In Ultraman: Starting with the Battle Device

At night, Raven leaned against the balcony alone, pondering the events of the past few days.

Garupa said there was darkness hidden deep within him...

Then, something was done to him, and he was transformed into a dark giant.

As long as he continues to use this power, his heart will be consumed by darkness.

He looked at the Sword of Evolution in his hand; its originally pulsating azure light had turned scarlet.

How can we purify the darkness within our hearts?

With these worries in mind, Raven fell asleep.

The next morning, as usual, Saki prepared breakfast.

Lucia was already able to have simple daily conversations. Seeing that Raven seemed to have something on his mind, she asked, "Raven, what's wrong?"

“You’ve been acting strange ever since you came back a few days ago,” Saki said as she approached.

"It's nothing, you don't need to worry," Raven quickly composed himself and said.

For the past few nights, he has been having the same nightmare: that Earth has become a dead star.

The culprit was himself.

He knew, of course, that it was just a dream; after all, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. But every time he woke up, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

He fears that one day this will become a reality.

What Garuba did to him was to plant a seed of darkness that would continue to grow and sprout in his heart.

The goal is to make him constantly doubt himself. The more he overthinks, the faster he will fall into despair until he completely loses himself.

"System, is there really no way to solve my current problem?"

Raven asked, still unwilling to give up.

"It's not possible to do that right now, but after the system upgrade, there might be a way to solve the host's problem," the system replied.

"Then how can I upgrade you?"

Raven suddenly felt a glimmer of hope and quickly asked.

"It requires 100% energy," the system stated, uttering an astonishing number.

"really……"

Raven was somewhat prepared but was still taken aback. He then asked, "How much energy do you have left?"

"There is still 35% energy remaining," the system said.

"The fastest way to obtain energy right now is to go to the ancient ruins and find the giant statue." Raven started thinking about the giant statue again.

He remembered that there seemed to be four giant stone statues in Japan.

It's just unknown whether the light energy contained within is sufficient for absorption. After all, giants vary in strength; some might be able to replenish about 20% from a single giant, while others might only receive single-digit percentages.

"But what if it breaks some seal and releases some terrifying being?" Raven thought with lingering fear. One Garuba had already given him a lot of trouble.

"We can't afford to make the same mistake twice. Next time, we'll definitely have the system check it first!"

So Raven decided to absorb the stone statues in Japan first.

After finishing breakfast, Raven set off immediately.

He then quickly located his next destination using the system.

"The next location of an ancient ruin is...Mount Wumenyue."

……

"This is the Kuwata Town shelter at the foot of Mount Kirimono. Several hours have passed since the midnight volcanic eruption."

"I imagine many people couldn't sleep last night because of anxiety and fear," a female reporter reported live from the evacuation site.

During the live broadcast, the female reporter suddenly looked up at the sky and saw the Victory Flying Swallow flying over from a distance.

"The Victory Team is here!"

The female reporter then said to the camera, "It seems there has been an unexpected development in the volcanic eruption!"

"Maybe this isn't just a simple volcanic eruption!" the female reporter said excitedly.

Raven appeared in the crowd at this moment, looking at the situation with some puzzlement.

"What happened here?" Raven had forgotten the plot of this place and didn't know why the GUTS team was here.

He just wanted to keep a low profile and visit the nearby underground ruins, but he didn't expect it to be so lively.

"Never mind them." So Raven found a secluded corner, took out his transformation device, and transformed into a life-sized Dark Apharos Ultraman.

Then he transformed into a dark red light and plunged into the earth.

Following the system's guidance, Raven searched for the location of the underground ruins within the strata.

"This relic is actually located beneath a volcano."

As he continued to dive deeper, Raven felt a scorching heat, the temperature of volcanic magma.

finally reached!

Raven estimated that the underground ruins were located several kilometers below the volcano.

What came into Raven's view was just a small cave. It wasn't as spacious as the previous ruins; it was more like the giant's final resting place.

Making its home at the bottom of a volcano, this giant must be of the fire element.

On the ground, Daigo and Shinjo, the two vehicle killers, were driving the underground Pipa tank, preparing to infiltrate beneath Mount Kirimon.

“Alright, all ready!” Daigo said.

"very good."

New Town couldn't wait to start the Pipa tank and begin its descent underground.

"Start the Iron Drill!" Daigo commanded.

The Pipa Tank drilled directly into the rock layer, and the hard rock was crushed like tofu in front of its drill bit.

"The rotation speed has now increased to 12,000 revolutions per minute."

The Pipa tank quickly advanced underground.

"Through to a depth of 900 meters underground."

After breaking through several solid rock layers, Shinjo and Daigo finally arrived at the volcanic lava.

"We've reached the underground cave!"

"The magma continues to move towards Mount Kirimon," Daigo reported the information he had observed.

"Alright, fire the freezing beam to cool the magma!" Zongfang said.

"learn!"

Xincheng immediately prepared to begin launch.

"Waaah~!"

Blue energy began to gather at the drill bit of the Pipa Tank.

"Fire the cryo-beam!"

Xincheng pressed the button last.

The blue freezing beam instantly cooled the scalding magma in front of them, turning it into a solid.

Looking at the results before them, Shinjo and Daigo couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Well done!" the rest of the Victory team cheered.

“Return to the surface!” Zong Fang said to them.

"roar~"

At that moment, Daigo suddenly heard a sound, so he immediately said, "Wait a minute, I heard a strange sound."

He looked at Xincheng, but Xincheng looked blank.

"A sound?" Shinjo said he hadn't heard anything.

"It sounds like the sound of a monster."

Daigo said somewhat strangely, just as he was trying to feel that voice again, a scene suddenly appeared in his mind.

This time the impression was even stronger.

"We're going back right now," Shinjo said to the people on the ground as he drove the Pipa tank.

As for the monster's voice that Daigo mentioned, Shinjo simply assumed he was hallucinating.

"Wait a moment."

Daigo quickly interrupted.

"What's wrong?" Zong Fang asked, puzzled.

“If we continue heading towards Mount Kirimon, we might be able to find out why the magma is gathering there,” Daigo said.

"No, what if something happens to you underground..."

"We have no way to rescue you quickly," Zongfang said firmly to Daigo.

Chapter 35 Melba, have you betrayed us?

"Vice Captain."

At that moment, a voice reached Zongfang's ears.

“The vice-captain’s judgment is correct,” Director Sawai said to Munakata in the command room. “But it is important to find out exactly what happened beneath Kirimon Tsukiyama.”

"I understand." Faced with his superior's instructions, Zong Fang could only carry them out.

"Shinjo, Daigo, you continue with the surveying work."

"But if you encounter danger, turn back immediately!" Zongfang said solemnly.