Dark Faust wore a cold, frigid expression and said, "I am Faust, the boundless darkness that can devour the light!"
Seeing this fellow putting on such a grand facade, Ye Yun-kun couldn't help feeling annoyed.
He decided to put on an act of his own.
"Then I shall shatter your darkness!"
With that, Ye Yun-kun struck an offensive stance.
By now, both of them had transformed into towering giants tens of meters tall.
Ye Yun-kun made a cool gesture, raised his hand straight toward the sky, and activated the Meta Field.
A beam of light shot up into the heavens.
In an instant, yellow light descended from the depths of the sky, landing to form a massive golden sphere of light that enveloped both him and Dark Faust.
Ye Yun-kun knew that in his Silver form, this Meta Field could not suppress Dark Faust's Dark Field.
It did not matter.
This move of his was merely a feint.
His trump card would be deployed shortly.
Seeing the Meta Field, Dark Faust activated his own Dark Field.
A dark red light swallowed the massive golden sphere, flashing brilliantly before instantly vanishing from the surface of the ground.
By this point, Ye Yun-kun and Dark Faust had entered a separate spatial realm.
Gazing at the supremely arrogant Dark Faust opposite him, Ye Yun-kun knew this fellow was preparing to land a fatal blow and absorb the energy from his body.
At this thought, Ye Yun-kun immediately shifted into his Blue form.
His body burst with astonishing radiance, switching from the red transformation state to the blue transformation state.
Seeing this, Dark Faust was utterly shocked.
It seemed that everything before him completely disrupted his plans.
How could Nexus possess a Blue form as well?
While Dark Faust was still in shock, Ye Yun-kun surged forward, charging straight at him.
Now in his Blue Ultraman state, his speed, strength, and skills completely overwhelmed Dark Faust.
Bang!
With a single punch to Dark Faust's chest, he sent him flying backward. Then Ye Yun-kun rushed forward, whipped his leg around in mid-air, and directly kicked Dark Faust back up into the sky.
Before Dark Faust could fall back down, Ye Yun-kun once again leaped into the air, raining down punches and kicks to batter him continuously.
Poor Dark Faust was beaten into a state of helplessness by Ye Yun-kun's continuous combo attacks.
By now, Ye Yun-kun's strength was exceedingly ferocious, leaving Dark Faust covered in bruises and wounds.
Knowing that such attacks would not end Dark Faust's life, Ye Yun-kun kicked him flying once more and prepared to unleash his ultimate move.
"Arrow Ray Schtrom!"
A virtual bow appeared on Ye Yun-kun's wrist, glowing in a brilliant golden hue. He drew the string, and a golden arrow shaped like a flying swallow flashed past in an instant.
It sped directly toward Dark Faust in the air.
The Arrow Ray Schtrom skill was not Blue Ultraman Nexus's strongest technique, but it was more than enough to annihilate the Dark Faust before him.
As for the ultimate ray finisher, Ye Yun-kun intended to save it for Dark Mephisto.
Boom!
An explosion rang out.
The sparkling golden arrow struck Dark Faust dead-center in mid-air, shattering him into countless fragments.
Ye Yun-kun looked toward the sky with eager anticipation.
Then he saw a beam of light flash into existence, and within that radiance lay a massive, luxurious golden chest.
The Gold Chest had finally dropped!
Ye Yun-kun was overjoyed.
"Host, congratulations on annihilating Dark Faust. You have obtained a Gold Chest. Would you like to open it?"
The System's voice suddenly rang out.
"Open it!" Ye Yun-kun said excitedly.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 100 Adaptability Points, 100 Energy Points, 1 Ordinary Resurrection Card, and 1 Grigio Healing Technique skill card!"
Seeing that the Gold Chest had dropped a total of four items for him, Ye Yun-kun grinned and burst into laughter.
Not to mention the Adaptability Points and Energy Points, both of which were undoubtedly extremely important.
As for the Ordinary Resurrection Card, after glancing at its description, Ye Yun-kun immediately felt that this god-tier Ultraman System was incredibly thoughtful.
He had made a vow to Himeya Jun back then.
He had not expected that the very first Gold Chest from Dark Faust would drop an Ordinary Resurrection Card.
With this resurrection card, Sella could be revived, and Himeya Jun would no longer have to live in torment.
And as for Grigio's healing technique—
This skill was simply too useful!
Aside from Ultraman Seven, who possessed healing abilities, most other healing skills among combat-type Ultramans were held by female Ultramans.
Among them, the most powerful healer was the Mother of Ultra.
Still, Grigio's healing technique was quite good in its own right.
Ye Yun-kun even thought about using the healing technique on Himeya Jun first when he performed it for the first time, seeing as Himeya Jun had accumulated many hidden injuries from fighting all the way through.
