Chapter 547: 540

Seeing the Daisi aliens raise their guns with murderous intent, Gabishu inside the box screamed frantically.

This made Umeda Ka notice something, and she spun around sharply toward the Daisi aliens.

The moment she appeared before them, the Daisi alien froze.

At the sight of the girl, he thought of his daughter, dead because of Gabishu—and for a moment, he couldn’t bring himself to pull the trigger.

Meanwhile, the four people Umeda Tsu had called over saw the Daisi alien pointing his gun at Umeda Ka—and gasped in shock.

“Little Ka!”

“Stop!”

“Who are you? Put down your gun!”

The four immediately rushed forward and wrestled with the Daisi alien.

The Daisi alien’s physical strength far surpassed that of ordinary Earth humans; in the original series, he easily overpowered Asuka and Ryo.

In this world, he knocked down Tian Rui and Xiao Wu in an instant.

But facing the combined assault of Zara and Lucia, two “extraterrestrial Qiangzhe ,” he struggled to defend himself, unwilling to fire his weapon.

Finally, Zara delivered a sharp chop to the Daisi alien’s shoulder, causing him to slump and slowly lose consciousness.

Lucia: “That was close. What was he planning to do?”

Zara: “Should we kill him?”

Xiao Wu hurriedly said: “Wait—I’ve dealt with extraterrestrials before, and this one doesn’t seem to have ill intent.”

The Mefras alien watching secretly: “...”

“Dealt with extraterrestrials”? That’s me you’re talking about.

Xiao Wu continued: “If he truly wanted to kill this girl, he could’ve shot her outright just now—but he didn’t.”

“And during the fight with us, he never fired at us either.”

Hearing this, everyone agreed it made sense.

Xiao Wu: “Before we uncover the truth, let’s observe a bit longer. Every life—human or alien—is precious.”

“After all, Ultraman is also an alien.”

“We’ve had cases before—Kofu and Metz aliens—before they showed clear hostility toward extraterrestrial visitors, we should exercise restraint.”

“TPC’s people are on their way anyway. Let them take a look when they arrive.”

The others agreed with his view.

Next, the group comforted the shaken Umeda Ka while examining Gabishu inside the box.

Lucia: “Are there animals like this on Earth?”

Though extraterrestrials, their knowledge was limited—far inferior to Hikari Toregia’s.

Tian Rui studied it for a while, then shook his head: “No.”

Xiao Wu: “Then it must be an extraterrestrial lifeform... Take a photo and send it to TPC—they might know.”

Tian Rui had the same idea.

But he soon realized, for some reason, the communication had been cut off.

Probably because of the scorching heat—and for some reason, he felt hotter and hotter...

“Boom!”

The next moment, the ground shook violently. Far off, the mountain split open completely, and a searing blast of hot air erupted from within—a tower-like object appeared in their view.

Two seal-script characters on its surface revealed its identity.

This was the [Flame Mountain], another natural control machine like the previously seen [Heavenly Realm]!

The Heavenly Realm generated typhoons to sweep across the surface; this one raised global temperatures, melting glaciers and flooding the land.

“What a massive thing! Was it hiding inside the mountain all along?”

“A monster? Did it create this extreme heat?”

“Run!”

Even though the car wasn’t fixed yet, they had no time to care now.

The orphanage director and teachers quickly gathered the children and led them away from Flame Mountain.

Some children who had just received Ultraman toys weren’t happy: “Why run from a monster? Ultraman will show up and destroy it soon, right?”

Xiao Wu said: “Yes, Ultraman will come to fight the monster.”

“But Ultraman has his own duty, and we have ours.”

“If we leave the battlefield, Ultraman won’t have to worry about protecting us—he can focus entirely on defeating the monster. None of you want to burden the hero, do you?”

His words convinced the children, and they followed their teachers down the mountain.

Tian Rui glanced at Xiao Wu in surprise—he hadn’t expected this guy to be so quick-witted.

Xiao Wu slung the unconscious Daisi alien over his back and urged everyone to descend.

Umeda Ka walked at the rear of the group, clutching the box containing Gabishu, while Umeda Tsu kept a sharp eye on the creature inside.

