Moonlight team, are you awake?

"Captain, the Magus Particles are ready!" The moment the Alien Empera looked over, everyone froze, except for Teppei, who managed to squeeze out the words.

"Launch!!!" As the captain, Aihara Ryu unleashed boundless courage at this moment. Even under the gaze of the Alien Empera, he forcefully regained control of his body, allowing his previously stiff body to move again, and inserted his captain identification card into the interface.

The aiming reticle appeared instantly on the large screen and locked firmly onto the timer on Ultraman Mebius's chest, displaying the words "Lock on".

"Accept our human efforts!!!" Aihara Ryu pressed the launch button, and golden Megason particles instantly gushed out from the launch port, directly injecting into Mebius's body.

That warm energy restored Mebius's body, which had been in excruciating pain from the repeated blows, and his internal strength also increased significantly.

"Wow, that's amazing. Power is surging out continuously. If that's the case, maybe I can..." Mebius's thoughts ended the moment he looked up.

The instant he looked up, he saw the Alien Empera raise his hand to launch Rezolim at the Phoenix Assault.

Undoubtedly, Alien Empera was already displeased by the repeated interference of the humans in his duel. He used his telekinesis to instantly disable the Phoenix Assault's power and unleashed the Rezolim Beam at the Phoenix Assault, intending to completely eliminate these humans.

In Mebius's eyes, the world seemed to freeze at this moment: him kneeling on the spot, Alien Empera launching Rezolim, and the Phoenix Assault, which could no longer dodge. The whole world seemed to be reduced to a line connecting these three points.

There was no conscious thought involved; it was simply the body's most instinctive reaction.

"Danger!!!!"

When Mebius came to his senses, he was already holding the Phoenix Assault tightly in his arms, and then used his back to take the attack from Alien Empera.

Alien Empera showed no mercy or leniency. Even though his opponent was an Earthling, he unleashed a full-force Rezolim attack, which struck Mebius squarely in the back.

The timer on his chest started flashing rapidly almost instantly. Mebius felt as if his consciousness was about to leave his body. He had felt the same way when he was attacked by Rezolim ten thousand years ago. This kind of light was particularly lethal to the bodies of the Ultra race. At that time, his body was directly disintegrated, and he was not much better off now.

However, a strong will sustained Mebius, allowing him to maintain his consciousness with difficulty and gently place the Phoenix Assault on the ground.

Then, his massive body crashed to the ground.

As his consciousness was about to fade, he lay on the ground and saw his teammates emerge one by one from the powerless Phoenix Assault.

Ryu Aihara, George Ikaruga, Marina Kazama, Kinomi Amaya, Teppei Kuze.

"It's everyone... It's so good... We meet again..."

Facing Mebius, who was about to smile as he sank into darkness, Aihara Ryu, who disembarked from the Phoenix Assault, showed no mercy whatsoever.

"Damn it!!!!" Aihara Ryu's roar echoed through the sky. This familiar shout made Mebius's consciousness clear a bit, as if he had returned to the time when he first came to Earth.

"What kind of third-rate combat method is that?! This is hardly how you protect the Earth!"

Then, Aihara Ryu's voice choked with emotion: "Isn't this... I can't even protect myself anymore..."

He slumped to the ground, utterly dejected: "What did all our efforts amount to... In the end, we were just a drag on the team..."

"Wouldn't that mean we can't protect anything at all...?"

At that moment, a weak yet incredibly gentle call suddenly reached Aihara Ryu's ears.

"dragon......."

He suddenly looked up and found that it was Mebius, who had already fainted.

"Maybe I did do something stupid, but... I just can't let go of the thought of protecting my comrades (GUYS)..."

"To watch my comrades sacrifice themselves for the sake of victory in battle—I simply cannot do that..."

Seeing the incredibly weak Mebius lying not far from them, the group suddenly felt a strange, indescribable feeling.

"Giving up the fight because of pointless emotions... Foolish. I'll send you all on your way to reunion." Alien Empera raised his hand and unleashed the Rezolim Ray at Mebius and the others.

The crimson light instantly engulfed the entire area, but the Alien Empera let out a "Huh?" at that moment, because he did not sense that Rezolim had destroyed anything.

He lowered his hand and looked over, only to see a soft light covering the area, protecting Mebius and the others inside.

The soft light also completely awakened the almost unconscious Mebius. He opened his eyes and saw a ball of light floating in front of him.

Mebius, no, Hibino Mirai, reached out and grasped the light, and the light itself was—the Tulaiga Spear.

At the most critical moment, the longing enshrined in the Tulaiga Spear erupted with a power that transcended time and space, protecting Mebius from the attack of the Alien Empera.

Then, the light from the Tulaiga Spear enveloped Mebius and the others, merging them together.

In a golden space, the members of GUYS opened their eyes, and countless unfamiliar yet seemingly familiar scenes flooded their minds.

[Damn it! What kind of third-rate fighting style is that?!]

Meeting, parting, joy, sorrow—humans are truly troublesome creatures. But then again, the passage of time transforms into something called memory. And for a person, the absence of any memories would be the most tragic thing.

