Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

But now, everyone's gaze towards Ampera was strange; this guy hadn't signed the agreement.

No, no, no, if I stay home tonight, something really bad will probably happen. Leo had a strong premonition that he had to think of a solution. He would rather blow up the Maga bomb and the Five Emperors than stay at home. He needed to find a quiet place...

After two beeps, Leo decisively took out his communicator and, under everyone's watchful eyes, connected to the base's communication system. "Komon, what's up?"

"Vice Captain, we've made some progress regarding the Desis aliens. Would you be available tonight?"

"It's very convenient for me!" Leo said righteously. "What inconvenience is there for anything personal when it comes to protecting the Earth?!"

Hearing this, the team members couldn't help but exclaim, "He truly deserves to be the vice-captain; he's a role model for us all!"

Only Jeton and Renlong secretly shook their heads. "Go ahead and hide. You can hide from the first day of the month, but can you hide from the fifteenth?"

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Chapter 123 The Unlucky Sleeping Beauty

In fact, the Desis aliens came to Earth a long time ago. More than 20 years ago, during the era of the old defense force, the old defense force discovered a gray-type alien who had fallen into a deep sleep in a spaceship that crashed unexpectedly.

This alien had a large head and eyes, but an extremely small body, which matched the image of aliens that circulated at the time. It was cryogenically preserved by the old defense bureau under the designation "Sleeping Beauty". Fifteen years ago, when the TPC was first established, the Asian air force base where "Sleeping Beauty" was stored was attacked by an unidentified flying object.

"The biological weapon that attacked the Cremos Islands yesterday has been identified by Mr. Redell as a Desimanian, a biological weapon of the Desimanian people, also known as the Desimanian people."

Dr. Danhou explained to everyone that although the plan by the Naga, Zarab, and the Desis aliens to plot against Earth failed quickly, it had to be admitted that the plan was indeed very insidious, and they almost succeeded.

"Our analysis revealed that the metallic compounds on Sleeping Beauty's crashed spaceship have the same organizational structure as those of Daisymania, which means that Sleeping Beauty is actually a Daisy alien."

"So they've been plotting against Earth for 24 years?" Captain Stringman frowned. No wonder these guys even knew the location of Director Sawai's secret meeting; it seems they were prepared in advance.

"At present, it is highly likely. Fortunately, the Naga fleet is just bluffing, and it's just a projection device in space. Otherwise, things would become very difficult." Dr. Dango pushed up his glasses, thinking that Ultraman's power might be needed again.

Everyone genuinely thought the Naga would launch a major invasion, but the only ship that could project images was taken down by the lunar base. The vanguard fleet was nowhere to be seen.

In response, Miss Galactron stated that a flash of red steel sparks was all it took for the Naga fleet's heads to roll.

"Oh, right, Captain Stringman, has Vice-Captain Leo already gone home?" Dr. Dango felt it was strange not to see Leo at this time. Leo's work ethic was well-known in TPC; he was so responsible that people from all departments knew him.

"No, Vice-Captain Leo is in a meeting." Captain Stringman scratched his face somewhat embarrassedly. He, the captain, was actually here at the highest meeting of TPC, but it was always better to be prepared in case of an emergency.

"That's a pity. I have something to discuss with him alone. Let's talk about it later."

Regarding the matters Leo had entrusted to him, Dr. Tango had officially made contact with Masaki Keigo. He discovered that Masaki Keigo was indeed a very talented person, but he was overly arrogant and conceited, and seemed to be carrying some urgent and unspeakable mission.

Meanwhile, Leo and Director Sawai, along with others, were holding a remote meeting with representatives from various branches to discuss whether there was any connection between the recent series of events.

"It has been confirmed that Sleeping Beauty is a Desis alien. This was a joint operation by three forces. Unfortunately, Zarab escaped, but the Naga fleet has not been seen."

They couldn't see any trace of them, but they could see dust. They were still floating in the Oort Clouds. Leo thought to himself while adding, "And there's Mos'aga, which appeared today. The civilization of the planet Melani is also hostile to us."

