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

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"However, you must promise me one thing after it's all done."

“It doesn’t have to be after it’s all done, we can do it now.” Leo’s straightforwardness made Luigi both embarrassed and annoyed. “No way, I won’t take advantage of you. We’ll talk about it after this is over!”

Empera looked at Luciel with pity. To be honest, she didn't expect Luciel, who was born from the Dark Spark, to be so innocent. You don't take advantage of Leo, but your good sister is not polite at all.

"Alright then." Leo scratched his head, then suddenly sensed something, shutting himself off from everything and concealing his aura.

"Heh, why be so wary of me?" The shadow mage emerged from the shadows in the corner, his voice as deep and hoarse as ever, yet tinged with mockery, his gaze fixed on Leo.

"We're both from the darkness, shouldn't we be on the same side, Vice-Captain Leo? Or... should I call you Zagi instead?"

"..." Leo fell silent for a moment, but to the Dark Shadow Mage, this silence seemed more like an admission. He knew he had guessed correctly and was aware of Zagi's danger.

It infiltrated the TPC base several times and often ran into Leo, but it never expected that the other party was actually Zhaji himself. After all, Leo was dark on the surface but had a bright heart inside.

In retrospect, this was a sophisticated disguise, a disguise that could fool even oneself, which shows how formidable the other party was. While seeking cooperation, the Dark Shadow Mage was also trying to prevent a similar situation from happening again.

The surrounding space began to distort, and a dark aura, though not vast, was exceptionally dangerous, spreading around them. Leo neither admitted nor denied it, "You've come to me. What do you want?"

This was a disguise created by Leo using the power of Dark Ultra Killer. The Dark Shadow Mage had never actually seen the energy of Dark Ultra Killer and could not see through it.

“Cooperation,” the Shadow Mage said. “I only want my main body to escape. As for the River of Oblivion beneath the Rocky Mountains… you can have it.”

“I don’t believe you would be so kind.” Leo raised an eyebrow.

"There's no way around it. The Knicks and those Ultramen are getting stronger and stronger. If we don't unite, we have absolutely no chance of winning."

The more sincere and earnest the Dark Shadow Mage's words were, the more suspicious Leo became. It was best not to believe a word the Dark Shadow Mage said.

Even a clone could escape from the King of Ultra, so what kind of simple character could he be? But since he's taking me for Zagi, then don't blame Leo for starting to deceive me without any politeness.

Chapter 328 Luciel's Ambition

Do I look a lot like Zagi? Leo himself didn't realize it. To be honest, Leo found it unbelievable that the Dark Shadow Mage would come knocking on his door so brazenly.

He didn't even understand how the Shadow Mage could mistake him for Zagi; it couldn't have been through the process of elimination, could it?

All I can say is that Director Sawai's move to recruit Leo into ESCG and give him the position of vice-captain, even granting him the authority to manage the global defense forces, was truly ruthless.

No one would subconsciously associate Leo, the executive vice president of ESCG, or even TPC, with Nix, who once had a hostile attitude towards Earth and was a member of the dark forces.

"Your cooperation lacks sincerity, Shadow Mage, and you offer no value for me to choose as a partner." Leo crossed his arms. "Haven't your plans failed enough times?"

"Your plans haven't succeeded many times either." The Dark Shadow Mage, whose sore spot had been hit, retorted just as bluntly, "The seal on the River of Oblivion is second only to my true form, and even surpasses Grimd."

"Without my help, you would have no chance of breaking that seal on your own."

The Dark Shadow Mage spoke with great certainty, but this only made Leo suspicious. Due to his unique nature, even if he was sealed, the River of Oblivion could still influence this universe.

This means that the seal of the River of Oblivion actually has a passage to the outside world. Leo tried to find it, but Renlong and the will residing in Ida Masari's body were unaware of it.

Now that things have come to this, there's not much left for them to hide from Leo; anything they can't tell him is for his own good.

"So, how about choosing to cooperate with me?" The Dark Shadow Mage's voice was seductive, as if cooperating with him was Leo's best option.

Leo pondered for a moment, then his gaze toward the Dark Shadow Mage instantly turned cold. His originally icy and dark aura suddenly became violent, filled with a sense of destruction, and instantly attacked the Dark Shadow Mage.

"You want not only your physical body, but also the power of the River of Oblivion, don't you!"

The power of darkness passed through the Dark Shadow Mage's body but failed to harm him. After all, Leo hadn't used the power of ultimate darkness, but he was right.

