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The situation was dire. The group was already struggling to deal with Gatanothor and Grimd, and now they had to divert their forces to stop other monsters, making things even worse.
The situation was very similar to that of 30 million years ago. This thought subconsciously came to Daigo's mind. He remembered that he and Komon were in the same situation 30 million years ago, struggling to hold on against Gatanothor and Grimd.
This time, the enemy was only the more powerful Gatanothor, but they also had several more people on their side. Dimaga was at the forefront, while Plasma Gomora chose to continuously release plasma light to mitigate the effects of the darkness.
However, the surrounding ultimate darkness was too powerful, and Plasma Gomora was unable to completely isolate it. Daigo and Komon both felt their power weakened considerably.
Hikari and Mebius seem to come from the same lineage, one wielding a sword in his left hand and the other in his right. However, as a renowned swordsman in the universe, Hikari's swordsmanship is extremely sharp, and his future swordsmanship will be even simpler and more concise.
The two quickly sliced off Gatanothor's tentacles. Daigo and Komon seized the opportunity and combined Zepellion and Ultimate Arrow Storm to strike Gatanothor, only to have Gatanothor roar, seemingly in pain.
"It worked?" Upon seeing this, Hikari decisively flew forward, thrusting his sword directly at Gatanothor's face. However, Gatanothor's body was hollow and thick black mist was spewing from his mouth.
The moment Hikari's lightsaber touched the black mist, it melted instantly, like an ice cube thrown into lava. Dimaga grabbed his leg with his tail and pulled him back to prevent Hikari from being burned by the black mist.
"I'll go!" Dimaga took the lead, his blades unleashing razor-smashing waves that shattered Gatanothor's attacking tentacles. He charged directly into the black mist and collided with Gatanothor.
Gatanothor's black mist is deadly to both life and machines, but Demaga had already had Gatanothor Jr. train his resistance to it using the black mist.
Dimaga possessed immense power, yet even so, when he crashed into Gatanothor, it was as if he had struck a mountain made of Pedanium alloy, only managing to shake it slightly. Then, with a single slash, he sliced through Gatanothor's outer shell.
This surprised Dimaga, who immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and turned to Daigo and the others, shouting, "Something's wrong! Retreat!"
Dimaga knew all too well the level of her own attack methods. She had trained with Galactron, who had fused with Gatanothor's shell. Even the Dimension Destruction Ray couldn't penetrate that kind of defense. How could the Razor Shattering Wave possibly achieve such an effect?
"What?" Before Future could react, the sea beneath their feet suddenly began to churn. Everyone could feel the powerful tremor, and countless tentacles shot out from the depths of the sea, binding everyone except Dimaga with lightning speed.
"Damn it, a clone!" Dimaga turned around and saw Gatanothor had turned into thick darkness and merged into the sea. Numerous tentacles surrounded her, and even when he slashed down with his wrist blade, he could only cut off one or two tentacles, which would grow back in the blink of an eye.
"Of course it's a clone. You guys alone aren't worth my full strength." Gatanothor's voice rang out, and the sea surged even more, as if something was impatiently rushing out. The dark sea looked down and couldn't see anything, but Dimaga clearly sensed that it was a huge thing.
"What's going on?" As soon as Renlong saw Dark Rugoset, as the daughter of the earth, she felt the entire earth shaking much more violently than before; to be precise, the Pacific Plate was trembling.
In the eyes of Daigo and the others who were tied up, the seawater began to churn on a massive scale, then began to rotate, eventually forming a super vortex with a diameter of over 100 kilometers centered on this battlefield.
The first thing to pierce the sea was a rock, followed by a pointed hill, and then everyone saw clearly that it was a high mountain, like a dark spike piercing the sky from the deep sea.
Then, a vast continent, so large it obscured the horizon, emerged from the sea. To be precise, it wasn't a continent, because upon closer inspection, the dark voids scattered across it and the ancient ruins embedded in it all hinted at its true identity.
This is Gatanothor's true form, an evolutionary form that emerged after absorbing the ultimate darkness and assimilating with the entire R'lyeh over a period of 30 million years.
