Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Zero realized he had been scammed from the start. The prophet on the other side was clearly a smart man, so it wasn't surprising that he could deduce it. But he was more surprised by something else.

"Why... do you seem to hate me at all? Does that mean you believe what I said?"

However, as soon as Zero finished speaking, Kira Sawa Yu rejected the idea without hesitation: "I can't believe it."

"Whether based on the historical record of what you Ultraman have done so far, or on the protective defense of human nature, or on the fact that you have no evidence to prove your claims, I have no reason to believe or be willing to believe your position."

"From my own heart, I also believe this is another conspiracy by you Ultraman. Perhaps you want to use the self-inflicted injury trick again. I didn't fall for it last time and have been on guard ever since. Unfortunately, you staged it so well that you fooled everyone, which made it impossible for me to dissuade others from falling into your trap."

Kira Sawa spoke calmly, his face expressionless.

But that doesn't mean he had no emotions. On the contrary, it was precisely because of his excessive hatred that the prophet spoke so much. Normally, he would have spoken very little and would never have said so much.

Zero's hopeful expression froze.

He desperately wanted to say he had evidence, but even if the entire Land of Light came here, to the people here who had already suffered so much deception, it would just be another elaborate lie.

Kira Sawa's stance was clear, but he couldn't really refute it because he couldn't produce any evidence that would convince the other party.

But just as Zero was feeling down, Kira Sawa suddenly changed the subject and said, "However, I also reserve the possibility that your identity is genuine."

"Huh?" Zero was taken aback. "What does this mean?"

“Because you came to see me in a human form,” Kira Ze Yu said slowly. “You Ultraman have used many methods over the years, but you have never transformed into a human form to talk to and meet with humans. I think you may be unable to do it, or disdain to do so.”

"Now it's possible that you're willing to do this, but it's also possible that you're not really part of their group. That's the only difference between you and them now."

Zero's eyes lit up: "So that means?"

"In other words, you shouldn't expect me to have any expectations or trust in you," Kira Yu said calmly. "I keep this possibility in mind because I am a prophet, humanity's greatest and only intellectual support. So no matter what happens, I cannot be so arbitrary as to lose any possibility that is beneficial to humanity."

"But leaving it as a possibility is nothing more than that."

"Next, no matter if you die in battle, are captured and humiliated by alien beasts and other Ultramen, or whatever, even if you are completely annihilated, I will only keep the possibility open, but I will not lend you any help, and I will also prevent others from lending you help or believing in you."

"If you are truly as you say, then please sacrifice yourself, fight to the last moment for us, and call upon more true citizens of the Land of Light to come and help us."

"If you're staging this yourself, then please help us kill as many alien beasts and Ultraman as possible before you take off your mask. This time we'll do a more accurate test to make sure the Ultraman you kill is truly dead."

"And I will make it public that I have confirmed that you are staging the whole thing just like last time, and that your so-called 'real Land of Light' is all a lie. I will not let anyone mistakenly trust you again. Although even if I don't do this, everyone will still believe it, it is safer to make it public."

"If you're angered by what I said and want to quit now, you'll have to deal with everyone in our headquarters."

"Kill them all, go ahead. We're already powerless to resist you anyway."

Kira Sawa directly laid his cards on the table.

It's an open and aboveboard scheme. He doesn't care whether Zero is real or fake. He's already lost people's hearts. Whether you're real or fake, that's how I'll deal with it and that's how I'll think. Do whatever you want.

This is not wisdom, but a helpless act. People's hearts have been wounded to the point of being too fragile to bear any more trust.

In fact, several years ago, after seeing the Father of Ultra and estimating his strength, Kira Zeyu had already resigned himself to his fate.

Even if the visitors were still around, and with their assistance, humanity's scientific research had reached its peak, they could at most fight against alien beasts and the Ultra Brothers.

For something like Father of Ultra, whose sheer size is so high that no matter how advanced humanity's technology becomes, there's no way to break through its defenses, as long as such a thing exists, humanity's fate is already irrelevant, and there's no real resistance.

