Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 279-275. "The Monster Messenger and the Boy," Qi Ming Beats Up the Unruly Commoners (A very long chapter of 5,000 words)

This is a forgotten corner of the city. Under the gray sky, barren weeds sway in the wind, and occasionally discarded plastic bags hang from withered branches, rustling softly.

In the distance, several low, drafty bungalows stood crookedly, their walls peeling away to reveal mottled red bricks, like scars gnawed by time. The asphalt road was cracked like a spider web, with a few clumps of wild wormwood stubbornly sprouting from the cracks.

A ragged boy gripped a rusty shovel tightly, mechanically digging at the ground. This strange behavior drew many suspicious glances.

Just then, three middle school students riding bicycles, looking rather nonchalant, arrived near the boy.

"Hey, where are you from?" A boy named "Tai-Chi" asked in a cocky manner while sitting on the bicycle.

The boy did not answer and continued digging.

Seeing that the boy didn't answer, the three middle school students became somewhat annoyed: "Hey, talk to me! Why do you have to dig this hole every day?"

The boy shouted like a little hedgehog, "Get out of my way! Get out of the way!"

Seeing that he dared to talk back, Taizhi, sitting on his bicycle, aggressively approached him: "What did you say!"

The shortest, chubby boy grinned mischievously and said, "Hey, go check his stuff. Maybe we can find out who he is."

“Okay, let’s go! Let’s go see his house.” The other two students immediately agreed and walked towards the dilapidated house behind them.

"Stop! Don't go any further!" The boy panicked immediately upon seeing this, dropped his shovel, and rushed forward, blocking the doorway.

"What's the harm in going to see?" the third middle school student said, clearly showing that they didn't take the boy seriously with them.

The boy's attitude was firm: "No means no!"

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here, you brat!" The leader, Taizhi, impatiently pushed the boy to the ground and forced his way into the house.

The boy who stood up started yelling and striking strange poses.

The next moment, something magical happened.

Taizhi, who was at the very front, was pulled into the air by an invisible force. He screamed in terror and struggled in mid-air: "Help me! Hey, help me!"

The person was actually floating in mid-air! Was it that little beggar-like boy who did it?
The two companions trembled and quickly fled outside.

Half a minute later, Taishi fell back to the ground and fled in a flash.

Three delinquent high school students fearfully hid in the nearby bushes to observe the boy, and found that after standing there for a while, he went to dig a hole again.

"Are you OK?"

"I just tripped and fell. This guy actually managed to levitate me in mid-air, is he an alien?"

"Even if they were aliens, they couldn't be that powerful, otherwise why would they go to all that trouble to dig a hole?"

After exchanging a few words, the three born bad seeds cautiously probed the boy once again.

After realizing that he could do nothing effective except yell and try to drive them away with his presence, he started having bad ideas again.

"Does it take him a very long time to activate his ability?"

"They seem to be very weak aliens."

Thinking about this, the three middle school students believed that if they could defeat an alien, they would become heroes of human society.

Teachers and classmates at school will look at them with new respect, and pretty girls will confess their feelings to them.

This idea excited them, and the three shifty-looking delinquents rushed over again, subdued the boy, and forcefully pinned him to the ground.

The boy was still struggling, but he was powerless to resist the three fifteen-year-old middle school students.

"Alright! This guy is no match for us after all."

"Let's see what other skills he has up his sleeve, so bring them on."

Three middle school students buried the boy in the pit he dug, leaving only his head exposed. Then they used cardboard to collect some dirty water and poured it over his head.

Despite being treated this way, the boy neither struggled nor screamed; he remained expressionless and silently endured it.

"Hey, why aren't you fighting back? Hurry up and transform, keep using your abilities!" Taishi shouted as he hit the boy's face with a rock.

The short, chubby student was recording a video on his phone, trying to capture the moment when the alien used his superpowers as evidence.

Even as the sewage poured over his face, the boy did not resist; he simply closed his eyes silently.

Some people nearby couldn't stand it anymore: "This is too much!"

But the three middle school students argued vehemently:

"Idiot! This guy's an alien. Do you want him to bite your head off?"

