Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

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"Answer me, why...why..."

The Dark Emperor's remaining sanity began to crumble, and the strength in her hands increased. As her resentment grew, her power also rose steadily. Even if some of it was shared with Leo, it gradually surpassed his.

Leo's grip on the dark-patterned cloth was already noticeably strained, but he still didn't back down. Even now, he still felt sorry for everything that had happened to Planet Empera, and even more sorry that Empera had gone down the wrong path.

He felt responsible for handling the situation, which was the fundamental reason why Leo was standing here confronting the Dark Emperor. But if he had another chance, he would still choose to save the girl whose parents hoped he could survive all the suffering and live a good life.

The Dark Emperor's power increased with the deepening of his resentment, but Leo's power also rose higher and higher as his will became stronger. Although it was Dark Lugiel's body, an indelible blue light wrapped around the dark-patterned sword.

When this ray of light appeared, Father of Ultra and Zoffy looked over in surprise, but before they could say anything, they were interrupted by Godler Alien and Zoffy Killer, and had no choice but to deal with these two troublesome guys again.

The Jetton sisters, who were on the ground clearing out Golza and Melba, also looked at the two fighting in the sky with surprise. It was not surprising that Leo had light on his body, since Renlong had given him the Dragon Jewel, but this light... was obviously not the light of the earth!

Meanwhile, on Earth, "Mari Ida" looked at the sky with some surprise. Although she didn't know what had happened, she could actually sense the presence of a power of light, a light that had never appeared on Earth before.

A blue light appeared out of nowhere, circling around "Ida Mari" with great joy, as if wanting to obtain her permission.

"You want to go find him?" Looking at the blue light swaying up and down as if nodding, "Ida Maki" couldn't help but sigh, "How can there be such a guy in this world? It's one thing for Ultimate Darkness to chase after him, but even you and Dark Spark are so fond of him."

"But considering that guy's growth rate, it doesn't seem surprising?"

Who would have thought that someone who had only awakened their race's abilities a little over a month ago would possess such power? "Iida Mari" thought for a moment, "Let's wait a bit longer. I thought I would need your help to get through this danger, but it seems I won't."

"In that case, let's not rush to reveal our trump cards. The Dark Shadow Mage... he's a troublesome fellow. He's the First Seal, no wonder he was so difficult to deal with. Now that the River of Oblivion has appeared, we still need to find an opportunity to clarify what happened back then."

Upon hearing that it couldn't sign in to Leo's side, the blue light seemed somewhat disappointed and then disappeared from "Ida Mauri's" side, prompting the latter to complain.

"I've watched you for 30 million years, how can you be so heartless?"

Leo was unaware of what was happening; his attention was entirely focused on the Dark Emperor before him. Facing Leo, who was the will of Planet Empera, the Dark Emperor felt neither emotion nor nostalgia, only a stronger hatred and rage.

Countless dark energies surged from the Dark Emperor's body, enveloping it like a black mist. His body, which had barely maintained its human form, began to twist and change, eventually transforming into a gigantic, jet-black, three-headed dragon.

The Dark Emperor's dragon head is in the center, flanked by King Goldras and King Silvergon. Its four legs and wings resemble those of Maga Serpent and the evil Bogaru. It stands a thousand meters tall, with dark energy swirling around it. An ordinary Ultraman would likely be injured if he were to touch it.

At this moment, the Dark Emperor, or rather, the dark dragon before her, no longer cared about Father of Ultra. Her grudges with the Land of Light paled in comparison to her grudges with Leo. She wanted to tear Leo, along with the Emperor himself within the Dark Cloth, to shreds, leaving not a single one alive.

Leo wiped the dark-patterned cloth. He seemed to see many faces and many hatreds in the dark clouds above the Dark Emperor's head. "Let's end all this."

As Leo charged into the dark clouds to fight the Dark Emperor, and the dark clouds symbolizing the destruction of the entire planet Emperor continued to spread, Father of Ultra knew that Leo was truly in danger.

The Father of Ultra understood Leo's idea. He wanted the Dark Emperor to completely release the resentment within him. Only by completely eliminating this resentment could the Dark Emperor disappear forever and ensure that he would not be used by the Dark Shadow Mage in the future.

But right now, Father of Ultra can only hope that Leo can hold off his son Taro and wait for him to arrive quickly so that he can ring the Ultra Bell and turn the tide of the battle.