Seeing that cooperation was hopeless and his plans had been exposed, the Shadow Mage could only click his tongue and then disappear from Leo's sight.

"This guy... he's got a lot on his mind." Leo's face grew increasingly gloomy. The Dark Shadow Mage was really getting more and more cunning, but it was also a good thing that this guy had mistaken the person for someone else.

Otherwise, regardless of whether Zaki was fooled or not, he will basically choose to cooperate with the Dark Shadow Mage, and then the situation will really be difficult to deal with.

Huan Leo's fear of Zagi was no less than that of the Dark Shadow Mage, mainly because he knew that the River of Oblivion that Zagi was plotting was no less threatening than the Dark Shadow Mage's true form.

The visitors of that time created the River of Oblivion entirely out of a wish for peace and the future; they hoped to eliminate the barriers between different races and forces.

This logic means that even though the River of Oblivion is polluted and sealed, it still subconsciously blocks everything related to the ultimate darkness, ensuring that this power will not be coveted by others.

However, the River of Oblivion remains polluted, containing the negative emotions of all the Ultramen and humans from the ancient civilization, and it is even possible that humans today have absorbed a large amount of negative energy from it.

If Zagi or the Dark Shadow Mage were to obtain this energy, no one could say how far they would grow. After all, the negative energy of a single person could give birth to a terrifying monster.

"It seems we need to deal with Zaki as soon as possible." Leo twisted his neck; he hadn't had much rest lately and felt stiff all over.

"Aren't we going to keep him around?" Empera lay on Leo's back. Anyway, no one could see them, so the Dark Emperor could do whatever he wanted.

"Dr. Otomo's research has yielded sufficient results, and Zaki no longer has any value. He was kept around only because we couldn't spare the time at the time, and we were worried that he might have some backup plan."

Leo took out the Ultimate Fighting Device. Zagi must have used up a lot of energy after breaking Lugoset's seal, so he wasn't originally the first enemy to deal with.

But since the Dark Shadow Mage is willing to cooperate with him, Leo would be best off completely eliminating the possibility of the two cooperating before his own identity is exposed. Zagi's location is not hard to find.

However, the matter of Dark Gordis is more pressing right now, so Leo thought it best to deal with that first before causing trouble for Zaki.

"The way you're talking doesn't sound like a good person. Leo, you haven't been affected by any strange forces, have you?" Ampere reached out and touched Leo's forehead, but couldn't feel anything.

"No, I've just been a little irritable lately, and there's no need to give these guys a friendly look, is there?" Leo still remembered that he had once died at the hands of Zaki.

"I love your way of doing things, hehehe... Ah, someone's coming." Emperor quickly hid back inside the Ultimate Fighting Device to avoid being discovered.

Leo turned his head and looked at Natsukawa Haruki and the others running towards him. He smiled and waved to them, then looked at the group of people behind him with some confusion... students and reporters?

"Yaohui, what's going on with these students?" Leo took a closer look and then noticed that Asuka was among them.

"Reporting to the deputy captain, these are the students who came to TPC for a visit and learning today. I am responsible for showing them around."

Yao Hui saluted Leo, and the students behind him had their eyes light up when they saw Leo. They looked him up and down, almost as if they wanted to pounce on him for an autograph or a photo.

Many of these students had seen Leo on TV before, but this was their first time seeing him in real life. He was the vice-captain of the ESCG, heavily promoted by TPC, and a human hero recognized by TPC.

Children idolize Ultraman, but many middle school students or older people tend to idolize characters like Leo, because of Leo's position and everything he does.

The reporters were also very excited. Since Leo joined TPC, the only time he had been interviewed was at the invitation of KCB. Various TV stations couldn't find an interview opportunity with Leo.

The main problem is that this deputy captain is a true workaholic. He's either out on field missions fighting monsters or working overtime writing articles and making arrangements. As for holidays? He only has so many holidays left, and you still bother him? Doesn't he fear being scolded to death?

Of course, TPC's publicity is the most important thing; otherwise, given ESCG's crash rate, its capabilities would have been questioned long ago.

"A tour..." Leo glanced around but didn't notice anything unusual. "Are you going to the armory next?"

"Hmm, let these kids see the TPC's current equipment. And this is, Vice Captain..."

“The combat mission has been assigned, and I’m going to the armory too. Let’s go together.” Leo put away the documents in his hand, his expression softening considerably. “It’s been several days, Asuka.”

"Brother Leo!" Asuka ran up to Leo, very excited. He was still wearing the baseball cap that TPC had given him. "Are you going to fight the enemy?"

