Entertainment: You're asked to make a graduation project, but you're asked to film Ultrama

A week passed quickly amidst the anxious waiting of countless tokusatsu fans and the heated discussions across the internet.

At 8 PM on Friday, the dedicated playback channels of major video platforms will open on time.

As the exhilarating opening theme song ended, the screen gradually lit up.

Amidst the deep interplay of light and shadow, the title of this episode slowly emerges in the center of the screen—"The Armor of Revenge."

The scene begins immediately after the plot of the previous episode.

On the devastated battlefield of the forest, the hunter knight's sword had vanished.

Upon seeing this, without any hesitation, he immediately dispersed his form as a giant of light, transformed into a human, and quickly ran forward.

With anxious eyes, Wei Lai crouched down, wanting to reach out and help the fallen Jian.

"Are you alright?"

However, the goodwill shown in the future was met with a cold response.

A golden dagger was pressed against his chest.

"Don't get in my way, Ultraman Mebius."

The sound of the sword was devoid of any warmth, like a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.

Future was pushed back two steps. He steadied himself, looked at the blue-clad warrior radiating murderous intent before him, and loudly questioned:

"What are you doing? Aren't you an Ultra Warrior just like me?!"

Jian sneered, turned his head, and his icy gaze pierced the future.

"I have long since abandoned the kind of Ultraman heart you speak of."

"I came here for only one purpose."

Jian clenched his fist, exuding a chilling aura of ferocity.

"That is, revenge."

Future paused for a moment, then retorted, "But, Bogaru has already..."

"That guy isn't dead yet."

Sword ruthlessly interrupted Future's words.

[Holy crap! This is so annoying right from the start! Xiaomeng kindly helped you up, and you pushed her?]

[Sword's temper is off the charts! Is he some kind of vengeful demon?!]

[Bogaru didn't die? And there was such a huge explosion in the last episode?]

[High-dimensional predators aren't so easily defeated; it seems Xiao Meng's ray of fire only injured it.]

Indeed, Mebius only managed to defeat the monsters several times without causing an explosion; his beam attacks weren't powerful enough.

Sword turned around, raising the knight's aura on his wrist.

A beam of blue light shot out, projecting a holographic image in mid-air in front of the two people.

The image shows a planet that is a beautiful blend of azure and emerald green, like a dream.

"This planet is Arbok."

The sword's voice turned low, carrying an undisguised sorrow and reminiscence.

"It is a miracle star born from this universe."

"As a scientist, I have been observing this planet for a long time."

The scene zooms in, revealing a group of high-level, intelligent life forms, radiating a soft glow and resembling elves, living on the planet Arbo.

"There, there is no strife, no hatred."

"The evolved intelligent beings of Arbok, with reverence for this planet, silently protect this pure land."

Jian's tone suddenly changed, filled with endless hatred.

"But then, that guy suddenly appeared!"

In the holographic image, the terrifying Bodhi descends from the sky.

Faced with this cosmic-level predator, the unarmed and defenseless Arbos intelligent beings were completely lambs to the slaughter.

A heart-wrenching scream echoed across the beautiful planet.

Bogaru's enormous, wing-like mouth frantically devoured those tiny, star-like lives.

"Bogaru devoured all the unresisting intelligent beings of Arbok!"

"And then, the Star of Miracles perished."

In the scene, the once vibrant planet Arbok has been transformed into a desolate and barren wasteland.

The sword... or rather, Hikari at that time stood on that ruin, kneeling on the ground in agony, pounding his fists on the ground wildly, letting out a roar of impotent rage.

"I can't protect anything!"

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This is the pain of scientists! They have wisdom but no power!

Arbok is in a terrible state. This utopian planet, lacking any military strength, is like a piece of easy prey in the dark forest of the universe.

Anyone would go mad watching their planet be completely devoured.

[So this is what he looks like under the armor. He really is Ultraman; he even has a color timer.]

[He also has a cat hairstyle, and he's really handsome!]

Sword gazed at the ruins of his memory, his voice hoarse:

"That's when I heard it."

"The voices of regret and the cries of resentment from the dead."

