Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 550, Section 546: The Three Great Time-Space Monsters & Ultraman King are S-Class

That evening, TPC officially released a video of Qi Ming and Teacher Haiye working together to defeat the modified Bemstein.

The leader of the Qi Ming Support Group immediately transferred the video to the app and pinned the post.

The replies to the post were met with an uproar.

"My God, Professor Umino is actually serious!"

"Is the threshold for playing with Lord Qi Ming really that high?!"

"Teacher Umino is so strong! With that kind of performance, he should definitely be on the Victory Team, right?"

Teacher Umino: "Whether it's me, Qi Ming, or the TPC member who launched the explosives, we are all human beings."

"As long as we work hard and strive, we humans can overcome difficulties and even defeat powerful monsters that Ultraman can't beat."

“I have proven this to my students, and that is enough.”

"As for joining the Victory Team, I'm just an ordinary teacher, so I won't cause them any trouble."

After replying, Mr. Umino put down his phone and looked back at the group of excited students surrounding him, their eyes filled with admiration.

"Mr. Umino is so handsome!"

You are our pride!

"If we learn from Mr. Umino, can we become this amazing too?"

Mr. Umino patted their heads: "No problem, as long as you work hard for your goals, you can be just as strong!"

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The following afternoon, an unusual situation occurred in Ryugu City.

Hundreds of citizens experienced the same "hallucination," saying that as they walked, the tall buildings around them suddenly disappeared and they were transformed into an ancient village.

But if you walk a little further, you'll be back in modern times, as if the ancient village you saw earlier was just a fleeting illusion.

After questioning the witnesses, the police discovered that all the details of the village described by the witnesses were exactly the same.

"More than a hundred people seeing the same ancient village, I felt something was wrong." Even the team members in the mountains realized that things were not so simple.

Qi Ming: “…”

Ryugu City, where I saw villages from the past.

His first thought was "The Promised Fruit" from the 99 Seven OV.

He called everyone together and explained the situation.

"Three hundred years ago, there was a young fisherman named Urashima Taro who saved a divine turtle in the Dragon Palace. He was taken to the Dragon Palace and received a great deal of hospitality."

"There are two dragon maidens in the Dragon Palace. The elder of the dragon maidens and Urashima Taro developed a love affair while spending time together."

"But after living in the Dragon Palace for a while, Urashima Taro began to miss his hometown and asked to go back to visit his family. He promised to stay in the Dragon Palace forever and stay with the Dragon Girl sister after he returned."

"The Dragon Girl gave Urashima Taro a seashell and told him that he must not open it."

"After making two promises, Urashima Taro said, 'I won't open the seashell' and 'I'll bring back some sunset flowers from the land for you to see,' he returned to the land."

He was shocked to discover that he had only spent a few months in the Dragon Palace, while three hundred years had passed outside, and it was already the 21st century.

"The village of the past is long gone, my parents and friends have all passed away, and everything has changed."

In a moment of desperation, he opened the seashell, and in that instant, the Dragon Girl died, and he seemed to age three hundred years, turning from a youth into an old man.

"Because of her sister's death, the Dragon Girl is utterly disappointed in Urashima Taro and prepares to summon the time-space monster [Great Sea Dragon] to punish him."

"The villages that the citizens saw in the past are the result of the time-space vortex created by the time-space monster, the Great Sea Dragon."

After he finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment.

After thinking it over, Saijo Nagi said, "Isn't this the story of 'Urashima Taro' from ancient Japanese legends? But there are some differences in the details. There are two princesses now."

Carmilla was stunned: "Your legends are just too bizarre!"

"Does the Ryugu Palace really want to thank that Urashima Taro, or are they just laughing at him?"

"Since the flow of time between the Dragon Palace and the outside world is so different, we should have reminded him sooner!"

"Also, can't you just say what you mean? Just tell Urashima Taro the consequences of opening the seashell, say 'I will die and you will grow old after opening the seashell,' wouldn't that be enough?"

"Giving such a gift is so malicious!"

Jugglus Juggler, Gen, and the others thought about it and agreed that it was only natural for Urashima Taro to open the seashell.

Carmilla is still complaining, saying it's too abstract.

Qi Ming also agreed with this view.

Because the mythology that served as the basis for the story was too abstract, the content of the episode "The Promised Fruit" seemed out of place in the 99 anime "Seven OV" which was full of memorable episodes.

But in this chaotic, mixed universe, there is a high degree of harmony.

Qi Ming: "There are many abstract things in this world, but after spending so much time with the team members in the mountains, I've gotten used to it."

Yamanaka: "?"

Qi Ming continued, saying that they needed to find the aged Urashima Taro and have him resolve the resentment between the Dragon Girl and the Great Sea Dragon.

He took out his drawing board and drew the appearance of the elderly Urashima Taro from the episode "The Promised Fruit".

Feng Yuan: "Is this what he looks like?"

Qi Ming: "This is what he looks like when he's old. So this is what he used to look like..."

He thought about it carefully and drew the young Urashima Taro as well.

Saijo Nagi nodded. The surveillance system is very advanced now. As long as Urashima Taro lives in this era, they will definitely be able to find him.

Just as he was about to issue the notification, the situation in Ryugu City changed again.

"Boom!" A strange, shimmering cloud suddenly appeared in the sky above Ryugu City.

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the clouds, and then, a huge cruise ship appeared out of thin air in the middle of the city street!

The surrounding drivers slammed on their brakes, staring in disbelief at the surreal scene.

Dan Moroboshi: "What's going on?"

Huimei quickly found the relevant information: "This is the American-flagged transport ship, the Zampolis. According to records, this ship disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle seventy years ago."

Dan Moroboshi: "A ship from seventy years ago? But it looks like it was sailing at sea just yesterday."

