Ultraman: Forced to become the Dark Boss

"I feel that a portion of the Dark Dragon's power has been stolen."

The card in front of me still exudes a powerful aura, but it always feels like something is missing.

Just as Huixia was puzzled, a somewhat illusory light and shadow gradually appeared in the center of the battlefield where Renlong had died, and then became clear.

"I see…"

Hui Xia looked at the other person, who, despite being completely black, exuded a peaceful and serene aura, like a compassionate elder.

The enormous figure showed no hostility, but its eyes held a hint of sadness and desolation.

Two faint beams of light shot out from this illusory figure. Though faint, they appeared incredibly pure, seemingly containing the breath of life.

Then two beams of light arrived at Nexus, who was somewhat surprised, and Huixia, who had been watching the show from the sidelines.

Dark Spark: !!!

Hui Xia gazed at the ball of light before her, then cast her gaze toward the illusory figure.

This illusory figure is naturally the Ren Dragon.

He is simply Renlong who has returned to normal, the guardian of the world.

The Renlong, which had fallen into darkness for unknown reasons, has now returned to its original form.

Seeing that neither of them intended to refuse, the illusory figure of Renlong gradually sank into the ground and disappeared.

Hui Xia withdrew her gaze, her expression slightly hardening.

How do you use this thing?

It doesn't look like the kind of light that Ultraman emits.

Instead, it is like a pure drop of water, without being endowed with any special characteristics.

Huixia watched for a while and seemed to vaguely understand something.

He gently reached out, and the light obediently entered his body.

The light of the stars, also known as the light of life.

Although incomplete, it is still remarkably effective.

Most importantly, it was given to it by the planet itself.

It will gradually improve Huixia's body and promote the development of Huixia's own power.

Inside Huixia's unseen body, a dragon's shadow flashed across a previously blurry card before disappearing.

But the phantom on the card seemed to have solidified considerably.

"Come back."

The beasts that had returned to silence on the battlefield transformed into various lights, which then returned to Huixia's hands.

Only standing alone amidst the city ruins, Neo turned around, his bright, milky-white eyes staring straight at Huixia.

Hui Xia didn't mind, nodded slightly, and then used teleportation to leave.

Nexus remained silent for a long time, then lowered his head slightly, and then transformed into countless particles of light, dissipating.

...

The main force of the defense forces, arriving late, began searching for survivors in the city, even though they all believed that no one could possibly survive a battle of this magnitude.

Although the entire B area was in chaos, humanity finally eliminated a major threat, and Bogaru has also left Earth. Theoretically, Earth's "monster outbreak period" will soon end.

...

Back at Yizhiye, upon entering the store, one sees a dejected Xia Mu and the news report on television.

Hui Xia glanced at it briefly and then ignored it, going into the workbench as usual to prepare the meal.

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Chapter 48 Xia Muxiong

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"cut."

In a dimly lit laboratory, Noi closed his eyes and carefully controlled his breathing.

He looked somewhat disheveled at this moment.

In order to find out the reason why he transformed into the Dark Giant, or rather, in order to obtain this power, the research institute tried many methods.

Now, Noi is no different from a laboratory mouse.

The difference is that the mice are fed regularly, while Noi hasn't eaten anything for almost a day.

The bruises and swelling on his body were caused by a large number of experiments, and his complexion also turned sickly pale, which was also due to a large number of blood draws.

Although the laboratory was brightly lit, Noi found it repulsive.

The smell of disinfectant and a slight metallic odor in the air made him want to vomit.

He could only breathe as little air as possible while ensuring his own breathing, so as not to cause pain to his wound.

Enjoying a rare "rest" time, Noi gradually drifted back into her memories.

...

Outside the laboratory.

A tall, handsome figure stood calmly at the laboratory entrance.

He looks to be under forty, but the dazzling star on his shoulder commands respect.

However, judging from the other party's nonchalant expression and his indifferent listening to the short man's protests, it's clear that he's not someone easy to get along with.

The island commander was furious at the other side's nonchalant attitude, but he knew that this was their territory and that it would be very disadvantageous for him to cause trouble here.

Suppressing his anger, Kojima's expression grew increasingly cold.

He coldly concluded, "Xia Muxiong, don't think I can't do anything to you. If you don't hand over Noi back to UPIC, I will do everything in my power to prevent you from becoming the true head of the UPC Riben branch."

After saying this, Kojima angrily tugged at his hair, turned around, and stormed off.

The Imperial Secret Book smiled apologetically, then followed Kojima away.

"Do you think I would tolerate having a temporary person in charge over me, given that I'm willing to accept the condition that the test subject transforms into a dark giant?"

Xia Muxiong then regained his calm expression.

He just now deliberately used a bad attitude to scare the other party away, otherwise how could the two of them continue the experiment while standing outside the laboratory door?

"Any results yet?"

Xia Muxiong is the commander-in-chief of the UPC, which is the defense force.

As mentioned before, Kojima is nominally the head of the Rimoto branch, but he was only temporarily appointed by North America.

In addition, Kojima's lack of personal prestige, as well as the double-dealing and even rivalry of some high-ranking officials, have led to the current somewhat divided situation within the Rimoto branch.

It's somewhat similar to the conflict between the land and sea forces under the old regime of the Japanese government.

Xia Muxiong is the biggest exception among them.

Due to special circumstances, this military commander had to be more ruthless in his approach to monsters, though this attitude was not wrong when facing some ferocious monsters.

The reason for the escalation of the conflict between the two was that he detained Noi without authorization, causing the UPIC members who were originally being held at the UPIC branch to fall into the hands of the defense forces.

His purpose is obvious: to gain power.

In essence, he is no different from Noi.

However, the word this guy talks about most often is "justice".

"Currently, we can only analyze that his physical fitness seems to have been enhanced, about three times that of an ordinary person. In addition, his lifespan seems to have been reduced by about twenty years."

The researcher beside him lowered his head slightly and spoke softly.

"...So, this power is obtained by sacrificing one's lifespan?"

Xia Muxiong's expression was rather unpleasant.

If that's the case, then this power probably isn't as impressive as it seems.

"Yes, but we still don't know why the other party obtained this power... mainly because he was too uncooperative."

The researchers then carefully explained that, to prevent Xia Muxiong from taking his anger out on them, they added one last point.

"Oh, is that so?"

"I like guys with a stubborn personality the most."

"Increase the dosage of the medication and spare no effort to analyze this force."

Xia Muxiong first gave a cold laugh, then gave a blank instruction before walking back to his office.

The researcher responded respectfully, his eyes, hidden behind his glasses, turning cold.

For the sake of humanity, make some sacrifices, Noi-san.

...

“heng…”

The heavy doors of the laboratory opened, and several researchers dressed in white filed in.

The door then slowly closed, and the group worked together with clear division of labor. One researcher carried a silver box, placed it on the lab table, and opened it in front of Noi, who was frowning.

Then a test tube of blue liquid was taken out.

Several other researchers also sat down in front of the machine and began typing on their keyboards, preparing to record the data to come.

The bespectacled man stood in front of Noi and began to tentatively ask, "Team Member Noi, please cooperate with the following questions. We are also considering the interests of all mankind."

How did you acquire the power to transform into a dark giant?

Noi glanced at the other person, but due to the steel ring around his neck that restrained him, he could only see a pair of white gloves.

Unable to see the other person's face clearly, Noi lost interest.

He slowly closed his eyes, ignoring the researcher's questions.