Over the next few days, everything remained completely peaceful.
No dark forces came looking for trouble, and no Space Beasts appeared. This left Ye Yun-kun, who was eager to fight monsters and level up, quite bored.
According to the original plot, the next Space Beast should have been Kutura. This particular monster was specially dispatched by Dark Mephisto to capture Ultraman Nexus, and its signature move was tentacle capture. Its appearance resembled a hybrid between an octopus and a jellyfish from the ocean.
Kutura hid within a special dimension known as the "alien sea," extending ultra-long tentacles out from this pocket space to seize humans. Its attack methods were also extremely bizarre. Its location was constantly shifting, making it completely impossible for people to locate its alien dimension, and the difficulty of destroying it was extremely high.
At the time, a battered Himeya Jun had been no match for Kutura and was very nearly dragged away, only being saved when the Night Raiders intervened just in time. Later on, the Night Raiders formed the super-assault formation with their Chrome Chester jets and unleashed their ultimate finishing move, the "Ultimate Ray," to defeat Kutura.
However, thanks to Ye Yun-kun's arrival, the plot of Ultraman Nexus had already been rewritten. The Night Raiders did not have the Ultimate Ray, so this monster naturally fell to Ye Yun-kun to eliminate.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
The communicator sounded an alarm once again. Ye Yun-kun picked it up, his expression shifting slightly as he immediately sprinted out.
Needless to say, Kutura had appeared.
At a suburban construction site, a mysterious blue swirling spatial vortex had opened in midair. Giant tentacles were reaching out from it, seizing construction workers and dragging them toward the blue vortex.
Ye Yun-kun descended from the sky. He unleashed a barrage of optical blade arcs, instantly slicing through several tentacles and rescuing the captured workers.
At that moment, even more tentacles continuously thrust out from the void, lunging toward Ye Yun-kun like an octopus. Ye Yun-kun dodged instantly.
Are you kidding? He was an Adaptability Point-tier compatible dynamis holder now!
With such formidable physical stats, fighting in his red transformation state granted him immense power. After all, a compatible dynamis holder's physical abilities were directly proportional to Ultraman Nexus's combat prowess. Himeya Jun had fought desperately while covered in injuries, which was why he grew increasingly strained when killing monsters later on.
Swish! Swish!
Ye Yun-kun continuously unleashed optical blade arcs, chopping off every single one of those tentacles. His onslaught caused Kutura to emit angry roars from within the void vortex.
"Damn it! I got too caught up in the slaughter for a moment. This monster is hiding in an alien dimension; if I don't go inside to kill it, there's no way to destroy it!"
Ye Yun-kun suddenly slapped his forehead, feeling a bit annoyed.
This monster had far too many tentacles. Chop off the old ones, and new ones would grow back; they were simply endless. Moreover, once startled, it would immediately retreat into the alien dimension and relocate to who knows where.
Decisive on the spot, Ye Yun-kun soared into the sky, charging straight toward one of the tentacles.
He was planning to walk right into the tiger's den!
He would let Kutura drag him into its alien dimension first, and then Ye Yun-kun would unleash a thunderous strike to annihilate it.
Kutura, which was on the verge of escaping and preparing to retract its tentacles, suddenly noticed that Ultraman Nexus had unexpectedly appeared right beside one of its tentacles. Instantly, its instincts took over as it coiled a tentacle around Ye Yun-kun, grabbing him and dragging him back into the vortex.
Ye Yun-kun cheered loudly in his heart!
This Space Beast's intelligence was truly low; it had no idea he had done this on purpose.
"This..."
Mizoroki Shinya was observing the battle from a distant high-rise building.
He watched with his own eyes as that massive tentacle dragged Ultraman Nexus right into the alien dimension. Seeing this unfold, he couldn't help but freeze in shock.
"Idiot, let him out right now!"
After a few seconds, Mizoroki Shinya snapped back to reality, cursing angrily as he issued commands.
But it was already too late.
The moment Ye Yun-kun entered the "alien sea" dimension, he immediately severed the tentacle. Then, with lightning speed and breathtaking swiftness, he unleashed an ultimate ray that directly obliterated Kutura.
Clean and decisive, smooth as flowing water. It was as if it had been rehearsed a thousand times over, without a single error occurring.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for eliminating Kutura and obtaining a silver treasure chest!"
"Open it!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 50 Energy Points, 10 Adaptability Points, 1 Ordinary Resurrection Card, and 1 Ultraman Tiga Transformation Card!"
Hearing the system's pleasant electronic chime, Ye Yun-kun drew in a sharp breath, his eyes widening in utter shock at the items dropped by this silver treasure chest.
Such a small monster had actually dropped so many good things?!
Wasn't his luck simply too heaven-defying?
Statistically speaking, items like Adaptability Points, resurrection cards, and transformation cards were extremely difficult to drop from silver treasure chests! He never expected all of them to drop at once.
