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

It just takes a little more effort.

Seeing that it had missed its target twice, the monster stopped flying and stood in mid-air, looking at Dark Tiga from afar.

The monster was covered in a shell-like armor, especially its head, which was covered with a helmet-like armor.

"Roar~" The monster looked at Dark Tiga and let out a series of provocative roars.

Inside the Dark Tiga Timer, Hong Tu was slightly taken aback. He understood what the monster meant: it wanted to compete with him in speed, and wanted him to have a fair and square speed contest instead of using teleportation.

Hong Tu: "..." How was he supposed to comment on this...?

Seeing that Dark Tiga did not respond for a long time, Black Raine impatiently slapped his face twice and then angrily barked at Dark Tiga.

Hong Tu narrowed her eyes slightly, slowly revealing a malicious smile. She even knows how to use reverse psychology; her intelligence isn't low...

Since you're so eager, of course I won't let you down.

A golden card appeared at his fingertips. Hong Tu slightly turned his finger, revealing the monster side, which was...

“Hyper Zetton.” Hong Tu threw the card, and the golden card floated in front of him.

“Zhi...ton…” A two-meter-tall Hyper Zetton phantom appeared in front of him, slowly retreating and merging into Hong Tu’s body.

Hong Tu opened his eyes, and a flash of yellow light passed through them. Correspondingly, Tiga's bright white bulbous eyes also turned into a bright yellow color.

Using the power of Dark Monster cards directly without going through the Dark Ring is a skill that Hong Tu developed himself, through trial and error by simulating the power of the Dark Ring.

Developing this skill caused quite a bit of a stir among the rings, but Hong Tu forcefully suppressed all of these minor actions.

Like this, without summoning monsters, you can directly use a portion of a monster's power through cards. Although it's not possible to use its full power yet, it's already very powerful.

For example, right now, Dark Tiga combined with a portion of Hyper Zetton's power would be enough to easily defeat the arrogant Black Rein.

Feeling the power surging within him, Dark Tiga, whose aura had drastically changed, raised a hand and slowly beckoned to the monster opposite him.

"Roar~" Black Raine roared in anger.

It's always been the one provoking others, but now someone actually dares to provoke it! Now I'll show you that my reputation as the fastest Black Raine isn't just for show!

So, Black Rayne, who had never witnessed the speed of Zetton before, got a firsthand experience of what it meant to be hit by poison from the universe.

With a flap of its armored wings, Black Raine charged toward Dark Tiga, creating a long sonic boom cloud behind it.

Dark Tiga, trailing a faint black mist, appeared above its head at an even faster speed, kicking it in the head and sending it crashing down. Less than a hundred meters down, it reappeared beneath it, bringing with it another black mist, and kicked it back up with a whip kick.

And so, Black Raine was kicked around like a ball by Dark Tiga high in the sky, utterly humiliated.

"Roar~" Black Raine let out a pitiful howl, but it didn't stop Red Tea from having fun.

Honestly, it's really satisfying to use speed to bully monsters like this!

The two behemoths were having a great time high in the sky until a dash fighter jet approached and detected two massive energy reactions.

"What is that?" The team member, who was testing the new model, looked blankly at the two energy reactions on the radar. As he got closer, he finally saw the howling monster in front of him and a mysterious creature moving at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.

"Ellie, can you figure out what that is?!"

Ellie quickly connected to the aircraft's channel, activated the radar and satellite, and began analyzing the scene.

"We're getting close." Mu Ting was the closest. Instinctively, he was piloting the test aircraft, the Asuka Beta. This aircraft was equipped with their latest developed power system, possessing a speed that other models could not match. However, because it was a test aircraft, it was not equipped with weapons. In other words, if he were attacked now, he would be powerless to resist, as the opponent's speed was significantly faster than their new model. "Start reducing speed now."

“Yes,” Hijikata nodded, “Be careful, that mysterious creature is too fast, don’t get close.”

"Yes!" Mu Ting began to reduce speed and altitude to avoid the area.

Kaito and Mizuki picked up their helmets and prepared to board Dash Unit 2.

Meanwhile, upon noticing the approaching plane, Dark Tiga kicked Black Ray into the sky and finally stopped his high-speed movement, realizing that he had forgotten his mission because he was so engrossed in the high-speed movement.

But this kind of high-speed maneuvering to outmaneuver the enemy is really addictive...

Hong Tu silently reflected on his actions, which exposed Dark Tiga's massive body to Dash's view.

"What is that?!"

"Dark Ultraman?!"

The first sentence was said by Hijikata and Shin, while the second sentence was said by Kaito, who glanced back at the big screen before boarding the plane.

Everyone was taken aback and turned to look at Kaito, whose story was different from theirs.

What did you just say? Is it different from what we say?

Kaito immediately shut up. "It wasn't me, it was Max who said it. I just couldn't help but repeat it along. Do you believe me?!"

Chapter 136

The black-clad Ultraman spread his arms wide, and dark purple energy gathered in front of his chest. Then, a huge stream of light struck the monster, instantly blasting it to pieces.

Having defeated the monster, Dark Ultraman didn't linger. He flew into the sky at incredible speed and disappeared from Dash's sight.

This scene was played repeatedly in the Dash command room. Everyone in Dash sat seriously in their seats, discussing this unfamiliar Ultraman.

Meanwhile, Hong Tu, who had secretly collected the monster cards, appeared in a dark alley.

“A new monster.” Hong Tu tilted his head slightly, looking at the monster card in his hand. “Not bad.”

At least Black Ray's speed is something few monsters or Ultraman can match.

Having dealt with the newly appeared monster, he now has to go to work.

That's right. Not long after leaving UDF, Hong Tu resumed his previous free life of working odd jobs everywhere.