The representatives all looked grim. They just couldn't understand how Earth, after all these years of being plagued by giant monsters and not even leaving the solar system, could be targeted by so many cosmic civilizations. Looking up at the starry sky, all they saw were enemies.

"How are those two Maru-sho Naiza tanks doing?" Director Sawai asked Staff Officer Nanbara.

"They have been recovered. The dismantling and safe disposal of the two neutron bombs were completed today. In addition, we plan to study their technology for subsequent project modifications to create new combat weapons."

“I have reviewed the plans from each branch.” Leo raised his hand. “I will make revisions and notes to these plans tonight, but each branch should be responsible for the detailed manufacturing process, with the priority being to ensure the stability and reliability of the system and the safety of the drivers.”

After all, Leo is currently the only designated pilot of Armory King Joe, and his combat experience in this area is quite extensive. It is reasonable for each branch to show him the relevant combat robot plans, and Leo himself can also provide very good suggestions.

"How are the Lightning Men doing?" Director Yoshioka was very concerned about this. The head of the Australian branch looked a little strange. "They're doing well. The electromagnetic waves over the Australian region aren't too strong, and they can tolerate them."

"It's just that they're too enthusiastic about fighting monsters. They're more proactive in dealing with monsters than our defense force. It's one thing for underground monsters like Golza, but if Melba appears in Australia, Lightning Man will combine with Gazort and rush up to them to self-destruct."

Moreover, each explosion was particularly loud, but the Australian branch couldn't say anything. Although the explosions were loud, they were also very efficient. Garula was blown half to death by self-destruction, and Melbana was blown up without a sound.

However, for the Australian branch, which had lost its former defense force, the arrival of the Lightning Man did make up for the gap in combat power. The Lightning Man's transformed Gazort was not strong, but the power of his self-destruction was really exciting, and there were many of them. At this time, a Lightning Man fan club had already appeared in Australia.

"The development of electromagnetic wave shielding devices is already underway and is expected to be completed soon. More noteworthy is that when we communicated with the Lightning People before, they mentioned that there are some kind of seals in various parts of the earth."

Director Sawai deliberately brought this up, and Leo further steered the conversation in the right direction.

"The dark power that was sealed away when the ancient civilization was almost destroyed 30 million years ago may be the reason why invaders from the universe keep coming, also wanting to obtain this power."

The existence of the ancient civilization was clear to everyone present. Although many records, apart from the three missiles from the Friendship Project, had become blurred with the passage of time, it was not difficult to see the technological level of the ancient civilization from those three planet-destroying missiles alone.

These ancient humans almost perished in that war. It's hard to imagine what kind of enemy they faced, or how powerful the sealed darkness was.

"To deal with this darkness, humanity's power needs to be further enhanced." As a dove, Staff Officer Nanyuan was now suffering from a fear of insufficient firepower, but under the circumstances, no one would think there was anything wrong with what he said.

While humanity cannot blindly develop military power, military power is a necessary condition for survival, and staying alive is more important than anything else.

"Dr. Tango has made considerable progress in the research on Ultraman's beams. I have assigned the modification and research of Maru-sako to Dr. Otomo. In addition to the Atdis, Dr. Kisaragi Rui is also in charge of the construction and development of the new warship."

Leo crossed his arms and rested his chin on them. "But this can't go on. Although we have been trying to protect the environment and limit resource waste for the past ten years, the Earth's resources can't support our consumption like this."

The resource costs required to manufacture new weapons are too high. Ordinary metals are fine for manufacturing fighter jets, but military robots like King Joe definitely need to use high-strength materials. Such natural metals do not exist on Earth and need to be artificially manufactured.

To give a simple example, the initial manufacturing cost of EXJ was five times that of the Hyuga II, and even after so many years, it has only been reduced to three times. In contrast, the manufacturing cost of Prometheus in Kisaragi Tears Islands was only the initial investment, which was enough to build hundreds of EXJs.

In addition, there's "Xingtian" from the Asian branch, "Odin" from the European branch, "Optimus Prime" from the American branch, and "Asgaron" which is about to begin construction. Putting aside the manpower issue, the resources consumed... might exceed the total of the past ten years.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't always rob the Balky aliens like we used to."

