Chapter 106: The Light that Penetrates the Sky (Happy New Year to Everyone!)
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Empire State Building, New York City

The sudden appearance of the Feiyan naturally attracted everyone's attention.
But before everyone could get their hopes up, they were expecting that this novel-looking fighter jet would be able to bring about some substantial changes to the current war situation.

It was a pity that Tetsuo Shinjo and Hiroko Nagano had just passed over the Empire State Building.
He was discovered by Starscream, who claimed to be Megatron's most capable and "loyal" subordinate.

"Huh? I didn't expect some damn little bugs to come running over here!"

"We can't let you ruin the great Lord Megatron's plan!"

Immediately, Red Spider raised his arm, unfolded his arm armor, split and stacked it, and continued to stretch and deform.
The dark and narrow alloy gun barrel extended, the rectangular track array, the fine heat dissipation grilles were neatly arranged on both sides, and the hot gun flames gushed out.

A sharp, narrow, conical armor-piercing bullet was fired instantly.

The hollow and sharp bullet head design drew a trajectory in the air, and the high-speed air flow passed through it, making a whistling sound.
The New York residents who had not yet dispersed, and even Captain America, Steve Rogers, who had just knocked down a Zetavio soldier, all looked in agony.

They stretched out their hands to cover their ears. The harsh high-frequency sound waves continued to challenge the strength of their eardrums. Blood had already flowed out of the earlobes of many people.

Tony Stark, his head safely encased in his steel helmet,

With the help of the thoughtful Jarvis, the noise reduction function was immediately activated to isolate the deadly noise without being disturbed.

Then, Tony Stark fired several decoy interceptor missiles, but to no avail.
The conical armor-piercing projectile finally hit the tail end of the Feiyan's fuselage, destroying the main propulsion engine. The Feiyan, which had lost power, was about to crash.

As a result, the "ace pilots" Nagano Hiroko and Shinjo Tetsuo had no choice but to perform an emergency parachute jump to escape.

Why do I feel like I've seen it before...

But none of this mattered. The Feiyan-2, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, completed its mission again and crashed.

And the so-called "Carrier of Light", due to many coincidences, finally successfully fell into the huge hole in the chest of Link, who seemed to have been dead for a long time and was located in the deep pit.

The Y-shaped "stone sculpture" began to shimmer with golden light, and the stone debris on its surface kept falling off, revealing the dazzling golden texture of the inner wall.

"?"

Starscream looked at it blankly as his body gradually became transparent. The golden light continued to fill and overflow, quickly enveloping the remains of Link who was supposed to be "dead".

A bad mood gradually rose up.

"Um, Lord Megatron..."

Red Spider's voice was trembling.

"What's the matter? I told you not to..."

Megatron turned his ferocious head and looked at Starscream, but soon, after noticing Starscream's abnormal state,
And the direction his sharp mechanical claws pointed,
The dazzling golden light continued to radiate, and Link, who was originally in the deep pit, gradually began to float up.
"What!?"

Megatron's originally ferocious and disdainful face showed a hint of emotion at this moment. He opened his mouth and roared in shock and anger.

"Stop him!"

"All Decepticons, attack!"

Then, Megatron took the lead and leaped forward, the engine propulsion nozzle behind him gushing out, waving the heavy steel sword in his hand, and approached in an instant.

However, Starscream behind him did not follow Megatron's lead and charge like the surrounding Decepticons.
Instead, it relied on its instincts and quickly transformed and folded itself, transforming back into an F-22 Raptor fighter jet, hovering over New York City.

Tony Stark also noticed Link's abnormal change.
〈Sir, I do not recommend you to get close to…〉

Tony Stark did not listen to Jarvis's advice. He stubbornly mobilized the energy of the armor, and the propulsion devices on his palms and legs gushed out, approaching Link's position.

"boom--"

But before Tony Stark could get close, the dazzling golden light formed a golden ring that completely enveloped Link.
A powerful shock wave spread out in all directions with the golden ring as the center, forming a nearly perfect golden whirlwind with a huge repulsive force.

