Chapter 43

Cybertron Star, Iron Fort.

Optimus Prime's metal fingertips lightly tapped the command console, his electronic eyes shining with admiration.

"Ultraman, this Universe Guard, is the true hero."

He turned his head, looking down at Bumblebee, who was busy maintaining.

"They have protected seventy-two thousand civilizations, while we can't even guard our own home."

Bumblebee stopped what he was doing and scratched his bright yellow head armor.

"Optimus Prime, big brother, since they're so strong, can't we send them a signal?"

"Let them come over and capture that lunatic Megatron, send him to prison."

Optimus Prime gave a bitter laugh and shook his head.

"We can't always rely on others' strength, Bumblebee."

"Cybertron's future still needs us to fight for it ourselves."

And at the Decepticons base.

Megatron's facial armor twisted with anger.

He originally thought Ultraman was just a powerful individual, but didn't expect it to be such a massive armed group.

One million Nova-level warriors.

That number made him feel a deep sense of helplessness.

If the Decepticons went up against the Universe Guard, they probably couldn't last even a second.

"Damn it, why does such a civilization even exist?"

Megatron punched the throne's armrest, sending parts flying.

Hong Zhizhu shrank into the corner, its eyes rolling about.

He suddenly sidled up to Weizhen Tian, revealing a fawning yet sinister expression.

"Boss, don't get angry yet—I've discovered a huge secret!"

Weizhen Tian suddenly turned his head, his electronic eyes locking firmly onto Hong Zhizhu.

"Speak—if you dare to trick me, I'll tear you apart into scrap metal!"

Hong Zhizhu pointed at the image of the Land of Light's residential area that had just flashed across the screen, showing off proudly.

"Boss, look, the Ultramen of the Land of Light actually come in two types."

"One type is red, the other is blue."

"Take a close look at the current Space Defense Force—its members are almost entirely Red Clan warriors!"

Weizhen Tian furrowed his brow, observed carefully, and indeed it was as Hong Zhizhu said.

"So what? Does that mean the Red Clan is better at fighting?"

Hong Zhizhu gave a hehe laugh, speaking in a tone as if he had seen through everything.

"No, no! Boss, this shows that the Blue Clan Ultramen in the Land of Light are an oppressed underclass!"

"Think about it—in any civilization, controlling the military equals controlling the discourse."

"The entire defense force is controlled by the Red Clan, while the Blue Clan is nowhere to be seen, having been expelled from the center of power!"

"This shows that the Blue Clan Ultramen have been completely marginalized, and they surely have pent-up resentment inside!"

Weizhen Tian's movements stopped.

He re-examined the image on the screen, and began to ponder.

His mechanical electronic eyes went over each member of the current Space Defense Force,

Ultraman Father, Ultraman Mother, Zoffy, Ultraman, Jack, Ace……

Et cetera, et cetera!

These Space Defense Force warriors were uniformly red and silver.

And those blue Ultramen seen earlier in the Land of Light's residential area were nowhere to be seen!

After seeing Weizhen Tian ponder,

Hong Zhizhu felt even more that he had uncovered an earth-shattering secret, and thus continued:

"Boss, these Red Clan Ultraman warriors have seized the military authority of the Land of Light, driving the Blue Clan Ultramen out of the center of power!"

"What does that indicate?"

"This shows that the Land of Light is not as magnificent and towering as it appears on the surface; its interior also harbors unknown darkness!"

"The Blue Clan Ultramen, oppressed to this extent, surely cannot lack thoughts of resistance!"

"In that case, we can start from this point, stir up the long-held grievances of the Blue Clan Ultramen, and thereby provoke a civil war within the Land of Light!"

"Once they are both defeated and wounded, our Overbearing Sky Tiger can step forward, completely occupy the Land of Light, and then monopolize all the rich resources on this star!"

After listening to Hong Zhizhu's analysis,

Weizhen Tian felt it made perfect sense.

He suddenly understood!

Indeed, that's how it is! Indeed, that's how it is!

He couldn't help but soften his tone toward Hong Zhizhu, adding a hint of praise as he said:

"Hong Zhizhu, I never expected you to be absolutely brilliant—just from these few clues you could catch so many details!"

"Once our Overbearing Sky Tiger occupies the Land of Light, I will appoint you as its deputy leader!"

Hong Zhizhu's expression stiffened for a moment upon hearing that.

Weizhen Tian, this idiot, actually gave it only a measly deputy leader to get rid of it!

It's really stingy.

However,

It still respectfully said on the surface:

Thanks, boss!

Boss, you're wise!

Super Beast World,

On the Black Tortoise Spaceship

When Huo Linfei and Miao Tiaojun were still shocked by the might of the Space Guard Team,

Tian Yu also noticed something.

Huh?

In this Space Guard Team, how come they're all red-and-silver Ultraman warriors?

I clearly remember that in the previous footage, the Land of Light still had many blue Ultraman warriors, right?

Upon hearing that,

Huo Linfei also froze for a moment,

He carefully looked at each Ultraman that flashed by in the Space Guard Team.

Indeed, he didn't spot any blue Ultraman warriors.

He also couldn't help scratching his head.

That's a good question, Tian Yu—I didn't even notice it just now.

In such a huge Space Guard Team, I really didn't see any blue Ultraman at all.

Could it be that the blue Ultraman are nobles? After all, only nobles don't have to fight!

Beside him,

Miao Tiaojun stroked his chin and said:

Ah Fei, the Land of Light is a classless, peace‑keeping race of light; how could there possibly be class distinctions among them?

As far as I can see, they're all equal inside—even Zuofei dares to question the Ultraman King, so where would any nobility come from?

The several of them couldn't resolve their argument,

And at this moment,

The sky continued to change.

【Within the Land of Light, it is divided into three Ultraman great clans: red, silver, and blue.】

【The red and silver clans serve as the middle force that maintains cosmic peace and protects the weak.】

【The blue clan, meanwhile, consists of civil servants and scientific researchers represented by the Space Science and Technology Bureau.】

The picture flashed,

A blue Ultraman appeared.

It was Tuoleijiya.

At this moment, Tuoleijiya looked downcast and dispirited, as if he were in a bad mood.

【Tuoleijiya is a blue‑clan Ultraman warrior, and his heart is very discouraged at the moment.】

【Because, in the recent Space Guard Team evaluation, he, as a blue‑clan Ultraman, failed to meet the standard and was not selected.】

【And his close friend, the Land of Light's red‑clan crown prince Tailuo Aoteman, was accepted with outstanding grades.】

【Seeing his former friend enjoying boundless glory while he himself felt immense regret, Tuoleijiya became extremely vexed.】

Seeing this,

Hong Zhizhu slammed the table, feeling excited.

Boss, what was I saying again?

Look!

This is proof that the blue‑clan Ultraman are being sidelined!