Chapter 127: Battle with Zero
Seeing that Yue Longze remained silent, Sairo took a step forward, crossing his arms and staring straight into the distance. "No matter what, after all, I'm the one who dragged you into this mess."
He paused briefly, then shifted his gaze to Yue Longze and continued, "So no matter what, your life—this young master's life—will be fiercely protected by me!"
Sairo had said these words to himself before, but now he spoke them aloud, as if doing so could ease the weight in his heart.
Yue Longze was momentarily stunned by the words, his milky white eyes flickering with emotion.
After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly, "It would be great if you were a girl. Too bad I'm not gay..."
"Silly Longze, you bastard!"
Sairo retorted, swinging his iron fist as if about to give Yue Longze a fierce beating.
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Suddenly, Sairo felt that being with Yue Longze made him pick up the habit of cursing more often!
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The two of them tussled for a while in the empty Ultraman Arena, adding a touch of vitality to the otherwise desolate and hollow space.
When they stopped, Yue Longze seemed to recall something. His expression turned serious.
"Sairo, let's have a serious fight," Yue Longze said solemnly, without a hint of jest.
Sairo was clearly taken aback by the request.
Now that Yue Longze had lost his strongest light form, his combat power was no match for Sairo’s. Wasn’t this just asking for trouble?
"I want to break through in battle! To grow through fighting!"
Yue Longze’s eyes burned with determination as he explained to the confused Sairo, "Those so-called mass-produced Dark Lopuses and monsters infected by dark energy are too weak for me now! Unless I’m facing a large number, there’s really no suspense in fighting them!"
Sairo immediately understood Yue Longze’s meaning and laughed heartily, "Wasn’t the time in the subspace already harsh enough with me beating you up?"
He then wiped the tip of his nose in his characteristic manner. "In that case, this young master will accompany you to the end!"
Without further ado, they took positions, creating some distance between them in the spacious, specially designed Ultraman Arena.
Both exuded fierce battle intent, emanating an intimidating aura naturally from their beings.
Ultramen who have never experienced true combat baptism could never possess such presence!
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"Watch out, Sairo!"
Yue Longze struck first, stepping out with an elusive ghost step. Instead of using his energy sword, he unleashed a sharp and rapid cosmic fist technique.
Sairo was not intimidated by this fierce cosmic fist.
Back on Planet K76, during his grueling training under Ultraman Leo, he had faced this formidable cosmic fist many times.
Moreover, after years of battling Yue Longze in the subspace, Sairo was intimately familiar with Yue Longze’s cosmic fist—and not just that, but many of his techniques and combat patterns.
The only slight annoyance was Yue Longze’s elusive ghost step, which could sometimes catch Sairo off guard.
Yue Longze was just as familiar with Sairo’s various moves and patterns.
He also found Sairo’s Moon God Miracle form somewhat vexing—a form adept at using psychic powers with considerable speed, making it quite troublesome.
Since both were well acquainted with each other’s techniques, this fight was not about outsmarting one another.
It was a direct clash of true power, a contest of speed, a test of physical endurance!
Though Yue Longze’s combat skills were on par with Sairo’s, his dark form’s physical attributes were inferior.
Despite their equal combat awareness, Yue Longze’s strength and speed in his dark form lagged behind Sairo’s.
At the start of the fight, both were fierce, and it was hard to tell who held the advantage.
But after the second intense collision, Yue Longze gradually fell behind.
This was the disadvantage of physical attributes.
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"Longze, take this from your young master!"
Sairo shouted, drawing his ice axe. The silver blade gleamed coldly as it sliced through the air with a whistling sound, aiming directly at Yue Longze’s face.
Yue Longze raised his right hand, instantly summoning a purple-black energy sword, while his left hand braced his right arm to absorb the tremendous force from Sairo’s twin axes.
“Clang!”
The resounding clash of metal rang out.
In the originally empty Ultraman Arena of the Land of Light, the two figures alternated between separation and fierce collision.
The sounds of battle never ceased.
As they fought relentlessly, Yue Longze felt as if he had returned to those many years spent in subspace.
Back then, it was the same—continuous battles against Sairo.
But now, Yue Longze was increasingly on the defensive.
Sairo’s thoughts also drifted back to those endless fights in the subspace...
Yet his attacks showed no mercy; he wanted to apply pressure on Yue Longze.
It was under this pressure that Yue Longze had continuously improved and grown during his time in subspace.
His later strength was forged through the pressure exerted by Sairo!
Concentrated Beam!
Dark Zaperio Light!
Specium Ray!
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“Keep growing, Longze!”
Sairo’s tone was serious as he unleashed his full power, determined to push Yue Longze to break through again in his dark form.
Gritting his teeth, Yue Longze summoned his strongest combat power.
The well-honed Dragon Well Sword technique combined with ghost steps left a series of afterimages and sword trails in the air.
He also frequently used beam attacks in their exchanges.
The Specium Ray, which he had comprehended from Specium matter, became one of his common skills.
To heighten the pressure, Sairo transformed into his most troublesome Moon God Miracle form, unleashing unexpected psychic attacks relentlessly.
Yue Longze could only rely on his elusive ghost steps to dodge with difficulty or use the Dragon Well Sword to block Sairo’s blows.
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With the incredible speed of his Moon God Miracle form, Sairo rapidly closed the distance to Yue Longze.
“I’ve said it before—your potential is far beyond this...!”
With a fierce roar, as he neared Yue Longze, Sairo suddenly transformed into his robust Corona form.
His right fist slammed out with immense force, striking directly into Yue Longze’s abdomen.
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Yue Longze’s body convulsed, and he collapsed to the ground.
“Looks like breaking through again in my dark form... isn’t going to be so simple after all...”
Lying on the ground, Yue Longze smiled bitterly, gasping for breath as his chest rose and fell.
Though defeated this time, he remained undaunted.