Bighorn Bull is in charge of leading, and I, Beria, am in charge of raising it.

Then, filled with the tragic grandeur of life and death, success or failure hinges on this moment, in order to avoid the embarrassing reality of being forced back into the classroom of the Land of Light at this age and starting from scratch with a bunch of little kids...

Exhausted and injured, Zero, whose injuries had already been secretly healed by Belial, unleashed 120% of his power, fueled by the belief that "Hehe, I must win!"

He suddenly accelerated, transforming into a bloodthirsty meteor, charging headlong towards the massive wave of mechanical Ultra Brothers attacking from the sky.

Dark Lops Zero, eager to prove to Belial that he still had value, followed closely behind, not to be outdone.

For a moment, Zero and his companions were clearly outnumbered. But with a compelling reason to win, two figures, one white and one dark, moved like reapers of death on the battlefield, surrounding the army of mechanical Ultra Warriors in their path!

Furthermore, because Darklops Zero's action module is entirely derived from combat data collected from Zero, the two, despite their verbal sparring and seemingly irreconcilable differences, act like telepathic twins. Even without any verbal or eye contact, they coordinate flawlessly, greatly accelerating the battlefield cleanup!

In an instant, the two, despite their initial reluctance, fought their way in and out of the mechanical Ultra Brothers seven times! They staged a unique scene that would never have been seen in the original story: the Twin Demon Kings teaming up to clear the map and unleash a devastating speedrun!

Chapter 51 Belial: Alright, alright, I have a second level too?!

As Zero and Dark Loops Zero refused to give an inch, they turned this disadvantageous situation of being outnumbered into a speedrun, chasing each other deep into the Salome alien base.

Belial, who remained beside the Panlong, sat cross-legged, holding an energy conduction module he had just removed from the wreckage of the Mechanical Ultra Brothers. With his other hand, he rummaged through another piece of wreckage for a while before breaking off a metal skeleton frame.

Belial, acting as a combatant, displayed a level of skill and elegance even surpassing that of ordinary members of the Space Science and Technology Bureau, rapidly repairing the severely damaged Panlong. He occasionally activated his Ultra Telekinesis to precisely locate necessary materials from the wreckage left by the mechanical Ultra Brothers.

The entire process was smooth and seamless, with no sign of any pause or hesitation in the repair process.

In less than a minute, the Panlong, which was originally dilapidated and seemed to be completely beyond repair, was reborn under Belial's hand-crafted repairs!

Of course, it's worth mentioning that...

This was only after Belial repeatedly restrained his disdain for the "outdated" technology of the Panlong, suppressing his instinctive, scientist's urge to optimize it, to ensure that the Panlong's performance after repair was almost identical to its original state, so as not to affect the development of human technology in the current timeline.

Otherwise, Beria wouldn't have bothered repairing the Panlong. He could have simply used the existing materials to build a brand new, high-performance fighter jet by hand, which would have taken far less time than this kind of repair work that leaves him with so much effort and no chance to fully enjoy the task!

During this process, the crew members of the Panlong crowded in front of the observation window on the bridge, their mouths agape, as if they had seen a real god, witnessing Belial repair the Panlong to its original state as if he were building blocks.

So much so that even though they had dealt with Ultraman more than once, and even when Mebius forcibly abducted... oops, I mean, took the initiative to invite them, they became powerful external allies, helping the Land of Light avoid a crisis of annihilation! And taking this opportunity, they became the first Earthlings in history to visit the Land of Light!

Seeing Belial's incredible skill, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, marveling at how omnipotent Ultraman truly was!

Come to think of it, they had heard Zero mention before that this somewhat fierce-looking Ultra Warrior wasn't even a formal combatant from the Land of Light, but merely a logistics personnel under the Silver Cross Army responsible for medical treatment...

So, according to the rule I heard during my visit to the Land of Light that only the elite of the elite can join the Ultra Guard...

Does that mean that if it were Zero, who kept calling everyone "uncle" and was clearly younger, it would mean he was more talented and had more agile skills...

Will the repair speed of the Panlong be even faster?

As expected of Ultraman Zero! He dares to say "You're still 20,000 years away!" all the time, and he certainly has the right to be arrogant!

The next time we had a chance to meet, the Panlong ship happened to run into trouble again...

Let's ask Zero to take a look! It'll be faster than them fixing it themselves, right?

"Hello, hello, hello, can anyone hear me? I'll repeat, can anyone hear me? If you can, please respond! We received your distress signal and are here to help you!"

Just as the crew of the Panlong were beginning to have some subtle misunderstandings about Zero's potential due to Belial's impressive manual control abilities...

The Panlong's communicator suddenly picked up an extremely weak signal.

The signal was intermittent, clearly severely interfered with by the planet's own strong electromagnetic field.

But the human voices mixed in felt strangely familiar to the crew of the Panlong!

Because that's Captain Hyuga's voice!

"Boss, that voice... it's someone who came to help us after receiving our distress signal, could it be...?!"

