Chapter 18: Shadows in the Light

The Giant of Light stands above the earth, and at his feet is the base of Jupiter, which has been reduced to a scorched earth.

When the giant of light, Agey, slays the elite Aligella, and the fierce battle comes to an end. Five heads invaded the Arrigella inside Jupiter's defense circle, three of them were killed by Aijie, and the remaining two Ariguela naturally couldn't make the climate.

After Agey killed the elite Arrigella, the powerful attack method hidden at the base of Jupiter finally came out in time. Without Ai Jie's move, all kinds of powerful forces suddenly appeared from the base and easily killed the remaining two Arigaira, with such a speed that it was as if the hard battle of the previous people was just an illusion.

Confirming that there were no new enemies around the base, Ai Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been tense finally relaxed.

Looking around, the entire Jupiter base has been changed beyond recognition.

The Arrigeilas' raids have permanently damaged at least a third of the base, and the metal base, known for its defensive strength, is a complete joke in front of the monsters. The shock of the battle alone had been shattered, and in the heart of the battle between the Giants of Light and Ariguera, it was even more of a mess.

The area where Edge and Aligella fought was almost flattened, the metal ground was full of potholes, and the center of the battle was noticeably sinking. Fortunately, Ajay consciously avoided the crowd in the base when fighting the Arrigellas, limiting the monster's battle location to the remote area of the base, and he hit the monster as far as possible in each attack, so although the battle was strong, there were no casualties.

The aftermath of the battle alone can change the terrain, and that's the power of monsters and giants of light!

Stunned as he watched as he turned into a red giant's hand, Ai Jie couldn't help but feel a little frightened. The power that can destroy the world with a single bullet is terrifying even to him. This is like the power of the legendary gods and demons, does it really belong to him?

There was a feeling of unreality in my heart, and at the same time, there was a sense of rejection that I couldn't express in words. It is man's instinctive rejection of non-human existence, it is the shackles of consciousness that binds to the depths of consciousness and is inscribed as 'human'.

A strong sense of doubt wells up in the depths of her heart, and Ai Jay doubts her own existence.

Now he is human? Is it God? Or...... Monsters in some form?

As an instinctive reaction, it is also a shackle of reason. Ai Jay subconsciously refuses and thinks deeply about this question. He conjures up his former face and constantly throws hints at himself.

I am human, I am human, I am human......

Words like a spell echo in my mind, like self-hypnosis to force myself to believe, to force myself to agree. Aijay will never admit that he has become an inhuman being beyond humans.

As if the power was exhausted, and as if in response to Ai Jie's will, the Giant's body began to glow and become transparent, gradually disintegrating into countless scattered light particles. It's like transforming into a giant of light not long ago, but this time the steps are reversed.

The light particles formed by the Giant of Light did not disappear, but scattered around. Immediately after that, the light particles scattered around a certain origin began to condense on the ground, gradually condensing into the human form.

Hands, feet, head, torso...... Gradually, the light particles condensed into the human form became more and more condensed, and his specific appearance could be gradually seen. The clearer the self-awareness, the more the concrete gesture becomes.

The light particles condensed into the human posture further condensed, and the specific faces of human beings began to appear: eyes, nose, and facial features......

The light dissipated, and the condensed light particles took on the form of a human youth.

And that appearance is none other than Ai Jie!

“…… Changed back?! Looking back and forth at his familiar and unfamiliar body, Ai Jie's heart was excited.

Although the power of the Giant of Light is good, if he wants to completely abandon his human body and turn into a monster-like posture, it is still a little difficult for Aijie to accept. How unhappy to be able to smoothly turn back into a human. Only the human posture can give Ai Jie a real sense that he is still a human being, so that he will not feel confused about his existence.

Unrealistically squeezing his hands, Ai Jie was slightly dazed. Everything just now, is it Nan Ke's dream?

The scene of "No ......" fighting Arrigella in person is still vivid, and Ai Gey looks up, the blood on the ground and the broken corpses of monsters show the truth of the incident, and the pungent smell of blood also lets him know that this is not a dream.

Not only that, but after transforming from a giant of light back to a human, Ai Jay has not changed without change. He could feel that his body contained more power than before, and even if it wasn't for the Giant of Light, his perception and physical fitness were far greater than before.

And Ai Jie had a vague feeling that as long as he had that idea, he should still have a way to become a giant of light with the name of Ultraman Dinah.

(I don't know how Ichinoe and St. Peter are doing now.) Fearing for the safety of the two people closest to him at the base, Ajay couldn't help but use his new physical strength and run towards the center of the base at breakneck speed.

The distance that used to take a few seconds to reach can now be reached in just one breath, and this superhuman physical strength has shown that Ai Jie can never go back to the past, and Ai Jie, who is worried about his companions, is completely unaware of his abnormal strength, and he has not realized that he has now stepped into a new level of life.

……

Whenever Ajay left the center of the battle, without anyone noticing the area, a mutation quietly occurred.

I saw that because of the vicious battle with Ai Jie, the elite level Arigaira, who was smashed by Agey's fist, and some of the body fragments of Ariguera E suddenly squirmed.

I don't know if it was the fragment of the corpse in the part of Aligella's body that seemed to come to life, and crawled quietly on the ground. The fragment moves very slowly, and is hidden in countless fragments of corpses and metal fragments, even if there are satellites shooting in the sky.

The shards were consciously wriggling around, as if they were observing the surroundings, as if they were looking for something.

Half an hour later, the fragment came to the place where Ultraman Dyna's light cluster first emerged from the ground. This massive cavity in the ground has been separated by the walls that have appeared beneath the base, making it impossible to see inside.

The shards that seemed to have found something squirmed violently, and it crawled up the hollow metal wall for a moment.

Eventually, it dissolved into a thin strip like a needle and thread, and silently burrowed into it, penetrating deep into the ground......