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Despite possessing such immense power, Boss Leo treats everyone the same, well... even me. There's nothing wrong with that.
Leo asked me why I like crowing. Actually, there's no reason. Thirty million years ago, our Basa clan did this. Even if I'm the only one left, we can't slack off.
After listening, he didn't say anything, just nodded, then took out a feather brush and asked if I needed help. Of course, it would be best if I didn't have to do it myself, and I had no reason to refuse.
When I sat in Leo's lap, even I was surprised. It was so natural and skillful. Sister Renlong didn't say anything when she saw it. I thought she was going to hit me on the head.
Leo's movements were light but skillful. He was a little flustered when he first started grooming my feathers, which was cute. I liked that. Of course, that doesn't mean I hate how he is now.
Seeing how comfortable I looked, Boss Leo smiled at me for the first time that day, and I smiled back at him.
At noon, I was home alone. It's all the fault of the Kirielod people who cleaned up Melba. I can't bully Golza anymore. Sigh, so boring. But I didn't expect Boss Leo to come back.
He said he came home to get something, but he ended up chatting with me for more than half an hour. He rarely spends so much time with anyone. During that time, I asked Boss Leo if he would look down on me since I'm not very helpful.
Leo, the boss, patted my head and said no. He said that to him we were family, strength was irrelevant, as long as everyone was safe and happy, he would handle everything.
I would take other people's words as comfort, but Leo would never lie to us. I asked him what part of this family I was, and he said that was up to me. I said at least I shouldn't be a pet, and we both laughed.
Actually, I didn't say it, but if possible, I hope to be someone who can be with him for a lifetime. But he definitely understands, yes, he definitely knows.
The third time was at night. My little treehouse was finished, and I specially invited Boss Leo to sit and drink tea and watch the stars. The wind was a bit strong and ruffled my feathers a little. He helped me tidy them up and praised my craftsmanship, saying that the wooden house was a bit narrow.
The treehouse is indeed not very big. Firstly, the top of the tree isn't very sturdy, and secondly, I don't have much time to fix it... Okay, after saying all that, I just wish it were a little narrower.
Only in this way can I legitimately be close to him. I know it's cunning, I know I could just hug him tightly, but I just like this... little thrill.
I don't ask for too much, this is enough. I just hope that he belongs to me alone at this moment. I don't know if he can tell, but looking at the satisfied and content smile on his face, I feel that nothing else matters.
Magabasa was not afraid of death, otherwise she would not have fought with another version of herself for 30 million years. After all her kind died, she had nothing left to miss.
But ever since meeting Leo, Magabassa has become extremely appreciative of her life. She doesn't want to never see Leo again, yet she resolutely steps into the darkness.
Just as her consciousness was about to fall into eternal slumber, Magabasa's last bit of resistance remained. She slowly opened her eyes, and the seal of light that had been there was now only a faint glimmer in her arms. Darkness had completely enveloped her.
There's not much she can do, and her power isn't strong enough, but there are some things that only she, as the Wind Demon Beast, can do. That's probably why she became Leo's monster.
"Time to get up, silly bird." The familiar voice brought a spark of light to Magabasa's dim eyes, and a warm blue light enveloped her completely—the scent she once loved most.
Magabasa closed her eyes with relief; now she could entrust everything to the person she trusted and loved most.
The moment Magabasa closed his eyes completely and his consciousness relaxed entirely, Mount Everest, known as the roof of the world, immediately began to shake violently. A huge darkness accumulated and burst forth, and the stone statues of the Ultramen, who had no power left, completely collapsed.
"Hahaha, after 30 million years, it's finally out!"
The eerie, low voice of the Dark Shadow Mage echoed throughout the world and even reached the entire universe. The people of the universe, who were wondering what had happened on Earth, instinctively trembled. They didn't know why, but they subconsciously felt a deep-seated fear.
