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The power of Mebius Infinity was, without a doubt, that of an Ultimate Ultra.
He was second only to the legendary warriors, ranking high among the many Ultimate Ultras.
This was the reason for Alien Empera's fury; he could not accept that a weak little ant could make such a tremendous leap in power in such a short time.
Light Curtain Commentary—
[One-Punch Man: Well, it looks like even Alien Empera is powerless now. Humanity is finally saved.]
[Kafka, Stellaron Hunter: Phew, what a heart-pounding performance. But it's good that it's finally over.]
[Galaxy Baseballer: Is it over? The Swarm hasn't been wiped out yet. But... if they can beat Empera, then the Swarm King... doesn't seem so invincible after all.]
[The Short Head of the Master Diviner Commission: Do not underestimate the Voracity. Among the Aeons, he is the most peculiar. Strength is not the sole measure of all things.]
[Utaha Kasumigaoka: Aeons... speaking of which, I'm still curious. Where exactly did Zero and Xing run off to? A commotion this big and it still hasn't drawn those two out.]
[Ace Pilot of the Death Squad: Ah, the light curtain didn't say. But they're probably not on Earth. Otherwise, they definitely wouldn't have just stood by and watched Alien Empera.]
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[On the light curtain, as Mebius Infinity battled Emperor Empera, the GUYS team, far away on Earth, raised their spirits.
It was unknown if it was a hallucination, but they could seemingly hear the sound of Mebius fighting in space. They could seemingly see, through Mebius's eyes, the endless cosmos.
George Ikaruga looked up at the sky and patted Ryu's shoulder. "Mirai is now fighting alongside his brothers."
Teppei Kuze said, "We have to hold the line to the very end!!"
Konomi Amagai said with a smile, "Together with Mirai!!"
Marina Kazama supported Ryu Aihara's shoulder. "You heard it too, right! Look, what's that!"
Following Marina's voice, Ryu looked at his own glowing arm. The Knight Brace had appeared on his right arm! Hikari's voice transmitted from it: "GUYS of Earth, please lend me your strength! For our final battle!!"
"Captain Serizawa? No, are you an Ultra Warrior?"
"You... what is going on??"
In response to Ryu's question, Hikari's voice came from his arm: "The Knight Brace is something granted by Ultraman King, a legendary superman possessing the power of miracles!"
"When the King gave it to me, he said that in the battle that would eventually come, the Knight Brace would certainly be needed! I think... he was referring to now!"
Ryu Aihara took a deep breath. "This is... what Zoffy wanted us to do, right?"
Hikari's phantom nodded gently, and a small smile formed on the corner of Ryu's mouth. "I understand. Let's go together!! This is... the final battle!"
Ryu Aihara stood up and looked at the Knight Brace on his wrist. "The five of us will go and fight side-by-side with Mirai!"
Activating the Knight Brace, Ryu extended his hand!
Then, Konomi, Teppei, George, and Marina, one by one, placed their hands on top of his.
Immediately after... another figure, his entire body radiating light, placed his hand on top of all of theirs!
That's right. This was Mirai Hibino, who had sensed his companions' feelings and separated from Mebius Infinity.
Looking at the partners beside him, Mirai revealed a sincere smile!
Every face wore a smile. Every eye was filled with hope.
Despair and darkness were no longer obstacles that could stop them.
GUYS and Mebius, amidst this thick haze, would carve out a path to their own future!!]
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Light Curtain Commentary—
Regarding the sudden appearance of Hikari, many people's eyes showed confusion.
As an Ultra Warrior who had not appeared many times, a lot of people didn't recognize him.
[Yukino Yukinoshita: A blue Ultraman? That's quite rare. But he must be a powerful warrior.]
[Flame-Head Captain: Hikari is not a warrior. He is a member of the Land of Light's Space Science Technology Bureau. The Land of Light's Life Solidification Technology was his invention.]
[Detective Conan: What! He invented that! If that technology existed in the human world, that scientist would absolutely go down in history.]
[Hachiman Hikigaya: Forget the human world, even in the Ultra Multiverse, there can't be many civilizations with that kind of technology, right? The scientists of the Land of Light... are terrifying.]