It is absolutely impossible for humanity to even attempt to perish together with Father of Ultra, just as the Visitor and Zagi did.

The explosion that caused the Visitors to perish together with Dark Zagi, although described as a supernova explosion, was actually just the starting point of the star's detonation. At that time, all of the Visitors' civilization's weapons also played a role.

After that supernova explosion swept through, the range and power of the explosion were unimaginable, completely incomparable to a normal supernova explosion.

With current human technology, we can't even detonate the sun, let alone possess the weapons the visiting civilization has to fight against Zagi.

Even if humanity were to be herded to the point where they could barely detonate the sun, what good would it do? A mere ordinary supernova explosion wouldn't even be able to seriously damage Father of Ultra.

Whether it can actually harm the other party is still questionable; Kira Sawa Yu certainly doesn't know.

Externally, from the highest levels of the government to the Night Raid Team, and in public propaganda, Kira Sawa consistently claimed that he saw the future—an endless future where, although the vast majority of humanity would be reduced to degeneration and utter extinction, there was still the possibility of sacrificing themselves to take down the enemy. (Fox Love)

Thanks to this falsehood, the world has not completely collapsed until now.

If it weren't for his deception, even the Night Raid team would probably have gone mad long ago.

However, even such a lie is already hard for others to believe. If he were to lie and say that humanity would defeat the alien beasts and Ultraman in the future, everyone would instantly realize it was a hoax and go crazy as well.

Now, whether the new Ultraman Zero is real or fake, as long as he helps fight the alien beasts and Ultraman, giving humanity some breathing room, it's still a good thing.

He didn't know what the point of living like this was... but when he thought of all the people who were tortured to death by Ultraman, Kira Sawa Yu still didn't want to commit suicide, and still wanted to fight.

Although he could not see any future, the false lies only dragged more people down into depravity.

"……I see."

Zero remained silent for a long time before giving a bitter smile. He finally understood Kira Sawa's current thoughts, even though it was because Kira Sawa had no intention of hiding them at all.

This is the deepest despair and doubt.

If Kira Ze could not leave out the possibility that the real Land of Light truly exists, it would mean that he could still trust others. But when he said that he was keeping out this possibility, Zero knew that this was the real abyss.

Let him do whatever he wants—the conversation with Kira Sawa did not lessen his confusion; on the contrary, it made him feel even more helpless in this world.

The sound of regular patrol footsteps gradually approached. Kira Sawa was the most important person in the world today, and his security could not be neglected. Not only were there regular guards outside the door, but every half hour, elite patrols would come to open the door to check the situation in order to prevent Kira Sawa from being assassinated.

Now is the time.

Zero was silent for a moment, then said, "I will prove myself."

Even now, he still doesn't know exactly how he should do to obtain that proof.

Immediately, it was quantized from its physical form, disappeared into the fiber optic network, and evaded all sight and hearing.

Kira Ze watched Zero flee indifferently, his face expressionless. Just then, a knock sounded at the door. With permission granted, the door clicked open, and the patrolling elites entered.

Kira Sawa had already turned back to his chair, turned off the fake surveillance, and continued to focus intently on his work with a blank expression.

In this era, his work involves not only fighting against alien beasts and Ultraman, but also dealing with the survival of citizens and the system.

Kira Zeyu stared blankly at the computer screen.

……

……

After leaving Kira Sawa's room, Zero pondered for a moment.

In this world, the alien beasts are now allied with the pseudo-Ultramen. Whether the alien beasts cause trouble or not depends entirely on whether the pseudo-Ultramen release them... This should be an impossible situation.

But this is the base of the Dark Legends, and the Dark Legends possess a portion of Reiblood's soul and power, which he voluntarily gave away. If it's about borrowing Reiblood's ability to control monsters, then it's quite reasonable that the Alien Beasts would be controlled.

