Diga listened on the sidelines and roughly knew what happened. Something happened to Max and Libut who were out on a mission, and they probably encountered an accident.
Max and Libut are both planetary civilization observers of the Space Guard. This time their mission goal is to conduct a detailed investigation of a planet that has declined prematurely.
According to previous observation data, the living planet registered with the codename Mikalite is in its prime and has at least several cycles of rise and fall. However, during a routine observation not long ago, it was discovered that the planet Mikalite has turned into a desert. , not to mention animals and even plants no longer exist, turning from a living planet into a stone planet.
The actual life span is less than one-tenth of the original estimate.
This is definitely not normal and there must be something wrong.
Therefore, the Space Guard immediately dispatched the experienced Max to lead the new with the old, and took Libut to the planet Mikalit to investigate.
I thought it was just an ordinary investigation mission to find out the cause of the planet's decline, and then return to the Kingdom of Light to write an investigation report. This mission was over.
After all, estimates are estimates, reality is reality.
There is no shortage of accidents in the universe. Maybe something goes wrong, which will lead to drastic changes in the ecological environment of a living planet, leading to a mass extinction of life.
Asteroid impacts, volcanic eruptions, abnormal stellar winds, and many other reasons, life is indeed very tenacious, but if the star sneezes or the planet moves, 90% of the life on the planet will perish. Nine point ninety-nine, there is only one point left, and it will take hundreds of millions of years to recover. If it does not recover, it will be completely destroyed, and the living planet will be dead.
But I never expected that when I arrived, I discovered that the situation on the planet Mikalite was unexpectedly serious.
The originally lush planet has become completely barren. Not even a blade of grass or a piece of moss can be found. It has become no different from the most rocky planet in the universe. It has become a forbidden area for life.
This was a bit unexpected, so Max reported the situation and prepared to take Bullitt to conduct a careful investigation. However, not long after, he received a request for help message from Max.
Obviously, the decline of the planet Mikalite was not a natural accident. It was probably caused by man. Max and Libut probably discovered something that led to the attack, and the enemy was definitely very strong. Otherwise, , Max would not send such an urgent message for help.
Let’s turn back time and look at Zero in the past. After hearing about the "whirlpool of time" from his future self, he announced to his friends at the Maiti base that he was going to embark on a journey to find this place.
"The vortex of time...a place I have never heard of...
"But this is the only clue now? How can we find the answer if we don't go?"
"I mean, Zero doesn't even know how to get to that place now..."
Mirror Knight and Red Lotus Flame argued as usual.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is also very worried about you. Don't force yourself when something happens!"
"You don't have to worry about things here. Our brothers are here."
The two Zhan brothers expressed concern for Cerro.
"Ah, thank you!"
Seeing that everyone was acting the same as usual, Sero smiled and replied.
"Okay, then I'm leaving!"
After Zero said goodbye loudly, the other four people nodded to him and watched him leave.
go.
Anticipation and uneasiness, these two opposite emotions were rippling in his heart, and Zero left his friends. In the distant and vast universe, it turns into a straight line and flies to the distant end.
Zero stretched out his left hand and turned the bracelet into a huge ultimate holy shield super bow mode. The remaining four people also quickly formed a fighting posture around the Holy Shield and Zero, injecting their own power into the Holy Shield. The sand and dust around them were picked up by the whirlwind and blown by the wind, and the strength of the five people was concentrated in one place. As the power gathered, the blue crystal inlaid on the holy shield gradually lit up. The two crystals at the tip glow orange and green in turn, the two on the left and right are red and white respectively, and the middle one emits light blue light. These lights represent the power of each of the five members of the Ultimate Zero Guard, and finally the Holy Shield as a whole emits a strong light.
"Ultimate Zero Guard Final Strike!!!!!"
After everyone shouted, the holy shield wrapped with superpowers flew straight out and hit the "object" moving towards them in the blink of an eye. Then there was a huge explosion, and the surrounding area was enveloped in a white flash.
After the five people released their firing posture, they stared intently at the direction of the explosion. Unprecedented terror and silence seemed to engulf everything.
James suddenly broke the silence with a loud shout.
"Moving object detected! What's going on!?"
"This guy had a ton of reactions - we're surrounded!"
The other four people hurriedly checked their surroundings. Taking a closer look, sure enough, around them, there were countless fist-sized objects on the ground that had the same texture as the previous "objects". Red Lotus Flame followed the momentum of leaning forward, and after a 360-degree somersault, it stretched out its right hand without a moment's notice, and with a roar, flames spurted out. It turned out that he had already expected that the attack of the flame stick would be dodged, so he deliberately used a fake move to pull it off.
"This is impossible - is it still alive after being blown to pieces?" Mirror Knight asked loudly with a trembling voice. No one answered yet, white light burst out from the fragments of the "object", triggering There was a chain of big explosions. Zero and others were completely unable to escape, and they were all trapped in one explosion after another.
The explosion ended and the dust gradually settled. Five people fell to the ground unconscious in the explosion.
"...D-Damn..., this is okay..."
After Zero woke up first, he groaned in pain and was about to get up. A figure appeared in front of him. When he raised his head, what he saw was exactly himself - Zero's image reflected on the front of the "object" that had restored its human form, occupying Zero's field of vision.
From the posture of the "object", I still can't feel what this inorganic thing wants to do. However, it should be correct that its target is Zero. The "object" stretched out its body softly like cloth, intending to wrap Zero in it.
Zero tried to escape, but the damage caused by the explosion that had just passed was too severe, and his body could not use any strength at all. Just when the silver body of the "object" was about to wrap around him, Zero suddenly remembered:
"If I could take my golden form—"
The inorganic appearance of the “object” seems to confirm Jannay’s conclusion.
