Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Chapter 689 Barton: Brother, I'm greedy

Cui Ming has been very busy recently. After defeating Moruroa and dealing with the Toron bomb crisis, he did not have a moment of peace. Instead, he plunged into in-depth research on local monsters on Earth. As the Earth's defense force continues to strengthen and the scope of exploration gradually expands, more and more local monsters hidden in the mountains, the seabed or underground are discovered.

The existence of these monsters makes everyone realize more and more clearly that the earth is not just the earth for earthlings, but a huge and complex ecosystem, and humans are just a part of it.

The earth's ecosystem has always adhered to the cruel law of the survival of the fittest. Over the long years, some weak monsters have been hunted by stronger hunters, and even become extinct. This is a common thing in the evolution of nature.

Take the volcano bird Patton for example, its favorite prey is a monster that looks like a watermelon worm. Today, those poor watermelon worms are being kept in a valley by Patton. Under Patton's "care", they are getting fatter and fatter, just to become a more delicious meal for Patton in the future.

Recently, Barton found Cui Ming, his expression full of anxiety and expectation.

It approached Cui Ming in private, and its huge claws dug deep marks on the ground. It said, "Light of the Earth, I know you are very powerful. I want to ask you a favor. Please help me find a monster called Mukadadan. If you can find it, I promise to provide you with great help in the future. My flames are not vegetarian!"

Cui Ming’s reaction at that time seemed unusual... After all, Cui Ming also knew that Patton would not ask for help easily, so this Mkadadan must have a special meaning to him.

After returning to the base, Cui Ming immediately called Ru Ya and asked him to help search for information about Mkadadan.

The centipede monster Mkadanda is a terrifying existence in the ancient legend of Mount Hachiman. It has long been sleeping deep underground, with a mysterious and dangerous aura around it. As a powerful monster sealed in the legend, its resurrection has extremely special and strange conditions - it requires many people to have a strong recognition of its existence unconsciously. This recognition power is like an invisible key. Once accumulated to a sufficient degree, it can unlock the ancient seal that imprisoned it and allow it to return to the world.

Once Mkadanda wakes up, the terrifying power it displays is enough to shake the entire Mkadanda world. From its huge mouth, it can spray out mist-like poisonous threads, which are like deadly ghosts. Wherever it goes, whether it is a solid building or a living life, it will be corroded and turned into nothingness in an instant. And the 10-degree hot flames spewing out of its mouth are like a torrent of destruction. Wherever it passes, it will be burned to a deadly land. But the most horrifying thing is its strange ability to separate its head from its body. After the head and body are separated, not only can they move flexibly, but they can also cooperate with each other with unique sensing methods to launch unexpected and fatal attacks on the enemy. This ability makes countless opponents fall into despair when facing it and have no way to resist.

Cui Ming sat in a comfortable chair, carefully looking through the detailed information about Mkadanda collected by Ru Ya, frowning from time to time, obviously shocked by the power and weirdness of this monster. After reading it, he leaned back slightly, relaxed his tense body, and looked at Ru Ya who was massaging him behind him. As a powerful and special monster, Ru Ya can always bring great help to Cui Ming in information collection and assistance in various affairs. At this time, her slender hands were kneading Cui Ming's shoulders rhythmically, with skillful and professional movements. "Ru Ya, do you think that this grandson of Barton is just greedy? Uh. Wipe your mouth, it seems that he is right." Cui Ming said with a somewhat teasing tone while thinking about Barton's request to find Mkadanda.

He knew that as a ferocious monster, Patton had a unique pursuit of delicious food, and a powerful and rare monster like Mkadanda might really arouse Patton's appetite.

Now see Ru Ya like this.
Confirmed! Damn Patton is just greedy!
Ru Ya paused slightly in her massage, wiping the saliva that had overflowed from the corner of her mouth. Her movements were a little flustered, as if someone had seen through her little secret. Then, she nodded vigorously and responded in a crisp voice, "It should be."

After all, Ru Ya is a monster, and it is a famous Tengu monster. In Japanese culture and legends, the existence of Tengu has always been a very special and complicated topic. For ordinary Japanese, the appearance of Tengu often means the arrival of mysterious power, which is a very terrifying thing. The biggest external feature of Tengu is the red face, which seems to be burning in the dark, revealing an inexplicable weirdness, and a long nose, which is high and bulging. It is said that this big nose symbolizes the arrogance and powerful power of Tengu. It also has a pair of broad and powerful wings. When the wings are spread out, they can cover the sky and the sun. With this pair of wings, Tengu can fly freely in the vast sky and shuttle between the clouds at a very fast speed, like black lightning. This is very different from the image of Tengu in Chinese legends. The Chinese Tengu is more related to astronomical phenomena and special characters in mythological stories, while the Japanese Tengu is deeply rooted in the local mountain culture and mysterious beliefs.

In Japan, as a concrete manifestation of the divinity and mystery of the mountains and wilds, Tengu has a much higher status than other monsters. In the long history and rich legends, Tengu did not only appear in the image of evil. In fact, there are quite a few stories in which Tengu appears as a good god. The most well-known of these is probably the legend of the Oniichi Hogan of Kurama Mountain. When Yoshitsune's family was broken up and he was in a desperate situation, Oniichi Hogan lent a hand and took him in. In the days that followed, Oniichi Hogan taught Yoshitsune martial arts, giving him a strong physique and superb fighting skills; taught him the art of war, so that he could plan and win on the battlefield; and even taught him sorcery, giving him mysterious and powerful power. In the end, Yoshitsune successfully avenged his hatred with the skills he learned from Oniichi Hogan, leaving a strong mark in history. Because of this, the Japanese Tengu has gradually become a symbol of multiple meanings including monsters, mountain gods, and humanity, carrying the complex emotions and imaginations of the Japanese people towards mysterious powers, nature worship, and helping justice.

Ruya is such a Tengu monster with profound cultural heritage and powerful abilities. However, now, she has been "in the system" and has become a capable assistant to Cui Ming. In this new identity and environment, she is constantly adapting to her new life and mission. At this moment, when she mentioned the giant centipede monster Mkadanda, she, like Barton, had an irresistible desire in her heart.

In the world of monsters, powerful monsters not only mean powerful strength, their flesh, blood, and souls often contain special energy. For beings like Ru Ya and Patton, they are undoubtedly rare delicacies in the world. Once tasted, they may be able to improve their own strength. Therefore, she is subconsciously full of expectations for finding Mkadanda.

"Okay, I get it. It's not bad to catch a dangerous monster and eat it for you."

(End of this chapter)