Chapter 6: You're Not Ace

The ruined streets were riddled with devastation; skyscrapers turned to ruins were filled with swirling yellow sand, the calm sea surface gone, replaced by rolling shock waves that swept the shore, the streetlights emitting a 'hiss' revealed exposed wires, and burst fire hydrants sprayed torrents of water that submerged the cracked asphalt road.

Covered in spikes, the Gesura King with a horrifying huge fish head stared blankly at the sudden appearance of this red giant before him.

Who is this?

It had just killed that tiny ant.

How did a red giant just as tall as it appear the moment it turned its head?

Although it looked kind‑eyed and benevolent, the Gesura King's intuition was sounding frantic alarms.

The red giant before it is absolutely not something to be provoked.

Roar!

The Gesura King let out a deafening roar.

It warned Ace.

It made a threatening display.

But Ace remained standing in place, unmoving.

To the Gesura King, this was purely a provocation.

It intended to fight the opponent to the bitter end.

Outrageous!

Although the Gesura King sensed danger from Ace, it would not retreat.

Roar!

Another roar, and the Gesura King struck first.

And inside Ace's body.

Tianliuhai and Lingmuyu, who together form Ultraman Ace, are in mutual understanding—one controls the body, the other releases skills, akin to the division of a warrior and a mage between them.

Moreover, they discovered that whether controlling the body or releasing skills, although their responsibilities differ, they can switch at any time.

For example, Lingmuyu was handling the mage role one second and could switch to combat the next.

It's entirely up to them—whatever feels smooth, they do.

At this moment, Tianliuhai is the one controlling the body.

Lingmuyu is responsible for releasing skills.

It's not that controlling the body prevents one from using skills.

But if one has to both control the body and release skills, the pressure doubles.

So splitting the duties is a good choice.

"Senior, this feeling is awesome." Lingmuyu gazed at the Gesura King through Ace's eyes.

She felt she could do many things she previously couldn't.

Moreover, information about the Gesura King surfaced in her mind.

But before this, she had never known of the Gesura King's existence.

Obviously, this is knowledge stored in Ace's database.

She can call it up and browse it at any time.

At the same time, via the information Ace left them, she also knows the location of the Gesura King's weak point.

It is the dorsal fin.

Attacking that spot equals inflicting heavy damage on the Gesura King.

It can put the opponent into a slump, making it a good opportunity to settle the foe.

Lingmuyu decisively informed Tianliuhai of this.

"Oh~" Tianliuhai gave a faint nod.

At this moment, he was assessing the Ultraman Ace formed by the two of them.

Unlike transforming into Dark Diga,

When in Dark Diga form, Tianliuhai felt as if he were in an entire ocean of darkness, his power limitless, capable of destroying heaven and earth with every gesture, destroying everything.

But after becoming Ace, he felt his functions greatly enhanced—one kick could kill a monster, one hand could easily pierce a monster's torso; in this state, relying solely on his physique, taking on ten Golzan and Melba combined is no problem, truly effortless.

But if it were Lingmuyu at her current stage instead, she would likely struggle.

This also relates to the summoner.

The transformer's strength directly determines the upper and lower limits of the Ultraman after transformation.

He himself is Dark Diga; although he usually hides his darkness and self‑seals, his rank stands as is, and after transforming into Ace he is hardly inferior to Ace himself.

Lingmuyu, meanwhile, is equivalent to a rookie just logging on.

She needs experience to become strong.

"Senior, let's take down the Gesura King!" Lingmuyu quickly began browsing Ace's skill library.

She found Ace's signature beam skill—the Metallium Ray.

With just that, they could easily annihilate the opponent.

Lingmuyu is a novice, but not bad; she's just weak compared to Tianliuhai.

She could qualify for TPC, naturally making her an elite among humans, with extraordinarily strong learning ability.

While Lingmuyu browsed Ace's skill library, she noticed many places were locked shut, unopenable and unviewable.

When she tried to touch them, a prompt naturally arose in her mind: these are forbidden techniques, each release requiring permission from the Ultra Brothers.

Otherwise, they cannot be unleashed.

They are super ultimate moves. Lingmuyu understood.

"Expand!" Ace let out a battle cry.

The scarlet body gleamed under the sun's illumination, the huge silhouette's shadow stretched infinitely, and in the sunset the fighting Aisi appeared completely at ease.

Facing the Gesura King, Aisi sidestepped to avoid its charge, looking at the body bristling with poisonous spines, Aisi opened the silver big hand and without hesitation grabbed the dorsal fin behind the Gesura King.

Pulled hard.

Aisi easily pulled out the Gesura King's weak point and dealt a heavy blow.

As a large amount of blood sprayed out, the Gesura King let out a painful wail.

Just as the Gesura King hadn't yet turned to counterattack, Aisi seized its head and repeatedly slammed it into the ground—once, twice, three times—creating a large pit in the ground.

Looking closely, the Gesura King's huge fish head was dented inward from the impact.

The Gesura King was left dazed after being struck by Aisi just two or three times.

If it were replaced with Heisei Ao, there would be no doubt that one should unleash the ultimate move to defeat the opponent.

But what the Gesura King faced was the Showa Dismemberment Dharma King, the incarnation of Dark Diga.

Aisi held the Gesura King close, bent the knees slightly, then shot up into the sky, with repeated sonic booms ringing out.

The huge figure once blocked the sun's light.

Immediately after, there was another earth-shaking roar; the Gesura King's internal organs were completely shattered by Aisi's Earth Throw, leaving it on the brink of death.

"Expand!" another battle cry rang out.

Aisi did not let the Gesura King go.

Lifted it up, then pulled, tearing off the Gesura King's limbs.

Then aimed at the chest and thrust straight in.

From front to back, piercing it through.

The Gesura King could not even utter a wail.

Under Aisi's successive strikes, it lost its life.

Even maintaining the integrity of its body became impossible.

After discarding the Gesura King's remains, Aisi merely wiped the hands.

In a daze, the shadow of the former Instant Kill King Saiwen X seemed to emerge from Aisi's body.

And Lingmuyu, inside the body, watched all of this.

In the mind, a question mark also popped up.

Aisi, do you need something like skills?

Is she just a freeloader?

(End of chapter)