Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"Yes I will...."

024 The Volcano Monster Bird Barton

"I was doing a good job, but I was inexplicably labeled. It would be too difficult to let go of such a label so easily."

After hearing Subaru's answer, Nagi Saijo nodded and calmly said:

"So I think it's necessary for us to have a good talk or a discussion to vent our frustrations. I'm not very good at dealing with people, so I'll be direct."

"Coincidentally, I'm not very good at it either."

Subaru thought for a moment, then put his hands on his hips and looked at Nagi Saijo, saying:

"Say it again."

"I'm sorry, my attitude was not good before..."

"I forgive you!"

The boy smiled, but then, feigning an air of maturity, patted Saijo Nagi on the shoulder before leaning against the railing and saying:

"Great, great! One less thing to worry about. I've decided, I'm going to have wasabi and honey rice tonight!"

"You have rather strong tastes."

Saijo Nagi smiled, took a sip of her drink, then gently tapped his head with the bottle and whispered:

“My problem is solved. Now let’s deal with yours. After Gou Lü Muzhen disappeared, I also went through a very difficult time, and my expression back then was exactly the same as yours now.”

Noticing Subaru's gaze, Saijo Nagi calmly said:

"This isn't my opinion, it's Shiori's. Her observation skills are quite good, so... pressure is a good thing, but this planet won't stop spinning just because someone is missing. Go and rest, consider this the vice-captain's command..."

'Beep beep beep beep!!!'

"Tch! That damn alien beast!"

Before she could finish speaking, the alarm sounding in the communicator made Saijo Nagi curse out loud. Gen Subaru chuckled, glancing at the location of the vibration wave sent by Kirasawa Yu, and continued:

"I'll rest after we defeat this alien beast. I'm heading out now. See you later."

Then, Saijo Nagi saw Stone Wing rushing towards them, taking Minamoto Subaru away to an unknown location.

"Haha, hehehehehe!!!"

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However, before Gen Subaru could reach the designated location, a maniacal and shrill laugh echoed so loudly it was almost headache-inducing, followed by an endless cloud of dark mist.

Trying to steal it? I admire your courage.

Gen Subaru chuckled and immediately steered Stone Wings into the black mist, entering the Dark Realm. There, Dark Faust, with some feathers growing on his body, was scratching his face and laughing wildly. The boy didn't care what he was laughing about. A ball of red light rose from Stone Wings, and a silver-black giant descended rapidly from the sky, kicking Dark Faust.

But just as Gen Subaru was about to hit the enemy, a powerful impact erupted from Dark Faust's body, as if some kind of explosion had occurred inside him. This impact also caused Nexus's flying kick to deviate slightly from its direction, grazing the Dark Giant's body as it struck down.

The strange sensation at the landing spot immediately made Nexus distance himself. He could feel that the feather-like protrusions were effectively dissipating force, and...

Gen Subaru examined the mist that had begun to spread after the impact. He reached out and rubbed it in the air, finding it strangely sticky. Every part of his body felt a strange, slight itching and stinging sensation.

It's poison!

Yuan Mao's expression hardened. Although he didn't know what kind of poison it was, there was no doubt that the air purification device equipped on the Night Raid team's fighter jets would be unable to deal with this deadly poison that could even affect Nexus's body!

Thinking of this, Gen Subaru raised his hand and fired a Particle Feather, but instead of attacking Dark Faust, he blasted it into the Dark Domain, where the Night Raid team's fighters were breaking through phase, and this attack could interrupt their actions.

"what happened?"

Having failed to break through the phase barrier, the Night Raid team's fighters immediately activated their stealth camouflage. After all, they were too close to the surrounding towns. Shiori Hiraki looked at the fluctuating phase barrier and asked in confusion. Mitsuhiko Ishibori quickly tapped the screen and said in a deep voice:

"It's the shockwave of the Particle Feather; Nexus is preventing us from entering the Dark Realm."

"Nexus, huh...."

Eisuke Wakura narrowed his eyes slightly, a myriad of thoughts flashing through his mind in an instant:

"Get on board the Chrome Chester Delta fighter jet, quick!"

