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Meanwhile, watching the constantly bouncing egg in the sky, Leo connected to the channel, "This is Leo. Notification: all non-combat personnel, evacuate immediately... There is no specific area designated; go as far away as you can."
The originally planned evacuation area was definitely not enough, so Leo could only try to buy as much time as possible. He knew that the Maga Serpent's egg in the sky was trying to recover the power of the ultimate darkness that had scattered everywhere, but most of it had already become Leo's power, which he was quite fortunate about.
Seemingly realizing that energy recovery was ineffective, the egg stopped pulsating, a flash of light appeared, followed by a violent explosion.
A fierce wind swept in, and the intense pressure made it almost impossible to breathe. With a roar that tore through the sky, a huge red figure emerged from the ground.
With a head resembling a dragon or snake, scarlet eyes, and sharp horns, its ferocious expression proclaims its savagery. The muscles beneath its massive, hundred-meter-long body writhe like tentacles, and just looking at it evokes an instinctive urge to flee.
Its thick tail seemed capable of easily snapping mountains, its back was covered in tattered membranous wings, and its body was covered in sharp spikes that exuded a dangerous aura.
Reibrun's instincts advised Leo to avoid the fight, that he needed more time to grow, but Leo forcefully suppressed them. He gripped the Limit Breaker and the Dark Spark tightly in his hands. Sometimes, people are forced to fight.
"Maga Orochi... already has such power in just the first stage?"
Leo's experience over the past month told him that this guy was just an appetizer, but the danger of this appetizer was far too high. Before Leo could make a move, two beams of light appeared, and Orb and Blaze rushed out from them, crashing directly into Maga Orochi.
Orb in his Reincarnation form raised his hand and released the Spyrio Ray, but it was completely ignored by Maga Orochi. Blaze's spiral narrative swerved through it, but was grabbed and crushed, demonstrating its terrifying defensive power.
Maga Orochi grabbed Blaze by the neck and flung him away. The horns on its head released a powerful electric current that struck Orb's body, knocking him to his knees, unable to move.
"Dimaga!" Out of caution, Leo chose to let Dimaga join the battle first. At the same time, King Joe, the weapon in the sky, arrived and fired a simple Max cannon at the horn on the top of Maga Orochi's head.
Thick smoke covered Maga-Orochi's entire face, but the next moment that ferocious face burst out of the smoke again. Suddenly, powerful electric currents were released from the spikes on Maga-Orochi's back membrane wings, forming an electric net that rushed straight toward Armory King Joe. Fortunately, King Joe disintegrated in time to dodge this attack.
"Daigo, let's go too." Komon and Daigo exchanged a glance.
"Fujimiya, let's go help." Imu bumped fists with Fujimiya.
On the periphery, Fujiwara Juri took out a communicator and sent a message to Haruno Musashi, then transformed as well, and the five Ultramen immediately joined the battle.
After witnessing Orb and Blaze's ordeal, no one dared to be careless. Gaia immediately transformed into S-type, Tiga Power Type, Justice Crush Mode, and even Nexus, who had transformed into Komon, placed his right hand in front of his chest and transformed into a completely different blue youth form after a wave of light blue light.
As soon as Dimaga appeared, he rushed forward. Maga Orochi unleashed another burst of intense red and black lightning from its head, striking her body. Even with Dimaga's formidable defense, she couldn't help but cry out in pain.
"Hiss... Boss, this guy's electricity is even stronger than Elaine's!" Dimaga couldn't help but clench his fists, forcing himself to withstand it. Leo also frowned, "Ultimate Darkness has given it almost endless regenerative power, so the broken horn is useless."
"But we need to stall for time, right? I understand." Dimaga forced himself to collide with Maga Orochi, and was subsequently forced to retreat repeatedly by the impact. If it weren't for Dimaga's strong defense, the spikes on Maga Orochi's chest would have seriously injured her.
