Chapter 388: 383 Qi Ming Hero Saves Beauty

"Sss, this ship has become so intelligent it dares to ambush?"

Feeling the searing pain on his back, Qi Ming turned to look at the Barak ship rising from the sea.

The culprit behind the disappearances in the Antarctic waters had appeared—Qi Ming now had to face three at once.

He was already at a disadvantage fighting one, and now the enemy kept adding more power.

In that moment, a phrase flashed through Qi Ming's mind—"Love flows to those who lack nothing, suffering flows to those who can endure it."

It was truly unbearable.

Forcing back the pain, Qi Ming immediately rolled aside, continuing to dodge the assaults from Lei Qiu and Dai Dai Xima.

He turned to face the Barak ship, thinking: If I can't break through those two powerful foes, can't I at least destroy this ghost ship built by humans?

As he charged his light blade, he used his Ultra Eye to scan for its weaknesses.

But as soon as he saw it, he froze his attack.

Inside the Barak ship, he saw the Malte people from Ultraseven frantically typing at a keyboard, and a middle-aged man unconscious and bound to a table—the captain of the missing Nihonmaru.

So in this world, it was the Malte people manipulating the Barak ship!

You can't even beat me head-on, and now you're using hostages?

After this incident, I'll kill your entire family!

"Boom." The next moment, the nearby ice mountain cracked open, revealing a colossal object within its belly.

It was a fully silver-white mechanical dragon.

Qi Ming: "!"

Again?!

He recognized it—this was the Cosmic Steel Dragon Gwamoo, which appeared in episode 35 of Ultraman Tiga, "The Sleeping Girl."

Like the Dai Dai Xima nearby, it was a biological weapon brought to Earth by the Dai Dai Xima Star System.

Fighting four at once, huh… Wait, this thing isn't moving—it's still in standby mode, not activated yet.

In the original Tiga series, the Dai Dai Xima Star System beings, after prolonged freezing, lost bodily function.

So they took over Team Member Lina's body, transformed into a small Dai Dai Xima, and fused onto Gwamoo's head to activate it.

"The enemy exposed this thing—meaning it's about to power up…" Qi Ming thought.

Qi Ming continued dodging attacks, having long abandoned the unrealistic notion of defeating all enemies alone.

His current strategy: hold these powerful foes here, let his teammates break the deadlock.

"Luckily, Dark Tiga has no time limit—come on, I can elbow you all day!" Qi Ming refused to show weakness.

The next moment, Lei Qiu's eyes shifted from red to blue.

Qi Ming: "Damn."

The ice-form Lei Qiu was far more terrifying than the fire-form.

Once engulfed by its freezing breath, you'd turn to ice—no external force could break the freeze, and you'd be frozen to death.

One misstep now meant utter ruin.

Qi Ming fixed his gaze on Lei Qiu's movements, walking a tightrope as he maneuvered against the three monsters, his Color Timer flashing faster and faster.

Suddenly, he sensed a spiritual fluctuation like that of the Kiliailode people.

"Spirit? Are the Dai Dai Xima Star System beings about to possess a human to activate the Cosmic Steel Dragon? Its location is… the underwater base just now!" Qi Ming realized: "Hui Mei is targeted!"

"Shhh! Shhh!" The next moment, two blue energy spheres descended from the sky, striking Lei Qiu and Dai Dai Xima.

"Crack!" Sparks flew—the defense-heavy Lei Qiu staggered visibly, clearly injured by the hit.

That blue sphere was—Agul's 【Reckoner】!

The next instant, a blue giant descended from the sky, shaking the glaciers and sending snow mist flying.

Agul, the Ultra Warrior, appeared!

Qi Ming had successfully held out until reinforcements arrived.

"Took you long enough," Agul nodded to Dark Tiga.

Agul in V2 form possessed B-Dian-level power—the strongest single combatant on the field!

"Xiang Xiang Tenggong, watch that giant crab—don't let its icy mist hit you. The Malte people are piloting the Barak ship, and they're holding hostages."

"I'll handle this. I'm going to stop the Cosmic Steel Dragon's revival."

After briefly laying out the essentials, Qi Ming used his last energy to teleport.

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Meanwhile, in the submarine base's command room, Hui Mei gripped the Victory Hyper Gun, eyes locked on the door.

The moment a half-fishman appeared there, she'd fire—six half-fish soldiers had already fallen to her shots.

No monsters had shown up for a full minute.

"Are they all gone…" Just as she relaxed slightly, that chilling laugh echoed again through the command room.

"Who's there!" Hui Mei scanned the room.

The next moment, a ghostly figure with a large head and eyes, and a tiny body, appeared before her.

Without hesitation, Hui Mei pulled the trigger—but the laser passed straight through it.

Physical attacks were useless against spirits.

"A ghost!" Hui Mei realized.

"How rude," the ghostly figure said. "We, the Dai Dai Xima Star System beings, are far nobler than you humans."

Hui Mei shot back: "You want to invade others' homelands, yet dare to speak of nobility?"

The Dai Dai Xima spirit continued:

"You humans only hinder Earth's progress. Your existence only rots this planet."

"Stop struggling. Give me your body."

"I'll use it to revive myself, activate Gwamoo, and reshape your world."

Hui Mei stepped backward slowly, trying to buy time with words: "Why me?"

The Dai Dai Xima spirit let out a strange laugh:

"Because the intel mentioned you're close to the Ultra warriors fighting outside."

"With your body, they'll be powerless, ha ha."

The next moment, a cold voice sounded behind the Dai Dai Xima spirit: "You're right—I'm very close to Hui Mei. We're sworn brothers, no blood relation."

Simultaneously, Hui Mei's tense face broke into a look of delight.

"What?!" The Dai Dai Xima spirit whirled around—and saw Dark Tiga, human-sized, standing behind it.

From its angle, under the dim emergency lights, Dark Tiga's silhouette radiated an eerie, terrifying aura, leaving its mind blank.

"Help!" The next instant, it scrambled away in panic—this ghostly presence had been terrified by something even more horrifying: Dark Tiga.

"Running?" Qi Ming's hand shot out—though immune to lasers, the Dai Dai Xima spirit was seized by Dark Tiga.

"Help… let go, let go!" The Dai Dai Xima spirit struggled desperately.

I've lain low on Earth for so many years—how could I end here?!

Qi Ming sneered: "I heard a bit of what you said—again, humans don't deserve to live on Earth, so you invade? I'm sick of this disgusting excuse!"

The next moment, Qi Ming lunged, tearing the Dai Dai Xima spirit in half, erasing it utterly.

With its sudden demise, the Cosmic Steel Dragon remained locked in standby.

"Qi Ming…," Hui Mei stared at the figure who had once again appeared at the critical moment, saving her life.

"I'm here, it's over. Above, Xiang Xiang Tenggong is holding off the three monsters—they can't touch him."

He deactivated his transformation, leaned against a table, and gasped heavily.

The next moment, the lights brightened, the red emergency lights fading.

Qi Ming blinked: "What's going on? After eliminating the ghost, the supernatural weakened, reality strengthened—this place suddenly feels… normal?"

Hui Mei pulled out her beeping communicator, eyes bright with joy: "It's Gagula and Agamus—they've reached Area D7! The mainframe's been rebooted—we've regained control of the base!"

She immediately sat at the main console, her slender fingers flying across the keyboard.

Nuclear missile launch protocol—terminated!

Antarctic Light Shield—disengaged!

"Now the main force outside can come in!" Hui Mei extended her hand for a high-five.

"Perfect—we can finally counterattack!" Under the mood, Qi Ming didn't hesitate—he reached out and slapped her hand.

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