"If we don't take him down, we're all doomed!"

After saying that, Taishi got on his bicycle and actually tried to run the boy over with the wheels!
Once this guy dies, he'll definitely reveal his alien form, and then I'll become famous—that's what he thought.

At the critical moment, a figure appeared and stopped the bicycle: "Hey, what are you doing! Why are you bullying people like this!"

It was Kishida, a patrolman.

Taishi shouted, "That guy is an alien! We have to take him down!"

"An alien?" Kishida looked at the boy suspiciously. "What evidence do you have? You didn't just hear it from someone, did you?"

The other two high school students said, "No, he has superpowers! He can make people float, there's no mistake!"

Kishida was extremely disgusted by the three rude students. He said expressionlessly, "Alright, I'll handle this. You can leave now."

"Alright." Faced with the legendary invincible Shengli team, the three middle school students didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

They picked up a few more stones from the ground and smashed them on the boy's head to vent their anger, cursing him as a "beast," a "bastard," and a "stinking alien," before leaving with a look of lingering satisfaction.

After the three middle school students left, Kishida turned back to the boy and said, "I'll pull you up right now. You dug this deep. What's it for?"

Boy: "If you saved me because you wanted to know this, then leave me alone!"

Kishida was taken aback; this kid really had a temper.

He pulled the child out with both hands: "Even if you don't tell me, I will still investigate."

After being rescued by Kishida, the child said "thank you" in a clear voice and then ran towards his dilapidated little house.

Just before entering the room, he turned to look at Kishida: "I'm not an alien! I was born in Ezashi, Hokkaido!"

"Is it Eizaki in Hokkaido...?" Kishida repeated.

The dashcam he was carrying had captured the boy's face, and based on that, it would be easy to uncover his background.

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The next day, after learning that the GUTS team members had "let the aliens go," the three middle school students approached the boy again.

This time, they brought a ferocious wolfhound and approached the boy who was cooking and coughing incessantly from the smoke.

"What, do you eat too, you damn alien?" Taishi kicked the pot of rice away, spilling the porridge all over the floor.

The boy blankly reached out and grabbed the rice mixed with mud, putting it back into the pot.

The short, chubby middle school student said with disgust, "Are you still going to pick it up and eat it? Aliens are so unhygienic."

Taiji, on the other hand, rudely stomped on the rice with his shoe, repeatedly crushing it.

The boy finally couldn't take it anymore, and tears of grievance welled up in his eyes.

"Oh dear, the alien is crying! You're not happy about this, you damn alien? Hahaha!"

The three middle school students felt a sense of pleasure as they watched the boy suffer in pain and frustration.

"Bastards!" The boy finally snapped and lunged at them.

Thinking the alien was about to unleash its power, the middle school students quickly retreated behind the large wolfhound: "Go, John, bite him to death!"

The large wolfhound pounced on the boy, pinning him down and tearing at him. The boy cried out for help: "Help! Help me!"

The next moment, the large wolfhound stopped biting.

It seemed to be pulled into the air by some force, and then exploded into pieces.

"Here it comes! I recorded it!" The three middle school students behind him were extremely excited; they had finally recorded this crucial evidence.

But the dog they brought was dead, proving that the boy had the ability to kill, and the three of them dared not go any further.

After hesitating for a moment, the three middle school students left, thinking they should call more people.

Meanwhile, Sanada Ryosuke, possessed by Cerebro, was also watching this scene from a short distance away with his eyes flashing red.

He looked across the river again, and there, deep underground, he sensed the aura of a monster.

"I feel good now."

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Meanwhile, in the Victory Team's command room.

Kishida: "The investigation is complete. The boy's name is Saku Yoshimi. When he was ten years old, his father disappeared and his mother passed away, so he lived alone and helpless."

Everyone around had just heard Kishida explain the whole story, and Moroboshi Dan sighed, "Ryo has become an orphan just like that. How much will he resent his father, and how much will he yearn for his father's love?"

Saijo Nagi and Emi were both somewhat moved by what they heard.

