Chapter 24: The Strongest Zetton in History Appears! The Second Monster

"Boom!"

"Daigo, eject!"

Without dodging, the tail of GUTS Wing 1 was set ablaze by Telesdon's lava beam, sending the craft plummeting toward the ruins!

Fortunately, the ejection system remained functional. Two small parachutes deployed, carrying Daigo and Shinjoh toward a safe zone far from the battlefield.

There were no more aircraft in the sky.

Yes, GUTS Wing 1, GUTS Wing 2, and the three Cross-series ships were all confirmed to be completely wiped out!

Under normal circumstances, with Eleking taking the lead against Gudon and the others providing support, they might even have had a chance to take down all four subterranean monsters without a scratch.

But the appearance of the Alien Empera disrupted the plan. Eleking, occupied by the fight, could not assist them, and relying solely on their own strength, it was clearly impossible to contend with three monsters at once.

At this moment, human forces declared their withdrawal from the battlefield!

Free from human interference, the three monsters—Telesdon, Sadola, and Detton—turned their blood-red gazes toward Eleking!

Their brains, which were perhaps not even as sharp as a border collie’s, held a simple realization: Eleking was attacking them. Therefore, they had to attack Eleking!

The three monsters closed in on Eleking!

However, precisely because their intelligence was limited, the Alien Empera was also included as a target.

"Huu!"

Telesdon spat out a lava beam, attacking Eleking!

Sadola extended its claws like springs, both pincers lashing out with lethal force toward the Alien Empera and Eleking, respectively!

Detton writhed frantically across the ground, aiming to choke the Alien Empera.

"Vile creatures, get away!"

The Alien Empera, covered in scars—especially with his wings severely damaged—was clearly losing the fight against Eleking. He cursed, gasping for breath as he retaliated against the monsters.

Eleking was in a similar state.

"Excellent. Even without the assistance of GUTS and GUYS, the aggro of these three monsters has been successfully drawn!"

"Eleking has already crippled the Alien Empera's wings; he won't be flying away!"

"Next, I just need to recall Eleking and let the four of them tear each other apart!"

A wicked smile appeared on Lin Yu's face.

Indeed, his plan was to attract the monsters' hatred and then recall Eleking back into the Monster Training Game!

This way, the rage of the three monsters would be unleashed upon the Alien Empera!

With his wings ruined, the Alien Empera would find it difficult to escape!

He would be forced to fight!

Eleking could simply wait until the battle was nearly over to return and finish off the survivors!

It was a perfect plan!

"So what if you're the Ultimate Alien? You're still going to die here!"

"Still, I must be wary of the potential presence of Alien Guts and Alien Nackle."

"Eleking, return for now—"

"Beep-beep!"

Before Lin Yu could issue the order, his communicator rang!

The panicked voices of Rena and Daigo came through!

"Captain Lin Yu, are you still near the battlefield? Get out of there!"

"A commander named Matsunaga has used his authority to forcibly open the GUTS armory and launched a super-missile codenamed [Super Weapon R2]!"

"He intends to eliminate Eleking, the Alien Empera, and the three monsters, even at the cost of countless citizens who couldn't evacuate in time, as well as us defense team members deep in the combat zone!"

"The Captain has already sent people to restrain Matsunaga, but it's too late. The Super Weapon R2 has been launched! Run!"

"That bastard deserves to die!"

"Bzzt—bzzt!"

The communication dissolved into static.

***

Lin Yu stared at the cut-off transmission and then at the sky, where his Ultra-sensory perception warned him of an incoming attack.

His expression grew cold.

"Commander Matsunaga? The hawk from the Nexus TV series?"

"Super Weapon R2? Sounds related to the Star-Destroying Cannon Super Weapon R1 that annihilated Planet Kyrieloid."

"Good, very good."

"It's one thing not to consider Eleking an ally, but to treat me, the captain of the HUD team, along with the members of GUTS, GUYS, and countless citizens as mere sacrifices?"

Lin Yu’s voice was frigid. His Ultra-mental powers, which pushed his psyche far beyond human limits, allowed him to "see" the giant missile, at least a hundred meters long, descending from the sky!

It had already reached its peak and was falling!

Lin Yu did not know its exact destructive power, but it certainly wasn't some harmless firework!

This entire region would likely be leveled!

"I can survive this, and I will have my revenge!"

Lin Yu seemed to swear to himself. He prepared to recall Eleking and then overload his Ultra-mental powers to provide himself with protection.

At the same time, he prepared to delve underground, using the earth to shield himself from the explosion!

It was at this exact second.

[Zetton has awakened. Having absorbed the dark energy and negative emotions of the Dark Giants, his training level has risen significantly. Current training level: 100%!]

