In Ultraman: Starting with the Battle Device

"Do you remember why the Information Department suddenly wanted to investigate him?" Zong Fang took a sip of his still-full beer, but his face turned a little red, clearly still not a strong drinker.

“I remember it was because they suspected he was the one controlling the monsters, and that he might have some kind of connection with Apharos,” Shinjo quickly replied.

"Wait!" He suddenly stopped himself, then looked at Raven in disbelief.

"Could it be that you are..."

"That's right, he is the Ultraman Apharos that you've all been longing for." At this moment, a mature and intellectual female voice came, and a figure pushed open the wooden door and walked in.

It was the intermediary who benefited.

"Captain!" Munakata was surprised that Kijima Megumi had also come, so he quickly got up to greet her.

"I sent a message to the captain, and I didn't expect him to actually come," Horii said.

"I was hoping to fight alongside you all, but I didn't expect to be so late and it would end so quickly."

As she spoke, Megumi glanced at Raven, as if blaming him for acting too quickly and taking down the monster in an instant, thus preventing her from fulfilling her wish to fight alongside her teammates again.

Then she sat down in an empty seat next to Raven.

"Wait, let me catch my breath." Xincheng was both surprised and delighted, his mind overwhelmed with too much information to process.

It was indeed difficult for him to accept that the "young" person in front of him was the Apharos he admired.

Raven, who was the only one present who wasn't a member of Team Victory, was in an even more awkward position.

This was the first time he had met so many members of the GUTS team at the same time. To his shame, having been in the Ultraman Tiga world for so long, he only truly knew Daigo and Megumi from the GUTS team. He hadn't had much contact with the other members.

"Although we didn't fight together for long, I'm still very grateful to you, Alpharos," Munakata said, raising his glass to Raven.

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

This greatly surprised the people around him, as they knew Zong Fang's alcohol tolerance well; he was typically drunk after just one drink.

"Don't be so polite, Mr. Zongfang. Just call me Raven. My primary identity is still that of a human," Raven said with a smile, then downed a drink as well.

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Chapter 173 The Five Golden Emperors (Seeking Silver Tickets!)

"Come on, let's all drink together." Horii said, picking up his glass.

And so, Raven seemed to have joined in as well. After recovering, Shinjo tried his best to get Raven to drink, and the two of them were chatting and laughing.

"I'm so curious, why are you so young? You haven't changed much since then. Is it because you're Ultraman?" Horii also voiced his doubts.

Raven stuffed a piece of grilled meat into his mouth, chewed a few times, swallowed it, and then replied:

“No, it’s been more than eight years for you, but it hasn’t been that long for me,” Raven replied.

He has nothing left to hide from the Victory Team and the others now; they're all friends now.

"Could it be that you traveled through time?" Horii's eyes widened, and he quickly understood what Raven meant.

Raven nodded.

However, he believes that even without time travel, his age would not change after all these years.

Because he is Ultraman, a being that is half-human and half-light, his life is almost infinite.

“I see, that explains why you disappeared without a trace,” said Megumi Kijima.

She hadn't asked Raven about this before, assuming that he was Ultraman and that's why he didn't age.

Then, Raven told them about other universes and shared some of his past experiences.

"So the parallel universe theory is true!" Horii exclaimed. As a scientist, he naturally accepted everything Raven said very quickly.

"Have you ever seen me in a parallel universe? What does the me on Earth do? Am I a pilot?" Shinjo asked curiously at this moment.

"Maybe in another universe you're a takoyaki vendor," Horii teased.

“Then you’re definitely not an inventor either, and your grades are probably terrible.” Shin-chan retorted without hesitation.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Then, Munakata added, "So, how long after you return to Earth will you leave again?"

“I’m not sure either. In any case, I’ll probably stay on Earth for a while. Besides, this world is my home, and I’ll definitely come back in the future,” Raven told them.

The Ultraman Tiga world was the first world he encountered after his transmigration, and it was also the place where he received light, holding special significance for him. Moreover, he made many friends here, including Saki, Lucia, and the GUTS team members he's now in contact with.

Once he fully masters the ability to travel through time and space, he will be able to travel to and from this place from other universes at any time.

And so, after chatting for a long time, it was time for them to part ways.

There is no never-ending feast.

Munakata is going back to the West Asia branch, Shinjo is going to the Space Development Bureau, and Horii will continue his research at the PWI Research Institute.

