"Take this!"
Second round—Natsuki chose to attack first. Legs powered. Extreme speed—reached midair.
Posture adjusted in flight. Movements fluid and graceful. Most efficient striking position—flying kick downward!
Swallow Kick!
The entire sequence—too fast. Shinomiya only saw an afterimage. When he reacted—the kick already before him.
"So fast!"
No time for Defense Force Martial Arts. Could only hastily cross gauntlets defensively.
THUD!!
Movement light. But force extraordinarily heavy—kicked Shinomiya's gauntlets. Alloy floor below—instantly cracked. His legs bent under the transmitted force. Struggled to block this strike.
Seeing this—Natsuki's right leg on the gauntlets—powered again.
Suddenly shifted force—broke Shinomiya's defensive posture. Balance shattered.
And Natsuki's figure—using that force—leaped to midair again.
Left leg suddenly raised high—above head. Golden eyes looked down. Locked original landing point. Accelerated downward within milliseconds—body exceeded sound speed—formed sonic boom!
Swallow Kick Modified Form II—Meteor Drop!
"Aerial attack... then this strike!" Shinomiya further released sync ratio with Defense Force Suit and weapon. Captured Natsuki's movement. Neural signals transmitted to weapon. Adjusted output mode.
Gauntlet thrusters released energy backward. Extreme speed—swung upward with devastating force!
Defense Force Martial Arts Fourth Form—Rising Blast!
Golden lightning burst across his body. Lowered stance—fist swung upward with all might!
Both sides contacted instantly. Unmatched force collided. Unleashed terrifying shockwave. The entire alloy training ground trembled!
"What... what's happening?"
"Earthquake?"
"Or a kaiju appeared?"
Defense Force members at Tachikawa Base—all felt this tremor. Contacted captains and vice-captains.
The reply—Commander Shinomiya fighting someone in the training ground.
"Really? That training ground can withstand Grade 8 kaiju attacks."
"Commander Shinomiya... too terrifying."
In this world—kaiju strength levels usually divided by earthquake magnitude. Grade 8 kaiju—destructive power equivalent to magnitude 8 earthquake.
Now breaking through the training ground—letting members above feel battle aftershocks—proved this battle reached Grade 9. Even... Grade 10.
"Gah!"
During their clash—Shinomiya completely couldn't react. Natsuki could ignore gravity—borrow force midair. Caught his defensive opening. Another kick—sent him flying.
Crashed into training ground wall. Created crater and cracks. Base shook again.
"Still want to continue?" Natsuki landed lightly. Looked at Shinomiya rising from the wall crater. Clenched fists—asked.
Fighting in human form—very stamina-draining.
Fortunately just ate twenty bowls of pork cutlet rice. Otherwise couldn't hold on.
This strongest man in Defense Force history—title not for show. Must respond with full effort.
Another Ultra Warrior with less combat experience—couldn't gain advantage in human form.
"Is this your full power?"
"What I want to see—not this level." Shinomiya twisted his neck. Readjusted state. Looked at Natsuki in training ground center. Aura still imposing.
He could feel—this still not opponent's full power.
Must draw out full power. See this person's nature. And... needed a reason to report upward.
"So persistent?"
"Really troubling these old bones..." Natsuki—hearing this—expression somewhat helpless.
But also vaguely sensed Shinomiya's intent.
BOOM!
Shinomiya clenched fists. Aura surged further. Body muscles fully swelled. Like a moving iron tower.
"Commander Shinomiya's sync ratio rising to 95%!"
"Entering full release state!"
"To push Commander Shinomiya this far... what kind of enemy is this!"
Technicians at Ariake Coastal Base—monitoring Shinomiya's body data—faces shocked.
Commander Shinomiya—rarely fighting—directly entered full release in this battle. His battle-worn body—couldn't sustain long.
"This is my full power."
"If you can take my next move—proves our Defense Force lacks ability to restrain you."
Shinomiya's sharp eyes—already bloodshot. Heavy steps—walked toward Natsuki.
Gauntlets entered full power output mode. Surging energy continuously overflowed. About to reach eruption critical point.
"These readings... Commander Shinomiya plans to use that move!?"
"Kaiju No. 2 once destroyed all of Sapporo... the absolute killing move..."
"Commander Shinomiya! Your body..."
"No problem!" Shinomiya—hearing technicians' warnings through earpiece—completely ignored. Eyes suddenly widened. Used all strength. Leaped—instantly vanished. Like thunder—rushed before Natsuki.
Energy in gauntlets—instantly erupted with movement. Formed directional attack. Blasted straight at the man in floral shirt.
Dazzling beam directly engulfed that tall thin figure. Before this strike—opponent seemed too small.
This was—a giant kaiju's full-power strike!
"Not good—this base will!" Captain Mina—seeing this scene—immediately realized this strike's aftershock might destroy their base from below!
However—beyond everyone's expectations—this powerful beam didn't continue spreading. Didn't blast the rear wall.
Incredibly—blocked by a translucent barrier.
A mysterious figure—unidentifiable type, slender body—stood behind that translucent barrier. Bright eyes—unreadable emotion.
Face seemingly wearing a faint smile—filled with their unknown about alien civilization.
That red-and-silver body—ignoring gravity, floating midair—breaking their common sense everywhere—perhaps that man's true form.
Powerful, orderly, and beautiful—their first impression of this alien life form.
And Shinomiya's full-power strike—completely blocked. Not even aftershock spread.
This already meant—his complete defeat.
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