What does it mean that the group members have given me back the light?

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Chapter 75 Nexus Makes a Series of Bloopers (4k)

Gu Nuo watched quietly as Komon Kazuki blankly took out the Evolution Trust from his pocket. The faintly glowing object seemed somewhat unfamiliar in his hands.

"...Just as I thought."

Gu Nuo thought to himself.

He had vaguely sensed something was wrong the moment he was severely injured and knocked away by that dark giant and forced to disintegrate.

After witnessing firsthand how the opponent's energy was exhausted under Chi You's fierce attack, and how they were also forced to deactivate their transformation, Gu Nuo finally confirmed one thing.

This opponent... is too weak.

Or rather... it was weaker than he had imagined.

Judging from the attitudes of all the enemies encountered so far, Haji Guang must have been an incredibly powerful being in their eyes. The fear and awe that those enemies showed when mentioning Haji Guang's name were definitely not feigned.

As for the opponent that Haji had mentioned before, who required him to leave and find another successor to achieve evolution in order to deal with him, this dark giant, who was only severely injured by the quadruple Ultra Bomb, was clearly not at the level that required such a great deal of effort.

Thinking of this, Gu Nuo looked up at the stone statue whose chest timer was emanating an ominous aura.

So... is this the enemy Haji was talking about?

Gu Nuo looked at the surging dark energy at the chest of the stone statue. The deep darkness seemed to have a life of its own, slowly writhing and expanding, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.

“Bonds… Nexus… Is that your name?”

At the same time, Kazuki Komon gazed at the Evolution Trustee radiating a soft light in his hand and murmured softly.

The light seemed to respond to his words, pulsating gently, conveying His will with a heartbeat that resonated with it.

"I understand... This is... what you wanted to ask me to do..."

He raised his head and looked at the battered boy in front of him, his eyes filled with deep respect.

"that……"

Just as Komon Kazuki was about to say something, a suffocating dark aura suddenly erupted, sweeping across the entire ruin space like a tangible tide. The air seemed to solidify, and every breath became extremely difficult.

"Well!"

Both of them groaned simultaneously, their already injured bodies being jolted backward by the sudden impact. Komon Kazuki barely managed to steady himself, and the Evolution Trustee trembled violently in his hand, emitting a warning light.

They all looked toward the location of the timer on the statue's chest.

"Ughhhhhhh...!!!"

A distorted figure struggled to break free from the stone statue, convulsing violently at the boundary between light and darkness, every inch of its skin trembling at a visible frequency.

"Get out! Get out! Get out of my head!!!"

Mitsuhiko Ishibori roared like a trapped beast, his voice echoing wildly through the ruins. His fingers dug deep into his scalp, his nails sinking into his flesh, and dark red blood slowly trickled down his cheeks.

"Shut up!! Shut up!!!"

"I am the one who can defeat Noah! I will surpass you! Your existence is superfluous!!!"

His body trembled violently, and each struggle caused the dark aura around him to surge and boil. Thick, ink-like dark energy seeped out of his body, twisting into hideous tentacles in the air and swallowing up all the light around him.

He suddenly raised his head, his scarlet eyes fixed on the two people below, a look of madness in his eyes that sent chills down one's spine.

When his gaze fell upon the faintly glowing Evolution Trust in Komon Kazuki's hand, Ishibori Mitsuhiko's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Just in time..."

Mitsuhiko Ishibori whispered hoarsely, the dark aura around him surging like boiling water. He slowly raised his right hand, his palm radiating a suffocating energy: "I will... defeat you here! Noah!!!"

Before the words were finished, the thick, inky black mist suddenly erupted, transforming into countless twisted tentacles that swept towards the two of them. Wherever the black mist passed, light was completely swallowed up, and even the air emitted a corrosive hiss.

Gu Nuo reacted immediately and clutched a stone in his pocket.

In an instant, his eyes flashed with dazzling white light, and two condensed beams of lightning tore through the air, striking the surging black mist with precision and successfully dispelling it in a short time.

"Little tricks!"

Ishibori Mitsuhiko raised his hand harshly.

