Chapter 547: 540

Seeing the murderous Daiesu alien raise his weapon, the Gabishyu inside the box shrieked desperately.

This sound made Mei Tian Xiang realize something, and she turned around abruptly to face the Daiesu alien.

Upon seeing the girl, the Daiesu alien froze.

At the sight of her, he was reminded of his own daughter who had died because of Gabishyu, and for a moment, he could not bring himself to pull the trigger.

Meanwhile, the four people called over by Mei Tian Tong saw the Daiesu alien pointing his weapon at Mei Tian Xiang and were shocked.

"Xiao Xiang!"

"Stop!"

"Who are you? Put that weapon down!"

The four of them immediately rushed forward to grapple with the Daiesu alien.

The Daiesu alien's physical prowess far exceeded that of an ordinary human; in the original series, he had easily handled Asuka and Ryo.

In this world, he managed to push Tian Rui and Xiao Wu to the ground in a matter of moments.

However, facing the combined assault of Zala and Lucia—two "extra-terrestrial powerhouses"—he was unable to hold his own, as he dared not fire his weapon and hurt them.

Finally, Zala delivered a heavy hand-strike to the Daiesu alien's shoulder, causing his body to go limp as he slowly lost consciousness.

Lucia: "That was close. What exactly was he trying to do?"

Zala: "Should we finish him off?"

Xiao Wu quickly said: "Wait. Based on my experience dealing with aliens, this one might not have any malicious intent."

The Meifurasu alien watching from the shadows: "..."

*He's talking about me, isn't he? *

Xiao Wu continued his analysis: "If he really wanted to kill this girl, he could have fired his weapon directly just now, but he didn't."

"And when we were fighting him, he didn't fire at us either."

Once this was pointed out, the others agreed it made sense.

Xiao Wu: "Let's observe a bit longer before jumping to conclusions. Whether human or alien, every life is precious."

"After all, Ultraman is an alien too."

"We've had cases like 'Kofu' and the 'Metz alien' before; until an extra-terrestrial visitor shows clear malice, we should exercise some restraint."

"The TPC should be arriving soon. Let's let them take a look when they get here."

The others agreed with his point of view.

Next, while comforting the frightened Mei Tian Xiang, they examined the Gabishyu in the box she was holding.

Lucia: "Are there animals like this on Earth?"

Although they were aliens, their knowledge was quite average, far inferior to that of Hikari or Tregear.

Tian Rui studied it for a while and shook his head: "No."

Xiao Wu: "Then it really must be an extra-terrestrial creature... Let's take a photo and send it to the TPC. Maybe they'll know."

Tian Rui was just about to do that.

But he soon discovered that, for some reason, the communication link was down.

It was probably due to the sweltering heat, and for some reason, he felt it getting hotter and hotter...

"Boom!"

The next moment, the ground shook violently. The mountain in the distance split apart, and scorching heat waves erupted from within, revealing a tower-like object to everyone's view.

Through the two seal-script characters on its body, its identity was obvious.

This was the same type of natural control machine as the previously appeared 【Tenkai】—the 【Enzan】!

While Tenkai was designed to create typhoons to sweep across the surface, its purpose was to raise global temperatures, melt glaciers, and submerge the land.

"What a huge thing! Was it hiding inside the mountain all this time?"

"Is it a monster? Did it cause this extreme heat?"

"Run!"

Even though their vehicle wasn't fixed yet, they couldn't worry about that now.

The orphanage director and teachers quickly gathered the children and led them toward the distance to get away from Enzan.

Some children who had just received Ultraman toys were reluctant: "Why are we afraid of a monster? Ultraman will appear to defeat it soon, right?"

Xiao Wu said: "That's right, Ultraman will certainly appear to deal with the monster."

"But Ultraman has his own tasks to attend to, and we have things we can do too."

"As long as we leave the battlefield, Ultraman won't have to be distracted by protecting us while he fights, and he'll be able to defeat the monster better. You don't want to cause trouble for the hero, do you?"

This convinced the children, and they followed the teachers down the mountain.

Tian Rui looked at Xiao Wu in surprise; he hadn't expected this guy to be so quick-witted.

Xiao Wu carried the unconscious Daiesu alien on his back and signaled for everyone to head down.

Mei Tian Xiang walked at the end of the line, clutching the box containing Gabishyu, while Mei Tian Tong kept a close eye on it.

But just halfway down the mountain, they found the path blocked by trees that had fallen during the earthquake.

"It seems... this is the only path..."

"There's no other way."