The Pedanium alloy used for the current repair of King Joe Bridge was seized from Metron's spaceship. Earth's technology is mainly outstanding in energy science, but it is still somewhat lacking in materials science.

"Now that we've made contact with Standal Star, why don't we... try making a deal with the other side of the universe?"

Leo brought up the suggestion again. Unlike last time, this time Redell had actually made contact with Earth, and the feasibility of trying to trade with the universe through Starstead was indeed not low.

“This plan…we can give it a try.” Director Sawai voiced everyone’s thoughts, and everyone nodded in agreement. At this point, no one wanted to waste time arguing about the costs and benefits; if they only needed to consider the risks and feasibility, the meeting would be much faster.

"Besides that, there's also the Nix that Balki mentioned, who claims to own the entire solar system. According to our analysis, he's very likely the mysterious alien who stole the Zelda bomb and has assisted us on several occasions." Leo pulled up a photo of himself in the form of Leo Nix.

(I really don't understand how you can introduce your fake identity so seriously and remain so calm.)

Emperor Abrams complained that Eleking inside the Fighting Device was filled with resentment and had started venting his anger by fighting Spectral Nolim, while Demaga was already getting beaten up by Zetton.

"Although they claim to control the entire solar system, they also protect humanity... In short, let's not consider them enemies for now."

Firstly, Leo has assisted in battles many times and helped a lot. Secondly, given Leo's ability to recruit whoever he defeats, no one wants to treat him as an enemy. He gets stronger with each battle, which is truly terrifying.

"Whether they are considered enemies is something that needs to be confirmed one day through face-to-face communication. But until then, we can at least be sure that they have no ill intentions towards us humans and are willing to protect the Earth."

The meeting lasted for a long time. By the time Leo walked out of the conference room, it was already past nine o'clock. He glanced at the time and headed straight for the research department. Leo remembered that the sleeping Desis alien had been brought over, and he wanted to go and check on it in case anything went wrong.

What Leo and the others didn't know was that the Desis aliens had already woken up after sensing the activity in Desismania yesterday, and pretended to be asleep before being transported to the base. It seems that the crash caused by the meteorite hitting their spaceship was actually a blessing in disguise.

Because they had been frozen for too long, their original bodies were no longer usable. Fortunately, the mental strength of the Desis aliens was extremely strong, so even if their physical bodies were dead, their mental bodies could still move. At this moment, the Desis aliens were looking for a new body.

Then Daisis began to wonder if he had come to the wrong place. Wait, no, how come the humans in this base are all so physically strong, and each of them has the same light inside them as those Ultraman from back then, only not as strong. It seems like he could pick any one of them.

Wait, no, it would be better to possess someone with a special status or position. That way, Earthlings will be hesitant to attack me.

Just then, Daigo and Komon walked over from a distance. Their team uniforms were very conspicuous, clearly indicating that they were special personnel. As Daigo walked, he complained, "Lina has been at Delta Force recently doing technical testing on the new Max engine. She hasn't been back for several days."

"Riko is also quite busy with work, but she said she plans to make a picture book and is asking everyone if they have any good ideas."

Two men? That's fine too. Their light seems to be greater, the Desis alien thought to himself. Suddenly, Daigo and Komon, who were walking, heard a ghostly laugh.

Then suddenly, the Desis alien appeared in front of the two and pounced on them, but halfway there, it suddenly realized something was wrong—the light from these two was way too damn strong!

Komon and Daigo reacted immediately. Daigo raised his hand and fired a simple Lampard Light Bullet, while Komon released a crescent-shaped Particle Feather Cutting Ray. That's right, these two can actually use some of the abilities of Ultraman in their human form, but they don't usually use them.

The Desis alien immediately dodged, but was still injured and hurriedly fled, leaving Komon and Daigo looking confused. "Was that just now a Desis alien?"

"It looks like a phantom, most likely some kind of spiritual entity. We need to report to the vice-captain immediately!"

"The vice-captain might not have finished his meeting yet. Let's find the captain." Komon thought to himself while processing the surveillance footage, realizing that he should have contacted the captain first.

