Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

Chapter 199 Aliens and Earthlings

Longbo stood in the sky, his towering figure casting a shadow that enveloped the burning town. The few people in Tokyo who had not been consumed by the flames, as well as the cursed children who lingered and observed on the edge of the town, looked up at the sky and took in his figure.

In His palm, Mefilas subtly swept the surrounding flames, then responded with a perfectly timed smile, "It is my honor, great Balancer."

"I never imagined that coming to this universe would give me the chance to see you again."

Upon hearing this, the silver-haired girl beside Mefilas looked cautiously at the god known as the Balancer, her rather reserved gaze mixed with a hint of curiosity.

She vaguely remembered hearing similar things from her family before she was taken away.

It is said that people in other countries believe that the so-called god is the root cause of all these disasters, and that he was a monster evolved from the Gastrea virus ten thousand years ago.

Therefore, people in those European and American countries launched demonstrations, demanding that their governments destroy the statues and historical sites left over from their long history.

"Is this... the god from ten thousand years ago that people talk about?" the silver-haired girl murmured to herself.

Longbo's gaze fell on Mefilas, and with a thought, he learned what Mefilas had been doing since arriving here, which surprised him somewhat.

"Mefilas, it seems that Earth has changed you quite a bit, that you would choose to do something like this."

As he spoke, Longbo gave the silver-haired girl a meaningful look, the meaning of which was self-evident.

However, upon hearing this, Mefilas's smile instantly froze, and Lombard's words about his behavior caused cold sweat to break out on his forehead.

"That's not entirely true—"

Mefilas explained with a forced smile, "Although what happened in that country and those people left a deep impression on me, it wasn't enough to make me change my mind."

"Everything I've done is simply to have my game played here. I'm sure you're aware of the thoughts and actions of our kind—"

Facing the high and mighty Longbo, Mefilas no longer tried to cover up his true intentions with evasive tactics or lies as he had with humans and Ultraman. Instead, he directly and bluntly stated his most fundamental purpose.

Facing God, he dared not hide anything. He knew that the God before him could find him across countless universes simply by following the clues after he had thought about it in his mind. Honest explanation was the best choice.

"You are very honest."

Longbo could naturally see that although Mefilas's ideas had been slightly altered by humans, his motivation for saving the cursed child on this earth was still driven by a mischievous spirit, wanting to pull off something big.

Therefore, he guided the girl to sign the transaction agreement and obtain legal ownership of the Earth.

However, a gentleman judges by his actions, not by his intentions.

Regardless of what Mefilas was thinking, he did indeed follow the contract, treating the Cursed Child and preparing to find ways to make further changes.

Therefore, Longbo didn't dislike Mefilas's behavior too much. He gently raised his hand, and two contracts flew out from Mefilas and the silver-haired girl, landing in front of Longbo.

This action startled Mefilas so much that his face froze again, his expression shifting unpredictably, turning pale and then red.

But soon, the two contracts were returned to their hands under their watchful eyes, which relieved Mephiras. Although he didn't know what God was thinking, at least He didn't seem to be going to pursue the matter.

but--

Mefilas glanced at the burning flames around him and thought to himself that it was a pity. He could tell that these flames and the dead had a strong purpose.

Those who were killed deserved it, and the remaining people, though few in number, were at least innocent. In this way, even if he gained ownership of this Earth, he could no longer cause trouble.

The fact that they were spared means they are innocent. If you still want to cause trouble under these circumstances, you're just asking for death.

Seeing this, Mefilas's fear subsided, and he knew that his life might be saved. So his mind became active again, and he once again resumed his original smiling appearance.

"Lord Balancer, did you come here because of these children? Speaking of which, the humans on this Earth are so wicked that even I, a cosmic being, can't stand them."

He took the girl's hand, his eyes filled with genuine pity, and his tone was somewhat inexplicable: "I've traveled to so many planets and only ever seen one race do something like this. It's truly disgusting."

His words reminded the silver-haired girl of her past experiences, and fear returned to her eyes.

Longbo took it all in. The thought of Mefilas was laid bare before him, leaving him with a profound sense of unease: "Ancient humans—truly, even the Mefilas aliens have begun to stray onto the path of moral decay?"

Longbo could clearly sense that although Mefilas said he was unaffected, in reality, his mind was gradually developing thoughts that leaned towards humanity.

But the Mefilas aliens themselves haven't realized this yet and are still being stubborn.

This Mefilas was born in the Light Star Universe, which leans towards rationality, if he had been born in the main universe where emotion and hope coexist.