As Emperor Empera previously stated, without her rational side, the Dark Emperor, composed solely of resentment, would become even more powerful due to her purity. However, in reality, the Dark Emperor only has things to be wary of.

Because she is the embodiment of the resentment of the entire planet Empera, but the resentment has its own consciousness. If she is not careful, she will also become a puppet of resentment and negative energy, completely losing her mind. Just like at this moment, the Dark Emperor, who has completely released all the resentment, has been completely lost in the darkness.

Leo's only enemy was the three-headed dragon before him. His beam attacks were ineffective, so he could only grow larger until he reached his current limit of three hundred meters before he could finally fight the dragon that the Dark Emperor had transformed into.

However, Leo really couldn't figure out where his light came from.

Chapter 259 The Ultra Bell

There are no problems at all. This is the conclusion that Masaki Keigo came to after studying the Galatron Spark that Ayako had given him. He had originally thought that even if this thing was really effective, there would definitely be some follow-up measures to limit it.

But after studying it for a long time, there really wasn't any problem. After adjusting the data obtained by himself and Dango, the Nix Spark given by the Yapool could theoretically allow Masaki Keigo to be transformed into light particles and merge with the stone statue he chose.

This is a good thing, as it means that Masaki Keigo can continue his experiments without any scruples, but it also means that Masaki Keigo's research will not pose any threat to the Yapool and the mysterious entity behind them called "Nix".

The thought that someone else had casually thrown something out of him without any progress, something he had been researching for so long without any results, without charging him or offering any backup plan, was disheartening for Masaki Keigo.

Sigh, but there's nothing I can do. The creation of the subterranean shark and the research on artificial Ultraman have taken up all the savings that Masaki Keigo has accumulated over the years. If it doesn't succeed, I'll have to stop again and go back to making money honestly.

Seeking sponsorship is out of the question. Such a thing would definitely cause an unprecedented huge dispute even within TPC. We can only rely on ourselves. Unfortunately, there is no time to inform Dr. Dango and tell him this good news. It seems that a lot has happened outside.

The day had finally arrived. Masaki Keigo clenched his fist, took the adjusted Nix Spark, and stood before the Ultraman statue in the center. "May I?"

Although he had always felt that he carried a certain mission and had been working hard since childhood to prevent the fragmented memories and destructive nightmares in his mind from coming true, Masaki Keigo hesitated when the moment actually arrived.

Leo probably doesn't know that while Masaki Keigo considers him his strongest rival, he also admires him and even idolizes him, because everything Leo has done is worthwhile. Masaki Keigo feels that Leo is more suitable to be Ultraman than himself.

However, Leo couldn't get here directly right now. Masaki Keigo let out a long sigh of relief, but just in case, he chose a compromise and placed the Knicks Spark on a device.

Originally, Masaki Keigo planned to find other Ultraman and use their transformation devices, placing them on this device to simulate and achieve transformation, essentially using the transformation device to achieve charging and switching functions.

Now, Masaki Keigo stood at the control panel for a while, then stood on the conversion platform, raising his hands high as if receiving a divine blessing, but in his heart there were only his deceased mother's words.

He was just a child then, having just awakened his ancient factor. He nervously told others that a huge disaster would occur in the future, but there were no monsters at that time, and no one took his words seriously. He was even ridiculed for it.

【Jingwu, Mom doesn't know why you shared these dreams, but Mom believes in you. My son is so smart, you'll definitely find a way to save everyone, right?】

Masaki Keigo's childhood was far from happy. His father was a high-ranking officer in the old defense force. Fifteen years ago, Sawai called for the formation of TPC, whose predecessor, the Earth Federation, emerged. Although it wasn't called TPC at the time, it had already seriously threatened the status of the old defense force.

The establishment of the Earth Defense Force is not unrelated to the discovery of an ancient civilization, but Director Sawai believes that the Earth Defense Force, which only knows how to develop military power, will only put the Earth and humanity in danger in the future.

Later, the Earth Defense Force failed in its Pacific expedition, and various countries seized the opportunity to announce its disbandment for various reasons. As a result, Masaki Keigo's father became depressed and often became an alcoholic and abusive.

