Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

Leo said in a low voice:

"Its body is filled with the energy of dark thunderstorms. Be careful, don't get overwhelmed right away."

"Understood, right, Leo-senpai."

Nexus gave Leo a thumbs-up and said with a smile:

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Gen Subaru, and I am the current host of Nexus. Nice to meet you."

After saying that, Nexus raised his hand and used the Particle Feather to probe, while also accelerating his flight to meet Greiza head-on.

At the very moment of the attack, black lightning surged from the spiked sphere, easily breaking through the Particle Feather and striking Nexus. Subaru waved his hand casually, and golden light rain fell. But just as Leo had predicted, although the Phase Fold encompassed the surrounding space, Greeza ignored the phase change and left Meta Domain without any obstruction.

At the same time, as the battle began, Greiza's form changed from a sphere to a humanoid shape, with limbs, but its head was like a yellow gemstone inlaid there, while the patterns on its body highlighted an unusual beauty.

However, this beauty was shattered by Greiza's erratic laughter. Although sound cannot travel in space, the laughter, which sounded like both a shriek and a savage laugh, still reached Subaru's ears. Immediately afterward, the strangeness of this void monster began to emerge.

One second ago, it was a normal human body, but the next second... no, in the middle of the next second, parts of its body began to expand and shrink in an abnormal way, and the lines and contours of its entire body became blurred. But the next second, everything returned to normal.

Furthermore, from its body movements, you can predict that it intends to move to the right, but Greiza's body appears behind it, upside down.

However, just when you thought it was retreating, the monster suddenly reappeared directly above you, swaying from side to side, leaving behind a series of drunken, languid afterimages, its shrill laughter carrying a chilling terror.

Seeing this, you hurriedly tried to defend yourself, but... it disappeared again... It returned to its previous position, twisting its body horizontally, as if playing a silly joke on you.

But then, that jewel-like head was right in front of you, and your entire field of vision was instantly filled with an inexplicable dark yellow. In that instant, it felt as if a cold wind had swept across your skin, making every hair on your body stand on end.

You instinctively push forward, but there's nothing there. The laughter is gone, the monster is gone, as if everything just now was your imagination. But the next second, a cold hand suddenly grabs your ankle. You instinctively look down, and that chilling feeling moves to your neck. The rough joints feel like a sweat-soaked pillowcase stuck to your skin, sticky and cold.

You hurriedly dodged forward, throwing everything you could find at the monster, but it all passed right through its body. It continued its frenzied approach like a drunkard, seemingly slow, yet rapidly closing the distance between you in a flash. You threw a punch with all your might, but your fist also passed right through its body.

But its hand... was gripping your neck, finger by finger. It grinned, it laughed wildly, it smiled bitterly, it was laughing as it was about to strangle you to death, one by one!

At that very moment, the lion's roar tore through the terrifying void. A red figure, waving a silver-gray cloak, repelled the chaotic monsters. Subaru, clutching his neck, looked at Leo standing in front of him and at the monster Greeza floating above. Even though there was no oxygen in the universe, he still instinctively gasped for breath.

first...

This was his first time...

I experienced an emotion called 'fear' during the battle...

070 The Needle of the Universe

In previous battles, Gen Subaru had never seen such a bizarre monster. Although the alien beasts were ferocious in appearance and powerful, the boy knew what their purpose and intentions were.

But this void monster is completely incomprehensible, and its thoughts cannot be deduced using common sense... No, to be precise, whether this thing even has a brain is another matter.

Therefore, this strange monster reminded Minamoto Subaru of the mountain spirit story that Granny Sakura had told him. It had once become a nightmare for the boy, and he had to wrap himself up tightly when he slept at night, not daring to show any of his hands or feet. This situation only got better as he got older.

And now, that fear...

"Clap clap clap!!!"

Gen Subaru slapped his cheeks hard, using the pain to drive away the fear. His eyes turned murderous as he looked at Greiza. If there is fear in my heart, then I will kill it and eliminate the fear!

With that thought, Nexus let out a low growl and joined the battle between Leo and Greeza.

To be honest, Leo was having a tough time. Among the Ultra Brothers, he is more inclined towards hand-to-hand combat, so when fighting against Greeza, who can switch between reality and illusion at any time, he basically didn't have much effective output. If it weren't for the King of Ultra Cloak, he would probably have taken several close-range light bullets by now.

