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

"But at the same time, we cannot give up on the path of self-development. We have survived the past ten years, and in the next ten years, and no matter how many decades come after, no matter who wants to make humanity extinct, we will not let them succeed!"

As a result, TPC formally established various policies to strengthen its military power at this meeting. Not a single TPC executive objected at the meeting. In fact, after learning that the monster was likely destroyed by the Zelda bomb stolen by an unidentified alien, the doves immediately called Dr. Nezu back to prepare to restart the relevant research.

When Leo opened his eyes, it was already the morning of the next day. He felt his throat was very dry and vaguely saw someone sitting next to him.

"Where are my... teammates?" Leo felt his voice was also hoarse, and he managed to squeeze out these words.

"They are all in the intensive care unit, and they are out of danger. TPC's medical technology is also top-notch."

Hearing that everyone was alright, Leo breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he could feel that his injuries had recovered a lot, which was also due to Leo's high physical strength.

But Leo immediately realized who the voice belonged to. He opened his eyes and saw Director Sawai sitting by his bedside, which surprised him.

"Director, what brings you here?" Leo was surprised. He thought that Director Sawai should be discussing future strategies with the senior management of various organizations at this time.

“You’re all injured like this, how can I sit in the office?” Director Sawai walked to Leo’s bedside and sat down, gesturing for the nurse to leave for a moment. “Your mission is postponed for now, the others are fine.”

"Then my injuries..." Leo could feel that his injuries had recovered a lot. His body was no different from a human's in various tests, but this speed of recovery would obviously arouse suspicion.

"You were treated by me and Yoshioka's medical director; they won't reveal any secrets."

With that in mind, Leo breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a pity that last night, in order to stop the Five Emperors from struggling before their deaths, his spirit had reached its limit, and in the end, he couldn't hold on any longer.

"How did the meeting go?" Leo knew how efficient TPC was; they could have held countless meetings in one night.

"Regarding increasing military equipment, I have brought out the proposal you submitted, and everyone has approved it. However, we cannot disclose these matters to the public at this stage. On the other hand, you should know that there are quite a few things left over from the old defense army era."

"I've seen the data: the Texas beam cannon, the underground penetrating missile, and the three missiles left over from the Friendship Project that could destroy an entire asteroid."

At this point, Leo's expression became a little tense. He didn't know how these three missiles were made. It was the existence of these three missiles that caused panic throughout the world. The Asian branch and the American branch each kept one, and the remaining one was at TPC headquarters.

"In fact, TPC has never stopped its progress in weapons development over the past ten years. However, the performance of the Flying Swallow series has always been sufficient, so all the relevant research results have been preserved by us."

This involves many reasons, the most famous being the Zelda bomb incident. Under pressure from public opinion, the TPC had to stop most of its weapons research. However, with the emergence of more and more monsters in recent years, even the fiercest debates between the doves and hawks within the TPC could not prevent them from understanding the situation, so many research projects were tacitly approved.

"Ten years have passed, and people's views have changed. Recently, unprecedented monster disasters have occurred frequently, and there have even been many voices on the Internet calling for us to increase our defense capabilities."

"This is such a wonderful thing, it's hard not to be happy about it." Leo sighed. "The King Joe renovation is almost complete, but one King Joe might not be enough. I'll contact them to see if we can get a robot similar to King Joe."

"The price won't be cheap, will it?"

"The other party is a monster merchant. What Earth has no shortage of is monsters. What a joke that is not funny at all."

As he spoke, Leo took out the communicator from his pocket. After a period of familiarization, he could now understand the universal language even without a language translator.

【My Zetton is the best in the universe】: Are you there? You can come over soon. It's a pity that we couldn't catch that monster that was over 600 meters long yesterday and had to blow it up. Otherwise, I don't know how much it would be worth.

When Charlie was selecting goods from his warehouse, he couldn't help but frown when he saw this message. A six-hundred-meter-tall monster? Is something wrong with this Earth?

[Mr. Cha, AAA Monster Wholesaler]: Individual monsters like these are extremely rare in the entire universe, and their strength is terrifying. It's unbelievable that your Earth can even defeat such monsters.

[My Zetton is the best in the universe]: It's not easy, my Zetton even got injured. Oh right, are there any mechanical monsters similar to King Joe? And medical devices that can heal serious injuries, the kind that Earthlings use?

