Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

The Yabo people felt old.
I have to handle everything myself.
Why.
Why am I so unlucky?
This leader of the party is so tired.
First, in order to develop in another dimension, they had to search for resources everywhere. After finally finding a suitable planet, they either encountered Ultraman blocking their way or ran into Earth's "outrageous defenses". Later, when they wanted to concentrate their forces to invade Earth, they ran into the madman Storm One. Their base was destroyed time and time again, and they were even killed. Even their resurrection was suppressed. When they finally wanted to catch their breath and rebuild their base, they had to be driven crazy by Earth's various actions every day. The psychological pressure was so great that they would "have an attack" every now and then.

There was an alien from the edge of the nebula who was ambitious enough to compete with Yapool for the leadership position. However, after witnessing Storm One blow up Yapool's new base and seeing Yapool struggling in pain due to being suppressed after his resurrection, he immediately backed down.

Later, the alien said to his companions, "I don't want to be this leader. It's bad enough that my house gets destroyed and I get beaten to death every day, but I also have to fight against a bunch of mentally unstable Earthlings. This life is worse than being in prison!"

These words also expressed the sentiments of other extraterrestrials—look at the Yapools, who were clearly not weak and whose extradimensional army was not bad, yet they ended up in such a sorry state, dragging the entire extradimensional world down with them.

The aliens of today are all well aware that being a leader of another dimension may seem glamorous, but in reality, it's just being a scapegoat and a punching bag. Not only do they have to bear the pressure of the entire race, but they also have to deal with all sorts of outrageous enemies. If they're not careful, they'll end up like the Yapools, living in a cycle of home destruction, death, and madness every day.

Rather than being a leader like that, it would be better to live a peaceful life on your own planet, at least you wouldn't have to live in constant fear or be so angry that you want to cry.

So now, when the position of leader of another dimension is mentioned, the aliens will only shake their heads, their eyes full of resistance—whoever wants to be it can be it, they certainly don't want to get involved.

The boundary between hostility between Earth and cosmic forces is clearer than ever before—weak small groups and scattered space pirates in the universe no longer dare to cause trouble on Earth.

They either stay hidden near their own planet and observe, or keep a close eye on Earth's movements from afar. At most, they chat with other forces on the cosmic channel, but they don't even have the courage to approach Earth's defense perimeter.

After all, Earth has repelled too many cosmic invaders over the years. The sight of Ultra Warriors taking action alone is enough to make them weigh their own weight, fearing that they might accidentally become cannon fodder.

Those who truly dare to come to Earth are all high-ranking cosmic powers that consider themselves superior—they may be interstellar empires with advanced fleets, or they may be powerful single-universe monsters. Their purpose in coming to Earth is very clear: to test their mettle.

For these advanced powers, Earth is like a highly valuable touchstone: if they can stir up trouble on Earth, or even force Ultraman to fight them, they can become famous in the universe and be respected by other powers wherever they go. Saying "I once made Ultraman fight me" will attract a lot of admiration and can be considered "universe-level awesomeness"; but if they fail, there is usually only one outcome - death.

After all, Earth's defense system is no longer as weak as it used to be. Not to mention the defensive fortifications spread throughout near-Earth orbit, there are ground forces like the Seto Team and Triumph's dedicated combat teams, not to mention the Ultra Warriors who could provide support at any time. Each line of defense is enough to inflict heavy losses on invaders. Interestingly, many aliens and monsters didn't even get to the point of "bringing Ultraman out" before being completely wiped out by Triumph's team.

Just like that cosmic monster that claimed to be able to withstand the Ultra Ray last time, it had just broken through the Earth's atmosphere and hadn't even had a chance to show off its power over the city when it was intercepted by Musashi and Frederick together. Musashi's ship cannon accurately shattered its energy shield, Frederick's defensive barrier trapped its movement, and then Cui Ming personally led the team to hit its weak point directly with a specially made high-explosive missile. In just a few minutes, the monster was reduced to dust in space.

Another group of space pirates attempted to raid Earth with stealth warships, thinking they could infiltrate undetected. However, as soon as they approached near-Earth orbit, they were locked onto by the anti-stealth radar developed by the Mimi aliens. Cui Ming's fighter squadron quickly launched an attack, and after a barrage of bombardments, the pirate warships were reduced to scrap metal before they could even send out a distress signal.

In the eyes of these invaders who were "prematurely eliminated" by Cui Ming's team, Earth's touchstone hadn't even had a chance to shine before they became "stepping stones." But for Cui Ming and his team, this was just a routine task—to resolve the threat before Ultraman could intervene, and to avoid troubling the Ultraman warriors as much as possible. After all, the Ultraman warriors also had their own cosmic missions, and protecting Earth's "doorstep" was their duty.

There's even a saying circulating in the universe now: "It takes real skill to survive on Earth until Ultraman appears; if you can't even dodge Ultraman's team, then you can only blame your bad luck."

While this statement is somewhat sarcastic, it truly reflects the current state of Earth's defenses—a good litmus test, but without the necessary strength, one will only end up shattered to pieces.

In the eyes of cosmic forces, the name "Storm One" is now more intimidating than any defensive turret—after all, no matter how strong a turret is, it still has an attack range. But the name "Storm One" has long been synonymous with "not to be trifled with," so tough that it makes many cosmic beings tremble at the mere mention of it.

Even so, there are still two types of aliens who will take the initiative to come to us: one type is the strong who want to use Earth as a touchstone and test the strength of Storm One; the other type is the alien warrior who comes to challenge Cui Ming with the intention of "exchanging skills".

For aliens who meant no harm and simply wanted to spar, Cui Ming's approach was relatively lenient—most of the time he would bring his team members or even fight them himself. If the opponent was strong enough to exchange a few blows, Cui Ming would even exchange some combat experience with them afterward; but if the opponent was too arrogant and tried to suppress him from the start, the result was usually a beating from Cui Ming, breaking a few bones or being sent flying, as a way of teaching them a lesson and letting them know that "Storm One's" strength was not just talk.

After all, a challenger with no malicious intent is essentially just trying to prove themselves. There's no need to go all out. Beating them up can demonstrate your strength, deter them, and prevent creating new hatred. It's the safest way to handle the situation.

But Cui Ming wasn't so "gentle" towards intruders who came with malicious intent—the Magma Spinal Sword was the best example. (End of Chapter)