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The bells echoed, the gloomy sky cleared completely, and the sun, belonging to Earth, shared its light here. Under this long-awaited light, which had not been seen for countless millennia, Emperor's resentful form growled softly, like weeping.
The dragon heads of King Silvergon and King Goldras vanished, and tears streamed from the Dark Emperor's eyes before he turned into light and disappeared.
Ampera stood beside Leo, calmly watching everything unfold. But looking at the devastated homeland under the sunlight, devoid of any life, tears still welled up in her eyes.
The light, formed from the deceased life of Emperor Empera, lingered above the alternate dimension before surging out of it and exploding like fireworks above Earth, disappearing without a trace.
Soon, people discovered that flowers and plants were rapidly growing in many dilapidated places, many wounded soldiers recovered immediately, and even many who were confirmed to have died in this battle opened their eyes again.
This is a miracle caused by the last strength of the dead beings on planet Empera, a compensation for Earth and humanity.
Leo watched all this unfold. Planet Empera, once so glorious, had been destroyed by a despicable conspiracy. In the end, he could only sigh indifferently, "Rest in peace."
The war instigated by the Dark Emperor thus ended hastily with a somewhat satisfactory conclusion.
But looking at the clear sky and bright sun, everyone couldn't help but ask themselves, is it really over?
Dark Spark affectionately nuzzled Leo's face, indicating that he shouldn't be too sad. She had become much more emotional now, but it was a pity that because Leo wanted to get rid of all his resentment, she ultimately failed to obtain a Spark Doll with all of Empera's power.
However, the energy collected by the Dark Spark and the Ultimate Fighting Device is still enough to create a new body for Empera, so that this guy won't be able to stay by Leo's side all day long anymore.
Leo turned and flew into space. Father of Ultra and the others were still waiting for him. It was unknown whether the Dark Shadow Mage's clone had been destroyed along with him, but it was certain that this guy would never be able to use the Dark Emperor's resentment again.
Seeing Leo return safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Leo solemnly returned the Ultra Bell to its original place, deactivated his transformation, and bowed to Father of Ultra. "Thank you so much. Without your help, I really don't know how we would have survived this danger."
In fact, Leo's original intention was to expose the Dark Emperor's resentment completely, and then use himself as a vessel to imprison this resentment. It would be fine to keep it unaffected for at least a few hundred years, but it was ultimately just a temporary solution.
"We weren't able to help much either; even the Ultra Bell was brought to us by the King of Ultra."
“So it was that person, then it’s not surprising.” Leo couldn’t help but laugh when he thought of the old man. Seeing that he seemed to know more than just the King of Ultra, Father Ultra thought for a moment and then asked another question.
"Young man, I think you must be Reonics. Can you tell me why you have the glow of Plasma Spark?"
This really surprised Leo. Firstly, he thought Father Ultra would ask about the Dark Spark first, and secondly, he thought he was using the Light of the Earth or the light of his own planetary consciousness as Empera at that time.
"I don't know about that either. I am different from other Reonics. My mother is the other half of Reiblood's soul. I don't know how she created me, and even she herself may not know."
"Besides, the Dark Spark has existed on this Earth for 30 million years. I think the Galactic Spark is also here. There was a Dark War here 30 million years ago, but I don't know the specifics."
Just from listening to what Leo was saying, it was clear that it couldn't be explained in a few words, especially the so-called other half of Reiblood's soul and the Dark War, which even Father of Ultra and others didn't know much about.
There was no way around it; there was just too much information over the past month. Leo regretted not backing up all his reports so he could show them to his father and the others.
However, it seems that they hadn't had time to introduce themselves yet. Father of Ultra and the others transformed into sizes similar to Leo's, and Taro stepped forward. "I am Taro, the chief instructor of the Land of Light. These are Great and Powered."
“I know you have stories in our world. My name is Leo, Leo Nix. It’s nice to meet you.”
Leo was excited, but he forced himself to calm down quickly because he had other things to say.
“Besides that, there’s something else very important.” With that, Leo took out the Dark Pattern Cloth, and Miss Empera floated out from it. She took a long breath, suppressing her unease, and stood beside Leo, bowing deeply. “I’m sorry about what happened 30,000 years ago!”
Father of Ultra and the others were stunned for a moment, as if they had no idea what was going on. But then they seemed to remember something, and Father of Ultra spoke with great uncertainty, "You are... an Alien Empera?"
Hearing Father of Ultra say that, the others had even more question marks above their heads. This was the first time Leo had ever realized that Ultraman's expressions could be so rich.
“It’s me.” Empera instinctively took Leo’s hand. “Thirty thousand years ago, I led an army to attack the Land of Light, causing you many casualties. I am willing to bear any consequences and punishment for the mistakes I made.”