Orb transformed into his Thunder Emblem and arrived with Gaia. The three of them combined their strength to barely stop Maga Orochi's advance.
The group and Maga-Orochi were locked in a fierce battle. Nexus swung a lightsaber with his right hand, while Blaze attacked from both sides with the Sorchshige sword in his hand. Tiga, having gathered his strength, took advantage of the time that Tiga and the others were holding off and punched Maga-Orochi in the horn, but it had no effect.
Justice flew into the air and kicked down, breaking off Maga Serpent's horn. However, just as Leo had said, the severed horn grew back in just one second.
Maga Orochi was enraged, unleashing a powerful surge of energy that forced everyone back. Only Dimaga, relying on his adaptability, managed to withstand the attack. The Sorcerer's Blade struck him with virtually no effect, except for Nexus's lightsaber, which left only a brief wound.
This won't do. Of the Ultramen present, only Nexus and Justice can inflict any damage on Maga-Orochi. Leo analyzed the situation briefly and realized that he had to weaken the opponent. This was only the beginning of Maga-Orochi's awakening; what would happen after that?
"King Grand! Let's go!" Without bothering to observe any longer, Leo merged with King Grand and charged out. Maga Serpent opened its mouth without hesitation and spat out a powerful bolt of lightning at him, instantly shattering Leo's Zetton Barrier. The remaining power was refracted by the Sphia Barrier.
Leo manipulated Grand King to collide with Maga Serpent. The Spark Dolls of Ruganoga and Pedanium Zetton overlapped simultaneously, causing Grand King's power to surge instantly, and he actually managed to push Maga Serpent back a few steps.
Maga Orochi seemed surprised, but Leo was even more surprised. King Grand, with the addition of the Spark Doll, was already capable of contending with Emperor in his prime or even when he was in armor, yet he could only match Maga Orochi in terms of strength. This guy had actually held back some power just now.
"Emperor, does this guy have any weaknesses?" Galatron needs to monitor other seals around the world, so Leo can only rely on Emperor.
“No, even if I were wearing the Dark Armor, this guy would be hard to deal with.” Emperor also looked troubled. Although she had thought that the monster under the Great Seal would be difficult to deal with, she did not expect Maga Serpent to be this strong.
Empera was not unaware of the Maga-O-Serpent monster; she had even fought it before. However, compared to the Maga-O-Serpent she had killed, it was as fragile as a newborn child.
This Maga Serpent has lived for 30 million years and has devoured a considerable amount of Ultimate Darkness. Wait, Ultimate Darkness? Emperor suddenly had an idea, "There's only one way we can try, but it will be very risky."
I believe you!
King Grand's sword suddenly became sharper, slicing across the surface of the Maga Serpent and leaving a wound. With the support of the Darkweave Cloth, at least breaking through its defenses was no problem.
Then, before Ultimate Darkness could heal Maga Orochi's injuries, Leo thrust his sword directly into the wound.
The sword was stuck after only piercing a little. Maga Orochi probably never expected that King Grand would be able to break through its defenses. It was stunned for a moment, and then it realized that a part of the ultimate darkness in its body was flowing towards the other party.
"The reason this guy became so strong is simply because he used the power of Ultimate Darkness to steal its darkness, Leo!"
Emperor Empera knew very well how much Ultimate Darkness favored Leo, and she refused to believe that Leo could lose to Maga Orochi!
"It's working, but it's very slow...tsk." Maga Orochi raised his hand but was blocked by King Grand, who unleashed a powerful energy reaction, forcing Leo to let go.
The powerful Maga Thunder struck Grand King directly. Leo, enduring the excruciating pain, pushed the sword even further in, then turned to the Ultramen who were struggling to hold on, "Hold it off, I have an idea!"
