As a dark Ao: It's reasonable to beat the giant of light

Cold, hard, and with a lingering earthy smell.

Lin Yi's consciousness seemed to be pulled out from a bottomless ice cave. He suddenly opened his eyes, and the dazzling sunlight instantly pierced into his pupils, forcing him to close them again.

There was a buzzing in his ears, and the lingering sound of a huge impact and some teeth-grinding metal twisting sound - that was the last sound when the dump truck hit his electric scooter.

"Fuck..." His throat was so dry that every word he squeezed out had the texture of sandpaper.

All the bones in my body are protesting and hurting as if they are falling apart.

He turned his neck with difficulty, and his vision slowly focused.

Above my head is a clear blue sky with a few white clouds floating lazily.

Beneath him lay rough rocks covered in damp mud. The wind, carrying the salty smell of the sea, blew his messy hair across his forehead.

This is definitely not the urban-rural fringe road where he was hit!

He remembered it clearly: he had just delivered a takeaway order, and was riding his beloved electric scooter, humming a little tune as he prepared to turn into the alley of the urban village.

And then... then there was the dump truck loaded with yellow mud that seemed to rush out from hell. Its huge headlights were like the eyes of a monster, instantly swallowing up his entire vision.

“What the hell…” Lin Yi struggled to sit up, his muscles aching so much that he grimaced. “Where in the wilderness did I get hit? We haven’t even discussed compensation yet!”

Just as his mind was full of calculations about "lost wages", "mental damage compensation", and "electric donkey scrapping fees", a cold, flat electronic voice suddenly exploded in his mind:

[Ding! Adaptive soul fluctuations detected... Dimension anchoring complete... Tiga universe coordinates: outside TPC Far East headquarters base, on the edge of the Luluye ruins.]

Lin Yi's whole body stiffened and his eyes widened.

Tiga...universe?

The word struck his chaotic mind like a bolt of lightning.

He suddenly looked around - the rugged black reefs, the gray-blue, endless surging sea in the distance, the ancient rock platform under his feet with a bit of ominous atmosphere... The more he looked at this damn place, the more it looked like a scene he had seen in a special effects drama before.

The broken electronic voice didn't give him time to digest it and continued to broadcast in his head:

[Core binding completed: Host - Lin Yi.]

[Initial Energy Infusion: Heart of Darkness (Pure State).]

[Core Empowerment: Devour (After defeating the target, you can selectively devour its core abilities or traits).]

[Form adaptation completed: Dark Tiga (Basic).]

[Newbie Guide: Powerful lifeform detected approaching at high speed. Target: Ultra-ancient monster - Golzan. Target: Ultra-ancient monster - Melba. Threat Level: High. Host advised to respond immediately.]

Golzan? Melba?

Lin Yi's mind buzzed, and certain dusty fragments of memory were instantly activated, snapping back together. Isn't this the first episode of Ultraman Tiga, where those two unlucky monsters dismantled the stone statues in the pyramid as figurines?!

"Wait! Wait!" Lin Yi screamed in his head, "System? Are you a fucking system? Dark Tiga? Plunder? What the hell is this? I was just hit by a dump truck! It's a work injury! Do you understand? Let's talk about compensation first! Also, this plundering ability... is it legitimate? What's the commission rate? Is there an instruction manual?"

Just as his series of questions, mixed with panic, anger and capitalist instincts, rolled through his mind, the cold electronic voice responded seamlessly. The tone was still flat, but Lin Yi could hear a hint of... extremely subtle disgust from that calm voice?

[Judgment: Host's mental state is stable (partially hyperactive).]

[Judgment: There is significant room for improvement in the host's quality (emphasis: language civility).]

The essence of the 'Swallow' empowerment is the stripping, analysis, and reconstruction of energy and information. This process conforms to the fundamental physical laws of this universe and the laws of high-dimensional information entropy, and is therefore considered legitimate. No additional commission is charged for its use. A detailed operating manual has been downloaded, please consult it at your own discretion.

Lin Yi: "..."

Need to improve his quality? His language? This lousy system was complaining about him? He almost gasped.

Before he could come up with more "civilized" words to fight back, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook!

Rumble——!

A dull sound, like the beating heart of an ancient giant beast, came from deep underground, and the rocks underfoot shook and cracked violently.

Then, there was a sharp and piercing cry that seemed to be able to tear the sky apart, coming from far away and accompanied by the sonic boom of the howling wind!

Lin Yi staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He looked up sharply.

On the left, the distant mountains arched and broke like soft cakes.

A breathtakingly huge gray-brown figure, with a signature drill-shaped head and a thick shell covering its entire body, broke through the mountain and let out a deafening roar.

With every step it took, the earth groaned and trembled in pain. The ancient underground monster, Golzan! It strode with a clear purpose in a certain direction, stirring up clouds of dust with every step.

Almost at the same time, the clouds in the sky on the right were violently torn apart.

A huge, terrifying black shadow shaped like a pterodactyl flapped its wings that covered the sky and the sun, stirring up hurricane-like turbulence and passing over Lin Yi's head at high speed.

Its sharp beak and scaly body gleam with a cold metallic luster, and its long tail sweeps across the sky like a steel whip.

