Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

He knew what the courtroom was like; almost everyone sent there was eventually proven guilty and executed—in the last hundred years, only two people escaped the death penalty.

Estend's parents.

They were convicted of deserting the front lines to avoid battle. They were Estend's grandparents, Gurudas, the director of the Second Institute at the time, and researcher Sertia. Their lives were spared by exchanging their merits.

But from then on, they were no longer associated with any place of even slight importance; being sent to observe planets was tantamount to exile.

The Yapool people despise deserters the most, especially the battle in which they fled... or perhaps it wasn't even a battle at all; the Yapool people simply drove their spaceships over them. What kind of resistance could a backward civilization that couldn't even leave its own planet possibly have?

Later, they died on their way to the observation site. The Yapool recovery department said that their spaceship was discovered by the Ultra Space Guard during a patrol. The entire universe knows the Yapool's habits, so the spaceship naturally became an inconspicuous firework in the vast sea of ​​stars.

Later, after breaking through the super beast resurrection technology, Grudas rushed to Earth with almost no testing—driven by his desire for revenge and to wash away the shame that "deserters" had brought to his family.

Of course, he failed in the end.

Estend had told him, “Grandpa’s approach was wrong. Revenge should only be directed at the enemy. I also support teaching those guys from the Land of Light a lesson, but why involve others? That place called Earth… Ah, don’t tell the teacher this, since it’s not quite the same as what Arantar taught.”

Not long after, Celtia also followed Grudas in death.

This series of changes became the catalyst for Estender's decision to pursue weapons research after graduation. He wanted to break free from the shadow cast on his family by his "deserter parents" and prove himself through meritorious service.

Estend told him this story during one of his usual moments of gazing at the sky in a daze.

Now that Estend has betrayed the Yapools, does he intend to follow in his parents' footsteps and flee the battles on Earth?

But there is no second Grudas or Celtia who can help him offset his death sentence with merits.

Estend will die.

Samuel's eyes trembled slightly as he turned his gaze to the night sky outside the corridor.

The place was filled with stars, just like the midnight months before when he carried Estend up the building to steal from GUYS's internal network.

Estend was timid; that day he held onto his scarf tightly, afraid he would fall.

Such a timid person must be terrified of death, right?

Chapter Fifty-Four: Dark Clouds

Kataslo scheduled his operation for when GUYS was testing the artificial monster.

These past two days, he's been taking advantage of the preparations to implant a backend system on the Phoenix, and also secretly planted bombs near the test site, just waiting for the test to begin so he can blow up all the Earthlings in the test site.

Based on his understanding, when faced with a choice between an individual and a group of people, one should naturally choose to sacrifice the least and save the most. Mebius could only choose to kill this Earthling named Aihara Ryu—of course, the more likely choice would be to risk everything to save both sides.

Then he will send out his research findings, and Mebius will find that no matter how hard he tries, he cannot save either side.

So, are all the people in the Land of Light idiots? This universe is a law of the jungle, why bother about the life or death of such a backward civilization? They'll only drag themselves down and might even lose their lives.

He, with Aihara Ryu's body in his body and a detonator in his pocket, arrived at the test site with the Earthlings.

Ha, a man-made monster.

In his eyes, it's just a pile of garbage, and what's the big deal if it can only last for a minute?

So what if Estend provides the technology and data? Earthlings are a backward civilization. If they want to catch up, they'll have to wait tens of thousands of years. Perhaps their race won't even last until then before they perish—and that extinction happens today.

"The experiment begins," Misaki Yuki gave the order.

"Battle Dummy Level 3 Activated." Amakuya Kinomi pressed the button, and the target monster for testing appeared in the test field.

At the same time, Teppei Kuze released the monster capsule, an improved version of the originally planned Flame WINDAM, the Magma WINDAM, which appeared in a green glare.

The original silver-gray outer shell now flows with a deep red glow, the color being most intense at the joints, as if it were clad in a layer of magma armor. The weapon in the left hand has been modified into a launcher closer to a cannon barrel, from which extremely hot, deep red energy balls can be released.

Judging from its appearance alone, it is several levels above the original Windom.

In fact, its combat power was indeed several levels higher; with just one cannon shot, it shattered and destroyed the target monster on the other side.

All the testers present smiled easily. Toriyama's assistant and Madoka's secretary laughed heartily and applauded.

"As expected of the new type, Kinoshita, next!" Teppei Kuze was equally confident about this test.

Next target monster

It's Patton.

The energy ball of magma from Winddam and the pillar of fire spewed from Barton's mouth were locked in a stalemate in mid-air for a short while before Winddam successfully overpowered the pillar of fire and exploded on Barton's body.

The Flying Wing and Loader, which had taken off and hovered nearby to provide support for Wyndam, were probably no longer needed, as the lava Wyndam performed better than expected.

"Can we call it a day?" Marina Kazama asked.

“Please wait a little longer,” Amakuya Kinomi said, pulling up the data for the next monster. “We need to test one more.”

"Understood." The Flying Wing and the Loader continued to circle.

“The next one is Insectas,” Amakuya Kinomi reminded him.

Magma Windam raised his arm and aimed it at the target monster that was about to materialize.

But it didn't have time to launch the magma energy bomb.

