Great, we're doomed now!

The giant raised his arm, his palm guiding two gentle yet powerful beams of telekinesis, slowly pulling them away from the dragons' frenzied attacks and placing them safely in airspace far from the battlefield.

"Ouch!"

Melba and the flock of wyverns became restless before the sudden appearance of the giant of light, emitting howls that were a mixture of anger and fear.

The ancient dragon monster swooped down at a speed exceeding Mach 10 towards the giant in the light—

Bang!

The light faded, and the fully revealed giant grabbed Melba's crown and slammed it to the ground!

Ye Shou breathed a sigh of relief, remembering his ability to attract all sorts of strange people to the rescue: "Why are there all kinds of people on this street?"

I initially thought this was just a matter of luck, but it seems he's actually quite lucky.

"Great! Ultraman is here to save us!"

The next second, Ye Shou's smile suddenly froze.

—It's black!

Chapter 231 Luluye, a 5A Scenic Spot

The majestic dark giant is very different in appearance from the Ultraman that Ye Shou remembers.

The Warriors of Light have skin with a metallic sheen, strong and well-proportioned limbs, and when they stand still, they exude a divine aura like statues.

The Dark Giants are largely the same, but they have more biomaterial features, and their skin has changed from metallic to more like living flesh.

Specifically, this giant has a slender, even delicate, physique. Its body is predominantly black, with a soft silver sheen, like dark crystal polished from the depths of the earth. Even by human standards, its features can be described as delicate and handsome.

—The oppressive aura it exuded was far stronger than that of Melba. It was the most powerful life form Ye Shou had ever seen, but surprisingly, it did not give people a sense of terror.

In fact, ancient creatures like Melba and Myotismon are themselves a kind of "pollution source" because they are dominated by darkness. They passively spread an aura of despair to the surroundings. Ordinary people would feel fear even if they saw them on TV. Only well-trained soldiers would be able to look them in the eye.

This kind of fear aura effect, when taken to its extreme, is like Gatanothor, who drove the ancient people mad even before he appeared on screen.

But this dark giant was very "quiet".

Gazing at him, one hears no noise, only pure silence, as if even the meaning of life has been halved.

Ye Shou's pupils contracted sharply, and he subconsciously opened his gaze.

He saw things too "deeply"!

At that very moment, the dark silver giant turned to look at the fighter jet, as if sensing something.

"Wow!"

The sharp sound waves once again drew the giant's attention, and the dragon had regrouped and fired a crimson beam at him!

洽！

The giant stretched out his hands, and a curved energy barrier unfolded, deflecting the beam of light and causing it to explode in a violent burst of fire on the ground.

Then he lifted off the ground, spun around once, and swung his thigh like he was swinging a battle axe, kicking Melba in the head, as if a razor had sliced ​​off half of his crown!

The difference in strength and height was very obvious, but Melba's screams also attracted his companions. The earth cracked open with huge fissures, and then two burly monsters, resembling upright giant lizards, emerged from the ground—Golza.

The giant was not surprised at all, and skillfully adjusted his position, avoiding being surrounded by the three-headed monster.

...Even after the monster reinforcements arrived, the battle remained one-sided. (So)

Golza roared madly, charging at the giant with its claws that could tear through rocks and its hard head, but the giant simply moved steadily, deflecting the attacks with each block and dodge.

He swung a powerful backhand punch at Golza's neck, producing a dull thud that sent the giant staggering. Then, the giant grabbed one of Melba's wings as it flew by, and with terrifying strength, swung it up and slammed it to the ground!

Amidst the billowing smoke, Melba struggled to get up, his crimson eyes fixed on the giant being held back by another Golza.

Just as it was gathering its strength to unleash another energy wave, a beam of blazing white particle light shot from the front of the hovering spindle-shaped fighter jet, piercing its right eye like a precise scalpel!

"Hiss—!"

Melba let out a piercing scream. The excruciating pain completely robbed it of its will to fight. It flapped its wings haphazardly and turned to flee.

The giant, however, did not give it a chance. He forcefully pulled Golza backward with both arms, freeing his hands to cross in front of his chest, gathering a chilling dark energy. However, the edges of that energy showed a silver glow, enveloping the deep purplish-black core.

The next second, a thick, dark Zepelion beam shot out and struck Melba precisely in the back!

Without a deafening explosion, Melba's massive body quickly stiffened and carbonized under the onslaught of the dark light, eventually crumbling and dissipating like weathered rock, leaving not a single intact part behind.

After dealing with Melba, the giant suddenly turned around, slashing his hand at the two Golza, but they had already dug a hole and escaped.

For some reason, the giant did not pursue them relentlessly. He simply flipped his hand and released two light bullets, each hitting a monster. It was more like driving them away than fighting them.

Golza, in pain, moved even more nimbly, and its tail disappeared into the huge hole in just a few seconds.

...The battle ended, and the giant's emotionless gaze swept over the wrecked fighter jets and the terrified spaceships below.

He first lowered his head slightly, staring intently at the fighter jet, as if he were looking at Ye Shou across the void—but in reality, the two did not exchange words or wills, but simply observed each other slowly.

"Thank you!"

Inside the spaceship, the little girl saw that the monster had fled in panic, so she crossed her arms in front of her chest and gave a serious salute to Ye Shou's fighter jet and the dark giant through the window.

"Thank you for saving everyone!"

The giant paused slightly, his gaze piercing through the metal and composite materials to land on the little girl. The gesture made him momentarily dazed...

Ye Shou noticed this and narrowed his eyes, feeling slightly more at ease.