In an instant, the black mist seemed to come alive, dispersing only to instantly reform and pounce on the enemy with even greater ferocity.

Gu Nuo's expression hardened, and his eyes lit up again...

Just then, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from behind him.

A silver giant appeared in the light and unleashed a powerful punch without hesitation, instantly shattering the surging black mist.

Immediately afterward, the silver giant, without pausing, threw a second punch straight at Mitsuhiko Ishibori's face. However, this attack came to an abrupt halt just inches from its target—a deep red energy barrier silently unfolded, firmly blocking the offensive.

"This is so disappointing."

Mitsuhiko Ishibori sneered, the crimson light in his eyes growing even brighter: "With this level of power, you think you're worthy to be my opponent?"

Before he finished speaking, his body began to twist violently. A dark red torrent of energy broke through the constraints of his flesh and instantly transformed into a ferocious and terrifying dark giant. His scarlet eyes shone in the darkness, as if gazing from the abyss.

"boom--!"

Dark Zagi transformed into a bolt of black lightning and charged forward. The silver giant didn't even have time to react before being violently knocked away by this destructive force. The two giant figures pierced the sky and soared into the clouds amidst the swirling dust.

"..."

Looking up in silence, Gu Nuo suddenly realized that the sky above had completely darkened at some point.

Thick, dark clouds obscured the entire sky, as if an eternal night had descended. Only two bolts of lightning, one black and one silver, collided fiercely against the dim sky, their bursts of light occasionally illuminating the clouds briefly.

The battle wasn't over yet... but all of this... seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore...

So……

What about prophecy?

Thinking of the prophecy that Kirino Makio had told him before, Gu Nuo suddenly fell into deep thought.

His prediction...was wrong?

Just as Gu Nuo was pondering, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a man walking towards him with difficulty, his face pale and his steps unsteady as if he might collapse at any moment.

"Gu...Gu Nuo?"

Upon seeing him, a look of surprise appeared on Madoka's pale face. "What are you doing here?"

Gu Nuo: "..."

……

……

The battle in the sky continues.

The silver giant was forced to retreat under the relentless onslaught of Dark Zagi. Each block was accompanied by excruciating tearing pain in his arms, as if his bones were about to shatter under the immense pressure.

"Uh!"

Another heavy punch, imbued with dark red energy, slammed into the breastplate, unleashing blinding sparks. The silver giant was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, only managing to regain his footing after flying several kilometers through the air.

Komon Kazuki gritted his teeth in the light, sweat trickling down his forehead.

He could clearly sense that Dark Zagi's power was rising at an astonishing rate, and each of its attacks contained overwhelming force. However, it seemed different from the state when Dark Zagi absorbed fear to become stronger. This power seemed to originate from the deepest part of Dark Zagi's body, carrying some ancient and pure dark will.

"This is truly... delightful."

During the attack, Dark Zagi's voice trembled nervously, as if it was trying to suppress some kind of impulse. Every move it made was precise and deadly, but at the last moment it would hold back a bit of its strength, as if it was enjoying this one-sided crushing.

"Noah... is struggling against me..."

Its laughter was tinged with madness: "Let's see how long you can last!!!"

As they were speaking, Zaki Hellfire attacked. The silver giant hurriedly deployed a circular shield, but the shield was cracked the moment it came into contact with the black flames. The intense impact made his arm go numb.

This can't go on...

The silver giant swiftly discarded his shield and dodged the attack, his entire body glowing crimson like flames as light swirled around him.

The red giant transformed into a streak of crimson lightning, raining down heavy punches on Dark Zagi. This time, with his speed and power increasing by several orders of magnitude in an instant, he finally managed to send Dark Zagi flying back dozens of meters with a single blow.

But Dark Zagi didn't get angry; instead, he laughed, his laughter beginning to carry an unsettling hoarseness: "Yes! That's it! Let me have more fun!"

The red giant seized the opportunity, crossing his arms in front of him.

Brilliant light converged on the weapon, ultimately transforming into a layered storm of light that seemed capable of piercing through the void. This stream of light, imbued with purifying power, struck Dark Zagi squarely in the chest—

"Not enough! Not enough!!!"

