Chapter 1753 The Return of Palaj

The light smoothly merged into Tiga's body, and without Tiga's own guidance, the light plunged headlong into the core of the primordial light.

In an instant, Tiga felt the primordial light, which had been dormant for a long time, grow slightly stronger.

What followed was a flood of beautiful memories in Zakar's mind.

Those were fragments of memories that Zakar cherished from childhood to death, all the beautiful memories he had.

It is no exaggeration to say that Tiga can directly understand Zachar's life from these memory fragments.

Then, Tiga stood there, silently watching the light particles drifting in the air, seeing Zachary off on the last leg of his life.

It wasn't until Kazuki Oyama and the others arrived in the spaceship Mami that Tiga flew into the sky and disappeared from everyone's sight. Then, he silently transformed back into Gu Chen and withdrew his clone.

"Advisor, are you alright?"

Before the spacecraft Mami had even landed on the ground, Kazuki Oyama's anxious voice came through the communicator.

"I'm fine, but Ito probably fainted because he was hit by negative energy. I checked him over and he's okay. He should wake up soon."

Gu Chen composed himself, his emotions still turbulent from Inzakar's departure, and spoke in a calm voice through the communicator.

Upon hearing Gu Chen's words, everyone inside the spaceship Mami breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the spaceship Mami and two other UGM fighters landed on the ground. One group ran towards Gu Chen's location, while another group ran towards the landing site of the Silver Eagle that Gu Chen and Ito Junkichi had previously piloted.

As Gu Chen said, after the team members' initial examination, Ito Junkichi, who had fainted due to the strong negative energy impact, was indeed fine. However, just to be on the safe side, Ito Junkichi still needed to go to the medical center for a detailed physical examination after returning.

Moreover, not only Ito Junkichi, but Gu Chen also went to the medical center for a thorough physical examination at the strong request of Ooyama Kazuki.

Although Gu Chen appeared to be completely unharmed, and even managed to maintain his consciousness and safely land the Silver Eagle amidst the negative energy impact that had knocked Ito Junki unconscious, none of the others, including Oyama Kazuki, could guarantee that Gu Chen was truly alright.

Perhaps there are hidden dangers lurking in Gu Chen's body, which might suddenly erupt one day in the future?

With this in mind, Kazuki Oyama and others were so resolute that they left no room for doubt, and they even brought up Prime Minister Manabe.

Gu Chen naturally couldn't say anything about this, and obediently nodded, promising that he and the others would definitely go to the medical center for a full-body check-up after returning home.

"By the way, advisor, where is Zakar?"

After finishing discussing Gu Chen's matter, Daiyama Kazuki then began to inquire about Zakar's situation.

He looked around and asked curiously.

"...left."

After a moment of silence, Gu Chen spoke softly.

"Huh? He left so soon? I was thinking of celebrating his revenge when we got back to headquarters."

Hoshino Isamu was taken aback upon hearing this, and then said with great regret.

"..."

Gu Chen remained silent.

"So, advisor, should we stay here any longer? Shouldn't we head back?"

Seeing this, Nishida Jiro spoke up.

“No, let’s go to the nearby town. There’s a gift Zakar left us as his last possession.”

Gu Chen shook his head and then walked towards the spaceship Mami.

"Nearby towns? There are towns around here?!"

Upon hearing Gu Chen's words, Ueno Takashi quickly looked around at the desolate surroundings, his expression one of astonishment.

There are no oases here, and it's far from any city; it doesn't look like a place where a town could possibly develop.

Even if a town is built here with great manpower and resources, what will the people living here eat and drink?

"Yes, there is an ancient Silk Road nearby. Long ago, it was a necessary route for caravans to travel. As a result, people spontaneously built a town nearby as a trading place, and the town is called Paraji. Captain Muramatsu led the Kot team to Paraji more than ten years ago."

"Moreover, Captain Muramatsu and his team also saw the legend of Noah, a god that has been passed down for 5000 years, in Palaj."

"Furthermore, judging from the appearance of the God Noah, his physical characteristics are extremely similar to those of Ultraman who descended to Earth. Therefore, we speculate that it is highly likely that an Ultraman warrior visited Earth 5 years ago."

"Incidentally, another legend about Ultra Warriors has been passed down in the Shicangshan area three thousand years ago."

No sooner had Takashi Ueno finished speaking than Isamu Hoshino's voice rang out, as if reciting a familiar story to everyone.

"Yes, but more than a decade has passed, and I wonder what Palaj has become."

Gu Chen nodded, his tone somewhat heavy.

During the Science Special Search Party era, the people living in Paraji were mostly old, weak, sick, and disabled; the only able-bodied person who could be considered young and strong was Gatham, the city lord.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen quickened his pace.

He wasn't able to help Paraji before, and when he was able to, he was preoccupied with many other things. In addition, so many years had passed, and Gu Chen wouldn't think of anything related to it unless he deliberately brought it up.

Therefore, the matter of helping Palaj has been delayed until now. In fact, if Zakar hadn't brought it up, Gu Chen didn't know when he would have remembered about Palaj.

Soon, Gu Chen and the others returned to the spaceship Mami. Sakata Jiro also brought back their vice-captain, and then Shirato Jun and Aoshima Ichiro piloted the silver eagle.

Immediately, several fighter jets took off and flew towards Palaj's location.

Before long, a dilapidated little town came into view.

That is the legendary town of Palaj.

"This is not a good sign. Is anyone still living here?"

Sakata Jiro frowned as he looked down at the town through the porthole of the spaceship Mami.

"Prepare for landing. Although it's not very obvious, there are still traces of human activity."

Gu Chen's tone relaxed slightly as he spoke.

At least so far, Paraji has not completely become a dead city.

However, the town does look much more dilapidated than it did a decade or so ago, due to the damage caused by the battle between Ultraman and Antara, as well as the erosion from sandstorms in the desert environment.