Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga

"They're the big bosses, and a whole bunch of them! Surprised? Unexpected?"

Daigo's smile instantly froze.

His expression froze, as if he had been glared at by Medusa.

He shouldn't have believed that this bastard would leave him anything good; he's always been the one to screw him over.

"Daigo! Did you find anything?"

Lina's shouts could be heard in the distance; the members of the Victory Team were approaching.

Lin Yu instinctively wanted to raise his hand to cleave open the spacetime barrier and escape, but halfway through raising his hand, he suddenly remembered that he had used all his spacetime power to pack up and seal that "Gatanothor family bucket".

"Tsk, what a pity."

He sighed, then shrugged indifferently.

Fortunately, Jinlong's other abilities are still there; the only thing missing is the cheating skill that allows for infinite rewinding, which is not a big deal.

He glanced at Daigo, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, patted him on the shoulder, and gave him a look that said, "Brother, I'm leaving now, take care." Then, with a flicker, he vanished from the spot.

A few seconds later, Lina, Shinjo, and Horii arrived at the scene.

They looked at the huge human-shaped crater, then at Daigo standing at the edge of the crater, looking embarrassed and clutching a swollen, red fist. Their expressions suddenly became subtle.

"Dagu,"

Xincheng stepped forward and looked him up and down with a suspicious gaze. "Tell me honestly, was there someone here just now?"

"Did you make that crater?" Lina asked curiously.

Daigo's face turned a deep purplish-red, and under the interrogating gazes of his teammates, he could only let out a mournful howl of grief in his heart.

That damn Lin Yu! He betrayed his teammates again!

Lin Yu strolled leisurely along the mountain path, breathing in the fresh air of modern society, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He slowly took out the familiar silver-blue magic wand from his pocket.

He frowned and examined it for a moment, seemingly feeling that something was amiss. He then took out a silver device that resembled a short sword from another pocket.

Evolutionary believers.

He spoke to the believers in evolution as if they were old friends who refused to pay their debts, and in a very impatient tone.

"Old Deng, Old Deng, are you asleep?"

"I have a question. I've already taken care of that Zaki guy, so why are you still lingering here?"

"Fine, if you're not going to leave, at least transform into your true form and help me fight some monsters! There are so many Gatanothors on the ground, how am I supposed to fight them all?"

The Evolution Believer emitted a soft hum, and a holy yet weary voice resounded directly in his mind.

"The visitor detonated his home planet, triggering a supernova explosion in an attempt to completely annihilate the alien beasts. However, this act caused the alien beasts' genes to scatter throughout the universe like dandelion seeds."

"In order to fulfill my mission, I purified all the elements that permeated the universe, and therefore... I also lost almost all my power, so..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yu interrupted him impatiently.

"So you're just going to stay here and refuse to leave, living here every day, just waiting to exploit my bond, right?"

He got angrier and angrier as he talked.

"Fine, fine, so you're going to play like this! Looks like you really don't intend to put in any effort, and are just planning to strangle me, your only host, right!"

Lin Yu couldn't help but rant and rave about the Evolution Truster.

Those who believed in evolution fell silent.

That silence was just like that of a spineless husband who had been caught in the act by his wife while she was out having a good time, and was now kneeling on the washboard, unable to utter a single word when confronted with questions.

Lin Yu was completely stunned.

He looked up at the sky and sighed, feeling his heart was so tired.

How come these big shots are all so awesome and fast?

The original Ultraman Tiga, who ran off to have fun, hasn't even been seen yet. I wonder which universe he's living a carefree life in, leaving behind a mess and a 30 million-year-old woman waiting for me to deal with.

Now, this Noah Oldman is even more of a heavyweight, he's just staying here and won't leave, a pure energy parasite.

I said,

Lin Yu switched hands, toying with the silver short sword. "You're supposed to be a God IV, right? The Mysterious Four, what a prestigious title. Even if it were a whole Gatanothor family bucket, I believe if you were willing to take action, you could easily send them all back to their hometowns with a single punch, right?"

"You two are much more capable than me, and what happened? Neither of you can be trusted!"

"So I'm the only unlucky guy here, risking my life to clean up your mess?"

He grew angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his urge to complain erupted like a volcano after he returned to the modern world and the pressure eased.

In the ancient past, he was on edge, walking on thin ice with every step, fearing that a single misstep would cause the world line to collapse completely.

Now that the big boss has been sealed away and he's back in the familiar world, he can finally vent all the resentment he's accumulated.

Lin Yu sighed helplessly, found a clean rock to sit on, and placed the Evolution Trustee on his lap.

"Forget it, there's no point in talking to you about this."

He waved his hand, like a worried old father, "Tell me, Old Deng, how can I restore your power? If your main account can be back online, that would be great. I won't say I can roam freely throughout the universe, but at least on this Earth, I can sleep soundly."

Noah remained silent for a moment.

It did not answer directly, but instead allowed a faint light to flow from the Evolution Truster, slowly transmitting some images, some memories, and some will into Lin Yu's mind.

Noah's restorative power stemmed from the transmission of spirit and bond.

Each generation of capable individuals becomes stronger than the previous one, because the light accumulates and sublimates continuously during the inheritance process.

Lin Yu saw it.

He saw a man named Shunichi Maki, who, in the final moments of his life, was determined to completely destroy the mother of the alien beasts, "The One," even at the cost of his own life.

He saw a war correspondent named Jun Himeya, burdened by the pain of being unable to save Sera, who viewed the power of light as punishment.

But in his death battle with Dark Mephistopheles, he finally understood that light is a bond, a salvation. He rose again, defeated his nemesis, and then passed that light, that will called bond, on to the next young man.

