"Where is this?"
Kafka felt everything on the battlefield slow down. The sea surface freezing speed... bullets leaving barrels... everything slowed to stillness.
Consciousness felt dazed.
When he turned around—found himself already in another battlefield.
He wore ancient warrior armor. Held a spear. Followed in formation. Rushed toward that fire-burning battlefield.
"Absolutely won't forgive that thing!"
"Must avenge our fallen comrades!"
The leading general shouted. Led them charging toward a mountain-like white giant beast. The other's twisted body seemed mixed with multiple Kaiju. Could still see human faces inside.
"Wait..."
"Using such weapons against Kaiju—isn't that suicide?"
Kafka looked at the cold weapons in surrounding companions' hands. Hard to imagine they actually wanted to use such weapons against hundred-meter-tall Kaiju.
Stepped onto the battlefield.
Kafka also saw clearly how brutal this battle was.
On scorched earth—human severed limbs and remains everywhere. Solid armor only fragments left. Those people's blood flowed into those scorched craters. Almost forming a lake.
Burnt smell... suffocating bloody smell... Kafka had never seen such cruel battle.
These warriors used not purely cold weapons. Kaiju cells embedded inside. Made these weapons connect with human bodies. Provided them powerful strength.
Slightly weaker than Defense Force members wearing suits. And looked like it consumed life.
"That... is your enemy."
Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded behind Kafka. He hurriedly turned around. Saw a standing warrior armor. Inside filled with black mist. Face invisible.
"My... enemy?" Kafka spoke with confusion.
This seems like the battlefield where humanity historically subjugated the Meirekidai Great Kaiju. Why am I here?
Who is this guy?
Could it be!
He suddenly looked toward his heart's position. Guessed the other's identity.
He remembered Master Natsuki vaguely mentioned this power's source at the beginning.
"Correct."
As if sensing Kafka's inner thoughts, the warrior armor spoke again.
"I... no, we are the existence dwelling in your body."
"Constructed from countless unwilling souls. Accumulated four hundred years of resentment finally forming... a Kaiju."
Behind the warrior armor manifested a phantom. Precisely the flying insect that drilled into Kafka's body initially.
The power's source—actually these people's resentment?
Kafka looked at people continuously killed by the Kaiju. From their bodies seemed to drift wisps of black qi. Surged underground.
"Our ultimate wish is to personally end that Kaiju."
"Now, it's awakened."
"You must go to its side. Eliminate it." The warrior armor spoke. Surrounding space transformed. The underground fault space scene manifested here.
The Meirekidai Great Kaiju's body already occupied half the space. Seemed to have no upper limit at all.
Already exhausted Natsuki held the greatsword. Frowned.
This was a crisis moment.
"Master Natsuki!"
"Damn it... how do I get there?" Kafka saw Natsuki in crisis. Hurriedly asked.
When he asked this question, a location suddenly appeared in his mind.
Precisely where the Meirekidai Great Kaiju was.
But reaching there also needed considerable time. Setting out now definitely too late.
"Your companion is too hasty."
"To defeat it, you can only choose to completely merge with me—"
The warrior armor just prepared to let Kafka make a choice—completely accept his power and fight the enemy to the death, or choose to continue living as a human... But before he finished speaking, the fault space instantly showed abnormality.
"WHOOSH!!"
A dazzling red beam fell from above. Arrived at this fault space. Corona Cosmos's figure appeared.
The dark space briefly illuminated by the giant's arrival.
The originally hopeless scene—at this moment instantly showed hope.
"Took too long!"
"Ultraman Cosmos!" Natsuki saw Cosmos arrive. Corners of his mouth immediately showed a smile.
Cosmos arrived. He knew this was stable.
What Meirekidai Great Kaiju—couldn't even compare to Kaiju he fought in his youth.
"Sorry, traveling took some time." Musashi's gentle voice transmitted into Natsuki's mind.
Then, slightly raised his head. Looked toward the twisted Kaiju occupying half the space. The other was simply a chaotic aggregate. Inside fused who knows how many Kaiju. Power indeed incomparable to Kaiju dealt with earlier.
Looks like need to be slightly serious.
"Another Ultraman."
"This one hasn't reached time yet?" The giant spider saw the crystal on Cosmos's chest emitting dazzling blue light. Felt somewhat confused.
Couldn't be an Ultraman not following the three-minute law, right?
This guy... why does everything reveal abnormality?
"Special life. Never seen before."
"This is new prey."
The Meirekidai Great Kaiju's countless heads spoke. Pairs of eyes all locked onto Corona Cosmos.
Where gaze reached—seemed to show mysterious runes. Tried to climb onto Cosmos's body.
"If possible, I'd prefer resolving problems peacefully." At this moment underground, no need to rush preventing the other from destroying the city. Musashi still prepared to talk with the other first.
"Peace?"
"All returning to my body—that is true peace." The Meirekidai Great Kaiju completely ignored the other's proposal.
Mysterious runes in vision climbed onto Cosmos's body. It already locked onto the other.
Next attack launched—guaranteed hit.
"I see."
"Then... can only use force first."
Musashi quickly made the choice.
"BOOM!!"
An extremely fast slash fired from one of the Meirekidai Great Kaiju's heads. Precisely hit Corona Cosmos's body.
But Cosmos's movement was faster. Waved and scattered it.
Golden light already appeared around him. Circled around this crimson body. Illuminated this fault space. Brought mysterious colors to it.
As this golden light merged into his body, Cosmos's body transformed to another appearance again.
Red, blue, silver—three-colored lines outlined his proportioned body. Chest V-shaped and embedded with golden patterns...
Energy impossible for any Kaiju in this world to understand dissipated from this powerful body.
Silent. Didn't raise any impact. But all small Kaiju in this space—even the giant spider as master beast—all felt fear from the soul.
This was an enemy they couldn't even imagine.
Future Mode Cosmos carried an indescribable aura. Again slowly raised his head. Looked at the Meirekidai Great Kaiju's entire body. Made some kind of determination.
Ultraman Cosmos, Future Mode.
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