Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

According to the Victory Team's earlier plan, they were supposed to take advantage of Auguma's attraction to approach the unidentified spacecraft hovering in space. At that time, Auguma's mission would change to reconnoitering the spacecraft, Delta Force would take over the subsequent work of dealing with the mechanical civilization, and the long-awaited Bakir Cannon would allow Auguma to personally experience the joy of steelmaking.

“The lunar Carlo base compared the data with data from the Mars research station, and the spectrum showed that the unidentified flying objects in the universe are not from the same mechanical civilization,” Ye Rui said. “The mechanical civilization’s ‘mothership’ is in the sea, while the ones in the universe are Naga artifacts.”

"Naga? What a coincidence that they're here at this time! What are they trying to do?" Having been on edge for so long, Shinjo felt like his hands were practically welded to the control stick. The two Flying Swallows were already at their limit in holding off Auguma for so long, and there were also aliens of unknown allegiance watching them menacingly overhead… it was maddening.

He still remembered the neutron bomb incident! TPC's mission included a project called "Investigating the Maru-sako Neza that was dropped on Earth," which still hadn't been completed.

Crossed out!

What peace-loving alien would plant a neutron bomb in someone else's home?

Are they trying to take advantage of the weakened state of TPC and the Mechanical Civilization to profit from the chaos? Yes, the Kirieloids are no longer concealing their actions. Besides combat missions, their branches across the country are also tasked with identifying followers of the Kirieloid god from various religious groups and even schools. Aside from areas with relatively strong military and police forces, armed conflict has likely already broken out in some places.

The more turbulent the times, the more likely various forces are to reveal their true colors—a world on the verge of collapse is looming ahead, and it's not just the Naga people, but many other extraterrestrials who are willing to take a share.

Shinjo became more and more certain, until Daigo in the back seat reminded him: "Focus! We need to turn back!"

Shinjo subconsciously followed instructions and steered the Flying Swallow No. 1 to turn. It wasn't until the centrifugal force pushed him to the other side that he belatedly realized: Why was it the team's newest rookie reminding him? Everyone was seeing a monster-sized robot like Auguma for the first time. Even Munakata's voice was lower than usual, clearly feeling a lot of pressure.

But Daigo was unusually calm today... Shinjo remembered hearing Daigo's unusually heavy breathing due to nervousness when he and Rena carried out their first combat mission.

The Flying Swallow No. 1's exceptional acceleration performance brought equally "exceptional" burdens to the pilot. Shinjo couldn't turn his neck to look back, and naturally couldn't see what was shining through Daigo's uniform on his chest.

Soruka. A wisp of consciousness remained on his statue, which was given as a "gift" by Samuel to Daigo, who had just found the pyramid, just as it was about to disappear due to energy depletion.

The new human host needs a mentor who can provide guidance and advice at any time, and Soruka also needs a sanctuary where he can slowly recover.

Now, the guy who had been staying there for several days was finally able to pay some rent to the landlord.

“The Naga people always follow their own set of ‘cosmic order’ when it comes to their behavior, and they cause us just as much trouble as the Kyrielords,” Soruka said. “But there’s a good thing about it—when they don’t act, it means you haven’t offended their ‘order.’ Even if you’re so weak that you can’t even get up, they will never take advantage of you. For that reason alone, they can be considered aboveboard.”

"So, can we focus our efforts on dealing with Auguma for now?" Daigo asked in his mind.

“Right, I can probably guess why they deployed the Maru-Neza on Earth. It might not be just about the dinosaurs,” Soruka said. “Just keep one thing in mind… When the Magus Cannon is fired, no matter what we’re doing at the time, we must confirm the Naga’s movements.”

Huff— Daigo exhaled a breath of stale air. Soruka seemed to know what he was thinking and said, "It's not time for Tiga to appear yet. You're in a hurry now, but this is a battle between mechanical civilization and humanity."

"I……"

“There are many eyes watching this place. They are watching and assessing TPC’s actions. That guy named Kirino Makio… Although it’s a bit willful of him to make a bet with you unilaterally, you hesitated, didn’t you?” Soruka’s voice was always calm when he was serious, without any inflammatory rhetoric, but it always hit the nail on the head: “The power of the Titans has captivated some people. Daigo, I know you’re not one of them.”

……

Forced by limited manpower and resources, TPC decided to address the threat posed by the mechanical civilization first, while maintaining observation and vigilance only towards the Naga, whose stance was unclear.

This decision was not good news for the dinosaur people.

Iwu and Adam hurried along a passageway. In the distance, they could see glimmers of light, and the narrow passageway seemed to lead to the ends of the earth.

This was an old air-raid shelter. Near the entrance, some miscellaneous items were piled up on both sides, and occasionally homeless people would take shelter from the wind and rain here. Further inside was an iron gate. The two of them didn't have the key to open it, but gentle methods wouldn't work; the dinosaur-men had powerful claws.

The air behind the door was filled with a musty smell. Yi Wu sniffed: "There's no human scent. It seems TPC hasn't caught up yet."

