Chapter 30: Cultivation Level of Five-Emperor King Increased

"Zetton!"

Zetton strode forward, advancing toward the Alien Muzen. The Alien Muzen let out a low growl, opened its maw, and spat out a bolt of light energy.

Zetton did not dodge or parry; it did not even show enough interest to absorb or reflect the blast, simply allowing the projectile to detonate against its body. A mere wisp of white smoke rose, failing to even pause Zetton’s momentum. If this were an online game, one might see a "HP -1" indicator appear over Zetton, but this was reality. And in reality, it was a lie—the health bar hadn't budged at all.

Seeing its attack rendered ineffective, the Alien Muzen panicked. It spun its body around, attempting to flee! Could it be that this creature, who prided itself on being a hunter, would one day find itself fleeing in disgrace, just like its prey?

The Alien Muzen’s body lifted into the air.

*Crunch!*

Zetton reached out a single hand, seized the creature by its hind leg, and unleashed a burst of immense strength, dragging it back down and slamming it heavily into the ground. A spray of grass and earth erupted into the air. Then, Zetton grabbed the creature by its ghastly, phantom-like throat and hoisted it up.

"I only need its brain."

As Lin Yu's command arrived, Zetton’s grip tightened violently. A standard Zetton possesses terrifying, overwhelming physical strength—whether it be the original, or those seen in *Jack*, *Max*, *Mebius*, *X*, or *Taiga*. To defeat a Zetton, one usually has to rely on human "hacks" like the original series, or kill the controlling Alien Bat to render it an automaton like in *Jack*, or use special equipment like the Max Galaxy as in *Max*, or resort to a righteous group brawl with data monsters like Mikulas and Windom as in *Mebius*. *X* and *Taiga* defeated their Zettons through group efforts or form changes. While the perceived prestige of a standard Zetton has gradually declined as more variants have appeared and met their ends, a proper Zetton’s combat power has always remained superior to that of an Ultraman.

Furthermore, this Zetton of Lin Yu’s was, without dispute, the number one among its kind. Its strength was chilling; hundreds of thousands of tons of grip force erupted within its palm. The Alien Muzen’s neck, which was tough enough to ignore minor attacks from Tiga, began to warp under the pressure. Its face changed color.

The next second.

*Cila!!*

The Alien Muzen’s head was ripped clean off. Its body twitched violently twice before falling still. Its sharp teeth trembled, and its cruel, vicious eyes gradually lost their luster.

***

"Go!"

Lin Yu tossed a small, bouncy sphere. Like a miniature shooting star, it flew into the Alien Muzen’s severed head. A moment later, the "shooting star" burrowed out of the creature’s ear and flew back, landing in Lin Yu’s hand.

"It seems the location of the Muzen Planet and the specific details have been successfully recorded." Lin Yu squeezed the small, bouncy orb and tucked it back into his game inventory. Indeed, this was a Sphere core cell. Whether it was the Dark Planet Gransphere from *Dyna* or the Sphere Mother from *Decker*, they all relied on possession and assimilation to grow into terrifying entities. The life forms they possessed not only evolved into Sphere Synthetic Beasts but also had their memories stolen. After all, once assimilation occurs, there is no distinction between "you" and "me." Since there is no distinction, what is yours becomes mine, and what is mine remains mine.

For example, Decker had been invaded by the Spheres, almost becoming Sphere Decker. Information regarding Trigger and the Eternity Core had been stolen in the process. As a Sphere core cell possessing all the innate capabilities of the Spheres—albeit in its initial stage—it could naturally achieve the same. Lin Yu had used the Sphere core cell to track the cosmic coordinates of the Muzen Planet.

"A planet this evil should have been destroyed long ago," Lin Yu muttered to himself. "Perfect, this will serve as the startup capital for my little Sphere! Once I find a few bodyguards to assign to it, I can let it set off to bring that planet to its destined end."

The plan was set. For the Sphere core to reach the level of a major boss in the *Dyna* or *Decker* TV series, it required a planet as a foundation. From there, it could assimilate other worlds and pile them together. Since that was the case, a planet like Muzen should be reduced to a part of the Sphere. It was a pity that the little Sphere, born with such noble, open-hearted potential, had to use such a foul and filthy planet as its starting territory.

The Alien Muzen’s head died rapidly, deprived of the Sphere core cell. This hunter, who had spent his life stalking prey, the nightmare in the eyes of countless victims, and the world-ender worshipped by the fearful—died in ignominy.

[Host has slain the Evil Hunter Alien—Alien Muzen!]
[Aliens cannot be raised!]

Lin Yu didn't bother looking at the notification. He turned his attention to Golza, who had been paralyzed by Eleking. Eleking, feeling that Golza wasn't "numb" enough, was delivering another shock every ten seconds. Golza was already lying on the ground, twitching and foaming at the mouth. It looked absolutely wretched. For some reason, Lin Yu had the feeling that Eleking was messing with Golza on purpose. That didn't seem right, though; wasn't this the first time they had met? Why the grudge?

"Alright, Eleking, don't kill him!" Lin Yu waved his hand.

Eleking, who was just about to deliver another 100,000 volts, reluctantly retracted its tail. *Hmph, that’s the price for saying I, Eleking, am inferior to Zetton! If the pooper-scooper hadn't spoken up, I’d have shocked you until you lost bladder control!*

"Five King, it’s time for your upgrade!" Lin Yu walked over to Golza and pressed [Intervention] on the Five King interface in his game menu.

In the sky, a black hole manifested. Golza’s body was sucked inside. The paralyzed monster couldn't resist, forced to watch as he was dragged into the unknown. Soon, both the black hole and Golza dissipated, as if the monster had never appeared on the plains. Lin Yu opened the Five King log.

[Five King is idle.]
[Golza appeared near Five King, was absorbed, and served as a fusion material to complete a portion of the structure. Cultivation progress +10%!]

"It worked!" Lin Yu smiled. "But why only ten percent?"

After the initial joy came confusion.

[Completion of Golza and Melba, extra fusion progress +10%!]
[Completion of Super Gyeron and Eye-Q, extra fusion progress +10%!]

Two system notifications popped up, clearing things up. "Getting Golza and Melba from *Tiga* grants an extra 10%, and the same goes for Super Gyeron and Eye-Q from *Gaia*. Only Reicubas is from *Dyna*; since he's an individual piece, there's no extra bonus. That makes exactly 100%!"

It made sense. With Golza captured, it was time to head to Easter Island and catch Melba. But before that, Lin Yu turned his gaze toward the slender, beautiful girl.

"Lisia... right?"