Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 280, Section 276. Shooting the Metz Alien? Bullets and troublemakers go better together! (A long chapter of 4,000 words)

Qi Ming remembered clearly that in the episode "The Monster Messenger and the Boy", this group of people were not harmed by the boy's superpowers, and they did not even witness the boy releasing superpowers.

They only heard one side of the story from three beastly middle school students and thought, "This kid who digs holes all day long is indeed suspicious. He turns out to be an alien who will bring us bad luck," so they wanted to kill him.

At that time, Hideki Go chose to restrain himself and did not use the superpowers given to him by Ultraman, and was held back tightly by the mob.

Meanwhile, the Metz alien inside the house saw Sakumon Ryo being dragged on the ground and about to be executed. Unable to bear it, he stepped forward and was eventually shot dead by the police.

The cruel ending was inevitable, and Hideki Go could only kneel down in agony.

Qi Ming, on the other hand, has always been accustomed to keeping the situation firmly in his grasp, not allowing it to deviate even slightly.

A policeman quietly gripped the gun at his waist, immediately catching Qi Ming's attention.

He slammed the baseball bat down hard, causing the policeman's gun to fly out of his hand. His wrist bone cracked with a crisp sound, and he fell to his knees, clutching his wrist and howling in pain.

"I don't believe you can beat all of us by yourself!" a blond-haired guy jumped out and yelled. Qi Ming swung his baseball bat at him.

"Crack!"

The sound of ribs breaking was clearly audible. Yellow Hair was thrown out like a kite with a broken string, lying on the ground coughing up blood.

At this point, no one dared to launch an attack, but Qi Ming did not intend to stop and began to settle accounts with those who had just assaulted Sakumon Ryo.

"Do you think I can't see you just because you're hiding in the back?" He swung a wooden stick and chopped at a skinny monkey who had been hiding in the back throwing stones.

"Snapped!"

"No!" the man screamed, his shoulder caved in, and he collapsed to the ground.

The light in the eyes of young Saku Yoshiaki grew ever brighter. In the past, he had always been the one ostracized and bullied as an outsider. This had never happened before.

Dan Moroboshi advised Qi Ming to stop, saying that the lesson had already been taught, and that their use of vigilante justice against the innocent boy was out of fear of the unknown aliens, which was understandable.

Qi Ming stopped swinging his baseball bat and kicked a nearby policeman instead: "I don't believe they'll learn their lesson."

The next moment, the roar of armored vehicles grew louder as they approached.

Amidst the rising dust, three camouflaged armored vehicles fanned out around the open space.

Soldiers in military uniforms held guns, their dark muzzles pointed at Qi Ming and Saku Yoshiaki in the center of the crowd.

The defense forces have arrived.

"Everyone stay still!" came a cold, hard command from the loudspeaker.

Fully armed soldiers quickly disembarked from the vehicle, their eyes beneath tactical helmets devoid of any warmth.

Qi Ming shielded Saku Yoshimi behind him, and he could feel the boy's thin body trembling.

Aihara Ryu stepped down from the front armored vehicle. He frowned when he saw Qi Ming: "You're Qi Ming from the Victory Team, right? Why are you abusing civilians?"

Qi Ming said unhurriedly, "These adults bully a child because they are strong, so I will bully them back and let them know what it feels like to be bullied. How educational that is."

Aihara's head started to ache. Ryujun was right after all; this Qi Ming was not only exceptionally skilled in combat, but also had sharp tongue.

He had to change the subject: "We're here to capture an evil alien. I heard he's disguised as a child who can make objects float."

Qi Ming: "There are no evil aliens here."

At this moment, a policeman with a blood-covered face struggled to his feet and pointed at Qi Ming: "That kid behind him—he's an alien! An alien who will bring disaster!"

Intimidated by Qi Ming, the citizens who were about to scatter like birds and beasts suddenly felt emboldened when they saw more than a dozen armed guards.

They all chimed in, offering their own testimonies, saying that Sakumon Ryo was an alien, but the crazy GUTS team not only didn't eliminate them, but also attacked innocent civilians like them in order to protect this bastard alien.

Upon hearing this, Aihara Ryu looked at Qi Ming with a questioning gaze.

Qi Ming maintained his previous attitude: "There are no evil aliens here. Also, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand, if you dare to lose your temper in front of me, it will affect your height."

Aihara Ryu: "Affects height? I've only ever heard that being picky about food and having an unbalanced diet can stunt your growth, I've never heard that getting angry can also stunt your growth."

Qi Ming: "Hmm, if you dare to mess around, I'll break your legs."

