Ultraman: This Belial only wants to make money.

"not good!"

At this critical moment, the belated well-digging team finally came in handy. He lunged at the stunned girl, and the two of them rolled into a nearby crater, with Ligadron's large scythe sweeping overhead.

Digging well was terrified; he had almost been decapitated. Although going to the underworld with a young girl sounded romantic, he would rather live to see tomorrow's sun.

The monster's second wave of attacks came one after another, and they had to move immediately. Horii grabbed the girl's arm and tried to take her away from there, but Miss Jiang Qi was stunned and at a loss.

"Dad...have you forgotten me?"

This girl is not as strong as she seems.

It seems he really is going to heaven with a young girl this time.

The well-digging team closed their eyes with relief, but the next second, two or three lasers swept overhead, precisely blocking the monster's attack.

"This is the first time in my life I've felt so grateful to Daigo and Shinjo..."

He was digging a well and talking to himself.

"If you really want to express your gratitude, please leave me some donuts!"

Xincheng joked that the move just now was indeed beautiful, but many tragedies in the world are caused by excessive joy turning into sorrow. In that moment of distraction, Ligadron finally had a chance to swat away the yellow fly that was making him very annoyed.

The sharp sickle precisely sliced ​​open the tail fin of Victory Swallow 1.

"Oh no, jump out of the plane!"

Shinjo hurriedly pressed the ejection button, but failed to notice Daigo's relieved expression in the passenger seat.

We've finally waited for this moment!

These past few days, Shinjo has been acting like he's on drugs, his incredible evasive skills are like magic, and Daigo simply can't find an opportunity.

"Ultraman Tiga!"

Justice may be delayed, but it will never be denied!

The giant, dressed in red and purple, precisely intercepted Ligadron's third strike with a chop to the neck. Then, with a sudden, powerful slam, the monster's massive body collapsed and crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"It's Ultraman Tiga! We're saved!"

Finally, the long-awaited giant arrived, and the well in the crater finally found an opportunity to pull the absent-minded Miss Jiang Qi up to the surface.

Looking back at the battlefield, Tiga was riding on the fallen Rigadrone and throwing a heavy punch. Daigo had experienced the monster's toughness firsthand these past few days, but even with Tiga's body, it was still terrifyingly hard. Tiga's heavy punch seemed to only brush off the monster's dust!

At that moment, a high-speed jet of air suddenly shot out from the nozzle on the back of Rigadron. This unexpected attack sent Tiga flying hundreds of meters away. Fortunately, Tiga managed to regain his footing in mid-air.

As Ligadron staggered to his feet, Tiga had already switched to his red form, his Delasium Beam fully charged, ready to deliver a direct blow to the monster!

It bounced off!

So hard?!

You opened one too?!

This moment of surprise is a huge opening in battle. The activated Ligadrone used its rear nozzle to crash into Tiga at high speed. Tiga was caught off guard and unable to cope. In an instant, he was grabbed by the monster.

The scythe-like arm gripped Tiga tightly, blue-purple lightning flashed across the silver armor, and hundreds of millions of volts of electricity poured into Ultraman Tiga's muscles and bones at point-blank range. A moment later, Ligadron released its grip, the sapphire on the giant's chest jingled, and Tiga's body, emitting blue smoke, collapsed limply.

Perhaps out of contempt for the giant, the monster didn't finish him off. Instead, it turned its head and found itself directly in the direction of Chizuru Ezaki!

"Oh no, his target is... us!"

The well-digging team carried Jiang Qiqianhe on their backs, their brows slick with sweat, yet they continued to run with all their might. There was no need to look back; the increasingly close vibrations behind them spoke volumes.

"I understand, Miss Jiang Qi, your father is not dead!"

Perhaps this fat man is truly a genius; at this critical moment of life and death, he actually figured out the key to the matter.

"If Dr. Jiang Qi's consciousness within the monster is annihilated, then we are nothing more than insignificant insects to it, and there's no need to exterminate us. Its primary target should be Ultraman Tiga, who poses the greatest threat!"

"And yet it relentlessly pursued us; there's only one truth—"

"Like a black box on an airplane, Dr. Jiang Qi's consciousness is hidden, making him unable to perceive anything from the outside world! If this monster really kills you, then it will have no weaknesses left!"