"Buzz!"

As the three Ultra Disc Blades attacked, the pressure of the battle was also shifted to Nexus. Nexus opened his arms forward, and crescent-shaped light waves spread outwards. The surging Ultra psychic power formed a barrier, sealing off Greeza's space in all directions.

However, the monster swayed and broke free, appearing in front of Nexus.

Seeing this, Nexus flashed his hand, and the mist slash passed through Greeza's body, while Greeza's claws landed solidly on Nexus's back, sending him flying.

At the same time, Greiza shook his head, and a terrifying shockwave spread from his head. Leo, who was about to pounce on him, groaned and clutched his head, his head throbbing with pain.

In that instant, a purple-black electric current surged from Greza's body, coalescing at his chest and unleashing a powerful beam of light that hurtled toward Leo at breakneck speed. Nexus's eyes narrowed, and he accelerated forward, blocking Leo's path.

However, he did not deploy the circular shield. Instead, he raised Armed Nexus and directly withstood Greeza's dark lightning strike. Nexus let out a weak growl, and lightning flashed silently on Armed Nexus. However, the power of this lightning strike was truly astonishing. Unable to withstand it, Nexus could only swing his hand back and deflect the lightning strike to the side.

At that moment, Greiza had already retreated and rushed between Nexus and Leo. Leo covered Greiza with the Ogre Cloak, trying to seal him inside.

Before this, several purple energy orbs appeared beside Greiza, from which several energy tentacles extended, sending Leo flying.

Then the ball of light crashed into Nexus, who was rushing towards it from behind. Nexus blocked it with Armed Nexus as before, and between the two collisions, purplish-black lightning still quietly flowed into it.

"ah!"

Leo let out a battle roar, gathering high-temperature destructive light energy in his hands, transforming them into burning energy balls, and launching them at Greeza. At the same time, he used his brute force to transform the King O's Cloak into a javelin, which he hurled after him.

However, in the universe, Greiza can teleport to too many locations. Even though Nexus uses Ultra Telekinesis to control the javelin and change its direction, it cannot keep up with Greiza's bizarre movement patterns.

No, if this continues, we'll never be able to enter the Cosmic Cave and find the Cosmic Needle.

Leo, his face grim, quickly considered a countermeasure. Meanwhile, Nexus seized the opportunity and launched another surprise attack on Greiza from behind. However, several energy tentacles suddenly sprouted from the back of the void monster and lashed out at it in a chaotic and dense manner.

Nexus raised his hands, still using [Armed Nexus] to defend against the attack, with purple-black energy lightning being continuously drawn into it with each strike.

Gen Subaru took a deep breath, trying his best to calm the turbulent energy conflict within his body. Then, he crossed his hands, activated Ultra Flash, and Greeza became intangible again, avoiding the locking attack. In the next second, he appeared beside Leo, and headbutted Leo's side upside down.

Caught off guard, Leo staggered in pain, but without hesitation, he thrust the King of the Void Spear at Greiza. However, the Void Monster had already appeared above Nexus's head, chuckling and shaking its body. A vortex of energy appeared around its head, shooting out a red beam of energy.

Faced with the fierce attack, Nexus calmly crossed his arms and continued to withstand the energy attack with [Armed Nexus], while Greeza flashed behind Nexus and thrust his hands straight into Nexus's lower back.

"Nexus!!!"

Seeing this, Leo couldn't help but shout out, while Gen Subaru's lips curled up slightly, revealing an expression of long-awaited anticipation. Then, to Leo's incredulous gaze, Nexus's body instantly erupted with dense purple-black lightning, and then his entire body transformed into dark lightning energy, surging into Greeza's body.

Is this... this energy conversion really usable like this?

Leo was momentarily stunned. He had considered many methods and plans for entering Greiza, this cosmic cave, but this was something he truly hadn't thought of, after all...

Having merged with the Void Monster, Subaru, can you truly find yourself again from "nothingness"?!

Of course I can! I am... a descendant of heroes, how could I possibly submit to this!

"tumultuous--"

Just as Leo was nervously watching Greza, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from Greza's body. In the afterimages left by the void monster as it swayed from side to side, Nexus's figure appeared.

