Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

Upon hearing this, Eddie felt that everyone was dumbfounded. Did they even know what he was saying? Old Man Planet! The planet where the King of Ultra resides! How could you even think of attacking the King's planet?!

I guess I fell for it after all; it must be an illusion!

Thinking of this, Eddie didn't hesitate to use his timer flash to dispel the illusion, but Taro and Mebius each grabbed one of his arms and lifted him up, whispering to each other for a while. Then Eddie returned, nodded to everyone, and clenched his fist, saying:

"I'll do my part to prevent everyone in the Land of Light from seeing the old man planet being damaged."

Very good, then let's strike!

Led by Father of Ultra, the group quietly flew out of the Land of Light. They then joined forces to create a special barrier between the Land of Light and Planet Old Man. Father of Ultra then waved his hands, charging up a powerful beam of light that instantly enveloped Planet Old Man in its radiance...

"I'm so stupid... really..."

A moment later, Father of Ultra, sitting back in the Land of Light's research lab, leaned on his large horn with one hand and said in a frustrated tone:

"For Your Majesty, repairing a planet is a piece of cake. For Your Majesty, which planet can't be an old man? Where is there any need to pay special attention to the existence of an old man? I was too presumptuous to think that this could attract Your Majesty, who is dealing with a cosmic crisis, back. This is my dereliction of duty."

"Father, don't worry too much about it. After all, no one had ever thought of something like this before..."

While comforting him, Zoffy glanced at the sky out of the corner of his eye. Although everything he could see with his naked eye seemed normal, behind the obscuring barrier was the Old Man Star, which had been blasted into the shape of a crescent moon. The other Ultra Brothers were currently using Hikari's instruments to repair it, but the power of the King of Ultra was nowhere to be seen. Zoffy couldn't help but sigh inwardly and continued to comfort Father of Ultra.

And what about the King of Ultra?

The King of Ultra did vaguely sense the unusual activity on his home planet, Old Man Planet, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After he was first given the title of 'King of Ultra' and the news spread throughout the universe, whenever he left Old Man Planet, some fearless aliens would sneak up there to try and do something. He couldn't be bothered to care. He figured if they made too much of a fuss, the Land of Light would naturally handle it.

As for whether someone might set a trap for me... to be honest, if that's the case, I really want to see what a trap that could actually work on me looks like.

However, on the other hand, it's been quite a while since any aliens or monsters have come to cause trouble on our old planet. It's rather curious that one of them has suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Who is this brave one?

Forget it, I have more important things to do right now. If I still remember this little thing, I'll ask Father of Ultra or the Ultra Brothers when I get back.

With that thought in mind, the King of Ultra put aside his concern for the matter and turned his gaze to the vast universe, his brows furrowing slightly.

Where exactly is it? What is it that gives me such an unsettling feeling, like the universe is about to be destroyed? What could it be...?

Just as the King of Ultra was deep in thought, Subaru's light particle aggregate also appeared on an unfamiliar Earth. It was clear that the civilization on this Earth was quite advanced, with skyscrapers everywhere. On the streets, Subaru also saw many small mechanical modules that he couldn't recognize but looked quite powerful.

but....

There was no one there. No matter how much Subaru used his Nen to sense his surroundings, there wasn't a single person's presence...

No, not only people, but also birds and beasts did not react, and even the corpses were nowhere to be seen. It was as if, in an instant, all life in this city, except for trees and other green plants, had withdrawn from this place.

It's too quiet, eerily quiet.

Yuan Mao took out his energy blaster from his pocket, intending to go to a nearby place where he could find surveillance footage to see what had happened in the city. Just as the boy had searched around but couldn't find any usable surveillance equipment, his ears suddenly twitched. In the dead silence, he vaguely heard some noise.

Then, Subaru transformed into a ball of red light and flew toward the source of the sound.

"Xiao Wu, come back quickly!"

