Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

This is bad; if this continues, we're really going to lose!

Gen Subaru clutched the energy core in his chest, feeling the pressure emanating from the Meta Domain. His eyes gradually turned ruthless. Time was running out, and the battle had to be decided. Although his methods had failed, there was still one path to try. Life and death were uncertain, and the outcome was still unknown!

The rules of victory for 007 have been established.

As the earthquake intensified, maintaining the Meta Realm became increasingly difficult. Rizarisu Gorola continued to roar and attack the giants, its head inhaling large amounts of oxygen and exhaling scorching beams of light, while its massive jaws spewed flames. Its howling tail pincers were like circling assassins, ready to strike from different angles at any moment. And the real killing move was lurking within the tough body of the alien beast. If it weren't for Subaru's innate sensitivity to death, he would probably have already perished.

Even in the face of such an offensive, Subaru still attacked without hesitation. Beams and flames immediately converged, while Nexus aligned his palms vertically at his sides, with blue energy lightning flashing within them. Then, the blue lightning transformed into purple lightning. As the giant combined his hands into a cross shape, the [Armed Nexus] on his hands crossed, releasing the energy lightning and the energy within his body. The golden spark-shaped Cross-Ray Schtrom ray met the attack of the alien beast with extremely high heat.

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere, and the terrifying temperature distorted the air. Nexus, without stopping, went straight through the center of the explosion, covered in flames, and grabbed Rizarisu Gorola's arms. Then, he released a bright flash from the energy core in his chest and unleashed his own power of light, using an ability called 'Core Final' to forcibly suppress the alien beast's actions. Even the howling tail pincer attack was swallowed by this ability.

At that very moment, the threat of death reappeared. Two pale white figures suddenly attacked. Gen Subaru tried his best to dodge, but one of the long horns still pierced his right abdomen. Nexus cried out in pain, and his hands seized the opportunity to grab the end of the horn. Rizari Asugura anticipated the giant's next move and hurriedly swung his arm to try to knock him away, but before he could, the power of 'Core Ultimate' was unleashed. Red light energy condensed on the arm blade and forcefully severed the deadly horn.

Nexus roared and kicked out with all his might, knocking the alien beast back. He staggered back a few steps, gritted his teeth, and pulled his long horn from his body, using it as a weapon. He then launched another attack on Rizariasugurora. The alien beast roared angrily, its tail pincers suddenly emerging from the ground, trying to break the giant's left leg. But this time, Nexus swung his hand back, and the sharp spear from the enemy easily pierced through the hard carapace!

"The rules of victory... have been determined!"

Despite the excruciating pain in his abdomen, Gen Ang smiled smugly at the alien beast. Rizali Asugura sensed the change in the situation and retracted its limbs back into its body, but its horns and tail remained outside. As it spun rapidly, it tore through the surrounding air, and both mouths continuously spewed out beams of light and flames. In the blink of an eye, a 'chariot' filled with an aura of destruction charged menacingly towards them.

Gen Subaru, with one hand in front and the other behind, gripped the end of the long horn, assuming a stance as still as a statue, neither advancing nor retreating, waiting for Rizari Asugura to enter his attack range.

At that moment, a cold glint flashed amidst the flames. Although the giant was thrown back by the horrifying collision, it suffered no other injuries. Its deadly horn had already pierced diagonally into the monster's massive maw in its chest. The light energy infused into it began to destroy the monster's internal organs, causing a violent explosion. Subaru also unleashed Cross Ray Storm, erasing all the monster's remains and preventing it from reviving. At this point, the boy was simply unable to maintain the Meta Domain. The giant clutched its abdominal wound and slowly collapsed as the Meta Domain dissipated.

At the same time, a signal flare was fired, summoning Stone Wing, who took in the injured Subaru and began to heal his wounds. The TLT-J personnel also began to actively carry out the aftermath work, determined not to let any mistakes happen again.

"Night Raid Team...retreat."

Although they were supposed to be out eliminating the alien beasts, Eisuke Kazukura, who was actually out shopping in his fighter jet, gave orders with a somewhat grim expression. Shiori Hiraki and Nagi Saijo obeyed the orders without saying a word and began to turn around and retreat. On the opposite mountain, a man dressed in black coldly snorted. Yesterday, a voice told him that there was a good show to watch here, but what he saw was not only Ultraman, but also an alien beast that was too strong, as if it was warning him that it was not only available to him.

