What does it mean that the group members have given me back the light?

Beep beep beep—!

A piercing alarm sounded inside the Lockheed Chester, and a crimson light illuminated the bewildered expressions of the two men.

"Lone Ranger! Please leave that area immediately!"

Kira Sawa, the Precognitive, appeared on the screen in front of Komon Kazuki. The white-clad boy's face was serious: "Support is on its way. Dark Mephisto's fluctuations have appeared in that area. I think his target is Horii!"

"Me?" Masami Horii leaned close to the screen, pointing at her own nose, looking completely bewildered.

Why would that legendary dark giant target me? I was transferred to TLT to upgrade the Forgotten River System, and it's only been a few days.

“I think… it will be very difficult for us to evacuate…” Komon Kazuki said in a deep voice.

Outside the cockpit, a red and black giant appeared out of thin air in an exaggerated pose. It plummeted rapidly, its body carrying a terrifying weight. The moment it hit the ground, it was as if a massive earthquake had struck the surrounding area.

The trees swayed violently, and dirt flew hundreds of meters high, even exceeding the altitude at which the Lockheed Chester was flying.

The moment this dark giant landed, it fixed its gaze on them, like a leopard locking onto its prey on the African savanna, its cold eyes sending chills down one's spine!

Dark Mephistopheles!

Kazuki Komon had fought this giant more than once, and he knew that this dark giant, which was already the fourth one in the sequence, could far exceed the speed of any Loganchester fighter when it was running at full speed.

"Who's afraid of who? Member of the Komon team, release the permissions and let me control the other turret." Just then, Horii Masami stared at Mephisto outside the cockpit and said this.

"Huh?" Komon Kazuki was taken aback.

"What? Fighter jet piloting is also a test that we in the Victory Team must pass. You joined the team so late, I might have more experience piloting fighter jets than you."

Seeing that this battle was inevitable, Horii Masami decisively put down his computer and sat in the other driver's seat: "Until the Night Raid Team's support arrives, I'll be your secondary gunner, is that alright?"

"...Then I'll leave it to you, Horii."

sieve--!

The Lockheed Chester suddenly tilted to the side, and the crimson light bullets emitted by Dark Mephisto whistled past the wing.

The fighter jet's engine roared to life, tracing a beautiful Z-shaped path through the air. Horii Masami quickly grasped the basics of the weapon system, beads of sweat forming on his forehead: "Try this!"

He pressed the fire button abruptly, and dozens of blue-green laser beams shot out from under the wings of the fighter jet in the blink of an eye.

Brilliant sparks bloomed on the black crystal on Mephisto's chest, but this did not leave any marks on the dark Mephisto. Its black eyes watched the trajectory of the fighter jet indifferently, and it simply crossed its hands, with dark red energy gathering in front of its chest into a terrifying ball of light.

"Issuka! Ascend position!" Masami Horii shouted.

"I understand!" Komon Kazuki gritted his teeth and struggled to pull the control lever.

But it was all in vain. They knew very well that without the cover of other fighter jets or Ultraman, a lone target was nothing more than a slightly faster-flying live target in the eyes of Dark Mephisto.

Just as Dark Mephisto was about to unleash his fatal blow...

The light fell from the sky, and even in the daytime, its radiance was dazzling and brilliant.

then……

boom--!

A figure took off from its spot in a disheveled manner, almost flying. Its body crashed into three hills in succession, each impact sending up waves of earth tens of meters high. The hard exoskeleton armor sparked dazzling sparks from the intense friction.

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Chapter Fourteen: The Despicable Light Thief

"So it has finally appeared? The despicable light thief."

Dark Mephisto's voice was as harsh as the scraping of metal, as if his previous disheveled state had never existed. He slowly rose from the ground, his dark eyes fixed on the spot where he had stood. Claws silently appeared from his right hand, their sharp tips gleaming dangerously in the sunlight.

Before it, the ball of light that had just knocked it away gradually lost its luster.