While digging the well, he stumbled and fell heavily to the ground along with the girl.

The analysis is completely correct, but unfortunately it's meaningless. Knowing the answer but not giving the opportunity to respond, are we just supposed to drown in the truth?

The monster's scythe drew ever closer, ever closer. Ultraman Tiga was struck unconscious by the electric shock and could not move. No one could stop the monster's attack. Chizuru Ezaki closed her eyes, as if death was just a matter of the next second.

At that moment, the white dragon floating in the sky twitched its fingers almost imperceptibly.

"What is that white line?!"

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Jiang Qiqianhe is very afraid of being alone.

During my childhood, my father, who should have been by my side, was engrossed in research, spending day and night observing the stars in the research institute.

Alone, Chizuru was surrounded by darkness. She looked up at the sky, at the same stars, and imagined her father by her side.

The stars cannot speak, but they shine their gentle light on all who gaze upon them. Yet, the father and daughter, who should have been together, are separated under the gentle starlight.

She had always thought her father didn't love her, until a few days ago when she opened the door and saw her father, who looked travel-worn.

That day felt like a dream.

So it turns out my father has always loved me.

Unfortunately, dreams eventually end, and the Victory Team brought devastating news; the father never appeared again.

When Ligardron attacked, she contemplated dying alongside her father, until the roaring monster turned and left, and a mad idea arose in her mind—

I hope my father can always be with me.

So when death came, Chizuru was not afraid. What she feared was a world without her father. In the last second of her life, she hoped to relive the warmth of that day.

So warm...

So this is what death feels like...

Father!

Wake up, Chizuru!

Jiang Qiqianhe opened her eyes.

The wind blew across the summer night fields, and she sat on the soft grass in a small floral dress, the starlight so gentle.

Just like that summer night from my childhood.

However, there was one more person by my side.

"Father……"

"Chizuru—"

She turned around, trembling, her thin ponytail swaying, and saw the father who only existed in her memory.

His sparse white hair turned black, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out, making him as young and energetic as he was ten years ago.

"I'm so sorry... I've been neglecting your feelings all this time."

The young man's face flashed with a series of expressions, including regret and guilt, before finally settling on a fatherly tenderness.

"I just hope this apology isn't too late—"

"It's not too late, Dad!"

The little girl clung tightly to her father's arm.

Please stay with me forever!

"I'm sorry, Chizuru."

A look of sadness crossed the man's face, but this time, unlike 10 years ago, he did not push his daughter's hand away. Instead, he sat down on the grass with her.

"It's incredibly foolish that people can only truly know themselves before they die; I only realized this at the very end."

He sighed.

"What star shines brighter than my daughter?"

The little girl clung to his arm without saying a word, and he continued speaking.

"I was destined to leave, just as you were destined to grow up—"

"I so wish I could see you graduate, wear a wedding dress, and personally hand your hand to your future husband at the wedding. If he doesn't meet my expectations, I'll give him a good beating."

"But I'd much rather you spend your life happily with him, and have a whole bunch of children..."

"But, I can only stay with you tonight..."

The little girl didn't say anything, but hugged her arms tighter. Her father pointed to the stars in the sky and began to explain.

"This is the Milky Way, where legend says the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl gaze at each other from opposite ends."

"This is the constellation Ursa Major..."

The little girl had fallen asleep sometime earlier. Tears welled up in Chizuru's eyes, but a relieved smile appeared on her lips.

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"What's going on?"

He closed his eyes and awaited death, but the deadly blade hesitated to fall. Digging well opened his eyes, dumbfounded.

A white line pierced through Chizuru Ezaki's chest, and at one end of the line was connected to the monster Ligadron; the end of the line was...

Galactron, a giant white dragon suspended in the air.

Ligadron remained motionless. The only sound echoing across the battlefield was not the roar filled with electronic noise, but a gentle lullaby, like a father singing a lullaby to his daughter.

P.S. While rewatching Ultraman Tiga, I realized that Ligadron's strength is ridiculously high. These aren't stats for a beginner monster at all. It's just like when I was playing Elden Ring, wandering around aimlessly in the early game, and accidentally stumbled into Galid...

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