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The research base's defense force has already engaged it in battle. Attacks from the Hyuga 1 Kai and the Shin'yō are completely ineffective against it, and even the Hyuga 2's Texas Beam cannot penetrate its defenses.
"As expected, the Texas Cannon is no longer as powerful as it used to be. TPC's weaponry is limited."
Leo couldn't help but sigh. Advisor Gondo and Komon nodded in agreement. Only the Monera alien controlling Dr. Kisaragi Namikaze couldn't help but think to himself that these humans seemed to want to unleash the full potential of their technology.
The winged skeletal beast Galanda is the elite monster of Monera, and it was carefully selected as the most powerful one. Yet it was beaten so badly by a group of Earthlings that it couldn't even lift its head and could only rely on its defense to withstand the attacks. Are you Earthlings crazy?
Seeing how thick-skinned this monster was, Gondo became excited. "Everyone retreat! Let the Prometheus destroy it!"
Galonda immediately targeted the Prometheus and charged towards the group. The Prometheus's laser machine guns fired at it, and the powerful firepower brought it to the ground.
Immediately afterward, the new Max cannon charged up, and with a normal output time of only three seconds, it instantly reduced them to ashes.
"That's really impressive." Leo gave it a very good evaluation. Galanda's defense was at least at the level of Auguma, yet the Prometheus destroyed it in less than half a minute.
The flames from the explosion in Galanda illuminated Quan Teng's eyes. He couldn't help but clench his fist, as if he had thought of something. "Good, really good. This is the power we need, the power that belongs to humanity itself!"
"Although we only have one Prometheus right now, we will soon have many more of these warships!"
Leo wanted to say something more, but Quan Teng grabbed his hand, tears streaming down her face as she looked at him with a choked voice.
"With such powerful weapons, our soldiers will no longer need to rely on Ultraman to save them, and many people will be spared from dying!"
It's hard to imagine that Gondo, as the deputy chief of staff of TPC, would shed tears at such a time, even though he joined TPC when it was founded and experienced the most difficult period.
He was well aware of the importance of weaponry and equipment. His comrades even once drove their fighter planes, which had run out of ammunition, to ram King Silvergon in order to buy time for their allies.
Leo swallowed the words he wanted to say. He remembered his comrades-in-arms in the Australian branch, whom he had fought alongside for only a few hours. He patted Gondo on the shoulder and said, "Yes, we will! We definitely will!"
Vice-Captain Leo's demeanor changed, and Komon keenly sensed this. It wasn't joy or excitement, but rather an incomprehensible anger.
This is the power of humanity, the power forced upon us to choose in order to survive. Faced with the malice of the universe and a future where there is no hope, humanity does not choose to give up on survival.
This power will be kept in human hands, and even if it means they need to be disciplined to prevent it from backfiring on them one day, Leo will not allow anyone else to do it.
Chapter 182 Max: Finally Here
The Prometheus's combat power is undeniably strong, and Deputy Chief of Staff Gondo was extremely excited. He grabbed Leo and pleaded with him for a long time, hoping that Leo would agree to start mass production of the Prometheus immediately worldwide.
At the same time, all the countries and branches that received the combat data of the Prometheus were extremely excited and put the construction plan of the Prometheus in the highest priority. With the Goblin metal in human hands, and taking into account spare parts and maintenance, at least thirty Prometheus ships could be built.
"Thirty units are still not enough, Vice Captain Leo. I think we need at least a hundred. Please approve it!"
Kondo rubbed his hands together as he looked at Leo. He didn't understand why Leo wouldn't approve the other branches to manufacture the Prometheus. With Kisaragi's technology and the special nature of the Goblin System, thirty Prometheus ships could be obtained in just one day!
The benefits of Leo's personal involvement in everything became apparent at this time. If any country or branch wanted to build the Prometheus, they couldn't even think about starting construction without Director Sawai's personal approval. Anyone who tried to build it secretly would be in for a surprise attack by the Special Investigation Department.
