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

By the way, are you aware of the recent series of disappearances near the bay?

Hong Tu thought for a moment: "You mean those two incidents that happened last night? I've heard about them quite often, is that right?"

The young man narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat enigmatic. Onoda instinctively sat up straight, waiting for the young man to continue.

"Vampire" Hong Tu finally revealed the name, "I heard from witnesses that they saw two red eyes, as big as car headlights, and heard strange noises."

Another version of the story says she was a very beautiful woman, but she had terrifying fangs.

In fact, there have been more than just those two missing persons cases in the past few days; there have been four, or even more.

From the first missing person case that Hong Tu knew about until now, only three days have passed. In just three days, four people have gone missing.

There is definitely something capturing humans.

Hong Tu knew this so clearly because he had already encountered it. Of course, he didn't encounter the thing that captures humans, but rather the survivors who had managed to escape.

He heard the screams while he was out for a night stroll three days ago and was planning to go and see what was going on.

Perhaps sensing his approach, the creature decisively abandoned its prey and quickly left, leaving behind only a terrified pedestrian and the stench of blood in the air.

Hongtu tried to follow the scent, but found it difficult to pinpoint. It permeated almost the entire bay area, like a wild beast marking its territory, asserting ownership of the land.

He gleaned some information from the little demons, who described the creature as likely being the legendary vampire.

"Vampire?" Onoda didn't immediately refute the possibility, but instead murmured the name thoughtfully.

Hong Tu was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, shouldn't he have refuted the statement that "there are no vampires in the world"? Why did Mr. Onoda seem to accept it well, or even seem to know something about it?

"Do you know about vampires?" Hong Tu couldn't help but ask, as he knew absolutely nothing about these creatures. Moreover, the other party was quite cunning, avoiding any confrontation with him, clearly knowing it was no match for him.

They couldn't see it, they couldn't track it, and if they really tried to catch it, it would be too much of a fuss. Hong Tu was at a loss as to what to do with it. This thing was just too fast.

Moreover, Hong Tu still couldn't understand how she had been discovered. She had completely concealed her power and disguised herself as a human, yet she was still found! Could it be something like ultrasound?

“Yes, I know a little about the legend.” Onoda nodded, his expression somewhat solemn and troubled. “You don’t need to worry about this. Ordinary people can’t handle it either. Only the GUTS team can deal with that thing.”

But that's not what you really think. Hong Tu could sense that this person was very interested in vampires and probably wanted to investigate them herself.

The young man didn't press further; the other party must have had his reasons for not wanting to answer. Rather than asking more questions, it was better to keep a closer eye on him and prevent Mr. Onoda from actually getting into danger.

So Hong Tu nodded, said goodbye, and left the newspaper office.

He now needs to figure out how Fang discovered him and how to catch the vampire.

The young man pondered for a moment, and then returned home.

"I'm back." Hong Tu took off her shoes and walked into the house.

Upon hearing his voice, Mami ran out happily, and Sila, who was on her shoulder, flew onto Hongtu's shoulder as well.

"Welcome back, Mr. Red."

"I've already told you, you don't need to use honorifics with me, just call me Tu." Hong Tu said helplessly. He had said this more than once, but Mami had never changed her mind.

This time was no different. He simply smiled at Hong Tu's words and didn't respond.

"Isn't the little shepherd here?"

"Brother Mufu has gone out and hasn't come back yet." Mami called Kirino very affectionately. At first, Kirino wasn't very welcoming to Mami's stay, but after a few days together, their relationship became very good.

This is simply baffling.

But Hong Tu was happy to see it happen. After all, her son had been too withdrawn before, looking like he was destined to be single forever. As a parent, she was bound to worry. Now, finally, someone had appeared whom she could communicate with as a friend.

"What would you like to eat?" Hong Tu asked as she walked toward the kitchen, rolling up her sleeves.

"Hey, curry rice!" The girl spotted the ingredients in the refrigerator.

Hong Tu nodded: "Go watch TV for a while, dinner will be ready soon."

Upon hearing this, the girl happily took the bird to watch TV, while Hong Tu began preparing dinner.

"Recently, there's been an urban legend that says vampires roam the city at night, attacking passersby." The host, posing the question, asked the unnamed expert beside him, "What are your thoughts on this?"

"Vampires and all that stuff, they don't exist," the expert confidently began his explanation. "These rumors are..."

When Hong Tu came out of the kitchen, she saw that the TV was talking about vampires: "Vampires, huh? They've been making quite a stir lately."

"Are there really vampires?" Mami leaned against the back of the sofa, looking at Hongtu with curiosity.

On her shoulder, Sila bounced a few times, tilting her head to look at the young man with great curiosity.

“Yes, there are.” Hong Tu nodded. “Several disappearances have occurred at night recently, and they are caused by vampires.”

But because it's so fast, I haven't seen it yet.

"Huh?" Mami frowned with concern. "Have many people already been attacked?"

"Chirp!" Sila chirped and flew to Hongtu's side.

"Stop fooling around, you can't handle it." Hong Tu smiled and patted the bird's little head. "This thing should have a very strong sense of perception and be very fast. Of course, it's also very timid. As soon as it senses me, it runs away and disappears."

