Ultra: Dark Shadow Mage, Founding a Magic Empire

Chapter 94: King Ace, Leo joins

"Father!"

Leo rushed out from behind and hugged the Lionheart who was about to fall.

"Leo... why are you back?"

"I just left when I saw the Magma fleet, so I turned around and went to Baltan Trading Company to ask for help. I didn't expect that they would still..."

"Don't worry about me, take me back to the palace first, I have something to tell you."

The Lionheart was very weak. If it weren't for the breath of life given by Norman, he would probably be dead now.

The relief given by Norman allowed him to arrange some of his funeral affairs.

Leo, together with Astra who had arrived, brought the dying Lionheart and his grief-stricken mother back to the palace.

When they just returned to the palace, Leo heard thunderous cheers outside the palace.

"We are saved!"

"It's the Baltan Trading Company's fleet!"

"They saved us once again! Great!"

Hearing these voices, Leo couldn't help but clench his fists, but quickly opened them again.

The battlefield was huge, and there weren't many people who could see the battle between King Lionheart and General Magma, so it was no wonder they thought that Baltan Trading Company had saved them.

Leo lowered his head and continued walking towards the palace.

The Lionheart Great saw his emotional changes, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

This somewhat impatient son of his was finally able to be patient.

"Come on, Leo, Astra."

The Lionheart was put on the bed, and before he could sit down he called Leo and Astra.

"Father."

"I am dying. My injuries are too severe and there is no way to treat me. There are some things you two brothers need to remember..."

The Lionheart looked at his queen and said softly, "I'll leave it to you to deal with the nobles from now on. You must not let them fight with the people."

"Don't worry." The queen grabbed the hand of the Lionheart, her sadness beyond words.

No one has been with the Lionheart the Great longer than her, and the relationship between the two is not like that between ordinary emperors and queens.

Queen Lionheart is a virtuous queen. She is responsible for the training of Leo and Astra, especially Astra. Their powerful light skills all come from the queen's family and are taught by the queen herself!
As his wife, she knew the Lionheart's thoughts very well.

The Lionheart's eyes were full of apology. He reached out and patted the back of the queen's hand, then turned to look at Leo and Astra again.

"Next, L77 will inevitably be incorporated into the Baltan Trading Company world. You don't need to stop it, just keep the gems."

"I have observed for a long time. Baltan Trading Company is likely just an external representative of a certain force. When the time comes, you can take the gems and the people who are willing to follow you to find the person behind the scenes. He will definitely be able to protect you."

"Live well and protect your mother and our people..."

"Father!!"

"Father!"

The Lionhearted Emperor died anyway, but his funeral was well arranged and he left without much regrets.

After his death, the royal family quickly announced the death and spread the news throughout L77.

At this time, the people of L77 finally realized that the king who once protected them was still protecting them in this attack and fighting for them until the last moment!
They gathered spontaneously to see their king off.

But Leo no longer cares about these.

He was somewhat disappointed with these people and didn't want to bother with their affairs anymore.

But his father asked him to find a way to protect these people, so he had no choice but to do so. Taking the Lionheart Gem, after the funeral, Leo took his mother and brother Astra, as well as all the royal family members and some nobles who were willing to follow them, to find the head of the Baltan Trading Company.

"My father once said that Baltan Trading Company is a glove of a certain existence. As long as it can protect my people and my people, I am willing to offer the Lion's Heart Gem!"

The person in charge on Leo's side at this time was Sanji Santa, the eldest son of the big businessman Quidoc.

His talent is no worse than his father's. The reason why he is still the head of a district is just because he is unlucky and messed up something before.

"Oh?"

Sangji, who originally thought that Leo was here to renew the contract on behalf of the Lionheart, immediately smelled a business opportunity.

Sanji, who was disguised as Baltan, laughed and said, "Why do you think there are people after Baltan? We Baltan are a great race in the universe."

Leo was stunned for a moment, but he took a deep breath and said sincerely: "Master, please show us a way out for the sake of the cooperation between my father and you."