Without hesitation, Gaia and Agul grabbed the tail of Maga Serpent and dragged it backward. A powerful electric current caused them excruciating pain, but they held on tightly, pulling Maga Serpent's tail taut. Blaze and Orb descended from the sky, the former wielding the Thorchic Sword and the latter a red halo. They increased their energy output without regard for anything else and forcefully severed Maga Serpent's tail.
Justice and Nexus attacked the wing membrane on its back, while Tiga punched Maga-Orochi in the mouth, causing the Maga-Ray that it hadn't yet spat out to explode inside. While Tiga was also helping to restrain Maga-Orochi, Leo poured the Earth Light from his body into Maga-Orochi's body.
Maga Serpent suddenly felt something indescribable; the speed at which its severed tail was regenerating suddenly slowed down considerably. This enraged it, and the power it unleashed directly repelled Leo and his group.
There are many people, which is very helpful. Leo took several steps back with Queen Grand. They had just withstood several waves of energy attacks, and even Queen Grand was having some difficulty. How did Orb manage to seal this guy back then?
“Ultimate Darkness is just a form of energy, but Maga Serpent’s own attributes and light are clearly in conflict. Disrupting its energy cycle with the Light of the Earth…genius.” Even Emperor couldn’t think of any other way to do it.
"Thank you for the compliment, but it's not enough. The ultimate darkness within Maga Orochi is far greater than I imagined. The little bit I absorbed just now is already equivalent to the weight of a Demon Lord Beast."
Clearly, Maga Orochi had other plans. It hadn't fully utilized its power, and Leo couldn't let it have its way. He had to snatch as much of the ultimate darkness's energy as possible from its opponent.
Maga Orochi's strength in its first stage was somewhat excessive. Without the support of Daigo and others, Leo would definitely have suffered a great loss, and Armory King Joe would have been unable to participate in a battle at this level.
It's truly a miracle that Earth wasn't destroyed 30 million years ago, Leo couldn't help but think. Even Maga-Orochi had put pressure on them when they joined forces, while Tiga and his friends had to face eight opponents who were just as powerful as Maga-Orochi or even more powerful, as well as many monsters whose names were not recorded.
However, the tragedy of 30 million years ago will not be repeated. The current situation is far less desperate and outrageous than it was back then. Leo looked at Gauss, Mephistopheles and Max who were rushing over from the sky and relaxed a little.
"King Grand, Dimaga, let's continue!"
"Alright, I'm almost used to its attacks!"
Dimaga's voice was still full of energy, while King Grand, after a moment of silence, unexpectedly responded to Leo for the first time, "Okay."
The group was in relatively good condition and Leo was determined to finish off this guy in one go, while secretly making as many backup plans as possible.
Chapter 212 Maga Yamata no Orochi
When Max sensed the powerful dark energy emanating from Maga Serpent, he felt a chill run down his spine. He was quite surprised when he transformed and bumped into Mephisto.
Later, when he arrived at the scene and saw all the Ultramen, as well as Dimaga and Grand King whom he had met before, he breathed a sigh of relief. With so many people there, even the most powerful monster could not possibly be a match for them.
At least after Maga the Serpent's slap landed on Max, sending him spinning three and a half times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, he realized he had overlooked something else.
A monster that isn't as large as yesterday's Ruganoga, yet still manages to draw so many people to fight it, must either be incredibly unlucky or it's absolutely worthy of its reputation. The Maga Orochi before us clearly belongs to the latter category, and even its strength doesn't quite match its reputation.
Goroki really wanted to curse. Last time it was a group of Ougama fighting against him, and it was good that he didn't have to fight a group this time, but the strength of this guy in front of him was too overpowered. Goroki almost couldn't get up after just one Horned Lightning. If it weren't for Dimaga blocking a Maga Thunder in time, he would have died here today.
However, Leo's tactics were not without effect. As the group continued to harass him, focusing their attacks on Maga-Orochi's energy core and horns, Leo always managed to find opportunities to steal the ultimate dark power from Maga-Orochi while simultaneously injecting the light of the earth into Maga-Orochi's body.
