Chapter 122: 118 Fumig

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Fumig moved with light steps, fleeing quickly like an ostrich.

Yamada: “We can’t attack, right?”

Kishida: “If we attack rashly, Miss Mayumi might die.”

Even Nagi Nishijo, who never showed mercy to monsters, now held back, as there were other targets on the field.

That was Litgarudon; it took one step after another, heading toward the power plant.

Seiji: “Texas Beam, fire!”

“Bang!” The next moment, the powerful Texas Beam struck Litgarudon.

But its body merely trembled slightly, without sustaining any critical damage.

“It’s too tough!” Kishida exclaimed.

At that moment, Megumi’s voice came through the communication channel: “Everyone, new development—the Ghost Ship form of Zhong Baiyou has reappeared, and it’s heading toward you!”

Yamada: “What?! Didn’t Ultraseven already destroy it?!”

Megumi: “Oddly, this time it hasn’t absorbed any souls along the way.”

Nagi Nishijo spoke gravely: “Still, we can’t ignore it. This thing poses too great a threat to Earth—it must be eliminated.”

But Seiji coughed once: “Let’s observe first.”

He knew the function of the Ultraman Anykey and understood that this Zhong Baiyou was definitely Qi Ming transformed.

“Becoming a spaceship feels so strange…” Qi Ming thought at that moment.

Was he now considered “mechanical transcendence”?

Qi Ming felt the transformation into Zhong Baiyou had high cost-effectiveness and broad utility; he could even use it for interstellar travel with passengers later.

Upon seeing Fumig, he immediately shifted into monster form, instantly teleporting before it and catching it completely off guard.

The next moment, Qi Ming unleashed Zhong Baiyou’s [Binding Beam], binding Fumig.

Fumig panicked instantly, struggling wildly but unable to break free.

What a weakling…

“Then again, in the original series, this thing could only tie up Ultramayus and GUYS by holding hostages.”

“Face-to-face, it’s just a common enemy that a normal Ultramayus could kick to death.”

As Qi Ming thought this, Zhong Baiyou’s eyes glowed, and the Soul Absorption Beam struck Fumig.

He intended to draw Mayumi’s soul, connected to Fumig, into himself.

“Roar!” Fumig panicked instantly—it felt its connection to Mayumi’s soul being forcibly torn away!

This could not be allowed. If it didn’t possess a human body, it would revert to its original form: a ghostly flame!

Fumig fought desperately, but against Zhong Baiyou, which could instantly kill balloon-like super-beasts, it was utterly powerless.

“Shhh!” After one minute of struggle, Mayumi’s soul was drawn into Zhong Baiyou’s body.

Fumig let out a piercing scream, then its form gradually dissolved.

Left behind were Mayumi, her skin now gray-black and eyes tightly shut, and a strange, flickering flame.

This was Fumig’s original form.

“Shhh!” The blue flame sought to flee, searching for a new host.

But Qi Ming naturally wouldn’t give it that chance.

He unleashed the [Splitting Beam], shattering the blue ghost flame.

Fumig: confirmed dead.

A green speck entered the Ultraman Anykey, transformed by Qi Ming into a single Star Gift.

“Did Fumig get taken out?!”

“Qi Ming’s plan succeeded—he used another monster’s ability to separate Fumig from Miss Mayumi’s soul!”

Nagi Nishijo: “Now we just need to destroy Zhong Baiyou, and Miss Mayumi’s soul can return to her body, restoring her to normal.”

Seiji stopped her: “Don’t act rashly.”

The next moment, a purple speck shot from Zhong Baiyou’s eyes and landed on Mayumi’s pitch-black skin.

Her skin returned to normal; she rubbed her head and woke up.

“What?! Zhong Baiyou voluntarily returned Mayumi’s soul?!” Yamada’s eyes nearly popped out.

A monster showing kindness? Am I awake?

“This is probably a trick to deceive us—don’t let your guard down,” Nagi Nishijo still prepared to fire on Zhong Baiyou.

But Seiji, who had previously agreed with Qi Ming, kept finding excuses to prevent her from attacking.

Qi Ming was about to take Mayumi away from the battlefield when Litgarudon, as if drawn by some force, lunged toward Zhong Baiyou.

“It wants to absorb my energy?” Zhong Baiyou released the [Splitting Beam] again, but it could not restrain Litgarudon’s movement.

Litgarudon was no weakling like Fumig—it was at least B-class in normal form, and in the original series, it held its own against Strong Diaga.

“We can’t fight here—Mayumi could be crushed by Litgarudon at any moment.”

Qi Ming wasn’t used to crawling on four legs, so he used his low-energy teleportation again, aiming to lure Litgarudon away.

“Roar!” The next moment, the roar of a motorcycle echoed, causing Mayumi, still dazed after regaining her soul, to blink with sudden focus.

Kishida: “Who is this, daring to ride a motorcycle into such a dangerous zone?!”

A man in black clothing rode his motorcycle onto the battlefield.

He scooped Mayumi onto the back seat and sped away from the fight.

“Alive Taku? First time seeing him.” Qi Ming, seeing Mayumi out of danger, relaxed.

It was rather disillusioning—in the original Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna series, Taku was always a ghost born from unyielding posthumous will.

But in this absurd world, he was actually alive.

“He might not live long, though. Though Gazo won’t appear, according to Ultraman Dyna, the real killer of Taku was a monster called ‘Gu Huo Niao’…”

“Forget it—deal with the immediate threat first.”

Zhong Baiyou released its soul-absorbing beam again, but as it struck Litgarudon, Qi Ming sensed chaos within—it couldn’t locate the three astronauts.

“I need to awaken their dormant consciousness.” Thinking this, Qi Ming gestured with a claw toward Seiji inside the Flying Eagle II.

Seiji understood and said: “Megumi, send the families’ data of the three astronauts into the computer aboard Jupiter Three.”

After Megumi complied, Litgarudon, which had been advancing, suddenly erupted in sparks and began moving strangely.

Zhong Baiyou, using its soul-absorbing beam on Litgarudon, clearly sensed changes within it.

The power of familial love awakened the dormant consciousness of the three astronauts.

But it wasn’t enough—it needed one final spark.

Half a minute later, Director Yin of TPC Security arrived at the battlefield with several others.

An elderly woman with white hair, a beautiful young wife, a young elementary school child.

They were the families of the three astronauts.

“Though I have no authority to know the Victory Team’s exact battle plan, your loved ones are trapped inside that monster.”

“They are fighting desperately, just as TPC fights to protect Earth.”

“Come on—cheer them on.”

(End of Chapter)