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

Then, when Lem noticed Kaisergeid's gaze and subconsciously glanced at him, she gave him a sweet smile despite her face being stained with golden blood.

Kaiser Geed felt as if he'd been struck by lightning, and quickly turned his head back. While obediently continuing his battle, he decisively made up his mind…

From now on, I must never provoke my "older sister" to anger!

Meanwhile, Rob, along with Zeta and the Baltan alien, formed a temporary three-person team.

With Zeta acting as the tank to draw aggro, Rob providing firepower, and Baltan finishing off enemies with a makeshift energy cannon modified from King Joe's severed arm (previously used as a crowbar), this well-defined team strategy allowed them to fully utilize their strengths and achieve impressive results!

With the arrival of Ultraman Father and others from the parallel universe, Hikari, who no longer needed to maintain the mechanical devices, joined forces with Mebius.

Then, Hikari, clad in the Armor of Courage, and Mebius, transformed into his Flame Hero form, simultaneously drew their lightsabers, standing side by side. With unparalleled teamwork, amidst a dazzling display of swordplay, they moved with incredible speed and agility, cutting through the enemy ranks seven times in and out of their territory!

During this time, wherever Hikari's lightsaber passed, the golden soldiers fell to the ground one after another, like wheat in autumn harvest.

Mebius positioned himself beside Hikari, willingly serving as a mobile backup. With his agile and nimble movements, whenever Hikari's attacks faltered briefly, he would promptly deliver a sword strike or a beam of light, instantly killing any kingdom soldiers attempting to ambush Hikari!

What? You're asking how Hikari, a scientist, could possess such formidable fighting power?

Hikari then had something to say...

The weak one is "Hikari"...

What does this have to do with my "Hunter Knight Sword"?

[A certain unnamed "Bei" from the Monster Graveyard gave a dislike, cursing the scientist's repeated lies.]

Of course, such an intense battle would inevitably lead to a massive energy drain, making it impossible to sustain for an extended period.

Generally speaking, they wouldn't adopt such an aggressive playing style...

But this time it's different. Among the reinforcements that came earlier, besides the Father of Ultra from this universe, a pure numerical monster, there was also the Mother of Ultra, a top-tier support who is almost omnipotent!

With energy reserves that are in no way inferior to her husband's, Mother of Ultra only needs to shower the battlefield with a golden energy rain every few days to quickly restore everyone who has exhausted their energy to their peak condition!

So much so that after just a few rounds, Tartarus, who was far superior to all the Ultra Warriors, realized the threat posed by this healer and decisively ordered his troops to change their route of advance and prioritize killing Mother of Ultra!

"The Miracle Ray of the Universe—!"

"Ultra Bomb—!"

Unexpectedly, just as the team was approaching Mother of Ultra, all sorts of energy beams rained down from the sky!

There was even a humanoid madman engulfed in flames who bravely withstood the attacks of the kingdom's soldiers and charged into the center of the formation at undiminished speed! Then, in a deafening explosion, he blasted them all to pieces!

Looking in the direction of the attack, one can see a smiling Mother of Ultra standing behind her, striking a pose resembling an "armpit beam." And as the light points constantly overflowing from the explosion's epicenter converge, Taro's body begins to visibly reform around Mother of Ultra.

Clearly, Tartarus, already overwhelmed by the mere thought of defending against the three great horned bulls, had completely forgotten...

As a nanny, Mother of Ultra is indeed not very good at fighting...

However, at this very moment, Mother of Ultra is surrounded by two whole teams of Ultra Brothers, standing guard and protecting her!

This proves that statement true...

I'm just a simple woman, I don't know anything...

If you have something to say, go tell it to my good-for-nothing sons!

In an instant, the warriors, each fighting with all their might, managed to erase their numerical disadvantage and drove the kingdom's soldiers into a series of defeats!

However, the enemy's numbers were overwhelming, like an endless swarm of locusts. Once the front line was compressed to a certain extent, it became difficult to advance any further!

This allowed Tartarus, who had been on tenterhooks and ready to open a portal to escape at any moment, to finally breathe a sigh of relief...

So much so that he didn't even notice...

If you look closely, you'll find that the "necklace" that Rem used to seek psychological comfort after reuniting with Belial and confirming that Belial was safe and sound has long since disappeared!