"Yes!" X3

Meanwhile, in the dark realm, Nexus crossed his arms in front of his chest, his Ultra Nen surging. After locking onto Dark Faust, he roared and raised his hands upwards. The immense Nen power instantly sent Dark Faust flying. Then, his hands crossed to form a cross, and [Armed Nexus] took the opportunity to intersect and transfer energy. The Cross Ray Storm instantly formed and shot out.

This is a little trick he learned from fighting the original Ultraman. He tries his best to shorten the pre-cast animation of the skill. At the same time, he also personally experienced how to control the output power of the beam from the original Ultraman's beam skills. Just like now, the 'Cross Ray Storm' that seems to be fully activated is actually just a show, just a test. If he really finds an opening, he will increase the power in an instant and kill the enemy!

However, these are all secondary. What I really want to learn right now is still in the exploratory stage, and I haven't been able to... Wait, what's going on here?

Just as 'Cross Ray Storm' was about to hit Dark Faust, Gen Subaru heard a sound like a bird's cry. Then, a terrifyingly high temperature suddenly descended, and a blazing fireball shot out from Dark Faust's face. The fireball hurtled towards Nexus, piercing through 'Cross Ray Storm'. Gen Subaru quickly dodged to the side, and the power of the fireball's explosion shook the earth slightly.

"call!!"

At that moment, the strange bird call rang out again. Gen Subaru was startled and immediately swept his leg back, but the enemy who had been flying away dodged. Only then did he see what Dark Faust looked like now. Apart from the feather-like protrusions, soft thorns like wings had grown from under his arms, and a deformed bird's beak had grown from his mouth. His whole face looked as if it had been twisted and terrifying under the impact of two huge forces, and the scorching fireball just now had been spat out from his bird's beak.

Could it be... that Dark Faust also absorbed the corpse of a cosmic monster?

Subaru became wary. The visitors had given him a monster encyclopedia to review and familiarize him with the creatures, so he'd know how to deal with them. But Dark Faust... he really couldn't figure out what it had fused with... Wait, poison, fire, birds... that sounds familiar...

The boy paused for a moment, then a flash of inspiration struck him—the knowledge he had just crammed for yesterday morning came flooding back to him.

Could it be... the volcanic monster bird Patton?!

025 I am so ugly

The volcanic bird monster Barton is recorded as a very powerful monster in the visitors' monster encyclopedia. Its venom, fire, and bird-like nature perfectly match the current changes in Dark Faust. However, the monster encyclopedia is simply too vast; he's already seen several monsters with similar abilities. If he's wrong this time, so be it. It's best if he's wrong; for the strong, one plus one often doesn't simply equal two...

Guess as you may, and unwilling as you may be, reality still has to be faced. At this moment, Dark Faust had already swooped down, and the howling wind that tore through the air reminded Gen Subaru of the original Ultraman's series of flying headbutts. Thinking back on the impact, he felt waves of pain in his lower back.

'Buzz!'

Subaru wouldn't make the same mistake twice. Nexus emitted a faint red glow as he reached out to Dark Faust, timing it perfectly. He unleashed his Ultra Nen, forcefully stopping Dark Faust in mid-air. At the same time, Nexus's other hand transformed into a chop, slamming Dark Faust into the ground.

It's a pity I haven't learned the mist hand chop yet, otherwise I might have been able to take down Dark Faust with this move.

While feeling regretful, Gen Ang planned to lock Dark Faust's limbs and beat him to the ground. However, just as the Dark Giant landed, dark green poison gas suddenly erupted, hitting Nexus who was pouncing down. The suffocating pain caused him to lose his balance. Dark Faust took the opportunity to get up and ram into Nexus, forcing him back.

This poison... is incredibly potent...

Although he was knocked away, the area covered by the poisonous fog was so vast that Yuan Mao felt as if his body was in boiling water, slowly being cooked and peeling off. As a result, his movements and reactions became involuntarily distorted.

hateful!

Seeing the approaching Dark Faust, Subaru swung his arm away and punched him in the chest, but it had no effect. Seeing the fireball that was about to hit his face, Nexus immediately condensed high-temperature energy on his wrist and then conducted all the energy to his right hand. While maintaining the punching motion, he emitted a ring of light, forcing Dark Faust back and paralyzing the Dark Giant with the energy he had injected into its body.