To be honest, having lived for so many years, Father of Ultra felt he had seen all sorts of things, but this was something he had never seen before. When he mentioned it to Zoffy before, Zoffy was also incredulous.
Of course, Zoffy is currently in a state of confusion. "I'll go to Ultra Prison later and see if Belial has really reformed."
Taro and the others were also incredulous, after all, this matter sounded absurd, and in fact it was indeed absurd.
A moment of silence fell over the surroundings. Ampera felt the atmosphere was somewhat awkward. Her apology had been made over a long period of time, but it still seemed insincere enough, after all, she had nothing left now.
Previously, Emperor Ali had told Leo that if she were to go to the Land of Light in the future and have to pay for all her past sins, Leo was not allowed to stop her, even if it cost her her life. This was not a joke; Emperor Ali truly thought so.
So this is especially agonizing for her. If she were the Dark Emperor before, death would have been the end of her life, with no regrets. But back then, she wouldn't bow her head. Now that she knows how to repent, she has someone she doesn't want to let go of.
“I’m actually quite surprised. You look like a child.” Emperor looked up in surprise at Father of Ultra’s words. The captain of the Land of Light’s tone remained unchanged. “It seems you were still very young when Planet Emperor was destroyed. What a pity.”
"The Ultra Bell is not responding. You are not lying and are genuinely repenting for your past actions and wanting to make amends. That's good. It's rare to see someone turn back from their wrong path."
It seems that the King of Ultra had this other purpose in asking Leo to bring the Ultra Bell along. Leo looked at Emperor and thought to himself that his former emperor still didn't understand the Land of Light enough.
"However, simply realizing one's mistakes is not enough. Even if a person who has made a mistake repents, the mistake they made still exists, so concrete actions are needed."
“I understand, I’ll do anything you ask!” Ampera nodded quickly.
"Then I'll trouble you to stay by this young man's side." Father of Ultra's words stunned Emperor, who even doubted whether he had misheard. "What...did you say?"
But Father of Ultra simply nodded, indicating that she hadn't misheard and that it was indeed true.
"This Earth is full of dangers, and we cannot provide support for long. Your future battles will likely not be easy. By assisting him, you are protecting others."
Based on the information we've gathered today, Father of Ultra is certain that many more formidable adversaries will arrive on this planet in the future. Therefore, keeping Emperor by Leo's side as an assistant is better than any other form of punishment.
The Land of Light has a high moral standard, but not high enough to just laugh off everything Emperor has done. However, considering that the Dark Emperor is not just this spirit, and that she has genuinely repented, what would be gained by killing her?
Considering the complexity of the situation, this is the best outcome for now, as long as it ensures that Emperor doesn't harm the universe again and can contribute to protecting others.
“I…” Empera never expected things to turn out this way. In the end, she didn’t know enough about the Ultra race. Leo patted her head, “I know you’re excited, go back first.”
Leo put away Emperor and bowed to Father of Ultra and the others, saying, "A part of me is the light of planet Emperor, so I should share some of her mistakes. If the Land of Light needs anything, please be sure to ask."
Taro was about to say no, but to his surprise, Father of Ultra stopped him, saying, "Young man, I'd like to ask, could you sell some of those special robots from Earth to the Land of Light?"
Seeing Leo's questioning expression, Father of Ultra sighed helplessly, "To be honest, with Ace and Seven unable to transform in order to seal Yapool's strongest super beast, the Land of Light's current fighting power is not enough to maintain peace in various places."
"Now that the Dark Emperor Empera is dead, the various forces in the Dark Universe under her control will bare their fangs. The Ultra Warriors are running around everywhere, and the Land of Light needs some manpower to protect itself."
Especially before setting off, the Dark Emperor dismissed many people, plunging the entire universe into chaos. The Kingdom of Light was short-handed, and sending too many people out would leave the interior vulnerable. They had to be especially careful in places like the Space Prison.
Back then, the Ultra Key was stolen by the Babar aliens, not to mention that I didn't even notice when the Dark Spark was lost. That's really wrong of me. I'll have to check my house again to see if anything else is missing.
“Absolutely no problem!” Leo nodded quickly. Although this matter was indeed unexpected, he still took out his communicator and pulled up the data. “Here, please select which ones you want, and I will have Charlie Huanjia send them to you later.”
"You still have business dealings with Chariga?" Father of Ultra was truly surprised that Leo had already started doing business so early on.
"That's right. The pirated King Joe sold in the Dark Universe are all sold here. You have no idea how badly the Pedanians cursed them online because of this. Of course, our King Joe is only used as a defensive weapon, so you don't need to worry."
Father of Ultra was stunned. This young man's approach was much broader than he had imagined. However, the Land of Light had not yet made a deal with Chariga because they had no need for it.