"That's ridiculous!" the Desis alien couldn't help but curse. "Were those two Ultramen crazy? Why did they have to transform into human form? If they had just stayed as Ultramen, she would have run away!"

Clutching his injured shoulder, the Desis alien continued searching for his next target. Then he overheard Gento and Gai discussing their future battles in a corner not far away. "Captain, I think I might have left my two remaining cards at the scene. I'll ask for leave to go look for them later."

"It's possible, but are those two cards really that powerful?"

“This…” Gai thought about the battle scenes he remembered wielding the Gale form, “It might be a bit difficult to control.”

"Let's try to avoid crashing in the future." Captain Stringman hadn't dared to go to the armory lately. "From now on, the two of us should try to ride in one fighter jet, that way we can... what is that?!"

When Captain Stringman saw the spirit of Alien Desis appear in the corner, Kai immediately hurled an Eight-Point Light Wheel at it. The main reason was that Alien Desis's appearance was too frightening; anyone would be startled.

But the Desis alien found these guys even scarier. She had just peeked out when she was startled by the light emanating from Captain Stringman and Red Kai, and she shrank back. Otherwise, she would have been cut in half by the Eight-Point Light Wheel. Spiritual beings are immune to physical and general energy attacks, but this kind of attack is not within their immunity range!

Is this still Earth? No, is this still Earth 30 million years from now? The Desis aliens couldn't understand how they had run into two Ultramen again.

"Captain, Komon and I encountered the spiritual entity of the Desis aliens, and it's very likely it wants to attack people!" Daigo and the others quickly contacted Gento.

“We encountered it too.” Gento glanced at the traces left by the Eight-Point Light Wheel, thinking that he would say it was done by the Desis aliens. “Contact the vice-captain immediately and tell him to end the meeting as soon as possible and ensure the safety of the director and the others.”

The Desis alien knew she had most likely been exposed, so she had to hurry up and find a host that was important enough to these humans. She didn't believe that these humans would dare to make a move then.

Then, she ran into Fujiwara Juri, who was in a bad mood because she was worried about gaining weight from eating too much at dinner. She ran away and disappeared. She then ran into Fujimiya and Gamu, who were training their fighting skills and physical strength. She was chased by the two of them with lightsabers.

Seven! A full seven! There have been seven Ultramen since they awakened! More than twenty years ago, when Earthlings sent messages into space, they didn't mention that they had seven Ultramen. Let alone seven, even one of them could intimidate a group of aliens.

Frustrated, the Desis aliens went to the armory again, peeked out, and found themselves in a training room. There, they saw Hebi Warehouse holding the Snake Heart Sword, cleaving through the bulletproof steel plate in front of him with a single blow. Mr. Ye Hu punched out, and a fist imprint immediately appeared on the thickened steel plate.

These two are definitely Ultraman too! Even if the Desis alien couldn't see them clearly from a distance, she was certain that these were not physical abilities that earthlings should have!

No, no, no, the Desis alien shook his head hurriedly and quickly traversed the base. Just as he arrived at a corridor, he was struck by a bright light that nearly shattered his entire spiritual body.

"Director Sawai, Chief Yoshioka, watch out!" Old Master Fengyuan decisively drew his gun. The Desis alien didn't hesitate and ran away. This was absolutely not someone to be trifled with! Absolutely!

No, we need to find a suitable host to parasitize. We need to find one with less intense light. Right, those scientists, some of them have less intense light!

The Desis alien immediately ran towards the science research class. If the plan succeeded, he could seize a person's body and take his own original body with him. Ah, he found it!

Seeing the seemingly lightless figure in the distance, the Desis alien rushed over. Yamaoka Hajime, who was looking at a data analysis report—or rather, Dark Zagi—subconsciously looked in the direction from which the Desis alien had come. "What is that?"

With a wave of his hand, a flash of black energy was released, instantly slicing the Desis alien's spirit in two. Then, somewhat surprised, he realized that even after all that, the alien could still escape. This kind of alien is quite interesting; perhaps he could make use of him.

