LRAB Page 318
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The so-called River of Oblivion is the soul. The place where the River of Oblivion is located is an ocean of emotions and memories. Although they had prepared themselves, Masaki Keigo and Kirino Makio were still surprised by the scene before them when they passed through the seal and arrived here.
On a tranquil and boundless sea, the River of Oblivion lies quietly, its red, heart-like part, inspired by Noah, beating slowly and gently, signifying the operation of the River of Oblivion.
Just looking at it, everything seemed peaceful. However, when Masaki Keigo's gaze shifted to the ocean beneath the River of Oblivion, he couldn't help but cover his head, close his eyes, and withdraw his gaze. Even so, all sorts of negative energy echoed in his mind.
"Be careful, keep your composure." Kirino Makio's voice rang directly in Masaki Keigo's mind, helping him to calm down.
Kirino Makio reached out and removed his disguise glasses, revealing his bloodshot eyes. He calmly gazed at the deep, tranquil ocean before him, then sighed, "Impressive, visitor."
"Such immense negative energy and memories, so vast that they materialized into an ocean, were completely contained and preserved, even forming a separate space. How remarkable."
"How come you're alright?" Masaki Keigo couldn't help but complain. Kirino Makio casually shrugged, "Being targeted by Grimd for so long, my mind was already on the verge of collapse. Looking at this a few more times won't have any effect."
"...So you're coming along?" Masaki Keigo frowned. He had originally intended to complete the plan alone, but Kirino Makio waved his hand. "No, you can't achieve your goal alone. How is he?"
Kirino Makio was referring, of course, to the Zaki inside Masaki Keigo's body. The latter pointed to his head and said, "It's starting to get restless, but I can still suppress it."
Zagi was tricked by Gatanothor and turned into an incomplete Dark Lucifer. In addition, Zagi's own resistance consumed a lot of his mental energy, which is why he was captured by Masaki Keigo after breaking free and forcibly let him reside in his body.
However, Zagi himself couldn't find any other suitable host. Masaki Keigo was indeed an excellent host, but Zagi couldn't persuade him to completely hand over his body to him. Instead, he was used by Masaki Keigo to come to the interior of the River of Oblivion.
Zaki was extremely excited at this moment. He never expected that the River of Oblivion, which he had longed for for so long, would actually be right in front of him. This enormous negative energy, this intense darkness and memories, could actually form an entire ocean.
Zagi was certain that as long as he could absorb all the negative energy, memories, and darkness left behind by these ancient civilizations and ancient giants, he would become stronger and surpass Noah!
The Sea of Oblivion before him was quiet, but beneath its seemingly mysterious and serene surface lay an abyss of negative energy and memories. This energy was so vast that it far exceeded Masaki Keigo's imagination, and he finally realized why Kirino Makio had chosen such a risky path.
"Do you know what Leo is going to do?" Masaki Keigo took out the Dark Evolver needed to transform into Zagi.
"How could I know? In the end, I was just a superhuman who was born after I obtained a portion of Delacion's power."
Seeing Kirino Makio's innocent expression as if he were just passing by, Masaki Keigo curled his lip in disdain, "You fooled everyone, Grimd, Leo, and that incarnation of human will."
"Everyone's attention was drawn to Leo's little Gadi, and they didn't realize that you were the one who inherited the most crucial thing from Delacion."
Kirino Makio did not refute this at all; he and Masaki Keigo were both here, so there was no need to hide it.
"This is actually thanks to Galatron. She inherited all the systems left by Delacion and knew a lot of things, which diverted a lot of my attention. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to get here so easily."
Looking at the River of Oblivion and the Sea of Oblivion before him, Kirino Makio knew in his heart that they could deceive Leo, Galatrom and Grimd, but they could never deceive the true form of the Dark Shadow Mage. The fact that the other party allowed them to act was simply because it was in his favor.
This was an adventurous attempt, a dangerous gamble. Masaki Keigo and Kirino Makio exchanged a glance before leaping into the Sea of Oblivion.
This was the last image of Masaki Keigo and Kirino Makio that Goroki saw. They had completely sunk into the Sea of Oblivion. Goroki glanced at it and understood everything.
