Scientist from the Land of Light: Ultraman Carlos

Chapter 701 Carlos's Return

"Offense and defense shift?" Tartarus looked at the two red and silver figures, one tall and one short, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes, but he refused to admit defeat: "You two old fogies abandoned by the times? Don't be ridiculous! Absolute annihilation!!"

Tartarus was confident about this attack, and even the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled into a crooked smile unique to the Dragon King.

My invincible lightning bolt can even tear apart space, let alone you two Xuanming monsters? If I don't kill you today, I'll walk out of here with my face on my hands.

Then Tartarus went out with his face.

All he saw was that super-sized red and silver man leaping up like a war god. His massive body, which was 65 meters long enough to fit him completely inside and still have room to spare, directly withstood the absolute destruction, pressing down on him like a mountain of flesh.

The Tartarus people were dumbfounded. Is this even possible?! They clearly saw it with futuristic vision, yet they couldn't escape it?! Did you fill in this data with your feet?!

A thousand words surged in Tartarus's chest, but in the end, they all converged into one sentence.

"Grandma Li...!"

Before he could finish speaking, a silver fist bigger than his head slammed into his face.

At this moment, he thought of the king's last kind and reluctant gaze before he fell asleep, of the once prosperous kingdom, of the three god-like figures who held him back, and of the sorrow of autumn leaves falling to the earth...

Then, he actually did indeed fly in a Thomas spiral and land, walking directly out of the core room of the plasma tower with his face, embedding himself in the wall so tightly that he couldn't be pried off.

"Tsk tsk~ It looks painful." Freya clicked his tongue twice, still having the mind to tease his old friend: "This is what they call brute force working miracles, high stats are good. But the way that little golden statue flew out looks so familiar, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before, but where?"

Um... Gao Lai'an glanced awkwardly at Father of Ultra, who had a dark expression on his face.

He was all too familiar with this scene, because back when Gao Lai'an went berserk due to his overwhelming strength, he was also respectfully ushered out by Gao Lai'an with his fists in the same way. Not only did he learn to walk on his face, but he also plowed two miles with his big horn.

"What a sorry sight, Tartarus."

Just then, a voice that was very familiar to Father of Ultra came, making him turn around sharply.

A blue-clad Ultra Warrior with a silver longsword and large horns on his head stood there. He was Ultra Jek, the elder brother of Father of Ultra and the first of the three founding heroes of the Land of Light.

"Yay, yay~, looks like you haven't accomplished your goal of seizing the Plasma Spark, Tartarus." Jek casually tossed the heavily injured Hikari aside, looking at Tartarus, who had just dug himself out of the wall, with a look that was hard to tell whether it was mockery or sarcasm.

"Shut up~!" Tartarus was speechless. Who knew that the Land of Light had such a Mad Hunter Ape who came up with a powerful Thunder Vajra Fist while facing absolute destruction?

Damn it, he just saw some blue-haired idiot asking him if he wanted to reincarnate into another world to fight the Demon King.

"But since you're here, it means the second objective also failed?" Tartarus frowned when he saw that Jek didn't have what he wanted.

“The Ultra Key has disappeared.” Jek showed little emotion, as if this was something he had expected.

The Ultra Key was formed from the souls of the Ultra Warriors who died at the hands of the Dark Babar Alien. When Freya and other deceased warriors reappeared in the universe, he was prepared for the Ultra Key to disappear. Now, it is just a matter of officially confirming this.

"Ultra Key?! Jek! What are you trying to do?! Have you gone so crazy that you'd destroy your own homeland for that tiny plot of Tartarus?!" Upon hearing about the Ultra Key, both Father of Ultra and Gorean couldn't sit still.

Tartarus: "..."

I can hear you! What do you mean by a tiny conspiracy?

Although the Ultra Key has now disappeared because the soul within it has been resurrected, it is still a symbol of the martyrs of the Land of Light! It's also a terrifying weapon capable of destroying a planet in a single blow. And, most fatally, it can control the trajectory of planets in the Land of Light.

Whether in terms of practical use or symbolic significance, it can be said to be an extremely important treasure for the Land of Light.

And Ultraman Jack and Tartarus are actually going after the Ultra Key?! This is even more unacceptable to Father of Ultra than directly attacking the Plasma Spark. He doesn't understand how his brother, Ultraman Jack, who was once wholeheartedly devoted to the Land of Light and put the Land of Light first in everything, could become like this.

