The figure shrouded in light, with a blend of silver, violet, and red hues, appeared before the leader of the Crow People.
The appearance of Ultraman Tiga, a human-sized giant of light, surprised everyone.
The Crow People recognized this individual as the same being who had once routed their kin on Earth!
The Giant of Light, Ultraman Tiga!
"Ti... Tiga!" the leader of the Crow People exclaimed, pointing at Chen Yu with a tone full of disbelief, "Why are you here!"
Years ago, in another dimensional universe, a team of Crow People had captured humans from that dimension's Earth, but their operation was thwarted by Ultraman Tiga, and almost their entire team was wiped out.
Only one Crow Person, who hadn't yet boarded their spaceship, watched helplessly as their ship was destroyed by Tiga.
However, that Crow Person survived and escaped Earth during its time of chaos.
Years later, this survivor became the leader of the Crow People, traversing numerous star gates and leading some of their kin to this universe.
But never had this Crow Person leader imagined they would encounter Ultraman Tiga here!
Ultraman, the Giant of Light!
These names weren't unfamiliar to the aliens of this universe, though sightings of these mysterious light warriors were rare.
Unexpectedly, one of these mysterious warriors of light now appeared at the Interstellar Convention.
Chen Yu adopted a fighting stance in front of the Crow Person leader, ready for battle.
However, the leader of the Crow People waved a big hand and shouted, "Retreat! Retreat as fast as you can!"
"But boss, we still have goods in our shop..."
One of the Crow People reminded.
"Forget them! Move!"
After saying this, the leader of the Crow People was the first to rush out of the crowd of onlookers.
The bewildered Crow People had no choice but to hastily follow, leaving the venue.
Everyone who witnessed this scene was dumbfounded.
What was this situation?
The Crow People saw their opponent transform into a Giant of Light and just ran away?
The aliens, who had been hoping for a battle, were greatly disappointed and gradually dispersed.
Without a fight to watch, the spectacle lost all its appeal.
Jagula and Kai, witnessing this, were at a loss for words.
Both had prepared for battle, with Jagula's Serpent Heart Sword half-drawn, but before the fight even started, everyone had fled.
"Should we chase them?"
Jagula, feeling somewhat unsatisfied, asked Chen Yu.
"No need," Chen Yu, also speechless, reverted to his human form, "These guys probably won't dare to go to Earth again."
In the Crow People's eyes, Chen Yu saw fear.
It was the fear of Ultraman Tiga.
"Keep an eye on these Earthlings outside; I'm going to check their shop to see if the rest of the humans are inside."
After instructing Jagula and Kai, Chen Yu entered the interior of the Crow People's shop.
Upon searching, he found about five transparent boxes, each containing miniaturized humans from Earth without exception.
These people were already in a state of terror, but seeing a human face instead of a Crow Person's head, their fear immediately dissipated.
"Don't panic, stay in there for now; I'll take you back to Earth."
Chen Yu said, carrying the five boxes out of the shop.
Then, turning to Jagula, he said, "Follow them, Jagula. Make sure to capture a Crow Person alive; we need to find out how they enlarge these miniaturized humans."
"No problem, leave it to me!"
Jagula, upon hearing Chen Yu's words, quickly pursued them.
In fact, Chen Yu could use Ultraman Tiga's cell restoration light to return the miniaturized humans to their original size.
But using that light was energy-intensive, and since the Crow People hadn't gone far, it was better to make them reveal the restoration method directly.
Soon, Chen Yu and Kai saw Jagula dragging a Crow Person back.
With a thud, Jagula dropped the half-dead Crow Person on the ground.
Chen Yu approached calmly and asked, "How do we restore these miniaturized humans to their original size?"
"I'll talk, I'll talk! Just don't kill me!" The terrified Crow Person hastily said, "There's a gun in the shop, specifically for restoring their sizes!"
"Oh?"
Chen Yu returned to the shop and indeed found a gun with a peculiar design.
After bringing it out, the Crow Person nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, that's the one!"
"What do we do with him?"
Jagula looked at Chen Yu and asked.
"Whatever."
Chen Yu had no sympathy for the Crow People.
Jagula laughed, dragging the Crow Person away. As for whether the Crow Person lived or died, Chen Yu didn't know.
Having obtained the enlargement ray gun, Chen Yu didn't immediately use it.
After all, there were too many humans; releasing them all from the boxes, even his spaceship couldn't accommodate them.
It was better to keep them in the boxes until they were back on Earth to enlarge them.
Upon questioning, the Earthlings in the boxes were not all from the same place.
Clearly, the Crow People had acted in separate groups, capturing humans from various parts of the world.
Chen Yu didn't comment; as long as they were returned to Earth, it was fine.
"Kai, take these people and come with me."
Since Jagula was dealing with the Crow Person, Chen Yu asked Kai for help.
Kai was naturally willing to assist Chen Yu, leading the freed humans and following Chen Yu to the teleportation elevator.
After some manipulation, everyone arrived at the top level.
Having done this once before, Chen Yu was now more familiar with the process and led everyone to the Scions' shop.
After loading the humans and the boxes onto the spaceship, Chen Yu turned to Kai and said, "I'm taking them back. Tell Jagula and Captain Senro it'll take about two days."
"Sure, I'll pass on the message."
Kai nodded and agreed.
Once on the spaceship, Chen Yu set the coordinates for Earth and initiated autopilot, just like before.
Most of the rescued Western humans were compliant.
Chen Yu told them to sit on the floor, and they did.
However, two of them were less content to follow orders.
One man pointed at the boxes Chen Yu had brought and said, "There are humans inside these boxes; you should let them out, not keep them locked up."
Another man looked at Chen Yu's pilot seat and said, "I think we can take turns sitting in the chairs, no need to always sit on the floor."
Chen Yu hadn't expected such "talents" among them and couldn't help but find the situation somewhat amusing.