Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

But beneath the vortex, what awaited Max was Subaru's fully charged [Arrow Beam Storm], a super-fast beam of light released from the Bow of Light that instantly pierced Max's body!

442 Subaru's True Power

Is it an afterimage?!

Gen Subaru was slightly startled. He hadn't expected Max to be able to react under such circumstances, leaving behind an energy afterimage that even gave Gen Subaru the illusion that he had already hit the target.

He's a seasoned veteran, truly a formidable opponent, but...

In the next instant, the restrained vortex suddenly exploded, unleashing a terrifying shockwave, and countless light blades flew out. This was a tactic set up by Subaru against Max. Indiscriminate AOE attacks are often quite effective against such high-speed moving Ultra Warriors.

Now, under Gen Subaru's control, these bursting light blades launched a dense attack centered on him. He tried to use energy afterimages to deceive Gen Subaru's senses so that he could kill him from behind, but his intention was immediately interrupted by this sea of ​​light blades. Even Max, with his high speed, found it extremely difficult to dodge.

but....

Max escaped the attack unscathed and immediately unleashed several beams of light, swirling from all directions towards Gen Subaru. In the next instant, Max flashed and created several clones, which scattered to surround Gen Subaru.

Of course, this is not about changing strategy and turning it into a protracted war. Gen Subaru believes that Max is doing this simply to increase the chances of finding his weakness. If such an opportunity really comes, Gen Subaru has no doubt that he will face an extremely tricky and deadly attack.

But Max won't have that opportunity, because Subaru is also quite adept at dealing with Ultra Warriors like him.

Gen Subaru snapped his fingers, and five clones appeared behind him, immediately unleashing a lightning storm mixed with his core abilities to indiscriminately bombard the surrounding area. Gen Subaru himself slowly drew back the Bow of Light, spreading his psychic power. As a master of clone-type skills, Gen Subaru could easily discern the difference between Max's main body and his clones.

Like now!

The arrow of light shot out again suddenly crossed space and time and arrived in front of Max's main body. This time, Max had no chance to speed up and dodge. Gen Subaru would not make the same mistake twice in the same battle.

However, this still didn't defeat Max. The Ultra Warrior used the [Max Galaxy] as a shield and barely managed to block the attack. But when his speed was forced to slow down, the initiative in this battle had already fallen into the hands of Subaru. Subaru was like a patient hunter, constantly suppressing the space for his prey to move, sealing it off in his sure-win trap.

Max had already realized this, and he wouldn't let himself fall into defeat step by step. He raised the [Max Galaxy] high, intending to use the [Galaxy Cannon] as the key to his comeback. Seeing this, Gen Subaru turned the five scattered clones into light particles and gathered them together, condensing them on his fist. At the same time, he maximized the suppressive pressure of the [Meta Domain] to weaken Max's power.

Under such conditions, no matter how powerful the [Galaxy Cannon] originally was, it could only be defeated by Subaru's heavy punch.

call....

Looking at Max lying in the crater, seemingly unable to rise again, Gen Subaru let out a long breath. To be honest, this battle had put a lot of pressure on Gen Subaru. After all, although he had the help from his main body, this help was not sufficient due to unforeseen circumstances. In addition, Gen Subaru also had to control the direction of the battle and could not go all out and kill Max directly. Therefore, Gen Subaru felt quite tired after this battle.

Ok? !

Just as Gen Subaru looked at Max, intending to see how to extract the negative energy, he saw a bizarre scene—

A cat-sized, disc-shaped monster surged out of Max's body. It was smooth all over, without a head, tail, or limbs. Irregular geometric organs resembling eyes on the edges emitted a strange, ever-changing green light. Countless black, hairy tongues protruded from beneath it, licking Max, who had now turned grayish-white.

The bizarre organ stretched out from beneath its pale body, then swallowed it, opened and closed, twisted and convulsed. It floated in the air, wriggling slowly and smoothly, like an ugly imitation of nature's creation. Its eerie green eyes blinked rapidly, and a nightmarish noise emanated from its chest, producing a short, sharp whistle or flute sound, like air rushing through a narrow pipe, interspersed with a few fragmented, unintelligible human-like words.

Senior Max, it seems I'll have to trouble you this time.

Looking at this twisted, negative energy monster, Gen Subaru sensed a close connection between Max and it. This might be due to their previous battle, or perhaps because the ritual that created this negative energy monster was an imitation of the [Primal Creation]... In any case, rescuing Max unharmed was now more or less impossible.