This doesn't mean that Lyme, having regained his father's companionship, simply discarded this substitute that had perfectly fulfilled his mission...

Instead, at Belial's suggestion, Rem gifted this special "necklace," composed entirely of portable miniature plasma sparks, to an Ultra Warrior who could better utilize its power.

Ultraman Max, hailed as the fastest and strongest!

At this moment, taking advantage of the fact that Tartarus's attention was drawn to the other Ultra Warriors...

As instructed by Belial, Max was steadily working behind the scenes, absorbing all the energy from these portable miniature plasma sparks into his body.

As time passed, Max could clearly feel his energy steadily increasing, until it reached a realm that felt both familiar and strange to him!

He possessed this power during his training on Earth. However, due to years of peace and being away from intense combat, his body had gradually weakened, and the power that truly deserved the title of "fastest and strongest" at its peak, which had long been dormant, returned to Max's body under this continuous recharging!

Then, raising his right hand, Max Galaxy, at Max's command, sped across the vast expanse of space, like a streak of light piercing through the sea of ​​stars, and precisely landed on Max's right hand!

Even the moment Max Galaxy came into contact with Max, it spontaneously emitted a deep hum, as if congratulating its master on reaching the peak again!

The next second, as a faint light began to emanate from the top of the Max Galaxy, Max suddenly swung his right hand toward the sky!

In an instant, a beam of energy shot straight into the sky, extending infinitely from the Max Galaxy and plunging into the vast universe!

"Everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting—!!!"

Finally, with Max's eyes growing increasingly excited and expectant, he shouted loudly and waved his hand once more...

The beam of energy, which had stretched to the edge of the universe, drew a perfect semi-circular arc and swept across the entire battlefield in an instant!

Wherever the beam of light passed, the air was torn apart into surging vacuum ripples.

Any living being that comes into contact with it will be instantly annihilated into ashes, just like ice and snow melting away, before it can even let out a scream!

Even the golden portals that continuously supplied the kingdom's soldiers were completely destroyed by the power of this sword!

When this astonishing attack subsided, aside from the Ultra Warriors who had known about the plan beforehand and, upon hearing the commotion behind them, had chosen to fly into the sky without hesitation to avoid being accidentally injured by Max…

The kingdom's soldiers, who had originally covered the entire battlefield, were instantly wiped out by Max's earth-shattering attack!

Chapter 99 A Second Blossom

When the offensive completely ceased, Max remained in the position of sheathing his sword.

Until the last glimmer of light on the edge of Max Galaxy slowly receded and settled, finally returning to complete tranquility.

Max felt weak from the intense energy depletion, and his breathing became rapid.

But his back was straighter than ever before, and his orange-yellow eyes were filled with satisfaction and excitement!

It was as if that sword strike had not only swept away the battlefield, but also reinfused Max's long-lost belief in "fastest and strongest" into the depths of his soul!

Of course, the impact of Max's sword strike on this planet was not simply a matter of wiping out the kingdom's soldiers...

The water in the bodies of the many fallen kingdom soldiers evaporated and continued to accumulate and gather in the sky.

After forming a thick, visible cloud layer, accompanied by thunderous roars, a long-awaited downpour descended upon this planet where life had been extinct for many years!

Even as everyone marveled at this miraculous scene, the crowd continued to marvel.

Mother of Ultra slowly extended her hand, caught some rainwater in her palm, and examined it carefully. Then, a gentle smile appeared in her eyes.

Having clashed with the Gua Empire of this universe several times and regarded it as the sworn enemy of the Land of Light, Mother of Ultra clearly knew why life on this planet had been tragically wiped out.

They also understand that the active volcanoes that are now in sight, constantly spewing heat into the sky, are all Beria's "masterpieces".

Now, this long-awaited and rare heavy rain, along with the nutrients injected into the land by the decaying and decomposing corpses left behind during the war, will inject a glimmer of hope for the revival of life into this desolate planet.

However, to be honest, the reason this heavy rain fell was thanks to Beria's punch earlier.

If it weren't for his punch that triggered tectonic activity, spewing large amounts of volcanic ash into the sky to act as condensation nuclei...

