"Whoosh..." At that moment, a rapidly expanding red light flashed at the edge of the sky.
"Boom!" A red giant swooped down and landed heavily, sending violent tremors through the ground and billowing dust into the air.
Some people had been sleeping deeply and had not awakened even after the Two-Tailed Monster had wreaked havoc for so long.
But the moment the giant landed, the impact jolted them all awake.
What was going on? An earthquake?
The giant spread his legs and charged at the Two-Tailed Monster. Each step carved a massive crater into the ground, making the earth shake without end.
"Oh my God, it really is an earthquake! Get to an open area!"
"No, look outside! It's a monster—and a new Ultraman!"
In the pitch-black night, Ultraman's silver-white eyes and the blue-glowing Color Timer on his chest were exceptionally conspicuous. The Two-Tailed Monster's two upper "eyes" also shone with blue light.
The newcomer was, of course, Ultraman Gaia, transformed from Qi Ming.
He stepped forward, grabbed the two whips on the Two-Tailed Monster's head, and flung it onto the enormous football field nearby.
"Great! Ultraman dragged the monster to an open space to fight. We're safe!"
"Is this new Ultraman worried that fighting in the residential area would damage our homes? He's better than the last one!"
To Qi Ming, as long as victory was assured, spending a little extra effort on such a simple task was no problem at all.
I'll definitely win, but it'll probably take some work... Qi Ming thought as he faced the Two-Tailed Monster.
The Two-Tailed Monster was not humanoid, so the techniques he had learned before were terribly ill-suited for dealing with it.
Not only did he have to handle the two whips above, but he also had to watch out for the enormous jaws below. For a while, Qi Ming could not break through its defenses.
Elsewhere, the Defense Team watched the changed battlefield through nearby surveillance cameras.
Kishida said, "Captain, another new Ultraman has appeared!"
Nagi Saijo remained suspicious. "Is he on our side?"
Emi asked curiously, "This is already the third Ultraman. Why don't the Ultramen attack together?"
Mamoru Shirogane's expression darkened at her words. If he could still transform, Qi Ming would not have to work so hard.
He said, "Trust him, Nagi. Trust this Ultraman Warrior who stopped the monster from destroying the city. Go support him!"
Nagi Saijo said, "We'll be there immediately."
By then, Qi Ming, with his exceptional ability to adapt on the fly, had already cracked the Two-Tailed Monster's strategy of attacking from above and below at once.
He stepped on the Two-Tailed Monster's head, grabbed its two tails, and tied them into a dead knot.
The Two-Tailed Monster was instantly reduced to a miserable state. Qi Ming gripped the tails on its head tightly, making it impossible for the monster to throw Gaia off. Its head was nearly crushed flat.
The outcome had been decided. Qi Ming could take the Two-Tailed Monster's life whenever he wished.
But he did not. He merely pinned the Two-Tailed Monster down with his knees, making it hard for it to breathe.
"Bang!" The next moment, the earth split open, and Gudon, who had disappeared earlier, reappeared, drawn in by the Two-Tailed Monster.
Finally, you showed up. You're the one I've been waiting for!
Qi Ming immediately leaped off the Two-Tailed Monster, preparing to sit back and watch the two monsters fight.
Go on, fight. I'll be your referee—and while I'm at it, I'll check Ultraman Gaia's skill list to see whether he has any time-travel abilities.
Yet, to his surprise, Gudon saw the scene before him and angrily charged at Gaia, swinging both whips.
"?" Qi Ming grabbed its two whips, utterly baffled.
Weren't you here to eat the Two-Tailed Monster? I've already wrapped it up for you. Why are you coming after me?
Did you not like the knot I tied?
Qi Ming counterattacked without hesitation. After elbowing Gudon aside, he unleashed a savage beating on it, making the once-menacing Gudon howl in agony.
While Qi Ming dealt with Gudon, the Two-Tailed Monster finally had the chance to undo the dead knot in its two tails.
The situation instantly became two against one.
Jack Ultraman fought two enemies under the setting sun. Was I going to fight two enemies beneath the dawn?
No. They would never see the sun before dawn... Watch me slaughter two sheep like a tiger!
When the two Victory Swallows arrived, they were met with a scene that left them dumbfounded.
Qi Ming had used Gudon's two whips to tie up the Two-Tailed Monster, then used the Two-Tailed Monster's two tails to tie up Gudon, tying a dead knot at the intersection.
As two mortal enemies locked in a predator-prey relationship, the two monsters that had always been like fire and water were now pressed together like conjoined twins, unable to break free for the moment.
"What... what a work of art." Kishida could not help but marvel.
"Finally solved." Qi Ming clapped his hands, his heart filled with satisfaction. Reaching this point had taken quite a bit of effort.
The next moment, Gaia spread his arms, lowered into a horse stance, and gathered a massive amount of photon energy in his head, forming an enormous red ribbon-like blade of light.
He began charging the Photon Ice Blade.
Yamanaka said, "So this is the new Ultraman's finishing move? Interesting."
Nagi Saijo's expression was not very good. "Is it over? Is there nothing left for us to do?"
Inside Falcon 1, Mamoru Shirogane was greatly relieved to see Qi Ming deal with the two monsters so cleanly and minimize the city's losses.
But the next moment, his Ultraman vision caught sight of an incongruous figure at the edge of the battlefield.
It was a woman dressed in white, with long hair and an eerie expression.
Not only had she not gone to take shelter, she was instead walking step by step toward the battlefield, watching the three massive beings with an amused look.
The next moment, purple light flickered around the woman, and she transformed into a fourth colossal being. She entered the battlefield and appeared behind Ultraman Gaia, who was charging his finishing move.
Yellow eyes gleaming with ferocity, intricate gray-and-red patterns, and wings like gaping bloody maws.
The higher-dimensional predator—Bogar—had arrived.
"What?!" Qi Ming noticed the disturbance behind him immediately, but it was already too late.
Bogar's assault was fierce, and her ambush decisive.
Her tail shot out like lightning and coiled around Ultraman Gaia's upper body. Purple currents surged forth, causing Qi Ming to feel intense numbness.
His charge was interrupted, and the Light Whip formed from the gathered energy dissolved into specks of light particles that scattered in every direction.
"Oh no! A new monster!"
"Support Ultraman, quickly!"
Falcon 1 and Falcon 2 immediately opened fire. Two laser beams struck Bogar, making her body shudder. In pain, she released her tail.
Qi Ming seized the opportunity to break free and rolled away, widening the distance between himself and Bogar.
"This thing is... Bogar from Ultraman Mebius!" Qi Ming recognized her at once.
At the same time, the cloud mass inhabited by the Lightning Man and Piken arrived.
Piken descended from the cloud mass and slowly walked toward Bogar.
"So that's it. So it was you!" Qi Ming understood everything at that moment.
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