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Captain Stringman also realized what was happening, stroking his chin as he fell into self-doubt, "So we were fighting King Hilbargon back then? I thought Hilbargon was always that hard to beat."
"Oh right, speaking of which, the place where that Silvergon... well, King Silvergon appeared seems to be near the Lion's Nose Forest."
After all, so many years have passed, and King Hilbargon is long dead. You wouldn't even remember this if you didn't think about it carefully. So, it was King Hilbargon who created this space. Then what about the Icarus aliens and the miniature Bogaru?
Oh no, there are too many things I can't figure out. Small Bogaru are brainless and can't be interrogated. Maybe I should try to capture an Icarus alien. They must have been the ones following me in the dark just now.
As for Eleking... she still needs to use her electromagnetic invisibility to protect the safety of those adults. She didn't bring the other monster girls, so she can't just start razing this place to the ground. Maybe she should go out and fish for these guys herself?
“The seal, Silvergun, Icarus aliens and miniature Bogaru, this place is quite lively.” Leo frowned and thought for a moment. “Silbergun, if this space was created by your own kind, could you open an exit? We need to send these children away first.”
I'm a little weak and can only open the exit for a short while. You need to hurry. If possible, please take this child with you; she's still too young.
“No problem.” Leo pointed to the captain of the String Man. “He swore in the name of the ESCG captain that he would not let this little guy come into any danger.”
Captain Stringman nodded quickly. The most urgent task at present is to send the children away. Little Silvergon's size is not too troublesome, and Monster Island is quite willing to take her in.
"Just in case, Captain, I'll find a place to make some noise to attract the attention of the small Bogaru, and you guys can send the children out immediately."
“I’ve already spoken to the outside world. If we don’t contact them within an hour, they will bomb Lion’s Nose Tree Sea directly. I’m not sure if it will affect this area, but you still have enough time.”
Seeing Leo's resolute attitude, Hong Kai stepped forward and said, "I'll go."
“You are responsible for protecting these children along the way. Don’t worry about me. There are many small Bogaru, but they can’t outrun or beat me. It won’t be difficult for them to escape.”
Leo, of course, couldn't say that he deliberately went out to lure the Icarus aliens. Seeing that everyone still had objections, Leo's tone became more serious, "This is an order. Don't forget your duties!"
Captain Stringman raised his hand, but Leo glared at him and he still wouldn't give up. "The more people, the more insurance. I'll go with Vice Captain Leo. The rest of you will follow orders."
"Yes!"
With String and Leo traveling together, everyone felt more at ease, while Empera was wondering how the Icarus aliens and the miniature Bogaru had managed to get together.
After all, the smaller Bogaru are brainless. Could it be that someone summoned them and made them obey the Icarus aliens?
Chapter 176 The Identity of the Mastermind
Little Silvergon was clearly a clingy little thing. It took Leo a lot of persuasion before it agreed to follow the others instead of chasing after him. The small Bogaru and the Icarus aliens were also involved in the seal, so Leo didn't want the others to take the risk with him.
But given his current state, it's already quite good that only Captain Stringman came along. At least with only Captain Stringman, it's relatively easy to shake him off. No, actually, there's no need to shake him off.
Leo stopped in his tracks. The captain of the stringed man who had been standing with him had disappeared at some point, but more accurately, it was Leo himself who had disappeared.
"You've been tricked, ESCG Vice-Captain Leo!"
The surrounding space instantly distorted into a white expanse, with colorful bubbles scattering and swirling around. Leo looked at the Icarus aliens standing not far from him. He had deliberately displayed his strength so that these guys would see him as a threat and come knocking on his door.
Outside, the String Man fired several signal flares into the sky as a signal to begin the operation, and Grand Sylphagon also activated his ability, and a rainbow appeared in the sky, but the colors were reversed.
"It's only one kilometer, is that alright?"
Gu Men glanced at Grand Sylphagon; the exit was too close, and the enemy could easily discover her hiding place.
But Grand Sylphagon knew very well that the Icarusians and the small Bogaru had known she was hiding here for a long time and would come looking for her sooner or later. If the exit was opened too far, the cubs might be in danger.
Seeing that even Grand Sylphagon had nodded, the group didn't hesitate and decisively led the children out, except for one of the older children who was mixed in with them.
The four-meter-tall Little Hilbargon charged ahead, head in hand, relentlessly smashing through trees, boulders, and even the occasional small Bogaru that darted out, carving a path through the crowd.
Stringman also noticed that Leo had disappeared at some point, and he started searching anxiously. However, before he could search carefully, the ground shook violently.
An exceptionally large Gadi emerged from the ground, estimated to be 100 meters tall. Normally, Gadi would never grow to this size. Moreover, this Gadi exuded a rather unsettling aura, like a collection of resentment.
