Great, we're doomed now!

We, the Kirieloids, are willing to lend a helping hand to humanity!

We have long transcended the limitations of the physical body, possessing a sublime spiritual state and enduring wisdom; we are willing to guide humanity towards the path of eternity.

His voice became seductive: "Submit to us, accept our 'judgment' and 'guidance'!"

Abandon TPC, abandon those dangerous and unrealistic naive dreams.

Only in this way can humanity cleanse itself of its sins and, under our protection, attain true peace and a future.

Otherwise, the next area to be destroyed will be Zone V!

The signal was interrupted, and the screen returned to normal.

But the panic and whispers that permeated the city spread rapidly like a plague. People looked at each other, some with doubt and hesitation, others with anger and disbelief. The sirens of police cars and fire trucks roared past in the background…

At TPC Far East headquarters, the command center's communications were almost overwhelmed by urgent information reported from various locations.

"Your Excellency, the lunar base has been attacked, and the Magus experimental device has been destroyed!"

An unidentified structure has been observed—codenamed 'Mechanical Island'!

"The signal hijacking is untraceable, and the Kirieloids seem to possess technology we don't understand. His remarks have sparked a huge discussion among the public."

"...Sir, shouldn't we start managing public opinion?"

Sawai stood in front of the main screen, looking at the monitoring screen divided into several sections—on one side was the mechanical island slowly approaching from space, and on the other side was the chaotic crowd on the city street. With a calm expression, he issued one instruction after another in an orderly manner.

【GUTS】 was deployed, with Horii and Masaki's technology team going to the explosion site to assess the situation, while the rest were assigned to Sector V to cooperate with ground forces in evacuating the population in advance.

At this point, people suddenly realized how important it was to keep powered suits at home, especially for the elderly with limited mobility. It increased their efficiency many times over, and they were able to complete the evacuation of the entire area in just one hour.

What if the other side is using a feint attack?

While processing various data in the command room, Ye Rui suddenly looked up and voiced his doubts.

"It's called Zone V, but it actually attacked other areas... and things like that."

“That’s possible, but we have very little information, and this is all we can do for now.” Zongfang shook his head helplessly.

But perhaps they were lucky, because the science team's voice came through right after they finished speaking.

"I understand!"

Horii excitedly said over the communication channel, "It wasn't a pre-planted bomb. It was an energy that had been flowing through various underground pipes, eventually concentrating and exploding at a single point, which is why... The countermeasure is..."

As he was enthusiastically introducing the topic, the declaration of the Kyrielords began once again:

"Foolish humans who remain obstinate, open your eyes wide and see what TPC has brought you?"

The television screen suddenly switched to a cosmic perspective, showing a mechanical island suspended in a synchronous orbit. It looked very peaceful, but having seen the craters on the moon before, everyone knew how terrifying its destructive power was.

"All they can give you is destruction; only the god Kirieloid can bring rebirth!"

—Live streaming throughout!

The Kirieloids understand the strategy of "winning hearts and minds" very well. As long as the public sees that it is TPC's research that has attracted aliens and that they are powerless to resist alien civilizations, then TPC's image will collapse instantly!

To this end, they even went so far as to send people on track to film this scene.

...The massive ring-shaped structure at the bottom of the mechanical island had accumulated a terrifying amount of energy; the dark red light turned into a blinding incandescent white, and countless lightning snakes danced wildly within it. It locked onto the Earth's surface.

Without any warning, thick bolts of destructive lightning, like an inverted celestial river, poured down onto the surface of the azure planet!

The scene was so spectacular that it could be seen from the ground, and countless people looking up at the sky were awestruck by the sight, holding their breath in shock.

however--

Just as the lightning was about to touch the atmosphere, a crimson beam of light shot out into space without warning, and the two collided instantly!

There was no explosion, only a continuous stream of annihilating energy. The thick pillar of lightning broke and dissipated in the middle, turning into countless tiny arcs of electricity that quickly dissipated in the high sky, while the crimson beam of light also just finished consuming all its energy.

Immediately afterwards, a golden streak of light pierced through the atmosphere, heading straight towards the synchronous orbit against the trajectory of the lightning strike!

He tore through the atmosphere, leaving a long trail of light behind him, and under everyone's gaze, he transformed into a silver-white giant, standing majestically in front of the mechanical island.

"A giant?"

"Ancient Giants!"

"But it doesn't seem to be Ultraman Tiga..."

The people inside the lunar base were the first to witness this scene, their mouths agape in surprise. While feeling fortunate, they also developed a sense of goodwill towards this unfamiliar giant.

——【Bayeli】Ultraman.

In modern times, Ye Shou appears before the world for the first time in the form of Ultraman...

The timer on his chest emitted a deep blue light. His arms hung naturally at his sides. He tilted his head slightly, his crystal-like eyes calmly gazing at the massive steel island before him, so large it could obscure his view.

Compared to the mechanical island, the giant's size appeared much smaller, but the calm aura he exuded was no less imposing.

The combat logic of the mechanical island seems to be malfunctioning. The energy ring at its bottom is flashing erratically, as if it is readjusting its target or assessing this suddenly appearing "obstacle".

On the ground, after a brief silence, a wave of exclamations erupted.