The moment the Dark Shadow Mage broke the seal, the ultimate darkness suppressed by the plasma crystal pillars burst forth in an instant. The light of the plasma crystal pillars all over the world quickly began to dim, but the seal was still barely maintained.
The few remaining Ultimate Darkness that managed to escape even showed a tendency to extend outwards, but were blocked by the barrier formed by the Giga Endora. The Dark Shadow Mage's true form clicked his tongue in annoyance, "Damn Delacion, are you still going to stop me even now?"
After speaking, the Shadow Mage lowered his head and looked down at Leo, who was standing below him. With just one glance, Leo understood that although the Shadow Mage had not yet become a legendary being, he was still much stronger than himself.
Fortunately, such strength is still evident, so victory is not entirely impossible.
"Reiblood, you've become weak, diverting your power to protect the humans on this planet and suppress the darkness—what a foolish thing to do," the Shadow Mage sneered disdainfully.
In the Dark Shadow Mage's view, if Leo hadn't combined the power of the Plasma Spark with the Plasma Crystal Pillar and used that combination as the key to suppressing darkness, but instead absorbed it all, even if he wasn't as good as him, the difference wouldn't be so great.
"It's not your place to interfere." Leo sent Magabassa back into the Ultimate Fighting Device to recuperate. He noticed that the Dark Shadow Mage's murderous intent was directed at his girl.
“We don’t need to fight.” The Shadow Mage seemed eager to talk, but Leo simply shook his head, the Giga Battle Device appearing in his hand. “I don’t think so.”
For Leo, there was no option for negotiation in this war. The existence of the Dark Shadow Mage was like a virus or tumor that was bound to be born in the operation of the universe, so there was only one choice between them.
Seeing that Leo had said this much, the Dark Shadow Mage said nothing more. Tartarus slowly emerged from the black mist, in his ultimate form after absorbing Diablo's heart and merging with the Titan's scythe.
But compared to the last time, this fusion was more perfect and thorough. The emblem of the cosmic beast buffalo was perfectly inlaid in the center of Tartarus's chest, like an ever-burning stellar powerhouse, with the Dark Shadow Mage completely integrated into it.
That being said, in terms of energy supply alone, it's almost on par with plasma sparks. It's hard to imagine that such a level of energy could exist in an individual.
Powerful energy flowed slowly through his body like lava, merging into his right arm, which was unusually thick and covered with jagged, angular arm armor. His five fingers had transformed into sharp claws.
On the wrist, there is a huge, curved wrist blade that is fused with the arm bones. It gleams with a cold light and can be used to grab, chop, slice, or simply destroy, as if it could cut through planets at will.
Leo felt a bit of pressure. The Dark Shadow Mage didn't have a more suitable body, so he simply used Ultimate Tartarus as a vessel to contain himself. Although he already had a very good foundation and extremely high potential, he must have put in a lot of effort to strengthen himself to this extent.
"That's really impressive." Leo weighed the Giga Battle Device in his hand, and the next moment he teleported directly in front of the Dark Shadow Mage and launched an attack. The latter blocked with his left arm, and his right wrist blade flashed past, missing its target.
The thick, dark clouds in the sky were sliced apart by this move; this was merely a simple test exchange between the two sides.
Chapter 625 The Unfavorable Battle Situation
The Dark Mage has also broken the seal. Gatanothor and Grimd realized this immediately, and their expressions were not good. The Dark Mage has a stronger control over ultimate darkness than they do, and they joined forces to deal with this guy.
However, compared to the Shadow Mage, these guys before him were also irreconcilable enemies. Grimd unleashed a powerful burst of lightning, which canceled out King Hyperion's lightning.
Max did not restrain his power, directly transforming into his maximum size of 500 meters. The Max Galaxy, combined with Galatron's Crimson Steel Spark and Grimd's proud Chaos Ray, was actually pushed back quite a bit.
Seeing that she was at a disadvantage, Mirai and Hikari attacked simultaneously, harassing and interrupting Grimd's movements, allowing Max Galaxy and Crimson Spark to directly hit her body.