"About right, how long have you been looking around?" Leo patted Asuka Shin's head, who chuckled and scratched his head. "Half an hour!"

The envious glances from her peers made Asuka feel a little smug and oblivious to everything else. Not to mention knowing the vice-captain of ESCG, just having a relative who was a member of the defense force was something to be proud of.

This trend stems from TPC's propaganda and image-building efforts over the past decade. No matter who you are, as long as you haven't committed evil deeds, no one will hate a hero, especially those heroes who are visible, tangible, and have indeed protected you.

Children today all grew up in the era of monsters, and they idolize the defense force and naturally envy Asuka, who gets to be close to Leo.

"Let's get back to the team first." Leo patted Asuka on the shoulder, then he and Haruki led the way. "How are you getting used to the TPC battles?"

"Yes, it's better than I expected."

Yao Hui nodded quickly. Although it was unlucky to encounter the Dark Emperor's invasion on his first day of work, he wasn't responsible for fighting the Emperor. Moreover, Asgaron's performance was extremely overpowered, and the Yapool's ordinary super beasts were no match for it.

As for what comes next, the main enemies they face are the likes of Golzagarula. Melba no longer needs Asgaron to be deployed. Specia Fusion Beast will occasionally appear.

It suffered a slight loss when dealing with Garula, which was quite tough, but Asgard said that the mechanics and stats were up to you, and Haruki's shot directly pierced through Garula's defense.

"You must be very tired."

"Yes, it's tiring, but... I've received a lot of thank-you notes recently, and every time I see them, I feel it's all worth it."

Yao Hui was very proud when he talked about this. He was worried that his mother would object to his job and worry about his safety, but his mother just said that she was proud of her son.

How could I not worry? But my husband is a firefighter, and my son is a member of the defense force. You protect me, and you also protect everything your father values.

As a wife and mother, I am proud of my husband and son. As long as you do what you want and it doesn't harm others, and you are healthy, I will support you no matter what.

Nothing could have inspired Haruki more than his mother's words of encouragement. Leo could see that his radiance was brighter than ever before, almost rivaling that of Fujimiya and the others.

Yao Hui quickly resumed his work of introducing the various facilities of TPC to the students, while Leo was entangled by several reporters, but fortunately they were quite restrained and only asked a few questions.

Actually, Leo doesn't mind giving interviews, and he's not as inexperienced as he used to be, but the problem is he's never free; he's either working overtime or fighting monsters.

"This is the TPC Armory. In addition to its role in weapons maintenance and repair, it also serves as a special combat unit," Haruki explained to Asuka and the others.

"The Armory Combat Team's main combat machine is the fourth-generation robot Asgaron, which is also the most powerful robot in the TPC at present."

"Isn't it said that Armory King Joe is the strongest?" Asuka couldn't help but ask curiously, but Haruki shook his head. "Actually, the strong one isn't Armory King Joe, but Vice-Captain Leo."

Leo waved goodbye to everyone, took the documents in his hand, and went straight to find Jugglus Juggler, who was preparing for the battle. As Leo got a little closer, he felt that something on Jugglus Juggler was calling to him.

"Captain Hebikura, this is the operational plan for this operation. The task assignments for your armory are on page eight."

"Thank you for your hard work. The maintenance of the armory King Bridge is already..." Jugglus Juggler, turning to look at Leo, suddenly stopped speaking, but quickly regained his composure. "So it was Vice-Captain Leo who came in person."

"I need to hurry to the Americas, and it's on the way anyway. Oh, by the way, Hong Kai asked me to ask you, how much do you still remember about the nickname you gave yourself when you were a kid, Jugglus Juggler?"

Jugglus Juggler gave a wicked smile. "...Tell that guy I remember everything."

Leo didn't say much, nodded, and then stepped onto King Bridge. Although Asgaron and Desfaza were stronger, Leo didn't rely on them for combat, so he decided to leave the better equipment to his allies.

"Vice-Captain, what are you looking at?" Kaito came over carrying a large pile of things, but Jugglus just waved his hand and said, "Nothing, it's probably just my imagination."

That momentary chill was probably just my imagination. How could the vice-captain of ESCG possess such profound dark power? Even though Kai and the others fought alongside him multiple times, they never noticed it.

Looks like I've been too tired these past few days. Oh well, it's probably for the best. ESCG has only lost seven or eight fighter jets this month... Wait, isn't the month only halfway over?!

“Kai deliberately mentioned Jugglus Juggler's name, so it seems they have a good relationship. I don't need to worry about anything then. But... why do I feel like there's something about him that's attracting me?”

