Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

Seeing Nexus stomping his feet in anger, no longer even bothering to defend against the guillotine, Ace suddenly hallucinated the image of the neighbor's cub sulking. He really wanted to go over and comfort him, to let him know that his skill level was actually quite good, it was just that he was a little too upset about going head-to-head with him.

But at that moment, Ace suddenly realized that he had left that deep blue space and returned to the Land of Light. Awakened, Ace sat on his bed, pondered for a while, and muttered to himself:

"This...is this what they call 'getting so angry you unplug the phone'? Ugh...this..."

031 The Mad Corpse

“…”

Awakening from his dream, Gen Subaru sat on the edge of the bed, his hands clenched tightly, his face puffed up with anger. He didn't say a word, just sat there silently, sulking. Tears welled up in his eyes, but after a while, the boy let out a long sigh, patted his cheeks, picked up the mirror next to him, looked at himself, and began to reflect on his outburst.

First of all, I did get a little cocky today, thinking I should be a great warrior, but I forgot about how I almost got carried away by Dark Faust and Dark Mephistopheles last time. I lost my self-awareness. My mother-in-law once said that a master should always have the heart of an apprentice, let alone me, who is not a master yet. Wait, why does that sound so familiar? I feel like I've heard it in some game before.

Never mind, that's not important. Secondly, it's obvious that Ultraman Ace's specialty is beam attacks. The key to fighting him should be to study his techniques, especially his cutting techniques. Instead, I got caught up in some inexplicable competitive spirit, which caused me to lose my composure and learn nothing. It's because I didn't understand my own position.

Finally, I shouldn't have given up! I could have kept going, but I ran back like a deserter. That's unacceptable. Tomorrow's day off is canceled! I'm going to the training ground for another day of physical training and light-based exercises!

As for now...

sleep!

Yuan Mao patted his face, grabbed the anti-insomnia stick from beside the bed, hit himself on the head, and then fell into a baby-like sleep.

Oh? Here we go again?

Meanwhile, in the Land of Light, Ace, who was about to go find Hikari, immediately lay down after feeling sleepy, lest he end up like his brother Man. However, before falling asleep, Ace still used the [Ultra Signature]. This is a skill that every Ultra Warrior has, which allows them to transmit information to each other through the text, sound, and other signals conveyed by the Ultra Signature, and to notify their companions of important events. Here, he was naturally informing his Ultra Brothers that he was 'dreaming'.

Have you adjusted your mindset so quickly?

Looking at the boy who had reappeared in the deep blue space, full of fighting spirit, Ace was somewhat surprised and scrutinized him a little longer. After all, he remembered how this person had been so frustrated and self-destructive just now. However, Subaru could not detect the look in his eyes. Rather, it was as if this guy had considered whether the projections of these Ultra Brothers were conscious from the beginning. Otherwise, he would have found a reason to touch them tonight.

"Come again!"

However, this special training didn't last long. Subaru had only died about ten times when suddenly, a piercing alarm blared, echoing through the deep blue space. Ace was completely bewildered, but Subaru knew perfectly well that this was the alarm signaling the Night Raid Team to launch an attack. Therefore, the boy quickly deactivated his transformation, halted the training, and prepared to return to reality. And then...

What is this child doing?

Ace looked curiously at Gen Subaru posing there, tilting his head in confusion. Gen Subaru was also stunned for a moment, slowly withdrew his arm, rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then pressed his hand down.

Still no response...

Wait a minute, didn't I just say I'd go back as soon as I got back...?

"Oh!!!"

Oh dear, this child is so easily startled.

Ace was startled, and just as he was mentally complaining, he heard:

"I was knocked unconscious, and I can't wake up on my own..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ace fell silent. He understood the hidden meaning behind those words. Just then, the deep blue space began to shake, and with Subaru being awakened, the special training session came to an end.

With mixed feelings, Ace watched as everything before him blurred. But after waking up, the Ultra Warrior silently examined himself. Putting aside the fact that he was tied to the cross, he thought, "Brother Man, Brother Jack, are you two using me as a kite?!"

"Ace, you're awake."

Seeing the data interruption, the First Generation and Jack realized Ace had woken up. They quickly put him down and, while untying the data cable, explained:

"Hikari said the signal was a bit blurry, so he tried using a signal booster to find the Ultra Warrior's location faster. As you know, the signal around the Land of Light in the low sky is quite chaotic."

