Starting from the destruction of the Land of Light

The first thing that catches the eye is a gray-black color.

It is as deep as basalt that has been there for millions of years, and has a cold, hard metallic texture.

Its entire body is covered with rough, thick skin, covered with jagged wrinkles and huge bone plates that look like they've been cleaved by a knife and axe.

Its posture is not upright, but slightly forward, with a primitive and steady predator posture.

Its hind legs, thick as pillars supporting the sky, sank deep into the earth. Its forelimbs were relatively short but muscular, with huge, gleaming claws at the ends. A huge tail, like a battering ram, trailed behind it, carving deep furrows in the ground.

What's most unsettling is its head—its outline closely resembles that of the legendary Godzilla, but it's even more ferocious and massive.

Its massive jaw was covered with fangs that crisscrossed like daggers, and its long, narrow, vertical pupils, like molten gold, were coldly and emotionlessly watching Lava Barton struggling to his feet in the distance.

There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling energy radiance; it simply stood there, like a living mountain of skeletons that suddenly emerged from the depths of the earth, with a heavy, suffocating pressure sweeping in all directions like a tangible tsunami.

"A monster?! Another monster?!" The exclamation from inside Watcher II broke the deathly silence, filled with utter bewilderment and terror.

"No...no..." Wang Kui stared intently at the massive, gray-black creature on the screen, noticing its slightly tilted head, seemingly unintentionally shielding the heavily injured Phyllis behind it. An absurd yet plausible thought flashed through his mind: "It...it blocked Barton?!"

In the command center, Longtian stared intently at the screen, his eyes flickering with an uncertain light.

Tang Yu's fingers trembled as she rapidly operated the database. "...Detection complete. A creature of the same species has been found in the database: the bodyguard monster Black King!"

"King Black?"

Hearing the voice coming from the communicator, Wang Kui frowned even more deeply.

The fact that the monster inexplicably protected Ultraman was already baffling enough, but the most crucial issue was that, as one of the participants present, he didn't even realize how the monster had appeared.

As if teleported instantly, or as if appearing out of thin air, the monster's appearance was completely unexpected, which is why the opponent was able to block this fatal blow at the crucial moment.

But more and more questions arose, and the bizarre scene made even this battle-hardened and experienced team leader hesitant to make any rash moves.

Looking at Ultraman Phyllis on the other side, through blurred vision and billowing smoke, Phyllis saw the gray-black behemoth.

The terrifying silhouette of King Black, and the power that caused the earth to tremble with every move he made, aroused her strong vigilance. Although he seemed to have protected her in a critical moment, the pain in her body made it difficult for her to think too much.

Driven by a strong sense of crisis and a desire to protect, she struggled to stand up.

However, the moment the thought crossed her mind, her body gave the cruelest response.

Phyllis let out a suppressed groan as a numbing sensation spread from the wound on her left shoulder, rapidly engulfing her entire arm and even beginning to invade her torso.

She struggled to lift her arms to support her body, but her arms, covered in blue armor, felt as heavy as lead, unable to move an inch. Her legs had lost all feeling, as if they no longer belonged to her.

She trembled slightly, using her last bit of willpower to try to lift her heavy head, but her vision became increasingly blurry.

Not far away, King Black's shadow was just a constantly shifting gray-black outline in her eyes.

Ultimately, that last bit of supporting strength broke like a snapped string.

Phyllis's massive blue body twitched slightly in the dust, then, having completely lost all support, collapsed helplessly to the ground once more.

The next moment, Phyllis's enormous body began to emit a soft yet extremely unstable blue halo, which rippled outwards like water. His massive body quickly became transparent in this light, transforming into countless drifting, stardust-like blue light particles.

At the edge of the massive impact crater on the outskirts of Binhai City, only a shattered and devastated landscape remained, along with the lingering blue energy glow in the air.

"Phyllis... has disappeared..."

Wang Kui's voice rang out on the communication channel.

Inside the command center, Longtian and the others also fell silent.

They were well aware of Ultraman Phyllis's condition. Barton's poison was no joke, especially considering the immense force he had suffered in mid-air. While it might not threaten the human host who had gained the power of Ultra, continuing the fight would likely be impossible.

Just as everyone fell silent, Zhang Chen slowly emerged from a grove of trees near the battlefield.

The sudden appearance of Black King was naturally his doing. Back when Phyllis and Barton were fighting in the air, he had Luo Xi teleport him to the ground nearby. Sure enough, not long after, he saw the scene of Ultraman Phyllis falling seriously injured.