The sky and sea were completely dyed a deep black, and the fragments that once belonged to R'lyeh formed a twisted relief on the surface, while Gatanothor's endless giant claws and tentacles intertwined with the architectural structure of the ruins.
Dark mountain ranges stretched out in a continuous line, revealing the sunken R'lyeh in a distorted and demonic form. This scene stretched for thousands of kilometers, with countless ancient giant statues bound and embedded in their dark bodies, their appearance as if they were struggling as they fought to the very last moment.
The sacred mountain at the center of R'lyeh, which once represented peace among humans, giants, visitors, and monsters, has been completely transformed into a place where darkness reigns supreme. Gatanothor's upside-down, distorted face now occupies the entire mountaintop, and endless darkness emanates from within her.
The tomb of a civilization, and the living symbol of the end, fused together with the evil god who ends civilization, Dimogatanjah.
"It's finally done... My body, the dark ley lines that R'lyeh possessed, are now completely mine!" Gatanothor roared, increasing the strength of his tentacles. The MK3 that was being grabbed couldn't even hold on for more than a few seconds before being crushed.
Daigo and the others felt as if they were being torn apart or squeezed by a massive gravitational pull exceeding that of a black hole. The intense pain and the encroachment of darkness left them with no room to resist. Dimaga opened his mouth and spat out a dimensional destruction ray, but it was blocked by even more tentacles.
"Your matter can be dealt with later!" Gatanothor knew Dimaga's characteristics; he was indeed troublesome. He hadn't expected that even his black mist couldn't keep an eye on this guy. Fortunately, the clone had delayed him long enough, and Grimd should be almost done with it.
At the same time on the Antarctic battlefield, King Hyperion fought with increasing ferocity, and with the help of others, even knocked Grimd to the ground with a single lightning spear.
Be careful, this guy's strength is getting weaker as the fight goes on.
Renina's voice was also somewhat weak. She hadn't expected that assimilating with King Hyperion would put so much pressure on her. Was it because she had simply fused with a Spark Doll?
“I know… there’s definitely a trap. Leo said that the other side is only willing to fight us until now to buy time.” King Elek wiped his mouth. “Although Leo told us to conserve our strength, in this state, let alone conserve it, it’s hard to say whether we can even save our lives.”
Justice and Cosmos's attacks were easily blocked, and Taiga and Zeta were also knocked down by Grimd's lightning. Max had just consumed too much energy, and it was already difficult for him to maintain his transformation at this moment.
"What?!" Tilis's face turned pale instantly, and she pressed her earpiece. "Tell me, what the hell is this 'Million Kasaku' thing?!"
"How the hell should I know?" Helotia couldn't help but curse. "None of us have any mechanical monsters that just appeared... It must be that guy Modius taking advantage of the situation!"
"I'll handle it," Max said, ignoring the flashing timer on his chest. "You guys stay here and provide support!"
In my current state, staying here won't be of any help. A million Basaku is something no human can withstand. I've defeated it once before. At least if I use my last bit of energy, I should be able to take it down!
In comparison, Grimd is a more threatening enemy, and we must deal with him first. Helotia knew this, but she still couldn't help but punch the cockpit of the MK4. "Damn it, it was already hard to kill, and now it's even harder..."
Seeing Max trying to leave, Grimd reached out to stop her, but Galatrom's Crimson Spark hit her head directly. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the group focused their fire to try and eliminate her completely.
Seemingly, the previous attack had taken effect, and Grimd's body began to collapse, then he fell backward and was engulfed by the massive explosion.
"Great!" someone in the shelter shouted, clenching their fist. "At least we've taken one down!"
They took down one first, but no one on the battlefield was happy because the surrounding darkness showed no signs of abating. Tyrant threw out a Five Emperor and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"I feel so powerless."
Grimd's voice, which had already fallen, reappeared around them, and endless darkness once again gathered and condensed into Grimd's dark and evil body, which appeared to be completely unharmed.
"Is it worth being so happy just because you destroyed one of my clones, which had less than a tenth of my power? Is this all the power you have?" Grimd's words made everyone's hearts sink, but they all knew that this was the truth.
Grimd's gaze swept over the crowd before settling on Gauss and Justice.