To protect her son, Masaki Keigo's mother, Masaki Rumiko, did not hesitate to divorce him and raised him alone until several years ago... she died in a plane crash caused by the first appearance of the monster Zoga.

Rumiko Masaki's only remaining possessions were a cell phone containing an unsent text message that read, "Masaki, be strong. Mom believes you will become a hero."

After growing up, Masaki Keigo changed his father's surname, Saijo, to his mother's surname, Masaki. All his efforts and sacrifices were for this day—no, from this day onward, his plan finally completed a stage.

Even though this light is as insignificant as a firefly in the current situation, Masaki Keigo believes that humanity will surely find a way to the future from it, and he can finally let his mother rest in peace.

"Mom, I want to become a firefly, even if I'm just a firefly..."

The bright light emanating from the device enveloped Masaki Keigo, and he himself became a beam of light, flowing into the body of the stone statue.

Then, Masaki Keigo heard the sounds of battle. He opened his eyes and found himself transformed into Ultraman. Before him, hundreds of Ultramen from two opposing forces—darkness and light—were engaged in a fierce battle, turning the city into ruins.

What's going on? What happened? What are the origins of these dark giants?

Such a question flashed through Masaki Keigo's mind. Then, he saw a huge hole suddenly open up in the sky, from which countless monsters jumped out and began to join this unprecedented melee.

The city collapsed, fires raged, and countless ancient inhabitants scattered and fled. Masaki Keigo seemed to be one of them. Then, as if sensing something, he looked up at the huge red sphere that suddenly appeared in the huge hole above him.

Red is a vibrant and passionate color, but this enormous red sphere only gives people an indescribable sense of eeriness and coldness. Just one glance is enough to send chills down your spine. Then, suddenly, an eye opened on it.

A purple light shot out from that eye, instantly enveloping the city, which covered tens of thousands of square kilometers. Light and darkness, as well as the monsters and people who were fleeing in all directions, all turned into stone statues.

Masaki Keigo quickly realized that these were images from the past, but they were so realistic that he almost thought he had traveled back in time. This was what happened in this city, and this was the truth behind the destruction of the ancient civilization.

No, something doesn't seem right. Masaki Keigo suddenly realized that the eyes on the giant red sphere in the sky were staring at him. It was clearly just a past image, yet it felt as if it were right in front of him, staring at him...

What's going on? A bad feeling welled up in Leo's heart. Had something unexpected happened on Earth? But neither Renlong nor Rainbow Kagachi had sent any news.

Before he could think any further, the Dark Emperor's attack was already upon him. King Silvergon's gaping maw seemed intent on tearing Leo to shreds. The surrounding space was made exceptionally solid by resentment and psychic power, where most monsters would be crushed to death.

Leo teleported away from Hilbargon's attack and cleaved through King Goldras's lightning, but this brief opening allowed the Dark Emperor's dragon head to swoop down from the sky without warning and bite his left arm.

The dark resentment injected into Leo's body through the fangs was the deepest poison in the universe. The intense pain forced Leo to concentrate all his attention on dealing with the enemy in front of him.

The enemy before him was no longer the Dark Emperor, but a collection of the resentment and lingering hatred of billions of lives on Planet Empera after their deaths, a force that could indeed threaten Leo.

Without hesitation, Leo deactivated his transformation to escape being bitten and dodged the remaining attacks. He then retreated, glancing at his arm. The wound from the bite was constantly wreathed in dark purple resentment, which was even affecting the recovery speed of Ultimate Darkness.

"A vengeful spirit... My left hand is completely paralyzed and necrotic." Leo had a headache and directly cut off his left hand. To be honest, this was beyond his current ability to handle.

This is mainly due to the peculiar nature of resentment. While Dark Spark and Ultimate Fighting Device can transform monsters into Leo's power, resentment is never included in them because it is clearly a harmful substance.

The reason why King Goldras, whom Leo killed before, was used by the Dark Shadow Mage was because although Leo absorbed the ultimate darkness, he did not absorb the resentment of King Goldras contained within it, just like removing the poisonous parts when eating pufferfish.

At the same time, the vengeful spirit also possesses characteristics similar to the ultimate darkness, and cannot be destroyed by physical or energy attacks, making it quite troublesome.

This also means that although the light Leo displays can cause damage, no matter how severely he injures the aggregate of resentment in front of him, he cannot actually kill it. Moreover, the poison of this resentment is too troublesome.

