Chapter 13: The Celestial Screen Continues, Is Ultraman Nexus an Earth Invader?

【Surveying the Top 10 God-Level Civilizations Across the Heavens: M78 Nebula】

【Ultraman Is a Butcher? No, They Are Guardians! They Are Light!】

Golden text, like a burning star, branded onto the retinas of all civilizations.

This headline, carrying an undeniable declaration, caused Tangshan—who had just been mocking and scorning—to freeze his smile slightly.

It made Megatron, who was preparing to ally with the "cosmic bandits," pause in his movements.

It also made Cheng Xin, filled with disgust, stubbornly believe this was merely thugs whitewashing their crimes.

The sky, slowly changing.

The image is no longer the bright, clear style from before, but now exudes a cold, oppressive atmosphere.

Beneath the dim sky, a giant's silhouette slowly emerges.

Nexus Ultraman!

Opposing him is a creature of abnormally massive size,

its entire body radiating an ominous aura—an aberrant beast,

Gruggedrom!

Its roar is silent, yet it feels as if it can pierce the soul.

At the moment of seeing Gruggedrom,

Nexus hesitated not at all,

his whole body transforming into a silver streak of light, charging forward fiercely!

He precisely locked onto Gruggedrom's head,

attempting to control it.

However,

Gruggedrom's power exceeds imagination!

Its thick, massive tail swung violently,

the air erupting with a deep, muffled explosion,

and Nexus's body was forcibly torn free!

At this very instant,

inside Gruggedrom's body,

more than a dozen enormous, spear-like tentacles suddenly shot out!

Their target, pinpoint accurate!

All aimed at Nexus's right shoulder!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The continuous piercing sounds made one's scalp tingle.

Nexus's body shuddered violently, enduring unimaginable pain.

Seeing this scene,

in the Three-Body Fleet Command Center, a ruler's thought fluctuation arose, filled with confusion.

"What... what does this mean? Another battle with the giant beast?"

"How is this different from the previous video? Just pure brawling and slaughter—cannot prove whether they are good or evil!"

Another ruler responsible for tactical analysis, whose thought fluctuation carried a hint of gravity.

"No, there is a difference."

"Look, this Ultraman named Nexus is not at peak condition. Before the battle began, his right shoulder already showed signs of energy dissipation—he... was already injured."

"Yet he still chose to launch an attack immediately, fighting despite worsening his injury—this motive remains unknown."

This analysis plunged the command center into brief silence.

At this moment, a thought fluctuation from a hawkish elder—aggressive and attacking—broke the calm.

"Motive? Isn't it simple!"

"Look at the environment in the video: vegetation, atmospheric composition—highly matching our monitored Earth! And according to our research on Earth's geological history, this planet once had similar giant beasts tens of meters tall, which they called the 'Age of Dinosaurs'!"

The hawkish elder's thought was filled with self-evident inference.

"This giant beast must be a native Earth resident akin to dinosaurs! And this Nexus Ultraman is the true invader!"

This claim immediately gained agreement from a small faction of Trisolarans.

A dove-minded officer immediately furrowed his brow, emitting a thought fluctuation of doubt.

"It's too early to conclude. If he is an invader, how do you explain his fighting despite injury? This does not align with the principle of interest maximization."

In the hawkish elder's thought fluctuation, a trace of cold mockery emerged.

"This exactly proves my point! This Ultraman civilization is a thoroughly militaristic civilization! Belligerence and aggression are ingrained in their bones and blood!"

"Even if severely wounded, they still fight! Still invade! This is their essence!"

"By now, we can already seal the verdict on this Ultraman civilization: merely a bunch of belligerent invaders!"

The Leader's thought form hovered silently, not participating in the debate.

He merely used cold thought to issue a two-word command.

"Continue watching."

Earth, PIA Headquarters.

Seeing the image of Nexus Ultraman pierced by tentacles, Cheng Xin felt no sympathy—instead, her judgment became even more resolute.

She rose excitedly to her feet, facing Wei De's back, speaking in a tone nearly accusatory.

"Look! Mr. Wei De! Do you see this!"

"This is another invasion! That Ultraman is slaughtering the native lifeforms on another planet! What's the difference between this and the Trisolarans?!"

Wade did not turn around.

He merely gazed calmly at the sky screen, interrupting her with his emotionless voice.

"Before you draw conclusions with your cheap sympathy, finish watching the video."

"How do you know that giant beast is a native, and how do you know that giant is an invader, based solely on this short clip?"

"Cheng Xin, what humanity needs is rational thought, not emotional outbursts."

Qingqing Grassland, Wolf Castle.

Grey Wolf was intently watching the sky screen, not even noticing Red Wolf approach from behind.

"Grey Wolf!"

Red Wolf brandished her frying pan, fuming.

"Where are the sheep?! I sent you to catch the sheep?! And you're slacking off here again!"

Grey Wolf startled, whipped his head around, pointed at the sky screen, and swore emphatically.

"Wife! Wife, don't be angry! Wait for me a little longer!"

"Look at this! Once I figure out the secret of their power, I'll build an identical Ultraman for you! By then, not only will Sheep Village be ours, but the entire Qingqing Grassland will be our ranch!"

Red Wolf skeptically lowered her frying pan.

Just then, Little Grey Grey, having just woken from his nap, rubbed his eyes and walked over.

As he lifted his head, he saw the silver giant on the sky screen struggling in pain.

Little Grey Grey's eyes lit up instantly.

"Wow! Dad! This giant is so handsome!"

He pointed at Nexus and asked innocently, "I want to play with him!"

Divine Realm.

Tang Shan watched the bloody battle between Nexus and the alien beast on the sky screen, the disdain on his face growing ever stronger.

He lifted his divine tea, took a light sip, and spoke slowly to the pink rabbit beside him, who wore an expression of utter admiration.

"Heh, the donkey from Qian has run out of tricks."

"This sky screen, over and over, only shows this crude melee slaughter, and can produce nothing new anymore."

"This shows that Ultraman civilization has nothing but this pitiful thing—withered and thin, full of aggression and love of combat!"

He shook his head, adopting an air of omniscience, and declared.

"As this Divine King believes, it won't be long before this pretentious sky screen can no longer be broadcast!"

The pink rabbit immediately let out a coquettish hum and echoed.

"Of course! Brother Shan is the strongest! How could these barbarians compare to you, Brother Shan?"

On the sky screen, the battle continued.

Nexus, pierced through the right shoulder by over a dozen tentacles, trembled violently throughout his entire body.

The light particles composing his body were frantically dissipating from the wound.

The color timer on his chest also began to flash rapidly.

Yet he did not retreat.

He merely raised his head, those bright eyes locking firmly onto the alien beast before him.

This was not the greed of an aggressor, nor the bloodlust of a battle maniac.

It was...

Even through the sky screen, it could move all sentient beings to awe—this resolve!