In the scene, countless dead sentient beings on Arbok transformed into points of resentment filled with extreme vengeful emotions, which surged wildly into Hikari's body.

The blue light condensed in despair, eventually transforming into that heavy and cold silver-blue armor.

"Then I realized that now is not the time for sighs and sorrow."

"I must wear this armor to defeat Bogaru."

"Revenge is the mission I bear!"

The sword sheathed its image, its sharp gaze fixed on the future:

"So I set out for the next prey that Bogaru had chosen, which was Earth."

After hearing this heavy story, a hint of sympathy flashed in Wei Lai's eyes, but he still firmly shook his head.

"But in your pursuit of revenge, you intend to sacrifice humanity on Earth."

In the future, he stepped forward and said loudly:

"That's wrong!"

The sword let out a disdainful snort, its eyes full of mockery:

"Humans?"

"Compared to the intelligent beings of Arbok, humans are nothing more than insignificant, inferior life forms."

"How could this be..." Future looked at him in disbelief.

The sword ignored the shock of what was to come and instead murmured something under its breath:

"Besides, my time is running out."

[Hiss—! Ultraman treats humans as inferior life forms?]

He certainly has the ability to do so.

[Sword felt that, in order to avenge Arbore, the lives of Earthlings meant absolutely nothing to him.]

What does "Time is running out" mean? Does this armor consume life force?

[There are definitely side effects. This kind of armor, formed from resentment, is definitely draining its own life force!]

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the woods in the distance.

"team leader--!"

Aihara Ryu rushed over, panting, shouting loudly.

In the future, when she turned her head, she saw the dragon queen, but when she turned back again, she found that Captain Serizawa had disappeared.

He left only a telepathic message: "Don't interfere with me anymore. If you get in my way, I won't let you off the hook."

Aihara Ryu rushed to Mirai's side, looked around anxiously, and grabbed Mirai's shoulder:

"Is everything alright in the future?"

"Mm." Future nodded.

"Have you seen Captain Serizawa? Have you seen him or not?!"

Looking into Aihara Ryu's expectant eyes, Mirai gritted her teeth and chose to keep it a secret:

"without……"

Aihara Ryu's eyes dimmed instantly, and he helplessly released his grip.

The scene then shifts back to the command center at GUYS' Asian headquarters.

The atmosphere in the command center was heavy.

"Bogaru is still alive."

Tang Zheping stood in front of the control panel, his face ashen, and announced the terrible news to everyone.

Please take a look at this!

Tang Zheping pulled up the high-speed camera footage of the battle just now and slowed it down several times.

In the scene, just as Mebius's ray was about to strike Bogaru at the last second.

Bogaru's figure suddenly blurred; it turned out he had shed his skin!

Bogaru's true form forcibly escaped the center of the explosion just before it occurred.

"They escaped before the explosion."

George the Dove gasped.

"It actually fooled my eyes!"

This monster is too cunning! It actually used the "golden cicada shedding its shell" trick!

[George's dynamic vision was completely fooled; Bogaru's escape speed is simply outrageous.]

[It can even fool Ultraman's eyesight, that's really scary.]

No wonder the sword said it wasn't dead; higher-dimensional predators are indeed not so easy to kill alone.

"Now we will relay new intelligence from headquarters regarding Bogaru."

Acting Director Misaki Yuki appeared on the big screen, her expression more serious than ever before.

Is it good news, or...?

Captain Po Shui asked.

"The bad news is that we've learned that Bogaru's energy levels increase dramatically every time he eats another monster."

Misaki Yuki's voice echoed in the command room.

"What did you say?" Toriyama was stunned, his face turning pale with shock. "So you mean..."

"The moment that energy is ignited, it will trigger a massive explosion!"

"A big explosion? How powerful would that be?"

"I ask them with concern," said Mari, speaking on behalf of everyone.

The following data was even more alarming:

"It is estimated to be equivalent to 19,000 megatons!"

The moment these words were spoken, the command room fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned by this outrageous astronomical figure.

"Assuming the explosion occurs in the city center where the Asian headquarters is located..."

A holographic map immediately appeared on the screen.

A red dot lit up in the city center, then spread outwards at an extremely terrifying speed, instantly engulfing all the surrounding city buildings and mountains.

