Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"Alright, I've told you some useful and useless things here and there. Ultimately, it's up to you what to do. I'll say it again: the 'misfortune' you've modified will only bring more 'misfortune'. Subaru, when you've thought it through, come and tell me your answer. At least in this time waterfall, you don't have to worry about the punishment of 'time confusion' for the time being."

244 Emperor Alien: My benefactor....

"I don't need to think, I can make a choice right now."

Gen Subaru stood up, looked at the gatekeeper, and said softly:

"Let me go to the Alien Empera's side. I'll play it by ear."

"Okay, let's go."

Yuan Mao had thought it through clearly. If Alien Empera became a decent guy in the modified timeline because of his intervention, then he would temporarily swallow the punishment of 'time confusion' and, after leaving the gatekeeper senior, go elsewhere to find a way to lift the punishment.

Looking at Yuan Mao's expression, the gatekeeper thought to himself that this child's thoughts were becoming increasingly difficult to guess. Before, what he was thinking was basically written on his face, but now it took some effort to deduce it.

As the gatekeeper thought this, he placed his hand on Gen Subaru's body. The surging power of time suppressed the punishment of 'time confusion', which could be regarded as 'deposit' given by 'time' to Gen Subaru, the restorer.

At that moment, the gatekeeper also noticed something, looked at Gen Subaru's chest, and whispered:

"Interesting. Where did you get this fortuitous encounter that allowed you to obtain such an energy core? No wonder you were able to withstand the 'time confusion' punishment and come here. I originally thought it was because Reggie helped you out. But... you went a bit too far."

Carefully examining the golden fragment of the Eternal Core, the gatekeeper pointed in that direction from afar. Yuan Mao then saw his chest become transparent, followed by the condensation of golden light particles that pieced together a miniature Eternal Core. However, the miniature Eternal Core was covered with cracks of various sizes.

"This is....."

Yuan Mao was astonished that the gatekeeper's casual pointing would produce such a thing. The gatekeeper, on the other hand, said helplessly:

"As you can see, this energy core is on the verge of collapse due to your continued consumption, but given some time to rest, this amazing energy core can still repair itself."

"Hmm... Senior, perhaps destroying this core would be a good thing for me."

???

Upon hearing this, several question marks appeared above the gatekeeper's head. He didn't quite understand what Yuan Mao was saying, but as Yuan Mao explained, he gradually came to understand. He was completely bewildered. This was clearly a very unique cultivation method. The gatekeeper couldn't offer much insight into it, since he was born with his own abilities and didn't need to conduct research or development.

However, I'll just believe what Minamoto says. Everyone is a different expert, and I, who don't know much about this, shouldn't offer any further comment.

But if we follow Gen Subaru's logic, the skills I wanted to apply to him need to be approached differently, from a different angle. I can't just reset the results that he worked so hard to achieve.

Thus, the blessing bestowed upon Genji by the gatekeeper underwent a slight change, restoring his strength to full while also preventing the loss of his cultivation achievements, placing him in a state similar to a 'time paradox.' This can be considered exploiting a loophole in the Time Waterfall's protection of 'Repairers.' After all, Genji is considered one of their own, and such things should be exploited when necessary.

Subaru clearly felt his power returning. The gatekeeper smiled calmly and said softly:

"Next, adjust your power orientation to the Light of Nexus. The time travel you're about to begin won't be the kind of minor skills you usually use. With the spacetime adaptability of the Light of Nexus, you should be able to learn something new."

"Thank you, senior gatekeeper."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mao immediately wanted to bow gratefully to the gatekeeper. After all, he had been teetering on the edge of the gatekeeper's line, and on this basis, the gatekeeper not only did not turn hostile, but also assisted him in a very kind manner. To be honest, Yuan Mao felt a little embarrassed.

"No need, no need. Actually, as long as it's within the limits allowed by the Timefall, I'm quite easy to talk to."

The gatekeeper smiled and waved his hand, then turned and waved, and a door appeared in front of Gen Subaru. He said softly:

"Let's go. I'll keep an eye on you. If things get bad, I'll bring you back immediately."

"Ah."

Gen Subaru nodded and, following the gatekeeper's instructions, directed his power toward the Light of Nexus before immediately stepping into the portal.

This time, as soon as Yuan Mao stepped inside, he saw a magnificent light like the aurora borealis. The view was breathtakingly beautiful, and everything was so orderly. The close and unique connection between the nodes was something that Yuan Mao had never seen or experienced in his previous time travels. A complete timeline was presented before his eyes at this moment.

