Chapter 95

Inside the core of Unit-01,

Dalei: "Although it's a bit different from what's on TV (observation), those 'centaur eyes' are indeed Ultraman... Humph, that old man Gorden was right after all. But don't think I'll be scared of you just because I've seen tokusatsu shows. I know your weakness very well; you can't fight for more than three minutes. And from your size, you're half our height (forty meters), and you're only one person. In a close combat, we won't be at a disadvantage." —— talking to herself, trying to boost her morale

Just as Dalei was talking to herself to boost her morale, Ultraman, standing on the coast of Paradise Island, suddenly knelt down on one knee, crossed his hands in a cross shape on the right side of his body, and the negative ion energy from his left hand and the positive ion energy from his right hand produced electric sparks, accumulating energy brilliantly. Seeing this, all the planes in the sky above Shinshira scattered and fled, fearing they would be caught in the subsequent conflict and suffer the consequences.

Dalei: "Hey, hey, hey, that's too unfair!! How can you use the [Spacium Ray] right from the start? Shouldn't you use this ultimate move only after you've beaten the monster or been beaten by the monster? What about the nearly three minutes of close combat beforehand?" —— completely taken aback

At the same time, in the Shinshira Palace, the Joint Command Center,

Gorden: "Hurry up and set up the high-temperature shield!! The [Spacium Ray] is coming!" —— shouting

The sailors, following Gorden's orders, activated their equipment to set up the shield.

Lin Youde: "Don't look directly at the ray or the fireball from the explosion, take cover!" —— pushing down several sailors without goggles, forcing them to lie down

On the coast of Paradise Island, Ultraman completed his energy accumulation and aiming, and the [Spacium Ray] was fired towards Shinshira.

Dalei: "Damn it, my mother is still in the city!! I can't run, I can't run, I can't run!!" —— to protect her mother, she gritted her teeth and raised her shield to block the [Spacium Ray]

Ten seconds later, under the 210,000-degree Celsius heat of the [Spacium Ray], the [Frog Tongue Shield] began to disintegrate (the destruction rate exceeded the regeneration rate).

Gorden: (wearing goggles) "Hold on! Hold on! In just thirty seconds, Unit-02's giant air gun will be ready to fire! Ultraman has used all his strength to continuously fire the [Spacium Ray], he can't move an inch now, he's a sitting duck, one shot from the Cheshire Cat will finish him off!!" —— shouting to encourage Dalei, regardless of whether she could hear him or not

In the command room of the USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the Seventh Fleet,

General Ross: (wearing goggles) "Come on, Early! The monster's shield is about to give way, just one more push and you'll destroy both the monsters and the enemy capital Shinshira, ending the war!! Keep it up!" —— facing the window, shouting to cheer on Ultraman

General Ross: (turning to his adjutant) "Take advantage of the fact that the enemy is preoccupied with the Japanese, quickly send two warships to tow the USS Kitty Hawk away from the battlefield." —— lowering his voice, whispering

Adjutant: "General? You mean..." —— taken aback by the sudden change

General Ross: (pointing to the members of the Science Special Search Team on the deck) "This is for unity, who knows if they can defeat those two monsters. It's the best move to save the USS Kitty Hawk from danger while they're busy."

Adjutant: "Yes, sir." —— going to arrange the towing task

I (narrator): "Actually, General Ross could do a lot more now, not just think about preserving strength and reducing casualties. For example, he could help by firing the electromagnetic cannon or dispatching a special forces team to seal the Gate of Doom... No, forget the special forces, they would be vaporized by the [Spacium Ray] if they entered Shinshira."

Twenty seconds later, the shield finally could not withstand the destruction of the [Spacium Ray] and was completely burned to pieces, unable to regenerate. Facing the direct hit of the [Spacium Ray], Unit-01 did not retreat or dodge, but used its body as a shield to protect Unit-02 and the Shinshira Palace behind it from harm.

Inside the core of Unit-02,

Cheshire Cat: (anxiously watching the progress of the giant air gun's inflation) "Faster, faster, why are these few seconds passing so slowly..." —— muttering anxiously

Cheshire Cat: (turning his gaze to Ultraman) "I only have one shot, where is his biggest weakness? The center of his head? No, the skull there must be very hard, if the [Bone Spear] can't penetrate it, it's over. The heart? He's an alien, is his heart on the left or right side? There's no relevant data in the Cat Face, and Gorden didn't tell me either. No, that's too risky. The eyes? That's a good target, those two inverted century eggs look so fragile, I'll choose them!!" —— thinking, choosing the shooting position

Mysterious Voice: "At this distance, your giant air gun won't penetrate his skin, and the eggshells on his eyes are the same. Aim at the flashing light on his chest, that's the only place the [Bone Spear] can penetrate, and it's where Ultraman's heart is located."

Cheshire Cat: "Who are you... (inflation complete notification sounds) Never mind, the enemy wouldn't give me false information after breaking my mental defenses, they would just kill me directly. This is just an unnecessary step, I'll trust you!" —— following the information provided by the mysterious voice, he fired the [Bone Spear] at the circular light on Ultraman's chest.

The [Bone Spear] shattered the circular light and deeply pierced into Ultraman's body, and the [Spacium Ray] abruptly stopped. Without a scream, struggle, or explosion, Ultraman silently fell down and disappeared from the coast of Paradise Island, as if he had never existed.

In the command room of the USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the Seventh Fleet,

General Ross: "Oh no!! So close, so close! These useless people! They even claim to be experts in repelling monsters, but they were defeated by a monster!"

Adjutant: "General, calm down, they did their best..."

General Ross: "Did their best? What did the other members of the Science Special Search Team do besides Early? Did they just stand there and watch during the battle? Now they're still there, pretending to recite some eulogy..."

I (narrator): "Eulogy? Let me hear it, 'Although one Ultraman has fallen, there will be a second, a third...' This isn't an eulogy, it's the classic narration at the end of a tokusatsu show."

Adjutant: "But no matter what, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier was saved thanks to their efforts, and our forces can still maintain air superiority."

General Ross: (using binoculars to watch the progress of the towing operation) "That's true, fortunately, the Seventh Fleet's men are well-trained, they managed to install the tow rope and tow the USS Kitty Hawk out of the enemy's attack range in such a short time..." —— just as he said this, he saw a new [Bone Spear] on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk.

General Ross: (putting down the binoculars) "What is the maximum range of that bone gun? Who made the previous estimate?" —— with a stern face

Adjutant: "This..." —— sweating profusely

I (narrator): "Why does the adjutant look so bad? Wasn't the unreliable estimate made by you?"

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