Chapter 17
Don't Guess What's on Barton's Mind!

“CHA! -”

From the very beginning of his first battle, Daigo transformed into the powerful red-colored form.

Having reviewed the data analysis provided by Yamazaki, Jōji Hyūga found it quite comprehensive.

This was the first time he had ever seen an Ultraman who could switch battle styles.

He relayed this information to Daigo.

Daigo, recalling his physical training, did not hesitate to commence his “Daigo Happy Style”.....

“Bang, bang -”

Through pure hand-to-hand combat, Daigo initially gained the upper hand.

This feeling gave Daigo a sense of accomplishment, as if he had encountered an exam question that his teacher had emphasized.

“This question, I've done it before~!”

However, Kemur Jin was no pushover, and he was also intelligent.

Otherwise, he would not have held the advantage in his initial battle with Taro, almost taking away half of Taro's life.

Realizing he couldn't win in close combat, Kemur Jin rolled several times, creating distance.

He rose again, spewing a ball of yellow flame that obscured Daigo's vision.

“CHA! -”

Daigo didn't search his skill database but relied on his instincts to navigate through the yellow smoke.

A moment later, his body was ensnared by countless white threads.

These were the threads from Kemur Jin's mouth.

“Thump -”

Daigo fell to the ground, being dragged and rolled around......

“Daigo, quickly, break free from him. You can't let Kemur Jin drain too much of your energy.”

Jōji Hyūga hurriedly reminded him from the ground.

Kemur Jin's nemesis, Baton, hadn't even appeared yet.

Daigo looked at Jōji Hyūga, somewhat innocent: “This isn't because I don't want to break free, it's just... I don't know how!”

Jōji Hyūga felt a pang of frustration.

“What about your beam attacks? I told you to train your physical skills, but not to solely focus on them.”

The reason for physical training was simply because it was easier to improve.

Beam attacks were difficult!

Daigo began to search for the knowledge of beam techniques buried within his mind.

Light energy gradually gathered at the point of his restraint........

He had not yet broken free.

“Gah.......”

The familiar call of Baton echoed, causing Jōji Hyūga's heart to sink as he prepared to pull out his "Ultra Glasses".

“Zzz… Bang……..”

Victory Falcon 1 suddenly arrived, and the flying Baton was directly shot down, rendered motionless.

A gleam of information flickered across Shinjoh and Lina's faces.

“Nice shot!”

“Monster, nothing more than that!”

“But, this Tiga Ultraman seems to be protecting humans........”

They were hesitant to consider him an enemy due to his attack on Ace.

“Support Tiga Ultraman.”

Captain Jun's voice timely appeared in the communication channel.

“Yes, sir -”

.......

At this moment, Tiga also broke free from the threads.

“CHA! -”

Daigo stretched out his arms, facing Kemur Jin, as fiery energy gathered towards his chest.

He was going to unleash the powerful ultimate technique - "Dilacium Stream"!

Meanwhile, Victory Falcon 1 once again targeted Kemur Jin, “Fire!”

........

On television, fearless reporters were broadcasting live.

Nanako, who had initially planned to take Chen Ling with her, changed her mind.

“It seems your friend has returned to normal, and the battle should be ending soon.”

She continued to observe the situation.

Well, the watermelon Maya brought was fine.

But Chen Ling felt that Baton was suspicious.

Even if Baton was a weakling, it shouldn't be defeated by the newly created Victory Falcon 1, right?

Unless the A-Team had defeated it.

..........

The next moment, Jōji Hyūga evaded the camera lens and transformed.

“JIO! -”

After transforming, Seven threw his ice axe.

As expected, Baton was ambushing Daigo at this moment.

Baton was directly beheaded.

Daigo paused, unable to unleash the Dilacium Stream.

The recent danger sent a shiver down Daigo's spine.

Monsters are so sneaky?

He truly thought that Baton had been defeated!

“Bang -”

Victory Falcon 1's attack hit Kemur Jin, but it did not cause any damage.

“Damn it, why isn't it working?”

“Shinjoh, you see, that bird monster was faking death!”

“That's quite disheartening.”

“Come on, humankind must move forward step by step.”

.........

This thrilling incident, through the television, also made Nanako's heart flutter with excitement and worry.

“It's a good thing Seven-san was there, otherwise your friend would have been in trouble.”

“He made the same mistake as Taro.” Chen Ling commented.

Even if he were in Daigo's shoes, Chen Ling wasn't sure if he would have fallen for it.

But Chen Ling had the advantage of information and wouldn't be facing the same "what ifs" as Daigo.

Maya timely interjected, “Who is Taro?”

Nanako: “A younger brother.”

Chen Ling: “A master of dirty tricks.”

........

Seeing Baton, Kemur Jin actually had thoughts of fleeing.

But now that he had found Baton dead, he had no desire to escape.

Faced with both Seven and Tiga, he was still incredibly bold, spitting threads towards the two Ultras.

Tiga and Seven exchanged glances.

Seven took the lead, striking an “L” shape with his hand.

“Concentrated Beam -!”

The crystal on Tiga's forehead flashed, returning to the Compound Type, and he also began his ultimate attack.

“Zaipelio Light -!”

“Squeal -”

“Crackle -”

Just as the beams were about to be unleashed, they were abruptly interrupted once again.

Immediately, Tiga and Seven felt a sharp pain in their waists.

Tiga and Seven both turned their heads and saw two more Batons.

“How is that possible?”

“How could this be?”

Lina and Shinjoh exclaimed.

“There are actually two more bird monsters?”

“No, Shinjoh, there might be four!”

Lina pointed numbly towards the two Batons behind Kemur Jin.

Moreover, a completely black Baton slowly descended from the sky, exuding a regal air.

Five Batons in total!

The poisoned Seven and Tiga struggled, their timers flashing urgently.

This brought about a more ferocious attack from the Batons.

Their powerless hands moved slightly, but ultimately fell back down.

“Thump -”

Their timers quickly stopped.

As a senior veteran, Seven never thought that he would meet the same fate as Taro and Zoffy!

........

In front of the television, Nanako abruptly pulled Chen Ling up:

“Quickly, we must go and help them.”

........

On a certain coastline, Fujiwara Juri suddenly turned her head.

Initially, she had not intended to intervene, seeing as there were other Ultra warriors present.

But now, it seemed she had no choice.

She glanced once more at the deep darkness of the ocean in the distance.

The Evil God Gatanothor?

It could be put on hold for now!

It wasn't because she had Reigedo as a trump card.

Purely because, based on her assessment, Gatanothor was only at the level of Bishop Grokka.

Still slightly stronger than her!

But that was all.......

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