The violent explosion engulfed everything, but the dust and smoke quickly dissipated, revealing only a few inconspicuous wounds on Grimd's body, which had completely healed in the blink of an eye.
"This guy's energy reserves are just too much." Yao Hui shook his hand, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He had finally managed to inflict some damage, but it all turned into nothing the next moment.
"Although the energy of Ultimate Darkness is not infinite, it can be recovered in the blink of an eye. The only good news is that we can still inflict damage on her."
Yuuki said this, but he still had a headache. Back when he hadn't fully mastered the Ultimate Darkness, Grimd was already able to completely overwhelm him and Taiga's Triple Squad. Now it was even more outrageous.
"We have to find a way to slow down her recovery... otherwise we'll have to aim for a fatal blow and destroy her core directly." Future looked serious, but Helotia couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"You make it sound like you're talking nonsense. If we can take down her core in one go, what are we waiting for?"
The problem is that it's impossible. Among everyone present, only Renina, Hyperion, Giant Max, and Galatrox can actually deal damage to Grimd; the others can only play support roles.
The situation was similar in the Pacific theater. Although the overall strength was greater on this side, Gatanjee was simply too troublesome.
Each of this guy's tentacles possesses immense strength and is extremely tough. Although it's not as incredibly tough as the ones used against Leo, which even Lugiel couldn't break free from, it's still strong enough to cripple King Joe with a single whip.
With the battlefield on Earth, Dimaga is hesitant to fully unleash the entire spacetime dimension, which means Earth will be completely destroyed before the dark war ends.
On the other hand, Plasma Gomora, although the Dark Shadow Mage's breaking of the seal also affected the Plasma Crystal Pillar, the environment was still favorable to her, so she was still able to contend with Gatanothor.
"Damn it, these tentacles just won't stop!" Hong Kai slammed down with his Supreme Holy Sword, and just as a bunch of tentacles were severed, they all grew back in the next moment.
The suppressive effect of the plasma crystal pillars was negligible against a monster like Gatanothor. They couldn't afford to fight a war of attrition and had to wait for Leo's plan. However, due to the presence of the Dark Shadow Mage, Leo didn't tell them all his thoughts.
Now they can only hope that Leo really has a way to end all this, and they believe that Leo can do it. This is the result of the deep friendship and trust they have built up over the past three months.
Chapter 626 Unexpected Changes
"This is Delta Space Station. Headquarters, please respond. Repeat. Headquarters, please respond! No, there is no response."
Hearing the technician's report, Nanase Makoto's heart sank. "...We've lost contact with Earth. This barrier doesn't even allow information transmission?"
It was at this moment that Ako's voice reached everyone's ears, "There's nothing we can do about it. The spread of the Ultimate Darkness doesn't rely on any real-world medium; the black mist is just one of its manifestations."
"If we don't use such a blockade, the darkness will spread throughout the universe in just a few hours, and then spread to other universes, and then we really won't stand a chance."
Looking at Ayako's avatar popping up on the big screen, Nanase Makoto rubbed his temples. He didn't quite understand these things. He hoped his daughter would be safe and sound, but having chosen this path and this profession, he inevitably had to be at the forefront.
The nature of ultimate darkness is very special. It is something that comes from the distortion of the eternal core by massive negative energy. The spread of negative energy does not require a physical medium. Otherwise, given the speed of the black mist, it would have sealed off the surrounding hundreds of light-years, and Leo would have had plenty of time to deal with it.
But just now, the reactions and data from detectors all over the universe indicated that the situation was complicated. All intelligent life on different planets and in different civilizations throughout the universe could feel the awakening of the ultimate darkness, and the negative energy within them began to stir.
Ayako was also feeling bad. She could clearly sense that Leo had mobilized a considerable amount of resources to maintain everyone's combat supplies while fighting the Dark Shadow Mage. The pressure on Leo was unimaginable.
