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

"Really? I didn't expect to have such a gain. By the way, what about the Lebik aliens we captured before?" Leo remembered that some Lebik alien scientists were quite willing to cooperate with TPC.

"It was thanks to the help of those scientists from Lebik that our research was able to proceed so smoothly. Lebik is a very strange place; these scientists are more respected here than they are there."

Hebikura was at a loss for words as he spoke. According to the prisoners' confession, the development trajectory of Lebik was similar to that of Earth in its early stages, but it changed drastically in the middle stages, to the point that Lebik still adhered to the theory of bloodline.

On Lebik, the red-eyed Lebiks are considered the highest-ranking leaders, while the yellow-eyed ones are considered ordinary. The former have a physical fitness that is one-third higher than the latter. Scientists, for example, are not highly regarded. It makes one realize that the universe is just too vast, and all sorts of civilizations exist.

"What about the renovation of King Joe Bridge?" Leo asked about another matter.

"The renovation of King Joe will take more time. We need to study and repair the remains of the two King Joe bridges, and then renovate them. The Pedan aliens are much better at materials science than us, but in other aspects, at least the various systems of King Joe are not that different from ours."

As he spoke, Grandpa Ye Hu pointed to the other side of the hangar, "Dr. Yawei is designing and adjusting the system. You can go and talk to him. He is in charge of designing King Joe's system."

"Then I'll go take a look first." Leo's main purpose in coming here was for the King Joe Bridge renovation project. "See you later, I'll treat you to a meal next time."

Watching Leo walk towards the renovation site of King Joe Bridge, Ye Hu nudged Hebi Cang's hand with his elbow, "Weren't you planning to ask them why they crashed again this time?"

"Forget it." Hebi Warehouse sighed helplessly. "I've seen their battle report. All four of them were badly injured. They couldn't have crashed the plane on purpose. It's just a few planes. We can repair them."

"That's right, it's only three or four fighter jets." Ye Hu sighed. Back then, they repaired twelve fighter jets for three defense forces in a month, which was the highest record of TPC. It's impossible for the ECSG group to break the record again.

At this moment, Ye Hu and He Cang had no idea that this record would be broken time and time again in the future.

Of course, Leo didn't know either. He still believed that Astromus had some kind of electromagnetic interference ability. According to Meng, Astromus might have avoided the ESCG's detector investigation for this reason.

Soon, Leo first saw the King Joe Bridge, which was still under repair. Some parts had been repaired and were being renovated. An elderly man with gray hair, wearing a white coat, was standing in front of the King Joe Bridge, looking at it with a solemn expression.

"Hello, Dr. Yao." Leo recognized him at a glance as Dr. Yao Meifan, who was quite famous throughout the Earth's scientific community.

Dr. Yawei turned to look at Leo and nodded. "You're the vice-captain of ESCG, you've become quite famous lately. Are you here to see King Joe?"

“Yes, what happened today forced me to come here.” Leo walked to Dr. Eight-Tails’ side and looked at King Joe with a solemn expression. “If the situation continues to be as severe as it is today, Victory Swallow alone may not be enough.”

“Weapons…weapons again. Sigh, I’ve always been against using the Max Propulsion System in weapons.” Dr. Yaoyu shook his head. “For weapons, a light-driven Max Propulsion System is too terrifying, and it’s not even perfect yet.”

Having lived through the era of the old defense forces, Dr. Yao has witnessed how countries secretly compared themselves to each other, almost leading to a world war. He also doesn't want his scientific research results to be used for weapons.

"We are in a very contradictory era, Dr. Eight-Tailed Fox." Leo's tone was somewhat low. "On the one hand, facing ferocious monsters and cosmic invaders, we have to become stronger in order to protect more people."

"On the other hand, we must also consider whether this endless arms race will, in the future, destroy everything we cherish."

"But Doctor, I firmly believe that the use of science and technology depends on people. Whether it leads to destruction or protection, it is in our hands."

Dr. Yao hadn't expected Leo to say these things. He had thought Leo was simply there to urge King Joe's renovation progress, which changed his impression of Leo a lot.

Looking at the King Joe Bridge before him, Leo's eyes held an emotion that Dr. Yamausa couldn't decipher: "I hope it can protect more people."

Chapter 18 The Unlucky Metron

The King Joe renovation plan needs to be accelerated, a point that has been unanimously approved by the TPC leadership. Moreover, relying on the technology of King Joe and the Lebek aliens, weapon iterations for each defense force will also begin soon.

Strangely enough, Leo originally thought that the science and technology of the Pedan aliens would be much more advanced than that of Earth, and even Dr. Yamata and the others thought so. However, the results of their research on King Joe overturned this conjecture.

