2. An Archaeologist Passing By

When Qi Ming arrived at the battlefield known as the "Land of Tiga," what he saw was a scene straight out of a "depiction of hell."

The pyramid housing the three giant statues had long been opened; the statues on the left and right lay shattered. Melba was fiercely pecking at the last Tiga statue with its sharp beak.

Victory Swallow One was hit by Golza’s Ultrasonic Beam, smoking black as it plummeted to the ground.

Ultraseven wielded his ice axe, battling Garura, but struggled to break through its tough shell.

"Seven, aim your beam at its throat! That monster’s weak point is its throat!" Qi Ming shouted with all his might.

Thanks to the excellence of the original "Ultraman Tiga" series, most of the plot remained vividly etched in his memory.

In his recollection, Garura initially used its hard shell to give the Victory team and Tiga a tough fight. But after the psychic prophet Makio Kirino revealed its vulnerability, Tiga swiftly dispatched it with a simple, uncharged version of the Zeperion Beam.

Ultraseven looked toward the voice, shocked to see civilians still present—such a handsome young man! Someone like him wouldn’t risk his life to babble nonsense; he could be trusted.

At that moment, Golza, having finished off Victory Swallow One, swung its thick tail like a sweeping leg, knocking Ultraseven to the ground just as he was about to move.

Garura pounced too, pinning Ultraseven’s right leg together with Golza’s grip, twisting it with force.

"Crack."

The clear sound of bone breaking echoed; Ultraseven writhed in pain.

At this moment, just like back then, Ultraseven could not rise again.

Meanwhile, under Melba’s relentless hammering, the neck of the Tiga statue cracked, separating head from body.

“Bang!” Qi Ming’s face went blank as he stared at the Tiga head crashing before him.

In this situation, was “cooking it down” still of any use?

“Zhii…” At that moment, his watch reacted.

A green light screen shot out from the button at the top left of the watch, scanning comprehensively from the Tiga crystal embedded in the statue’s forehead downward.

The next moment, the watch’s mechanism lifted, and on the dial’s screen appeared a black humanoid silhouette.

Next to it, a few lines of text read:

Ultraman Tiga.

Integration Level: 30%.

Rating: Class C.

Had it scanned the statue and extracted Tiga’s DNA data, storing it inside the watch?

What did integration level 30% mean? Was Class C high or low?

A roar! The three ancient monsters noticed the commotion near Qi Ming. No longer tormenting Ultraseven, they lumbered toward Qi Ming with heavy steps.

The feeling was entirely different from watching through a screen before. This time, as a “player in the story,” looking up at the massive beasts, the oppressive presence sent chills down his spine.

Having been spotted, escape was impossible; fighting was the only option.

That should be... how to use it, right?

Qi Ming pressed the watch dial with his left hand, forcefully pushing the lifted mechanism back down.

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