Qi Ming's gaze was strange: "You said he kept digging holes and was bullied by three beastly middle school students, right?" Kishida: "That's right, but I still can't understand his purpose in digging those holes."

“It’s ‘The Monster Messenger and the Boy’ from ‘Jack’…” Qi Ming thought to himself, “He dug the hole to find the spaceship of the alien he lived with.”

Hye-mi: "If he is not a threat to humanity and the planet, he should not be subjected to such bullying."

Saijo Nagi also supports rescuing him from the discriminatory gaze.

Qi Ming stood up: "Captain, let's go and take a look at the scene."

Zhu Xingtuan nodded and rushed to the scene with Qi Ming.

"This is..." On the Flying Swallow No. 1, Moroboshi Dan looked at the wooden baseball bat that Qi Ming was holding and suddenly had many bad associations.

Qi Ming: "This is a 'mysterious and wonderful tool' that we will most likely need to use later."

Soon, the two arrived at the dilapidated little house. When the boy saw Qi Ming and Moroboshi Dan trying to enter, he blocked their way at the door: "You're not allowed in!"

Qi Ming didn't force his way in. He called out to the second floor, "Excuse me, may we come up?"

Having learned the truth from Qi Ming on the way here, Moroboshi Dan also shouted, "We mean no harm, we're here to help you!"

A weak voice came from the second floor: "Please come up."

But the boy still stood in the doorway, believing that the Victory team members would harm his family members living in the house.

Qi Ming thoughtfully said, "If we really want to eliminate the Metzians, we can simply launch a laser from a distance using the Flying Swallow II. Why go through all this trouble?"

The boy was stunned: "You know the uncle in the house is a Metz alien!"

Qi Ming: "I know, but I'm not one of those beasts who like to ostracize those who are different."

"There are bad people among humans who need to be eliminated, and there are good people among aliens who are worth helping. I understand this simple truth."

Dan Moroboshi nodded in agreement: "We are not people who cannot distinguish right from wrong. Earth welcomes all kind-hearted aliens to come and visit."

Upon hearing this, the boy looked dazed and silently walked to the side, no longer blocking the door.

Qi Ming walked straight into the doorway, where a rope that looked like it was used for hanging hung at the end of the corridor.

The two went up to the second floor and saw an old man leaning against the wall, panting heavily.

Dan Moroboshi hesitated and said, "You are a guest from Metz, aren't you?"

The old man nodded weakly and recounted everything.

To investigate Earth's climate and climate, he landed on Earth a year ago on a rainy night in his spaceship.

He first used his telekinesis to sink the spaceship underground, then saw the boy Sakumura being chased by the monster "Muruchi", rescued him, and sealed the monster underground.

The suspended Taishi and the shattered dog were both created by him secretly using his telekinetic powers to protect the boy Sakumon Ryo.

"Xiao Liang and I live together like family. I think it's not so bad to live on Earth like this."

"But my body is being eroded by this polluted air, and it's getting worse and worse."

"If I don't leave Earth soon, I won't have many days left to live..."

Dan Moroboshi nodded in deep agreement upon hearing this.

He understood that the Metz alien in front of him had a similar job to his "planet observer," and was also kind-hearted and able to sympathize with and help the weak.

The boy who followed said, "So we have to dig out the spaceship that Uncle brought as soon as possible, so that I can go to Metz with him."

Dan Moroboshi nodded: "Okay, we'll help. Wait, you want to leave Earth?"

Qi Ming pulled Zhu Xingtuan aside and told him not to say anything inappropriate.

Qi Ming lowered his voice: "That child grew up under skeptical gazes and has lost faith in humanity due to long-term bullying."

“This Metzian is his family, and Metz is his salvation and hope for life.”

Dan Moroboshi wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed heavily.

"Let's go, I'll go see how deep the spaceship is buried." Qi Ming went downstairs.

Upon seeing the rope hanging on the first floor, he frowned, chopped it off with a chop to the neck.

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Defense Forces Headquarters.

"What? You said you saw aliens?" Minister Kento looked at Sanada Ryosuke with a delighted expression.

Ryosuke Sanada nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes. The dog was lifted up by something like telekinesis and then exploded into pieces."