"Ultraman Cosmos, Ultraman Justice, it seems you no longer have the ability to destroy me, and the others pose no threat to me either. In that case, I have nothing to worry about."
The moment Grimd's words fell, more darkness began to consciously gather, and the surrounding darkness suddenly opened evil eyes. New eyes opened everywhere—on Grimd's hands, legs, chest, and back.
Then came the sky, the mountains, and the ground beneath their feet. Grimd's eyes filled every corner, and with a casual blink, countless Grimds shattered and were released, leaving no room to dodge. It was a relentless, all-encompassing attack.
These attacks were far more powerful than the previous ones. The barriers created by Hyper Zetton, Renina, and Galatron could not withstand the onslaught for more than three seconds. The violent explosions engulfed everyone, further dimming the hopes of all those watching the battlefield.
The situation on other battlefields is not optimistic either. Goddeszavors' combat power is too strong. The endless beam attacks cannot get close at all. Not to mention that he can adapt to and be immune to attacks like Dimaga, he can even absorb and imitate the enemy's attacks.
After several exchanges, the Faldran War Spear, which could have caused damage, was caught barehanded. Before the Stringman could even be surprised, a powerful beam of light shot from Gordiszavors' chest blasted him, along with Dyna and Dekay, away.
Raymond and Gomora rushed forward to stop their opponent, only to find a cruel smile on Godiszavors's lips. Before they could react, a powerful burst of energy erupted from Godiszavors's body – the Ultra Bomb technique.
Moreover, the Ultra Bomb unleashed by Godiszavores was even more powerful than Chaos Super Taro. After the light from the explosion subsided, Blaze, Dekae, Dyna, and Raymond in his Chaos Clementi and Gomora forms were all lying on the ground, powerless to resist.
On the other side, Dark Maga Orochi released powerful lightning from its head. Jugglus Juggler, transformed into the Eight Emperors, raised his left eye Q to absorb it. Gai seized the opportunity, and Orb Caesar's four elements lit up simultaneously. The entire sword transformed into a sword hundreds of meters in size and slashed directly at Maga Orochi's head.
The other seven heads of Maga Orochi wanted to return to defend, but they were all held back by the MK3 sent by Leo.
However, the scene of severing the enemy's head as expected did not occur. Instead, Maga Yamata no Orochi opened its mouth and bit Orb's Holy Sword.
"What!?" Gai heard a cracking sound, and a crack appeared on the blade of the Orb Holy Sword. Then the entire sword broke in two, and the head of Maga Ultimate Serpent released a bright light, piercing directly through Gai's chest.
"Kai!" Jugglus Juggler was furious. The Eight Emperors charged at Maga Yamata no Orochi, unleashing their full power, but the Orochi simply opened its mouth and swallowed all the attacks along with the broken Orb sword, sending Jugglus Juggler flying.
The situation has turned completely unfavorable. Renlong's situation is actually the best. She is strong to begin with and has fused with Maga Orochi's Spark Doll, which allows her to entangle with Dark Lugsette.
Hyper Zetton, meanwhile, teleported to the Rocky Mountains, only to see Mephisto fleeing to the side with Dark Aker, from which a large amount of darkness erupted, accompanied by a strong heartbeat.
"What's going on, Mephisto?"
"Failed... Damn it, why can't things go as planned?" Mephisto gritted her teeth.
If only things were the same as before, and we could just seal off these great seals one by one. But who could have imagined that Gatanothor, Grimd, and the Shadow Mage would break the seals together, and that the Shadow Mage would even resurrect the other great seals?
"...It seems that this is the only choice we have." Hyper Zetton is three Zettons of one mind, so its strength is naturally formidable, but when she turned to look at the seal, her expression was extremely tense.
She could also sense the powerful heartbeat emanating from within the seal, and corresponding to it was an equally powerful, unimaginable dark force.
From the endless darkness, a figure slowly emerged—a strange and unsettling dark giant, the Dark Lucifer who had completed his evolution.
Chapter 630 Critical Situation
The appearance of Dark Lucifer is truly the worst-case scenario. Otherwise, Hyper Zetton could have helped deal with Gatanothor or Grimd, but his appearance means she has no time to attend to anything else.