[Super Scientist Ah Guang: Not at all. I am just an ordinary scientist with no strength to even truss a chicken. It's nothing special...]
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[On the light curtain, the light was transmitted to the five of them. The Mebius Brace and the Knight Brace intertwined, and in that instant, their bodies were enveloped in a warm and hopeful light!
This ray of light shot through the clouds, injected into the body of Mebius Infinity far out in space.
At the same time, Shingo Sakomizu, also within the body of Mebius Infinity, watched the light that was about to tear the night apart and sensed the presence of his team. He took a deep breath and issued his final command.
"GUYS, Sally Go!!"
"GIG!!"
The five of them raised their hands in unison!!
"Mebius!!"
When the gathering of stars becomes one, a new bond will illuminate the future!
From within the Infinity Ring that represented friendship and bonds, the light emitted by Mebius Infinity was so bright that even Alien Empera could not look at it directly!!
The swirling, dense darkness seemed as if it would be burned into nothingness by this scorching flame!!
The strongest form of Mebius, Phoenix Brave, was born!!
His entire body was composed of red, blue, gold, and black. He wore the Mebius Brace on his left wrist and the Knight Brace on his right wrist!
The flames representing bonds and friendship burned fiercely, forming an unbreakable Infinity Ring!!
The sheer power of its birth sent Alien Empera flying, shocking the viewers of all dimensions and every living being who witnessed it!!
In Empera's cosmic warship, countless aliens revealed looks of terror under that light of hope and bonds. "Such immense power!! What is this power? I doubt even the Father of Ultra of the Land of Light possessed such a brilliant light! It's terrifying!!"
"The bond created with humans can actually possess such immense power!!" Mephilas, who had followed the Emperor, was blinded by the light. He now finally understood why so many famous monsters and aliens across the universe had failed to destroy Earth! Because what they lost to was precisely the bond between humanity and the Ultramen!!
At this moment, Alien Empera, both in the projection and outside of it, was utterly astonished!
"The bond between humans and Ultramen can actually be this powerful? Why? Why has it come to this!"
Alien Empera could clearly feel that the Mebius Phoenix Brave before him was far beyond any opponent he had faced before!!
Even Father of Ultra might not have possessed such terrifying power.
"Do you still not understand, Alien Empera!" Mirai Hibino's questioning voice came through, and the Phoenix Brave's body burst forth with a seven-colored light.
"Right now, I am not fighting alone!!"
Marina, George, Ryu, Konomi, Teppei, and Shingo Sakomizu. And... Mirai Hibino.
They stood shoulder to shoulder. The Phoenix Brave, born from their bonds and friendship, stood on this dark land, confronting the Emperor of Darkness!
And behind them stood the Ultra Brothers, bearing witness to it all.
Alien Empera stared at the Mebius before him. "Race of Light... Why do you not fear the darkness! This wonderfully silent, dominated world, why do you not fear it!!"
Inside the body of Phoenix Brave, Shingo Sakomizu shook his head, a look of resolve on his face.
"Alien Empera! You and your army have already failed! You can never defeat the bond between humanity and the Ultramen!"
He paused, then continued, "Humanity does not fear the darkness, because... no matter how terrifying the darkness is, the warm sunlight that symbolizes hope... will always shine upon the Earth!!"
Listening to Sakomizu's speech, Zoffy, standing in the C-position among the Ultra Brothers, nodded in gratification and said to the others, "Everyone, use the Mebium Knight Ray!!"
As his voice fell, Mebius's fists collided, and the Knight Brace and Mebius Brace simultaneously emitted light! He crossed his arms, and the Infinity Ring appeared on his chest. Together with the angular light from the glowing Knight Brace, they formed a cross, unleashing—the Mebium Knight Ray!!
This was the ultimate finishing move that released all the stored energy of the Mebius Brace and the Knight Brace, fired by forming a cross with both hands. Released by the current Mebius, its power was no weaker than the Cosmic Miracle Ray, which was called the strongest in the universe! It was the ultimate finisher of the Phoenix Brave!!