"Look, this is the negative energy gadget we created!"
“Negative energy…” Leo pondered the words, then looked up at the Icarus alien in front of him. “So that’s why you’re sending miniature Bogaru to torment humans, right?”
"Smart, no wonder you're Ultraman." The leader of the Icarus aliens applauded Leo, and was even more pleased to see that Leo did not deny the title of Ultraman.
Having worked here for so long, and persisting with this grand plan for so long without anyone else knowing, the leader of the Icarus aliens couldn't help but want to show off.
"Human beings themselves possess power that they have not yet realized or developed. Fear, anxiety, and worry, even just the negative emotions that a person possesses, can be fully extracted to create a powerful monster!"
"It's a pity that our technology is not proficient enough. Just to modify a negative energy Gadi, it took the fear energy of a hundred people."
At this point, the Icarus aliens showed no regret, only smugness. In the past ten years, they had come here and forced more than a hundred people to their deaths.
"With such great power yet still so weak, they can only become nourishment for the strong. To prevent humanity from threatening the entire universe in the future, we, the Icarus aliens, will first exterminate all Earthlings."
"And then become the ruler of the universe?" Leo's gaze was cold, so cold that the leader of the Icarus aliens felt a chill down his spine, but he still felt that he had the upper hand at this moment.
"We've put in a lot of effort to drive these humans to despair. We've had small Bogaru hunt them down, and it's very difficult to control them, instill fear in them, without killing them."
Images were projected onto Leo's face, showing how everyone had been tormented by Huan over the past ten years. The Icarus aliens had recorded all of these images, which were difficult to describe in words, and they constantly stimulated his brain.
The piercing screams of children watching their parents being torn apart, the terrified murmurs of people watching themselves being swallowed, the despair of being caught the next second after finally thinking you've escaped a chase...
Fear and despair—these are the true forms of negative emotions collected by the Icarus aliens. They deliberately use these images to provoke Leo, hoping he will lose control, fall into anger, and lose his rational judgment.
Just like how Alien Nackle dealt with Ultraman Jack back then.
"Listen to these beautiful screams and cries, Ultraman. You really want to kill me, don't you? Too bad you can't. This is another dimension. You can't transform here!"
The Icarus aliens were extremely pleased with themselves. Screams echoed around them, a mixture of negative emotions swirling within the space. The pure white space began to be tinged with a deep gloom, and even the Icarus alien leader exuded a distinct aura of darkness.
"Who told you to do this?" Leo's expression remained indifferent. Even though he still looked like a child, his aura made the Icarus alien in front of him feel uneasy. This was not the way he had expected.
“You Icarusians shouldn’t have the ability to command miniature Bogaru, so someone must be pulling the strings behind the scenes. Am I right?”
“You…” The Icarus alien stood up in astonishment, not expecting that Leo had already guessed all this.
"You orchestrated the Dark War thirty million years ago, and because you were afraid of Ultraman King and the others, you cowered and hid for thirty million years before daring to show your face now. Serving such people is in line with your level."
The Icarus aliens were surprised that Leo knew all this. What was going on? These Ultramen had only recently appeared, so how could they know about the influence of that great being from 30 million years ago?
"Looks like I guessed right. You really are that person's subordinates. But judging from your appearance, you're probably just being used as insignificant pawns, the kind that can be discarded at any time."
Leo watched coldly. Emperor had already analyzed the surrounding space. It was true that this place would suppress the people of the Land of Light, or rather, Ultraman. But what did that have to do with him, the new Reiblood?
“It’s okay if you don’t talk, I have plenty of ways to make you open your mouth.” Leo took out the Ultimate Fighting Device and instantly teleported in front of the Icarus alien before he could react.
What? Before the Icarus alien could even react, a powerful psychic force pressed down on him, crushing him so much that he couldn't even get up.
What's going on? How can this guy use his powers? Isn't he Ultraman?
The Iskar alien was filled with confusion. He didn't understand what had happened. There was a Gadi barrier in front of him as a safety net, but Leo teleported directly in front of him, leaving him no time to react.
"Let me tell you, you scum, human negative emotions are far more than just fear and despair. You can only feel those, but I can feel much more."
“Every sound that lingers here, their fear and despair, is nothing compared to their anger and resentment.”
While exploring the forest, Leo encountered the instructor of the survival training class. The instructor was barely alive, showing neither fear nor despair, but his eyes burned with the flames of hatred.
This is the flame of revenge, and the unwavering belief in life. It transcends mere negative emotions; it embodies the indomitable spirit of human life.
Protect the children; there are many enemies here, so be careful.
Leo still remembers the last two sentences the other person said. Such a person died at the hands of such a group of guys. This is the kind of thing that Leo can't accept the most.
