Chapter 1427
Hikari: Guess what I've prepared
Daigo has Seven, a senior, to mentor him.
Cui Ming, on the other hand, was taking a rare break.
He called it resting, but it was really just closing his eyes and pretending to sleep. There was no other way; once Cui Ming actually started to sleep, he would start fighting in his dreams. This was the most helpless thing about Cui Ming. He didn't know how he had this ability—it was probably because he had been tormented by the Star Guide's reincarnation for too long back then, and his mental strength and fighting instincts had been engraved deep into his soul, so that even his subconscious couldn't stay idle.
So, Cui Ming sleeping is because he's working overtime!
And to hell with single-handedly defending against the Ultraman race's Abeira aliens.
This meant that Cui Ming's sleep wasn't for rest, but for fighting! Fighting desperately! Fighting to the death with that Dark Emperor in his dreams!
Ultraman and the others were truly heartbroken for Cui Ming. Hikari had a special examination done for him, and Father of Ultra had also come to see him. The conclusion was: this child's mental strength was too strong, so strong that even his dreams had become a battlefield. To let him truly rest, they could only keep him in a light sleep, that is, a state of semi-dormancy.
So now, Cui Ming is holding An Qi, leaning against the sofa in the base's rest room, his eyes closed, his breathing steady, but his fingers are still on the holster, ready to open his eyes and draw his gun at any moment.
Angie, the former princess, is now resting comfortably against Cui Ming. Her golden hair brushes against Cui Ming's chin, and her tail sways gently like a contented cat.
"Cui, are you asleep?" she asked softly.
"No." Cui Ming didn't even open his eyes. "I'm just pretending to sleep. If I fall asleep, I'll have to go to work overtime again."
"...Go fight Abe in your dreams?"
"Ah."
Angie pouted and snuggled closer to him: "Then let's not sleep. That old man, Abeira, is so annoying."
“It’s annoying.” Cui Ming’s lips curved slightly, but his eyes remained closed. “So I’d rather hold you and just sit here in a daze than fight with him.”
"Hehe." Angie's eyes curved into crescents as she laughed—no, they didn't curve into crescents, she was just laughing very happily, and her tail wagged even more enthusiastically.
The lounge was quiet for a while, with only the hum of the air conditioner running.
Although Choi Myung's eyes were closed, his mind was still racing. He was thinking about Villkiss.
While Embrio is disgusting, he does have some research capabilities. The mechs he creates are usable. The Villkiss mech is quite good; Hikari is currently unlocking its technology.
However, Cui Ming was still a little worried.
After all, Villkiss is actually its prototype, "Ragna-mail," possessing the power of lanthanum—"the power to influence the multidimensional world." Even if the body is damaged, it can be regenerated by materializing from Villkiss that exists in the multiverse and the past and future.
The most outrageous thing is that time-space cannon, which is Ragna-mail's standard equipment dimensional destruction cannon.
Choi was actually quite worried, worried that Hikari might pull off something incredible.
That Blue Clan scientist possesses top-tier research capabilities across the entire universe, but his ability to cause trouble is equally exceptional. Years ago, a mere knightly aura nearly killed him; later, his life-solidification technology sparked a cosmic-level conflict. Now, he's tasked with researching Villkiss, something involving the multiverse and the manifestation of spacetime…
Cui Ming felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.
"Hikari's side..." he mumbled with his eyes closed, "Should be fine?"
"Should?" Angie looked up, her face blank.
"……Bar?"
Just then, the door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open, and Hikari rushed in excitedly, holding a glowing crystal in his hand, his face bearing the fervent expression of a scientist discovering a new continent.
"Cui Ming! I succeeded! I've cracked Villkiss's dimensional resonance system! Now we can directly retrieve backup units from parallel universes! And—"
He paused, his eyes shining like two light bulbs.
"I've tripled the output power of the Time-Space Cannon! Theoretically, it can blast through three dimensions in one shot! Three! Aren't you moved?!"
Cui Ming opened his eyes.
He looked at Hikari, at the glowing crystal, and at the expectant look on the scientist's face, as if he wanted him to praise him.
Then he sighed.
"I dare not move."
"what?"
“Hikari,” Cui Ming sat up straight, and Angie slid from his arms to the side, “Do you remember the life solidification technology from back then?” Hikari’s expression stiffened for a moment.
"Remember……"
"Do you remember when the knight's aura almost killed you?"
"……Remember."
“Then tell me now,” Cui Ming pointed to the crystal, “is it possible for this thing that can ‘blast through three dimensions with one shot’ to blast me into it as well?”
Hikari blinked, then thought seriously for three seconds.
"...Theoretically, there is a 15 percent probability."
"Fifteen percent?!"
“But!” Hikari quickly added, “If we combine it with Father of Ultra’s barrier technology, we can reduce the probability to three percent! Three percent! That’s practically zero!”
"almost?"
"...There's just a little bit left."
Cui Ming sighed again.
He looked at Angie, who was covering her mouth and chuckling, her tail wagging like a metronome.
“Look,” Cui Ming pointed at Hikari, “I told you he could pull off something incredible.”
"I think it's pretty amazing!" Angie said with a smile. "It's three dimensions! When we fight the enemy, one shot can hit even their ancestors!"
"...That's not the point."
"So what's the key point?"
“The point is,” Cui Ming rubbed his temples, “I don’t want to one day fire a cannon and find myself blasted into some parallel universe, only to discover that the Star Guides are still reincarnating in that universe, and I have to fight for another hundred years.”
Hikari scratched his head, a hint of embarrassment on his blue face: "Um... should I add a locking mechanism? To ensure it only fires at enemies, not our own?"
Are you sure you can lock it in?
"...Eighty percent certain?"
"Hikkari."
"Eighty-five percent!"
"Hikari!"
"Alright, alright, ninety percent! That's the highest I can go! Dimensional physics itself has uncertainties!"
Cui Ming looked at the Blue Clan scientist, feeling both annoyed and amused.
What's infuriating is that he always manages to come up with these heart-stopping contraptions, but what's funny is... he's actually quite reliable.
Although the word "reliable" always carries a sense of gambling when applied to Hikari.
"What about Father of Ultra?" Cui Ming asked. "Does he know you're doing this?"
"I know!" Hikari nodded vigorously. "He even helped optimize the energy circuit! Brother Zoffy came to see it and said the power control was quite good! Seven even wanted to install one for himself!"
"...Seven wants to pretend too?"
He said, "Humanity needs stronger weapons," and "We can't always let Cui Ming bear the burden alone..."
Cui Ming fell silent.
He recalled the smile on Dan Moroboshi's face when he patted Daigo on the shoulder, and the gentleness with which his senior said, "You did the right thing."
It turns out that Seven was also concerned about all of this in his own way. (End of Chapter)