Judging from King Joe, the Pedanians are mainly stronger than Earthlings in materials science. King Joe mostly uses special metal materials that Pedan possesses. These metals are very strong, and verification shows that they are only slightly weaker than the skin of Silvergon.

Although there is currently no substitute for this metal on Earth, it is still possible to piece together two King Joes to create a complete set, and even leave enough materials to make repair parts.

Apart from that, King Joe doesn't have any technology that can keep up with Earth's. It's only better than Earth ten years ago before the monster disaster. Well, really, when Leo and the science department saw this conclusion, they couldn't hold back.

But upon closer reflection, it makes sense. Humanity has withstood monster disasters and alien invasions for ten years; it would be strange if we didn't have some technology.

Compared to King Joe's original Pedan Power Engine, even the imperfect Max Power System allows King Joe to perform three times better, and the anti-gravity system developed by I Dream gives it super mobility.

As for firepower? Let's talk about the Texas beam cannon enhanced with the Max power system of Dr. Eight-Tails. Leo finally understands why Iruka said that Dr. Eight-Tails is the undisputed genius.

Leo was stunned by the estimated power of this attack. If King Joe's modifications had been completed before today, Ultraman might not have even needed to help him deal with Astromus.

Leo couldn't help but look at Miss Zetton, who was holding an iced coffee beside him, "Why didn't the Ultimate Fighting Device include King Joe and Astromus?"

According to Zetton, the Ultimate Fighting Device will collect all the monsters that Leo has defeated, making them Leo's allies.

"Because the Ultimate Fighting Device automatically filters monsters, Astromus, although a relatively powerful monster, lacks potential, and King Joe, strictly speaking, has insufficient mechanical limits. Although they are not impossible to capture, there is no need for them. You have me, which is sufficient."

As Zetton spoke, he moved a little closer to Leo, his eyes filled with considerable confidence. Leo pondered for a moment, sensing the displeasure emanating from Zetton, and realized that Zetton's words were probably a kind of... well, like-sex repulsion?

After all, King Joe's combat strength and fighting style are very similar to Zetton's. It belongs to the type with super comprehensive performance, with excellent defense, strength and firepower. Its disadvantage is that it is not as agile as its own Zetton.

So Zetton dislikes King Joe because it thinks he's similar to itself? But Leo feels that his Zetton is far more powerful than King Joe; King Joe is much weaker than Zetton.

Seemingly sensing Leo's thoughts, Zetton's mood improved considerably. She didn't seem to care at all about sitting with Leo in this abandoned suburban warehouse, and even kicked the Metron alien lying on the ground.

"Do you need me to wake him up?" Jaden's tone suddenly turned cold. "Or should I get rid of him?"

“I have some questions for him. No rush. The Pedan aliens, the Metron aliens, and Astromuses have all appeared together in such a short time. I can’t help but take it seriously.”

Unfortunately, Leo couldn't reasonably explain how he captured this guy; otherwise, he could have just handed him over to TPC for interrogation. But now he had to do it himself.

At the same time, considering his identity as the monster manipulator, it was better to separate his position from the Ultramen first, so that it would be easier to act in the future. This was also the reason why Leo chose to attack those Ultramen at that time. Of course, Zetton and Dimaga both held back.

"Boss, boss, let me out! I still want to eat!"

Leo's Ultimate Fighting Device emitted a beeping sound, and Dimaga became restless again. Zetton glared at her irritably, which scared the little girl into shrinking back. Compared to Zetton in her girl form, Dimaga, although she also looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, was more like a mischievous girl, unlike the taciturn Zetton.

"Stop fooling around, I'll buy it for you later, be quiet for a bit."

Leo looked at the Metron alien that Zetton had casually tossed on the ground, then fiddled with the Ultimate Fighting Device in his hand, "Is there any way to conceal my face?"

"With your willpower, you can directly enter awakening mode, which will awaken your original power and change your appearance. This is an innate instinct of yours; you only need to have this thought, and then..."

Before Zetton could finish speaking, Leo understood. Red and black lightning suddenly spread from Leo's fingertips, and a domineering power wrapped around his entire body. After he raised his hand and the lightning dissipated, Leo, who was sitting on the spot, transformed into a different person.

The three colors of black, gold, and silver blended naturally on him; the depth of black, the elegance of silver, and the nobility of red all accentuated the majesty of his blood-red eyes.

"Is this the power of awakening? It doesn't feel any different from usual." Leo held up the Limit Breaker and shone it on himself, but he didn't feel any real increase in strength. He had thought that some strange sound would bewitch him or that some kind of power would go berserk.

