Great, we're doomed now!

The information on the internet is chaotic, with both good and bad, but the concept of "virtual technology" itself is benevolent towards humanity!

Therefore, Kallen, who was born from this, subconsciously built the other world in the direction of "protecting humanity"... but she is ultimately not human and has no cognitive process of creating something from nothing.

She was "omniscient" from the moment she was born, so she was unable to correct her own behavior.

For some reason, Ye Shou thought of [Goetia].

Although they differ greatly in appearance, behavior, and style, they all generally love humanity deeply and then do things that are unacceptable to others.

Ultimately, allowing such an immature entity to possess excessive power would pose a threat to the entire world, with the lives and deaths of countless people hanging in the balance at its fingertips—a truly terrifying prospect.

...As Kallen's figure completely disappeared, the virtual fluctuations that had enveloped the entire world also subsided abruptly.

The monsters that were wreaking havoc across the Earth lost their energy supply and their movements gradually slowed down. They then turned into specks of light and disappeared. The tense battle situation eased instantly, and many people looked at the destroyed cities with blank expressions.

We know neither the cause of the war nor how it ended.

The otherworldly phantom in the sky that covered the moon began to tremble violently, undulating like waves. The mountains and rivers at the edges were rapidly disintegrating, revealing the original barren landscape of the moon behind it.

The mechanical island beneath Ye Shou's feet also resounded with a piercing metallic tearing sound. Countless robot wrecks and steel fragments detached from the main body and floated and scattered in space. The entire space fortress was collapsing at an accelerated rate.

"It's time to wrap this up." Ye Shou's eyes narrowed, and light flowed around him as his crimson body was gradually replaced by a clear sky blue.

In his super-powered form, Ye Shou opened his arms to the distant alien world, and circles of soft, seven-colored halos spread out... The next moment, a large-scale pale blue light poured out, like a gentle light curtain enveloping the entire surface of the moon.

As the light touched the trembling phantom of the otherworld, the originally violent energy fluctuations gradually calmed down. Specks of white light rose up like stars, drawn by an invisible force towards Ye Shou. The [Prosperous Kingdom] seized the opportunity to open the gates of heaven and sucked them all in.

These are humans who were attacked by monsters and have just entered the other world.

However, compared to Yosuke's group of transmigrators, they were undoubtedly lucky, because before they could even embark on their "adventure," Kallen had already been killed by Ye Shou.

Karen's method of capturing humans is very special. When these people's bodies and souls are attacked, they should be converted into data together... But turning them back is not so easy. Even Ye Shou needs to study it carefully.

After gathering the innocent victims, he hesitated for a moment, but still increased his output—

The otherworldly phantom, like a peeled-off film, slowly detached from the moon's body under the pull of blue light. It continuously contracted and condensed in the light stream, eventually transforming into a semi-transparent ball of light that hovered in front of Ye Shou.

This is a "compressed package" in a physical sense. Whether it's the map and management system of Aincrad or the awakened NPCs, they are now all packaged in this sphere and frozen in a state.

Ye Shou didn't understand the specific principles behind it; he had simply used the black-box mechanism of his [superpower] to achieve the result. If he wanted, he could destroy it now, thus eradicating Kayaba Akihiko's last trace from the world and completely eliminating the threat.

However, he did not do that. For some unknown reason, he chose to keep the orb of light and preserve it carefully.

Before that, he needed an incredibly sturdy "safe" that wouldn't reveal any information.

He naturally looked towards the mechanical island, but as soon as he raised his hand, the timer on his chest started flashing, causing Ye Shou to momentarily lose his senses—

Oh my god... I almost forgot about "battery life"!

Speaking of his energy bar, how long is it exactly? And how long can it last without any transition effects?

—Even Ye Shou himself couldn't figure out this problem.

"Bayeli, are you tired?"

Masaki Keigo, who had been forgotten in a corner after his defeat, had now regained some strength and came forward to send a ray of his light into Ye Shou's body.

"I'm here to help you!"

Although it's unclear what Ye Shou is specifically planning to do, it's obvious that he needs help.