Megatron, who tried to get close to Link, and a group of Decepticons were thrown dozens of meters away.

Tony Stark, who was also affected by the aftermath, was also caught in the storm and became dizzy.
When Tony Stark stood firm in mid-air and the dizziness subsided slightly, he raised his head again.

But I was shocked by everything I saw:
Endless golden light filled the entire field of vision. Wherever the eyes could see, there was the flowing "lava" that was gleaming like gold.
Faintly, Tony Stark seemed to see a figure sitting on the glorious throne in this "golden curtain" - it was Link!
"Gaia!"

In a trance, Tony Stark heard a loud shout, a dazzling flash of light, and an earth-shattering roar.

Then, the huge golden curtain shattered.
A towering figure with a faint golden light shining all over his body stood on the ground.

It looks like... a giant?
That’s right, it’s a giant!

The towering and huge body, slender figure, humanoid limbs and torso, and the oval shape with a glass texture like a duck egg are organs that are suspected to be "eyes".

In the center of the chest was a brilliant crystal structure similar to a gemstone, round and smooth like jade.

The smooth and dense "skin" reflects a metallic luster.

One arm was raised straight up into the sky, while the other arm was slightly bent and clenched into a fist.

The solemn and dignified face shows a magnificent sense of sacredness and inviolability.

All the witnesses who witnessed this were indescribably shocked.

It seemed to evoke the deepest fear and admiration in my heart, which was the worship of great things, innate and engraved in my genes, the awe of the unknown and grand existence.

Many New York City residents even knelt down with their hands in prayer.
Looking devoutly at this god standing on the earth, he can save the world and return the peaceful and tranquil earth to its past.
I have always believed in atheism, even when I faced the so-called Lord of Change, the God of Wisdom and Hope, and his unfathomable ability to foresee the future and travel through time.
Tony Stark simply believes that it is a higher entity.

But at this moment, his heart was shaken.
Maybe... God really exists?
The reason is that Link, who has transformed into Ultraman, has shown the "image of God" more vividly than any description in the Bible, the Gospel, mythology and history, leaving no room for doubt. [A-level Template Experience Card (Red 〈Epic〉)] has been used

[Name: Link]

[Race: Human/Silicon-based life form/Ancestor of Superman (Currently unlocked: Gene Superman)/Ultraman]

[Current template entry: A-level template (temporary) - Ultraman <Template fusion progress: 1%>]

[Currently equipped with template skin: Ultraman Tiga Composite Type]

Feeling the seemingly endless power surging in my limbs and bones,
At this moment, Link's confidence was unprecedentedly inflated.

Now he seemed to feel that he could hold the world in his hands and manipulate it at will.
But soon, Link realized that something was wrong. The power did not seem to be permanent. It was fading at a constant speed.
"There's no time to waste..."

Suddenly, Link raised his huge and solemn head, and his glass-like "eyes" that seemed to be able to see through illusions and penetrate all barriers looked towards the sky.
The mechanical canopy that was still spreading and expanding covered the sky and blocked out the sun.

A large number of metal components are constantly surging, and the torrent they form together creates a huge wave that seems to be reflected in the clouds in the sky.

The gray-black shadows continued to cover and swallow up everything. A hideous and huge head was looming.
And that magnificent "vertical eye", like a medium lowered by the heavens, overlooking the lower world...

Located in geosynchronous orbit, the Eye of Providence is an important asset facility of UEP.
This giant space mechanical structure, tens of meters long, keeps pace with the Earth's revolution.

And just 20 hours ago, it was ordered to "adjust position and redeploy".

At this moment, the Eye of Providence (the All-Seeing Eye) is located directly above the center of New York City, in a relatively static posture.

Similarly, this is also one of the final measures prepared when the "Chitauri Invasion" incident becomes an unstoppable and reversible vicious situation.

