Chapter 321

The eastern horizon flushed with a faint, pale white, like a wound sliced open by a sharp blade, seeping out thin light.

Watching the brightening sky outside the window, the imprisoned Agamus grew increasingly restless.

What was the situation outside? Was the war about to begin?

But he was being watched so closely by General Raigo's men that he couldn't act according to his plan at all.

The next moment, intense commotion suddenly erupted outside the door.

"Who are you? How did you get in!"

"He's an alien, no!"

"Thud!"

After a brief scuffle, the guards outside let out screams, and then there was silence.

Agamus's heart tightened. What happened? Could it be that General Raigo had found someone to pose as an alien to silence him?

The next moment, the door to his room was kicked open, and a green figure appeared before him.

This creature was extremely abstract, its entire body green, with a long tentacle growing from each shoulder and a machete in its hand.

It was the green alien, Alien Taliolister, an evil existence from the penultimate episode of *Ultraman Taro*, "Stealing the Ultra Life," who had killed the kind Alien Miracule to seize Earth data.

It pointed its machete at Agamus:

"With so many people serving and protecting you outside, you must be a high-ranking official of this planet."

"Quick, take me to the Tree of Life and tell me how to use its fruit to enhance my power!"

To invade Earth, Alien Taliolister would not miss any opportunity to grow stronger.

Agamus: "..."

So it was a real alien. This must be the "extraterrestrial force" from the recent intelligence reports that wanted to fish in troubled waters. It had actually found him and saved him.

A glimmer of hope in the darkness.

"Fine, no problem, I'll take you," Agamus smiled.

As long as he could step out of this prison that blocked all communications, he would be free!

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The morning sun finally rose above the horizon; the moment for the all-out attack had arrived.

Bemular and Vakishim fired their missiles in unison, bombarding the city where the people of Planet Kanon gathered, putting lives on the line.

In the secret grounds, Queen Amaterasu pressed her palms together, chanting incantations with piety.

"Great spirit of the tree, mysterious source of life."

"Awaken, devour my flesh, drink my blood dry."

"Become one with me!"

Her aura grew increasingly powerful, her entire being becoming more radiant, until she suddenly expanded.

The next moment, a golden barrier rose, blocking those attacks.

"Roar!"

"Woo!"

At this moment, Queen and the Balibes reacted violently, their entire bodies trembling.

They realized—their fated nemesis had appeared!

A fifty-meter-tall giant emerged; its silver body was covered in streamlined golden armor, shimmering with cold radiance in the morning light, with long golden crests extending from the sides of its head, resembling a symbol of royal authority.

The guardian of Planet Kanon, the 【War Deity】, had arrived!

"It's the War Deity!"

"It's Queen Amaterasu!"

The people, who had huddled together in terror facing the threat of the super-beasts, were all invigorated, breaking into smiles.

This was the legend passed down through generations on Planet Kanon, the invincible god who would surely dispel the dark clouds above them and lead them to a peaceful life.

Dr. Saiki, inside the spaceship, also smiled.

The target had finally appeared.

Queen, standing on the mountain peak, issued an order, and the Balibes commanded the two super-beasts to advance.

In response, the War Deity gathered the energy of the golden shield on her wrist, tightened the gem on her forehead, and fired a green beam.

Farihad Beam!

Also released from the forehead, the power of this strike seemed three parts stronger than the Emerium Beam.

The two super-beasts were knocked down instantly, and the two Balibes retreated in terror upon seeing the power of this strike.

Although it was her first transformation, the memories inherited in her bloodline taught Queen Amaterasu how to mobilize the energy of this body!

Dr. Saiki looked at this scene with a smile, and his robot, Padiell, asked if he should now recover the fruit of the Tree of Life.

Dr. Saiki: "Although that fruit can neutralize the puppet poison, let's focus our energy on dealing with the War Deity first."

The next moment, the two Balibes lunged at her, and Queen Amaterasu responded with keen agility, holding her own even against two opponents.

The combat consciousness of past War Deities was awakening in her mind!

But being inherited consciousness, her lack of experience was exposed when the two Balibes engaged her in close-quarters combat, forcing her to retreat repeatedly.

Yet when she counterattacked, the two Balibes dared not meet her head-on—her stats were simply too high compared to theirs.

Meanwhile, a massive green figure appeared at the base of the Tree of Life.

It was the 【Alien Taliolister】.

He gazed at the distant battlefield: "Very well, fight amongst yourselves; the fruit of the Tree of Life will be all mine."

This was the best opportunity.

"Alien Taliolister, you really were here for the fruit of the Tree of Life, I've been waiting for you!" A low shout rang out as he grew to giant size.

Alien Miracule had also grown to giant size; after settling the family that had taken Qi Ming to Planet Ruri, he had come to Planet Kanon to investigate in secret, aiming to stop Alien Taliolister from using the data he had investigated to invade Earth.

He wanted to protect the Earth he loved, and the girl Aoyama Emi who lived on it!

"Shut up, don't ruin my good deed!" Alien Taliolister shouted.

"I won't let you succeed!" Alien Miracule charged forward.

"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!" Alien Taliolister had to temporarily give up on picking the fruit of the Tree of Life to deal with him first.

The battle here also caught the attention of many Kanonians:

"Look, what's going on? There are two aliens under the Tree of Life!"

"Why are they fighting? Are they both trying to snatch the Tree of Life and need to eliminate the competition? Don't be afraid, Queen Amaterasu will surely protect us."

Wu Cang also noticed the struggle between the two aliens, but he quickly turned his gaze back to Queen Amaterasu.