Masaki exhausted his last bit of energy, stretched out his hands, and used his Ultra psychic power to create an invisible barrier, firmly stabilizing the collapsing mechanical island. The scattered fragments were also drawn back together by the psychic power, and the broken metal structure temporarily stopped disintegrating, buying Ye Shou time.

The next second, he transformed into a speck of light and returned to the interior of the Flying Swallow, which was drifting in space... This time, they were lucky enough to save one aircraft.

Ye Shou nodded to the Flying Swallow, raised his hand, and the ball of light formed from the phantom of another world slowly flew towards the mechanical island, precisely landing in its core area.

hum!

A surge of blue light erupted as Ultraman pressed his hands against the surface of the mechanical island, unleashing his full power of light to forcibly bring this massive space fortress under his control. Countless steel fragments rapidly reassembled under the influence of his telekinetic energy, and the overall outline of the mechanical island gradually shrank, ultimately transforming into a perfectly formed, enormous cube!

Its embedded orb of light condenses into a beautiful crystal, faintly visible in the center of the cube, and is eventually completely covered by thick armor.

The next moment, as if some kind of switch had been activated, the gray cube suddenly "lit up".

Wow~

Fine lines gradually appeared on the surface of the cube, and the flowing light inside seemed to be constantly circulating like electrical signals, as if it had come alive and was full of a lively atmosphere.

These patterns intertwine and spread rapidly along the cross-section of the cube, weaving together a complex and precise celestial container... Ye Shou took a deep breath, crossed his hands, and thrust them forward!

call out!

A condensed blue beam of light shot out from the palm of his hand, piercing straight through a huge crater on the lunar surface, but without causing much of a tremor, it blasted open a deep passage at the bottom of the crater with restraint.

He used his telekinesis to control the cube as it slowly descended, sinking into the moon's interior through the passage opened by the beam of light...

As the cube completely disappeared, the rocks around the passage automatically closed up under the azure ripples, permanently sealing the container that held the data from the other world.

At the same time, a massive signal source, receivable by the entire Earth, silently appeared on the Internet. No one had permission to connect to it yet, and its domain name was "TPCMoon".

Ye Shou seemed to sense all of this and slowly nodded.

After doing all this, Ultraman Bayeri returned to his silver-white form, made a "cha" sound, and flew towards Earth, quickly disappearing from sight, leaving only silence in the universe...

"Just now...did Ultraman Lucifer come from Masaki's plane...?"

"Shut up! What nonsense are you spouting! It's just that Ultraman saved Masaki casually, there's no other possibility!"

"but--"

"Idiot! Don't ask questions if people don't want to talk about things. You're all grown up, don't you understand such a simple principle?"

"Read the air!"

"……Feel sorry."

In the bridge of the Atlas, the operators quickly reached a consensus after a brief exchange:

They collectively suffered from selective blindness, failing to see the entire battle clearly. As for surveillance cameras, they were blurred due to intense electromagnetic wave fluctuations, making analysis impossible.

It seems we can only wait for Masaki to return so he can write a report himself, detailing the entire incident.

—Actually, it's very difficult to hide this kind of thing from people.

The main problem is that some human hosts are too irresponsible, often "crashing" in public and then being miraculously saved by Ultraman... What a joke! There are cameras everywhere now, and TPC's frontline personnel are all equipped with enhanced suits and power armor, and their data cores have built-in recording functions.

Even if it's not discovered on the spot, as long as the data is entered into a virtual device afterward and the battlefield environment is reviewed, those who are more meticulous will easily discover the anomaly.

Not to mention that the Lucia clan has already come to Earth, and they have seen Ultraman's true appearance... Even if everyone is very tight-lipped, it is impossible not to reveal a little bit.

In fact, among the scientific team that has the most detailed information, some people have no secrets at all; they are practically just short of having an Ultra Crystal stamp on their foreheads to prove their identity!

—But everyone tacitly avoided making this point clear.

Well, besides respecting the human being's self-choice, they also have their own little ulterior motives:

There must be a reason why masked heroes wear masks, just like the legend of the crane repaying a debt of gratitude or the legend of Izanami. Once the truth is revealed, the final result may not be what they want.

If you don't make it clear, he's just a mysterious giant of light who might beat up a little monster when he passes by.

