GBP Chapter 227 Traitor or Hero?
Chapter 227 Traitor or Hero?
Chapter 227 Traitor or Hero?
With clear skies, birdsong, and fragrant flowers, it was a rare and beautiful day. Even at midday, the sunlight was gentle and not scorching.
People come and go, and turmoil continues. No one in the Mage Guild is in the mood to appreciate the weather; they only feel the pressure closing in from all directions.
"You let the otherworldly monster escape? It escaped right in front of you?"
"What are you guys even doing? You've wasted all the resources the guild gives you!"
The members who returned empty-handed were bound to receive a scolding. Their operation had mobilized four predatory behemoths to surround and kill an otherworldly fish-beast, but in the end, not only did the otherworldly monster escape, but three of the behemoths were also severely injured.
"This is not something we can control, Minister. Zeta's sudden appearance has disrupted all our plans. We have no idea what Zeta is thinking."
"Furthermore, we later learned through telepathy that they were injured by Zeta, and that Zeta attacked us."
"Don't give me that crap. Even if Zeta intervenes, are you just going to stand by and watch? What use are you bunch of good-for-nothings who do nothing?"
"Did you take any action from beginning to end? Why weren't you so talkative when Zeta arrived? Why didn't you have the courage to talk back when the behemoth was injured?"
"Get out of here, all of you! We'll decide on the punishment later."
The branch manager was utterly disappointed with the group of people in front of him. They were more trouble than they were worth, and they didn't even have a basic attitude, instead constantly making excuses.
They kept saying that Zeta was getting in their way, but in the end they didn't know any new information about Zeta and just stood there doing nothing.
The minister was in a hurry to attend a meeting and didn't want to waste any more time arguing with his subordinates. His task had failed, and he still needed to spend time thinking about how to explain it to the chairman.
"According to the latest news, a total of nine otherworldly monsters have been discovered scattered in various places. They are basically remnants of Grandi, and they are all individuals whose information we have collected before."
"Up to now, the only otherworldly monster that has been eliminated is King Panton, and the two Gomoras have been contained and are currently under control in the territory of Wolf Wild State."
"Of the remaining otherworldly monsters, King Gesra escaped during the recent capture operation, Bakshim was found hiding in a dimensional rift, and the whereabouts of the other monsters remain unknown."
After the intelligence exchange was completed, most of the ministers of Tsuchiya looked embarrassed, because King Gesra's escape made them look like outsiders in everyone's eyes.
Among the ministers of Tsuchiya, only the newly appointed township minister, who had only recently taken office, had a gleam in his eyes. This was because Qingxuan had just completed the outstanding mission of eliminating the otherworldly monster King Pangton, which made him and Lao Ye very happy.
"The focus remains on the otherworldly monsters; they must all be eliminated. This is the chairman's absolute order."
"The other thing we need to pay attention to is the anomaly of the otherworldly ruins. Haiyun's mage was suddenly attacked while on a mission three days ago, and all of them, along with the monsters they were traveling with, were severely injured."
"The attackers, methods, and motives are unknown. According to the survivors, they were attacked by a giant shark with a strange appearance. The possibility of it being a new otherworldly monster cannot be ruled out. We need to be more vigilant in the coastal areas from now on."
Reports were submitted from various locations in turn. Each place was carrying out the orders issued by the chairman, but each encountered different obstacles and difficulties. This battle to reap the monsters from another world was definitely not going to be easy.
"The two Gomoras behaved well and did not overreact. The Wolf Knights cooperated very well with the Mage Guild's supervision."
"Traces of King Black have been found in the northern mountains, suggesting that he is hiding in the mountains. There are currently no signs of King Black clashing with local monsters."
"The mission to defeat King Gesra was interfered with by Ultraman Zeta. Our monster was injured by Zeta, and King Gesra disappeared after Zeta appeared."
Everyone took the reports from the otherworldly monsters seriously, but when they heard about Zeta's unusual behavior, the ministers all looked puzzled.
Ultraman Zeta is a summoned hero from another world. Everyone knows that he helps the Magicians' Guild protect world peace, but why did he suddenly appear and interfere with the guild's siege operation? Not only did he not help the guild, but he also made the monster from another world disappear?
The Magicians' Guild couldn't understand this at all. How could Zeta possibly help an otherworldly monster? Not long ago, Grandi had ordered the otherworldly monster to destroy the world and had repeatedly driven Zeta to the brink of death.
"King Gesra has disappeared? How could such a huge monster simply vanish?"
"It just disappeared suddenly. We couldn't find any trace of King Gesra during our subsequent investigations. It really was as if it vanished from the spot."
"Go contact the Light Stone Hero and have them find Zeta. We must find out the movements of the otherworldly hero."
The hatred for the otherworldly monsters united the magic guilds in every region. They didn't want their homes to be destroyed by the monsters again, but they didn't focus their attention on the homes that had already been destroyed.
Ruins became a common sight in this world, especially after Grandi launched the monster invasion, and almost the entire continent was plundered by the monsters.
Farmland was destroyed, soil was torn up, and instead of being protected, it was dug up again. The mages dug large pits in every place that might contain magical ores.
Combat formations require energy, and ore is the best source of energy. To deal with otherworldly monsters, humans must strive for the ultimate. Only by mastering the ultimate power can they eliminate those evil monsters.
There was no sign of reconstruction in the collapsed ruins, and all materials were prioritized for transport to the military camps to supply the mages and monsters fighting on the front lines.
The people walked among the ruins, carrying designated supplies, carrying out the orders issued by the Magicians' Guild, and maintaining the mission of eliminating the otherworldly monsters as a priority.
Even during their rare moments of rest, the greatest and only remaining pleasure for everyone was to find a flat spot on the ruins to bask in the sun, relax and stop focusing on the desolation around them, and absorb the distant yet incredibly warm heat.
The child, looking at the smoke rising from the military camp in the distance, asked his mother when they could eat, his stomach rumbling. The mother, unable to tell the truth, could only tell the child that they just had to wait a little while, and that it would be their turn to line up after the mages finished eating.
"If you don't mind, I have some flatbread here. Let's give the children something to eat first."
Kaito Touma walked up to the mother and child and handed them the food he was holding. It was the food he had taken when the guild took him to the military camp for a meal. He was different from others and did not need to eat much food.
The child's eyes lit up; it was a delicious treat he hadn't tasted in a long time. Before his home was destroyed, this kind of food was available in many places.
The mother and child ate happily and wanted to thank him, but Kaito evaded the question first, saying that it was just a small favor and that there was really not much he could do for them.
Ultraman Max really couldn't help the people much. Even with his strength as a cosmic superhuman, he still couldn't change the ruins before him.
Kaito originally intended to warn the guild about the impending arrival of aliens, but after witnessing the poverty of people in various places, he feared that the guild would use the gimmick of the alien invasion to embolden themselves and become even more unscrupulous in their exploitation of resources and energy.
The human heart is unpredictable; this is a fact that no civilization can avoid or change during its development.
Max has seen far too many self-corrupting civilizations; some manage to improve and revive, but most inevitably face destruction.
This is a civilizational evolution that the Ultra Warriors cannot interfere with; it cannot be stopped by force alone.
"The rest really depends on you, Zeta. You are the hero of this world, and the hope you spread will be the key to rewriting the course of civilization in this world."