The remaining emotional energy that the Icarus aliens had been unable to extract from the other dimension surged toward Leo. His anger resonated with all the deceased, whose souls remained here, their emotions undiminished, awaiting the day of revenge.
Leo shoved the Ultimate Fighting Device in his hand into the face of the leader of the Icarus aliens. He couldn't even put up a fight. It was at this moment that he realized that Leo was not Ultraman at all.
This power was very strong. Even after a long time, the emotions that remained here were still so intense, and when combined, they were in no way inferior to the Dark Demon Beast. Replenished, Leo gradually returned to his adult form.
"So... you're one of Reiblood's people." The leader of the Icarus aliens had a lot of dark energy about him, and the Ultimate Fighting Device prioritized drawing on that power, not paying much attention to this weakling.
"You didn't believe me when I said you were trash, and now you're only just discovering my identity?" Leo figured the mastermind behind it all probably wasn't much better, that he would use such a bunch of guys as his subordinates.
“Rebrando, ha, don’t even mention you, even if Rebrando himself came, he wouldn’t be a match for that man.”
Sensing that the Ultimate Fighting Device was beginning to invade his consciousness, the Icarus alien, not wanting to be controlled by Leo and reveal too much, said, "Just wait, Lord Evil King will avenge me!"
With that, Icarus chose to self-destruct, not giving Leo a chance to control himself. However, this guy did eventually let Leo know the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Evil King? That name sounds so common. Do you know him, Emperor?"
"You've never heard of that? Thirty million years ago is too ancient. Planet Empera hadn't even developed our civilization yet back then."
After all, it happened so long ago, not to mention that guy called Evil King is probably the kind of person who likes to hide in the shadows and plot, so he definitely wouldn't leave too many clues.
"However, I can sense that the negative energy in this space is mostly flowing in one direction. The purpose of this group of Icarus aliens is probably to use this energy to forcibly break the seal."
"In that case, their target must be at least some major seal."
Leo only absorbed the remaining energy in this space, and he recovered about a third of it. So what about the energy that the Icarus aliens collected before? It can't just be used to create monsters.
"It's probably over there, um... and it splits into eight branches."
"It seems they want to break all the major seals at once, leaving us overwhelmed." Luckily, they discovered it early enough; the strength of the major seals wasn't that weak. Leo looked outside.
Having progressed this far, the Icarus aliens no longer intended to hide. With a roar of negative energy, they charged toward the mountain where Great Sylvagon was hiding, the one who had previously injured him.
However, the next second, Blazer appeared in front of it, shoved it aside, and got into a fighting stance. The negative energy was quite heavy, and the impact had even hurt the Stringman Captain himself.
Even more deadly, the countless small Bogaru around them seemed to have received some kind of command and began to devour their companions, with each one or two devouring each other to become an individual over fifty meters tall.
In an instant, the once empty alternate dimension was filled with miniature Bogaru—no, it was filled with Bogaru.
Seeing this, Gamu, Fujimiya, and Komon, who were providing cover along the way, also sprang into action. Soon, something happened that left the remaining Icarus aliens speechless.
The surveillance systems deployed in various locations showed that the entire ESCG team, except for the vice-captain, was made up of Ultraman, and their vice-captain was actually a Reionics. What kind of team is this?!
The six Ultramen looked at each other, and soon, Fujiwara Juri, who had sent the children out and then returned, decisively transformed and joined the battle, immediately switching to Crush Mode.
Orb transformed into Thunder Emblem, Tiga immediately launched his Power Type attack, Blaze drew his Thor's Shining Stone Sword, and the other three, though unable to switch forms, were clearly determined by their aura to not want to let any of the Bogaru go easily. Even one of these creatures alive would be a scourge to the entire universe.
Leo went even further and brought out his EX Pedanium Zetton. He said he would no longer need this alternate dimension, as Great Sylphagon's injuries were too serious and he would take him back to recuperate.
The Lion's Nose Tree Sea was occupied by the Icarus aliens a decade ago. They deliberately spread rumors online, luring thousands of people into the Lion's Nose Tree Sea to commit suicide, and then used similar methods to capture people all over the world.
He would do anything to plunge these people into despair, just to extract their power. No matter what that so-called Evil King was, Leo swore he would never forgive him.
The Gadi, strengthened by negative energy, already possessed formidable power, capable of defeating any Ultraman except Justice. However, Leo disliked it the most and ultimately released Grand King, pointing it at the negative energy Gadi.
"King Grant, take it down."
Thus, Gadi experienced what despair meant. He was slapped to the ground by King Grand and died along with the miniature Bogaru, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.
Chapter 177 Prometheus Completed
The battle ended quickly. Although there were many enemies, they were not particularly strong except for the negative energy Gadi. And even if the negative energy Gadi was strong, could it be stronger than Juda... oh no, I should say Leo's Grand King?
