Global Weirdness: People Survive in Ultra

On the screen in the recording room, the First Generation appeared in the Plasma Spark Tower.

At this moment, something strange has happened in the Kingdom of Light.

The first generation looked at the other self on the screen, paused for a moment, and then slowly uttered three words: "Impossible."

"That's not me at all."

Meng Yao remained silent, waiting for the next words from the First Generation.

"I've never been to the Plasma Spark Tower in my time. This must be a monster in disguise."

Meng Yao held the First Generation's shoulder and said, "Keep watching, Senior."

"I also believe this is not you."

The first generation's emotions calmed down, and he slid his hand across the console, and the picture continued to play.

But the "first generation" began to glow with a faint blue light all over his body.

This light again?

Meng Yao still remembers the mysterious man who saved Seven 21. When he appeared, he was also accompanied by such a blue light.

"I think I know who this person is..." Meng Yao muttered to himself.

The first generation asked back: "Who is it?"

Meng Yao laughed dumbly, then explained: "I only met him once, and I don't know his true identity."

"What I'm curious about now is what this guy is doing here at the Plasma Spark Tower."

But unfortunately, the record room only contains records of entry and exit at the main gate.

Meng Yao only saw the fake first generation enter the plasma spark tower, stay there for about ten minutes, and then walked out of the door.

Turning off the screen, Meng Yao said to the First Generation, "Let's go, Senior."

"Go rescue Cero and the others first."

The first generation nodded, and the two walked out of the record room. According to the recorded location, Meng Yao cut off the tentacles and headed towards Zero and others.

Tentacles entangled and blades slashed wildly.

Not long after, Meng Yao led the first generation and forcibly opened up a path.

After breaking the last tentacle, the view suddenly became clear.

It's a small space.

Meng Yao jumped in and saw that Zero and his group were waiting for him there.

"finally come."

Xincheng breathed a sigh of relief: "How is it outside?"

"With Belia and Daigu protecting us, it shouldn't be a problem in the short term."

Sero raised his hand and said, "But we still haven't found any trace of Max."

"Could this be another trap?"

Subconsciously, Zero recalled what happened in the underground passage.

Meng Yao shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, I've already found Max's trail."

"It's at the top of the tower. Follow me."

As he spoke, Meng Yao did not rest for a moment. He controlled the blood-red blade with both hands and continued to cut off the tentacles.

Stepping on the layers of rolling tentacles, everyone reached the top step by step.

"This...the monster in here is awakening!"

Xincheng suddenly raised his finger.

In the bubble, the eyes of those monsters that originally had dim eyes suddenly lit up.

"It seems that they don't want us to reach the top of the tower?"

Zero snorted coldly, and he jumped up and down, eager to try his luck.

The first generation reminded in a deep voice: "Don't be too obsessed with fighting, Zero."

"The higher we go, the stronger the radiation becomes. The pressure on the protective equipment built by Masaki Keigo will also increase. It may not be able to hold up until we return."

Masaki Keigo, who was walking at the end of the team, also nodded: "That's right. If the energy of the protective shield is exhausted, except for Meng Yao who can escape, we will all be trapped inside."

"Check the energy of the device."

With Masaki Keigo speaking, everyone looked down at the energy in the protective bracelet on their left hand.

“There’s still 67%!”

"Mine is pretty much the same."

Masaki Keigo estimated: "That means we have at most an hour and a half left."

"And as we get closer to the top of the tower, the time we can hold out will definitely decrease again."

Meng Yao knew the risks involved. He looked at Seven 21 and Xincheng and said, "If you two are not sure, you can leave now."

"Since it's not too deep yet, I can get you out quickly. It won't take too long."

Seven 21 shook his head, and Xincheng smiled bitterly and said, "Meng Yao, I'm not that afraid of death, am I?"

"It's one thing to be afraid of death, it's another to be able to die."

Meng Yao said this casually, and seeing that the two had no intention of backing down, he did not force them.

In just a few words, most of the monsters had walked out of the bubbles that contained and nurtured them and began to rush towards the crowd.

The monster is not too strong, so there is no pressure to deal with it.

But Meng Yao didn't want to be delayed, so he simply used all his energy to hold up a protective shield made of blood-red sword light.

The knife flashed, and any monster that rushed forward would be immediately chopped into black gas.

"Let's go quickly."

Meng Yao instructed Masaki Keigo: "Watch their protective equipment and report at any time."

The latter nodded.

Wearing a protective shield, Meng Yao began to lead everyone towards the top of the tower.

"We're still one-third of the way there. Where's the shield energy?"

"It can still hold up for another hour and 24 minutes."

----

There were more and more monsters, and the black air almost completely blocked everyone's vision.

The huge tentacles seemed to come alive, tightly wrapping around the surface of the knife shield.

Meng Yao couldn't help but increase his energy output.