The River of Oblivion, the pinnacle of the Visitors' technology, had its underlying logic altered by the Dark Shadow Mage, yet it did not completely lose control. Both Delacion and Noah left behind contingency plans.
It distorted the memory of the entire universe, buried the truth of the destruction of the ancient civilization, and absorbed all memories related to the ultimate darkness, forming this Sea of Oblivion that makes people forget the truth about that event 30 million years ago.
However, it also helped Leo hide his identity and the truth about the huge changes on Earth decades ago over the years. Even Gatanothor and Grimd could not escape its influence, after all, they actively established a certain connection with it in order to obtain and use the River of Oblivion.
"What a pity..." That was the last sentence that Goroki uttered.
The ancient giants did indeed come to this planet in search of a new home. Although there were ambitious individuals like Camilla, most of them hoped to live peacefully with the ancient civilization's humans and become one with them.
The ancient civilization of humanity welcomed the wanderers from the universe, eagerly hoping to become their companions in maintaining cosmic peace and building a better future.
The visitor felt that his arrival had created a rift between the ancient civilization and the giants, and wanted to try his best to mend it. To this end, he created the bronze demon god Geshute and the River of Oblivion.
They hope that people can temporarily set aside their negative emotions, thereby gaining the opportunity and time to communicate, understand each other, and better unite together.
However... people's grudges were exploited, conflicts were amplified, disputes were constantly stirred up, hatred began to spread, and finally it turned into an irreparable tragedy.
The ancient giants had their power stolen, along with their negative energy, stored in this Sea of Oblivion. The ancient civilization disintegrated, evolving into modern humans and the Sphia civilization. Visitors were wiped out.
An uncontrollable rage surged from Gou Lümu's heart. The Dark Shadow Mage was not the root of everything, but he was the biggest instigator, or in some sense, the mastermind behind it all.
When Goroki arrived here, he understood what he had to do. Without any hesitation, just like Kirino Makio and Masaki Keigo, he threw himself into this Sea of Oblivion.
The sudden vibrations around them inevitably made Mephisto look at Dark Mephisto and Dark Aker. Yuma was still conscious and quickly realized the problem, but before he could do anything, Dark Mephisto was completely absorbed into the seal.
"What happened?" Mephisto muttered subconsciously, before he could react, a powerful darkness erupted instantly.
Meanwhile, at the Australian branch, the situation on the front lines was not optimistic. The Ultramen and Leo's monsters were fighting, and the fighter jets piloted by the system researched by Galatron were performing well, but they just couldn't inflict any fatal damage on Gatanothor and Grimd.
Renlong, who was in charge of the ley line migration, looked a little pale. Fortunately, he had completed the task, so the ninth ley line would not be eroded and the plasma crystal pillars here could hold on for a while.
But then, Renlong sensed something even more ominous. Rainbow Kagachi and many of Earth's monsters felt the same way; they sensed Earth breathing again after a long time.
The earth began to "breathe," but instead of exhaling the breath of life as it had 30 million years ago, it gave way to endless darkness.
The earliest mines where Gakuma was discovered, the city's sewers, the earthquake rifts... all the fissures leading to the earth became outlets for the ultimate darkness to surge forth. The endless darkness was like a living liquid, rolling along the surface, climbing, and devouring everything visible.
The black mist first engulfed the temporarily abandoned cities, then the mountains, the oceans, the deserts, and finally the sky. This black mist slowly writhed and was unfathomable, as if it had its own consciousness, directly enveloping the entire earth.
The mountains became desolate islands, and the sea became a dark abyss. Only the Australian branch, relying on Gadi's barrier, the Max power system, and the large number of plasma crystal pillars left by Leo, barely maintained their light.
This time, the ultimate darkness truly erupted, its unstoppable momentum spreading throughout the world.
Chapter 628 The Resurrected Monsters
Darkness, endless darkness, surged from all parts of the earth. A powerful earthquake reverberated throughout the globe. The command center at TPC headquarters shook violently, and everyone nearly lost their footing. Director Yoshioka looked at Norizumi, "What's going on?"
"This is terrible! Darkness is breaking out all over the world, and plasma crystal pillars around the world are collapsing rapidly... The ultimate darkness is surging towards Australia."
