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

"But you're wrong about something. On our side, the Space Garrison has only just been established, and I'm just the vice-captain. The titles of Captain and 'Father of Ultra' are reserved for Belial… Oh, by the way, you should know my brother, right? Don't tell him, though. My brother hates trouble. If you tell him beforehand, he'll definitely be unhappy!"

Hikari looked even more bewildered upon hearing this.

What do you mean by "in a parallel universe"... Belial is the captain of the Space Garrison and the Father of Ultra?

So much so that even though Hikari was well aware that there were so many parallel universes, and an infinite number of possibilities...

But Hikari was really curious about what Belial had done to make Ken, who should have been the captain, willingly take the position of vice-captain!

"Hmm? What's wrong, girl? What are you looking at so intently?"

While Hikari was still processing this bombshell news and the powerful shock it had caused, Ken's gaze was suddenly drawn to Rem beside him.

Because this simpleton finally realized that after entering this area, Lyme had stood silently the entire time, except for throwing him a portable mini plasma spark earlier. His gaze, however, had been fixed intently on a certain direction the entire time.

This piqued Jian's curiosity, and he turned to look in the direction of Lem's gaze.

Then, Jian saw the glass dome, which was mostly shattered and with dark green asphalt flowing out, and the lifelike "bronze statue" standing in the very center of the dome.

After a brief silence of a few seconds, his gaze swept back and forth between the "bronze statue," the "broken glass dome," and Tartarus, an "old acquaintance," before Ken suddenly clapped his hands, as if possessed by Kogoro, and smugly proclaimed the "truth."

"Hahaha! Looks like we didn't come to the wrong place this time! Belial must have been here! Look, Rem, your dad's statue is still standing here! It must have been specially made for him by the former inhabitants of this planet to thank my good brother for the help he provided! I can even feel Belial's presence on that statue! That means he must have been here recently! It's a pity that Tartarus destroyed the protective shield of the statue... But Rem, don't worry! This time, we will definitely find Belial and bring him home!"

However, Jian, who was getting more and more excited as he talked, clearly didn't notice...

Lyme's eyes, which had initially held a look of relief at finding clues to his father, were now visibly shifting from anticipation to solemnity. Then, from solemnity, they transformed into an almost tangible, icy rage that seemed intent on burning everything before him to ashes!

His hands clenched into fists, and silvery-white, lightning-shaped energy fluctuations danced uncontrollably on his knuckles, as if they might explode at any moment. His entire body trembled uncontrollably!

That was the manifestation of suppressed anger surging within the body!

The reason why Rem's emotions changed so drastically was because she was more familiar with Belial's presence than anyone else!

As Belial's daughter, Rem, even when she was still a human girl and her eyesight had not yet returned, had been one with Belial for decades, sharing his life and soul. This meant that Belial's unique energy wavelength was already etched deep into her soul.

Therefore, even if they are far apart, or even without looking at each other, Lem would never mistake Belial!

Along with Ken's teasing, Lem, who had become accustomed to interpreting Ken's conjectures in reverse, successfully eliminated a wrong option, but was also forced to confront the cruel truth that was quietly emerging in his heart...

That's not a statue of gratitude from the residents at all...

That was the father she had been searching for all this time! He had been turned into a lifeless bronze statue by that damned Tartarus in front of her!

Kejian was clearly still immersed in the joy of "finding a clue and being able to bring his good brother home soon!"

They didn't even notice the change in Rem's expression, nor did they notice Hikari's extremely guilty and embarrassed appearance after hearing what they said.

With a smile still on his face, he pointed at the "bronze statue" and kept commenting on it.

Hikari finally couldn't bear the inner torment any longer and reached out to gently poke Ken.

Then, as Jian turned to look at her, she cautiously reminded him in the most tactful way possible.

"Ahem... Um, Captain... do you think it's possible that the bronze statue... is actually Belial himself...?"

"What? That bronze statue is my good brother? Hahahaha! You're really joking. How could a bronze statue be my good brother? You're talking like a stone statue can turn into a real Ultraman! That's hilarious! Hahaha...hahaha..."

At first, Ken thought Hikari was joking with him and didn't take it seriously at all.

As Jian laughed, he suddenly realized that Lym wasn't laughing with him. Instead, Lym suddenly darted out without a word, carrying an overwhelming killing intent, heading straight for Tartarus.