But I could tell that guy was pretty good; at least if you went up there, you'd just be serving him food.

That thing sucks blood; you might end up as a dried-up, dead bird.

Hearing this, Sila was very unhappy and pecked the young man's hand before flying back to the girl's side in a huff, chattering and complaining to her.

"It's okay, Sera is very capable." Mami comforted the aggrieved bird, but she couldn't stop smiling.

Noticing Mami's smile, Sila became even angrier, her fur standing on end, making her round and adorable.

The two of them laughed even harder.

Chapter 58 Being Fished

Onoda got out of the car with a camera.

The area around the bay is mostly parks with very little residential space, so people often choose to drive around or take a stroll to relax after a long day at work.

Therefore, relatively speaking, there are quite a few people in this area at night.

But Onoda's purpose tonight is not to relax like everyone else, but to find the truth.

When he heard Hong Tu mention the name "vampire," he recalled the information he had gathered. Vampires did exist, and there was indeed a virus that could turn humans into vampires.

He didn't know why he had come here. But he knew what he had to do.

He came looking for someone who was supposed to be dead. Perhaps that person wasn't dead after all, since they were only told she was missing.

Regardless, he had to search for it, even if it was just an unbelievable urban legend, or even if it was just a wild guess.

He took out his ever-present notebook from the inside pocket of his clothes, opened it, took out a photo, stared at it for a long time, and then put it back.

The reporter composed himself and once again became a dedicated and excellent journalist.

It must be said that the bay is indeed very peaceful. Onoda wandered through the streets and alleys in the vicinity like an ordinary passerby, stopping from time to time to look around.

However, he only went to places where those disappearances had occurred.

As he walked, he suddenly stopped. He had been so focused on his search that he only noticed something was wrong at that moment.

Before he knew it, his surroundings had fallen into complete silence. The faint voices that could be heard before were now completely gone.

The sound of high heels clicking on the ground came from behind him. Onoda froze. Along with the footsteps, there was a strange sound.

The "whimpering" sound was extremely unpleasant, and when combined with the sound of high heels, it created a chilling, goosebump-like feeling.

Human beings suddenly became more acutely aware of their instinct for danger than ever before. Onoda froze on the spot, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

The footsteps grew closer, and Onoda sensed the person approaching from behind, a bloody scent nearing his neck. He opened his mouth, and a name instinctively slipped out: "Xenna?"

The person behind him paused, and the chilling sense of dread gradually faded away. Onoda seemed to hear something slicing through the air. He suddenly turned around, only to find that there was no one behind him, and even the "whimpering" noise had disappeared without him noticing.

"Xena?" Onoda murmured the name. "Is it really you?"

Hong Tu ran through the dark streets, chasing after the person in front of her.

It was a woman dressed in all black, wearing black high heels. The hat she was wearing had fallen off her head from running too fast, but she still didn't dare to stop.

Hong Tu had actually been following Mr. Onoda all along. He had previously asked Xila to emit a little light on him, which more or less concealed the terrifying darkness within him, hoping to avoid being detected by that thing.

But he didn't dare to walk openly into the street. Just then, Mr. Onoda also came out looking for these things, so he followed him.

Fortunately, he finally caught the thing by the tail.

The woman was agile and ran through the dark streets, easily dodging all obstacles as she jumped.

Behind her, Hong Tu also skillfully maneuvered, easily avoiding obstacles and relentlessly pursuing her.

Two non-human beings leap and run across walls, streetlights, and even residential buildings, engaging in a chase that resembles a real action blockbuster.

The woman easily leaped over the high wall and landed in front of an abandoned warehouse. She glanced back at the young man who had caught up with her and ran into the warehouse with its door wide open.

Hong Tu fell from the high wall and landed on the open ground in front of the warehouse, and no one chased after it.

Because it's no longer needed.

The other party had stopped, and five or six people dressed in black came out of the warehouse.

The young man slightly turned his head, and behind him, on the high wall, stood several other people dressed in the same black clothes.

He's been lured into a trap and is now completely surrounded.

These men and women, dressed in black, were all pale-faced and had cold expressions.

Hong Tu frowned. He could smell the overwhelming stench emanating from these guys. They looked like they had eaten many people.

The strange buzzing sound gradually approached, and a huge black shadow was reflected on the ground before flying past.

As soon as Hong Tu looked up, the three people in front of him attacked him in unison.

Hong Tu ducked to dodge the three hands that reached out, punched one person in the stomach, then elbowed another in the stomach, and finally grabbed the last person's arm and threw him out.

Seeing that the three were no match for them, the others also made their move.

A dozen or so people attacked the surrounded youth together.

At first, the young man was able to defend himself against the relentless attacks, but he was facing vampires who felt no pain and no fatigue.

Under the relentless attacks, the young man quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, and was eventually captured by the two men, who held him firmly down, rendering him unable to move.

The surrounding crowd parted to make way, and a handsome man dressed in old-fashioned British attire walked into the circle and stopped in front of Hong Tu.