"Within minutes of the explosion, everything within a 100-kilometer radius will be destroyed!"

1.9 gigatons?! Did I hear that right?!

[For liberal arts students, this thing is equivalent to tens of millions of times the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb!]

This isn't a monster, it's a walking, world-destroying Ivankov!

[The entire radius of 100 kilometers would be wiped out. If this were to explode in a city, tens of millions of people would be instantly reduced to ashes!]

[If Xiaomeng uses the ray again, I'll just wipe the floor!]

"No way..."

Kinoshita covered her mouth in fright.

Tang Zheping was also stunned:

"Bogaru is practically a mobile powder keg!"

Captain Sakaki frowned. "In other words, we can't use simple attack methods."

"How annoying." Marina scratched her hair in frustration.

George, however, astutely considered another fatal problem:

"But what if it's a sword?"

Everyone was startled.

Yes, the sword doesn't care about the lives of Earthlings; he only cares about whether he can kill Bogaru.

"He would probably shoot Bogaru without any hesitation!"

Aihara Ryu slammed his fist on the table and turned around abruptly.

"I'll stop him!"

After saying that, Aihara Ryu strode towards the door of the command room.

"Where are we going? We're in a meeting!"

George immediately stepped forward and grabbed Aihara Ryu's arm.

"Let me go!"

Aihara Ryu shoved George's hand away.

"Wait a minute!" George blocked his way again, his eyes sharp. "You've been acting strange lately. What have you been hiding from us? Tell us."

"None of your business!"

Aihara Ryu is currently preoccupied with Captain Serizawa and is completely deaf to any advice.

"Stop joking!"

George also lost his temper, grabbing Aihara Ryu's collar and angrily shouting:

"We're a team! Isn't that your motto?"

Long Sang panicked. He feared the sword would detonate the monster, and even more so, that it would become the enemy of all humanity.

George is right. Long used to talk about having a team all the time, but now he wants to go it alone.

[Concern leads to confusion; Captain Serizawa is Ryu-san's Achilles' heel.]

"What?"

Aihara Ryu, his sore spot struck, glared at George and grabbed his clothes with his other hand:

"Want to fight? Perfect, you bastard!"

The two men instantly started fighting, and the command room descended into chaos.

"Calm down, both of you!"

In the future, they should rush in and break up the fight.

"That's right, now is not the time to argue!" Kinoshita also loudly dissuaded them.

"Mind your own business!"

Aihara Ryu pushed hard.

Kinoshita, who was trying to break up the fight, was caught in the crossfire and was pushed to the ground.

"ah!"

In the future, quickly help Kinoshita up, "Are you alright?"

Upon seeing Kinoko fall, Aihara Ryu abruptly stopped moving.

He looked at his out-of-control hands, then at his angry teammates, a hint of struggle and self-blame flashing in his eyes.

"What exactly are you trying to do?!"

George angrily pointed at Aihara Ryu.

"Please stop arguing..." Kinoko cried out, her voice trembling with tears.

Aihara Ryu gritted his teeth, said nothing, turned around and rushed out of the command room.

"What happened...?"

Looking at Aihara Ryu in the future, his heart was filled with bitterness.

Why do we have to argue?

"There's no point in continuing like this." Aihara Ryu lowered his head, his voice filled with annoyance and disappointment. "If I can't make that person happy, then there's no point in me working hard at GUYS."

Then he turned and left.

After saying that, he wanted to turn around and chase after her in the future.

"Wait, the future."

Captain Sakami, who had been observing quietly from the sidelines, slowly walked over with a coffee cup in his hand.

He called out to Wei Lai and gave him a reassuring look.

"Let me go."

Captain Posui put down his cup, turned around, and walked out of the command room.

[Captain Sakakibara is about to make his move! The protective mother hen is on duty!]

The team is now completely falling apart; only Captain Sakakizumi can stabilize the situation.

[Xiao Meng is having a tough time, caught in the middle and suffering from both sides.]

[Long-sang is really stubborn; he's even disregarding his current teammates for the sake of his former captain.]

Actually, the atmosphere within the defense force is quite good, much better than that of the members in the mountains.

