"GUOOOOOHH!!"
The lightning detonated inside the monster's own mouth, and the colossal toad let out a pained roar as its massive body collapsed to the ground.
The impact caused a terrifying earthquake to ripple through the battlefield.
"Hm?!"
Both Leo and Seven turned toward the sudden red energy sphere from the sky.
"Could it be?!"
Leo's voice turned joyful as he recognized the energy.
As the red glow faded, a familiar figure descended—one who looked quite similar to Leo.
It was his younger brother, Astra Ultraman!
"Astra!"
Leo called out excitedly.
"Big Brother Leo!"
Astra ran to his brother's side, quickly checking his condition.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm okay. With you here, I feel a lot better," Leo smiled in relief.
In a crisis like this, an additional warrior was more than welcome.
"Brother, what is going on? Where did all these monsters come from?! And why are some of them so huge?!"
Astra looked around at the sea of monsters in disbelief.
"I'll explain later! For now, we need to wipe out these creatures and stop more from coming out of the blood pool!"
Leo didn't have the luxury of time to explain.
"Astra, let's hit them with our full-power Ultra Double Flash—right into the blood pool!"
Leo had a plan.
The Ultra Double Flash, performed by Leo and Astra together, was far more powerful than the Leo Beam alone.
If they aimed it deep into the blood pool, it might scare off whatever was lurking below.
"Got it, I'm in!"
Astra trusted his brother completely and nodded without hesitation.
"GUUUURRRHH!!"
The giant toad monster stood up again, its eyes burning with hatred. It glared furiously at Leo and Astra.
It began charging up lightning for another devastating attack.
"ZAP!"
But Seven moved first, launching a condensed beam that struck the toad's back-mounted device.
BOOOOM!!
The device exploded, sending chunks of foul, rotten flesh flying and tearing a gaping hole in the monster's back.
Seven followed up with another beam, this time straight into the creature's already-injured mouth—blasting a hole through its skull.
"If you've made your decision, then go! I'll cover you!"
Seven called out to Leo and Astra.
"Thanks!"
With that, the brothers soared into the sky.
Seven hurled his Ice Slugger upward, then fired a green beam at it from his forehead.
The moment the beam struck, the Ice Slugger split into hundreds of copies.
Under Seven's telekinetic control, they swirled around Leo and Astra in a deadly barrier.
Any monster that dared approach was shredded instantly by the spinning blades.
Noticing this, several monsters redirected their focus to attack Seven instead.
Unfazed, Seven continued controlling the Sluggers while launching beams around himself, mowing down anything that got close.
Meanwhile, Leo and Astra reached the skies above the blood pool.
They exchanged a glance, then wordlessly struck their synchronized pose.
Astra knelt in front. Leo stood behind him, both extending their hands forward and joining palms.
"Twenty Times Kaiōken!!"
Leo inhaled deeply and activated a risky transformation.
The higher the Kaiōken multiplier, the greater the power—and the cost.
Doubling his power by twenty times was nearly too much for his body to bear. But he had no choice.
"Brother! Your power just skyrocketed!"
Astra was stunned.
"No time to explain—focus!"
Leo shouted, pouring all his energy into their hands.
Astra nodded, concentrating his power as well.
"ULTRA DOUBLE FLASH!!"
A crimson, lightning-shaped energy beam burst from their hands, streaking straight into the blood pool.
It plunged deep, its destination unknown.
BOOOOMMM!!!
A massive explosion detonated from within the pool's depths.
The resulting tremor shook not just the blood pool but the entire surrounding terrain.
An enormous column of blood surged skyward—thousands of meters high—like a waterfall in reverse.
Then it all came crashing down in a tsunami of red, flattening the land and smashing hundreds of monsters to death.
The already cratered landscape collapsed even further under the impact.
"Incredible… That's the power of Leo and Astra's Double Flash?"
Seven had flown a safe distance away, watching the aftermath in awe.
"Even Zoffy's full-powered M87 Beam might not be able to match this…"
He muttered to himself.
"Did it work, though? Did it stop them?"
Determined to find out, Seven cautiously approached the blood pool and extended his powerful telepathy deep into its depths.
As his psychic scan penetrated further, he detected countless dismembered limbs and shattered fragments—a sign that many monsters had tried to emerge and were obliterated by the blast.
But as he tried to delve deeper—
His mental energy suddenly slowed, as if being sucked into a swamp. A suffocating resistance wrapped around it.
Realizing the danger, Seven pulled back immediately.
"Seems like it worked… though only time will tell."
He swayed slightly, exhaustion hitting him hard.
The gem on his forehead flashed erratically.
"Not good… Even with infinite energy, my mind is getting overloaded."
He held his head and steadied himself.
An Ultraman's warning light didn't flash only when low on energy. It also indicated serious injuries… or extreme fatigue.
"Where are Leo and Astra?"
Looking around, he saw Astra descending from the sky, helping a clearly exhausted Leo to land.
Seven rushed over to them.
(End of Chapter)
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