"Yes, Captain Leo, the Prometheus will become a force for humanity." Kisaragi Rui also urged Leo. The Monera aliens who were secretly controlling her were getting impatient. How could you resist building such a powerful weapon?
"Or is it the beginning of self-destruction?" Leo asked rhetorically. "I need to verify the system security of the Prometheus's main control computer. Our team member Fujimiya and the Victory Team member Nozue will be here soon."
Dude, even the Monera aliens were shocked. You guys are actually this cautious? It turns out not everyone is like this Chief of Staff Gondo. Then why did you guys look like you wanted to conjure up a hundred Prometheus ships right away?
No, we absolutely cannot let these humans discover the backdoor hidden in the main computer, otherwise the plan will be ruined.
Just then, a rapid alarm sounded from inside the research base, and someone quickly ran over, reporting, "Sphia has appeared above the research base!"
Well, not surprising, Sphia was probably able to sense the activation of Max's propulsion system, so it locked onto the location and came over. However, it seems that it won't be easy for them to appear on Earth directly.
Earth's light obstructs all attempts to directly jump to the Earth-Moon system, except for Sphia and the Destruction Bringer, who have special methods to bypass it.
"Prometheus, launch!" Gondo immediately realized this was a good opportunity to demonstrate his power.
"No." Ruyue Lei quickly shook her head. "The first battle just ended, and the system is still performing final data analysis and entry. It's not advisable to participate in the battle at this time."
"Let's go." Leo sighed, guessing that the Monera alien behind Kisaragi was getting a little impatient.
Leo didn't actually object to building thirty Prometheus-class ships, but how could he use the central control system given to him by the enemy? Leo planned to go back and ask Miss Galatron to create a substitute driver assistance system for him, since the weapon still needed to be controlled by a person.
"Komon, let's go." After saying that, Huan Leo suddenly realized a problem: if Komon were to transform later, would it be inconvenient for him and Komon to pilot a fighter jet together?
Komon was also thinking about this when he heard Leo say, "Considering ease of movement, let's use the EXJ. I'll drive the Beta and you drive the Alpha."
"That's all right now," Komon nodded quickly, and the two ran toward the hangar. ESCG also immediately launched an attack to provide reinforcements.
At the same time, the Monera aliens realized that their original plan could not be carried out. Their original plan was to use human technology to first build a Prometheus, and then lead the other branches of TPC to build one together.
The Prometheus's main control computer technology was developed by the Monera aliens themselves. If other branches can replicate it, they can directly seize control of other Prometheus ships.
With thirty Prometheus ships on display, all made of Goblin metal and with its weaknesses compensated for, they could wipe out all of humanity in a single day.
Who would have thought Leo would be this cautious? There was no other way but to activate Plan B, and luckily, Sphia appeared and gave them an opportunity.
Currently, there are no girls in Leo's fighting device. Renlong is in a state where he cannot fight, Ako and Galatron are busy with research, Tyrant is still waiting for Golza to come to him, and Mephisto is still working on recruiting people for Leo.
Gorgorgon and Sylphagon are at home taking care of the children, Seele and Gatan are practicing their Iron Head technique every day, Eleking has recently developed human emotions, and Leo is asking Rainbow Kagaki to take her out more often, while Tiris is still drifting in space.
Zetton and Dimaga have not yet completed their transformation. According to Galatrom, it took them much longer than expected, but this means that they will definitely achieve unexpected growth after they complete their transformation.
As for Magabasa... she seems to be catching fish right now, so that after Dimaga's metamorphosis, he won't cause trouble for her if he finds his fish gone. Besides, the girl's fighting power is practically the same whether she brings them or not.
In fact, given Leo's current combat strength, unless he's fighting a large-scale battle or facing an outrageous enemy, he doesn't even need to mobilize his entire family. Not to mention his dozen or so EX Pedanium Zettons and regular Pedanium Zettons, as well as other miscellaneous monster legions.
Just the fact that Judas presented the undead super Grand King would make even Emperor Empera frown. The Grand King is a monster of such high quality, not to mention the premium quality of Judas's selection.