The scene changes again.

The sea breeze howled.

Ryu Aihara arrived alone at the observation deck on the high ground, a place filled with memories.

This is where he first opened his heart to Captain Serizawa, and where he made the Five Great Oaths of Ultra.

Aihara Ryu gazed at the distant blue sea, his heart filled with torment.

"What should I do...?"

Aihara Ryu closed his eyes in pain.

"Who are you?"

A cold, emotionless voice suddenly rang out behind Aihara Ryu.

Aihara Ryu shuddered and abruptly turned his head.

The man in the black leather jacket with a cold expression had silently appeared behind him at some point.

It was the hunter knight sword that had taken human form.

Answer me. Who are you?

Ken looked at Aihara Ryu, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

As Aihara Ryu looked at that face that was both incredibly familiar and incredibly unfamiliar, his eyes instantly reddened.

"I……"

"Your call awakened emotions that were superfluous to me."

Jian coldly interrupted him, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

Aihara Ryu took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and said loudly:

"I was really happy to find out the captain was still alive!"

"Because of you, I was injured by Bogaru." Sword stated the facts, his eyes growing colder.

"I'm so happy to see you again! I'm really happy!"

Aihara Ryu seemed not to hear the sword's words, continuing to pour out his inner feelings:

So...

"Answer me." The sword's patience had run out, and it interrupted abruptly.

Aihara Ryu bit his lip and pulled an old memory display out of his pocket.

Those were the keepsakes that Captain Serizawa had left for him.

"So, it can't be explained in just one sentence... Captain Serizawa."

Aihara Ryu handed it to the sword, pointing to the hand-carved GUYS flame symbol on it.

"You drew this flame symbol yourself."

Jian glanced down at the monitor.

He reached out and gently touched the cold metal casing.

The instant their fingertips touched, a powerful mental connection instantly linked to the body's remaining memories.

The scene flashes back to the first episode, showing Serizawa's memory of the moment the fighter jet explodes after Aihara Ryu jumps out.

Jian closed his eyes, processing the images flooding his mind.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze regaining that despairing coldness.

"I see, I understand now."

Sword looked at Aihara Ryu and ruthlessly revealed the truth:

"You are the one who risked your life to save this host at the last moment."

"Host?" Aihara Ryu was stunned, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

Sword made no attempt to hide anything and directly admitted that he had stolen the body:

"In order to defeat Bogaru on this planet, I need a host who can move freely."

"That is, the human body."

These words struck Aihara Ryu's mind like a bolt from the blue.

His eyes widened, his lips trembled violently, and the flames of anger instantly consumed his reason.

"Did you steal the captain's body?!"

Aihara Ryu roared, veins bulging on his forehead.

"What have you done, you bastard!"

"Give me back the captain's body!"

Aihara Ryu rushed forward recklessly, trying to grab the sword by the collar.

Sword merely shifted slightly, effortlessly dodging Aihara Ryu's attack, and then knocked him to the ground with a few punches and kicks.

Aihara Ryu got up and took a step back, then suddenly drew his GUYS laser pistol from his waist and aimed it intently at the man in front of him.

"it's out of the question."

"Before I can achieve my goal, I need the body of this person named Serizawa."

"This is just wishful thinking on your part, you bastard!" Aihara Ryu completely broke down, tears streaming down his face. "He's someone very important to me! Give him back to me!"

"Give it back to me!"

Aihara Ryu gripped the gun with both hands, the muzzle trembling violently from extreme anger and grief.

Sword stared at the dark muzzle of the gun, showing no fear whatsoever, and instead took a step forward.

"Give up, you won't attack."

Sword's eyes were full of mockery; he knew all too well what this body meant to the young man before him.

"What?!" Aihara Ryu gritted his teeth.

"What's wrong? If you don't attack, I'm going to."

He drew his short sword.

Suddenly, a gentle yet powerful voice came from not far away.

"Can you really do it?"

"You won't hurt this young man, will you, Serizawa?"

Aihara Ryu and Ken turned their heads at the same time.

Captain Sakami, dressed in a crisp uniform, walked steadily up to the observation deck.

"No."

"You should be called Jian."