Ultraman: I Really Didn't Want to Rule the World

Hong Tu sneered and gave an order to Auguma, who was standing to the side.

Obeying the order, Oguma stepped forward, stretched out his arms, and hugged Tiga from behind, his two iron arms firmly holding Tiga in his embrace.

"Ah!" The demon struggled in agony, begging for mercy, but he could not shake Kiga's iron arm. He could only watch helplessly as the black mist grew thicker and thicker, and his power was stripped away bit by bit and absorbed and devoured by the black mist.

"Stop! No!" Daigo Chao Hongtu, inside Tiga, shouted, "If this continues, you will be swallowed by darkness! Stop!"

Upon hearing Daigo's voice, Hongtu felt she needed to find some time to have a proper talk with him. But then she thought again, he probably wouldn't believe her.

Like the little shepherd, he explained it more than once, but did the other party believe him? No, the little shepherd still felt that he would be corrupted by darkness in the future, and if he continued to grow stronger, he would become one of the threats to the earth.

But Tiga should be able to understand, after all, this guy was transformed from darkness into light.

However, Daigo probably doesn't know that Tiga was once a Dark Giant.

Hong Tu's hands didn't stop moving, but her thoughts drifted far away.

However, Tiga fans all know one thing: you can never imagine what other skills Tiga might possess.

So even though he was tightly bound by Auguma, in desperation, Tiga's forehead crystal flashed, transforming him into a powerful form. A dazzling red light condensed on his body, and with all his might, he managed to break free from Auguma's arms.

The timer on Tiga's chest flashed wildly, and the piercing alarm sounded like a death knell.

When Hong Tu heard the rapid flashing of the timer, he instinctively turned his head and saw that between the red palms of Ultraman Tiga, a much dimmer sphere of light, the Derashum, was being hurled at the demon god on the ground, whose life was hanging by a thread.

"boom"

The demon exploded instantly, and the shockwave of energy even blasted Giga away.

"Ding-ling!"

The timer on Tiga's chest flashed one last time before losing its light, and Tiga vanished from the spot in an instant.

Red Tea, feeling the monster blasting against his face, exclaimed: "What the hell? What happened? Where's my dinner? Such a huge, peppery feast!"

"Tiga, disappeared?" Lina stared blankly at the spot where Tiga had vanished, somewhat incredulous.

"How could this be?" Captain Megumi in the command room couldn't help but stand up. Tiga is gone? How could this be?

After a long pause, Shinjo finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "Could it be that Tiga's power has reached its limit?"

“No, Tiga, no!” Lina retorted loudly, refusing to believe the possibility.

"Tiga, it's to stop Negu," Munakata's voice grew softer and softer, until only he could hear the last words.

But as soon as Nag was mentioned, everyone's gaze turned to the ground, to the place where the person shrouded in black mist was.

However, the people there had vanished, and even the monsters disappeared as they were lost in their own thoughts.

Apart from the traces of battle left on the ground, there was nothing here.

Hong Tu was naturally going to find Daigo, who had reverted to his human form, because who knew what the consequences would be if he ran out of energy and turned back into a human. Just in case, Hong Tu decided to go and check on him.

Although Hong Tu felt like he was about to explode with anger at Tiga's behavior, he had to suppress his temper for the time being.

Earth still needs Tiga, so Tiga cannot be harmed.

Besides, there are plenty of ways to mess with Ultraman Tiga. Letting him off so easily now would be too lenient on him!

Hong Tu glanced around the spot where Tiga had disappeared and found Daigo lying on the ground.

When the GUTS plane flew over to check the situation, he grabbed the man's arm and disappeared from the spot, leaving behind only Daigo's helmet and communicator lying on the ground.

After patrolling several times, the Flying Swallow had no choice but to return to base with the only city it had found.

This was a terrible night for the Victory team.

Not only because Tiga was defeated and disappeared, but also because Daigo's team members disappeared without a trace.

"Tanuki!" Hong Tu grabbed Daigu's arm and led everyone directly to the tanuki's tavern, to the small cubicle where he had been before.

Hearing the sounds inside, Tanuki twitched its ears and opened the door to the cubicle. The first thing it saw was a person wearing a Victory Team uniform blocking the doorway.

"Isn't that Lord Ultraman Tiga? Lord Red finally made a move against this god? And he even managed to kidnap him!"

The raccoon's tail swished back and forth, and its whiskers trembled with excitement. The whole cat was stiff and didn't know what to do.

"Look at this guy, make sure he's alright somewhere." Hong Tu sat down in the corner and gestured with her chin to let it check if Da Gu was alright.

It wasn't that he didn't want to check it himself, but Tiga's light was too weak right now. He was afraid that his power would directly turn the other party into a dark giant, so he had no choice but to seek outside help.

Chapter 41

The one brought by the tanuki to treat Daigo was a flower spirit. The flower spirit was beautiful, and although she was dressed in modern clothes, she could not hide her Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman) temperament.

"Lord Tiga is alright, he just fainted." The flower fairy knelt to one side, bowing her head respectfully, and said to Hong Tu.

