Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 290, Section 286: "The local vampires are so rude!" (Two chapters combined)

Four p.m.

A woman wearing a snakeskin skirt and with dark circles under her eyes appeared in an upscale residential area in Kyoto, Japan, and rang the doorbell of a villa.

Soon, the owner of the house—a woman in a white sweater—came over upon hearing the noise. She widened her eyes when she saw the visitor standing outside the door.

The villa's owner looked utterly incredulous: "Midori Suzumura? But Midori already..."

The visitor gave a stiff smile: "Yes, my sister passed away this summer in her villa. I am her younger sister, Inako."

The villa's owner breathed a sigh of relief: "I see, it's so similar. I almost thought Midori had come back to life. So you're her sister. Please come in."

She opened the door and invited Inako in: "I thought Midori didn't have a younger sister. You two look so alike."

Rice: "I was adopted as soon as I was born. My sister probably doesn't even know I exist. This time, my adoptive father asked me to come."

The villa owner suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I was wondering why she didn't tell us she had a younger sister before."

She and Midori Suzumura were very close friends, and they both reserved rooms for each other in their homes.

Upon seeing the "younger sister" who looked remarkably like her deceased best friend, she immediately lowered her guard and unconsciously became close to her.

Daozi suggested that she wanted to stay here like her sister, and the villa owner readily agreed, offering to buy her daily necessities.

It was already 7 p.m. when the two set off from the villa again. As they drove through the streets of Kyoto, Inako, in the passenger seat, looked at the woman in the white sweater in the driver's seat with a somewhat gloomy gaze.

She is not Midori Suzumura's sister; everything she said before was a lie she fabricated to get closer to her.

She was actually Midori Suzumura herself... or more precisely, the vampire alien [Draculas] possessed Midori Suzumura's corpse.

In Draculas' view, this had many advantages: on the one hand, it could conceal their identities to carry out their invasion plans, and on the other hand, it could use the human body to block out the sunlight, which would be beneficial for daytime activities.

Its goal of aggression is to exterminate humanity.

The specific invasion plan was to eliminate as many human women as possible. If there were no women on Earth, humanity would be unable to reproduce and would perish.

As night fell and the car drove along a secluded road, De La Clásico suddenly had a wicked thought and prepared to make a move on the woman in the white sweater in the driver's seat.

The next moment, the woman in the white sweater, who was focused on driving and watching the road, seemed to see something unbelievable. She screamed and slammed on the brakes.

A sharp screech of brakes tore through the night in Kyoto. The tires scraped two charred marks on the asphalt, and Dracula's head slammed heavily against the headrest.

"What's ahead...?" The woman in the white sweater gripped the steering wheel tightly with trembling fingers.

Outside the windshield, six men in black stood like tombstones in the car headlights.

They wore wide-brimmed hats that covered half their faces, sunglasses that reflected an eerie red light, and black coats that swayed on their own in the windless night.

"What are you doing, suddenly appearing in the middle of the road!" The woman in the white sweater angrily honked her horn after realizing what was happening, but the man in black did not react.

At this moment, the drivers of several nearby cars that had braked suddenly also got out of their vehicles and angrily walked towards the man in black.

"Hey! Are you guys crazy? Are you looking to die?!" A man in a suit strode forward and reached out to push the man in black at the front.

The next second, his wrist was suddenly grabbed.

The man in black moved with inhuman speed; he grabbed the man in the suit and his fangs instantly pierced the back of his neck.

The man in the suit froze, his pupils suddenly contracted, and a gurgling sound escaped his throat.

"Ahhh—!" The female driver next to her screamed and turned to run away, but another man in black had already flashed behind her and bit her.

Clearly, these "people" dressed in black are not human.

They were infected by the vampire beast "Shuranos" with its own virus and turned into vampires. Now they also carry the vampire virus, and if they bite other humans, they will turn them into vampires like themselves.

If this continues, the Earth will be full of vampires, and they will dominate it!
"Oh my god!" The woman in the white sweater turned pale upon seeing this scene. Her fingers trembled as she shifted into reverse, but before she could press the accelerator, the driver's side window suddenly shattered with a "bang!"
A hand wearing a black glove reached in, precisely grabbed the back of her neck, and violently dragged her out the window.

"Help—!" Her cries for help came to an abrupt halt as sharp fangs pierced her skin. Her body convulsed violently before collapsing.

Then the passenger door of the car was forcibly pulled open, and the vampire wearing black clothes and sunglasses bit "Daozi"'s neck.

The vampire's expression suddenly froze.