"How could it be so much earlier than planned?" Staff Officer Fukami clenched his fists; this was far from the plan.
In Leo's plan, relying on the plasma crystal pillar to suppress the ultimate darkness, the Ultramen's fighting power will not be weakened, and they will be able to deal with Grimd and Gatanothor in the best possible condition.
This is probably why the group was able to temporarily stand against Grimd and his group...
However, now darkness has suddenly erupted, and its momentum is many levels stronger than before. This is terrible news for Daigo and the others who are fighting. No wonder Leo left so many people to defend Australia, just in case.
Similarly, the earthquake swept through various shelters. Asuka Shin, who was helping to distribute supplies, almost lost his footing. A sense of unease welled up in his heart, and he subconsciously looked outside. However, the Australian branch was still protected by light, and he could not see the situation on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the darkness was erupting with such force that darkness was constantly leaking out from all over the earth. The earth was cracking, mountains were collapsing, the seas were churning, and volcanic lava was constantly spewing out.
What people on Earth felt was the arrival of the apocalypse, but Leo, who was outside Earth, saw it even more directly: darkness almost covered the entire Earth in just a dozen seconds.
Earth is the seal of ultimate darkness, and also the container that holds ultimate darkness. Now, ultimate darkness is about to break through the seal, and Earth can no longer contain it.
"Hahahaha, the ultimate darkness grew stronger over the past thirty million years, and with the portion stored in the River of Oblivion, even this Earth cannot contain it."
The Dark Shadow Mage's voice was deep and chilling. Leo frowned. It was only thanks to Renlong's help in reinforcing the Earth's strength over the past 30 million years, and the power of Delacion to maintain it, that the Earth would have been torn apart in an instant.
"So, do you still have time to waste here with me?" The shadow mage crossed his arms and looked coldly at Leo. "Things aren't looking good on Earth, are they?"
With the darkness erupting to this point, the plasma crystal pillar could no longer hold on. The environment filled with ultimate darkness was too disadvantageous for Daigo and his team. They were already far behind their enemies, and now their power had to be suppressed to a very low level.
“…As long as I get rid of you, everything will still be alright.” Leo gritted his teeth. “Without you, Gatanothor and Grimd are no match for me.”
“But you can’t kill me, Reiblood.” The Dark Shadow Mage was very confident. “Ultraman King, Delacion, Noah and Legend, none of them could kill me, and you couldn’t even do it in your prime, let alone now.”
"You're pinning your hopes on Kirino Makio and Masaki Keigo, but even with Mizorogi added, how could they possibly withstand the negative energy and immense memories of all the ancient Titans?"
The Dark Shadow Mage shook his head, dismissing Leo's plan with disdain. He then raised his left hand to block Leo's fist, which had teleported to his face, and took a small step back.
Seeing that Leo really wanted to fight him to the death first, the Dark Shadow Mage was speechless. He made up his mind and said, "Fine, fine, if that's how it is, then you can watch them die!"
"Don't forget, you created me. You have the same abilities as me. Do you think I didn't have any backup plans?!"
As soon as the Dark Shadow Mage finished speaking, multiple shadow clones appeared behind him and headed straight for Earth. Leo tried to stop them, but was held back by the Dark Shadow Mage.
The shadow clone created by the Dark Shadow Mage landed on Earth. The communication system of TPC headquarters, which had lost signal due to the outbreak of ultimate darkness, suddenly reconnected. However, what appeared on the big screen were images of several locations that everyone was very familiar with.
The White Fox Forest, the Amazon Ruins, Yellowstone Volcano, and Mount Kilimanjaro, in addition to the locations of many monsters that have appeared before, such as the African savanna where Saint Delos was once sealed, and the Alps where Dark Ruganoga was resurrected...
"This is... someone hacked into TPC's communication channels and forwarded these images to all the devices that could still connect." Ye Rui gritted his teeth, feeling a deep sense of danger.
"What is that?" Marian asked. Everyone noticed that a purplish-black light had fallen on each of these places. What happened next made everyone turn pale.