"High-energy reaction detected..." The sudden voice drew Ako's attention to the energy index meter that exploded instantly. Before she could even give any notification, two streams of energy, one yellow and one black, burst out of the Giga Endora's blockade barrier.
Leo, who has assimilated with Hyper Zetton, and the Dark Shadow Mage who has merged with Ultimate Tartarus, cannot continue their battle on Earth, even though Earth has been strengthened to a considerable degree and cannot withstand such torment.
The Giga Battle Device collided with the right arm claw of Ultimate Tartarus, and the resulting energy fluctuations illuminated the entire space in an instant. Leo glanced at the damage on the Giga Battle Device in his hand and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
Ultimately, the Giga Battle Device is still too much of a stretch to participate in a battle of this magnitude. Even after being enhanced by Leo's abilities, it's still not enough. Its main function is to help Leo control his own power.
"I never expected you to choose space as the battlefield." Leo looked at the Dark Shadow Mage, who seemed quite satisfied with Ultimate Tartarus's body. As time went on, the patterns on Tartarus's body gradually changed from red to the Dark Shadow Mage's purplish-black.
"Dracion, with Earth at its center, superimposed and merged several universes together, firmly locking in ultimate darkness," the Dark Shadow Mage recounted the past.
"If we start a war on Earth and cause too much damage to the planet, it could lead to the ultimate darkness going completely out of control, which would not be advantageous for me."
"In the end, you still want to create more disasters and fill everyone's hearts with negative energy. You haven't become a legendary being yet." Leo saw through the Dark Shadow Mage's plan at a glance.
However, afterward, Leo seemed to remember something and frowned, "You still want to devour Delacion's power?"
The Shadow Mage readily agreed, "That's right, that's what I intend to do, but what can you do? Your strength is only comparable to Gatanothor, or even somewhat lacking, and you're certainly no match for me."
"Noah's power has deteriorated, Legend's whereabouts are unknown, and the King of Ultra is hesitant to act rashly. The three of them cannot save you. Furthermore, Delacion has already transformed into the universe itself and absorbed its power. No one in the entire universe will be able to stop me!"
Both Gatanothor and Grimd absorbed the power of Delacion, which is why they were able to witness Leo's emergence and growth and intervene.
Leo waved his hand dismissively, "We'll have to try and see."
"Then come on, once I get your body, the first thing I'll do is completely devour the power of Delacion, then the King of Ultra, and finally all the universes!"
After the Dark Shadow Mage finished speaking, he clashed with Leo again, and the two continued to fly away into the distance.
Floating in space was a moon that had been cut in half and held in place by the gravity system. Leo narrowly dodged the Dark Shadow Mage's wrist blade slash wave, and the moon behind him was split into four pieces.
"Powerful Bull-Breaking Fist!" The Dark Shadow Mage unleashed a strike, and Leo retaliated with a Zetton Fireball. The immense energy generated by the explosion made Nanase Makoto wipe away a cold sweat, thinking that it was fortunate that Delta Force was quite far away from there, otherwise it would have been destroyed just by being affected by the blast wave.
Captain Gale was also relieved that the mission of the Carlo base had officially ended with Leo's return; otherwise, who knows how many more casualties there would have been.
Leo teleported close and threw a punch, but it only made the Dark Shadow Mage take a small step back. Instead, the latter's punch shattered his barrier, and he was sent flying far away even though he managed to catch it with both hands.
The Dark Shadow Mage looked at his hands: on his left was a fist formed from the fusion of Diablo's heart and the cosmic beast Buffalo; on his right was a wrist blade and claws formed from the combination of Titan's blade and speed.
But the most crucial one is Tartarus. This guy has exceptional talent. As an ultimate life form, he fused the power of the other two with him as the core, resulting in the body that can accommodate the Dark Shadow Mage and unleash 70% of his power.
"The combined power of the cosmic mythical beast Buffalo, the speed and swordsmanship of Titan, and the combat skills and foresight of Tartarus—pretty impressive, isn't it?" The Dark Shadow Mage already felt confident of victory.