But halfway down the mountain, they found the path blocked by trees toppled during the earthquake.

“It seems... this is the only way...”

“No choice.”

Xiao Wu placed the Daisi alien on the ground and moved forward to clear the branches, trying to carve a path.

Inspired by him, even Umeda Tsu—a diligent child—joined in, along with everyone except the orphanage director and teachers.

“Hey, you okay? You don’t seem to handle heat well,” Tian Rui said, watching Xiao Wu drenched in sweat, suspecting heat exhaustion.

Xiao Wu wiped the sweat from his face with force, his hands never stopping: “I’m fine—I’m a believer in Ultraman. I won’t collapse so easily.”

Umeda Ka, standing at the rear, gripped the box holding Gabishu tightly.

Suddenly—a flash of light—the box failed, no longer able to contain Gabishu!

Gabishu emerged—and its body had grown larger; it was beginning to recover!

“Huh?” Seeing her friend grow, Umeda Ka froze.

The next instant, Gabishu emitted a blue beam from its eyes, enveloping itself and Umeda Ka, teleporting away with her.

Meanwhile, the intense heat from the rising ground temperature had awakened the unconscious Daisi alien.

Seeing him rise, Lucia and Zara immediately tensed, eyes sharp, ready to strike.

Xiao Wu, exhausted from moving trees, gasped out:

“You’re not evil, otherwise you’d have shot us back there.”

“Things are urgent—a monster is behind us. If you can, help us!”

The Daisi alien tapped the device on his right hand, activating the translator, and spoke in the local language: “Fine. I’ll help.”

He drew his laser gun and fired, swiftly clearing the blocked trees.

Everyone was stunned—they hadn’t expected this alien to actually help. Xiao Wu was right; he didn’t seem evil.

Xiao Wu: “Great. Come with us and escape.”

The Daisi alien: “The cage holding Gabishu may fail at any moment. Our priority now is to destroy it before that happens.”

Tian Rui: “Gabishu... is that the monster from the box just now?”

The Daisi alien chose his words carefully:

“Gabishu is a ferocious extraterrestrial lifeform. It claimed countless lives on Daisi.”

“After sealing it, we intended to banish it into a black hole—but somehow, it escaped to this Earth.”

“Once freed, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

Umeda Tsu understood the gravity: “Gabishu is with my sister.”

But when he turned to look at the rear of the group, he froze.

Umeda Ka—with Gabishu—was gone!

Lost?!

Horror spread across the Daisi alien’s face: “The cage must have failed. Gabishu took the girl—kidnapping hostages is its usual tactic!”

Thinking of his sister now in the clutches of a vicious monster, Umeda Tsu panicked.

Tian Rui: “Can you locate that monster?”

The Daisi alien tapped his device: “I can track its position. I’ll rescue the girl!”

Xiao Wu: “I know these roads. I’ll go with you.”

Tian Rui: “I’m coming too!”

Lucia and Zara wanted to follow, but Tian Rui said too many people would be a liability—they still had to protect the other orphanage children and escort them down the mountain.

Xiao Wu: “Go ahead. We’ll catch up after rescuing Little Ka.”

The orphanage director, gazing at Flame Mountain in the distance, reluctantly agreed.

Umeda Tsu followed too. Xiao Wu understood his desire to protect his sister and allowed it, warning him not to get too close.

After running against the heat for five minutes, Xiao Wu began sweating profusely, his skin turning pale.

The sight filled Tian Rui with dread—was this heatstroke?

“Hey, you alright? Don’t push yourself,” Tian Rui said. His own body was stronger, but even he was barely holding on.

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

“I’m fine... don’t forget—I’m a follower of Ultraman.”

“When Ultraman faces a powerful foe, even with wounds and his chest light red, he never abandons those he protects. I won’t give up either.”

“Ultraman?” The Daisi alien behind him froze.

After learning through translation what Ultraman was like, he became delighted: "You mean the members of the Cosmic Security Force? Can you contact them?"

In the vast and boundless universe, the Cosmic Security Force of the Land of Light shone like a beacon for countless peaceful interstellar civilizations.

They were not only symbols of order but also beings revered and longed for by the inhabitants of weak planets.