Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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This was a strategy they had agreed upon before the war: if he was defeated, he would perish together with the monster.

"Nan Biao...!"

The commander-in-chief on the other side was heartbroken, but under the current circumstances, he had no other choice.

Just as the commander ordered Dong Nanbiao to be included in the attack range, someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise while looking at the battlefield.

"Look! Something seems to have rushed into the battlefield!"

A dazzling streak of light flashed across the battlefield, rushing directly in front of Dong Nanbiao and blocking the tiger-headed monster.

"what?"

As the light faded, Dong Nanbiao looked warily at the two-meter-tall creature in front of him with oval eyes and strange patterns all over its body.

Then, to Dong Nanbiao's astonishment, the strange man in front of him suddenly threw a punch at the tiger-headed monster, and a terrifying impact swept in front of him.

When the force struck the tiger-headed monster from a distance, the latter had no power to resist. Its terrified tiger head exploded, and it didn't even know what had happened before it died.

The instant annihilation of the tiger-headed monster dragon left Dong Nanbiao speechless, his mind racing with a myriad of emotions before finally culminating in a single sentence:

"Thank you……"

Chapter 18 The war ended suddenly

With the sudden death of the tiger-headed monster, both the human side and the sea monster side suddenly stopped moving, and the entire battlefield fell silent.

One side was unaware of what had happened, while the other side, naturally, was unsure of what to do next since their leader was dead.

Hello, may I ask...?

Dong Nanbiao remained vigilant, but given his earlier performance, he dared not show too much emotion on his face.

"Instructor Dong, it's me!"

Just as Dong Nanbiao was on guard, a familiar voice rang in his mind.

"Lu... Yunhe!"

Dong Nanbiao was speechless for a moment, unable to connect the strange, salty-faced man in front of him with Lu Yunhe, as the two had absolutely nothing in common.

In his memory, even if Lu Yunhe was incredibly powerful, he could only deal with monsters at the level of a general. The strange man in front of him was someone who could kill a high-level lord in one move.

"It is a treasure among the relics of civilization."

Having reached the level of a War God, Dong Nanbiao also knew some information about the ancient civilizations on Earth.

The only thing that could enable a high-level warrior to achieve this level of skill is a treasure from a civilization's ruins.

"It's likely that Lu Yunhe accidentally obtained some treasure in the past, but he was limited by his strength and couldn't use it. Only now has he reached the standard to use it."

Dong Nanbiao thought to himself that he couldn't think of any other reason.

Having accepted that the strange man before him was indeed Lu Yunhe, Dong Nanbiao breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but recall the promise he had made in Wolf King Valley.

"I'll become Lu Yunhe's subordinate the moment he can defeat a Lord-level monster."

Thinking of this, Dong Nanbiao's lips twitched. He had only said those words a few days ago, and the other party had already achieved their goal.

"Relics of a civilization?"

Hearing Dong Nanbiao's inner thoughts, Lu Yunhe, who was using Ultraman's telepathic abilities, also pondered for a moment.

His Ultraman clone has now reached the planetary level and is ready to explore the ancient ruins of various civilizations on Earth.

Despite the current weakness of life on Earth, there are still many valuable treasures.

Just as the two were speechless, the sea monster on the shore began to roar.

"Huh? The tiger-headed dragon is dead, shouldn't these monsters retreat? Why have they become so agitated?"

The unusual movements of the sea monsters caught Dong Nanbiao's attention. Normally, after the lord dies, the other monsters will automatically disappear.

After all, without the oppressive presence of a lord-level being, these monsters weren't the legendary insectoid race that would willingly rush to their deaths.

"Something big is probably appearing!"

Lu Yunhe sensed a powerful aura rising from the sea, different from the monsters on land.

These lord-level sea monsters that launch attacks on land are all driven by monster kings, who are also the true rulers of the ocean.

hiss……

A hissing sound, neither quite snake nor snake, echoed across the sea. Immediately afterward, nine enormous snake heads appeared on the surface, and the surrounding sea monsters became extremely agitated.

"The Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King!"

Dong Nanbiao's entire body trembled slightly: "This is a monster king that surpasses the lord level, and it is also one of the culprits that once destroyed the island nation."

"Is it because he killed its subordinate, the tiger-headed monster dragon, that he intends to take action personally?"

The Hydra King, one of the undisputed overlords of the ocean during the Cataclysm, is a super being that even nuclear bombs cannot kill (unless a nuclear bomb is used to wipe out the area or hit it directly in the face).

Firstly, the power of bombs is weakened in the ocean, and secondly, the superior size of sea monsters.