"Let's not talk about this for now, Brother Man, Brother Jack, please go and call everyone over."

Ace said seriously:

"I have an idea about that deep blue space that I'd like to try, but it requires the power of the [Cosmic Fivefold Light]."

Space Q is Ace's most powerful attack. It is powered by the energy of the four Ultra Brothers, which becomes the key to unlock the "Space Q Energy," a pure energy source unique to Ace and belonging to the universe. This allows the five energy sources to be combined into one super attack, which is far more powerful than the strongest single attack, Ultimate Guillotine, and is second only to Super Taro's "Cosmic Miracle Ray" (a combined attack of Zoffy, Ultraman, Seven, Jack, Ace, and Taro).

"Should I use this power? But Seven hasn't returned yet..."

Surprised that Ace would actually use this power, the First Generation quickly added, but at that moment...

"It's okay, I'll take over Seven's share."

Father of Ultra slowly descended from the sky, looked at the Ultra Brothers before him, and said:

"My business has just come to a temporary end, so I'll come and help."

“In that case, let’s not delay,” Ace said excitedly, clenching his fist. “Let me take this opportunity to test it a few more times. If it works, I believe I should be able to influence the projection’s actions the next time I enter that deep blue space.”

Just as things were making progress in the Land of Light, Subaru Minamoto, with a large bump on his forehead, was shaken awake by Shiori Hiraki. Amidst the continuous alarm sounds, Shiori Hiraki didn't have time to ask what caused the bump and hurriedly said:

"Subaru, hurry! There have already been civilian casualties!"

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mao immediately sobered up, took out the Evolution Truster, and sped off to the address displayed on the communicator. By the time Yuan Mao arrived at the scene, the town had been completely engulfed in flames. The figures swaying and walking in the firelight were corpses, which were being frantically attacked by TLT-J's operations force under some kind of control. Moreover, once TLT-J's personnel were injured or killed, their personnel would also go berserk, just like zombies in a game.

"Heh heh, Nexus, come on, today is your death day!"

032 Space Dinosaur Zetton

"Dark Mephistopheles!"

Looking at the destroyed town, Gen Subaru couldn't help but think of the old Mikami Town. A surge of anger burned in his chest as he roared at the dark vortex that had appeared out of nowhere.

"Be careful, the enemy is well-prepared this time."

At this moment, Kira Zeyu hurriedly reminded Gen Subaru through the TLT-J field operations unit's communicator, but Nexus had already deployed the Meta Domain, including the surrounding corpses, which suddenly relieved the pressure on the TLT-J operations unit.

Kira Sawa looked at the disappearing golden rain on the screen, his expression extremely solemn. He turned to Matsunaga Yoichiro beside him and said softly:

"The location where this alien beast appeared is probably the closest it has been to the city since the progenitor alien beast."

Hearing this, Matsunaga Yoichiro took off his glasses, rubbed his temples, and said with a slight headache:

"What about the data on potential barriers?"

"No change whatsoever."

Kirasawa Yu raised his hand, and although it couldn't be seen on the projector, Matsunaga Yoichiro knew that he was adjusting the data.

"The potential barriers are exactly as the visitors initially anticipated."

"This is really bad."

Matsunaga Yoichiro whispered as he continued:

"It seems that the fusion with the monster's corpse has also caused unexpected changes in the alien beast. Let's go find the visitors and see what countermeasures they have."

While Kira Sawa and Matsunaga Yoichiro were discussing countermeasures, on Minamoto Subaru's side, Meta Domain was once again being eroded by the Dark Domain. The boy thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, and could only watch helplessly as the enemy took over the advantage on the battlefield.

"Hehehe... The end of Nexus has come."

Amidst the low chuckles of Dark Mephisto, a towering figure emerged from the dark vortex. The alien beast, still resembling a three-headed hellhound, hadn't changed much from its original form, except that its left head looked somewhat like a rat, while its right head had acquired a pair of small, forward-pointing scythe-like horns. Its hands had also grown considerably larger, with its claws being particularly conspicuous. The symmetrical yellow patches on its chest were faintly flashing, and an indescribable pressure was quietly creeping in.

