Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 108 Ace: Super Beasts Don't Feel Pain! (4k)

"Ultraman Ace? Is there such a person in the Land of Light?"

The Yapool appeared in the sky above the Earth, hiding itself in an alternate dimension above the Earth, watching everything from the shadows.

It was not the one Norman subdued in the higher-dimensional space, but another Yabo individual specifically responsible for conquering other countries.

The one that Norman subdued could be called the "Powerful Yapool," and was more than twice as strong as the Yapool in front of them.

The one in front of them was only at the high-level of the galaxy, slightly weaker than the giant Yapool that would later appear in the Ultraman Mebius TV series.

Moreover, its current situation is quite awkward.

Before it came out, it had not encountered any powerful Yapools, nor had it received any news, and was unaware that the Yapool race had changed hands.

When it began its invasion of Earth, the powerful Yapool had already integrated the Yapool race and taken them all to live in the small world in the core area.

This resulted in no one passing on a message to it, and no one even remembering it!

Furthermore, there was a crucial information gap: Ace emerged early and was unaware that the Yapool race had already submitted to the Shadow Empire!

Now, although the Land of Light is still being blocked by Belial's army, its reputation has spread far and wide.

The reputation of the "Ultra Brothers," led by Zoffy, resounds throughout the galaxy. They are the most feared and dreaded beings by many invading aliens!

Zoffy, the First Generation, Seven, and Jack are the representatives of the new generation of the Land of Light.

Zoffy reached the mid-level of the super-galaxy level ten thousand years ago, making him the undisputed third strongest fighter in the Land of Light!

After his journey on Earth, the first generation has also experienced a leap in growth. Now, the first generation has reached the initial stage of the super-large galaxy level and is the mainstay of the space guard.

After their trip to Earth, Seven and Jack both reached the peak of the galaxy level and are still rapidly growing stronger. In just a few years, they will also be able to advance to the super-galaxy level.

Because of their power, aliens who travel in the universe all know their physical characteristics.

That's why Yapool had this question, but after thinking about it for a long time, it couldn't come up with a person named "Ace" in the Land of Light.

"Fine, since we've never heard of it, let's just eliminate it!"

"But before eliminating him, we need to find him first... and this TAC team, they actually managed to create some kind of radar prototype."

"Hmph! Then let's all perish together!"

The Yabo man waved his hand forcefully, completely dismissing the question.

"Go! Unicorn Super Beast Baksim!"

The Yapool summoned the super beasts they created and sent them to Earth to find Ace.

After the Unicorn Beast Baksim entered Earth, under the manipulation of Yapool, it disguised itself as a human boy and blended into the crowd, trying to sabotage the Super Beast Special Forces' radar prototype while searching for Ace's whereabouts.

……

Meanwhile, Ace's appearance also attracted the attention of the Land of Light.

The current part-time Earth observer is Ultraman Seven, the second Ultraman to arrive on Earth in the timeline altered by Norman.

Seven, wearing an Ultraman cape, floats outside of Earth.

"Who will be the new light?"

Seven recalled the list; many Ultra Warriors were vying for a spot to come to Earth, but all of them had to wait in line and undergo further assessments.

And the one in charge of the assessment was Seven!

He is currently an instructor in the Land of Light, and also works part-time as an observer, visiting Earth from time to time.

When Ace's light first appeared, he noticed the unusual activity here, but he hadn't arrived yet.

They arrived, only to find that Ace had already hidden his light and disappeared into the crowd.

"I need to go back and ask. Hopefully, it's not the Light and Dark Clan from Belial's side..."

Seven was very worried. It was only in the recent battles that they discovered that there was a race in Belial's fleet that was extremely similar to their race of light!

The beings known as the Light and Dark Clan inflicted extremely heavy blows on the Land of Light on the battlefield.

Many veterans of the Land of Light died on the battlefield, never even having a chance to use the life solidification technology before being blasted apart by the Light and Dark races who used magic and dark power!

Seven also participated in the most recent match.

That powerful and versatile magic, the bizarre and complex magic circles, the strong and pure dark power, and the dazzling light that was no less impressive than theirs—

All of this left a deep impression on Seven!