Although Leo doesn't quite know how to control his own power, he's a master at being a power bank. He can provide power and allow Grand King to unleash 70% of the power of Juda's subordinates. Not to mention, he can temporarily add two Spark Dolls. Juda would have to wonder if he doesn't really understand Grand King.
Under these circumstances, Leo's own combat power has actually reached a terrifying level, which is completely different from half a month ago. Now, even if Sphia brings out the Five Emperors, they can only get beaten up.
"Hey, no, you're really coming?" Leo watched as the Sphias in the sky began to coalesce, transforming into the shape of the five alien emperors. They weren't quite as big, about the same size as the ones Ako had created, but there were more of them, about five or six.
Why didn't he just transform into Chaos Ultraman or EX Pedanium Zetton? He's being conservative. Leo has a bad feeling. Is Spia planning something else? No, call for backup!
"This is Leo. We are now taking over the battlefield. The enemy is the Five Emperors. Be careful to avoid the beams of light and Gadi's whip. Each machine should provide cover for the battle."
"Each formation should focus on entangled with the enemy, hold out until reinforcements arrive, and then attack the enemy's fused head, which is their weak point."
After ending the communication, Leo sent a message to Galatron, telling her to prepare for support. At the same time, several Deltandars flew in from the sky. Taganura's firepower and mobility were inferior to theirs. Sphia would directly rob them, and once you got hit by these things, you would be useless.
Leo piloted the Beta Machine and joined the battle. As he fought, he wondered if the Monera aliens would cause trouble for him at this time. Even if they did, they wouldn't be completely unprepared for Sphia, would they? No way... they shouldn't be, right?
The Five Emperors were dismantled as soon as they landed. The unmanned defense system was still a bit powerless against enemies of this level. Fortunately, since the Science Department figured out the beam that could target the Specia Barrier, everyone was not completely helpless against the Five Emperors.
Then, a surprised voice came through Leo's communication channel, "Prometheus, what's going on? Why did it start up without permission? The combat data hasn't been entered yet!"
Well, something still happened. Oh well, the situation is still under control. Leo looked at the Ultimate Fighting Device in his hand and thought, "If you, Sphia, have the guts, then come at me. If you can take the Prometheus away today, that's your skill."
On the other side, Staff Officer Gondo was completely bewildered. He didn't understand what had happened. The Prometheus had started up without his permission. Who was the pilot?
"Call the Prometheus back immediately!"
“No, Prometheus is completely disobeying our commands. Its main control system is automatic... no, because it uses Goblinum metal, it can completely ignore physical locks and achieve automatic driving.”
Goblin itself is an automated system, so the Prometheus, built using it, naturally also possesses the ability to fight automatically.
"Wait, where is Dr. Kisaragi Rui?"
Gondo suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Dr. Kisaragi Rui since the beginning of the incident, and the main control screen in front of him flickered for a moment, followed by an image of Kisaragi Rui standing on the bridge of the Prometheus.
"From this moment forward, we officially launch the Human Extermination Plan. We, the Monera people, hereby formally declare that Earth is now under our rule. Humans had better give up their futile resistance. The Ultraman you rely on is no match for us."
"As for how to prove this, humans, open your eyes and watch!"
Suddenly, a spaceship deactivated its cloaking and appeared above the research base, then released more than a dozen winged skeletal monsters called Galanda. Ever since they learned that there were so many Ultramen on Earth, the Monera aliens knew that they couldn't play one-on-one.
So they made a special trip back to their home planet, brought back a large number of Galandas, and rushed over. Unfortunately, the plan to build thirty Prometheus ships failed, otherwise victory would have been assured.
Galanda's strength is actually quite formidable. Leo estimates that his stats in all aspects are higher than those of Tiga's Power Type, and his defense even surpasses that of Garula and Silvergon. A dozen of them together would indeed be terrifying.
However, if Tiga were to face Galanda, this monster, which has no mechanics other than its stats, would basically be easily defeated by Daigo. Tiga's variety of skills is even greater than the combos in King of Fighters.