"Masaki Keigo, Kirino Makio, Mizorogi, can you three still hear me?" Hyper Zetton tried to bring the three back to their senses, but Dark Lucifer just looked at her indifferently, then flashed in front of Hyper Zetton and punched her.
Zetton retaliated with a punch, and the force of the two punches colliding completely leveled the already desolate mountains around them. Both of them took a small step back, but Hyper Zetton could clearly feel that his opponent was stronger than himself.
Ultimately, Dark Lucifer has fully evolved, and it no longer matters who dominates his consciousness. He only has the desire for destruction and the idea of swallowing everything into darkness.
If he could fuse with Leo and Rukiel, there would be no need to worry, but right now Leo is too busy to help, so he has to rely on himself.
"Then let's go." Hyper Zetton and Greeza's Spark Dolls overlapped, their wings, which transformed into sharp blades, fully unfurled, and they flew into the sky as a beam of yellow light. Dark Lucifer followed closely behind, and the aftershocks of their fierce battle in the sky made it difficult for them to get close.
"This is really terrible." Mephisto gritted her teeth, feeling very anxious. Why was things going so badly this time?
"What should we do?" Yuma looked at Mephisto, who shook her head. "We can't participate in the battle here. We need to go help the others. We have to hurry."
In this short period of time, a considerable number of powerful and troublesome individuals have already headed towards Australia.
Dark Ruganoga, Million Basaku, Dark Saint Delos, and the newly confirmed resurrected Zog, leading a large number of the Five Emperors and various monsters, have surrounded Australia.
Little Gadi's barrier was indeed very strong, but the expanded area was too large, and its strength could not be maintained under the constant invasion of darkness. All of Leo's monsters were mobilized, and no follow-up troops were held back.
"Everyone, ignore Golza and Melba. Hand over all units of the Five Emperors level and above to MK2 and Archbishop Gloca. The main target is the enemy's large units!"
Gondo and the tactical commanders of each branch took over command immediately after Leo left and went to the front lines to fight, firmly believing in Leo.
Golza and Melba do not have the ability to break through the barrier of Little Gadi, but some of the Five Emperors have the power of Eye Q, which can distort space, making it too disadvantageous for the barrier of Little Gadi.
Because of the presence of Little Gaddi in Australia, and the relocation of an unpolluted ley line, the plasma crystal pillars can still be maintained, but the strength of these monsters themselves should not be underestimated.
"Damn it, even the Zelda bomb can't penetrate it? What kind of monster is this?" Xu Lin gritted his teeth as he looked at Ruganoga. The latter's defensive armor plates were too strong, probably because they had been reinforced as well.
"Request permission to use the Friendship Project's mass-produced missiles!" William didn't hesitate. The Friendship Project's mass-produced missiles were currently the most powerful weapons available on Earth.
"Application approved!" Gondo decisively agreed, piloting the Alpha to dodge Zoga's attack, then using the Texas Beam to eliminate him, before turning his attention to the distant Ruganoga.
Zog, appearing directly in his beast form, roared and unleashed his powerful psychic energy, instantly crushing several fighter jets that had no time to dodge.
"Tenglong 0293, lost vital signs."
"Royal Glory 0203, lost signal!"
"Ironblood0198, life signs have disappeared!"
This is only the beginning of the war! Quan Tou gritted his teeth, his heart bleeding uncontrollably. The subspace shield hadn't been activated earlier. This move was specially enhanced to target humans!
"Everyone stay away from Zog, focus fire on taking down Dark Ruganoga first!"
This is an unprecedented war. Ten years ago, no one could have imagined such a scene. One Five Emperors is no match for an MK2, but two can suppress it, four can hold off a Groca Bishop, and ten can defeat an MK3.
Because there are always losses and setbacks here, but when the enemy dies, they only turn into darkness and return to the rear, then reborn and make a comeback. It is only because Galatrom has been working tirelessly for the past few months that he has accumulated so much wealth, otherwise he simply could not afford to keep going.
When Max arrived, he glanced at the Five Emperors and found more than six or seven different types, numbering in the tens of thousands. However, his targets were only the biggest threats, such as the million Basaku and Ruganoga. Dealing with them would probably require the MK4.