[Summon?]

[Note: There is a fragment of the Eternity Core inside Zetton's body!]

In the game inbox, a notification made Lin Yu stop in his tracks.

It had been a day or two since Lin Yu sent the Sphere to help Zetton heal and counterattack, followed by Zetton absorbing the energy and negative emotions of the Four Dark Ultra Brothers from the ultra-ancient era, and finally grabbing a fragment of the Eternity Core before falling asleep to digest it.

Now.

The Cosmic Dinosaur, the first monster in history to kill an Ultraman.

Had awakened!

And it was the strongest, standard-form Zetton at 100% training!

Lin Yu was stunned for half a second before he realized what he had to do!

Naturally, revenge should be served without delay!

"Then..."

"Summon!!!"

***

"Matsunaga, do you know what you are doing?!"

"Daigo, Shinjoh, Munakata, and Rena from GUTS, Captain Lin Yu from the HUD team, Captain Serizawa from GUYS, and several other members are all within the blast radius!"

"And there are massive crowds that couldn't be evacuated!"

"You belong in a military court! Scum like you should be sentenced to death!"

Iruma's face was ashen as she grabbed Matsunaga by the collar, screaming in rage!

She then glared at the guards who had been protecting the armory.

"You are all fired!"

Without her authorization, they had opened the armory simply because of Matsunaga's rank, even allowing him to acquire the launch codes for the Super Weapon R2!

"Hmph, that is my business."

"Captain Iruma, I am still a special envoy for the Earth United Organization. You have no right to arrest me!"

"You'd need Director Sawa to do that!"

Even bound in ropes, Commander Matsunaga remained arrogant, showing no remorse whatsoever.

"You son of a..."

Even the usually good-natured Horii couldn't take it anymore. Using his two-hundred-pound frame, he delivered a powerful kick, sending Matsunaga flying!

"Beat him!"

The quiet, gentle Yuzuru also stepped forward to join the assault.

Iruma simply looked away, pretending not to see.

Her gaze remained fixed on the satellite feed, where the giant missile finally descended!

It detonated in mid-air!

The Alien Empera, Eleking, the three subterranean monsters, and the entire city district were all within the blast radius!

The searing heat seemed to radiate through the screen.

But Iruma’s heart turned colder and colder.

"With vermin like this inside the Earth United Organization, do we humans really have a future?"

"We finally had a friendly monster."

"We finally had a talented expert on extraterrestrial monsters, highly regarded by both Captain Sakomizu and Director Sawa."

"We finally gathered these excellent team members."

"We finally managed to protect everyone's lives."

"And just like that, it's all gone."

At that moment, the thought of resigning even crossed Iruma's mind.

She stared blankly at the screen.

Watching the inferno unleashed by the Super Weapon R2.

Watching the explosion of death destroy everything in sight—wait?

Where was the destruction?

Wasn't the Super Weapon R2 a forbidden weapon developed with massive resources, designed to counter powerful or troublesome monsters like the Black and Red Giras brothers, Antlar, or the Seagoras couple? Even if it wasn't as strong as the R1, it should have been devastating.

How could it explode in mid-air without spreading?

It was as if... a firecracker that should have blasted a three-meter radius had been covered by a bowl, causing the explosion to be contained within.

"Wait, is that black hole Eleking's doing?"

"No, that's not Eleking. It's a new monster!"

Horii, exhausted from beating Matsunaga, looked at the screen and saw the black hole in the sky, his eyes widening in shock!

Iruma finally realized she had been so focused on the explosion that she had missed the very obvious black hole!

The black hole hung wide open. A monster with a black-and-white body, a back resembling a longhorn beetle's shell, and glowing yellow organs on its face and chest—approximately 75 meters tall—descended from it!

Zetton!

It had used the "Zetton Barrier," which could easily deflect the Ultra Slash!

But it wasn't protecting itself... it was shielding the Super Weapon R2 in mid-air!

The Super Weapon R2 exploded inside the Zetton Barrier!

The translucent barrier turned the terrifying forbidden weapon into a caged tiger; it looked menacing but posed no threat at all!

The massive explosion, which should have decimated the Alien Empera, Eleking, the three monsters, and the city district, was nothing more than fireworks in front of Zetton!

"Is he a god?"

Horii stared at the scene, stunned.

He voiced the question in everyone's hearts.

"This is impossible!!"

Commander Matsunaga, his glasses shattered and his face bruised and swollen, couldn't help but stand up when he saw this!

"Impossible your ass!"

Horii kicked him back down.

He had pushed a perfectly decent man to such a point of rage.

"The same black hole... is it an ally of Eleking?"

"It seems... humanity isn't completely hopeless after all."

A charming smile appeared on Iruma's face.