Xiao Wu set the Daiesu alien down on the ground and stepped forward to clear the branches, trying to open a path.

Inspired by him, even Mei Tian Tong, an ambitious child, came over to help.

"Hey, are you alright? You don't seem to handle the heat very well," Tian Rui said, looking at the sweat-drenched Xiao Wu, suspecting he might be suffering from heat cramps.

Xiao Wu wiped the sweat from his face, his hands never stopping: "I'm fine. I'm a believer in Ultraman; I won't go down that easily."

Mei Tian Xiang, standing at the end of the line, gripped the box holding Gabishyu tightly.

Suddenly, a flash of light—the box failed, it could no longer contain Gabishyu!

Gabishyu emerged from within, its body a size larger—it was beginning to recover!

"Ah!" Mei Tian Xiang was stunned to see her "friend" growing larger.

The next moment, Gabishyu emitted a blue beam from its eyes, enveloping itself and Mei Tian Xiang, and teleported away.

Meanwhile, because the ground was too hot due to the rapidly rising temperature, the unconscious Daiesu alien was scorched awake.

Seeing him stand up, Lucia and Zala immediately looked at him with wary eyes, their bodies tensed and ready to strike at any moment.

Xiao Wu, exhausted from moving the trees, was panting heavily. He said:

"You're not a bad person, are you? Otherwise, you would have just fired your weapon earlier."

"The situation is critical, there's a monster behind us. If you can, please help us out!"

The Daiesu alien tapped a device on his right hand, activating a simultaneous translator, and spoke in the local language: "Alright, I will help you."

He used his laser weapon to sweep the area, quickly clearing the fallen trees.

Everyone was surprised that the alien had actually helped; it seemed Xiao Wu was right, and he wasn't an evil alien after all.

Xiao Wu: "Great, let's escape together."

Daiesu alien: "The cage containing Gabishyu could fail at any moment. The priority now is to destroy it before that happens."

Tian Rui: "Gabishyu... is that the monster that was in the box earlier?"

The Daiesu alien spoke urgently:

"Gabishyu is a ferocious extra-terrestrial creature. It has claimed countless lives on Daiesu."

"After sealing it, we intended to banish it into a black hole, but we never expected it to escape to this Earth."

"Once it breaks free completely, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Mei Tian Tong realized the severity of the situation: "Gabishyu is with my sister."

But when he looked toward the end of the line, he was stunned.

Mei Tian Xiang, who had been carrying Gabishyu, was gone!

Did she get lost?!

Horror crept onto the Daiesu alien's face: "The cage must have failed. Gabishyu has kidnapped the girl; kidnapping hostages is its usual tactic!"

Thinking of his sister now under the threat of a ferocious monster, Mei Tian Tong panicked.

Tian Rui: "Do you have a way to find that monster?"

The Daiesu alien tapped the device on his hand: "I can track its location. I'll go save the girl!"

Xiao Wu: "I'm familiar with the terrain here. I'll go with you."

Tian Rui: "I'm going too!"

Lucia and Zala had intended to follow, but Tian Rui said they couldn't have too many people; they still had to look after and protect the other children from the orphanage and escort them down the mountain.

Xiao Wu: "You guys go ahead. We'll catch up with you after we save Xiao Xiang."

The orphanage director looked at Enzan in the distance and had no choice but to agree.

Mei Tian Tong followed as well. Xiao Wu understood his desire to protect his sister and agreed to let him follow, warning him not to get too close.

After running through the heat wave for five minutes, Xiao Wu began to sweat profusely, and his skin turned pale.

This sight gave Tian Rui a sense of foreboding; this looked like heat exhaustion.

"Hey, are you alright? Don't push yourself." Tian Rui's physical condition was slightly better, but he was also reaching his limit.

Xiao Wu stopped to catch his breath, his body limp but his gaze firm:

"I'm fine... Don't forget, I'm a believer in the Ultraman faith."

"When Ultraman faces a powerful enemy, even when covered in wounds and with his color timer flashing red, he never abandons the people he protects. I can't stop easily either."

"Ultraman?" The Daiesu alien behind them froze.

After learning about the "Ultraman" situation through the translator, he became excited: "Are you talking about the members of the Inter-Galactic Defense Force? Can you contact them?"

In the vast, boundless universe, the Inter-Galactic Defense Force of the Land of Light was like a shining lighthouse to countless law-abiding civilizations.

They were not only a symbol of order but also an existence revered and longed for in the hearts of the inhabitants of weak planets.