Moonlight team, are you awake?

Although the actual rest time was only a little over half an hour, for my dream, this time was more precious than the seven-day vacation he had before becoming Ultraman.

In that short half hour, he even set up a simple barbecue stall in the wild and enjoyed the fun of barbecuing with the Ultra Brothers.

This scene seemed to recreate the episode of "Ultraman Taro" featuring the Alien Empire—the Ultra Brothers were just like ordinary people, eating skewers and chatting, bragging and teasing each other, making it impossible to tell that they were veteran warriors protecting the universe.

"Sure enough, when it comes to food, Earthlings are definitely number one in the universe!" Seven exclaimed as he savored a skewer of roasted lamb.

"Actually, Earthlings have always thought that their specialty is making weapons," I quipped.

"If that's the case, then we're a little ashamed," Zoffy said with an embarrassed smile. "After all, the weapons manufactured by our Land of Light have caused quite a bit of trouble."

“Weapons are something every civilization builds; in the end, they’re just an extension of power.” The First Generation’s tone was as calm as ever. After taking a bite of a whole skewer of lamb kidneys, he added, “The most important thing is the attitude towards using weapons.”

"Speaking of which, when Mr. Tuan was on Earth, he mentioned the theory of 'the marathon of vomiting blood'?" I Meng looked at Seven with curiosity.

“That’s right, that was a thought that came to me in a moment of reflection.” Seven gulped down a can of cola, then said seriously, “At that time, humanity was caught in a blood-curdling marathon: even though developing weapons had pushed them to their limits, even to the point of coughing up blood, they still gritted their teeth and continued to increase their military strength. I felt sad and helpless about this situation, but all I could do was sigh a few times.”

“That’s right, after Seven, I went to Earth. During the time I was protecting Earth, humanity still hadn’t emerged from the shadow of militarism.” Gui Man pondered, “That excessive pursuit of military power had a huge impact on people’s livelihoods. It’s hard to imagine that on a planet that could already create planet-destroying weapons, many ordinary people were still living extremely difficult lives. The gap between military power and people’s livelihoods was too wide.”

“But there’s nothing we can do about it.” Seven spread his hands helplessly. “As long as the aliens don’t give up their invasion of Earth, this blood-soaked marathon has to continue. From Earthlings’ perspective, if we stop, it’s a dead end.”

"Reconciliation is achieved when both sides simultaneously renounce the use of force. If only one side renounces force, it becomes surrender," I said thoughtfully.

"That's why we've always been committed to increasing the cost of aggression for invaders." Ace crumpled an empty can of cola, his gaze sharp. "We need to make them understand that bullying the weak is not an easy thing. As long as we Ultra Brothers are here, the invaders' attempts will never succeed. Only when they realize that aggression is not a worthwhile choice can the environment of the universe gradually improve, and only then can everyone slowly stop in this 'blood-spitting marathon'."

"Speaking of which, in the universe of the Land of Light, apart from the Kingdom of Absolut, it seems there aren't many invaders anymore?" I dreamt of recalling the current situation of the universe of the Land of Light. Apart from the Golden People still causing trouble, it seems there are no more stories of aliens invading other universes.

“The Absolutians… they’re a real handful of troublemakers.” Leo started talking as soon as the Absolut Kingdom was mentioned: “At first I thought they just appeared out of nowhere, but I didn’t know until I met Regulus that they were already operating in secret before the destruction of planet D60 in the Draco constellation.”

"I know that. Diablo infiltrated D60 to steal the Cosmic Beast Fist technique. That guy is a rotten maggot."

“Indeed, as fellow Absoluts, at least Tartarus seemed like a ruthless hero, while Diablo is pure scum.” Taro nodded.

As the group was discussing the Absolut clan, Taro, with his keen senses, suddenly looked up at the sky and narrowed his eyes: "A familiar aura is coming this way."

"A familiar aura?" The other Ultra Brothers stood up one after another: "An Empire alien?"

The last time we all got together for some barbecue, it was the Alien Empire who came and ruined things, so in this familiar setting, he was the first person everyone thought of.

"No...it's not that guy, this feeling is...the Absolutians???"

Upon hearing that they were Absolutians, even I, Meng, stood up: "What? Absolutians? Such things exist in this universe???"

All extraterrestrials are recorded by the Interstellar Alliance, and I can assert with certainty that native Absoluts absolutely do not exist in this universe.

So that means... the Absolutists came here?

"He's flying so fast!" Taro sensed that the other party's flight speed was terrifying. In the short time it took for everyone to speak, he had already flown from outside the solar system to the Earth's atmosphere and had begun to decelerate and make an emergency landing.

"Let's go check it out!" Without saying a word, everyone took out their transformation devices one after another, transformed into Ultraman forms, and flew towards the opponent's landing point.

