Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

The speed of the super-temperature difference beam was accelerated by Leo and Emperor's telekinesis, directly hitting Bishop Gloca. Under the enormous energy, Bishop Gloca actually withstood it for more than ten seconds before collapsing and disintegrating, which made Leo feel scared. Fortunately, there were many people on this side.

"Leo, hurry up and do it!" Emperor Abela hurriedly reminded him. Leo decisively took out the Dark Cloth and instantly appeared in front of the ultimate darkness, thrusting out his sword to absorb the power before it could regenerate.

The ultimate dark power that Saint Delos obtained is comparable to that of the Dark Demon Beast, which is a great boost for Leo. Everything has temporarily settled down. It's quite surprising that Zagi didn't cause any trouble this time.

"How are Kaga, Kai, and Komon doing?"

"They were badly injured and their spirits were exhausted, but I used light to ensure they wouldn't die. But how do you explain their injuries?"

Komon and the others transformed into Ultraman and rushed over there. The other side was still under fighter jet control. It wouldn't make sense if they got injured before even entering the battlefield.

“That’s easy to do. I just had Aya take Tyrant to shoot down their fighter jet and arrange for the crash to happen properly.”

Leo waved his hand. Ever since he learned that all his teammates were Ultraman, he had become more accepting of it. He would just treat the repairmen to meals more often in the future. It just seemed that Komon and Gai would have to lie in their coffins for a while longer.

Leo put Zetton away so she could focus on recovering. He felt a little regretful that he couldn't create Bishop Gloca's Spark Doll, but at least he didn't have to stay in his juvenile state anymore after absorbing so much ultimate darkness.

However, I really didn't expect Justice's power to be so strong. It seems that he hasn't recovered to his full strength yet. We should definitely find more opportunities to bring back the light of these Ultramen.

The situation is very different now than it was 30 million years ago. There are more people here, so forget about group fights or not, and don't talk about fairness with the dark forces.

(Leo, the system just detected a signal from deep space and has completed the translation. I think you should know about it.)

The news that suddenly came from Galatron made Leo frown. Generally speaking, nothing good usually happens at times like this.

"What is it?"

(Saint Delos has been confirmed dead. His state of darkness is unknown. The monitoring system is calling, but the Gloca series bishop-type mobile suits are unresponsive. Their serial numbers are unconfirmed. Mission: Stop all attempts to obtain the Ultimate Darkness.)

What exactly is this so-called monitoring system? Leo paused for a moment. Wait, what does it mean that the Gloca series bishop-type mecha is unresponsive? So, I just finished dealing with the fake one, and now you're really coming back for real, huh?

"This is absolutely amazing." Leo couldn't help but cover his face. Sigh, why does Earth have to suffer so many disasters?

But there's nothing we can do. We have to deal with whatever comes our way. We can only try to develop Mars as soon as possible so that humans can move there. Earth doesn't seem like a very habitable place.

But anyway, at least today's events are over... Oh wait, Tiga isn't here. Fujimiya is in the command center handling things. Daigo, wait, did this guy say he met Ida Izuru in person?

Speaking of today's opponents, how could there be such a big difference between Sukuna Oni and Bishop Gloca?

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"Is the battle over there over?" Inside the shrine, the girl in red shoes walked skillfully to the refrigerator, nodded at Renlong, and then breathed a sigh of relief before taking out an ice pop and tearing it open.

"Sigh, I never expected that the combination of Saint Delos and Ultimate Darkness would produce something like Bishop Gloca. I almost thought that the monitoring system left by Delacion had gone out of control."

The girl in red shoes breathed a sigh of relief. Renlong stroked the sleeping Gatanothor in his arms and nodded, "It really got out of control."

"Huh?" The popsicle in the red shoes fell to the ground, her mouth agape. "No way, that thing can go out of control?"

The monitoring system left behind by Delacion is similar to a security system. Apart from Renlong and the girl in red shoes, only Delacion's messenger Justis and Gauss, who belong to the same universe, knew of its existence.

"After all, 30 million years have passed. The regulatory system is just a machine. It keeps operating all the time, but no one can maintain its core. How could it be without any mistakes?"

"However, the final mechanism set up by Delacion will not be shaken, and the regulatory system will remain unchanged until any major seal is broken."

Hearing this, the girl in red shoes finally breathed a sigh of relief. She knew the power of the surveillance system. Its only activation 20 million years ago easily wiped out a civilization that was most likely to become the dominant force in the universe at that time.

"If it really comes to that, tsk... how about giving the Galaxy Spark I'm in charge of to that kid? Anyway, you trust him, so I have no reason to doubt him."

“No, the Dark Spark and the Galaxy Spark are the keys to opening the ‘door’. Leo hasn’t grown to that level yet; he’s still too young.”

