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In other words, the spacetime chaos is currently limited to Earth, which is also the key center of the nine universes. If things escalate to the worst point and the King of Ultra is really pushed to the limit, he might actually sacrifice the small for the greater good, even at the cost of these nine universes, to take action.
Compared to Gatanothor, Grimd was more worried that the Shadow Mage might absorb enough negative energy and then turn around and absorb her as well. She knew very well that the Shadow Mage was like that. As for Gauss and Justice? Ha, they weren't worth caring about at all.
"You'd better get a feel for this. Meaningless energy attacks are useless against me. How long can you hold out?" Grimd caught the perfect cross released by Gauss and Justice with his bare hands and crushed it.
Taiga and Zeta's beams were completely ignored. Yuuki and Haruki clenched their fists involuntarily. They had already replenished their energy, but this was still all they could do. Anyone would feel frustrated.
The situation on other battlefields is not optimistic either. Godis Zavors has now become immune to most of Blazer's attacks thanks to his special abilities, and even the Faldran Wargun cannot cause him any damage.
Kazuma Asuka intended to use Dyna Miracle Mode's Black Hole to destroy Gordis Zavors, but it was blocked by its powerful Specia Shield and had no effect whatsoever. Dekae, Raymond in his Chaos Clemedi form, and Gomora were easily pushed away.
In Universe 7, Magabasa's eyes could barely keep up with the speed of King Hyperion's battle with Rugoset. Ereshkigal went all out this time, assimilating several Spark Dolls to be able to fight against Dark Rugoset. The burden was enormous, and he couldn't hold on for long.
Meanwhile, Gai Kurenai, who was fighting in Universe 5, was also under great pressure. The Orb Holy Sword had been broken by Maga Orochi, and their side could only barely hold off the enemy with the help of Renlong, who was assimilated by the Spark Doll. The others could only keep dodging and looking for opportunities to attack.
Hong Kai could also see that Renlong couldn't maintain the assimilation state of the Spark Doll for too long. The ultimate darkness had begun to surge up, and Renlong was also fighting with the light of the earth. She didn't want Leo to share any more power with her.
After all, Leo was facing a Dark Shadow Mage, and the intensity of their battle far exceeded expectations.
"How about that? Surprised?" The Dark Shadow Mage blocked Leo's trident with his right wrist blade and smiled sinisterly. "I know you want to gather their power. I've been waiting for this moment."
"Just like thirty million years ago, separate them, let them see no hope, and let humanity watch as their once-proud protector becomes a complete loser!"
Having absorbed the memories of his clone, the Dark Shadow Mage naturally knew that these Ultramen could unleash incredible power at crucial moments and become stronger through fusion. Therefore, he would not give them any chance and deliberately used it at this moment to undermine humanity's confidence.
“You’re afraid of them, aren’t you?” Leo’s tone remained unwavering. “You’re afraid that if they unite, they’ll cause uncontrollable consequences, which means you believe they can threaten you!”
"Heh, you've always been quite adept at spouting nonsense." The Dark Shadow Mage gathered power in his left hand, unleashing a "Dark Ultimate Steel Force Bull-Breaking Fist!"
This punch was much faster and angled than Diablo's. If Leo were hit, he would definitely be in trouble, but he couldn't dodge it either. "Zetton!"
"Understood!" Zetton's voice echoed in Leo's mind. At the same time, his right hand ignited with a raging fire of death, carrying immense power as he met the Dark Shadow Mage's fist head-on.
The two massive energies collided, and the resulting enormous impact shattered the sea beneath their feet. The seawater was instantly pushed aside, revealing the seabed eroded by darkness. Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and even space and time seemed to shatter during their battle.
"Ojael!" Leo shouted again, drawing his trident and, with a backhand at an extremely tricky angle, bypassing the Dark Shadow Mage's wrist blade, stabbing directly into his chest.
Darkness flowed from the Shadow Mage's wounds, but healed in the blink of an eye. His wrist blades attacked Leo without hesitation, but missed, and Leo, who had teleported behind him, punched him away.
This surprised the Dark Shadow Mage. After all, the spacetime of these eight universes was in chaos, and the surroundings were filled with chaotic spacetime flows. It was truly astonishing that Leo could so accurately avoid various spatial turbulence and teleport.
“I have a very reliable companion,” Leo said, his expression changing slightly. “Alright, alright, not companion, but wife… um, not just one, not just one, oh my, I misspoke.”