[Mr. Cha, AAA Monster Wholesaler]: I have seven or eight physiological repair devices for carbon-based life forms. As for mechanical monsters... well, I found one before. How about you trade it for four monsters from your area?

【My Jaden is the best in the universe】: No problem.

Seeing that Leo had agreed, Chariga began to think about where he had put the things. As a monster merchant and collector, his warehouse was not a large place to store things as most people would think, but a planet.

"Oh, I found it."

After a little while, Charlie found what he needed: a huge dragon-humanoid machine with a silver-white body engraved with gorgeous patterns, which was also an excellent piece among Charlie's collection.

"For important guests, we should naturally provide the best service."

Actually, the machine monster Chariga didn't intend to sell it, but if the people on Earth could really destroy the 600-meter-tall monster, it would prove that their civilization had considerable potential, and Chariga wouldn't mind making some initial investments.

After all, the most important thing for a businessman is to understand that you have to give up something to gain something.

Chapter 38 The relationship hasn't even lasted half a month!

"So Reonics originally possessed such power?"

Once again, Leo sat alone in his office. He casually waved his hand, and the pen on the table flew to his face in the blink of an eye.

Yesterday, during his battle with the Five Emperors, Leo, who had awakened again, discovered that he could actually use telekinesis. However, there were limitations. The farther away he was, the weaker his telekinesis became. If he was one meter away, his telekinesis was about the same as his own arm strength. If he was ten meters away, he could only lift an apple or hold a glass of water at most.

However, if it enters the awakened state, it will be much stronger, and it can suppress monsters to a certain extent. For example, yesterday even the Five Emperors was controlled for two seconds. If it were Gadi, it could probably immobilize it for twenty seconds.

"At that time, I always felt like I could control that Five Emperors. Was it just an illusion?"

“It’s not an illusion.” Zetton had somehow emerged from the fighting device again and started massaging his shoulders from behind. “Leo can indeed do that, but not yet.”

"Jetton, are you alright?" Leo remembered that Jetton's injury last night was also quite serious.

“The Ultimate Combat Device was able to heal my injuries, and I’m much better now.” Zetton was secretly pleased by Leo’s concern, though he didn’t show it much in his tone. “Last night, I met with the Balky alien on your behalf, and he promised to pledge his allegiance to you.”

"I see... You've worked hard. But you said I can control the Five Emperors, is that also a Reonic ability?"

Because he was in a terrible mental state and extremely angry, just like when he lost his grandmother, Leo's memory was not clear, and he couldn't describe what he felt.

“No, because Leo is special.” Zetton shook her head, denying Leo’s idea. Although she couldn’t tell Leo everything she knew now, she would tell him many things as he grew up.

"The Reiblood aliens can control monsters at will to use them for their own purposes. She once ruled the entire universe for tens of thousands of years with her monster army. This is also the reason why Reionics can control monsters to fight."

"But not all Reionics can get as close to Reiblood as you, Leo. With Leo's growth rate, he'll probably be able to forcibly control some monsters soon, but not non-living things."

After listening to what Zetton said, Leo couldn't help but have an idea: if he could grow stronger, wouldn't that mean he could directly control most of the monsters on Earth to stop them from causing trouble, and then he wouldn't have to worry about monster disasters anymore?

When such thoughts flooded Leo's mind, he felt an even stronger thirst for power. Previously, Zetton had given him a great sense of security, but the appearance of the Five Emperors yesterday made him realize that Zetton's power alone was not enough.

"Zetton, if I become stronger, will you become stronger too?"

"My power comes from you. The stronger Leo becomes, the stronger I become, and the same goes for Dimaga."

I see. It's a pity that Leo doesn't know how to train his power as a Leonic. He feels stronger with each outburst of anger, but he also feels constantly restricted.

"How can I get stronger?" Leo pondered this question, but in Zetton's eyes, it was not a problem at all. Leo was getting stronger even sitting here, he just didn't realize it.

Once Leo awakens as a Reonic being, he is already in a state of constant growth, only undergoing more pronounced changes each time he experiences strong emotional fluctuations.

However, it was during this time that Jetton learned that Reiblood had also left something in his mind, which would gradually be unlocked as Leo grew up. Clearly, Reiblood valued Leo highly and was worried that something unexpected might happen to him during his growth.