The silver giant slowly appeared in a half-crouching posture. He slowly straightened his body, his tall figure standing upright on the earth, his moon-like eyes devoid of any emotion.

"It's Ultraman!" Kazuki Komon breathed a sigh of relief aboard the fighter jet.

“This is… Ultraman…” Horii Masami’s voice trembled slightly.

As a technology expert for the GUTS team, he had studied Ultraman's combat data in countless video materials, but when he actually faced this silver giant, he still couldn't help but feel excited.

Through the porthole, they saw Ultraman already in a fighting stance, while Dark Mephisto let out a piercing roar and charged towards Ultraman like a beast that had lost its mind.

"Lone Ranger! Can you hear me?!"

The voice coming from the communication channel pulled the two back to reality. The Night Raid Squad leader and Kurahide said in a deep voice:

"Support will be in place in thirty seconds. Prepare to combine the fighter jets and use the Hypersonic Attack Type Chester to assist Ultraman!"

……

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boom--!

The two fists collided, and after a dull thud, the silver and black giants were simultaneously forced backward by the immense force. Their heavy bodies staggered on the ground, startling the birds roosting in the forest in the distance, causing them to take flight.

But the silver giant seemed to react faster. He quickly took a step back to dissipate the force, and then raised his hand to unleash a blade of light. Just as the black giant barely dodged, he rushed in front of him and chopped down with his left leg like a battle axe.

Surprisingly, Dark Mephisto seemed to have anticipated this, suddenly leaning back and letting the kick graz the top of its head. Its claws seized the opportunity to grab the ankle of the silver giant's supporting leg and yanked it hard!

The silver giant lost its balance and fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"It seems I've won this time. But in just a few days, has your strength declined to this extent?"

Dark Mephisto, or rather, Dark Mephisto III, spoke with undisguised sarcasm. He straightened his body, raised his foot, and stomped hard on the chest of the silver giant beneath him: "Indeed, this light never belonged to you, you despicable light thief! You should never have existed in this world!"

What are you mumbling about?

As Gu Nuo, in his silver giant form, thought to himself, just as the opponent's foot was about to step onto his breastplate, he precisely grabbed the opponent's ankle. Then, the Nexus Armor on his other wrist suddenly lit up and struck fiercely from bottom to top towards the middle!

"?!"

A flash of light, accompanied by a distorted scream, and Dark Mephisto's entire body flew backward like a cannonball.

On the ground, the silver giant slowly rose up, and as light flowed, his body gradually changed.

The armor lines became sharper, the overall shape became more slender, and the original silver-white patterns gradually turned into... black.

The black-clad giant, now in his youthful form, slightly raised his head. Then, his figure left a long afterimage, almost as if he were teleporting, as his right fist slashed through the air, aiming straight for Dark Mephisto's face.

Mach moves!

"Despicable, despicable!"

Unable to maintain its composure any longer, Dark Mephisto scrambled to its feet, its stance somewhat awkward. It struggled to withstand the relentless barrage of close-combat attacks from the black youth form: "Can you still be considered the inheritor of that light?"

The black-clad youth remained silent, his fists whistling as he relentlessly punched and kicked.

Gu Nuo didn't think there was anything wrong with kicking someone when they're down.

Let's not even talk about how being soft-hearted towards the enemy is being cruel to oneself.

Take this Dark Giant, for example. Since he debuted and elbowed himself so many times, the situation has changed from a 30/70 split to a 50/50 split. This Dark Giant, who is like a leech sticking to him, has done a lot of bad things, such as using hostages to exchange for a chance to escape.

This time, when Gu Nuo saw that the other party was not in the usual city, but in this desolate wilderness, he instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but still made a decision in an instant.

Right here, let's take this annoying plaster off!

"enough!"

Dark Mephisto roared and swung its right claw, leaving countless afterimages in the air with the claw marks, instantly forcing the black youth form back.

Dark Array!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it finally distanced itself from its black youth form.

My task is not yet complete, but...

Less than a minute into the battle, Dark Mephisto was already considering retreating. Its face darkened as it looked at the Chester fighter jet, which had arrived at the scene and completed its assembly, not far away.