Splitting into two is a life-saving technique of the Desis aliens. In a critical moment, they separated their souls to avoid the attack of that terrible darkness. She thought those Ultramen must be blind. Didn't they notice the existence of this darkness? Oh no, she didn't notice it either.

The Desis alien split into two. One of them suddenly sensed something and rushed towards the sample preservation room of Sphia, while the other happened to see Leo.

Even Zagi couldn't see through Leo's identity, let alone the Desis alien. When Leo first awakened, he couldn't control his power. However, as he fought and grew, he was able to completely control his power. The Desis alien only knew that this guy was neither Ultraman nor darkness.

Then, the Desis alien charged at Leo's body, trying to control him, when they heard Emperor's angry voice, "He is mine, how dare you lay a finger on him? Get out of my sight!"

The crimson and black energy was released directly from the Ultimate Fighting Device, annihilating half of the Desis alien's spiritual body without leaving a trace.

"Only half?" Leo's right eyelid twitched. "What about the other half?"

"Report! An emergency has occurred in Sphia's sample storage room!"

Okay, I'm going to be busy tonight.

Chapter 124 The Demon King of Light Appears

"Alarm! Alarm! Sample storage room system malfunction! Sample storage room system malfunction!"

Alarms blared and everyone was evacuating. Dr. Tango, carrying her computer, was a little late and tripped and fell forward. Leo caught her, saying, "Leave this to me. Be careful."

"Vice Captain Leo, the system in the sample storage room has been hacked." Dr. Dango didn't rush to escape, but instead grabbed Leo's arm. "I checked it before I left. The system was hacked from within. There's a spy in our headquarters."

It was precisely to investigate what had happened that Dr. Dango, unusually, did not flee first. Leo patted him on the shoulder, "I understand, you go first, leave this to me."

Compared to when they first met, Leo felt that Dr. Dango had changed a lot. He told Dango to leave and then rushed towards the storage room. Fortunately, he had already had most of the monster samples and such placed at the Geo Research Center earlier.

However, the sample from Sphia was also quite troublesome. Leo kicked open the door of the science research lab and happened to see the cryogenic chamber of the Desis alien being opened. It floated out of it, and there were traces of Sphia on its body. The two were merging.

"To merge with Sphia is foolish. How much of your own self do you think you'll still have left?" Galactron has conducted long-term research on Sphia. Everything assimilated by Sphia loses its own identity and becomes part of the whole.

Galactron was able to retain its individuality most likely because of the Crimson Steel. Now, the Desis aliens, having no other choice, chose to merge with Sphia and have become delirious. "You, foolish light...you, darkness...I don't understand, what are you?"

An unprecedented feeling. The Desis alien already had only half of her spirit left. She chose to merge with the dead Sphia sample to repair her lifeless body. However, the restored Sphia sample invaded her consciousness in reverse.

At this moment, in the eyes of the Desis aliens, Leo before them was an indescribable being. In the deep darkness, there were specks of light, like the night sky, like the starry sky... or perhaps the universe.

Leo ignored all that and directly pulled out the Dark Pattern Cloth and slashed at it, but it seemed like he had missed. The entire Desis alien became strange.

(It distorted the trajectory of the sword's downward strike using a subspace barrier.)

Empera's voice rang out, the consciousness of the Desis aliens had been completely devoured by Sphia, "Unable to understand, unable to analyze, assimilate everything, assimilate, darkness... power."

The next moment, the Desis alien transformed into a beam of light and rushed past Leo. In that instant, an incredulous look of surprise flashed in Leo's eyes, "The feeling of this light..."

"What's wrong?" It was rare to see Leo so surprised. Leo looked at the direction the Desis alien, or rather, the direction that Sphia Desis had fled, "The light from Sphia and the light particles produced by the Max propulsion system give people the same feeling?"

What exactly is going on? What is the relationship between Sphia and Max's power system? Leo couldn't figure it out for a moment, but the most important thing right now was to find out what the other party's plan was.

"Their target is Europe, in the Balkans!" Miss Renlong's voice appeared directly in Leo's mind. "I can already sense something stirring underground over there."