"Luckily Diablo can't hear that," Leo couldn't help but mutter.
The Dark Shadow Mage snorted coldly, "A complete brute. From beginning to end, apart from the one move, the 'Forceful Bull-Breaking Fist,' he only knows a few moves. Apart from his great strength, he has no advantage whatsoever. Using the Cosmic Beast Water Buffalo on him is simply a waste!"
In other words, Diablo has completely lost his self-awareness, otherwise he would have definitely jumped up and down upon hearing this. But the Dark Shadow Mage wasn't wrong; compared to Tartarus, Diablo is really not up to par.
Leo didn't say anything, he just assumed a fighting stance, but then he suddenly sensed something and looked toward Earth with a grim expression, while the Dark Shadow Mage's cold laughter rang out again.
"Look, the darkness... is unstoppable. I know what you're thinking, but how could the two of them possibly withstand the negative energy contained in the River of Oblivion? That's the negativity that resides in the hearts of all the giants of the ancient civilization!"
The Dark Mage chuckled softly, then became increasingly audacious. In Leo's eyes, darkness was breaking through the earth's surface, gradually enveloping the entire planet.
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Three minutes ago, as the wars at the North Pole and the Pacific Ocean broke out one after the other, the Dark Shadow Mage also broke the seal. Mephisto, who had confirmed the information, nodded and looked at Yuma and Goroki.
"You can begin... Be careful, if things go wrong, I will immediately interrupt all your actions."
Yuma and Goro nodded. Leo had specifically explained his mission to them in private. This was something only they could do; if it were Jugglus Juggler, the risk would be too great.
Yuma took out the Spark Doll of Dark Ark, and Mizoroki took out Dark Evolution. The two transformed at the same time, and the figures of Dark Ark and Dark Mephisto appeared from the black and purple spiral light.
The two placed their palms on the massive stone wall before them, using their own darkness to sense the darkness of the River of Oblivion behind the seal. At the same time, because their hearts did not fall into darkness, they did not provoke a counterattack from the seal.
If it were Jugglus Juggler, then it would be hard to say. After all, Gai told Leo that Jugglus Juggler had fallen into darkness because of a broken heart, so Leo could only give up the idea.
Mephiss watched the two of them, holding the MK4 specially made by Galatron in her hand. It was the most powerful of all Galatron's creations, and also a safety net just in case.
[The key to this operation is Goroki. Dark Mephisto is a power dispersed from Zagi, and he has a certain connection with Noah. He can sense the River of Oblivion inside the seal. Yuma is responsible for assisting him.]
With the plan Leo had transmitted to her mind still replaying in her thoughts, Mephisto took a deep breath. She could only hope that everything would go smoothly, that Mizoroki and Yuma would succeed, and that Masaki Keigo and Kirino Makio, who had merged into the Sea of Oblivion, could hold on.
The moment he touched the stone wall, Gou Lümu felt an indescribable sensation, as if he were touching a scorching hot iron, yet the pain wasn't unbearable. His consciousness seemed to sink into the sea in the next moment.
This was an ocean of emotions, a vast and suffocating surge of feelings surging beneath a dark exterior. Goroki didn't even have time to think or search before his consciousness completely sank.
Anger, sadness, fear, and jealousy... all sorts of negative emotions dominated him and everything he saw, overwhelming everything, until nothing existed.
It was amidst these negative emotions that he saw many things. He saw how the homes of the ancient giants were destroyed, how they wandered the universe, and how they came to this planet.
He saw a visitor sacrifice himself for righteousness, but in the end, he did not get a good ending.
He witnessed the rise and prosperity of the ancient civilization, and how it eventually crumbled to its current state, where nothing remains.
Chapter 627 The Complete Outbreak of Ultimate Darkness
What lies inside the River of Oblivion has always been unknown to anyone. Within the M80 Scorpius globular nebula where the visitors reside, the term "River of Oblivion" signifies "the heart."