It knew that this time there was no chance.

Ultraman and a fighter jet equipped with beam weapons of equal power to Ultraman are both here; it's impossible for it to complete the mission of killing that fat man.

Therefore, leaving is the best course of action.

Dark Mephistopheles made its judgment, took a few steps back, and its body gradually emitted a ghostly green glow, a sign that it was about to leave the area.

but……

A beam of light suddenly burst forth in the sky. Dark Mephisto froze, and quickly looked up to see a golden light descending like a giant dome, instantly enveloping an area of ​​several kilometers in radius.

The eerie green fluorescence on its body gradually dissipated, and the Meta Domain expanded rapidly, preventing it from successfully completing its teleportation.

"you……!"

Dark Mephisto stared in shock and rage at the black youth form slowly lowering his arm not far away, but his actions were not delayed at all. He decisively plunged the claws in his hand into the ground, and the power of darkness instantly began to erode the golden power of the domain.

It doesn't understand the other party's intentions. So what if it expands the Meta Domain? As long as it transforms a part of the Meta Domain in front of it into the Dark Domain, it can still leave at any time by using the properties of the domain.

However, the number of aspects that it doesn't understand is increasing.

The black-clad youth clenched his fists, bent his elbows, and held them in front of his chest, with streaks of golden lightning gathering between his arms.

Then, he opened his arms and recombined the energy that had been gathered in his wrists, making a "cross" shape with his hands.

Evolutionary Ray - Torrent!

The pale blue light ions slanted out along the edge of the palm, surging in at a speed that left no time to dodge.

Faced with such a terrifying beam attack, Dark Mephisto dared not be careless. It crossed its hands in front of its chest, and a purplish-red light gathered at its wrists. After spreading its arms, it made the same gesture as its opponent, and a stream of purplish-red light rushed out.

Dark Light·Storm!

The two beams of light converged instantly, and a huge energy wave exploded in the center of the Meta Domain, with waves of destructive aura echoing throughout the space!

Are you going to fight hard?

Dark Mephisto gritted his teeth, trying to press his body forward, but no matter how hard he tried, it was to no avail.

It believed that the other party felt the same way, because they had gained so much experience from their battles over the years that they had almost lost count.

So...why...?

Dark Mephistopheles couldn't understand it. For a moment, amidst the overwhelming light pollution, it seemed to see two double images of the despicable light thief passionately exchanging beams with it on the other side.

One is red, and the other is blue...

It was 0.01 seconds later that it discovered the two ghost images had separated and each seemed to be posing differently.

But it was still too late.

The torrent and the arrow of light pierced through its body simultaneously.

Cascading light·storm!

Arrow Beam - Storm!

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Chapter Fifteen: Is the Unknown Hand in a Dire Situation?

"Have the Dark Giants... been destroyed?"

Before they even had a chance to phase-travel, the Night Raid crew aboard the Chester witnessed the Meta Field gradually dissipating.

The black Ultraman stood still, turned around, nodded slightly to them, and then flew into the sky.

"...They move so fast... It feels like Ultraman is leaving us less and less room to maneuver..."

Shiori Hiraki sighed softly, watching Ultraman gradually turn into a small black dot and disappear into the distance high in the sky. For some reason, she felt a little complicated.

During this period, the Night Raid Team's missions always ended in failure; the coordinates reported by the Precognitives never yielded even a single alien beast cell at the scene.

Once or twice is fine, but several near misses with Ultraman made them realize that it was all the work of the fourth host. It was just that the host seemed to be deliberately avoiding contact with the Night Raid Team. She even began to suspect that the Night Raid Team had been disliked by the host.

"This is a situation we'll encounter sooner or later. Every suitable candidate has their own personality. Perhaps this person just doesn't like to cooperate. There's no need to worry too much. We just need to do our job well."

The captain and Eisuke Kuraki comforted the team members. He turned around and spoke to Masami Horii, who was also staring blankly at Ultraman's back through the window: