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Ultimate Shining Zero?
Two Ultimate forms can be combined?
Controlling both time and space... with some rounding, isn't that basically Noa?!
When the viewers across the infinite dimensions saw Zero's new form, they couldn't help but roast him in their hearts.
Thinking about it carefully, compared to other normal Ultramen, Zero really had a lot of forms.
With the buffs from Stelle, even Cosmos probably didn't have as many forms as Zero.
As an Ultra Warrior from the Land of Light, to have this many forms, Zero was likely the first in history.
The elite Ultra Brothers from the Land of Light fought through so many episodes with a single form from beginning to end. Although special Ultimate forms like Super Taro and Zoffy's Voice of the Stars existed, their appearances never changed.
Even Father of Ultra, a fellow Ultraman from the Land of Light, only had his horns grow longer after entering his True Power state.
By this comparison, Zero truly deserved to be called the number one in the history of the Land of Light. His treatment in every aspect far surpassed any previous Ultra Warrior.
[The Uchiha Dancer: "Zero is already very strong, but he is too young in the end. Give him a few tens of thousands more years, and he might truly be able to go head-to-head with opponents on the level of Ultraman King and the Swarm Emperor. But it's a pity... a genius envied by the heavens."]
In the Naruto underworld, Uchiha Madara closed his eyes. Perhaps with his strength, he wasn't yet qualified to comment on Zero, but the initial clash had already revealed the gap. Zero was at an absolute disadvantage, even with his combined form and the buff of Ultimate Shining.
In contrast, the Swarm Emperor had now taken notice of Zero. As a god akin to a wild beast, it would not hold back, nor would it let Zero go.
[Yukino Yukinoshita: "Hmph, now is not the time to jump to conclusions. The miracles the Ultra Warriors have brought us have happened more than once or twice. Since Ultraman Noa specifically gathered them into a small team, it means Zero must have the potential to defeat the Swarm Emperor."]
Inside the Service Club, Yukino Yukinoshita calmly brewed a cup of black tea. She was starting to understand the patterns of the light curtain video. In short, Zero might take a beating, but he would definitely make a comeback! It would be the same even if his opponent was the Swarm Emperor!
[The Horn-Breaking Demon: "No... every miracle of an Ultra Warrior is born from the belief and bonds in their hearts. If you do nothing and just hope for a miracle to happen, such a miracle will never arrive."]
[Father of Ultra: "Mm, well said. Ultra Warriors are not completely immortal. We are light, but we are also life. And miracles... they need to be created by the hands of us Ultra Warriors, and the people who believe in us, together!"]
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[In the video, the Swarm Emperor stood its ground without moving, yet it had already brought an immense sense of pressure to the Ultras.]
Aura, strength—the Swarm Emperor had the advantage in every aspect. It could be said that... if its opponents weren't these steadfastly determined Ultra Warriors, anyone else who saw such a Swarm Emperor would have already fled.
And as Zero and the others retreated, a hint of anger flashed across Tayzzyronth's myriad compound eyes.
Zero's last attack had broken through its defense and made it feel pain, something Tayzzyronth had never felt since its descent into this universe.
A screeching chirp flashed by. The sound tore through the fabric of space, exceeding the speed of light, faster than the Aegis of Palagye on Zero's body, faster than any alien spacecraft. In the blink of an eye, it was howling towards the faces of Zero and his comrades.
The dark red breath, accompanied by the chirping sound, transformed into a barrage of magic bullets, each one capable of destroying a planet in an instant.
This directly threw Zero into a state of frantic defense. He released several attacks to counteract them, while Dyna and Cosmos seized the opportunity to move around, using their beam skills to defend.
But the sky-filling cannonade was not something three mere Ultra Warriors could withstand. The Swarm Emperor's breath was like a sky-filling swarm of insects, so dense that it made one's skin crawl. Even without a phobia of dense patterns, one would be forced to develop it.
Amidst the sky-filling cannonade, the formation of the three Ultras inevitably fell into disarray, and they gradually found it difficult to cope.
As the situation grew more and more critical, Stelle knew she couldn't hold back any longer. She immediately gritted her teeth and transformed into light, appearing on the battlefield in the form of Nexus. The silver light underwent several transformations in an instant, finally settling into the blue Junis form.