At this moment, Gen Subaru heard the gatekeeper's voice, telling him to step inside. Gen Subaru became cautious about this, because after seeing the whole thing, he felt that 'time' was indeed a very subtle thing. The slightest movement would cause it to change unexpectedly, and then the gatekeeper would punish it by slapping it back, correcting the change while also teaching it a lesson.

To be honest, Yuan Mao feels that the punishment he has received is really because the other party did not take him too seriously. Otherwise, it would probably not be as simple as 'time confusion'.

Outside, as mentioned before, the gatekeeper had been watching Yuan Mao's whereabouts. Seeing the child's somewhat timid manner, he couldn't help but find it amusing. He hadn't been able to imagine that this child could have so much awe for this 'time'.

"Alright, don't be afraid, just go in. 'Time' won't make things difficult for its restorers."

Without saying a word, the gatekeeper shoved Gen Subaru in the back, sending him rushing into the 'timeline' and heading towards the point in time that he had modified.

It has to be said that going to the 'past' through the official channels is indeed a different experience. Whether it's the changes in the surrounding data or the flow of other time coordinates, it has to be said that this has completely opened up a different perspective for Gen Subaru to observe the 'world' around him.

However, this process did not last long, and Gen Subaru was soon thrown out of the 'timeline', indicating that he had arrived at his destination.

Gen Subaru shook his head to clear his mind from the astonishing amount of data he was calculating. Then, when he looked up, he saw a group of aliens working on a bunch of machines, seemingly busy with something.

These are aliens from Icarus.

In the database, Gen Subaru had seen data on this type of alien. The huge ears were a characteristic of the Icarus aliens, aliens from the seventeenth planet, Icarus.

Gen Subaru remembered that when this alien was active on Earth, it was right when Ultraman Seven was stationed there. They were invaders who established a front-line base in the fourth dimension in order to conquer Earth.

At that time, the Icarus aliens spent two months disguised as Earthlings, infiltrating the villa area and completing a four-dimensional control device that could connect the three-dimensional and four-dimensional worlds.

The impact of the device's activation caused dimensional cracks to appear in the villa area, alerting the Earth Defense Force to the anomaly. Seven's human form, Dan Moroboshi, arrived at the scene to investigate, infiltrating the fourth-dimensional space through the dimensional crack to confront the Icarus aliens.

During the standoff, the Icarus aliens failed to discover Dan Moroboshi's true form and smugly revealed their entire plan to him. However, Dan Moroboshi was unable to transform due to the limitations of the fourth-dimensional space, and he was also unable to summon the Capsule Monster.

After answering all questions, the Icarus aliens planned to leave Dan Moroboshi in the fourth dimension to fend for himself. They then began to pilot their spaceship to attack Tokyo, freely traveling between the fourth and third dimensions using a control device, making it impossible for the Earth's security forces to track their movements and strike them, leaving them at a loss.

Later, Dan Moroboshi destroyed the four-dimensional control device, preventing the Icarus aliens from entering the four-dimensional world. Enraged, the Icarus aliens grew to giant size and joined forces with the spaceship to attack Ultraman Seven after his transformation.

Finally, after being severely injured by Seven's head-mounted weapon, the Icarus alien was thrown away by Seven's Ultra Telekinesis, resulting in its death. The Icarus alien's spaceship was also destroyed by the Earth Guard.

Therefore, based on this information, Gen Subaru did not think that the Icarus aliens were aliens worth getting along with on the first occasion. So, without any hesitation, he took action and subdued the group of Icarus aliens in front of him. He did not intend to talk to them at all, but used his Ultra Telekinesis to search for the information he wanted from their memories.

After reading the memories of these Icarus aliens, Subaru's expression turned extremely ugly. He had indeed arrived at the time corresponding to the Great Ultra War, that much was correct. However... the Great Ultra War did not disappear because of his intervention at that time. The Emperor Alien still formed the Dark Empire and launched an attack on the Land of Light.

Furthermore, perhaps due to their own influence, the Emperor Alien's offensive was much stronger than in the original history. The fall of the Land of Light was only a matter of time. The Icarus Alien realized the Emperor Alien's strength and planned to create an ultimate four-dimensional machine to prove the value of their race to the Dark Emperor, so as to avoid being enslaved or even destroyed.

"Why...?"

Gen Subaru released the head of the Icarus alien, muttering to himself in confusion, before activating his spacetime power and rushing towards the Land of Light.

At this very moment, in the Land of Light, the alien army of aliens and monsters organized by Alien Empera has already broken through the layers of defenses erected by the Land of Light.

Furthermore, these aliens and monsters are exceptionally powerful, whether it's due to the blessing of the Empera aliens' power or because those lacking in martial virtue have been eliminated in this dark age. In some battles, two Ultra Warriors have even teamed up against the same enemy.