But as soon as Monera released Galanda, the Sphia in the sky rushed over, clearly intending to rob them. To be honest, Leo felt that compared to them, using Dark Spark and Ultimate Fighting Device was still too conservative.
The Prometheus's laser machine guns began firing wildly, making it impossible for Spia to move an inch and allowing it no chance to possess and assimilate the Galanda monster. After all, the design had taken into account preventing Spia from corrupting the monster and becoming a more powerful entity.
At the same time, the new Max cannon fired in a wide-range burst, sweeping away most of the Sphia spheres. This firepower is definitely among the top-tier firepower in TPC equipment.
At the same time, the five Specians charged toward the Galanda and the Prometheus, leaving everyone stunned. They suddenly felt like they were no longer involved, as the two invaders were fighting each other.
The Monera aliens were also puzzled as to why the Sphia group was attacking them. However, enemies are enemies, and they were all here to conquer Earth, so they were bound to fight sooner or later. The Prometheus was a weapon developed specifically for the Sphia, and this number of Sphia was nothing to be afraid of.
Leo immediately knew something was wrong. Sphia was not so easy to deal with; this was clearly a deliberate show of weakness, and they hadn't even brought out Ultraman Chaos yet.
However, the Monera aliens' firepower was indeed quite fierce. Leo thought that he might as well crash his own plane, which would make it easier to move around. Anyway, the armory wouldn't be responsible for repairing the crashed fighter jets here.
Komon shared the same thought, but now that the Monera aliens were fighting with Sphia, he didn't know if he would be caught in the middle if he transformed.
The Sphia in the sky began to retreat and soon disappeared. The Monera aliens' spaceship projected a beam of light onto the Prometheus, and its entire body suddenly began to extend and transform into a giant combat robot.
His left hand and both shoulders were equipped with powerful laser rotary machine guns, his right arm was a huge steel clamp, and the screen on his face flickered, giving off a silent sense of pressure.
"The computer demon Desfasa, this is the ultimate weapon that will destroy humanity!" Dr. Kisaragi Rui, controlled by Monera, said triumphantly, "Go, Desfasa, humans and Specia alike, annihilate them all!"
This oppressive feeling was far less than that of the fake Bishop Groca created by Saint Delos, Leo thought to himself. He didn't rush to take control of Desfasa, but deliberately exposed an opening so that Desfasa could hit his tail fin. He was preparing to close the door and release the monster. King Grand was his trump card, not to be used lightly.
"This is Leo. Operation is not working. The parachute system is malfunctioning. Emergency... What the hell?"
The sky suddenly brightened a bit. Leo looked up and saw a red, glowing sphere hurtling towards him. Having watched Ultraman, he immediately realized something, but he couldn't feel happy at all.
Before being completely enveloped by the red light, Leo had only one thought:
Dude, couldn't you have chosen someone else? At least find another place! Don't you know how many people are watching you here?!
Chapter 183 This Earth is Too Outrageous
Since receiving Zoffy's orders, Max has been rushing toward the newly discovered Earth without stopping. However, since the journey inevitably involves passing through the territory of the Dark Universe, he had to spend more time taking a detour to avoid unnecessary trouble.
During this process, Max also unexpectedly learned many things, such as the accident that happened to the Aliens Empera, the turmoil in the Dark Universe, the Aliens Antirull's intention to break the seal of the evil Bogaru, and the withdrawal of a large number of elites from the Dark Universe.
"The universe is probably going to fall into chaos," Max thought. He realized that this mission would be quite difficult. Then he arrived in this universe and, using the coordinates Zoffy had given him beforehand, teleported directly to the vicinity of Mars. As a result, Galatrom's surveillance system, which was lying in wait, did not notice him.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that Galatrom himself is starting to wonder who this surveillance system can actually monitor. It seems that any alien has a way to sneak around it, or simply jump over. It just goes to show that different civilizations have very different technological approaches to stealth.
As soon as Max arrived, he realized that this mission might be even more difficult than the last one. Although the parallel world Earth they went to last time had opponents like Dark Baltan and Demon God, who even Captain Zoffy found difficult to deal with, it was still relatively easy to fight at the beginning.
