Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 510, Section 506: If there is one truly desperate situation, it cannot be avoided without experiencing life and death in all directions (3K)

The streets were ravaged by war, and smoke filled the air.

The panicked citizens, who had been scattering and fleeing, now stopped in their tracks.

They stood frozen amidst the ruins, gazing up at Corona Gauss, who was overwhelming two formidable enemies with devastating force.

Incredulous expressions crossed the tense faces of the people, as if they saw the dawn of an end to the disaster.

Only those in the know, such as Shinjo Akane and Torregia, were extremely nervous, knowing that Qi Ming was risking everything in a desperate battle.

After this battle, Qi Ming will likely... or even not last until the end of the battle; he is simply too weak.

Chaos's dark claws attacked from behind, but Corona Gauss ducked to dodge, grabbed its arm, and executed an over-the-shoulder throw, sending Chaos's dark body crashing like a cannonball into the orc who had just gotten up.

"Bang!" The shockwave from the collision of the two behemoths shattered the glass within a radius of a hundred meters. Just as the orc struggled to his feet, Corona Gauss delivered a straight punch to his face, knocking him back down once more.

"Such an aggressive fighting style." Dan Moroboshi, who was watching the scene through the PDI communicator, felt something was off. It seemed that Qi Ming rarely used such an overly aggressive fighting style.

In the past, when he needed to fight against multiple opponents, Qi Ming would usually move around the entire field like a dragon, looking for weaknesses.

This was the first time he had ever seen a fighting style that relied on offense rather than defense, exchanging injuries for injuries, and seemingly aiming for mutual destruction.

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Under the immense pressure from Corona Gauss, Chaos Darkness and the Sphia chimera [Beastman] chose to join forces.

The fact that two beings who viewed each other as heretics were forced to join forces demonstrates the oppressive feeling of the corona as they fought for their lives.

The orc charged at Gauss, took several punches, then spread his arms and used brute force to hold Gauss firmly, making him a fixed target that he could not dodge.

Chaos Darkness seized the opportunity to condense the [Destruction Orb - Dark Annihilation] and launched it at Corona Gauss.

At this critical moment, Corona suddenly pushed off the ground with both legs, twisted her waist and hips, and actually used the force of the orc locking her up to rotate half a circle with this behemoth!
The orc was astonished to find that, at this moment, he had suddenly become a "shield" against Chaos's darkness.

"Boom!" The Destruction Orb slammed solidly into the orc's back, and the purplish-black energy exploded, causing the orc to suffer excruciating pain.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Corona Gauss threw a shoulder thrust and elbow strike, breaking free from his restraints while simultaneously slamming his right fist into the orc's back, sending him sprawling forward and pinning Chaos Dark beneath him.

Under Qi Ming's manipulation, both sides attacked each other's allies.

Chaos sensed something was amiss.

What's going on? Isn't the corona a lower form of an eclipse?

I evolve and become stronger, but you regress and also become stronger?

Looking at the increasingly rapid flashing of the color timer on Gauss's chest, he decided to retreat first.

Once the orcs saw Chaos Darkness leave, they promptly followed suit and retreated, since the Sphia Black Hole was almost there anyway.

Without hesitation, Gauss followed and soared into the sky.

Aizen Makoto gazed at Corona Gauss's figure with admiration: "So amazing."

He had been chased and attacked by Chaos Darkness all the way from the moon to Earth, but the situation was reversed when he got to Qi Ming's team.

But he still didn't understand why the corona was so strong.

Moreover, Qi Ming's team just played very wrongly, too aggressively, giving the feeling that the sunset was beautiful but about to end.

Shinjo Akane explained the situation: "Kimi probably wants to take advantage of his remaining fighting strength to resolve these world-destroying threats."

Upon hearing this, Dan Moroboshi looked up at the sky with mixed feelings: "He's only 22 years old."

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When the patrol team members returned from their mountain patrol, they were stunned to see the dilapidated base.

This is the first time the TPC base has suffered such severe damage since its construction.

"It's alright, thankfully there were no casualties." Staff Officer He Zhi looked at Shinjo Akane. It was fortunate that she had deployed the protective shield earlier, otherwise the sea base would definitely have been sunk, and many members would have drowned.

But the situation remains dire. The Sphia black hole has already swallowed Saturn, and its gravitational pull will affect Earth in a few hours, a catastrophe that could destroy the world.

With disaster looming, no one was surprised by Cangbian Tree's reappearance after disappearing for several years, and his wormhole technology was now useless.

Now, almost all of TPC's weapons and equipment have been destroyed, and most of the Ultramen have been rendered unable to fight.

Even though Corona Gauss held off two formidable rivals, no one was able to take the opportunity to break through the central core of Sphia.

Perhaps we can pin our hopes on Qi Ming breaking through the Sphia Black Hole after defeating Chaos Darkness and the Orcs?
But Akane Shinjo felt that this was unrealistic.

Qi Ming is not an omnipotent god; he is human, and he has limits.

We can't put all the burden on him; they have to do something too.

Meanwhile, the scientists and senior technical staff who had just been evacuated in the first batch of escape boats quickly returned after the situation stabilized.

