Chapter 156: The Power of JoJo is Truly Amazing!

Knowing full well what was happening, Qiao Zhe kept his gaze fixed on the main screen without turning back and issued instructions to Saida Riko.

"Notify Kira Zawa and the others to switch to heavy weapon combat, and leave Misonagi right where he is."

"Understood." Although somewhat puzzled, Saida Riko nonetheless relayed Qiao Zhe's command.

Hearing this, Mizuhara Sara could not help but turn her gaze toward Qiao Zhe beside her.

Misonagi?

Could it be that Misonagi was now capable of transforming?

A thoughtful expression crossed her face. Qiao Zhe had taken Misonagi out alone previously—had something happened during that time?

Meanwhile, at the brewery site.

Upon receiving the command from the operations room, Kira Zawa immediately spoke to the people present, "These Beasts will likely undergo fusion. Fall back temporarily and switch all personnel to heavy weapons."

"Misonagi, you stay here."

With those final words, Kira Zawa cast a profound glance at Misonagi.

The man who was originally destined to become a demon had now inherited the power of light, making this future increasingly unfathomable.

Misonagi paused in his motion to retreat.

Saijo Nagi immediately retorted, "Are you out of your mind? Do you intend to leave Misonagi behind all by himself to cover the rear?"

"These are the commander's orders." Kira Zawa had no intention of taking the blame for this.

These words made Misonagi understand the situation. He looked at Saijo Nagi and said, "Nagi, don't worry about me."

As he spoke, he reached into his coat and drew out the Evoltruster.

At that moment, a red and white brilliance flickered along the sheath of the Evoltruster, making it immediately apparent that it was far from ordinary.

Catching sight of this object, Saijo Nagi stared at Misonagi in sheer astonishment.

Could it be that Misonagi now—

As a Dynamis herself, she could sense the power radiating from that light.

Himiya Jun's expression tightened. During their training sessions, he had learned about the power of light from Misonagi.

The group quickly retreated and returned to their aircraft.

Misonagi remained standing in place, holding the Evoltruster in his hand, his gaze fixed on the clearing ahead.

A viscous, dark-brown liquid continued to churn and writhe up from the ground, steadily gathering and rising higher and higher!

Faced with this transformation of the Beast, Misonagi raised the Evoltruster, and a blue-and-white beam of light fired from the sheath!

Although there was no energy blaster gun, that did not prevent Qiao Zhe from incorporating all those functions directly into the transformation device.

An Ultraman's transformation device could naturally be used as a weapon for combat; making this possible was entirely logical.

Not only that, but Qiao Zhe had already learned the various techniques native to Nexus through the training grounds within the subspace.

Whether those abilities could actually be used depended on Misonagi's strength after transforming, since the sliver of power doled out to him was certainly not Qiao Zhe's true body.

Of course, once transformed, Qiao Zhe could still operate him remotely, just as he had during the previous battle with Next—Misonagi was the Dynamis.

The blue-and-white beam struck the liquid, instantly kicking up a flurry of sparks, but the fusion of the Beasts did not stop.

Until its height reached fifty meters, the liquid radiated a burst of purple energy, instantly solidifying into a massive Pedreon!

Distinctly different from its smaller form, the fully materialized Giant Pedreon grew a pair of arms complete with whip-like tentacles. The mouth on its abdomen stood vertically in pitch-black darkness, and two antennae protruded from its head.

"Rooaaar!" Letting out a cry resembling a wild boar, Pedreon lowered its head to glare at Misonagi.

Whoosh!

Several tentacles whipped out from its mouth, clearly intending to capture and devour Misonagi!

"I am hardly as helpless as I used to be!"

Keeping his eyes locked on the oncoming tentacles, Misonagi gripped the Evoltruster with both hands, and just as the tentacles were about to wrap around his body, he violently pulled his hands apart to the sides!

The style of this transformation motion was identical to how he transformed into Mephisto in the TV series, except that this time, he was transforming into Ultraman Jojo.

A blinding silver-white radiance abruptly erupted!

Golden streams of light diffused through the air, and the incoming tentacles were instantly blasted away.

Misonagi transformed entirely into a figure of light, his eyes gleaming with a brightness reminiscent of an electric arc welder, while radiant energy cracked and burst from the skin of his forehead!

The silver giant leaped forth from the brilliant light!

In this current state, Jojo and Misonagi were simultaneously controlling the body. As for Qiao Zhe back in the command room, multitasking was far too simple a feat for an Ultraman.

He could even manage multiple tasks at once; or rather, the power he had parceled out was equivalent to a clone.

Much like using an Ultraman duplicate, the power would fight on its own without requiring excessive control from Qiao Zhe, yet it remained identical to him fighting personally.

Boom!

The silver giant landed heavily upon the earth. It did not take the form of the Light of the Sky, but rather the magnified appearance of Jojo himself.

Though his height had shrunk slightly—after all, this wasn't Jojo transforming under his own power.

Visually, he stood at fifty meters, and in terms of strength, he was roughly on par with an infant Nexus.

One had to admit, the light factor left behind by that old mystic was utterly absurd.

The only flaw was that Jojo, having been transformed by Misonagi, naturally could not use the Stand of his true body, though the Ripple technique could still be employed.

Seeing the silver giant appear, Pedreon twisted the antennae on its head in confusion.

It couldn't quite fathom what was going on. Just a moment ago, it had been hunting a mere human, so why had he turned into a giant in the blink of an eye?

This bastard evolved even faster than a Beast, and started out at such a massive size—he was totally cheating!

"Toh!" A Showa-era brawler-style Ultraman battle cry rang out as Jojo struck a combat stance with both hands.

Part of this was driven by Misonagi's consciousness, seeing as it was his body that had undergone the transformation.

The silver giant and Pedreon stood in cautious standoff, neither rashly initiating an attack.

This scene was broadcasted back to the command room. Mizuhara Sara stared at the newly appeared Jojo on the main screen, then turned her head to look at Qiao Zhe beside her.

"Are you truly unable to transform?"

She still found it difficult to believe. Besides, looking at Qiao Zhe's healthy complexion, why wasn't he coughing anymore?

Was this guy simply faking it?

As a scientist, Mizuhara Sara was not so easily fooled by Qiao Zhe's words.

A very solemn expression rested on Qiao Zhe's face. "I am temporarily unable to transform and can only fight through this method."

"In truth, this also serves as a form of tempering for the team members."

He uttered these falsehoods without a single blush or a skip in his heartbeat, proving himself a match for any veteran actor.

Mizuhara Sara wore a skeptical expression. Shifting her gaze back to the main screen, she spoke pointedly, "For reasons unknown, the Beasts have been evolving faster and faster lately."

"The technology provided by the Visitors will likely lose its efficacy before long. The power of the Ultraman is absolute necessity. The Beast vaccine has only just begun development, and what we need most right now is time."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhe furrowed his brow slightly. He, too, had sensed that the Beasts had been evolving at an accelerated pace recently.

For instance, this massive Pedreon should not have appeared this early.

A certain hypothesis involuntarily took root in his mind.

"Perhaps while Zagi was still alive, he consciously kept the evolution of the Beasts in check, and eliminating him is what triggered this runaway reaction."

Since Zagi had always coveted Noa's power, he naturally would never have allowed the Beasts to evolve too quickly.

Although he was not a Beast himself, he possessed the ability to control them.