Without hesitation, Gen Subaru unleashed the power of truth, using order to forcefully counteract the chaos within the negative energy monster.

But at that moment, Gen Subaru realized something. This negative energy monster was a special type, and there was also a trace of the aura of [Pure White Light] in his own True Essence Power. Therefore, during the battle, Gen Subaru also tried to use the skills he had acquired during this period.

Then, Gen Subaru discovered... a strange reaction occurred between the two. This reaction was quite weak, and if it were a formal clash between the pure white light and the primordial energy, such a weak presence would probably go completely unnoticed.

Of course, before this, Genma had not advanced the development of the Pure White Light and the engine to this extent.

This... seems to be locking onto some kind of anchor point, forcibly returning things to that moment. No, it also seems to possess the power to revert to the original concept... This isn't the power of time, nor the power of dreams. What is it then? Is it the true power possessed by the engine itself? It doesn't seem like it... pure white light... the engine... wait, I seem to be confused. I seem to have strayed into some kind of misconception, but...

Damn it, what is it? This feeling of not quite understanding is so annoying!

443 AIB: Backed down

Yuan Mao felt like his head was about to explode. This accidental discovery suddenly gave him too many directions to think about and research, which he really couldn't handle.

So, Subaru raised his hand, and the negative energy monster was instantly evaporated. Then, with a wave of his hand, he collected the light spot that Max had turned into, then deactivated the Meta Field and returned directly to the command center under the observatory.

"Yuan Mao-ge, is it over!?"

Inside the headquarters, Riku Asakura was discussing with Moe Aizaki whether to rename the headquarters, perhaps something like Nebula-sou, to make it sound more like home. They were also planning to try contacting Zena again after they finished this topic to see if the old senior had recovered.

Then, before they could even pick up their communicators, Gen Subaru returned. With Gen Subaru's return, it meant that the things they had just worried about were basically over.

"Ah, it's over. Oh, right, Xiao Lu."

Yuan Mao wanted to start his experiment immediately, but he felt his emotions were unstable, which was not good. If he continued like this, he would not be able to consider everything comprehensively, especially since his thoughts were still very chaotic. He needed to calm down properly.

So, Minamoto Subaru took a deep breath, temporarily shifting his attention, and looked at Asakura Riku, saying softly:

“I’ve found you a teacher. He should know how to teach a new Ultra Warrior step by step. However, he is very weak right now and needs your light energy as the foundation for his cultivation.”

"no problem!"

Upon hearing this, Asakura Riku immediately perked up. He never expected that Gen Subaru could bring him such a surprise. Although he had already begun discussing with Aizaki Moe where he should go for training next, whether it was a martial arts school in Hoshiyama City or special agent training at AIB headquarters... and so on.

But in the end, he is still an Ultra Warrior. Indeed, it is best to have a senior Ultra Warrior as a guide!

Since Riku Asakura agreed with the suggestion, Subaru Gen immediately released Max's light spot and placed it into Riku Asakura's light energy. Max's current state was already the best possible outcome. Although Subaru Gen's actions were decisive and ruthless, he always maintained a sense of proportion. Most of Max's body had been assimilated by that alien negative energy monster. In order to avoid any bad aftereffects on Max, Subaru Gen transformed him into this safest and most secure form.

"Brother Yuan Jiang, how should I address this teacher?"

Riku Asakura had already established contact with Max, essentially becoming Max's human form. Therefore, Riku could sense that the mysterious point of light was still dormant. Out of respect for his teacher, Riku decided to settle the issue of address first.

"Max, you can just call him Senior Max."

With his eyes closed, Minamoto no Subaru adjusted his mindset and casually said:

"Although I haven't had a chance to talk to Senior Max about teaching you yet, I think that senior shouldn't refuse. If you feel that you can't explain it clearly, I'll talk to Senior Max."

"......Eh?"

At first, Asakura Riku nodded earnestly, indicating that he understood and would call for help properly. However... he immediately realized something was wrong, pointed in surprise to his head, then to the outside of Seiun Manor, and said, somewhat bewildered:

"Max...is this the Max senior who was just sealed away?"

"Yes, it's this senior... What are you surprised about?"