But here's the problem: I just arrived, and now I have to start fighting right away? What's with all these monsters I've never seen before on the ground? And what's with that giant robot?!
In the brief moment Max was distracted, he saw a fighter jet whose tail had been hit by the robot, and the pilot inside was still trapped. This reminded him of his previous human host, Kaito Toma, who needed a human host identity while on Earth, so Max decided to choose him.
"Wake up, Earthling, I am Ultraman Max."
The surrounding light was so bright it was dazzling. Leo rubbed his eyes. Although he was somewhat prepared, he still felt a bit complicated when he actually heard those words.
Empress Empera in Leo's mental world was furious. They dared to steal him from her! She didn't mind Leo becoming Ultraman, but she wouldn't accept it in this form, because it would mean that Leo's mental space would no longer be hers.
“Ultraman Max…” Leo seemed to have heard this name somewhere before. Oh right, the Metron aliens mentioned it.
"Yes, I came from the Land of Light in another universe, ordered to protect the peace of Earth and the safety of humanity. In order to operate on Earth, I need to be of one mind with others, and your fearless courage has moved me."
As he spoke, a beam of light flew from Max's hand, and then he saw Leo throw back the transformation device he had just given away. "I don't want it."
Max was stunned by this unexpected turn of events, realizing that it was quite different from what he had imagined.
"You should find someone else." Leo didn't know what to say. How could he have run into something like this? To be honest, although he was light inside, this body was made of ultimate darkness. This Ultraman... oh, he really couldn't tell. None of the seven Ultramen in his team could tell.
"Why?" Max asked, puzzled. "Don't you want to protect the Earth?"
"I'd like to, but you're new here and don't know how dangerous our Earth is. Why don't you go and call the Ultra Brothers? Father of Ultra would be fine too, and if possible, it would be best to call the King of Ultra."
Max didn't ask why Leo knew about the Ultra Brothers and the King of Ultra. He was more curious about what kind of situation could make Leo say such a thing. There were indeed many monsters on Earth, but it shouldn't have reached the point where the King needed to take action personally, right?
"Is the situation here really that serious?" Max wondered to himself.
"Yes, believe me, you'll see for yourself in a moment. If you don't believe me, go and try it. Of course, let's not talk about the human form."
Leo only hoped that this Ultraman from the Land of Light was strong enough, or at least not a novice.
"Why?" Max still couldn't understand why Leo didn't want to be his human form.
"Because such a huge, glowing object crashed into my fighter jet in front of so many people, and then Ultraman appeared. Who wouldn't guess that I'm your human form?"
Max was silent for a moment, then thought that what Leo said made a lot of sense. The locals of this planet seemed to know a lot about the Land of Light, and they hadn't thought about it when they were busy saving people.
There's no other way, so let's fight first and then find a way to switch to another human host. Although my energy storage limit is relatively lower than that of my fellow comrades, it's not that tense.
The conversation between Leo and Max seemed to take a long time, but to the outside world, only a few seconds had passed. A flash of red light appeared, and Max landed on the ground, splashing up a thick layer of dirt, which surprised everyone.
This kind of mid-air traffic accident caused by a red luminous object colliding with a fighter jet is something even Deputy Chief of Staff Gondo has seen many times; it's truly a classic.
“Another new Ultraman has appeared…” Gondo said subconsciously, then realized that he was actually happy about it and looking forward to Ultraman’s appearance to save humanity.
This familiar method also drew a lot of attention. Leo had just landed and hadn't even had a chance to let the captain of the String People who had rushed over from afar know that he was safe when he heard a series of exclamations in his earpiece.
"Leo...Vice-Captain Leo has turned into Ultraman!"
For a fleeting moment, Leo even imagined himself being cut into pieces, though such a thing was highly unlikely to happen to him.
Captain Gentoo and the others who had just arrived at the battlefield were also stunned. What the heck? What did they mean by Leo becoming Ultraman? So the vice-captain was Ultraman? But it didn't seem that surprising. Rather, it seemed to explain Leo's superhuman fighting power.