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

Shinjo glanced around uncertainly a few more times, but ultimately didn't think much of it. He continued to hold up his flashlight, moving cautiously and cautiously, as if he were facing a formidable enemy. He kept checking his surroundings as he slowly made his way forward, as if some man-eating monster might jump out from a dark corner at any moment.

"Come play with me!" A clear, childlike voice came from behind him. Although it was a cute tone, Shinjo could hear a sinister meaning in it.

Shinjo froze, feeling completely disoriented, his mind replaying Horii's words from earlier that day.

"If you turn back, Obik will eat you!"

"They'll be eaten!"

"Eat it!"

Holy crap, Obik is behind me! If I turn around, he'll eat me!!!

Behind him, Obikla, carrying his noodle cart, followed stealthily, smiling maliciously, waiting for him to turn around so he could give him a good scare.

Xincheng was devastated, his face contorted in grief. Finally, with a resolute air of despair, he closed his eyes, then turned and wildly waved his flashlight around, forgetting even to draw his gun.

However, Obik had disappeared from behind him at some point.

Hongtu was laughing so hard on the roof that he was rolling around in his stomach.

Who would have thought that the usually confident and arrogant Xincheng team members would have this side to them—they're actually afraid of ghosts! Hahahaha!

Hongtu was very happy, and Obik was also very happy.

It dragged its beloved noodle cart, its steps light and silent, yet its speed was by no means slow, weaving through the shadows of the dark streets, leaving behind eerie laughter of "Ahahahaha" as it made its first successful attempt.

Until it turned a corner and encountered two other members of the winning team.

"Haha, ha, ha," Obik stared at the bright light bulb in front of him, his voice gradually fading.

For a moment, Daigo and Horii stared at Obik for two seconds.

"Old man, what are you laughing at?" Horii asked, bewildered, while also kindly advising the white-haired old man, "You know it's dangerous here? Obik might appear here."

Horii muttered to the unknown old man, while Daigo heard Shinjo's voice coming from the communicator.

"Buckwheat noodles!" Shinjo's voice was filled with the despair of encountering a ghost and the rage of being tormented. "Obik, he's a buckwheat noodle seller!"

Daigo was startled when he heard Shinjo's voice, and then suddenly realized that the old man in front of them was Obik.

Meanwhile, the other party had already taken out a strange-looking flute and unleashed a swirling red light, aiming directly at the muttering Horii.

"careful!"

Seeing that things were going badly, Daigo quickly tackled Horii to the ground, helping him avoid the attack.

Obik's first attack failed, so he pulled the cart and ran past the two men, leaving behind a series of eerie laughs.

Daigo reacted extremely quickly, flipping over and swiftly pulling something out of his pocket and throwing it into Obik's pot.

"Hahahaha," Obik was completely unaware, and even turned around to give Daigo a mocking look, which could be described as extremely arrogant.

Daigo stood up, looked in the direction Obik had disappeared, and immediately contacted Lina, who was driving and searching in that direction.

"Lina, be careful of the dark corners, Obik moves in the dark!"

Lina didn't quite understand what Daigo meant by moving in the dark.

However, before she could think further, she heard a strange flute sound, accompanied by eerie laughter, growing ever closer.

She turned her head and saw Obik, with white hair, walking alongside her, giving her a strange smile outside the car window.

"!!!" Lina's eyes widened, so stunned that she forgot to make a sound.

Fortunately, it was a straight road. Although she wasn't looking at the road, she held the steering wheel tightly, preventing an accident.

Obik towed the cart, sped up, overtook the car, and blocked its path.

Lina instinctively slammed on the brakes, forcing the car to stop, and then watched helplessly as Obik dragged the car further and further away, finally turning into a wisp of white smoke and disappearing from sight.

"Move in the dark?" Upon hearing Daigo's words, Munakata immediately came up with a solution: "Seal off the dark corners!"

"Huh?" Horii paused, somewhat confused by the order. "How do we seal it off?"

"Idiot!" Shinjo ran over, flashlight in hand. "Of course, use light!"

A group of people, armed with flashlights and car headlights, surrounded and intercepted Obik, finally cornering him in a brightly lit dead end.

Obik released his noodle cart and watched as the Victory Team members approached with flashlights and guns. His expression suddenly turned fierce, and he ripped off his white wig.

Looking at the group opposite him, he defiantly challenged them, "I am Obik, and that is my shadow. Shadow, come out!"

Upon seeing this, the winning team was on high alert, ready to prevent the opponent from making any dangerous moves.

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Obik turned around unhappily and kicked the counter of the noodle stall.