Although the Ultimate Darkness stolen by Leo wasn't much of a boon to Maga-Orochi, the light he injected into Maga-Orochi's body made it extremely uncomfortable, slowing down its recovery and making its movements much sluggish, much like someone with a stomachache shouldn't engage in strenuous exercise.
Apart from Gou Lumu, the teamwork was seamless. After all, they were the most trustworthy comrades-in-arms 30 million years ago. Justice and Nexus, who could deal effective damage, were the main attackers, while the others provided restraint and harassment. After dealing damage, Leo would seize Maga Serpent's energy and continuously disturb its body.
Leo, on the other hand, became more and more energetic as the fight progressed, because all the ultimate darkness he absorbed was converted into his own power. Since Maga Orochi was still just one person no matter how powerful it was, the situation seemed to be developing in a way that was favorable to Leo and the others.
Moreover, probably because of his repeated contact with Leo, the ultimate darkness within Maga Orochi began to become unstable, causing it great discomfort and making it increasingly rageful and dangerous.
Dimaga charged forward again, enduring the horned lightning that was no longer a threat to her, and fought Maga Orochi. But this time she found that she was not pushed and could not budge Maga Orochi in the slightest.
Maga Orochi suddenly unleashed a powerful force, sending Tiga flying and nearly hitting him. If Tiga had been stabbed by those sharp blades, it would have been no joke.
The powerful tail suddenly became agile and lashed out at Blaze, who had no choice but to raise his sword to block it. However, he did not expect that the Thorchic Stone Sword would be broken directly, and Blaze himself was also pulled far away.
“Leo, you need to speed things up. This guy has started to adapt to the Earth Light. Tsk... In the end, he himself has been locked in the ley lines for thirty million years.”
“I know, let’s do it now.” The people around should have already retreated to a greater distance, and Leo had roughly figured out the Maga Serpent’s movement patterns. He glanced around and signaled them to get ready.
After releasing Maga Thunder, Maga Orochi will experience a brief energy depletion. It will take some time to replenish Ultimate Darkness, and its defensive power will drop to the level of Maga Grand King, as Leo has just confirmed.
"We can't miss this opportunity for even a second."
Leo gripped the Dark Cloth tightly, calculating in his mind how much time was left for the combined effects of King Grand and the two Spark Dolls. The forced boost from the Spark Dolls couldn't be maintained for long, which was a less obvious drawback.
Besides that, Leo had another thing to worry about: Maga Orochi had been standing still since the beginning, only using energy attacks. "Dimaga, attack its feet!"
"Received!" Dimaga crossed his twin swords in front of him, and a beam of light flew towards Maga Orochi. The latter seemed to realize Dimaga's intention and released Horned Lightning to block the attack. At the same time, it opened its mouth and released Maga Thunder, which attacked Leo directly.
"Watch this!" Dimaga crossed his arms and unleashed the Dimension Destruction Beam and Leo's Grand King Laser simultaneously, managing to hold his own against Maga Orochi by increasing the power output.
Upon seeing this, Orb immediately transformed into his Blazing Mode, his entire body burning beyond limits as he charged towards Maga-Orochi, firmly embracing it. "Stribium Bomb!"
The powerful explosion instantly interrupted Maga Orochi's movements. Although it only carbonized a layer of its skin, Leo and Demaga's attacks also struck it simultaneously, resulting in Maga Orochi's first truly serious injury.
"The opportunity has come!" Leo's voice rang in everyone's ears. Everyone gathered their strength and unleashed their strongest beam attacks the instant Maga Orochi's Maga Lightning ended. Tiga even brought out the powerful Zepelio Ray and struck the wounds inflicted by Leo and Tiga together.
The powerful energy instantly shattered Maga Serpent's defenses, pushing it to its limit. Then, a flash of light appeared, and a massive explosion uprooted the trees in the entire forest and leveled the surrounding hills. The group was nearly blown away.
