Ultraman: Old Tom was actually a tsundere

Chapter 19: The disastrous first meeting with Renlong

Herberos has a very strong cutting ability.

Whether it's clods of earth or rocks, they can be easily cut like tofu.

No wonder it was covered in blades and took down the Time Destroyer, Segun, as soon as it appeared.

Xia Yu stared blankly at the miniature Herberos that had materialized in his palm.

Completely unlike the wild and ferocious creature in my memory, it was gentle and cute, its two paws manipulating the blade-like energy waves as if they were steering wheels.

Sensing Xia Yu's gaze, it even looked up and gave a friendly call.

"I mean, is this what the monster light ring you created looks like?" Xia Yu scratched his head, looking very confused.

How would I know?

Torregia replied without hesitation, but his attention was entirely focused on Herberos.

To be honest, he also found it very strange.

Even if the Monster Ring is repaired, this situation shouldn't occur.

Is it caused by some kind of light particle accelerator, or something else?

Torregia stared at Xia Yu for a while.

There is one possibility.

You may be one of the rarer races in the universe.

"Huh?" Xia Yu asked excitedly, "Is it one of those gods who control the power of space and time, existing since the beginning of time?"

Even though Xia Yu didn't see it, Torregia rolled his eyes.

Don't overthink it, you could be a member of the Reonics.

"What?" Xia Yu's smile immediately vanished.

It seems you know?

"How could I not know? Isn't that a pathetic creature corrupted by fragments of Reiblood's genetic material or by mental contamination?"

"Beria is the biggest example, you know that."

Torregia remained silent; what Xia Yu knew had once again surprised him.

How did he know so much about this?

"You're right. I suspect Helberos's recovery is related to you. The only one with such a deep connection to monsters is Reionics."

That makes sense.

For the past seven days, Xia Yu has been specifically observing the monster light ring.

Herberos was clearly recovering, and the little monsters he conjured were becoming more and more agile and solid.

This suggests that the restoration of the light ring is related to Xia Yu, and not due to the light particle accelerator.

Or is it because Toregia and I are of one mind?

Xia Yu began to wonder if he was really a Reonic.

Uh, strong physique and great strength, that seems to fit Reonic's character profile?

Will I transform into a beetle-like being later on?

I think it looks a bit ugly.

Lost in thought, a red dot suddenly appeared on the monster detector's screen.

Xia Yu immediately instructed Herberos to control the speed.

He landed in front of a large pool of water, surrounded by hard rocks of all kinds.

The red dot on the monster detector remained stationary, indicating that it was only a few hundred meters away.

"Strange, there are signs of artificial excavation."

Xia Yu cautiously looked around and realized that this empty underground place was not ordinary.

The entire plot of land is rectangular, with the pool in the very center.

The surrounding walls have several square doors with dragon carvings on them.

Upon further reflection, Xia Yu understood.

Perhaps it was here that ancient people worshipped and offered sacrifices to the Ren Dragon many years ago, but in the long past, the Ren Dragon has been forgotten, and these past glories have become history buried underground.

Xia Yu walked around for a while and then came to the pool.

The monster detector indicates that the Renlong is below.

He took a deep breath, put down his backpack, and took out some simple talismans, compasses, ritual implements, and offerings.

These belong to Professor Kuroda Megumi.

After Xia Yu arranged everything as required, he calmed down.

Kuroda said that the medium is not important, what matters is the heart, and he believed that Xia Yu understood this, after all, he also understood feng shui.

Xia Yu: "I don't know anything about it."

Time has no meaning here; the unchanging scenery easily creates a sense of temporal and spatial dislocation.

Xia Yu, who had his eyes closed, was suddenly awakened by a buzzing sound. Could it be that Renlong was about to emerge?

He was startled when he opened his eyes; the monster detector he had made was actually emitting white smoke.

He reacted quickly, shooting the monster detector into the pool like a soccer ball.

Water is used to extinguish fire—a subconscious thought.

The next second, white bubbles started bubbling up in the pool, and then with a loud bang, the water exploded.

Xia Yu's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition rose in his mind.

He ignored Torregia's maniacal laughter in his ear, grabbed his backpack, and prepared to leave.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The quiet pool was boiling like water, and soon a faucet emerged from underwater.

The pitch-black, menacing scales were covered with murky water, and the molten gold vertical pupils suddenly lit up in the darkness, like two lit lanterns of hell.

In this enclosed underground environment, such a ferocious monster put Xia Yu under unparalleled pressure!

"The second dragon head of the Ren dragon."

Xia Yu had no intention of continuing to run away; exposing his back to the other side would make him a sitting duck.

He bent slightly forward, his right hand gripping Herberos's monster light ring tightly.

"roar!"

Renlong stared at the tiny human before him and let out a threatening roar.

Water splashed all over Xia Yu, but he didn't dare to wipe it off.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bother you."

Xia Yu adopted a very humble posture and spoke softly.

The dragon swayed its head slightly, and a low hiss still came from its throat.

Fortunately, it did not launch an attack immediately, which gave Xia Yu the feeling that there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

He soon realized he had been naive.

The water surged, and several water droplets materialized out of thin air around Renlong.

Xia Yu sensed something was wrong and instinctively held Herberos's Light Ring to his chest.

The water bullet arrived in the blink of an eye, colliding violently with a red light shield and dissipating simultaneously.

Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, I meant no harm. It was just an accident."

"I'm here on behalf of Gaia to help you!"

He spoke very quickly, as if afraid of being attacked again.

Fortunately, Renlong listened quietly to the end.

Seeing this, Xia Yu continued, "Humans' reckless development of the land has severed the underground dragon veins, causing you great suffering."

"I will try my best to change all of this."

Renlong didn't say anything, but just stared at Xia Yu with his vertical pupils.

"We should not attack each other; the real enemy is the Root Destroyer."

"It's going to completely destroy the Earth!"

Xia Yu said everything without caring whether Ren Long understood or not.

The amount of content was too much. Although he had prepared in advance, he felt that his verbal demonstration was too pale and powerless when he actually faced Renlong.

Okay, that's all. Now he and Renlong stared at each other.

Xia Yu realized he had overlooked a crucial factor: the language barrier.

We should ask Tregear to help us get another monster translator.

No, wait, you can't trust that scheming guy.

The Ren Dragon has moved.

A green jade ball appeared on its forehead.

As the sphere glowed, the Herberos Light Ring in Xia Yu's hand flew over involuntarily.

"What are you doing?"