The only regret for everyone at this gathering was that Daigo and his wife, along with Nozue, couldn't come. After all, one is on Mars and the other on Jupiter, and neither of them can come whenever they want.

……

Time flies, and since the Neo Jomos incident in Osaka, Super GUTS has weathered several crises, some minor and some major.

Raven didn't bother with these ordinary events, but he wasn't idle either. Instead, he spent 5 hours a day cultivating in the Meta Realm.

Although it would be extremely difficult for him to improve his strength further at his current level, Raven knew that he was still far from being strong enough. Putting aside his overpowered Dark Emperor form, his true strength was only at the level of a near-legendary warrior.

He hasn't even reached true legendary strength yet, so how can he seek revenge against the Little Golden Man and the Root of Destruction?

However, it is indeed very slow for Ultraman to improve his strength without using cheat codes. The new Ultramen from the Land of Light have been training in the arena for thousands of years, but they are still just rookie warriors. They can't beat most of the tough monsters they encounter.

"It's really no good. Training like this every day won't improve my strength much," Raven said somewhat boredly after knocking down the last monster he was using as a sparring partner, Gakuma.

All around him, numerous monsters lay on the ground, howling in agony.

From initially having one monster serve as his sparring partner at a time, to later having them all attack him together, Raven imposed numerous restrictions on himself, such as not being able to use beams or change forms. He fought the monsters purely using the power and skills of his original form.

It's important to know that the monsters inside his Battle Device were much stronger after being enhanced by the Battle Device than before they were captured, and there were also two giants, EX Melba and EX Golza, inside.

Among these monsters, these two were the most powerful, their strength closest to that of a near-legendary. Even so, they couldn't withstand more than a few moves from Raven.

Seeing that these monsters could no longer put pressure on him, Raven suddenly thought of a solution.

"Right, let's try this one."

Raven then took out a strange device from the system space.

This is the reward for completing the previous mission: the Giant Monster Fusion Device. As the name suggests, it's an item that can fuse monsters together to make them stronger.

Raven then used the Battle Nylon to turn all the monsters present into cards, leaving behind 5 monster cards.

They are Golza, Melba, Ganq, Leshubas, and Super Gobu.

Upon touching the Fusion Device, the five cards instantly transformed into points of light and merged into it.

An electronic speaker then sounded.

Golza!

Melba!

Garen Q!

Le Hughes!

Super Gobu!

Integration and sublimation!

"laugh--!"

In an instant, a golden card flew out of the giant monster fusion device.

This card was radiating golden light, and was surrounded by electric currents...

On the front of the card, a fusion monster with wings on its back roars ferociously!

Then the golden card transformed into a beam of light in the air, revealing the faint outline of a massive monster within it.

Are these the Five Emperors?

It's a bit different from what I remembered.

Raven was somewhat shocked as he looked at the new fusion monster that had appeared in front of him.

The Five Emperors before us were not only imposing, but their bodies were also covered by a layer of golden armor. Although they were not exactly handsome, they were still much more pleasing to the eye than the original Five Emperors.

Moreover, according to the strength assessment given by the system, this Five Emperors has reached the level of a legendary monster!

The Five Emperors that appeared in the TV series were only formed by the fusion of some monster powers, and their overall strength was at most at the level of a near-legendary. Of course, they could not be compared with the Golden Five Emperors that Raven has now formed by the fusion of complete monsters.

Facing this golden Five Emperors, Raven felt pressure for the first time in a long time. Without using his cheat mode, he knew he was no match for it.

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Chapter 174 The Emperor Reappears

“Then let’s give it a try.” Raven then assumed a fighting stance, facing the Golden Five Emperors.

Through telekinesis, Raven commanded the Five Emperors to attack him with all their might without holding back.

He wanted to test his limits.

"Roar!" The Five Emperors roared, and the Super Gob in its abdomen immediately fired golden scattering light bullets at Raven.

"Boom!"

Raven immediately raised his shield with both hands and continued to advance despite the Five Emperors' firepower.

To his surprise, the energy shield was broken when he was halfway there, and several beams of light hit him, bringing him to a standstill.

This attack has exceeded the limits of his current defenses.

By the time he realized what was happening, the Five Emperors' giant pincers were slashing down at him!

"boom!"

Countless sparks flew off his shoulder, and Raven's entire body was sent flying backward.

Finally, it crashed heavily into a mountaintop!