Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 519 Homecoming Chapter 515. Charlie's Over-reliance on Qi Ming
That afternoon, the US authorities dropped a huge bombshell on the world, and indeed on the entire globe.

The US president stood on the podium, with four assault team members selected from Delta Force behind him.

Now, they will become symbols of a new era.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" the President shouted, "Today, the United States of America declares to the world that humanity no longer needs to fear the threat of monsters!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four special forces members behind him simultaneously activated the [Beta Magic Box Device] that was bound to them.

A blinding red light burst forth, the air distorted in the surge of energy, the ground trembled, and the onlookers instinctively stepped back, their eyes widening in disbelief.

The four figures rapidly expanded in the light, growing to a size of fifty meters along with their clothes!
Four humans have all turned into giants fifty meters tall!

"Wow!" The reporters' cameras flashed wildly, and billions of people in front of the live broadcast held their breath.

"My God, humans can actually reach fifty meters! Can their bones withstand that?!"

"The strength of our bones must have increased along with it, right? Has our technology really advanced to this level?!"

The next moment, a giant bent down, grabbed an M1A2 main battle tank used for display with both hands, and easily lifted it above his head as if picking up a toy.

He gently tossed the tank into the air, and as it fell, another giant leaped into the air and delivered a spinning kick.

The tank exploded into pieces in mid-air, and burning debris fell like raindrops. A third person stepped forward and easily caught the burning debris.

The crowd was silent for a second, then erupted in deafening cheers.

"USA! USA!"

Children squealed as they rode on their parents' shoulders, military leaders exchanged satisfied glances, and the comment section of the live broadcast was instantly flooded with messages.

"The heaviest main battle tank currently in service was tossed up so easily!"

"We're still building airplanes and aircraft carriers, and they've already started building Ultraman. Four against one, how can they not easily defeat this monster?"

"If they use this technology to wage war, it will be as invincible as 'The One,' capable of conquering the entire world with a single nation."

Looking at the cheers of the crowd below, the US president continued his speech with great enthusiasm:

"The United States has never bowed to darkness—whether it is terrorism or the monster that threatens all of humanity today."

"If monsters appear in other countries, we will not stand idly by! We will cross borders to eradicate evil!"

"We will crush [The One]—and any threat that dares to challenge civilization!"

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District 13.

After seeing the news, Chief Xiaoyu's "father" tapped Daolong on the head: "Hey Daolong, is that Qi Ming you brought back reliable or not? Why didn't you stop them!"

Dao Long rubbed his head: "He's a civilized person; he won't act without evidence."

A seemingly ordinary man with a large nose, wearing a blue shirt, commented: "Attack a friendly-looking alien without finding evidence, wouldn't that affect how other planets view our Earth?"

Dad: "What friendly alien? That guy doesn't look like a good person at all. How could he have such a good thing falling from the sky!"

Chief Inspector Xiaoyu: "That Mr. Qi Ming went to Japan to look for evidence."

The old man was taken aback: "An alien is in America, and he's going to Japan? Oh dear, Daolong, is he even reliable?"

Sheriff Xiaoyu: "He should be reliable, I think we can trust him."

She believed that Qi Ming was not lying to her and that he could really become Ultraman, and she also looked forward to the moment when Ultraman would appear and set things right.

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Afu once again piloted the plane to take Qi Ming to Japan, where Qi Ming found the person waiting for him in a park near the heavily guarded Tsuburaya Productions.

He was dressed like Charlie Chaplin, chubby and fair-skinned, carrying a cane.

It was Chariga, the humanoid character from episode 49 of Ultraman Tiga, "The Land of Ultra." Upon seeing Qi Ming, he greeted him with a broad smile, "Over here, over here."

"You scoundrel, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Qi Ming sat down next to him, which meant the rendezvous was successful.

Charlie chuckled: "Abbas said you're a man of your word. I'm just buying a monster now, there's no need for us to clash."

Is it Abobasi, the Abobasi with whom he made the oath on the Luo River?

It seems that this Chariga came from the mixed world.

However, since this guy did something like traveling through time to buy monsters from Eiji Tsuburaya in the original series, it's quite fitting for "reality."

Qi Ming nodded: "That depends on whether your intelligence is worth a monster."

Charlie: "It's definitely worth it. Let me tell you about that Mefras first, that guy's skills are amazing."

"If he wanted to, he could control the world's computers and delete anything that was against him."①
"At the same time, that guy is definitely up to no good. As you can see, four humans have already grown to gigantic size."

"This shows that humans can be enlarged into biological weapons, and all his actions are aimed at using you as raw materials for biological weapons."

“If he continues down this path, the universe will realize that seven billion humans worldwide can be turned into biological weapons, and it may very well come to fight for you.”

"Besides, there might be some terrifying beings who will appear and wipe you out completely to prevent you from threatening the cosmic order."

After saying that, he handed Qi Ming a thick stack of paper documents.

The cooperation between Mefras and the U.S. authorities was not entirely airtight; there were previous instances where related footage was captured.

However, this data cannot be saved at all; it will be quickly deleted as soon as it is stored online, no matter where it is stored.

Secondly, there's the biological weapons program.

Because he was with great scientists like Hikari, Agamoustoregia, and others, Qi Ming was able to understand some of what they were saying.

"As expected, anyone named Mefras is no good..."

Damn it, they dare to do this on my planet! We have to crack down on them!

Qi Ming acknowledged the value of the information provided by Charlie Jia:
"Whatever monster you want, I can sell it to you except for Silvergon."

"But let me make this clear: if you dare to use the monster I gave you to cause trouble, I'll make sure you die a horrible death."

Charlie chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. Monsters are great for collecting."

He asked Qi Ming what kind of goods he had on hand, and was somewhat disappointed after hearing the answer:
"These monsters are very strong, but since you won't let me use them to cause destruction, their strength is meaningless."

"How about giving me some interesting monsters instead? I'll owe you this one for now, and give it to you when I see you next time, if you have any interesting monsters to give me."

This puzzled Qi Ming. Just because Abbas said he had kept his promise, did he really trust him that much?

Qi Ming: "Aren't you afraid I'll renege on my debt?"

Charlie chuckled: "I'm not afraid, you'll definitely pay."

Qi Ming hadn't intended to renege on his debt: "Fine, I'll owe you a monster."

After saying that, he stood up, preparing to go back and settle accounts with Mefras.

"Beep beep." Suddenly, Qi Ming's phone received a text message from Sheriff Xiao Yu.

"Mr. Qi Ming, a monster has appeared in Washington! A monster bigger than ever before!"

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①: In "New Ultraman", Mefras deleted the giant video image of Masami Nagasawa from the global network.

(End of this chapter)