Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 370, Section 366: Gomora has been subdued by Qi Ming! (Two chapters combined into one)

"Bang!" With a loud bang, rubble and dirt flew everywhere like raindrops. When the dust settled, a huge crater several meters in diameter was blasted out.

Qi Ming stood at the edge of the pit and looked down, seeing a spacious underground space.

He took a rope ladder from the trunk, hammered steel anchors into the solid rock, and threw the rope ladder into the cave below.

"Stay close." The rope ladder, like a giant serpent hanging down, swayed slightly in the darkness. Qi Ming and the others grabbed onto it and reached the bottom of the cave.

A door appeared before them.

"That must be the enemy's hideout." Staff Officer Gondo pulled out a pistol, ready to pounce.

Qi Ming nodded, used his [See Through] ability to see through things, and opened the door. Behind the door was a huge factory.

Asuka Shin: "This must be the hideout of that terrorist organization."

There was no one there; no guards, no researchers, and not a sound. It was eerily quiet.

Gondo realized something: "To be able to smuggle five Gomoras and build such a large underground factory, the manpower and financial resources required are far beyond what a terrorist organization can provide."

Qi Ming nodded. In the original episode, it was mentioned that someone had funded the research.

Ultimately, the Kingdom of Feldonia insisted on ownership of the body and decided to take possession of the body of the deceased Gomora, implying that the country was secretly supporting criminal organizations.

This underworld truly doesn't let any evil force go unpunished.

As Qi Ming led the group on their exploration, he said, "We can investigate the country of Fuldonia; this matter is inextricably linked to them."

Staff Officer Gondo shook his head: "A transnational investigation? That's too difficult."

Qi Ming smiled meaningfully: "Wouldn't it be better to make TPC a truly global organization?"

Fujimiya, who had been silent all along, said, "I've got it."

He found the researcher's desk, on which lay Uno's experimental notes.

The contents are chilling.

Today, Kato died too, so now I'm the only one left.

[That's perfect. I won't be influenced by other ignorant people anymore. Family, lovers—these things have nothing to do with Earth.]

I don't want to be bound by these things. Let me forget everything. The only way to destroy human society is for me to become a god.

The experiment to make Gomora gigantic is in its final stages. I will make it even bigger and more ferocious, and let it destroy everything.

These words made Gondo's pupils shrink slightly.

To become, a god?

Asuka: "No wonder I couldn't see anyone when I came in. It turns out that all the members of that terrorist organization died in the experiments."

Fujimiya continued turning the pages, showing the corpses of those people—all killed by Gomora, who had gone mad from the stimulation during the experiment, and the sight of intestines spilling out was physically disturbing.

Asuka's heart stirred, and she said, "Chief of Staff Gondo, this is the consequence of trying to control incomprehensible forces. We must learn from this."

Gondo nodded outwardly, but inwardly he was somewhat unconvinced.

It's perfectly normal for people to die in experiments; it's just because they didn't take proper precautions.

If the experiment succeeds and a giant Gomora capable of obeying humanity is created, then all these sacrifices and costs will be worthwhile.

Just because there are risks, should we give up forces that could potentially change the course of the war?

The bird's persuasion failed.

Qi Ming looked at Fujimiya: "This Uno firmly believes that he has such thoughts even without being tricked by the Destruction Summoning Body. He has completely gone mad and lost his humanity. He is much crazier than you were back then."

Fujimiya's face darkened, and he remained silent.

During this period, after calming down and reflecting, he also realized that he had made far too many mistakes before, and they were ridiculously wrong.

After meeting Uno, who firmly believed in this "mirror," he directly experienced the ugliness of this self-willed behavior.

He paused for a moment, then continued turning the page: "Of the three Gomora smuggled here, one died in the experiments. One couldn't withstand the stimulation of the modification drugs and lost its mind, and was considered a failure. The other one successfully grew to gigantic size."

Upon hearing this, everyone except Qi Ming trembled.

There have actually been successful cases!
In other words, there exists a giant Gomora that is fifty meters tall in this experimental space.

"Bang!" The next moment, the factory next door shook violently, and the walls cracked.

Staff Officer Gondo suddenly realized, "Oh no! It must be that Uno Kenjiro who discovered us and ordered the giant Gomora to kill us!"

Qi Ming said, "Calm down, you've misunderstood."

Then a two-meter-tall Gomora emerged from the wall, its eyes bloodshot, roaring and baring its fangs.

"So it wasn't the giant Gomora after all. This must be the failed product that couldn't withstand the stimulation of the modification drugs and went mad." Upon seeing this, Gondo immediately drew his gun and pulled the trigger at Gomora.

