Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 331, Section 327: Earth: Not a single drop left (3.3K)

"Ha!" Nexus forced himself to straighten up, assumed a fighting stance, and let out a weak battle roar.

Gochigumon let out a sharp screech and slashed down with its scythe-like forelimbs.

"boom!"

Nexus barely managed to raise his hand to block, sparks flying through the night sky. The impact sent Nexus staggering back several steps, each step leaving deep cracks in the concrete floor.

He tried to fight back, but his punches were weak and easily dodged by the monster.

Gokigumon seized the opportunity, its thick tail sweeping across. Nexus hastily leaped up, but lost its balance mid-air and was grazed on the side by the tail tip, sparks flying everywhere.

"Ugh!"

Nexus crashed heavily into the hospital parking lot, crushing more than a dozen cars. Alarms blared, metal whirred, and the buzzing of color timers mingled together.

Himeya Jun struggled to get up, but his arm suddenly went limp, and he knelt on one knee again.

Clearly, his condition was extremely poor.

After Black Orb's Color Timer was stolen and Makoto Aizen lost his transformation ability, Jun Himeya became the last living fighting force on Earth.

He appeared weak and powerless in the face of numerous dark forces that sought to invade the Earth and take people's lives.

Ten hours ago, the insect-type alien beast [Baigebazun] appeared. Jun Himeya transformed into Nexus to fight it and finally defeated it.

Four hours ago, a mysterious disc carrying a wolf-like monster named "Ulffaya" entered the city and wreaked havoc.

Its strength is definitely at the [B-level].

Jun Himeya awoke from the Stone Wings and hastily transformed to fight back. After expending even more energy, he destroyed the Stone Wings. The disc was then destroyed by Victory Flying Swallow 1, piloted by Nagi Saijo.

The [Gokigumon] before them was the third enemy that Jun Himeya had faced in the past ten hours. Its strength was clearly greater than the previous two monsters. In the original series, it was an enemy that was defeated by Gaia SV.

Its opponent, Jun Himeya, faced a barrage of attacks without adequate rest, his body was worn down, and his fighting strength was constantly reduced.

This is a long time.

"Whoosh!" Gochigumon pounced again, his scythe-like forelimbs slashing wildly.

Nexus could only barely roll to dodge, and each dodge seemed extremely difficult.

After a clumsy roll, Nexus finally seized an opening and grabbed Gochgmun around the waist, trying to throw him to the ground.

But weakened, he was unable to budge his opponent and was instead thrown away by Gochigumon, crashing into the side building of the hospital.

Amidst the rubble, the timer on Nexus's chest flashed even more rapidly.

Himeya Jun's vision began to blur, and the monster's figure split into three overlapping phantoms in his eyes.

But when he caught a glimpse of the terrified faces of the people in the hospital, his unfocused gaze sharpened again.

The next moment, Gochigumon opened its huge mouth, preparing to launch silk [silk slime].

In the original series, this move wrapped Gaia in V2 form into a cocoon in ten seconds and sealed him for a full half minute. If it had hit Nexus, he would have been finished.

The next moment, Gochigumon's body seemed to be fixed in place by some force, unable to move.

"Jun, now!" A familiar voice echoed in Jun Himeya's mind. He turned around abruptly and saw Dan Moroboshi looking exhausted.

It was Dan Moroboshi who used Ultra Telekinesis, which consumes lifespan, to temporarily freeze Gochgomon!

Junya Himeya seized the opportunity, mobilizing his remaining energy to form a cross with his hands and unleash the Cross Storm.

"Whoosh!" A golden stream of light struck [Goqigumon]'s head, precisely penetrating Goqigumon's wide-open mouth.

The light burst forth deep within its throat, tearing its carapace apart from the inside, and blinding golden light shot out from the monster's eye sockets, mouthparts, and joint gaps.

"hiss!"

Gochigumon let out a piercing wail, its massive body convulsing violently. Its carapace began to crack, and from the cracks emanated a molten, radiant light.

With a deafening explosion, the monster's head shattered, and foul-smelling bodily fluids poured down like a torrential rain.

The headless body swayed twice before finally collapsing heavily to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

With Dan Moroboshi's help, Gochgomon was killed by Nexus.

After the battle, Nexus's enormous figure vanished as specks of light.

Jun Himeya staggered into the ruins, his legs buckled and he collapsed to his knees.

He was panting heavily, his clothes soaked with cold sweat, and each breath was accompanied by a sharp pain in his chest.

Dan Moroboshi, who used Ultra Telekinesis, was also in dire straits, his face ashen.

Unaware that in the shadows of the smoke-filled ruins, the two men, who had risked their lives to kill the monster, were watching them with unwavering eyes, they were exhausted.

It was a man dressed in a jet-black tactical uniform. He slowly adjusted the high-powered night vision binoculars in his hand, first locking onto the weak and exhausted Dan Moroboshi, and then precisely turning to Jun Himeya, who was lying on the ground.

"The oracle's intelligence is correct. Let's close the net." The man's fingers tapped lightly on the telescope's casing, taking in the two people's most vulnerable moments.

Meanwhile, in a hospital ward, Yui, who had witnessed the entire battle up close and personally experienced the ferocity and terror of the monster, looked utterly terrified.

"I almost thought we were going to die just now." After regaining her senses, Yui said to Shohei beside her, "Thanks to Ultraman, Nexus looks so tired, I was really worried about him... Shohei, what's wrong?" Shohei looked absent-minded, and after a while said, "The tree... is gone."

