Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

In the dark, abandoned factory, several Kirieloids hid in the shadows. On the holographic screen in front of them, footage of Cui Ming's previous battle against the aliens was playing—scenes of him kicking an alien to pieces and severing monster limbs with his sword, making their hearts tighten.

"These are Storm One's combat data. From a human perspective, he is indeed very strong." The leader of the Kirieloids spoke solemnly, his eyes filled with apprehension. "If we want to take over Earth, we must deal with him first, but his combat power is simply too terrifying."

A Kirieloid nearby hesitated before speaking up: "Is it possible for us to make him worship the Kirieloid god? If we can bring him under our command, it will be much easier to deal with other humans and monsters."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other Kirieloids shook their heads, their faces full of disapproval: "Impossible." One of them retorted, "Didn't you see his previous behavior? He even dared to kill high-ranking humans. He has no 'faith' whatsoever. How could he possibly believe in our god?"

Another chimed in, "Indeed, it's completely impossible. That guy is like a madman, he only follows his own rules. We'd better not get involved with him casually, lest we fail to persuade him and instead get targeted by him."

A brief silence fell over the factory as several Kirielod people pondered countermeasures, but they couldn't come up with a reliable way to deal with Cui Ming.

At that moment, a Kirieloid suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice to remind them, "And we need to be careful lately. I heard that the humans seem to be capturing aliens and taking them back to their base to dissect and study them. Many aliens who were alone have gone missing."

"?!?? How dare they?!" These words shocked the other Kirieloids. In their impression, humans had always been wary of aliens and rarely took such "extreme" measures.

“Nonsense! Their reasons are perfectly valid!” The Kirieloid who had spoken earlier rolled his eyes. “As long as they label us as ‘invaders,’ they can justifiably treat us coldly, since no one will speak up for ‘invaders’ anyway.”

Just as they were arguing, a whooshing sound suddenly came from afar, followed by a streak of fire rushing toward the factory—it was a rocket!
"Watch out!" The leader of the Kirieloids reacted the fastest, immediately shouting and pushing aside his companions.

The next second, the rocket hit the factory wall precisely, and a huge explosion rang out instantly. Debris and flames flew everywhere, and the previously hidden shadows were completely illuminated by the fire. Several Kirieloids dodged the impact in a sorry state, no longer caring about dealing with Cui Ming, and just wanting to escape this dangerous place as soon as possible.

"Listen up, you guys inside! You're surrounded! It's not too late to surrender! Otherwise, we'll show you what cruelty is! Tell us now that you won't surrender!!!"

Cui Ming's voice echoed through the abandoned factory through the loudspeaker, his tone full of mockery—anyone with eyes could see that he wasn't trying to persuade them to surrender at all, but rather deliberately provoking the Kirieloids inside.

The Kirieloids inside the factory, upon hearing this, cursed inwardly: "Damn it! Do you think we don't know what Storm One is up to? He's clearly hoping we'll rebel so he can take action with a legitimate reason!"

"Run! We're possessing corpses anyway! If we run, we can find new hosts!" The leader of the Kirieloids made a quick decision, calling to his companions and controlling the possessed corpses as they stumbled and ran toward the back door of the factory.

"Run!!!" The other Kirieloids didn't dare to delay and followed closely behind, quickly disappearing into the shadows of the factory.

A few minutes later, Cui Ming led the EDF team in, but the Kirieloids were nowhere to be seen in the factory, only a few corpses lying on the ground, out of control. Cui Ming looked at the corpses on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly: "What a bunch of bastards. Using ordinary human corpses as cover." He squatted down to examine the condition of the corpses, then stood up and ordered: "Let them rest in peace. Take them back to base for cremation first, don't let the corpses rot here and pollute the environment."

"Yes!" The team members immediately stepped forward, carefully lifting the body to carry it away. Cui Ming looked at the dusty machines and dilapidated walls around him and added, "Everyone, pay attention, we're going to blow this place up completely! So that it won't be used as a hiding place by these extradimensional beings again."

"Yes, sir!" the team members responded in unison, their voices loud and clear, and they immediately began setting up the explosive device.

At this moment, Cui Ming turned to look at Masaki Keigo, who was standing to the side. The latter had been observing the scene the whole time without saying much. Cui Ming patted him on the shoulder and asked, "What do you think? These Kirieloids possessed corpses, but they were pretty quick to hide."

Masaki Keigo's expression was grave, his eyes filled with resentment: "It's outrageous. Using the corpses of innocent humans as tools is a desecration of life. We must find them as soon as possible and prevent them from harming more people." He had always valued human dignity, and seeing the Kirieloids so indifferent to life filled him with indignation.

Cui Ming raised an eyebrow and nodded in agreement: "That's right, but they can't get far. As long as they're still on Earth, we'll find them sooner or later." He glanced at the direction his team was setting up the explosives, a cold glint in his eyes—next time he encountered these Kirieloids, he wouldn't let them escape so easily.

Keigo Masaki is a renowned "genius" in TPC and even in the entire scientific community.

But this "genius" is more like a heavy burden for him.

It's a pity. He was just too talented.

In a sense, this guy is really unlucky.

He had seen far too much, far beyond what "human beings should be able to bear." He knew the true reason for the destruction of the ancient civilization; these secrets were like countless threads, tightly wrapped around his mind, tearing at his nerves day and night.

Gradually, his mental state deteriorated, and his eyes were always filled with lingering fatigue and anxiety. Sometimes he would talk to himself in the empty laboratory, and sometimes he would stare blankly at an ancient mural for a whole day.

Everyone could see that something was wrong with him, but no one could truly understand him—after all, no one could see through the layers of appearances and see so many cruel and heavy truths behind this world like he did.

He's going crazy.

This "conscious pain" is more unbearable than any physical torture. It's like standing on the edge of a cliff, clearly seeing the abyss below, yet unable to warn those around you, forced to watch helplessly as danger approaches.

This is Masaki Keigo's dilemma—a genius suffocated by the truth because he "sees too much," an unfortunate man who possesses the ability to change the world, yet can barely protect his own spirit. (End of Chapter)