Chapter 266: 262 Qi Ming

'Ha!'

At this critical moment, Qi Ming abandoned the battered Bi Zuom and delivered a flying kick, sending Dark Mephisto sprawling aside.

'I found the core of its regenerative cells!' Meanwhile, on Fly Yan II, Kishida shouted as he marked the location on his screen.

'Perfect, watch this!' Yamaguchi pulled the control lever, adjusted the angle, and fired the fully charged Texas beam straight into Kutora!

'Shhh!' The regenerative cell core was pierced; Kutora's body disintegrated into particles, utterly dead.

A green light point was sucked into the Ultraman Arbitrary Key and transformed by Qi Ming into 1 Star Gift.

'Daring to attack me directly? Admirable courage.' End Mephisto, struck on the chest by Ultraman Gaiya V2's flying kick, instantly recovered.

Goroji emitted a chilling voice: 'You've indeed grown stronger than before, but as a being of light, you have no chance here.'

Before he finished speaking, he appeared instantly before Ultraman Gaiya and swept his leg horizontally toward Ultraman Gaiya's waist.

Qi Ming crouched swiftly to evade, then lashed out his right leg in a sharp kick aimed at Dark Mephisto's knee.

Though slightly delayed, Dark Mephisto used his speed advantage to leap away from Ultraman Gaiya's counterattack, flipping midair and delivering a powerful dark-energy kick toward Ultraman Gaiya's head.

Ultraman Gaiya raised his left arm to block, but the force was too great—he was sent sliding dozens of meters backward, leaving two deep grooves in the ground beneath his feet.

'No good, it's still too much for him.' Aizumi Makoto felt hollow inside as he watched Ultraman Gaiya being overwhelmed by End Mephisto.

He wanted to fire a laser to support Qi Ming, but lacked the courage, so he turned instead to help Fly Yan II restrain Bi Zuom.

'Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!' Dark Mephisto's attacks on Ultraman Gaiya came like a storm, each blow carrying destructive power.

Though Qi Ming barely blocked most strikes, he was still forced into steady retreat.

This astonished Goroji—he couldn't immediately subdue a foe clearly weaker than himself.

'Let's see how long you can hold out.' Dark Mephisto attacked again, launching a midair flying kick toward Ultraman Gaiya's face.

Qi Ming blocked with his right arm; Dark Mephisto twisted his waist, swung his left leg, and knocked Ultraman Gaiya down.

It was a double flying kick!

'Tiring struggles, aren't they? Let me make it easier for you!' End Mephisto pressed forward, thrusting his right leg forward to finish Ultraman Gaiya off.

But Ultraman Gaiya seized the opening, flipping up violently, blocking the kick with his left hand while delivering a heavy right punch to Mephisto's chest.

As Mephisto staggered back, Ultraman Gaiya swept his right leg low, then used a single-leg stance to deliver two rapid kicks, forcing End Mephisto to retreat.

'You actually...' Though this blow did nothing to End Mephisto, Goroji remained incredulous.

This guy still had the strength to counterattack!

'Roar!' Zorim's head in the sky spat fire again at Ultraman Gaiya; Qi Ming had to dodge.

Dark Mephisto seized the chance, lunging forward with a straight punch to Ultraman Gaiya's chest.

'It's hard enough one-on-one, and now they're ganging up on him.' Emi couldn't help but worry for Qi Ming.

The next instant, a massive figure materialized out of thin air beneath Fly Yan II and grabbed it.

It was Kosam, who had escaped earlier!

After stabilizing his injuries, Kosam used a space teleportation device to transport himself to the coordinates of the planet-destroying bomb—directly beneath Fly Yan II.

'That guy—he wants to steal the bomb and use it to blow up Earth!' Emi said.

Fly Yan II fired its engines at full power, trying to break free.

Kosam crushed all of Fly Yan II's thrusters, stripping it of all propulsion.

At the critical moment, Ultraman Gaiya arrived, extending his light sword once more to force Kosam back.

Qi Ming caught the grounded Fly Yan II and gently set it down.

'Don't get in my way. I'm only here to reclaim my bomb and use it to destroy Earth—it has nothing to do with you,' Kosam said, watching Ultraman Gaiya shield Fly Yan II behind him.

Qi Ming: 'To speak of destroying Earth before the Light of Earth? Admirable courage.'

He wasn't surprised by Kosam's arrival; rather, he'd been waiting for him, holding back his final card until now.

'That voice—you're the former Slan alien!'

Kosam instantly recognized him—he was the enemy who had ruined his plans before.

He stopped talking and launched a solidified telekinetic attack toward Ultraman Gaiya, which Qi Ming blocked with his raised arm.

'Your popularity is terrible—so many want you dead.' End Mephisto arrived leisurely.

