Chapter 159: The Formidable Metallic Lifeform

"Gamu, come back!"

Yue Longze transmitted via telepathy, while simultaneously rushing forward in an attempt to rescue Gamu.

Yet it was too late. A sharp, black spear thrust out suddenly from the mist, piercing Gamu's abdomen unexpectedly.

Gamu felt a sharp pain in his stomach and was sent flying backward. Having suffered such damage on top of firing a Quantum Stream, the timer on Gamu's chest began to flash and beep.

Fortunately, Gamu's reflexes were quick enough that his abdomen was not pierced right through.

"Can the giant... win?"

The XIG members watching the battle began to sweat nervously for Gaia and Tiga.

...

"Damn it..."

Yue Longze flicked his hand immediately, and a purple-black, light-formed longsword extended from the back of his hand.

"Swish, swish!"

Yue Longze tried swinging it a few times; it had been a long time since he last used an energy light sword!

"Be careful, Mr. Nagano!"

Gamu said to Yue Longze, clutching his still-aching abdomen.

Yue Longze nodded at Gamu, who was half-propped up on the ground, and then stepped with ghost-like steps, unleashing the long-unused Jilong Sword Technique!

"I'm not as weak as you think!"

Yue Longze swung his light sword. The swordsmanship looked fierce yet methodical, supplemented by his ghostly footwork.

For a moment, Yue Longze faintly managed to gain the upper hand!

Combat power operating at an extraordinary level!

...

"Hah!"

Yue Longze thrust his sword forward suddenly from an extremely tricky angle, but the metal lifeform was equally formidable.

The spear in its hand instantly reversed, directly blocking Yue Longze's attack horizontally.

The metal lifeform seemed to understand some spear techniques, rather than merely swinging a spear around randomly.

"Swish, swish, swish—!"

The metal lifeform began to execute a certain formidablespearmanship, rapidly turning the tide!

Yue Longze gradually began to feel strained.

"At this rate... I might actually lose!"

Yue Longze calculated in his mind, "I refuse to believe you can take another finishing move!"

With a vibration in his leg, an unexpected whip kick sent the metal lifeform reeling back, and he immediately retreated as well, putting distance between himself and the metal lifeform.

...

"Should I use the Zepellion Ray... or use the long-neglected Leo Kick?"

Yue Longze's twitching right foot had already made its choice!

"Hah!"

Yue Longze stomped the ground with one foot, sending the surrounding gravel flying instantly, and leaped a thousand meters into the air with the reactionary force.

Under the gaze of Gamu and the XIG members, his leg burst into flames, his right foot wrapped in roaring fire, seeming to merge with the scorching sun in the sky as it appeared incomparably sacred!

The blazing fire streaked across the sky, stirring up waves of heat.

Leo Kick!

Accompanied by a sonic boom, Yue Longze's attack arrived right on cue!

"Bang!"

His robust and powerful right leg struck the metal lifeform with immense destructive force.

However, at the moment of impact, the metal lifeform rapidly swung and spun its spear to parry the blow.

...

"Hrah!"

The high-speed spinning black spear acted like a circular barrier, separating Yue Longze from the metal lifeform. Flames raged above, while the metal lifeform below remained completely unscathed.

Yue Longze vibrated his leg, increasing his output.

Meanwhile, Gamu stared blankly at Yue Longze's offensive wave.

During the previous battle, Yue Longze's seasoned skills had already left him astonished.

And this time, Yue Longze's jaw-dropping energy light sword and fierce kicking techniques once again shocked Gamu to the core.

"Mr. Nagano... is truly amazing!"

Just as Gamu gasped in admiration, he spotted a tall figure in the distance.

It was only a profile view, yet one could still discern the man's slender build and his flowing, center-parted hair.

"In the Sahara Desert... how could anyone be here...?"

Gamu's mind was filled with doubt, while also feeling that this figure seemed somewhat familiar?

Shaking his head and looking toward the figure once more, Gamu saw nothing but a golden desert surging with heat waves...

"An illusion?"

Gamu shook his head and shifted his gaze back to the battlefield between Yue Longze and the metal lifeform.

...

At this moment, Yue Longze was running at full throttle, and the metal lifeform's defense was showing faint signs of breaking.

Seeing this, Gamu prepared to use the Quantum Stream once more to deliver a finishing blow.

Noticing that Gamu was about to move, Yue Longze immediately raised a hand to gesture, stopping him.

"Just a metal lifeform!"

Yue Longze let out a fierce roar, continuing to break through the metal lifeform's defenses, "I can handle this!"

"Boom!"

In an instant, the metal lifeform's spear defense was violently shattered, and the sharp spear instantly dissolved into dust.

However, the metal lifeform was not destroyed by this...

Suddenly, a pool of disgusting, black, viscous substance appeared in the golden desert, rapidly twisting and combining...

Yue Longze's eyes narrowed slightly; he hadn't expected this metal lifeform to be so tenacious.

He immediately prepared to deploy his current strongest finishing ray technique—the Zepellion Ray!

"Splat."

The black, viscous substance reorganized at extreme speed, condensing back into a humanoid form.

Moreover, its original pale-yellow single eye, which resembled Ultraman Gaia, had actually transformed into a milky-white single eye identical to Ultraman Tiga's.

The energy timer on its chest, which originally resembled Gaia's, abruptly changed into a timer just like Ultraman Tiga's as well!

Yue Longze froze in place, stopping the Zepellion Ray he had been about to unleash. What was the meaning of this metal lifeform's transformation?

Meanwhile, Gamu, who had been holding back, seemed to realize something in an instant!

"Mr. Nagano!"

Gamu shouted aloud, "Step back quickly!"

Yue Longze hesitated for a fraction of a second, but quickly stepped aside.

Swinging his arms, Gamu began to gather the final Quantum Stream he could currently muster!

"Swish—!"

The Quantum Stream blasted toward the pitch-black metal lifeform. Unfortunately, the metal lifeform was already prepared; with a sidestep, it easily dodged the fatal Quantum Stream.

"Damn it!"

Gamu muttered in frustration. He had already seen through the secret of this metal lifeform!

By mimicking its opponent, it could immunize itself against the opponent's energy attacks!

Previously, the lifeform had mimicked Gaia's form, thus immunizing itself against Gaia's Quantum Stream. Now, facing Ultraman Tiga—who posed an even greater threat—the metal lifeform had decisively chosen to mimic Ultraman Tiga's posture, thereby immunizing itself against Ultraman Tiga's energy attacks!

In the original work, this metal lifeform was ultimately defeated only because Agul suddenly appeared. Otherwise, the Gaia of that original timeline might well have perished.

...

However, after deploying another Quantum Stream, his energy plummeted drastically, and Gamu could no longer maintain his transformed state. Unreconciled, Gamu cancelled his transformation and returned once more to the drop bay aboard the Peace Carry.

Yue Longze's brain was spinning at high speed. Compared to a genius intellect like Gamu's, his mind might not have operated quite as fast, but he possessed the intelligence of a normal person nonetheless!

After a moment of blank astonishment, Yue Longze finally understood the logic behind it.

"So that's how it is..."