The Bow and Arrow of Light, which Senge Ren had used as an ultimate move, was now like a no-cost, spammable skill in Stelle's hands. Several arrows shot towards the Swarm Emperor's body and its breath cannonade.
A splendid firework of light and darkness bloomed in a symphony, the deep starry sky seemingly rendered completely by these colors. From a distance, it looked as if two painters were freely venting their emotions on a canvas.
Finally, with the addition of Stelle, the Swarm Emperor's breath was completely blocked. But... the four of them were now in a low state. This was especially true for Stelle; her proficiency was still too low, and she had wasted a lot of energy that shouldn't have been wasted. The timer on her chest was flashing rapidly.
Every time she fired the Bow and Arrow of Light, Nexus's energy would be stripped from Stelle's body. This caused Stelle, as a human host, immense pain. Reflected on Nexus's body, he was clutching his right arm with his left, kneeling on one knee on the rubble, exiting the blue Junis form as his timer flashed wildly.
Zero caught this situation immediately. He was anxious, wanting to use the power of time to restore Nexus's body, but the Swarm Emperor gave them no time to react.
"Bzzzzzz—!!!"
It wasn't the Emperor's cry. This sound of vibrating wings came from the Swarm Emperor's retinue, the ones who were about to become Swarm Kings.
"Wait... their bodies, something's not right!"
Cosmos and Dyna had just wanted to buy some time for Zero, but they saw an even more astonishing scene.
Those insects, any one of which could be called an elite in any other faction, were now flashing with red light. There was a clear bulge on their backs, and from a distance, it looked like the timer of a time bomb flashing.
No... it wasn't "like," it was!
These insects... were suicide bombers! They ignited their own lives, just to make these people who had blasphemed the Swarm Emperor pay the price of their lives!
However... just at that moment, as the stars swirled, the sky above the swarming insects from afar suddenly changed!
I saw the originally calm starry sky suddenly form a giant beam of light, which then danced among the swarm like a blade.
The terrifying power seemed capable of reversing the heavens and the earth, turning yin and yang. A light blade hundreds of meters long was enough to slice through a star in an instant. Those frenzied insects were all turned to ash under the power of this light blade!
This sudden turn of events plunged Zero's group and the viewers outside the light curtain into shock.
The power of light, this form of energy—it was clearly an Ultraman. Even if it wasn't an Ultraman, it was definitely an ally. Could it be that besides Ultraman King and Noa, the Land of Light had other powerful reinforcements?
Then, the camera cut to the sky at that moment, only to see a familiar figure standing there.
His body was estimated to be nearly a thousand meters tall. His massive frame was filled with a gentle energy, not alerting Zero and the others who were immersed in the crisis in the slightest.
"Ultraman... Max!"
The fastest and strongest Ultra Warrior. This might be a bit of an exaggeration, but... this was the true power of Max!
A body filled with divinity stood tall in the cosmos, instantly giving the viewers across the infinite dimensional cosmos a sense of a grand master!
Those tens of thousands of suicide insects were turned to dust before Max's powerful light blade, becoming ashes in an instant!
In a flash, Max returned to his original size, as if he had never appeared, leaving people with an endless sense of wonder.
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You little rascal, you were acting?!
Not just the viewers outside the video, but even many Ultramen from the Land of Light widened their eyes upon seeing Max's 999-meter Great Light Blade, as if they were seeing this familiar Ultra Warrior for the first time.
No one knew that the usually unassuming Ultraman Max was hiding such astonishing power!
And what was even more ridiculous was that this very same Max had been beaten down by the just-released Belial!
[Ace Pilot of the Death Squad: "...No way, if Max is this strong, how could he lose to Belial?"]
Heaven knows how shocked Shinjo was when that light blade appeared. Thankfully, the other party was an Ultraman and didn't want to destroy the Earth. Otherwise, they wouldn't even need to come to Earth; one swing of that thing in outer space and the planet would be... split in half.
[Universal Emperor Belial: "What the hell? This is Max??"]