A few question marks appeared above Gen Subaru's head as he said softly:

"Could it be that Rem didn't broadcast the battle just now... Oh, right, Rem doesn't have the ability to infiltrate Meta Realm. It's alright, Rem."

Seeing the computer sphere suddenly light up, Gen Subaru soothed it and, not intending to continue the topic, casually said:

"This is not difficult... For me, it's not difficult at all. It's just a matter of how much energy to use. Alright, Xiao Lu, I have some things to attend to. If you need anything, just ask me."

This might sound a bit impolite, but after spending some time with his older brother, Riku Asakura realized that he had entered an NPC state. No matter how much you flaunted in front of him or how many pranks you played on him, he wouldn't pay any attention to you. But if you called his name, he would immediately exit that almost meditative state and respond to you.

It has to be said that this is truly a skill. Asakura Riku also tried to imitate it, but he simply couldn't do it; it was just too difficult.

"I didn't expect... that even this matter has been resolved."

Peja whispered in surprise, then looked at Riku Asakura and Moe Aizaki. They had just thought that Subaru had returned after dealing with Zena's matter, but they did not expect that he had also finished the battle with Max in one go. Such efficiency was really frightening.

Meanwhile, at AIB headquarters, the councilors who received Zena's message were surprisingly quiet, not at all as chaotic as Zena had imagined. The reason for this was simply that when Zena sent the message, Genji used his telekinesis to interfere and sent a picture of himself as Nexus along with it.

Then, AIB headquarters recognized the figure, not through the footage left over from the Impack Crisis, but through the black box of a spaceship from another world that they had inadvertently extracted from the chaotic spacetime.

"This... must be the Ultra Warrior who stood up for Earth in a parallel universe and launched a cosmic revenge massacre."

After a long silence, a Nackle alien wiped the cold sweat from his brow and spoke first:

"Before we begin our discussion, I'd like to confirm with everyone present that...you haven't secretly deployed any forces to disturb this Ultra Warrior, have you?"

“......”XN

There was only silence in response, and this silence was undoubtedly a piece of news at this moment. The Nackle alien let out a long breath and looked at the Speaker, saying:

"Speaker, I propose that AIB immediately eliminate those dangerous aliens and attempt to make contact with that Ultra Warrior to gain his protection. In return, AIB can transform into a purely Earth-based organization."

444 Don't drag our home planet down with you!

The words of the Alien Nackle made the already tense atmosphere in the meeting room even more so. Some councilors seemed tempted to agree, while others considered whether to immediately seek out Zena for the contact information of that person to demonstrate their loyalty in advance. However, some councilors frowned, feeling that to submit to an Ultra Warrior they had only heard of but had never actually met would be somewhat undignified.

so....

They felt that when the next monster appeared, they should unleash the full power of AIB headquarters to show that person what AIB was capable of, so that they wouldn't treat AIB as some ordinary piece of trash and reject it.

what? !

Rebellion?!

Are you kidding me? This option was never even in the selection pool from the start. How many homeworlds do you have to be so audacious?

"It seems that everyone has no objection to the final result."

At this moment, the speaker gently tapped the table, drawing everyone's attention back to him. After glancing around and receiving no protests, he calmly waved his arm and slowly said:

"In that case, let's put this topic aside for now. We need to have a proper discussion about the theft of the armory."

Upon hearing this, all the attendees became serious. They now knew that it was the Zettonian Markel and his team who carried out the armory attack, and according to Zena's report, they were controlled by some mysterious entity through interdimensional devices.

This is a rather serious situation. When the defenses of the AIB headquarters were being designed, everyone present realized that the weakest point of this sturdy fortress was its interior. Therefore, they all expressed their opinions and used technologies from different planets to arm this weakness in order to eliminate it.

Over the years, these methods have indeed fulfilled their intended purpose, successfully intercepting 758 aliens attempting to infiltrate AIB headquarters through parasitism, as well as 1,900 stowaways trying to infiltrate and cause damage using other technologies or energy methods.

But just as the councilors had begun to relax, the experiences of Jetonian Markel and Shadian Zena made them tense again. They didn't know where in this base could be considered safe.

"We are currently capturing the Zettonian Markel and his teammates."

The congressman in charge of security knew this was no time for him to remain silent, so he spoke up:

"However, as one of AIB's most outstanding senior agents, unfortunately, we have only captured two of his teammates so far. However, we have also discovered the controller behind the ears of those two members, but..."