He couldn't imagine why, even though both were light, the other person could make light and darkness coexist.

Moreover, the fact that light and darkness can coexist has had an unimaginable impact on the Light Clan, who have chosen light!

Right now, the entire Land of Light is discussing the matter of light and darkness.

And many young people from the Land of Light began to want to understand the darkness, and some even wanted to try it!

Seven's other task was to correct the young people's thinking while waiting for Hikari to study the power of the Light and Dark Clan.

Closer to home.

"This warrior who came to Earth is probably not from the Land of Light. We should keep an eye on him; perhaps we can get him to join the Land of Light."

Seven looked at Earth and thought a lot, but ultimately chose to leave.

He still has many things to do, but since Earth is being protected, he can focus on his own tasks with peace of mind.

Seven flew away, and after he left, Leo and Astra, who had been hiding, appeared on Mars.

"Brother, isn't that Ultraman Seven from the Ultra Brothers? Aren't we really going to stop him here?" Astra asked.

"Don't rush. I just have some inexplicable dislike for him, but I've heard about his deeds on Earth. Letting him go this time is a reward for his peaceful ideas."

Leo stared in the direction Seven had left. For some reason, every time he saw Seven, he felt a strange sense of unease.

It's like having a strong urge to hate someone, but you can't bring yourself to actually hate them, yet you still want to beat them up.

It's complicated, but not incomprehensible.

It's very likely that they crossed paths in some parallel universe, perhaps even having a close relationship like brothers.

"Let's continue to hide. Now that Seven has discovered Prince Ace's whereabouts, the Ultra Brothers from the Land of Light will eventually arrive."

Leo lowered his head slightly in thought and said, "Chuck and the others have also come to Earth, and General Max is said to be coming to Earth for vacation as well. If the Ultra Brothers really come, we can ask them for help."

"Let's talk to them first, but don't expose it."

"Understood, I will send a message to General Max now."

"Um."

After discussing it, the two brothers sent out messages to each other and then hid on Mars again, quietly waiting for their trials to begin.

……

Coincidentally, when Seven was observing from outside Earth, Baksim, who was controlled by the Yapool and disguised as a human, was exposed by TAC.

It's running around everywhere, trying to find a chance to locate Ace.

Then, by sheer coincidence, they ended up on the shopping street and ran into Hokuto Seiji and Minami Yuko, who were having coffee and discussing their next move.

Shortly after Seven left, the Yapool, who failed to recognize Hokuto and Minami Yuko's identities, could no longer tolerate TAC's pursuit and ordered Bakshim to transform, intending to directly destroy TAC's radar prototype.

Everything was a coincidence; Seven just happened to miss Ace's transformation.

Upon seeing Bakshim appear, Hokuto and Minami Yuko exchanged a glance and ran to a secluded spot to transform.

As the light and darkness rings touched, the two were enveloped in a pure energy of light and darkness. Ace appeared before them and asked:

"What is the purpose of your transformation this time?"

This transformation was also very strange to Ace.

First, there was no threat to his life; second, there was no invitation or request for help from others; and third, there were no corresponding responsibilities.

In this way, the necessity and rationality of transformation are greatly reduced, while the risk of exposure increases, which is completely counterproductive!

So he was very curious as to why Hokuto and Minami Yuko chose to transform at this time.

"Of course we must protect these innocent people!" Nan Yuko said earnestly.

Beidou nodded vigorously and said, "Ace, you probably don't know our country's history. Japan was an aggressor, a criminal, and a war criminal in history!"

"Those people invaded other countries, and I saw those historical photos and evidence!"

"Therefore, I know all too well what aggression brings to both sides. The invaded suffer pain, war, the grief of losing loved ones, and the sorrow of their homeland being destroyed!"

"And the aggressor who commits aggression loses his humanity in the process of invading others, becoming the most despicable, filthy, and useless beast!"

"I chose to transform to stop the invasion and protect the innocent from harm! And also to make that Yapool you mentioned correct his mistakes!"

Ace looked at the Big Dipper.

He listened attentively to Beidou's words, and after listening, he remained silent for a while.