With this kind of healing technique, he believed Himeya Jun could recover immediately.
Amidst the forest, a gloomy-faced man watching the battle unfold within the Dark Field growled in rage again and again.
This fellow was none other than Mizoroki Shinya, the former deputy leader of the Night Raiders.
He was also the first generation of Dark Mephisto.
Mizoroki Shinya never imagined that this new Adaptable One would be so powerful, directly killing off Dark Faust.
With a gloomy expression, anger smoldered in the depths of his eyes.
Mizoroki Shinya prepared to summon another Space Beast to test just how strong this new Nexus Adaptable One truly was.
With a thought from him, another giant Space Beast descended inside the Dark Field.
Roaring, the Space Beast trampled the earth with a thunderous rumble and charged toward Ye Yun-kun.
"Nosfer?"
Looking at this ugly Space Beast, Ye Yun-kun let out a cold laugh.
Had it not been for him, a transmigrator, this ugly Space Beast would have killed Dark Faust.
And the true mastermind who summoned Nosfer was none other than Mizoroki Shinya hiding in the forest.
Ye Yun-kun licked his lips; Mizoroki Shinya was certainly considerate, delivering another XP monster right to his doorstep.
Stamping the earth, Ye Yun-kun's body shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
In his blue transformation state, his strength and speed made him an absolute, overwhelming entity compared to this Space Beast.
Bang! Bang!
With just a few punches and kicks, Ye Yun-kun knocked Nosfer to the ground, then unleashed a light beam to easily finish it off.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have killed the Space Beast Nosfer and obtained a Silver Treasure Chest!"
The System's voice rang out.
"Open it!"
"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 30 Energy Points!"
Hearing the System's prompt, Ye Yun-kun let out a slight sigh.
Although Silver Treasure Chests had a chance to drop Adaptability Points, skill cards, and other items, the probability was extremely low.
The only guaranteed drop was Energy Points.
Still, this would do.
He had gained another 30 points of energy.
Though 30 points of energy might look unassuming, in reality, Nexus's initial energy pool was only 100 points!
Therefore, every single point of energy was extremely precious to him.
As precious as gold.
With this thought, Ye Yun-kun's mindset balanced out, and he grew cheerful once more.
Seeing that the Space Beast he summoned had also been defeated by this new Adaptable One, Mizoroki Shinya wore an incomparably unsightly expression.
After a brief silence, Chapter 4: Grigio Healing Technique—
"You killed Riko!"
Komon Ikki suddenly stood up, staring at Ye Yun-kun with a somewhat out-of-control emotional outburst.
"Komon Ikki, the real Riko died long ago! She is merely a puppet now, and you've seen her true identity—she is Dark Faust!"
Facing Komon Ikki's accusation, Ye Yun-kun showed no fear whatsoever and argued his case with reason.
Ye Yun-kun believed that Komon Ikki, being a member of the Night Raiders after all, still possessed a certain ability to distinguish right from wrong, and had merely been venting the grief in his heart just now.
With a somewhat scattered state of mind, Komon Ikki turned and left the scene.
Ye Yun-kun paid him no mind.
Komon Ikki wasn't that fragile; after all, he was a core member of the Night Raiders, and his passion and drive would be needed in the future.
Besides, now that the Space Beast Nosfer had been killed by him, the subsequent plot would become much simpler.
After all, this Space Beast had wreaked havoc across multiple episodes, running rampant all the way from episode 12 to episode 16.
Ye Yun-kun's transmigration into the plot of Ultraman Nexus had triggered a butterfly effect, and the divergence from the original story would naturally grow larger and larger.
This was only normal.
Ye Yun-kun left the forest and headed straight for Himeya Jun's home.
From his departure to his return, less than an hour had passed in total.
Knocking on the door, Himeya Jun was slightly startled when he saw Ye Yun-kun, then smiled and said, "Ye Yun-kun, why have you come back again?"
"Jun-san, that Dark Faust who kept bullying you was killed by me today!"
Shrugging, Ye Yun-kun squeezed through the crack of the door.
"Dark Faust was killed by you?"
Himeya Jun was immensely shocked.
He knew all too well how powerful Dark Faust was.
He had fought three or four consecutive battles with it without gaining any advantage.
On the contrary, those several fights had left his entire body covered in scars and wounds.
"Jun-san, not only did I kill Dark Faust, but I also killed that Space Beast Nosfer. What do you think? Pretty strong, right?"
Ye Yun-kun shrugged and let out a smug chuckle.
The System's novice gift pack had truly done him a huge favor by directly granting him the Blue transformation form.
In the early stages, this form could utterly thrash those Space Beasts and minor bosses.
Besides, Ye Yun-kun was no puppet of Tsuburaya Productions.
When fighting Kaiju, he would certainly not engage in a round of conventional combat before finally unleashing his ultimate move.
