Across countless worlds: Yearning to become a giant of light.

Chapter 103 The Evil God Strikes!

"who are you?"

Daigo didn't care why the old man in the distance suddenly got stuck. Having been suddenly teleported to an unfamiliar place, he immediately wanted to draw his gun and assume a defensive posture.

However, when he reached into his waistband, he found no trace of the Victory Hyper Gun, and even the PDI machine used to contact others was gone.

"No need to look anymore, the Giant of Light... or rather, Ultraman Tiga."

As they were talking, the old man in the distance slowly floated up to Daigo.

"?!"

Startled by having his identity revealed, Daigo immediately placed his hand on his chest, seemingly preparing to transform using the Spark Prism.

That speed was almost as fast as America's police-style gun-drawing technique.

"Wait, wait, wait!!! I'm not threatening you! Please don't transform here, my little dream world can't withstand your big body."

The old man was so frightened he almost jumped up on the spot. From the dark corners around the cave, a group of figures whose appearances were not clearly visible also emerged, shouting things like "No!" "Yamelou!" "NO—! ! !"

If the Giant of Light were to transform in the Dream Realm, then at that very moment, all the sleeping humans would see the glittering Ultraman Tiga in their dreams…

That would be a really big deal!
"Forehead……"

Seeing the old man and the monsters around him looking terrified, Daigo couldn't help but feel awkward. However, he didn't sense any hostility from the old man and the monsters, so he gradually relaxed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

The atmosphere inside the cave immediately eased.

"You still haven't answered my questions: Who are you... and where is this place?"

“Me? I am… the master of this ‘world,’ Nordens, or in human terms… a god, but compared to an existence like you, we old folks are nothing.”

The old man explained to Daigo in a humble tone.

Daigo: There's no need for that.

Only now did Daigo realize how revered he was in the eyes of certain beings as Ultraman Tiga, even though he himself didn't like that feeling.

Just hearing the old man's name made Daigo feel like it sounded familiar.

"Nordens..."

He seemed to have seen it in the materials Horii had compiled; it seemed to be a legend of a deity that originated from Miskatonic University.

"Ah, it is indeed Little God."

Nordens' behavior at this moment was quite like that of the local earth god in "Journey to the West," who was stomped out by Sun Wukong.

"As for why you came here, it must be because you touched an item left behind by the little god in the real world, and your consciousness was drawn by the power on it, thus bringing you here."

"The things those students were holding...were released by you?"

Daigo suddenly realized.

"I suppose so. And that mark... it was also created by us to repel beings from beyond the planet. However, since your origin, Giant God, also comes from beyond the planet, it's somewhat related to that..."

At this point, the old man gave an awkward smile.

"I hope you don't mind."

Dagu:……

I've already been disgusted by it all, what else can I say?

"Getting back to the main point, the place where you and I are is a transit station for the dreams of all mankind. From here, you can see what the dreams of all mankind look like."

As he spoke, Nordens waved his hand and unfolded bubbles containing dream images for Daigo. Some were good dreams, some were bad dreams, and some were completely black.

"Giant God, please look..."

Having regained his senses, Daigo felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing Nordens's address again, and quickly said:

"I can't accept the title of 'Giant God'... Just call me Daigo."

"Should I call you by your human name? Oh... I see. Then I'll call you that, Mr. Daigo." Nordens seemed to have figured something out, and immediately smiled broadly at Daigo.

Dagu:?
Old Deng, what do you know now?!
“You see, although these dreams are only a part of what we have extracted, they also symbolize that most of humanity is affected by the power of darkness, and we are simply unable to remove the darkness (fear) in their hearts.”

As Daigo gazed at the dark dreamscapes, he felt as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Although there are more ordinary dreams than dark dreams here, even a single dark dream would be enough to make him gasp in shock if we consider all of humanity as a whole, let alone the fact that nearly one-fifth of the dreams are dark!
"Excuse me, what is going on here?"

Daigo turned around and asked anxiously.

"You must have heard of the Kyrielords, right? Those guys who stole the title of the giants and are quite proud of it."

The old man's tone suddenly changed, becoming somewhat disdainful.

If the Silver Giant himself were still on Earth, there wouldn't be any trouble you're causing now.
"Although the giants you transformed into previously defeated their incarnations in the eyes of the world, they did not truly defeat them in the hearts of humanity. Therefore, they exploited the psychological loopholes of humanity, using the name of angels and the power of darkness to steal the will of mankind... If all of humanity no longer trusts the giants, your power will also..."

The old man hesitated for a moment, but his meaning was already quite clear.

"Does the power of giants come from the trust of the people...?"

Daigo subconsciously touched his chest, a gesture that nearly scared Nordens and the others half to death.

"I won't suddenly transform, please don't do this."

Daigo, looking embarrassed, tried to comfort him.

"Right, since I came here as a consciousness, my teammates in reality must be very worried. I need to go back immediately... What should I do?"

“You can go back with just a thought, and with this mental coordinate, you can come back here to meet us again.”

After speaking, the old man and the inhuman figures around him bowed slightly to see Daigo off.

"Ah."

Daigo was still a little uncomfortable with their respectful attitude. After nodding, he disappeared into the cave in a flash.

A few minutes after Daigo left, the elderly people who had been respectfully seeing him off finally breathed a sigh of relief, and many of them even hugged each other and wept with joy.

"Ah... they're finally gone. I thought I was going to die."

"That's the Colossus of Light!"

"Back then, he kicked the Dark God so hard that he scared away countless gods from beyond planets. He was the Lord of Armies who would kill anyone who dared to harm humanity!"

"Although we have diligently protected the dream world all these years, we should not be punished by the giant god..."

"But we also bear responsibility for standing by and watching humanity be defiled by the Kirieloids!"

"But how could we possibly defeat the Kirieloids..."

"Alright, alright! In any case, judging from the attitude of the giant god, the successor of this giant god is a good person and won't be too harsh on us, so everyone can rest assured."

At this moment, the old man spoke up and stopped those noisy, inhuman beings.

"What's more important now is the news from the [Cosmic Union Planetary Protection Agency], saying they've sent a planetary observer here because they're very worried about the impending awakening of the [Ruler of Darkness] on Earth."

A brief silence fell over the room after these words were spoken.

"Let's not talk about that monster... Nordens, what's the personality of the observer we're bringing in?"

"Hmm... I heard she's a serious and upright observer."

Nordens stroked his beard and scrolled through the latest messages in his contacts.

"Then we can rest assured, hahaha..."

However, at the same time.

The observer they described as 'serious and upright' was looking at the now empty port berths, his drink falling to the ground.

"Where's my spaceship?!"

(End of this chapter)