Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 337, Section 333: The One and Clues to Returning Home (Second Update)

"What? The intruders haven't been dealt with yet?!"

Inside the large conference room where TLT's top management was located, a group of ministers were fidgeting.

They were having their regular meeting when they suddenly received news that someone had broken into TLT's Freedom Fortress and was running amok.

Is it an alien or a humanoid monster? These kinds of things happen all the time, after all, TLT is the heart of America's fight against supernatural forces.

An American general immediately urged everyone to move to a safe and secluded location, but Minister Soma said there was no need to make a fuss.

Their guards are using far more advanced visitor technology; even aliens and humanoid alien beasts couldn't withstand a volley of fire from their specially designed weapons. The commotion will soon be quelled.

So they continued their meeting, with dozens of security guards surrounding their conference room in layers, reassuring the higher-ups inside that they would be safe.

But a minute later, the alarm still hadn't stopped, and Minister Soma suddenly felt uneasy and personally inquired about the matter.

Did the surveillance cameras capture any images of the intruder?

"Yes, they did not disguise their appearance."

When his subordinates pulled up the surveillance footage, everyone's expression froze.

"Not aliens, just two humans."

“I know that man! He’s a member of TPC named Qi Ming. Many people think he’s the strongest human on Earth. Some of his performances are indeed unbelievable.”

"The woman... I think her name is Saijo Nagi? She used to be a member of the Night Raid Squad, but she was transferred there when we were supporting Tsuchihashi Yu's TPC."

TPC, which was founded with the help of TLT, is now turning around and attacking us. This is outrageous!
"He's incredibly audacious. Didn't he consider the consequences? Who gave him the courage?"

"I've heard that this Qi Ming is no ordinary person. He can even contact those Ultra Warriors and influence their behavior to some extent."

"This is unbelievable... But it also explains why he's so strong. Did the Ultra Warriors give him his power?"

"But why did he come here? Is the TPC going to wage war against the United States? With alien invasions happening one after another, is the TPC going to start a civil war?" the American general asked.

Many people were puzzled, but Minister Soma, who knew that today was the day to carry out the "capture the suitable candidate" plan, looked uneasy.

He approved of the plan, believing that once Ultraman's power was analyzed, TLT would immediately gain a huge advantage in leading the world.

Even if it offends other Ultramen, it's all worth it.

Could it be that because they captured Jun Himeya, Qi Ming, this "friend of the Ultra Warriors," came to take revenge?

"Administrator Matsunaga, what's the situation now? Has the captured candidate been sent to the lab? Can we use the power of light to expel this Qi Ming?" He secretly took out his communicator to contact Administrator Matsunaga, but received no reply for a long time.

This made him increasingly uneasy.

"Boom!" The next moment, a scream rang out from outside the door, and then the entire door of the conference room flew off its hinges and crashed into the wall.

The alarm in the conference room stopped abruptly, as if even the system was stunned by the force of the sound.

The senior executives in the conference room all looked towards the door, where Qi Ming walked in, and the guards who were supposed to protect them all fell to the ground.

This left Minister Soma and his high-ranking officials in disbelief. Freedom Fortress's defenses were stronger than any military base in the United States, yet it had been swept all the way here!

A female high-ranking officer instinctively wanted to draw her gun in self-defense, but the American general next to her held her shoulder, signaling her not to make any rash moves.

He easily took down dozens of people at the entrance; they couldn't possibly handle him.

Moreover, his soldier's intuition told him that Qi Ming did not harbor much malice.

He seemed to have deliberately shown leniency; there was still room for communication between the two sides, and there was no need to kill him.

"Everyone, please don't be nervous. I'm not one to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor." Qi Ming gestured for people to remain calm and looked around. "Who is Minister Xiangma?"

Minister Soma, whose name was mentioned, tensed up. He forced a smile and said, "You must be Qi Ming from TPC. I know your great reputation. You truly deserve to be called the strongest human here. What brings you here?"

Qi Ming said indifferently, "A friend of mine got lost here, so I came to look for him."

Soma, the department head: "Is it that man named Jun Himeya? I think there must be some misunderstanding here."

He wanted to appease Qi Ming first and wait for a turning point.

Qi Ming nodded: "So you did know."

The next moment, he pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger at Minister Soma's head.

"Bang!" Minister Soma's skull was pierced, and shock remained in his eyes as he slowly collapsed, lifeless.

The other executives in the conference room were shocked by Qi Ming's decisiveness. It was terrifying. Before they had even exchanged a few words, he had shot and killed a senior executive.

Given the special nature and importance of TLT, Minister Soma's position is no lower than that of the Vice President of the United States!

It’s lawless!
Most people were too terrified to speak, but the American general stepped forward and asked, "Can you tell us why? Do you have a grudge against him?"

Qi Ming put the gun away: "He has a grudge against my friend and arrested him."

After speaking, Qi Ming looked at everyone with a terrifying smile:

"As prominent figures in TLT, I would like to ask you, as witnesses, to share with your friends what you saw and heard today."

"Ultraman warriors are of noble character, like saints. Even when attacked or insulted, they will silently endure it without resentment and will continue to protect humanity, even those who have hurt them in the past."