"Whoosh!" A bullet struck Gomora's crescent-shaped horn, but only sparked a string of sparks on the hard keratin layer before bouncing away.

Provoked, Gomora instantly locked onto Advisor Gondo. It stomped off the ground with its hind legs and charged toward Gondo like a cannonball, its sharp claws carving deep furrows in the ground.

Qi Ming flashed forward, his right hand firmly pressing down on Gomora's head, abruptly stopping Gomora's charge. Its thick hind legs dug two deep trenches in the ground, but it could no longer move forward an inch.

Seeing Qi Ming easily pincer a monster that could easily penetrate reinforced concrete walls and was impervious to bullets, Staff Officer Quan Teng nodded secretly, "As expected of you."

Gomora was terrified. It had witnessed its companions slaughtering humans after breaking free of their restraints, but it had never seen anything that could subdue them with its bare hands.

What's wrong with this human? Why does he possess such terrifying strength?

It looks like we can't win, run!

It turned to flee, but Qi Ming grabbed its head and horns, rendering it unable to move an inch, and it let out a mournful cry.

Staff Officer Quan Teng applauded Qi Ming's strength, saying that with Qi Ming's power, he could easily tear Gomora to pieces.

Qi Ming said, "There's no need to do that. This guy is quite pitiful."

Most Gomoras in Ultraman works are actually quite innocent; they don't actively invade humans but are passively retaliating.

Gomora, who first appeared in "Ultraman", was living a good life in its habitat, but humans captured it alive with tranquilizer darts in order to bring it to the World Expo for exhibition, and then transported it by hanging it under an airplane.

As a result, the tranquilizer dart failed halfway through its flight. Upon waking up, Gomora was shocked and fell from the sky. Due to the impact and its instinctive fear of unfamiliar environments, it went berserk, destroying Osaka City, and was eventually killed by Ultraman.

Finally, humans, out of "sympathy" for Gomora, decided to preserve its body as a specimen and display it in the antiquities section of the World Museum...

The Gomora from Ultraman Zeta was also innocent; it was discovered while in a dormant state on Mount Gokko and then moved by humans.

It was stimulated during the transport and woke up, attacking everything around it in a fit of rage, before being killed by Ultraman Zeta.

Isn't this Gomora, the god from "Ultraman Max," just as innocent? It was perfectly fine in its natural habitat, but it was transported to an unfamiliar environment and then modified to fulfill humanity's ambitions. "How about we take this Gomora back, let Superman A-Guang heal it, and then we can raise it?" Qi Ming had a flash of inspiration: "One more Gomora shouldn't bankrupt TPC, right?"

Gondo seemed thoughtful: "No problem. Are you also planning to train a giant Gomora to fight?"

After hearing this, Qi Ming couldn't help but start to seriously consider whether he should raise a Gomora that could serve as a fighting force.
Whether it's Gomora, summoned by Rei through the Battle Device in "Mega Monster Battle" or Gomora, the Spark Doll in Daichi and Ozora in "Ultraman X", both are very human-like and willing to fight for their masters.

But in this world, doing so is very risky—the Chaos Virus, the Sphia, the Dark Thunderstorm Energy… there’s bound to be one that can make the monster go berserk.

Qi Ming thought for a moment and said, "If we really want to raise a Gomora, we absolutely cannot treat it as a tool. We must treat it as a family member and partner, nurture it with care, and influence it with love."

Upon hearing this, Gondo thought to himself, "What's with this 'cultivating with care and influencing with love' stuff? That's too idealistic."

Haven't those animal trainers and pet tamers already summarized a scientific animal training mechanism that combines rewards and punishments? Why not just use that system directly?
Qi Ming knew exactly what he was thinking and quickly warned him:

“Mechanical technology and biological technology are different. Feiyan-1 has no thoughts and can fall anywhere without any problems, but these creatures have emotions.”

"Moreover, Gomora is quite intelligent. I suggest you don't have any crooked ideas and don't try to train the monster using the methods of training an eagle, otherwise you won't be able to handle the backlash."

Fujimiya also agreed to treat the god Gomora, who was tormented by the drugs and was in a state of painful rage, and that he had his own responsibility within it.

Asuka also felt that animals should be treated with love. The TPC she used to live in had "Hanajiro" as its mascot, so wouldn't it be great if the TPC in this world also had Gomora as its mascot?

Gomora struggled more and more, desperately running in the opposite direction, but still could not escape Qi Ming's grasp.

“Alright, it’s decided then. Gomora, come live with us in our new home. No one will torment you there,” Qi Ming continued.

Family, we found a gomora, and it wants to come home with me.