Beside this alien beast, Dark Mephisto emerged. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed the [Mephisto Claw], followed by a dark beam that shot into the air. Nexus retaliated with the same move, neutralizing Dark Mephisto's attack. At the same time, he waved his hands, but this time, instead of particle feathers, he unleashed a far more ferocious core pulse.

However, in the midst of the pulse explosion, Gen Subaru only saw Dark Mephisto dodge, while the alien beast suddenly vanished without a trace. In an instant, a chill ran down Gen Subaru's spine and up to the back of his head. Nexus instinctively turned and slashed down with his misty hand blade.

But to his surprise, the alien beast that teleported behind him could control its size and height. In the instant Nexus counterattacked, it shortened its height, avoiding the decapitation strike. At the same time, its three heads lunged forward, biting down hard on Nexus's left hand, left arm, and left chest. As its sharp teeth pierced flesh, scorching flames rapidly brewed in its mouths, instantly channeling their power into Nexus's body and detonating it, blasting Nexus away.

Meanwhile, Dark Mephisto, chuckling, unleashed a dark grenade that struck Nexus in the back. The terrifying explosion forced Subaru to immediately deactivate his transformation, but in that instant, the boy once again summoned light and transformed into a giant.

This alien beast... is probably even stronger than Dark Faust. What kind of monster's corpse did it fuse with...?!

As Gen Subaru quickly compared the appearance of this alien beast with the monster encyclopedia, the eyes in the middle of the alien beast's head suddenly glowed red. Instantly, the three wounds from the previous bite began to throb with intense pain, and Nexus's movements became sluggish as a result. At this moment, Dark Mephisto attacked at lightning speed, using the Mephisto Claw to pierce through the monster at supersonic speed, creating countless afterimages.

That wasn't all. The eye on the left side of the alien beast's head lit up as well. Just as Gen Subaru was about to retaliate, he suddenly realized that his brain seemed to have been impacted. The things in front of him began to become blurry, and he could not catch the trajectory of Dark Mephisto's attack at all. Helpless, Nexus had no choice but to put his hands together in front of his chest and unleash his Ultra psychic power to blow everything around him away.

In that instant, Nexus caught the light in the alien beast's eyes, immediately formed a cross with his hands, and lightning crackled as he unleashed 'Cross Ray Storm,' which surged toward the beast's head.

Faced with this ferocious attack, the alien beast made an L-shape with its hands, forming a cylindrical barrier around its body. The 'Cross Ray Storm' struck it without causing any ripples.

"Nexus, you're checkmated... huh?"

Seeing 'Cross Ray Storm' miss, Dark Mephisto laughed triumphantly and raised his grappling hook to launch another attack. However, this time, Nexus crossed his arms into an 'X' shape and used the light energy released from his body to create several ring-shaped light locks, which were then placed on Dark Mephisto's body, restricting his movements.

Although the binding halo was about to be broken, Nexus had already fired 'Cross Ray Storm' at the alien beast again. As the enemy deployed the barrier, Nexus leaped high and delivered a meteor kick, smashing the rat's head that was interfering with his senses. Then, within the barrier, he condensed light energy at extremely close range, and the ring of light he emitted wrapped around his arm and slammed into the alien beast's body along his fist.

???

Why didn't it explode?

However, what happened next was beyond Yuan Mao's expectations. The light beam seemed to sink into the sea and failed to have any killing effect. At this moment, the alien beast's hands emitted a wave-shaped super-powerful wave-shaped light beam. This was a super-destructive light beam released in one go after the intersection of 60 million amperes of current and 25 million gauss of electromagnetic fields.

The terrifying power sent Nexus flying backward, transforming it back into Subaru, who collapsed to the ground, clutching its chest and spitting out blood. After this exchange, the monster's abilities finally allowed Subaru to face one of the monsters in the monster encyclopedia—

Its name is... Zetton, the space dinosaur!!

033 Encirclement and Slaughter

Thinking of this, Gen Subaru's expression turned somewhat grim. The space dinosaur Zetton was a monster weapon created by the Zettonians for their invasion. According to the monster encyclopedia, its main abilities included teleportation, absorbing light, and the legendary one trillion degree fireball.

According to the visitors, even the early Zagi might not have been able to defeat this monster, let alone now that it has the abilities of a Beast, and Dark Mephisto is standing next to it.