"But I'm different. I'm a very petty person. If anyone dares to mess with Ultraman again, I will definitely not let it go unpunished. This is what will happen to them."

After saying that, Qi Ming walked over and kicked the head of the dead Minister Soma, sending his head flying like a ball.

Everyone was silent.

A female officer said, "The rumors are true... You really do have a special relationship with those Ultramen."

The American general was baffled: "You mean, Commander Soma had your Ultraman friend arrested? Is that so? How come I didn't know?"

Qi Ming glanced at him and pointed to Minister Soma's headless corpse:

"If you knew, you would have already gone down to join him." "In ancient China, there was a rule that if you knew someone was plotting a rebellion and failed to report it, it was a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family!"

Feeling the chill emanating from him, everyone shuddered and retreated in unison.

Seeing their reaction, Qi Ming nodded in satisfaction.

This deterrent is enough.

By storming into TLT in human form, he was telling those "carnivores" that he could come and go as he pleased at the strongest American base, that there was no place in the world he couldn't go, and no person he couldn't kill.

After the news spread, very few humans dared to mess with Ultraman anymore.

Even if a fearless dictator stubbornly insists on carrying out the plan, he will encounter tremendous resistance in the process.

Because there will always be subordinates who are afraid of death and refuse to carry out orders, or even inform Qi Ming on them, so as not to be implicated if things are exposed.

This was Qi Ming's purpose.

Qi Ming looked at the American general:

"Alright, personal matters are settled, let's talk about business now."

“You’re quite calm, which reminds me of that ‘Officer Black’.”

"I need you to gather all the members of this base together; I need to check them one by one."

The American general calmly asked, "Inspect what?"

Qi Ming: "Check if the mastermind is hiding here. Hurry up, I'm in a rush."

After saying that, Qi Ming turned and walked out of the conference room. The group of high-ranking officials breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that their lives were no longer in danger.

They recalled what had just happened and fell silent for a moment.

They stormed into their base, shot one of their senior officers, and then acted as if nothing had happened, ordering them around.

Is this "Ultraman's Friend"? He's got such a powerful presence.

"Then...should we do as he says?"

"Go for it. Getting rid of this expert is more important than anything else."

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After finishing this task, Qi Ming went to the 100th underground floor, to the deepest part of the Freedom Fortress.

On the way, no more guard teams came out to stop him. It seems that the core leaders of TLT have realized their place and chosen to cooperate.

This is good.

"Team member Qi Ming, there really is nothing here." Saijo Nagi, who had arrived early, said.

Qi Ming used his "Insight" ability to look again, but still couldn't find anything.

The River of Oblivion is no longer here.

"Go find the visitor and ask them for clarification."

"Are these jellyfish the visitors?"

Upon seeing the jellyfish in Kira Sawa's office, Saijo Nagi looked on with suspicion.

Qi Ming, a team member who had never been to Freedom Fortress before, knew more than she, a former member of the Night Raid Team.

"Yes." Qi Ming nodded and asked Kira Zeyu, who was sitting in a chair next to him, to help with the telepathic communication.

Qi Ming: "Let's begin. My first question is, do you really not know where Wangchuan went?"

Kira Yu closed his eyes and spoke after a long while: "The visitors said that they also couldn't sense that the River of Oblivion had disappeared without a trace, which means that the person who summoned it must be very knowledgeable about their technology."

Qi Ming: "You are very knowledgeable about the technology of the visitors. Dark Zagi is the crystallization of your technological wisdom. Do you also believe that Dark Zagi was responsible?"

Yu Kira: "Yes, the visitors also believe that Dark Zagi is manipulating everything behind the scenes."

Qi Ming asked the last question: "How was TLT established? Has any battle between [Nexus] and the Progenitor Beast [The One] ever taken place in Shinjuku?"

Kira Sawa did not close his eyes this time:

“I can answer that for you. More than 30 years ago, a ‘little monster’ was found in a pigsty on a farm in the United States.”

"That was Alien Zero. It wasn't very powerful at the time and was eliminated by the US military."

"But then, more and stronger alien beasts appeared, and TLT was established to deal with the threat of alien beasts."

"The Battle of Shinjuku did indeed happen. It happened many years ago. Nexteer and the Proto-Beast fought there. In the end, the Proto-Beast was no match for Nexteer and escaped into a mysteriously opened wormhole at the last moment before it was about to be completely killed by Nexteer."

In this hybrid world, The One, though still defeated Nexter, managed to escape.

Wait, a wormhole...

Is it possible that the "The One" in this world is the same "The One" that invaded my original world?
After his defeat, did he escape to my world through that wormhole? And then have to develop all over again?
If I can find the location where the wormhole was opened, can I use it to go home?
Thinking of this, Qi Ming was immediately filled with excitement: "Give me the location of that wormhole!"

Kira Sawa: "Okay."

After saying that, he wrote the coordinates of that location on a piece of paper and gave it to Qi Ming. Qi Ming looked at it once and then put it in his pocket to keep it safe.

This note is extremely important!
This was his greatest gain from the trip; he finally had a clue to his way home.

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There will be a third update before 1:30.

(End of this chapter)