Leo pondered, then remembered that Jugglus Juggler seemed to be able to transform into the Five Emperors on his own; perhaps it was this related item that was attracting him.

“You already have me!” Luciel poked her head out, staring at him with displeasure. “That Dark Ring is mediocre; how can it compare to me!”

"So it's the Dark Ring." Leo understood now and reached out to pat Rukiel's head. "Alright, you're enough for me. I don't need that."

"You'd better really mean it." Luciel pouted, then bit Leo's lip before pulling back to continue her work. Leo had become stronger with the Giga Battle Device, and she needed to unleash his power even more.

For example, she could first create a cool and powerful weapon. She had already asked Galatron about it. Men are most susceptible to this kind of temptation. Since Leo's swordsmanship is aided by Empera, she would create a polearm!

As for the Giga Combat Device? Its main purpose is to help Leo develop his potential. If it were used as a weapon, it probably wouldn't be able to keep up with the intensity here, and it would be terrible if it got damaged.

Just you wait, Galaxy, you bastard! As long as I, Lugiel, am alive, you'll never be able to steal my people!

Chapter 329 Hikari's Full of Questions

"Vice-Captain Leo has set off." Watching King Joe fly away quickly, Dr. Dango pushed up his glasses and sighed.

This is clearly a crucial moment, and they've made me mentor newcomers. Sigh... But since it was Vice Captain Leo who assigned this task, he must have his reasons. Dr. Dango just felt that he couldn't keep up with Leo's thinking.

I wonder how things are going with Mr. Masaki. The last time Dr. Tango heard news about Masaki Keigo was the day before yesterday. It was about an Ultraman I'd never seen before appearing in the battle at the African branch.

It has been confirmed that Ultraman codenamed Evil was transformed by Keigo Masaki, which means that Dr. Tango's research is very promising, and many people are inevitably tempted.

But with Leo standing there, no one dared to do anything reckless. Director Sawai later clarified the matter, explaining that no one wanted to monopolize Ultraman's power.

After all, given Earth's environment, it's hard to say whether an average Ultraman could even survive to the next day. Everyone has endured for ten years; someone with such selfish motives shouldn't be in this position.

Therefore, Dr. Tango believed that this newcomer, whom Leo specifically requested to receive, must be a very famous and highly skilled individual who could assist him in his research.

Sigh, if only Vice Captain Leo could find an Ultraman for me to research, that would be great. But one shouldn't be too greedy. If it weren't for Vice Captain Leo's support, my research wouldn't even be a thing of the past.

Although Dr. Tango and Dr. Otomo dislike each other, they are surprisingly in agreement on Leo, the vice-captain of TPC!

I heard that Dr. Otomo has also started research on fusion monsters. He plans to use the cell sample of King Silvergon that he collected back then as a base to develop a monster that is even more powerful than King Goldras!

"Oh, they're here." Dr. Danhou looked at the black-haired man who was walking with Miss Renlong not far away. The man seemed to be a little older than him, with a weathered and resolute face, but his eyes were somewhat confused.

After all, Hikari really didn't understand what Miss Renlong meant by "don't be too surprised no matter what you see".

Humanity's science and technology are indeed impressive in many ways, even to the Land of Light. For example, the Friendship Project missile during Seven's era, and the [AZ1974] that could destroy Morroa during Taro's era. These are all amazing inventions.

But as a scientist at the Space Science Research Bureau, and having traveled through the universe for so many years, Hikari felt that he had seen quite a few cosmic civilizations. Even if they weren't the same Earth, they couldn't be too different, right?

"Dr. Tango, this is researcher Hikari, who is also very interested in Ultraman research. Leo specifically asked him to join your research."

Dr. Tango had also heard rumors about Renlong and Leo, but he thought it made sense. This Miss Ren and Leo were clearly a perfect match. However, he and Dr. Otomo had never heard of each other before.

"Leave it to me, Miss Ren. Since she was arranged by Vice Captain Leo, her abilities are beyond doubt."

Ren Long nodded calmly, then turned and left, because she had many things to do, and besides, her family couldn't do without her.

Hikari stood frozen in place. Wait a minute, what were those two saying? What were they researching? Wait, Galactus asked him to come here to help with the research, was he here to be research material?!

"Alright, Mr. Hikari, we have limited time. Next, I will show you around the various facilities of TPC to make your future work easier."

Dr. Tango's words brought Hikari back to his senses. He nodded, barely managing to calm himself. "Okay, thank you, Dr. Tango. But... is it alright to just take me into TPC like this?"