Grand King, however, stood firm amidst the aftershocks of the explosion thanks to his immense size. Leo withdrew the power of the two Spark Dolls, allowing Grand King to recover temporarily. The ultimate darkness that had dissipated into the air after Maga Orochi's explosion all rushed towards Leo.
Maga Orochi fell, but everyone knew that this matter was not so easy to end. As a monster suppressed by the Great Seal, it was impossible for them to just fight like this. In fact, everyone still felt a strong sense of unease, and the dangerous atmosphere in the air had not yet subsided.
The thumping of his heart was strong and powerful, and the darkness in the air became more and more obvious. Leo gave Dimaga a signal, and the latter decisively activated the spacetime dimension and then fired the Dimaga baryon cannon in rapid succession into the thick smoke.
It seemed like something was hit, or perhaps it wasn't. Something in the thick smoke of the explosion obscured everyone's senses and vision, but Leo only heard a chewing sound, and then suddenly something seemed to rush over.
"Dimaga, get out of the way!" Almost the instant Leo and Dimaga teleported away, a loud explosion came from the spot where they had just been.
The thunderous heartbeat abruptly ceased, and then, centered on the spot where Maga Orochi had just died, a powerful suction force swept in, nearly pulling everyone who was recovering their strength and observing the situation towards it.
Everything around them was sucked in—thick smoke, darkness, flames from the explosion, and ruins. Soon, everyone could see what had caused it all.
It was a huge mouth, like a black hole, big enough to devour everything around it, big enough to swallow everyone present in one gulp. In the second stage, Maga Serpent was serpent-like in its entirety. Although its lower body seemed to be buried in the ground, the exposed head alone was enough to make people gasp for breath.
"What a terrifying guy..." Ida Ryu, who was watching all this from a distance, couldn't help but feel worried for everyone. Maga Orochi had obviously only just gotten serious.
I deliberately stood still just now in order to transfer energy underground, like a snake shedding its old body to adapt to the current power.
As a test, almost simultaneously, everyone unleashed the same beams that had just destroyed Maga Serpent, Nexus's Layered Storm, Markshumcanon, Gaia's Photon Ice Blade...
In its second phase, Maga Orochi didn't dodge at all, directly withstanding these beam attacks, and even opened its mouth to bite Orb's light wheel, chewing it up and swallowing it whole.
Everyone's hearts sank. Although they knew things wouldn't end easily, they hadn't expected them to be this complicated. Max, without even thinking, sent an Ultra Sign to the Land of Light to request help.
Maga Orochi unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning from its head, shattering Max's Ultra Signature. Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed the beams of Justice and Cosmos, looking at everyone as if mocking them.
Leo's brow twitched. He could clearly feel Maga Serpent's gaze fixed on him, and he also sensed that the problem was far more complex than it appeared. Soon, news came from Galatron: "Leo, something terrible has happened! With the appearance of Maga Serpent, the entire Earth's ley lines have become unstable."
With the awakening of Maga Serpent, a global catastrophe is inevitable. If it weren't for Renlong's efforts to manage the earth's veins over the years, violent earthquakes or even tectonic plate drift would have occurred around the world at this moment.
"Then we can't delay any longer, let's finish this quickly." Without hesitation, Leo released Miss Zetton as well, and Gaia and Agul simply merged with Orb again into their Nature's Light form.
Everyone attacked together, using weapons and beams of light, but even the attacks from Nexus and Justice, which could normally cause damage, were completely ignored. Maga Orochi didn't even have any defense, just standing there and letting everyone attack.
Only when Dimaga's Dimension Destruction Ray, Zetton's Destruction Ray, and Orb's Natural Radiance Ray attacked simultaneously did he open his mouth and unleash Maga Thunder, easily pushing back the attacks of the three.