This doesn't taste right.

No warm blood flowed into the mouth, no vibrant life force pulsed in the veins—only a rotten, cold liquid with a faint smell of preservatives seeped out.

"So there are vampires on Earth too, but you guys are really rude." At this moment, Dracras, who was being bitten, spoke calmly.

After saying that, he slammed his fist hard into the face of the vampire who had just bitten him.

"boom--!"

The man in black's sunglasses shattered instantly, his face caved in, and his body flew out like a rag doll, crashing through three parked cars before finally coming to a stop.

The other vampires around were all stunned.

They slowly turned their heads, their eyes behind sunglasses fixed on the "rice".

Meanwhile, Dracula calmly stepped out of the passenger seat and looked around.

“I see.” Dracras quickly understood the tactics of these “local vampires.”

Although local vampires also attack humans, the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.

They came to invade Earth to deprive humanity of its ability to reproduce.

Once humanity goes extinct, their own people can move in.

To the Draklasians, there is little difference between an Earth inhabited entirely by humans and an Earth inhabited entirely by native vampires.

What to do? Should he first join forces with the local vampires to eliminate the human population, or...? He hesitated.

The next moment, a leader dressed as if he were "Count Dragu" stepped out.

He waved his hand, signaling the surrounding vampires to step forward and subdue the man who had just beaten their comrade.

Dracula: "?"

You think you're so great?
Dracula immediately went into Musou mode, beating up one vampire after another.

As an alien whose true form can grow to enormous size, these small fry are no match for him unless the mastermind behind these vampires, Hyranos, comes in person.

The local vampire leader's expression changed drastically, his previous composure vanished, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to flee the area.

But Dracras thought that since they had become enemies, it would be best to eliminate them completely, so he pursued them.

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At that moment, Yamanaka and Kishida were patrolling the vicinity in their Charlotte.

"Isn't it said that vampires roam around here? Why haven't we encountered any?" Kishida, in the passenger seat, looked around.

Yamanaka: "Do you really believe in vampires?"

Kishida: "I trust Qi Ming more. If he says it exists, then it probably does."

In the mountains: "Speaking of Qi Mingren, since he believes that there are active vampires, he will use his invincible deductive ability to find them and kill them."

Kishida: "Kimi... he and Emi took a group to Mount Daikuro to harvest watermelons. They told us to tell him immediately if we find any suspicious signs here."

In the mountains: "???" Harvesting watermelons? I didn't hear that wrong, did I?

Kishida further explained: "It is said that the melon fields near Mount Daikuma have recently been infested with insects, and many watermelons have been hollowed out by insects. Team member Qi Ming, along with many specialists from TPC, are collecting these watermelons."

In the mountains: "You mean Qi Ming went to control the insect plague? He knows about this? That's too far-fetched..."

He was about to say something when he suddenly slammed on the brakes.

Kishida: "What happened?"

In the mountains: "There are people ahead!"

Suddenly, a woman dressed in black darted out from the side, collapsed in front of Charlotte's car, and lost consciousness.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"What happened... Kishida, help her into the car."

Seeing this, the two victorious team members decided to carry her back to the headquarters' medical department first.

After Charlotte's car left, Dracras, who was possessing a human, appeared nearby, gazing intently at Charlotte's departing car.

He was just about to catch up with the vampire when, unexpectedly, the vampire immediately retracted its fangs and claws, transforming into something indistinguishable from a human woman, and pounced on the front of the Victory Team's car.

This is not easy to handle.

There is someone in the GUTS team who resembles Ultraman, so it's not advisable to antagonize such a force for the time being.

"Forget it, a vampire infiltrating the TPC base will definitely cause trouble. Let's use her to find out more about the GUTS team."

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"He can really sleep, it's almost like he's in a state of suspended animation."

Back at the TPC base, Yamanaka looked at the woman lying on the hospital bed and said...

Kishida: "Team member Qi Ming had previously instructed that if there were any suspicious phenomena, he should definitely tell him, especially suspicious people, because they might be vampires disguised as humans."

Yamanaka: "Then let's make contact. We can have Huimei use facial recognition to find out this woman's identity and have her family come over."

Kishida nodded, took a picture of the woman's face on the bed, and sent it via PDI communicator.

On the other side, at the foot of Mount Ooku.

After seeing the photos sent by Kishida, Qi Ming said, "So it turns out that the recent 'vampire legend' is caused by the vampires in Ultraman Tiga."

When he first heard about the vampire saga in Japan, he couldn't come to a conclusion.