"Ah, I'm curious too... Kumano, send our coordinates to them."

"Okay, boss!"

This unexpected signal response visibly excited the crew of the Panlong. After sending out the coordinates, they even stepped out of the Panlong and lined up in an open area, looking up and waiting for the other side to arrive.

Before long, another Panlong ship pierced through the clouds and slowly landed in front of everyone.

The ship bore fresh signs of battle—a small section of the starboard armor plate had been sheared off by an energy weapon, and wisps of faint black smoke were still rising from the engine nozzles—but overall, it was in much better condition than the Panlong here, which had almost been scrapped.

It's worth mentioning that the two ships are not only identical in model, but even the tiny scratches caused by meteorite fragments on the bridge observation windows are exactly the same! It's as if these two Panlong ships are perfect replicas of each other!

As a result, while people looked on with curiosity, they couldn't help but marvel at it.

Meanwhile, after confirming that there was no danger in the surroundings and that the oxygen composition of this planet was perfectly suited to human survival needs, the hatch of the other Panlong was opened. Captain Hyuga from the main universe was the first to peek out of the hatch, his gaze meeting that of his parallel universe counterpart.

Then, Ray, who was traveling with him, also crawled out of the hatch and went straight to another Ray, circling around him and looking him over.

Before long, the two pairs of people, who looked and spoke exactly the same, stared at each other in silence.

Clearly, although they were aware they had been caught in some kind of spatial distortion when they were forcibly sucked into the spacetime rift, they also guessed that this distortion might cause some phenomena that defy common sense…

But when another version of yourself stands vividly before you, no amount of theoretical prediction can dispel the profound shock to the soul caused by confronting the reality of parallel universes!

"Hahaha, I never expected that, besides Ultraman, the one who responded to our distress signal would be myself from a parallel universe..."

Captain Hyuga from the parallel universe spoke first, breaking the slightly awkward silence. As he extended his hand in goodwill, his tone, besides his usual maturity and composure, also carried a hint of teasing amusement.

"Hello, Captain Hyuga Hiroshi, I am Captain Hyuga Hiroshi of the Panlong. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hiss... Listening to myself introduce myself, this feeling is really weird, hahaha."

Seeing that his counterpart from the parallel universe harbored no ill will, and even with an Ultra Warrior he'd never seen before standing beside the Panlong from this parallel universe, Captain Hyuga from the main universe, who had been on edge, quietly relaxed. He responded with a joke and briefly shook hands with his counterpart from the parallel universe.

"Speaking of which, what trouble did you encounter? It seems that although the situation is somewhat horrific, there's no real danger... Were we too late?"

Despite trying to maintain a serious image, Captain Hyuga couldn't help but keep glancing at the wreckage of the mechanical Ultra Brothers not far away.

If it weren't for the obvious traces of exposed mechanical components on their wreckage...

Captain Hyuga, who comes from the main universe and has fought alongside Ultra Warriors many times, might mistakenly believe that these scattered wreckages belong to the Ultra Brothers from a parallel universe!

If that's really the case...

That day, Captain Xiang was probably already pondering how to write his will.

after all……

If even with so many Ultra Brothers working together, they can't resolve the current crisis...

Even if Ray could summon Gomora, he clearly wouldn't be able to handle it!

"Well, I'm sorry, but that's true."

Fortunately, being a fellow "Hyuga Hiroshi," the captain of the parallel universe's Hyuga clearly understood his own thoughts in the main universe. He responded with a smile, patted the other's shoulder, and then turned to look at Belial.

"Thanks to Ultraman Zero and this Ultra Warrior, our crisis has been resolved. But thank you all for making this special trip."

As they spoke, Ray from the main universe was staring intently at Belial. When Belial noticed his gaze and glanced at him casually, he instinctively pressed his hand to his chest.

He's certain now...

The Reiblood alien factor that was usually restless and prone to going out of control within him completely calmed down the moment he approached this unfamiliar Ultra Warrior.

However, unlike when Seven used his power to forcibly suppress the Reiblood alien factor within Rei's body...

It's more like the Reiblood alien factor within Rei's body instinctively chose to submit in the face of some more powerful, shared force.

Lei had never experienced this feeling before.

...No, to be precise, Lei only experienced it once.

That was when I was entrusted by Mebius to go to the Monster Graveyard to fight the dark Ultra Warrior named Belial!

That villain named Belial forcibly injected a large amount of Reiblood alien factors into his body. This caused Rei, who had previously been able to stably control his bloodline thanks to the scar on his chest from Seven's crest, to suddenly go berserk, indiscriminately attacking all living things around him. In doing so, he nearly killed his own comrade!

So much so that the tranquility he felt now, though completely opposite to his situation back then, still made Ray glance at Belial a few more times, muttering to himself, because of that almost identical instinctive submission to those in power.

"...Is it just my imagination? I feel like I've seen this Ultraman somewhere before..."

"..."