"Did Renlong really weaken this guy?" Emperor frowned. Putting everything else aside, even if she were at her peak wearing the Dark Armor, she would only have the option of running away when faced with Maga Orochi, and it was uncertain whether she could even escape. How did the Ultramen of that era manage to survive?
"Ren's consciousness is still there, just a little weaker. She should be trying her best."
In a sense, Leo and the others inadvertently ruined Maga Orochi's plans. It was unable to fully digest the power of Ultimate Darkness because the amount was so large, and the presence of Leo and Renlong made its power extremely unstable.
Even so, Maga Serpent was confident that it could easily crush these guys in front of it. So it stopped hiding its power. Leo was analyzing whether the opponent had any weaknesses when he suddenly felt the ground under his feet tremble. A huge mouth suddenly appeared under his feet and swallowed him and King Grand whole.
Orb and the others stared in astonishment at the head that emerged from the ground, followed by a third, a fourth...
Eight heads of the Maga Serpent emerged from the ground, followed by its enormous, mountain-like body composed of countless dark tentacles. It had four legs and eight heads, with bloodshot eyes, like an embodiment of twisting and destruction.
Its speed was too fast, completely out of character for its massive size. Dimaga and Zetton didn't have time to protect Leo, but they were still alive and their life links were still intact, which meant that Leo was not in immediate danger.
While watching the battle, Ida Ryu was anxious, but even with Ida Mari's body, he couldn't participate in the fight. Then, he suddenly felt drowsy. To his surprise, he discovered that there was another consciousness inside Ida Mari's body. Before he could react, he fell into a deep sleep.
The skirt transformed into a white dress, the black sneakers into red leather shoes, and a headband quietly appeared. The girl in the red shoes gazed at the colossal creature a thousand meters tall, her brows furrowed. "The Maga Yamata no Orochi is stronger than before."
"Ren, your method had better actually work, otherwise don't expect me to listen to you."
The girl in red shoes looked at Hiruzen in her hand, then thoughtfully glanced at the snake head that had swallowed Leo. "If he can really defeat Maga Ultimate Serpent, then perhaps the Galaxy Spark is worth entrusting to him."
Maga Yamata no Orochi displayed its power without restraint. As a Great Demon Beast, it possessed the power of all previous Demon Beasts, and its power was even greater than theirs. Its eight heads fired at the same time, and the massive energy attack covered the entire area. No matter how much everyone tried to dodge, they were bound to be hit.
Tiga, in his aerial form, was struck by the Horned Lightning and fell from the sky, unable to move in pain. Armory King Joe was knocked down after throwing another Pedanium Spear to Blaze. Nexus's Arrow Lightning Storm was directly pushed back by Maga's Lightning Bolt, leaving him unable to get up.
Orb, in his Nature's Light form, punched one of the heads, but was instead jolted and his hand hurt. Max decisively transformed to his 300-meter size, still like a child in front of Maga Yamata no Orochi, holding his head-mounted shuriken and trying to cut off the opponent's head, but only left a shallow wound.
It's not that Max doesn't want to transform into the 900+ meter form that defeated Million Basaku back then, but rather that he can't. The reason he was able to defeat Million Basaku back then was because Kaito Toma's burning passion and never-say-die courage, as well as the shared desires of Earth's humans and the subterranean people, resonated with Max's galaxy.
Such a miracle could not have been achieved by Max alone, but that is precisely what they needed most right now.
Chapter 213 An Unyielding Life
On Standal Star, Redell was anxiously staring at the data before him, wondering, "What on earth is going on?"
Just now, for reasons unknown, the monsters on Standal suddenly began to riot. Redel's intuition told him that something must have happened on Earth, but he couldn't leave.
"Commander Redell, the monsters' abnormal rampage is out of control."
"Alright, I'll go pack up. You guys hurry up and arrange for the personnel to be transferred and evacuated. Also... prepare some supplies; we might need them on Earth later."
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