The new identity document was provided by an alien and is guaranteed to be genuine, so that humans on Earth will not notice anything amiss.

However, Hong Tu still needs to conceal her appearance slightly to avoid being detected by the UDF scanning system.

This time, he chose a bar again, because bars are a mixed bag and usually have a lot of negative emotions. Plus, he has good bartending skills, so he can earn money while eating snacks. Naturally, he wouldn't miss this place.

Strangely enough, not long after starting work, Hong Tu met Ultraman, who had successfully become a bodyguard for the underworld, at the very bar where he worked...

When she sensed the light approaching, Hong Tu realized something was wrong. With a subtle feeling, she looked up and saw a handsome young man in a black suit walking in behind the bar owner.

Hong Tu, recalling the inexplicable ominous premonition she had during the day: "..."

Zhang Jie, who was caught off guard by the boss: "..."

Oblivious to the tense atmosphere, the mob boss and bar owner slapped his new bodyguard's shoulder repeatedly, saying, "This is also my property. How about that? Impressive, right? I dare say, this is the most classy and largest bar in this area! Hahahaha!"

Yes, that's why I work here.

Hongtu silently pushed a prepared cocktail in front of the boss, ignoring the person's menacing gaze, and continued wiping her own cup, pretending not to know the person.

They can't exactly have the two of them, one summoning a monster and the other transforming into Ultraman, and then having a fight in front of a bunch of ordinary people...

Zhang Jie was clearly mindful of the large number of ordinary people in the shop. He stared at Hong Tu for a while before looking at his new boss: "Can I work here? I think this place is great."

The boss didn't react for a moment: "But..." But you're my bodyguard!

“I think this place suits me very well.” Zhang Jie looked at his new boss and said, word by word, without any awareness of being a subordinate or bodyguard. His aura seemed much stronger than that of the underworld boss.

The boss opened his mouth, but seeing Zhang Jie's "you have to agree" expression, and considering the bodyguard's fighting prowess, he could only meekly agree in the end.

In the end, the boss left, looking back every few steps, still unable to understand why his bodyguard had to stay and work at the bar.

Why is he keeping a bodyguard at the bar?! As a waiter or a security guard?! Wouldn't it be better to be his bodyguard?!

As soon as the boss left, Zhang Jie sat down on a chair at the bar, staring intently at Hong Tu as if he wanted to bore two holes through him.

"Would you like something to drink? It's on me." Hong Tu didn't care about his gaze, remaining calm and composed, as if she wasn't the one who had previously beaten someone so badly.

"Why are you here?!" If there weren't ordinary humans around, Zhang Jie probably would have rushed up and grabbed Hong Tu by the collar to question him.

"As you can see, it's all about working."

"I'm just asking you why you're working here?!"

When Hong Tu heard this question, he finally gave Zhang Jie a look, but the look made Zhang Jie want to jump up and smash his head in.

What's with that look you're giving someone mentally challenged?!

"To make money, the wages are high here, so I came here to work," Hong Tu said matter-of-factly. "Aren't you working here too?"

Zhang Jie: "..." What's with this inexplicable feeling of heartache?! Are we even on the same wavelength?

Hong Tu pushed a customer's order of wine over to Zhang Jie and said, "If there are any problems, let's talk about it after I get off work."

Zhang Jie stared at him for a long time, as if trying to confirm whether he was telling the truth, before finally nodding and saying, "Okay."

So Zhang Jie sat at the bar, looking like he was waiting for a long time. During this time, many girls came up to chat him up, but Zhang Jie rejected them all. They just kept staring at Hong Tu, as if they were afraid that he would disappear or do something bad if he turned his head away.

Zhang Jie, who was getting a little tired of sitting but just didn't want to move, thought: "..." This guy is actually working diligently?! And aren't you tired?!

The two remained locked in this stalemate until the early hours of the morning. Hong Tu checked the time and saw that there were only a few people left in the bar. Seeing that Zhang Jie was still stubbornly staring at him, he suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

"How old are you?" Isn't this behavior of staring at someone so intently, as if afraid they'll run away, a bit too childish?

Zhang Jie blurted out instinctively, "19...it's none of your business!" The young man, realizing what was happening, retorted angrily.

"You've worked so hard, coming out so early to save the world." Hong Tu put the prepared drink back on the counter, took out a new glass, poured a glass of juice, and pushed it over, "Please have a drink."

Zhang, who was already an adult, looked at the juice in front of him speechlessly, instantly understanding the meaning of "red tea," and was about to explode.

"I'm off work." Hong Tu interrupted him, straightened her sleeves, and walked towards the staff break room. "Wait for me here."

Upon hearing his words, Zhang Jie paused, stopped following him, and shouted at his retreating figure, "You better not run away!"

Run? No way! Running is the only option; otherwise, are you going to fight me again?!

Hong Tu changed back into her own clothes with a clear conscience and pushed open the door to the dressing room.

"Hong, you tomorrow..." The person in charge heard the sound of the locker room door being pushed open, turned around, but only saw the locker room door slowly closing, and the lounge was empty. "Huh? Where did she go? Did she leave so soon?"

But the person in charge didn't think much of it and could only shake his head helplessly, planning to inform Hongtu by phone the next day.

Meanwhile, Zhang Jie, who had been waiting at the bar for half an hour, finally realized something was wrong: "...Nothing!!!"

Having successfully escaped, Hong Tu happily entered the warehouse base.

At this moment, there were already several aliens in the base. When they saw Hong Tu enter, they all stood up respectfully and bowed their heads to greet him.

Hong Tu sat casually on the single sofa, being stared at by those dark red eyes. The aliens all felt as if the bright lights had dimmed.

This is true darkness; just being watched makes one feel, inexplicably, that one is in the midst of darkness.