UEP has been closely following what is happening on the battlefield in New York.
〈[UEP-001 "Link"] suspected "death" detected,〉

〈Violation of the information conveyed by [UEP-013 "Gaia Memory, a Relic of the Ultra-Ancient Civilization"]——"Doomsday Prophecy"〉

〈Remedial measures have been corrected〉

〈【UEP-001 "Link"】's individual energy value begins to rise rapidly, energy of unknown nature is continuously released, and begins to radiate and spread to the surrounding environment...〉

〈Recording data...〉

〈The energy fluctuation frequency of [UEP-043 "Magician"] detected at the top of the Himalayas briefly increased, but quickly fell back...〉

……

Link raised his arms. Although there was no visible propulsion device, this huge and tall body floated into the air.
And it began to gradually accelerate, rising towards the dark "mechanical sky".
Sharp air currents cut through the sky, accompanied by bursts of air-breaking sounds and sonic booms.
Link was moving at high speed, and a curved ellipsoidal "shield" was vaguely formed in front of him.
The huge amount of heat generated by friction with the air is concentrated in front of the "shield".

The rapidly rising temperature and the high-temperature and high-pressure air compression formed a fiery "meteor" that looked like a real thing.
"boom--"

As an act of primitive violence,

Link's huge body turned into a silver "giant sword" and crashed squarely into the "giant mechanical skylight" suspended ten thousand meters in the sky.
Pierced the sky,
The huge mechanical canopy that covered the sky in pitch black was smashed into a huge gap.

The warm sunlight shines down again, a ray of light piercing the "darkness".
But it's not over yet.

Soon, the "mechanical sky curtain" surged, and a large number of metal tentacles twisted and intertwined.
The dense clusters of mechanical metal moved, repairing the cracks destroyed by Link and restoring it to its original state.

"Damn it!"

Although Tony Stark and Nick Fury were not in the same place, they spoke in unison and scolded each other.

Obviously, the "mechanical skylight" with self-repairing ability is undoubtedly a tough opponent.

After trying several more times, Link transformed himself into a silver "water drop" at high speed.
The onlookers could only see a silvery afterimage in the air, and a constantly twisting and changing trajectory, repeatedly shuttling through this thick "mechanical sky curtain" and destroying it.

But they were all repaired and improved by the "mechanical sky curtain" in a short period of time, as if they had immortal vitality.

"We can't completely solve the problem and curb the spread of these mechanical monsters at this rate..."

"It is estimated that within an hour at most, the entire New York City may be covered by these mechanical creations and turned into a dead city!?"

Based on the data currently provided and the battlefield information displayed, UEP quickly analyzed the root cause of the problem.
At the same time, SHIELD also analyzed the problem.

Nick Fury's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Finally, he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, lowered his head, and muttered to himself,
"Is this the end?"

"Chief, look!"

Agent Hill's voice once again woke up Nick Fury, who was immersed in despair. He looked up in confusion.
Then I saw Link hanging high in the sky.
He raised his right arm.
There was a faint golden glow flowing between the lines on the surface of the arm.
Then, the giant's left hand swept across the sky and overlapped with his raised right arm.

The arms are stacked in a cross shape.
The dazzling golden light first spread from a faint point in the center of the cross, then quickly spread and covered the surface of both arms.

Following that, there was a sudden increase in size and a violent release of golden light that penetrated the sky.
In just a moment, dazzling golden light shot out from the center of the cross, forming a mighty "golden torrent".
It swiftly cuts through the sky, pierces the firmament,

The dark "mechanical sky curtain" was pierced, tearing apart the darkness.
But it's not over yet.

The mighty "golden torrent" did not end after piercing through the "mechanical sky curtain".

Instead, it went one step further and burst out towards the huge space wormhole crack opened by the [Cosmic Cube].

At this moment, at the other end of the space wormhole,
There are densely packed, endless sea of ​​​​star warships, and in the center is a "temple" that seems to be suspended in the dead space.
Touching his wrinkled chin, the tall figure with dark purple skin paused.
The keen intuition formed by years of traveling across the universe is constantly warning me.

The next moment, a ray of light that seemed to illuminate the entire empty and dark universe shot out from the space crack.
Violent explosions and flames filled the space against a velvety background.
As if celebrating the birth of a new future, the connected "fireworks"...

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(End of this chapter)