The nine snake heads are tens of meters long, and the rear half of the body is also over a hundred meters long. The length of the entire body is almost as long as the captain of a small aircraft carrier.

This is not just a beast in terms of size, but a monstrous beast with power surpassing that of a war god.

With such formidable strength and a massive physique, they were truly unbeatable at this stage.

Just like the commander-in-chief on the other side, he was somewhat desperate after seeing the appearance of Hydra King. This was not something their small base could handle.

"It is one of the culprits that destroyed the island nation!"

Dong Nanbiao shared a lot of information, but Lu Yunhe only remembered this one sentence.

"Originally, I wanted to torment it a bit to get used to its current strength, but given what it has done, I've decided to give it a dignified death."

Ultraman's clone has already broken through to the planetary level and needs a planetary-level monster to play with, but now he has changed his mind.

"You wait here, I'll go and pick its snake head to make wine."

After saying that, without waiting for Dong Nanbiao to stop him, Lu Yunhe leaped up and flew towards the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King.

Seemingly sensing Lu Yunhe's immense aura, the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King became restless, roaring incessantly, as if trying to dissuade the enemy.

It recognized Lu Yunhe's strength and didn't want to fight an enemy of the same level for a mere tiger-headed monster.

"so big!"

Lu Yunhe flew to the front of the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King, frowning as he looked at its enormous size.

Although Ultraman's clone broke through to the planetary level, its size increased to two meters, which made Lu Yunhe a little uncomfortable.

This also caused Lu Yunhe's transformation, making him look like he was wearing a full-body suit of armor.

"As expected of the Swallowed Star World, even a small planetary-level monster is much larger than the vast majority of monsters in the Ultraman world."

Unfortunately, it's still the world of Swallowing the Stars, where size only represents difficulty in killing, not strength.

"I promised you a dignified death!"

Lu Yunhe clenched his fists and crossed them in front of his forehead, then suddenly flung them away.

A bright light flashed, and under the light effect created by Lu Yunhe, the original three-colored Ultraman body was completely transformed into red, symbolizing power.

"Power type!"

In an instant, the power of Ultraman's clone, which was originally ten times that of a planetary-level being, doubled again.

"Photonic fluid ray!"

Lu Yunhe made a cross shape with his hands, and a tiny stream of photons shot out from his arms, hitting the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King before it could react.

When the ray hits, the photon fluid spreads instantly throughout the Hydra King's entire body at near the speed of light, and the powerful photon energy attacks the target cells and even molecular structures.

sizzle...

The photon fluid ray continued for 10 seconds, until it consumed half of the energy in Ultraman's clone before stopping.

After the energy infusion stopped, the massive body of the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King, which was over a hundred meters long, suddenly stopped moving and then exploded on the sea surface like a nuclear bomb.

The violent explosion created a deep whirlpool on the sea surface, stirring up wave after wave.

"Is this a win?"

Standing on the shore, Dong Nanbiao stared blankly at the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King, which had turned to ashes, letting the waves crash against him, as if his desperate struggle just now had been an illusion.

He was fighting the tiger-headed monster dragon just moments ago, how could he have won the battle in just a few moments?

After the death of the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King, the previously ferocious sea monsters all calmed down and fled back into the ocean in a frenzy.

Their boss's boss was killed, so why would they stay here and cook seafood for others?

"we won?"

The base's commander-in-chief looked at the retreating sea monsters and felt somewhat incredulous. They had all prepared to sacrifice themselves here, but they had unexpectedly won.

"Oh no, that was too strong!"

At this moment, Lu Yunhe regretted his actions, realizing that he had completely underestimated the power of Ultraman's clone in his first attempt.

With a single photon fluid ray, half of the energy in his body was expelled.

As a result, the enormous nine-headed sea serpent king was reduced to ashes, not even leaving behind its tongue or its skin, as it was completely reduced to dust by the violent photon energy.

A planet-level monster is incredibly precious in this era; just the skin of the Nine-Headed Sea Serpent King alone could be used to make countless powerful suits of armor.

"However, Ultraman's photon ray seems to be quite effective against large monsters like this."

While the nearly 20-fold power boost contributed to the instant kill of a monster of the same level, the ability to completely annihilate it was entirely due to the photon fluid energy.

"It's just that it consumes a lot of energy; it's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut."

Lu Yunhe shed his powerful form and returned to normal, then flew towards the direction where Dong Nanbiao was.

Upon landing on the shore, Lu Yunhe deactivated his Ultraman form and reverted to his human form.

"It really is Lu Yunhe!"

Dong Nanbiao stared blankly at Lu Yunhe, who was walking towards him in the setting sun. The latter waved to him, as if to say that this was not a dream.

"Thank you!"