To Goroji, Qi Ming inside Ultraman Gaiya was already a dead man.

Even one-on-one, he could barely defend against my attacks and offer no effective counter, let alone with three other enemies circling him.

From the sky's wormhole, the beast Zorim had already revealed a large portion of its neck; Bi Zuom appeared to Ultraman Gaiya's right, completely cutting off his escape route.

Claude spoke coldly: 'Those annoying flies can't fly anymore. No one can save you. Die alone!'

End Mephisto stepped forward: 'The light fused with you is a fine thing. I'll devour your power and become a more perfect being. Be the stepping stone on my path to the throne of the world.'

End Mephisto, Bi Zuom, Kosam, the beast Zorim.

Watching Ultraman Gaiya surrounded by these four terrifying entities, Aizumi Makoto felt utterly hopeless.

It was still impossible.

Even Qi Ming, who had always been invincible, couldn't win a battle with not even a shred of hope from the start.

At the very end… as Aizumi's heart sank to its lowest point, Qi Ming's voice echoed in his mind.

It was telepathy.

'Watch closely, Aizumi Makoto—the moment of the Ultraman's victory!'

Aizumi snapped his head up.

Victory?

In this situation, even escape was impossible—Qi Ming still wanted to win?

Ultraman Gaiya raised both arms; blue light coalesced between his palms.

He brought his hands down, his entire body blazing with crimson light.

'Look! Ultraman Gaiya's changed again—this time it's obvious!' Emi, stepping out of Fly Yan II's cockpit, exclaimed.

Ultraman Gaiya's shoulders and legs turned black and blue like Agul's; his body grew even more massive than before.

Ultraman Gaiya SV, appear!

'You actually!' This transformation shocked End Mephisto.

In his perception, Ultraman Gaiya now radiated energy several times greater than before—equal to his own!

He could still grow stronger!

Bi Zuom felt fear and dared not advance.

'Perfect—this is the feeling. We can win!'

Qi Ming felt the surging energy within his body; for the first time, he held absolute conviction of victory.

He looked at the Ultraman Arbitrary Key—the display read:

Ultraman Gaiya Ultraman.

Integration: 80%.

Rating: A-class.

A-class!

Supreme Ultraman Gaiya—Qi Ming's first A-class!

'What good is great power if humans show no reflection or remorse!' Kosam stepped forward.

'Knowledge creates civilization; civilization creates power; power leads to war!'

'Only total annihilation can stop you humans from carrying your sins into the universe!'

In the original plot, facing Kosam's accusations, Rishii offered various defenses, saying that though humans hadn't treated Earth well, many were striving to make amends—please trust humanity.

But Qi Ming…

He was willing to patiently guide his ally Fujimiya, but not waste words on a dying man.

Qi Ming smiled lightly: 'Preaching moral lessons is dull and boring. Let's use violence instead.'

The next instant, Ultraman Gaiya SV shot forward like lightning, closing the distance to Kosam and smashing his right fist, blazing with heat, into Kosam's chest.

This devastating blow sent Kosam flying backward, crashing hard into a distant mountainside, kicking up dust and shattered rock.

He couldn't withstand Ultraman Gaiya's power.

'Cough… cough…' Kosam struggled to rise, pain burning through his chest as if scorched by flame.

He looked down—his armor was cracked and beginning to shatter.

'This… how is this possible!' Kosam's voice trembled with shock and fear.

This guy… is that strong!

End Mephisto, sensing Kosam wasn't his ally, didn't move to assist.

He merely watched, waiting to gauge Ultraman Gaiya SV's true strength.

'Shhh!' Qi Ming gave Kosam no chance to recover—he flashed forward, raised his left leg, and delivered a high kick straight to Kosam's head.

'Bang!'

Kosam's body was kicked airborne again, crashing heavily to the ground.

This was pure domination.

'Great power is the source of destruction—you Earthlings are beyond salvation, you must…' Kosam struggled to stand, trying to speak again.

Qi Ming cut him off coldly: 'Your foul mouth is annoying. I'll make it shut forever.'

The next instant, photon energy gathered in Ultraman Gaiya's right fist, igniting it in crimson fire.

Qi Ming closed in on Kosam and struck his head with full force.

This was Ultraman Gaiya SV's ultimate technique: Photon Punch!

In the blinding light, Kosam's head was struck.

It stiffened slightly, then its life vanished; its body shattered instantly, spraying in all directions.

Kosam, confirmed dead.

"So strong—this is insane! Completely on another level compared to just now!"

Aichan Cheng in the Fly Yan No. 1 cockpit nearly jumped out of his seat, his heart racing from the miraculous counterattack.

No wonder Team Member Qi Ming looked so confident—he actually possessed such immense power.

They can win! The Ultrawarriors can win!

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