Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

The prey it had its eye on stepped forward and stomped on the half-charred tongue.

Despite his disproportionately large size, Baigbazun felt as if his tongue was being pierced by nails, so much so that he could only move his body to leave the ground.

With its spiky nape arching open the ground, the mutated beast, which had been lurking and hunting for food for a long time, finally revealed its mutated cockroach-like form on the ground.

The ground trembled again because of Baigbazun's movements. Komon Kazuki, holding the puppy and pulling two little girls, escaped from the factory before the ceiling, which was cracking from the tremors, completely collapsed.

The moment he breathed in the fresh air again, Kazuki Komon saw a brilliance that could rob the daylight of its brightness.

"Roar--!"

The strong wind pressure forced him to crouch down to steady himself, while also grabbing Karin and Rina who were about to fall to the ground.

He heard the furious roar of the alien beast and the loud thud of something heavy hitting the ground.

Another "earthquake" struck, and he, who was prepared, finally had the opportunity to turn around and look at the alien beast.

Then, he widened his brown eyes.

Beneath the radiance was a silver body, the giant's chest and forearms covered in armor, but the color timer that emitted a faint glow was somewhat dim.

The giant took two steps forward and smashed the mandibles that were trying to bite him with a punch. He then stomped heavily on Baigbazun's tongue. He turned his left hand down and raised it, and the light shavings spun and gathered, solidifying in his palm into the shape of a sword blade.

Protecting the equally stunned children, Kazuki Komon murmured, "Second place... a giant..."

Chapter Six: Reunion (Bonus Chapter 4)

"A new alien beast vibration wave has been detected in Area 9."

Without any prompting from the CIC (Combat Information Center), the members of Night Raid Team A, aboard the Chrome Chester, could already see the glowing figure in the twilight from afar.

For the first time, Yoshizawa Yoshiyu showed a look of surprise during the operation.

He stared at the crimson dot of light that did not exist in his prediction, and a sense of crisis, as if things were about to spiral out of control, washed over him.

The son of Prometheus clasped his hands together, supporting his chin. The smile on his lips, illuminated by the light screen, was gone.

"The new giant, who... will you be?"

"What is this?! I...I..."

Jun Sakuma, whose gaze followed Samuel's, was terrified out of his wits by the living, alien-like tongue a moment ago, and the next...

He was so terrified by the sudden magnification of the alien beast's true form that his soul almost evaporated.

Before he could even notice the factory building that only reached his calves, the mutated cockroach-like monster was already lunging at him with its sickle-like front teeth, creaking and squeaking.

The viscous fluid sticking out of the alien beast's mouth, forming threads, was clearly visible to those with exceptional eyesight.

Then, the guy controlling his own body moved sideways a body distance at a speed that made him dizzy and almost made him vomit. He grabbed the other person's neck from below with one hand and stabbed the light blade into the other person's side like cutting tofu with the other hand—if cockroaches have waists.

Another wave of dizziness hit him, and Jun Sakuma noticed that Samuel had retreated several steps, the extremely unstable light blade blasting a hole in the alien beast.

Baigbazun let out a sharp hiss, tilted its head back and flicked out its tubular tongue—actually, it would be more accurate to describe it as a huge worm, looking more like a centipede with its legs removed.

Seeing something disgusting naturally makes one want to run away. As soon as Jun Sakuma had this thought, Samuel, who had been in a fighting stance, suddenly took a half step back with his right leg in front of him.

“You’ll be fine, leave it to me,” Samuel said.

"But...but..." The memory police officer, who was communicating with a monster so closely for the first time, uttered a trembling voice.

That thing's drooling is going to drip on you! Get out of the way!

He took a half step back with his right leg, then, as if stopped by something, he forced himself to step forward again.

That thing has very sharp teeth! One bite could sever a hand! Why are you still standing there? Run!

“Just one bite!” Samuel struggled to control his legs, which were becoming somewhat unruly, and snapped at Jun Sakuma.

"Ughh ...

That thing was taller and stronger than me! Am I fighting an elephant bare-handed?!

Baigbazun roared as the thunderous roar rushed towards his face. Sakuma Jun, the experienced and knowledgeable memory police officer—

Hold your head and squat to defend.

"Hey you!!!" Samuel managed to restrain himself from doing the same thing and hugged Baigbazun's head.

