Great, we're doomed now!

The monster that attacked Kengo and the other tourists was one that had devoured fragments in the chaos and, driven mad by the energy conflict, ran wildly to Mars. Triga, who had just awakened and whose consciousness was still very immature, chased after it...

"So, my future self will have Triga collect the fragments while protecting Earth?" Yusa Lei understood the "artificial intelligence's" idea after a moment's thought.

“That’s right.” Triga’s voice was tinged with emotion. “And Kengo… became my partner (human form) by chance. Yusa Rei once said that although I have power, I lack common sense about the human world and cannot truly integrate into your society. She hoped to use Kengo’s pure soul to help me learn to understand human emotions and grow up slowly.”

It might seem ridiculous for an Ultraman who is 30 million years old to talk about "growing up," but in reality, he has spent most of his time in a state of ignorance and chaos. He has only been awakened to consciousness for a few hundred years, and during those few hundred years he has been protecting the [Eternal Core]. You could say he is still a "child."

Jian Wu nodded and added, "I've also been helping Triga adapt to life here, and he's taken good care of me in many ways... After all, we're one now, fighting and progressing together!"

Looking into Jian Wu's sincere eyes, You Sha Lei nodded gently: "I see. It seems that my choice of you was not accidental."

-

The earth suddenly trembled violently, accompanied by a muffled roar. A huge crack spread out, revealing a bottomless abyss. Then, two completely black steel objects slowly rose from the crack.

Its shape resembles a thickened railgun, with the barrel pointing straight to the sky, gleaming with a cold, hard luster in the sunlight.

Yu Shalei led the group to this place, turned around and gestured to Ye Shou and Jian Wu: "This is the entrance to the Eternal Core... Gaird and the Dragon Turtle should stay outside and keep watch. The environment inside is not friendly to them, and staying outside can also deter most of the small monsters and keep them away from the entrance."

The canine monster Gerd wagged its tail meekly, while the dragon turtle lay on the ground, its massive body like a small mountain protecting the entrance. With a flick of its wrist, it completely enveloped the entrance, making the two "cannon barrels" difficult to see from the outside.

Its injured left eye had not yet healed, so it immediately opened its single eye and warily scanned its surroundings.

Yu Sha Lei and the other guardians exchanged glances, then took their positions and formed a circle.

【XXXXXXXXXXX】

They chanted ancient incantations in deep, rhythmic voices, and golden patterns gradually appeared beneath their feet, intertwining and eventually forming a luminous six-pointed star magic circle. The light was soft yet possessed a dazzling brilliance that was hard to look away from.

call!

The moment the magic circle was activated, the two steel constructs suddenly hummed, and the energy lines on their surfaces lit up with a faint green light, spreading all over their bodies like awakening veins.

As the incantation grew more urgent, an extremely strong magnetic field was generated between the two "rail cannons," and the energy intertwined and collided, eventually condensing into a smooth, mirror-like silver plane, although the edges were still slightly undulating.

"Open, door!"

Yu Shalei raised her right hand, and the crystal ring, which she inherited from her lineage, emitted a crisp hum, its light echoing the magic circle.

Ripples spread across the silver surface, like water being touched, before the light and shadow gradually stabilized, revealing a desolate scene:

The reddish-yellow earth was barren, and the sky was a dark orange-red, resembling a vast desert resembling Mars.

“Let’s go.” You Sha Lei took the lead and her figure passed straight through the silver plane, as if she were passing through a thin water curtain, without any hindrance.

Ye Shou and Jian Wu followed closely behind. The moment they passed through the plane, they felt a slight chill all over their bodies, and the scene before their eyes had already changed!

The first thing he saw was a slowly rotating "celestial body" in the center of the arena, and even though it was his first time seeing it, he immediately recognized it:

[Eternal Core]!

— Ye Shou's entire body, including his equipment, was throbbing with excitement!

Chapter 436: One against three without a single loss... an absolute crushing defeat! (Paying off debts)

"call!"

calm down!

