Ultraman: Evolution from Slime

"It should be clear. Whether my words are not threatening or not is for you to judge."

The mechanical middleman's expression changed subtly, and he immediately understood the implication of Zheng Chuan's words.

The implication is that whether the previous statement is defined as a genuine threat or dismissed as a simple joke depends entirely on the response.

At this point, Mecha Junma Hui suddenly paused in thought and slowly closed her eyes.

After a moment, he opened his eyes again, with a faint bitter smile on his face.

"Look, if I don't tell you, you won't let it go. Well, I'll tell you the whole story."

Listen to the mechanical intermediary benefits.

Zheng Chuan smiled calmly, and at the same time pricked up his ears.

The taciturn mechanical Horii finally couldn't help but speak up and reminded: "Captain, that secret..."

"It doesn't matter..."

Unexpectedly, Mecha Junjian Hui waved his hand, looking perfectly fine. Then, he murmured somewhat melancholy, "It's something only the two of us know, and now it doesn't seem to be a secret anymore."

"..."

Mechanical Horii's expression kept changing, but when he saw Mechanical Nakama Kei's resolute attitude, he knew he couldn't stop her.

Therefore, I could only accept my fate and close my eyes, not asking any more questions.

At this moment, the mechanical mediator pursed her lips, then, as if recalling the distant past, she whispered, "As I was told, I do come from a time when human civilization was destroyed."

Zheng Chuan was not surprised.

After all, it was a bit early to guess.

Now we know the real reason why, even if we travel through time and space, we must go back to an era to destroy Max's power system.

Is it true that the Max Power System hides a huge secret that could destroy all of human civilization?

Regarding this question, the mechanical agency Hui Kuai gave Zheng Chuan an answer.

"That's right, it wasn't the Max power system that destroyed me."

Eri, the mechanical intermediary, looked as if she had experienced something extremely horrific, her face darkening.

"The Max Power System is not a medium that will lead to the destruction of human civilization."

Zheng Chuan frowned slightly when he heard this.

What's going on...

"So what happened to the Max Power System?"

Mechanic Jujian Hui took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled the foul air from his lungs before uttering two words in a solemn voice.

"dark."

A glimmer of light flashed in Zheng Chuan's eyes.

"Are you referring to the Dark Ruler?"

Upon hearing this, Mecha Junjian Hui gave Zheng Chuan a deep look and said, "You didn't even know about the Dark Ruler... That's a shame. The darkness I was referring to isn't something more terrifying than that."

Zheng Chuan's expression shifted as he thought to himself, "An existence more terrifying than the Dark Ruler? Could it be that one?!"

Squinting his eyes slightly, he asked in a deep voice, "Could it be the Black King?"

"You know about the Black King!?"

Once, the wheel mechanic Ikuma Hui was surprised.

Because in my memory, the Black King of that era should not have awakened.

Seeing the reaction, Zheng Chuan immediately understood and guessed correctly.

"Not only do I know that there was a battle with his followers..."

Hearing these words, Jijian Hui's heart was immediately filled with turmoil.

Afterwards, he couldn't help but think: "Where did this person who could defeat the Dark Lord's followers, who had never appeared in history, come from..."

At this moment, Zheng Chuan tilted his head slightly and asked, "So, why would the Max Power System attract the Black King?"

Mecha Nakama Hui snapped out of his reverie.

After a moment's pause, he regained his composure and said slowly, "That's because the Black King instinctively seeks out powerful light."

"Chasing the light?"

"That's right."

Mechanic Ikuma Hui nodded gently and began to speak.

"It may sound cliché, but since the Black King is the ultimate embodiment of darkness, light is something that must be eliminated in his eyes. The Max power system, which uses light as its energy source and is entirely human-made, has naturally become a thorn in his side."

Li, not knowing why, suddenly smiled bitterly.

"No, in fact, the Black King doesn't even take me, a human, seriously. He has no subjective ill will towards me. His only goal from the beginning to the end was to extinguish light."

Inside, the mechanical middleman Hui suddenly sighed deeply.

"But, like the pollen released by Zijera, even a tiny amount of dark energy unconsciously released by the Black King can corrupt a sane human into a follower of darkness."

Zheng Chuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "What about Tiga? Didn't he stand up and fight the Black King?"