Zhang Chen was not surprised by Ultraman Phyllis's defeat. No matter who this mysterious Phyllis was, as long as they were Ultraman, they would always uphold the creed of protection. That is why they would expose their weaknesses and flaws in the battle.

"While most monsters act on instinct and have a savage mindset, it would be foolish to treat them as mere wild beasts. These guys are incredibly cunning..."

After speaking, Zhang Chen raised his head again and slightly raised the radiance in his hand.

"It's our turn! Go, King Black!"

"roar!!"

With a deafening roar, King Black strode forward, not even glancing at the spot where Phyllis had disappeared, and charged straight at Barton.

Barton had just struggled to regain its footing from the dizziness of being thrown back when the massive gray-black shadow loomed over it in its burning blood-red eyes. An unprecedented sense of crisis made it let out a horrified and furious howl, and it instinctively tried to flap its wings and fly away.

However, King Black was faster. Just as Barton's massive wings had unfolded halfway and the scorching air began to gush forth!

boom!!

King Black took his final step, his massive body slamming with terrifying power into Barton's raised chest.

Barton's body was knocked off balance again, his wings abruptly interrupted. Before he could regain his balance, Black King's massive claws, covered in a thick layer of gray-black keratin, shot out like hunting pincers. One claw gripped the base of Barton's largest lava wing, while the other claw seized the middle section of the wing!

A look of horror flashed in Barton's eyes as it felt the terrifying grip of that gray-black giant claw, a grip that could crush mountains.

Without any hesitation, King Black twisted his waist and hips, his body, which resembled a mountain of bones, and instantly poured all his unimaginable strength into his arms.

Rip—snap!

A terrifying sound, a mixture of bone twisting and flesh being forcibly torn apart, echoed throughout the battlefield.

Barton's giant wing was actually broken off by King Black!

"Now you can't escape." Zhang Chen smirked.

"Awooooooo—!!!" Barton let out an unprecedented, heart-wrenching wail of pain.

The excruciating pain nearly drove it mad, and the loss of its most important ability—flight—meant it completely lost its aerial superiority and any possibility of escape.

Black King, having landed a successful blow, did not stop. It released its massive claws that were gripping the broken wing, and its enormous body, like a leech, once again approached Barton, who was briefly stiff from the intense pain. Its other massive arm, covered in thick bone armor, swung high and slammed down hard on Barton's head, which was burning with resentment.

Under the pain and threat of death, Barton barely managed to raise his other giant claw to block. The next moment, a dull thud, like the pounding of a giant hammer, rang out.

Barton's massive body was thrown backward by the immense force; King Black's power completely overwhelmed it.

A mad, ferocious glint flashed in Barton's eyes, and he seized the opportunity to peck at King Black's chest with his beak, but then the familiar recoil struck again, even making his beak go numb.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen's smile widened.

"Barton's toxins are indeed potent. The best way to defeat it is to attack the veins above its venom sacs, but that's not the only way. As long as your body's defenses are strong enough to prevent it from pecking through, you don't need to worry about these toxins."

"So, do you like King Black's hardness?"

At this moment, Patton naturally couldn't hear Zhang Chen's words, let alone answer him.

When its first attack failed, it suddenly opened its massive maw, and a scorching dark red energy flow once again condensed deep in its throat, as it attempted to spew flames at close range.

However, Black King's fighting instincts far exceeded its imagination. It seemed to have anticipated its movements. The moment Barton opened its mouth to gather power, Black King's huge tail, like a battering ram, swept in from another strange angle with a sonic boom that tore through the air.

*Bang!*

The giant tail lashed out at the junction of Patton's cheek and neck!

The charge was interrupted, and Barton's head was slapped violently to one side, the energy in his mouth spraying out uncontrollably, scorching half of his face.

"roar!!"

Barton descended into utter madness and despair, wildly swinging its remaining wing fragments and giant claws in a chaotic and unpredictable attack.

But these attacks, when they struck King Black's thick, gray-black bone armor covering his entire body, only left shallow white marks and a few scorching marks from lava. King Black didn't even dodge; it withstood these ticklish attacks, took another step forward, and swatted the attack away with a claw.

"The final blow!"

Zhang Chen raised the radiance in his hand and shouted softly.

"Super lava thermal rays!!"

Upon receiving Zhang Chen's command, King Black roared and quickly gathered the energy within his body into his mouth. A scorching red ray erupted and blasted straight towards Barton, who was not far away.

boom!!

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