Even though Tartarus tried to slow down, he was still entering the atmosphere too fast. The only lucky thing was that he crashed into an Antarctic glacier.

Tartarus crashed into the thousands of meters thick Antarctic ice sheet with irresistible speed and force. Instantly, the powerful shockwave and heat engulfed everything around the impact point, and the surrounding ice and snow vaporized directly under the high temperature, rising into a white column of steam that shot straight into the sky.

The shockwave spread out like a raging torrent, causing the ice surface to tremble violently. Ice layers hundreds of meters in diameter were shattered, forming a huge circular crater, with cracks spreading outwards like a spider web. Even icebergs several kilometers away were impacted, collapsing with a deafening roar, sending massive chunks of ice crashing into the sea like waterfalls, creating towering waves.

"Ah..." Tartarus lay unconscious in the huge impact crater for a while before slowly waking up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw eight bald heads surrounding him in a ring, their faces saying, "You're awake?"

"The Ultra Clan?!" Tartarus jumped up in fright, looking around nervously. He found that all seven Ultra Brothers, from Zoffy to Leo, were there, plus Gaia in his Supreme Form.

His heart sank; with this lineup, he was doomed.

Not to mention that he was already in bad shape, these Ultra Brothers can combine, and the combined Super Taro is definitely not someone he can fight alone.

Fortunately, the Ultra Brothers didn't seem to have any immediate intention of taking action. Zoffy, the leader, stepped forward, pointed at him, and questioned, "Tartarus, why are you here? Do you also have ulterior motives towards Earth?"

“No, I have no interest in Earth.” Adhering to the principle of speaking the truth and answering every question, Tartarus replied, “I just observed that you all seemed to have traveled to an unknown universe, and I followed out of curiosity.”

"So you've been lurking near the Land of Light all along, spying on us?" Ace's Light Chainsaw appeared in his hand.

“That’s true, I accept that I’ve fallen into your hands today.” Tartarus was now at peace. “This universe does indeed possess unimaginable power, and that’s why you came here, isn’t it?”

"Unimaginable power?" The Ultra Brothers looked at each other. "If you mean the enemy that invaded Earth, then it is indeed beyond imagination."

"Huh? You're here to protect Earth?" Tartaros was immediately filled with questions. "Are you out of your mind? The monsters in this world are beyond the reach of ordinary forces."

"Are we just going to watch the Earth be destroyed?" The Ultra Brothers recalled the scene when Belial destroyed the Earth with the Impel Down bomb. The feeling of watching the Earth being destroyed helplessly still makes them feel uncomfortable whenever they think about it.

“You will die here,” Tartaros said frankly.

"Ha, I've died several times already." The Ultra Brothers laughed when they heard this. Which one of them hadn't died more than once to protect the Earth?

“I told you you’re all a bunch of lunatics…” Tartarus couldn’t help but facepalm.

"Hey, Tartarus." Suddenly, Imu appeared behind Tartarus and patted him on the shoulder. The latter was startled—he had been caught off guard and this guy had gotten close to him in an instant?

"You are... Ultraman Gaia, right? This is the first time I've seen you in person." Tartarus, who was a little nervous just now, has now come to his senses: since he can't beat Ultraman Tai anyway, his life and death are in their hands, so what difference does it make if there's another Gaia?

I didn't waste words with him, but went straight to the point: "You wouldn't happen to be unable to return to the Land of Light universe, would you?"

"To be honest, that's how it is." Tartarus hesitated for a moment, but still said frankly, "I came in through the wormhole created by Ultraman Zero. I thought that if he could come and go freely here, I would be fine too, but I didn't expect to find that I couldn't create a wormhole to go back."

“That’s right.” I had tried to use the Cosmic Needle to mimic the Baraj Armor and open a portal, but the result was the same as Tartarus’s experience. I couldn’t open the portal at all; the universe was locked from the inside.

Zero's ability to travel between the two universes is something I suspect Noah is secretly helping him with, because Zero told him when he came that the bracelet guided him here.

Then, with a faint smile on her lips, I asked Tartarus, "Do you want to go back?"

"Please stop talking nonsense." Tartarus turned his head away in embarrassment and indignation.

“Alright, then I’ll get straight to the point.” I patted his shoulder: “The only way to return to the Land of Light universe is in our hands. If you’re willing to cooperate with us, we’ll consider sending you back.”

When I said this, I secretly communicated with the Ultra Brothers using Ultra Telekinesis. My idea was to try and get Tartarus to join them in protecting Earth. After all, this guy was quite capable, and it would be a waste not to use him to fill in the gaps. The Ultra Brothers gave him an affirmative answer and told him to do as he wished.

Tartarus was immediately annoyed by Izumo's suggestion: "Hmph, you want me to cooperate with the Ultra race? Wishful thinking."