Belial's eyes widened, a look of confusion appearing in his scarlet eyes for the first time. Was he really this strong? Was even an Ultra Warrior like Max not a match for him?
[Super Scientist Ah Guang: "My apologies, Max. When the captain said you were the fastest and strongest Ultraman in the Land of Light, I had my doubts. But now it seems... the captain was right. It was I who misjudged you."]
[Utaha Kasumigaoka: "I still don't understand. Why would such a powerful Max lose to Belial?"]
[Fastest, Strongest: "Uh... the answer is actually very simple. This power can harm those around me, so I don't usually use it. And when I fought Belial, I was taken down before I even had a chance to use this power."]
[Viewers of the Infinite Dimensional Cosmos: "..."]
As Max explained, the viewers across the infinite dimensional cosmos were dumbfounded. What kind of bizarre reason was that? Were all Ultramen as ridiculous as Max?
But since the man himself had explained it, the viewers outside the light curtain could only temporarily accept Max's flimsy reason.
Besides, from the looks of it in the video, Max's giant form seemed to be quite draining. He couldn't maintain it for long. Otherwise, he would have used it when facing the Swarm Emperor.
With that thought, the viewers outside the video suddenly felt like they could accept it.
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[In the video, Max's all-out attack created an opportunity for Ultimate Shining Zero.]
After a brief moment of shock, Zero reacted quickly. He immediately used the Aegis of Palagye to open a spatial passage, grabbing Stelle, Cosmos, and Dyna and leaving the area together!
"Swish—"
Just as Zero and the others left, the Swarm Emperor's figure appeared where they had just been.
It was clear that it was now furious. The light blade from before had wiped out the swarm it had just bred by sacrificing the resources of a giant planet.
The pain of a child's death was secondary, but the feeling of loneliness once again enveloped the Swarm Emperor's heart, causing its somewhat mournful cry to shatter the void once more, striking an uninhabited planet.
This time, without the obstruction of the Ultra Warriors, those desolate planets were instantly torn apart by the Swarm Emperor's voice, disintegrating into dust that scattered across the cosmos.
However... after the cry, the Swarm Emperor sensed the lingering aura of Zero's departure and revealed a look of surprise.
Energy... endless energy, energy capable of breeding an endless swarm.
The place these people were heading to possessed an endless energy that not even an Aeon necessarily had!
Through the Swarm Emperor's compound eyes, the viewers across the infinite dimensional cosmos saw what the Swarm Emperor desired!
The core of the Plasma Spark Tower, the Sacred Light!
Not just Tartarus, but now even the Swarm Emperor had its eyes on this powerful source of energy, on the light that the Land of Light depended on for its survival.
Sniffing the traces of Zero and the others' departure, the Swarm Emperor gradually vanished from its spot.
It had originally intended to follow the call of its instincts and head to another universe to continue carrying out its Path, but now it seemed that this universe still had domains the Swarm had not yet touched, and vast energy sources the Swarm had not yet discovered!
Unbeknownst to Zero and the others, who had just escaped danger and returned to the Land of Light, the Swarm Emperor had now set its sights on the Sacred Light.
"Zero!"
As soon as he returned, Seven rushed to Zero's side and hugged him tightly!
"Father..."
Zero said, hugging his father back.
"Zero, I've heard what happened from Max. You've all done very well. Hikari has collected some information related to the Swarm Emperor and is currently researching it."
As father and son embraced, Father of Ultra appeared and nodded at the two.
And beside him, an Ultra Warrior never seen before was gesturing towards Zero and the others.
"You are..."
Zero was fine, after all, although he was an Ultraman from the Land of Light, he had grown up on Planet K76. But this new Ultraman was someone that even Seven, Cosmos, and the others had never seen before.
That Ultraman's body had a red-and-silver symmetrical pattern. His head, ears, chest, shoulders, wrists, and legs were all inlaid with blue crystals made from the "Plasma Spark."
He patted his chest and bowed to the crowd, saying, "I am an Ultra Warrior from the future, Ultraman Ginga!"
"With the help of Ultraman Noa, I... and a group of other Ultra Warriors from the future have all appeared in this time, to come and fight a decisive battle with the Swarm Emperor..."
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