The world fell silent. The sound of the downpour and the thunder ceased. In the pitch-black darkness, he saw countless flowing lines, and within those chaotic air currents, a huge, unusual vortex was hurtling down at high speed directly above him!

"...There it is!"

Duan Zilian suddenly opened his eyes. Without even thinking, he crossed his hands over his forehead, and a dazzling purple light flashed from the crystal on Tiga's forehead.

Its originally red and purple body instantly turned completely purple.

Although Duan Zilian had no idea what form this was, he only felt his body suddenly become lighter, and an extreme speed was developing within him.

--hold head high?!

Magbasa, swooping down, clearly hadn't expected its prey to change color. Its claws were already upon Tiga.

But at the last moment, Tiga's figure became blurry.

A blur flashed by, and the real Tiga had instantly teleported above Magabasa.

"Now...it's my turn!"

Duan Zilian roared, and Tiga's body drew a beautiful arc in the air. His right leg was raised high and struck Magbasa's back like a purple lightning bolt!

Boom!!!

Mogbasa let out a shrill scream as he was struck down from the sky like a meteorite and crashed heavily into the ground.

"So fast……"

Duan Zilian looked at her hands, somewhat incredulous.

The place where Magbh Bassar crashed has now become a huge crater.

Several surrounding buildings collapsed like building blocks, burying most of the block. The torrential rain washed over the ruins, and the dust that was raised instantly turned into mud.

—Ang ang ang... Ang!!

From within the enormous crater came the furious roar of Magbaza; its vitality was terrifyingly tenacious.

"Is...is it not over yet?" Tiga, hovering in mid-air, panted heavily.

Although the kick felt great, it was incredibly tiring.

Duan Zilian felt like his lungs were on fire; the intense acceleration made his heart pound wildly.

whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

Suddenly, strange changes began to occur at the center of the crater.

Countless streams of blue energy began to converge wildly towards the bottom of the pit.

“That’s…” Hong Kai exclaimed from the ruins.

Rumble—!!! A black tornado with a diameter of over 100 meters erupted from the bottom of the pit and shot straight into the sky.

The tornado contained a mixture of rubble, steel bars, car wrecks, and the destructive energy of Magbh Bassar.

It was like a black dragon, instantly devouring everything around it and spreading outwards at an astonishing speed.

Its target is not Tiga, but the entire Chiba City. It wants to completely raze the city to the ground as revenge against the Giant of Light.

"stop!"

Duan Zilian shouted.

If we don't stop it... everything here will disappear. Hiratsuka-sensei, Yukinoshita, the park where we fed the cats...

"You bastard!"

At this moment, anger and the will to protect reached their peak, and the crystal on Tiga's forehead shone once more.

Red intertwines with purple once again, returning to its original form.

Through the shattered French windows, Xuexia could see the devastating black tornado ravaging the city. The oppressive atmosphere made people forget to breathe; death was so close.

Just then, Yukina saw that, amidst the storm, the giant was gathering terrifying power, his arms crossed in front of his chest.

hum-

As he moved, the torrential rain seemed to be illuminated, and countless particles of light began to gather on his chest, the light seemingly able to dispel all the darkness and cold in the world.

“Light…” Yukino Yukinoshita instinctively reached out and shielded her eyes.

Duan Zilian took a deep breath, as if she wanted to inhale all the air in the world into her lungs.

The world fell silent at that moment, and all eyes in the ruins were focused on the giant.

The giant moved, his arms slowly extending outwards, drawing a graceful arc, and then suddenly spreading out in front of his chest, his hands forming an "L" shape.

Zeperion Ray!!!

A dazzling white beam of light, carrying destructive power, erupted from Tiga's right arm.

It instantly tore through the rain and pierced the darkness, like a divine sword of punishment, stabbing straight into Magbasar's chest. Its violent power blasted him into the air.

—Hooray! Ho ...

A desperate scream came from within the tornado. The moment the light collided with the storm, a ball of light, even brighter than the sun, burst forth.

The white light devoured everything, including the black storm, the blue monster, and the vast sky.

In that instant, the entire city of Chiba was illuminated as if it were daytime.

……

A few seconds later, the light faded.

The devastating tornado disappeared, and the enormous demon beast vanished into the wind without a trace.

The rain has stopped.

The thick, dark clouds were blasted open by the light, creating a huge hole. A beam of golden sunlight streamed down through the hole, shining directly on Ultraman Tiga, who stood firmly on the earth.

The giant's chest heaved violently, and the color timer was flashing red lights wildly.

The giant slowly raised his head and looked at the long-lost ray of sunlight.

Then, that enormous body transformed into countless golden particles of light, gradually dissipating in the sunset.

……

The edge of the ruins.

Kai picked up the card of [Wind Demon Beast - Magbaza] from the mud.

The monster on the card is still roaring menacingly, but it has now been sealed inside this small plane.

"Well done, young man."

Hong Kai stuffed the card into his pocket, looked in the direction where the light disappeared, and a smile of appreciation appeared on his lips.

In the nearby pile of rubble, Duan Zilian lay sprawled in the mud, soaked to the bone, too weak to even move a finger. The wound on his back ached so much he wanted to cry.

"...It hurts so much."

