"Hah—"
Upon transforming into Corona Mode, Cosmos's head shape and the patterns on his body underwent a very distinct change. Most importantly, his aura shifted; facing the berserk Queen Tortoise, Cosmos assumed a combat stance and proactively charged forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The berserk Queen Tortoise was visibly stunned for a moment, confused as to why Cosmos, who had been passively defending, was now taking the initiative to attack. However, its reactions were exceptionally fast. Planting its heavy footsteps firmly, it charged to meet him.
As the two collided, the crimson body and the armored frame slammed together with a force reminiscent of a clash between titans. Following the collision, they drew back slightly, and then Cosmos struck again. A straight right punch landed heavily, sending the berserk Queen Tortoise reeling backward for quite some distance.
Immediately after, Cosmos's hand movements flowed gracefully like a white crane spreading its wings before his left hand delivered another heavy blow to the berserk Queen Tortoise's head, slamming it to the ground.
With a distance of about five hundred meters between them, Cosmos assumed his combat stance, waiting for the berserk Queen Tortoise to attack.
"Roar—"
The berserk Queen Tortoise stood up and unleashed a long, furious roar at Cosmos before dropping into a semi-crouch. It exposed the spiked shell on its back, a move that left the observers puzzled for a moment.
But soon, the spikes growing from the shell elongated and launched into the air like missiles. After flying for a short duration, they rained down upon Cosmos like a volley of ten thousand arrows.
"Hah-eh—"
Facing the rain of arrows, Cosmos showed no fear. Instead, as the attack fell, his body began to rotate at high speed. His arms moved in a blur of afterimages, slashing and parrying, striking the descending spikes and sending them crashing into the surrounding ground. In just two seconds, the area was cleared.
"So strong! Such immense power!"
Below, Li Zheng watched the color-changed Ultraman Cosmos fight, his blood pumping with excitement as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
Beside him, Qin Yuxin had already pulled out her PDI to scan Ultraman Cosmos's current energy level.
SS Class.
That was the energy level of Cosmos's Corona Mode. Although it was ostensibly as powerful as the berserk Queen Tortoise, the difference in their actual strength could be seen at a glance.
Cosmos Corona Mode possessed strength and speed that transcended Luna Mode, and his offensive power was further enhanced. Compared to the evasive and gentle Luna Mode, Corona Mode focused on proactive offense, combining multiple lethal ray skills with mastery over various grappling techniques.
Facing the berserk Queen Tortoise's attacks, Cosmos's punches were swift and powerful, giving the opponent no room to breathe. Straight punches, back suplexes, chops, and flying kicks—including a triple-turn roundhouse kick—landed one after another on the berserk Queen Tortoise.
Finally, his right fist glowed with a crimson light. A Corona Punch sent the berserk Queen Tortoise flying hundreds of meters.
"Hah!"
"Roar!!!"
The berserk Queen Tortoise staggered to its feet. The hooked horn on its head crackled with lightning, and its mouth opened slightly as dark red energy began to converge. A second later, the horn lightning and the dark red ray fired simultaneously, merging mid-flight into a dark red lightning beam aimed straight at the target hundreds of meters away.
Corona Barrier.
Cosmos braced his arms, forming a shield of crimson particles that intercepted the full force of the dark red lightning. The attack was so powerful that it forced Cosmos to slide backward slowly.
Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
The color timer turned from blue to red, signaling that Cosmos was either severely injured or his energy was nearly depleted. Cosmos glanced down at it, knowing time was running out.
Seeing this, Cosmos drew his arms back slightly, gathering intense Corona power in his hands before thrusting the Corona Barrier forward with explosive force. Augmented by the additional Corona energy, the shield's defensive power surged; it plowed through the Queen's attack and hit her directly.
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
The move was returned with interest. The berserk Queen Tortoise reaped what she had sown, battered by her own dark red lightning. Her entire body began to emit thick plumes of smoke.