"Only two thousand meters left, Masaki Keigo!"

"It can still hold on for 57 minutes."

Meng Yao frowned.

This energy...has shrunk severely!

----

Darkness enveloped almost everything in sight.

The monsters were like a tide. They would turn into black gas as soon as they were chopped into pieces by Meng Yao, and then they would return to their original form and rush up the moment they hit the ground.

"The last hundred meters!"

This time, before Meng Yao could shout, Masaki Keigo replied, "We can hold on for another 32 minutes!"

Meng Yao had no expression.

He simply stretched out his hand, grabbed the air, and then tore it fiercely to both sides.

The tentacles in front of him were violently pulled away by him.

Hidden behind the darkness was a chaotic cluster of colorful lights.

It was so dazzling that it made people dizzy. Even for the Ultraman, it would take several seconds for their vision to return to normal.

drop!drop!drop!

The protective device begins to alarm.

This is an energy crisis.

Masaki Keigo took one look and shouted, "The radiation is too strong. We can only hold out for seven minutes!"

"enough."

Meng Yao moved his mind, and the knife light dissipated and turned into a thin film covering everyone's body: "It's much more than I thought."

"I'll handle the radiation here first, and save the little energy for returning home."

The radiation here is indeed very strong, and Meng Yao can only help everyone resist it for about ten minutes.

But, this is enough.

After adjusting to the light, they immediately saw Ultraman Max sitting in the center of the platform.

He sat cross-legged in front of the extinguished plasma spark torch.

The golden Ultra Key lay flat on his knees.

"Max!"

Seven 21 called out and walked forward.

As he approached, he could hear the beeping sound of the timer alarm.

Seven 21 looked through the diffuse colorful light and realized that the sound came from Max's chest.

"Don't come in!"

Max woke up and spoke to stop him.

Seven 21 was full of doubts, but still stood there obediently.

"If we go any further, we'll fall into its trap," said Max.

His gaze passed through Seven 21 and fell on Zero and his group: "I've waited for so long, and finally you are here."

The first generation stepped forward and looked at Max, his voice full of confusion and worry.

He asked, "Max, what do you mean by 'it'?"

Max, still sitting on the ground, said slowly, "I got tricked by it."

"It wants to seize the Ultra Key, but it's afraid of the power within, so it can only trap me here and try to drain all my strength."

"Once I can no longer maintain my form, it will be able to easily seize the Ultra Key."

What did the first generation see?

He looked around Max: "There seems to be a shield around you?"

After the first generation's reminder, everyone finally discovered that there was a vague outline in front of Max.

Because there was colorful light everywhere, everyone did not notice the existence of the shield at first.

Max nodded: "This is what it set up. If Seven 21 had stepped in just now, he would probably be trapped like me."

Meng Yao couldn't help but ask, "After all this talk, who exactly is that 'it'?"

"I don't know either. It might be a being born after the Galaxy Crystal mutated."

Max sighed and suddenly said, "This protective shield allows entry but not exit. I've been trapped in it for too long, and my energy is almost exhausted."

Seven 21 understood: "Max, I will transfer energy to you right now, just wait!"

As he spoke, he held up his hands in front of the timer on his chest and began to gather light.

With the pull of Seven 21, the light rushed towards Max like a small stream.

What's strange is that the energy that should have been injected into Max's timer was suddenly drawn to the Ultra Key.

Meng Yao keenly sensed that something was wrong.

He raised his hand to interrupt Seven 21's action, but it was too late.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound from the Ultra Key, as if some mechanism was opened.

The first generation immediately shouted: "Max, why did you open the Ultra Key?!"

"why?"

Max laughed and said, "How can I use the Ultra Key without opening the safety on it?"

Meng Yao whispered to the First Generation, "What's going on?"

The first generation took a deep breath, his eyes still fixed on Max: "The Ultra Key has a safety lock. It can only be used by the power of the Ultra Clan. This Max in front of me..."

Meng Yao also understood.

The guy in front of me is not Max at all!

"Who are you?" Meng Yao asked, "Where is the real Max?"

"I am naturally what you call the Galaxy Crystal."

Max smiled, his body suddenly becoming blurry and distorted, slowly rising: "As for the real Max, don't worry, he's here too. You can die together soon."

He held up the Ultra Key, and when his body stopped rising, he had completely turned into a transparent crystal body.

At the same time, the entire plasma spark tower began to shake.

The violent shaking knocked everyone to the ground. When Meng Yao looked up again, the crystal man had disappeared. Instead, the patterns on the inner wall of the plasma spark tower continued to flash with an evil light.

Meng Yao received information from Belia outside.

He directly asked, "Wait a minute, Belia, what are you talking about?"

"What do you mean the Plasma Spark Tower is standing up!?"

[I will make up for the 1,000 words I owe tomorrow]