He saw a boy named Senju Rei, a child born from the Prometheus Project, destined not to live past eighteen.

Instead of wallowing in self-pity, he believed that precisely because life is finite, we should make the most of our limited time to do more meaningful things. Even if he himself had no tomorrow, he would fight to the last second for the tomorrow of others.

Finally, he saw Kazuki Komon.

That young man who was initially weak, confused, and even shrouded in darkness.

He faced countless desperate situations, watching helplessly as his beloved turned into a dark puppet.

But in that deepest despair, he resolutely pulled out the Evolution Trustee, inherited the bond of successive Adaptors, and ultimately transformed into that eternal light that illuminates the entire universe.

And what about Lin Yu?

Noah could clearly sense that the seemingly cynical and witty young man before him possessed a will more resilient than any other compatible individual he had ever encountered.

The darkness he faced was the despair of the ancient past, capable of swallowing everything. Every battle he experienced was fought with all his might, and every time he narrowly escaped death.

But it seems that there is never any trace of despair in this person.

There was only endless light, as if bursting forth from the deepest part of his soul, enough to wash away all darkness.

From the very beginning, his spirit was incredibly resilient, as firm as a rock.

"why?"

A gentle voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, echoed in Lin Yu's mind.

Chapter 162 Noah: To be honest, I'm the one who brought you here.

Lin Yu fell silent.

He looked up at the sky, which was fragmented by the leaves, and a hint of reminiscence and emotion appeared in his eyes.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke: "You know, in my world, Ultraman... is just a tokusatsu show."

"I don't know whether it was the message of this world that was somehow transmitted to my world and inspired the creation of those works. Or is it that there are intricate connections between worlds?"

“But…” A nostalgic smile appeared on Lin Yu’s lips.

"I once saw a multiple-choice question presented to me online."

The question reads: If you were given the power of Ultraman, but you had to choose one of the following four enemies as your opponent, who would you choose?

"Whom did you choose?" Noah's voice rang out again.

"Me?" Lin Yu smiled, a clean and pure smile, as if he had returned to that carefree afternoon when he could sit in front of the computer and talk at length.

"Back then, everyone else was having a crazy debate. Some were discussing which enemy was the weakest and which was the easiest to defeat. Others were discussing which Ultraman's power would be the strongest and allow them to easily clear the game."

"Perhaps... my thinking is a bit strange."

Lin Yu stood up, dusted himself off, and his gaze became incredibly serious and determined.

"My choice is..."

"If I were really given the power of Ultraman, would I have a choice?"

"I will defeat all these enemies!"

At that moment, Lin Yu seemed to radiate light. It wasn't the light of Ultraman Tiga, nor the light of Noah, but a light unique to Lin Yu himself, a light that had been deeply rooted in his soul from the very beginning, a light called "protection" and "responsibility".

Noah fell completely silent.

The air seemed to freeze.

After a long while, that sacred and gentle voice, carrying an unprecedented, almost awkward emotion, rang in Lin Yu's mind again.

"Yes...that's why I chose you back then."

The smile on Lin Yu's face froze instantly.

He slowly, frame by frame, lowered his head to look at the gleaming silver Evolution Trust weapon on his knee.

A surge of hot blood rushed straight to the top of his head.

His blood pressure began to spike.

"Okay, okay, let's play like this!"

Lin Yu's facial muscles began to twitch uncontrollably. He pointed at the Evolution Truster, trembling with anger, "So, after all this time, you old man, you were just watching from the sidelines from the beginning! You chose me a long time ago, but you just watched me get forcibly possessed by that old bastard Tiga, watched me get chased and slashed by Camilla, and watched me take on the entire Gatanothor family all by myself?!"

"How could you be so heartless, you with thick eyebrows and big eyes!"

Lin Yu felt like he was about to explode.

He felt as if his soul was being trampled by ten thousand Golza, the kind wearing spiked boots.

The believer in evolution remained silent, but the guilt and sense of injustice were continuously transmitted through the mental link, which was even more infuriating than a direct admission.

"I think I've seen through it."

Lin Yu covered his forehead, looking utterly exhausted. "You bunch of big shots, you're all such good actors. Before that old sixth brother, Tiga, ran away, he must have informed you, right? Did you all plan this all along, just waiting for me, the sucker, to fall into the trap, while you sat on the sidelines eating melon seeds and watching the show?"

"What kind of bond, what kind of inheritance of will?"

Lin Yu got more and more excited as he spoke, pointing at the Evolution Truster and gesturing wildly, "You just want my body, you just want to freeload off my light! Don't think I don't know, you must have already seen that I have extraordinary talent and amazing bones, and that I am a one-in-a-million working genius!"

Noah: "..."

It chose to continue playing dead.

Lin Yu talked for a long time, but he was tired of cursing, and in the end he could only let out a long sigh.

"Alright, alright, I'm not going to hold it against you anymore."

He waved his hand and put the Evolution Trustee back into his pocket. "Anyway, we're already on board, it's too late for me to get off now. Just stay here with me, I'll feed you well and take good care of you. When you regain your strength, just remember to come out and help me fight a couple of tough battles."

After saying that, he stood up and stopped dwelling on the past.

Now that we've returned to this era, there are more important things to do.

He needed to figure out as soon as possible what had changed in the world during his eleven days away. And Camilla…

Thinking of the silver-haired woman who almost merged with him in the ancient timeline, Lin Yu felt a surge of complex emotions that were hard to describe.

There was emotion, there was heartache, but above all, there was a heavy sense of responsibility.

At the very least, he's not the kind of heartless person who takes a bite and then runs away.