Seeing that Leo still had time to chat with Jeton and the others, the Dark Shadow Mage waved his hand and said, "I'm curious how long you can keep up this act of composure, or if you don't realize that everyone else is not in good shape except for you."
"Darkness is still eroding their bodies, and their light will only be consumed rapidly in the darkness. Only you, Leo, if you are willing to merge with me, I am not unwilling to let these humans go, to let them remain as they are, and to leave that continent to them as well."
These were the conditions Gatanothor had offered Leo, but Leo dismissed them with disdain. The reason was simple: he didn't believe a single word the Dark Shadow Mage said.
"Can your words be trusted? You corrupt others, incite them to make wishes, and use twisted darkness to make them come true. Even the most beautiful wishes will turn into cruel disasters."
"You say you'll spare humanity and leave them a continent, but with your personality, even the last ley lines on the Australian continent will be assimilated by darkness, leaving behind nothing but a barren wasteland devoid of life."
"You just want to watch people struggle and suffer in this apocalypse, betray each other, and treat them like livestock to harvest negative energy periodically."
Leo accurately captured the Dark Shadow Mage's thoughts, after all, they were destined enemies. Leo knew the Dark Shadow Mage all too well; the Yapool's resentment was the best example.
Bewitched by the Dark Shadow Mage, he made a wish to avenge the Ultra Brothers. Although he gained the power of Ace Killer King, he also became the Dark Shadow Mage's puppet in spirit, and had no freedom left.
Seeing that Leo had exposed his calculations, the Shadow Mage stopped trying to deceive him. "In that case, let humanity be utterly destroyed!"
As the Dark Shadow Mage finished speaking, TPC's alarm system suddenly blared loudly. Taixin, in charge of communications, immediately looked up at Director Sawai, "Reporting, Director, Dark Zog, Dark Ruganoga, Million Basaku, Ace Killer King, and..."
"TPC's entire defense force, move out immediately!" Director Sawai issued the order before Taixin could even finish speaking. Johnson, the head of the Americas branch, looked at the Kirieloid, who had already removed his bandages. "Aren't you going to rest for a while longer?"
"Don't underestimate the great Kirieloids. Such enemies are no threat to us Kirieloids!" The Kirieloids maintained their fearless tone.
But Johnson simply pursed his lips and said, "You must come back safely."
Kirieloid, who was about to utter a few harsh words, stopped talking. After thinking for a moment, he simply nodded and disappeared from everyone's sight, rushing to the battlefield to provide reinforcements.
At the same time, Ako also led the MK3 Legion into action. Max, who was unable to participate in the battle between Leo and the Dark Shadow Mage, also rushed to the Australian battlefield to provide support. Someone had to deal with the Magma aliens, Volugan.
Chapter 640 Darkness Sprouts
"Damn it, this thing is too big; conventional weapons are ineffective." Captain Kajio couldn't help but click his tongue. Dark Zog's defense was a bit weak, but the regenerative ability brought about by the ultimate darkness resurgence was really too troublesome.
While Million Basaku was not granted regenerative abilities by Ultimate Darkness, its defense was so outrageous that even the Zelda bomb could not penetrate its energy shield, and the Friendship Project bomb also failed to pierce its armor.
As for Dark Ruganoga, it is an even more heaven-defying thing. Its regenerative power of ultimate darkness, its defensive power stronger than a million Bazarku, and its firepower that can cover the entire field are enough to give people a headache just by dodging the strong electric current it releases.
Lina also found this troublesome. The next moment, Ruganoga's lightning struck her, and a red figure quickly rushed in front of her. Hilarious spread its wings and absorbed all of Ruganoga's lightning attack.
"Be careful, hiccup~" Having absorbed too much energy, Hillary was really feeling the strain. She had blocked attacks for countless people while also holding off Zog, which was incredibly troublesome.
Fortunately, after becoming Leo's monster, Hilarious was fast enough, and Kodara on the ground caught the Million Basaku's light bullet and threw it back, but still failed to break through the opponent's defense.
"No, even with our combined power, the Spark Dolls are no match for them." Kodara was very unhappy. Being larger doesn't mean being a simple target. Dark Ruganoga and the others all possessed powerful strength commensurate with their size.
Meanwhile, Ako had already faced off against Ace Killer King. This time, instead of piloting the MK4, she directly used the Chaos Super Taro Spark Doll given to her by Helotia.
