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However, before Zoga's claws could even touch Megumi's fighter jet, a Texas beam of light flew from the sky and interrupted it. At the same time, a reassuring voice came through the channel, "Munakata, Megumi, you guys are in a really mess."
"Hayate?" Megumi quickly rose to dodge, looking up at the several points of light that suddenly appeared in the sky—no, there were more than those. Hayate's lunar fighter was at the forefront. "Carlo Base Defense Force, coming to provide support."
"This is the Delta Force Space Station Defense Force. This is Makoto Nanase, leading his team to provide support. Sorry we're a little late." Upon hearing this voice, Lina's eyes lit up.
At the same time, a small team appeared behind the Atdis and opened fire to clean up the small Zoga on the engine cooling system and the nozzles.
"This is TPC's first reserve team. I'm Captain Hibi, and I've been ordered to provide cover!" Perhaps due to the effects of the Mortalanga injection, Captain Hibi was exceptionally excited. "The whole team has it. Although we're all rookies, we can't let the seniors of the Victory Team embarrass us!"
"We'll clear the way for you!" As Captain Gale finished speaking, a beam of light descended from the sky, clearing away all the monsters in front of the Atdis. Nanase Makoto was quite proud of himself, "We even brought the Delta Force over here."
Upon hearing this, Armory King Joe rolled his eyes. Herodia was almost exhausted from working on this, but it was finally done.
"Reserve team, take care of the rear. Delta Force defense team, watch the flanks. Carlo defense team, follow me. Atlas, just charge!"
Captain Gale led the charge, clearing a path for everyone, and the Atlas also sped forward.
Meanwhile, at the Sky Base, as Commander Ishimura was pondering how to proceed, a dense barrage of missiles suddenly rained down from the sky, blasting Zolim's head off. Undoubtedly, these were mass-produced missiles from Project Friendship.
A formation of red and green fighter jets and Desfasa flew over the group. A young-sounding voice came through the communication channel, "This is the first and third reserve teams of Tenglong. We are here to clear the way for you. Although we are only reserve teams, we will not be a hindrance."
A red Desfasa swept through a swarm of Debisi demonic insects with its laser machine gun. "This is the Desfasa machine of the Tenglong Second Team, number Xingtian. I am Xu Lin. Sky Base, please proceed directly. Leave the rest to us."
Even more unexpectedly, dozens of blue halos exploded in the sky, and Deltandar flew in at an astonishing speed. Blue destructive light blasts began to sweep away the Debisi demon insects. Dunzi exclaimed in surprise, "There are more than just them."
At the same time, the ground suddenly cracked open, and Tiguris II emerged with Taganura, launching an attack on Zolim and many other monsters, all sorts of... I can't name them.
"Thank you all for your assistance!" Commander Ishimuro breathed a sigh of relief. The Asian branch has always been the strongest in terms of combat power. Even the reserve team has extremely high combat skills and has always been the most reliable comrades.
These young men looked to be no more than twenty years old. Commander Shi Shi gripped the control stick tightly. "Falcon Team, lead the way; Cool Dragon Team, bring up the rear! Forward!"
"Understood! Full speed ahead!"
With the Sky Base and the Atdis receiving support, Helotia's mechanical Ultraman and reserve defense forces from various countries also appeared on various battlefields. People didn't have time to think more; they just cheered.
Reiko clenched her hands and placed them on her chest, then took the microphone, took a deep breath to calm herself, and said, "Now, the rescue plan is about to enter its second phase. Please join us in witnessing what is about to happen."
"The time is coming for Earth, humanity, our friends, and the Ultramen to challenge destruction and darkness!" Maya smiled at Reiko. "Before that, Maya has a voice that I desperately want everyone to hear, from... the children."
Children, since the monster disaster began ten years ago, the birth rate has dropped significantly. However, this year, people have become accustomed to the disaster, have found ways to cope with it, and are filled with anticipation. As a result, the number of newborns this year is even higher than ten years ago.
I didn't want to have children because I couldn't see the future at the time. I didn't want my child to be born into a world full of monster disasters and alien conspiracies, and I didn't want my child to be left alone and helpless after I died in an accident.