Aihara Ryu's expression visibly turned ugly.

The situation reached a stalemate, and Aihara Ryu's adjutant called headquarters to report the situation.

"Minister Kentung, we've found the target, but the Victory Team is also here and has taken control of it first."

Minister Jian Tong, who was far away, was already imagining the praise from the citizens and the affirmation from his superiors after the aliens were eliminated. Upon hearing that the situation had changed, his face immediately showed displeasure: "What's going on? How many people are there over there?"

Lieutenant: "There are two people. One is Captain Moroboshi Dan, and the other is that Qi Ming."

Minister Jian Tong: "Qi Ming? The one who's always on TV news, the one the media calls 'the coolest, strongest, and most handsome man'?"

Lieutenant: "Yes, legend has it that he is the strongest man on Earth, capable of taking on a hundred men single-handedly."

Minister Jian Tong dismissed the claim, saying, "TPC is just using this as a publicity stunt to promote its brand. Any normal person can figure out how much of what they've said is exaggerated."

"I don't care who the other side is. In order to fight against those treacherous aliens, we soldiers must bravely advance and clear away all obstacles!"

"To put it bluntly, there are only two people. Can't a dozen guns suppress them?"

The adjutant hesitated, "If we use guns, it will be difficult to control. If we hit their vital organs, we might not be able to explain it to TPC."

Minister Jian Tong said in a nonchalant tone, "There's no need to hesitate. They dared to be accomplices of aliens. Even if they get hurt, it's their own fault."

Since his promotion, he has learned many core secrets that only senior executives are entitled to know.

The defense forces are far more complex than they appear; they have many trump cards up their sleeves!

A year ago, the Salome aliens created a mechanical Seven whose fighting power was almost equal to that of the real Seven. It was destroyed after losing a single move to the original Seven.

The defense forces secretly recovered the fragments of Mecha Seven, but have been unable to repair them.

But recently, the experimental group has made rapid progress as if by divine intervention.

Not only is the mechanical Seven in sight for repair, but it can also be further enhanced on the original basis.

If successful, the defense forces will gain an Ultraman that they can control, and TPC will be no match for them!
Let alone defeating TPC, they could easily rule the entire Earth with the power of Ultraman!
Also, a few months ago, an alien named "Kov," who claimed to be from the planet Nereru, approached the Japanese cabinet.

It said it loves the beautiful Earth very much and hopes to gain humanity's trust in order to eliminate human prejudice and fear of extraterrestrials.

Therefore, it is willing to cooperate with humans in investigating and researching it, to prove that it genuinely wants to come to Earth and make friends with humans.

After a preliminary examination revealed that the alien named "Kov" had no offensive capabilities, the Cabinet secretly transferred him to the Defense Force's research facility.

Kenjiro was quite surprised when he was put in charge of this matter. He hadn't expected there to be such a naive alien. It seemed that humans were a highly intelligent species in the universe. In any case, having an alien with extremely high tolerance who was willing to cooperate with them in conducting high-intensity live experiments was definitely a good thing. This could allow the Defense Force's biological technology to advance by leaps and bounds.

Knowing the strength of the defense forces, he naturally wouldn't take TPC too seriously.

On the other end of the phone, Sanada Ryosuke, a close confidant of Kenji, also offered his timely advice, saying that TPC had been too arrogant lately and it was time to put them on their toes.

Jian Tong nodded: "That's settled then. Let those TPC bumpkins see the capabilities of our well-trained elite soldiers working together!"

After the call ended, the adjutant looked quite helpless.

He looked at Qi Ming, who remained calm and composed in front of more than a dozen elite soldiers, and felt a faint sense of pressure emanating from him.

“I’ve learned about his story… This guy probably underwent some kind of genetic modification surgery; he’s incredibly strong.”

"But we don't need to confront him directly. Since we can't capture the alien alive, we should find a good opportunity to bypass him and kill the alien directly."

"After the aliens ceased all life activities and revealed their true nature beneath the disguise, he had nothing more to say."

After thinking for a while, the adjutant gave these instructions.

After receiving the order, the subordinates began to disperse and take up positions, looking for sniping angles.

The Metz alien, who had been observing from inside the dilapidated hut, hurriedly and shakily emerged from the house, saying, "Don't make things difficult for the child, I am the alien!"

After he finished speaking, he collapsed to the ground, his physical condition so bad that he couldn't even stand up.

"Uncle!" the boy, Saku Yoshiaki, exclaimed in surprise.