Cosmos slowly pulled back, assuming a "golden rooster stands on one leg" pose while solar energy gathered into a small vortex in front of his color timer. The next moment, Cosmos's hands formed open palms, one facing up and one down, and he thrust them forward violently.
"Hoh—"
As his hands rotated clockwise, halos of light appeared around him. The solar energy gathered in the color timer slowly transformed into a crimson energy ball.
Blazing Wave! (Prominence Ball)
"Ya-ah—"
Cosmos held the Corona sphere between his palms and pushed it forward. The energy within the sphere poured out wildly, forming a flame-like ray that struck the berserk Queen Tortoise directly.
"Roar—"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—
The Corona power poured entirely into its body. The berserk Queen Tortoise let out one final roar before its entire frame began to explode from the top down, gradually disintegrating into fragments that scattered across the ground.
Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
The sound of the timer caused Cosmos to slowly lower his hands. He looked at the scattered fragments, lost in thought.
"Kuang~~~"
The sound of the original Queen Tortoise made Cosmos slowly turn around to look at the other side of West Lake. The Queen Tortoise had, at some point, reached the position of Qin Yuxin and the others, standing before the only remaining egg.
When she had approached, Qin Yuxin, Li Zheng, and Zhou Fei had naturally retreated several hundred meters to observe, fearing some unforeseen accident.
"What do you think the Queen Tortoise wants to do?"
"Isn't it obvious? She's here for her child."
As Li Zheng and Zhou Fei spoke, Qin Yuxin noticed something and said in surprise, "Look! Is that egg about to hatch?"
"Where? Where!"
"Is it hatching? This is my first time seeing a monster hatch. Let me see!"
At Qin Yuxin's words, the two stopped arguing and turned around, staring fixedly at the scene. In the distance, Cosmos was also watching.
Soon, the egg cracked.
Crack!
"Ang~~"
A small hole broke through the surface of the adult-sized egg. From this hole, which was about half an arm's width, a round little head poked out. After the little Tortoise was born, it looked at the outside world with its tiny, dark eyes. It soon saw its mother standing before it—who looked almost exactly like a larger version of itself—and let out a joyful cry.
"So cute~~"
Seeing the birth of the little Tortoise, Qin Yuxin's maternal instincts flared up. If the Queen Tortoise hadn't been there, she might have rushed forward.
"Is this a monster? It's really so cute."
Even though Li Zheng had become a man with an eight-pack, seeing this scene filled him with a maternal-like warmth!
However, the most exaggerated reaction wasn't from Qin Yuxin or Li Zheng; rather, it was Zhou Fei, whose eyes were wide with disbelief.
"No! I don't believe it! I don't believe monsters look this good when they're little. This isn't scientific!"
Well, this person had clearly lost it; there was no need to pay him any mind.
Cosmos, on the other side of West Lake, gave a gentle nod at the sight. Just then, a TPC training craft, GUTS Wing 1, hovered not far from Cosmos, transmitting a sound. Upon hearing it, Cosmos nodded in understanding and slowly raised his hands.
During this process, arcs of light appeared around him again, but this time they weren't crimson—they were azure. As Cosmos's palms slowly lowered, Full Moon power covered his body. The crimson stripes vanished, replaced by azure ones.
Having transitioned from Corona Mode back to Luna Mode, a beam of blue light shot from the lamp on Cosmos's forehead, hitting the motherly Queen Tortoise on the head. Her body stiffened for a moment, then she turned to look at Cosmos and nodded, letting out a sound devoid of any malice.
Cosmos nodded back and slowly extended his right hand to release a blue light, lifting the newborn little Tortoise and gently placing it onto the Queen Tortoise's shell.
With that done, the GUTS Wing 1 hovering nearby departed, and the Queen Tortoise let out a responsive cry.
"Hoh—"
Cosmos stretched his hands toward the sky and slowly lifted off the ground. On the other side of West Lake, the Queen Tortoise also took flight. As Cosmos flew toward the south, the Queen Tortoise, carrying the little Tortoise on her back, followed after him...
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