Hong Tu waved his hand, indicating that the two demons could leave.

The raccoon and the flower fairy bowed slightly and left the room.

Hong Tu remained seated in that corner, staring at Daigu, and couldn't help but frown.

"Hey, come out!"

In the world he saw, Daigo possessed a light that belonged neither to Daigo nor to Tiga.

It was an artificial light, cold and pale, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

A white light appeared and gradually took the shape of a person.

When the light faded, You Lian, dressed in white with white hair, appeared before him.

Hong Tu stared intently at the man with a composed gaze.

He didn't have much of an impression of Yuzare, only that she was the woman who persuaded Ultraman Tiga to become the Giant of Light.

Furthermore, the light from the pyramids was used to power up Ultraman Tiga earlier.

This was their first official meeting. He could tell that Yu Lian was originally just a human. Although she had some special talents, she was able to survive until now because she transformed herself into light.

It's not the same light as Ultraman's, but rather artificial light created using light technology mastered by an ancient civilization.

Without Ultraman's conviction, without their faith, without their warmth, she is merely possessing the power of light energy. And now, even that only power she has is dwindling due to the passage of time.

Yu Lian looked at Hong Tu, ignoring the displeasure and disgust emanating from him, and slowly said, "I am Yu Lian, the captain of the Earth Guard. Greetings, Lord Darkness."

Hong Tu remained silent for a long while, then suddenly spoke: "You know me?"

But Yu Lian gave an unexpected answer: "I've only heard the giants mention your existence."

Hearing this answer, Hong Tu frowned even more deeply. This probably wasn't referring to him, but rather to the previous holder of the Dark Ring.

But he wasn't particularly interested in that. He was more concerned about what You Lian wanted by appearing before him.

"What is the purpose of your visit?"

Yu Lian wasn't surprised by this question; what surprised her was that Hong Tu didn't press for details about what the Giant of Light had said.

But as the captain of the Earth Defense Force, she showed no sign of anything amiss: "I would like to ask you to join Tiga in saving the Earth and humanity."

Hong Tu even doubted that she had heard correctly.

"What did you say? You want me to save the Earth with Ultraman Tiga? Are you kidding me?!"

He's darkness! The kind that never sees the light. Who would associate him with saving the world?

"I hope you can save the Earth together with Tiga!" Yuzare looked at him, her expression serious and sincere as she repeated herself, as if she was very sure he would do so.

“I can sense that you haven’t been corrupted by the darkness. Although I don’t know what brought you to Earth, I know you won’t just watch it be destroyed.”

I can feel the light in your heart, that love for the Earth and for humanity.

If it were just the first few sentences, Hong Tu would have thought that the other person had really figured something out, but when she said the last sentence, Hong Tu knew that the other person was trying to persuade him.

It's like persuading Tiga to become a giant of light 30 million years ago.

Because there could never be any light in his heart.

But there was something Hong Tu really wanted to know, so instead of immediately denying it, he asked his question: "How did you make Ultraman Tiga turn into light back then?"

Yu Lian shook her head: "It wasn't me, it was him. Tiga was originally light."

Hearing this answer, Hong Tu was not surprised, because he had some guesses about Tiga when he first met him.

Ultraman Tiga's light is very special. When he was still a stone statue, Hong Tu noticed that the light he left behind was very special. After receiving Daigo's light, he was dyed by the light of Daigo's heart and became the light of hope and faith for humanity.

However, this precisely illustrates the unique nature of Tiga's light.

It was a very pure light.

But the purer the light, the easier it is to be tainted, so turning it into darkness is not impossible.

Having learned what she wanted to know, Hong Tu nodded and said to You Lian, "The Dark Ruler is also my target. At least for now, I don't want humanity to perish like this."

That was considered as agreeing to her request.

Having achieved her goal, You Lian nodded to Hong Tu with a faint smile and disappeared.

Yu Lian had already left, and Daigo was not in any danger. Hong Tu said goodbye to Tanuki and left the tavern before Daigo had fully recovered, irresponsibly abandoning him.

The young man strolled slowly down the dark street, aimlessly wandering about.

The dark ring hanging behind his waist glowed faintly with a red light and made a soft trembling sound.

Hongtu stopped, looked up at the night sky, and after a long while, answered Yuanhuan's question.

"I just feel a little tired." A rare look of confusion appeared in the young man's eyes. "Or perhaps, I feel a little scared."

The dark ring quieted down slightly, and the faint red light carried a soothing meaning.

Hong Tu closed his eyes, his mind filled with the light he had seen when he first met Tiga, the light that belonged to Tiga himself.

But the more he thought about that scene, the more complicated his feelings became, and in the end, he could only sigh: "Tiga is different from me."

The dark ring seemed puzzled.

How could Tiga be the same as his bound person? One is light, and the other is darkness, so of course they can't be the same.

“Yes, he is the light,” Hong Tu raised his hand, looking through his fingers at the almost endless night sky, “but we still have to try.”

The dark ring trembled violently, clearly enraged: "!!!!"

But Hongtu ignored its every move and remained standing in the same spot.