"please!"

Leo bowed deeply.

Sangji looked at Leo and kept rubbing his chin with the phantom pliers.

After a long while, Sangji seemed to be in a dilemma and said, "Well, considering the past relationship between the Lionheart and us, I can tell you a place, but you can't tell anyone else."

"do not worry!"

"Go to this star region and find the great Lord of Magic. He will protect you. Go quickly, or you won't be able to leave."

"Thank you!"

Leo was very happy when he got the star map. Without any hesitation, he turned around and left, and took everyone on the spaceship to fly in the direction indicated by the star map.

After they left, a communication light appeared in front of Sangji.

"Father, everything has been arranged."

Sangji saluted respectfully, and the call was from his father Kuidok.

"Well done. The accumulated merits this time will be enough for you to return to the Great Star Region to do business. Remember to be more rigorous in your work and don't give others something to talk about!"

"Yes, my son understands."

Kuidok hung up the phone, Sangji shook his head, and then started his work.

His previous rush to annex a planet left a loophole in his actions, which led to the Baltan Company being condemned by an alliance of civilizations.

Because of this incident, Kuidok and several other big businessmen traveled to many places and made a lot of efforts to calm the situation down.

According to the goblin customs, Sangji would not be sentenced to death for making such a mistake, but he would not be able to do business in the future.

But he had a high talent for business. Not only his father Kuidok was reluctant to let him go, but also some elders among the goblins were reluctant to let him go, so they arranged for him to hone his skills in a small place.

The hardships during this period have also made him more stable.

Even though he knew he was about to leave, he still handled things in an orderly manner, trying to do everything to perfection.

……

While Sangji was handling government affairs, a ray of light bloomed in the deep sky not far from L77.

The figure of King Ultra appeared. He floated and looked at L77. When he found that this beautiful planet was still there, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But soon, he noticed something strange on the planet.

That powerful aura is gone.

"The Lionheart Emperor, is he dead after all..."

King Ultra sighed, then thought of the two sons of King Lionheart.

As an Ultraman race with huge potential, Leo and his two brothers are also very important. Even if they cannot join the Kingdom of Light, they must become partners and comrades-in-arms of the Kingdom of Light and embark on the path of the Kingdom of Light.

"Strange, why is it gone?"

King Ultra looked around, but did not see any trace of Leo and Astra. Even the former members of the Lionheart Royal Family disappeared without a trace.

It was as if someone deliberately concealed their existence and made them disappear from the world!
"It's him again? You have absorbed the light clan and mastered the power of darkness. What on earth are you planning..."

The King of Ultra looked in the direction of Baltan Trading Company.

Although there was no evidence, his intuition told him that there must be a connection between Baltan Company and that dark master! The disappearance of Leo and the others must also be related to that dark master!
“I just hope the future won’t be too turbulent.”

The King of Ultra sighed and then disappeared.

……

the other side.

When Leo and others' spaceship set sail, Norman's magic had already enveloped them.

Time magic eliminated their whereabouts, and space magic pulled them into a specific orbit, leading them all the way to the outskirts of the Dark Shadow Star Region.

"This is it. I wonder where the Lord of Magic that Chief Sangji mentioned is."

Leo and Astra walked down from the spaceship, but as far as they could see, there was no special existence of life, not even a planet with life.

Just when the two didn't know what to do, a portal appeared in front of them.

Then Ace walked out with a team and hovered in front of Leo and Astra.

"Leo, Astra?"

Ace looked at the two and asked, "Is that your name?"

Leo and Astra looked at each other, somewhat unsure of the purpose of these people who suddenly appeared.

After all, although Ace and others look like Ultraman, they have many black and red lines on their bodies, which looks very strange.

But Leo thought about it and decided that since he appeared here, he must be related to the Lord of Magic, so he chose to respond.

"Yes."

"That's good."

Ace nodded, raised his hand and waved, asking the Wuming light and dark warriors who followed him to surround the two of them.

Seeing that the other side surrounded them, the young Leo and Astra quickly turned their backs to each other and assumed combat postures.

