Capítulo 21: Chapter 21: Rescue
"Remember to wash your hands and rinse your mouth when you get home."
"Okay~" Kara obediently complied.
On her first day out, Kara seemed to be in a good mood, finding everything on Earth new and fascinating.
After returning, Shen You headed straight back to the basement.
When they had gone out earlier, the armor was undergoing a system update. He was trying to directly connect the system embedded in the bracelet to the armor, allowing the armor to share some functions of the bracelet.
For instance, space wave scanning had previously helped him find the entrance to the Rock of Eternity and the rift when Kara's spaceship exited the Phantom Zone.
Additionally, he had been tinkering for days and had finally managed to successfully activate the negative phase wave settings.
This was a new technology he learned from the Science Bureau of the Land of Light.
As mentioned before, the Ultra race is at the pinnacle of the universe within their worldview, rarely does a fantasy series like Ultraman have the top-tier powers all belonging to the protagonist's family over decades. With such power, it was natural for their mindset to have issues. Since the emergence of Belial and Tregear from the Land of Light, the psychological health and moral integrity of the Ultra race had become a major concern.
The technology of negative phase waves emerged in response.
Simply put, it can detect everything contrary to "light" defined by the Ultra race, which is "darkness". Any Ultraman infected with a potential threat of turning dark can be detected immediately. Or any ancient dark deity about to awaken can also be sensed.
More broadly, even if the darkness within a biological entity reaches a certain level, it has a chance of being detected.
The technical principle is not complex, but it is quite practical for Shen You's current situation. Eliminating darkness also means collecting light, essentially serving as a scanning tool to help him gain experience by completing tasks.
"Armor energy at 94%."
"That's about right. Activate invisibility, Pal, let's go test its effectiveness outside."
The red and silver Ultra combat armor fitted onto his body, the chest indicator light glowing a bright blue. The armor ignited at his feet, propelling him into the sky with a tail of flame.
Negative phase wave scanning, activated!
The interface in the built-in display quickly changed, with a radar scan icon appearing in the lower right corner. The main view interface soon lit up, resembling an infrared scan, but with a warm color scheme. All detected darkness would be prominently marked.
With the system activated, Shen You looked around.
Dark clouds loomed overhead.
A large, oppressive mass of darkness.
Shen You: "..."
Maybe I activated it the wrong way?
"Pal, is the system functioning properly?"
"The system is operating perfectly."
"Hmm, I thought so." Shen You nodded.
What was he thinking? This was to be expected.
After all, this was Gotham.
Maple Street.
It was a dim room filled with stench and garbage, like a forgotten thorn tree.
The wallpaper on the walls had aged into yellowed cracks, resembling old newspapers gnawed by time. The messy bedding on the bed had long lost its softness, and the air was thick with the smell of smoke and scattered trash, telling the story of a loser.
Yes, a loser.
Nero Cabezas was the man in the middle of the garbage heap.
A half-eaten raspberry pie lay by the bedside, with spilled beer cans on the yellow carpet, not just one.
He had nearly finished a whole case of beer, but the bottle of antidepressants on the counter was still full. It had been prescribed a month ago, but he clearly hadn't taken it as instructed, opting for beer instead.
A phone, on speaker mode, lay discarded, playing a recording from the voicemail.
A young girl's voice.
"...I'm really sorry, but we can't keep going like this."
"I can't see a future like this; I have to plan for tomorrow and the future."
"You're a good person, we're just not suitable."
"..."
"Damn it."
Nero angrily threw the phone away. The phone hit the wall and fell into the trash heap, the voicemail abruptly ending.
He clutched his head in agony, fingers deeply tangled in his greasy, unwashed hair.
Not suitable? What does that even mean?
Isn't it just because I'm broke?
He had just lost his job and hadn't even paid last month's rent. The landlord was going to kick him out in a few days...
And now this.
"Pathetic..."
A voice echoed in the darkness.
Nero jumped, looking around nervously.
"Who?"
The voice didn't answer but continued with a cold sneer, "So weak, so pitiful, losing everything, can't even protect the tiny bit of happiness you had..."
Nero clutched his head, "Stop it, stop it!"
"But you still have a chance to turn it all around."
"Do I?"
"Of course, because you've met me."
It was like a devil's whisper, coaxing people into signing a life-or-death contract.
"I can give you power, let you reclaim everything you lost. Those who bullied you, you can pay them back a hundredfold. Those who trampled you, you can humiliate them as much as you want!
You will become the king of this world, possessing unparalleled power, able to do whatever you desire, ruling over everything!"
"I can... do whatever I desire, rule over everything..."
Nero's breathing became heavier, his eyes growing more fervent, filled with anticipation for the future.
"Yes." The voice continued to coax, "When that time comes, winning that girl back will be a piece of cake."
"No."
Nero's confidence swelled, standing tall and arrogant, as if he were already the emperor of this world in his imagination.
"When I'm that powerful, why would I still want her?"
The voice in the darkness was momentarily stunned, its emotions momentarily disrupted.
Luckily, it had experience in sales pitches and quickly recovered.
"Haha, exactly. By then, you'll have your pick of women. What type couldn't you find?
So, are you ready to make a deal with me?"
There was no hesitation. Nero felt he had nothing left to lose and desired power, even if it meant selling his soul.
But just before he agreed.
A beam of light pierced through the window, flooding the filthy room.
Blindingly bright.
"Sorry if I'm interrupting."
A red and silver armored figure hovered outside the window.
The figure in the shadows immediately tensed.
Though only human-sized and armored, the classic red and silver color scheme and the powerful, distinctive light energy...
"I need to see your soul trading license." The calm voice came from the armor.
Nero: "?"
The bewildered tenant had no idea what was going on and instinctively looked towards the shadow beside him...
Where did the shadowy figure go?
As the light poured in, the shadow had turned into a line of black mist, fleeing like an arrow.
As it fled, it screamed in a voice only demonic spirits could hear.
"Help, help, help! I'm being attacked by an Ultraman—"
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