Ultraman: It turns out this is the easy mode.

Yoshioka frowned, then couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Speaking of which, this monster is really ugly! It didn't have much of a shape to begin with after fusing with the cosmic stone, and now that it's been blown up, it's even uglier than before, looking like a piece of crushed coal."

The operator next to him nodded in agreement: "You know what, before it was blown to pieces, the orange-red core on its chest was flashing and had a strange 'presence' about it. Now that it's been blown to pieces, there's not even a recognizable outline left. It can only be described as 'ugly'."

Yoshioka chuckled and shook his head, his gaze returning to the image of Cui Ming on the screen—in the image, Cui Ming was squatting beside the wreckage of Ligadron, carefully scanning it with an energy detector to ensure there were no remaining energy particles. Yoshioka remarked, "Only Old Cui can not only defeat the monster without any chance of fighting back, but also take care of the subsequent 'cleanup work.' If it were anyone else, they might have to worry about whether the monster could regenerate."

He paused, then recalled the wreckage of Ligadron he had just seen, and couldn't help but joke, "But speaking of which, this monster was 'ugly to the extreme.' Even if it hadn't been killed, it would probably have cried from how ugly it looked. Now that it's been blown up, it's 'relieved' of itself, saving it from being an eyesore on Earth."

The others in the command room also laughed, and the tense atmosphere from the battle completely dissipated. Yoshioka watched the battlefield gradually return to calm on the screen and secretly rejoiced: with an "expert" like Cui Ming around, Earth finally had more confidence in dealing with cosmic threats. Even if they encountered the ugliest and most difficult monsters, someone could hold them off steadily.

In mid-air, the wreckage of Ligadron was still making its final struggle. Beneath the broken rock shell, the orange-red energy core flickered weakly, and the few remaining energy tendrils, like dying vines, waved helplessly in the air, trying to grasp any absorbable energy—even the sparse free particles in the air or the residual heat from ground artillery fire.

"Just one bite... just let me have one bite!"

Its consciousness screamed desperately amidst the energy chaos, and the light of its core flickered due to excessive consumption. "I'm just hungry... I'll just eat a little energy, just a little!"

The only response it received was an even denser barrage of artillery fire from the ground. Armor-piercing shells relentlessly struck its core, each impact accelerating its energy loss. The body, which had barely managed to maintain its outline, was now on the verge of disintegration.

On the ground control console, Cui Ming's gaze remained unwavering. He stared at the fading energy signal on the radar screen, his fingers rapidly tapping on the control panel, connecting to the Yukikaze's dedicated communication channel: "Kaina, D4 ray...prepare to launch!"

"learn!"

A calm, electronic voice came through the communicator from AI Kaina. High in the distance, a silver-gray fighter jet hovered above the clouds, its launch port slowly opening, and pale blue energy patterns began to flow—this was Cui Ming's personal combat fighter, the Yukikaze, and its core weapon was the D4 ray, capable of rewriting the course of the war.

The birth of this ray is shrouded in legend: the original D4 ray was made from the extradimensional energy of the Yapool, and its energy was so violent and unstable that it could easily cause dimensional collapse. However, Cui Ming, in conjunction with Ultraman Hikari's cosmic technology and Tregear's profound understanding of dark energy, used their extraordinary wisdom to tame this violent power and transform it into a controllable weapon. Now, this "double-edged sword" is firmly in Cui Ming's hands, and only his authorization can activate it. Even high-ranking TPC officials like Sawai have no right to use it. "Energy fully charged, D4 ray ready to fire." Kaina's voice rang out again, and the launch port of the Yukikaze emitted a dazzling pink light, with faint scarlet patterns wrapped around its edges, like a sleeping beast opening its eyes.

Cui Ming looked up at the sky, staring at the still-struggling wreckage of Ligadron, his eyes sharp as knives: "D4 Ray! Fire!!"

The moment the command was given, the Yukikaze suddenly lurched forward, its launch ports bursting with dazzling light. A thick, pink ray, streaked with crimson patterns, shot out from the fighter like a giant blade tearing through the sky, carrying a devastating force straight toward Ligadron.

The speed of this ray far exceeded that of ordinary artillery fire. Before Ligadron could even react, he was completely engulfed by the pink and crimson light. The extradimensional energy contained in the D4 ray began to tear apart its energy core the moment it came into contact with it—unlike the physical destruction of ordinary artillery fire, the D4 ray could directly disintegrate the structure of the energy body, completely decomposing it into the most basic particles.

Ligadron's final roar was swallowed by the roar of the rays. The orange-red energy core rapidly dimmed and shattered under the impact of the D4 rays, eventually dissipating into specks of fluorescence in the air. The rock fragments that were still barely discernible were also reduced to a pile of charred powder by the high temperature and energy impact of the rays, scattered by the wind, and completely disappeared into the world.

On the radar screen, the signal representing Ligadron completely disappeared, leaving no trace of energy fluctuations. Cui Ming slowly put down the walkie-talkie, watching the fading afterglow of the rays in the sky, his eyes remaining calm—to him, this was just the end of yet another "threat cleanup," and the battle to protect Earth would never cease.

The Yukikaze slowly gained altitude in the distance, its launch ports closing again, the pale blue energy patterns fading and returning to a calm silver-gray. AI Kaina's voice came through: "D4 ray firing complete. Target confirmed completely destroyed, no energy residue."

Cui Ming nodded and said into the communicator, "Return to base and prepare for weapons maintenance."

On the ground, Yoshioka and the others watched the light dissipate in the sky and breathed a sigh of relief. Yoshioka said with a smile, "Old Cui is really amazing. He even brought out this 'trump card' weapon. Now, that ugly monster is completely gone."

Everyone in the command center nodded, relaxed smiles on their faces. Only Cui Ming knew that this D4 ray was not only meant to destroy Ligadron, but also to deter those threats lurking in the universe—Earth was not a "power supply station" to be slaughtered at will, and any enemy that attempted to invade would pay the most terrible price.

To be honest, Cui Ming admitted that extradimensional energy was indeed very useful. (End of Chapter)