Zetton herself didn't have a deep impression of Reiblood. Reiblood had stolen her directly from the Zettonians, and she had been sleeping inside the Ultimate Fighting Device ever since, waiting for Leo to awaken her.

"Would I become stronger if I controlled more monsters? But the Ultimate Fighting Device is very picky; it doesn't accept ordinary monsters."

Having been a member for so long and fought so many monsters, the Ultimate Fighting Necklace has only included one monster besides Zetton: Demaga. It's really...

Wait a minute, Leo suddenly realized that it had only been a little over a week since he joined the team. Had he experienced too much in just one week? King Joe, Astromus, Gadi, Super Goblin and Balgi Alien, then a bunch of Golzairba, and finally the five giant emperors... It hadn't even been half a month.

"It's quite substantial." Zetton, who had overheard some of Leo's thoughts, was also quite moved. She had originally thought that she was strong enough to defeat any of Leo's enemies, but now it seemed that she had been too confident.

Because the four members of ESCG who had just been discharged from the hospital had to go back to bed, the entire ESCG was basically at a standstill. Director Sawai simply gave Leo half a day off so that he could go back and rest.

Leo originally planned to go and check on everyone, but Daigo and the others were still asleep, so he could only wait until they woke up before visiting them. To be honest, it was already quite an achievement to survive this battle.

However, before returning, Leo had to go to the scientific research department. The Special Investigation Department had previously recovered a black sword that had fallen in the mountains, but its origin was unknown.

But just as Leo was pondering this, Dimaga, who had just woken up, emerged from the fighting device, grabbed his arm, and shook it, completely ignoring Zetton's cold gaze.

"Boss, you're biased! You only treat Big Sister well, waaaaah, I'm just an unwanted monster, I want to go out and play too!"

Seeing Dimaga crying, Leo felt a pang of guilt. He had indeed been a bit biased towards Zetton. Compared to Dimaga, Zetton was much more mature and knew how to behave properly, while Dimaga was more boisterous and not suitable for public appearances.

"Alright, alright, I'm off today. How about we go out together tonight? I'll buy you two a couple of casual outfits first."

Although they can transform into human form, Zetton and Demaga still retain many monster features, such as the two glowing objects on the front of Zetton's clothes. However, other features of the two of them, such as the horns on their heads, can be removed, somewhat like hair ornaments.

If they changed their clothes, they would just be two pretty girls, and no one would suspect anything.

Moreover, Leo had previously mentioned going out to eat with Ren, so this was a good opportunity for everyone to go together. He felt that he might not have enough vacation time in the future.

"Then I want barbecue!" Dimaga immediately raised his hand.

“Sure, Mr. Higashi Kotaro just opened a barbecue restaurant in the shopping street, and it’s very popular. We need to reserve some seats in advance.”

"Yay! Boss is the best!" Under Zetton's increasingly dangerous gaze, Dimaga pounced on Leo and kissed him, bubbling with joy.

"Dimaga." Zetton placed his hand on Dimaga's head. "I think you're still a bit lax in your training. Come with me!"

With that, Zetton pulled Dimaga back into the space inside the Fighting Device, and Leo soon heard Dimaga begging for mercy.

"Ah, but I didn't... Oh, sister, please! Please, I was wrong! I was wrong, okay?!"

It seems the two of them get along quite well? Leo scratched his head. Anyway, Dimaga wasn't in a bad mood or dissatisfied, so he should be fine.

Chapter 39 The Mysteriously Vanished Sword (Approximate)

"This is the sword that was recovered. Just looking at it, it does give off a very ominous feeling."

Even through the glass, Leo could sense the dark, emanating power emanating from the retrieved sword, which was being investigated by...

"According to our analysis, the material used to make this sword is not any metal recorded in the TPC database, but its strength is far greater than that of Pedanium alloy."

Dr. Dango, who was in charge of the research and analysis, pushed up his glasses and spoke in a rather dismissive tone. In his view, frontline combat personnel like Leo were the type who were difficult to communicate with because they couldn't understand anything he said.

"Is the high brightness of the lighting system meant to suppress the sword's power?" Leo noticed that several solar-powered lights were pointed at the sword.

Dr. Dango was quite surprised that Leo could discover this. "Indeed, we are still analyzing the energy emitted by this sword, but the researchers accidentally discovered that sunlight can suppress its power."