"Of course I have no interest in Tartarus's petty schemes. What I want to do is correct the mistakes of the King of Ultra."

Tartarus: "..."

I'll say it again, I can hear you! Seriously, is it really okay to say this in front of the person involved?!

Upon hearing Father of Ultra's words, Jek rarely displayed such strong emotions. "Back then, Belial and I were competing for the position of Captain. Just when I was about to surpass Belial and become Captain, the King of Ultra suddenly appeared and directly nominated you, who had not participated in the election, as Captain, bypassing the original ballot."

“While I have my reservations, I have no objections. You are my brother, and my pride… That’s what I thought…” Jieke’s tone shifted at this point: “But you’re too weak!”

"You've gone too far! Jek!" Father of Ultra roared, interrupting Jek. "For your so-called justice, you waged war! You exterminated races! You destroyed planets! Is extermination your justice?!"

"Justice is relative! Jian! While you lament the destruction of those dark races that ravaged other people's homes, who laments the races destroyed because of them?! Can one be absolved of their sins simply by admitting their mistakes?!"

Jek stared intently at Father of Ultra: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Ken, don't you know what the Space Federation was like back then? When justice cannot be served, vigilante justice is just and noble."

Only by crippling or killing them will the other restless fools learn their lesson. Justice and order are never just words; their core is always force, not your laughable love and ideals!

"Heh~!" Jek scoffed. "Your Space Guard is not even as peaceful as Belial's Galactic Empire. Is it because the Space Guard is inferior to the Galactic Empire? No! It's just that those clowns are taking advantage of your reasonableness."

"Therefore, I will correct this mistake and, with greater force and a tougher stance, bring peace to the entire universe, so that there is no war, no struggle, only absolute order." Jek opened his arms, as if to show everyone his grand blueprint: "And I will clear away all obstacles in the way of order."

Even one's own people?

“A single race should give way to the greater good.” Jek answered without hesitation: “But before that, I need greater power and steadfast allies… The Ultra Key should have been an important item for me, but unfortunately it is now gone… It seems I can only find a replacement.”

“You’ve changed…Jek. You’ve really changed.” Father of Ultra looked at Jek in disbelief, as if he were looking at a stranger.

While Jek was once extremely resolute, he always placed the Land of Light first. Why did he become such a stubborn madman? Was it the King's rejection back then? Or was it learning he died in a sneak attack by his nephew, Seven?

Jek glanced at Tartarus, who had almost fully recovered, before looking away: "I've never changed... Jian... never."

"Hmph! No matter what you think, you are now an enemy of the Land of Light!" Gao Lian stepped forward, assuming a fighting stance. He didn't care about the complicated relationship between the two brothers, nor did he care who the enemy in front of him had been in the past. He only knew that they were enemies now, and that was enough: "No matter what your purpose was, now... your petty conspiracy has been ruined, and you can forget about it."

"I'm telling you guys, that's enough! I'm still here listening! What do you mean by 'tiny conspiracy'?!" Tartarus finally snapped. These guys had been criticizing him again and again, and to his face no less!

Does he not exist?!

And... my conspiracy is no small matter, okay?! It's huge! As big as a three-story building!

"Well... compared to someone else's dream of stealing from them, which is either absolute order or eternal happiness, or at the very least, world domination, isn't it just a tiny speck? Even if you make it into a Three Kingdoms game, it'll only be at the same level as Jerry from Jiangdong."

"Who?! Who said that?! You step forward! I'll blast you to a crisp with my golden lightning!" Hearing this, Tartarus immediately flew into a rage. What nonsense!

Tartarus angrily turned around and extended the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger, but when he saw clearly the source of the sound, he immediately stopped himself.

All that could be seen was Carlos in his white-winged adult form, dressed in pure white with a pair of large white wings on his back and holding a giant sword, and Zero in his cosmic radiance form, dressed in silver, purple and gold and holding an ultimate bow and arrow, both showing him very kind and pure smiles.

Tartarus: "..."

Damn it! Those two lunatics again?!

"Tartarus...you don't actually think we've been listening to your nonsense all this time just because we want to hear you ramble on and on, do you?!" At this moment, Gorian and Freya had already quietly moved to the two sides, forming an encirclement around Tartarus and Jek with Carlos, Zero, and Father of Ultra.

