Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

"Boom boom boom boom!!!!"

Violent explosions echoed through Shinjuku's suburbs, skyscrapers collapsed amidst the tremors, and smoke and dust, like a black tidal wave, instantly engulfed half the city. Cars were torn apart, and crowds screamed and scattered in panic—a new monster had appeared.
No, to be precise, this is not a new monster, but an "undying being" that has been sleeping for thousands of years.

The immortal monster Linton, after descending to Earth from space, slept underground for a full 1000 years. Now it has finally awakened, bringing with it the slumbering ferocity of a thousand years, wreaking havoc in Shinjuku Subcenter. Every step it takes causes the ground to crack open with trenches several meters wide. Its ferocity far surpasses that of any monster that has ever appeared before.

The Seth fighters quickly arrived at the scene. Cui Ming sat in the cockpit of the Yukikaze, his brow furrowed as he looked at the grayish-brown monster with a huge tumor on its back on the screen. He had already captured some data about Linton through the detectors—the monster's arms possessed incredible strength; it was the one that had uprooted the building and flung it into the street. Even more troublesome was the extremely hot flames it spewed from its mouth, reaching temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees Celsius, turning everything in its path to scorched earth.

"Captain, this monster is too tough! Our energy cannons have hit it several times, but it hasn't caused any obvious damage!" Senyama's voice came through the communicator with a hint of anxiety.

At this moment, the Yukikaze, Balga, and Balam had already launched multiple attacks on Linton. Even if a barrage of cannon fire hit Linton, it would only leave a few shallow marks, utterly ineffective in stopping its destruction. Cui Ming gripped the control stick tightly, his eyes grave: "Continue the attack! Aim for the tumor on its back; that looks like a weak point!"

He was unaware that Linton's truly terrifying aspect was not its resilience or destructive power, but its almost "immortal" regenerative ability—the enormous tumor protruding from Linton's back was filled with a total of 4 billion regenerative cells; at the same time, its heart was four times stronger than that of an ordinary monster, and the combination of these two factors gave it astonishing regenerative power.

Even if the head is severed, as long as the regenerative cells are still there, it can suture and regenerate. The only cost is that it needs a short period of rest and adjustment after resurrection, because regeneration consumes a great deal of physical strength.

Linton is best suited for "ambushing" enemies in battle—even if it seems to be dead, as long as it survives until it revives, it can launch another attack, catching the enemy off guard.

However, Linton didn't know one thing: when your enemy is stronger than you, your super regeneration actually has a negative effect! It thought its regeneration ability would make it invincible, but it didn't expect that once it encountered an opponent who could completely suppress it or even consume its regeneration cells, this "immortal" ability would only make it suffer more painful blows.

Unfortunately, the Seth team is unaware of Linton's terrifying regenerative abilities. The team members only know that this monster is incredibly resilient, but they don't realize that they are facing an "immortal monster" that can revive after a day and night, even if it is killed.

"Whoosh—" The Yukikaze fired its super-thermal beam again, hitting Linton's tumor on the back precisely. This time, the beam finally blasted a small hole in the tumor, and a few drops of red liquid seeped from the wound. Linton let out a sharp roar, seemingly feeling the pain, and turned to spray a large burst of flames at the Yukikaze.

Cui Ming immediately piloted the Yukikaze to nimbly dodge.

Cui Ming looked at Linton, who was still wreaking havoc on the screen, and felt a strange unease in his heart—this monster's resilience far exceeded his expectations. He always felt that there must be some undiscovered secret hidden behind this.

But now, there's no time to think about it anymore. The most urgent task is to stop Linton's sabotage. As for the hidden secret, it can only be revealed slowly in the battle.

"Asuka, how are things on your end?"

Asuka said with a hint of helplessness, "I'm controlling Balam to attack, but as you can see, this guy is pretty damn tough!"

Asuka, controlling the red Balam, frantically attacked Linton alongside Misato's Varga with a full-scale attack, but unfortunately...
This thing is incredibly durable.

Suddenly, Asuka's excited voice came through the communicator: "Satoshi! I'm going to take it down with an axe!"

Hmm. This girl is really something.
I'm liking axes more and more now.
Cui Ming, who was piloting the Yukikaze to dodge Linton's flame attacks, couldn't help but smile when he heard this. His fingers moved quickly across the control panel, adjusting the attack angle of Asuka's Balam robot: "I know, I just upgraded your axe recently."

