Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 383, 379. Damn it, are we rebelling?! (Daigo makes a brief appearance)

Inside the Victory Team's command room, Staff Officers Gondo and He Zhi had grim expressions.

They just had a video conference where they personally questioned the head of the Antarctic seabed base "Ice City," demanding that he truthfully explain the real purpose of Tsuchibashi Yu's establishment of this seabed base.

To monitor and study the ecological environment of Antarctica, and to use advanced facilities to regulate the water temperature of Antarctica, thereby mitigating the negative impacts of global warming on Antarctica...

They didn't believe that Yuichiro Tsuchibashi would go to such great lengths to build a base on the seabed of Antarctica for the sake of a vanity project; there must have been other purposes behind it.

However, Jiang Zhi, the person in charge of the Ice City base, said that they were overthinking it. This was just an ordinary scientific research base, and its purpose was to collect meteorological and geomagnetic data.

The two chiefs of staff immediately sensed something was amiss. Just as they were about to put some pressure on the other side, the underwater base cut off all communication, and they couldn't get in touch with them no matter how many times they tried.

"This is blatant disobedience, it's utterly lawless!" Staff Officer He Zhi slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Does this "Echi" of the Tsuchibashi faction still not see the situation clearly? Does he not know who will be in charge of TPC after Tsuchibashi Yu's death?

“It seems there are even more lawless things.” Huimei typed on the keyboard, calling up satellite cameras to show everyone images of the “Ice City” underwater base in Antarctica.

The red aurora borealis surrounded the Antarctic islands, creating a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

In the mountains: "It's the aurora borealis, so beautiful."

Kishida immediately said, "I know this. It's a special kind of energy shield. These things are very expensive. How come they're at a scientific research base?"

Qi Ming nodded. This seemed to be the protective shield that enveloped the [Krimos Islands] in the episode "Southern Strait" where Director Sawai was trapped in Ultraman Tiga.

You can't get up there from the air; you can only cross from below.

At the time, Daigo and Commander Yoshioka entered the island through the underwater tunnel aboard the Dolphin. The shield was only broken after Daigo destroyed the laser tower that created it.

Upon hearing this, Staff Officer Gondo felt that this was a rebellion!

First, cut off communication with headquarters, then release a protective shield to isolate the inside and outside. Is this an attempt to carve out a territory and establish oneself as king?
Must hit hard!
Qi Ming: "Not necessarily. Antarctica is a hellish place. If they actively blockade themselves, how will the members of that underwater base survive without supplies?"

TPC, the underwater base in Antarctica called Ice City...

The classic episode of Ultraman Dyna, "The Mobile Fortress Cannot Float," takes place here.

Perhaps the sudden communication cut was not their intention, but rather an intervention by external forces that seized the Antarctic base.

For example, the aquatic life form [Shume].

"We at TPC shouldn't have ever worked on something like an artificial sun, right?" Qi Ming asked Quan Teng.

This term caught Moroboshi Dan's attention: "An artificial sun?"

Gondo: "Nominally, the project was approved, but in reality, it was probably just created as a folder."

Fortunately not.

In the original series, Schum controlled TPC's artificial sun to travel from Mars' orbit toward the South Pole, attempting to melt the Antarctic ice to drown human civilization and transform Earth into a completely water-based planet.

There's no such deadly thing as an artificial sun right now, so occupying a base isn't a big problem.

However, it's still necessary to confirm the specifics in person.

Saijo Nagi: "The sea area where the underwater base is located is very close to the sea area where the series of ship disappearances occurred. The Hinoru disappeared there, and even a warship of the Defense Force has disappeared. What is being hidden there?"

Dan Moroboshi: "Let's go and find out!"

Qi Ming nodded. He looked at the Ultraman random button on his hand and felt that the timing of the incident was a bit off.

He just finished gathering stars two days ago, and now he has no star gifts left, so if something happens, he can only use Dark Tiga to fight.

Qi Ming: "Captain, let's launch the Atlas directly."