"What do you want to do?" Leo asked warily.

Ace smiled and said, "I'll arrange a test for you. Fight me with all your strength! If you die accidentally, no one will avenge you!"

Ace said, his body suddenly moved, and he turned into a shadow and came in front of Leo.

"not good!"

Leo's face changed and he quickly raised his hand to block.

"Boom!"

The huge force shook Leo away, and even Astra, who was leaning back against him, staggered.

"Bastard!" Leo gritted his teeth, his temper flaring up.

"watch out!"

Leo stepped forward and attacked Ace with all his strength.

"That's it!" Ace laughed and punched Leo as well.

Both of them moved very quickly, and their strength was almost the same. Ace even had the advantage. Being older, he naturally suppressed the young Leo.

Each of Leo's moves looks immature, but his boxing skills are superb and carry an indescribable special feeling.

Every time he throws a punch, he can maximize the power of the move.

This is also the reason why Leo did not lose for the time being.

"Is this the Universe Fantasy Beast Fist? It's really good. No wonder it's called the strongest boxing in the universe."

Ace praised, then stepped back and raised his hands to release light.

Leo was not to be outdone, and also raised his hand to release a powerful red light ball skill.

But when the two sides entered into a spellcasting battle, Leo could clearly feel the gap between them!
Ace kept raising his hands and chanting, and all kinds of light and magic were released as his hands flew.

"Light and dark shield!"

"Metalim Ray!"

"Shock laser!"

"Ultra Cut!"

"Ultra Guillotine!"

"Shadow walking!"

"Dark wave!"

"Super light and dark hybrid bomb!"

……

In the blink of an eye, Ace released hundreds of attacks. The dense attacks flew in the universe, lighting up the entire area!

Leo couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he saw this horrifying attack.

On the other side, Astra was fighting one against five.

However, the five light and dark warriors did not attack together, but fought in rotation, one after another, constantly "educating" Astra.

Compared to Ace's side, this side is the real test.

Leo looked at the attack in front of him, took a deep breath and prepared to take it head-on!

Because of Ace's attack, all evasive routes are covered!
Leo had no way to dodge and could only fight hard!

"bring it on!"

But just when Leo was ready to fight, all the attacks from the sky stopped, as if they were pinched by an invisible hand.

Norman appeared in front of everyone and walked slowly to Ace.

"Father."

"His Majesty!"

Ace bowed his head slightly and saluted. The five light and dark warriors who were testing Astra on the side also stopped and knelt on one knee to salute Norman.

"Father? Your Majesty?"

When Leo saw the attack being intercepted from above, his eyes were filled with shock, and so was Astra.

But what shocked him was Norman's identity and the power of those light and dark warriors.

"That's enough for the test. Leo and Astra are five thousand years younger than you. Do you have the nerve to bully them like this?"

Norman smiled and looked at Ace. Ace scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I am also excited to see the prey. Leo has great potential and strong physical fitness. Even the Red Tribe of the Kingdom of Light is not as strong as him!"

"Yeah, I can see it."

Norman nodded, then looked at Leo and Astra and said, "You are here to see me, right?"

"You are the Lord of Magic?" There was a flash of joy in Leo's eyes.

"You could say that I have many titles, and they are all the same."

Norman smiled and nodded, then asked, "So why are you looking for me?"

Upon hearing this, Leo quickly knelt down on one knee, took out the Lion Heart Gem, and said, "I beg the Lord of Magic to protect our clan. I am willing to offer my clan's treasure!"

Norman walked forward, picked up the Lionheart Gem casually, looked at it, and said, "I passed by L77 not long ago and saw the invasion of the Magma Stars. I gave some power to the Lionheart Emperor, but unfortunately I couldn't save him."

"Since you are willing to join, then follow me."

Norman said as he put the Lionheart Gem back into Leo's hands, turned around, opened the portal, and took Ace and the others ahead.

Leo and Astra looked at each other, then called their mother and followed in the spaceship.

(End of this chapter)