Chapter 1369
Lightning Man: What happened to the plot where we were supposed to be pitied?
At that moment, higher in the sky, a silver-white fighter jet was weaving through the clouds at an incredible speed.
That's the Yukikaze.
"Numerous hostile targets detected. Entering combat mode."
There was no human pilot in the cockpit; only a holographic image of a girl with green double braids floated in front of the control panel.
That's Kaina, the main AI controlling the Yukikaze.
"Lippel gun fully charged, firing."
Kena's voice was calm and decisive.
The special weapons bay beneath the wings of the Yukikaze opened, and a shell emitting a ghostly blue light was fired, exploding in the Gazort group.
The space within the blast radius instantly warped, forming a huge vortex of another dimension. The three Gazorts were caught in it, their bodies torn apart, teleported, and disappeared into an unknown dimension.
"Sense amplification explosion, prepare."
A powerful beam of energy emanated from the nose of the Yukikaze, a strong laser emitted using spiritual energy.
"emission!"
A beam of blazing white light shot out from the nose of the Yukikaze, like a spear piercing the heavens and the earth, pinning a Gazort that was trying to escape the battlefield to mid-air, and then detonating it.
The orange-clad Balga came to an abrupt stop on the battlefield, the cockpit door slid open, and Cui Ming leaped out, his figure appearing lonely and upright in the firelight.
He raised his left hand, and the Evolution Trustee on his wrist emitted a blinding red light.
"Nexus!"
A burst of light erupted, like a red supernova exploding on the battlefield.
When the light faded, what appeared before everyone was a giant that made them gasp in horror.
That was no ordinary giant of light.
That was Nexus, covered in scars.
Its silver body was covered with crisscrossing scars, some ancient burns, some ripped claw marks, and some penetrating gunshot wounds. Each scar told a story of countless brutal battles to the death.
The scars gleamed a dark red in the light, like hideous mouths writhing on the giant's skin.
Nexus's eyes were not the soft white light of a normal giant of light, but a sharp, bloodshot crimson, like two burning flames, containing endless killing intent and exhaustion.
He stood on the battlefield, lacking the divine radiance of Ultraman Tiga, but possessing a suffocating sense of oppression, as if he had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"What...what is that..."
An EDF infantryman slumped in the trench, looking up at the scarred silver giant, his voice trembling as if he were shaking.
"Don't just stand there! Keep hitting!"
Sergeant Gao slapped the infantryman's helmet, but his own gaze couldn't help but drift in that direction.
Seriously, these are the new recruits lately. No wonder they were sent here for training.
But Xiao Cui is really something. If he transforms into Ultraman like this, what kind of terrible state must his body be in?
Nexus did not use any beam abilities.
He charged straight at Gazort, moving so fast that he left afterimages in the air.
A Gazort opened its massive jaws and bit at his neck, but Nexus neither dodged nor flinched, letting the fanged maw bite his shoulder.
The fangs pierced his skin, but Nexus didn't even flinch.
He reached out and grabbed the edges of Gazot's upper and lower jaws, then exerted force with his arms.
"Sizzle!!!"
A tooth-grinding tearing sound rang out as Gazort was ripped in two. Red entrails and bodily fluids cascaded down like a waterfall, soaking Nexus's silver body and turning it a mottled red.
Nexus threw away the two halves of the corpse in his hand and turned to pounce on the next one.
His movements were devoid of any fancy techniques or skills; they were simply the most primal, violent, and brutal acts of tearing and pulverizing.
A Gazort tried to slit his throat with its wing, but Nexus grabbed the wing by the base, his fingers digging into the bone, and then yanked it off.
"Crack!"
With his wings ripped out, Gazot let out a piercing scream as he plummeted from the sky.
Nexus caught up, stepped on its chest, grabbed its head with both hands, and twisted it hard.
"Crack!"
The sound of a cervical spine breaking was clearly audible. Gazort's head was twisted behind his back, his body twitched a few times, and then became completely stiff.
Not far away, the Brave King, piloting his golden mecha, used his spinning jet punch to blast through the chest of a Gazort.
“Broken Magnum!”
The Brave King's right arm shot out like a rocket, spinning as it pierced through Gazot's body, then turned back in the distance and reconnected to the machine.
As the Yukikaze swooped down from the sky, Kanar's 3D image calmly analyzed the battlefield data.
"Space Distortion Bullet, three shots in quick succession."
Three shots from the Lipple Gun were fired in succession, creating three dimensional vortexes within the Gazort group that engulfed the horde of enemies.
