Chapter Six: The Zarabians – Earthlings Lack Honor in Combat
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Entering the building, first floor.
“Ding~”
As the main doors opened, Lin Yu, Da Gu, Xin Cheng, and Lina stepped out, drawing the attention of many.
After all, the Victory Team uniforms were quite eye-catching.
Lin Yu glanced around roughly—only about twenty or thirty people were present.
That count even included the cleaning auntie.
And the few examiners seated at the assessor seats, wearing bright yellow team uniforms, responsible for evaluations.
They belonged to the Guys Team from Mebius—and among them was one familiar face; the others were strangers.
That familiar face was Ryu Aihara, the sturdy, short, and stocky man who had created the famous scene “What exactly did you protect!”
As for the others...
“Are these the old Guys Team members who died alongside Captain Serizawa in the first episode of Mebius?” a thought flashed through Lin Yu’s mind.
The Guys Team was nearly wiped out in the first episode of Mebius, leaving only Ryu Aihara.
Captain Serizawa Kazuya was fortunate to be saved by Hikari and became Hikari’s human form.
Perhaps these people before him were from that group.
But if Serizawa hadn’t died, how did Captain Osu become the team captain?
This damn world was truly bewildering.
“Let’s get started; let’s go over there.”
“By the way, the seat in the middle is reserved for you, Captain Lin Yu—you’re the only captain here,” Lina said with a cheerful smile, pointing to the empty seat in the center.
“Then I’m truly honored.”
Lin Yu nodded, his eyes briefly lingering on one person.
This recruitment meeting seemed more complicated than it appeared...
They took their seats.
Da Gu and Lina quickly introduced Lin Yu to the Guys Team members.
The others greeted warmly, except for Ryu Aihara, whose expression was slightly displeased; he glanced at Lin Yu once before turning his head away.
What nonsense was he on about?
Lin Yu didn’t understand.
But the purpose of coming here had already begun.
Recruitment.
To add new members to the Victory Team, the Guys Team, and Lin Yu’s HUD Team!
“By the way, what exactly does the HUD Team do?” Lin Yu quietly asked Lina beside him.
“Huh? Captain Lin Yu, you still don’t know what your team does?” Lina looked at him in disbelief, somewhat dazed.
“Cough, came in a hurry,” Lin Yu coughed awkwardly.
He hadn’t intended to become a captain, so he hadn’t bothered to learn the details.
Fate brought him to Lina and the others, and there was no time.
Quite a coincidence.
“Emmm, then I’ll introduce it.”
“Just like our Victory Team, the HUD Team also falls under the Defense Forces, but the HUD Team isn’t the kind that pilots battle machines to fight monsters.”
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“The HUD Team was established as part of the ‘Seed’ Project launched by the Earth United Organization after the severe casualties and near annihilation of major defense teams!”
“The full name is Pan-Human United Defense Force—abbreviated as HUD Team.”
“Simply put, relying solely on human strength can no longer protect Earth. The HUD Team’s mission is to recruit special individuals among humans and win over friendly extraterrestrials and monsters willing to help humanity, forming a new type of team.”
“Using the power of aliens and monsters to fight aliens and monsters.”
Lina introduced seriously, making Lin Yu suddenly realize.
A flood of figures sprang to mind.
The Vantorians, scientific extraterrestrials from Mebius TV and X TV, who forged the ultimate armor for Ultraman X.
Zelon from Jack’s Monster Boy episode, the cosmic bully Pigumon, Pegasa from Geed, and others.
Also, a large group of indigenous monsters like Ninryu, willing to help Earth resist invaders.
Special individuals included people like Makio Kirino, who could foresee monster weaknesses and was treated like a monster in Diga, Inada Iryu who sealed the demon Sukuna, subterranean beings in Victory, Oburi who could calm minds and fought the Demon Beast in ancient times, and even the ancient Yuren.
“No wonder they gave me the title of ‘Specialist in Alien and Monster Combat.’ Seems like they just gave me a fancy title to throw me into the trap,” Lin Yu smiled helplessly.
At that moment, the atmosphere at the venue reached its peak after the successive introductions.
“Everyone, since you’ve come here, there’s no need for nonsense. We won’t bother with empty words. If you join our Guys Team, there’s only one thing to do.”
“That is to protect our human Earth!”
“Whether aliens or monsters, we must do our utmost relying on our own human strength to make them... get off this planet!”
Ryu Aihara, with short, coarse hair and a solid muscular build, slammed the table and stood up, speaking loudly.
His eyes flicked briefly in Lin Yu’s direction.
He was a staunch advocate for relying on human strength alone, not on others.
Perhaps that was why he disliked Lin Yu.
But...
Lin Yu was not the kind to quietly endure when angered.
“That’s indeed an ambitious statement, but as it stands, relying solely on humans—or your own strength—doesn’t seem to protect Earth very well,” Lin Yu said with a faint smile.
“What did you say?”
Ryu Aihara’s eyes widened, staring at Lin Yu.
But Lin Yu didn’t even glance at him; he reached out and grabbed the sidearm strapped to Lina’s waist.
Aiming at a plain-looking man participating in the selection, he fired three shots in quick succession!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Three sharp gunshots rang out without pause. With the excellent control of Ultra telekinesis, each shot precisely hit the man’s brain, heart, and chest!
Instantly, blood gushed out!
The man collapsed straight to the ground, eyes wide open as if dying with resentment!
“Ah!!!”
The cleaning auntie screamed sharply, dropping her broom and jumping behind the sofa.
Others’ faces changed drastically, scattering like birds.
Lina was so frightened she froze.
“Captain Lin Yu!?”
Da Gu and Xin Cheng jumped up, looking at Lin Yu with mixed suspicion and doubt.
“What the hell are you doing!?”
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