These rising water vapors probably won't even have a chance to condense into rain before they dissipate into the universe.

...Hmm? Wait a minute...

The gushing volcanic ash...

It is used to guide rainwater to converge into rivers, rather than allowing it to seep directly into the ground through ditches...

And the environment, with its undulating mountains creating temperature differences between the inside and outside, makes it easier for rain to fall...

Hmm, this seems a bit too much of a coincidence...

Surely it couldn't be that Belial had planned this all along, wanting to change the current state of the planet, and that this was the result of his actions?

Just as this audacious idea suddenly surfaced in Mother of Ultra's mind, a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes, and she subconsciously shifted her gaze, trying to find Belial to ask him directly to verify this conjecture.

Mother of Ultra then belatedly realized that Belial's figure had vanished from the battlefield without a trace at some point!

This gave Mother of Ultra a bad feeling.

Then, turning to look at the group of people who were basking in the joy of victory after the battle, huddled together in small groups, exchanging compliments, he asked.

"Everyone! Quiet down! I want to know... has any of you seen where Belial went?"

The moment the words were spoken, the laughter and cheers that had filled the area came to an abrupt halt, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

"Didn't you hear me? I'll ask again... Has anyone seen Belial?"

When Mother of Ultra saw that everyone had fallen silent and no one had responded, she assumed that they hadn't heard her clearly and repeated herself loudly.

As if waking from a dream, everyone looked around frantically, stimulated by a sudden surge of intense unease.

Just like Mother of Ultra, they were able to see no trace of Belial within their field of vision.

It was only then that everyone belatedly realized that, apart from giving Max and Rem some combat advice at the very beginning of the battle, Belial had not participated in the entire melee!

Upon realizing this, the color drained from Lem's face instantly.

Those eyes, which had moved with ease on the battlefield and remained calm and composed no matter how many kingdom soldiers attacked or surrounded them, were now surging with only rapidly rising panic and unease.

As she subconsciously turned her head, her eyes met Ken's, and they both saw the same thought in each other's eyes...

Finally, Jian, his face filled with terror, covered his head with his hands and couldn't help but cry out in despair.

"Damn it... that bastard Belial! Could it be that, just like when he dealt with the Gua-san siblings, he secretly went to the enemy's headquarters alone to completely eliminate that damned kingdom's forces, just like before!?"

Of course, rather than saying that Ken was cursing Belial for being "disloyal," it would be more accurate to say that Ken, as Belial's good brother, was once again only focused on rushing forward and didn't even notice that Belial had gone off on another adventure alone!

After Ken's mournful cry rang out, the others—especially the Father of Ultra and others from the parallel universe who had learned from the light screen how Belial had traveled through time—immediately showed the same panicked and uneasy expressions as Ken and Rem!

Even if they were determined to catch up, they could stop Belial, who seemed calm and conservative but was actually more radical than anyone else at crucial moments, and persuade him to think things through...

Unfortunately, even now, they still don't know where this so-called "kingdom" is!

This instantly replaced the previous laughter and cheerful atmosphere with an atmosphere of anxiety. Everyone looked worried and desperately racked their brains for a solution!

"Hmm? This is... Hikari, come and take a look?"

It was at this moment that Taro of this universe suddenly let out a short, soft exclamation.

He then raised his arm, manipulated the bracelet, and a light screen popped up.

On that light screen, a series of characters were clearly reflected!

"Let me see... It was sent anonymously? But this combination... wait a minute, I should have a way to crack it."

Hikari's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw the string of characters.

But Hikari quickly suppressed his astonishment. He reached out and tapped the light screen that Taro had displayed a few times.

Until that seemingly chaotic string of characters is combined into a string of numbers through a certain specific pattern.

Hikari then smiled slightly and turned to the crowd.

"Everyone, good news! After deciphering this information, we obtained coordinates! The location it points to perfectly matches the energy traces left when Tartarus opened the portal! If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the coordinates leading to the kingdom!"

Chapter 100 Hikari's Guesses

[Bonus chapter for the gift!]

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"I know! This must have been sent by Senior Belial! He must have found the exact location of the kingdom and, knowing we would be worried about him, left this clue!"

Almost the instant Hikari finished speaking, Zeta was the first to shout it out, his voice filled with a relieved joy.