Gomora struggled desperately, and Fujimiya said from the side, "You seem to be hurting it."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ming released his grip, and Gomora immediately fled into the distance.

Qi Ming jumped up and suddenly hugged Gomora's neck: "Let's give each other a warm hug."

"Ugh!" Gomora cried out in pain, and finally passed out from being strangled, his eyes rolling back as he lay on the ground.

Gomora has been subdued by Qi Ming!
Asuka Shin: "What should we do in this situation? Take out the Poké Ball and put it in?"

It's quite reasonable that Shin Asuka has also watched Pokémon.

Qi Ming: "I do know the prototype of the Poké Ball - the Monster Capsule, but that thing isn't here, so I had to carry it back by hand. This is also part of building a bond."

Just as Qi Ming was about to make his move, a violent tremor suddenly came from afar.

Clearly, it was the commotion caused by the 50-meter-tall Gomora.

"Is it heading this way?!" Staff Officer Gondo tensed up again.

Qi Ming: "No... the commotion is actually getting further and further away from us."

At this moment, Fujimiya also turned to the last page of Uno's research notes, the contents of which delighted Qi Ming.

[I never imagined that the underground world would contain such powerful minerals!]

[If the colossal Gomora absorbs the energy within, it will be invincible!]

The notebook also included a picture, and Qi Ming took a look—wasn't that Victory Crystal!
This mad scientist [Uno Kenshin] actually discovered the location of the Victory Sanctuary?

The Victory Sanctuary, which he had had TPC's detection department search for so long without success, was actually found by him. What good luck! It was an unexpected stroke of good fortune.

It was leading Gomora in that direction, which inadvertently helped Qi Ming a lot.

Qi Ming thought for a moment: "Uno firmly believes that although he has gone completely insane, he still looks like a human. If he takes Gomora to the Victory Sanctuary and causes a ruckus, it will be a diplomatic incident. We have to stop him."

With that in mind, he had the others move the two-meter-tall Gomora back, while he and Asuka went to chase after Uno Kenshin.

“The two of us? We can’t move him!” Staff Officer Gondo went up to try to lift the unconscious Gomora, but found that he couldn’t do it at all.

too heavy!
“Not just two, there are three.” Qi Ming looked behind him: “Brother Jing Tian and Brother Jing Long, stop hiding and come out to lend a hand.”

“I didn’t expect you to actually discover me.” The man wearing sunglasses stepped out; it was “Murakami” who was possessed by Ida Iryu.

Previously, Qi Ming had asked him to secretly protect Fujimiya. At first, he stayed by Fujimiya's side and tried to enlighten him with his own life experience, but the effect was minimal.

Later, he thought that Fujimiya might need to be alone and get through this on his own, so he secretly followed him.

During this period, he only showed up once when Fujimiya was harassed by a group of thugs and was about to be ganged up on, and then he beat all of those thugs to a pulp.

Ida Iryu effortlessly lifted the two-meter-tall Gomora, leaving Staff Officer Gondo stunned.

Qi Ming's WeChat Moments are truly remarkable.

And so, Gondo, Ida, and Fujimiya returned to the TPC sea base with the two-meter-tall Gomora. Qi Ming and Asuka found the pit dug by the giant Gomora and ran down into it.

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Meanwhile, in the underground Victory Sanctuary.

"Bang!" The rock strata cracked open, and the fifty-meter-tall Gomora roared into the sight of everyone in the Victory Sanctuary, with Uno Kenji standing on its head.

"What is this, a monster!"

"It looks like a monster brought by humans!"

Sensing the ferocious aura emanating from the giant Gomora, the Victorians scattered and fled.

Seeing the Victory Crystal shining brightly all around, Uno, who was above Gomora's head, laughed heartily: "Great! As long as Gomora absorbs the energy inside, it will be invincible!"

Hearing the commotion, Xiang rushed over, his expression changing drastically.

His worst fears came true: the humans on the surface found this place and set their sights on the lifeline of the Victory Sanctuary—the Victory Crystal!
"Invincible? Looks like you've gone mad." The next moment, [Xiang] saw two more figures emerge from the crater that Gomora had drilled out.

It was Qi Ming and Fei Niao.

Qi Ming pointed to Uno Kenjiro above Gomora's head and shouted, "Go, Asuka! Transform into Dyna and use Flash Strike!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, the bird immediately ran forward, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why does this feel like a trainer sending their Pokémon into battle come from here?

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Because of an inspiration that popped into my head, I made changes to the final battle section, altering the order in which the Quinbal Zeppelin's army and the White Dragon Legion appeared.

Six Galactrons are needed to make the final boss look like.

The Gomora God segment is the last minor plot point before the final battle in the beginning.

(End of this chapter)