Ultraman: What do you mean by saying L77 is about to explode?

Chapter 29 Don't make everything like you're entrusting me with this!

Emperor Magma's voice echoed in everyone's ears, carrying the arrogance of bestowing charity upon them, and the mockery of their dying struggle. He glanced at the bluffing Kaul, then at the unconscious King Arus, flicked his cloak, and headed towards his mothership.

"All troops retreat. Blockade the area around L77. No one is to fire without my order!" The emperor's order was clearly given to every warship.

"call...."

Seeing the Magma army actually retreat, Kaul felt his legs go weak and he almost collapsed. The oppressive aura of the emperor opposite him was too heavy. He really had to force himself to finish speaking.

"I've hit the jackpot... These emperors in the Ultra Universe still have real status and real arrogance... They really fall for it," Kaul thought frantically to himself. If Emperor Magma had just wanted to kill them, the ending would very likely have directly followed the original plot.

Everything I did failed, but in retrospect, it was simply because I lacked the strength. If I were strong, I wouldn't need all those little tricks, just like that emperor's arrogance.

"Brothers, quickly share your energy with Father!"

Leo and Astra were so busy surrounding their father that they didn't even think about giving him energy.

Upon hearing their younger brother's words, the two quickly separated light particles from the timer and gave them to King Arus, while Regulus helped King Arus recover from his injuries.

"Father! Wake up! Father!"

Leo stretched out his trembling hands and carefully lifted King Arus's huge but incredibly weak body. The color timer on King Arus's chest had returned to its flashing red state. If it weren't for the energy transfer and wound healing from Leo, Astra, and Regulus, King Arus might have already returned to L77.

Astra gripped her father's hand tightly, then turned to look at Caul, her eyes filled with anxiety and anticipation: "Caul, Father...."

"Hurry up, don't stay here too long, get back to L77 quickly." Kaul flew over and led everyone back.

In the underground cavern of the L77 royal city.

All L77 citizens have boarded the ship, with only the Royal Guard and technical officers conducting final evacuation checks.

When the four of them returned to L77, they had all transformed into human form.

"It's the princes! The princes are back!"

"They even brought His Majesty back! Quickly, the medical team!"

The royal guards rushed forward, but when they saw King Arus's condition, they couldn't help but shed tears.

Their king was extremely weak at this moment, his body covered in wounds, and although he was still breathing, he seemed to be on the verge of death.

"Don't surround us, spread out and give Father some space," Leo ordered the guards around him.

King Arus was carefully placed on a hospital bed aboard the Lionheart. The medical officers of the L77 royal family quickly surrounded him, activating all available devices to maintain King Arus's life.

"His Majesty's vital signs are very weak. He will need a long period of treatment to recover, and may even suffer from hidden injuries..." The chief physician reported to the princes after examining King Arus's body.

"It's alright..." King Arus's weak voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the medical officer's words.

He actually opened his eyes. Those eyes, which were once bright enough to see through the stars, were now hazy, and he didn't look as young as before.

"Father!" Leo and Astra knelt down beside the sickbed at the same time, and Kaul also quickly stepped forward and knelt down beside his two brothers.

"They're all back..." King Arus's gaze slowly swept over his three sons before him, a weak smile appearing on his lips. "Good, all good, all alright..."

"Father, please don't speak, please rest..." Astra's voice was choked with sobs.

"No, time is running out," King Arus waved his hand gently, clearly having heard everything he had said. "The Magma aliens gave us three days... their arrogance led them to this decision... but in three days, they may lead a large army to L77 to fight you."

"Father, let's go together!" Leo grabbed his father's hand. "The ark is all ready. Let's take all our people and leave this place!"

"Leave?" King Arus's gaze passed over his sons and landed on the two other arks outside the glass. "Where to? Besides, can we even leave? If we leave, who will protect the people of L77?"

"What we can do now is to get all our people out of L77. Three days later, when they arrive at L77, Caul and I will hold them off, while the three of you, Leo, will go outside and draw their fleet away. That way, the Ark can leave."

"Then we'll stay! We'll fight together!" Astra clenched his fists. He had made up his mind; he would never live a life of cowardice.

"Foolish!" King Arus suddenly raised his voice, but then coughed violently, startling the three brothers who rushed forward.

"You...you must live..." King Arus's gaze finally settled on Kaul.

He slowly raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch something.

"Did you know that on the grasslands, the old lion king will one day grow old, get injured, and be unable to protect the pride anymore? At that time, the young male lions will grow fangs, learn to fight, and run faster and stronger than their predecessors."

"Karl..."

"Yes, Father." Kaul fought back tears. His feelings for King Arus were very complex, but admiration and familial affection were the strongest.

"You... you've been saying since you were little that L77 would be destroyed... back then, I just thought you were being silly," King Arus raised his hand and gently patted Caul's head, as if he were still that child who could only crawl on the ground, "You secretly misappropriated the national treasury to build the Ark, and the ministers and I knew about it, but... I acquiesced, because you're right, a king must prepare for the worst."

"Everything you did... was right, the Ark... the evacuation route... even having Leo and the others keep an eye on Diaz... I knew all of that, and I've been keeping an eye on him the whole time."

Kaul couldn't hold back anymore, and tears welled up in her eyes.

It turns out my father knew everything.

His father saw everything he did in secret all those years, but never exposed him. Instead, he silently cleared obstacles for him and helped him accomplish everything.

"So now, I'm handing this responsibility over to you." King Arus slid his hand down from Kaul's head, took his hand, and then took Leo and Astra's hands with his other hand, stacking the three brothers' hands together.

"Leo, you are the eldest brother and the future king of L77. You have a warrior talent comparable to mine, but you are too straightforward and too impulsive. You must remember that the king's duty is not only to fight, but also to remain rational in the darkest moments and guide his people."

"Astra, you are the gentlest and kindest of the three brothers. This kindness is your strength, not your weakness. Protect your older and younger brothers."

Astra could no longer speak, but could nod frantically.