Hmph, what a boring trick. But this generation of adaptors seems a bit interesting. Ha, let me play with you for a while.

The man in black gave a cold laugh, then turned and disappeared.

Meanwhile, inside TLT-J headquarters, Matsunaga Yoichiro watched Ishino Tsubasa being guided back on the monitor and said to the white-clad boy beside him:

"Next, we must accelerate the development of weapon systems. As you have seen, the night raid team played almost no role in the battle."

“I will report this to the ‘visitors’, but rather, Manager, I suggest you have that candidate undergo another physical examination. Although I cannot ‘see’ the results, there should be new changes.”

"Really? Then I'll look forward to it."

Matsunaga Yoichiro looked at the boy in front of him and nodded, indicating that he had taken his words to heart. After all, his existence was special, and this boy named Kirasawa Yu was a genuine esper.

When the visitors—those light quantum beings—came to Earth, the Earth began a project called Project Prometheus, which combined the DNA of outstanding superhumans to create androids. Kira Yu was one of the creations of this project. Because he could foresee parts of the future and the location of the alien beasts, he was called the "Predictor/Explaner." In TLT-J, he served as the operations strategist for the Night Raid Team, responsible for managing and coordinating the battles against the alien beasts.

After saying this, Kira Sawa deactivated the projection and returned to his private studio. Matsunaga Yoichiro also turned and walked towards the Stone Wing. Although the device had a precedent of curing Ishibori Mitsuhiko, after reviewing Minamoto Subaru's medical report, he felt it would be more reassuring to go and check it out. In case the alien technology malfunctioned, the TLT-J emergency system could still save him. Haha, things really keep piling up, one thing after another, never a moment's rest...

"Manager!"

At this moment, a supervisor ran out and reported:

“Mitsuhiko Ishibori has woken up and is currently cooperating well. The minister has requested further interrogation procedures.”

“Okay, I agree, no, wait,” Matsunaga Yoichiro called out to the staff member who was about to run away, pointing with his finger, “I’ll go over and ask him myself. Don’t make any rash moves yet.”

"Yes!"

008 What the heck is this Jeep?

"you're awake?"

"The surgery was a success, and I've become a girl?"

"Sorry, I'm too old to understand this joke."

In the medical room, Subaru, who had just been vomited up by Ishino, shook his head, looking around somewhat groggily. The middle-aged doctor sitting in the main seat greeted him with a smile, and the boy blurted out the words without thinking. The doctor thought for a moment, then said very seriously:

"If you really turned into a girl, TLT-J's technology could still do it. How about you name her... Minamoto Kaori?"

"No, no, no, I'm going to be a father, so let's just forget about it. I'm afraid my father won't be able to accept it."

"Hey~ having children, well, a naughty son is never as good as a good daughter. Alright, alright, let's stop joking. Let me introduce myself. My name is Mizuta Ichinō, and I am the medical director of TLT-J. It's nice to meet you, Gen Subaru."

"Hello... Oh! Are you the one who was watching me from behind the opaque glass while I was having my experience?"

While holding hands, Gen Subaru spoke as if suddenly realizing something, which made Ichiro Mizuta raise an eyebrow in surprise and say:

"You even noticed that?"

"No."

Gen Subaru waved his hand and explained:

“When I had my physical exam, the doctor who examined me kept glancing at the glass, with the look of ‘a kid looking at the teacher in class.’ You said you were the head doctor, so I figured it was probably you standing there.”

"That's right, it's me. How clever of me."

Mizuta Ichiro smiled, patted Gen Subaru's head, and then patted his shoulder, saying:

"Come with me. Although this amazing instrument has healed your injuries, let us still use modern medicine to examine you again, just in case we miss anything. So please have another check-up."

"No problem, I'll definitely cooperate."

"Come this way."

As Mizuta Ichinō led Gen Subaru out, he gave an 'OK' sign to the camera. Matsunaga Yōichirō, who saw this on the monitor, was relieved and headed towards the detention cell.