Dark Zagi's eyes blazed with crimson light as he directly took the beam of light with his body. Dark red energy swirled wildly across his body, gradually devouring and corroding the light.

"Too weak, too weak!"

His voice began to distort, taking on a harsh, metallic quality: "Is this all the power you, Noah, have? What a useless bastard!"

Just as the energy of the light stream was about to run out, Dark Zagi's figure suddenly blurred. In the next instant, he appeared in front of the red giant like a ghost, and his dark red claws suddenly shot out at a speed beyond visual perception, fiercely gripping the opponent's visor.

"caught you."

With a hoarse whisper, Dark Zagi's arm unleashed terrifying force, gripping the red giant as it plummeted from the sky like a meteor. The air shrieked as they fell at breakneck speed, and the two transformed into a streak of dark red and crimson light, crashing into the earth at a devastating speed.

"boom--!!!"

With a deafening roar, a crater nearly 100 meters in diameter was smashed into the ground. Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly from the point of impact, and the dust kicked up into the sky shrouded the entire area in thick smoke.

"Let me...tear you to shreds!"

Dark Zagi's maniacal laughter echoed across the ground; there was no longer any rationality in that laughter, only the purest desire for destruction.

"...!"

Just as Dark Zagi's maniacal laughter shook the heavens, the light around the trembling red giant shifted once more, the crimson receding like a tide, replaced by a deep, ocean-like azure.

Seizing the fleeting opportunity, the blue giant slammed his right leg, which shimmered with azure light, into Dark Zagi's chest. The blow, imbued with all his power, sent the dark giant staggering back several steps.

Taking advantage of this opening, the blue giant stood up from the ground, and the armor on his wrist suddenly shone brightly. The dazzling light extended and condensed in the air, eventually transforming into a radiant bow of light. Without hesitation, he drew the bowstring taut, and all the energy in his body gathered at the tip of the arrow at this moment.

Ultimate Bow Ray - Storm!

A beam of light, condensed to its utmost, shot through the air, causing ripples in the space it passed through. It was the strongest finishing move in its blue form.

however--

Faced with this attack, Dark Zagi not only did not dodge, but instead shrugged as if it had nothing to do, stood still, and then... it twisted and made a mouth-opening motion!

The Blue Giant: ?!

Like something out of a horror movie, Dark Zagi's face contorted as he opened his mouth wide, and the sharp beam of light was forcibly sucked into his body, turning into dark fragments amidst a series of teeth-grinding chewing sounds.

"Delicious...it's really delicious!"

Dark Zagi's body twitched unnaturally, its gaze shifting awkwardly as it pointed at the blue giant before it: "Continue, transform..."

"..."

The blue giant silently assumed a fighting stance. Although the armor on his chest heaved violently due to exhaustion, an unusual glimmer of light was gradually illuminating the timer on his chest.

As the light shifted, His body gradually changed.

The armor's lines became sharper and more aggressive, its overall silhouette became longer and more elegant, and the original blue and silver patterns gradually turned into... black.

……

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"So that's how it is... Gu Nuo is the fourth host... Then what happened at Mr. Kirino's house last time makes sense..."

Yuan Dagu looked at Gu Nuo with a hint of admiration.

"To shoulder such a heavy responsibility at such a young age, you've worked so hard in every sense of the word..."

"...So...you're here to take these people away?"

Gu Nuo didn't continue the topic, but instead pointed to the several Night Raid team members lying around. However, looking at Yuan Daigu's battered appearance, he didn't seem like someone who had come to carry out a rescue mission.

"...Although I feel ashamed, that's not it. I came here without the other team members' knowledge after I woke up..."

Daigo Madoka lowered his gaze with a hint of guilt, but quickly looked up again.

"The situation is terrible everywhere right now. Although there aren't any large alien beasts, many small ones are constantly attacking the cities, and... Director Sawai is also..."

After mentioning the familiar name Gu Nuo, Yuan Dagu paused, then turned his gaze seriously to the stone statue in front of him: