Moonlight team, are you awake?

Upon seeing my dream's figure, Guangzi rushed towards him without hesitation and then threw herself into his arms.

I dreamt I touched her hair, and after a moment she looked up at me with teary eyes. “I dreamt…” Mitsuko’s voice trembled, tears welling up in her eyes but not falling.

At that moment, she didn't know what to say. She desperately wanted to selfishly board the warship with Meng and escape to the very end, embracing each other even in death. But she couldn't bring herself to say those words, because Meng was her hero, and everyone's hero.

I seem to have seen through her thoughts. He smiled and patted Guangzi's hair: "A hero can't desert his post."

"Yes." She wiped away her tears and smiled again: "Yes, my dream is a hero, my hero, and everyone's hero."

At that moment, a piercing noise began to come from the passage behind me. I turned around and saw that the black mist had gradually invaded the hangar. The end of the passage was gradually being swallowed up by the black mist, the cables began to spark, and the pillars that were being eroded by the black mist began to collapse.

"Hurry up and board the ship, we're going to be late!" Captain Megumi urged from the side, while Imu pushed Mitsuko in front of her and Jet, and took a step back herself.

"My dream team member?" Captain Megumi looked at him in disbelief.

"I'm going to do what I can do, what I can do as a human being!" I dreamt I turned around and looked at the black mist.

“My dream teammate!” Megumi Kiyama fully understood what a terrifying enemy this time was. The opponent had taken away my dream’s light without even showing his face. She couldn’t imagine any possibility of defeating such an opponent.

"You don't need to face an enemy you can't win against," she said in a deep voice, watching my dream's retreating figure.

"Can't win at all? I don't understand..." I Meng smiled bitterly and picked up the Blue Sapphire Cone. It was still dim and without luster. Perhaps I Meng would never have the chance to transform into Gaia again, but he was unwilling to die so pathetically.

Never give up until the very last moment, and the impossible will become possible.

"Daigo, was that what you were thinking back then?" Standing in the same situation, I finally truly stepped into the story from outside of it. He understood what Daigo was feeling on that dark day when he transformed into light for the last time.

Yes, I feel fear too, I feel scared, and I feel lost about the future. I don't know if I can win, but... I want to try, as a human, and as an Ultraman!

Suddenly, I felt a profound sense of emptiness, as if I were in some special state. I could almost hear the reluctant voice of Photon, the voices of Captain Megumi and Jete trying to dissuade me, and the sounds of buildings collapsing and circuits breaking down.

But these sounds gradually faded away. I held the Blue Sapphire Cone in my hand, looked at the black mist that was gradually approaching, and my feet unconsciously began to move.

"I dream!!!!" A voice called from behind, and I dream strode towards the black mist, shouting as he raised the blue sapphire cone in his hand.

The light shines again.

"Gaia!!!!!!!!!"

They watched helplessly as my dream's figure was swallowed up by the black mist, but then, a dazzling light pierced through the black mist, like sunlight breaking through the night, like dawn crossing the horizon.

A beam of light enveloped the Atlas as it flew out of the F4 hangar. The light gradually condensed into the shape of Gaia in the sky. Gaia held the Atlas in his hands and sent it into the air. Then he gently released his hands and flew into the distance under the watchful eyes of everyone.

When I dreamt of transforming back into Gaia, his power reached an unprecedented peak. If I had to describe it, it would be that he was on the prelude to entering the Shining Form based on Gaia SSV. This miraculous power allowed him to break through the limitations of the evil god and regain the power to transform.

One after another, Zoga charged from the front, trying to stop Gamu's advance, but in front of Gamu, they didn't even have a chance to slow themselves down for a second. With a flash of light on his body, the Zoga instantly evaporated in the air.

At his current flying speed, it would only take him a moment to reach the skies over the Pacific Ocean.

boom--!

My dream landed heavily on the ruins of R'lyeh. When he raised his head, standing before him was none other than the ruler of darkness, the evil god Gatanothor.

