In Ultraman: Starting with the Battle Device

"hold head high--!"

Golza roared in anger when he saw Tiga.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. It is no longer the same Golza it once was. Ever since it began absorbing the energy of magma beneath the volcano, it has been slowly transforming.

Now strengthened, it is very confident in facing Tiga.

"boom!!"

Tiga swung his fist at Golza's hard breastplate, but he couldn't budge it an inch.

Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Tiga then rammed his body into Golza, but instead of knocking it down, he was slapped to the ground by Golza.

Golza continued charging towards Tiga, but Tiga, after getting up from the ground, did not back down.

"boom!!"

Tiga delivered a chop to Golza's shoulder. He had been trying to attack, but the rebounding damage had made his hand numb. Then he kicked Golza.

Golza grabbed his leg and then struck Tiga hard in the waist with his claw.

"just!"

This attack caused Tiga great pain.

Unexpectedly, the enhanced Golza not only has stronger defense, but also terrifying strength.

“We can’t beat the composite form.” Raven shook his head, appearing at some hidden spot on the ground.

“Oh, right, let Melba meet its old friend,” Raven suddenly had an idea.

So he took out his combat device.

"Combat system activated!"

As Melba's card swiped across the Battle Device, Melba appeared out of thin air between Tiga and Golza.

"Hiss—Roar!!"

Melba roared to the sky.

On the other side, Golza was also somewhat bewildered as he looked at the suddenly appearing Melba.

“Melba has appeared too!” Horii said, looking at the screen.

Inside the control room, Sawai said, "Captain Kijima, I remember you reporting before that you believed Melba was being manipulated."

“That’s right,” Megumi Kijima replied.

"Have you found out his identity?" Sawai took this matter very seriously. It would be very dangerous if someone with such abilities were not under the control of TPC.

“It’s a young man named Raven, but there’s no concrete evidence yet to prove it’s him,” said Megumi Kijima after a moment’s hesitation.

"Then I'll leave this matter entirely to you. I trust you'll give me a satisfactory result," Sawai said directly to Kijima Megumi.

"Yes." Megumi didn't actually say it all; she vaguely felt that Raven and Ultraman Apharos must have some kind of connection.

It's even possible that Raven is Ultraman Alpharos.

So, who is Ultraman Tiga...?

outside.

Golza thought Melba was an ally, so he planned to attack Ultraman together.

Just as it passed Melba, Melba suddenly kicked it, almost causing it to fall.

"?"

After regaining his balance, Golza glared angrily at Melba.

Melba, have you betrayed us?

……

Chapter 36 EX Melba (Seeking silver tickets!!)

Melba then launched a merciless attack on his former teammate, Golza.

It still remembered how Golza had burrowed into the ground without looking back and sold it.

If its owner hadn't rescued it, it would have died.

As the first monster inside the Raven Battle Device, Melba has grown by absorbing energy every day and is no longer comparable to what it used to be. Although Golza has also been further strengthened by magma energy, it is still a bit inferior to Melba.

"Hiss—Roar!"

Melba's merciless iron claws struck Golza's body relentlessly, instantly sending sparks flying.

Then it fired another energy blast at Golza at close range.

"Boom!"

This combo completely stunned Golza, but fortunately, it was tough and quickly recovered.

Melba is currently stronger than Golza overall, but Golza still has a slight advantage in strength.

After watching the battle for a while, Tiga wanted to go forward and fight alongside Melba when suddenly Raven's voice appeared in his mind.

"Don't interfere, just watch."

Upon hearing Raven's voice, Tiga immediately retreated obediently.

"Why isn't Tiga going up?" Horii asked.

The others were also somewhat puzzled.

When Melba suddenly unleashed a series of close-range combos and forced him to retreat, Golza finally managed to withstand the pressure.

"Roar--!"

Golza finally began to fight back, opening its mouth wide and shooting out a beam of light that struck Melba.

Melba was somewhat weakened by the attack, so it stopped engaging Golza, since it was better at ranged attacks.

"laugh!"

Melba spread its wings and flew into the sky, continuously firing energy blasts at Golza.

"Boom!"

Golza stared dumbfounded at Melba in the sky, but there was nothing he could do.

"call out--!"

Then Melba charged up and unleashed an orange destructive beam at Golza.

The powerful beam of light suddenly vanished into Golza's body as it struck.

This is Golza's light absorption ability!

Then Golza immediately retaliated, emitting an ultrasonic beam from his mouth.

"Boom!"

Melba couldn't dodge it and fell down.

"Hiss—Roar!"

After being knocked down, Melba was furious. It roared to the sky, and its body emitted a faint light.

At the same time, the combat device in Raven's hand also emitted light. Raven seemed to understand what was going on, so he raised the combat device.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, the faint light emanating from Melba intensified, completely enveloping its form.

When the light finally faded, Melba's appearance also changed...

Several barbs have appeared on its shoulders and elbows, its head has become larger, and the spikes on top have become much longer. Its skin has become harder than before, and some blue patterns have appeared on its body.

Overall, it appears to be somewhat more intimidating than before.

This is EX Melba!

The power of the Battle Device will further evolve Melba.

No wonder Melba has been so belligerent lately; it turns out he's acquired a new form.

Raven looked at the EX Melba in front of him with great excitement.

Inside the Flying Swallow, the group was also shocked by the strange sight before them.

“Melba has changed!” Lina exclaimed in surprise.

Golza didn't understand what was happening, so he continued to attack.

When it slapped at Melba, it was blocked by the other party, and then Melba struck its own chest with a claw.

"Clang—!"

The upgraded claws broke through Golza's defenses.

"Roar--!"

Golza let out a wail, but before it could recover, Melba turned around and whipped its tail, striking it in the body.

This force sent it flying.

"boom!"

Golza collapsed heavily to the ground; its current strength was vastly inferior to that of EX Melba.

Whoosh!

Melba spread its wings and took flight. It swept over Golza, grabbed it, and quickly carried it high into the sky.

Don't fly, I'm afraid of heights.

Golza struggled incessantly, looking around in great panic.

After flying to a certain altitude, Melba threw Golza down directly.

Golza looked at Melba in despair.

Is that so ruthless? Why are you so merciless when you're beating up your old teammate, who's also a monster?