Simultaneous Time Travel: What Villain? I'm the Protagonist!

"This is... a new Ultraman?" In the Science Patrol command room, Captain Muramatsu stared at the screen in shock.

"Great! Ultraman has come back to life!" Daisuke Arashi exclaimed excitedly.

Sheng Ren turned to look at the First Generation, his eyes shining with a warm light. "Now, you rest first. Leave this guy to me."

The First Generation nodded, its body slowly dissipating and returning to Hayata's body as light. Hayata, protected by the sphere of light, gently descended to safety on the ground.

"Well then," Sheng Ren turned to face Jetton, slowly assuming a fighting stance, "it's my turn now."

Zetton let out a low hiss. Although it lacked intelligence and possessed only fighting instincts, it could still sense the threat posed by this new enemy. It raised its hands and instantly unleashed a barrage of fireballs, each a trillion degrees high, towards Ultraman.

However, Sheng Ren remained motionless, simply raising his right hand calmly:

"Ultra Barrier".

A golden barrier of light unfolded before him, blocking all the fireballs. The flames of the explosions burst forth on the barrier, yet it remained completely unmoved.

"What?!" The Science Patrol team was stunned. Zetton's trillion-degree fireball was something even Ultraman struggled to withstand, yet this newly appeared Ultraman blocked it so easily?

Zetton seemed to be enraged as well. It let out an even sharper screech, its figure vanished instantly, and the next second it appeared behind Sheng Ren, slamming its arms down hard!

Teleport!

This is one of Jaden's most troublesome abilities; it is unpredictable and difficult to defend against.

But Sheng Ren seemed to have anticipated this. The moment Jetton appeared, he had already turned around, blocking with his left hand and throwing a punch with his right:

"Ultraman Punch!"

boom!

Jaden was blasted hundreds of meters away by the punch, crashing heavily into a small mountain and triggering a violent earthquake.

"Wow...so strong..." Arashi Daisuke was dumbfounded.

Captain Muramatsu's eyes gleamed with excitement: "This newly appeared Ultraman is far stronger than we imagined! He might really be able to defeat Zetton!"

Zetton struggled to its feet from the mountainside, a noticeable dent in its chest, its yellow glowing organs flickering. It roared angrily, its hands once again conjuring a trillion-degree fireball, but this time, there were more fireballs, and their density was greater, almost turning the entire sky red.

"Try this." Sheng Ren crossed his arms in front of his chest, and the golden light began to change frequency rapidly.

"Ultra Multi-Frequency Ray!"

A beam of seven-colored light burst forth from Ultraman's hands, as beautiful as a rainbow, yet containing destructive power.

This beam of light is interwoven with seven different frequencies of light energy, switching frequencies at an extremely high speed every second. This is exactly what Sheng Ren learned from the Hokage Sheng Ren—breaking through Zetton's barrier that can absorb light of specific frequencies by rapidly switching energy frequencies.

Zetton seemed to sense the threat as well, frantically launching fireballs of a trillion degrees Celsius in an attempt to block the beam. But all the fireballs vanished like bubbles the instant they touched the rainbow beam, having no effect whatsoever.

The beam of light pierced through Zetton's barrier without hindrance and struck precisely the yellow glowing organ in its chest.

"hiss--!!!"

Jaden let out an unprecedentedly shrill scream, his body began to convulse violently, and the glowing organ on his chest exploded like a broken light bulb, bursting out with a blinding light.

Immediately afterwards, its entire body began to disintegrate, starting from its chest and rapidly spreading throughout its body, eventually turning into countless points of light and dissipating into the air.

When the wind blew, the points of light were carried away as if they had never existed.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Inside the Science Patrol command center, everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them. The terrifying monster that had once given the original Ultraman a hard time, even nearly killing him, had been annihilated in a single blow by the newly emerged Ultraman?

After a long silence, Arashi Daisuke stammered, "Is...it over?"

"It's over." Captain Muramatsu took a deep breath, his eyes filled with awe. "This newly appeared Ultraman's strength is unfathomable."

On the ground, Sheng Ren slowly lowered his hands, the timer on his chest flashing a bright blue light—the attack just now had consumed a lot of energy, but it was far from reaching its limit.