Half an hour later, the two old classmates met again, only this time with an extra little listener—Minamoto Subaru. Looking at Minamoto Subaru's new medical report, Mizuta Ichinō couldn't help but furrow his brow and whispered:

"Let's start with the latest data. The Stone Wing is indeed a remarkable healing device, but its treatment methods are relatively crude. It simply accelerates the body's healing process, which may accumulate some hidden injuries. Furthermore, the healing process itself is stressful for the user. If used continuously without systemic recovery, the user will become exhausted."

"I don't feel too bad about that."

Gen Subaru stretched his body and said:

"I didn't feel tired at all; I felt refreshed, just like after a good night's sleep."

"That brings up another issue of yours."

Mizuta Ichinō sighed, turned to another page of the medical report, and pointed to the data, saying:

"After you transform into Nexus, your cell activity increases dramatically."

"Isn't this... a good thing?"

“Matsunaga, don’t interrupt. Let me finish. While cell activity has increased dramatically, cell disintegration rate has also increased dramatically. Have you ever seen a hand grenade? Bang! When it explodes, the gunpowder releases energy. Your cells are like that hand grenade. I didn’t understand where your amazing self-healing ability came from before, but now I understand. It’s produced by this process of cell self-disintegration.”

"that...."

Gen Subaru counted on his fingers, somewhat embarrassed, and said:

"Mr. Mizuta, please put it simply. I'm not well-educated and don't understand these things."

"Simply put, your lifespan is already extremely short. You may have already lived most of your life, but entering the Stone Wing will cause your lifespan to decrease even more. That stone statue is something that will cost you your life."

"That's it?"

Gen Subaru paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I thought it was some big problem, so I'll try to avoid using it."

"...Shouldn't the key issue be that you don't live long?"

Mizuta Ichiro, looking exasperated, tapped the table and said:

“The DNA of the son of Prometheus was originally more stable than yours. Although it is not yet clear what constitutes the balance of your cell metabolism and production, there is no doubt that you may die at any time.”

"Then what are you waiting for?" Minamoto Subaru spread his hands, looked at Matsunaga Yoichiro, and asked in confusion, "Didn't I say I agreed to cooperate with your experiment? Don't tell me you don't need me?"

"...What an enlightened child."

Mizuta Ichinō was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply and said, "Since that's the case, I won't say anything more. Let's go get something to eat first. Although you don't understand it yet, it's definitely good for you to replenish your energy now. Shi Zhiyi can stay with me for now, and let the technicians see if they can figure out anything from it."

"Alright, I'm going to try the sea cucumber rice first. See you later."

Gen Subaru smiled and waved goodbye to Mizuta Ichinō and Matsunaga Yōichirō, heading straight for the dining hall. To be honest, there was a lot of delicious food there. It would be so great to be able to eat it all before I die!

"Yuan Mao, are you alright?"

Three hours later, in the Night Raid team's meeting room, Shiori Hiraki looked at Subaru Genji, whose face was somewhat pale, and carefully poked his cheek, saying:

"I always feel like you've burned out completely."

"Ah, it's burned out."

Gen Subaru tilted his head, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said weakly:

"It's unbelievable that so many people like sweet tofu pudding!"

"Alright, I won't complain about you anymore. Let's go, it's time to start training. But are you sure you can handle it? You just finished fighting the alien beast, isn't it a bit too much to ask for training?"

"Hmph, fighting a mere little alien beast won't waste much of my energy. Just watch me show my might in the upcoming training!"

Gen Subaru laughed and jumped up from his seat. He and Hiraki Shiori left arm in arm. However, when they arrived at their destination, to the boy's surprise, Saijo Nagi wasn't there. To be honest, given the grudge between him and her, it was hard to believe that the vice-captain wouldn't participate in such an opportunity to beat him up.

“The manager just spoke with Saijo about her mother, and she seemed upset, so I sent her back to rest,” Wakura Eisuke explained while bandaging his hand, noticing Minamoto Subaru’s expression. “So your only opponent from now on is me, Hiraki Shiori. To be honest, if I had known earlier that you were so physically fit, I could have skipped the physical training.”