Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

"You dare steal my light, you traitor! Give me back my light!"

What traitor? How did absorbing the planet's free energy mean I stole yours? Are you a monster?

"He's not a monster! This child is my guardian! But you, who clearly also possess the aura of planetary light, why did you go and invade other planets!"

What are you talking about, Starlight? I was just following orders.

"Following orders? So you're going to destroy the homes the children worked so hard to build, is that it!"

"...Never mind! No matter where you are from, I declare war on you!"

"His-!"

The monster roared to the sky, its sharp beak wide open, and terrifying energy began to gather within its mouth. Amplified by the planet's light, the center of the dark red energy sphere, crackling with lightning, deepened further, almost turning into an absolute black.

The sky and earth darkened, and the clouds and fierce winds swirled towards the energy ball. The dark red light reflected on Fos-001's armor, staining the originally silver armor a blood-red color.

A sense of crisis rushed up my spine and straight to my head.

From his perspective, the energy sphere seemed to have grown a pair of eyes, and those eyes were locked onto him.

"There's no way to avoid it..."

Fos-001 could only adopt a defensive stance.

Go to their city.

A familiar voice urged him on.

The mechanical armor, already damaged to the point of being scrapped, still dutifully relayed the latest instructions.

Fang Te's instructions.

Go between the monster and the city; if he wants to defeat you, he must destroy the city.

[Fos-001, execute immediately.]

[It's too late! What are you doing? 001? 001!]

"Damn it, is this armor broken?" Fant said angrily, turning to ask Omarment, "How come?"

What's going on! My command Fos-001 isn't responding. What about your detection mechanism? Is the communication broken?

Omarment was covered in sweat, his leisurely demeanor long gone. He swiped his hands across several screens and said, "The armor's protective functions are almost completely destroyed, but the communication is definitely not a problem. I just did a self-check!"

"What is that thing standing there motionless like an idiot?!"

Fang pointed at the motionless figure on the screen: "So the thought system has crashed again? My god! It always causes me trouble at crucial moments! Eistend! Get the recycling department back. Looks like we'll have to get back the broken, useless weapons we're about to get rid of!"

Chapter Eleven: Return to the Eyes of Clarity

The useless weapons they were talking about had indeed fallen into a mental slump.

The mechanical armor was linked to the thought system in his head, taking on some of the command input and enhancement functions. When the mechanical armor was damaged, especially the armor on his head which was half torn off by the monster's claws, the command issued by Fangte caused his thought system to enter a brief state of chaos.

On one hand, the residents in his head were shouting for him to carry out the orders quickly, and on the other hand, there was a bunch of mixed voices, some young and some hoarse.

If he wants to defeat you, he'll have to destroy this city.

"If you want to touch the divine stone, then kill me first!"

The green-skinned men held hands and opened their arms in front of him, followed by a blinding light.

"Please have mercy! If we can't dig enough caves to hide in, we'll all be captured!"

Many short, green-skinned people surrounded him and worshipped him.

"Don't take my father away! Heavenly God, can you help me find my father?"

These are the native inhabitants of this planet. A little girl in pink seems to be talking to him.

"Divine Stone! Please bless us!"

This is a strange, old, eccentric man.

"Yabo people! You will be punished!"

This is... the little green-skinned man blocking his way...

Am I the "divine stone" they're talking about?

Then why do they say that the Abalites will be punished? Am I not the creation of the Abalites?

This feeling of familiarity... I shouldn't hurt this monster.

Planet...light...

[Disorder detected in the thought system; forced hibernation mode activated.]

Fos-001 clutched its head in pain. The damaged mechanical armor faithfully executed its program with its remaining parts, but the leakage of current at the break point caused harm to its owner.

[High damage rate, error 201, forced hibernation mode failed to start.]

On the other side, the massive energy ball in the monster's mouth is poised to be unleashed.

Over here, the excessive confusion of his thoughts and the bombardment of a bunch of fragmented images made Fos-001 groan in discomfort.

"So that's how it is. I misunderstood you."

The angry voice that had just wanted to burn everything away was now as gentle as a spring breeze.

Fos-001 was stunned. The voice was so gentle and tolerant, so much like the temperament of Suffer Star, like... like a mother comforting her child. Even the pain seemed to gradually subside under this soothing voice.

"You are the light that guides the lost; please remember quickly."

I just remembered... what...

The vortex of energy slowly slowed its churning, then came to a standstill, and began to slowly reverse. The suffocating pressure dissipated, and the energy sphere that the monster had been accumulating for so long gradually shrank.

As the sun sets and stars fill the sky, the shimmering light above the city reflects a faint glow. A ribbon of crimson light, like warm little hands, gently envelops the bewildered silver giant.

