Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Golza's hind legs were still trembling with fear. Having just emerged from the smoke and dust of the minefield, the ground beneath its feet suddenly trembled violently again—even more violently than the previous explosion. Debris tumbled down the mountainside, and even the hovering Flying Swallow shook. It turned back in terror, only to see a chasm several meters wide split open in the ground not far away. With heavy footsteps, a monster covered in hard, gray-brown scales burst from the earth. Its crescent-shaped horns gleamed coldly in the sunlight—it was Gomora, an ancient monster adept at underground movement.

"Attention everyone, that's Gomora, they're allies!" Cui Ming's voice immediately echoed across the battlefield via communicator. The Nix mechs, which were preparing to fire, instantly ceased fire, their cannons slowly lowering. Gomora flicked its thick tail, its heavy feet leaving deep imprints on the ground, its gaze precisely locked onto the panicked Golza, and a low growl escaped its throat.

Golza panicked completely—surrounded by TPC forces in front, with Cui Ming eyeing it from behind, and now a monster that looked like a formidable opponent had appeared! It knew Gomora's reputation; a ruthless character capable of high-speed underground movement, even the original Ultraman had been suppressed by it. Its own digging skills were utterly inadequate against this opponent. The sliver of hope it had just held onto had now turned into utter terror, and its limbs began to tremble.

"Gomora! Go and hold off Golza, don't let it get close to the pyramid!" Cui Ming's command came immediately afterward. He was walking quickly out of the explosion hole, the rocket launcher on his shoulder still warm. "Miri, Asuka, keep working, move the statue away! Be quick, don't give Golza a chance to breathe!"

"Roger that!" Misato immediately threw away the snack bag in her hand, flipped over and jumped into the cockpit of the varga transport mech. Asuka had already activated the auxiliary system, and the varga's mechanical arm slowly extended, carefully approaching the best-preserved stone statue in the middle—the explosion had caused some debris to fall from the top of the pyramid, and if it wasn't moved quickly, the statue might be damaged.

Upon receiving the command, Gomora immediately charged towards Golza! Its speed far exceeded its apparent size; its massive body whistled through the air. Golza, terrified, turned and ran, but after only two steps, Gomora's tail lashed out like a whip, striking its back with a sharp crack, instantly splitting its scales. Golza roared in pain, but dared not look back, focusing only on burrowing deeper into the forest. Gomora, however, relentlessly pursued, occasionally ramming its flanks with its horns or slapping its hind legs with its claws, clearly executing the "restraint" command perfectly.

Inside the pyramid, Barga's mechanical arm has firmly supported the base of the stone statue.

Megumi watched the screen as Gomora held off Golza, then glanced at Daigo, who was adjusting the equipment—a faint light had flashed across the statue's surface when Daigo touched it, giving her a vague premonition. "Speed ​​up," she said into the communicator, "Storm One has held off Golza; this is the best time for us to move the statue."

On the other side of the battlefield, Cui Ming leaned against a rock, watching Gomora chase Golza away in terror, a smile playing on his lips. He pulled out his binoculars and glanced in the direction of the pyramid, confirming that the robotic arm was steadily moving the statue, before picking up his communicator to add instructions: "Gomora, don't kill it, leave it alive—we'll deal with this hole-digging guy properly after we move the statue!"

Gomora seemed to understand, its roar lessening slightly, but its attack remained unabated. Chased relentlessly, Golza had only one thought in his mind: "I should never have come back to dig this hole! This isn't about stealing a statue; it's like falling into a monster trap!"
Just as Gomora was holding Golza back, and the Vaalga mechanical arm was about to lift the first statue off the ground, three strange red lights suddenly flashed across the sky—the next second, three slender figures wearing black cloaks floated above the pyramid, their skin exposed under the cloaks tinged with gray-blue, and they were the Kirieloids who did not want the giants to be resurrected!

"You obstructive giants, we will not allow you to successfully transfer!" The leading Kirieloid roared sharply, conjuring a dark red energy ball in his right hand and slamming it down on the Vulgar mech that was in operation.

Cui Ming reacted quickly, catching a glimpse of the unusual movement in the sky out of the corner of his eye. He immediately grabbed the communicator and roared, "Anti-aircraft artillery units, attention! Three Kirielods have appeared in the air! Shoot those three mosquitoes down! Don't let them get close to the statue!"

The TPC anti-aircraft artillery units, already deployed around the pyramids, responded instantly—more than ten twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns simultaneously turned their muzzles, the barrels spinning at high speed under the drive of motors. With a soft "hum," a dense barrage of armor-piercing shells rained down into the air! The Kirielods clearly hadn't expected such a fierce counterattack. The first wave of shells grazed past the leader's cloak, tearing a large gash in it and revealing the gleaming exoskeleton beneath.

"Ouch!" The Kirieloid who was hit by the cloak cried out in pain. The dark red energy ball went out of control instantly and crashed into the distant mountain, creating a large crater. The other two Kirieloids tried to take the opportunity to flank from both sides, but they were firmly locked on by the crossfire—although the armor-piercing shells from the anti-aircraft guns could not penetrate their exoskeletons, they could still knock them back with their enormous impact. Each shell that hit them made them groan in pain.

"What kind of firepower is this!" a Kirieloid roared as it dodged. It had assumed that the TPC's ground forces would prioritize targeting Golza, but it hadn't expected that Triumph was so prepared, even deploying such a dense air defense. Dense shells exploded around them, and the debris whipped up by the air currents pelted them, making it impossible for them to gather energy to attack.

Cui Ming stood on the ground, staring at the Kirieloids who were scrambling to dodge in the air, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Trying to ruin my plans? They'll get a taste of the anti-aircraft guns' 'warm welcome' first!" He added into the communicator, "Adjust the trajectory, aim at their joints! Not necessarily lethal, but make them hurt!"

The anti-aircraft artillery unit immediately adjusted its parameters, and the shells precisely avoided the vital points of the Kirielods, targeting their arm joints and leg connections. One Kirielod was just about to raise his hand to gather energy when a shell struck his elbow joint, instantly causing his arm to lose strength and his energy to dissipate. Another was hit in the knee by a shell, staggering and nearly falling from the air, only able to retreat in a sorry state, clutching his wound.

"Retreat! Retreat first!" Seeing the situation was dire, the leader of the Kirieloids knew that continuing to resist would only result in being brutally beaten, so he gritted his teeth and gave the order. The three Kirieloids desperately gathered energy to protect themselves, and fled in disarray during the gaps in the anti-aircraft fire, quickly disappearing into the depths of the clouds, leaving only the lingering smoke in the air.

Cui Ming glanced in the direction they had fled and sneered, "Hmph! Trying to run?!" He turned to look at the Balga mech, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the statue had been steadily lifted. He continued to command through the communicator, "Miri, speed things up and move the statue to a safe area! Gomora, keep an eye on Golza, don't let it cause any trouble!" (End of Chapter)