nucmednet Chapter 35 The Iludes
Chapter 35 The Iludes
Today is the day the spacecraft Lomus is returning to Earth, but the spacecraft encountered an unexpected incident en route.
The two astronauts in Lomus are Shinjo's good friends, Kiyoto and Shirosaki. These two are the astronauts who set the record for the longest distance flight in a two-person spaceship. They have completed their mission once again, and today is their day to return to Earth. However, on their return journey, they are attacked by aliens and crash-land in the mountains. So the GUTS team goes to investigate and rescue them.
Upon arriving at the crash site, just as they were about to go aboard to investigate, a voice came through their communication system. It was Shirosaki sending a message, demanding that they shoot him dead.
Who to kill? Everyone was filled with questions!
Just then, an alien ran out from behind the bushes.
Upon seeing the alien, Shinjo, recalling what Shirosaki had just said, did not hesitate to open fire and kill the alien.
The group came over to examine the aliens, while Shinjo went inside the spaceship, found Ching-den, and rescued him.
Suddenly, a tall tower flew down from the sky and landed on the ground. At that moment, all communications were disrupted, and everyone's phones and computers displayed the same image. On it was an alien who told everyone that he was an Ilud and had no intention of attacking humanity. He said they possessed a highly advanced civilization, experiencing no sorrow, pain, anxiety, or panic; everyone was completely equal. Furthermore, there was no competition or comparison in their lives. If anyone wished to seek peace, they could gather at the foot of the tower at noon.
Unable to contact headquarters, the group was unsure how to proceed.
"I think we should just attack them directly. Any aliens who make such statements are not well-intentioned. They must have some ulterior motive for tempting humanity like this," Yang Guang suggested.
"Isn't this too hasty? What if what they say is true?" Zongfang said.
At this moment, Horii discovered the alien's corpse and called everyone over to take a look.
“This guy is dead, but his body tissues are still changing,” Horii said, puzzled.
Shinjoon came to examine the alien's corpse and discovered that the alien's wristwatch belonged to an astronaut, immediately realizing a terrifying possibility.
"Is he Shirosaki?" Shinjo asked, looking up at Kiyoto, who nodded in acknowledgment.
Everyone was stunned by what they saw.
"What the hell is going on?"
So Kiyoto told everyone that when they returned to Earth, the Iluds infiltrated their spaceship. Then they used Kinosaki as a test subject to see if humans could become Iluds.
"So, what the Iluds said earlier was all a lie! Their so-called coexistence with them is just turning humans into Iluds!" Yang Guang said.
“That’s right, that’s how those guys increase their numbers,” Qingdeng said.
"So, the astronaut Kinosaki deliberately let Shinjo shoot him. He sacrificed himself so that we could study his body and hopefully solve the Ilud conversion problem. Is that right?" Yang Guang analyzed.
“That’s right,” Qingdeng said.
“In that case, Shinjo, you, Horii, and Kiyoto will transport Kinosaki’s body back to the headquarters research institute. Daigo and I will go and stop the crowd from approaching the tower,” Yang Guang said.
Zongfang: Huh? I'm the commander!
Yang Guang and Daigu arrived near the Ilud Flying Tower. They saw that some people were already heading towards the tower.
"Hey! What are you doing? You can't go there!" Daigo stopped them.
"What's it to you? Get out of the way!" someone said.
“Listen to me, living with the Iluds will turn you into Iluds,” Daigo explained.
"So what? It doesn't matter if I become an Illud. If the world the Illud speaks of is real, then I'd rather be an Illud," a man said.
"Ha! All the free lunches that seem too good to be true are traps. Don't be fooled by the Iluds. Happiness doesn't come for no reason. The more happiness and good things you want, the more suffering you have to endure. There's no such thing as a free lunch. All success comes from your own hard work. Stop pinning your hopes on aliens!" Yang Guang advised.
"Why should I believe you!" the man stubbornly retorted.
"Our duty as the Victory Team is to protect humanity and maintain world peace. Therefore, we constantly fight against aliens and monsters. If you don't believe us, are you going to believe aliens you've never even seen?" Yang Guang said.
"That's right, everyone go back quickly, don't come near here," Daigo also advised.
So, persuaded by Yang Guang and Da Gu, although some people came over, they were all stopped far away from the tower.
Not long after, it was 12 o'clock. The Iluds realized no one was coming, so they used their tentacles to grab people directly.
