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

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"Damn it, are these guys really the same bunch of trash who just scrambled together?" Having narrowly dodged the Five Emperors' whip, Xu Lin, the newly appointed captain of the Tenglong Second Squadron, gritted his teeth, wishing he could fly a fighter jet and blow them up.

Compared to the numerous but weak monsters from before, the five ancient emperors were an overrated contender. Although they were clearly not as impressive as the one that appeared in Australia earlier, their attack methods were very limited.

But just that ability to absorb light is enough to make people grit their teeth in frustration.

The enemy had a large number of enemies, and we're almost out of live ammunition. Right now, we only have beam weapons available, but those have also become ineffective. How can we stop the enemy's offensive?

Zhao Lin, the captain of the Tenglong team, also realized the urgency of the situation. He controlled Desfasa to grab the whip of the Five Emperors and used the last Zelda missile to blow it to pieces. However, more and more ancient Five Emperors were being conceived in the dark cradle.

This can't go on. If this continues, everyone will die here. Zhao Lin gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, begin the evacuation immediately and return to headquarters as quickly as possible to resupply!"

"The Desfasa troops are to stay behind and hold off the enemy's advance as much as possible to buy time for our allies!"

Xu Lin gritted his teeth. Normally, a single Zelda missile would be enough to take down a monster like the Five Ancient Emperors, but putting aside the number of them, the immortality brought by the Ultimate Darkness made the Five Ancient Emperors an unprecedentedly troublesome enemy.

On the other side of the European front, William was also sweating profusely. The Asian branch and headquarters were dealing with the five ancient kings formed by the fusion of ancient monsters, but they were facing the original five kings, which were Grimd himself using Eye Q, Super Gob, Reichubas, Golza and Melba.

Although this thing can't absorb light completely like the ancient Five Emperors, only its left eye Q has this ability, its firepower is too fierce. Dozens of original Five Emperors, just the two heads of Melba and Super Gob firing at each other at once, can turn a city into a sea of ​​fire.

Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but now, affected by the ultimate darkness, the warp shield's defense is much weaker than usual and can't withstand such attacks at all. The number of enemies is visibly increasing. After finally eliminating one of the Five Emperors, ten more crawled out.

Under Grimd's control, the Five Emperors Cluster unleashed countless beams of light, like homing missiles, from their entire bodies, even covering all the airspace visible to everyone.

Damn it, William gritted his teeth and controlled the Desfasa to fly forward, where he and the other Desfasa deployed a massive shield, forcibly taking the hit.

However, the number of Desfasa was limited and could not cover the entire battlefield. William heard the screams of his allies.

"Numbers 497 and 964 have been confirmed to have lost vital signs."

Marian's heart sank. Since the start of the war, the European branch had suffered one-tenth of its personnel casualties. The enemy was only making initial probes, but their side was already showing signs of fatigue. The power of darkness was greater than expected.

However, Grimd and Gatanothor were equally surprised by the human side's performance. They had initially thought the humans could only hold out for a maximum of an hour, but they hadn't been defeated despite the immense pressure from the Five Emperors. They were indeed impressive, but that was about it.

The attacks so far have been nothing more than the insignificant breath of darkness, but now, darkness has finally revealed its fangs.

On the coastline, Blaze single-handedly overpowered Camilla and her two companions, giving them a sound beating. Even Captain Gentoo himself was somewhat surprised, as he had heard Daigo mention Camilla and the others before. In the ancient times, Tiga and the others could be considered the leaders of the Titans.

Blaze had assumed that Camilla and the others were no less powerful than Tiga, and that after being enhanced by darkness, they were at least on the same level. However, it now seemed that this was not the case at all. Camilla and the others were far weaker than Tiga, and were simply difficult to kill.

Dalam's powerful punch was caught by Blaze's bare hands, and Blaze slashed him with the Radiant Sword, severely injuring him. Stringman threw Dalam aside and used the Spiral Ballad to hit the flying Hitra in the sky. The moves were very clean and decisive.

Camilla was completely dumbfounded. She even wondered if she was dreaming. Had the three of them been sealed away by Tiga for 30 million years? Were they completely out of touch with the times? Tiga was one thing, but how could this Ultraman they had never seen before defeat them so easily?

In front of them, the three of them looked like Golza on the roadside. How could this be? How could this be?

Camilla was bewildered and furious, but before she could act, Gatanothor's voice rang out, "Enough, you useless wretches. I was hoping to test these guys' current strength, but you can't even do this."

Gatanothor harbored some resentment. She had unleashed quite a bit of Ultimate Darkness on these three, enough to surpass the strength of a typical Gloca Bishop, though not quite at the level of Maga Orochi. To have Blaze defeat them like this was utterly humiliating.