"How could such cracks appear in a sword whose strength far exceeds that of Pedan metal? What kind of battles did the sword's owner go through?"

Leo stroked his chin. He knew the strength of Pedan alloy. To be able to forge a sword with a material far exceeding that of Pedan metal, the original owner of this sword must have been extraordinary.

"We don't know about that. We've been so busy with research projects lately that we haven't had much time to spend on this."

"Thank you for your hard work." Leo expressed his understanding, but also expressed his confusion. "However, does the Special Investigation Division always just pick up these things of unknown origin and bring them back to headquarters?"

"Yes, because the headquarters has the most complete research facilities and can effectively prevent data leaks."

"That's true... but it wouldn't be good if the thing we picked up was dangerous, so we'd have to find another place."

Leo was about to write a report, reminding himself that things picked up from unknown sources like this shouldn't be left at headquarters so easily in the future. Leo felt like he could hear the sword whispering to him.

TPC's security work has stopped countless aliens over the past decade. What if they cause problems by picking up some random junk? Who is actually in charge of TPC's security work?

"Besides headquarters, I remember there's also the Geo Research Base where research can be done. For security reasons, future research on similar recyclables will be conducted there. It's not appropriate to leave this sword here; let's move it there."

"Isn't this making a mountain out of a molehill?"

"What if there's some dark vengeful spirit residing inside this sword, and it starts possessing anyone and causing destruction? There have been similar cases before."

Several years ago, an unlucky archaeological team discovered a bronze mirror. According to legend, a monster-like creature called Mozhi was sealed inside, which fed on people's fears. At the time, Director Yoshioka happened to be organizing work there, and Mozhi, which was accidentally released, began to target Director Yoshioka.

Then, Mozhi understood what it meant to be fearless. Director Yoshioka, a former naval officer who had personally led the attack on Melba, had no idea what fear was. He unleashed a series of punches and shots, leaving the still-weak Mozhi, who had just been released from quarantine, completely disoriented and unable to find his way out.

Finally, after Mochi finally absorbed the Moonlight and grew to a gigantic size, the two ready-to-go Flying Swallow IIs and several Flying Swallow Is directly used the Texas Beam to show him what it meant for times to change.

Hearing Leo say that, Dr. Dango thought about it and realized that it made sense. Because of this, TPC set up many rules related to archaeology.

"Then let's move this thing away today."

"I'll discuss the docking procedures with the Geo base. By the way, how's the research on the Five Emperors' fragments going?"

Even when Leo was unconscious, he had picked up a fragment of the Five Emperors, which he intended to use for research at the base.

"The analysis of that is simple. Dr. Otomo has already reached a conclusion. We found a substance in the fragments of the Five Emperors that had not been recorded before. It is this substance that fused the different monster corpses together."

“Sphia,” Leo gave his answer. “According to reports from various places, all the monster corpses disappeared almost simultaneously. Sphia can freely split into smaller individuals and merge into the ground. They have a clear plan.”

"There are life forms like this... It's incredible."

"The universe is bigger than we think, Dr. Tango, but if we have the chance, perhaps we can capture a live sample of Sphia to study."

Upon hearing Leo's words, Dr. Dango's eyes lit up instantly. "Really?!"

"At present, Sphia is our enemy, and research is of course essential. I have faith in Dr. Tango's abilities, but I feel that capturing him will be quite difficult."

"Leave this to me!" Dr. Dango gripped Leo's hand tightly, showing none of her previous dismissive attitude. Her eyes were filled with the same warmth as when she looked at a long-lost relative. "I'll give you first authorship when the paper is published!"

Perhaps Leo's advice was too tempting, because Dr. Dango kept him chatting for a long time. After discovering that Leo was actually quite knowledgeable, she appreciated him even more and gave him a lot of her treasured tea.

On the way home, Leo was driving when Dimaga's image, covered in bumps, appeared on its fighting device, crying out to Leo.

"Boss, Big Sister is bullying us! Waaah, she's serious during training!"

"More sweat in training, less blood in real combat!" Zetton's tone was firm and unwavering. Leo sighed helplessly, "Zetton, stop bullying her. Dimaga, you can eat whatever you want tonight."

Upon hearing Leo's words, Dimaga suddenly forgot what pain was and hurriedly nodded, afraid that Leo would change his mind.