"——You guys, please give me a helping hand!"
In order to eliminate everyone's doubts and silence, Zero spoke.
Red Lotus Flame seemed very excited:
"Oh? Are you going to use your ultimate move?"
"But, what if even the ultimate move is bounced back——"
Regarding Mirror Knight’s cautious objection, Cero explained:
"Since we can't ignore it, we should gamble with the maximum output while we still have the strength. Moreover, it seems that we have no time to hesitate."
After hearing what Zero said, the Mirror Knight raised his head and saw that the "object" had slowly moved towards them.
"It seems you are right...!"
"bring it on!!"
At the same time, another big explosion occurred where Zero and the "object" were.
Before the explosion, what Sero saw was the back of a man shining with golden light. He seemed to be coming to save himself. The visitor fired a beam of light from his head, and the explosion shook the silver "object" far, far away.
After the golden visitor released his light-emitting posture, he slowly turned around and said to Zero:
"I came from nowhere to save you!"
"Who are you--!!"
The person in front of Zero was himself transformed into a golden form—Ultraman Zero's shining form.
"What do you mean when you say you came from the future? Also, your power is
Zero's mind was as confused as a ball of paste. Future Zero told him:
"That's the literal meaning. I am the future you who can control the power of gold."
Future Zero reached out and helped up the stunned Zero. At the same time, he whispered in his ear:
"Go find the vortex of time. The key to controlling the power of gold is there."
"The whirlpool of time...?"
This was the first time that Zero heard that there was such a place, and he wanted to continue asking. But at this moment, a high-pitched sound like metal friction came from the distance.
The source of the sound was the vibration of the body of the "object" that had just been knocked out by Future Zero. In Sero's view, this is the first time an "object" has shown emotion.
"What's going on...? It's the first time I've reacted to it."
Zero went into alert state reflexively, but Future Zero didn't panic.
He replied calmly: "Maybe it's because what it wants has appeared. We don't have time. Use the Holy Shield!"
"But... I just finished a big move, and I may not be able to use the Holy Shield now."
"you can."
Future Zero puts his hand on Zero's Ultimate Bracelet. I saw a sphere shining with golden light slowly wrapping the bracelet.
"Is this... could it be that within the scope of this sphere, the flow of time will become faster!
"Currently this skill is only effective in a small area. It should be restored soon.
As Future Sero said, the bracelet began to regain its bright luster. However, Zero still looked confused. He asked Future Zero:
"Is it really possible? The ultimate move that the several of us used together just now was broken by it."
"As long as you can attract its attention."
Future Zero seemed to know everything well and answered very calmly. Seeing how calm his future self was, Zero made up his mind and nodded firmly.
"I understand... let's go!!"
The bracelet once again shined with intense light, transforming into a huge ultimate holy shield super bow mode. Due to the effect of the golden sphere, it was even filled with energy. After Sero fully stretched the light string of the super bow,
"Ultimate Zero Final Strike!"
As Zero shouted, the Ultimate Holy Shield hit the center of the "object" and began to spin like a drill, trying to penetrate the "object".
However, the "object" begins to deform into a hoop shape just like it did with Janai, and begins to rotate counterclockwise. The shield's rotation slowed, then stopped completely.
The "object" continued to rotate, and the holy shield returned to Zero at a rapid speed.
After reluctantly catching the Holy Shield, Zero finally realized:
"This guy...can he reverse time!?"
"Yes, this is the moment I need."
Saying that, Future Zero stood in front of Zero and stretched out his hands towards the "object". The golden sphere that restores energy to Zero's bracelet wraps the hoop-shaped "object".
The "object" tries to fight against the force of the sphere, spinning counterclockwise again. After Future Zero injected more power, the rotation speed of the "object" in the sphere gradually slowed down - and finally stopped completely.
Future Zero's outstretched hands continued to make small movements to control the golden ball of light in the distance. The ball of light echoed Future Zero's movements, gradually getting smaller, and finally the same size as Zero's head. Then, Future Zero waved to the golden ball of light, which slowly came to him and stopped. It can be vaguely seen that in the light ball is the same spherical "object", just slightly smaller.
The battle that was so difficult for the Ultimate Zero Guard came to an end in such a peaceful way.
Zero finally relaxed his strength. He sat slumped on the ground and asked his future self:
"What on earth...is this guy like?"
"…You will know."
After Future Zero finished speaking, he picked up the golden ball of light, turned his back to Zero and prepared to set off.
"Hmph, you're right. Thank you! Ultraman Zero!"
Upon hearing this, Future Zero stopped. He just turned his head and replied:
"...Ah, you have to work hard, Ultraman Zero."
Zero couldn't see it at this time, but there was a hole in Future Zero's abdomen.
It was the same black hole that appeared when he was summoned to the vortex of time before.
After Future Zero reached out and touched the hole, he was sucked into the black hole in an instant and disappeared.
The next moment, the future Zero came to the vortex of time.
"Here you go, here's what you asked for."
Zero threw the golden ball of light in his hand upwards and watched the ball disappear before returning to his usual posture. At this time, a low and majestic voice came from nowhere - this was the voice of the guardian of the whirlpool.
"I got it. Thank you."
"After all, you have been kind to me."
Zero recalled what happened when he came here and transformed into a golden form for the first time.
At that time, Zero completed the trial given by the watcher and returned to the vortex. The watcher said to Zero:
"--Since you have this power, I need your help with something."
"Need my help...?"
"I hope you can help me get my 'body' back." (End of Chapter)