The alien, leaning on his cane, struggled to his feet, panting as he spoke: "Xiao Liang was just a kind-hearted child who took care of me. He's not an alien. Let him go. If you have any problems, come at me."

He felt that he didn't have many days left anyway, so he might as well prove the innocence of the young Saku Yoshiki and secure his future peace.

Upon hearing this, the entire room erupted in commotion.

"Everyone, if we don't get rid of him, who knows what might happen in the future!" A pastry shop owner among the citizens shouted, and immediately received everyone's approval.

Some people wanted to kill the Metz aliens with sharp stones, just like in the original series, but after Qi Ming glanced at them, a chill ran down their spines, and they dared not make any rash moves.

Aihara Ryu wasn't intimidated. Always speechless in his verbal arguments with Qi Ming, he looked at Moroboshi Dan: "Team leader, how do you explain this?"

Dan Moroboshi: "The Metz alien saved this boy. He is a kind-hearted alien with no intention of aggression. He just wants to return to his home planet."

Aihara Ryu: "How can we believe in aliens because of something like this! What if this is just a disguise? We can't have these expectations of aliens!"

Qi Ming looked on in astonishment: "You don't seem to have the right to say that. Ultraman is also an alien, yet you're acting like a shrew and cursing because they failed to protect the city properly while defeating monsters and damaged a few buildings. Have you forgotten about that?"

Upon hearing this, Aihara Ryu's face turned pale and then flushed.

He lost control of his emotions at the time and didn't expect that someone was filming him, recording those words that he still regrets to this day.

At that moment, the adjutant made a gesture, and the three soldiers who had secretly adjusted their positions and found the right angles fired at the same time.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Here it comes again. This scene from the original series has come to pass: the black muzzle spews flames, and the evil bullets are fired at the exhausted Metz alien!

"I'm not blind. I saw your little tricks a long time ago." At this moment, Qi Ming's speed reached its limit.

With a crisp "clang," Qi Ming flicked his index finger on the bullet tip, causing the trajectories of the three bullets to deflect.

The first bullet grazed the earlobe of the policeman who had just stepped forward to report the incident, carving a bloody groove into his greasy face.

"My ears!" The policeman, who had just relied on the defense forces, knelt on the ground, covering his face with his hands and screaming in pain.

The second bullet pierced the right knee of the pastry shop owner who was shouting that he would kill the Metzians. He immediately collapsed, clutching his shattered knee and howling like a pig being slaughtered.

The third bullet struck middle school student Taishi in the buttocks, embedding itself deeply in his gluteus maximus.

Although he had just been slapped by Qi Ming with a stick, leaving his mouth full of blood and foam, and he was in so much pain that he collapsed to the ground, Qi Ming still remembered the culprit.

"Ooooooooooo!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream ripped through the air, and Taizhi sprang up as if electrocuted, clutching his buttocks tightly with both hands, his face contorted beyond recognition.

His legs went weak like boiled noodles, and he stomped and spun around frantically, looking like a frog thrown into boiling oil.

"Fight the aliens! Why are you shooting us with guns?!"

"How can the defense forces be so unreliable!"

The police and the pastry shop owner were also shouting and cursing, and the surrounding citizens were casting surprised and suspicious glances.

What's going on? Why are the ones hurting people today all from the Victory Team and the Defense Force, who are supposed to be protecting them?

The Metz alien was also stunned. The moment the gunshot rang out, it resignedly closed its eyes, but when it opened them, it found that it was completely unharmed.

"Uncle, are you alright!" Saku Yoshikazu rushed over and hugged the Metz alien.

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." The Metz alien looked up at Qi Ming, and could vaguely sense that it was the change he made by raising his hand just now.

Aihara Ryu was taken aback, then flew into a rage: "Who gave you permission to fire!"

I'm still negotiating!

"Whoosh!" The defiant adjutant pulled the trigger, and the bullet spun toward the Metz alien's forehead.

Dan Moroboshi raised his cane, the metal tip colliding with the bullet and creating blinding sparks. The bullet, changing direction, grazed the adjutant's right hand holding the gun, knocking away the sidearm he had just drawn.

The scene was deathly silent. The adjutant stared blankly at his bleeding hand.

Qi Ming joked, "The captain is so gentle, he only scratched his hand."

"Isn't this enough?" said Moroboshi Dan, who had just seen Qi Ming's slight movement after raising his hand.

“If we hit them too lightly, they won’t learn their lesson.” Qi Ming took out his baseball bat again.

"You dare to fire a gun in front of me? You should be prepared for the consequences." He gave the soldiers of the defense force a friendly smile.

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