People pointed to the sky and shouted the name that had been semi-publicly recognized by TPC:

"Ultraman!"

"Ultraman is here!"

Ye Shou couldn't hear the cheers. He just stared at the commotion on the island. He saw hatches opening one after another, and a large number of tin can-like robots flew out and landed on the ground, stacking on top of each other. The incredible material allowed them to merge freely like dough, and soon they became a steel giant as tall as Bayeri.

-

In area V, the Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 flew low over the sky.

Inside the cockpit, Shinjo gripped the control stick tightly, his sharp gaze scanning the streets and buildings below. The onboard detectors detected an unusual energy flow—an invisible, high-temperature thermal energy, like a ghost from the earth, rapidly weaving and converging through the intricate network of pipes.

"That's it!" Horii, sitting in the back seat, pointed to the hotspot on the screen. "Just like the last explosion point! It's converging on the intersection of Seventh Street!"

"learn!"

The special device under the fuselage was activated, and a high-frequency ultrasonic beam was focused and emitted. The chaotic fluctuations interfered with the energy convergence trend, and the intense heat began to dissipate and weaken.

"Success!" Horii looked at the data. "The thermal reaction rate has decreased—"

His words came to an abrupt end.

A blazing blue fireball shot out from the void and slammed into the tail of Victory Swallow at an extremely tricky angle!

boom!

The fuselage shook violently, and alarms instantly filled the cockpit. Black smoke billowed from the tail thrusters, and power output plummeted.

The flying swallow, like a bird with broken wings, spun and plummeted towards the dense buildings below.

"Thruster damaged! Out of control!" Shinjo frantically pulled the control stick, but there was no response.

"We're going to crash!" Horii's face turned pale as he watched the building's roof grow larger rapidly in his field of vision.

At this critical moment—

Two dazzling beams of light appeared on either side of the crashing fighter jet almost simultaneously!

On the left is Ultraman Tiga, with his slender figure and a striking blend of red, purple, and silver.

On the right is Ultraman Lucifer, whose main colors are silver, red, and black, and who is tall and sharp.

The downward momentum was completely stopped, and it landed steadily in their hands. Then, they both looked at each other simultaneously.

What a coincidence, you're Ultraman too?

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Tiga and Lucifer placed the damaged Victory Flying Swallow 1 steadily on the empty plaza, then turned to face the two figures floating in mid-air, exuding an ominous aura.

Those are energy life forms that use human corpses to operate—the Kirieloids.

Realizing their plan had been discovered, they decided to use force to intimidate, and defeating the giants was the best proof of that.

"Accept... judgment..."

Blue flames rose slowly, and the bodies of the dead humans turned to ashes in an instant. The remaining energy bodies continued to expand and change, transforming into two "demons" in the distorted light and shadow, with the same size as the giant and even visible facial features and expressions!

Is one-on-one mandatory?

"just!"

"what!"

"Shoo-li!"

"Shoo-li!"

Without further ado, the battle erupted instantly.

Both were enormous humanoid creatures, unlike ordinary monsters which are bulky. They moved with a sense of lightness. In particular, the Kirieloids seemed to have studied hand-to-hand combat. After several rounds of fighting, each side had its own gains and losses.

However, once Tiga transformed into his purple form and took to the sky to engage in aerial combat with a demon, the battle entered a crucial moment where the outcome would be decided:

The demon swooped down at incredible speed, its sharp claws aimed straight for Tiga's face. But Tiga's aerial form reacted swiftly, dodging to the side while simultaneously whipping out his right arm like a whip, delivering a precise chop to the junction of the demon's shoulder blade, producing a dull thud.

The demon warrior, in pain, paused in his movements, and Tiga seized the opportunity, delivering a powerful side kick to his chest and abdomen, slamming him hard into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Seeing this, the demon warrior on the right spread his arms and condensed blazing blue fireballs in his palms, shooting them at Tiga one after another. This stopped the giant who wanted to press his advantage, and two more fireballs hit him, causing him to groan and fall to the ground in pain.

But since the demon had such a large opening, Lucifer naturally wouldn't let it go. He unleashed a simplified version of the Zepelion Ray on the demon!

"Ugh! Shoo-Li!!"

The demon warrior was knocked off balance and tumbled to the ground in a sorry state. Lucifer, mindful of the city buildings, immediately withdrew his beam of light, but at the same time, he charged forward like lightning. Before the demon warrior could even get up, his opponent was already close in.

Lucifer's right hand, fingers joined like a knife, was wrapped in pure white light, and he delivered a merciless chop to its head!

-

Inside the lunar base and monitoring station, everyone saw the mechanical island release a large number of unidentified flying objects. They initially thought it was an attack on the Giant of Light and were even cheering for Ye Shou.

However, to everyone's surprise, instead of rushing towards Bayeri en masse, they changed direction in unison like a well-trained army and instead swooped down toward the lunar surface!

Its goals are also very clear—a lunar base and an airport under construction!

"Chao, Chao is coming this way!"

"Is the most important thing to them to destroy other civilizations' ability to enter the universe...?"

Alarms blared throughout the control room, while the outer defense systems were already activated, a network of high-energy beams and solid projectiles forming an interception net. Dozens of Goblin robots at the forefront were blasted apart in mid-air, turning into scattered metal fragments.