Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 568 The Land of the End

"Mr. Himeya!"

Although Komon didn't know what Mizoroki was plotting, he clearly sensed Himeya Jun's will to die.

"We really should deal with Mephisto first. If this continues, Mr. Himeya will really be doomed, Lipia..."

"Even if we deal with Mephisto Generation 1, there will be Mephisto Generation 2. At least we're more familiar with Generation 1 now, aren't we?" Natsukawa looked straight ahead as Himeya Jun stepped into the darkness. "Have some faith in him. Komon, he already knows how to fight."

"Huh? Really?"

"Human belief itself is a kind of light, and I saw that light in him."

Xia Chuan felt slightly relieved.

He didn't know what happened after Jun Himeya saved the female reporter, but the outcome seemed pretty good.

The first stage is finally about to be completed. After completing the Red Neck Card, he will truly enter Rank A, completely shed the "pseudo" label, surpass himself, and officially gain the ability to stand on his own in the Ultra Universe.

According to his estimation, Rank A should be second only to Zoffy, belonging to the elite level of the Ultra Brothers.

"Kōmon Kazuki?!"

A series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the back passage. The members of Night Raid Team C, who were on a mission, tensed up and raised their guns. After recognizing Gu Men's identity by Beregg, the team leader looked displeased.

"Squad A shouldn't be on a mission, so why are you here?"

"team leader!"

One of the team members noticed the white hair illuminated by the dim light, and his expression changed slightly.

"he……"

"Bang!"

Xia Chuan did not respond. After severing a tentacle that was wrapping around him with his bare hands, his entire body created ripples that broke through the spatial barrier.

"giant?!"

The captain of Squad C's eyes narrowed sharply.

The secret of Squad A spread quickly within the base, and yesterday Squad B even witnessed the appearance of a Titan.

"Is it him?"

"Captain, CIC has recorded phase data; the destination is Shinjuku Central Park!"

"Want to join?"

"Let's go back to Chester first."

……

On this day, alien beasts were unusually active throughout Tokyo, especially in the Nishitama area, where reports of alien beast tentacles surged, forcing the Memory Police to be so busy that they couldn't even keep up with the "Komon" intelligence reported by Squad C.

Upon learning the news, Sara Mizuhara, along with Squad C, who were on a combat mission, focused their attention on Shinjuku Central Park, where the spatial gate was about to open.

Accompanying Mizuhara Sara was Saijo Kaze, who had just undergone an investigation. Because his operational application was rejected, he could only participate in the mission indirectly as a protector of the prosecutor.

Undercurrents surged in the quiet of the night.

When Chester's fighter jet broke in, the phase fluctuation finally reached its peak, and a large area of ​​the city lights went out.

The final resting place.

Xia Chuan walked on the barren, black island. He couldn't see the sun. Gray fog drifted around him, completely devoid of any other color. The entire sea area resembled hellish land, and even the rainwater was black.

In the distance, a massive mountain was riddled with holes. Nexus stood beside the mountain, facing the tentacle itself, a strange beast with a grotesque, distorted face.

"Beep!"

The giant's Y-shaped red light flashed, its life force weakened, and even Hongna could not maintain it. She could only fight with difficulty in her silver form, and in the end, she was directly bound to the mountain by a large number of tentacles.

The power of light was constantly fading away, and even the giant's eyes lost their luster, becoming incredibly dim.

"The execution has begun," Mizoroki Makoto appeared alongside the dark fluctuations, his gaze sweeping over Natsukawa as he chuckled and explained to himself, "That guy will soon be swallowed by the darkness. Once his life force completely ceases, the light that assimilated with him will be separated in this final place, and I will seize that power and become an even stronger, more perfect being!"

It was just an illusion.

Xia Chuan's eyes gleamed red as he saw through Lu Muzhen's illusions.

"The premise is that Himeya Jun is truly swallowed by darkness."

"You want to save him?" Goroki Makoto smirked. "It's too late. You'll lose your chance completely once the ceremony begins. But don't worry, you'll be next."

"Darkness isn't as powerful as you think. Take a good look at the strength of humanity."

Xia Chuan's gaze pierced through the gray mist and locked onto Nexus.

Vines and tentacles kept emerging from the dense holes on the mountainside, and in the blink of an eye they were about to cover Nexus's entire body, but the giant's eyes, which had turned gray, remained completely still.

He could clearly sense the increasingly strong aura of light emanating from the Ultra Cards.

He essentially benefited from the light power brought about by Jun Himeya's spiritual sublimation, thanks to Nexus.

Finally, the last step is complete!

"Whoosh—!"

Suddenly, a burst of intense light erupted from the End Land, and the dormant Y-shaped energy lamps pulsated continuously under the cover of vine tentacles. Then, all the tentacles burst open one by one under the radiance, and the Nexus giant's body successfully broke free from its restraints.

"What?"

Goroki also looked astonished, staring straight at Nexus who had staggered to the ground.

"Human strength... Don't be ridiculous! I will never lose!"

"Clang!"

The Xia Chuan Giant's body simultaneously grew to enormous size and solidified with the Dark Mephisto. Instead of unleashing its domain, it raised its hand and unleashed a beam of energy towards Nexus.

Mephisto, who was in the lead, hurriedly dodged, only to find that the target was not him. He turned around and saw the beam of light shooting straight into Nexus's Y-shaped core. Nexus, who was still in a state of energy depletion, was instantly revived.

"The Lone Gate... Lypia?"

Jun Himeya's consciousness returned, and because Mephisto avoided her, he stood opposite Natsukawa, their powers of light resonating with each other.

"I understand the meaning of this power now. This light exists so that I can protect the people I care about, and for those who never give up hope. You're right, fighting shouldn't be a painful thing."

"Buzz!"

The light from the Red Nai card within Xia Chuan's body coalesced, and armor patterns similar to Nexus appeared on the giant's limbs and chest, indicating that his energy level had fully entered A-rank.

A red glow pierced through the gray fog and illuminated the sky. The Night Raid Team C's vision was obscured by the halo as soon as they entered the Land of the End.

The full picture of the scene was transmitted back to the base, and even Kira Sawa, who had a precognitive ability, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"This is..."

"So that's how it is?"

Inside the Night Raid Team's dormitory, Mitsuhiko Ishibori's eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to be gritting his teeth.

He considered the Light of Nexus to be the sustenance for his resurrection, and now someone was stealing it right under his nose.

Unforgivable!

"Whoosh!"

Mitsuhiko Ishibori looked up angrily, and dark power suddenly descended upon the Land of the End, transforming into a bolt of lightning that struck the tentacle-like alien beast.

Directly mobilizing forces is extremely risky, but he must stop Xia Chuan now.

The transmission of the Light of Nexus must be flawless.

"Crack!"

"Um?"

Mephisto looked at the tentacle-like alien beast whose aura had greatly increased after being hit by the red and black lightning with a puzzled expression. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but faced with the enormous pressure brought by Nexus and Lipia, he could only assume that it was due to the ritual for the time being.

Only Natsukawa keenly sensed Ishibori Mitsuhiko's movements. It was as if he had crossed space and collided with true darkness, and even his newly enhanced giant body seemed to be unable to withstand it.

Even though it hasn't fully recovered its true form, it possesses such power from a distance.

(End of this chapter)