“My name is Anxinyuan Future. I am six years old this year. I am in kindergarten now, but I will be in first grade next year. Future has excellent grades. I got first place in the final exam. My mother is a nurse at TPC. My father… my father sacrificed his life six years ago. He was a pilot at TPC.”
At this point, the child's voice was a little low, but he quickly perked up again, "Mom said that Dad who flies airplanes is the coolest, and Dad also chose my future name!"
The people who had been so excited just moments before suddenly fell silent. The child's innocent voice and broken words reached everyone's ears.
"Mom said that there were no monsters before, and people didn't have to hide in the shelter every day. Back then, everyone was happy and joyful, and they could be with the people they loved, their family and friends!"
"Dad named Weilai (meaning 'future') in the hope that Weilai could grow up in that kind of environment. Mom said that Dad fights so that Weilai can be happy every day."
"Hmm... I'll fight in the future too. When I grow up, I'll definitely join TPC to protect others, to fight for my mom and dad, and for everyone's future!"
She blushed a little. Although Riko had told her it would be broadcast, she was indeed a little shy. Even so, the child stood upright and honest. She wasn't putting on a show or saying anything nice. That's just how she felt.
"My name is Shin Asuka, and my dream is to one day become the best baseball player and the best pilot!"
"My name is Ken Fudo, and my dream is to become a baseball player and pilot even better than the best baseball player and pilot."
"I am Jun Hiruma, and I think... one day I will definitely become the captain of ESCG!"
"My name is Tomoki Kijima. My dream is to become a scientist and inventor. I want to build the biggest ship that can go to every corner of the universe."
Riko recorded the words of the children and boys around her and sent them to Maya and Reiko. Hearing her son's voice, Tomoko Hiruma, who was busy, showed a relieved smile. Opposite her was Anshinin's future mother.
"Um, may I say something?" Grandpa Matsushiro raised his hand, and Riko nodded. "Of course."
“I don’t know how many people can hear me, and I know some people won’t care, but please listen to me. I’m an old man, all alone, and I’ve always lived a very depressed life. I’ve even thought about just not living anymore.”
"But later, I felt that I couldn't do it this way. I met two kids, very young kids, they were only teenagers."
At this point, Jiro bowed deeply to Asuka and Ken, as a token of his gratitude for being saved.
“I have lived too long and seen everything, so I have no regrets. But what about the children? These children, they have just grown up or have just been born. They do not yet know what a peaceful and tranquil world is like.”
"For these children, for ourselves, for our future and for everything we value."
People look at those around them, and see the unease in the children's eyes, but even more so, an unwavering trust. Their eyes seem to burn with fire and light; these are the future of humanity.
Chapter 648 Leo: Finally fooled
"It's so noisy," Little Gatan thought subconsciously, but she also felt a sense of warmth. However, the arguing around her grew louder and louder, and she couldn't help but open her eyes, wanting to complain with a resentful look. But she found herself in a dark space, with countless grown-up versions of herself in front of her.
These adult Gatans seemed oblivious to the presence of the little Gatan, continuing their argument: "I disagree! Why is she the original form? Are kings and generals born with special privileges? I'm not afraid of her!"
"But the current situation is very unfavorable for Leo and his group. Humans have no chance of winning. Besides, what other options do you have? Will Leo's people share with you?"
"We can't let her have it all to herself! She'll become stronger after uniting with Leo, but then we'll just be watching helplessly, unable to even close our eyes!"
"Why should you keep it all to yourself?" Little Gatan asked, somewhat confused. "Doesn't Leo belong to everyone?"
Upon hearing this, all the adult Gatans fell silent and turned to look at the little Gatan. "No... what did you say, sister?"
“Leo belongs to everyone, that’s what Mother Renlong said.” Looking at Gatanothor’s innocent and naive appearance, none of the Gatanothor’s split consciousnesses believed it. “Come on, it’s just talk. Who would actually be willing to share it? They probably wouldn’t even give him a kiss.”