Without the interference of resentment, his lost left hand regenerated in the blink of an eye. If it were before, Leo, who did not have this ability, would have died several times over. Now, he could only transform into Dark Lugiel again and charge towards the three-headed dragon that was the incarnation of the Dark Emperor.

"We must hurry up and solve this problem to provide support," thought Father of Ultra on the ground. Just as the Godler alien raised his hand to release another flash wave, he seized the opportunity, took out the Ultra Dumbbell, interrupted the attack, and threw the Godler alien away.

At the same time, he fired a crescent-shaped light bullet directly from his hand, hitting Zoffy Killer and creating an opening. Zoffy seized the opportunity to throw him into the air, then raised his hand and merged the M87 Beam and Father of Ultra Beam, piercing through both Godler Alien and Zoffy Killer.

Having defeated these two formidable enemies and assessing their remaining energy, Father of Ultra and Zoffy quickly flew into the sky to assist Leo. Although it would be difficult to eliminate this aggregate of resentment under these circumstances, the two of them could still help restrain it.

"This guy is pure resentment; you can't kill him through battle." Leo looked at Father of Ultra and Zoffy on his left and right, truly not expecting to fight alongside them.

"Taro is almost here, hold him off!" Father of Ultra's eyes sharpened, and the three rushed forward again.

While dodging attacks and retaliating, Leo pondered the whereabouts of the Dark Shadow Mage. He didn't think the opponent would die so easily, even if it was probably just an avatar.

And that was indeed the case. Although the Dark Emperor's sneak attack was quite unexpected for the Shadow Mage, after all, he had been plotting countless things behind the scenes for so many years, so the Shadow Mage was certainly not going to be killed so easily.

Seeing that Leo seemed to be looking for him, the Dark Shadow Mage couldn't help but want to curse. This guy was far too cautious. Couldn't he be a little less suspicious?

However, the Dark Shadow Mage was also trapped in resentment at this moment and could not do anything. He was the culprit who caused the destruction of the Empera civilization, and even if the resentment here could not kill him, it wished it could drag him down with it.

No, Leo can't find out he's still alive. The Dark Shadow Mage decisively activated his power. Controlling resentment was his ability, so he made the entire resentment entity active and launched an attack on Leo and the others.

The sudden surge of vengeful energy from the berserk entity led Leo, who had initially only harbored doubts, to make a decisive judgment: "Dark Shadow Mage, you are indeed still alive!"

The Dark Shadow Mage was furious. How could you have guessed that?

Under the influence of the Dark Shadow Mage, Empera's vengeful spirit became even more violent, with countless tentacles resembling the Maga Serpent attacking the three of them.

"You want to kill me, no, you want to come back to me, even though you've completely lost your mind and can't respond to me at all now."

The resentful clouds in the sky lingered and swirled, then rushed towards Leo in one breath. They wanted to return to Leo, just as the Dark Emperor had once enveloped Empera and turned him into a source of hatred. Leo, who was once part of the planetary will of Empera, had an even stronger attraction for them.

"Don't let these guys catch you, Leo." The more Ampera looked, the more uneasy she became. Back then, she was haunted by these resentful spirits, and that's how she turned into that person.

"It's alright, the people are almost here."

The moment Leo finished speaking, a melodious and light bell rang out from afar, and the tentacles that were only a blink away from him all froze, as if time and space were also frozen by the sound of the bell.

The sound of the bell swept over everyone and reached Earth. The dark clouds summoned by the Dark Emperor were also dispelled by the sound of the bell, and the sun, which had been covered by sunspots, gradually began to shine through. Even Daigo and the others, who were still unconscious, slowly got up.

"Are our wounds...healing?"

Masaki Keigo, who was staring into the eyes of that eye in the ruins, suddenly heard the bell. The illusory reflection shattered, and in its place stood an Ultraman in front of him, exactly like the statue he had chosen.

Meanwhile, the elderly people on Xingxiu Street were also somewhat surprised, as the sound of the bell was so familiar and evoked such nostalgia.

Everyone looked up and saw the sun in the sky being stripped of its black outer shell, revealing its blazing light. One chime after another, as the bells grew closer and clearer, Leo saw Taro ringing the bell, with Powered and Gray carrying the divine artifact of the Land of Light on either side.