Suddenly, a Specium missile from the Flying Wing locked onto it, and a series of powerful explosions knocked it to the ground.

Toriyama's aide and Madoka's secretary were startled by this sudden turn of events: "Why did you use the meteor technology so casually! You even blew up your own monster!"

Amakuya Kinomi reacted quickly, promptly stopping the deployment of Insectas while inquiring about the situation of her teammate who was controlling the fighter jet.

"I didn't operate it! The missile launched by itself!" It was Ikaruga Sadaharu's angry voice.

There's a problem with the maintenance? Could it be that Elder Araishi's eyesight is failing him?

The magma Wingdam activated its self-defense mechanism, launching a series of attacks on the Wing and Loader. Crimson magma energy blasts narrowly missed their wings several times, causing great anxiety among the personnel on the ground.

Perhaps they didn't even have time to worry about others, as the magma Wyndam's counterattack blasts exploded nearby, tearing up a large patch of ground.

Dirt mixed with small pieces of gravel pelted down on people nearby who were covering their heads and trying to avoid the brunt of the impact.

Fortunately, the time limit for the magma Wingdam to maintain its form expired, and before it could shoot down the Wing and Loader, it had already reverted to its capsule form.

"What exactly happened? Explain this to me!" Toriyama coughed a few times, trying to clear the dust that had been inhaled during the explosion, but his mouth was filled with dust again.

He only managed to get some fresh air when he ran over to Teppei Kuze and Kinomi Amaya, and he was furious.

"I don't know either," Teppei Kuze said anxiously, "This kind of accident just doesn't make sense!"

How could Ikaruga Sadaharu suddenly activate his meteor technique and aim it at his own people?

On the other side, Hibino Mirai, Ikaruga Sadaharu, and Kazama Marina, who were piloting the Wing and Loader, ran from the tarmac through the dust and smoke as they landed.

They had barely arrived a short distance away when a light blast stopped them before they could even say hello. Hibino Mirai was nearly hit by the blast, and the three of them immediately stopped in their tracks, looking toward the source of the light blast.

Tulaiga gun.

The person holding it is "Aihara Ryu".

“Someone tampered with the program, and it can’t be anyone else but him.” “Aihara Ryu” pulled the trigger again, but Hibino Mirai rolled on the spot and narrowly avoided it.

"What are you doing!" Ikaruga Sadaharu and Kazama Marina stepped forward to block Hibino Mirai.

"Get out of the way!" Aihara Ryu said, "You all know, right? Ever since the day the citizens expressed their gratitude, this kid's words and actions have been strange!"

"Who knows... this kid might be an alien!"

"This..." The others looked at each other in bewilderment. Indeed, they still vividly remembered the scene of Hibino Mirai inexplicably showing hostility towards the citizens. Even though he apologized later, he did not offer any further explanation, only saying that he had not rested well and was hallucinating.

Nobody's a fool; they're willing to accept this explanation simply because they trust Hibino's future.

"But we haven't figured things out yet, how can you attack the future directly!" Kazama Marina remained standing in place, not dodging.

Hibino Mirai tried to step forward, but Ikaruga Sadaharu pushed her back.

“Yes, Dragon!” Ikaruga Sadaharu shouted, “Put down the gun, let’s go back and find out who did it!”

“You all know what tricks aliens have up their sleeves,” Aihara Ryu stubbornly raised his arm. “Get out of the way! Otherwise, I won’t be responsible if I get hit!”

"I've now experienced the methods of aliens firsthand."

The light blast exploded with blinding sparks in everyone's eyes.

It didn't hit anyone, but rather struck the Tulaiga spear held by Aihara Ryu.

Shingo Sakakizumi walked over, gun raised: "Dragon would never shoot his own teammates. Alien, what are you trying to do by disguising yourself as him?"

"Captain Sakakizumi!" Reminded by him, everyone turned their gaze to Aihara Ryu, whose face was gloomy.

Shingo Sakami stared at him, his eyes showing no hesitation: "I didn't expect to encounter such a big thing after returning from my business trip... Tell me, who are you?"

“Aihara Ryu,” no, Kataslo sneered. This expression, so different from the real Aihara Ryu, made everyone instinctively put on alert.

“There are intelligent beings even in backward civilizations, but… you are still not intelligent enough.” Kataslo raised his hand, holding a semi-transparent device with a prominent button on top.

“Bombs,” Kataslow uttered softly, pleased to see the faces of the Earthlings opposite him change. “The testing grounds are full of my ‘good little ones,’ and so are the bases. All I have to do is press this button, and they…”

"They will respond to my 'call,' enough to blow you all to bits. Want to live? Then kill this Earthling named 'Aihara Ryu'."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Hibino Mirai, especially the last few words, which he uttered leisurely, almost word by word: "Come on, let me see your choice."

No wonder Mirai has been keeping an eye on Aihara Ryu these past few days. If Captain Sakami hadn't come back and saved the situation, Mirai might have really been killed by this insidious alien with their misunderstandings!

Their own lives are certainly important, but can they sacrifice the equally innocent Aihara Ryu for them?

"First! You can't go to school on an empty stomach!"

Hibino Mirai, clutching the Tulaiga gun, suddenly shouted strange words, and Kataslo looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Secondly! Sun-dry your blankets when the weather is nice!"