Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 547, Section 543: Desrem: Terrified by the Mad Human (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The next morning.

As dawn broke and the morning mist had not yet dissipated, Qi Ming, as usual, went for a 10-kilometer morning run on the road outside the base.

After completing the race, he slowly turned around at an empty intersection, facing the deserted road he had come from, and calmly said, "Come out, everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, three men wearing sunglasses and white shirts emerged from the shadows by the roadside like ghosts.

They looked identical and moved in sync, as if they were replicas of each other, silently forming a battle formation.

In the original series, the "Fantasians" used this formation to attack Ya's fierceness.

"If you're going to do it, do it quickly." Qi Ming casually shook his neck and took a step forward.

The three pounced almost simultaneously, their movements so fast they created a whooshing sound, attacking Qi Ming's head, chest, and knees from three directions at the same time—their coordination was flawless.

However, Qi Ming was faster and stronger.

"Ugh!" "Bang!" "Thump—"

In less than a round, all three men in sunglasses were lying on the ground, motionless.

"Are they dead... They really are all robots."

The next moment, the three men in sunglasses changed their appearance drastically, just like the White Bone Demon who was killed by Sun Wukong revealing her true form from the village woman, revealing the ugly and strange true form of the Fantas aliens.

Qi Ming stepped forward, grabbed one of the men's heads, and yanked it off—completely ripping off the entire skull.

He looked down at the exposed wiring and metal structure at the break and said coldly, "It really is a robot."

Qi Ming stepped forward to check, and at the same time, a drone with a front-facing camera secretly appeared and pointed at them.

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Two hours later, the "Fantasians" UFO reappeared over the city.

Citizens gathered in the streets and squares, looking up excitedly as they awaited the arrival of the so-called "alien blessing."

Suddenly, the UFO projected a virtual image: in the image, Qi Ming was twisting off the head of a fallen Tass alien.

It was taken by the same drone that was used earlier.

The crowd erupted in uproar, with gasps and questions flying everywhere.

The UFO's loudspeaker crackled to life, its tone shifting from gentle to somber and stern:
"Fellow travelers on Earth, we are saddened to inform you that our companions have been brutally murdered here."

"We have come from afar with hearts full of peace, hoping to guide Earth into the Galactic Federation and establish a paradise where there will never be war."

"However, such a brutal act has seriously violated the principles of peace. If this person is not dealt with justly, the 'Paradise of Peace' will be out of the question!"

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The first reaction of the team members in the mountains after seeing it was: "That can't be right, why would Qi Ming kill someone for no reason?"

Saijo Nagi said coldly, "Of course it's a frame-up."

Qi Ming, who was dragging three corpses back, looked up and saw this scene, and smiled slightly.

I remember when he first came to this world, he was framed by Dr. Yujima, who was controlled by the Bilar aliens.

Now, facing the same false accusations, the situation is quite different.

Even the mountain team members who were unaware of the truth completely believed him.

On the other side is the White Bone Demon, who wants to win people's hearts, but their team is no longer the superficially united "early pilgrimage team".

Torregia and Agamus dismantled the three corpses that Qi Ming had brought back and discovered that the insides were full of mechanical structures and wiring.

Dan Moroboshi: "The real Fantasians are living beings with flesh and blood. These guys are definitely imposters."

Huimei: "Then how should we refute this false accusation?"

Qi Ming: "No rush, let's play along. If we're going to put on an act, we should go all the way. I'll just take this opportunity to revisit this place."

Soon after, TPC issued an official statement, saying that it would take the matter seriously and that Qi Ming had been detained for investigation.

Meanwhile, escorted by the Flying Swallow II, the two "Fantasians" arrived at the TPC maritime base to discuss how to deal with Qi Ming and matters of cooperation.

At the same moment, the strategist [Desrem] descended upon Earth, appearing invisibly next to the Fontas aliens' flying saucer.

Out of his concern for intelligence, he used his mind to connect with the deluge of human information, quickly scanning all current hot topics and debates.

"It turns out that this group of people calls themselves the Fantas aliens, and they even plan to build some kind of 'Peace Paradise' on Earth."

"With me here, this amusement park could not be built."

"It seems that humans value and support them. As soon as they spoke, they imprisoned Qi Ming, whom the Yabo people feared."

"To be taken down so easily, this Qi Ming is nothing special."

"However... since humans value these Fantas aliens so much, then things will be easier."

Desrem tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on the flying saucer beside him, and let out a low laugh full of malice.

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Qi Ming was somewhat moved.

In the original "Adi" series, Takeshi Ya, who also saw through the true form of the "Fantas aliens," was suspected by his own people and even imprisoned by his own people after publicly identifying them.

Meanwhile, Qi Ming in this world also ended up in prison.