The ancient sky monster, Melba! It let out an even sharper and more rapid cry, and with Golzan, one above and one below, formed a pincer attack, rushing towards the same direction!

That direction... Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, enduring the wind pressure and fishy smell brought by the passing monster, and looked into the distance.

Through the flocks of birds startled by the monster and the rolling smoke and dust, three huge, vague pyramid-shaped outlines can be vaguely seen standing in the lush valley in the distance.

"Pyramid..." Lin Yi's heart began to beat wildly, his adrenaline soaring, "Stone statue! Dagu!"

The plot gears are starting to turn. Those two big guys are going to dismantle the figures!

"Damn it, I can't care about so many things!" Lin Yi spat fiercely and forced himself to suppress the thoughts about compensation for the dump truck and complaints about the system.

A strong sense of crisis and an inexplicable urge to intervene in the "plot" instantly took over. "System! Transform! Dark Tiga! How do we do this? Quick!"

[Form activation command confirmed. Energy channeling...]

The moment the system's cold response rang out, an indescribable torrent of power erupted from the deepest part of Lin Yi's body! It was not a scorching light, but the deepest and purest darkness.

Cold and sticky, like the primordial darkness at the birth of the universe, it instantly submerged his consciousness, yet with a strange docility and obedience, as if he was the master of this darkness.

There was no pain, only a sense of expansion beyond the physical form. His vision was infinitely elevated, and the details of the material world were rapidly moving away and blurring.

The heavy footsteps and shrill cries became clearer and more shocking, like thunder hitting the "body" directly.

Looking down, I saw the familiar black reef platform under my feet, which was now as small as an inconspicuous speck.

The vast gray-blue sea stretches out in sight, extending to the horizon.

His body is composed of pure dark energy, covered in angular, powerful black armor.

On the chest is an energy core timer emitting a dim red light, and the eyes are shining with a cold, sharp, narrow white light.

Dark Nanwu Amidaka Buddha——!

Lin Yi (or rather, the dark giant at this moment) subconsciously moved his huge black palm and clenched his fist.

A surge of power that was almost explosive flowed through his fingers, as if a light pinch could crush a mountain.

This feeling of control is like flying a plane... awesome!

"Good guy..." Lin Yi's voice came through Dark Tiga's vocal organs and turned into a low hum with a metallic friction texture.

Echoing across this coastline roiled by the monsters, "This feels... much more exciting than driving a dump truck!"

His eyes instantly locked onto the target.

Golzan's huge body had rushed to the edge of the valley, only one step away from the three glowing pyramids.

It raised its huge paw covered with a drill-like shell and stomped hard towards the nearest pyramid with the momentum of crushing everything!

Melba also swooped down above the pyramid, its sharp beak flashing with a cold light, aiming at the head of another stone statue, and was about to peck it down!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

"Stop it, I say!"

Dark Tiga's huge black body suddenly burst out with astonishing speed!

There is no gorgeous flame jet like the Giant of Light, only the terrifying explosive power driven by pure strength.

The black figure tore through the air, instantly crossing the distance between the coast and the valley, and appeared under Golzana's huge foot that was about to crush the pyramid as if teleporting!

boom--! ! !

The huge black fist, wrapped in materialized dark energy like boiling ink, slammed solidly and without any fuss on the hardest bone armor on the side of Golzan's ankle!

Time seemed to stop for a moment because of this violent blow.

Click!

The sound of bones cracking was so sharp that it made your scalp tingle, even harsher than Golzan’s own roar!

At Golzana's ankles, which were as thick as battering rams, the thick gray-brown bone armor was instantly covered with spider-web-like cracks, like a low-quality cement slab bombarded by heavy artillery.

The huge impact force penetrated the shell and directly acted on the internal bones and muscles.

"Roar-!!!"

Golzan's huge body suddenly tilted, and his destructive stampede towards the pyramid was abruptly interrupted.

It let out an earth-shattering roar of pain, its voice filled with incredible agony and violent rage.

The huge body lost its balance and staggered to the side, like a giant chimney that was pushed down, and fell heavily to the ground!

Boom!

The earth shook violently, smoke and dust rose into the sky, forming a small mushroom cloud.

Golzan struggled, trying to support his body with his thick forelimbs, but the leg that was hit was obviously powerless, and the crack on his ankle emitted a strange dark purple light in the smoke and dust.

One strike and it's a success! Lin Yi felt relieved. The power of the dark origin was indeed overbearing!

However, the shadow above suddenly pressed down with a deadly scream!

Melba! The cunning sky monster gave up pecking at the stone statue the moment Lin Yi attacked Golzan. Its huge wing membrane flapped violently, and its massive body drew a sharp angle in the air that violated common sense of physics.

The beak, as sharp as a giant spear, tore through the air and pierced Dark Tiga's back with a piercing scream!

The speed was so fast that it only left a blurry afterimage on the retina!

"So you're attacking me from behind? You have no moral principles!"

Dark Tiga didn't even look back. Just as the beak, gleaming with cold light, was about to touch the armor on his back, his left arm, covered in pitch-black armor, suddenly swung back as if foreknowledge!

The timing and angle are perfect!

boom!

With a dull, heart-pounding thud, Dark Tiga's incredibly hard elbow struck the side of Melba's beak with incredible precision!