A sudden change occurred on the battlefield; the two Balibes, seeing they couldn't win in a frontal assault, changed tactics.

The two super-beasts that had been knocked over stood up under the control of the Balibes, firing missiles continuously at the city where the people of Planet Kanon were gathered, putting them in mortal danger.

Seeing this, Queen Amaterasu activated her golden protective barrier again, blocking the missiles.

But the problem was...

Her barrier didn't seem to cover herself—this was the consequence of lacking combat experience.

Bemular, seeing this, bombarded the War Deity who was left exposed.

To protect her people, she had to maintain the barrier without letting go, enduring the pain.

Wu Cang, watching nervously from below, looked pained: "Queen, what are you doing? Why are you protecting them so desperately?"

He seemed to have forgotten that he could transform and had the ability to help her. He just watched the battle from the sidelines.

"Boom!" The War Deity, having been bombarded continuously for nearly half a minute, finally collapsed.

"Queen Amaterasu!" General Raigo, who had always felt Queen Amaterasu wasn't up to the task, clenched his hands upon seeing this.

Had she lost? Had the War Deity lost to the Balibes!

But she had only refrained from fighting back to protect her people!

Seeing the War Deity unable to move, Dr. Saiki's eyes lit up: "It's time!"

If he injected her with the puppet poison now, his plan would be complete!

On the other side, Alien Miracule had also been knocked to the ground by Alien Taliolister.

"Trying to be a hero, are you!" Alien Taliolister stepped on Alien Miracule's chest, his machete shimmering with cold light.

"I'll finish you off now, and then I'll kill those Earthlings you like so much, and let them accompany you down below!"

With that, Alien Taliolister prepared to decapitate Alien Miracule.

But the next moment, he suddenly shuddered and looked up at the sky.

The intuition forged by long-term terrorist activities gave him a reaction at this moment.

A killing intent was descending from beyond the sky, locking onto him, ready to unleash a thunderous blow.

Queen and the two Balibes also looked up; that killing intent didn't just shroud Alien Taliolister, but them as well.

Queen, in particular, tensed up, sensing that something terrifying was coming.

A "blue meteor" tore through the sky, crashing down with a roar that ripped through the atmosphere!

"Look, my friend, a high-energy lifeform has been detected there!" Dr. Saiki's robot, Padiell, shouted.

"What!" Dr. Saiki stood up.

There's another expert?

The blue stream of light suddenly unfolded its form as it neared the ground, its silver-purple giant's right leg ignited with fierce flames, kicking toward Alien Taliolister like a god's divine punishment!

It was Qi Ming, who had transformed and rushed over!

"That is..." Wu Cang stared in astonishment as he saw the figure in the blue light.

How could this be!

This giant was—Ultraman Cosmos!

"It's targeting me!" Seeing Cosmos kicking toward him, Alien Taliolister shuddered and hurriedly raised his machete to block.

"Boom!" The kick connected, and the violent kinetic energy shattered the weapon in an instant.

Cosmos's sole stomped heavily onto his chest, and Alien Taliolister's green body flew backward like a cannonball, dust billowing into the sky!

After the brilliance dissipated, the giant's upright figure appeared before everyone.

"A giant... Is this the giant of light that Sano said would come to support us!" General Raigo couldn't help but stand up.

"It really is Ultraman Cosmos," Wu Cang naturally knew this was Cosmos's 【Space Corona Mode】, but...

If he is Cosmos, then who am I?

"You..." Alien Miracule naturally knew the legend of the Ultra Warriors; he stared blankly at Cosmos, realizing he had saved him.

"You... who are you?" Alien Taliolister, amidst the dust, felt his life fading and asked his final question.

Cosmos's kick had shattered his vitals; he was a dead man.

"I am his friend from Earth," Qi Ming extended his arm and pulled Alien Miracule up.

"How is it possible... so strong." These were Alien Taliolister's final words.

The next moment, his life force extinguished, and he lay on the ground, unable to move again.

Struck by Qi Ming's descending kick, Alien Taliolister was confirmed dead.

A green light point drifted from his corpse and was absorbed by the Ultra Key.

【Access/Convert】.

Qi Ming chose to convert, and his Star Gift value reached 3 points.

"3+3... enough, I should be able to do it now," Qi Ming thought to himself.

"Your voice, it seems to be..." Alien Miracule, having recovered from his shock, looked at Cosmos.

Qi Ming nodded: "It's me. I'm the Victory Force member you saved before. I'm here, you'll be fine, step back and rest first."

"It's you!" Reminded of this, Alien Miracule was stunned beyond measure.

The person he had saved had now saved his life in return—good deeds truly are rewarded.

But the Earth's Victory Force is this fierce? There's an Ultra Warrior inside it.

"The situation here is very complicated, you're alone, I'm afraid..." Alien Miracule was very worried and wanted to stay and help.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not here to provide commentary; I'm here to start a massacre," Qi Ming glanced at Wu Cang on the ground, then at the fallen War Deity, and finally at Queen standing on the peak, saying slowly.

The air on Planet Kanon seemed to freeze at this moment, even the sound of the wind was frozen by this killing intent.

Wu Cang, who had been observing, finally confirmed that this giant was indeed Ultraman Cosmos, another Cosmos.

But why did the compassionate Cosmos exude such terrifying pressure?

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The fifth update is here.

Today I updated 16,000 words, breaking the record for this book and myself!

The "suppression" before the "explosion" is over. From here on, I will tell everyone why the *Origin of the First* arc will be the peak of this book!

Because Qi Ming is here!

Attached is a small easter egg, which counts as tomorrow's update content.

(End of chapter)