Duan Zilian looked at the clouds in the sky that were slowly clearing up and revealed a smile that was more like a grimace.

"Is this... the price of being a hero?"

"What a loss... My apartment exploded, my clothes are ruined... I still have to go to school tomorrow..."

He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep amidst the muddy ruins.

Chapter 15 CREW GUYS Coffee

The deafening sirens instantly filled the entire Chiba district, and a cordon was quickly erected at the edge of the ruins. Medical vehicles, Self-Defense Force personnel, and reporters were all crammed into the same frame.

"Seal off the scene! Quickly! Set up a cordon! Residents are prohibited from entering within a five-kilometer radius!" A senior police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department was shouting through a megaphone, sweating profusely.

"Sir! High-energy radiation detected! The value is off the charts!" A technician in a hazmat suit ran over with a Geiger counter, his voice trembling.

"Damn it... Notify the Cabinet! This is beyond our control! Let the Special Operations Division take over!"

Amidst the ruins, a strong man was struggling to pry open a huge piece of building debris. He pulled out a little girl who had been trapped underneath, and her cries were so piercing in the entire ruins.

The man, bathed in sunlight, had golden hair and wore a gold, low-cut shirt. He looked like a gangster boss, or perhaps a savior of this ruin.

He looked at the belated medical team and self-defense forces, and uttered a sentence full of disdain and anger: "They only rushed here in a panic after making sure there was no danger. A bunch of scum who can only live off the government! Time will not wait for any coward!!"

The tense atmosphere at the scene remained, and no one knew how many unknown dangers and secrets were hidden beneath these ruins.

…………

"Cough cough... Uncle, slow down... my back... please be gentle, I feel like my whole body is about to fall apart."

Duan Zilian's voice was weak. He was just about to fall into a deep sleep when he was pulled up by a pair of large hands. He was now being slowly driven away from the crime scene with Hong Kai's help. Every step he took felt like dancing on the edge of a knife. If Hong Kai hadn't been holding his arm, he would have collapsed in the mud long ago.

"Stop talking nonsense and get going."

Hong Kai scanned his surroundings warily. "Before the blockade is fully in place, we need to slip out into the crowd. If we get caught by the Self-Defense Forces or those fly-like reporters, you can expect to be dissected and studied."

The two looked like refugees who had just escaped from a construction site. They moved out along a bombed alley, and as soon as they turned the corner, a huge sound wave rushed towards them.

Outside the police cordon, countless flashes of light went off like machine guns. Dozens of television broadcast vans blocked the streets completely.

Reporters, armed with cameras and microphones, were shouting their hearts out at the still-smoking, massive crater.

"...As you can see! The luminous giant has vanished! Extremely high levels of heat remain at the scene..."

"...Is this an alien invasion? Or a secret government weapon? What explanation does the Ministry of Defense have for this?!"

On the large screen by the roadside, the footage of Tiga firing the Zepelion Ray was playing on a loop. The dazzling white light was so powerful that even through the screen, one could feel its destructive force.

"Tsk, this has caused quite a stir."

Hong Kai glanced at the big screen, clicked his tongue, and said, "Now the whole world knows you exist. Remember to wear a mask when you go out from now on, big star."

"Stop making fun of me..."

Duan Zilian stared at the unfamiliar giant on the screen, feeling an absurd sense of unreality—was that... really me?

"Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way!"

A piercing siren interrupted his thoughts.

Several black armored vehicles violently drove into the cordoned-off area.

A group of soldiers dressed in full protective suits and carrying automatic rifles jumped out of the vehicle.

"Evacuate all personnel within a five-kilometer radius! Repeat! This is not a drill!!" The voice from the loudspeaker carried an undeniable chilling intensity.

"They are from the Special Operations Department."

Hong Kai's eyes narrowed, and he grabbed Duan Lian, pulling her into the crowd beside him. "Look down! Don't look them in the eye!"

The two mingled among a group of terrified residents, using the chaos as cover to painstakingly cross the blockade.

All around me were the sounds of crying.

"My house...it's all destroyed..."

"Waaaaah... Mommy..."

"That monster...it's terrifying..."

As Duan Zilian listened to these sounds, she felt as if a stone was lodged in her heart. Although the monster had been defeated, the scars left by the disaster were real.

He looked up and saw that not far away, his apartment was billowing black smoke, standing in the sunlight like a charred matchstick.

"...My home is gone."

Duan Zilian's voice was a little hoarse, "I just paid six months' rent... and my passport, clothes, computer..."

"As long as people are alive, that's enough."

Hong Kai patted him on the shoulder, his tone calm but carrying a sense of vicissitude from having experienced countless such scenes, "As long as you're alive, you can always earn those things back, things will turn around, right? Let's go, let's find a place to stay first."

"Find a place to stay? Where to go?"

Duan Zilian gave a wry smile, "I'm penniless now, and I don't even know where my phone is. Am I supposed to sleep under a bridge?"

Hong Kai paused for a moment, then touched his pocket and pulled out several crumpled thousand-yuan bills, which were all the savings he had accumulated from working.

“…It’s not like we’ll be staying under a bridge.” Hong Kai sighed. “But don’t expect to stay in a five-star hotel either. Come with me, I know a place.”

"your home?"

"No, my house was blown away a long time ago."

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