If you make it clear, he's your incredibly wealthy but petty boss, and whether he cuts your pay depends entirely on his mood.

Why bother?

The current situation is pretty good!

Look at Masaki, he even has the money to make big toys like underground sharks. If you can keep the boss happy, he might even give you money to make the Death Star!

"...We made contact with the lunar base. They are safe and sound. It seems they were exiled to another dimension, but they returned after the supernatural phenomena disappeared... They even asked what happened."

"By the way, Ultraman sent something into the mountain pass just now. Although he couldn't possibly do anything harmful to humans... Should we check it out?"

"I'll contact Lieutenant Lucia at the lunar base right away."

……

Around the crater, several silver lunar rovers slowly came to a stop, and staff members wearing white spacesuits disembarked one after another. Under their heavy helmets, various environmental data flashed on their visors.

They quickly deployed portable testing equipment and pointed the antenna deep into the crater.

"The electromagnetic wave response is stable, and the frequency fluctuates periodically and very regularly." A staff member looked at the instrument screen, his tone filled with surprise. "It's not naturally formed; it's like a signal emitted by some kind of artificial device."

Lucia walked to the instrument and quickly slid her fingertips across the control panel to bring up a more detailed waveform: "The energy intensity is moderate and there is no radiation pollution. Let's try scanning with sonar first to map the underground structure."

The sonar probe was fixed to the edge of the crater, and invisible sound waves penetrated the lunar crust, spreading deeper into the moon.

Then, a blurry outline gradually appeared on the screen. As the scanning accuracy improved, a regular cube shape became clearer and clearer, suspended in a huge cavity inside the lunar crust, with no extra attachments around it.

"It's very large, with sides at least two hundred meters long, and the structure is exceptionally dense," the technicians reported. "The surface seems to have extremely complex patterns, somewhat resembling religious symbols... but sonar can't capture the details."

Lucia frowned slightly, about to adjust the parameters further, when suddenly an idea struck her, and she subconsciously looked up—

Through the helmet visor, she saw countless tiny particles of light drifting in the sky, like falling stars, slowly moving towards the crater's mouth, their trajectories unpredictable.

The girl lowered her head, pretending not to see it.

Is the sonar ready yet?

...These light particles passed through the mountain pass, continued to sink along the lunar crust passage, and finally arrived at the cavity that could accommodate a large stadium.

Where the light converges, the mysterious cube stands silently, its surface texture shimmering faintly under the touch of the light particles.

At this moment, Ye Shou's figure quietly appeared in the void. He had shed his Ultraman form and was standing in front of the cube in his everyday clothes. His fingertips gently touched the cold surface, and blue light patterns spread out from his fingertips like flowing water, quickly tracing the cube's texture.

The cube trembled slightly, and the light patterns on its surface grew brighter and brighter, eventually projecting a holographic image onto its front.

A petite girl slowly appeared, initially hugging her legs like a baby, but later naturally stretching out her arms.

She had neatly cut princess hair, the ends of which shimmered with a faint glow. She wore a simple white dress, the hem of which swayed gently with the movement of light and shadow.

—He looks like a primary school student!

The girl opened her eyes, seemingly already aware that Ye Shou was there, and showed no surprise.

Ye Shou looked at the illusory figure before him. Although he already knew the other party's identity through Kayaba Akihiko's memories, he was still quite cautious. Therefore, he asked calmly, "Who are you?"

"I am Zero, the supervisory body of this system."

The girl raised her head, her eyes clear as a lake. She bowed slightly, giving an elegant greeting, her voice clear as a wind chime: "Thank you for defeating Karen, my father's ruler—Mr. Kuze Ye Shou."

Interlude: Sword Art Online: Daughter of the Mirage: Chapter 422 Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Palace (Supplement)

Zero lowered his eyes: "'Kusei Yoshihiko's' account is sealed in the underlying system. It will be unsealed and granted administrator privileges once 'Kayaba Akihiko' stops being active... Now, it has been confirmed that 'Kayaba Akihiko' is physically dead, and there are no data backups."

"Lord Kuze Yoshimori, you have the authority to dispose of 'Eincrad' as you see fit, and I will grant all your requests."

"Ok?"