"At least don't even think about running away! Are you going to let it go if we don't deal with it now? Your condition is affecting me!"

With its mountain-like body, Baigbazun pushed Samuel relentlessly, crushing and crushing structures, twisting steel bars and collapsing concrete, turning the neat factory buildings into a pile of ruins ravaged by an earthquake and then a tsunami.

Samuel stood between it and Komon Kazuki and his group, creating two deep chasms beneath his feet. He grabbed Baigbazun's tongue with both hands and kicked away the mouthparts that were stuck to him like a leech.

However, his injuries had not healed. To be precise, he hadn't had a proper rest since Grozam appeared and he returned to Earth.

In addition, the forced fusion with the nearly dead Earthling's corpse greatly reduced his combat power, and the fear of the human host further halved his remaining combat power.

Samuel never imagined that he would one day be reduced to throwing out a single explosive light blade, only to have it flash red during a struggle with a monster.

Next time, don't just randomly choose a human host!

He learned his lesson!

"Sakuma! Now is not the time to be afraid. It's just a big bug! Open your eyes wide and look carefully!"

"me……"

"You have Kaori behind you!"

Jun Sakuma stopped shrinking back.

He did hear it; his daughter was behind the night raider, quietly comforting her comrade.

"Rina, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, big brother will protect us, we will be able to go home safely."

My daughter needs to get home safely.

"Hiss—!"

Baigbazun withdrew its tongue, causing Samuel to stumble. With a kick of its hind legs, it collided head-on with the giant, its scythe-like mandibles snapping shut as it bit down hard on the giant's shoulder.

...May his rosewood arrive home safely!

Jun Sakuma finally mustered the courage to look directly at the shadow of the alien beast that he dared not look at directly.

"It hurts." Samuel grabbed its head, which was clamping into his flesh, and used all his strength to forcefully push it away little by little.

Light particles spilled from the wound, and the anxiety of losing its prey made Baigbazun struggle wildly.

Its tongue entangled his other wrist, but Samuel opened his palm and three explosive light blades condensed within it, piercing into the wound that had just been blasted open by Baigbazun in a chain reaction.

"Boom boom boom!"

Three explosions.

The alien beast, severed in two, fell askew, shattering into blue particles just before hitting the ground.

The silver giant glanced back at Karin, who was hiding behind Kazuki Komon, nodded to the young Night Raid member who had protected his daughter, and then disappeared into the glow.

Before long, the man in black staggered to the side of the target, who was still unconscious after his memory was erased.

"Snoring..." The target was fast asleep on the sofa, his beer belly bobbing up and down, his phone lying on his stomach like a very bouncy balloon.

The memory was erased very effectively; the target was drooling and grinning, probably having dreamt of something good.

Samuel released control of his body, and Jun Sakuma found that although it was still quite difficult, he was able to stand steadily while holding onto the wall.

The joy of regaining control of his body greatly boosted his spirits.

etc.

He touched the spot where Baigbazun had bitten him, thinking, "It might still be bleeding," but he only felt a patch of intact flesh.

"How...?" He clearly remembered that Baigbazun had bitten through his skin, and the golden light particles that seeped out were extremely conspicuous in the night.

“I told you to leave it to me, you’ll be fine,” Samuel said, his voice sounding tired. “Now that you can move, get yourself back.”

“Hey, using the word ‘transport’ makes me sound like some kind of cargo.”

Samuel chuckled: "You'll encounter alien beasts quite often in the future, so don't even think about running away again."

"Ah...do we have to fight monsters like that from now on?"

"If we don't fight, let them eat people?"

"That won't work!"

“It’s good that you’re aware of this,” Samuel said. “I need to rest for a while. Try to drag yourself home.”

"Ah... the word 'drag' is quite apt, but it's also uncomfortable..." Jun Sakuma struggled to coordinate his long-unused limbs, almost brushing against the wall as he walked out of the house.

He glanced at the car parked at the door; it was only a few meters away, but it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

"Drip drip..."

As expected, Shudo Saya called to inquire about the progress. Sakuma Jun, barely managing to speak normally, replied, "The target is very vigilant. I encountered some trouble in subduing him."

"So, you're injured? Should we contact the medical team?"

"Ah, no, no, it's not that bad. Uh, I twisted my ankle. I have to go back and report later."

"Okay." Shuto Saya hung up the phone.

Jun Sakuma continued to drag his unsteady steps toward the car.

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