Great, we're doomed now!

This time, Carmilla is no longer needed.

The violent energy was gradually drawn in and diverted, transforming into two distinct streams of light, one bright and one dark. These streams circulated repeatedly through the [trigger], eventually returning to the core. The originally chaotic energy fluctuations gradually stabilized, and a new balance was achieved.

"Success!"

"what……"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Overwhelmed with excitement, You Shalei relaxed and fainted from exhaustion.

Ye Shou, however, was not as excited as they were; instead, he fell silent for some reason.

He hovered in mid-air, gazing intently at the [Eternal Core], then turned back to look at Triga with a complex expression, a hint of something indescribable flashing in his eyes.

"Ok?"

Jianwu and Triga sensed something and looked back at Ye Shou in confusion, wondering why he looked so troubled even though things had ended so well.

-

"What brings you three here? What is it you want with me?"

After the great battle, Dagon was assigned by Carmilla to clean up the mess and deal with the little monsters left behind by Hitram. The other guardians would also help. Meanwhile, Yusa Rei and Carmilla were summoned by Ye Shou to the small temple below the Eternal Core.

He didn't say what it was about, but just told the two to wait. After a while, another person came in, and it was Zhen Zhongjianwu.

Jianwu clearly had no idea what was going on and thought the three of them had some kind of task for him.

"Speaking of which, Carmilla, you probably don't know the origins of Triga and the others."

“Triga? Oh~ this kid’s name is… um?” Carmilla muttered the pronunciation, her brows furrowing slightly.

Kengo and Triga communicated briefly. The former scratched his head, while the latter, through Kengo's body, slowly spoke: "We come from the future—to be precise, Earth 30 million years from now!"

Upon hearing this, Carmilla couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, revealing a surprised expression in her human form, clearly curious about the word "future".

With a hint of hesitation, Triga's gaze unconsciously darted away, avoiding Carmilla's eyes: "My birth is actually related to you and Ultraman Bayeri."

"What does this have to do with us?" Carmilla frowned, her tone revealing impatience. "Just say what you mean, don't beat around the bush."

Hearing this, Triga took a deep breath, as if he had made a huge decision: "The future Yusare said that I was born from the balance of your light and darkness, so in a sense... I can also be considered your son."

"What did you say?!"

Carmilla's pupils constricted, her aura surged instantly, and she instinctively retorted, "I don't have a child—"

"Wait a moment."

She raised her hand to take out the light whip, but Ye Shou stopped her.

"Let him finish speaking first." Ye Shou's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

Triga and Kengo were clearly startled, probably not expecting Carmilla's reaction to be so intense... Well, having interacted with Ye Shou before, they felt that their "parents" should be gentle and charming people.

However, Carmilla and Ye Shou were clearly two extremes... The young man couldn't help but take a step back.

"call……"

Carmilla's chest heaved violently as she glared at Triga, but she ultimately suppressed her anger, gritted her teeth, and snorted coldly, "Keep going, I want to hear what other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

Triga didn't dare delay and quickly added, "This isn't a fabrication. The Eternal Core once faced a great crisis. It was because your light and darkness powers attracted and merged with each other that the anchor point for a stable core was created. Afterward, this anchor point developed self-awareness over a long period of time... which is me—Trigger (Triga)!"

Carmilla fell silent, the anger on her face gradually fading, replaced by a complex and bewildered expression.

She was smart; after listening, she knew that this was a possibility and not just nonsense.

However, she never imagined that she would "give birth" to a child in this way, which was far beyond her self-awareness... To be more precise, she never thought she would have a "family".

Ye Shou gently patted her shoulder and comforted her, "What he said is true, but don't take it too seriously. Look at me, I don't care at all."

"...It doesn't matter?"

Unexpectedly, Carmilla glanced at him sideways upon hearing this and inexplicably became angry.

"You don't even care!"

"what?"

Ye Shou was completely bewildered by her glare, but he had always known that one should not delve too deeply into a woman's thoughts, otherwise it would be easy to fall into a trap. So he decisively turned his head to look at Trija.

“Let’s get down to business… Your birth was never accidental, nor was it solely dependent on the power of me and Carmilla.”

"Not a coincidence?" Triga was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Hey~

Ye Shou sighed inwardly, feeling a pang of pity for Triga's eager expression, but still spoke up: "The [Eternal Core] is not truly eternal. It is not a stable energy source and attracts countless covetous eyes. Once damaged, it will have irreversible and serious consequences, even triggering a disaster that will affect the entire universe... Therefore, it will save itself before the disaster occurs."

"Self-rescue?! What do you mean?"

Yu Shalei was the first to react, her voice tinged with accusation in her haste: "You mean the [Eternal Core] has its own will? How is that possible... We guardians, over thousands of years—"

"You can become guardians because you have no desire for them. If you develop an obsession, you will end up like Hitram."

Ye Shou calmly said, "The will of the [Eternal Core] is not as clear as that of ordinary life; it is more like an instinct or... a rule."

That's right, the laws of the universe exist to maintain balance!

Any system, from the natural world to a small company or organization, becomes less adaptable to change the more homogeneous its components become; if viewed as a living organism, this can be understood as a decline in its survival ability.

"You mean... the [Eternal Core] chose us guardians to ensure its own survival?"

"That's right. External pressure and internal support, while consuming each other, constantly correct the system, thus allowing it to continue."