With their help, the hatch of the Atdis, which had been unable to be opened due to the orc attack, was forcibly broken open.

After being imprisoned for a long time, Kishida and Saijo Nagi reunited with everyone upon their return. They discussed their next move with grave expressions. "We need to go outside Earth to help Gauss," Shinjo Akane contacted Carmilla via her terminal, urging her to come and join them.

Yamanaka: "How can we help? Besides the Dyna Wing, do we have any other equipment that can get us away from Earth?"

“Yes,” Torregia said, pointing to a plane that had been put onto a damaged and battered runway.

It's the Snow White, a test vehicle powered by the Magnum power system!

Torregia: "I have just loaded the Chaos Virus Enzyme produced these past few days into the missile. Once it hits, it can effectively destroy Chaos's dark body structure."

“Alright, then I’ll take the pilot.” Saijo Nagi, the ace pilot of the GUTS team, stepped forward.

Akane Shinjo said that wasn't enough; the orcs were also a major threat.

Huimei received the first-hand intelligence: "According to footage just captured by Delta Space Station, Gauss chased those two enemies all the way to the moon."

Staff Officer Gondo: "The moon? The Carlo base probably can't be of much help."

The Moon, Carlo Base...

Akane Shinjo seemed to remember something and looked at Strategist Gondo in the crowd, saying, "Strategist Gondo, do you still have those devices you used to create the artificial Ultraman? Don't try to bluff your way out of this!"

Yamanaka: "What is an artificial Ultraman?"

Staff Officer Gondo gritted his teeth and boldly admitted, "That kind of thing has already been put on the destruction list, and under normal circumstances it will be gone in two days."

Akane Shinjo was overjoyed: "So that means those devices haven't been dismantled yet... Great, everyone, come with me to the moon!"

Carmilla arrived, puzzled: "What moon?"

"I'll explain everything to you on the way!" With that, Saijo Nagi boarded the Snow White, while Staff Officer Gondo, Carmilla, Shinjo Akane, and Yamanaka squeezed into the cockpit of the Dyna Wing.

The group broke through the sky once again, rallied their spirits, and launched another challenge against the darkness.

Soon, they arrived at the moon and saw three figures still engaged in fierce fighting on its surface.

Gray lunar dust exploded silently in the vacuum, and Chaos's dark claws slashed across Gauss's chest, leaving a trail of sparks.

As if he felt no pain, Gauss grabbed Chaos Darkness's wrist with his backhand and used the momentum to throw Chaos Darkness over his shoulder, slamming him heavily onto the lunar rock once again, raising a ring of dust.

Qi Ming has now put everything behind him.

They forgot the pain, and they forgot the meaning of the battle.

His body carried out the last command he left before his mind completely froze—to defeat these two enemies at all costs.

This is a true killing machine!
The orc attacked from the side, but Gauss braced himself, grabbed the orc, and flung him hundreds of meters away. The orc tumbled in the low gravity environment, crashing into a crater wall.

Looking at the battle, Shan Zhong asked suspiciously, "Are you sure Gauss really needs our help? I have a feeling he's about to kill those two."

Akane Shinjo looked at the increasingly rapid flashing color timer on Gauss's chest and said with a serious expression, "Emi-chan, put us at the Carlo base down below."

Carmilla wanted to fight alongside Qi Ming, but Shinjo Akane said that she would have difficulty being effective in a battle of this level, and that Qi Ming probably didn't have the energy to cooperate with her right now.

"You might need to transform into someone to create opportunities for us in a moment; we can't afford to make a single wrong move right now."

Seeing Shinjo Akane's serious expression, Carmilla reluctantly followed her.

As the distance increased, Gauss, like a roc spreading its wings, gathered all its energy, compressed it into a ball of light, and propelled it forward. The beam of fire and heat struck Chaos Darkness, delivering another heavy blow.

It's a scorching shockwave!
Gauss slowly raised his arms again, preparing to unleash the Corona's ultimate attack—the Inner Buster Ray.

But this time, the crimson light struggled for only a moment at the fingertips before dissipating like the receding tide.

Corona Gauss, like a human dying from overwork, shuddered violently and fell forward, like a crimson monument collapsing silently into the dust of the moon.

The Nebuster Ray still failed to fire.

The color timer was still flashing, and his eyes hadn't gone out. But he had completely lost consciousness and the ability to move, unable to perceive or respond to anything in the outside world; he was practically no different from a corpse.

Qi Ming had exhausted all his energy and spirit.

The sudden collapse of Corona Gauss, who had just been chasing them, stunned Chaos, the Dark Lord, and the Orcs for a long time.

After realizing what had happened, Chaos Dark roared, "Gauss, you've finally lost to me!"

The orcs immediately called for reinforcements from their own kind, and more than a dozen Sphia spheres flew over.

Like vultures that have smelled carrion, they swooped down on the motionless Corona Gauss below.

Just like the defeated artificial Ultraman who possessed Ultraman in the original "Dyna" series, this time they want to possess Corona Cosmos, which has lost consciousness and the ability to resist.

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There will be another update today, but the details still need to be refined. I'll update it tonight.

(End of this chapter)