Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Today's Earth is no longer a planet in the universe that anyone can just "step on." There's even a joke circulating in the community: "Earth is a big stage; if you're lucky, come on over"—it sounds like a joke, but it's the reality.

Leaving aside the EDF forces' upgrade to 140mm howitzers capable of piercing monster shells, and the GUTS's Flying Swallow fighter jets that can engage monsters in close combat, the mere presence of a formidable figure like Cui Ming, capable of summoning Ultra Red Balls and fighting electromagnetic monsters with his bare hands, is enough to make many aliens think twice about their own strength. Not to mention the powerful figures from other worlds like Saeko Busujima and Miyuki, as well as the occasional appearance of Ultra Warriors, Earth has long become a hardcore stage where "if you're not strong enough, don't come." Daring to cause trouble without real skill is basically just throwing your life away.

However, quite a few extraterrestrials do not believe in superstition.

Some thought they could use "disguise" to infiltrate human society and secretly cause trouble; some relied on a few alien technological weapons and thought they could suppress human defenses; others heard that there was "Ultraman" on Earth and wanted to try to capture one to study—these guys, each with their own agenda, quietly flew towards Earth, but none of them knew that there was an even more "troublesome" existence hiding on Earth.

Old Deng from Showa era, Superman Seven.

This is a "veteran among veterans" who has been protecting Earth since the time of Ultraman Seven. His methods for dealing with aliens are even more direct and ruthless than those of Ultraman Choi. Back in his own universe, neither the Pegasus aliens who could control monsters nor the Guts aliens who could use clone techniques could get away with anything against him. Now that he's in the Tiga universe, Seven won't tolerate these arrogant aliens at all—if you dare to cause trouble, he'll come knocking on your door with his ice axe. No matter if you can disguise yourself or have high technology, he'll beat you up first.

Just a few days ago, an unknown extraterrestrial race tried to secretly deploy an energy cannon on the moon. Before the cannon could even be aimed at Earth, Seven transformed and appeared on the lunar surface. With a swing of his ice axe, the energy cannon was instantly cleaved in two. The aliens were so frightened that they didn't even have time to start their spaceship before being blasted into cosmic dust by Seven's beam of energy. Afterwards, when Seven mentioned it to Cui Ming, he simply said casually, "A bunch of little bugs. If we didn't kill them sooner, they would have become a menace sooner or later."

The universe surrounding Earth has already been quietly "scanned" by Seven. All the space probes lurking in the asteroid belt and disguised as meteorites have been found and destroyed by him; the aliens who tried to control humans with telepathy were repelled by Seven's Ultra Telekinesis as soon as they transmitted their signals to Earth, and they fainted on the spot in their spaceship.

So those aliens who still want to cause trouble on Earth are destined for disaster. They thought they could use their cleverness to gain some benefits on Earth, but little did they know they had already been targeted by "Showa Old Deng." What awaits them is not the dream of a "successful sneak attack," but Seven's cold ice axe and merciless beam rays—after all, for Seven, protecting Earth is never a question of "whether to take action," but rather "how to make these aliens never dare to come again."

Cui Ming would occasionally joke with Seven, "With your ruthlessness, I'm afraid no aliens will dare to come to Earth in the future."

Seven leaned back in his chair, toying with his Ultra Glasses, his tone calm yet menacing: "It's better if they don't dare to come. It saves me the trouble of taking action and saves humanity from suffering."

That's true. With Seven, the "Ultimate Lover King," on Earth, there's an extra layer of hardcore protection. Those skeptical aliens who came to Earth weren't so much there to cause trouble, but rather to "deliver their heads" to Seven—after all, in front of Showa Ultraman, no scheme or trickery can compare to the speed of an ice axe striking. If it were any other Ultraman, facing cosmic threats around Earth, they might have observed the situation first, giving those opportunistic aliens some room to "repent." But this is Seven, Showa Ultraman who has "protecting humanity" etched into his very bones—especially after discovering that most of the humans in this world are genuinely seeking peace, he showed no restraint whatsoever, proactively taking on the responsibility of protecting Earth, working harder than anyone else.

A few days ago, EDF detected an "abnormal meteorite" heading towards Earth, initially judged to be a disguised spaceship. Cui Ming had just received the monitoring report and hadn't even had time to formulate a response plan when he received a communication from Moroboshi Dan: "No need to trouble you, I'll go take a look." By the time Cui Ming arrived at the command room and pulled up the satellite images, Seven had already intercepted the "meteorite" in space—with a swing of his ice axe, the disguised spaceship's outer shell shattered instantly, and the few aliens hidden inside, just as they were about to activate their weapons to retaliate, were completely annihilated by Seven's focused beam.

On another occasion, an alien attempted to use telepathy to control TPC researchers, trying to steal data on Earth's defense weapons. Seven, using only his Ultra Telekinesis, located the alien hiding in a corner of the city and subdued him before the alien could react. Afterwards, the TPC researchers gratefully wanted to treat Dan Moroboshi to a meal, but he simply smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It was nothing; protecting you was my duty."

After this happened several times, Cui Ming started to feel a little embarrassed. One day, the two of them sat on the roof of the camp chatting, watching the human soldiers training in the distance. Cui Ming scratched his head, his tone a little helpless: "Senior, you're too eager. These things should have been handled by us humans, but you've taken the initiative and started doing them yourself. I don't even know what to say."

Dan Moroboshi turned to look at him, a gentle smile playing on his lips. "You've done very well. Training hard, developing weapons, giving your all for peace—humanity like this deserves my attention." He paused, his gaze returning to the distant training ground, his eyes filled with satisfaction. "And I love the atmosphere here. Everyone is working towards the same goal, without backstabbing or selfishness. I feel at ease protecting this Earth."

Looking at his earnest expression, Cui Ming felt a warmth in his heart. He knew that Seven wasn't trying to "steal credit," but genuinely loved the people of this world and wanted to do more for them. Just like an elder seeing a sensible child, one can't help but lend a helping hand—this sentiment was pure and sincere, making it impossible to refuse.

"Alright then, if I ever encounter any problems I can't solve in the future, I'll ask you for help again," Cui Ming said with a smile, relenting.

Dan Moroboshi nodded, took a bottle of drink from his pocket and handed it to Choi Myung: "That's more like it. Protecting the planet isn't a one-person job. We need to help each other to make Earth safer."

As the sun set, the two sat side by side on the rooftop, the laughter of the GUTS members drifting from afar. Looking at Dan Moroboshi's profile, Cui Ming suddenly felt a sense of peace—with such a senior Ultraman willing to dedicate himself to humanity, Earth's peace had gained another reliable guarantee. And all he could do was continue to grow stronger, strive to keep up with Seven's pace, and together with him, protect this world full of kindness. (End of Chapter)