"The Kirielod helped us out. They're too busy dealing with the outside world to bother hunting us," Adam's voice echoed through the long passage. "Let's go find our 'partners'."

“I don’t think we should have come. The gods have abandoned us, and we can no longer awaken Maru-san.” Ima looked back. The iron gate was closed, its weight enough to make it fit perfectly, and it looked perfectly normal from the outside.

“God may abandon his believers, but we will not abandon our fellow human beings.” The two’s hurried footsteps fell like raindrops. Adam was very anxious, and Iwu had to quicken her pace to keep up with him.

“Maru Sako, before being transformed, was one of us, except that he was used as a weapon and we became ‘humans’,” Adam said. “Our gods have their own considerations, which is fine, but they once promised to give the dinosaur people a clean earth… Can a god who breaks his promise continue to control his followers?”

Yi Wu sighed, "No, of course not."

“Yes, even Maru-sako Neza… our ‘kin,’ our ‘partners’ cannot!” A sharp light flashed in Adam’s eyes as he said ruthlessly, “Even if the neutron bomb must ultimately be activated, it should be us, the dinosaur people, who do it!”

Adam subconsciously bent slightly forward, his muscles...

The muscles were taut, a posture of impending battle.

"So! Did you hear that?!" He suddenly raised his voice, turned around, and looked past Yiwu's shoulder toward the tightly closed door: "I know you can hear me... the lackeys of the Kirieloids!"

Chapter 197 The Real Time Machine

Yiwu was startled by his sudden words. She believed in Adam as firmly as Adam was unwilling to abandon his "kind." So she immediately raised her hand and swept it towards the door like a whirlwind, her sharp claws drawing a cold arc in the air.

"Don't get so agitated. At least make sure you see who it is before you make a move, okay?"

The newcomer pushed open the door as if returning home, easily deflecting the sharp arc. Behind her, a man with a gloomy face walked in.

When Yi Wu missed her attack, she immediately leaped back several meters. Her hands were trembling—the alien beast also had sharp claws, and she felt as if she had hit a steel knife.

Tsui Yuki greeted her with a smile. She had always been concerned about her appearance and was unwilling to show herself in her mutated form, but now she shook her pale green hand, her keratinous shell as hard as rock: "I have said before that I will not work for the Kirieloids. If you want to deal with them, I am happy to help."

“No time for nonsense,” Masaki Keigo glanced at Tsutsumi Ayase, raised his chin and said to Adam, “Is the other Maru-sho Nezha hidden here?”

“You want the neutron bomb, but no one but the Naga can activate it,” Adam sneered. “You’ve been following closely, but you’re too late. We’re here just to take our people away.”

"Ah... that sounds simple, but who knows if you're lying? Mr. former Naga spy who infiltrated TPC?" Tsukishiro said, "No matter how I explain that I've severed ties with the Kirieloids, you won't believe me. You should know that from an adversarial standpoint, no matter how you try to explain that you don't have the power or idea to activate the neutron bomb, we still won't believe you, right?"

"What do you want?" Yi Wu leaned forward, like a spring ready to spring.

Tsukishiro Ayase is very talkative, able to speak to anyone and anything, and the dancer always has the ability and patience to communicate with anyone. But Masaki Keigo doesn't like to chat with aliens or monsters. Without waiting for Tsukishiro Ayase's reply, he strode forward, and a powerful gust of wind accompanied his fist as it roared in.

What results would one achieve through ten years of consistent training? Masaki Keigo understood the importance of perseverance. Even before encountering the power of the giants, he subconsciously honed his physical abilities—at that time, his dream was to become the best, the most versatile person, to have the most brilliant mind and an enviable physique, to personally test the weapons he developed, to be the first to use the equipment he created, and to be a pioneer and leader…

“If aliens are unwilling to face humanity, then I will make them take it seriously… and then drive them out.” Upon encountering the secrets of this Earth, he secretly set a new goal.

The dinosaur man's desire for a clean Earth coincided with his own, except that while Ima and Adam wanted a home for the dinosaur man, Masaki Keigo wanted a world for humans.

A treacherous intelligent species that wields dangerous weapons... death is the safest option.

Aside from the Dinosaur People themselves, only the members of the "New Human Project," who were once allies, truly understood the terrifying nature of Maru-Sako. Therefore, while other factions focused their attention on the TPC and the Mechanical Civilization, they kept a close eye on the Dinosaur People and, as expected, discovered their movements.

Without hesitation, Masaki Keigo was extremely grateful for the power of the giants and the remnants of the ancient bloodline, which not only showed him the possibility of "new humans" but also led him on the path of "evolution".

The howling wind sounded like a shrill scream to the dinosaur-man's sensitive hearing, like the wailing of a female ghost. Yiwu dodged to the side, and her retaliatory claws struck the "steel blade" again, producing a loud sound almost like steel being crushed.

