Ultraman: This Belial only wants to make money.

Chapter 1. Released from prison, then defeating Taro without taking any damage.

"Oh! Belial, Ultraman Belial, the most powerful and evil Ultraman of the Land of Light! Open your eyes!"

Then Jin Yi opened his eyes.

Instead of a strange, stark white ceiling, there was no smell of disinfectant around, so it seemed that the UAV hadn't taken him to the morgue.

However, the situation wasn't much better. Dark red lava flowed on the black basalt, and golden bubbles swelled and burst, emitting a foul sulfur smell. There was also a strange-looking creature waving a stick around, like a shaman performing a ritual.

Where did I come from? Is this still in China?

It's a vivid picture of hell.

However, this fiery hell filled with sulfur and lava was too empty, with only two people present. Sensing Jin Yi's awakening, the hell shaman wielding a staff slowly approached. The image in his retina was more like an alien than a demon, and the name he was calling out seemed to be...

Beria?!

Jin Yi jolted awake, and his rough voice instinctively uttered the name of the alien in front of him.

"Zarab aliens?"

I remember now, I remember everything.

As a seasoned Ultraman fan, isn't this hellish image etched into my DNA the scene from Ultra Galaxy Legend where the Zarab alien single-handedly storms into a space prison with defenses less stringent than a public toilet to rescue Belial, the biggest villain of the Heisei era?

Does making parody videos of Belial and the Milk Dragon mean I'll be transported into Belial? Thank goodness I didn't become the Milk Dragon...

Jin Yi, a college student, reflected on his short life. He had done good deeds and accumulated merit throughout his life. His biggest stain was making parody videos, such as the Milk Dragon vs. Belial video, which he uploaded to Bilibili to torment viewers. Then, due to lack of sleep, he didn't look carefully when crossing the road and was righteously executed by a passing dump truck driver. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at this place.

Then——

Jin Yi stared at the hands, which were crimson and resembled claws.

"This is really..."

"What a hellish start!"

"Zarab alien...I recognize you—"

There's always a way out. Jin Yi quickly accepted the new character setting that had fallen from the sky. Although it was just a new mecha that he had just been given, Belial's image was too oppressive. The imposter was just standing on the scorched earth, but he still exuded an aura of authority that made the Zarab alien in front of him unable to raise his head.

"It is my honor, sir!"

The Zarab alien knelt on one knee, holding up the Ultimate Battle Device with both hands, offering this incredibly powerful weapon to its true master.

"...Very good, it's been a long time, my old friend."

In the scorching inferno, Jin Yi grasped the Ultimate Battle Device. A cool sensation washed over him as he touched it. Although it was Jin Yi, not Belial, using it for the first time, he felt as if it were his own arm.

"So how should I reward you, Zarab alien?"

The Zarab alien did not reply, perhaps out of fear, or perhaps out of awe; he simply lowered his head even further.

"good!"

Jin Yi gripped the newly acquired Ultimate Battle Device and swung it heavily at the head of the Zarab alien!

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"Looks like it's genuine—"

Wisps of blue smoke drifted from the end of the ultimate battle device.

"Master...Master—"

The Zarab alien huddled beneath the Ultimate Battle Device, his voice trembling, but his eyes revealed no hatred, only a hint of gratitude.

"—As expected, some troublesome guys have followed us."

Jin Yi twirled the stick, hoisted the Ultimate Battle Device onto his shoulder, and gazed at the figure standing amidst the meteorite cluster not far away.

Just now, a beam of light shot out from the meteorite cluster. If Jin Yi hadn't reacted quickly and used his ultimate combat device to block the beam, the Zarab alien would have been killed on the spot and turned into dust in the universe.

Jin Yi ignored the still trembling Zarab aliens and looked at the uninvited guests.

"Belial, get back to your cell!"

The group of silver and red giants, led by Ultraman Taro, the sixth Ultraman, whose cape fluttered wildly, looked majestic.

Jin Yi was overwhelmed with emotion as his childhood idol stood right before him. However, he glanced at his own dark claws to calm his slightly agitated emotions. Due to their different stances, as Belial himself, he and the gleaming giant of light were destined not to stand on the same side.

"Thirty thousand years have passed. It seems that my name has not been forgotten by those guys in the Land of Light."

Jin Yi, as if possessed by a veteran actor, feigned emotion in Beria's voice before abruptly changing the subject.

