Chapter 3

Qi Ming speculated that because the watch only scanned the head of the Tiga statue that had been knocked off, the data it recorded was incomplete.

The Ultraman Tiga he transformed into was a defective version.

Not only could he not change types, but the transformation duration could only be maintained for one and a half minutes.

He had originally intended to finish off these three monsters here, but he had to change his strategy.

"Roar!" The three monsters, who had been beaten black and blue in the first round of confrontation, were suddenly boosted in morale after seeing the flashing color timer on Tiga's chest, and their killing instincts were triggered once again.

Time was tight, and Qi Ming charged toward the three monsters.

He held the Eye Slugger and performed a vertical downward stab followed by a reverse-blade wrist slash; Melba's left claw was almost chopped off.

He dodged past Melba, which was screaming in pain, and used a Vajra Fist Heavy to knock back Golza, which was following closely behind, then hugged his arms and used his elbows to knock it to the side.

The final Garula was chosen by him as his target.

Garula roared and fired an orange heat ray from the horn on its head to intercept Tiga.

Qi Ming rolled to the left to dodge, took the opportunity to lie on the ground to find a good shooting angle, combined his hands into an "L" shape, and released a simplified version of the 【Zeperion Ray】, firing it at Garula's throat, the only part not covered by hard skin.

"Bang!" The Zeperion Ray pierced through from the throat to the back of the head, Garula's body stiffened, and it fell heavily.

After releasing this 【Zeperion Ray】, Tiga's energy was nearly exhausted, and he could only maintain it for another ten seconds or so.

But Qi Ming did not retreat; instead, he advanced, assuming the ferocious posture of a predator, and approached Golza and Melba.

"Roar..." Melba retreated in terror.

Golza, also scared out of its wits, immediately used its hands and feet nimbly to dig into the ground, wanting to "rest in peace."

With Golza taking the lead, Melba immediately spread its wings, fled for its life, and flew toward the end of the horizon.

"They want to escape, chase them quickly!" Imaginary Saiwen, who was lying on the ground behind and holding on with his last breath, urged quickly.

Qi Ming thought to himself, Imaginary Saiwen couldn't possibly not understand what the red color timer on the chest meant; it seemed the habit of Moroboshi Dan always making unreasonable demands when he was captain was already beginning to show...

"It's a pity, but it can only end here for today. If I don't let them 'save face,' they'll have to let me 'save face'." Qi Ming placed the Eye Slugger back on top of Imaginary Saiwen's head.

The next moment, Tiga disappeared, like a trace of ink washed away by water.

He transformed back into Qi Ming.

Although he hadn't wiped out all the enemies, the crisis was temporarily resolved, and Imaginary Saiwen also ended his transformation.

"Is this what it feels like to transform to fifty meters and fight big monsters? It's more tiring than running a full marathon..." Qi Ming supported himself on the ground with one hand, panting slightly.

At the same time, the fallen Garula's body twitched several times before finally dying.

A fine blue light point floated up from its corpse and merged into the button on the top right of Qi Ming's watch.

A line of text appeared on the watch screen.

【Access/Conversion】.

"Access, is it like Tiga, recording Garula's DNA so I can transform into it in the future?"

"Then what is conversion? Seriously, can't you just give me a manual!"

In the end, Qi Ming hesitated and chose conversion.

Compared to Garula, which had obvious weaknesses and no special abilities, he tended to use this opportunity to explore the watch's functions.

After the selection was completed, the watch trembled slightly and then turned to the main control interface.

Star-Gifted Heavy: 3.

Insight: 1/5.

Qi Ming: "..."

No, to understand the meaning of these special terms, I have to find a manual.

Qi Ming was very confident; as long as he was given time, he would definitely be able to figure out the watch's functions—boys had a special talent for tinkering with machines.

But before that, there were more urgent matters.

Qi Ming tapped the top-left button again and used the watch to scan the fragments of the stone statues all over the ground.

He wanted to pull Tiga's integration from 30% to full, but he failed.

"Cannot access multiple targets simultaneously." This was the text prompt on the watch screen.

The three statues had been smashed to pieces; now the palm of this giant and the waist of another giant were stacked together, making it impossible for the watch to scan.

To scan, he had to wait for the fragments of these statues to be pieced together completely; this was a major project.

"Are you, the Ultraman from just now?" A weak voice came from behind.

Qi Ming turned his head and saw Moroboshi Dan, covered in wounds, leaning on a tree and looking at him.

"It's me, Captain Moroboshi Dan." Qi Ming went up to meet him.

He introduced himself, saying he came from another Earth, and asked if Imaginary Saiwen had any way to cross dimensions to send him back.

"You want to go back?" Moroboshi Dan's gaze was strange.

Qi Ming: "I don't have the habit of not returning home at night."

On the way from the bookstore to the Land of Tiga, he carefully recalled every little detail around him before "crossing over," thinking about where things had gone wrong.

The news he saw before going to sleep caught his attention—a blue luminous body descended on the Pacific Ocean surface, causing a deep-sea work submersible to lose contact... Why did it sound so much like 【The One】 from *Ultraman: The Next*?