"Come on, Gatanothor!" I clenched my fists and assumed a fighting stance.

Chapter 290 The Ruler of Darkness

As I dreamt of arriving at the Ruins of R'lyeh to confront Gatanothor, all the world's communication devices suddenly and mysteriously activated their live streaming channels simultaneously.

This is not a live stream started by any program team. There are no bullet comments, no additional content, just the screen showing my dream and Gatanothor confronting each other at the R'lyeh Ruins.

That could not possibly have been taken by any person or organization, because the density of the black fog around the R'lyeh ruins made it impossible for any living creature to exist there.

"Is it the will of an evil god?" Jete murmured as she watched the scene on the screen aboard the Atdis.

The moment Gatanothor awoke, it seized all resistance on Earth, doing so on its own volition.

When Grimmd first descended upon Earth, it did not do anything similar because at the time it seemed that there was no possibility of defeat for the evil god, and any force that resisted posed no threat to the evil god. It was even happy to see the struggles and resistance of cosmic life.

So it lost to Shining Tiga.

When Gatanothor was revived, it instantly scanned the information of the universe and observed the moment Grimd was defeated. It then realized that there was indeed a force in the universe that could fight against the evil god. Therefore, it took away the power of Gamu, Jet, and the Earth monsters, and drove the Black Mist and Zoga to completely annihilate the human resistance.

My dream's miraculous transformation was truly incredible; it was as if a power beyond reason allowed him to briefly break through the will of the evil god.

But in Gatanothor's view, that was all there was to it.

All the stars in the universe have gone out, and all the planets will cool down rapidly over the next few days, quickly dropping to absolute zero, and everything will fall into silence.

Gaia, standing before him, had only transformed by a brief burst of light. He was already like a rootless duckweed; how long could he continue fighting?

The black mist is gradually sinking into the earth's surface and spreading throughout the universe. Within 24 hours, the entire universe will be shrouded in the black mist, and all life will come to an end.

Gaia is the only remaining supernatural power in the entire universe. All other supernatural powers have been sealed by Gatanothor. Even the aliens of the Interstellar Alliance are no different from ordinary humans at this moment. All superpowers, all miracles, and all the incredible things have vanished.

Gatanothor was happy to show everyone the moment he extinguished their last hope.

As Imu landed in front of Gatanothor, he clenched his fist and instantly unleashed a photon spiral at Gatanothor. In his current state of "maximum power," the photon spiral he emitted was far more powerful than a supernova explosion.

Such a massive amount of energy, concentrated within the photon spiral, precisely struck Gatanothor's outer shell, yet caused no reaction whatsoever.

When I dream of fighting enemies, although there are instances of ignoring each other or shattering each other's beam attacks, that is actually a kind of "neutralization" or "absorption". A beam of light that is enough to destroy a planet, if its energy were to dissipate directly, the Earth would be instantly superheated. The resulting impact and shock alone would be enough to wipe out all life on Earth. Therefore, I dream of "neutralizing" the opponent's beam of light every time, just like when Ultraman catches a human falling from a great height, his palm automatically spreads out a bio-field to eliminate the impact.

However, there was no way to neutralize or absorb the evil god's attacks. My dream's attacks disappeared upon contact with the opponent—no, perhaps they didn't even make contact with the opponent at all.

My Dream's expression changed, and he instantly summoned the Cosmic Needle, which transformed into the Sword King's Sword.

"Whether it's a barrier or an ability like intangibility, I don't believe you can ignore the Sword King's Sword!"

I leaped forward, delivering a powerful leaping slash towards Gatanothor, the sharp sword of the Sword King instantly striking the evil god's outer shell—

"How could this be?!" I clearly felt that he had indeed struck something, but no matter what he did, he could not go any further.

The feeling was like being imprisoned or blocked. You clearly hit something, but that thing wasn't material. It wasn't that it was so solid that it couldn't be cut, nor that it bounced off. Rather, it seemed that the concept of destruction simply didn't exist for it.