Leo had known for a long time that he was not from Earth, so he didn't feel any resistance to becoming like this. In fact, he thought it was quite cool, and he could feel that his mind had not been affected in any way.

"How is it? Is it alright?" Leo looked at Miss Jeton, who thought for a moment and nodded honestly, "You look handsome, but I still prefer you the way you were before."

Leo liked hearing this. He knew that Zetton was also hiding things from him, and she must know a lot. However, Zetton's loyalty and kindness to him were genuine, which made Leo not mind if she kept certain secrets.

"We'll talk about it later. Let's wake this guy up first."

Following Leo's instructions, Jaden clapped his hands, walked over to Metron, and stretched out his hand, delivering a series of resounding slaps to Metron's face.

"Ouch! That hurts!" The Metron alien jumped up in pain, only to be slapped back down by Zetton. "If you dare to yell again, I'll kill you."

The oppressive aura emanating from the cosmic dinosaurs caused the Metron aliens to instinctively shut their mouths, glancing subconsciously at Zetton, and then inevitably at Leo sitting in the chair. In other words, no one could ignore such a presence.

Those scarlet eyes made the Metaron alien tremble involuntarily. Leo didn't feel anything about his own posture, but those who knew him wouldn't think so.

"I ask, you answer, understand?"

"I...I understand." Metron nodded vigorously, inwardly regretting his hasty action and wishing he had waited and observed more.

The Reonics themselves aren't that scary, but the problem is that this guy is so close to Reiblood. He might be a being with a lot of Reiblood factors, like Belial. This is someone you can't mess with.

"Do you know who I am?" Leo pointed to himself, and the Metron alien nodded quickly. "Yes, Leonics is very famous in the universe, but this is the first time I've seen someone as close to the Reibrondo people as you."

So Reonics is a racial name? Leo was taken aback. According to Grandma Asami, the reason Leo was called that was because when Grandma asked him about his name and origin, he could only say Reonics.

But who is Ray Brown? It sounds like the origin of the Reonics.

"Who sent you? And who gave you the Astromuses seeds?" Leo asked casually.

"How did you know I had someone backing me?" Metron asked instinctively, then was glanced at by Leo and quickly lowered his head.

"Just answer, don't worry about the rest." Leo waved his hand casually. Actually, he was just trying to bluff the Metron alien. After all, monsters like Astromuses and Metron aliens weren't really connected. He guessed that this guy had someone backing him.

Seeing Leo's attitude, the Metron alien became even more uneasy. "Yes, it's the Mefilas alien. He contacted me a month ago on a hiring platform in the Dark Universe, telling me to come to Earth in this newly discovered universe and plant those Astromus seeds on Earth."

"So you just discovered this universe, tsk, couldn't you have come a little later?" Leo said deliberately, but Metron heard a completely different meaning.

This Reonic has definitely been eyeing Earth for a long time; I've just stepped on a landmine for the Mefilas aliens!

"I...I didn't know you were here. I'm sorry, please forgive me. I'll leave right now and get as far away as possible."

"How do you communicate with the Mefilas aliens?"

“This is it.” Metron obediently took out something that looked like a watch from his pocket, fiddled with it for a bit, and handed it to Leo. “This is a communicator issued by the Dark Universe. I work as a mercenary in the black market on the other side of the Dark Universe, and the Mefilas aliens communicate with me through the platform.”

"A space mercenary? That sounds like a very novel profession." Leo took the watch and noticed that Metron had thoughtfully set it to Earth language. While fiddling with it, he continued to ask, "What is the Dark Universe?"

"The Dark Universe is the territory of the Aliens of Empera. It is a very large force in the universe. Many aliens like me go there to join them or become mercenaries in the Dark Universe."

Leo couldn't quite recall the name Alien Empera. He didn't think it had been mentioned in any of the Ultraman tokusatsu series he had watched. But perhaps he just didn't remember it well enough and had simply forgotten it.

"Did the Mefilas aliens tell you how they discovered this universe?"

“No.” Metron quickly shook his head. “But we can occasionally find a few parallel universes like this. One of our fellow planet Metron fell to Earth in another universe and was only brought back half a year ago.”

"The Mefilas aliens only asked you to plant those flowers, they didn't ask you to do anything else?"

"No."

Metron shook his head. When Mefilas said that all he needed to do was plant these seeds on Earth, he wondered if the other party was trying to cause trouble for Earthlings. He never expected it to be Earth.

Where is your spaceship parked?

“An abandoned construction site outside the city, at coordinates 232.212.31.”

