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

Torregia: ...Then put it down too!!!

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Chapter 1385 The Awakening Monster and the Light of Earth

The Babar aliens weren't overly powerful aliens, so the Taiga quartet was still able to defeat them.

But after they defeated it, the monster that had been awakened... finally awoke as well.

An even stronger light shone through the cracks in the mountain, but what emerged from that dazzling golden light was a terrifying "demon god".

It has a pair of scarlet eyes, a dark purple body, and arms made of two fleshy vines.

Its two huge fleshy wings on its back slowly folded together, covered with barbs, and even the strange triangular armor on its head was covered with strange barbs.

Judging from its appearance, this monster is the kind of creature that looks evil at first glance.

But what's more terrifying than its appearance is the aura emanating from the monster.

An ominous aura spread with the chirping sound that resembled both birds and insects, causing an unbearable tremor in the hearts of those who heard it. It was like an ant being watched by a giant beast, or being trapped in a nightmare from which one could never wake up. Even though one was not truly being watched by the monster, the lingering, bone-deep desire to escape was persistent and only grew stronger with each appearance of the monster.

Hong Tu couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile. In his opinion, every monster created by Tregear was quite delicious.

But this monster was much more to his liking than the previous ones.

This is a monster that feeds on nightmares, and it is... a nightmare itself.

“Former High Priestess,” Hong Tu suppressed her urge to slap the monster to death and devour it right now, and said patiently, “The nightmare has awakened. If you don’t want humanity on this earth to be trapped in an eternal nightmare, it’s time for you to make your appearance.”

His tone carried a rare hint of barely suppressed laughter, making it sound like a threat or intimidation.

The psychic, who was "threatened" by him, trembled involuntarily and turned his gaze toward the battle on the other side.

At this moment, it is Taiga who is fighting this monster, which is indeed strange, or rather, Fuma's.

Although this newly awakened monster has not yet recovered its strength, it is definitely not something that Taiga can handle in his current state.

The timer on his chest had started flashing, and he was constantly being overwhelmed by the monster, barely managing to put up a fight, completely helpless against it.

Fortunately, the monster couldn't do anything to him for the time being, but if the fighting continued like this, the monster would eventually escape first.

That would be bad. As Hong Tu said, this monster is quite powerful; at least it can keep the entire planet's population in a nightmare forever.

Although Hong Tu has the ability to stop it directly, he will still keep his promise to the will of Earth.

Not to mention... the Earth's will has also done other things to this monster.

"What... exactly are you?" The girl with psychic abilities twisted her fingers together and looked away from Taiga.

She didn't know whether she should trust Hong Tu. Although her understanding couldn't make her comprehend what this "man" really was, she could see a figure completely constructed of darkness.

This is not human, nor an alien, nor a ghost or evil spirit, nor any monster or monster.

What exactly is this?

The fact that this little girl wasn't scared to tears upon meeting me shows how strong her mentality is.

"Me?" Hong Tu tilted her head slightly. "The darkness that Earth summoned to help?"

As he finished speaking, a gentle breeze blew by, causing the remaining shimenawa ropes to rustle. Golden particles of light rose from the ground and trees, swirling between the red tea and the girl before clustering around her, seemingly urging her on silently.

"...The power of Earth." The girl, who had used this power to seal monsters in her previous life, almost instinctively recognized the essence of this power. The fear on her face was finally soothed, leaving only a certain determination.

She looked at the monster, her distinctive red eyes fixed on it, and saw the golden energy emanating from its chest.

That's it...

"Are you sure you can handle that monster?" the psychic asked. "Even with Earth's power, we can only seal it away. Can you really destroy it?"

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Hong Tu’s lips curled up.

Soya Yu was completely bewildered by this development and couldn't keep up at all.

What are you guys talking about? Someone explain! Aren't you jumping the topic a bit too fast?

……

Taiga's battle with the monster continued. The girl on the ground, having made up her mind, took a deep breath, took off her cumbersome heavy coat and the unnecessary accessories she was wearing, and tossed them aside. She felt as if she had broken free from some kind of restraint and became relaxed.

She clasped her hands slightly in front of her, and the wind stirred the golden particles of light around her, pulsating slowly like breathing.

The monster that was fighting Taiga seemed to sense something and looked over, noticing the familiar figure and her familiar actions.

Its chest felt as if it were burning, and the pain and hatred that had been sealed for hundreds of years erupted at this moment. The monster decisively abandoned Taiga, who was still entangled with it, and the triangular bone armor on its head lifted up, with a huge red eye opening in it, coldly staring at the girl.

Flame-like energy condensed in its eyeballs, and the breastplate on its chest also lit up with a golden light.

"Danger!" Taiga was startled and instinctively tried to block it, but as soon as he lunged forward, he was blasted away by a dark force and crashed heavily onto the other side of the mountain, narrowly missing the fireball launched by the monster.

A massive fireball crashed down, and Muneya Yuu appeared in front of the girl without anyone noticing. In front of the two of them was a dark red barrier.