"Good, good, good!" Minister Jian Tong nodded heavily. The announcement had only been made two days ago, and he had already made a discovery.

"We've made progress so quickly! The citizens will definitely look at us with new respect!" Jian Tong seemed quite excited, thinking that his superiors would also look at him with new respect.

"Ryu, you'll lead the team. Take down this alien in front of the cameras and the citizens, and show the world the efficiency of our defense force!" Kenji ordered Aihara Ryu.

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"It's a bit deep." After arriving outside, Qi Ming used the [See Through] function to locate the spaceship.

The spaceship is 20 meters below the ground, making it impractical to excavate it manually.

"No matter how deep it is, I will not give up. I must go to Metz Star with my uncle." The boy buried himself in digging.

Qi Ming: "I didn't ask you to give up, but in this situation, it would be easier to bring over the 'Underground Pipa Tank'."

Just as he took out his communicator, a large group of people wielding sticks suddenly ran towards him from a distance, led by the three delinquent middle school students.

These are the people they called over.

There were even several policemen with handguns inside, and a group of people rushed over noisily.

"Aliens should be wiped out!"

"Exactly, we can't coexist with aliens!"

"That kid is an alien. If the GUTS team won't make a move, then we will!"

A group of people rushed forward and pinned the boy, Saku Yoshiaki, to the ground. Dan Moroboshi tried to stop them, but was blocked by some people.

Sakumon Ryo struggled violently, shouting, "What are you doing! What bad things have we done!"

Dan Moroboshi shouted, "Everyone, I am the captain of the GUTS team. There's a misunderstanding. This kid isn't a bad person. He didn't do anything!"

"How could the Victory Team say such a thing!" The others still wouldn't listen, and Taishi put a wooden stick to Sakumon Ryo's neck, trying to drag him to the ground.

Inside the room, the Metz alien watched all this with blurred vision. He was expressionless, yet he exuded a heavy sense of sorrow.

"Qi Ming, is there any way!" Moroboshi Dan shouted, his words implying his acquiescence to Qi Ming's actions.

"Yes, some captains, some." Qi Ming took out his baseball bat: "Since logic doesn't work, let's talk about physics!"

He pounced like a tiger descending a mountain, his baseball bat slamming into Taishi's wrist with a whooshing sound, the crisp cracking sound like a tree branch snapping.

Before he could react, the second blow struck his cheek hard, sending three bloody teeth flying into the crowd.

"Ah!!" Taishi clutched his sunken right cheek and knelt on the ground, thick blood gushing out from between his fingers.

Qi Ming stepped on his back, and the baseball bat came down again: "You won't listen, huh?"

"Wait! We just—" The short, fat student was about to explain when Qi Ming swung a backhand strike at the side of his knee.

Amidst the sickening cracking of bones, the bully, who had just been so arrogant, rolled three meters away like a broken sack, clutching his left leg twisted at an eerie angle and letting out a pig-like scream.

The terrifying power sent chills down the spines of those watching.

The third student was so frightened that he turned and ran away, but Qi Ming caught up with him in one stride and swept the baseball bat across the back of his knee.

With a thud, the student knelt down on the ground.

Qi Ming grabbed his collar and delivered three vicious knee strikes to his face. Blood spurted from his nose, and the student collapsed to the ground like a broken sack.

"Victory Team! Victory Team is hitting someone!" Taishi cried out, and the others retreated in fear.

"Hitting someone?" Qi Ming grabbed his right leg and twisted it forcefully.

"Crack." A clear sound of bone breaking rang out, and Taizhi let out a shrill wail.

His leg was broken.

"This is what happens when you hinder the Victory Team from carrying out their mission!" Qi Ming said coldly.

After saying that, he charged at the policemen who had just captured Dan Moroboshi with a speed of six blows per second, beating them until their heads were bleeding and they begged for mercy in a terrifying way.

The Metz aliens hiding inside the house stared wide-eyed at the sight.

The numbness in the eyes of the boy Saku Yoshiaki, who was standing to the side, disappeared, and a look of pleasure appeared on his face.

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