Cosmic Hero, Superman A-Guang

Chapter 25 Joe Bellier

Another period without monsters...

In the Victory Team's command center, everyone gathered to discuss the recent rumors surrounding Obik.

"Rumors of seeing Obik have been circulating in the Hikono Street area for about three months, but this is the first time a victim has actually appeared. Look closely, the place where that young man met Obik is right here." Zongfang explained while operating the screen.

"Then he was found here, in the mountains, only five minutes apart, according to the police report," Zongfang continued.

"How is that possible? How did you manage to travel such a long distance in just 5 minutes?" Shinjo asked in disbelief.

“That’s why the Victory Team needs to be deployed,” Megumi Iruma said.

"Why did Obik send that young man back again? Obik finally managed to capture someone, how could that young man come back alive?" Daigo asked doubtfully.

"Obik's true identity will solve this mystery. Starting tonight, everyone will patrol Hikono Street," Megumi Kijima ordered.

"understand!"

At night, the group dispersed to patrol...

Yang Guang patrolled for a while and saw someone driving a noodle cart ahead, selling buckwheat noodles.

Yo ho~ I'm actually hungry.

"Boss, a bowl of noodles, with an egg!" Yang Guang shouted.

"Alright, please wait a moment, sir," the shopkeeper said.

"Slurp~ Ah~ That feels good! Boss, it's not easy to do business out so late at night!" Yang Guang said.

"How much?" Yang Guang asked.

"Do you want to play with Obik? Hehehe!"

"Hmm!" Yang Guang said, puzzled.

"Boss, you're not human? So you're Obik." Yang Guang felt like he had finally found the answer after searching high and low.

"Then, Obik, let me ask you, why did you come out to scare people? What is your purpose?" Yang Guang asked directly.

“I’m going to make everyone here move out!” Obik replied.

"Why?" Yang Guang asked.

“This place wasn’t always like this. This used to be a village, that was a lookout tower, and there was a clear stream with a lotus pond on the other side. But now, none of that is left,” Obik said.

“I see. But Obik, have you considered that even if you scare everyone away, this place won't go back to what it was before? You need to understand that times are changing, not static. As times change, some things will inevitably change. And while the beauty of the past is certainly something to cherish, we can't just dwell on those memories; we need to look to the future,” Yang Guang advised.

"Obik, what do you want to do in the future?" Yang Guang continued to ask.

"The future, the future? Obik has never thought about the future," Obik said, bewildered.

“Everyone has a future. Living aimlessly is no different from being dead. Living with goals and ideals makes every day a happy one. You can go out and look around; perhaps there are beautiful sights waiting for you elsewhere,” Yang Guang continued.

“Obik just wants to stay here, and he just wants this place to go back to how it used to be,” Obik said.

“That’s wrong, Obik. If someone wants the sun and the moon, and can’t have them, then wants to destroy the world, do you think that’s normal? The sun and moon change, the world changes, old villages become cities, and humans develop society for survival—there’s nothing wrong with that in itself. As long as there’s no overexploitation or greed, and development is in harmony with nature, then it’s all normal development,” Yang Guang said.

“We should adapt to development and improve development, not hinder it. Obik, this place doesn’t belong to you alone; it belongs to everyone. You can’t interfere with other people’s decisions because of your personal preferences,” Yang Guang continued to advise.

“But Obik likes quiet!” Obik said.

“Quiet is good, I like quiet too. Because when it’s quiet, I can better reflect on myself and adjust myself. I can think about where I still have shortcomings and where I can improve. Quietness not only allows me to understand myself, but also to understand the mysteries of the universe. And there are many quiet places, it doesn’t have to be here,” Yang Guang said.

“Obik doesn’t know where he can go?” Obik said.

“It’s okay, I can look for it with you slowly. Time isn’t an issue for you anyway. Also, Obik, your ramen is delicious, I really like it,” Yang Guang said.

"Yes, really? Is this what it means to be cared for and recognized? Obik is starting to feel a little touched," Obik murmured to himself.

"Obik, have you thought it through?" Yang Guang asked.

“Obik knows what to do. Thank you for your guidance,” Obik replied.

After persuading Obik, Yang Guang returned to the Victory Team headquarters and reported his encounter with Obik to Megumi Kijima.

In the days that followed, Obik indeed did not come out to scare people again.

Several more days passed.