Little Gatan blinked. "But, both Magabasa and Golza got to date Leo."
"...That idiot and that noob are fine too?"
Upon hearing this, Little Gatan nodded without even asking who the silly bird was referring to. "Mother Renlong said that everyone in the family can marry Leo in the future, and that I can too when I grow up."
The entire room fell silent. Little Gatan sensed that the older women were looking at him strangely, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He just noticed that he wasn't waking up as easily anymore, and he didn't know why.
But Little Gatan wasn't nervous or worried. She just stayed there quietly, waiting for Leo or Renlong to come and take her back, just as she always had.
While this little incident was happening, all personnel had already arrived at their designated locations. Sky Base and Atdis were the last to arrive because they had special missions and faced special circumstances.
"The Atlas has arrived at its designated location. Begin releasing Dolphin 202!" Lina said, opening the release compartment below, and Dolphin 202 was released directly into the sea.
"Sky Base has reached its designated location." Upon hearing Dunzi's report, Chief of Staff Chiba's order arrived simultaneously. Captain Kajio gave the hand signal, "Lightning Team, move out!"
Team Lightning spotted their target as soon as they took off from the Sky Base. Gaia and Agul, now stone statues, lay on the ground. Plasma Gomora was risking its life to drag Dark Saigogu down, whose power grew stronger with each battle. If it weren't for the energy supply from Leo, Plasma Gomora wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Even so, Plasma Gomora was still covered in injuries, and although Ultimate Grand King was able to suppress Megalogeor, he was unable to come to its aid.
"This is Team Lightning, target confirmed."
The Victory Team received the most reinforcements because their mission was the most arduous. Horii, who had dived into the sea, immediately began the search.
Daigo, Mirai, and Hikari were located in the deep sea, right under the nose of Dark Gatanothor. Fortunately, they were quickly located thanks to Galactron's device.
"This is Horii. Target confirmed." Horii wiped the sweat from his face. "Daigo, I'm coming to rescue you."
"Everyone in position!" King Joe stood up. "Thirty seconds until the countdown begins!"
It was about to begin. Leo could sense the message coming from the Armory King Bridge. The Dark Shadow Mage's claws pierced his abdomen. Leo gritted his teeth and used his right claw to cut off the Dark Shadow Mage's hand, but was instead sent flying by the Mighty Bull-Breaking Fist.
"Just watch, what awaits humanity is only an abyss of despair!"
“Then we’ll see.” Leo’s abdomen regenerated again. He wanted to fight again, but suddenly he knelt down, feeling weak all over. “Ampera, how are you? Don’t push yourself.”
If Leo has any weakness, it would only be Empera. He is only a spiritual being, and only a part of it. No matter how strong he is, he cannot withstand this intensity of combat and the long-term erosion of negative energy.
"It's okay... I can still hold on." Ampera was a little out of breath, wishing she could inject herself with the Mortalanga virus. Even if she disappeared completely, it wouldn't matter. She didn't want to collapse at this moment. "Don't worry about me. We can't back down now."
"Since you hate darkness so much, then hand it all over to me!" The Dark Shadow Mage grabbed Leo's neck with one claw and began to draw out the ultimate darkness from his body to ensure that nothing was lost.
He was confident. To be honest, he thought Leo was just stubbornly holding on. He couldn't think of any other chance for this guy to turn the tables. He had already absorbed the core of the Ultimate Darkness and the King of Ultra was also bound by a scheme. What chance did Leo have?
Leo's side was already starting to falter. Armament King Joe gritted his teeth, and Staff Officer Fukami was also very nervous, but he forced himself to calm down and looked at Dr. Tango, "Phase Three of the Plan, Mission Name: Future, Begin!"
"Received!" The voices from everyone echoed in the channel, and not only in the channel, but also in people's hearts. All the preparations, all the efforts and perseverance, were for today. Success or failure depends on this moment!
"Max Propulsion System activated, Anti-Gravity System Diverter ready!" The signal from Dr. Dango was simultaneously transmitted to everyone's hands, and everyone pressed the start button.
