to both sides, and in the instant they separated, the seawater did not fill in. Hundreds of millions of tons of fluid defied common sense and separated on their own, leaving behind a cliff that grew wider and wider.

The Book of Exodus tells the story of Moses parting the sea. The Israelites traveled from Ramses in Egypt to Canaan, heading towards the Sea of ​​Reeds. Jehovah had compassion on them and transformed himself into a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to guide them.

Amenhotep II, unwilling to let a large number of people escape, led his army in pursuit. When he found the group, they had already reached the Sea of ​​Reeds. Moses comforted the Israelites, pointing his staff at the sea, and the Sea of ​​Reeds parted. "Moses stretched out his staff to the sea, and the Lord caused the sea to recede by a strong east wind overnight, and the waters parted, and the sea became dry land." The pillar of cloud separated the Israelites from the Egyptian pursuers, "one side was dark, and the other was bright, and neither could come near the other all night."

Everyone at the Ariel base who knew this legend thought of it. Agul's body was covered in a watery light. After his slash, he remained motionless, hovering above the abyss of water walls that were gradually cutting downwards and extending endlessly. He really looked like a "divine messenger" protecting people.

But he doesn't need a "pillar of cloud" or a "pillar of fire" to create a mystery; the ocean is his closest ally, and the "parting of the sea" doesn't require Jehovah's east wind.

Hundreds of millions of tons of seawater receded to both sides under his will, like loyal soldiers guarding the front. They lifted the curtain, stood tall and solemn, and crossed the swords and spears in their hands as doorposts, without the slightest transgression. The soldiers were neatly dressed, and the armor plates shimmered in the sunlight.

At the end of the line was the person he was looking for.

I opened my eyes groggily in the mountains, and a deep blue light descended from the sky.

The soft light illuminates the mud and sand on the seabed that are shrouded in darkness year-round.

"Any later and we'd drown." The voice was half helpless and half relieved.

High in the mountains, I choked on some water, reaching out with difficulty towards the source of the light, my smile still innocent, tinged with a touch of naivety:

"I knew you were coming."

Chapter 179 The Tribulation of Sun and Moon