"Run, everyone! This guy's showing his true colors!" Yang Guang shouted, and he and Daigo opened fire on the tentacles. Luckily, Yang Guang and Daigo had stopped the crowd earlier, and now the Iluds hadn't captured a single human.
The Iluds realized that this couldn't go on, so they went directly to the ground to attack Yang Guang and Daigu.
No way, these Iluds are no match for Yang Guang and Da Gu. A few punches, a few kicks, and a few shots will take care of these scum.
Seeing that this wouldn't work, the Iluds combined to become gigantic, intending to crush Yang Guang and Daigo.
All I can say is, he's ugly, but he's got pretty big dreams! Daigo didn't mince words and just transformed into Ultraman Tiga.
"Come on, let's have a big fight, you liars!" Daigo thought to himself.
From the very first move, Tiga completely overwhelmed the Iluds. The Iluds' close-combat abilities were no match for Tiga's.
"It's been so long since I've had such a satisfying fight. Before, I either couldn't beat them or couldn't even scratch them. This time is different. Every punch landed on my opponent, and the Ilud was completely helpless against me. This is the treatment a main Olympian should receive!" At this moment, Daigo's heart was filled with hope.
Not long after, Tiga unleashed a Zepelion Ray that blasted the Illid into pieces.
At this moment, Munakata and Rena also arrived in the new EXJ aircraft and opened fire on the Ilud's tower, destroying it!
At the headquarters research institute, Horii also developed a special medicine, which he injected into Kiyoto. Kiyoto fully recovered a few days later.
Soon after, another monster appeared. It was called Faibas, and it was transformed from Karen, the artificial intelligence of the game city.
Computer games suddenly became incredibly popular recently. Yang Guang was initially quite interested, but he lost interest after playing for a while.
"Tch! It's just a level-based game," Yang Guang scoffed. Fighting in Summoner's Rift used to be far more exciting.
Memories instantly flooded back to the glorious days of dominating Summoner's Rift! Back then, Yang Guang only chose the Greatsword, built four Doran's Blades, and slaughtered his way from the top lane to the bottom lane, and then from the bottom lane to the jungle, without even blinking an eye.
Recently, Ye Rui has been spending his free time playing computer games and even managed to get a ticket to the computer mall.
So, Lina and Ye Rui took advantage of their holiday to drive to the computer mall.
As for why Lina went too? Well, Lina was worried that Ye Rui might be scammed, so she went as a substitute guardian. Actually, Lina also loves playing games, though she's not very good at it. She's the perfect example of someone who's bad at games but loves to play!
Why do I say that? Because when Ye Rui plays games, Lina is always watching from the sidelines, and she gets even more excited than Ye Rui. But when it's his turn to play, he dies incredibly fast!
Shortly after Ye Rui and Lina arrived at the game city, all communications in the entire city were disrupted, and soon all major facilities were paralyzed.
And no one could contact Ye Rui and Lina anymore.
Everyone busied themselves, some fixing computers, some checking, and some analyzing, while Yang Guang was the most relaxed.
"Hey~ Hikari, what brings you here? Can you lend a hand?" Horii said.
"Sorry, I don't know much about computer systems, so I can't help you much. But I do know what caused it," Yang Guang said nonchalantly.
"What? Then tell me what caused it?" Horii said defiantly.
"It's a monster. Any abnormal phenomenon is either a monster or aliens coming to Earth again. Don't worry, they'll reveal their purpose after a while," Yang Guang said calmly.
“That makes sense,” said Megumi Kijima.
Sure enough, not long after, all the computer systems returned to normal.
Recalling Yang Guang's words, everyone knew this was just a warm-up for the enemy. They would come again later, so Kijima Megumi ordered Horii to conduct computer tracking.
Unfortunately, Horii lost track of them, only knowing their general location. It was near the computer game arcade.
"I see, then we'll find out by going over and investigating," Yang Guang said.
"Then, Yang Guang, Daigo will pilot the Flying Swallow No. 1, and Shinjo Munakata will pilot the Flying Swallow No. 2, and we shall depart," Izama Megumi ordered.
"understand!"
When everyone flew near the game city, they all saw phantoms. A mountain would appear one moment, and a plane would fly by the next, causing quite a bit of trouble. Fortunately, they were all ace pilots, and they all landed safely in the end.
The group arrived at the entrance of the arcade, only to find that something unexpected had happened: monsters appeared inside, and everyone inside escaped.