In an instant, all the data fed back from various systems was presented to the members of Alchemy Star, as well as TPC and the top scientists from various countries. With the help of the 882 supercomputer provided by Galatron, they analyzed and confirmed the data almost immediately and began data correction.
"Dolphin 202, please adjust according to the energy waveform diagram, Diversion Three, increase energy output power to the maximum."
"Understood." Horii, being a member of the Alchemy Star, quickly completed the correction. "Wake up, Daigo!"
Instantly, both systems on Dolphin 202 overloaded simultaneously, and the enormous energy caused the surrounding seawater to boil. Powerful light converged, and even the ultimate darkness in the ocean was largely dispelled by this intense light.
"Lightning Team, Unit 1 elevation correction 3°, Unit 2 10°, Unit 3 depression 20°."
"Received, correction complete, energy accumulation 87%." With a correction difference of only three degrees, and done manually, there are very few people in the entire defense force who can complete the correction as accurately as Captain Kajio.
"This is Assault Chester, energy waveform confirmed... Correction complete, 89% charge." Captain Hecang watched as yet another mechanical Ultraman was easily destroyed by Dark Lucifer, and Helotia, as the creator, felt her heart bleed.
"Blizzard team has confirmed, the fix is complete!" Ivankov glanced at the crowd behind him, who were still buying them time.
"Royal Glory Team, Ironblood Team confirmed, 93% charge!" William looked at Galatron and the American branch's defense team, who were desperately trying to hold off Grimd, and felt extremely anxious. The American branch's defense team had already lost a third of its members.
"This is the Panlong, repairs complete, 95% charge!" Captain Hyuga looked at the people behind him who were struggling to hold on. Asgaron's hands had been torn off, and Gomora and Raymond were already at their limits. They had to go faster.
"Irradiation begins!" Dr. Dango pressed the switch, and the next moment, the engines of each team's fighter jets started running at high speed. The two engines worked together to generate exponential energy, which turned into a strong energy beam that fell on the Ultraman's color timer.
However, Ultraman Max is missing and a rescue operation is impossible, but time is of the essence, so there's no time to worry about that.
With the intense light energy, the petrification on the Ultramen's bodies began to fade, and everyone's heart was in their throat, their fists clenched, filled with anticipation.
At the same time, Daigo and the others, who were being protected by Leo using mysterious means, suddenly felt that everything in front of them turned white, and a strong light enveloped everything. They reached out their hands, trying to touch the light.
"Naive." The confident Dark Shadow Mage sneered. The next moment, all the Great Sealed Monsters moved. Gatanothor's tentacles stirred the sea, and the huge waves made it impossible for Dolphin 202 to keep steady. The New City above felt something was wrong; the commotion was too great.
"Damn it!" Horii was grabbed by the tentacles and slammed heavily to the ground. The light he had painstakingly created disappeared again. Lina's heart sank, and Nori clenched her fist. "Dolphin 202, lost signal."
Maga Yamata no Orochi slammed into Renlong, and the sharp horns on its head released powerful red lightning that formed an electric net that attacked the Blizzard team. Paul hurriedly led his men to pilot fighter jets in front of them, but they were still shot down.
"Blizzard Team... defeated." The scene struck people's hearts like a heavy hammer, while countless spiked missiles were launched from behind Dark Saigoku, chasing and hitting Team Lightning's flanks, even causing Sky Base to teeter on the brink of collapse.
"Team Lightning, defeated..." Reiko's voice trembled as she read the words, and Maya clenched her fists.
William realized something was wrong. Countless eyes opened around them, and Grimd's rays attacked from all directions. Even with the warp barrier, some fighter jets that couldn't dodge in time were sliced in half. "Damn it!"
"Watch out!" Captain Hyuga only heard Huiming shout this, but he couldn't stop the energy transfer, while Gordiszavors had already finished charging up and unleashed a burst beam attack.
Raymond, Gomora, and Asgaron all stood in front of the Panlong and took the hit head-on. They only lasted a few seconds before the exhausted Gomora and Raymond disappeared, and Asgaron was swept away by the explosion and completely lost his fighting ability.