However, he entered voluntarily, and the cell was fully equipped, like a presidential suite.

He was lying in a chair, looking at the latest public opinion trends on various social media platforms on his phone.

The result surprised him a little.

There are voices fiercely condemning him:
"That's him! He almost ruined our chance to go to 'Peace Paradise'!"

"My alien friend was so kind, how could he do such a cruel thing!"

"TPC must severely punish Qi Ming! Give the Fantas aliens an explanation!"

"We don't want to live in constant fear of monsters anymore; we just want to live in peace. What right does he have to stop us?"

"I used to think he was alright, I never expected him to be so extreme..."

Hirukawa, the scumbag reporter who had been reviled and silenced for so long, seemed like a vulture smelling carrion. He seized the opportunity and released a video at lightning speed, trying to kick someone when they're down:
"Qi Ming from the Victory Team has always been the most problematic one! He disregards the law and becomes increasingly arrogant and conceited because of his past achievements!"

"Everyone still remembers his past record of openly assaulting civilians and soldiers, right? If you ask me, he's just a vicious dog that TPC condones!"

"Now, this mad dog is even biting our cosmic friends who reached out to us. If this continues, who can guarantee we won't be the next ones to suffer?"

"A wonderful new era is coming, and this scoundrel who abuses violence and disrupts peace must be eliminated!"

His voice was sharp and full of emotion, as if Qi Ming were the enemy of all mankind.

But when Qi Ming opened the video's comment section, he found that the majority of the comments were insults directed at Hirukawa, and they came in various languages.

"Is Qi Ming a factor disrupting peace? Without him, there would be no peace as we have today!"

"What do you mean by 'some merit'? If it weren't for him, the TPC base would have been bombed twice already."

"Just how much do you hate Qi Ming, the team member who made you lose your job? That's such a clumsy way of putting it. Did Qi Ming slap you so hard that your brains came out?"

"If you hadn't posted a video, I would have forgotten to unfollow you. I have already unfollowed you."

+1, unfollowed.

"You're criticizing a hero like Qi Ming? You idiot, is it because your dad ran away without paying for his prostitutes, causing your mom to miss months of work, so he neglected your character development?"

He browsed through the related comments and found that many people were speaking out for him.

Most people firmly stated that "Qi Ming would never act without reason" and strongly demanded that TPC release him immediately.

Former Defense Force Elite [Liu Chunye]: "During the previous Bizomo incident, Qi Ming disregarded past grievances and saved many soldiers who were originally going to deal with him. Many veterans admire him. His ability, stance, and magnanimity are absolutely beyond question!"

Popular singer Chris Maya voiced her support, sincerely appealing, "I believe in Qi Ming's character, and please give him more trust." The three owners of the Nebula Restaurant also stood up and said, "Qi Ming, who often eats here, is a very good person. He would never attack a good alien without reason."

The Qi Ming support group is also appealing everywhere... Wait, I have a support group?
Qi Ming was stunned for a while before he realized that the vice-captain was actually Umino-sensei from "Taro".

It seems that Qi Ming's various outstanding achievements confirmed his view that "as long as humans work hard, defeating a few monsters is not a problem," so he often used Qi Ming as an example to educate his students.

Ok……

Qi Ming was quite surprised. He had thought he would face overwhelming criticism at the beginning of the public opinion, but unexpectedly, the voices supporting him had the upper hand.

It seems that as his feelings for this world deepened, the people of this world reciprocated with ever-strengthening trust and recognition.

Even though Qi Ming himself rarely interacts with ordinary people and is unaware that a support group has been formed for him, this silent, two-way support has been quietly growing.

This feeling is pretty good.

Qi Ming went back to look at the comments section of Hirukawa's video, when suddenly, Carmilla's warm voice brushed past his ear:

"What's wrong with this guy? How dare he talk to you like that? I'm going to kill him."

Carmilla appeared, her rounded chin resting gently on Qi Ming's right shoulder. She looked at Hirukawa's face in the video, her face full of anger.

"Why are you here?" Qi Ming asked, somewhat surprised.

“Of course I’m here to go to jail with you,” Carmilla said.

Qi Ming picked up a piece of blueberry mousse from the table and gave it to her: "Generally speaking, you don't get such good treatment when you're in jail. Speaking of which, President Aizen Makoto should be here by now."

He refreshed the page to see new comments on the video, only to find that the video was gone.

Hirukawa eventually couldn't withstand the overwhelming criticism and the rapidly declining number of followers, and hurriedly deleted the video.

Carmilla: "What brings Aizen Makoto here?"

Qi Ming: "Of course, we're here to film something interesting; he'll be interested."

As they were talking, the cell door opened, and two Fantas aliens walked in, accompanied by Saijo Nagi and Yamanaka.