"Why didn't you think of that when you slept in the same bed with him last night?" the girl in red shoes complained, a few black lines appearing on Ren's head. "If you keep nagging, go buy an ice pop yourself."

"Tch, a fan of younger boys," the girl in red shoes rolled her eyes, but adhering to the principle of "he who eats another's food is bound to him," she obediently covered her mouth. However, looking at the little Gatan in Renlong's arms, she still felt incredulous, "This child, isn't Maga Gatan?"

"It should be said that it is both a part of Gatanothor and the nature of Maga-Gatanothor. I don't know how Leo managed to make her appear."

"She looks kind of cute, but the thought of her true form still sends chills down my spine. By the way, does she think of you as her mother? She's so clingy to you."

“No.” Renlong said with a hint of disappointment. “She treats Ayako like her mother. She just feels more comfortable sleeping in my arms, so she likes to lie here.”

Of course, if we had to pick a favorite at home, Gatanothor would definitely like Leo the most, followed by Rainbow Kagagi and Maga Gorgorgon, then Ako and Renryu. As for Miss Zetton... well, there's no way around it, since she stole Maga Gatanothor's dark power, it's really hard for him to like her.

How's the situation on your end?

"That's great. The appearance of the Ultra Warriors has made the flame in the hearts of mankind burn even hotter and its light even brighter. Human potential... it really is that great."

Thinking of Jinglong, who once wandered the world, sometimes starving and sometimes full, the girl in red shoes couldn't help but sigh that if humanity could understand the emotions and power it possessed, the world would not fall into despair.

“Leo told me something yesterday.” Renlong wiped the drool from Little Gatan’s mouth. “He said that Ultimate Darkness wouldn’t turn into other monsters for no reason; it must need something.”

"For example, Earth Demon Beast absorbed the power of the Kirieloid and became Maga Balrog, and Light Demon Beast absorbed the power of Zetton and became Maga Zetton, but..."

Even without Renlong's explanation, the girl in red shoes understood that the Dark Demon Beast had transformed from Maga-Gatanothor into Morroa without their knowledge, meaning someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Either something went wrong over those 30 million years, or the Maga Serpent's eggs were tampered with before they were brought to Earth.

Chapter 163 Garula: Did I break a divine law?

In the afternoon after the battle, in the ESCG command room, Komon and Kai lay down. Everyone else, except for Leo, was more or less injured. Leo looked sleepy and listless, lying on his seat as if he could fall asleep at any moment.

Meanwhile, Director Sawai's personal physician, Okawara, was also giving him a final check-up and concluded that "Vice Captain Leo's health is perfectly fine."

"We don't know what methods the Balky aliens used, but for now, Vice Captain Leo has only shrunk in size, but nothing else has been affected. Even his physical abilities are as strong as before."

"Moreover, during our inspection, he would occasionally revert to his adult form, and this trend became more and more stable. It just seemed to take a lot of energy. Overall... as long as he wasn't piloting a fighter jet on the front lines, there shouldn't be any problems."

The captain of the stringed man, who was leaning on his cane (after being slapped by Bishop Gloca), wanted to say something more, but after seeing Leo sitting on the seated seat glance over, he decided to stop. Well, even Director Sawai's personal doctor said so, what else could he say?

However, it's not good for the outside world to see Leo in his current form. The fact that ESCG's famous vice-captain has become a child might cause unnecessary panic.

Fortunately, Leo doesn't always stay in this form; he can occasionally revert to his adult form, but this is extremely energy-consuming and beyond his control, at least that's how he appears to be.

Sigh, so the Balky aliens' codename is Gin? This isn't an animated film. Many team members couldn't help but complain in their hearts, but at least Leo was safe, which relieved them.

In a corner where Captain Stringman couldn't see, Leo gave the doctor a thumbs up and a bright smile, indicating that he had done a great job.

Of course, Okawara knew Leo's identity. After all, he had previously examined and treated Leo, and the director's personal doctor had to help cover things up for him in many ways.

Dr. Okawara also gave Leo an OK sign. Of course, as he said, Leo's current condition was indeed inconvenient for him to go to the front line to participate in the battle. He couldn't really put a child seat on the Armory King Joe or the Flying Swallow II, could he?

Therefore, for the foreseeable future, until the issue of Leo's overall shrinkage is resolved, it is unlikely that anyone will send him to the front lines.

Leo himself had no objection to this. Anyway, no one would care if he sneaked off to the front lines. He could just find some excuse to leave from headquarters. It wouldn't matter if he had to make up for it later.

"So, does that mean the vice-captain can't go on missions anymore?" I asked hurriedly.

"At least until his condition is completely stable, yes." Dr. Okawara thought to himself, feeling that everyone was so nervous and genuinely cared about Leo.

In an instant, everyone realized the gravity of the situation. Oh no! Without Leo, wouldn't they be the ones piloting the Armored King Joe?