The more firepower you have, the less fear you feel. When you encounter a monster, just use the "Draco Cannon," powered by the Magus system, to blast it away.

Yamanaka: "Trying to sail the Atlas on Earth? That's like using a cannon to kill a mosquito."

Dan Moroboshi nodded and led the GUTS team members aboard the Atdis to make preparations.

Kishida looked at a person sitting in a dark corner, silently listening without saying a word: "Captain, is this new member going along too?" It was Jugglus Juggler.

Just two days ago, at Qi Ming's behest, TPC quickly completed all the procedures, and Jugglus Juggler officially became a member of the Victory Team.

Dan Moroboshi: "Of course, only in actual combat can you better cultivate your teamwork and allow Jugglus Juggler to quickly integrate into the team."

Wearing sunglasses, the mountain team member pulled out two pistols from his pocket and said coolly, "Don't worry, as a senior, I will take good care of this newcomer."

Jugglus simply nodded without replying.

Kishida, however, thought differently. He believed that the person Qi Ming valued was no ordinary individual, and it was uncertain who would take care of whom in the end.

So he didn't put on any airs of seniority towards Jugglus Juggler, and gave him a polite smile: "Please take care of me."

Jugglus returned the greeting: "Please take care of me."

Apart from Dan Moroboshi staying at the base, the entire GUTS team boarded the Atdis, and the Magus power system began charging.

While waiting, Huimei, who was scrolling through her tablet, suddenly said, "Everyone, the latest intelligence suggests that this might be the culprit behind the recent ship disappearances."

At that moment, Qi Ming was contacting Fujimiya on Line. Upon hearing this, he immediately joined the others and gathered behind her.

Huimei: "This was shared with us by the defense forces. It was the last video footage sent to headquarters by their warship that was patrolling in Antarctica before it lost contact."

She clicked on the video, and a metallic object that looked like "oceanic debris" kept zooming in on the screen—the defense force's warship was getting closer and closer to it.

"Oh no! We can't break free from the magnetism, we've been pulled in!" With the captain's terrified shout, the image cut off the next moment.

Kishida: "What is that, a ghost ship?"

Qi Ming: "It's the Barak ship."

This monster is from episode 32 of Ultraman 80, titled "The Monster Ship in the Dark Sea".

In the original series, this was a cargo ship that sank after hitting an iceberg and became a ghost ship under the malfunctioning computer control system.

It attracts other ships with its powerful magnetism and reassembles them into its own body.

Because part of the ship's hull was absorbed, it was able to control the numerous missiles and artillery pieces mounted on the ship, attacking enemies in battle and at one point suppressing Ultraman Ace in the original series.

"Because of the computer monster that went berserk..." Thinking of this, Qi Ming immediately called Agamus over as well.

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The title of chapter 376 has changed, and the content has been slightly adjusted (the image has been changed).

Now, adjustments have been made. The Dark Tiga that the stars gathered in has been changed from the ancient Dark Tiga to the Dark Tiga that Daigo transformed into—which can be considered as giving Daigo an early appearance.

The original Deity is transformed into the Great Deity, which makes it acceptable to both sides.

Thus, Qi Ming's upcoming tough battle against Black Di also aligns with the impression among many Tiga enthusiasts that "Big Di is relatively weak."

Finally, let's talk about the battle against the enemy in the fusion event that ended the Nummart.

The Magma alien and its two twin monsters from Leo's "When Seven Dies! The Day Tokyo Sinks!"

The Barak ship from Eddie's "Monster Ship in the Dark Sea".

The biological weapon [Dasimania] from Ultraman Tiga's "Southern Strait" and "Sleeping Girl" series, as well as the [Space Steel Dragon Guwamu].

The characters [Shum] and [Rechubas] from Ultraman Dyna's "Mobile Fortress Cannot Float".

The Light and Heat Magic Stone from Ultraman Gaia's "Rescue Team Cannot Take Off".

Adding the sea monster that Nummarte comes with, there are only ten monsters in total, which is quite simple.

There will probably be two more updates today, either this afternoon or tonight.

(End of this chapter)