Although Lei was only talking to himself and not very loudly, even if others heard him, they wouldn't think anything was wrong.

But after he said those words, Belial, who seemed as calm as an old dog, was actually panicking inside.

No way, not again?

I just finished dealing with Darklops Zero's instant-burst lightning attack, and now you've given me a second stage? This is never going to end!

Clearly, Belial, being a time traveler, knew exactly who Ray was thinking about.

Ironically, in a certain sense, he really was "Beria," so it wasn't that Ray had mistaken him for someone else.

Beelzing cold sweat dripping down his forehead, Belial once again strained his mind to its limit. He tried to find a suitable excuse before he was completely exposed, or a way to naturally change the subject, just like he had fooled Zero.

"You think so too? Hahaha! Looks like you really do have an ordinary face, uncle! No wonder everyone thinks you look familiar! Hmm, it's just that your face is a bit fierce. If someone didn't know you, they might think you're a bad guy, or the kind of person who'll become a bad guy sooner or later! Hahahaha!"

Fortunately, at this critical moment, Zero descended from mid-air and landed beside Ray. He then crossed his arms and took over the conversation in a matter-of-fact tone, while also greeting Ray.

"Hey, you must be Ray from the same universe as me, right? Long time no see! You really helped us a lot at the Monster Graveyard last time! Dad and the others still talk about you guys all the time!"

"Haha, long time no see, Zero... You're not as amazing as you used to be. In the end, it was all thanks to your heroic performance in that battle!"

Distracted by Zero, Rei, whose brows were furrowed and who was subconsciously comparing Belial's face with that of the corrupted Belial, had his thoughts disrupted.

After blinking a few times, he gave up the idea of ​​continuing the comparison and happily started chatting with Zero.

After all, this unfamiliar Ultra Warrior, like Belial, could make the Reiblood alien factor within him submit...

But the other party's handsome and unique appearance was completely different from the Belial he remembered!

Not to mention, Zero himself said that this unfamiliar Ultra Warrior is a kind person despite looking a bit fierce. And he even saved the Panlong from a parallel universe alongside Zero.

How could such a heroic figure have even the slightest connection with the vicious Belial that I knew?

Hey, you're just scaring yourself!

Little did they know that in the main universe, while Ray and Zero were busy catching up and exchanging business compliments.

Belial, who had remained silent, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew, thank goodness Zero came back just in time.

Otherwise, given the obvious presence of Reiblood alien factors within this kid, it would be difficult to fool him.

Well, considering Zero provided such a crucial assist, let's reward Zero...

After returning to the Land of Light, I will personally take charge of giving him a serious oversight in his cultural studies so he can catch up!

Oh, right, if I remember correctly, Taiga and Zeta should have grown up by this time and be living in the Land of Light.

So……

Since it's the same whether you make up for one or two extra lessons, let's just call them all over to attend class together.

Especially Zeta, a perfectly good member of the Ultra Guard, but he acted like a complete rookie, relying entirely on Haruki, his human form, to carry him! This is practically the first exception in the history of the Land of Light! He's embarrassed himself on Earth!

No wonder Tregear, who failed to get into the Ultra Guard, chose to turn to the dark side...

Even Zeta managed to get in, but he didn't...

The already proud and arrogant Tregear, further provoked by this, and then encountering Taro, a dim-witted and notoriously dull-witted guy like his father, would have been driven to the brink of madness, even if the kid already had some psychological issues!

and so……

Taiga, that top student, can be given a little leeway; just enough to test how solid his foundation is.

But Zero and Zeta, this future master and apprentice...

Hmph, don't even think about escaping from my class until you pass your academic subjects!

I refuse to believe that I, Belial, can't remove the shameful title of "Special Forces Z" from Zeta's head!

Chapter 52 Jian: Where's my brother? Where's my brother?!

After a brief conversation, a powerful energy surge erupted from the nearby mountains. Clearly, Dark Lops Zero had completely destroyed the Salome aliens' base, along with the remaining, yet-to-be-activated, mechanical Ultra Brothers stored within.

This also means that this special space, forcibly created and maintained by the technology of the Salome aliens, will soon begin to repair itself under the influence of the laws of the universe.

Therefore, although meeting their counterparts from parallel universes was a rare experience, they still returned to their respective Panlong ships. Then, escorted by Belial, Zero, and Darklops Zero, they quickly evacuated the desolate planet before the space completely collapsed.

However, no one noticed...

Less than a minute after they left, a spatial rift brimming with the power of a king appeared out of thin air in this area.

The next second, Ken, clad in a king's cape and wielding the ultimate blade, with his True Power Awakening state activated as a normal state, and Rem, whose entire body was covered in portable miniature plasma sparks, stepped out of the portal. They immediately looked around, seemingly searching for something.

Soon, all they saw was the unfamiliar wreckage of an Ultraman warrior, with no trace of the person they had been longing for. The two, who had been full of anticipation, simultaneously slumped in despair.