Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Lilith, the Second Apostle.

She's currently using a clone of Rei Ayanami as her body. She's sitting cross-legged on the sofa in her apartment, clutching a bag of potato chips, her eyes glued to the soap opera playing on the TV screen, curled up in a blanket. The coffee table is littered with snack wrappers and empty drink cans, and an air of utter languor permeates the atmosphere. She's completely transformed into a recluse, spending her days eating and sleeping, utterly uninterested in her mission as an Angel or the Human Instrumentality Project.

However, he was still being monitored by Choi Myung.

There were hidden cameras in the room, security personnel patrolling the door regularly, and even her daily takeout orders were inspected. But she didn't mind. This monitored life actually made her feel at ease; as long as she stayed obediently, she could continue to enjoy this peaceful life. Compared to being sealed in that cold, damp, underground cavern, her current life was simply paradise.

but now
The apartment door opened. Cui Ming walked in, followed by an unfamiliar figure. The man's gaze scanned the room like a scanner, finally settling on Lilith on the sofa. His eyes didn't look at a person, but at a rare treasure, an experimental subject awaiting study.

Lilith sprang up from the sofa, the bag of chips falling to the floor, crumbs scattering everywhere. Her pupils contracted sharply, the hairs on her body stood on end, and a deep-seated fear instantly gripped her.

"Big brother! I remember I cooperated with you properly! But what are you doing?! Who is this?! Big brother! Don't do this!!!"

As an apostle, in her eyes, Hikari was just like Cui Ming! Both were radiant beings! That pure, blinding light energy, that oppressive feeling that made her instinctively want to flee, was exactly the same as Cui Ming's. But compared to Cui Ming, this Hikari was far more terrifying!!!
While Cui Ming also radiated light, it was the light of a warrior, a sharp and decisive killing force. Hikari, on the other hand, radiated the light of a scientist, the kind of fanatical desire to dissect and analyze you, to dissect and analyze every single cell! Lilith felt that in his eyes, she was no longer a living being, but rather a set of data waiting to be recorded.

"Big brother! Tell him to stay away from me!!!"

Lilith huddled in the corner of the sofa, clutching a cushion tightly to her chest, her voice trembling with sobs, "I'll cooperate! I really will! I'll stay put every day and not cause any trouble! You promised you wouldn't kill me! You can't let this pervert out!!!"

Choi Myung took two steps forward expressionlessly, standing between Hikari and Lilith, his tone as calm as if discussing the weather: "Don't worry, Hikari is a good person. Probably."

As he said this, his gaze unconsciously drifted elsewhere, and his tone clearly carried uncertainty.

Lilith's eyes widened, her voice shrill and piercing: "You yourself lack confidence! You bastard!!!"

She grabbed another cushion from the sofa and threw it at Cui Ming, curling up into a ball and trembling. The cushion landed limply on Cui Ming and fell to the ground, posing no threat whatsoever. Lilith was almost in tears; she felt like this salted fish was about to turn into dried salted fish.

Hikari leaned forward, his gaze passing over Cui Ming's shoulder and landing on Lilith. A scientist's smile, like that of someone looking at a perfect test subject, curled at the corner of his lips: "Don't be afraid, I just want to take a sample. It'll be quick, and it probably won't hurt."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

Lilith's scream echoed throughout the apartment building. She collapsed onto the sofa, one hand clutching her arm tightly, blood seeping between her fingers. Gasping for breath, her lips trembled, and she convulsed on the sofa like a fish thrown ashore. The needle mark on her arm was enormous, the surrounding flesh torn and bruised, blood dripping down her forearm, making a soft sound as it hit the floor.

She looked up at Cui Ming, who was standing to the side with a blank expression, and a complex emotion suddenly welled up in her eyes.

“Cui Ming…” Lilith’s voice trembled, choked with sobs, “I misunderstood you before… really… I used to think you were a devil… a tyrant…”

She whirled around, glaring at Hikari, who was holding test tubes a short distance away, his eyes gleaming. Her voice instantly rose, sharp enough to pierce eardrums: "But compared to that monster Hikari! You're a fucking good person! A really good person! An incredibly good person!"

Choi Myung raised an eyebrow, said nothing, but glanced down at her before turning his gaze to Hikari.

Lilith ignored his reaction, curling up into a ball, hugging her arms and rolling around, tears and snot streaming down her face: "It fucking hurts!!!! Damn Hikari!!!! You fucking said something! Instead, you used a syringe as thick as a person to draw out a whole tube of blood! If I weren't an Angel, I would have died already!!!!"

Hikari, who was engrossed in the analyzer, looked up at the sound of cursing, looking bewildered: "Huh? Does it hurt? I didn't notice... This blood sample is too perfect. The cellular activity of the Apostles is indeed completely different from that of ordinary organisms..."

"Fuck you!!!" Lilith grabbed a bag of potato chips from the ground and hurled it at Hikari. The bag landed limply on his back, scattering crumbs everywhere. "Of course you didn't notice! All you ever see are test tubes! All you see are data! You almost stabbed my arm through! Was that a needle?! That was a cannon barrel!!!"

Cui Ming watched this scene, and the corners of his mouth seemed to turn up slightly for a moment before returning to calm. He walked over to Lilith and handed her a bottle of water.

"Have a drink of water and calm down."

Lilith took the water, her hands still trembling, unable to even unscrew the cap. She looked up at Cui Ming, her eyes brimming with tears: "Cui Ming... I'll never curse at you again... At most you'll just hit me... This bastard wants to tear me apart..."

Hikari was completely absorbed in his research, muttering to himself, "Incredible... this regeneration factor... if we could extract it..."

"Extract your ass!!!" Lilith screamed in despair, her voice echoing through the apartment. "Cui Ming! Let him go! Let him go back to his world! I beg you! I'll never slack off again! I'll cooperate with the surveillance every day! I'll never watch soap operas again! I'll even go out and fight the Apostles for you! Just don't let this madman get near me!!!"

Cui Ming took the bottle from her hand that she couldn't open, unscrewed the cap, and handed it back: "Too late, he's already here."

Lilith closed her eyes in despair, buried her face in the cushion, and let out muffled sobs. She felt like this salted fish was truly going to be turned into a specimen today. (End of Chapter)