Therefore, its fate is self-evident. Leo did not choose to subdue Gadi or any of the smaller Bogaru. The former was because Renlong told him that Gadi, with its negative energy, carried too many people's emotions. If Gadi did not die, it would mean that these people's souls would never find peace.
As for the latter, Leo has already put Bogaru on his kill list. From now on, any machine made by Galatron that encounters this kind of thing can be destroyed by firing directly without even needing to apply for permission. If it weren't for Emperor saying that this thing is not easy to find in higher dimensions, Leo would probably have blown up the higher dimensions first.
"Tsk... Can't we just blow up higher dimensions?" Leo said, somewhat disappointed.
“No.” Miss Galactron, who had come to receive the Icarus alien spaceship, shook her head. “The universe has its own stable operating mechanism. Other dimensions, plasma universes, subspace and higher dimensions, as well as our own dimension, together constitute the universe itself. None of them can be missing.”
The Icarus aliens' spaceship was hidden in another dimension, which would normally be difficult to find. However, Leo had Ako under his command. Who could understand the other dimension better than the Yabo aliens? Ako was the first to jump out and express her dissatisfaction. The Icarus aliens' spaceship had just started up when it was surrounded by Ako's super beasts.
"Reporting to the boss, the remaining Icarus aliens have been captured. What should we do with them?" Ako skipped over. Although she missed the battle this time, she still made a contribution.
"Keep a few for interrogation, and the rest can be either burned in the sun or fed to Golza, it's up to you."
Leo didn't need the Icarus aliens; they were just an eyesore and would only make him angry. Renlong and Empera both said that he had absorbed a lot of emotions left behind by people, so he was a bit irritable and easily angered at the moment. But Leo felt that he was quite clear-headed; the things these Icarus aliens had done were enough to kill them ten times over!
However, Leo was indeed irritable and easily angered. He felt that he was losing control of his emotions, but after killing those small Bogaru and negative energy Gadi, this feeling of being out of control was significantly reduced, as if the souls of those who died unjustly had been soothed.
"Understood!" Yako never questioned any of Leo's decisions. At first, she was worried that the person she was serving was a tyrant like Emperor Empera. Later, she worried that Leo was the kind of person who was too nice to others.
But neither of the above applies. She is very satisfied with her boss, Leo. He is decisive and ruthless, killing without hesitation and never letting anyone go. He is also very good to his own people, and even hopes that Ayako, who has only recently joined, can survive.
Because she liked Leo so much, when Leo felt there was no need for Ayako to continue being restricted by the Limit Breaker, she simply rammed her head into the Limit Breaker. Anyway, she was going to stick with this boss for life, and everything was great except for not getting paid.
Even Ako was quite helpless. Leo didn't have much ambition, which often troubled Galatron. If Leo were determined to conquer the universe, then in a month, no, at most a week, Ako would lead her Super Beast Legion and Galatron's Auguma Legion to plant Leo's flag on every planet.
But with so many things happening on Earth, Leo really couldn't leave. Becoming the ruler of the universe wouldn't be of much use to him. After realizing Leo's thoughts, Galatrom had no choice but to change his strategy. If Leo wouldn't be the ruler of the universe, then Galatrom would be the mediator of the universe.
Whoever likes to invade, then throw Galaoguma in their face. The location of the planet Melani has been confirmed, and we'll use them as our testing ground later.
"You're in charge of everything inside this spaceship. I need to get out quickly, or Captain Stringman and the others will be worried sick."
"Understood. Also, I plan to send a few Galaoguma units to the planet Melani as a return gift for the Mos'aja they sent back then."
"I agree. Remember to make the reasons for the counterattack clear at the same time, and also put the Icarus aliens on the blacklist."
Being blacklisted means two things: first, Leo will no longer sell any products to the Iskar aliens; second, if the opportunity arises in the future, this matter will be settled properly with them.
Not to mention Leo, even Empera has put these Icarus aliens on her blacklist. It's nothing, it's just that these guys make Leo angry and annoy her. If she gets the chance in the future, she'll send all of them to mine!
In fact, Yako thought so too. Letting these Icarus aliens die would be too easy on them. Just throw them into mining until they die. Given the average lifespan of the Icarus aliens... well, they'll live for several thousand years.
Leo left the Icarus aliens' ship and arrived in that space. The battle was over, and Captain Stringman and the others were anxiously searching for him. Eleking was also waiting, with two heavily wounded people beside her, a man and a woman, both unconscious.
"Ailee, how are they?" The reason why Ailee King wasn't sent to the battle this time was because she accidentally discovered these two people during the search and was responsible for protecting them. One of them looked like an ordinary housewife, and the other seemed to be the instructor of the training class where the String Captain's son was.