Tartarus: "Damn it! I didn't ramble on for ages! It was Jek who was rambling on, okay?!"

"Is that the point?!" Jek glanced at Tartarus beside him speechlessly. No wonder you could outwit these two lunatics for so long, they're both guys with strange thought processes.

brush! !

Just as Tartarus was feeling utterly speechless and questioning his existence, a white light flashed, and Carlos, without hesitation, used his throwing weapon, the Great Orange Pill... no, it was the Sword of Amos, to target Tartarus.

Tartarus was startled and, relying on his brief ability to foresee the future, quickly adjusted his body movements, barely managing to dodge the attack.

However, Carlos was not his only rival.

Before Tartarus could even catch his breath after dodging the attack, a thick, powerful, and massive Ultimate Zero beam arrow came from the side, striking his face with a fierce display of masculinity.

"Absolute Defense!" Tartarus was not at all surprised by the sudden, uninhibited attack from Zero and Carlos. Almost instinctively, he raised his golden shield to block the beam of light that shot straight at him.

Damn, you can believe it, they've developed a conditioned reflex?

Carlos and Zero were completely unaware of Tartarus's complex feelings.

Even if they knew the truth, the two would take it for granted and say, "You've already invaded my hometown, why should I talk to you about martial ethics?"

So, with a flash of white light, Carlos appeared beside the Sword of Amos behind Tartarus, grabbed the hilt, and launched a righteous sneak attack on Tartarus's kidneys.

"What?! Awooo~!!" Tartarus had just raised his shield when he felt a gust of wind coming from behind, followed by a powerful blow to his waist.

The immense pain and impact caused the golden shield to collapse instantly as soon as it was formed. At that moment, the Ultimate Zero Arrow struck Tartarus, and the powerful force sent Tartarus crashing through several buildings, slamming him to the ground like a meteor.

Immediately, a devastating energy erupted, and scorching sparks engulfed everything around. At that moment, the entire world seemed to lose its color, the earth trembled, the sky collapsed, and an enormous mushroom cloud shot into the sky, demonstrating the power of Zero's charged attack.

It all sounds complicated, but it actually happened in the blink of an eye.

Carlos and Zero worked together so well that it happened before Jek and Father of Ultra could even react.

"Um?!"

"Where are you going?!"

"We've only just begun to settle our accounts!"

Just as Jek realized what was happening and was about to take a step forward, he was blocked by Gao Lean and Freya.

"Well done! As expected of the two of us! You're getting more and more skilled at this righteous sneak attack!" Zero gave Carlos a thumbs up, completely oblivious to the fact that he had ambushed someone.

"Absolutely!" Carlos gave a thumbs up, his gaze fixed on Tartarus's landing spot. He flashed off in Tartarus's direction, shouting, "Let's go!"

Carlos didn't believe that Tartarus could be defeated at this level. Putting aside the universal law of "no harm from smoke," just the fact that Tartarus could force King Ooal Gown to personally intervene when he was fighting desperately meant that he was not so easy to deal with.

"I'll leave this to you, Captain!" Zero clearly understood this as well, and turned back to say this to Father O and the other two before following Carlos in the chase.

(Hello everyone, it's been more than half a year since I last visited Hantan. First of all, I'm very sorry for disappearing without a word for so long. During that time... how should I put it?)

Perhaps it's because I'm emotionally fragile, or perhaps I'm just overly sentimental, or maybe it's something else entirely... because I felt I was no longer suited to continue writing. During that time, my condition had worsened, my mind was becoming increasingly slow, and even my sensitivity to my own emotions was diminishing.

I'm a comedic author, and in this situation, it's really hard for me to bring joy to everyone anymore, so I cowardly and shamefully ran away.

I am truly sorry for leaving without saying goodbye.

However, after letting go of everything for a while, you could say I was doing nothing, or you could say I was just wasting my time, I feel that although I still don't have much emotional fluctuation and my mind is still not working properly, my overall condition has improved, so I'm back.

I don't know if anyone still reads this book, and I dare not say how much longer I can keep going or make any promises. My writing skills are certainly not what they used to be, so please point out any shortcomings or refrain from harsh criticism. Thank you very much.