Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

The two stood on either side of the ring.

Mako Mori turned to Field Marshal Strickland, her eyes seeming to ask, 'Why won't you let me go?'

Marshal Steker simply shook his head slightly without answering, then focused his attention on the field.

"He looks very thin, is he really that good at fighting?" Sasha, with her neatly combed white hair and dashing demeanor, crossed her arms and carefully examined the tall and slender Xia Shu before asking her husband beside her.

"Don't judge a book by its cover."

“Since he was able to save the marshal from the monster, he must possess unimaginable power.” Alexis, with a stubble beard, also crossed his arms and replied. This Russian man stood there like an iron tower, just like the mechs they were piloting.

Xia Shu held the stick in one hand, her posture relaxed, looking completely unpretentious.

"You go first, one touch and you win." He raised his hand and taunted Raleigh.

For him, this was just a post-meal digestion exercise.

“Then I won’t hold back.” Raleigh knew that Natsuki wasn’t being arrogant, but truly possessed that kind of strength. After taking two deep breaths, he launched the first attack.

Gripping the red stick tightly in both hands, he stepped forward and launched a sweeping attack from the side at Natsuki, as if wielding a sword.

The force was so great that it made a sound like the wind breaking through the air.

Xia Shu raised her hand, lifting the red stick, and precisely blocked the sweeping stick before it hit her. The two crossed red sticks formed a cross shape, and no matter how hard Luo Li exerted his strength, they did not budge.

Just as Raleigh was about to take a step back.

The red stick in Xia Shu's hand sliced ​​through the air in an instant, arriving half an inch above Luo Li's head. It stopped with a gust of air, blowing up the golden hair on his head.

"One to zero," Xia Shu said with a smile.

The rules of the contest are that whoever scores more points within five rounds wins. Points are earned by hitting the opponent's vital points, but only when the point is hit.

"Hiss..." Raleigh looked at the red stick on his head and just came back to his senses.

The other party's movements were incredibly fast.

He hadn't expected that Natsuki could possess such unique power even in human form.

“Again!” He took a few steps back and this time held the stick in a different position.

He stepped forward again and swung his long staff.

The long staff was blocked again. This time, Natsuki's attack landed on his heart, stopping just in the right spot.

"Two to zero."

Raleigh was not convinced. After creating some distance, he took several deep breaths, seemingly trying to get himself into the best possible condition.

At the same time, he kept his mind focused, trying to capture Natsuki's movements.

"Alright, then I'll show you something different."

Seeing how serious Luo Li was, Xia Shu threw the red stick in her hand aside.

"Are you sure you don't want to use a weapon?" Raleigh asked doubtfully when he saw this action.

"No need. The weapons I usually use are serrated wheels; those are more exciting."

"However, I don't use weapons most of the time."

As Xia Shu spoke, she slightly parted her legs to stabilize her lower body, clenched her right fist and brought it to her waist, while slowly extending her left hand forward, assuming a posture that seemed very strange but imposing to Luo Li.

"Xia, you go first this time."

"I must see your movements clearly." Raleigh held the red stick, ready to defend himself, and was on high alert.

"Then you'd better look carefully!"

As soon as Xia Shu's voice rang out, her entire figure vanished instantly!

When it reappeared, it was already in front of Raleigh, its right fist held out in front of Raleigh's chest. A gust of wind rose from behind Raleigh and swept towards the people watching the fight.

The punch didn't land on Raleigh, but the force of the blow swept over everyone behind him, allowing them to clearly feel the power and skill of the punch.

"Haa...haa..." Raleigh finally came to his senses, cold sweat beading on his forehead, panting heavily.

He collapsed to the ground.

He had no injuries, but when the punch came, he smelled death, which almost reminded him of the feeling his brother had conveyed to him through a neural connection when he died.

Those watching from behind were even more shocked.

"Did you see it clearly?" Sasha tucked a strand of hair that had been ruffled by the wind, staring at the ring with disbelief, and asked her husband beside her.

“No.” Alexis shook his head, frowning as he said, “His movements were too fast, and… that punch was completely beyond what a human could throw.”