Because there are too many vampires in Ultraman's works!

There are vampires in Jack, there are vampires in Leo, there are vampire monsters in Ace, there are vampires in Ultraman Tiga, and there are vampire monsters in Dyna...

Seeing the characters from the original "Ultraman Tiga" appear now gave Qi Ming a clear idea of ​​what was going on.

After receiving the news, Huimei investigated and said, "This woman is called 'Xue Na'. She used to be a Japanese reporter and disappeared five years ago after going to South America to report."

Qi Ming: "Didn't she work with a male reporter named 'Onoda' before?" This is from the original drama.

Hye-mi: "Yes, that's right. The two of them were partners before."

Qi Ming made arrangements. He asked Kishida and Yamanaka to call Onoda over to claim Xue Na, and at the same time, he asked Captain Moroboshi Dan to personally guard the girl named Xue Na.

In the original series, the vampire named Seymour disguised herself as a frail, unconscious woman and infiltrated the sea base in order to deal with Captain Megumi Iruma and turn her into a vampire as well.

In the original drama, Megumi Kijima was no match for him and was knocked unconscious.

And the captain of Victory in this world is Dan Moroboshi, the infamous tyrant with a cane!
"Be careful, this guy has been infected by the virus and turned into a vampire. I'm back now." Qi Ming turned off the communicator and looked at the watermelons around him.

His previous complaints in the mountains were not without merit; he was indeed there to control the insect infestation.

However, this insect is much more terrifying than locusts.

The Great Bear Volcano is experiencing frequent earthquakes, and watermelons are being eaten away by strange insects.

These two clues immediately reminded him of the scene in Taro where the volcano monster bird Barton appears.

An ancient insect called "Kemjira" has been awakened from its dormancy due to volcanic activity and has appeared in large numbers on the ground.

Initially, they are only about the size of ordinary silkworms. After eating watermelons, they grow rapidly, reaching 30 centimeters in length, at which point they can threaten human lives.

Most importantly, they are on the menu of the [Volcano Bird Barton]. The first thing Barton does after waking up is to devour [Kemjira] for a delicious meal.

Therefore, Qi Ming believed that as long as he made good use of [Kemjira], he could control Barton's movement route.

He planned to send Barton to fight the vampires, both of which were flying "bird monsters." Let the strange birds and vampire bats fight to the death.

"Hmm, there's a worm in this watermelon too."

Qi Ming, who was using the "See Through" function, made a new discovery. The TPC staff quickly put the watermelon he pointed to into the transport vehicle.

"I need to go back first. You guys should just buy all the watermelons from all the fields I haven't seen yet."

"They must be stored in a sturdy warehouse; we must never let these insects escape into the outside world."

After Qi Ming finished speaking, the TPC staff nodded hurriedly, and their team leader said they would take the matter seriously and would not let Lord Qi Ming down.

"I'm leaving it to you." Qi Ming got into the driver's seat of the Dram car and drove back with Hui Mei in the passenger seat.

Ten minutes after the two left, a "person" dressed as a melon farmer, with his face covered by a straw hat and his eyes glowing with a scarlet light, arrived at a secluded melon field.

This is Aihara Ryu possessed by Cerebro.

Under his gaze, a long green worm darted out of a watermelon it had hollowed out, heading to another watermelon to devour more and grow bigger.

It was the leaf-eating monster, Kemjira.

Cerebro swiftly grabbed the Kemjira in his hand, examined it for a moment, and then nodded unconsciously.

The ancient organisms on Earth appear to have good evolutionary potential, making them very suitable for use as biological weapons.

Let's catch one and take it home so it can come in handy later.

Just as Cerebro was about to do so, the [Kemjira] that was struggling in his hand suddenly raised its tail and sprayed a large cloud of yellow gas from the tip of its tail, enveloping Cerebro's head.

Simply put—it farted at Cerebro.

The stench nearly suffocated Cerebro.

The native insects on Earth are so rude!
Just then, as if sensing that its companion was in danger, another Kemjira sprang out from the watermelon behind Cerebro and bit its neck.

"Ouch!" Cerebro screamed in agony and collapsed to his knees in excruciating pain.

Then a third insect scurried out of the watermelon, spraying highly acidic white threads at Serebolo, corroding his body and gnawing at his vitals.

Sereblo struggled incessantly, screaming in agony.

The terrifying parasitic life form, Cerebro, which destroyed multiple civilizations in the universe through its "Civilization Self-Destruction Game," was nearly killed by Earth's native insects today.

(End of this chapter)