Gen Subaru took a deep breath, trying his best to stay conscious. He crossed his arms in front of his chest to increase his focus, and then used Ultra Telekinesis to detonate the energy inside the enemy's body... What?

The boy clearly felt that his telekinetic power had been transmitted, but there was no response from Dark Faust. However, there was no time to think about why. The poison was further affecting his body and even his mind. This battle had to be decided as soon as possible!

"Drink!!"

With a roar, Gen Subaru activated 'Core Final', releasing a blinding flash from the energy core in Nexus's chest, instantly unleashing all of his light energy, and hurtling towards Dark Faust like a meteor.

However, Dark Faust waved his arm and flew into the sky, circling around Nexus. He had no intention of fighting Nexus at all. Clearly, he wanted to stall until Nexus was completely poisoned!

You come here!

After gathering light energy in his hands, Nexus hurled a long ribbon of light at Dark Faust, attempting to bind him. However, Dark Faust was too agile in the air, and the poison interfered with his movements. Nexus's attempts failed several times.

Sensing his increasingly dire condition, Subaru's face turned ashen as he dispelled the band of light. He unleashed his Ultra psychic power, indiscriminately enveloping the area around Dark Faust. Then, he pressed down, and a palm-shaped indentation appeared in the ground. Dark Faust was struggling to get up, and at the thumb's position, there was Dark Faust.

Nexus immediately lunged forward, concentrating all his light energy into his hand blade, intending to sever Dark Faust's head. However, the boy, whose mind was clouded by the poison, forgot that while Dark Faust did indeed possess the abilities of the volcanic bird Barton, his own abilities had not dissipated.

Therefore, the attack that should have been fatal was dodged by Dark Faust's teleportation. Nexus, whose attack landed in empty space, crashed heavily to the ground. Nexus tried to roll up and continue fighting, but his legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Nexus, who was struggling to get up, immediately sensed something was wrong when he heard the birdsong behind him. However, his body, affected by the poison, was really weak. Gen Subaru had thought that this poison was very powerful, but he did not expect that the poison would become so strong after the volcanic monster bird Barton merged with Dark Faust. Nexus's poison resistance was almost useless.

"what!!!"

At this moment, Nexus was seized from behind by Dark Faust, whose deformed beak plunged into the neck of the giant of light. Light energy was being continuously drained from it, and the soft spikes on Dark Faust's arm, hardened by the infusion of energy, were relentlessly stabbing at the arrow-shaped energy core, seemingly trying to dig it out. Subaru Genji, enduring the pain, focused his psychic power, attempting to force Dark Faust back, but then...

"Ultimate Ray, fire!!"

A beam of light, originating from the same source as 'Cross Ray Storm', slammed into the back of Dark Faust's head. At the same time, more than twenty missiles accurately struck the Dark Giant's joints. This allowed Subaru to easily break free of Dark Faust's restraints without using his Nen power. He grabbed Dark Faust's head, slammed it over his shoulder, and threw it to the ground. The Nen power he had gathered earlier wrapped around his hands and smashed it into Dark Faust's head like a hammer. In an instant, the Dark Giant's head was mangled beyond recognition.

it's over!

Gen Subaru, exhausted, propped himself up, looked at the fighter jet beside him, and barely managed to give a thumbs-up, but suddenly...

"I wasn't already... Ah... I see... This is... How ugly..."

It's Shunichi Maki's voice!

Gen Subaru wanted to create some distance, but his physical condition simply wouldn't allow it. As he moved, he almost fell onto Dark Faust. What he didn't notice was that Maki Shunichi's voice was much clearer than before.

At this moment, looking at Nexus supporting himself beside him, Dark Faust reached out with difficulty, as if trying to convey something. However, the sudden darkness that descended upon him made Dark Faust's movements stop abruptly. The vortex of dark energy, like manipulating a puppet, transferred Dark Faust to his side.

Emerging from the vortex, the original giant, shrouded in darkness, gazed at the dying Nexus. He created a massive sphere of dark energy and launched it into the sky. High above, it split into several smaller light projectiles, raining down and engulfing Nexus and the Night Raid fighters. He wanted to personally savor the pleasure of tormenting and killing Nexus, venting the anger and resentment that had been building within him. Unaware, however, that behind him, a light was emanating from the body of Dark Faust…

026 Next and Nexus