"Both physical strength and the skill involved in this move far exceed the limits of human potential."

He wondered if the punch would actually hit Raleigh and pierce through him.

“Although the underlying principle is unclear, it may be related to his alien identity.” Alexis stroked his beard. “I’ve heard that he can also transform into a giant over fifty meters tall.”

"I'm more curious now about what he'll be like when he actually fights."

If a human can achieve this effect with the same posture, he couldn't imagine what the effect would be if a giant over fifty meters tall threw this punch.

"Hitting a cow across a mountain."

Upon witnessing this scene, the three drivers of the Crimson Storm were reminded of the martial arts legend of "hitting a cow across a mountain," and they were the first to applaud and praise it.

The other spectators also joined in the applause.

This move made them feel like they were watching a martial arts movie.

"Three to zero."

"Shall we continue?" Natsuki helped Raleigh up from the ground and asked with a smile.

When Raleigh was asked if he wanted to continue, he promptly shook his head.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore."

"Although I expected this outcome, I only realized what despair truly meant when I faced you head-on."

Raleigh was still replaying the lightning-fast scene in his mind.

He will remember this punch for a long time.

"But at least I've broadened my horizons. What's this move called?"

"Cosmic boxing technique."

"Cosmic boxing... I never thought aliens knew martial arts." He looked at Xia Shu and teased her with a smile.

"That's normal."

“War is inevitable in any universe, and those of us who are frequently on missions need to master some combat skills,” Xia Shu casually explained.

“That makes sense.” Raleigh nodded thoughtfully.

Then I remembered that this was my partner selection test.

The previous contestants couldn't keep up with his pace, but when it came to Natsuki, he couldn't keep up with her pace at all.

To be honest, he felt the entire selection process was a failure.

"I'm curious now what it would be like if you piloted a mecha," he said to Natsuki.

He now wonders what it would be like if someone as strong as Natsuki were to pilot a mecha.

What kind of teammates can work well with him?

"Pilot a mech?" Xia Shu thought for a moment when he heard this. The mechs in this base were pretty cool. To be honest, he did have some thoughts about it.

"By the way, do you have any spare mechs here?" he asked.

"Well... you'll have to ask the Marshal." Raleigh had just arrived at the base and wasn't very familiar with some of the internal details. "Yesterday he said there were only four mechs left, but he didn't know if there were any spares."

They arrived at one side of the ring.

Seeing Mako Mori's conflicted expression, Raleigh asked, "Still hesitating?"

"You've seen what's going on on the field. If you don't come up and exchange a few moves with me, then this selection process is completely meaningless."

"Or are you scared and don't dare to fight me?"

Upon hearing Raleigh's provocation, Field Marshal Steker and Mako Mori exchanged a glance.

Neither the father nor the daughter would yield to the other's gaze.

However, faced with his determined daughter, Marshal Steker ultimately succumbed to his identity as a father.

"Go ahead," he finally said helplessly.

Mako Mori's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded happily, putting the tablet in her hand aside.

“You’ll pay for your taunts,” she said with a mysterious smile to Raleigh.

“Then let’s give it a try.” Raleigh was equally unwilling to be outdone.

He was knocked down by Xia Shu just now, and he still has a breath left in his body.

Mako Mori picked up a long red stick and followed Raleigh onto the ring.

The two of them ended up standing on the same stage.

“Overprotection won’t help a person grow.” Xia Shu stood next to Marshal Strucker and looked at the two on the ring. “You can’t protect her forever.”

“I know.” Marshal Steker nodded gently.

"I just feel..."

"Alright, now's the time."

He wanted to say it wasn't the right time yet, but the truth was that the other candidates could only match Raleigh in data tests, and didn't have much chemistry in actual tests.

They need another driver for the dangerous wanderer, and at this point, the only candidate seems to be Mako Mori.

On the stage, the two were evenly matched, each winning and losing against the other, countering each other's moves, unlike any one-sided sparring match before.

The results are obvious.

He had no choice but to accept this fact.

After the selection process concluded, Marshal Stark led Natsuki away from the venue.

Walking through the long corridor filled with steel pipes.