Volume One, Chapter Sixteen: The Battle
After completing all preparations, Su Chen transformed into a streak of black light and soared above the city.
This was his firsthand experience of the disaster.
He saw meteorites burning with purple flames streaking across the sky, and the towering buildings appeared incredibly fragile under this sudden assault.
Like dominoes, they toppled one after another, glass shards falling like raindrops.
The streets echoed with piercing alarms, mingling with the screams of people.
Cars were overturned, roads cracked open, and desperate individuals ran frantically, seeking any sliver of hope.
Yet all they encountered was further destruction and death; the sounds of explosions and despairing cries formed a symphony of hopelessness.
The once bustling city was reduced to ruins.
An aura of despair spread throughout the city.
Amid this unprecedented devastation, the egg of Haipajedon greedily absorbed the earth’s despair.
During Lin Yu’s flight, the incubation rate had already risen from 15% to 20%!
Watching the steadily increasing incubation rate, Lin Yu felt great joy.
Though he didn’t know exactly who had caused this, the current situation suited his purpose perfectly.
Just as he was pleased, Lin Yu’s psychic senses detected danger: a blue spiritual entity attached to a meteorite was attacking him.
“Kirieirod!”
With a thought, Lin Yu summoned Golba.
Golba roared as it appeared, blocking the meteorite’s attack with its body.
After intercepting the strike, Golba’s wings flashed and it swiftly appeared before the fleeing blue spirit.
The monstrous beast opened its jaws wide and swallowed the blue spirit whole.
Golba’s strength increased slightly as a result.
After commanding Golba to devour the attacking Kirieirod spirit, Lin Yu’s gaze shifted to a corner of the city below.
There, a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and clad in a leather jacket stared coldly at him.
“Prophet!”
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected this fellow to be like an indestructible cockroach—dying once and coming back again.
The prophet’s eyes fixed on Lin Yu as he spoke coldly, warning, “Monster Controller, your days are numbered!”
“In two days, our great Kirieirod shall be resurrected.”
“At that time, with Diga and the others, anyone daring to harm our Kirieirod will be destroyed by the great god!”
“Monster Controller, enjoy the last moments of your life!”
After uttering these words, the prophet’s spiritual form began to fade, attempting to leave.
“Trying to run?”
Lin Yu sneered disdainfully. With the prophet’s strength, daring to make threats before him was sheer folly.
He knew the prophet must be empowered by the Kirieirod god’s power for this resurrection.
But he himself also had many trump cards.
For example, his Psychic Illusion skill. Through recent research, he confirmed that the Reblando alien he summoned was incredibly powerful.
With this phantom, he could steal others’ memories.
Given the current situation, Lin Yu decided to use the Reblando alien’s illusion to probe the prophet’s memories and uncover what had truly happened.
That way, his subsequent plans could proceed smoothly.
Just as Lin Yu prepared to act, the TPC also detected the situation.
In the command room:
Though Ju Jianhui had become acting director, she was deeply concerned about the Victory Team’s affairs, especially under these circumstances.
Upon receiving news of the monster’s appearance, Ju Jianhui immediately convened a meeting.
“This is the Monster Controller and that Kirieirod!”
Juejing, watching the spiritual forms on the screen, instantly recognized the combatants.
“Monster Controller?”
Because of past records, everyone on the Victory Team, like Ju Jianhui before, suspected Lin Yu as the mastermind behind the meteorite attack.
Though their gazes at Lin Yu on the screen were filled with anger.
On the battlefield:
“Temporary Enhancement!”
With Lin Yu’s psychic power boost, Golba’s strength soared to that of a legendary monster.
Its stats doubled.
Roaring mightily, the enhanced Golba instantly teleported to block the prophet’s path.
“Hmph!”
The prophet’s eyes flashed coldly as he looked at Golba obstructing him.
He had originally planned to leave this damned Monster Controller to the great Kirieirod god.
But since the Monster Controller insisted on seeking death today, he would personally send him off.
Flames engulfed his body.
The prophet transformed into the second-generation Kirieirod.
“Let me show you the power I have gained from the god’s enhancement!”
Lin Yu’s detection skills revealed the prophet’s panel stats.
He already possessed the strength of a legendary monster.
“Flame!”
The second-generation Kirieirod’s flames condensed into a blade, slashing toward Golba.
Golba’s defenses faltered, a brutal scar torn across its body.
A wail of pain echoed.
At TPC:
“The Monster Controller seems to be losing to the prophet!”
“Is this Kirieirod that strong?”
The Victory Team was surprised to see the powerful prophet dominating.
They held a deep respect for the Monster Controller’s strength.
This was the first time they’d seen his monster falter.
Ju Jianhui’s heart flickered with worry as she watched Golba’s anguished cry.
Though the Monster Controller was her current enemy, they still needed his help against the unknown attacker invading Earth.
So she hoped Lin Yu would remain unharmed.
On the battlefield:
“Haha, Monster Controller, if you want to die, I’ll grant your wish!”
The prophet’s power startled Lin Yu, clearly reaching legendary monster level.
That Kirieirod god was indeed formidable!
But Lin Yu remained calm. Since evolving into an advanced lifeform, he had many trump cards.
“Perfect, a chance to test my new skill!”
“Reblando Alien!”
Summoning his bloodline’s power as a guide, a colossal figure suddenly appeared behind him.
The giant stood hundreds of meters tall, its body predominantly purple, radiating an aura both mysterious and evil.
At TPC:
Seeing the phantom behind Lin Yu, everyone felt a chill of fear.