He turned to look at Hayata Shin beside him. At this moment, the First Generation, who was possessing Hayata's body, also understood that it was time for him to leave Earth!

A ray of light slowly seeped out from Hayata's body. Hayata looked at that ray of light with reluctance in his eyes. Unlike the original work, this time Hayata did not lose the memory of fighting alongside Ultraman.

Light gathered in front of Hayata, and the figure of the original Ultraman slowly emerged. Although his size was still enormous, the timer on his chest had regained its stable blue light, indicating that he had clearly recovered.

"Brother Shengren, thank you," the First Generation said, his voice filled with sincere gratitude. "Without you, I might be..."

"No need to be so polite, we're brothers." Otto Shinichi waved his hand. "Maintaining universal peace is our mission."

The First Generation nodded, glancing at the cheering crowd below, a complex expression flashing in his eyes. During his time on Earth, he had forged deep bonds with Hayata and the Science Patrol members, and had fallen deeply in love with this vibrant and hopeful planet.

But he is a warrior of the Land of Light, and he has his own mission to complete. Although Earth's crisis has been temporarily averted, there are still many planets in the universe that need help.

"Let's go," the First Generation said softly. "Hayata-kun has recovered, and the peace of Earth is temporarily guaranteed. It's time to go back."

"Let's go together, but before we go," Shengren said to the First Generation, "shouldn't you say goodbye to your friends?"

The First Generation paused for a moment, then understood what Sheng Ren meant. He looked down at the familiar figures on the ground—the members of the Science Patrol were looking up at them, each face filled with gratitude and reluctance.

Yes, it's definitely time to say goodbye properly.

The first generation descended slowly, his massive body landing without causing any tremor, demonstrating his precise control over his strength. The Science Patrol members immediately surrounded him.

"Ultraman!" Daisuke Arashi exclaimed excitedly, "I'm so glad you're alright!"

Captain Muramatsu then looked at Morihito, who was slowly descending behind the original Ultraman, and solemnly bowed: "Thank you, unfamiliar Ultraman, it is you who saved the Earth."

"There's no need for that," Sheng Ren said gently. "Protecting life is our duty."

The First Generation looked at Hayata Susumu—who had awakened from his coma and stood up with Akiko's help. Their eyes met in the air; no words were needed, for a thousand unspoken words were conveyed.

"Hayata-kun," the First Generation finally spoke, "thank you for everything during this time."

Hayata shook his head: "No, I should thank you. You showed me a wider world, and you made me understand what true courage and responsibility are."

He paused, his eyes slightly reddening. "Although it's very hard to part with you, I know you have your own mission. But... will we ever see each other again?"

The first generation was silent for a moment, the timer on his chest flashing with a warm light: "As long as the Earth still needs to be protected, as long as the light remains, we will eventually meet again."

This is not a consolation, but a promise. Throughout the history of the Land of Light, the bond between Ultraman and humanity has never truly been severed.

"Well then, farewell, my friend." The First Generation slowly stepped back, his body beginning to radiate a soft light.

Sheng Ren walked over to the First Generation and nodded to the Science Patrol members: "I'm entrusting Earth to you. Remember, true power comes from the determination to protect, and from the bonds between people."

With that, two beams of light shot into the sky, piercing the clouds. The figures of the First Generation and Shengren gradually blurred in the light, eventually disappearing into the azure sky.

The members of the Kurt team gazed up at the sky for a long time, until the light completely disappeared.

"They're gone," Arashi Daisuke said in a low voice.

"No," Captain Muramatsu shook his head, "they have never left. As long as hope and courage exist on Earth, the Giants of Light will always be with us."

On the ground, Hayata Shin gently clenched his fist. Although Ultraman was gone, this experience would forever be etched in his heart. From now on, he would continue to fight for the peace of Earth as a human being.

In the distant universe, two beams of light are traveling at faster-than-light speeds.

"Brother Shengren, aren't you going back to the Land of Light?" the First Generation asked in confusion.

"We won't go back for now," Sheng Ren replied. "On the way here, I discovered traces of Bogaru."

"Bogaru, the one who destroyed Arbok?"

"That's right, so you should go back first. I'll return to the Land of Light once I've captured Bogaru."