"Actually, it's not just me; our entire planet does business with Chariga."
What are you buying?
"No, we're the sellers. We have a lot of monsters on Earth, and we can catch a hundred or so every day. It's a local specialty."
Father of Ultra and Taro were now listening as if they were dreaming. Was this still Earth? Was this not the AAA Monster Wholesale Market?
Leo thought for a moment, then took out a USB drive. "This contains the weaknesses and combat records of common monsters on Earth. Take it back and use it. If someone uses it to deal with you in the future, you'll have a way to respond."
Father of Ultra nodded, thinking that this was indeed something that needed to be studied carefully. However, the moment Leo finished speaking, Father of Ultra and Zoffy and the others sensed something at the same time: "It seems that we need to leave this star system as soon as possible."
“Rejecting you?” Leo was somewhat surprised. Father of Ultra simply nodded. “Yes, it seems that this universe has some special laws, perhaps to protect the ultimate darkness.”
As the light of Earth was restored, the barrier established by Delacion also began to take effect. The series of problems caused by the Dark Emperor stimulated the underlying logic, and Father of Ultra and others were also regarded as objects of rejection.
Taro raised his hand and asked, "We're both Ultraman from the Land of Light, so why wasn't Max ostracized?"
Everyone fell into thought. Yes, why didn't Max have this problem? At this crucial moment, Emperor thought of something and poked his head out, "Is it possible that it's because he obtained an Earth citizenship?"
Leo then remembered that Kaito Toma really did have an Earth ID card, but there was no time to talk about that now. Father of Ultra and the others had to leave as soon as possible, otherwise who knew what kind of accident might happen.
"Young warrior, we shall meet again someday. As long as you walk the path of justice, we will meet again sooner or later."
After saying that, Father of Ultra and the others transformed into a giant red ball of light and flew into the depths of space. With the Land of Light's fighting strength insufficient, they also needed to get back as soon as possible.
"It's time to go back. There's still a lot to do." Leo rubbed his temples. Earth's losses this time were also significant.
Chapter 261 Let's Return to Daily Life for Now
In just half a day, the Earth was almost completely transformed. It's quite an absurd story, but thankfully the situation turned out alright in the end. The initial evacuation efforts were very effective, and there weren't many injured people.
As for the damaged cities and the mobilization of various resources, the TPC is already holding meetings to discuss them, and even Leo, who is at home, is holding the meeting online right now.
"So it was decided that Charlie would act as an intermediary to try to contact that Knicks. This is also a good opportunity for us to understand the other party's logic."
There were no objections to the proposal, and they discussed other things, such as the effects of the Prometheus and other new weapons in this battle. In the end, they unanimously agreed to set the Prometheus as the maximum limit for normal weapons.
There's nothing we can do about it. Earth's current weaponry is perfectly adequate for fighting ordinary monsters, but it's completely ineffective against the Dark Emperor.
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely unwise to stubbornly continue developing military power. Consuming a large amount of manpower and resources may not necessarily bring about much improvement in military strength, because the Earth's military strength coefficient is already too high.
Of course, this doesn't mean we should give up on technological development. It just means we've reached our limit in firepower and there's no need to keep pushing forward. Developing other things, such as urban barrier protection or the widespread adoption of Max Energy, would be a good idea.
After the meeting ended, Leo shut down his computer, and Apera happily leaned on his back. She wasn't a spirit anymore. "Is it over?"
"Just finished, need to write a report later... Oh, Captain Stringman and the others are lying down too."
Leo then remembered that although his teammates were not in the stone coffin, they had also expended a lot of energy, so they were all lying down to rest.
This time, the Destruction Summoning Entity really showed everyone how ruthless it was, and also made everyone realize the problems on Earth's side. Once the light is blocked, Earth's light will weaken, and it will inevitably fall into a passive position.
Leo got up and followed Emperor to the living room. Most of the girls in the house were still injured, but fortunately, they recovered quickly because of the Extreme Fighting Device.
"Boss!" Magabasa rushed over, looking at Leo with a pitiful expression. "Sisters Hilarious and Cordara have run back into the seal again."
This was indeed an unexpected accident. Cordara and Hilarious were no match for Demaga and Galactron. However, they had been corrupted by darkness for too long and possessed certain special characteristics. After being defeated, they returned directly to the seal.
"Don't worry, we'll be able to rescue them next time." Leo gently patted Magabasa's head, indicating that she didn't need to worry too much. The matter of Hillary and Cordara could be dealt with tonight when she had some free time. "Where's Ayako?"
“She needs some time to calm down.” Galatrom placed the fruit platter in front of Leo, and Gatanothor and Seele immediately ran over, moved Magabasa aside, and sat on his lap on either side, starting to eat.