Metron answered Leo's questions without reservation, but he also had his own plans, mixing truth and lies to test Leo.

Metron had seen Reonics before, but he had never seen an individual so similar to the legendary Reiblood in both appearance and aura. He even wondered if this was Reiblood himself.

If so, what on Earth could possibly be attracting this person's attention?

Chapter 19 Malice from the Universe

After interrogating the Metron aliens for a while, Leo roughly learned some things. First of all, the universe where the Metron aliens lived was indeed similar to his prediction, with all kinds of aliens and monsters, and it was basically consistent with what was shown in tokusatsu dramas.

The Metaron aliens were quite sensible. Realizing that Leo's understanding of the universe was not very deep, they took the initiative to give him a new communicator that could directly connect to the mercenary network in the Dark Universe and also introduced the situation in that universe.

First of all, Ultraman does exist. According to Metron, the Land of Light is one of the largest powers in the universe. If it weren't for a conflict of interest, no one would want to go against those meddlesome Ultramen.

Secondly, Emperor Empera of the Dark Universe invaded the Land of Light back then, but he was defeated.

Leo didn't ask too many questions about Reonics and Reiblood, which were related to him. Asking too many questions would easily reveal his secrets. If he hadn't watched a lot of tokusatsu dramas in his early years and recently reviewed them, he probably wouldn't have been able to fool even Metron.

Are there Ultraman in other universes?

“Yes, yes.” Metron nodded quickly, thinking that this big shot was very disdainful of Hipporito and the Alien Empire in his words (given by Miss Zetton), but his understanding of the universe seemed to be stuck in the past. That’s right, the big shot must have been lurking on Earth in this universe for a long time.

"As I told you before, one of our fellow planet Metron fell to Earth in a parallel universe. That guy was the one who was in charge of invading Earth. After being defeated by Ultraman Seven, we don't know why he fell there."

"There's also an Ultraman in that parallel universe, named Max. He's someone sent by the Land of Light to investigate and observe that side. It's just... who knows, maybe the Land of Light will send someone to Earth here someday."

"Oh," Leo replied nonchalantly, then continued fiddling with the device in his hands. "Do you have any last words?"

"Last words, ah... Boss, I really know I was wrong, can't I just get lost and go far away?" Metron hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy. Although the Metron aliens were quite strong, they were definitely no match for the one next to Leo.

As for face? Who in the mercenary business doesn't know that life is the most important thing?

"Blame it on your bad luck." Leo showed no pity whatsoever. From the moment Metron chose to invade Earth, his fate was essentially sealed.

As for how much of what this guy says is true and how much is false, Leo will naturally be able to judge.

Without giving Metron any chance to resist, Zetton teleported and kicked him away, sending him spinning three and a half times in the air. Then, two fireballs followed, blasting Metron into a charred corpse.

Having easily handled Metron's funeral arrangements, saving even the trouble of dealing with Spark, Zetton clapped his hands and looked at Leo, "Leo, where do we go next, to his spaceship?"

"No rush. I won't be able to drive it even if I go. Let's go home first. I need to organize the intelligence I've gathered."

As he spoke, Leo had a thought, and the red light appeared and then faded away. He also returned to his original appearance. After transforming and then returning, he felt that some parts seemed to have changed.

But before he could examine him closely, Leo noticed that Jeton's eyes were fixed on him, and couldn't help but laugh. "What, you don't recognize me already?"

“No.” Jaden shook his head, then for the first time revealed a faint smile. “I just think you look the most handsome like this.”

Leo felt a little embarrassed by this, so he waved for Zetton to return to the fighting device first, and then drove home.

Back inside the Fighting Device, Zetton placed his hand on his chest, a smile playing on his lips before settling back down. He turned to look at Dimaga, who was crouching in the corner with his head in his hands. "Is there anything you want to say?"

Dimaga couldn't help but shrink back again, "Gulp... Sister Zetton, why don't you just tell Master about Reiblood and the other things?"

Even the monsters created by the Fighting Device after being defeated still have a lot of information about Reiblood and Reionics in their minds. But she doesn't understand why Zetton doesn't choose to tell Leo, nor does it allow her to tell Leo.

“Leo’s growth has been too rapid. There are some things… I didn’t want him to know so early.” Jaden felt regretful. She hadn’t expected that Metron would be so intimidated by Leo’s aura that he would reveal everything. She also hadn’t expected that Leo would learn about Reiblood because of it. Tsk, that troublesome guy.

“Of course, the master is someone who will rule the entire universe sooner or later. Isn’t this kind of growth rate normal for someone like him?” Dimaga was not surprised at all by Leo’s progress.