Aside from Leo's side, Ako was one of the few who gained the upper hand. Chaos Super Taro's abilities were indeed very strong. His Chaos Kick collided with Ace Killer's Meteor Kick, and after a huge explosion, Ace Killer King had lost a leg.
“You have all the skills of the Ultra Five Brothers, and I have the Ultra Six Brothers. What do you have to fight me with?” Ako was very imposing, but seeing that Ace Killer King’s legs quickly grew back, she also looked a little ugly.
Although Chaostalo and the Spark Doll MK3 are significantly stronger than Ace Killer King, controlling two such powerful Spark Dolls at the same time is clearly a burden on Ako, and she is already feeling fatigued.
Conversely, these monsters corrupted by the ultimate darkness are tireless, indestructible, and can regenerate even after being destroyed. Even the King of Ultra from 30 million years ago was helpless against this darkness.
But Ayako trusts Leo. From being forced to join at the beginning to now being completely devoted to him, she is willing to give everything to Leo. She knows that the rest of the family feel the same way. No matter what path Leo chooses, they will not hesitate.
More than herself, Ako was worried about Max's situation. This time, they had the help of the Kirieloids, but the dark-armored Volugan was too troublesome. Even with the two of them working together, they couldn't threaten him.
The Kirieloid's wrist blades and Max's headdress were easily blocked. Volugan chuckled coldly, "What's wrong? Is that all you've got?"
If Max were to grow to gigantic size again, Volugan would be somewhat wary, but he knew very well that Max wouldn't dare to do so now. Darkness was eroding his body and consuming his energy; otherwise, he wouldn't be relying solely on his head-mounted scythe for close combat.
"Wearing a turtle shell, do you really think you're that strong?" The Kirieloid increased his strength and, together with Max, temporarily overwhelmed them again. In his third stage, he was at least as strong as Gaia SS.
Even so, it is still slightly weaker than Volugan, which has been enhanced by Ultimate Darkness.
"Still trying to hold on?" Volugan sneered, unleashing a powerful burst of energy that sent the two flying. "Then I'll show you my true power!"
After he finished speaking, purple, malevolent toxins began to emerge from Volugan's hands, a sight that sent chills down one's spine. What was even more astonishing was that he actually removed his dark armor and plunged his hands into his own body.
Immediately afterwards, Volugan's muscles bulged, veins popped out, and powerful energy flowed through his blood-red aura. The moment the dark armor reappeared, Volugan vanished from everyone's sight, appearing in front of Max in an instant and slashing out with a claw.
Max reacted quickly, immediately pulling his hand away to parry. However, the head dart was caught and crushed by Vorugan's bare hands, and the claws of his other hand sliced directly from Max's left shoulder to his right waist.
The sudden, intense pain caused Max to scream in agony. Many people watching the battle turned away, unable to bear the sight and unwilling to witness Max's defeat.
The originally deep blue timer was also torn open, and Max's light kept flowing out from it. The ultimate darkness rushed up and tore at the light. Max was unable to resist, and intense pain and toxins tormented his body.
"This is a forbidden technique of Magma Poison Hand Fist. It should have been used only at the cost of one's life, but now that I am immortal and do not feel pain, I can maintain this posture indefinitely!"
Volugan was quite pleased with himself. Thanks to the amplification from this forbidden technique, his strength doubled, and his speed became so fast that Max couldn't even react in time.
Seeing Max below, already poisoned and unable to move, Volugan drew the trident from his Dark Armor, preparing to end his life with the Rezolim Ray, but was shoved aside by the Kirieloid. "Don't even think about it!"
"You think you can take me on?" Volugan threw away his trident and punched the Kirieloid away. Ako also noticed Max's condition, but there was no turning back now, and she had no way to escape.
Max's fall made the Dark Shadow Mage quite pleased. He suppressed Leo's transformed Hyper Zetton, "Can you feel it? Ultraman Max's life is as fragile as a candle in the wind!"
"Next, I will make these Ultramen die one by one, so they will know how foolish it was to believe in you, and let humanity struggle in despair forever!"
"Can you do it?" Leo did not back down at all, staring intently at Ultimate Tartarus, who was possessed by the Dark Shadow Mage. "I believe in them, and I believe in the resilience of humanity, because I have grown up alongside them."
