Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Shinjiro snapped out of his daze, looked in the direction where Moroboshi Dan had fallen, and shouted in a panic.

He was prepared to take the attack head-on, but at this moment, Dan Moroboshi disregarded his own safety to protect him.

"Z-Ton——"

Zetton locked onto Shinjiro's location again, its massive arm swinging out. In the shadows, Shinjiro tried his best to dodge but couldn't escape the attack's range.

His figure was slammed into the ground by Jaden, leaving a deep dent.

"As expected, they are so vulnerable in front of Jaden."

The Baltans were not surprised at all to see them so easily defeated by Zetton; it was entirely expected.

It's incredibly naive of a few imposter Ultramen to think they can defeat Zetton.

"Hey! Moroboshi!"

Shinjiro's armor was badly damaged and cracked. Enduring the pain that made his whole body feel like it was about to shatter, he crawled out of the crater and moved toward the direction where Moroboshi Dan was.

Compared to his special physical condition, Dan Moroboshi's injuries were more severe.

Despite defending himself with his blade at the first moment, Moroboshi Dan's armor was completely shattered, and he lay dying in the crater, covered in blood.

"Little...zi..."

Dan Moroboshi's vision was blurred by bloodstains, his ears were ringing, and he completely lost consciousness, only retaining his last bit of awareness thanks to his alien body.

"Don't...die..."

He meant to say, "The rest is up to you."

However, facing an enemy of this magnitude, such a responsibility is far too heavy for a young boy.

That's an impossible task.

Now, he only hopes that this inexperienced young man won't have to suffer the pain of death at such a young age.

After saying this, his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his consciousness completely faded into darkness.

"Moroboshi!!!"

Shinjiro heard Moroboshi Dan's last words, his eyes filled with pain, and he screamed in anguish.

Chapter 489 I am Ultraman

"Watch out, Shinjiro!"

Just as Shinjiro was heartbroken, Ed's voice came through.

Shinjiro quickly turned around and saw Zetton's destructive energy blast streaking across the sky and attacking again.

An unbearable stabbing pain shot through my temples—a warning sign of impending death.

"hateful...!!"

Shinjiro clenched his fists, without any hesitation, and rushed into the crater where Moroboshi Dan had fallen. He grabbed him and then burst out with astonishing speed, moving away from the range of the destructive light bullet.

His heart was pounding wildly, far exceeding the frequency that humans could withstand, and the power his body was unleashing had surpassed his usual limits.

"BOOM—!!"

With Ed's help, the light bullets failed to hit Shinjiro directly, instead causing a violent explosion on the ground.

The impact of the explosion was like a tidal wave, hitting Shinjiro in mid-flight and causing him to crash to the ground again.

Shinjiro flipped over and crashed to the ground, but before landing, he managed to adjust his landing posture and put the dying Moroboshi Dan aside.

He raised his head again and looked at the enormous Jaden.

His fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and he was filled with regret for his lack of strength.

He simply lacked the ability to protect his companions.

"Hohohohohohoho—"

"Although you are stronger than some aliens, you are still just a fake Ultraman."

"You are an Ultraman created by the Star Cluster Council and Ed."

"It's completely fake."

"Someone like you will only die a miserable death in the end."

The Baltan alien clone in the distance looked at the unwilling Shinjiro and made a mocking sound.

The sound came from all directions, even resounding directly in Shinjiro's mind, constantly eroding the boy's heart.

"I chose to become Ultraman myself!"

Upon hearing the Baltan alien's voice, Shinjiro clenched his fists and loudly retorted.

Mr. Natsuki had long seen through his inner confusion and guided him to make his own choice.

"I've never heard of an Ultraman this weak."

"With your meager strength, you can't protect anything."

"This is what happens when you oppose us. If you dare to challenge the order, then be prepared to experience your own powerlessness!"

"Hohohohohohoho—"

The Baltan aliens didn't take Shinjiro seriously at all.

To him, it was nothing more than the wailing of ants.

"Believe in yourself, Shinjiro."

"You have unique genes within you; that is your power."

"Don't overthink anything. Right now, you're fighting to protect the planet you cherish and the people you love. That's enough."

"Shinjiro Hayata, you are the real Ultraman!"

Ed tried his best to stop Zetton's actions, while speaking to Shinjiro.

Shinjiro was their only hope at that moment.

He was willing to believe in Shinjiro, to believe that he could awaken the light within him, the true light.

This trust needs no reason.

"Z-Ton——"

Ed's power couldn't completely bind Zetton. After that death knell-like sound, Zetton took another step, his heavy body causing the earth to tremble, and headed straight toward their location.

The sound of energy flowing resounded within the crystal on his face, and it once again aimed at Shinjiro.

"Whoosh whoosh-!!"

A series of white light bullets came flying in.

Shinjiro's body was now incredibly heavy, his armor was badly damaged and had become a burden.

He made a snap decision and ripped the damaged armor off his body, scattering the internal parts and circuitry all over the ground.

After removing the armor, he was left with only a black combat suit. He spread his arms, his figure disappeared from the spot, and instantly soared into the brown sky.

Zetton's destructive energy blast missed its target, causing a large-scale explosion on the ground.

Shinjiro successfully dodged the attack.

"cough..."

"breathe......"

Without the protection of his armor, the environment of Baltan made it difficult for Shinjiro to breathe in the air.

A feeling of suffocation came over me.

As a human, he cannot obtain oxygen from the planet's atmosphere.

"Hoo-hoo—hoo-hoo—!!"

He was breathing heavily, constantly sensing the genes within his body that could give him great power, and feeling that his body was undergoing some kind of transformation.

This was the first time he had done this, the first time he had considered himself a being of light.

After years of suppression, his body finally got its first chance to breathe.

"I can still 'breathe' even in this environment!"

Shinjiro noticed the changes in his body immediately and felt a sense of surprise.

"Z-Ton——"

Zetton looked at Shinjiro, and this time, he gave up using the white destructive light bullet.

Instead, it gathered energy in front of it, and the shadow of a fireball gradually appeared.

This wasn't a true trillion-degree fireball, but its power was still considerable.

The moment the fireball appeared, a deadly heat wave swept wildly across the sky and the earth.

"asshole!!"

Seeing Zetton about to unleash a fireball, Shinjiro spread his arms and flew swiftly toward Zetton.

During the flight, he was also trying to think of a solution.

We must stop them, or they will all die here!

He suddenly recalled the scene where Natsuki used the Specium Ray.

"This is the only way!"

Shinjiro's transformation was not yet complete, and he didn't know how to use the sudden increase in energy to fight. But there was no time for him to adapt.

The heartbeat inside his chest was no longer a sound that a human body could make; he didn't even know if it was his heart that was providing energy to his body at this moment.

But there was indeed an energy within him that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

He tried to control the flow of energy into his arm.

The moment his arms formed a cross, the energy went out of control. Destructive energy exploded between his arms, and intense pain shot through him as the energy, which was already difficult for him to control, began to run rampant.

He then plummeted towards the ground.