[To save one more life and save one less, that's why we, GUYS, exist.]

But never forget why we've fought so hard all this time, and say goodbye to your comrades with a smile. You absolutely, positively will come back alive, okay?

"Fighting with my life on the line, so that I can smile and see my comrades again—that's what someone important told me."

At that moment, everyone seemed to wake up from a very, very long dream.

Aihara Ryu looked at the figure standing in front of him, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "The future... is it the future?!"

"Ryu, and everyone else." Hibino Mirai walked towards the crowd with a smile, tears streaming down her face.

“Future…you’ve changed so much.” Kazama Marina touched his cheek. “You must have gone through a lot since saying goodbye to us.”

“She has matured a lot in the future.” Mu Zhi Mei didn’t continue, because thinking about the hardships she might suffer in the years to come, she couldn’t help but feel a lump in her throat.

“Even without us around, you still need to take good care of yourself.” George the Dove walked up and patted him on the shoulder.

Then, a figure radiating light walked up; it was none other than Captain Sakakizumi.

"Are you Zoffy's brother? Or..." Mirai looked at him hesitantly.

Captain Sakakizumi didn't answer directly, but looked at him kindly and softly called his name: "Mirai..."

"Captain...!" Everything was understood without words.

Mebius's aura appeared on the future's arm, and at the same time, Kamen Rider's aura also appeared on Aihara Ryu's arm.

"There are still important enemies we need to defeat, which is why we, the GUYS, have gathered here once again." Captain Sakami's solemn words carried a strong sense of authority.

"Everyone, let us unite our strength once again!"

As they spoke, everyone reached out their hands in unison, and all their hands were stacked together.

"GUYS!" Captain Sakakibara shouted the slogan again: "Sally—Go!!!"

"GIG!!!" Everyone raised their arms in unison: "Mebius!!!"

A dazzling beam of light shot into the sky, and the Alien Empera couldn't help but raise his hand to shield his eyes: "Why is there such a strong power all of a sudden... This light is so dazzling."

As the light gradually faded, the Alien Empera was able to look directly at Mebius in front of him.

At this moment, Mebius has completely transformed into a new form. Some of the protrusions on his head and body still show traces of the Infinity Form, while the rest of his body is another miraculous form—the Phoenix Warrior Form.

Ultraman Mebius - Infinite Phoenix Warrior Mode

Chapter 391 Whoever gets slashed dies by the sword.

"Why... why has the Ultra race gained power once again?" Even if the Emperor Alien couldn't understand it, the fact that Mebius had fully recovered and his power had been greatly enhanced was undeniable.

From Emperor's perspective, the Ultra race can be described as extremely cunning. Forty thousand years ago, the highest level of Ultra in the entire Land of Light was only at the normal Ultra level. Emperor, who possessed ultimate power, was able to move freely there. Until Father of Ultra, who had been beaten down, suddenly became much stronger, and the horn on his head became bigger and sharper. He shouted something like, "Bearing the survival of the Land of Light, I must not lose." Then he came up and performed a kidney swap with him.

And it's the same now. This guy just took a hit from Rezolim, and it's already a miracle his body wasn't destroyed. But the next second he suddenly revived with full health, muttering things like "friendship, bond".

Of course, this is also the memory of Alien Empera not fighting on Earth. Back on Earth, he really destroyed Mebius with a single Rezolim attack, but he was fully recovered in no time and immediately created Phoenix Warrior.

Faced with the Emperor's confusion, the voices of Mebius and the GUYS members came from the body of the Infinite Phoenix: "No one was a hero at the beginning. We were all just tiny stars in different forms."

"Because of the conflicts and encouragement among our partners, we were able to overcome the darkness that stood in our way."

"Even if separated by time and space, the bond of friendship will never be broken."

"This is... why we can get back up again and again!"

"We will change the future!"

The Alien Empera could not understand these words at all, because literally, the two sides did not live in the same world.

In Emperor's world, there is no friendship, no companions, and no bonds. There is only the painful past of a person who bears the darkness of the entire planet alone, is reborn from destruction, is transformed from darkness, and is reborn from despair.

This experience made him stronger, but it also made him feel out of place in the world.

In this world where Ultraman exists, a passionate heart, fervent friendship, and unwavering hope can indeed become power, because the existence of Ultraman is proof of this rule.

But Emperor Empera will never understand this, and unable to comprehend it, he chose to continue fighting.

He drew his dark-patterned cloth, donned dark armor, and charged forward, his dark sword gleaming with a cold light as he slashed at the Infinite Phoenix Warrior.

However, faced with this faster-than-light attack, the latter merely flicked his finger lightly, the movement calm and slow, as if time itself had slowed down at that moment.

With this seemingly insignificant flick, the dark patterned cloth, sharp enough to easily slice through the dark armor, instantly turned to dust and drifted away with the wind, like weathered wall soil.

"How could this be—" The Alien Empera knew better than anyone what a masterpiece the Darkweave Cloth was. It was forged by the Blacksmith Alien with countless efforts and by collecting the most powerful metal formula in the entire universe. It could be said that, from a physical point of view, there was nothing in this universe that it could not cut.