Ye Shou went to the window and looked at the dazzling crimson outside, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"But this balance is relatively fragile because humans have high growth potential but weak foundations and do not have enough power to control the range of fluctuations. If either the guardians or the aliens have the upper hand, the cycle will be broken."

In fact, it's already been out of balance once, hasn't it?

“Yes…” Yu Shalei said sadly, “Thinking back carefully, we were powerless to resist the invasion of the cosmic monsters, and the [Eternal Core] was damaged as a result. What changed everything was—”

"Us?"

Carmilla was dazed and said in disbelief, "In order to seize the [Eternal Core], we eliminated the other forces and suppressed the monster horde... which gave you guardians a chance to breathe?"

But how could things be so coincidental... Could it be that...?

"Where did you get the intelligence that led you to come to Earth?"

After Ye Shou finished speaking, he shook his head: "There's no point in talking about this. Regardless of the cause, the reality is that you became the variable that balanced the situation, and were introduced into this fragile system, thus allowing the [Eternal Core] to be preserved."

"But that's because you joined us. If I hadn't met you—"

"If I hadn't appeared, the [Eternal Core] would have introduced new variables, doing everything possible to guide the outcome to the current state."

Ye Shou smiled helplessly: "Even miracles like time travel can happen."

"..."

Carmilla remained silent, glancing at Ye Shou, then at Triga, and finally at the [Eternal Core]. A feeling of anger, confusion, and a touch of fear welled up within her.

She even initially wanted to covet the power of the [Eternal Core]... According to Ye Shou's theory, if she chose to shake the system, then in order to restore the balance, an opposing force would be generated.

And will she... become like Hitler?

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!

Seeing Carmilla's appearance, Ye Shou knew that she had completely let go of her obsession with the [Eternal Core]... but Ye Shou couldn't be happy.

Only after he defeated Hitram did he realize that he had actually been teetering on the edge of a very dangerous abyss for a long time!

If he were slightly weaker, or if he didn't have Carmilla's help and had to face all of this alone, then he would need to use himself as a "trigger" to stabilize the [Eternal Core], just like Triga in the original story!

And this is not a low-probability event...

Looking at the plot of the "original work" from this perspective makes it easy to spot some suspicious details:

Dark Trigger itself has a weak consciousness, and it can even be said that it lacks autonomy. This is normal, because Trigger was born from the Trigger. If Leaf Guardian had not intervened, the largest fragment would have been taken by Carmilla, from which a dark giant resembling an infant would have been born.

It was only after Jian Wu (reincarnation), who traveled from the "future," merged with it that his soul was truly completed. This allowed him to transform into the Giant of Light, successfully sealing the Dark Trio and resolving the crisis of the [Eternal Core].

Thirty million years later, it was also Triga who stabilized the [Eternal Core], its light and darkness properties were practically tailor-made for it.

All of this actually feels very much like "fate"...

If there is an invisible will controlling all of this, then it can only be the [Eternal Core]... no, it is the balance of light and darkness in this universe!

Jianwu couldn't help but interject, "So your encounter with her... and the appearance of Triga, were destined?"

“You could say that.” Ye Shou nodded. “The universe needs balance, and the core also needs an anchor point. Your and Triga’s journey through time and space to this place may also be part of the core’s will, to ensure that this causal loop is closed and that the balance is not broken.”

Carmilla turned to look at Triga, her eyes gradually shifting from initial shock and anger to calm.

She raised her hand to smooth the hair from her forehead, her tone still somewhat harsh, but the previous rage was gone:

Fine, let's just accept this child.

Come on, call her Mom!

Chapter 443: The Restraining Force of Fate (4K)

The corner deep within the temple was quiet and deserted, with rubble scattered all over the ground. The guardians clearly had no time to clean it up, and it looked like a ruin.

Jian Wu sat down against the cold stone pillar, gazing at the smoothly functioning Eternal Core in the distance, and muttered to himself in a fit of boredom:

"Hitram has been destroyed, but who exactly is the Beast King who has been cultivating monsters all along?"

A moment later, Triga's voice rang in his mind, calm yet with a hint of speculation: "According to Father... Mr. Ye Shou's theory, darkness and light are always born together. Even if one side is weakened or even driven out in a short period of time, it will always return in some form and develop towards a state of balance between light and darkness."

So even if Hitram dies, new dark forces will be born—perhaps from unknown aliens, perhaps from a resurrected Hitram, perhaps from other dark giants… After all, a full thirty million years have passed, enough time for multiple cycles to complete. Whatever is born shouldn't be surprising.”

"Hmm~ That makes sense."

Jianwu lowered his head, gently fiddling with the pebbles on the ground, arranging them into the shape of his favorite cartoon mouse: "What a pity..."

"what?"

"It's a pity the handheld console ran out of battery, otherwise I would have taken more photos to take back with me."

“Even if you take a picture, people will say it’s computer-generated,” Triga chuckled. “After all, the scenery, architecture, and people from 30 million years ago… look like a bunch of cosplayers on a pilgrimage to a sacred site.”

"Ha~"

Jian Wu chuckled a few times, then suddenly remembered their previous conversation and asked curiously in his mind, "Treiga, after you learned about your background... did you have any particular thoughts?"

"Ideas? Hmm..."

The voice in my heart paused, carrying a hint of barely perceptible sadness.