Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 748 The SSS World Where Ultraman Was Destroyed

"call!"

As soon as Natsukawa took the leaf transformation device, he saw Fujiwara Juri's face freeze and then disperse, with firefly-like specks of light gradually flickering in the air.

Even though I've seen death many times, I still felt a pang of sadness.

This universe seems to be worse than expected. One of the two main characters, Justice, is dead, and Musashi and Cosmos are probably not much better off.

He had originally planned to deal with it only when it reached SSS or was close to SSS... but the world couldn't wait for him anymore.

A bad outcome could even affect the instance world he resurrected, and even the new generation of instance groups.

Grasping and putting away the leaf-shaped transformation device, Xia Chuan slowly turned his gaze to the outside of the battlefield.

The destruction of the mechanical monsters brought temporary peace to Tokyo, and many people searched for their loved ones amidst the rubble.

"Mother!"

"Help! Someone come quick!"

"Buzz!"

Another wave of mixed cries reached Xia Chuan's senses.

Tragedy is happening almost constantly in every corner of the earth, yet an even greater crisis awaits humanity.

The universe was swallowed by darkness, and a tiny planet like Earth was utterly insignificant.

"Who are you……"

The team's pilots gathered and headed towards Justice's landing point, stopping in their tracks upon seeing Xia Chuan.

"Not Justice...it's that Ultraman from before?"

The team captain, whose voice trembled slightly, was about to approach when his vision blurred. In the instant Xia Chuan turned around, he seemed to see Haruno Musashi.

"Musashi! No... who exactly are you...?"

"In a sense, Musashi and I should be considered comrades-in-arms."

Xia Chuan teleported to the group of pilots and seemed to see many familiar faces in the command center through the helmet monitor.

He was already feeling the pressure.

However, Justice allowed him to escape...

How could I just leave like this?

Putting everything else aside, he has already made a promise and even made an agreement with a child.

He has never broken a contract since his birth.

We need to find Musashi at least first.

"Could you tell me the details?" Natsukawa inquired, "What exactly happened to Musashi and Gauss?"

……

The Tokyo command center, now a large evacuation center, had all its top officials standing in the conference room awaiting Natsukawa's arrival.

Anxiety, hope, despair, excitement, distress... all sorts of emotions flooded Xia Chuan's heart.

Because the invaders intended to incite darkness, the command center was not attacked, making it one of the few safe locations on Earth.

However, no one was happy about this.

Sometimes living is more painful than dying.

Everyone understands that safety is only temporary, and the Earth is gradually heading towards a dark abyss.

Xia Chuan's appearance at this moment undoubtedly brought a spark of hope to everyone.

"Ultraman... I heard he's Musashi's comrade-in-arms. Humanity is saved!"

"Can we still count on Ultraman now?" someone asked pessimistically. "Cosmos and Justice have both fallen, what's the use of another Ultraman?"

Xia Chuan walked into the conference room amidst a cacophony of noise, but the atmosphere fell silent the moment he was seen, and even the pessimists felt a renewed sense of hope.

"Everyone, since there's nothing you can do anyway, why not try to trust me?"

"What do you need?" Sawai asked in a deep voice as the representative. "It seems like there's not much we can do to help."

"I need human emotions."

"What?"

The high-ranking officials present exchanged bewildered glances, seemingly thinking they had misheard.

"emotion……"

"Human power is insignificant on a cosmic scale, but the light of the human spirit is vast and boundless, possessing infinite possibilities."

Xia Chuan raised his hand and projected the prayers he received onto the conference room screen.

"Humans can create miracles, but these miracles need emotional guidance. I need you to spread my battle footage around the world and find a way to unite everyone's beliefs and get everyone involved in this war."

"The communications satellites are still in operation, so this should be achievable, but..."

The intermediary's method is uncertain.

"Is this really the right approach? It might backfire and spread despair around the world."

"Could things get any worse than they are now?" Xia Chuan asked calmly. "Protecting the Earth is everyone's responsibility. As long as even one person persists, it gives me hope. If humanity really gives up, whether the Earth is destroyed or not will no longer matter."

Even after Xia Chuan left, the people in the conference room were still unable to fully recover.

Several staff officers from the defense force exchanged glances before suddenly speaking: "This is utter nonsense! What human emotions? We'd be better off using this time to eliminate those machine monsters! Chief of Staff He Zhi, what do you think?"

"I……"

He Zhi sat at the conference table with a blank expression, and for the first time did not agree with his subordinates.

"That Ultraman... I feel like I've seen him before, and... maybe I can trust him."

"Chief of Staff He Zhi?" His subordinates looked at him as if he were a stranger.

(He Zhi, the counterpart of Wang the Extra)

"Of course, it could be my imagination," He Zhi rubbed his temples, recovering from the blurry and chaotic images. "But Ultraman was right about one thing: with current human technology, it will be difficult to win this war if we continue like this. Don't forget, the other side hasn't even gotten serious yet."

"Staff Officer He Zhi..."

Megumi Kijima smiled happily.

Faced with this crisis, even the most stubborn staff officer, He Zhi, was willing to believe in all of humanity.

Perhaps there really is still hope.

"I still don't quite understand," Munakata asked, frowning. "Do you really believe that human emotions can create miracles?"

"That Ultraman," Megumi pondered deeply, "feels different from both Cosmos and Justice. Perhaps... he's an Ultraman from another world?"

Not only Wang Hezhi, the extra, but everyone present who had a direct or indirect relationship with Xia Chuan seemed to sense something.

"Anyway, let's start preparing," Sawai ordered in a deep voice. "We don't know when the next battle will begin, so let's treat it as humanity's final curtain call and get everyone involved. Even a little bit of support is a hope."

"learn!"

……

K New Town.

Led by pilot captain Kaze, Natsukawa arrives at the town where Musashi was born, and finally stops at the suburban forest park where Musashi first met Gauss.

Why come to this place?

Keisuke Kazebuki, Musashi's former teammate, is now the captain of the elite youth team.

He was supposed to have other things to do, but he was specially arranged to receive Xia Chuan, because he currently had the closest relationship with Xia Chuan, this Ultraman.

Just because someone was rescued, does that mean they have a close relationship?

Keisuke kept checking the time on his watch, his mind filled with doubt about the arrangements made above.

It wasn't that he disliked Ultraman, but it wasn't just Tokyo that was under attack; there were other places that needed support.

Every second of delay means countless lives lost.

"Don't worry, those machine monsters have stopped attacking. The current threat comes from space, and a new war is still some time away."

Natsukawa noticed Keisuke Kazefuki's anxious mood.

"I came here to truly experience the bond between Musashi and Gauss."

"Is Musashi... still alive?" Keisuke Kazeki gazed sadly at the forest. "I really wanted to save him, but there was nothing I could do at the time."

"I don't know, he should still be alive."

Kazuki Gauss Ottoman condensed between Xia Chuan's fingers.

"I came here to save him."

"call!"

A cold wind blew through the forest, seemingly echoing the Ultra Card in Xia Chuan's hand, or perhaps a sign of an approaching storm.

The worst outcome is to abandon the clones and completely give up on this universe before affecting other instances, allowing it to return to the darkness of the larger universe.

But the fading of the past means that everything related to Gauss can never be revived.

"Hopefully it won't be that bad."

(End of this chapter)