The Mebium Knight Ray, under the watchful eyes of all, cut through the pitch-black starry sky. Amplified by both Mebius Infinity and Phoenix Brave, the Knight Ray transformed into a shower of blue and golden light, incinerating Alien Empera's body!!
Under this terrifying beam attack, the blade in Alien Empera's hand shattered. He was completely suppressed, unable to move!!
In his moment of crisis, the voice of Father of Ultra seemed to echo in his ears again. "Alien Empera, the light of the sun that shines on Earth will never disappear! The light between humanity and the Ultramen can overcome anything in this world!"
On the verge of death, Alien Empera angrily questioned the endless universe, "Ultra Warrior, Ken!! Why must you, why must you all meddle so much and save those lives bathed in sunlight! The universe should only have darkness! Only darkness can forge an eternal world!!"
And Zoffy, within Mebius's body, answered him. "It is precisely because there is light that there is darkness. And it is because of the existence of darkness that there is light!"
Mebius unleashed the Mebium Knight Ray, the feelings and bonds of everyone becoming the final power!
The memories of their time as partners flashed before their eyes like a movie!
Marina Kazama said, "We believed in victory and fought side-by-side to this day!!"
George Ikaruga nodded. "That's right! The future of the Earth has now been entrusted to us!!"
Konomi Amagai: "No matter what kind of powerful enemy we face, as long as we're all together..."
Light shone in Teppei Kuze's eyes. "...we can definitely protect the Earth!!"
Ryu Aihara clenched his fists. "That's right! There is no dream we cannot achieve, and no future we cannot reach!"
Mirai Hibino's eyes shone with the light of hope and bonds!
Under the shower of light, Empera's body was actually melting away, bit by bit!!
Shingo Sakomizu took a step forward. "Believe! Believe in our strength! Believe in our future!!"
"I... will not lose!!" Alien Empera roared, fighting to the death, his eyes filled with an irreconcilable hatred.
And at that moment, inside the body of Phoenix Brave, the Ultra Brothers exchanged a look.
They gathered their light as one.
Immediately after, the phantom of Super Taro appeared above Phoenix Brave's body.
It was the Cosmic Miracle Ray!!
It intertwined with Mebius's Mebium Knight Ray. The two strongest beams both rushed towards Alien Empera's body!!
Seeing this, Mebius nodded forcefully and increased the frequency of his energy output!
Under that powerful shower of light, Alien Empera tried to block it with his dark cape.
However—
The two beams suddenly grew several times larger!!
"Everyone, one more time!!"
"Let's go! This is the final battle for all of us!!"
Ryu Aihara, Mirai Hibino, Marina Kazama, Teppei Kuze, Konomi Amagai, George Ikaruga, and Shingo Sakomizu—the bond between GUYS and Ultraman became the light that would carve a path to the future!!
Under that dazzling light, the old wound on Empera's body split open again. Facing the immense light, his body began to crack!!
Shingo Sakomizu nodded. "Everyone, now!!"
Alien Empera struggled painfully in the rain of light. "I am the Emperor of Darkness!! How can I be defeated by the race of the Land of Light!!"
Mebius raised his arms, and the blue and red rings both lit up, instantly unleashing the Mebium Phoenix!
Using the Mebius Brace and Knight Brace to energize his own body, he charged at Empera in the form of a fiery figure!!
The phoenix illuminated everything around it, then pierced through Alien Empera's body!!
With this... the Great Emperor of the Dark Universe had completely fallen!!
In his final moments, Alien Empera clutched his chest and let out an unwilling roar. "Why... why by the Ultra Warriors!!"
"Ah—"
As if he had understood something.
Empera's words no longer carried their usual authority. "I did not lose to the Ultra Warriors... I see... I lost to that minuscule glimmer of light called hope..."
"Did I lose to the bond between humans and the Ultra Warriors..."
"I too... have become... light..."
With his final words, countless rays of light shot out from Alien Empera's eyes and mouth.
In the next moment, his body turned into countless light particles and, amidst the dancing photons, dissipated into the air...
The darkness that had enveloped the sun vanished. Sunlight passed through the dark clouds and sprinkled upon the Earth—
And the Phoenix Brave, having exhausted its energy, faded from Mebius's body...
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