"Huh?" Yui was taken aback. The next moment, her phone rang. It was her tutor calling.

The professor's voice was urgent: "Hurry back to the lab! The seed has sprouted!"

Upon hearing this, Shohei was stunned, then frantically threw off the covers and ran towards the research lab, with Yui following closely behind.

When the two returned to the lab, the seed that had been placed in the incubator had cracked open with several fissures and was growing wildly like a giant python awakening. Countless tender vines twisted like living creatures and slowly took over the incubator.

"The Tree of Life has sprouted on Earth." Shohei's eyes widened when he saw this.

"Crack!" The next moment, the sprouting Tree of Life burst through the incubator, and the thick vines pierced through the laboratory ceiling, with concrete fragments falling like raindrops.

At the same time, more roots extend downwards, easily penetrating the reinforced concrete foundation and sinking deep into the ground.

The next moment, the Tree of Life seemed to wither, and its growth rate slowed down.

In the original series, the Tree of Life that sprouted on Earth desperately absorbed nutrients from the Earth and grew into a complete form of 300 meters in half an hour.

In this world, Earth is in a situation where there are too many monks and not enough porridge... so the Tree of Life is a bit outmatched by other monsters and demons.

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"Sorry……"

On the other side, Queen Amaterasu, who had just woken up, bowed her head and apologized to Qi Ming at the prompting of General Laiying and Captain Shinra.

In the original series, Kai apologized to Queen Amaterasu on behalf of Jugglus Juggler, but in Qi Ming's case, the roles were reversed.

Qi Ming, however, was unmoved: "You should apologize to someone else."

The atmosphere was extremely awkward. Queen Amaterasu dared not meet Qi Ming's gaze. The next moment, as if sensing something, she looked up and said, "It's sprouted!"

As the inheritor of the God of War bloodline nurtured by the Tree of Life, she could sense that the aura of the Tree of Life had reappeared in the universe!

Qi Ming: "Have the seeds of the Tree of Life sprouted? Let me guess, maybe on Earth."

Queen Amaterasu nodded: "Yes, right next to Shohei!"

Upon hearing Queen Amaterasu call out that name, General Laiying felt a pang of heartache—it was so improper!
Qi Ming said to her, "Okay, let's go."

Captain Shinra and Tachibana, who had just arrived, changed their expressions drastically. This guy really wanted to kidnap Queen Amaterasu and take her away as a prisoner!
Captain Senlu gave General Laiying a wink, but General Laiying gently shook his head.

Circumstances dictate actions. Qi Ming's fierce behavior today shows that he is not a "good person who can be put at gunpoint." Since his attitude is resolute, we can only go along with him for now.

Captain Shinra asked Queen Amaterasu, "Your Majesty, are you truly willing to leave Ganon?"

Queen Amaterasu thought for a moment and said, "Even if we are tens of thousands of light-years apart, the Tree of Life is still the Tree of Life. It is my mission to protect that tree."

What a high-sounding excuse! In reality, she's just worried about her "online boyfriend," Shohei.

Seeing that Queen Amaterasu also agreed, Captain Shinra had nothing to say.

However, he was still worried about Queen Amaterasu, whom he regarded as an elder brother. He pleaded with Qi Ming, and finally Qi Ming agreed to his request to travel with two female guards.

"Great! I can continue learning from my master!" Yu Yan was very excited after receiving the news.

Jugglus Juggler, who was fiddling with the Szak spaceship, looked helpless: "Hey, this isn't a vacation. According to Senior Qi Ming, Earth is also engulfed in war."

After nearly "losing" the imperial edict, Jugglus Juggler's attitude towards her became less hostile.

Although he didn't explicitly agree to take her as a disciple, he did say things like, "If you want to learn Snake Heart Style, then you should be prepared to practice hard."

Soon, Qi Ming brought Queen Amaterasu to the cabin. He laid out the Earth coordinates given to him by Hikari, and Captain Shinra nodded after seeing them before taking the driver's seat.

As he pushed the control stick, blue flames suddenly burst into flame at the tail of the Szak spaceship.

The Szak spaceship, carrying everyone, soared into the sky, leaving Ganon and officially heading towards Earth.

"Earth... finally going back. I wonder what the situation is like over there." Qi Ming looked at the dark universe outside the porthole: "But I've only been gone for less than half a month, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

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On the other side, Earth.

It was 5 a.m.

Seven hours after the defeat of Gochgomon, the wormhole expanded, and another colossal creature was deployed to the K region of Tokyo.

It has a huge mouth on its abdomen, hands shaped like giant pincers, and vertical eyes like sapphires.

This is the Great Cosmic Demon [Paskik] from episode 40 of Gaia, "We Want to See Gaia," a biological weapon sent by the Destruction Entity to destroy Earth.

In the original series, its power and speed overwhelmed V2 Gaia, forcing it to unleash SV, demonstrating its absolute B+ strength.

"Whoosh!" The monster opened its blood-red maw and spat out fireballs that sprayed towards the surrounding buildings, turning tall buildings into burning torches, and thick smoke obscured the sky before dawn.

The next moment, a silver streak of light pierced through the thick smoke, and Nexus staggered as he landed in the middle of the burning street.

Having only rested for seven hours, Jun Himeya was in even worse condition, his legs trembling violently as he stood up.

(End of this chapter)