Ultra: Heroes Don't Ask Where They Come From

Pity is the emotion that, in the face of ominous and persistent human suffering, seizes the mind and unites it with the sufferers. Fear is the emotion that, in the face of ominous and persistent human suffering, seizes the mind and unites it with the mysterious cause.

——Aristotle, Poetics

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Tokyo.

Half a day had not passed, but four hours had already passed. In this environment, every second that passed seemed so long and long. There seemed to be a rumbling sound above my head, as if the sky was constantly pressing down, making it hard to breathe.

The surrounding citizens have almost disappeared in the emergency evacuation.

Even the dumbest and most ignorant person can see that there is some kind of disturbing crisis coming today, and the scope of this crisis must be extremely large, and it is a natural disaster more severe than wildfires, typhoons, and tsunamis.

Since no place is safe now, many citizens of Tokyo are organized to take refuge in air-raid shelters and subways. These are stopgap measures, in short, away from major cities where attacks may occur.

Xia Long stayed in the deserted city, while the God of Destruction, who had been connected to the Internet, kept spreading news to Xia Long.

I don't know when Xia Long changed his clothes, and now he was wearing clothes of no particular color.

"The Ultra Beast that appeared in New York was confirmed to be destroyed by a monster suspected to be Kukulkan."

"Britain's superbeasts have been wiped out by furry, double-horned monsters."

"One third of the area of ​​Paris, France, was destroyed, and two monsters were destroyed by the super beast."

"The coastline around Japan rose by seven centimeters, with huge tsunamis in some areas."

"Seoul, South Korea, flooded by heavy rains, with no count of the number of people affected."

"Chongqing, China, was covered in flames, now out."

Exchanging information without leaving home should have weakened people's sense of the reality of information and its impact, but in this cloudy weather, everything that happens is like raindrops flowing on the skin, a sticky and personal feeling.

"How's Ace?"

"No information was found. In fact, we don't know where they are now. I didn't sense the unique battle fluctuations of the Warrior of Light on Earth."

"Maybe it's not that it doesn't exist, but it's blocked..."

Standing on the rooftop of a high-rise building in Tokyo, Xia Long slowly exhaled.

This world is not an animation. The dead will not be saved in time by Mother Ultra. Now he can only believe that Ace is not dead.

If Ace died, he would be the only one left to save the world, and that, although not for the first time, felt very lonely.

Aiko Ogasawara was sent to a relatively safe shelter by Xia Long through the God of Destruction. Although Xia Long felt remiss for not being able to be with her, he had no choice but to do so.

Kadnin beside him has grown huge, and his blurry but more powerful body is shrouded in black air and is undergoing changes that cannot be seen or distinguished with the naked eye. Occasionally, purple lightning bursts in the materialized black air. However, even though it has been absorbing Tokyo's resentment at such a terrifying speed, the resentment in this city is still not diminishing.

At the same time, no "person" came.

"That's about it... Kadenin should have reached his limit."

[That's right, even if the cup is replaced with a bucket or a swimming pool, it still can't become the ocean in the end. But this degree has surpassed me. I'm sure that my steel body will be twisted in battle.]

The voice of the God of Destruction came through telepathy.

"The enemy watched Kadnin take shape. There is only one explanation. There is something bigger and more terrifying behind them, enough to make them ignore the birth of Kadnin."

[That really gives me chills, my ancestors were so strong. ]

The frivolous way of the God of Destruction.

Although in Tokyo, Xia Long felt the moist sea breeze blowing on his face, as if the breath of the ocean had already arrived here.

The appearance of the evil god Gatanjea back then... was just like this.

A huge rumbling sound was heard in the distance, but it was actually the sound of the earth's veins, a reaction so subtle that even humans with machines might not be able to detect it.

The earth cracked and the roads were torn apart. In an empty place without any houses or city towers, the nine-headed earth monster, Renlong, left the earth and stood on the land.

"How gentle..."

Xia Long spoke in a low voice.

The giant beast walked slowly along the road without destroying any houses along the way. Although it was a monster, it had a blue gem on its forehead and two horns on its head. Its face was ferocious but also had a quiet solemnity, with eight heads shaking behind it.

His steps were vigorous and powerful, and as purposeful and steady as those of a human. He walked in the city like an adult walking carefully in a toy city.

Finally, he came in front of Xia Long, raised his upper body slightly, and looked at Xia Long solemnly.

The words of the God of Destruction sounded, spreading Renlong's intentions.

Are you the one who wields evil forces but has a kind heart?

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be me."

Admitting such things will make people feel ashamed. It seems to be both evil and kind, which is quite characteristic of the trend of the old days of online literature and not very realistic.

But Xia Long had been tempered for a long time, and he just admitted it calmly. He was now balancing between anxiety and silence in his heart.

The huge head of Renlong nodded slightly, and then he remained silent, just keeping his eyes on Kadning. There was a kind of disgust in Kadning that could make any creature feel physiological fear.

Xia Long was surprised that Ren Long could talk to him so calmly. After all, he didn't look like a good person from the beginning to the end. In the eyes of those kind-hearted people, he was probably a bad guy walking on the street with tattoos on his arms.

【The catastrophe is coming. 】

The voice in my head suddenly said.

【What? 】

Xia Long was stunned.

That was Radhuju’s voice.

Renlong looked up at the sky.

——The first thing to change was the earth. The foundation of the world's underground existence changed at that moment. It was no longer stable, but shaking. Then the world rumbled, and cracks thousands of kilometers long slowly split open on the earth. All human buildings swayed like sand.

The weather in the sky was undergoing drastic, whirlpool-like changes. From the perspective of the universe, countless mysterious cyclones were forming. Large tracts of clouds were spinning and twisting. Thunder and lightning were roaring, hurricanes were appearing, and chaos was advancing on the sea. All means of transportation were as useless as scrap metal.

The sea was rising and falling badly, starting from the deepest sea surface and growing bigger step by step. In the distance, small waves started from tens of meters and went all the way up to hundreds of meters, like mountains, crashing into the coast at a speed that cars could not escape. All the city walls of mankind were ravaged by them like toys.

The sun was blocked, chaotic clouds were rapidly expanding, and negative energy was blocking the power of the stars. The sky was shrouded in darkness, and all the light of humanity was extinguished.

And humans die like garbage.

——Raindrops hit Xia Long’s face.

Xia Long gently reached out and touched his cheek. The wet touch was not an illusion. It was finally raining in the gloomy weather.

Tiny raindrops hit his body, Renlong's body, and the thick black fog on Kadning's body. The rain began to bounce on the surfaces of countless objects in the world before his eyes, drop by drop, covering the world with a curtain of rain.

Renlong let out a sharp cry, and Kadenin suddenly became stronger, like a fish in water.

The air of this planet was slowly becoming habitable for creatures like him.

【Are you scared? 】

Radsuju seemed to be whispering to Xia.