I quickly jumped back to create some distance. He sheathed the Sword King's Sword and summoned the War Soul Divine Sword.

He hurled the Soul Sword at Gatanothor with all his might, hoping its target-locking function would hit Gatanothor.

However, even the War Soul Divine Sword, upon "piercing" Gatanothor, seemed to lose its power and fell into the water with a thud.

“Damn it…” My heart sank. He raised his hand and summoned back the Cosmic Needle, transforming it once again into the Grant Armor and putting it on.

He gathered blue light in one hand and red light in the other, launching Gaia and Agul's strongest combined attack, "Streamline Explosion," in a cross shape. This was the strongest technique released by Super Gaia and Agul in the original work, which destroyed Zog in two forms in one hit. Now, in his "Maximum" state, he is wearing the Grant Armor and unleashing this attack, which is powerful enough to pierce through the universe from one end to the other.

The incredibly dazzling attack pierced through the black mist and struck Gatanothor directly, but just like before, there was no reaction.

"How could this happen..." The people watching the live stream on their screens were completely dumbfounded.

People on Earth were not the only ones who witnessed this scene; people on various planets throughout the universe also saw it.

Gaia of Earth is a supreme being far beyond imagination, but even such a powerful Gaia is helpless against Gatanothor, unable to even create a spark on him.

My mind went blank for a moment, and he realized what was going on, but he was still unwilling to give up and decided to make one last desperate attempt.

He removed the Grant Armor, transforming it into a dark ring, and then raised all his monster cards.

"Please lend me your strength!"

Countless cards passed through the dark ring and materialized into one giant monster after another around my dream. From the first enemy, Bazanga, to the final mother monster, Sphia Zavors, all the monsters I had ever fought appeared beside me in turn.

Then, I unleashed the full power of the light within me, my body radiating a blinding golden light: "Endless War God, emerge!!!"

Golden beams of light coalesced around him, and warriors from all generations of Earth appeared beside him, instantly filling the entire R'lyeh Ruins to capacity.

"This is the final battle," I said solemnly, looking at the figures around me.

They didn't say anything, they just silently nodded at my dream.

All the Earth warriors, along with the monsters and I myself, began to unleash their power to the maximum, turning all their strength and energy into the strongest attack.

One figure after another merged into my dream body, combining all his power and energy into one, releasing a ray of light that briefly illuminated the sky.

However, compared to the long night, the dazzling fireworks are just a fleeting moment.

After a minute of continuous radiation, I finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt on the stones of the ruins. Ignoring my exhaustion, I quickly looked up and ahead—

Gatanjah still stands there, unharmed.

Drip, drip, drip,

The timer on my chest began to flash violently. I clenched my fists in frustration, but it was too late.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

"Ultra-Dy! na! mi! te!!!!!"

An unparalleled light illuminated the sky above R'lyeh, then fell silent.

When people opened their eyes from the blinding flash, their first instinct was to look at the center of the screen—

The roar of the evil god still echoed through the sky.

The defeat was inevitable. Gatanothor never even retaliated; it simply stood there and watched coldly as I Dream launched an attack on it, even at the cost of its life.

Inside the Atlas, Photon collapsed to the ground with a thud, covering his face and weeping bitterly.

"I dreamt... Waaah... I dreamt..."

Jete wanted to comfort her, but she couldn't stop her own tears.

Utterly powerless to resist, all our efforts so far have seemed futile before the evil god, even though my dream and everyone else fought so desperately for so long...

The roar of the evil god reverberated throughout the universe, and black mist had spread to the edge of the universe. In that darkness, something descended.

One after another, indescribable bodies emerged from the edge of the universe, writhing and twisting.

Chapter 291 Awakening Across Worlds

Gatanothor's resurrection connected the universe with the universe beyond, and the unspeakable beings existing in the dwelling place of the Outer Gods awoke and began to cross the boundaries of the universe, surging into its interior.