The intense darkness that filled these places seemed to be drawn together by something, and began to coalesce, transforming into the heads of the monsters that had been defeated by the crowd, hovering in the air like lingering vengeful spirits.
An ominous feeling arose, followed by the echoing of the Dark Shadow Mage's low, sinister laughter in everyone's ears.
"Fear, fear as much as you want, for the desires of the human heart are endless, and darkness is boundless. Your fear is the best food for darkness."
The spirits of the many monsters that had been annihilated, hovering in mid-air, were constantly enveloped and entangled by darkness. They then transformed into giant black cocoons, which burst open one after another, roaring to the sky, proclaiming their resurrection and return.
In the White Fox Forest, the lightning released by the Dark Maga Yamata no Orochi leveled the surrounding land. In the Amazon Ruins, the places where the Dark Saiga had stepped turned into blood-red lakes, and red blood mist spread out.
In the heart of the now-flattened Mount Kilimanjaro, Dark Rugoset slowly spreads its wings, unleashing a Creation Rain that turns hundreds of kilometers around it into a sea of fire.
Dark Gordis emerged from the Yellowstone volcano, its body twisting and contorting until it transformed into the likeness of Gordis Zavors. Scria continued to detach from it, transforming into bizarre, zombie-like Scria chimeras.
The resurrected Ruganoga and Saint Delos are no longer important. Right now, all four great sealed monsters that were already destroyed have been resurrected and are completely under the control of the Dark Shadow Mage, and their power has also been enhanced.
They had no reason, nor did they need such things. They obeyed the Dark Shadow Mage's orders completely, and all of them looked towards Australia, their blood-red eyes staring intently at each person through the screen.
"...How could this be?" Ye Rui suddenly slumped back in her chair, completely at a loss for what to do.
Everyone following this war, whether using a mobile phone or a computer, was completely absorbed by these images. Looking at the hideous and terrifying giant monsters on the screen, they felt a genuine sense of fear.
Even everyone couldn't help but wonder: how exactly can we win such a war?
At the same time, Leo's expression darkened further as he sensed all of this. The Dark Shadow Mage also spread his hands, "In order to prevent you from fully growing, Gatanothor separated a portion of his darkness, turning these monsters into one of the Great Seals."
"She reclaimed her power, but the remaining resentment was already obtained by me through the ley lines of ultimate darkness. Reviving these monsters is a piece of cake for me."
Just as the Dark Shadow Mage said, Leo can use the Ultimate Battle Device to perfectly replicate the monsters he defeats, even copying their consciousness, which made Dimaga complain, "It's like he really died once, I can't help but feel that it's not me."
As a product of the combination of Leo's former Dimensional Battle Device and the Red Sphere that can grant wishes, the Dark Shadow Mage can naturally do the same. Although most of the souls and consciousness of these sealed monsters have been recovered by Leo, the Dark Shadow Mage only needs them as combat power.
This is the most troublesome ability of the Dark Shadow Mage, but it is also a matter of course. Since monsters like Golza and Melba can be resurrected infinitely in the darkness, there is no reason why monsters like Maga Yamata no Orochi and Saigoku, which directly occupy the ley lines, cannot do the same.
This only made the situation worse. The Dark Shadow Mage was forcing Leo to return to defend, and he had just created an extra clone... It's not hard to imagine that he was going to find Modius.
Modius's abilities are strange, but they are no match for the Dark Shadow Mage. If he captures Modius and takes back this part of Delacion's power first, the situation will be even worse.
The people in the Pacific and Arctic battlefields also sensed the resurgence of the other Great Sealed Monsters, and their hearts sank even further. The surrounding darkness became thicker. Just now, they could barely hold their own against Grimd and Gatanothor, but now even parrying became extremely difficult.
"No, the defenses left in Australia won't hold." Daigo gritted his teeth and turned to Gento and the others. "Captain, leave this to me and Komon. You guys deal with the other monsters!"
“No, the two of you can’t hold on.” The stringman refused decisively. Gatanothor was already under immense pressure because of the presence of the Dark Shadow Mage and was not planning to use his full strength.
"But this is the only option now. We have Dimaga and the others here to help us. Captain, you guys go." Komon and Daigo stood side by side in front of the others, as did Razor Dimaga and Plasma Gomora, showing their determination.