Then countless rays of light shot out from the crystals covering Gordiszavors's body, and the Panlong was also shot down. Captain Hyuga fell to the ground, slammed his fist on the floor, and roared, "I'm so unwilling!"
The plan had only just begun, and after finally reaching this point, failure came so easily and quickly. In an instant, a huge sense of loss enveloped everyone's hearts, generating an exceptionally large amount of negative energy.
"..." Reiko didn't know what to say. The rescue operation had failed. Was humanity really destined for destruction?
Some people lay on the ground, heads bowed, silent and still. A suffocating atmosphere spread, and darkness began to grow in people's hearts.
The Shadow Mage, unable to contain his excitement, threw Leo aside and raised his hands, shouting, "Hahahaha, finally, finally this moment has come! Come on! Come on! All of you come to my side!"
A massive amount of negative energy gathered and was transmitted to the core of ultimate darkness through the Dark Seed. His aura continued to rise, his power grew stronger, and the surrounding space became increasingly unstable.
Gatanothor and Grimd immediately joined the fray, but the Shadow Mage was already prepared. During his battle with Leo, he had adjusted the energy transfer, transferring most of the negative emotions to himself.
While the remaining resources could make Gatanothor and Grimd stronger, they were far from enough to make them legends. The Dark Shadow Mage couldn't even imagine how vast the negative energy of all humanity was.
But he was certain that after absorbing all of this, even if the King of Ultra, Noah, Delacion, and Legend joined forces, they would not be his match!
With a crisp snap, the sound echoed throughout the universe completely shrouded in darkness, and even reached all the universes. The Dark Shadow Mage was overjoyed. Ultimate Tartarus's body had completely become its vessel, and from this moment on, he became a legendary being.
"Hahahaha, King of Ultra, Delacion, did you see that!"
The Dark Shadow Mage was simply too impatient. He absorbed Modius in order to understand this level so that he could enter more effectively. The legend... so this is the power of the legend. He could sense everything in the eight universes in an instant. Leo, who had just been able to fight him, could now be crushed at will!
Thinking of this, the Dark Shadow Mage looked at Leo, who was exhausted but still trying to stand up, and said, "You're useless now. Your death will plunge humanity into the deepest despair and become my nourishment!"
“Is that so?” Leo wiped his mouth. “But they won’t give up so easily. You underestimate humanity, Shadow Mage.”
"What power do humans still have? Heh, I was thinking of resurrecting those Ultramen and then killing them, but now, that's enough." With unprecedented power, the Dark Shadow Mage planned to tear this planet apart completely.
Leo ignored the Shadow Mage's ever-increasing power, raised his head, and shouted, "How long are you two bastards going to wait?!"
Who? The Shadow Mage was immediately confused, then quickly realized, "It's them!?"
At the same moment in the third universe, Dark Lucifer's claws stopped in front of Renina. He suddenly felt a splitting headache, clutched his head and struggled to retreat. Then, he roared and opened his arms, and three beams of light flew out directly from Dark Lucifer's timer, heading towards Leo's direction.
“…That scared me to death.” Lena patted her chest. “Leo, you even foresaw this? I knew this guy was acting crazy but not really going all out. Turns out they were just holding him back. But now… this is going to be troublesome.”
As these three beams of light burst forth from Dark Lucifer's body, accompanied by a cracking sound, people's minds were suddenly flooded with memories. People from different universes and worlds reclaimed everything that rightfully belonged to them.
"Damn it! They actually..." The Dark Shadow Mage never expected that Masaki Keigo, Kirino Makio, and Mizoroki could actually escape from the River of Oblivion. No, it can't be called an escape; they even brought out all the memories that the River of Oblivion had preserved!
"The Sea of Oblivion and the River of Oblivion preserve the negative energy of all the ancient Ultramen, but they also preserve the memories of all the humans in the eight universes in parallel universes. They... have never given up."
Leo forced himself to stand. He had no doubt that humanity could rise again, especially since they had already witnessed the miracles they could create when they refused to give up.
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