However, this may also be because the Land of Light has only been established for a short time, and the Ultramen who have just evolved under the influence of the Plasma Spark have not yet mastered or developed the power within their bodies.

But no matter what, the changing tides of war don't care about these things. It's a place where only strength matters. Currently, the Land of Light has basically fallen, and all the Ultra Forces have retreated to the Plasma Spark Tower to make their last stand.

Meanwhile, the two major forces of the Land of Light—Father of Ultra and Belial—are fighting in the southern part of the Land of Light. They are currently isolated and helpless, and their opponent is none other than the Dark Emperor, Alien Empera.

This alien, who harbored an extreme aversion to light, looked at the two giants of light before him, who were nearly exhausted and covered in wounds. He snorted coldly and sheathed his Emperor Blade. The Emperor aliens were already incredibly powerful, and with this divine weapon added to the mix, the outcome of this battle was practically decided from the very beginning.

Alien Empera simply wanted to extinguish the light on this planet himself; these two actions were merely warm-up before he actually started.

"Go to hell!!!"

At this moment, Belial, who had not yet turned evil, roared and unleashed a beam of light, locking onto Alien Empera's chest and swiftly charging forward. However, Alien Empera had no interest in even glancing at such an attack. He waved his cloak behind him, and the cloak, which seemed to devour all light and was like a black hole, instantly wiped away Belial's attack.

Then, feeling that he had gotten tired of playing with it, or rather, increasingly finding the existence of the Plasma Spark an eyesore, he waved his hand and unleashed a scorching and enormous dark red fireball, which he hurled at Father of Ultra and Belial.

Sensing the violent energy within the fireball, Father of Ultra and Belial's expressions changed instantly. They exchanged a glance and immediately joined forces, concentrating all the remaining energy in their bodies to launch a final counterattack against Alien Empera.

But Father of Ultra and Belial watched in despair as their combined attack landed on the dark red fireball, having virtually no effect. The deadly attack continued to hurtle towards them at an astonishing speed.

"I'm sorry, Belial, I was too weak. I couldn't protect you, nor could I protect the Land of Light..."

At this moment, Father of Ultra, in a weak voice, looked at his comrade and whispered:

"If only I were willing to listen to you and hone my skills more."

"Haha, Ken, the way you are makes me want to punch you."

Belial, feeling the heat already penetrating his skin, said helplessly:

"I don't need your protection, and you're not weak either... it's just that this power is too strong..."

Gazing at the dark figure, Belial felt for the first time a clearer understanding of his own thirst for power. If he possessed such power, this guy wouldn't be able to swagger around in the Land of Light...

Huh?! X3

Just as Father of Ultra and Belial were about to meet their demise, everyone, including Alien Empera, sensed an unusually powerful fluctuation coming from above. They instinctively looked up and saw dense beams of light descending from the sky, negating the deadly dark red fireball, forcing back Alien Empera who was right next to them, and also weaving a spacetime barrier node for escape beside Father of Ultra and Belial.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Nexus, shrouded in golden light, descended from the sky and stood in front of Alien Empera. With a wave of his hand, Father of Ultra and Belial were teleported away to the Plasma Spark Tower.

At the same time, the dark army of Alien Empera saw that a dark golden protective shield was protecting the plasma spark tower. No matter how they attacked, they could not damage it in the slightest, let alone harm the Ultra Warriors inside who had just been dragged in by the dark golden light.

"This power... I'm very familiar with it."

On the Antarctic battlefield, the Alien Empera looked at Nexus before him, slowly wiping the blade of Empera's Blade with his hand, and said in a somewhat complicated tone:

"But this appearance doesn't quite match up, so are you the real person, or their messenger?"

“…”

Gen Subaru didn't say much, released his power bias, and revealed the appearance of [Eternal·Original].

"Ah, I didn't expect it to really be you, my benefactor. It's been such a long time."

Alien Empera spoke in what he considered a gentler tone:

"I have been searching for your whereabouts all these years, but the vast universe is just too big, and I have not been able to find any trace of you, so I have not been able to express my gratitude to you in time. This is really impolite, my benefactor. Please wait here for a while. I will destroy that hateful light and then come back to talk to you in detail."

"Why do this?"

Seeing the departing Alien Empera, Subaru teleported in front of him, looked at the alien, and said in a deep voice:

"Why do you still resent the existence of 'light' so much? Didn't I already...?"

"Yes, you have indeed saved a lot of lives. If it weren't for your help, in that situation, I'm afraid very few people would have survived."