Since he could cross over to this world, could the demons and monsters of this world also go to his side?

He had to go back and see what was going on.

Moroboshi Dan was silent for a moment: "Imaginary Saiwen no longer exists, take a look for yourself."

After saying this, he took out his Ultra Eye and wanted to force it on, but it was as if he was blocked by an invisible force.

Qi Ming hurriedly shouted to stop: "Don't, I know you're not in a good state right now, don't force yourself, stop!"

Before the words fell, the Ultra Eye in Moroboshi Dan's right hand burned up, and Moroboshi Dan also fell down heavily; Qi Ming hurriedly supported him.

The forced transformation failed, causing the Ultra Eye to self-destruct.

"There's no need to prove it this way, it's not like I absolutely have to see this world... Wait, maybe it's possible."

Holding a try-it-out mentality, Qi Ming used his watch to scan the scrapped Ultra Eye.

Immediately after, the watch's movement lifted, then the dial turned, and a black silhouette of Imaginary Saiwen appeared on the screen.

Ultraseven.

Integration: 45%.

Rating: B-Class.

It really worked!

Now he could also transform into Imaginary Saiwen; B-Class should be greater than C-Class, right? Was it because of the higher integration?

He turned the dial back to the left to the main control interface, and the numbers on it had changed.

Star-Gifted Heavy: 3.

Insight: 2/5.

It changed from 1 to 2, so this line referred to the number of types he could transform into?

Moroboshi Dan suddenly asked: "Qi Ming, now that you possess powerful power that can change the world, what do you want to do with it?"

He was a bit worried because Qi Ming hadn't gone through the slow process of struggle and precipitation; having suddenly obtained a powerful force, he feared he would get lost in it.

Qi Ming just said casually: "Help others and find joy in it within my capabilities."

Although he was only twenty-one, Qi Ming was not an ordinary college student; the several dangerous experiences he had gone through in the past made him confident that he could control this power.

This answer made Moroboshi Dan startle; after his brows furrowed slightly and then unfolded again, he said:

"As long as you search with your heart, you will definitely find the way home."

"I will also help; during this time, how about joining the GUTS team?"

"You need me, and I need you."

Thinking of the list of GUTS team members he saw in the book just now, Qi Ming looked troubled.

Facing Moroboshi Dan's eager gaze, he said reluctantly: "If it's a temporary job, I can try."

He also needed a place to stay and wanted to use TPC's scientific research power to find a way back.

Moroboshi Dan understood his meaning but didn't say much, wanting to slowly cultivate his sense of belonging.

"Captain, Captain! Are you..." At this moment, Soldier Shan Zhong and Kishida found them.

Seeing Qi Ming made both of them lose their focus.

The young man supporting the captain had a straight posture, a face like jade, and eyes like lacquer, looking like a celestial being.

This guy looks... looks so amazing!

"Who are you, and why are you here?" Soldier Shan Zhong was the first to react; there shouldn't be outsiders in this combat zone.

Qi Ming was a newcomer, and based on the principle that the more you say, the more you err, he wanted Moroboshi Dan, whose identity was more appropriate, to explain.

As a result, Moroboshi Dan waved his hand without saying a word, signaling to withdraw the team.

Qi Ming: "?"

Is this what you look like when you want me to join the GUTS team? This will make me look very suspicious.

This was the second shortcoming of Moroboshi Dan when he was captain—not knowing how to use white lies to ease the conflicts between team members.

In episode 14 of *Ultraman Lei Ou*, the MAC team sacrificed themselves one after another in a battle with a scorpion monster.

As a result, Moroboshi Dan did not allow the two elite team members who wanted to avenge their teammates to fight, forcibly ordering them to practice martial arts with Feng Jianyong.

This appearance of giving Feng Jianyong special treatment during wartime and using public personnel as private coaches just to help Feng Jianyong deal with the challenge and regain face also angered those two team members.

They took their anger out on Feng Jianyong, making Feng Jianyong, who was caught in the middle, kneel and beg, only to receive their cold eyes and angry scolding.

Everyone says Lei Ou is a tragic hero; in fact, if Moroboshi Dan, who was captain, knew how to be flexible, Feng Jianyong wouldn't have had to be so miserable...

Qi Ming had to speak up, saying he was a tourist visiting ancient sites, saw Moroboshi Dan's fighter jet crash, thought he couldn't ignore the hero protecting the Earth, rescued him from the cockpit, and brought him to a safe area.

Kishida shook his head: "You haven't received professional training, have you? Too reckless. Captain, is the injury serious?"

"I'm fine." As a result, Moroboshi Dan just took one step and staggered, almost falling.

"Captain, your leg!" Soldier Shan Zhong glared at Qi Ming: "You brat, what are you showing off for!"

Seeing that the respected captain was so heavily injured, he started speaking without thinking again.

Qi Ming: "?"

Is this thinking that my rescue method was improper and wanting to shift the blame for Moroboshi Dan's disability onto me?

Qi Ming smiled and retorted: "Why don't you shift the blame onto your mother and blame her for giving birth to you with problems?"

(End of chapter)