This luck was truly incredible.
Overflowing with joy, Ye Yun-kun put all of these items away and then pulled out the transformation card first.
The Tiga Transformation Card...
This was a super overpowered, amazing item!
As a veteran Ultraman fan, Ye Yun-kun held a deep, genuine fondness for Ultras like Tiga, Zero, and Orb. Even though it was just a trial card granting a mere three minutes of transformation time, Ye Yun-kun was still thrilled.
He carefully put away the Tiga Transformation Card and then took out the resurrection card.
This card... could it be that the system had dropped it intentionally?
Ye Yun-kun felt a deep sense of sympathy for Komon Ikki's plight. This wasn't because he possessed a saintly heart; it was primarily because he had just transmigrated and was still standing from the perspective of an outside viewer and fan. He hadn't truly regarded himself as a native of this world yet.
Ye Yun-kun knew he wouldn't be able to stay in the world of Ultraman Nexus for long. If he could use a fan's identity to help Komon Ikki walk out of endless self-blame and agony, then Ye Yun-kun was more than happy to do so.
Komon Ikki was a real man too. Especially regarding his bond with Himeya Jun—the two brothers supporting each other all the way through hardship, proving true feelings in adversity—they could be called the most loyal pair of brothers in all Ultraman stories!
Pulling his thoughts back, Ye Yun-kun exited Kutura's alien dimension and descended to the ground.
By this time, the Night Raiders members had already arrived.
"Ye Yun-kun, how is the situation over here?"
Captain Eisuke Wakura asked with a tense expression.
"That Kutura Space Beast has already been eliminated by me..." Ye Yun-kun gave a light smile.
"What? Ye Yun-kun, you eliminated it? We were chasing and intercepting this Space Beast in several different locations without even knowing where it was hiding. Just how did you manage to destroy it?"
The cute Hiragi Shiori asked with curiosity.
Ye Yun-kun thought for a moment and smiled, "Kutura has an alien dimension, and it's quite cunning—it refused to come out and kept moving around everywhere. If you want to kill it, you have to enter its alien dimension!"
"Ye Yun-kun, how did you get inside?" Komon Ikki asked.
"I lunged in like a hungry tiger pouncing on sheep, and went right in with its tentacle!" Ye Yun-kun laughed heartily.
Naturally, he couldn't say he walked into the tiger's den. That would ruin his brilliant image.
Ye Yun-kun waved his hand, looking at Captain Eisuke Wakura with a smile as he said, "Captain, put today's Space Beast on my tab!"
"Rest assured, we record it for you every single time!" Eisuke Wakura laughed out loud.
The others chuckled along as well, except for Saijo Fubuki, who maintained her stern expression throughout, forever holding that icy goddess facade. Unfortunately, in Ye Yun-kun's eyes, this woman looked far too old and fell far short of Hiragi Shiori's cuteness.
"Komon, come to my hotel when we get back to the city; I have something to discuss with you!"
Before leaving, Ye Yun-kun left Komon Ikki with those words. Then he summoned his spacecraft and flew away.
"That Ultraman is truly handsome, and that spacecraft is no less impressive than our Chrome Chester!"
Watching the colorful, glowing spacecraft streak away into the distance, little stars appeared in Hiragi Shiori's eyes.
Riding the spacecraft down to the hotel roof, Ye Yun-kun landed and returned to his room to await Komon Ikki.
After a short while, someone knocked on the door.
Ye Yun-kun opened it to find Komon Ikki standing outside, looking restrained and somewhat at a loss.
"Come on in, I have an important matter to discuss with you!" Ye Yun-kun smiled.
Nervously, Komon Ikki stepped inside.
Ye Yun-kun closed the door, walked over to the living room, and looked at Komon Ikki with a smile, "Are you still missing Saita Riko?"
"I am..."
Komon Ikki lowered his head, a look of agony surfacing on his face.
Seeing him like this, Ye Yun-kun didn't know why, but it reminded him of Brother Jun, who had suffered in pain for so long. As a fan of this loyal duo who had once felt immense sympathy for their ordeal, now that he was a transmigrator with a cheat, he could finally mend the regrets in the hearts of these two brothers.
Ye Yun-kun produced the resurrection card.
Komon Ikki stared at the card, blinked, and asked subconciously, "Ye Yun-kun, what are you doing?"
Without answering him, Ye Yun-kun muttered to himself, "Resurrecting Saita Riko!"
The resurrection card in his hand transformed into a beam of light that dropped into the room, forming a sphere of light. The sphere grew larger and larger, and within the radiance, a familiar silhouette emerged before Komon Ikki's eyes.
Komon Ikki stared wide-eyed, fixing his gaze intently on the familiar woman within the sphere of light, trembling all over from tension.
The brilliance faded away.
The beautiful Saita Riko was completely revealed.
"Riko!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, Komon Ikki lunged forward and pulled her into a tight embrace.