Beep beep beep~ Victory Team, emergency assembly! Emergency assembly! A monster has been discovered in the hilly residential area!

The crew piloted the Flying Swallow to the location where the monster had appeared. They saw a gigantic, beetle-like creature hidden inside the mountain, with only its head visible. They then deployed automatic cannons around the area.

In the afternoon, the monster began to react and emerged from the mountain.

The group launched an attack, unleashing a barrage of fire from the automatic cannons. The Flying Swallow also fired a barrage at Choberie, but it seemed to do almost no damage!

Choberier was completely covered in carapace, giving it formidable defense. Its head also possessed enormous pincers capable of unleashing lightning. It destroyed all the surrounding automatic cannons before retreating back into the mountain.

With the Lightning Man battle about to begin, and no extra energy to deal with the monster, the GUTS team returned to headquarters.

The so-called Lightning Man War is the battle to annihilate the Lightning Men. Because the Lightning Men are constantly transforming into Gazords and attacking various aircraft, many people have already perished. Therefore, TPC headquarters ordered the use of the Atlas and the Flying Swallow's firepower to eliminate the Lightning Men. This is the Lightning Man War!

The operation against the Lightning Man will begin in two hours.

So Megumi began assigning tasks, with Munakata directing the elimination of Joe Bellie on the ground, while Yang Guang, Daigo, and Nozue went to provide support.

Let Lina, Horii, and Shinjo pilot the Atdis to eliminate the Lightning Man.

Yang Guang and Daigu arrived at the scene of the beetle monster, Joe Bellie.

"Hikari, what is the meaning of Ultraman's existence?" Daigo asked Yang Guang.

“You need to find the answer to this question yourself. Just as the sun brings light to the earth, life to plants, and warmth to humans, the earth provides a home for all life on it. Daigo, why did you join the GUTS team back then, and what are you fighting for now? Think about the people you care about, your friends, your partners. Do you want to protect them? Do you understand?” Yang Guang said.

“I understand. I have people I care about, and I want to protect them,” Daigo said.

Then the monster began to move, emerging from the mountainside. All ground troops launched an attack, but just like last time, it was to no avail. Instead, Jobelie unleashed lightning, destroying many of the ground troops.

Therefore, they had no choice but to stop the attack and retreat.

"This won't do. It keeps coming out to cause trouble every now and then. Who can stand it? Daigo, transform into Ultraman Tiga!" Yang Guang said telepathically.

“Yes,” Daigo replied.

So Daigo went to a secluded spot, took out his Spark Lens, and transformed into Ultraman Tiga!

Tiga rushed forward and punched the beetle monster Jobelli several times in the chest, but Jobelli was unharmed.

"Another monster with extremely high defense!" Daigo thought to himself.

Tiga continued his attack, and after a barrage of punches and kicks, even Tiga himself felt exhausted, but the monster remained unharmed.

At this moment, Joebelle used the pincers on its head to unleash a lightning attack on Tiga. Tiga was hit, and after a burst of sparks, he was electrocuted and fell to his knees.

This time, without Yang Guang's prompting, Daigo transformed into his powerful form on his own and went back to continue hand-to-hand combat with the monster.

This time, Tiga's attack started to have an effect, forcing the monster to retreat continuously. However, the monster's defense was still too high, and although Tiga had the upper hand, he could not inflict effective damage.

"Daigo, break off the monster's giant horn first," Yang Guang reminded him telepathically.

Daigo then struck with all his might, breaking off one of Joebellie's horns, causing Joebellie to scream in agony.

"Tiga is known as the horn-breaking maniac by netizens, so how could he not break off a few monster horns!" Yang Guang thought to himself.

A moment later, Tiga also broke off another horn of Joebelle, and another scream rang out.

Tiga, having seen enough, gathered energy in his hands and released the Delasium Beam, blasting Joebelle into pieces!

Meanwhile, the Atdis and the Flying Swallow 2 also launched an attack on the Lightning Men. But strangely, the beam attacks they launched, which were about to hit the Lightning Men's lair, veered off course and shot into the sky.

Before the group could launch a second attack, the clouds began to rise. Moreover, the Lightning Man's clouds were observed rising and leaving Earth's atmosphere all over the world.

It turns out that Lightning Man decided to leave Earth, so he flew into space.

At this time, TPC also sent a notification, asking everyone to stop the attack.

The Lightning Man War is now over!