Mecha Nakama Hui shook her head and murmured, "When the Black King awakened, Tiga... Daiko couldn't transform into Tiga. Humanity was corrupted so quickly that even the light in people's hearts, which had been there when they defeated the ruler of darkness, disappeared forever."

Zheng Chuan suddenly realized, "Well, there's no way to force a transformation with a cheat..."

"The remaining humans, like me and Team Horii, were transformed into mechanical life forms to prevent their minds from being corrupted by the dark energy."

After hearing this, Zheng Chuan couldn't help but have two questions in his mind.

"Then let me ask two questions first."

Mechanic Intermediary Hui said: "Excuse me."

Zheng Chuan raised two fingers and asked the question slowly.

"First, are you certain that after destroying the Max power system, humanity's future will not be destroyed by the Black King?"

"Secondly, since such a major event hasn't happened yet, why not go meet with the Era and tell the Victory Team the whole story?"

0112: Dark Future! (4/4)

Facing the two questions raised by Zheng Chuan.

Mechanical Intermediate Hui first sighed deeply, then immediately pulled himself together and explained each one.

"Destroying Max's power system won't guarantee its destruction, but it will at least delay the Black King's awakening, giving me a chance to continue the flame of human civilization."

"Then, the reason I don't meet with people from this era is because once I have any form of intersection with them, the world will immediately begin to develop into a parallel world, and it will no longer be able to affect my future."

After hearing this explanation, Zheng Chuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Could it be that we've returned to a different era?"

Regarding this, Mechanical Mediator Hui did not try to hide his feelings and directly and generously admitted it.

"That's right, but unfortunately my plans always fail due to various unexpected situations or the butterfly effect."

She couldn't help but purse her lips, then quietly shifted her gaze to Zheng Chuan's face to see his reaction.

"Also, I've been back to this era countless times, but this is the first time I've heard of such a person..."

Zheng Chuan's reaction was quite calm.

He smiled faintly, choosing not to respond to Mecha Nakama's words. He rubbed his chin and asked, "When the Black King revived, didn't he try to use the light energy generated by the Max Power System as weapon energy to launch a counterattack?"

Previously, the Max Cannon used the Max Power System technology. Although its power was far inferior to that of the Tigayaya Pelion Ray, it was superior in that it could be mass-produced.

Is there a weapon that humans can use to defeat the Black King without Tiga's help?

In response, Mecha Nakama Kei only smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Is it possible that I haven't tried? But the Black King not only possesses the power of darkness that can suppress light energy, but can also release a black mist that is even more terrifying than that released by the Dark Ruler..."

Before he finished speaking, a glimmer of fear appeared in the depths of his eyes.

"So, boss, whether it's energy weapons, thermal weapons, or live ammunition, none of them can cause any effective damage to you. They can't even scratch your itch."

"Furthermore, ultimately, the Black King doesn't consider the light energy produced by the Max Power System to be a threat; he simply believes it 'needs' to be eradicated."

When I said this, I emphasized the pronunciation of the word "need".

Zheng Chuan heard this and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he suddenly asked, "Do you know that the Black King is sleeping somewhere now?"

I hope that the mechanical intermediary Hui knows this, because then there is a chance to deal with the other party as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, Mechanic Junma Hui shook his head and said, "Sorry, I know the same thing..."

"That's right. If I really knew where the Black King was sleeping, I wouldn't have to bother with the Max Power System."

The sentence was added by Mechanical Horii.

There's nothing wrong with this answer.

So Zheng Chuan didn't ask any more questions.

Yu Bianjian nodded thoughtfully, then immediately changed the question.

"Then you should know the exact time of the Black King's resurrection."

"Yes, on September 9th, twelve years from now."

This was a question that the mechanical intermediary Hui undoubtedly knew, so he answered it without hesitation.

Zheng Chuan frowned slightly upon hearing this, thinking, "The Final Holy War storyline will begin approximately two years from now. Then, eight years after the Final Holy War, Dyna's storyline will begin. Twelve years... that's about two years after the end of Dyna's storyline."

I've sorted out the chronological order in my mind.

Without Dyna, Zheng Chuan suddenly became curious about what Dyna would look like in the future.

"What about Ultraman Dyna?"

I couldn't help but ask.

Mecha Mediator Kei wasn't surprised that he knew about Dyna.