The problem is that Armory King Joe's combat power isn't enough to join the current high-level games. In a real emergency, it would be better to just transform directly. Not everyone can use King Joe like Leo, making it feel like AI is taking over the fight.

To transform, you can't drive King Joe. To reasonably avoid driving King Joe, you have to find a way to crash the plane. But if you crash King Joe... the maintenance crew will instantly transform into vengeful ghosts 100,000 times more terrifying than Sukuna Oni and chase after you!

"Speaking of which, hasn't Daigo returned yet? What's this about him saying he saw the spirit of Ida Iryu?"

Regarding this matter, everyone had already learned about it from Daigo when Leo went for his checkup. What Daigo saw was not the person Iida Iryu himself, but the spirit that Iida Iryu left in the jade pendant, which awakened after the seal of the demon Onijuro was loosened.

When Ida Iryu saw Daigo, he was very excited because he could see that Daigo's aura was very strong. So he told Daigo that Sukuna and the demon Onijuro were both very scary enemies and that he must be very careful.

No sooner had he finished speaking than news of the demon Onijuro and Sukuna Oni's death reached them, plunging Ida Iryu into deep thought.

In fact, just as Leo thought, fate is a very strange thing. Ida Ryu was indeed an ancestor of Ida Mari, of course, not from the same lineage, but from the same clan.

Back then, Sukuna Oni and the demon Onijuro joined forces to fight against Ida Iryu. Although they were defeated and sealed by Iryu, Ida Iryu was also seriously injured. The descendants who guarded the seal did their duty, but many things happened in the past five hundred years, and even the descendants have long forgotten about them.

Ida Marie was the most confused. In the morning, she sensed that there was something with a powerful energy in her family's warehouse, so she found an ancient rainbow-colored jade pendant. Then, she saw the soul of Ida Iryu.

The ancestor appeared and said that Sukuna Oni and the demon Onijuro were about to awaken and the world would fall into chaos. He then asked Ida Mari to find the person who had awakened the light in their heart, saying that only in this way could the two demons be defeated.

Seeing that Ida Mari didn't quite believe it, he showed her the images of Q and Sukuna, and then Ida Mari said, "They seem to be even worse than Golza," which completely stumped him.

Just then, Daigo came to her door, which led to everything that happened afterward. Originally, Ida Mari thought it was another alien scam and was planning to call the police, but she never expected that it was actually her ancestors showing their power.

The matter of Ida Iryu needs to be discussed later and handed over to the Special Investigations Division. Ida Mari doesn't know whether or not to tell her parents about this ancestor.

"So what exactly is Golza? Is it a beast?" Ida Ryu was a little confused. He originally thought that Mali would be frightened by the demon Onijuro and Sukuna Oni, but the child seemed so calm, as if she had seen a lot more.

"Monsters native to Earth are quite popular as commodities lately." Mari Ida took out the remote, turned on the TV, and tuned Ida Iryu to the news channel. Anyway, her younger brother was at tutoring today, so she didn't have to worry about anyone seeing Ida Iryu.

"Hello everyone, regarding watching KCB TV, since the Space Trade Project officially started, the strategy for dealing with monsters like Golza has also changed. Today, TPC has captured more than ten Golza and Garula. Please watch the live broadcast of the capture..."

Looking at the Golza, which was fifty or sixty meters tall, and the fighter jet that had knocked it down, Iida Ryu fell silent. He thought that the seal he had set up could only last for five hundred years at most. In just five hundred years, people in later generations had already developed to this level.

In short, we'll deal with the matter of Ida and Iryu later. Leo has too many things to pay attention to right now, such as the Alien Empire who came looking for him, the newly appeared Ultraman, the mysterious surveillance system, and Bishop Gloca...

Ugh, my head hurts. I'll go home and ask Renlong. Anyway, Miss Renlong should know everything. As long as Leo himself comes into contact with the relevant information, it won't be considered a leak to her.

Seeing the childlike Leo suddenly lose his energy and slump on the table looking depressed, everyone found it quite novel. After all, everyone's impression of Leo had always been that the vice-captain was practically omnipotent, except that he couldn't transform into Ultraman and was single.

It's quite rare to see Leo express his emotions so clearly. The doctor said that shrinking down will affect his behavior to some extent, and it seems that's true.

"Vice Captain, um, why don't you go back first today?"

“That won’t do.” Leo immediately looked up. “My schedule is also very full this afternoon. There’s new progress on Dr. Otomo’s side, Dr. Kisaragi Rui’s plan, Dr. Tango’s research…”

Leo counted on his fingers; he had a lot to do, all of which required his personal attention. Of course, he could delegate these tasks to Captain Stringman, but Captain Stringman couldn't offer advice on many things like Leo.