Everyone knows the strength of the Dark Great Sealed Monster. The defensive forces left in Australia were only capable of dealing with enemies at the level of the Five Emperors, and at most, they could only handle Dark Ruganoga and Dark Saint Delos.
Leo had already deployed all the powerful combat forces he could to deal with the Dark Shadow Mage. It can only be said that the Dark Shadow Mage's abilities were beyond imagination; no one had ever thought that these defeated enemies could be resurrected.
The string men gritted their teeth. They were not unaware of the urgency of the situation, nor could they afford to delay any longer. "Then... let's proceed with the original allocation."
The so-called original distribution is the same as it was 30 million years ago. I dreamt that Fujimiya nodded and flew to the ancient ruins of the Amazon. Musashi and Justice rushed to the North Pole. Kai and Gento went to intercept Dark Maga Yamata no Orochi and Gordis Zavors respectively.
In reality, everyone knows that with the ultimate darkness spreading across the entire Earth, no matter how hard they try, they can only unleash up to 70% of their power; it's been severely weakened.
Even though the power of monsters like Dark Saigoku is much weaker than Gatanothor, they are not monsters that can be defeated by fighting alone. They just need to believe in themselves, because they won 30 million years ago.
Having won once before, and with the help of Leo and so many others this time, we're sure to overcome this challenge!
As Hong Kai was thinking this, a monster suddenly appeared beside him. He turned around and saw that it was Jugglus Juggler in his Eight Emperor form. Jugglus Juggler knew the ESCG group too well, and he knew Hong Kai's personality even better.
“Kai, this is the last time I’ll help you,” Jugglus Juggler said. Thirty million years ago, he couldn’t help Kai in that war. “Don’t hold me back.”
"You're the one who shouldn't be careless." Hong Kai suddenly felt a little relieved. He had once sealed Dark Maga Orochi all by himself, and now that Jugglus Juggler was here, what was there to be afraid of?
On the other side, Raymond had already transformed into Chaos Clemedi and teleported directly to Yellowstone Volcano, summoning his monster to fight against Godis Zavors. Just as Gento arrived, he caught Gomora, who had been knocked away.
Evolved Lagras and Black Rayne quickly cleared out the deformed Specia Fusion Beasts created by Gordiszavors, preventing Raymond from being caught in a pincer attack. Kazuma Asuka and Masao Asami, transformed into Dyna and Dekae, also arrived shortly afterward.
Cosmos and Justice passed by Mebius and Hikari, who were clearly on their way to support Daigo and the others. This means that Max, Taiga, and Zeta are holding off Grimd's pressure all by themselves.
"Leave Lugoset to me!" Miss Renlong, who had barely recovered after absorbing some of the plasma crystal pillar's energy, stood up and took out Maga Orochi's Spark Doll.
Maga Orochi is a calamity of the earth, and Renlong is the daughter of the earth's veins. The two are highly compatible and can perfectly merge together. Their strength is not much weaker than that of Dark Rugoset.
In the universe, the battle between Leo and the Shadow Mage continued to be intense. Due to the physical strength of Ultimate Tartarus, the Shadow Mage could only exert 70% of his power, while Leo had to use all his strength, but even so, he was at a disadvantage.
The Dark Shadow Mage knew very well that Leo couldn't possibly be indifferent to the situation on Earth. And indeed, as he had expected, Leo wasn't surprised when he sensed Daigo and the others' actions; he simply separated himself from Hyper Zetton.
"Jetton, Jet, O'Gale, the three of you go and help too!"
Hyper Zetton did not hesitate and decisively teleported away to Earth, leaving only Leo in his Dark Lugiel form and Ultimate Tartarus facing off.
[Darkness materializes and merges, Lugoset]
Many of Lugoset's characteristics appeared in Dark Lugiel. Although this form was very imposing, it was definitely not as powerful as Hyper Zetton, let alone Ultimate Tartarus. But this was the only way Leo could manage.
But looking at Leo like this, the Dark Shadow Mage felt that something was wrong. This was not what he knew about Leo. Was this guy really at his wit's end?
Chapter 629 Dark Lucifer