Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

It's over. The light within Meta's domain gradually faded, and the sea returned to its usual calm. There were no earth-shattering explosions, nor any lingering fluctuations of dark energy. No one knew what had finally happened within that sealed domain, and no one knew how Noah had ended Dark Zagi and Gatanothor.

In any case, everyone knows that Dark Zagi and Gatanothor, the two dark beings who stirred up the situation, are completely finished and will not appear again to threaten the peace of this land for some time to come.

However, what no one knew was that before Dark Zagi was in dire straits, he actually left behind a contingency plan, a plan specifically prepared to save his life and for a future comeback. He quietly left Meta's domain and fled in an unknown direction.

Meanwhile, outside the hospital ward, Rokufen Yiyuantang was finally able to be discharged. He was wearing a loose hospital gown, his face showing a hint of barely perceptible urgency. The time he had spent in the hospital had made him feel extremely uncomfortable. His only thought now was to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible, return to his base, and replan his future.

However, just as he was carefully walking out with his cane, and had only taken a few steps out of the ward, a plume of black smoke suddenly shot out from the shadows of the corridor, moving with lightning speed, heading straight for the Rokufen Gigen Hall, carrying a dense aura of darkness.

Rokubungi Gendo reacted extremely quickly. Years of vigilance allowed him to instantly sense the danger. Almost instinctively, he dodged to the side, barely avoiding the attack of the black smoke. His heart pounded violently from the sudden fright.

However, in his panic, Rokubungi Gendo forgot something crucial—one of his legs was still in a thick cast, making it impossible for him to exert force normally or withstand strenuous activity.

In that emergency dodge, he instinctively stomped his good leg heavily on the ground to try and steady himself. However, the enormous impact instantly spread along his leg, aggravating his injured leg, and excruciating pain swept through his entire body.

so.
"Aaaaaaaahh ...

Dark Zagi watched as Rokubungi Gendo staggered in pain and let his guard down, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. He thought to himself: Good! Now's the time!
As soon as he finished speaking, the black smoke he had transformed into once again gathered power and charged towards the Six Elements Origin Hall with a fierce momentum. This time, the charge was even faster than the last, leaving the opponent no room to react.

This time, Rokubungi Gendo was being tormented by the excruciating pain in his leg, and he was staggering, unable to make any dodging movements or even turn to the side again.

So, he was possessed! Black smoke instantly enveloped his body, invading his body along with his aura. Dark Zagi's consciousness began to rapidly take over his body, attempting to completely control this host.

However, Dark Zagi never expected that the way he entered Rokubungi Gendo's body was a little wrong!
Because Rokubungi Gendo had instinctively turned away from the direction the black mist was coming from in order to quickly dodge its attack, when Dark Zagi followed the aura in, it entered not the sea of ​​consciousness as expected, but the back door.

"Aa ...

Subsequently, the excruciating pain and the corrosive power of darkness overwhelmed Rokubungi Gendo, causing him to lose consciousness and collapse limply onto the hospital corridor floor. Meanwhile, the consciousness of Dark Zagi was gradually taking root within him.

When Rokubungi Gendo woke up, he slowly opened his eyes. His whole body ached, especially the wound on his leg, which throbbed with dull pain. Besides that, he felt an inexplicable strangeness within him; nothing felt right, as if something was lurking inside him, refusing to leave. "Damn it, a nightmare?" Rokubungi Gendo frowned, rubbing his throbbing temples, muttering to himself, trying to attribute the eerie feeling to the aftereffects of a nightmare. But the unease in his heart did not diminish at all.

As Sextant frowned in thought, trying to figure out the source of that strange feeling, a cold and eerie laugh suddenly rang in his ears.

"Hehehe, do you crave power?"

"???" Rokubungi Gendo froze instantly, his confusion replaced by wariness. What was that sound? Who was speaking? No! That sound was clearly coming from behind him, extremely close, as if someone was right next to him!
His heart tightened, and he instinctively turned around abruptly, trying to see who was behind him. His movements were hurried and flustered.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

A sharp pain shot through his leg, and Rokubun Gigendo screamed again—in his panic, he forgot that his leg was still in a cast. When he turned around, he used too much force and subconsciously stomped his cast leg heavily on the ground, aggravating the wound. The excruciating pain made him break out in a cold sweat instantly.

However, amidst the pain, he also saw the scene behind him clearly—there was nothing behind him, no one at all, and he was the only one in the corridor, so quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat.

"Who's there! Come out!" Rokubungi Gendo shouted into the empty corridor, his voice trembling slightly despite the excruciating pain in his legs. He was drenched in cold sweat, his back soaked through, and the fear in his heart was growing stronger.

There was no response, only his own echo reverberating in the corridor. Just when he thought he was hallucinating, that chilling laughter rang out again.

"Hehehehe."

Behind him again?! Rokubungi Gendo froze, his scalp tingling instantly, and the fear in his heart reached its peak. He turned around abruptly in terror, his eyes filled with panic and vigilance, afraid that something strange would suddenly appear behind him.

But the result was still the same; behind him was still empty, without a single person in sight, only cold walls and a deserted corridor.

He was completely unaware that the eerie laughter didn't actually come from the air behind him, but from his back door. It carried a faint, chilling aura, accompanied by subtle fluctuations of dark energy, quietly echoing in his ears. (End of Chapter)