"You seem to carry the scent of an old friend, boy!"

Jin Yi's expression darkened, and he raised his voice.

"What is your relationship with Ken and Mary (the real names of Father of Ultra and Mother of Ultra)?"

"They are my parents, and I am their child, Taro. My name is Ultraman Taro!"

"Taro..."

Jin Yi lowered his head, pretending to ponder, but actually thinking of a solution. After a long while, he raised his head again, revealing a hint of reminiscence.

"Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you, kid. Just get out of the way."

"Daydreaming, Belial! There's only one path for you, and that's the path to prison! You should spend the rest of your life repenting in the cosmic prison for the crimes you've committed!"

"Thirty thousand years have passed, and it seems those petty-minded fellows in the Land of Light haven't truly let bygones be bygones..."

Jin Yi stretched his neck, quietly removed the ultimate combat device from his neck, and smiled disdainfully.

"Failure is called a rebellion, success is a revolution. Don't you even understand this? In that case—I'll teach you a lesson for Ken, you arrogant brat!"

In the blink of an eye, the Ultimate Battle Device was swung out, its staff striking the Zarab alien beside it. The alien instantly turned into stardust, and at the same time, the pitch-black Ultimate Battle Device quietly lit up by one bar.

The approach of "I can talk, I can love the Land of Light" is no longer feasible; the talks have broken down. However, this was not unexpected. After 3 years in the Bitter Kiln, it's not easy to cleanse this pitch-black, Ultimate Classic skin.

The battlefield has no eyes. The Zarab aliens may be good at espionage and invasion, but their strength on the front lines is far from enough. It would be a great pity if the subordinates that I had gone to great lengths to protect died under stray bullets.

Perfect timing, isn't the Ultimate Battle Device quite spacious inside?

Since things have come to this, let's strike first.

Today I'm going to show you how to beat Taro without taking any damage!

Without a moment's hesitation, Belial moved like lightning, instantly overtaking the Ultra grunts blocking his way, and swung the Ultimate Battle Device down, his target being Taro!

"Belial, you cunning fellow, how dare you—where has your Ultra Spirit gone?"

"What Ultraman spirit?"

Taro barely managed to parry the earlier surprise attack, but seeing Taro's arm trembling from the impact of the Ultimate Battle Device, Jin Yi twirled his staff and casually kicked away the Ultraman grunt who had foolishly come up to him.

"That kind of thing was lost 3 years ago."

"You bastard!"

Taro swore an Ultraman curse as he caught the kicked grunt, and the two fought fiercely again, their figures constantly weaving through the asteroid belt. No matter how large or hard the asteroid was, it all turned into cosmic dust in the midst of their clash.

"As expected of a warrior who fought alongside my father, even after falling into darkness, he's still incredibly tough to deal with!"

After a brief exchange, Taro was once again repelled. Looking at his fellow warriors, who had already lost half their number, his face darkened.

Meanwhile, Belial, who was opposite Taro, didn't look much better either.

Jin Yi's gaze passed over his opponent and looked towards the Land of Light not far away, where tiny lights were just beginning to appear.

To be honest, Belial's mecha is quite powerful. Even Jin Yi, a good citizen who grew up under the red flag and is not good at fighting, was able to suppress Taro, who had cleared the main TV series, through hard work and sweat and with his powerful numerical strength.

However... if this drags on any longer, the outcome of the battle against the Ultra Brothers who are coming to their aid, and even that stubborn Big Horn Bull—Father of Ultra, will be hard to predict.

There is often a kind of unspoken understanding between rivals. Their eyes met, and Belial and Taro instantly reached a consensus.

"Let's settle this with this one strike!"

Taro raised his arm high, his energy fully charged. It wasn't the Strium Ray that was often neutralized in the TV series, but the Cosmic Miracle Ray, a powerful technique that had once defeated Juda's ace monster, Grand King!

Meanwhile, Belial, directly opposite, raised his Ultimate Battle Gear, black and gold lightning intertwined at the end of the staff, ready to unleash its power.

"A cosmic miracle ray!"

"Belial's Chain Lightning!"

Taro unleashed an incredibly hot Cosmic Miracle Ray. Even the once invincible Grand King, who had single-handedly suppressed six Ultra Brothers, was defeated by this ultimate technique. Taro believed that even the renowned Belial would not be able to easily block this attack.

"You fell for my trap, you fool!"

The Ultimate Battle Device's attack was suddenly canceled!