However, apart from being deployed to deal with Gatanjah and Grimd, the remaining MK4 units were the reserve force of the final defense line and could not be used unless absolutely necessary. This was a unanimous strategic decision by the command.
With light still available in Australia, Max felt his energy levels rise and decisively summoned the Max Galaxy. However, before he could grow to its maximum size, he suddenly sensed danger and abruptly stopped. A Rezolim Ray descended from the sky and barely grazed past him.
“…So close.” The Magma alien Volugan, clad in dark armor, retracted his dark trident. If that attack had landed, Max would have been seriously injured, if not killed.
"Magna aliens!?" When he saw Volugan appear on the big screen, Grandpa Yoshioka subconsciously clenched his fist. Then he heard an even crisper explosion. Turning his head, he found that Fengyuan and Yehu had actually smashed two huge holes in the alloy wall.
"Sorry, I couldn't control myself for a moment." Grandpa Fengyuan didn't know why, but when he saw Worugan, he felt a nameless anger, and Grandpa Yehu felt the same way.
But now is not the time to worry about these things. Everyone's attention is focused on the entire battlefield. The current situation is really not optimistic, especially on the Ultraman's side. Australia is already struggling to defend and has no spare capacity to help.
On the other side, Max also noticed that Volugan was wearing dark armor. Normally, he wouldn't be afraid, but now that his injuries hadn't healed and his energy was insufficient, he was difficult to deal with.
"Leave it to me!" Yako's voice came from the sky, and an MK4 emerged directly from the subspace tunnel, joining the battle and rushing towards Volugon.
However, Volugan simply shook his head, "Little girl, your opponent is not me."
A flash of cold light streaked past, and MK4 hastily raised his hand to block, only to be sent flying quite a distance. Looking up, he saw that Ace Killer King and U Killer Saurus, who should have been eliminated long ago, were now standing beside Volugan, their eyes filled with ferocity and devoid of any rationality.
"...It seems that unlucky Modius has been captured after all." Yako clicked her tongue. Volugan was Modius's man, and his appearance at this time, standing with Ace Killer King who had sold his soul to the Dark Shadow Mage, meant nothing more.
This was actually Modiwus's own problem. She could have stayed hidden, and it wouldn't have been so easy for the Shadow Mage's clone to find her. However, this guy wanted to seize the power of the River of Oblivion to become stronger, so he absorbed the power of Delacion first in order to protect himself, and was caught red-handed by the Shadow Mage's clone.
Therefore, the various monsters she collected, such as Million Basaku and Volugan, became pawns of the Dark Shadow Mage. Volugan was already brainwashed, and this was just another brainwashing, making him completely loyal to the Dark Shadow Mage.
"Lord Modius has been very kind to me, but the Dark Shadow Mage's side offers more possibilities." Volugan beckoned to Max, a gesture that could be seen as a provocation.
Meanwhile, U Killer and Ace Killer King, who possesses the power of the Ultra Five Brothers, still harbor resentment towards Yapool and are driven by instinct to attack Ako.
"Damn it." Ako had no choice but to rush up and fight the two. U Killer was one thing, but even after being enhanced, it was no match for MK4. But Ace Killer King was different. This guy's strength and skills were too strong, and he was an enhanced version.
【Darkness materialized Ruganoga】
By superimposing Ruganoga's Spark Doll onto MK4, Ako finally had the confidence to fight Ace Killer King, while Max, holding the Ice Axe in his left hand and Max Galaxy in his right, stood together with Volugan.
"I'm here to help you!" Hilarious flew straight over to assist in the battle.
Everyone knew that they had to resolve the battle here as soon as possible and then go to support Daigo and his men, otherwise the situation would become too dire.
However, in reality, it was already too late to set off at this point. At this moment, Gauss, Justice, and the others in front of Grimd were all lying on the ground, their chest timers flashing. Only Hyperion and Galatrox were still able to stand. MK4 had all suffered considerable damage.
“Gatanothor’s shell…tsk, this is a bit troublesome.” Grimd noticed that Galatrone’s outer armor and Gatanothor’s outer shell were made of the same material. She had found this thing troublesome back then, but Galatrone couldn’t completely withstand her attacks and was seriously injured.