The giant paused, then raised his hand and released invisible Ultra psychic power, which spread out like a gentle stream, enveloping Ye Shou's damaged fighter jet and the spaceship carrying the survivors.

The dark energy was transformed into filling material, and the wounds on the outer shell were repaired at a visible speed, while the power of the shield generator also stabilized again.

After doing all this, the giant raised his hands, and a gentle yet powerful force lifted the disc-shaped spaceship, steadily pushing it into the sky. The spaceship then activated its anti-gravity engine and main thruster, accelerating to escape gravity until it turned into a point of light and completely disappeared outside the atmosphere.

Finally, the giant looked down at Ye Shou, who had climbed out of the fighter jet, his crystal-like eyes reflecting the tiny human figure... His figure gradually became transparent and eventually disappeared into the dim light of the day, as if he had never existed.

The two did not exchange a single word throughout the entire process.

hum~

Shortly after the giant disappeared, a soft light shone beside Ye Shou.

As the light faded, an elderly woman with long silver hair and dressed in a white robe appeared. Her eyes held a calm that had witnessed many hardships, and she nodded slightly to Ye Shou.

"Warrior from a distant land, thank you for everything you did to protect those people."

She opened her mouth, but Ye Shou felt that the sound was directly transmitted into his mind.

"I am Yu Lian, the last commander of the Earth Defense Force."

"Do you know my background?" Ye Shou asked in return.

You Lian shook her head: "I can see some things, but you only have a dazzling golden light on you, which seriously obstructs my vision."

But...you are by no means a giant of our time.

"A giant?" Ye Shou chuckled casually. "I'm just a passing Gundam pilot."

You Lian stretched out her hand and pointed to a faint outline on the distant horizon: "You may have many questions, but this is not the place to talk. Please come with me."

Piloting his repaired fighter jet, Ye Shou followed closely behind the light spot that You Lian had transformed into, advancing at a steady pace. At the same time, he secretly confirmed one thing:

Yuzare is a very powerful esper, but she doesn't seem to be in a physical form right now... The person talking to Yoru is probably a "female ghost" in the conventional sense.

After flying for some distance, an incredibly magnificent man-made structure came into view: a huge pyramid-shaped temple, along with the smaller temples surrounding it. The entire complex was comparable in size to a city!

The golden material still shimmered faintly in the dim environment, appearing solemn and dignified, yet also standing out starkly against the backdrop of darkness.

In any case, there must be some underlying reason why such a brightly lit building stands here without any signs of being attacked by monsters.

A door opened in a side hall, and a gravitational wave beam shot out. The fighter jet, like a train entering a railway track, was automatically pulled in and then stopped on a platform.

Ye Shou walked out and followed You Lian through the corridor engraved with religious murals. He also saw a towering wall that resembled a dam, with a huge star map of the solar system on it. Along the way, various strange creations that blended science fiction and faith entered Ye Shou's field of vision in different forms, giving him a sense of broadening his horizons.

Upon entering the side hall, however, one finds it eerily empty:

The dome, which stands tall and seems to reach the sky without a single pillar, is empty of people in the wide plaza and passageways. Only the cold metal and stone reflect the faint light emanating from You Lian.

Various large vehicles were neatly arranged in front of the hangar, which should have been a place filled with the roar of engines, but now silence was the only melody.

“As you can see,” Yu Lian’s voice echoed in the empty temple, tinged with a faint sadness, “the Earth Defense Force… has been disbanded. I am the recorder who survived thanks to the power of this temple.”

Ye Shou looked up and around: "Is this the Earth Guard Regiment's base?"

"It's the hangar, the main temple is the headquarters... Once upon a time, the Giants of Light who protected the Earth fought side by side with humans, and their common command center was these R'lyeh temples."

Ok? !

"Wait a minute, what place is this?"

You Lian turned around curiously and found Ye Shouzhen wearing an expression that was both funny and exasperated.

"Ruruye, it is a sacred name."

Yu Lian suppressed her doubts and continued, "Giants are our guardians, who once helped us drive away the dark ages... But humans failed to remain rational; they betrayed the light and succumbed to darkness, and many giants left because of this."

"...But some stayed, didn't they?" Ye Shou quickly calmed down and tried to get more information from You Lian.

What's wrong with Luluye? It's just a "BOSS room"!

Upon closer reflection, although R'lyeh will later become an island below sea level, that was caused by apocalyptic geological events, and it's normal that it was located on land before that.

And this temple couldn't possibly have been built by a monster, so it could only have been built by humans... However, the fact that the BOSS room is also the headquarters of the forces of light is indeed a bit surprising.

"Not all of humanity fled..."

Yu Lian said as if in a dream: "They worship the power of darkness, yearn to evolve into a new species in the coming apocalypse, and hope to establish a simpler and clearer subordinate relationship with the giants... like slaves who have given up thinking, they entrust everything to a more powerful being."

The remaining giants all refused, and they were disappointed... but a few of them, even so, were willing to keep their promise and continue to watch over these humans who had abandoned the light.

Gradually, without anyone noticing, the sacred light vanished, and the giant became part of the darkness…

"Like that person from just now?"

"……Yes."

Yu Lian was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply: "There are now four giants corrupted by darkness, all living in the main hall, while the last 30,000 humans who have come to believe in the power of darkness live in the underground city."

...Among them were even former members of the Earth Defense Force.

"There are still 30,000 people?" Ye Shouwei was surprised by this number; it was more than he had imagined!

He originally thought that the one or two hundred people he encountered were the last few groups, but he didn't expect that there was a population of a small town gathered here.

"It's hard to say whether they can still be called 'human'."