The monster closed its ferocious mouth, lowered its claws, and stopped staring at the silver giant. Instead, it turned its attention to the Yapool ships that had just scattered.

Fang Te stared in astonishment at everything reflected on the screen. It seemed they no longer needed to consider retrieving the weapons, but a premonition that sent chills down his spine struck him.

The next moment, he urged in an unprecedentedly urgent, even trembling voice, "There must be a serious problem with the mind system! Omarment! Can you speed up the auto-repair of the mechanical armor? At least restrain it in place! We can't let it continue to move!"

“It was damaged terribly in the battle,” Omarment looked up from a cluster of flashing alarm screens. “According to the communication just now, it tried to enter forced hibernation mode, but it failed!”

"Then call for backup! Bring all the nearby spaceship units here! Tell them to stop digging for rocks on those dead planets. If I'm not mistaken, we're in trouble!" Fang Te rushed over, pacing almost like a spinning top. With a wave of his hand, he sent his spaceship retreating a considerable distance, until it reached the limit of communication coverage with Fos-001. (Monthly subscription group 694936135)

"Request assistance from the 4th Research Institute! Have them awaken all the monster weapons they've developed!"

The relaxed atmosphere inside the spaceship was activated by this series of commands, making it as tense as if they themselves were the ones being invaded, not the people of this planet.

Estend unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's for the best. Hurry up, Fos-001, go as far away as possible, and don't get caught again."

"Before our monster weapons arrive..."

……

……

Dozens of light-years away, the 4th Research Institute

base.

A monster with enormous horns and a bull-like appearance opened its eyes, next to which was another monster with a pair of powerful pincers. In the space below these two monsters, a monster with eyes on both hands let out a roar. This continued down to the very bottom, where a dozen pairs of long-dormant eyes shone brightly once more.

At a more distant satellite base, the equally busy Yapool opened the hatch, and the monster army received the activation order, stepping onto the spaceship that was preparing to jump to its destination.

Meanwhile, Fos-001, shrouded in a dark red ribbon, also raised its head, its milky white, warm eyes gazing up at the starry sky above with unprecedented clarity.

Those eyes pierced through the vast distance and locked onto a spaceship.

Fangte, Estend, and everyone else on the spaceship looking at the screen met those eyes.

The temperature inside the spacecraft suddenly dropped.

A chill permeated everyone's heart, spreading all the way to their feet.

"Activate the jump immediately!"

A torrent of dark red light swept over almost instantly.

Fos-001 glanced down at his arms, which were still bound by mechanical armor, and his body burst into silver flames. With a clear shout, he shattered all the remaining armor binding his body.

The wreckage of the armor was scattered everywhere, and Fos-001 disappeared in an instant. A few breaths later, he appeared at the spot where Fangte's spaceship had jumped before, looking around warily.

“You’ve gone too far,” the gentle voice in my mind said. “Don’t leave my atmosphere, or the light I give you will quickly dissipate. I’m not one of those powerful planets; my light is only effective within my range.”

"Understood." Fos-001 turned around and re-entered the atmosphere, dark red light fragments swirling around it, constantly replenishing its energy reserves.

“Fos-001 must have made some kind of connection with the native monster of this planet and gained its power,” Fang Te said in the command ship, considering the fleeting, dark red light that had just appeared. Fos-001's light had never been this color in previous tests. After a moment's thought, he concluded, “No, it might even have gained the planet's energy. Therefore, it shouldn't stray too far from this planet, otherwise its power will weaken—Estend! Notify our research institute's affiliated forces to retreat to the outside of the star system where this planet is located, establish a perimeter, and remain there until reinforcements from the 4th Research Institute arrive!”

Estend dared not delay and hurriedly issued Fos-001's order. At the same time, taking advantage of the gap in the communication, he glanced at the link with Fos-001, only to find with disappointment that the link had been interrupted and the previously flashing icon had long since dimmed.

“Don’t be a fool and stay on that planet,” he thought anxiously. “Without the mental system created by those lunatics, you should be smarter now, right? You must leave as soon as possible and not stay there.”

Chapter Twelve: Golden Butterflies and Blood

Unlike other research institutes, the Yapool Fourth Research Institute focuses on developing a monster army, rather than a small number of elite monsters.

However, they seem to have recently started researching synthetic super beasts. Perhaps with some more time, what they develop could rival the creations made by the Yapool's "aggregate of resentment" in another dimension.

Of course, the monster army they urgently dispatched to Nebula M16 couldn't do all that for the time being. Even so, Fos-001 couldn't help but feel a jolt when it saw the visually imposing monster army from afar.