On the other side, Tiga used the Delasium Beam Stream to blast Gazort, who was trying to escape, into dust. Asuka's red Balam streaked through the sky, her beam cannons reaping the survivors like the Grim Reaper's scythe, before diving down for close combat.
"Eat my punch!"
Balam's massive metal fist slammed into the belly of a Gazot, causing it to arch its back, then he seized its wing and slammed it to the ground.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After three consecutive heavy blows, the Gazort was smashed into the ground, its flesh mangled and bloody.
Miri's purple Balam provided fire support from the rear, with beam cannons and missiles forming an insurmountable defensive line.
EDF ground troops fired wildly from the trenches, tanks fired incessantly, and infantry guns glowed red-hot.
The entire battlefield had become a giant meat grinder, with Gazort's corpses piled up like mountains and red blood flowing in streams across the scorched earth.
Nexus was covered in blood, and his ancient scars looked even more gruesome in the bloodstains.
He seized an exceptionally large Gazort, a colossal individual formed after devouring dozens of its kind. It was three times the size of a normal Gazort, and its wingspan was so large that they blotted out the sky.
The giant Gazort let out a deafening roar, opened its mouth and spewed a corrosive sap onto Nexus's chest, causing his skin to sizzle and emit white smoke.
Nexus glanced down at the corroded wound on his chest, then looked up, his crimson eyes devoid of any emotion.
He stretched out his hands and plunged them into the abdomen of the giant Gazort, his fingers piercing the flesh, and then pulled them to the sides.
"Open it... for me!!!"
Nexus let out a deep roar, his arm muscles tensed to the limit, and the ancient scars cracked from the force, seeping out golden blood of light.
"Sizzle!!!"
The giant Gazord was torn in two, its internal organs cascading out like a waterfall, pouring over Nexus's head and submerging him entirely in a pool of red blood.
Nexus stood in a pool of blood, holding half a corpse in each hand, like a demon god crawling out from the deepest part of hell.
He slowly raised his head, his crimson eyes scanning the remaining Gazort in the sky.
The surviving Gazorts, upon meeting that gaze, collectively let out terrified screams.
They wanted to escape, to fly back to the ionosphere, to flee this monster covered in scars.
But Nexus did not give them a chance.
He threw away the mangled corpse in his hand, pushed off the ground with both feet, and his massive body soared into the air, like a silver cannonball, hurtling straight into the Gazort group.
The Brave King followed closely behind, raising his golden hammer once more.
"World-Destroying Hammer!"
"boom!!!"
Another piece of Gazort was smashed into mincemeat.
The Yukikaze swooped down from the sky, and Kaina's voice was calm and decisive.
"Final sensor amplification explosion, maximum power."
The nose of the aircraft gathered unprecedented enormous energy, which then transformed into a pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth, sweeping away the remaining Gazort swarm.
When the last Gazord was crushed in the head by Nexus, the entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.
Nexus hovered in mid-air, dripping red blood all over his body, his chest heaving violently, and the ancient scars glowing a dark red in the setting sun.
He slowly descended back to the ground, each step leaving deep footprints in the pool of blood.
The EDF soldiers peered out of their trenches at the silver giant standing amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. No one cheered, no one spoke; only a chorus of suppressed breathing filled the air.
Sergeant Gao Feng put down his binoculars, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and whispered into the communicator.
"...Clean up the battlefield and recover Gazort's remains quickly."
Nexus stood there, looking up at the sky that had been dyed blood red, his crimson eyes gradually dimming.
A flash of light, the giant's figure vanished, and Cui Ming's figure reappeared on the scorched earth.
He was covered in blood and grime, expressionless as he dusted himself off, then turned and walked toward the command tower, his steps steady as if he were taking a stroll.
Asuka jumped down from the red Balam, looked at the battlefield stained red, and whistled.
"Cui... is still so fierce."
Misato stepped out of the purple Balam, took off her helmet, and shook her head.
"I don't want to see this kind of scene again next time."
Daigo transformed back into a human from Ultraman Tiga, leaning against the dilapidated wall, panting heavily, looking at Choi Myung's back with a complicated expression.
The Brave King stood not far away, and the voice of Mechanical Ace came from the communication channel, carrying the calmness unique to the Valgae AI.
"Operation completed, all targets destroyed, machine damage rate 3%, requesting return to factory for maintenance."
The Yukikaze slowly landed on the base runway, and a 3D image of Kaina appeared outside the cockpit, bowing slightly in the direction of Cui Ming.
On the battlefield, the wind blew, stirring up a red mist of blood, like a sandstorm from hell.
But regardless, humanity won this war. (End of Chapter)