"Lias!"
"Thank you!"
Hikari saw his friend Lias arrive for support. Said gratefully.
He'd thought this simple ruin exploration mission wouldn't have incidents. Even if something happened, four Blue Tribe scientists weren't completely without countermeasures. But he hadn't expected the ancient beasts sleeping on this planet to be so powerful. Already exceeded the average strength of space monsters.
Fortunately Lias arrived in time. Let him breathe easier.
"Why so formal?"
"Leave the rest to me!" Lias gave Hikari a thumbs up. Voice full of confidence.
Faced the ancient beasts flying toward the science team. Moved again.
BOOM!
Slender body danced in the sky. Dove down boldly. Sudden acceleration triggered violent sonic boom in the sky. Instantly scattered clouds!
ROOOAR!
GRAAAH!
Giant birds—somewhat similar to Bemstar but larger—flapped high. Fierce eyes full of desire to tear Lias apart.
Above them, the red-silver giant pierced the sky. Approached them at extreme speed. Arms crossed X-shape at his chest. Entire body released light energy.
Catch Ring!
Golden rings emerged from Lias's body. Then flew toward the two monsters under his control. Rings with powerful binding properties precisely looped around them.
The Catch Rings directly bound their wings. Held them tight.
In that instant, Lias's figure had arrived. Left and right hands each gripping a dazzling Eight-Point Light Wheel.
SLASH SLASH!
He wielded the two light wheels as weapons. As he crossed paths with the two monsters, the wheels instantly enlarged. Like two sharp circular saws. Split the monster bodies in half!
Then Lias's figure passed between them.
No longer concerned with the dead monsters. Charged straight toward the gray ground. Between numerous ancient ruins.
SKREEE!
ROOOAR!
Several ancient beasts had awakened from the ruins. Including powerful monsters from the Red King and Gomora species. Burst through ruins. Emitted earth-shaking roars.
Red King.
"This planet sealed so many monsters!?" A Blue Tribe scientist in the sky saw so many fierce monsters. Shocked.
They'd thought this was a safe planet.
Came here only to collect historical traces of this planet. Try to find any remaining scientific technology worth learning.
But never expected this planet to hide so many powerful monsters. Though this also meant this planet's technology must have considerable standards. Otherwise couldn't have sealed so many monsters.
If they could eliminate these monsters, they'd definitely find abundant technology in this planet's ruins to enrich their database.
"Chief Hikari, let's help too." This Blue Tribe scientist proposed.
Thought every bit of strength helped.
But Hikari directly rejected his proposal.
"Not necessary."
"With our combat power, rashly joining this battle—Lias would have to split his attention to protect us."
"Trust him. After all, he's a genius." Hikari had great confidence in Lias's combat ability.
Among this generation's warriors, Lias was definitely a genius.
Excellent physical strength. Mastered many beam techniques. Grasped battle opportunities perfectly. Recently even completed the Ultra Guillotine's development with Ace. Listed it as a forbidden technique.
Now even developed Ultra Guillotine variants.
Such a powerful warrior was naturally entrusted with important duties by the Garrison Commander. Always executing missions in distant nebulae. Maintaining peace where the Land of Light couldn't easily support. Fighting various powerful invader forces.
"Is that... Natsuki-san?" Shinji, who'd been observing, felt considerable confusion.
This giant's appearance—exactly the same as Natsuki-san in his previous dreams. But why did these blue giants call Natsuki-san "Lias"?
Did Natsuki-san have another name?
And he could clearly feel—the Natsuki-san he saw now was more energetic. More confident. Gave a powerful and reliable feeling.
Quite different from the Natsuki-san he knew.
Though Natsuki-san encouraged him to move forward, his sensitive mind could also detect shadows in Natsuki's heart. Beneath the casual, easygoing exterior hid deep fatigue and helplessness. In their unified state, he sensed it especially clearly.
"And these monsters... even more terrifying than Angels..."
Shinji Ikari's figure followed Lias's movements to the ground ruin battlefield. Experienced these monsters' terror up close.
Each of these ancient beasts weighed tens of thousands of tons. Their bodies' casual movements could cause massive ruins to collapse catastrophically. Large debris fell. Footsteps on the ground instantly formed depressions. Each step brought violent tremors.
Tough skin texture let them completely ignore time's erosion. Simply mythical creatures. Drool dripping from bloody maws even corroded the ground to some degree.
What shocked him even more—the red-silver giant.
BOOM!!
Lias fell straight among the monsters. Heavy body contacted the ground. Kicked up billowing dust.
Like a show of force. Used the falling impact to force surrounding monsters back several steps.
Bright eyes swept over surrounding beasts. Seemed to not know what fear meant. Eyes full of eager battle intent.
SKREEE!
A brown-bodied Red King felt provoked. Roared and charged across the earth.
In violent tremors, Lias met it head-on.
Extended both hands. Grabbed Red King's thick arms. His slender frame looked somewhat frail before Red King. But the power displayed was unexpectedly strong.
SKREEE!
Red King's muscles bulged. Entire body swelled a size. Eyes red. Released brute force.
Lias immediately felt pressure. But didn't yield at all. Also increased arm strength.
During their contest, several other monsters seized the opportunity. Prepared to swarm.
Lias noticed this.
So concentrated energy in his eyes. Released two beams.
Red King, still wrestling with Lias, got caught off guard. Beams hit its eyes. Felt intense pain.
SKREEE!
Lias seized Red King's moment of weakness. Directly lifted his leg and kicked!
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