Chapter 58 The Appearance of the Galaxy Spark, and the Dark-Materialized Beasts

"It seems you had a rough night."

The pickup truck stopped in front of the group. Lin Yu stepped out and glanced slightly at the three lifeless alien corpses piled on the ground.

"Not really, just some weaklings walking to their own doom," Carmeara said casually.

"Then let's prepare to enter Mount Hoshimiya. Stay sharp, the dangers in there are considerable."

Lin Yu shifted his gaze to look at Mount Hoshimiya, which sparkled like a beaded gauze dress.

"Lucia, have someone take those corpses away."

"Yes, Captain!"

Soon, a few ordinary HUD members approached.

Their eyes were filled with awe and admiration, yet they swiftly and efficiently handled and removed the three alien corpses.

Human technological progress currently relied primarily on unearthing alien remains.

As members of the HUD, they knew a fair bit.

At the very least, they knew Lucia was an alien.

Now, looking at Carmeara and the other two, they didn't quite seem like Earthlings either...

Carmeara, officially expelled from Earth citizenship: ?

Fortunately, the HUD was, after all, the Pan-Human Joint Defense Force. Before joining, all of their thousands of members had been subjected to massive boot camps led by Captain Hibiki and Director Sawai.

They had been told that official members of this defense force were likely to be special humans or aliens, that they needed to mentally prepare themselves, and that they must not spread panic.

Therefore, despite their eager and admiring gazes, they did not say much.

Soon, several ordinary HUD members departed with the three alien corpses.

"Into the mountain!"

Lin Yu, Carmeara, Lucia, Darramb, and Hudra—all five of them—entered the restricted and completely deserted town of Hoshimiya!

Lin Yu activated his Ultra-Telepathy, sweeping across the town, with a particular focus on Hoshimiya Elementary School and the Hoshimiya Shrine (Galaxy Shrine).

In the original work, the Dark Spark and the Galaxy Spark were hidden in these two places.

Unfortunately, under his Ultra-Telepathy, nothing was discovered.

Moreover...

"My Ultra-Telepathy is being interfered with!" Lin Yu said with a frown.

Within the town of Hoshimiya, the area his Ultra-Telepathy could scan was much smaller and much cruder than outside.

Sweeping toward Mount Hoshimiya yielded only chaos.

It seemed that trying to use Ultra-Telepathy to find the Spark Dolls was a dead end.

He would have to rely on his eyes.

"I sense a very powerful dark energy—different from Gatanothor, but equally extraordinary." Carmeara's eyes turned grave.

As a Dark Ultra, she still retained her perception of darkness.

Lugiel and Ginga were originally one entity, splitting due to differing philosophies.

Theoretically speaking, Lugiel was Dark Ginga, and Ginga was Light Lugiel.

Although Lugiel could certainly no longer be considered an Ultra—not even a Dark Ultra—that kind of dark energy was completely different from malevolent deities like Gatanothor.

At this moment, in Carmeara's eyes, a tall black figure faintly stood behind Mount Hoshimiya, and that overwhelming power made her feel suffocated!

"Boss lady, should we... maybe just leave?" Hudra secretly glanced at Lin Yu, crept up to Carmeara, and whispered.

Utterly cowardly.

"Hudra, you bastard?! Are you trying to desert?!"

Before Carmeara could answer, Darramb overheard and bellowed at the top of his lungs.

It instantly drew the gazes of Lin Yu and Lucia.

Hudra's expression darkened.

Why the hell do you have such sharp ears?

"Hudra, you disappoint me so much!"

"We are glorious warriors from the ultra-ancient times, and now you want to run away before even seeing the enemy?"

Darramb continued to scold loudly, a look of profound heartbreak on his face.

"Who said I was going to desert? This is a strategic retreat! We wait until we have sufficient intelligence to wipe them out in one fell swoop, understand, you muscle-head?"

Hudra's face flushed red as he retorted with failing confidence.

"Hudra, think about the residents outside waiting for good news, think about the glory we once brought to the entire ultra-ancient times—don't you feel any shame?!"

Darramb's voice boomed like a bell, and as he spoke, he even beat his chest and stamped his feet, acting as if Hudra had committed an unforgivable crime.

"I'm not running, okay? I'm not running! Just shut up already."

Hudra covered his ears, gritting his teeth.