Muneya Yu, who was prepared to sacrifice himself, was stunned. He stared blankly as the dark red barrier in front of him slowly dissipated. After a while, he seemed to realize something and turned to look at Hong Tu.

Behind him, the psychic girl held a lightsaber that shone with a dazzling golden light.

"The power of the Earth." Even though she was prepared, the girl was still shocked by the power contained within the sword when she actually held it.

She glanced at Hong Tu, who then pointed to Taiga, who had risen again in the distance, indicating that she should give her power to Ou, while she herself looked at the monster.

The girl skillfully drew an infinity symbol with her lightsaber, and with a flick of her wrist, she shot the longsword into Taiga's timer.

At the same time, the golden light particles around her gradually disappeared, replaced by a dense "black mist" that appeared from nowhere.

Hong Tu took a step forward, and darkness spread wildly beneath his feet. Wherever he passed, dark red light pierced through the ground, as if something terrifying was about to burst forth from the earth.

The monster opposite let out a sharp cry, as if it had sensed something that made it fearful. It subconsciously took a few steps back, its two scarlet eyes staring straight at Hong Tu.

After the power of light on Earth faded, the darkness that had been hidden beneath the light was finally revealed to it.

Chapter 1386 The light fades, darkness is revealed

Simply by making eye contact, its instincts already tell it what it is facing.

This is different from the human who used Earth's power to seal him away; this is...

……

Inside Taiga's body, Kudo Yuuki stared blankly at the lightsaber in front of him.

"This is?"

“This is the power of the Earth,” Titus, who had seen more of the world, recognized the source of the power. “It must have been summoned by that psychic.”

"The power of the Earth?" This somewhat overturned Kudo Yuuki's understanding.

Taiga was quite delighted: "Oh, what powerful strength!"

The golden lightsaber transformed into golden light and surged towards Kudo Yuuki, eventually merging into one of the Ultraman-themed pendants hanging at his waist.

This is Taiga's transformation device. Now, with the blessing of the Earth's light power, this transformation device, which was originally columnar, suddenly grows larger and becomes cross-shaped.

Kudo Yuuki was taken aback: "The power of the Earth has merged with the power of the Sun?"

The sun was his first impression of Taiga's light.

"I feel full of power right now!" Taiga's voice was as energetic as ever.

Kudo Yuuki immediately understood what he meant and decided to try out his newly acquired power.

But before he could make a move, Titus's calm voice stopped them.

"No, we are no longer needed."

Kudo Yuuki was taken aback, only then noticing that the atmosphere around him seemed to have become a little strange.

The monster let out a terrified, shrill howl. This clearly unusual cry startled Taiga. Before he could realize what was happening, the monster, which they had just been helpless against, suddenly spread its wings and flew into the sky as if fleeing.

"Oh no!" Taiga exclaimed instinctively, "It's trying to escape."

But even faster than him was the darkness that suddenly surged from the ground.

The darkness surged forth as if it were a tangible force, transforming into chains that easily caught up with the fleeing monster, as if seizing a trapped bird.

Layers of black energy bands wrapped around the monster's body, wings, limbs, and even neck, then suddenly tightened, binding the enormous and powerful monster like a prey, making it futile no matter how it flapped its wings.

"What is that..." Kudo Yuuki asked instinctively.

“That is darkness.” Titus lowered his voice instinctively. “The only, universally acknowledged, strongest darkness in the universe.”

“That’s the ultimate enemy our three-person team wants to defeat,” Fuma said in a low voice, but there was a hint of eagerness in his tone. “Neg, the Dark Lord of the Empire.”

“You didn’t believe it before,” Taiga echoed, “Look, this is the power of that kind guy you thought you had.”

The monster flapped its wings frantically, but remained firmly bound and unable to break free.

Inside the Taiga Timer, Kudo Yuuki followed the black energy bands and saw the darkness filling the ground, as well as the person controlling that darkness.

The black mist permeated every corner of this sacrificial site. The villagers who lingered around were entangled by the black mist, and the smiles on their faces finally disappeared, replaced by a deep fear.

They instinctively knelt on the ground, trembling and burying themselves in the black mist, trying to pretend they never existed.

The one who created the black mist ignored their actions and fears, only watching the monster being seized by the darkness.

He wore a malicious smile, raised one hand slightly, clenched his fist, and then suddenly pulled it off.

The energy bands instantly pulled the monster down from mid-air and slammed it to the ground.

More darkness surged from the ground, spreading like a tide and engulfing the monster.

Their ears were filled with the gradually fading wails of the monster, and a chill ran down the spine of every human.

But unlike before, this time what sent chills down their spines was the instinctive empathy evoked by the excessively piercing wails.

In fact, the monster's wailing didn't last long; it was soon completely swallowed by darkness.

The darkness that had slightly bulged gradually subsided, receding completely like the tide.

The total solar eclipse finally left the sky, and the sun's warm and bright light shone on them once again, leaving no trace of darkness in its wake, as if the scene just now was a "nightmare" that had faded away.