When Ye Yun ran out of the base and stood on the dam, he watched the members of the Night Raiders pilot their Chrome Chesters one by one, roaring into the sky and disappearing into the distance.
A sudden look of envy flickered in his eyes.
If only he could fly.
Fly?
At that moment, a flash of inspiration quickly crossed his mind.
Ye Yun suddenly remembered that the Evoltruster could summon a spaceship.
"Haha, how could I forget about this?!"
In the original story, Himeya Jun had once used the Evoltruster to summon a spaceship, though the screen time was very short.
If one didn't look closely, it might easily be missed.
Most people assumed that Himeya Jun was able to travel rapidly across different locations simply because he could transform into Ultraman Nexus.
Ye Yun raised the Evoltruster.
A beam of light soared straight into the sky, summoning a glowing spaceship up above.
The next instant, Ye Yun's body was also absorbed into it.
The spaceship immediately tore through the air and sped away.
Among all the Ultras, Ultraman Nexus was one of the most unique as an Adaptability Point bearer.
Not only did he come with a flying vehicle, but he was also given a Blast Shot.
He was armed to the teeth, so to speak.
Ye Yun quickly caught up with the Chrome Chesters.
"Judging by the plot, the one that should be appearing now is Garuberos..."
Sitting inside the aircraft and gazing through the screen at the Chrome Chesters ahead, Ye Yun stroked his chin with one hand and muttered to himself.
Garuberos was modeled after Cerberus, the hellhound of Greek mythology—a three-headed demonic Space Beast.
Its eyes were located on the dolphin-like head on its chest, while each of its shoulders bore a dog-like head capable of spitting high-temperature flame bombs.
This Space Beast also possessed a formidable tail attack, and it could use hypnotic waves to manipulate the dead into attacking or manifest illusions.
This particular Garuberos possessed super-strong vitality, capable of reviving again and again even after being defeated multiple times.
Counting them up, from now until the battle against Dark Mephisto, there would probably be about seven or eight of these minor Space Beast mobs.
For Ye Yun, who possessed the Blue Form, these could be easily wiped out.
Every single one of them could drop a Silver Treasure Chest for him.
Yet today, Ye Yun had already partnered with the TLT Night Raiders, and that Administrative Officer Matsunaga had always harbored an interest in Ultraman.
In the original story, he had even captured Himeya Jun for research.
Therefore, Ye Yun intended to conceal a portion of his strength.
On one hand, this was to lull the TLT into complacency; on the other hand, it was naturally to lull the dark mastermind among the Night Raiders—
Dark Zagi, who was currently in the guise of Ishibori Hikohiko.
As a veteran Ultraman fan, Ye Yun had watched Nexus several times.
In this series, many characters concealed their identities to the extreme.
Especially after the edits, the ultimate big boss, Dark Lucifer, was still unknown and hidden within someone's body.
The three minor bosses upfront were merely pawns pushed onto the stage.
Thus, he had to learn to keep a low profile and conserve his strength.
Even when facing Dark Zagi, he could not wipe out Zagi as easily as in the original story.
At the very least... he had to put up a back-and-forth struggle for 300 rounds...
And exhaust Zagi to death!
At this thought, Ye Yun couldn't help but smile.
He really was quite the clever fellow...
The Chrome Chesters quickly arrived at the location of the shockwaves.
Then he saw a monstrous beast wreaking havoc. Ye Yun hurriedly recalled his spaceship, raised the Evoltruster, instantly transformed into the blue-colored Ultraman Nexus, and landed right opposite Garuberos.
Catching sight of a giant suddenly appearing before it, Garuberos flew into a rage, immediately opening its mouth to spew high-temperature flame bombs in an attack.
Instead of taking the hit head-on with a barrier, Ye Yun sidestepped to dodge it, then charged forward fiercely and kicked Garuberos squarely in the body.
Garuberos's massive form was sent flying instantly.
Ye Yun immediately struck an exceptionally suave pose and summoned the Meta Field.
A beam of yellow light pierced deep into the sky, then descended once more to form a massive yellow sphere of light.
It enveloped both him and Garuberos within.
The yellow sphere of light vanished, and both of them were instantly pulled into the Meta Field.
"Captain, what should we do?"
Inside the Chrome Chester, Saijo Fubuki asked with a solemn expression.
"We're cutting in! To help Ye Yun-kun!"
Captain Eisuke Wakura replied without the slightest hesitation.
This captain was exceptionally upright and selfless, harboring no prejudice whatsoever against Ultraman.
Bang! Bang!
Inside the Meta Field, Ye Yun and Garuberos were already locked in intense combat.
Capitalizing on the abnormal speed and strength of his Blue Form, he sparred with Garuberos, trading blows back and forth in a lively engagement.
Formidable though Garuberos might be, it was completely helpless against Ye Yun's Blue Form.
The reason Ye Yun dragged out the skirmish was naturally to conceal a portion of his strength.
At the same time, he was waiting for the Night Raiders' Chrome Chesters to cut into the Meta Field and assist him in eliminating Garuberos together.
Ye Yun knew that Yuu Kirasawa of the Night Raiders was monitoring this battle at this very moment.
That fellow was extremely mysterious.
He surpassed ordinary humans, and some of his abilities even exceeded those of Ultraman. Not only did he possess the ability to foresee the battlefield, but in the show, this guy also possessed the ability to traverse the void for short periods of time.
Often, after saying a few words in one place, he would suddenly vanish.
Toward such a mysterious individual, Ye Yun did not dare to trust him completely.
For all he knew, this kid might have some connection to Dark Lucifer.
In this world, Ye Yun trusted only two people: one was Brother Jun, and the other was Komon Ikki.
A wave of fluctuation rippled through the Meta Field, a seam tore open in a corner, and three Chrome Chesters cut their way in.
Ye Yun waved at the three Chrome Chesters, signaling everyone to deal with this Space Beast together.
Seeing Ye Yun's gesture, the Night Raiders members launched their attacks in succession as well.
And so, working in coordination with the Night Raiders, Ye Yun unleashed a barrage of fierce attacks upon Garuberos.
Even with its formidable regenerative capacity, it was battered black and blue, left with no room to fight back.
Ye Yun felt the time was right.
He placed his hands before his chest, formed a cross shape, and fired the Arrow Ray Storm.
A dazzling pillar of light struck Garuberos squarely.
Boom!
Struck by this cross-shaped ray, Garuberos exploded instantly.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing Garuberos and obtaining a Silver Treasure Chest!"
The System's voice rang out.
"Open it!"
Ye Yun said to himself inwardly.
Ye Yun was still quite thrilled about getting a treasure chest for killing a mob.
The feeling of opening these chests was simply too satisfying.
Sometimes, it would even drop a big one.
"Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for obtaining 50 Energy Points and 30 Adaptability Points!"
It actually dropped Adaptability Points?
A surge of joy washed over Ye Yun; the drop rate this time was truly high.
To him, Adaptability Points were of extraordinary significance.
They were tied to his ability to achieve the Ultimate Noa transformation state sooner rather than later.
And ahead of him, there were still several Space Beasts and bosses, big and small.
Ye Yun believed that if he killed them all, the Adaptability Points he gained would be enough to leapfrog him from D-rank straight to B-rank in one go.
Once his Adaptability Rank reached B-rank, Ye Yun would have the confidence to go toe-to-toe with Dark Lucifer in a major battle!