"Hudra, and to think you're the most agile warrior of the ultra-ancient times! A coward like you—I am simply ashamed to be associated with you!"

"Ahhhhh! I'll go, I'll go first, is that happy now?!"

Hudra yelled in a breakdown, picked up his pace, and sprinted toward Mount Hoshimiya at lightning speed, vanishing in a blur.

"I knew it! Hudra, you are still brave!"

"My friend, wait for me!"

Darramb wore a gratified expression and started running toward Mount Hoshimiya at a speed countless times slower than Hudra.

Lin Yu, Lucia, and Carmeara: "......"

"Are the two of them... always like this?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment and looked at Carmeara.

"Don't ask me, I'm not that close to them."

Carmeara covered her face with both hands and quickly walked away.

"Hahahaha, look what I found!"

After just a moment, Hudra's wild laughter rang out in the distance.

Huh?

The three of them paused and looked over.

None of them were ordinary people, and their exceptional eyesight allowed them to see clearly even from such a distance.

In Hudra's hands, he was holding two things!

One was a Spark Doll—Lin Yu saw it clearly. It was the transparent monster Neronga, who appeared in the original Ultraman TV series, with mediocre combat power.

The other was...

The Galaxy Spark?!

Lin Yu's eyes suddenly constricted!

Was Hudra's luck so explosive that he just happened to pick up the Galaxy Spark?!

Unable to conceal his ecstatic heart, Lin Yu instinctively wanted to dash forward.

However, the next second, he noticed something was wrong.

"No, wait, this isn't the Galaxy Spark."

"It's a transparent Galaxy Spark, or rather, a disposable Galaxy Spark!"

Lin Yu stopped in his tracks, gazing at the blue, transparent Galaxy Spark that seemed to be made of crystal, understanding dawning in his heart.

The transparent Galaxy Spark was also called a disposable Galaxy Spark.

It was a product of the Galaxy Spark, which could be understood as an avatar or a derivative.

By the same token.

The Dark Spark could also achieve this. Many villains in the Ultraman Ginga TV series used transparent Dark Sparks to materialize into monsters, aliens, and Dark Ultras.

In Ultraman Ginga, several members of the protagonist team had used transparent Galaxy Sparks to materialize into various monsters and even Ultras.

For example, when fighting the villains—when the heroine's corrupted father materialized into Dark Ultraman and Dark Seven—the heroine used a transparent Galaxy Spark to turn into Red King to provide support.

Later on, members of the protagonist team also materialized into Tiga, Ultraman, and Seven to jointly fight Super Grand King.

In the final episode of Ultraman Ginga, the people of Hoshimiya town each held a transparent Galaxy Spark, all of which were used to feed the Taro doll, lifting the curse on the Taro doll and transforming it into "Hope Taro."

It was jokingly said that if this weren't Ultraman Ginga, Hope Taro could have soloed Lugiel.

How should one put it? The downside was that these were single-use items, dissipating after use.

The upside was that as long as one had the Galaxy Spark, they could be manufactured endlessly.

"Since transparent Galaxy Sparks exist, the real Galaxy Spark must also exist!"

"I must search Mount Hoshimiy—"

"Hudra, watch out!"

As Lin Yu was thinking, he suddenly saw a figure appear behind Hudra!

It was an alien!

Without a shred of mercy, he kicked Hudra flying!

And then.

A purple transparent Spark appeared in his hand.

A transparent Dark Spark!

Along with a monster doll.

It was a bird-like monster.

Poison sacs hung on both sides of its beak, colorful and fat-bodied!

The Volcano Bird Monster—Birdon, who appeared in the Ultraman Taro TV series!

"Dark Live, Birdon!"

"Screeech!"

A sharp bird cry rang out!

A fat bird more than sixty meters tall flew high into the sky!

And the terrifying part was that this Dark Live wasn't the only one!

Across the entire Mount Hoshimiya, one Dark Live after another appeared!

"It seems Lugiel isn't welcoming our arrival."

Not only did Lin Yu's expression not look grim, but he actually smiled instead.

"If you were truly uninjured, it wouldn't be these guys coming out."

"Strike while the iron is hot!"

"Eleking, Zetton, crush them completely!!"

"Gegi!"

"Zet—ton!"

(Compared to Super Fusion and Dark Fusion, I still think Ultra Live and Dark Live sound better and fit the identity of the Spark Dolls more, so I'm using those~)