Longbo couldn't even imagine the extent to which this Mefilas alien would be corrupted by human goodness.

As expected, both Earth and humans in the Otsu system are poisonous.

The former can attract a large number of powerful beings from all corners of the universe to come to Earth to line up and die, while the latter can make the universe's first civilization fall in love to death and also whitewash many aliens who have committed many evils in the universe.

"The Earth and humanity of the Aurora System are terrifying." In the end, this thought came to Longbo's mind.

But Longbo obviously wouldn't tell Mefilas these things; he looked at the smiling Mefilas as she revealed the chilling truth.

No, I came because of you.

"—"

Mefilas froze, this was already the umpteenth time today that his smile had frozen. He uncontrollably recalled whether he had crossed any lines in the past few years.

From the day he met the god, he traveled to a certain country, forged documents, and joined a newly established defense force.

The area is vast and populous, and as a result, it is frequently attacked by the monstrous beasts, suffering severe damage.

It was precisely because of this that he fought there many times, saw another side of humanity that he had never seen before, and felt that the human race was actually not bad. He then understood why Ultraman would protect humanity.

Because this was a direct decree from the gods, Mefilas dared not slack off in the slightest, and diligently confronted various events every day. Occasionally, there were scenes where the defense forces were unable to win, and Ultraman was fighting on the island nation.

He then transformed into another Ultraman and went forward to fight the Wei Huo Beast and other aliens.

Over the years, due to his outstanding achievements and leadership skills, he has been promoted one after another and has become the team leader.

However, there was something that puzzled the Alien Mefilas: in many battles, he became more and more adept at transforming into Ultraman, and he was able to use Ultraman's signature moves with ease.

So much so that when he occasionally wanted to transform back into his own form to rest, his first instinct was to transform into Ultraman, a situation that terrified him.

He belatedly realized that he seemed to be gradually forgetting that he was a Mefilas alien and not Ultraman.

This is a terrifying thing for Mefilas. You see, he has been having fun in the universe as a Mefilas alien for many years, but after playing Ultraman on Earth for a few years, he has begun to forget his identity.

This is practically a horror movie.

Until yesterday, he led his team in fighter jets to intercept the aliens as usual, but he did not expect that the opponent was the Baltan alien, who was no less powerful than him and even slightly superior to him.

Forced to fight, he transformed once again and finally won a hard-won victory, but he was still seriously injured. To make matters worse, his identity was revealed to the defense team by the dying Baltan alien.

The Mefilas alien left, thinking of changing his identity and applying for a job in the defense forces of other countries, and then, in the blink of an eye, he appeared here.

Where am I? How did I get here?

The Mefilas aliens, completely unaware of the situation, spent a mere five minutes learning about the state of this world before their dormant mischievous spirits resurfaced. And then, coincidentally, they encountered the silver-haired girl, leading to these events.

As his memories faded, the Mefilas alien belatedly realized he was sweating profusely; he had actually spaced out and hadn't answered the Balance Avatar's question.

But just as he was about to answer, he heard the voice of God again coming from under the hood.

"That's fine."

"I already know what I wanted to know."

"—?"

""

The Mefilas alien was astonished again. What had he learned? He hadn't said anything!

But soon, when Mefilas thought of the sleeve coming from across the universe, he swallowed his confusion. It seemed that this was really nothing to a god.

So the Mefilas alien kept smiling, said nothing more, and stood quietly in the wind, looking as if he was leaving Longbo to do as he pleased.

Longbo withdrew his gaze and fell into thought. There was no doubt that Mefilas's transmigration was not within the scope of the Arcane worldview, and even for Longbo, it was an unknown issue.

Even from Mefilas's perspective, which he carries with him through his memories, he didn't find many useful clues.

Mefilas himself does not possess the ability to manipulate time and space, and he has no idea why he is here.

Longbo noticed nothing from his perspective.

A moment later, Longbo turned his gaze to the distance, taking in the entire world's situation.

At this moment, the flames that had engulfed the entire world gradually subsided, and the cursed children's spirits, which had reappeared through Longbo's own power of vengeance, had completed their revenge.

The world's population has decreased dramatically, meaning that the majority of humanity is now involved in the persecution of the Cursed Children.

These children, who were briefly reborn through the flames, showed no mercy to their enemies and returned everything to them.

Despite this, there are still many people in the world who, most of whom did not participate in the persecution, and some who sympathize with their plight and offer a small amount of help.

Some are indifferent to the cursed child, neither participating in the persecution nor stopping others from persecuting them.

There are also those who feel pity, but are afraid of being discriminated against by this distorted society as well, so they can only pretend not to see it.

