Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

In a sense, this battle taught the modified Yapool what an ace truly is.
As mentioned before, sparks flew from the control stick of the Yukikaze in Cui Ming's palm as the machine traced a dazzling silver trajectory in three-dimensional space. When the modified Bemstar appeared above the Yukikaze for the third time using teleportation, Cui Ming's tactical glove rubbed against the control interface with a hissing sound—he had once again anticipated the monster's movement trajectory, and 0.2 seconds before Bemstar materialized, he slammed the vector thrusters, sending the Yukikaze plummeting vertically like a silver falcon, leaving behind countless space fish.

“Old pal, give us something more exciting.” Cui Ming’s thumb tapped rapidly on the touchpad of the neural synchronization system, and the honeycomb-shaped muzzles of the Yukikaze’s wings simultaneously deployed energy arrays of three different wavelengths. Bemstar roared angrily, its pentagonal maw suddenly opening and sucking in three decoy missiles—this was the trap Cui Ming had set. In the three-second interval while the monster chewed the energy, his hands flew across the control panel like phantoms, overloading the pulse cannon to 400% power. Several crimson-gold beams pierced through Bemstar’s abdominal armor like arrows, and purple energy liquid gushed out, forming eerie fluorescent clouds in space.

Alarms blared in the cockpit, and Bemstein's destruction ray lock-on indicator flashed wildly on the windshield. Cui Ming's pupils contracted, and he suddenly made a move that defied the laws of physics: he simultaneously pressed the emergency brake and thrust vectoring, and Yukikaze completed the "Pugachev's Cobra Maneuver" the instant the beam grazed its nose.

The aircraft hovered in the air at an extremely high angle of attack of 120 degrees, its exhaust plume colliding violently with the jaw armor of the Bemstar, the sparks leaving a kilometer-long trail of light in the dark universe. As the fighter jet bounced away due to the recoil, Cui Ming noticed that the anti-slip texture of the control stick had been worn smooth by sweat, and beads of blood from his fingertips left dark red marks on the control panel.

"This feels so good, it's been ages!" Cui Ming licked the blood from his lips, his gaze sweeping across the tactical screen—the space station evacuation progress bar had finally reached 100%. A satisfied smile spread across his face as he tapped the control panel seven times in quick succession. The Yukikaze's hidden weapon, the "Photon Blade," silently unfolded, its six-meter-long energy blade refracting a chilling light in the cosmic rays. Bemstar clearly sensed the threat, its entire body glowing crimson as it prepared to teleport again, but Cui Ming anticipated this—the Yukikaze suddenly released twelve miniature EMP jamming missiles, forming an electromagnetic barrier around the monster, attempting to forcibly interrupt its spatial teleportation ability.

"Let me see how powerful this weapon is!" Cui Ming roared, and the Snow Wind charged towards Bemstar like an arrow. The photon blades collided with the monster's carapace, creating blinding flashes of light. Each strike left deep, bone-revealing wounds on Bemstar's body. But the monster's regenerative abilities far exceeded expectations; new carapace continued to grow from the wounds. Cui Ming remained calm. He cleverly used the gaps in Bemstar's attacks to plant several fish bombs within its body.

As Bemstar attempted to devour the Yukikaze for the eighth time, Cui Ming suddenly activated all thrusters, and the fighter jet sped past the monster's gaping maw at top speed, simultaneously releasing all remaining EMP flares.

Under the influence of the electromagnetic pulse, Bemstar's nervous system was briefly paralyzed, and his massive body slowly rotated in space. Taking advantage of this, Cui Ming plunged the photon blade into its eye—the only unenhanced part of the Yapool.

Purple, blood-like energy gushed out, and at the same time, landmines were detonated. Bemstar let out a mournful cry and turned into a wisp of light that gradually dissipated.

"Evacuation complete, Captain." Aragaki's voice came through the communicator, trembling with relief. Cui Ming released his numb hands, watching the space station recede into the distance outside the porthole, a smile playing on his lips.

"Initiate the demolition plan."

"understand!"

The Yukikaze streaked through the universe, leaving trails of silver. Cui Ming gripped the control stick tightly, sparks flying from his movements. The massive, modified Bemstar was nearby, seemingly enraged. Completely ignoring the Yukikaze's provocation, it fixed its sights on the space station, opened its pentagonal maw, and charged straight at it.

"This guy's really persistent," Cui Ming cursed under his breath. He knew that once the modified Bemstar devoured the space station, its regenerative abilities and terrifying combat power would make things even more troublesome. Fortunately, all the personnel on the space station had already been evacuated. According to the original plan, the space station's only purpose now was to become a "bomb" capable of severely damaging the modified Bemstar. After the modified Bemstar approached the space station, it didn't hesitate at all. A distorted gravitational field emanated from around its pentagonal maw, and the space station was slowly pulled towards its mouth by this powerful gravity. The Yukikaze was waiting for its chance, and Cui Ming's eyes were fixed on the monster and the space station, ready to launch a fatal blow at any moment.

As the space station was slowly swallowed into the mutated Bemstar, Cui Ming took a deep breath and pressed the communicator: "Aragaki, prepare for the explosion." Aragaki's firm reply came from the other end: "Understood, Captain!"

Almost simultaneously, a high-energy bomb pre-planted inside the space station was detonated. A blinding flash of light erupted from the modified Bemstar's abdomen, illuminating the entire universe as if it were daytime. The powerful shockwave from the bomb ravaged Bemstar's body, causing it to tremble violently and roar in agony, a sound that seemed capable of shattering stars.

"Success!"

Intelligence has come from the Set team.

Inside the cockpit of the Yukikaze, Cui Ming nodded and said to Kaina, "Scan, press the attack."

"learn!"

He knew that things were far from over. Although the modified Bemstein had suffered a severe blow, its tenacious vitality meant it wouldn't collapse.

As the aftershocks of the explosion gradually dissipated, the modified Bemstar reappeared. A huge gash had been blasted open in its abdomen, from which purple, blood-like energy liquid continuously flowed, forming a strange energy cloud in space. Its flight posture had become extremely unstable, teetering on the verge of collapse, clearly indicating that it had suffered severe damage.

"It's not over yet! You think you can just leave like that?" Cui Ming piloted the Yukikaze and charged towards the modified Bemstar again. The honeycomb-shaped cannons on its wings unfolded, unleashing beams of pulse energy towards the modified Bemstar. Although the modified Bemstar was already extremely weak, it still instinctively defended itself, attempting to dodge the attacks with teleportation. However, each time it activated its ability, it was interrupted by EMP chaff released by the Yukikaze.

Under Cui Ming's relentless attacks, the modified Bemstar finally couldn't hold out any longer and used teleportation to escape.
Cui Ming watched Bemstar flee, knowing it would definitely return to rest and recuperate soon, posing no further threat to Earth for the time being. He breathed a sigh of relief, piloted the Yukikaze, and headed back towards Earth, preparing for the next battle. (End of Chapter)