"I don't know anything about neutron bombs or atomic bombs." Tsukishiro Ayaka stopped Ima's counterattack. The fabric on her forearm was torn to shreds, revealing her bluish-gray skin underneath. She licked her teeth, then tore off the entire sleeve and said to Masaki Keigo, "The neutron bomb is yours, the murder and robbery are mine."

Masaki Keigo frowned slightly: "You need a tranquilizer?"

"How could that be? I'm just a little happy." Tsuneyuki Ayaka laughed, and the dancer's clear voice gradually became lower and deeper, which was evidence of the mutation invading her vocal cords. This meant that the entire structure of her body under her seemingly human appearance had undergone a terrifying change.

She became gruff, and the roars produced by the vibration of her overly resilient vocal cords were difficult to understand. Only she could understand what she was saying: "We're going to start exterminating the insects. We've been occupying other people's homes for so long. Have we asked the owners for their permission?"

……

Betrayal comes at a price. The dinosaur people knew this very well, as did Tsuneo Shinsa, who had turned against the Kirieloids.

Takuma Sato, who took Paradia away from the safe house, was also well aware of this.

The underground warehouse was no longer a safe house. Samuel had warned him not to trust the safety of the cells too much, as the alien beasts were constantly evolving species.

So Sato Takuma prepared his defenses, but they didn't seem to work—no, they did work, Sato saw the crisscrossing "lines" on the alien beast's body.

Those were the marks left by the laser on the alien beast's skin. They were quickly filled by the wildly multiplying cells, leaving behind twisted and protruding traces, like scars that had healed after a burn.

Sato could actually abandon Paradia, because even if the alien beasts destroyed the base, it wouldn't concern him.

"What does the survival of modern humans have to do with me, an ancient human?" As the dust obscured his vision, Takuma Sato thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile, "I really know how to make trouble for myself."

He lacked the physical strength of the alien beasts and was not a human, so he could only scramble and crawl to avoid the cement and floor tiles being torn up by the frenzied alien beasts. It was "Paradia" who helped him up.

"Why aren't you leaving yet!" he cursed viciously.

If this woman doesn't leave soon, he might soften his heart again, and a softened heart makes it easy to make decisions that are not in the interests of the ancient humans, such as playing the hero here and fighting against monsters... just like the real Paradia did before.

I am a member of the Earth Defense Force. We lost Para City and left Hoshimi Village. This is R'lyeh, and I will not back down another step.

The Kirieloids have truly found an excellent source of genes.

In R'lyeh, few could fail to notice the newcomers to the city—a giant, a monster, a group of weary humans, and an energetic young girl leading the way.

"Is she a human form?" Yu Lian noticed her extraordinary nature at first glance.

But the girl denied it, seemingly unaware of her physical condition: "I really want to be a powerful human host like my father, but I'm not right now. Soruka always says I'm not good enough..."

Not qualified? Probably.

Sato Takuma recalled how Yuzare dealt with the children in the city, using similar words to appease them—"You're still young, you can try to participate in the selection for the guard corps when you grow up," and so on.

The children who surrounded Yuzare didn't live to see her grow up, and Paradia didn't live to see the day Solka would give her the transformation device.

Sato and the surviving members of the guard regiment watched the sea where R'lyeh sank day after day, keeping in mind every piece of rubble and debris floating on the water.

The prophecy of Yu Lian stretched on for far too long. For those who were simply waiting for the years to pass, let alone millions of years, even a single day, an hour, or a minute would be unbearable. Some gave up, some went mad. The bio-cyborgs solved the problem of lifespan, but they couldn't solve the problem in their hearts.

They walked through an ancient time, so long that it clouded their minds, and only a handful remained conscious. When Golza and Melba were revived, they remembered their mission that had lasted for thirty million years.

Yu Lian told Samuel that the members of the guard regiment had not forgotten their duties.

She was right. As long as the "time machine" was successfully deployed and delivered to the next generation of civilization on this planet, it would mean that the members of the guard regiment had completed their final mission.

If time machines truly exist, they must belong to the ancient "remnants" who survived countless hopeless years.

“If you eat ‘Paradia’ here and destroy the base, and then use those old guys like Sawai and Yoshioka as firewood, and Earthlings are infected by the alien factor one by one… I’m sure I’ll see a crazed Samuel drag out and ‘eliminate’ all those Kirieloids, Nagas, and monsters that are hibernating somewhere, leaving ecological niches open, then the ancient humans can return,” Sato rubbed his aching elbow. “He has no other choice, he will definitely help us.”

Roar—the alien beast roared, and Paradia shrank her neck. The scales on the alien beast's body reflected a cold, sharp light under the lamp.

Sato blocked "Paradia" with one hand while pushing her back slowly, saying, "You don't want to become like that, do you? Sosuke, Fujisawa Sosuke."

Chapter 198 Plans and Changes

The lights set up around the open deck were extinguished by unknown shadows, and night completely fell over the Far East headquarters base.

The searchlight helped the observer see schools of fish several meters underwater, but its glass front cover shattered suddenly in a very short time. The observer looked around alertly, and his hand reaching for the telephone touched something cold.

The liquid was cold and somewhat viscous.