Jian's laughter abruptly stopped. His brain, which had been stagnant for a long time, finally came online for once, and he froze on the spot.

Then he turned his head again and met Hikari's gaze. From the other's slight nod, he received the answer he least wanted.

Jian, who had been grinning from ear to ear, completely lost his smile.

Instead, he drew the Ultimate Blade again, his whole body trembling violently, accompanied by intense emotional fluctuations. His body temperature rose sharply, and even wisps of steam began to appear on his body surface!

"What do you mean my good brother turned into a bronze statue?! Who did this?! Was it you?! Tartarus! I'll fucking kill you! Ah—!!!!!"

With the last syllable, it exploded in the sky above the battlefield. Jian, like a bull that had been completely enraged, pushed his speed to the limit, instantly overtaking Lym who had gone ahead, and appearing in front of Tartarus.

Then, under Tartarus's gaze, which seemed to recall some "pleasant memories" and whose arrogance was tinged with a hint of apprehension, Ken raised the Ultimate Blade in his hand, his milky white eyes tinged with crimson blood, and roared sharply, word by word.

"Tartarus! You deserve to die—!!!!!"

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Actually, I originally wanted to set it up as them searching for ten thousand years... but I feel like if I really did that, they would definitely go crazy, so I'll shorten it to one year instead.

Chapter 92 The Enraged Great Horned Bull, Tartarus's Strictest "Father"

"Tartarus! You deserve to die—!!!!!"

The moment the last syllable exploded in fury across the battlefield, Ken's figure, already shrouded in his king's cloak, streaked across the sky like a silver meteor, appearing before Tartarus. The Ultimate Blade traced a heavy, violent arc in his hand; amplified by Ken's raw power and the momentum of his high-speed charge, the blade tore a visible rift through space itself, slashing straight towards Tartarus's head!

Faced with the overwhelming force of Jian, Tartarus could no longer remain calm.

You know, back when Tartarus was ganged up on by Ken and a bunch of Ultra Warriors... oops, I mean, a bunch of Ultra Warriors, Tartarus barely managed to escape back to the kingdom by burning his life force!

Afterwards, relying on his ability to travel through time and space at will, he went to other parallel universes and recuperated for tens of thousands of years, recovering his injuries to almost full strength before daring to show his face and cause trouble again!

Now, it's just that Jian is the only one facing this attack.

But that identical look of fury still made Tartarus shudder, recalling the "wonderful memory" of being relentlessly hunted by the giants of light ten thousand years ago!

Unfortunately, Belial's bronze statue was right behind him, presenting him with his best chance to abduct Belial! Tartarus was unwilling to give up so easily!

Weighing the pros and cons, Tartarus had no choice but to grit his teeth and erect a golden barrier, continuously infusing it with energy to strengthen its defenses. He attempted to use this method to withstand Jian's attack, hoping to find an opportunity to escape with Belial's bronze statue.

Tartarus, however meticulously he planned, could never have foreseen this...

Ken, who beat him up back then, had just awakened his true power and was not familiar with it.

Now, after a year of repeatedly traversing parallel universes and searching for Belial, Ken, already exceptionally gifted, has largely mastered this form. He's even managed to maintain it in its normally activated state, treating it like his base form!

Furthermore, with a deeper understanding of the power of truth, Ken became increasingly adept at using the Ultimate Blade.

Sure enough, when Ken was fighting the defensive barrier that Tartarus had erected with all his might, he still needed the help of others to break through it.

But now, with the ultimate blade's unadorned, sweeping strike...

In the instant of contact, the barrier that should have been indestructible was instantly cleaved in two by Ken, under Tartarus's ghost-like gaze!

Golden fragments, like falling snowflakes, flew to both sides, while the ultimate blade, its force undiminished, continued to slash toward Tartarus's head!

A chill ran down Tartarus's spine. Having already foreseen his own decapitation, he no longer cared about maintaining his composure. He hastily lunged to the side, rolling twice on the ground. After pushing off the ground with both legs, he propelled himself forward, dodging Ken's blade with a desperate, almost comical, escape, like a cornered beast.

That posture was completely unrelated to the elegant composure that Tartarus had always deliberately maintained as a "messenger of the kingdom."

But it was that clumsy roll and lunge that saved his life!