Although no snowflake in an avalanche is innocent, the cursed children, empowered by vengeance, did not include these groups in their revenge.

Lombard gave them the right to choose for themselves, and therefore these unfortunate children forgave them.

Longbo had no intention of interfering in this matter. At his current level, he had already passed the stage of personally handling everything.

Nowadays, it is common practice to delegate tasks to subordinates or indirectly let certain people handle them on their own.

Longbo gazed at these unfortunate children, watching as most of the flames on their bodies dissipated, and their demon-like faces gradually returned to their former appearance.

Their anger gradually subsided, they regained their senses, and slowly walked towards those who had also suffered misfortune but still stubbornly lived on in this world.

The cursed children living in the outer city, seeing the evil spirits transformed into little girls, instantly understood that they were also cursed children, their kind who died with malice and anger.

Facing the approaching undead wreathed in wisps of flame, the children of the curse were not afraid. When they finally understood what was happening, they burst into tears of grievance, venting their emotions with cries and tears.

The souls who had completed their revenge smiled as they embraced their stubbornly alive companions, stroking their filthy bodies and gently listening to their cries.

The flames surrounding them, which had set the world ablaze, instead of harming the children, transformed into warm light.

These lights, through their embrace, passed on and entered the bodies of every cursed child, silently erasing the virus from their bodies.

As the flames subsided, the cursed children, who had suffered from the virus and were in danger of turning into monsters at any moment, returned to normal.

They will no longer be limited to living to eleven or twelve years old due to the virus, but will be able to grow up smoothly and officially be reborn.

Seeing this, the souls who had gained the power of revenge smiled through their suffering faces, and their last vestiges of obsession dissipated.

They transformed into a hazy white light, loosened their embrace, and flew into the sky with a sense of relief, disappearing completely from this world without leaving any trace.

Only the drastically reduced population and the miraculously recovered Cursed Children testify that this is not an illusion.

Above Tokyo, wisps of hazy white light passed by Mefilas and the silver-haired girl, gathering in Longbo's palm under their gaze.

Amidst the hazy white light, youthful faces appeared, as if reborn, curiously observing the deity who had given them power.

This scene was clearly displayed in the eyes of the Mefilas alien, prompting him to speak out from his silence.

"The great embodiment of balance is so merciful that we, your faithful followers, are so ashamed."

Mefilas's words made Longbo lower his gaze and look at the Mefilas alien thoughtfully. "In that case, the remaining cursed children on Earth are entrusted to you."

"Since you have this intention, then I will entrust this task to you."

"Huh?" The unexpected decision by Longbo left the Mefilas alien feeling overwhelmed. He was just talking; he never intended to take on such a heavy responsibility.

At this moment, he was thinking about how many cursed children there were on Earth, and how much effort he would need to put in if he were to deal with them all.

Mefilas's smile became strained. Faced with this mission, he tried to make a last-ditch effort: "Although I really want to carry out your mission, I still have a mission to complete on another Earth. I can't worry about that now—"

However, Longbo shut him down with a single sentence: "Ultraman and the Star of Light are there. You don't need to stay there. I will send you to a new universe, a new Earth to begin."

In any case, after this incident, this world is no longer suitable for the children of the curse to live in, and taking them away is the best choice.

And now Mefilas is just the right person to do it. Longbo believes that this cowardly Mefilas alien will do his best.

The Mefilas alien hesitated, unable to utter a word, regretting his sharp tongue and how his attempt to flatter had backfired.

But in the end, he accepted the mission and made a small request: "If possible, I would like to go back to my original Earth and take my spaceship with me."

Taking care of a large group of cursed children is no easy task. If it weren't for the spaceship, the Mefilas aliens would probably be exhausted. This kind of work is much more difficult than any kind of mischief or protecting Earth.

The Mefilas aliens realized that their wonderful life was slipping away, the contract they had just signed had become worthless, and their restless spirit of causing trouble was completely extinguished.

"Okay," Longbo agreed to his request.

Beside the Mefilas alien, the silver-haired girl was overjoyed. There was nothing better than knowing that people who had suffered the same fate as her would be settled.

Just as the Mefilas aliens were sighing with their heads down, Longbo's gaze swept across the world once more. All the chosen cursed children, the few kind-hearted old people who had helped them, and those who were willing to leave with them all turned into a beam of light and disappeared.

Longbo naturally wouldn't let Mefilas deal with such a mess alone, so he gave him some support.

When they reappeared, they had been placed in a ball of light the size of a normal person's fist by Longbo, and He threw it into Mephilas's hands.

