Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

The noise in the studio instantly quieted down when Megumi asked her question. She looked at the possessed host, her tone calm yet probing: "Do you Kirieloids really need believers that much?"

"You don't understand!" The host's voice was shrill and piercing, the fluctuations of his spiritual energy causing static to fill the microphone. "We are leading humanity toward true happiness, freeing them from the false sense of security brought by Ultraman Tiga!"

Megumi nodded slightly, then suddenly changed the subject: "Oh, so may I ask, what are your thoughts on Storm One?"

These words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake. The possessed host froze instantly, a hint of panic flashing in his previously fervent eyes, and even his voice faltered: "Storm One! He...he's a madman! But we will guide him onto the right path! Although...although Storm One's whole family are madmen!"

She forced herself to finish speaking, but failed to notice the faint smile on Gijian Hui's lips. Gijian Hui nodded slowly, her tone turning cold: "To be honest, I'm quite angry that you said that."

The Kirieloid was completely stunned, and the host, who was possessed by him, instinctively took a half step back: "...Why are you angry? We're just stating the facts!"

"Oh, your intelligence isn't very good." Megumi Kijima said slowly, her gaze passing over the host and looking at the shadow behind her.

“Indeed.” Before the Kirieloid could react, it heard a light footstep behind it—the sound was as light as a feather falling to the ground, yet it made its spirit body tense instantly.

Cui Ming slowly emerged from the shadow of the pillar, his black combat uniform still dusty, a stun baton glowing blue in his hand. To the Kirieloid, this figure was more terrifying than a demon from hell. It hadn't even seen how Cui Ming appeared; it only felt a chill run down its spine and nearly disintegrated its spiritual form on the spot: "How...how did you get here?!"

Before it could finish speaking, Cui Ming strode forward, his stun gun precisely aimed at the host's shoulder. A blue current instantly coursed through the host's body, and the Kirieloid possessing her let out a piercing scream: "Aaaaaaaahh ...

The spiritual entity was forced out of the host's body by the electric current, transforming into a pale red ball of light that tried to escape. Cui Ming was prepared; he raised his hand and pressed the switch on the stun gun, and an electric net instantly deployed, trapping the ball of light firmly.

Just then, Megumi walked up to Choi Myung, took his arm, and spoke to the Kirieloid man who was still struggling in the electric fence, her tone calm yet incredibly impactful: "Because he wants to protect his wife."

"What?!?!" The Kirieloid's scream abruptly stopped, and the pale red orb trembled violently—it never expected that the captain of the Victory Team, whom it had provoked, was actually married to Storm One, who had chased them relentlessly! This meant that it had not only offended a core member of the TPC, but also inadvertently provoked the other party's family!
Cui Ming glanced down at Ju Jianhui beside him, a faint smile playing on his lips, and increased the current in the stun gun in his hand: "Now you know you're scared? What were you doing before?"

The Kirieloid inside the power grid was utterly desperate. It finally realized that not only had its plan failed, but it had also created a huge mess—of all people to mess with, it had to mess with this husband-and-wife team.

Inside the electric grid, the Kirieloids were being electrocuted, their orbs flashing incessantly, their screams almost piercing the studio roof: "Aaaaaaahh ...

But Cui Ming just glanced down at the power display on the stun gun, his tone as calm as if he were discussing the weather: "If it can still scream like that, it seems I turned the power down."

The moment he finished speaking, he flicked his finger, instantly turning the stun gun's power to its maximum. The blue current surged instantly, the light within the electric grid contracted violently, and the Kirieloid's screams became shrill and piercing, even bordering on wailing: "Aaaaaah!!!! I have a hostage!! She's still alive! If you don't stop, she really won't wake up!"

The audience below the stage had long been evacuated to a safe area by the staff. Izumi stood aside, calmly watching this scene—she knew Choi Myung too well; this guy would never be manipulated by the villain's threats.

Sure enough, Cui Ming didn't even lift an eyelid, his hand holding the stun gun as steady as a rock. He already had a plan in mind: at worst, he could just say the hostage was dead, and get a report from the medical department stating "sudden illness and coma," which would be easy to explain to the public. Of course, he could only think this in his mind and couldn't say it aloud.

"Don't try to fool me. You think you can fool me with a personal connection?" Cui Ming's tone was laced with sarcasm. "When you possessed her just now, why didn't you think about her life or death? Are you scared now? Too late."

The Kirieloids were driven to the brink of madness. The ball of light darted wildly through the electric grid, unable to escape: "This person is still alive! Really alive! You can check! I'm not lying to you!"

"Evil extradimensional being, you'd lie like this just to survive, I despise you." Cui Ming sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

"?!?!?!?" The Kirieloid was completely dumbfounded, and even the ball of light stopped struggling—it just couldn't understand how there could be such an unyielding person in the world! Wouldn't most people hesitate for a moment when they heard the word "hostage"? Why didn't this guy even react?
"You son of a bitch!!!" Kirieloid roared internally, wanting nothing more than to charge at Cui Ming and fight him to the death, but its body was firmly bound by the electric current, unable to even mount the most basic resistance. It finally understood that it had truly lost this time—of all people to mess with, it had to provoke such an unpredictable madman!

Cui Ming watched the gradually weakening ball of light within the electric grid, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips: "Now you're scared? Where were you before? Since you dared to touch my people, you should be prepared to bear the consequences."

He raised his hand and said into the communicator, "Kaina, prepare the energy containment device. Take this thing back to the base and study it carefully."

"Received. Energy containment device activated. Expected to arrive at the scene in thirty seconds." Kaina's electronic voice came through clearly.

The Kirieloid was utterly desperate. Watching the approaching Cui Ming, it had only one thought in its mind: If it had known this would happen, even if it got beaten up by Tiga, it shouldn't have provoked Storm One! (End of Chapter)