At the same time, after receiving the news, Aizen Makoto sneaked over, his phone camera quietly peeking out from around the corner of the corridor and pointing at the Fantas alien.

He started streaming immediately and began pushing the stream at a high intensity, and the number of viewers in the live stream room began to rise rapidly.

He had already "live-streamed" the Masuzaki incident once before, so he was very skilled at it.

He secretly hoped that once this big news broke, his account's follower count would skyrocket—he was just there to ride the wave of popularity.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Suddenly, two Fantas aliens struck Yamanaka and Saijo Nagi on the back of the neck, knocking them both limp and unconscious.

After knocking out Yamanaka and Saijo Nagi, the two Fantas aliens took out two guns and aimed them at Qi Ming.

The Fantas alien said in a menacing tone, "You're the most troublesome guy, you're about to be finished. We're going to take over Earth."

The audience in Aizen Makoto's live stream immediately erupted in uproar.

"I knew it! If Qi Ming's team is fine, then the problem must lie with them!"

"As expected, they are evil aliens harboring malicious intentions!"

Qi Ming first gestured to Carmilla beside him not to act rashly, then stepped forward and asked, "You're not really Fantasians, are you? You're robots."

The "Fantasian" said:

"Really the Fantas aliens? After they created us androids, they handed over all the work to us, while they themselves did nothing."

"So we finally wiped them out. Those life forms were truly despicable. Now, we despise Earthlings, these stupid creatures, just the same."

"You trust others so easily with just a little bit of sweetness, hahaha! From now on, it will be the world of Android robots. We will enslave you and eventually rule the universe!"

"As for you, just die!"

Before the words were even finished, Saijo Nagi, who should have been knocked unconscious, suddenly opened her eyes and, with lightning speed, delivered a chop to knock the gun out of the Fantas alien's hand.

Almost simultaneously, Qi Ming pried open the bars again and burst out like a tiger unleashed from its cage.

Aizen Makoto's live stream room instantly erupted, with comments flooding the screen like a tsunami.

"As expected of the elite of the GUTS team, it turns out that being knocked unconscious before was just an act, and the purpose was to let us know the truth."

"TPC really put a lot of thought into our feelings."

"No, that team member named Yamanaka doesn't seem to be faking it. He hasn't gotten up yet; he looks like he really was knocked unconscious..."

"Qi Ming is incredibly brave! He's amazing!"

"I told you long ago that these aliens are weird! Those who believe a few nice words without question are truly brainless!"

"I... I was led astray by that Hirukawa guy. Who knows where that bastard is? I'm going to shove his head down the toilet!"

"President Aizen Makoto, please kick this bastard alien who deceived our feelings a couple of times. I will support you and Qiming for the rest of my life."

Upon seeing this comment, Aizen Makoto suddenly pounced from the shadows and kicked the head of a "Fantas alien" who was being pinned to the ground by Qi Ming.

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On the other side, inside the "Fantasians'" flying saucer.

After the leader of the team discovered that the two robots he had sent out had lost contact, he realized that things might have been exposed.

"Alright, in that case, let's conquer the Earth by force."

The Fantas aliens inside the UFO pulled the control stick hard, but found that the UFO did not move at all.

They lost control of the flying saucer and could no longer move it!
"How could this be!" the robots exclaimed in shock.

Only then did they realize that their flying saucer was actually encased in a sphere of light.

The next moment, the strategist [Desrem] appeared next to the flying saucer enveloped in light.

Feng Yuan: "An alien!"

Dan Moroboshi: "That guy is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Alien Empera!"

Hye-mi, driving a Dyna Wing and a Seven Leo, immediately arrived at the scene.

Faced with the encirclement, the strategist [Desrem] was completely unconcerned.

He brandished his massive left claw and warned, "You'd better behave yourselves, or I'll blow that sphere and the flying saucer inside to smithereens, and the fragments will all rain down on human heads."

In "Ultraman Mebius", the scheming Desrem used the same orb of light to envelop the returning Phoenix Nest, holding the GUYS members hostage to threaten Mebius and prevent him from retaliating.

In this world, he saw that humans greatly admired the "Fantasians," and their flying saucers happened to be floating in the sky, so he used the same method.

But he was clearly unaware of the dramatic turn of events that had just occurred—the "version update" had happened far too quickly.

Before Ultraman could say anything, the citizens who had just learned the truth were already calling out.

"Quickly, blow it up!"

"Hurry up and kill all of these guys!"

The strategist [Desrem] was completely stunned: "???"

what's the situation?
Humans love and respect these Fantas aliens, so why aren't they threatened by me at all? Instead, they strongly demand that I kill them.

Love him so much you want to kill him? Are all Earthlings crazy?

No wonder Mefrass fled; normal strategists simply can't keep up with the thinking of these lunatics!
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