Emperor's resentful form roared and fired a dark beam of destruction towards the direction from which the bell rang. Leo, Father of Ultra, and Zoffy decisively stood in front of Taro, using a protective shield to deflect the attack and send it crashing into the dark fleet at the edge of the universe.

The entire dark fleet was easily reduced to ashes by this attack, but the bell continued to toll, and the power of the resentment was being weakened. The Ultra Bell can purify resentment, soothe the soul, and heal wounds. For Emperor's resentment and the dark shadow mage within it, it was the greatest nemesis.

Overwhelmed by pain, the vengeful spirit tore through space and fled back into the darkness and fear, thus avoiding the effects of the bell's toll.

"Can I borrow it for a moment?" Leo wanted to bring the Ultra Bell into the darkness and fear, but he definitely needed the consent of Father of Ultra and the others.

"In the darkness and fear, the effects of the Ultra Bell will likely be weakened, and the enemy will certainly be prepared to attack you. Let's go with you."

Knowing that Emperor's resentful entity might find an opportunity to destroy the Ultra Bell, Father of Ultra and the others were more worried about Leo's safety than the safety of the artifact itself.

"I'll go. I want to do this myself."

“…Alright then.” Father of Ultra nodded, raising his hand to signal the others not to say anything more. “You must return safely, young warrior.”

"I will return it in its entirety."

After Leo finished speaking, he reached out and picked up the Ultra Bell, discovering that the artifact was much lighter than it looked. He then decisively teleported away and rushed into the darkness and fear, unaware of how surprised Taro and the others were by his gaze.

"Captain, that person... he was able to lift the Ultra Bell so easily?"

As a divine artifact, the Ultra Bell is not something that just anyone can easily lift. Even Taro would need a lot of strength to pull it. Moreover, darkness should not have been able to lift the Ultra Bell.

But Father of Ultra was not surprised at all, only his expression was complicated, "Sure enough, the light he showed at that time was the light of the Plasma Spark Tower, but how did he get in touch with it?"

Chapter 260 Empera's Apology

Within the Dark Terror, the dark resentment within the entire alternate dimension had weakened considerably due to the influence of the Ultra Bell's sound. Emperor's resentment lingered within the Dark Terror, while the enormous three-headed dragon-shaped monster also lingered.

Completely devoid of reason, it simply wanders here instinctively. Despite its resentment, it also instinctively cherishes this homeland of its mother planet, believing it to be the safest place, and even its aggression has weakened considerably.

This is actually a consequence of being restrained. If it were Emperor Empera, the Ultra Bell wouldn't have had such an effect. However, without the rationality that harbors resentment, Leo's constant stimulation caused all the resentment to erupt, which is why the Ultra Bell was so severely restrained.

When Leo returned to the dark and terrifying alternate dimension, the lingering resentments did not attack him, but simply looked around quietly.

"What are they... loitering around?" Zetton, who had been taken back into the fighting device by Leo, was very puzzled. She had prepared herself for a tough battle as soon as she entered, but she didn't expect that these resentful spirits would not ambush her.

Leo watched for a while and roughly understood what Empera's resentment was about: "They want to go home, back to the destroyed planet Empera."

But this devastated land bears no resemblance to its once vibrant home planet. The resentful entities can no longer find their home, have lost their reason and do not know where to go, so they simply remain there quietly.

Leo picked up the Ultra Bell and gently shook it. The clear and melodious chimes began to echo in the dark and terrifying alternate dimension. The aura of death began to fade, the unwilling whispers gradually quieted down, and the gloomy sky began to brighten.

The sound of the bell also reached the outside world, reaching the Ultra Brothers Killer that Ako had torn to pieces. Ako watched as a faint light emerged from it, nodded at her, and then flew into the sky.

"You've grown up, Ayako." With those last words still lingering in her ears, Ayako deactivated her transformation and sat on the ground. "Yes, I'm no longer that little girl who needed you to carry me."

Perhaps it was Leo who rang the bell. This time, Empera's resentment offered no resistance. The bell tolled from afar, and black energy began to rise from the dark body of the resentment before dissipating.

Under the influence of the soul-cleansing bell, Ampera's resentment began to gradually dissipate, with faint particles of light flying out from it, and the resentment itself becoming smaller and smaller.