The cabinet door was kicked open, and a long, black, snake-like object twisted and crawled out of the cabinet, raising its "head" high and defiantly spewing a flame above the heads of the group.

The Victory Team instinctively ducked to avoid the flames. Seeing that his intimidation had worked, Obik arrogantly declared, "Don't underestimate the power of darkness!"

After uttering those harsh words, he towed the car and turned into a wisp of white smoke, disappearing right under the lights, leaving behind only a series of eerie laughs.

"Obik, can it move under the lights?" Daigo looked at the empty alley, somewhat puzzled.

If the other party can move under the light, why did they give them the illusion that they could only move in the dark before?

"However, don't underestimate us!" Putting aside his doubts for the moment, Daigo pulled out a machine and revealed a smug smile.

"What did you throw in?" Horii remembered that Daigo had thrown something into the pot earlier.

Others also curiously gathered around.

"Monster tracker".

Chapter 44 El Robopa

Obik escaped the Victory Team and happily returned to the mountains.

"Did you have fun?" Hong Tu sat on a rock, resting her chin on her hands, watching Obik get closer and closer.

Upon hearing this question, Obik laughed even harder: "The Victory Team isn't that scary."

I'm telling you, I just went to...

Obik gesticulated wildly as he recounted his frightening experience to Hongtu, mimicking the expressions of those he had scared, just like a big boy eager to share his joy.

"Tomorrow, I'll scare them again during the day, and I'll make them even more terrified, hahaha! Then, my village will be back! Hahahaha!"

“Mmm,” Hong Tu nodded in agreement. “Then, to celebrate tomorrow’s victory, I’ll give you a gift tomorrow night.”

Obik asked curiously, "What gift? Can you give it to me now?"

"The surprise should be saved for last, of course." Hong Tu shook her finger at it, refusing its request, then stood up and stretched. "Alright, I'm going back now too. Have fun tomorrow!"

After saying that, Hong Tu disappeared, leaving only Obik standing there holding the pot.

Obik, holding the lid of his pot, pushed it open, revealing a glimpse of his shadow. He turned around with Obik, looking down the mountain.

"Shadow, tomorrow we're going to do something big!"

The shadow stirred and responded in a clear, childlike voice, "Mmm!"

"But why can't we find it?"

"Is the machine broken?"

"Absolutely not! Everything I invent is extremely durable!"

The Victory Team emerged from the gnarled trees in the forest.

They've been searching this area for a long time. The monster tracker shows the location right here, but they just can't find the other side.

"Wait, that young man was found around here." Lina saw the well, thought it looked familiar, and quickly remembered the place.

Is this what you're looking for?

The sudden addition of a voice interrupted the group's conversation. They turned to look and saw a monk standing not far away, holding something that looked very familiar, asking the group of Victory Team questions from afar.

Most importantly, behind the monk stood an acquaintance.

"Hi," Hong Tu waved to the group and greeted them.

However, only Daigo waved back at him. The others simply nodded in return.

Zongfang looked at the monster tracker and asked the monk, "Master, where did you find it?"

“Last night, on my way back from performing a ritual at a benefactor’s house, I saw something shiny fly out of the well. This is it.”

Upon hearing this answer, Daigo had a vague idea: "How so, about that pot?"

“It might be the same as this well!” Xincheng continued.

“From darkness to darkness.” Zongfang turned to look at the well, a plan forming in his mind.

"That young man might have been transferred here from the city center through this passage!" Lina thought of the poor young man whose hair turned white in five minutes.

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that makes sense!"

Horii and the monk actually spoke at the same time.

"Master, do you know what we're talking about?" Horii asked, puzzled by the interruption. Do you even know what we're talking about? Why are you interrupting?

"It's about Young Master Ayan, isn't it?" the monk said, uttering a name.

Daigo frowned, carefully examining the monk. Why did he feel like he'd forgotten something? Did this monk look familiar? Yet, something felt very off.

However, Hong Tu noticed something was wrong with him, moved closer to Da Gu, and quietly asked him, interrupting his thoughts.

"Has something strange happened here again?"

“We’re looking for the legendary monster, Obik.” Daigo glanced at the others who were all listening attentively to the monk, then pulled Hongtu along to catch up with the others, explaining to Hongtu as he went, “For the past three months, people have been saying they’ve seen Obik. Until the night before last, a victim actually appeared!”

"Victim?"

"Yes, it was a young man who disappeared from Yanye Street and appeared in this mountain within five minutes. Moreover, his hair had turned white!"

Hong Tu feigned surprise and pulled Da Gu aside, asking him all sorts of questions, successfully diverting Da Gu's attention and preventing him from discovering the monk's true identity.