Ye Shou closed his eyes tightly, forcibly suppressing the surging energy within his body.

The part belonging to the Dark Giant urged him to quickly obtain the [Eternal Core], and Ye Shou became unusually uneasy, finding it extremely difficult to suppress this instinctive impulse.

As if responding to the call of the eternal core ahead, Ye Shou couldn't help but shout!

That chaotic and indistinguishable energy attribute is exactly what the Dark Radiance form craves most—second only to pure darkness.

This thing may have various flaws, but in terms of scale, it far surpasses all the energy storage devices he has ever seen before!

He recalled the Spark Tower in the ruins of R'lyeh, which he had once thought was the pinnacle of energy sources in the universe, but compared to the burning fireball before him, it was nothing more than a firefly compared to the bright moon...

But Ye Shou quickly regained his senses, and the fate of Triga in the original story flashed through his mind:

This core may seem alluring, but it is actually a bottomless pit, with uncontrollable risks hidden beneath its surface of immense energy.

If you rashly touch it, you will most likely be swept away by its violent power and lose your self and true nature...

Triga was able to maintain his independent consciousness, but in the end he became a tool to suppress the core, sacrificing himself to maintain the balance of the universe.

Ye Shou was not so selfless. He neither wanted to become the "ballast" of the [Eternal Core] nor was he willing to be morally bound by this responsibility of protecting the world!

He took a deep breath, focused his attention along his meridians, gradually calming the agitated energy, and his eyes regained their sharpness and determination.

"Don't act impulsively."

He told himself, shifting his gaze from the Eternal Core to Jian Wu and You Sha Lei beside him, "The power of the core is too domineering. We must find a safe way to approach it and not be deceived by its appearance... You guardians should have a way to do this, right?"

"Of course!" Yu Sha Lei said confidently.

This space was even more vast and desolate than what was shown in the previous mirror image. The air was filled with dense energy radiation that made one's skin tingle slightly. Ordinary creatures could not survive here at all.

The group followed You Sha Lei deeper into the area, the gravel under their feet creaking. After passing through a rugged depression, a dilapidated temple came into view. Among the broken walls and ruins, stone pillars covered with ancient runes still stood firm, the runes occasionally flashing a faint red light under the nourishment of energy radiation.

Upon reaching the deepest part of the temple, Jian Wu's pupils suddenly contracted—

The scene before him was exactly the same as what he had seen in his dream:

A massive fireball hovered in mid-air, its surface swirling with golden and crimson flames, radiating a terrifyingly powerful energy—the legendary [Eternal Core].

That pure and violent energy, like the flame of the universe's primordial birth, contained both the power to destroy everything and the vitality of endless life.

Yu Sha Lei's gaze fell on the stone pillars covered with runes, and she said solemnly, "I will gradually untie the core's restraints. Follow my lead."

She turned to Jianwu and specifically instructed him, "You and Triga will assist me. The other guardians will use magic to draw the lines, while you will install and fix the fragments on the nodes in a specific order to form the cyclic array you mentioned."

"okay!"

"no problem."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing..."

She paused, then emphasized, "This process cannot be interrupted in any way, because the energy that has already been drawn out cannot be reversed, and if the external energy concentration is too high, it will cause the entire seal to collapse... Even the slightest interference will cause the Eternal Core to go completely berserk, and then no one will be able to control it."

“Then I will protect you and ensure that no unauthorized personnel will intrude. You can go ahead and do your work.”

"It's up to you!"

You Shalei said no more, raised her hand and released a gentle wave of mental energy, which landed on the outermost stone pillar.

Seeing this, the other guardians also raised their hands, forming complex hand seals. Light flowed from their fingertips as streams of energy poured into the stone pillar, causing the ancient runes on it to slowly change, flickering with an uncertain light...

As the runes flowed, the energy fluctuations throughout the temple grew stronger. When the series of runes changed to a specific sequence, You Sha Lei suddenly raised her hand, and her immense spiritual power spread out like a flood bursting its banks, enveloping all the stone pillars.