“I see. Then it seems you’re destined to die here.” Imu shook her head, clicking her tongue repeatedly. “What a pity, what a pity… So many people in the Kingdom of Absolut are still eagerly anticipating their guardian Tartarus to bring them hope.”

"You...!" Tartarus, who had been completely calm, suddenly became anxious upon hearing this.

You can say whatever you want about him, he doesn't even care about his life, but when it comes to the Kingdom of Absolut, he can't stay calm.

"Think about it, if you die here, what will be left of the Kingdom of Absolut?" I circled Tartarus in my dream: "A Diablo who is all malice, no brains, and not even strong enough in fists; a Titan who is loyal but has no opinions; oh, I heard you also have a king, but I guess he can't do anything, otherwise he wouldn't have made you risk your life like this in the snowy mountains."

"Alas, what a pity. So many people in the Kingdom of Absolut are about to lose hope because of your little bit of arrogance." I dream shook my head repeatedly beside Tartarus.

Tartarus was now extremely agitated. He wasn't stupid; with just a little thought, he knew what Diablo, that good-for-nothing, would do after his death—it was obvious that the guy would lead the kingdom to recklessly offer himself up for slaughter.

"Damn it..." Tartarus gritted his teeth. Was he really going to have to submit to the Ultra race here?

"Tartarus, you don't want the Kingdom of Absolut to be destroyed either, do you?" I said to him in a seductive tone, "Let me tell you something else. The Land of Light has a way to repair Edurawata, the city that your Kingdom of Absolut is about to destroy. Do you understand what I mean?"

"What? You're serious?" Tartarus could no longer remain calm. He grabbed Meng's arm and pressed, "You mean, Eduardo can really be repaired?"

“Of course.” Imu turned to look at the Ultra Brothers: “Do you think they would lie or deceive people?”

Then, I turned my back and stood with my hands behind my back: "I've said what I needed to say. The rest is up to you."

"This..." Although they were enemies, Tartarus had to admit that the guys from the Land of Light were indeed evil, and they couldn't possibly be deceiving him under these circumstances.

Ironically, Tartarus thought the people of the Land of Light might have even higher credit ratings than Diablo.

If... if it were truly possible to repair Eduardo...

Then there is only one answer.

Thinking of this, Tartaros's eyes immediately hardened. He stepped forward, grabbed Meng's hand, and pleaded, "I'll do anything, please!"

I turned around, my eyes full of laughter: "You really have nothing but kingdoms on your mind."

The atmosphere had been quite pleasant, and reconciliation seemed imminent, but then, out of sincerity for cooperation, Tartarus said to Memo and the others, "When I was in the universe, I encountered a very terrible enemy."

"Oh? A very terrifying enemy?" Imu and the Ultra Brothers exchanged bewildered glances. "What kind of enemy is it?"

"It looks very much like a Specia life form, but it's far, far more powerful than any Specia life form I've ever known before." Tartarus still wore a lingering fear as he spoke: "The monsters I released were easily annihilated by them..."

"Hmm? Wait a minute, say it again, what did you release?" Meng frowned, realizing that things didn't seem to be so simple.

“Monsters,” Tartarus explained, “To my shame, I collected many powerful monsters for the future battle against the Land of Light, but that guy wiped them all out so easily. His power was truly beyond my imagination…”

"All...all of them include which guys?" Myo's voice was trembling slightly. He turned to look at the Ultra Brothers, who seemed to already know what had happened with Tyrant, who shouldn't have appeared earlier.

It turns out there's a little genius.

"Tyrant, New Saurus, Bishop Gloca, Dark Armor, Victor Lugiel, Dark Zagi..."

Before Tartarus could finish speaking, I Dream, who was standing to the side, couldn't hold back any longer.

"Fuck!"

"Brothers, beat that son of a bitch!" Gamu waved his hand, and the Ultra Brothers, who couldn't hold back any longer, rushed up. The group kicked the bewildered Tartarus to the ground. Then Gamu used the Cosmic Needle to conjure a giant folding stool. Ultraman and Taro Leo took out whips, chains, nunchucks, and other props respectively. Ace almost took out his Ace Blade, but was stopped in time by the Ultraman.

"What's going on? What's going on?" Tartarus did not put up a fierce resistance because he could tell that these guys were just venting their anger and had no intention of killing him.

But what exactly did I do to make even the well-mannered Ultra Brothers lose their composure?

Could it be because he heard that he had collected a lot of monsters and was preparing to use them to attack the Land of Light?

"You'll find out soon enough." Imeng had just slapped him with a folding stool when he turned, drenched in sweat, to look at the sky. He could sense that someone whose stats far surpassed Ruganoga's were approaching...

Chapter 349 Tartarus: Me, fight the Little King? Really?

This opponent is almost as oppressive as ever, and unlike other opponents, it did not descend from a black hole or from underground as a sphia life form.

This thing came straight from outer space at incredible speed, swaggering right in front of us.