The Mefilas alien took the white orb of light and finally let out a resigned sigh.

As time passed, the Gastrea, which had been hiding outside the cities and occupied almost the entire world, reverted to their original appearance.

Among them were wild animals, unfortunate humans, and—the mutated, cursed children. Longbo differentiated them, placing the cursed children in a sphere of light, while the rest were left to fend for themselves.

In a very short time, the gastroenteritis that had ravaged the earth disappeared without a trace.

Even other dangerous viruses that were preserved intact were slightly modified by Longbo.

Their harm will only exist for those forces that use the virus as a weapon. These viruses will not lead to the birth of beings like the Cursed Children, nor will they give those forces a chance to breathe.

When everything in this world came to a close, Longbo's figure gradually dissipated, along with the two people in his palm.

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On Earth in the Star of Light universe, Mefilas and a silver-haired girl appear on the streets of a city, the very place where Mefilas disappeared.

Across the street from the two was a middle school, surrounded by the sounds of vendors hawking their wares and teenagers chatting after school.

Mefilas sighed as he looked at the familiar scene, then took out his Beta device and summoned the spaceship that was hovering in near-Earth orbit.

Although he was perfectly capable of traversing the universe in his physical body, he already possessed a spaceship carrying many of his collections and some important equipment.

The spaceship landed stealthily, rapidly shrinking until it finally fell into the hands of the Mefilas aliens.

With the spaceship in hand, Mefilas prepared to return to the location of the Cosmic Balance Avatar. However, he inadvertently noticed a silver-haired girl staring intently at a nearby street vendor's work vehicle.

The enticing aroma made the girl, who was gripped by hunger, swallow hard.

Seeing this, the Mefilas alien pondered for a moment, then took out his wallet, looked at the last banknote in his hand, and pulled the girl over.

""

A few minutes later, he appeared near the park with the girl, both of them holding a snack and savoring it.

Just then, a sound rang out from around the two of them, causing Mefilas to raise an eyebrow.

"Captain? You're here!"

We've been looking for you for so long!

Turning around, a man and a woman dressed in black uniforms, with buzz cuts and short hair, jogged over and looked at the Mefilas alien with surprise on their faces.

"It's you guys. I thought you were here to arrest me." Mefilas recognized them as his former colleagues, two young soldiers.

Both men were equipped with rescue and communication devices, but no weapons, which puzzled Mefilas, who muttered to himself, "Aren't they here to arrest me?"

Two young men, graduates of a specialized university, approached and said apologetically, "What? The captain's here? We thought you'd been captured by aliens. The whole department and rescue team were searching for you—"

The man, who was on duty before the New Year, raised his communicator and reported to the other team members, "The captain has been found. He's safe and sound. The rescue team can withdraw now."

However, before they could finish speaking, a silver head peeking out from beside Mefilas startled them, and they instinctively asked, "Who is this—?"

Mefilas was somewhat unsure how to explain, and could only reply briefly, "A child."

"The captain's child!" The two suddenly realized, but then quickly realized something was wrong. "This is the captain's child?!"

""

The short-haired woman looked shocked. "So you're an alien too?"

The silver-haired girl didn't understand, but after thinking about it, she nodded. When in doubt, nodding is the best course of action.

Mefilas: "—"

Although she was indeed an alien to humans on Earth, her nodding despite not understanding still left him speechless.

However, aliens—

Mefilas looked at his two teammates and asked thoughtfully, "You guys aren't here to arrest me?"

"Why are we arresting the captain?" the man with the buzz cut asked, looking completely bewildered. "What did the captain do wrong?"

"We came out to look for you because you were injured and went missing!"

The more perceptive woman, however, thought of what Mefilas was worried about and smiled gently: "You're hiding because you're worried that your alien identity will be exposed, right, Captain?"

Mefilas fell silent upon hearing this, suddenly realizing that things were not developing as she had anticipated.

Seeing this, the woman smiled and said, "Indeed, I was surprised to hear that the captain was an alien, but the vice-captain and the leader were not surprised."

"They already knew?" Mefilas was shocked again upon hearing this. He believed that he had played his part very well and should not have been exposed in front of humans.

The woman nodded again and said, "That's right, this is what the vice-captain explained to us when you went missing."

"Just as you submitted your resume, we received a message from the island nation's monster response team; someone informed us of your identity."

"—"

"Ultraman, you bastard!"

Mefilas laughed in anger upon hearing this. He never expected that when he reminisced with Ultraman at the tavern and mentioned that he had submitted his resume there, Ultraman would turn around and tell the country's high-ranking officials about it.

