Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Golza was advancing steadily toward the pyramids with heavy, earth-shaking strides. Each step it took created a half-meter-deep crater, snapped trees in half, and shattered rocks into dust beneath its armor. Its mind was consumed by the obsession to "destroy the giant statue," and it paid little attention to the unusual fluctuations in the air.

Just as it was about to enter the mountain range where the pyramids were located, a black shadow suddenly swooped down from the clouds and crashed heavily onto the ground in front of it with a loud "boom"—when the dust settled, it revealed Melba, who was supposed to have split up with it!

"?????"

Golza abruptly stopped, its short, thick neck tilted slightly to one side, staring at its companion with a look of utter confusion. It let out a low growl, as if questioning: "Melba, are you crazy? Why are you causing trouble here instead of searching for the pyramids? Are you trying to steal the credit?"

Melba had no intention of confronting it. Its bone wings trembled like a candle in the wind, and even the frequency of its communication was tinged with a sob (a unique sound communication of monsters): "Run!!! There's something big coming from behind that can kill you! If you don't run now, it will be too late!" It shouted as it shrank back, its eyes fixed on the direction behind it, not daring to look away for even a second, as if a terrifying being would catch up with it at any moment.

"?????"

Big? What could be so big that it would scare you like this? Golza was even more bewildered. It mobilized all its senses, scanning its surroundings—aside from the faint energy fluctuations emanating from the distant human base, there wasn't a single decent threat. It figured Melba must have been terrified by the human fighter jets, so it impatiently waved its paw, signaling the other to stay out of its way, and continued walking towards the pyramid.

Before it could take its second step, Melba suddenly turned around, its wings flapping at an incredible speed, almost becoming a black blur, and dashed off in the opposite direction without looking back! Without even a word of explanation, it left Golza all alone on the spot!

?????
"Melba, what do you mean?!" Golza was completely stunned. Just as the anger in its chest was about to erupt, a terrifying aura that made its soul tremble suddenly swept over from behind—the aura was cold and domineering, carrying a pressure that could crush all darkness. It was so familiar that it instantly recalled the nightmare of being pressed to the ground and rubbed into the ground 30 million years ago!
Wait a minute! This feeling!
Holy crap!!! That's... that fiend!!! Nexus!!!
Golza's muscles instantly stiffened, and the red glowing organ on its forehead dimmed with a "click," its previous arrogance vanishing completely. It finally understood why Melba had been desperately fleeing—being targeted by Nexus meant that, let alone revenge, survival itself was in question!
Without the slightest hesitation, Golza abruptly changed direction, his powerful limbs unleashing strength far exceeding his usual power, and sprinted wildly in the opposite direction from the pyramids! What was the hatred of thirty million years, what was the obsession with destroying the statues? In the face of the instinct to "survive," all of that became utter nonsense!
Meanwhile, Cui Ming had already switched to the faster Yukikaze fighter jet. The jet circled high in the sky, its fuselage painted with striking red stripes. He leaned out, holding a megaphone, his voice booming across the entire area with an undeniable sense of oppression: "Golza, don't run! A debt from thirty million years ago—one of us has to die today to settle it!"

These words were like a death warrant, making Golza run even faster—"Die? You'd better die yourself! Who wants to settle scores with you!" It didn't even dare to look back in the direction of the Snowwind, only wishing its legs were longer, its mind filled with only one thought: escape! Escape as far as possible!

In the cockpit of the Yukikaze, Cui Ming stared at the frantically fleeing dot on the radar screen, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Trying to escape? Not so easy." He pressed the communicator, his voice instantly reaching the GUTS team members: "Daigo, Shinjo, pilot the Flying Swallow to flank it from both sides, drive Golza into the valley to the east! Horii, are the anti-monster mines deployed? Detonate them as soon as it enters the encirclement!" "Roger that, Instructor!" came the team members' synchronized response through the communicator. The Flying Swallow's engine roared through the sky, and the anti-monster mine signals formed a sea of ​​red light in the valley—a hunt for Golza had begun. But the frantically fleeing Golza was unaware that the "path to survival" it was desperately running towards was already a trap laid by the GUTS team; escape was virtually impossible.

At this moment, Golza has completely abandoned all dignity and obsession, leaving only the extreme desire to "survive"—it is fighting desperately!
Its thick limbs moved wildly across the ground, each step causing the earth to groan under its strain, even sending sparks flying, but it didn't even care about the pain.

His lungs heaved violently like bellows, and the hot air he exhaled had a pungent sulfur smell. He didn't even have the energy to sense any threats around him; his eyes were only focused on the single objective of "getting away from that terrifying presence behind him."

Have you ever risked your life for something?
For Golza now, escaping is something it will do at any cost! It even broke through its physical limits, becoming even faster than before. The footprints it left behind were distorted due to its excessive force, and even the dust it kicked up couldn't keep up with its figure.

In the cockpit of the Yukikaze, Cui Ming frowned as he looked at the dot of light on the radar screen that was almost out of range—this scene seemed familiar.

Oh! That's right! He suddenly remembered that when he was fighting D'Artaghors in the Land of Light universe, that guy was running away just like that! Back then, D'Artaghors's wings were grazed by Nexus's beam, and just like Golza now, he didn't even have the thought of fighting back. He just wanted to run away frantically, wishing he could disappear from the universe immediately.

"Same cowardly behavior." Cui Ming muttered to himself, a playful smile playing on his lips. He touched the transformed fighting device hanging at his waist, where Dadarahos was still peacefully "living"—that guy had run away for ages, but in the end he was caught and obediently put into the fighting device, and was probably still trembling in there now.

Thinking of this, Cui Ming gave another order into the communicator: "Speed ​​up! Don't let Golza get too far! It's at its last gasp and won't last much longer!" He knew all too well what it meant to "fight desperately." The more panicked and reckless it was, the easier it would be to expose its weaknesses. This was true for Dadarahos, and it would be no exception for Golza.

Meanwhile, Golza below was unaware that its current disheveled state was already equated with the experiences of Trevor and its fellow "cagemate" (D'D'Darahos). It only knew how to run, failing to notice that the terrain ahead was narrowing, and the valleys on either side, like gaping maws, were waiting for it to plunge headlong into them—a "cage" that the Victory Team had prepared for it long ago. (End of Chapter)