Tyrant and Tilis had already collapsed. These two little devils are really hard to take care of when they get energetic; they don't treat people like human beings. Fortunately, they've been much more well-behaved since Leo came back.
"The house seems really cramped now." Dimaga blinked as he looked around. The living room was originally a cozy four-person room, and it was too much to squeeze in so many people.
“Let’s expand it a bit after this.” Renlong picked up his tea and took a sip. “Let’s take out my and Leo’s room and remodel it. It’ll be enough to use as a living room. We can move our things to the back room.”
"But isn't there only one room in the back?"
"We can just sleep together."
Miss Renlong's calm tone and composed aura made everyone gasp. Is this the power of the head of the family and the first wife? But no one seemed to have anything to say, except for Meifeisi, who was full of resentment.
"By the way, Sister Mephisto, how are Mioko and the others, and your brother too?"
“Mefilas and the others are injured, so they won’t be able to arrive on Earth until the day after tomorrow. Mioko and the others are still injured and in the medical bay. But... why did you call Mioko by her first name?”
Mephis's gaze instantly sharpened. Surely she couldn't say that the people she recruited were already ahead of her in terms of progress in conquering the enemy in just a few days?
"Does she still have a surname?" Leo's question dispelled Mephis's sense of crisis. She was indeed a blockhead. "Yes, but that thing isn't very important to her."
"Leo Leo~" Eleking wrapped his arms around Leo's neck from behind and nuzzled his face affectionately. "Let me tell you, I've mastered a super powerful skill. I'll show it to you later, okay?"
"Sure, but why didn't you bring any electricity this time, Ellie?" Leo was surprised to find that there was no tingling sensation as usual. Ellie, on the other hand, proudly raised her tail. "Hehe, I'm using my tail as a baseline."
"Genius." Leo, Gatanothor, and Seele all gave Eleking a thumbs up at the same time. The latter two little guys often got shocked along with Leo, and they didn't know how Eleking managed to shock people without damaging the furniture.
Meanwhile, Jet and the Zetton sisters are arguing about "who killed the most Golza."
"I killed 35,000!"
"Ha, my foolish sister, she can't even count but has learned to brag. Of those 35,000, I killed 30,000 of them."
This is pretty much a daily routine for the two sisters. Leo opened his mouth and bit into the fruit slice that Galatron brought him, thinking that he wished this kind of life could continue forever. Everything that happened this morning felt like an unreal dream.
But we didn't see Masaki Keigo transform into Ultraman. Was that guy being too cautious, worried about getting tricked?
Speaking of which, Dark Spark didn't even come out in human form to greet everyone. Also, as for the whereabouts of Galaxy Spark... well, never mind, let's not insist on that.
In addition, the undead King Grand seems to be quite down and needs to have a heart-to-heart talk. Thinking about it, I don't have much free time at home anyway. But I'm happy, at least it's a good thing that the house is so lively.
"Oh, by the way, Galatron, could you build a few MK2s and send them to the Land of Light? They're saying they're short-staffed for guarding the prisons. We received help from them this time, and I want to repay that favor."
Galatron thought for a moment, then nodded to indicate that he understood. At the same time, Galatron's MK2 factory began to accelerate production. Although they only had ten MK2s, they had received such help from others.
Guarding a prison, right? Then that must be Belial's space prison. In that case, how can we manage without at least ten MK2s? And a few dozen Gala-Oguma units would guarantee absolute safety!
And so, the family returned to their peaceful life... Well, at least they should be able to recover for half a day, right?
Chapter 262 Someone's Trying to Cause Trouble Again
"You want me to deliver goods to the Land of Light?" When Chariga, who had come to Leo's side in the reception room of the Jupiter base, heard this, his mind went blank for a moment. He thought that he was just going through the motions this time.
"Pretty much. I owe the Land of Light a lot of favors, so I'm entrusting this to you. Of course, there will be a reward."
Leo carefully wiped the Darkweave Cloth. After this battle, some cracks appeared on the sword again. It seems that the Darkweave Cloth still needs to be upgraded. It's almost unable to keep up with the intensity of the battle.
"It's not about the reward. Are you sure I won't get beaten up if I go to the Land of Light?" Chariga wondered if he was considered a friendly figure by the Land of Light.
“I’ve already told them, don’t worry.” Leo handed two suitcases to Chariga. One contained the monsters he had collected during this time and the red King Bridge that the seller wanted. The other contained Galactron MK2 and Galaoguma that the Land of Light wanted.
"Alright, I'll make the trip then. But... I never expected that the Dark Emperor Empera would be killed by you like this. It seems my initial investment was the right one."
"I should thank you the most. If you hadn't brought Galatrom to me, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."
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