Chapter 694: Stop! Or I'll Shoot!
"Why has Sofia set its sights on Earth?" Kujima Megumi felt it was necessary to ask for the most crucial information.
"Based on my and Dugjing's detection, we found that they have an extremely strong sensitivity to electromagnetic waves. However, unlike the Lightning People, who are disturbed by electromagnetic waves, they might be able to obtain information from them." Chu Xuan's tone was calm, but the message he conveyed made everyone shudder, "Simply put, they are organisms that exist by devouring planetary civilizations."
"Why devour?"
"It's still unclear because their bodies can travel in the universe and even directly absorb various cosmic rays to gain energy and function, having already surpassed the ordinary biological survival conditions, as cosmic rays are endless."
"Perhaps it's to evolve into a more powerful level of life."
Upon learning this information, the members of the Victory Team became nervous.
The monsters on Earth still threaten their lives, and now there is a civilization devourer in the universe; humanity faces imminent danger!
And when all of this was reported, countries worldwide began to rebuild military forces, not just to deal with monsters but also to confront the impending alien civilization.
In the next three months, the Victory Team and other countries began eliminating Sofia to prevent them from forming a blockade against Earth and losing contact with space.
The Lightning People's blockade of Earth was merely to compete with humans for it; whereas Sofia intends to devour Earth, treating it as food.
This can't be generalized.
Nightfall.
In Chu Xuan's room, Sun Wukong and Zheng Zha visited again. This chapter was uploaded by the team at M|VLEMPYR.
"Sofia has indeed entered the stage, and there are two other unknown Ultraman." Chu Xuan looked at Sun Wukong, hoping he could explain where those two Ultraman came from.
"You don't recognize them?" Zheng Zha asked in surprise.
"That red and silver Ultraman looks like it's from the M78 universe, but the Showa series, I've only seen 'Ultraman Jack', and haven't watched beyond that."
Chu Xuan explained, "Because apart from the comprehensive world view, I can roughly predict that the reality of Tsuburaya's Ultraman series will undergo some changes; after all, its audience is mainly children, although some principles are spread, adults can also have moments of realization, but apart from having such awareness mentally, physically, they are not as well, and adults are generally busy with work."
Zheng Zha sighed: "Indeed, there are principles, but due to life, unable to act freely, to maintain oneself and help when possible, is considered noble enough."
"Even immortals have worries, let alone the folks of this earth?" Sun Wukong smiled, said to Chu Xuan, "Those two guys are both villains, one named Belial, and the other called Toregia.
"One is a hero of the Land of Light, exiled for violating taboos because the woman he loved unrequitedly embraced a friend, and his own power was inferior to the friend; the other is a scientist from the Land of Light, trapped in stubborn thoughts about light and darkness, and choosing to explore the chaos and truth of the universe due to misunderstanding by friends."
"Simply put, one lives seeking power due to jealousy, but internally lacks an absolute goal; the other sways indecisively, trapped in thought, lonely inside, exploring the chaos of principles."
"Thus, they were recruited by Tartaros, who can traverse time and space——"
"Besides not having power comparable to Tartaros, more importantly, these two people currently have nowhere to go and lack a firm inner objective."
Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "The world says immortality is good, but the immortals seem more pained than happy."
Sun Wukong nodded slightly, then shook his head: "Ordinary people desire immortality, but immortality means constant loss; people and things around them will fade away with time; under such circumstances, living becomes either madness or a heart of stone."
"This point, the ancients might not have realized it, but found a reason they imagined for immortals and gods to perpetually exist——healing the sick and saving lives."
"Throughout history, we can find that those who burn incense and worship Buddha mostly seek health and peace."
"As for true immortals and gods, what they seek or comprehend, aside from the existence of the heart, is merely finding a goal to avoid idleness."
Zheng Zha suddenly realized: "Sun, you mean that Ultraman, for humans, are like immortals and gods?"
Chu Xuan responded with an answer: "A fitting analogy, after all, for humans, as embodiments of light, Ultraman as a race indeed accomplishes many things only immortals can do, and most of them 'accumulate virtue and perform good deeds', whereas Belial and Toregia are aimless, lost immortals."
"Hmm, that's approximately why, thus in the future, they will only pursue power, do as they please, be hedonists, and express their inner desires." Sun Wukong confirmed, "Cultivate Divine Skills and Mana but not moral integrity and spirit; whether it's imperial dominance or false doctrines, they ultimately cannot compare to the enduring righteous path, in the end, it's all empty."
Zheng Zha: "······ Um, why do I feel using such words and vocabulary to describe Ultraman seems a bit off?"
This is Ultraman, after all!
"But very appropriate."
Chu Xuan didn't find it incongruent, and from Sun Wukong's words, he roughly understood that the Belial and Toregia who came to their world are the 'past tense' brought by Tartaros, the 'present tense' versions of them probably have completed 'imperial dominance', 'false doctrines', but most likely have been already eliminated by the Land of Light from that side.