So now

The alien beasts are probably all somewhere in the Dark Realm, just like the pseudo-Ultramen. If they hadn't appeared on Earth, he wouldn't have been able to find any of them and wouldn't have been able to strike first.

The battle can only begin after the Alien Beasts and Pseudo-Ultra reappear.

Before that, since the battle cannot begin, let's take advantage of this brief period of peace to see the cities and civilians of this world.

Just by looking at the Night Raid team, one can already imagine the current situation of the others, but imagination is never as accurate as seeing it with one's own eyes.

At the same time, in the Night Raid Team's meeting room, Captain Kazukura looked at Komon Kazuki, who had suddenly stood up after his dejected state, and asked, "Komon, where are you going?"

"I want to go out."

"Where to go?"

"Of course, we'll go to the city."

"Go out now? Have you forgotten—"

"I haven't forgotten!"

Komon took a deep breath and replied, "It's precisely because I haven't forgotten that I need to go out."

"Do you want to die, Komon member?" Goroki Makoto also shouted, "Be chosen and die like a coward? If it were you, at least you could kill more alien beasts to protect the citizens and let them live. That's something they couldn't do in this position like you."

"To protect everyone from the monsters, and then just stand by and watch them be tortured to death by Ultraman without doing anything?"

Komon retorted, "I've really reached my limit. If I'm to continue being a coward like this, I'd rather take them all down with me. At least let me take the place of one of the victims!"

"The Lonely Gate..."

Seeing the resolute Komon, Himeya Jun and Senju Rei all had complicated expressions, but no one, including Captain Wakura and Mizoroki Shinya, dared to say anything more to stop him.

The lone gate has reached its limit of patience, and so have these people.

However, they valued their responsibilities too much and didn't dare to act as recklessly as Komon and try to fight the Ultramen.

"The Lonely Gate..."

The Night Raid team watched the departing Komon, their faces full of worry and sighs filling the air, but in the end, they said nothing.

Zero, in a quantum form invisible to the human eye and unobservable by current technology, followed Komon onto the fighter jet. He then watched as the jet flew out of the Night Raid base and landed at a small airfield in the city, where he disembarked.

Zero followed Komon through the city streets, gazing upon this gloomy world.

Skyscrapers still stand tall, but among them, there are always ruins, crumbling buildings, some destroyed by alien beasts or Ultraman, some covered in dust.

With the technology of humans in the Ultraman universe, dealing with these ruins should have been quick, but in this world, no one dares to go to places associated with alien beasts and Ultraman anymore. They avoid them like the plague, and just seeing them fills their eyes with fear.

Although the streets in the city are unlikely to be bustling with activity due to the large number of deaths, the passing citizens still prevent the roads from feeling too deserted.

People who go to work, go to school, and take care of children are all represented. At first glance, their lives seem so regular that it's as if nothing is wrong.

But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that everyone's movements are incredibly stiff, their breathing is cold and sluggish, and they are trembling with fear. Even if they only catch a glimpse of something normal out of the corner of their eye, they could be terrified and scream at any moment.

Normal life, normal routine.

This was not a spontaneous action by people, but one of the requirements that Ultraman allowed humanity to survive. Humans had to pretend that there were no problems, that they knew nothing, and act as if nothing was wrong.

Then, no one knows when this facade will be suddenly shattered by some Ultraman's whim, or whether they will suddenly become Ultraman's next prey.

Compared to this unknown fear, being directly declared the end of the world would actually be more liberating.

This torment was endured by everyone day after day for several years. The high-pressure wires had long since reached the point of collapse, but no one dared to break down.

And now, the illusion of a seemingly peaceful and beautiful daily life is about to be shattered!

Chapter 442 The essence of unity of purpose, the biggest difference between pseudo-mystery and true mystery!

That was a car.

In this era where everyone is forced to remain silent, but at least can choose to speak less and lower their voice, the sound of a car starting is so obvious, prominent, and jarring that it makes people uneasy.