Watching the afterimage and feeling the shockwaves that swept past his body, even though it was only a faint sensation, Leo couldn't help but gasp. What a terrifying obsession! So stubborn was it that even this seasoned Ultraman warrior felt a chill run down his spine. How to put it... this kind of warrior... thankfully, he was a teammate...

Leo pondered silently, while simultaneously gathering his energy. After all, finding the Cosmic Needle alone was not enough; he also needed power beyond the ordinary to retrieve it from Grezali!

The Needle of the Universe... Where is the Needle of the Universe?

Although Gen Subaru regained himself from the "nothingness", he was ultimately merged into Greeza's body. In the domain of the "void", his consciousness was still in a state of chaos. However, the boy was quite familiar with and used to this feeling.

As for why, we have to thank the projections of the Ultra Brothers once again. During the later stages of his nightly dream training, Gen Subaru was being beaten in a similar mental state.

My body... I can't move... This won't do... The Cosmic Needle... I must find the Cosmic Needle... Move!

In this space where time and space have been erased, Yuan Mao desperately guarded a sliver of clarity in his mind. In this endless darkness, every movement of his body felt as if his bones were being crushed. The boy gritted his teeth and explored forward with endless difficulty.

In the real universe, Leo's complexion was already far from pleasant.

Ultra Guillotine, M87 Ray, Atomic Punch, Specium Ray, Cross Ray Storm...

Just now, Greiza had unleashed all those attacks on Leo's face. To be honest, if it weren't for the King of Ultra Cloak, Leo felt like he would be lying on the moon, clutching his chest and screaming in agony.

Has Greza also begun to assimilate Subaru?

Watching the particle feather fly past his ear, Leo pondered to himself. Although Subaru had remarkably found himself, Greeza's assimilation ability was clearly stronger.

Come on, Gen Subaru! At least... come back alive!

'call!!'

Seeing the self-destructing Greeza clone rushing towards him, Leo paused for a moment, then quietly assumed a fighting stance.

Okay, I need to work harder myself too. Taro... what kind of rubbish have you been teaching?!

On the other side, Gen Subaru finally spotted a crimson light in the darkness. Whatever it was, he should go and investigate this unexpected place.

But just as Gen Ang was trying to get closer to that side, a sharp pain suddenly came from his forehead. He looked up and saw that the crimson light had pierced through Nexus's defenses as if it were a tangible thing, injuring its main body. A drop of blood detached from the wound and flew towards the light.

However... Yuan Mao's cells were extremely unstable under this intense energy conversion. The blood evaporated instantly as soon as it left the wound. Seeing this, the boy immediately realized something, separated the lightsaber wrist guard, and pushed it towards the crimson light spot.

In that instant, the crimson light that seemed to be extremely far away suddenly appeared in front of him and was absorbed into the lightsaber bracers. At the same time, Gen Subaru could also feel that as the two merged, this dark and disordered space seemed to be undergoing some kind of change.

It seems... this scarlet spot of light is the cosmic needle we've been searching for.

But before Genma could even breathe a sigh of relief, he noticed cracks appearing on the lightsaber bracers, which were rapidly collapsing. There was no way around it; after all, this was just a hastily made imitation by Hikari, and it had been subjected to all sorts of abuse while it was in the hands of the Barossa aliens. Using it as a vessel for the Cosmic Needle was somewhat beyond its capabilities.

Without hesitation, Gen Subaru thrust Nexus's right hand directly into the crimson light. In an instant, the boy felt his hand being stabbed and cut from the inside out by countless blades and needles. He could even vaguely hear the cracking sound of bones being scraped.

But that wasn't what Gen Subaru was focusing on. The main point was that the crimson light showed no signs of merging with Nexus's hand. At that moment, Gen Subaru began to wonder if he had used the wrong method; the Cosmic Needle wasn't taken out like that.

However, now that things had come to this point, he couldn't pull his hand out. After thinking for a moment, the boy decided to push his hand in a little further. He felt that the space inside this small point of light seemed exceptionally large, and he might be able to pull out a needle from it.

As he stretched forward, he probed the entire Armed Nexus into the light spot. In an instant, a crimson storm erupted in this dark domain, with the weapon on the giant of light's wrist at its center. This time, Gen Ang didn't feel any pain; he just stared at it in alarm. If this weapon also cracked, he would truly suffer a great loss.

Fortunately, no accidents occurred until the storm ended.