Evil, terrifying!
Such negative words flooded the Victory Team’s minds upon the giant’s sudden appearance.
On the battlefield:
What!
The prophet’s eyes filled with dread seeing the figure behind Lin Yu.
Once confident, his only thought now was to run as far as possible.
But Lin Yu gave no chance.
The Reblando alien extended its hand, and in the next moment, the legendary prophet’s body was utterly erased.
Even his soul was taken and fed to Haipajedon’s egg.
[Haipajedon Incubation Progress Increased: 26%]
As a legendary monster whose soul was also fed, the incubation rate rose by 6%.
Feeling the psychic energy consumed, Lin Yu did not stop.
He commanded the Reblando alien phantom to strike again.
A prompt sounded:
[Congratulations, host. Reblando bloodline increased. Current bloodline level: 20%]
[Obtained Stage Skill: Frenzy!]
Bloodline Frenzy: Upon activation, pain is ignored and strength forcibly increased by one minor rank for one minute.
Enduring the psychic drain, Lin Yu withdrew the Reblando alien’s illusion.
Reading the skill’s description, he was intrigued. Frenzy could synergize with his Temporary Enhancement.
This meant he could boost Golba’s strength to mid-level monster status.
More importantly, this enhancement seemed unlimited in rank.
His Haipajedon experience card was also a form of summon.
Thus, Frenzy could be applied to Haipajedon as well.
This could rival the power of the mysterious Four A-class monsters!
Even a small rank boost here was terrifying.
Satisfied, Lin Yu began probing the prophet’s memories.
At TPC:
Da Gu, now back in possession of the Godlight Rod, clenched it tightly as he watched the mysterious phantom on screen.
Beside him, Lina looked at Da Gu with concern, knowing his tension over the phantom.
Suddenly, the screens dimmed.
Not just at TPC, but important screens worldwide flickered and were forcibly switched to the same broadcast.
Tokyo.
With a distorted image, an ancient bronze gate appeared out of nowhere.
At the instant the gate emerged, a dense black fog engulfed all of Tokyo.
The entire city was plunged into darkness.
Next, a woman in a black robe appeared, delivering a chilling warning through the global broadcast:
“In two days, the great Kirieirod god’s divine will shall awaken. When that time comes, humanity will kneel before us!”
“Starting from Tokyo, we Kirieirods will destroy the entire Earth!”
As her voice fell, newly repaired Tokyo erupted with over a dozen fiery pillars.
The intense flames destroyed one-third of the city in an instant.
“This is proof!”
The camera shifted to Tokyo’s ruined cityscape.
The once vibrant metropolis was now a wasteland.
An aura of despair pervaded the city!
This hellish scene shocked all viewers of the live broadcast.
At TPC:
“Kirieirods! These bastards!”
Da Gu glared at the devastated city with fury.
So did Munakata, Juejing, and the Victory Team—all furious.
As acting director, Ju Jianhui was angry but knew she must remain calm.
Elsewhere:
Lin Yu also saw the broadcast.
Because of the warning, Haipajedon’s incubation surged again to 30%.
Only 70% remained until full hatch.
Moreover, summoning the Reblando alien had boosted his bloodline concentration by 20%.
His psychic power soared by 10,000.
His life tier evolved from Advanced Lifeform to Elite Lifeform.
[Host: Lin Yu]
[Level: Elite Lifeform]
[Psychic Power: 15,000]
[Controlled Creatures: Golba, Evil Diga]
[Skills: Temporary Enhancement, Psychic Illusion, Frenzy]
[Remaining Energy Points: 2,000]
(Needed for next evolution: 35,000 psychic power)
From the prophet’s memories, Lin Yu learned the so-called Kirieirod god’s strength.
It was an Ultimate Lifeform, but quite weak.
Monsters progress from Legendary to Ultimate Lifeforms.
This tier includes Gatange, Tataros, Reblando alien, and Haipajedon.
They are peak Ultimate Lifeforms, immensely powerful.
Though the Kirieirod god is of this tier, its strength is only at the beginner level, hence it stayed hidden from Gatange in the story.
Having confirmed the Kirieirod god’s tier, Lin Yu was full of confidence for the upcoming battle.
He had the Reblando alien’s illusion, the Haipajedon peak experience card, and the Frenzy skill which forcibly boosted one minor rank.
He was not afraid of the Kirieirod god.
In fact, Lin Yu began to look forward to its awakening.
If he could feed an Ultimate Lifeform to Haipajedon’s egg, even if it couldn’t hatch immediately, it would be close to success.
While Lin Yu awaited Haipajedon’s revival, the rest of the world was far less hopeful.
The video of the Kirieirods’ plan to destroy Earth was spreading globally.
Almost everyone had seen it.
Panic spread rapidly, and riots surged everywhere.
After all, with the world nearing its end, few cared about laws anymore.
Combined with prior destruction caused by Ultraman against TPC, the public and politicians alike grew increasingly pessimistic about humanity’s future.
TPC’s higher-ups began preparations to build survival ships to send some human seeds beyond Earth.
Under the overwhelming panic and despair, Haipajedon’s incubation accelerated further.
Roughly every hour, its progress rose by 1%.
In this situation, Director Zexi, still recovering, reluctantly convened a meeting.
In the TPC conference room, all advisors assembled, with Acting Director Ju Jianhui seated to Zexi’s left.
“What do you suggest we do?” Zexi asked, voice weary.
So much had happened in the past month that he was exhausted.
After Zexi spoke, the advisors immediately began their discussion.