Wasn't that practically asking to be beaten up?
Wiping out a Space Beast with a single move—
Wasn't that rather nice?
Himeya Jun stared at Ye Yun-kun in utter shock. After dozens of seconds, he nodded somewhat stiffly.
Immediately after, a brilliant smile broke across his face.
"Ye Yun-kun, you are the strongest inheritor of light and the most outstanding Adaptable One!"
Ye Yun-kun laughed out loud twice, reached out his hand, and pulled out the resurrection card.
"Resurrect Sella!"
Ye Yun-kun said softly.
The resurrection card in his hand instantly transformed into light, leaping into the air and turning into a ball of light that grew larger and increasingly dazzling.
"Ye Yun-kun, what are you doing? Can this resurrection of Sella you mentioned really be achieved?"
Himeya Jun asked with exceptional agitation.
Inside that sphere of light, the silhouette of a little girl appeared.
Then the ball of light slowly faded away.
A completely unharmed Sella stood right before the two of them.
"Sella, you're alive!"
Himeya Jun rushed forward in a frenzy of emotion, kneeling halfway to the ground and supporting Sella with his hands as tears welled up in his reddened eye sockets.
"Jun-san, you two catch up first, I'll step outside!"
Ye Yun-kun felt a stir of emotion in his heart as well. Unable to bear watching such a scene, he pushed open the door and walked out.
Jun-san was a true man.
Now, he had inherited the Evoltruster from Jun-san while also resolving a regret deep within Jun-san's heart.
To be honest, Ye Yun-kun felt quite pleased.
After standing outside to catch the breeze for a while, Ye Yun-kun pushed the door open and re-entered, only to see Himeya Jun and Sella chatting happily and smiling on the sofa.
Ye Yun-kun fell into contemplation.
There was still one thing he hadn't done: using his newly acquired skill to heal Jun-san's body.
Himeya Jun's body was covered in scars.
Every subsequent battle had been fought through sheer grit, which was why his facial expressions always conveyed a sense of agonizing pain on screen.
"Jun-san, I've acquired a healing skill!"
Ye Yun-kun walked over and said with a smile.
Himeya Jun was once again startled: "Ye Yun-kun, how could Nexus have a medical skill?"
Ye Yun-kun shrugged casually and said, "Isn't it just because I'm a very powerful Adaptable One, so it activated some new skills?"
"Choosing you as the light was truly no mistake!"
Himeya Jun nodded excitedly.
Back then, when Ye Yun-kun descended from the high altitude of the Dark Field and directly crashed into Dark Faust, injuring it, he had felt an immediate sense of great fondness toward Ye Yun-kun in his heart.
Later on, for reasons unknown, a strong inner calling had arisen, urging him to pass on the Light of Nexus to Ye Yun-kun.
And so he had acted accordingly.
Sure enough, after becoming the Adaptable One, this Ye Yun-kun had directly slain both Dark Faust and Nosfer.
He even possessed a resurrection card and had unlocked a healing skill.
This was simply unimaginable.
He was vastly stronger than he himself had been as an Adaptable One!
"Jun-san, don't move, I'll heal you right now!"
Ignoring Himeya Jun's praise, Ye Yun-kun extended one palm, and a gentle ray of light shot out from the center of his hand, landing on Himeya Jun's body. The white radiance seeped into his flesh like flowing water.
His injured organic tissues began to rapidly recover.
The furrow that had perpetually creased Himeya Jun's brow finally smoothed out.
"This Grigio Healing Technique really isn't bad..."
Ye Yun-kun muttered to himself.
Several tens of minutes later.
All of Himeya Jun's injuries were completely healed, and his entire demeanor became energetic, making him look as though he had grown several years younger.
Seeing Jun-san looking so spirited and beaming with smiles, Ye Yun-kun was beyond delighted.
"Jun-san, I must be going. There are still Space Beasts running amok outside..."
With a brief greeting and farewell to Himeya Jun, Ye Yun-kun departed.
Walking down the street, Ye Yun-kun felt somewhat at a loss.
Having transmigrated into this world of Ultraman Nexus, he didn't even have a single coin in his pocket.
The most pressing issue right now was solving the major problems of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.
What choices did Ye Yun-kun currently have?
First, find a job, get paid daily, and earn some money to support himself.
Second, join the Night Raiders and fight alongside the team members to eliminate Space Beasts; this way, he could also secure a regular salary.
Third, cooperate with the Night Raiders on a piece-rate payment model to earn rewards.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Yun-kun decided that the third option was the best.
After all, the next Space Beast was about to appear.
If he killed that Space Beast, he could collect his reward on the same day and resolve his current crisis.
At this thought, Ye Yun-kun headed straight for the TLT Japan Headquarters base.