This upgrade not only enhances the sharpness of the battle axe, but also adds an energy conduction device to the axe blade, which can be imbued with ultra-high temperature difference energy, making it perfect for dealing with tough monsters like Linton.

"Hehe, I knew you were the best to me, Choi!" Asuka's voice was full of joy, without a trace of her usual arrogance.

Generally speaking, Asuka should be a tsundere—sharp-tongued but deeply caring. However, Choi's influence on Asuka is just too strong. To Asuka, Choi is like a white moonlight, saving her and her mother on their first meeting, and instead of questioning her abilities upon their second meeting, encouraging her with "Your driving skills are excellent." When Asuka blames herself for a mission mistake, Choi firmly acknowledges her, saying, "This time the problem isn't yours."

Over time, Asuka's tsundere personality was worn away, and in front of Choi Ming, only her undisguised "tsundere" remained. She would proactively share interesting stories from training and would immediately seek Choi Ming's help when encountering difficulties. Yet, no one would think Asuka was weak because of this.
after all
Getter Robo! Tomahawk!!!!

With a loud shout from Asuka, the Balam robot raised its massive, gleaming battle axe, the blue energy clinging to its blade dancing like flames. Using its thrusters, it charged towards Linton, and taking advantage of his focus on attacking the Yukikaze, the battle axe whistled through the air as it slashed fiercely at the tumor on Linton's back!
"Shoot-"

The sharp axe blade, amplified by energy, instantly slashed a deep, bone-reviving wound into Linton's tumor, gushing out red regenerative cell fluid. Linton roared in agony, his massive body staggering back a few steps, then turning to strike Balam with his giant claws.

"Now!" Cui Ming seized the opportunity, piloting the Yukikaze to Linton's side, and fired the super-temperature difference beam again, accurately hitting the wound Linton had just been hit by the battle axe. The beam instantly pierced through the tumor, and red liquid splattered all over the ground.

Not to be outdone, Balga extended its mechanical arm and grabbed Linton's leg, attempting to restrict its movement. Linton struggled frantically, kicking Balga hard with its other leg. Misato skillfully dodged the attack, simultaneously firing energy blasts at Linton's leg from its shoulder-mounted turret. On the battlefield, the Yukikaze's beams, Balam's battleaxe, and Balga's turrets worked in unison, forcing Linton into a retreating position, his wounds multiplying. Yet, Cui Ming's unease did not diminish—he noticed that Linton's shallower wounds were healing slowly at a visible rate, only slowed by the intense attacks from Balam and the Yukikaze.

"Asuka, be careful not to give it a chance to catch its breath! This monster's wounds are healing!" Cui Ming reminded him through the communicator.

"Roger that! Watch this!" Asuka responded, controlling Balam to raise its battle axe again, preparing for the next attack. She knew that to deal with this resilient monster, she had to use even more ferocious attacks, giving it no time to recover, and the battle axe in her hand was the best weapon.

Linton felt a sharp pain in his neck, and his vision spun instantly—the next second, its head fell to the ground, its massive body collapsed with a crash, and blood spread across the ground.

Linton wanted to cry
Damn it. It's one thing to be outmatched, but the coordination between these humans and robots is just too perfect. Axe chop, beam of light, mechanical arm pull, they don't even give them a chance to breathe!
There's no other way! I'll just die for now!

It closed its eyes tightly, waiting for the regenerative cells on its back to start working—as long as it could survive this day and night and regain its strength, it could be resurrected and then settle accounts with these humans!
Linton thought that this should be enough for now, at least he could get rid of the current siege and get some rest.

However.
Cui Ming looked at Linton lying motionless on the ground, but his brows didn't relax; instead, they furrowed even more. He stared at the gradually stopping bleeding wound on Linton's neck on the screen and said in a deep voice into the communicator, "This thing has such strong resistance; I suspect it might have superhuman regeneration capabilities?"

After all, he had seen Linton's shallow wound slowly healing during the attack, and now that he had been beheaded so easily, something felt off.