If we were to rank the opponents so far by the suits of playing cards to determine their strength, then someone like Gob wouldn't even qualify as a 3. The Three Kings would be roughly equivalent to 10 to J, the Five Kings to Q to K, and starting with Seggu, almost all the opponents who appeared were at the K level. Although there were differences in strength among them, there was no significant gap in their point values.

Just like in playing cards, the same card value can be ranked higher or lower depending on the suit, but ultimately they are still the same card value.

A K-level opponent is someone that even the Ultra Brothers, as normal Ultras, cannot directly confront. Even elite warriors like the Ultra Brothers can only rely on their rich experience to provide support; they simply cannot withstand a direct confrontation. If they dare to take a hit head-on, they could be killed in one move at any time.

Only ultimate-level forms like Zero's Ultimate Shining Form and Gamu's Earth Force SV Form have the potential to contend with K-class enemies. Moreover, they can only gain an advantage when facing relatively weak or specialized K-class enemies. Encountering a K-class enemy that is too strong will be very troublesome.

If the enemies ahead were all K-level, then the one flying over now is definitely a King-level enemy.

"Tartarus, you go and lead the charge." I Meng glanced down at Tartarus.

"Huh? I...?" Tartarus hesitated. Although he didn't know who the person was, the overwhelming aura of the other party was already pressing down on his face. Even without looking, he could tell that the opponent was beyond his imagination.

It's like when you're playing a game and you enter a boss dungeon, but before the boss even arrives, the health bar is already slamming into your face from the other side of the screen. Who wouldn't panic in that situation?

“You have to pay for the mistakes you made.” I patted his shoulder. “Don’t worry, we have the means to resurrect you, and even if you really sacrifice yourself, you will sacrifice yourself as a comrade-in-arms. We will do our best to take care of the kingdom for you.”

"Then I'll try my best to survive." Although Tartarus believed in the character of the Ultra race, he wasn't sure if they could take good care of the kingdom. After thinking it over, he decided that it was more reliable for him to survive.

"Go ahead, we'll give you our full support from behind." I dreamt of pointing into space.

"Alright, I'll charge!" Tartarus clenched his fist.

Little did he know, he looked exactly like that handsome young man from that morning.

Tartarus knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't say anything more and resolutely got up and flew into space.

As Tartarus set off, I dreamt of contacting the Interstellar Alliance to inquire about the vice-captain's current situation.

After defeating Tyrant, I unsurprisingly found the vice-captain, who had been asleep for a while, in the gradually dissipating Meta Field. Then, I skillfully summoned a Sam alien from the Interstellar Alliance and sent her for treatment.

Essentially, I still sympathize with the vice-captain. Every time a battle starts, she is suddenly put to sleep by some unknown AOE attack. But as much as I sympathize, I really can't help but feel sorry for her when I see her floating there after a fight.

Meanwhile, Neo-Saurus is hurtling toward Earth at faster-than-light speed. Although it is a synthetic beast created using Neo-Saurus as its material, its design is more like an unevolved version of Saurus. The reason for this is that Specia believes that an excessively large size is not suitable for a boss-level monster, and apart from being an easier target, it does not offer much practical benefit.

Using a stick to generate a ton of destructive force is not necessarily more effective than using a chopstick to generate a ton of destructive force.

Neosaurus instantly invaded the vicinity of Mars from outside the solar system, and just as it was about to break into Earth, Tartarus intercepted it at the center of Mars and Earth.

"Stop here. You can't go any further." Tartarus blocked New Saurus's path, golden lightning conjuring in his hands: "Absolut Destruction!"

This is Tartarus's strongest finishing move under normal circumstances. It once defeated Ultraman Zero's Cluster Ray head-on. Its power is similar to the Ultimate Fighting Device, and it can defeat an Ultraman warrior in one blow.

The fact that Tartarus pulled out such a powerful move right from the start shows that he did not underestimate his opponent at all.

However, this confident attack was not avoided by New Saurus. It allowed Absolut Destruction to hit it. The attack, which was enough to make Zero suffer a defeat, had no effect on it. Not only did it not break through its defense, but it did not even produce a spark. Anyone who did not know would think that Tartarus had just used pure special effects.

"What?!" Tartarus was stunned. The opponent was standing still, and he couldn't even deal any damage.

At this moment, New Saurus still vividly remembered the mission given to him by the Matrix before he came: go to Earth and beat everyone up, especially that bald guy, beat him to death.

This is the first time that Sphia has made someone outside of my dream her primary target. Clearly, the blunder Tartarus caused earlier has indeed put both Sphia and the Destruction entity in a red-hot state.

Adhering to the principle of faithfully carrying out the mission, New Saurus extended its tentacles without any hesitation, instantly wrapping them around Tartarus at a speed that Tartarus could not react to at all, and then slowly extended other tentacles towards him.