Just listening to Leo talk was exhausting. From the development of various weapons to the training of new reserves, from the requirements of the Supreme Council to the popularization of public awareness, Leo really would try to understand everything that was within his purview.

"Vice Captain, aren't you tired with so many things to do?"

"It's tiring, but if what I do can save even one person, then it's worth it. Isn't that what we all think?"

Leo spread his hands, then buried his head and forced himself to look at the reference books and various plans that he didn't like. He wanted to leave work early, but the situation didn't allow it.

Although everyone thinks the same way as Leo, I feel so guilty compared to what Leo has done, especially since Leo is still like a child. Why do I feel like I'm not even as good as a child?

Actually, it's just that Captain Stringman and the others don't know that Leo doesn't do everything himself. For example, recently many of his proposals have been written with the help of Galatron, and Leo himself only needs to take a look, so it's not that hard for him.

After all, if Leo's time is completely filled with work, then Zetton and the others would be unhappy, and Galatrom doesn't want to see that happen either.

"Vice Captain, you should rest. A lot has happened today." I stood up and went to Leo's side. The thought that Leo was so busy with work that he couldn't even find a girlfriend, while I had been able to go on a date with my girlfriend not long ago because Leo had given me leave, made me feel particularly bad.

Fujimiya nodded quickly, "Leave the command room to us, Vice Captain, you can go and rest."

What's wrong with this group of people today? They act like they're not tired at all after such a fierce battle. The way Captain Stringman is using his cane makes Leo worry that he might be planning to pick out jeeps for everyone the next moment.

Fujiwara Juri quietly approached Gento, poked his arm, and whispered, "Captain, aren't you the captain? You could have made the vice-captain force a holiday."

"Oh right, I also have that authority." The captain of the stringed man team had inadvertently forgotten about this matter again. Most of the work was done by Leo, and it seemed that the only use of his position as captain in this team was to force Leo to take a vacation.

To be fair, Leo really should be given a break, otherwise people who don't know the situation might see it and start thinking that TPC is employing child labor, which would be bad if word got out.

"Ahem, Vice Captain Leo, as the captain, I order you to suspend your work today and go home to rest. We'll take care of everything."

"The technicians at the armory probably feel that they are not as good as you."

Leo's sarcastic remark made Captain Stringman lower his head; the armory incident was like his broken bone from falling in the toilet—something he could probably never get past in his life.

There's no way around it. You can't just go up to them and say, "Even without that fighter jet, I can still defeat the monster," or you'll have to experience the Snake Heart Sword and Leaf Tiger Explosive Fist firsthand.

However, since everyone had said so, Leo wasn't going to be ungrateful. "Then let me go after I turn back into my adult form, otherwise I'll get stopped while driving."

The ultimate darkness absorbed from Saint Delos was not enough for Leo to maintain his adult form, but he could actually control it freely; he just acted as if he couldn't control it to make it look real.

After a while, Captain Stringman looked up and found that Leo had actually turned back into his previous adult form and was packing his things to leave. He just didn't quite understand how even his clothes could change size.

"Then I'll be going now, Captain Gento. Please have Dr. Otomo and the others send the information to my email."

Leo strolled home, intending to ask Renlong if she knew what the regulatory system was, but his professional instincts kicked in, and he took a whole bunch of official documents with him when he left, intending to deal with them at home as well.

Seeing Leo leave so suddenly, everyone knew he was the most restless person on the team, but it was out of a sense of responsibility. Leo had really worked too hard, and there wasn't much they could do for him.

Gento even considered finding out who the girl Leo had dated before was, and if possible, help them maintain their relationship. He also thought it might be good to ask his wife for advice.

At least we can't let Leo have given so much, only to end up with nothing but a girlfriend and a vacation...

"Report! A monster has appeared in the K district of City E! It's Garula!"

As soon as SKIP finished his report, the eyes of Iru, Fujimiya, Gento, and Fujiwara instantly sharpened. "The city, right? We don't need to catch this one, we can just let it roam freely."

"I'm going to the restroom," Captain Gento said calmly. Fujiwara Juri also stood up. "My stomach is a little upset."

Watching Captain Gento and Fujiwara Juri leave, Gamu and Fujimiya didn't think much of it, but simply took out their transformation devices and said, "Let's get this done quickly, otherwise it'll be hard to explain when the captain and the others come back and find that we're not here."

Garula, who had just crawled out from underground, looked up at the four Ultramen standing in front of him. The one that was asymmetrical (Blaze) was a little unsteady on his feet, and for a moment he wondered if he had come to the wrong place.

It tried to crawl back, but it wasn't that easy. Gaia and Agul had both grabbed their lightsabers, Blaze was using a light spear as a cane, and Justice had even activated its Shatter Mode. How could it possibly escape?

Thus, this Garula had the good fortune to experience what it meant to be as strong as four Ultramen—something you could only experience once in your life.