Chapter 304: 300 Ultraman Gaiya

'Whoosh!'

Seeing a giant of equal size appear, Balisbub immediately switched targets, knowing he must deal with him first.

'Whoosh!' Balisbub extended his venomous tail and stabbed toward Ultraman Orb, but Kai, having been warned by Gagula, remained alert and sidestepped the strike in time.

He then immediately gathered his energy, clasped his hands together, and unleashed his ultimate technique—【Orbital Light】!

But Kai, in his second transformation, was clearly completely unaccustomed to Ultraman combat; he couldn't withstand the intense recoil of the beam, and the brilliant light veered wildly, missing Balisbub entirely and instead scorching the nearby Gaoshan.

This made Qi Ming wonder: had Kai skipped the 【Newbie Tutorial】?

Gagula, sweating profusely, shouted: "What are you doing? Stand firm!"

Qi Ming also barked: "Don't unleash your beam randomly! The best moment to use your ultimate technique is when the enemy is immobilized, unable to escape, or has exposed a weakness!"

Gagula beside him: "?"

Since when did you start giving advice?

But what he said made sense—this guy was just a poor soul targeted by Balisbub, so how did he know all this?

Upon hearing this, Kai's brain seemed to freeze for an instant.

Immobilize the enemy? Make them unable to escape?

Then why not first weaken the monster with a beam, then finish it off with another?

Yeah, that's the plan!

The next moment, he bent his knees, stabilized his stance with a horse stance, and fired the beam again.

The intent behind the Orbital Light was obvious; Balisbub immediately blocked it with his right claw, sparks flying from the impact.

"Good!" Gagula cheered.

Qi Ming shook his head: "That's not good—your high-energy ultimate beam missed the vital spot and got blocked. He's at a huge disadvantage. After two consecutive beams, he's definitely drained."

At these words, Gagula's face turned pale.

Seeing himself hurt, Balisbub roared in fury, condensed energy, and launched a fireball toward Orb.

Orb was still in the recovery phase when the fireball struck him, sending him crashing to the ground, his Color Timer flashing urgently.

The next instant, Orb's body dissolved into light, reverting to Kai, who lay on the ground convulsing in pain.

Witnessing this iconic scene firsthand, Qi Ming didn't know what to say.

Whatever. It's his first battle—ineptitude is understandable.

No one is born a qualified warrior; everyone must grow through experience.

After defeating Orb, Balisbub turned toward Qi Ming, glaring menacingly.

In the original plot, that Balisbub flew away after knocking Kai out of his transformation, with zero follow-up instinct.

But this Balisbub had no intention of finishing him off either—it planned to settle scores with Qi Ming.

"We have to retreat for now," Gagula said, preparing to drag Qi Ming and Kai away.

"I won't refuse a gift handed to me," Qi Ming said, shaking his head as he took a deep breath.

The next instant, he charged straight at Balisbub, leaving the giant fly stunned.

What's going on? Didn't you just see me defeat a ten-meter-tall giant?

Yet instead of fleeing in fear, you're charging at me?

Gagula also thought Qi Ming was suicidal.

He watched in shock as Qi Ming dodged Balisbub's slashing claw, stepped on its knee joint to launch himself upward, then spun and delivered a full-power punch straight to Balisbub's head.

"Boom!" Balisbub crashed heavily to the ground. Gagula stared blankly, questioning his entire existence.

A human, bare-handed, had taken down a ten-meter-tall monster?

Are the inhabitants of this planet that physically superior?

"You… who exactly are you?" Gagula asked, recalling how Qi Ming hadn't fled but calmly stood beside him watching the giant battle.

"I'm Qi Ming, a passing archaeologist," Qi Ming gasped after landing, while the fallen Balisbub continued twitching uncontrollably.

Archaeologist?

This made Gagula wonder if he'd misheard.

"Then… how did you do that?"

"How? As long as humans train hard, taking down one or two monsters is no problem," Qi Ming said, overwhelming fatigue washing over him, making him dizzy.