The blade of the ultimate weapon grazed his temple.

Even though the scorching sword energy didn't actually touch Tartarus's head, it still made the side of his head noticeably charred.

Even so, Jian's sword strike, swung in a fit of rage, did not come empty-handed.

The blade of the Ultimate Blade grazed Tartarus's ear before slicing towards his right shoulder. With unstoppable force, it cleaved Tartarus's right shoulder armor, along with the adjacent layer of flesh, in two in an instant!

In an instant, a large amount of golden blood gushed out from the wound, staining Tartarus's shoulder with a shocking dark gold color.

After slicing off Tartarus's shoulder armor, the ultimate blade continued to slash downwards until it pierced the ground, splitting open a deep chasm that stretched for dozens of miles!

This is enough to prove just how terrifyingly high the health stats can be when the user is in a state of rage!

At this moment, Tartarus had no time to marvel at just how unreasonable Jian was when he fought!

He hadn't even had time to fully regain his balance from the shocking sword strike that nearly killed him instantly. Ken flipped the Ultimate Blade in his hand, changing from a slash to a sweep, and poured in a brute, unreasonable force, slashing fiercely at Tartarus's side!

Tartarus's pupils contracted sharply. Even without using his precognitive abilities, he could tell that he didn't have time to activate his defensive barrier!

Even more deadly is that this sword strike clearly contains an additional layer of materialized sword energy, further increasing the strike's coverage!

In desperation, Tartarus, still unwilling to abandon the bronze statue of Belial, dared not stray too far from Belial. He could only follow his fighting instincts and suddenly leaned back, performing a bridge-like dodge!

It was at that very moment that the sword energy of the Ultimate Blade grazed past his chest armor. While Tartarus escaped death, a massive gash stretched from his waist to his abdomen from side to side! Blood gushed forth like a fountain, drenching his muscular body from head to toe! To Tartarus, he appeared as a blood-soaked butcher, utterly terrifying!

Even so, Tartarus felt immense pain, but also a deep sense of relief...

After all, if he had hesitated even for a fraction of a second...

I'm afraid that now I'm not just in a situation where my waist is slashed open, but I'm going to cosplay a white-haired guy who confidently shouted "We will win!" before the battle, only to be slapped in the face and suffer a miserable end!

Unfortunately, even in this miserable state, Jian, whose anger had not diminished at all, still did not intend to give Tartarus any chance to catch his breath.

His attacks were like a raging storm, relentless and relentless. Every time he swung his sword, he carried a chilling killing intent that wanted to shatter the golden figure in front of him into countless pieces!

As the Ultimate Blade danced in Ken's hands, it seemed to become an extension of his limbs, slashing horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and upwards... the transitions between moves were as fluid as breathing. Tartarus, already at the disadvantage of not having the initiative and now heavily wounded, was relentlessly pursued by the dense barrage of swords, running and leaping like a stray dog ​​– a truly pathetic sight!

He completely lost the arrogant and domineering attitude he had shown in front of the other Ultra Warriors!

The stark contrast between before and after left everyone who had originally intended to kindly remind Ken to be wary of Tartarus—especially Geed and Zero, who had fought him before—completely dumbfounded!

Only Lem showed an expression of indifference. After observing briefly and confirming that Jian could handle Tartarus, he scanned the battlefield.

Instead of flying towards Belial, Lem turned and flew to Kaiser Geed's side.

It's not that Rem knows Kaiser Geed, or that she doesn't want to rescue Belial immediately...

However, Lym, who was encountering the concept of "bronzeization" for the first time, did not know how to save Belial.

Therefore, fearing that acting rashly might not only fail to rescue her father but could also harm him...

Driven by some personal motives, Rem set his sights on Kaiser Geed, who was also in bronze form. He decided to use this unfamiliar Ultra Warrior as a practice subject to figure out an effective and safe rescue plan before heading to rescue Belial!

Chapter 93 Lyme: What do you mean I have another little brother?!

With the enraged Bighorn joining the battle, the situation instantly reversed!

Tartarus, who used to be able to maintain a composed demeanor no matter who he faced, was now being chased desperately by Ken, with new wounds constantly being added to his body!

Even if it occasionally manages to seize an opportunity to deploy a golden barrier in an attempt to stage a defensive counterattack, it will be shattered by the Great Horned Bull's sword the moment it takes shape! And it also delivers another blow to Tartarus!