Camilla wanted to retort, but her body was out of her control. In a physical sense, three tentacles that emerged from the sea pierced through her, Hitra, and Darram's bodies, then coalesced into a black spear that thrust straight at Blaze.

The Stringman could be said to have lifted the sword entirely on Blaze's powerful instincts. The Radiant Stone Sword shattered the moment it touched Gatanothor's three tentacles, faster than ever before, as if a thin sheet of paper were trying to block a crossbow bolt.

Green lightning and blazing flames instantly enveloped Blaze's body. Even so, Gento was still sent flying, and Fujiwara Juri immediately transformed into Justice to catch him.

With just this one move, Blaze, who is quite powerful among the Ultramen, was nearly knocked unconscious. The timer on his chest kept flashing, and the armor on his chest was dented.

Without the Faldran armor, that attack would have been enough to kill the Stringman. These were only three tentacles, and now, seemingly endless more tentacles are constantly emerging from the sea.

Now everyone had a basic understanding of Gatanothor's strength, and Gondo was momentarily bewildered and even somewhat desperate.

Faced with such an enemy, how can humanity achieve victory?

Chapter 609 The Person Who Finally Returned (4.5k)

Gento's consciousness was hazy. Although his power was weakened by the black mist of the ultimate darkness, he did not expect that even the Faldran Armor could not withstand Gatanothor's casual attack. The difference in strength between the two sides was so great.

Although Blaze's consciousness was gone, Gento's Blaze was definitely much stronger than before, at least three times stronger. Even so, he was still easily beaten to the brink of death.

Have I really become stronger? Gento asked himself, and in a daze, he opened his eyes and saw Blaze standing in front of him. He remembered that the last time he saw Blaze was when he first entered that physiological repair machine.

Blaze remained silent as always, pointing to a white sea of ​​light beneath him. Genji looked down and saw an endless expanse of darkness, menacing as if it were about to crawl out of the abyss.

This time he could see more. He saw the ultimate darkness transformed into the form of a shadow mage, but with a darkness even deeper than Gatanothor's. And in the light, Magabasa was holding a red gem, and the surrounding light was gathering towards her.

No, if this continues, the light will disappear and the Dark Mage will fully awaken!

Gento instinctively tried to stop Magabasa, but his consciousness drifted further and further away. Magabasa, sealed within, subconsciously raised his head, feeling that the gaze was just his imagination.

A dozen Ultraman statues surrounded her, and the white seal constantly prevented her from being corrupted by the power of the Dark Shadow Mage. Even though she was a monster, these giants of light were willing to protect her.

"It's such...warm light." Magabasa's consciousness gradually waned, and then she closed her eyes completely.

On the other side, the battle lines at TPC headquarters and its branches were already extremely difficult. Beam weapons were having little effect, the enemy was numerous, and the dark offensive was rapidly pressing in. Gatanothor's main body had not yet appeared, but its tentacles alone were already plunging people into deep despair.

"Damn it!" Jugglus's weapon had also missed its target. Seeing that Tae-shin was about to be hit, he immediately piloted his fighter jet to rush over and block the attack for him, transforming instantly.

"Captain Hebikura!" Taixin watched as Jugglus's fighter jet turned into a fireball in front of him, tears streaming down his face.

At the TPC headquarters on the other end, watching the name displayed above change from green to red, Nori's voice trembled slightly, "Armory Captain Hebikura, lost signal..."

"Snake Warehouse, you bastard!" Old Master Ye Hu slammed his fist on the table, his eyes full of resentment. If only he had a little more time, made more preparations, and had more weapons and equipment...

"Silver Star Vanguard Team 091, 093, 099... lost signal."

Maki Shunichi clenched his fist, and Kondo gritted his teeth in resentment. Meanwhile, at the Asian branch, Xu Lin's Tenglong Second Squad and Third Squad were rushing back to the base as quickly as possible.

They're moving fast; we can already see the floating base heading this way. Great, we've saved a lot of time...

"Seven members of the Tenglong First Squadron have been confirmed dead. Twenty-seven fighter jets of the Desfasa formation have lost signal. Zhao Lin, the captain of the Tenglong First Squadron, has been killed in action."

Even faster than their speed was the receiver's almost trembling voice. Xu Lin gripped the control lever tightly, forcing back his tears. Now was not the time to cry.

On the European front, William's hand ached a little. He had lost count of how many times he had pressed the fire button. The surrounding black mist grew thicker and thicker, and the number of the Five Emperors increased, but strangely, the Five Emperors were attacking less frequently than before.

Based on William's experience, this was often the most awkward moment. A chill suddenly ran through him as he heard his teammate's voice on the radio, "Captain, I... I'm so cold."

Hearing his teammate's trembling voice, as if he were in freezing cold, William sensed something was wrong even more. "Rom, what's going on, Rom!?"

"Captain, I'm so cold too. I think I heard a sound. Who's talking?"

