Ultraman's opening scene: lifting up Kuroshio Island

"boom!"

The moment this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt a powerful energy surge erupting from the distant universe.

Minghui frowned, stopped walking forward, and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction from which the energy fluctuations were coming.

"what!"

In the distant outer space, two figures were locked in combat. One of them swung his sword upwards, and in a flash of light, a head-mounted dart flew out swiftly.

The figure was predominantly silver and red, but his silver breastplate was adorned with several gold stripes, and his face bore a resemblance to Seven's.

"Max!"

Minghui's gaze sharpened as he recognized the figure.

Despite being known as the "fastest and strongest," he is merely a civil official in the Land of Light, yet possesses immense power—Ultraman Max!

Fighting him was a figure clad in yellow armor and draped in a dark red feather robe.

The Time-Traveling Demon God - Etelgar!

"Whoosh!"

Max's head-mounted dart transformed into a bright streak of light, which trembled in mid-air before splitting into four, all four streaks slicing towards Etalgar.

The four streaks of light gleamed with a cold light, and one could feel their sharpness just by looking at them.

But when faced with this attack, Etelgar, who was the target, neither dodged nor avoided it, and even seemed somewhat indifferent.

He simply raised his hand slightly, his arm, encased in armor, swung forward in a sweeping motion.

"clang!"

As several sparks burst forth, the four rapidly approaching headdresses were blocked, and then bounced back with a swing of Etalgar's arm.

He himself was completely unharmed, and his body was not even shaken.

"what!"

Max retrieved the head crest that had been knocked back, and stared at Etalgar's figure opposite him with a solemn expression.

"Haa!"

The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand high, and as he did so, a streak of red light appeared in the air and fell toward his wrist.

When the light faded, a strange device appeared on his right wrist. The device resembled a short sword, but it had a sapphire embedded in its center and wings extending from both sides.

"Galaxy Lightsaber!"

Max, equipped with the Max Galaxy, let out a low shout, and his energy surged. The short sword in his hand shone brightly, extending into an extremely long lightsaber.

"This move..."

Minghui, who had been watching the battlefield intently, suddenly realized that this was Max's strongest move and sensed its terrifying power.

But... that's not enough!

The Galaxy Lightsaber is indeed a very powerful move, but Max did not unleash its full potential at this moment.

At this point, the lightsaber had only extended ten kilometers at most, far from the scale depicted in the TV series where it pierced from Earth to the universe.

Minghui's expression shifted. He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately sent out a concealed telepathic message:

"Max, give it your all!"

The sound that came from beside him made Max, who had already drawn his sword, pause slightly.

He was certain he didn't know the person who was transmitting the voice, but he was extremely familiar with the way the voice came from.

"Is it Ultraman's will?"

Max's eyes flickered. He didn't delve too deeply into the identity of the person who had sent the message, but instead chose to believe them.

He channeled all his energy into the Max Galaxy in his hand, and with his movement, Max felt the burden on his body suddenly increase.

This is why he didn't use his full power from the start. While the full-power Galaxy Lightsaber is incredibly powerful, it also puts a tremendous strain on the body, and using it even once would cause considerable damage.

The lightsaber that had already been severed began to extend rapidly again, from ten kilometers to twenty kilometers... thirty kilometers... forty kilometers...

As the lightsaber lengthened, the energy fluctuations emanating from it became increasingly terrifying.

As he watched the lightsaber grow longer and longer above his head, Etelgar's eyes flashed, and his nonchalant demeanor vanished, replaced by seriousness.

"Humph!"

With a soft hum, Etalgar suddenly burst forth.

A blinding bright yellow light shone on him, and Etelgar's charging figure transformed into a yellow streak of light, crashing violently into the vertically slashing Galaxy Light Sword.

"boom!"

The two collided, unleashing a terrifying surge of energy.

But the result was beyond Max's expectations.

To Max's disbelief, his lightsaber struck his enemy hard, but failed to cleave him in two. Instead, his own lightsaber shattered upon impact.