"It has always been like this. They have proven that they have the ability to survive in this universe and they certainly have the courage to explore the future. You can't stop them."
The conversation between Leo and the Dark Shadow Mage reached everyone's ears. The familiar voice made people suddenly realize Nix's identity, and some even remembered Leo's full name. They were all incredulous.
"Heh, so what can you do?" the Dark Shadow Mage sneered. "Darkness is endless. Now that things have come to this, do you still want to fight me to the death like this?"
"I told you, this war from thirty million years ago will definitely come to an end today." The spikes on Leo's back instantly extended and stabbed towards Ultimate Tartarus, but the latter dodged them.
"Then just watch. I'll show you what utter defeat really means, so that humanity will never have a chance to recover, and that these Ultramen will turn into stone statues like the ancient giants from 30 million years ago, becoming my stepping stones!"
The Dark Shadow Mage's massive dark figure appeared behind Ultimate Joy Tartarus, chanting obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations, but Leo could understand them; these were the exclusive characters he used when he was Reiblood.
As the Dark Shadow Mage chanted his incantation, the monsters controlled by him, including Maga Yamata no Orochi, Dark Saigoku, and Dark Lugset, roared, their power increasing by another level.
"Has the Shadow Mage been pushed to his limit by Leo?" Gatanothor sensed these abnormalities and decided to stop holding back. She had been dragging out the fight largely because she was worried that the Shadow Mage would take advantage of her.
Now that the Shadow Mage has decided to make her move, this is her only chance. When the negative energy has accumulated to its maximum, she will also take a share.
Grimd shared the same thought. She and Gatanothor were weaker than the Dark Shadow Mage in their mastery of Ultimate Darkness. If she were the complete one, it wouldn't matter, but Leo, being a half-body, didn't like her. Only after combining with Ultimate Darkness did she recover half of her peak strength.
This farce should be coming to an end soon, Gatanothor and Grimd thought in unison, while alarm bells rang in the minds of Daigo, Musashi, and the others.
The next moment, Gatanothor's body holes continuously released thick black mist, which instantly covered all visible areas at a speed exceeding that of Zoga. Daigo, Hikari, Mirai, and the others were enveloped in it before they could even react.
The moment he was enveloped by the black mist, Daigo felt as if all his strength had been drained away. What followed was the pain of being exposed to the scorching sun, and his body suddenly exploded with countless sparks.
This was Gatanothor's true power; in an instant, the black mist completely engulfed the Earth they were on, leaving them no way to escape.
Daigo tried to unleash Zepelion with his last bit of power, but the light was consumed and dissipated by darkness as soon as it gathered. Hikari and Mirai were the same; their energy consumption accelerated instantly. In the darkness, they couldn't even see each other, and could only hear the constant flashing of their comrades' color timers.
This was intentional on Gatanjah's part. Those watching through the screen could only hear the color timer ticking faster and faster, their hearts pounding in their throats. They didn't know what was happening in the black mist, only that a purple light swept across.
Daigo, Mirai, and Hikari simultaneously felt a sharp pain in their chests, and their consciousness quickly became blurred. Razor Demacia, who was standing in front of them, did not expect that Gatanothor could freely distort spacetime in this black mist, allowing light to pierce through the three's timers from behind.
Before Musashi, Haruki, and the others could even figure out what was happening, the sky, the earth beneath their feet, and everything around them opened countless eyes, and strange light enveloped them in an instant.
"Damn it, I can't move!" Justice gritted his teeth, unable to break free even with the power of the Shatter Mode. Musashi was also extremely anxious, "Move, move!"
Haruki and Yuuki kept trying to break free of their restraints, and Galatron even ran the power reactor at full speed, but the Red Steel had already been returned to Leo, and she was also controlled.
“The Time Freeze Ray, you can’t escape it.” Grimd said coldly, and the Chaos Ray, having fully charged, burst forth, engulfing everyone.
This time, even Galatrom felt intense pain. She took the brunt of the damage, but Justice and the others might not be able to withstand the rest.
Grimd's beam faded, and Gauss and the others fell from mid-air, their color timers on their chests and their eyes devoid of any light.
On the other battlefields, Gordis Zavors had become immune to all of Blazer's moves, and even the Faldran War Spears were badly damaged in the repeated battles.