However, it was just smashed into powder by the Wireless Phoenix Warrior with a single finger—and he struck it right at the edge of the sword.

Shocked, Alien Empera instinctively swung his Dark Trident, fusing his Rezolim with the Rezolim of the Dark Trident, and unleashing a True Rezolim Ray with several times the power at the Infinite Phoenix Warrior.

The crimson True Rezolim crashed straight into the chest muscles of the Infinite Phoenix Warrior, who didn't even flinch. He simply used the energy passively covering his body to bounce Rezolim back. The rebounding Rezolim not only shattered the Dark Trident, but also instantly swallowed one of Emperor Alien's hands.

"Ugh!" Alien Empera cried out in pain, clutching his arm. When he looked up again, his eyes were filled with disbelief and shock.

He knew that Mebius must have become much stronger after his resurrection, but he never imagined that he would become so much stronger. It could be said that the current Mebius completely overwhelmed him by at least one major level, and there was a precipitous gap between them.

Inside Mebius at that moment, Mirai turned around to look at Aihara Ryu and the others, his gaze filled with deep affection, as if he wanted to imprint their images firmly in his heart once again.

"Dragon, everyone, I finally understand."

"Even if the Aliens Empera really come in armor to attack, we will not fail."

"As long as we GUYS (partners) are together, we can defeat any enemy."

Just like the name Mebius, the bond between humans and Ultramen is like a Möbius strip, generating endless power through mutual responses.

“I used to be sad alone because I wanted to reunite with my friends, but I knew that was an unattainable dream. When I thought about that, I felt lost.”

"But I will never be sad again, because I finally understand that everyone has never left me. Even if ten thousand years have passed, our friendship has not been severed by time."

Mebius clutched his heart tightly: "Everyone, you've always been by my side!"

"Don't look so sentimental. It's a rare occasion to see you again, so cheer up!" Aihara Ryu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "Come on, let's defeat that guy together, just like ten thousand years ago!"

"Yes!" Future nodded solemnly.

Within the Meta Realm, Mebius crossed his arms, and the Mebius Aura and the Knight Aura erupted with power, sending out two beams of light, one red and one blue, in a cross shape.

Without hesitation, Alien Empera immediately unleashed all his power to defend himself. However, his pride and joy were no match for the beam of light that Mebius casually unleashed, which collapsed in an instant like a tofu-made city wall.

The intense light instantly shattered the dark armor of Alien Empera. Then, facing the armor-shattered Alien Empera, Mebius unleashed the power of his inner energy, his body transforming into a rainbow-colored immortal phoenix—

Miracle: Mebium Phoenix!

The beam of light pierced through Alien Empera's body in an instant, freezing him in place for a long time. The fragments of his dark armor were purified by the light into silver dust, which fell around him.

A moment later, beams of golden light burst forth from beneath the dark surface of the Alien Empera.

"This feeling... is unfamiliar, yet somehow familiar..." Alien Empera's stiff body slowly began to move. He gently placed his palm on his heart: "This warm feeling... is this what you meant by the warmth in your heart...?"

"I... I wasn't defeated by the Ultra race, I was defeated by the bond between humans and the Ultra race that I had always overlooked... I've finally felt it..."

As more and more wounds appeared on his body, Alien Empera was gradually unable to sustain his life. However, he felt no resentment or sadness at his defeat. On the contrary, Alien Empera felt very calm and joyful, as if he had been liberated.

Miracle Mebium Phoenix not only defeated Alien Empera, but also purified the resentment that had been attached to him due to the destruction of his entire home planet.

In other words, this attack sent the Alien Empera to the afterlife.

“I…I’m going to become light too…” Alien Empera opened his arms, and his entire body slowly turned into golden light and disappeared.

In that golden rain of light, some rays flew toward Mebius, and these rays gradually condensed in his hand into a golden cloth with dark patterns.

"This is my final gift... I understand that your path is still long, and I have only stubbornly dragged you along for a while. I give you this sword; use it to cleave your way forward."

The moment Mebius reached out and touched the dark patterned cloth, he understood the sword's purpose from the emotions it conveyed—besides possessing the highest level of sharpness, this sword was created by Alien Empera as a researcher after analyzing the life form of the Sphia. Wounds inflicted with this weapon are extremely difficult for even the Sphia to heal.

If this weapon were brought back to the Land of Light universe, it would be a sword that kills anyone it strikes. Even the ultimate beings would perish if they were struck squarely by it.

...............

While Mebius and the others were fighting, Seven 21, who was patrolling the surface of the Land of Light, suddenly saw a dark shadow rapidly pass through the atmosphere of the Land of Light and disappear in the blink of an eye.

He immediately gave chase, following the trail until he reached Hikari's laboratory, where he discovered the other party was attempting to steal Hikari's safe, which contained spoils of war seized from numerous adversaries, including Belial—most of which they had obtained from Hikari himself.

"Who goes there?!" Seven21 shouted from the laboratory doorway.