After several failed attempts, Tartarus finally calmed down, his eyes became clearer, and he completely gave up the foolish idea of ​​confronting this numerical monster head-on!

He had even stopped thinking about how to forcibly take Beria, now a bronze statue, away from Ken's nose. He only hoped to escape alive from the Great Horned Bull, so that he could hold onto the belief that "as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood," and wait for a new opportunity to take him away.

Unfortunately, it's no longer a question of whether Tartarus wants to leave, but whether Jian is willing to let him go!

"I [beep]! Tartarus! You stand there! You idiot [beep]! You big idiot [beep]! I [beep] you [beep]! You stand there! You motherfucker [beep]! Today I'm going to [beep] [beep] kill you—!!!"

Enraged beyond measure, Ken, who had grown up with Belial and learned a bit of the "Cybertronian language" from him, was now completely red-faced. He seemed possessed by some kind of mage surnamed Liu, constantly sending telegrams while swinging his ultimate blade in a wide arc!

At this point, Jian no longer pays attention to techniques, rhythm, or strategies for switching between offense and defense...

Like a savage bull enraged to the extreme, he wielded the ancient holy sword, powerful enough to destroy a planet, like a kitchen knife, relentlessly slashing at Tartarus! Each strike was driven by an instinctive urge to wipe this golden bastard from the face of the earth! Every strike cleaved a new crack in the ground, as if giving this long-dormant dead star a complete makeover, stirring up clouds of rubble and dust wherever it went!

Of course, this was also thanks to Tartarus, whose strength, even within the Ultra Warriors universe, ranks among the top tier (T1) below the Mysterious Four. He was even capable of single-handedly defeating the New Generation Ultra Warriors who had all activated their final forms!

This allowed him to maintain high-speed movement even while being chased around by Ken and slashed more than a dozen times! In the chase, he even carried Ken around the planet several times!

This is enough to show that Tartarus's ability to withstand blows has been greatly improved after he was tricked by the Reiblood aliens and suffered a brutal beating from the righteous mob!

Otherwise, let's replace it with another villain...

Even if he wasn't cut down by the Great Horned Bull's sword, he would still faint on the spot from excessive blood loss, surrounded by a demon covered in blood (all splattered from Tartarus's body), relentlessly pursuing him with his greatsword, like a demon crawling out of hell!

I have to admire Jian, that stubborn little bull! He's got real bull-like tenacity! He's been chasing me for so long, but he doesn't show the slightest sign of fatigue! And he's still ruthless and fierce!

Therefore, in a sense, this can be considered a perfect operation of the "matching mechanism", which truly allowed the two of them to meet "evenly matched opponents"!

Unfortunately, the cunning and treacherous Tartarus would not easily admit defeat. Nor would he stand by and watch himself be hacked to death bit by bit by Jian.

Tartarus, who seemed to be running around aimlessly like a headless fly, was actually feigning weakness. In order to draw in Steadfast hatred, he was gradually led to a specific area.

Upon reaching the designated area, Tartarus, who had been filled with terror, saw Jian still relentlessly pursuing him. He then revealed a triumphant smile and stomped hard on a seemingly insignificant stone.

The next second, the ground beneath Ken's feet collapsed without warning! Ken, who was only focused on chopping Tartarus into mincemeat and had no defenses whatsoever, stumbled and lost his balance, falling heavily to the ground!

At the same time, Tartarus, not daring to waste this precious opportunity, decisively gathered his energy. With a flash of red light in his palm, he released a semi-transparent golden sphere of light towards Jian.

The moment the ball of light came into contact with Jian's body, it quickly transformed into chains that bound him to his body!

Despite his impressive physical condition, this level of restraint could be broken with just a little effort.

However, it is undeniable that Jian, who was caught off guard by such a blow, will need more time to get back on his feet.

It was precisely this extra little bit of time that allowed the enormous transparent glass dome that Ken had overlooked to suddenly descend from the sky to successfully envelop him! Dark green special asphalt immediately gushed out from the nozzles on the inner wall, carrying a pungent chemical odor, and rushed wildly towards Ken's body!

It turns out that this was another trap that Tartarus had prepared in advance as a backup plan when he was dealing with Belial, just in case. He was worried that the first sneak attack might not succeed.