The signs of darkness's encroachment were already visible, and everyone's condition began to decline uncontrollably. In the blink of an eye, Godiszavores had gathered all his power and fired countless light bullets from the crystals on his body. At the same time, a powerful destructive beam was fired from the core of his chest, and the powerful firepower instantly covered everyone.
The massive explosion completely leveled this continent in the fourth universe. As the smoke cleared, even Gomora and Blaze, with their formidable defenses, were on the verge of collapse, and Raymond had already fallen unconscious.
The Falden lance had broken in two. The timers on Blazer, Dekae, and Dyna's chests were flashing wildly. Their eyes had completely lost their light, yet they still stood there, showing no sign of yielding.
“Dad…” Jun Hiruma and Shin Asuka’s eyes welled up with tears.
After Renlong could no longer sustain the assimilation with the Spark Doll, the battle on Dark Maga Orochi's side also fell into an irreversible defeat. Gai and Jugglus were entangled by countless tentacles and slammed to the ground, while the others were also entangled by the Demon Beasts split off from Dark Maga Orochi.
"Kai, can you still fight?" Jugglus Juggler tried to encourage his friend by speaking in a trembling voice, but he didn't get the response he expected. He turned his head and saw Orb's chest timer flashing wildly, but his eyes had already lost their light.
Kai's injuries were already the most severe. Having lost the Orb Caesar, he was already at his limit and could no longer stand up.
"Kai, stand up, stand up, Orb!" Jugglus Juggler panicked. He had never seen Orb like this before. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Orb's fingers had turned to stone, which meant that he no longer had the light to protect him.
On the other side, Gaia and Agul were already fighting in their second form. Although they had Plasma Gomora, the longer the battle went on, the stronger Dark Saigaku became. This was due to its special ability as a symbol of violence and war.
Plasma Gomora was smashed open with a single blow, and Gaia and Agul were bound by the tentacles of Dark Saigoku. A crimson ray pierced through both of them simultaneously, its target being their color timers. The Dark Shadow Mage knew very well that this was their hardest, yet most fatal, weakness.
When Gatanothor withdrew the black mist, people could finally see the state of Tiga, Mebius, and Hikari. Razor Demaga was struggling alone. The three of them barely managed to hold on, finally assuming a charging stance, but they had no energy left.
The sound of the color timer stopped abruptly, and petrification spread from his feet to his upper body. He was unwilling, Daigo was really unwilling. They were not afraid of death, but they were worried about not being able to protect everything they cherished.
A flashing timer, a body reaching its limit, an enemy so powerful it's hopeless, a world shrouded in darkness.
When the Ultra Warriors' timers stopped flashing one after another and lost their light, the hope that people had always held in their hearts also fell at this moment. Darkness began to envelop their hearts, and the seeds of darkness began to sprout.
The seductive voice of the Dark Shadow Mage echoed in everyone's ears. Some began to cry, some began to howl in discontent, but in the end they all fell silent, leaving only a deathly silence. Nothing else mattered, and no one knew what to do.
Chapter 641 Utter Defeat
It's terrible, really terrible. Dimaga kept praying that everything was still within Leo's plan, but she was really unsure of herself. She hadn't expected Gatanothor's power to have such a strong suppressive effect on Ultraman.
Now that Daigo and the others have all turned into stone statues, Dimaga can only sense that the three of them have not completely lost their lives, but darkness has already enveloped them.
What's worse, she now has to withstand Gatanothor's attacks all by herself while also protecting the three statues behind her. She can only hope that Gatanothor won't be in a hurry to destroy the statues.
In fact, Gatanothor herself was also hesitant. She had just taken away Daigo and the others' light. Although she didn't know why they weren't dead yet, they had undoubtedly lost all their fighting power.
If we consider this carefully, the safest course of action would be to completely destroy them and kill Daigo and the others. However, the negative energy in people's hearts has just begun to accumulate, and destroying them directly might not yield more negative energy.
Gatanothor knew very well that humans were incredibly resilient, so he needed to give them some time before inflicting more blows and despair on them, so that they would be completely plunged into darkness from which they could not escape.
Let's leave them for now. Thirty million years ago they were just standing up, but now they've all turned into stone statues. Even if they were resurrected, they wouldn't be a match for us now. Gatanothor needs to instill more despair in humanity.
However, out of caution, Gatanothor used its tentacles to entangle the statues of Tiga, Hikari, and Mebius, dragging them into the sea before Tiga could stop it.