Jin Yi chuckled and waved the Ultimate Battle Device. The chain lightning released from its tip did not strike the Cosmic Miracle Ray in the air, but instead pointed at the nearest Ultra Soldier. The intersecting chain lightning in the air, like a living thing, entangled this bewildered lucky guy, just like the gravitational ray of the cosmic monster Ghidorah, lifting the Ultra Soldier high into the air, with the Cosmic Miracle Ray in the air as its target!

Defense is on!

"not good!"

Taro's eyes widened in fury. If this attack were to fall on his own people, would that innocent Ultra Warrior still be alive?

So he could only forcibly reduce his power and try his best to deflect the path of the light, hoping to avoid the unfortunate creature in the air. However, the power of the Cosmic Miracle Ray was too great; even its master would have to pay a price to retract it.

The ray didn't hit the unfortunate guy in the air.

Taro succeeded.

also failed.

Because Jin Yi couldn't possibly let go of this easy opportunity, in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of the completely unguarded Taro.

"Without a doubt, Taro, Ken, and Mary's bloodline grants you strength and honor, but these very things can also become your fatal weakness!"

The Ultimate Battle Device was deeply imprinted on Taro's lower abdomen. Even for a battle-hardened Ultra Warrior, this area was quite vulnerable. Tens of millions of volts of high-voltage lightning poured in, causing pain that almost penetrated to the bone marrow. Along with the crackling explosions, Taro's body collapsed to his knees, followed by a heavy stomp from Belial!

The strong should humiliate the weak!

Taro's head was slammed into the pile of rubble. His breath was weak. The power of the Ultimate Battle Device had reduced Taro to almost nothing. Even if he wanted to fight back, his maximum strength was barely enough to blow a speck of dust from his mouth.

"Despicable...despicable..."

"mean?"

Only Belial stood amidst the ruins, and he once again hoisted the Ultimate Battle Device onto his shoulder.

"I prefer to call it highly efficient, Taro... Let Uncle Belial teach you a good lesson!"

"All warfare is based on deception, all warfare is based on deception."

Jin Yi bent down and said to the powerless Taro, while glancing out of the corner of his eye at the increasingly bright orbs of light in the distance, "The Land of Light's support is coming soon."

"Taro, you've escaped with your life."

Belial raised his foot and kicked the immobilized Taro away. The Ultimate Battle Device drew an intersecting cross in the air, and then space shattered, quietly opening up a path leading to an unknown destination.

He left with style and momentum, as if he had achieved a complete victory, disappearing into the bottomless spatial rift, leaving only groaning soldiers and Taro clutching his wounds in the ruins.

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"I'm sorry, Dad."

Moments later, reinforcements from the Land of Light arrived just in time. To Taro's surprise, in addition to the Ultra Brothers who came to help, even Father of Ultra, who was guarding the Land of Light, also came out.

After a series of energy transfers from the Silver Cross medical team, Taro was able to move his body with difficulty. However, the timer on his chest was still flashing intermittently. The charred wound inflicted by Belial had been treated and the pain had lessened considerably.

Taro sat up, lowered his head, and said to Father of Ultra with shame.

"I'm so sorry, I couldn't stop Belial!"

"This is not your fault."

Father of Ultra frowned, but did not criticize his son too much.

"Belial was an incredibly powerful warrior to begin with, and no one knows better than me how formidable Belial is as an enemy, not to mention the 3 years of pain and rage he's endured..."

"Then, Father."

A steady voice came from behind Father of Ultra; it was Zoffy, the eldest of the Ultra Brothers.

"The activity of space monsters has become increasingly frequent lately. After the death of Alien Empera, the dark forces in the universe have begun to stir again. If we don't bring Belial back soon, the two will become intertwined..."

"Your concerns are not unfounded, but Zoffy, that's not something you can interfere with—"

Father of Ultra interrupted Zoffy.

"Belial is not an enemy you can handle. Even Taro, the strongest of the Ultra Brothers, was defeated. Blindly acting will only increase casualties."

"But Father, what about the other side of Earth—"

Father of Ultra pondered for a moment.

"On Earth, there's a very reliable friend in charge. That gentleman will handle everything properly. Plus, with Seven and his son overseeing things, there shouldn't be any major trouble."

"I'll personally take charge of pursuing Belial—"

Father of Ultra gazed at the boundless universe and sighed.

"These are turbulent times!"