Meanwhile, in another city, a monster was wreaking havoc in the deserted city. Gen Subaru recognized the monster at a glance as the deep-sea monster Guvira, which was recorded in the monster encyclopedia of the visitors.

Its main features are easy to remember—it looks like a shark, with a white base color and black stripes, as well as yellow stripes on its back. It crawls on all fours, has a drill-shaped horn at the tip of its nose that is quite hard, and white eyes with blue pupils.

As for its strength...

Yuan Mao identified it as a vegetable.

Like this...

As Nexus flashed, the vertical guillotine whistled out. This Guvira even tried to use the long horn on its nose to decapitate it, which made Genji Subaru, who saw this scene, feel a little expectant, wondering if this thing was some kind of variant with unexpected power.

But as it turns out, Gen Subaru was overthinking it; this was a case of no escape, a last-ditch effort to try and escape.

uninteresting.

Gen Subaru put his hands on his hips, feeling quite bored. He planned to go down and talk to those two rare living people to see what was going on. Just then, a black mist suddenly flashed across the sky, and a projection of an alien that looked like a metallic humanoid rat wearing armor appeared in the mist at first glance. Two powerful energy lightning bolts blasted the corpse of Guvira, turning it into ashes.

"New Ultra Warrior, get out of here right now! This is my testing ground, not a place for you. Otherwise, you're dead!!"

After uttering those harsh words, the projection vanished in a flash, so fast that Gen Subaru didn't even have time to track its origin.

"hateful."

Gen Subaru clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, then deactivated his transformation and walked towards the small robot. At that moment, while Gen Subaru was fighting the monster, the pilot of the small robot found the 'Xiao Wu' she had mentioned, a seemingly quiet child. Seeing Gen Subaru approaching, the woman dressed in military uniform looked at him and said in a low voice:

Are you an Ultraman warrior too?

"Yes, I was summoned here by Dyna. Do you know Dyna? He sent out a distress call for you. You should have met him."

Upon hearing the name Dyna, both the female warrior and the child in her arms became somewhat excited. Gen Subaru, seemingly knowing he hadn't misspoke, smiled and said:

"Can you tell me what happened? You can't expect me to come here, kill such a small monster, and then turn back."

"plz follow me."

The woman stood up, carried the child into the cockpit of the small robot, and waited for Yuan Mao to sit on the back shelf. But after seeing Yuan Mao fly up on the spot, she didn't say anything more, started the engine, and guided Yuan Mao towards their base.

Surprisingly, although Subaru learned from their casual conversation on the way that the woman was a member of the Earth Defense Force, upon arriving at their base, he found it resembled a kindergarten more than an Earth Defense Force base. Several women, whose muscles didn't even seem as developed as Shiori's, were caring for a group of children in a warehouse, and...

阡尋

Gen Subaru observed the movements of the women dressed as the so-called Earth Defense Force more closely. To put it simply, they didn't seem like properly trained soldiers. Their steps were unsteady; even Musashi, the retired logistics officer at TLT-J, walked more steadily than them.

Most importantly, they don't have that... kind of murderous aura that Earth Defense Force members have. To be honest, don't be fooled by Shiori's carefree and cheerful demeanor. When she picks up a gun, her presence is something most people can't handle.

Was I scammed?

Yuan Mao began to seriously consider this question, but now that the group of children saw the woman piloting the small robot and the child named 'Xiao Wu' return, they all ran over happily shouting. He temporarily suppressed his doubts and let these people begin their reunion. He then surveyed his surroundings, thinking about where he could lure them if things turned sour, and how to take down these guys without harming the children.

"Are you the new Ultra Warrior summoned by Dyna?"

At that moment, a female adult who seemed to be in charge approached and asked in a cautious tone. Subaru looked away, nodded, and said:

"Um, my name is Subaru Gen, and I am Ultraman Nexus. May I ask what happened here? Why are you all the only ones left in the entire city? Where is Dyna? Why can't I sense his light?"

