Chapter 67: Crysis: Cheating Detected!

Fujimiya glanced at Qiao Zhe beside him and almost burst into a Gagula-style open-mouthed laugh.

Qiao Zhe looked at the fake Jojo in the virtual world, his expression darkening. He never expected that one day, there would be a counterfeit Ultraman bearing his likeness.

But in the world of Ultraman, this was a classic scene. Moreover, at present, Jojo was the most formidable force on Earth, so it was hardly surprising that Krisius would choose to imitate him.

At this moment, Fujimiya took out another USB drive, his excitement mounting. Krisius had actually transformed into Jojo—could anything be more exhilarating? Although this Jojo was a fake, that didn’t stop Fujimiya from treating him as the real thing. It was the perfect chance to settle both old and new scores.

Jojo! Your doom has arrived!

Having boasted about dealing with Krisius, Fujimiya had naturally come well prepared. The USB drive he had just given to Kyoko Inamori, along with the one in his hand, were both designed for dealing with Krisius.

As a top-tier computer genius, how could he not give himself some advantages in cyberspace?

Under the watchful gaze of Daniel, the others, and the members of XIG’s command room, Fujimiya inserted the USB drive. At the same time, the azure twin wings of the Blue Sapphire Bracelet on his wrist unfolded and spun, transforming him into a beam of light that entered the USB drive!

The light converted into data, carrying all the code from the USB, and invaded Krisius’s virtual world directly!

On my face was a look of utter astonishment. “Fujimiya…”

A premonition stirred in my heart—Fujimiya revealing his identity before everyone must mean he was plotting something big!

“Fujimiya is the Blue Ultraman?” Daniel was utterly baffled by the situation.

The other members of the Alchemy Star present began murmuring among themselves.

“Incredible!”

“Heavens, Fujimiya is actually Ultraman!”

Only Kyoko Inamori remained calm, as if she had known all along.

XIG Command Room.

Behind Chiba’s glasses, his eyes widened. “Fujimiya Hiroya is also the Blue Ultraman?!”

“Why would he reveal his identity?” Commander Tsuji sensed something unusual.

Ishimuro’s expression was grave, his words weighted with implication. “Is he demonstrating his power? Is he planning something?”

Jojo and I had both been concealing our identities, and Ishimuro was well aware of this. Now that Fujimiya Hiroya had openly shown himself as Ultraman, and recalling his past behavior, Ishimuro couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

The scene of Fujimiya’s transformation was broadcast via a method he had prepared in advance, airing live on Tokyo Television.

To be honest, he had wanted to do this from the very beginning. When he’d first sought out Reiko Yoshii, he’d already had such intentions.

Now, Tokyo Television’s system was entirely under the control of a program Fujimiya had created, automatically airing the live footage.

“What’s going on? Our systems are completely out of control!”

“Someone has hacked the station. Should we just cut the power?”

“Wait! Look at that!”

“The Blue Ultraman!”

Tabata stared in astonishment at the broadcast. “That person—I’m sure it’s Fujimiya Hiroya!”

“Fujimiya Hiroya?” Lun Wen looked puzzled.

“That’s right!” Tabata’s tone was certain as he confirmed Fujimiya’s identity. “The genius scientist who developed the Quantum Light Computer!”

“Hurry! Reiko! Go to the newsroom! We must steer public opinion in the right direction!”

Tabata reacted swiftly, instantly realizing the gravity of the situation. The fact that Ultraman was actually a human in disguise meant they had to carefully manage public opinion, or it could trigger a cascade of unforeseen consequences.

With their station’s system hijacked and no idea who was responsible for this outrageous act, Tabata could only do what he could. He was yet to realize that Fujimiya himself was behind it all.

Meanwhile, in the virtual world, Agul and the fake Jojo faced each other.

With the bonus of his cheat-code, Agul’s stats in the virtual world had become a string of question marks. Power, speed, defense, energy, beam strength—every attribute was now incalculable.

Of course, this power only existed in cyberspace; the real Agul remained unchanged. No matter how powerful one became in the network, it was still just data—unless, like X, one could convert data into reality, but that was not something possible overnight. Hard strength was still required.

Agul’s demeanor was imposing as he raised his palm and beckoned Krisius.

Within the network, Krisius could freely edit data, mimicking the most powerful Jojo. In reality, Agul might not prevail, but here, Fujimiya scoffed—was this all?

He dodged Krisius’s attack with ease, then countered with a fierce knee strike—identical to the one Jojo had used on him before.

Krisius’s fake Jojo body immediately began to flicker, streams of data coursing throughout his form.

With an Ultraman battle cry, Agul seized Krisius by the shoulders and slammed him violently to the ground!

The virtual world’s ground exploded with a thunderous roar, as if struck by a meteorite.

Qiao Zhe’s mouth twitched. Fujimiya was definitely doing this on purpose.

As Agul unleashed his assault, the scene blurred—his network stats were simply too high to compute, and every move shook the very fabric of the virtual world.

The image became unclear, and Krisius’s main server began to emit smoke.

But just then, the entire laboratory’s power was cut, and all computers shut down.

Seeing he couldn’t outmatch Agul, Krisius chose to cut the power!

“What happened? The power’s out!”

“Hurry! Restore it now! Agul might be in danger in there!”

I quickly called out a warning. Fujimiya was only so powerful in the virtual world because of the cheat code on his USB drive. With the power cut, that code might not work anymore!

Before Daniel and the others could restore the electricity, Krisius’s mainframe suddenly rebooted itself.

Daniel was startled. “The power’s back? But why are the screens still dark?”

The monitors remained pitch black.

Qiao Zhe sensed an abnormal energy and said gravely, “It’s the power of the Ruin Bringer. Now only Krisius is running!”

At that moment, a surge of blue light burst from the USB port, coalescing into a life-sized Agul.

The warning beacon on his chest blinked red. Without a moment’s pause, Agul dashed to the Krisius mainframe and unleashed the Executor Destruction Light Bomb!

As the light bomb launched, Agul raised a transparent shield with his arms.

Krisius’s mainframe exploded and sparks flew, but the shield kept the fires at bay.

Yet Agul was still a step too late. Before the light bomb struck, Krisius had already connected to the international network.

Its consciousness raced through cyberspace, and its first target was XIG!

A warning siren blared—Sky Base’s systems were under attack!

Seeing the situation, Ishimuro immediately gave the order as Qiao Zhe had advised: “Initiate countermeasures!”

“The lines are connected!” Qiao Ji had already prepared the device.

Atsuko’s hands moved rapidly across the controls. “Now watch me!”

Like stripping away a coating, just as Krisius’s virus invaded and occupied two sectors of the system, it was instantly besieged and driven out by countless anti-virus programs!

Krisius: “???”