"Dolan, wake up! Dolan!" William didn't understand what was happening. The next moment, the two remaining fighter jets that were originally protecting him made a strange maneuver and fired Texas cannons directly at him.

William cried out dangerously, his voice piercing the light, "Dolan, Rom, answer! Answer!"

"Captain, I... kill me... my body is out of control, it's so cold, it's watching us."

"Captain...I...don't worry about me."

The pilots of both fighter jets seemed to be frozen stiff, but their fighter jets moved in a bizarre, inhuman way. William narrowly missed one of them and discovered that the cockpits of Dolan and Rom's fighter jets were covered with chilling eyes.

As darkness deepened, weapons and equipment proved ineffective, and the enemy grew stronger and more numerous, the moment fear arose in their hearts, they were spotted by Grimd's eyes.

"Damn it!" William now understood the chill in his heart. Grimd was watching them. Although these guys hadn't personally taken action, they would take root as soon as a crack appeared in their hearts.

He had indeed prepared himself to die, but he couldn't bring himself to fire on his former teammates!

On the other end, the signal that had been blocked by darkness was suddenly reconnected. Ye Rui breathed a sigh of relief. As long as people realized that they were not fighting alone, they could have more confidence.

"Signal connected. Reports have been received from all over the world. The Americas branch's Brutus team... is completely wiped out. The casualty rate for the Americas branch is 36%."

Ye Rui froze after just one sentence, unsure how to continue. Reports kept arriving, each name marked in red.

"In the Asian branch, the entire Tenglong Team 1 was killed, a 40% casualty rate. In the African branch, the entire Xiongshi Team and the Horned Rhinoceros Team were killed. In the European branch, the Royal Glory Team suffered five casualties, a total casualty rate of 33%, with half of the combatants being controlled by the enemy."

"Wait, no... these reports were also simultaneously sent to networks all over the globe!"

These reports did not come from the various branches. At the end of the final report, a bloody pattern of countless intertwined tentacles was attached. Director Yoshioka clenched his fist and stared at the tentacles of Gatanothor exposed on the big screen.

"This guy deliberately released these reports!"

“He wants to disturb people’s hearts…” Director Sawai clenched her fists. Gatanothor’s move was really vicious. She was trying to say that she could destroy humanity with ease.

The people hiding in the shelters were of course keeping a close eye on the war, but when they saw these reports, they inevitably began to waver, weep, rage, and despair.

"Where is Ultraman? Why didn't all the Ultramen appear to help us?"

"Where's the Knicks? Why didn't he show up either?"

"TPC is unreliable... As expected, the Faith Monster was right!"

"Mom, I'm so scared..."

Darkness began to erode people's hearts. The darkness that was blocked by the barrier of Sphia became more active. Asuka Shin, who was hiding in the shelter, clenched his fist. He wanted to ask, but then he held back.

Kaito gritted his teeth, desperate to transform, but he knew very well that if he transformed at this moment, it wouldn't matter if his identity was exposed; the key issue was that Gatanothor would launch a full-scale attack. She was waiting for all the Ultramen to appear so she could wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Their mission was to buy time and allow the rear to prepare. This was not an order from Director Sawai, but a request from the Knicks, and it was the last contact received before the communication was lost.

Everyone chose to believe in the Knicks, but as they watched their teammates fall one by one, they became increasingly unable to contain their emotions. The people who fought alongside them were now facing danger and suffering greatly, so how could they sit still?

"Asami, I'll go first!" Kazuma Asuka looked at Masao Asami. He couldn't wait any longer. Once people's hearts wavered, the situation would be difficult to salvage.

“I’ll go with you.” Although he didn’t know what difficulties Galatrom and the others were facing or what preparations they had made, Masao Asami simply couldn’t wait any longer.

However, just as the two took out their transformation devices, they suddenly sensed something, instinctively looked up at the sky, and widened their eyes.

On the European front, William had become one of the last few who were not under Grimd's gaze. His earpiece was filled with his teammates' pleas for him to shoot him down, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

The surrounding darkness grew stronger, and the chill in William's heart became more and more apparent. Grimd deliberately kept his teammates rational and deliberately used their voices to torment him.

Fire! Fire! But Dolan's daughter has just been born, and Rom's mother has three sons who have joined the defense force, and only this one is still alive. There are others, and they can still be saved. They can definitely be saved!

William firmly believed this in his heart, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of light in his eyes, which greatly reduced the chill in his heart.

On the front lines at headquarters, Fujiwara Juri, Raymond, and others were already feeling considerable pressure. Although Gatanothor was no longer personally taking action, his endless stream of monsters was enough to completely wear them down.

In the darkness, the power of Ultraman as light is suppressed too much. Justice can't even activate his Shatter Mode and is completely surrounded by hundreds of the five ancient emperors along with Gomora.