He then said noncommittally, "Is that so? Then let me see your determination."

As Ace spoke, he reached out and grabbed both Minami Yuko's and Hokuto's hands.

As a beam of light appeared, Ace, who had concealed his dark and magical powers, reappeared.

"Tuwa!"

"Thump!"

Ace's battle cry rang out.

The moment he appeared, Ace delivered a flying kick, knocking Baksim to the ground and slowing down his invasion of the TAC base.

After standing up, Ace spoke to Hokuto and Minami Yuko in his mental space: "Super Beasts are special monster weapons created by the Yapool, and they are the main weapons used by the Yapool to invade other planets."

"They are also living beings, innocent lives before they were merged and synthesized."

"When faced with innocent creatures, do you hesitate?"

As Ace spoke, he also showed the two a memory: the site of the Yapool's experiment!

Before Norman took action, the Shadow Empire had encountered many Yapools, attacked many Yapool factories, and witnessed the process of Yapools synthesizing monsters.

After showing the two his memories, Ace briefly handed over control of his body to Hokuto and Minami Yuko.

After witnessing the cruel fusion of innocent aliens and other planetary creatures by the Yapool, both of them felt a pang of pity.

"roar!"

But in the moment of their hesitation, Baksim stood up and charged forward, knocking the stationary "Ace" away!

"what!"

Having temporarily regained control of their bodies, Hokuto and Minami felt the most genuine pain.

However, Beidou was determined and quickly recovered, managing to stand up.

As he stood up, he saw Baksim preparing to sabotage the facility.

At this moment, Baksim also had injuries on his body, which looked like a body pieced together layer by layer, with a deep wound.

That would be a fatal injury to a normal living creature!

However, the super beast Baksim was unaffected. Its roars were filled with anger, without any fear, pain, or other emotions.

Ace regained control of his body and said, "You see, you still have compassion, which is a good thing, but you need to be clear about who you're compassionate towards."

"Any living being will feel pain when attacked or injured, and will feel fear because of pain!"

"But the Super Beasts modified by Yapool don't feel pain, and they don't stop because of injuries!"

"They can no longer be called living beings; their original consciousness has long since dissipated!"

"And because of your hesitation and indiscriminate pity, humanity almost destroyed the weapons developed against the super beasts, and almost caused the children in the exhibition hall to lose their lives!"

"Compassion without power is useless; compassion that cannot distinguish right from wrong and between what is important and what is not is a disaster!"

"You must remember this scene."

As Ace spoke, he raised his hand to use the Barrier of Light to block the terrifying heat emitted by Baksim.

At the same time, a swift hand chop struck down, blocking Bakshim who had teleported over.

"When dealing with super beasts, you must use overwhelming power and swift reflexes to aim for a fatal blow!"

Ace raised his hand, extended a lightsaber, twirled it, and swung it at Baksim.

"Clang!"

Ace and Baksim passed each other, Baksim froze on the spot, and then collapsed with a thud.

The difference in their levels was significant, so Ace didn't directly defeat them; he simply wanted to see Hokuto and Minami's resolve and awareness.

Now that the goal has been achieved, the problem can be easily solved.

After killing Baksim, Ace simply flew away without even glancing at Earth or the neon scene.

Ace still didn't feel anything for Earth; to him, it didn't matter whether the people of Earth lived or died.

But for Hokuto and Minami Yuko, this was an incident that made them both feel guilty.

"Ace is right, we should think about it carefully."

"Yes, if we hadn't hesitated, these tragedies wouldn't have happened..."

Looking at the buildings destroyed by Bakshim and the displaced people around her, Nan Yuko couldn't help but feel saddened.

She felt it was all their fault, because their hesitation had led to this series of tragedies.

Beidou said earnestly, "Since you feel you made a mistake, then write it down and use it as new motivation to continue fighting!"

"Yes! Let's work together!"

"Let's do it together!"

The two exchanged a smile and then threw themselves into the disaster relief work.

While the two were working hard on disaster relief, Captain Long also arrived at the scene.

"Excuse me, gentlemen."

(End of this chapter)