On the screen, everyone watched in horror at this indescribable sight—a rift seemed to have been torn open at the edge of the universe, from which countless dark and twisted figures emerged, like a raging black tide, gradually spreading into the depths of space. These indescribable beings were not merely bizarre in form; their arrival brought an invisible terror. Each shadow seemed to suppress the deathly whispers of countless lives, and the unfathomable darkness made every corner of the universe feel suffocating.

“What… are those…” Jet’s voice trembled with extreme fear. Her eyes were fixed on the screen, trying to understand the strange phenomenon before her, but she found that she could not describe what she saw at all.

“This is a fear even deeper than that of an evil god…” Megumi’s voice was weak, her forehead covered in cold sweat. Those beings were not creatures of this universe; their essence transcended the realm of life, and could not even be defined by “life.” They were manifestations of darkness from beyond the universe, indescribable chaos, carrying a cold indifference that devoured everything.

As the indescribable beings drew closer, black mist surged wherever they passed, and space began to become chaotic, as if the universe itself could not bear their weight and began to disintegrate.

"finished?"

"We...lost?"

"Is the future of humanity... going to end here?"

Many people stared at the screen, still somewhat bewildered, finding it hard to accept this outcome.

Resentment and anguish flickered in the eyes of the people watching the screen, their hearts filled with complex emotions. Gaia's and my dreams' efforts, fought to the very last moment, seemed so insignificant and powerless before the absolute power of Gatanothor and the Outer Gods. That light, though it briefly illuminated the universe, also seemed to foreshadow final destruction. Many lowered their heads in silence, unable to face the impending end.

"Is this... the end?" someone murmured softly in front of the screen, their voice filled with endless despair.

"All our efforts, all our battles, in the end... nothing changed..." On the Atdis, Jet's voice choked with sobs, her eyes filled with tears. She gently placed her hand on Photon's shoulder, while Photon was already sobbing uncontrollably.

“My dream…you’ve done enough…” Mitsuko covered her face, tears silently streaming down her face through her fingers. Her voice was filled with pain and resentment, as if she couldn’t accept what was happening before her.

"We... lost." People were filled with helplessness and bitterness. The light they once trusted, the once omnipotent Gaia, seemed powerless to bring them hope anymore.

"Damn it, how can we just give up like this?!" someone in the crowd roared in frustration.

"But even Gaia has been defeated, what can we, as ordinary people, do..."

"Isn't Gaia an ordinary person too? Don't forget, Meng was an ordinary person just like us, and he fought to the very end with everything he had!"

The long-dormant despair in the crowd was suddenly ignited by these words, and for a moment, everyone fell silent.

That's right, Gaia was actually just a human being.

Some people have even pointed out that after the evil god awoke, he had actually lost the ability to transform. Although it is unknown how he eventually regained his ability to transform, it is conceivable that he must have gone through some unknown hardships.

"If we give up now, what's the point of Gaia's... no, Takayama Gamu's efforts?"

"If he can fight to the last moment, why can't we?"

"He's just an ordinary person. I'm terrified just looking at an evil god on a screen. What must that child feel standing in front of an evil god...?"

From the crowd, a middle-aged man stood up and said with a wry smile, "I've lived my whole life as an ordinary person, but even at the very end, I still want to be a hero..."

He was the same person who confided in me during the live stream. As a child, he dreamed of becoming a hero like the protagonist of "Little Savior," a dream that has never faded even 30 years later.

In this despairing darkness, the middle-aged man's voice was deep, yet carried an unusually resolute strength. He slowly stood up, a youthful light igniting in his eyes, as if he had returned to the days when he watched "Little Savior" on screen. The people around him watched him silently, a previously untouched glimmer of light gradually appearing in their eyes.

“I also want to be a hero…” He looked into the endless darkness, his voice trembling slightly, yet growing more resolute, “even if it’s just for a moment.”

His simple words seemed to resonate with everyone—the self that once harbored dreams, the self that longed to protect loved ones. Yes, they may never have gained that power, but they always held onto that longing.