"What?" Justice suddenly felt his energy recover somewhat and subconsciously looked up at the sky. Quan Tou and the others also noticed that Gatanothor's tentacles suddenly became flustered.

Meanwhile, in the TPC's command center, Ye Rui was pale and had even forgotten what he was supposed to do. No, at this point, was there anything he could still do? He was somewhat flustered, hoping to be of more use.

As a member of the Victory Team, Nozue had been on the battlefield before and was not afraid of death. But this time was different. He felt unwilling and afraid that all the efforts everyone had made so far, and all that humanity had risked for survival, would be in vain.

"It's alright." A gentle voice rang in Nori's ears. He felt a warm hand on his shoulder and subconsciously turned his head to look at the resolute-looking Director Sawai.

The computers at TPC headquarters and various branches started ringing, and Ye Rui quickly started operating them, his tone filled with disbelief.

"Approaching flying object detected... Its speed is astonishing, and its energy output and number are terrifyingly large!"

The moment Ye Rui finished speaking, like stars in the night sky, countless points of light appeared in the darkness-shrouded sky. Upon closer inspection, they were countless green crystal pillars flying towards Earth through the black mist.

More accurately, they pierced through. The dark clouds formed by the ultimate darkness were easily torn apart by these crystal pillars. Even the five ancient emperors, merely pierced, let out painful howls before turning into darkness and retreating.

William watched as the fighter jets emerged from the controlled aircraft and fled in panic. He quickly checked the signals and found that everyone's vital signs were stable. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and tears streamed down his face.

Numerous crystal pillars landed alongside Bishop Gloca, emitting a faint light. The world, which had been shrouded in darkness, instantly brightened. Before Ye Rui could even process what was happening, he exclaimed, "Communication signal received!"

"Connect immediately!" Director Sawai took a deep breath, Nori nodded solemnly, pressed the communication button, and a familiar voice came through.

"This is Leo, the vice-captain of ESCG. He is now officially leading the Gloca Bishop's troops into battle. Repeat, this is Leo, the vice-captain of ESCG. He is now officially leading the Gloca Bishop's troops into battle!"

In that instant, all the wavering and insecurity vanished, and Gondo could no longer hold back her tears. Even without seeing Leo himself, just hearing his voice made her feel no fear.

A Hyper Zetton landed slowly, with countless crystal pillars behind it. The entire Earth is now visibly covered with such crystals, and these things are suppressing the eruption of the ultimate darkness.

"This is Leo. We are now officially taking control of the battlefield. All troops are to return to base immediately for resupply and rest."

"Why are you only coming back now, you bastard!" Gondo cried as he spoke. Leo on the other end of the communication line was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Hyper Zetton was, of course, Leo's own transformation. If possible, he would certainly like to send out all the monsters, MK2, and Bishop Gloca as soon as possible to help everyone fight together.

But that wasn't enough. After he went to the Plasma Universe and realized just how powerful Reiblood, who had once been a legend, really was, he knew that it was definitely not enough.

To this end, he spent tens of thousands of years in the plasma universe, gathering power while using the light of plasma crystals and plasma sparks to create these crystal pillars as the key to suppressing the darkness.

But in order to move them all out, he needs someone to tear open the rift on the moon, and then he himself will widen it to move them all over. This is only their most basic function.

"...A casualty rate of forty percent." Leo lowered his eyes. He was reluctant to say that this was actually much better than he had expected. Many of the casualties this time were people who had fought alongside him since the Goblin Machine Island incident.

The Lions, the Rhinoceroses, the Soaring Dragons, Royal Glory... their sacrifices were because they weren't fast enough, because they weren't strong enough.

Leo told himself this, watching Gatanothor's tentacles quickly retract. Leo clenched his fist, "They escaped really fast."

Gatanothor and Grimd's target was Leo, and also to eliminate all Ultraman. Destroying humanity was just a side effect. They had long been prepared for Leo to make a move, but they did not expect that Leo would have such a trick up his sleeve.

In this way, the final battle can only be postponed for a few more days. These crystal pillars cannot protect humanity for long; at most, they can allow them to write their wills before their destruction. They have already waited for thirty million years, so a day or two won't make a difference.

Aojie asked, somewhat puzzled, "Leo, aren't we going to chase after them?"

“Not now.” Leo shook his head. “The outburst caused by Masaki and Kirino was to prevent them from fully recovering and mastering the ultimate darkness, but I still can’t deal with them on my own, let alone the Dark Shadow Mage.”

"Let's wait a little longer. They can't do anything in this short time, but it's different for us. Every minute and every second we gain increases our chances of winning."

This only chance to win was built on so many sacrifices. Leo was never afraid of his own sacrifice and death, but he could not accept the sacrifice of those who were alive and fighting alongside him.