The woman was a little taken aback by Yuan Mao's barrage of questions. She hadn't expected him to get straight to the point. She hesitated for a moment, about to say something, when she saw Yuan Mao wave his hand to the children who had gathered around him and say softly:

"Alright, alright, kids, the adults need to get down to business. You should go play somewhere else."

"Risa, take the children to play in the back."

Upon hearing what Gen Subaru said, the female captain turned around and whispered to the gentle-looking woman next to her. Risa nodded and softly called the children to walk away into the distance.

"It was done by aliens—the Baltans."

The female captain explained softly to Gen Subaru:

"At first, only birds, cats, and dogs disappeared. Later, it was the humans. I don't know how that Baltan alien did it, but almost in an instant, he took away the vast majority of people on this planet," Asuka said.

At this moment, the female captain noticed the puzzled look on the boy's face and realized that this new Ultra Warrior might not know Dyna's human form's name, so she quickly changed her words:

"Dyna said that those people were captured and imprisoned by the Baltan aliens, who are using people's fear, anxiety, and despair to breed new monsters called Zetton. We were lucky enough not to take them with us, but all communication systems on this planet have failed, and we..."

"Do you have any information about that new monster, Zetton?"

Hearing that the female captain seemed to be going off-topic, Gen Subaru interrupted her and asked directly:

"Did Dyna lose in his battle against that new monster?"

"Um, wait a minute, let me organize my thoughts."

The female captain had figured it out: the new Ultra Warrior's focus was entirely on monsters, aliens, and Dyna, and he wasn't really interested in hearing anything else. So, she quickly gathered some relevant information, organized her thoughts, and said softly:

"To be honest, I don't know much about that new Zetton. I've only heard Dyna mention it; it's a very dangerous monster. As for Dyna... he was petrified while trying to stop the birth of that new Zetton..."

Having heard this, Yuan Mao had a general understanding of the situation. Looking at the sorrowful female captain in front of him, he said softly:

"So where is Dyna's statue? I'll go take a look."

"No, that won't work..."

The speaker this time wasn't the female captain, but a female team member who had been listening to the conversation from a short distance away. She said, somewhat dejectedly:

"That monster couldn't even beat Dyna, so it's impossible for anyone else to beat it."

"Oh."

Gen Subaru responded softly, then turned his gaze back to the female captain and said:

So, which direction should we take?

"Didn't I already say that it's impossible to win?"

Whether it was because Genji's reaction was too calm, or because he was too unable to accept Dyna's defeat, the female teammate suddenly lost control and yelled at Genji. Seeing that she seemed to be trying to grab his collar, Genji helplessly said softly:

"Just because I can't win doesn't mean I shouldn't fight! What nonsense are you spouting? I am Ultraman Nexus, the Ultra Warrior who protects humanity. What you think is a hopeless battle might not be so for me. So, which direction are we heading?"

When Gen Subaru asked for the third time, the female captain answered softly:

"It's just to the east, I'll take you there in a bit..."

"No, I'll go by myself."

Gen Subaru waved his hand and said softly:

"I don't know what Dyna's fighting style is like, but my fighting style is very rough and barbaric. You might all feel the tremors here in a while, so if you feel or hear any violent explosions later, don't be afraid. That's just my normal operation. Just think of it as firecrackers going off. And don't be curious and go to look. If you get caught in the blast, I may not have the strength to save you."

Well, although it sounded a bit arrogant, the boy's composed demeanor inexplicably reassured everyone present. However, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, they heard Yuan Mao say:

"Alright, one last question: what exactly are you? I don't really think you're the Earth Defense Force."

"...Such a keen intuition! We've only been here a few minutes, but it feels like you've been lying in wait among us for days."

As soon as Gen Subaru asked the question, everyone's expressions changed slightly. After a brief silence, the female captain smiled wryly and spoke softly:

"Is this the power of Ultra Warriors?"