Damn it, I can't hold on much longer…

He quickly told Gagula: "I'm about to collapse—finish this thing off yourself."

Gagula nodded. Though he still had many doubts, he understood the priority was to ensure this Balisbub's life functions ceased completely.

He drew his "Serpent Heart Sword" and approached Balisbub—then, in the next instant, chaos erupted.

A white sphere covered in black patterns descended from the sky, releasing green lasers toward everyone below.

Kai, Qi Ming, and Gagula were all within its attack range.

This thing… is Sphaira!

The white sphere the Miraculous alien mentioned—【capable of merging with rock】—was indeed Sphaira.

It was a terrifying organism; normally only about five meters in size, but capable of assimilating with any organic or inorganic matter.

Since arriving in this chaotic universe, Qi Ming had encountered countless monsters, hyper-beasts, alien beasts, negative-energy monsters, disc creatures—but never once had he seen Sphaira from Ultraman Dyna.

He'd wondered where Sphaira had gone, why it hadn't teamed up with Agamus—turns out it was active in the same star region as 【Prime Origin】.

What was it doing here? Was it here because 【Prime Origin】 had its own nemesis, Dyna?

"Sphaira!" Gagula recognized the white sphere: "All mission targets have appeared."

Qi Ming froze. He grabbed the immobilized Kai and ducked behind a rock with Gagula: "Mission targets?"

With urgency pressing, Gagula summarized the critical details.

After receiving Orb's power, O50 had issued Kai his first mission.

Two objectives: stop the mad scientist Dr. Caiqi from further spreading puppet viruses across the universe.

And eliminate all Sphaira in this star region.

The mission stated Sphaira was searching for a 【Red Ball】 capable of granting any wish—and they must destroy it before it was found.

Qi Ming stood frozen.

A Red Ball that could grant any wish…

Was it the one from the Ultraman Ultraman Gaiya movie 【Superspatial Clash】?

Could a few kids shouting a few words summon a monster capable of overpowering Ultraman Gaiya V2?

Was it currently in this star region? Why was Sphaira searching for it?

Was it planning to use its ability to assimilate with anything and merge with the Red Ball?

The thought alone was horrifying.

And… O50 in this world was truly heartless!

Sending a rookie like Kai to face both Dr. Caiqi's Balisbub army and a Sphaira horde, while also watching out for chain reactions triggered by the Red Ball.

Was this even humanly possible?

'Shhh!' At that moment, Sphaira located the three hiding behind the rock and fired a laser that shattered it.

The powerful shockwave blasted them away. Qi Ming rolled upon hitting the ground, pulled out his Victory Hyper Gun, set it to maximum power, and fired at Sphaira.

"Boom!" Struck, Sphaira wobbled and landed on the ground, merging with the rocks below.

The next instant, the rocks transformed—revealing a colossal spider-like creature before their eyes.

Sphaira had assimilated with the rock—this was its composite beast, 【Darambir】!

This size was far beyond what a human-form Qi Ming could handle.

Sensing the creature's malice, Kai, trembling, pulled out his Sacred Sword again from his chest and struggled to speak: "Gagula, take him away—I'll hold it off…"

Qi Ming grabbed his hand: "Don't push yourself. This is way too much for a rookie. Leave it to me, your 'senior.'"

With that, he pressed the button, and the core of the Arbitrary Key rose.

"What is this…?" Kai blinked.

As he rotated the dial, the silhouette of Ultraman Tiga appeared.

Ultraman Tiga.

Integration: 30%.

Rating: C-class.

"This is…" Gagula, watching closely, realized something.

"I should still be able to hold on… Whatever. Even if I pass out, my instincts will still eliminate all enemies," Qi Ming rubbed his head.

The next instant, Qi Ming slammed his palm onto the dial—light erupted, and a giant of crimson, silver, and violet intertwined appeared in a flash of radiance, standing before 【Darambir】.

Ultraman Tiga, appear!

Kai stared, murmuring: "Senior…"

At that moment, Gagula's astonishment reached its peak: "So… he's also an Ultraman warrior."

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