He paused, his eyes hardening, and ordered, "Asuka, Misato, stomp it into mincemeat!" Regardless of its regenerative abilities, first completely destroy its body structure and cut off any possibility of resurrection!
"Yes!" Asuka and Misato replied in unison, without the slightest hesitation.

Linton, already in a state of suspended animation awaiting regeneration, panicked instantly—Wait! What are you doing?! Humans! You can't do this!!! Although I can resurrect, having my body crushed into mincemeat will cause excruciating pain during regeneration! And most of my regenerating cells will be destroyed!
It wanted to struggle and roar, but its "dead" state rendered it unable to move, and it could only watch helplessly as Balam and Balga walked with heavy, mechanical steps to its corpse.

"Bang!" Balam raised his giant foot first and stomped hard on Linton's torso. The hard mecha foot instantly dented Linton's body, and red flesh and bones flew out with the sound of breaking.

Not to be outdone, Bulga stomped on Linton's limbs with his mechanical feet, and the "crack" sound was incessant. The once intact monster body gradually became fragmented under the frantic stomping of the two robots.

Meat sauce flew everywhere! Some splattered onto the nearby ruins, some stuck to the robot's legs, and a few even splashed onto the Yukikaze's fuselage.

Linton screamed internally: "Aaaaaah!!! You guys are going too far! If you're so tough, wait until I respawn before you fight! What kind of hero bullies a 'dead' like this!"
It was now filled with deep regret—if it had known humans were so ruthless, it shouldn't have woken up from underground in the first place, and it certainly shouldn't have come to Shinjuku to wreak havoc! This wasn't encountering an enemy, it was clearly encountering madmen!

Sitting in the cockpit of the Yukikaze, Cui Ming stared blankly at Linton, who had been crushed into a pulp on the screen. He asked through the communicator, "How is it? Completely crushed? Don't leave any intact body parts."

"Don't worry, Captain! We've almost crushed the bone fragments to powder!" Asuka's voice was filled with excitement as she controlled Balam to stomp on Linton's body a few more times, making sure that no part of Linton's body was intact.

Miri added, "There is no detectable cell activity in its body anymore. Even if it has regenerative abilities, such a fragmented body cannot be restored."

Cui Ming breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Alright, call it a day! Leave some team members here to keep watch in case of any other unexpected situations."

After the battle, near the ruins of Shinjuku Subcenter, the members of the Seth team were fretting over Linton's "meat sauce"—after all, the stuff was sticky and had a strange, fishy smell. Leaving it there would not only affect the environment, but if there were any regenerative cells left behind, it might cause some trouble.

"The main problem is that Linton-chan still needs some processing." Moriyama couldn't help but complain as he looked at the wreckage on the ground. "It's been stomped into mincemeat. It's going to be such a hassle to clean up."

Cui Ming kicked a piece of bloody flesh at his feet, looked at the conflicted look on Moriyama's face, and said calmly, "There's no other way. When dealing with monsters, you have to be thorough. If you don't go all out, it might regenerate, and then there will be even more trouble." He had experienced too many situations where monsters returned because he had "shown mercy." When dealing with a guy like Linton who had immortality, he had to be absolutely sure.

After saying that, he turned to look at Lin, who was squatting on the ground examining the flesh and blood, and asked, "Lin, how is the logistics department doing?" To deal with this sticky and potentially risky debris, a professional logistics team is needed. They have specialized sealed containers and sterilization equipment that can completely eliminate the potential danger of residual regenerating cells.

Lin stood up, a little red liquid still clinging to her fingertips. She frowned. "We're almost there. But this thing is terrifying. I just detected that even when the flesh is shattered like this, some cells are still faintly active. This terrifying self-regeneration ability... if it hadn't been crushed into mincemeat, it might have actually come back to life."

“Indeed.” Cui Ming followed Lin’s gaze to the pool of blood and gore, his eyes grave. “So the logistics team should be careful. When processing it, be sure to use high temperatures to burn it, and repeatedly check the sealed containers to prevent any cells from leaking out.” He didn’t want Linton to have the opportunity to wake up again because of improper logistics, which would not only waste manpower and resources but also cause more casualties.

"Yes, I understand." Lin nodded, immediately pulled out her communicator, and ran quickly towards the distance. "I'll go notify the logistics unit now and tell them to prepare in advance and strictly follow the requirements." (End of Chapter)