"How is that possible...?"

Max was stunned for a moment, but then he felt a powerful attack land on him.

Enveloped in a bright yellow light, Etelgar did not stop after breaking through the Galaxy Lightsaber. His forward momentum was slowed down by blocking the attack, but he still struck Max at an extremely fast speed.

"Oh no!"

Sparks erupted on Max's chest as he screamed in agony, and the color timer on his chest began to flash.

With just one blow, Max suffered a serious injury.

In addition, the enormous amount of energy consumed when wielding the Galaxy Lightsaber left him unable to fight any longer.

"Heh, this attack is somewhat interesting, but it's still far from enough."

Etalgar, who had come up behind Max, turned around, looked at the weakened Max, and chuckled as he patted his chest armor.

Max's Galaxy Lightsaber was not without effect; with that strike, a crack appeared in Etelgar's chest armor.

However, that's all.

"Make it part of my collection, the 'fastest and strongest' Ultraman Max!"

Seeing that Max was powerless to resist, Etelgar spoke again, his tone mocking, emphasizing the words "fastest and strongest".

Then, Etalgar reached out, grabbed Max by the neck, and lifted him up.

Max struggled fiercely, but his efforts were weak and he couldn't budge Etalga at all.

At the same time, a burst of light rose from the top of the tower in Time City and enveloped Max's body.

“Max…”

Upon seeing this, Minghui felt a pang of anxiety; he had an urge to rush out and help Max right now.

But in the end, he did not take any action; reason suppressed the impulse in his heart.

Through the battle just now, he had determined Etelgar's fighting strength and realized that he was not yet capable of defeating him.

It's unlikely you'll achieve much by rushing in now; you'll just be delivering food to others.

Putting everything else aside, he simply couldn't do anything about that armor with its ridiculously high defensive capabilities.

Without breaking that armor, killing Etelgar is nothing short of wishful thinking.

In outer space, the scattered light fell upon Max, enveloping his entire body, and flew into the Time City.

“Babar…”

Looking up at this scene, Minghui cursed under his breath.

At the same time, he felt a little regretful.

Although Max had heeded his advice and temporarily increased the power of the Galaxy Lightsaber, the full-power Galaxy Lightsaber was still not complete.

Otherwise, it might not have been as simple as just creating a crack in Etelgar's armor.

If we can shatter that armor, even just a part of it, it would be enough to bring a glimmer of hope for victory in this battle.

If Minghui were to suddenly appear with a wave of divine intervention, and join forces with Max, they might actually be able to overturn Etalgar.

But now...

Forget it, let's stick to the original plan. We can't beat them!

Shaking his head slightly, Minghui stepped into the Time-Space City.

At the same time, Time City suddenly trembled and, amidst a flash of light, was plunged into an unfolding time tunnel.

"Has it left this universe? Who's next?"

Feeling the movement coming from beneath his feet, Minghui made a guess in his mind.

But he didn't think about it too much. Instead, he followed his intuition and made his way to the lower level of the Time-Space City.

The lowest level of the Time-Space City is called the Mirror Chamber, where the Ultra Warriors defeated by Etelgar are sealed.

Amidst the constant tremors of the Time-Space City, Minghui descended. Fortunately, the tower was connected from top to bottom, and he soon arrived at his destination.

Standing on the ground between the mirrors, Minghui looked up.

The ceiling above was not an ordinary dome, but a strange, somewhat chaotic space.

In that space, several rectangular cards were floating, and on each card was the figure of an Ultraman warrior.

"Tiga, Dyna, Gaia, Nexus, Max, Mebius..."

Looking up at those figures, Minghui murmured to himself:

"Good heavens, we'll be all set with just Master Gao!"

"Minghui! What brings you here?"

Just then, Nexus's voice came through, filled with surprise.

"Hey, you can see me from inside?"

Minghui's body floated up and moved closer, saying as he did so:

"Of course we're here to get you back."