Chapter 1699

NO. 314: Non-action finds a place, yet returns to nothing

Although it was a brownish-shelled super giant lobster just over fifty meters long, Jie De Ultraman remained very proper; when looking at it, he didn't even feel hungry.

Of course, if he knew this lobster's original form had grown large due to nuclear radiation, he would surely lose his appetite completely.

The guys on the Godzilla set are like that: either maxed-out radioactivity or maxed-out chemicals, pure technology and harsh labor; in terms of edibility, they can't compare to the Twin-tailed Monster, Gan Zha, and Lei Qiu Bas from Aomo's old home.

But the Imperial Crown Prince has always been very conservative.

He has never tried any of those monsters' dishes, nor conducted any scientific research in battle.

Even in his relationships with women, although he often gets caught up in their wars, he still remains single.

As conservative as he is, the first thing that filled his mind as it rushed past was only killing intent; only the initial motion of pulling back and flinging it out was prioritized for protection, putting distance between that monster and innocent civilians.

It cannot be said there is no need, but that need actually stems from Aomo Lindun's perspective; thus, once he had distanced the battlefield sufficiently, he immediately switched to a form demanding both appearance and power, operation and power—the Sovereign Imperial Form that let him drool over ranged combat without worrying about melee—preparing to end the battle with a single Royal Finale.

He heard a voice:

"Stop."

"This King's Holy Sword is glowing; you can't just say 'stop' and expect it to stop, and besides, who the hell are you?"

Although the movements were clear and familiar to his Ultraman hearing, he still couldn't immediately tell who it was, when a Hei'an Zaki suddenly leapt in front of him and a Zaki Wave Fist struck upward, knocking his sword aside.

Swish!

The high-raised, diagonally fired Royal Finale directly added some piloting strength to those fabricated oceanic flying objects above.

But what truly startled him was obviously the reddish-brown giant lobster behind the Hei'an Zaki shrinking in place into a small lobster model that his Ultraman vision could easily overlook, inconspicuous in the nighttime woods.

And it was picked up by a hand with distinct knuckles.

"Aomo-san?"

"It's me."

He lifted the lobster model, the flame floating at his fingertip illuminating his inspection, and added: "Don't break the gift Xiao Qian gave me."

"?"

"How? You've clearly seen it before." He raised his other hand and gestured; the Hei'an Zaki blocking Jie De dissipated into black mist, while the monster card in his fingers began to show its full face, then vanished as it flipped.

"Those few monsters from the Yuma Memorial."

"Oh!"

Xiao Lu, who turned back into a human and ran over without bothering to transform, raised his index finger and cried "Oh oh oh!"

"It's a special monster model made by Xintiao-san!?"

"Hmm," said Aomo, who had also finished checking the model, as he slipped it into his bracelet and waved his hand: "Go back; Mi Yu is still waiting for you."

"Um, but you made this? Why?"

"You know this sea originally bred monsters, right?" Aomo said, pointing his hand toward the distant ocean that once had many artificially cultivated glowing fish illuminating it, now pitch black.

Although it was pitch black, one could occasionally see lights rising from the seabed, each accompanied by noticeable ripples.

Obviously, that was Sai Luo's battlefield.

Having just witnessed that, Xiao Lu assumed that side was also made with Aomo's models, but seeing him still here and saying that, he grew somewhat worried.

"I know... what, what's wrong?"

Of course, it wasn't worry for Sai Luo's safety, but concern over whether he should be held accountable for killing someone else's monster.

Although that monster had previously sprayed some kind of lightning beam, it seemed not to have injured anyone?

Such a place probably shouldn't involve destroying public property…? Except for those non-glowing glowing fish? Xiao Lu isn't good at big-picture thinking; he just felt that acting rashly on this federation's land wasn't a good choice, since even the news seemed to show police easily handling monsters.

"If a monster escapes, should the staff be responsible?"

"Huh?"

"If the administrator wants to avoid blame, shouldn't they adopt a more effective handling method than a temporary team?"

"Ah?"

"Do you think he'll contact this side using the festival's built-in communication system?" Aomo asked again.

"I heard the theater troupes performing here all have procedural assistance from them."

"This..." Xiao Lu didn't know how to answer.

This completely exceeded his knowledge.

"It's fine if you don't know; I don't know either."

"?" Xiao Lu, who had already omitted any exclamation, simply stared in astonishment at Aomo gazing into the distance.

"So I'm really looking forward to seeing what they'll choose."

"Oh, Aomo-san..." Xiao Lu had a bold and somewhat impolite thought: "That monster couldn't be one you released, could it?"

"Not me." Aomo answered firmly.

Even hearing that didn't relax him; he just stared at the other for several seconds until the distant ocean roared and broke waves, slicing out an emerald-colored beam, and then Sai Luo suddenly shot out of the ocean.

He clearly heard a line.

"It's me!"

Moreover, it was a female voice, somewhat familiar but he couldn't recall who.

"?"

Still wondering why, although the color matched, the thickness didn't resemble something cut by Emerium, Xiao Lu turned his head back to look at him.

Digimon living in the digital world can travel to the human world through specific channels and methods, and also have a way to enter and set foot in the network composed of countless worlds.

Full of the unknown, full of fear, and also full of anticipation.

And at this moment, having a partner who lives in the human world is tantamount to having a guide that saves far too much trouble.

It lifts the veil on most of the unknown, saves countless detours, and furthermore grants excessive convenience in building civilization's network.

After all, in modern society, humans do not merely place data online; they also hand over many jobs to AI that resides on data platforms.

And for the convenience of updating and managing, these artificial intelligences basically all have a link to the local area network.

Once you break in, you'll have the ability to follow the vine to the melon, easily using him to interfere with some things in reality, which is naturally the utmost convenience.

Especially, human code is often stacked like Shi Shan, and a single kick moves the whole body.

The Witch Beast thought so too.

So when she kicked over the lever function item of a breeding farm system, seeing that Deplas rush out and blast a destructive beam straight through the wild Leviathan blocking the road, she immediately slipped away.

Sneak into the village, no shooting.

Aim at the deep-sea breeding farm that's hard to land on, kick it and run—this is the partner's task for her, and also an admonition.

She did it very well, and upon returning she saw the commotion over at Sai Luo's side and her partner's raised mouth corners.

"Practice yields true knowledge; this is my favorite saying in Dong Yan."

Looking at that fat, ugly blue beast rising from the sea that makes one imagine some outer god, Aomo smiled with great satisfaction, then reached out and patted Xiao Lu's shoulder.

"Go help, go quickly and return quickly."

"Um, do you know that monster? Is it very strong?"

Xiao Lu, who doesn't like fighting ocean-type monsters with slimy skin, strongly resists that battlefield.

"Kedara, also considered a strong foe of Ultraman, is the legendary beast awakened by Earth's will to destroy humanity."

"Earth's will? Then isn't that yours, your colleague's?" Xiao Lu stumbled over the phrasing.

But for Aomo, this is obviously not important; he merely raised his index finger with a slightly sly smile and said, "The problem is right here."

"This planet lacks a clear will, only endless incarnations of nature."

"That monster also lacks the undulations a nature god should have, only possessing extreme emotions like those on a monster card."

"What does that mean…"

"Cards, capsules, crystals, gleaming stones… none of that matters, but I now have a new elimination-method topic."

"Go help Sai Luo; whether they beg for mercy or flee doesn't matter, just don't let him and you get hurt."