"You untrustworthy bastard, I knew it was right of me to skip out on the bill and make you pay."

"We're even now."

Mefilas never expected that he hadn't concealed his identity from the beginning, and that after working in the defense force for several years, he had even been promoted to captain.

This truth surprised Mefilas.

But since it has already happened, Mefilas can only pretend it's over.

Immediately afterward, the man with the buzz cut seemed to remember something and asked with concern, "Captain, are you alright with your injuries?"

Mefilas looked at the young man he had personally trained and shook his head. "He's alright now."

When he returned here, the Cosmic Balance Avatar healed his injuries, and he is now in full condition, which is why he swaggered out.

"Since everything's alright, let's go back!" the short-haired woman said with a happy expression.

The young people also had faces full of hope and expectation.

However, Mefilas smiled and shook his head.

"No, my mission is complete. Now I have a new mission." With that, Mefilas turned to the side, revealing a silver-haired girl with a blank expression beside her.

"Captain, are you... going back?" The young man was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Is the captain going back to his own planet to take care of the children?"

"More or less." Mefilas had finally come to terms with it. Since there was no way to resist, he would just have to accept it.

Moreover, working for a god is not something everyone gets the chance to do. In a sense, he has obtained a position of service under the gods.

With a much larger background, the benefits are countless. He has already subtly hinted that from now on, he can also cause trouble on some terrible planets.

As long as he doesn't go too far, no one can stop him. When necessary, he can even summon monsters or extradimensional entities from the gods. This makes his antics and mischief even more interesting.

The sudden news left the two men speechless for a moment, but they eventually reported it to their superiors.

A moment later, the two received a response. They straightened up and conveyed a message to Mefilas: "Captain, thank you for helping us solve many problems. Without you, we would have suffered unimaginable losses."

The two men raised their hands and gave a military salute.

"Captain, be careful on the way."

Mefilas looked at the two of them, listening to the faint but sincere voices coming from their earpieces. His eyes became slightly unfocused, and he was filled with emotion.

He recalled witnessing people risking their lives for civilians they didn't even know while he was in the defense force.

Scenes of people distributing hot food to the victims at the disaster site after the monster's rampage, while others eat individually to keep warm.

Mefilas was deeply impressed by the scene of suicide attacks carried out to cover the evacuation of civilians.

"Ultraman, perhaps this is the real reason why you like the human race."

"The human race is truly contradictory; it possesses evil that I find utterly repulsive, yet it also exhibits genuine and moving sincerity and passion."

"That's really strange—"

"But it's not as bad as I thought. Maybe you're right, Ultraman." Mefilas replied with a smile, his figure gradually dissipating into the air.

In the final moments before leaving, Mefilas's gaze fell on the end of the street, his eyes meeting those of the young man who had flown in from the island nation, and he smiled and nodded.

Goodbye, Shinji Kaminaga.

"No, Ultraman."

In the vast, floating continent.

Mefilas gazed at the colossal tree before him, so magnificent that even he could not see its end, and below him, a forest like a verdant ocean, and a rainbow connecting the floating continent in the sky with the land—a truly breathtaking scene.

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He couldn't help but wonder again, "Is this the paradise where so many civilizations have spread throughout the universe?"

"It's much more beautiful than I imagined."

Before him, a being revered as a god by countless civilizations across the universe sat serenely at a height of over three hundred meters, with chaotic power swirling around his fingertips.

An invisible force is descending from a distant place, seemingly carrying out something.

Turning her head, she saw the woman with a single horn patiently guiding the children who had been reborn here. Seemingly sensing Mefilas's gaze, she turned her head and nodded calmly.

A screen of light unfolded before Mefilas, revealing a bustling modern metropolis, almost indistinguishable from the civilization he had once inhabited.

Mefilas knew that was where he was going. Holding the orb of light, he led the girl there.

But just before going in, he stopped, turned and looked up at the deity, asking, "Is there anything I should be careful about there?"

In response, Longbo lowered his eyes slightly, looked outside the light screen, and said, "Don't provoke the Land of Light. My influence there might not be enough."

As the words fell, a hazy light flickered and engulfed Mefilas.

When Mefilas opened his eyes again, a sharp samurai sword was placed in front of him.

Drawn by the light barrier, the demon raised its sword and stared at the strange alien from the Mefilas: "What are you doing on Earth, Mefilas alien?"

Mefilas glanced at the demon with the crescent moon mark on his chest while maintaining a smile, and replied with a laugh, "If I said I came here to take care of a child, would you believe me?"