Even though she was the strongest ability user of her time, this was still very difficult for her. Her hair quickly lost its luster, and her once beautiful silver hair became dry and brittle... with no signs of improvement.

"untie!"

With a soft shout, the pale golden seal, visible to the naked eye, peeled off the stone pillar, turning into specks of light and dissipating into the air.

Whoosh—!

Almost the instant the seal was broken, the surrounding energy radiation suddenly surged, more than doubling in intensity!

The air became thick and scorching. If an ordinary creature were here, it would not be long before it was corroded by the radiation and gradually weakened to death.

Yu Sha Lei remained unmoved; she didn't care about her health at all, just like the other guardians.

And this is the proper way to handle it that she mentioned:

Ye Shou and Jian Wu are no ordinary people; protected by the power of giants, they naturally have no fear of radiation. As for the guardians—

We'll tough it out!

Anyway, I won't die anytime soon, let's wait until things are done!

Although it is cruel, those who have persevered in such harsh conditions are impeccable in terms of both ability and loyalty.

The priestess took out a metal box the size of a music box from her wide sleeves. The moment she opened it, three core fragments, each about the length of a finger, flew out automatically and floated silently in mid-air, emitting a faint red light.

"Let's set up the first batch... cough!"

As soon as the fragments were exposed to the air, they attracted the surrounding energy like a magnet, forming visible energy vortexes that spun rapidly around the fragments.

“These fragments are key.” Yusa Lei took a deep breath. “Follow Triga’s instructions and construct the route according to his trajectory. There can be no deviation whatsoever.”

"understand!"

Jian Wu saluted, his palms slightly sweaty.

Guided by Triga, the fragment slowly levitated, and as he moved it with his telekinesis, it began to trace a complex and mysterious trajectory in mid-air...

But at the crucial moment when the runes were circulating, a rumbling sound like muffled thunder suddenly came from the horizon, reverberating through the atmosphere.

Yu Shalei's ears twitched slightly, but her movements did not stop at all. She just frowned slightly, clearly unwilling to be distracted at this moment.

Ye Shouze raised his head and stared blankly into the distance: "...Not here, is it outside?"

He sensed the energy fluctuations coming from the outside, chaotic and violent, yet capable of resonating with the free energy here. He immediately got up and said to You Sha Lei, "I'll go take a look," before turning and leaving the sealed space. In a flash, he passed through the light barrier and appeared in the outside world.

The result was quite unexpected:

The scene before them was utterly chaotic, with several enormous monsters and their minions frantically attacking the Dragon Turtle and Gaird.

They were outnumbered, but fortunately, both of them had rich combat experience and their strength values ​​overwhelmed those small and medium-sized monsters, making it difficult to determine who was superior for a time!

The canine monster Gerd was agile, its claws and fangs striking in quick succession, holding its own against three opponents. The dragon turtle, relying on its thick shell and massive size, swept its powerful tail, sending several monsters flying. Upon landing, their bones were broken, and they roared in pain.

But the monsters seemed to have lost their minds. Even though they were covered in wounds, they were fearless and charged forward again with renewed vigor. Their attacks were even more ferocious than before, as if some force had forcibly stimulated their potential!

In contrast, the continuous battle had gradually disrupted the breathing of the dragon turtle and Gaird, slowing their movements and clearly indicating that they were running out of energy.

Seeing this, Ye Shou no longer hesitated. He raised his hand, took out the Redstone Spark, and gently pressed it onto the precious metal decoration in the center. Suddenly, the light around him surged.

hum!

[Bayeli] Ultraman's figure appears majestically!

He quickly swung his arms into an L-shape, requiring almost no effort to unleash a dazzling Zepelion Ray with a sharp whistling sound, the energy torrent sweeping directly towards the monster horde.

—【Large-up at the start】!

boom!

Explosions rang out one after another, flames shot into the sky, and the attacking monsters were all blown away by the light, either turning into ashes or being seriously injured and unable to move.

Ye Shou unleashed a full-power attack, eliminating the invading enemy in a single second!

"Not bad strength."