Jugglus Juggler: "Is this also the effect of the time-space vortex of that time-space monster, the Great Sea Dragon, transferring things from the distant past to the present?"

Qi Ming's face turned grim: "No... this isn't the effect of a spacetime vortex... it's the effect of a [Spacetime Boundary]!"

There's even a dragon!

The next moment, another bolt of lightning shot out from the spacetime realm in the sky, and a huge monster with two horns flashed past everyone's sight.

That's the super monster Goldras that appeared in episode 36 of Ultraman Tiga, titled "A Smile Beyond Time and Space"!

It is commonly known as the "Golden Dragon," and is the same race as the "Silver Dragon," which is commonly known as the "Silver Dragon."

However, the golden dragon is much stronger than the silver dragon in both strength and ability.

Not only can the superpowers on its horns form a barrier to deflect Ultraman Tiga's powerful finishing move, but it also possesses the ability of the [Space-Time Boundary]...

Tregear arrived: "Right now, the magnetic fields and time- and space-distorting forces from all the mysterious regions on Earth have converged on Ryugu City." "It was that monster that gathered them together; these magnetic fields have formed a [Space-Time Dimension]."

"The spacetime boundary is expanding. At the current rate, the entire world will be swallowed up by the spacetime boundary in 48 hours."

Simply put, it's a monster that can destroy the Earth just by standing up.

Torregia continued:
"If we use the opposite energy to collide with the energy that creates the spacetime boundary, we can make that monster materialize."

"Once we defeat that monster, we can stop the spread of the spacetime dimension."

Qi Ming nodded; this was the method used in the original Ultraman Ultraman Ultra.

Dan Moroboshi: "Please!"

The next moment, an urgent intelligence report was issued—another monster had appeared in Tokyo!
It has horns on its head and its whole body is covered with pine cone-like skin.

This is the Time-Space Super Beast [Dadalahos] from Ultraman Ace!
"Damn it, it's a triple attack!" the mountain team member cursed, and together with Feng Yuan, they launched the Flying Swallow No. 1.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

After Flying Swallow No. 1 appeared, it fired its Spike Cannon and launched a fierce pursuit of the Time-Space Super Beast.

The Time-Space Super Beast, hit by the Spike Cannon, reacted violently, jumping and fleeing in panic.

If a Super Beast can be chased and beaten by a Flying Swallow No. 1, do you think it's useless?

Its combat power is indeed a bit weak, but it has an extremely overpowered ability...

The next moment, the Time-Space Super Beast emitted pink energy light from its horns, which enveloped its entire body before disappearing.

Shan Zhongdao asked, "Did they run away?"

The next moment, Huimei in the base said, "No, that super beast has appeared in Osaka City?"

In the mountains: "Are you kidding me?"

Tokyo and Osaka are more than 500 kilometers apart!
Feng Yuan: "Is that teleportation? The distance it covered is way too far!"

Qi Ming: "No, it's time travel."

Qi Ming told everyone that the Time-Space Super Beast could freely travel through time, shuttling back and forth between the past and the present at will.

The Time-Space Super Beast just now probably traveled from present-day Tokyo back to ancient times, and then from ancient times to present-day Osaka, which gave people the feeling of teleportation.

After hearing this, Torregia and Gen were completely stunned.

The ability to time is arguably one of the rarest and most powerful abilities.

Beings possessing this ability are extremely rare, even across the multiverse.

And now, three of them have suddenly appeared on Earth...

Qi Ming: "If we address them one by one, there are solutions for each problem, but if we address them all at once..."

He is very worried now.

Running multiple antivirus programs on a single computer will most likely cause the computer to crash.

The spacetime energies of the three monsters collided, potentially causing terrifying changes.

Meanwhile, in order to stop the Time-Space Super Beast from wreaking havoc, Yamanaka and Gen's Flying Swallow No. 1 flew to Osaka and unleashed its firepower on the Time-Space Super Beast.

The Time-Space Super Beast has been transported once again, this time appearing in Ryugu City!
At the same time, Hui Mei said, "Team member Qi Ming, we've found that Urashima Taro. He's working at a flower shop in Ryugu City!"

Qi Ming: "Okay, let's go."

Together, the two quickly headed towards Ryugu City.

When they arrived, a monster with distinct dragon features appeared in Ryugu City amidst a magnificent waterspout.

That's the time-space monster, the Great Sea Dragon!
At the same time, a woman dressed in white appeared beside the Great Sea Dragon. She was the younger sister of the Dragon Princess from the Dragon Palace, and she looked exactly like her older sister.

Filled with rage, she searched for Urashima Taro, the man who had opened the seashell and caused her sister's death: "Why, why do humans break their promises!"

At this moment, the Golden Dragon's spacetime realm, the spacetime energy of the Spacetime Super Beast, and the Spacetime Vortex of the Great Sea Dragon—three completely different yet equally spacetime-related massive energies—collided violently, intertwined, and twisted together in Dragon Palace City.

In an instant, a "spacetime chaos" that transcended the laws of physics occurred.

The sky over Ryugu City resembled a shattered palette, displaying bizarre and colorful patches.

One second the sun is blazing, the next the sky is full of stars, and there are even strange celestial phenomena where sunrise and sunset coexist.

Within seconds, the glass curtain wall of the skyscraper became mottled, decayed, and covered with vines, as if it had been abandoned for decades.

Meanwhile, an ancient temple next door has been completely renovated, its bricks and tiles gleaming with the luster of when it was first built.

Many sophisticated electronic devices malfunction completely; the time on mobile phone screens jumps wildly; an old radio from World War II in a museum suddenly lights up its indicator light, receiving radio waves from the past…

Huimei: "Oh no! Ryugu City has become an unstable spacetime rift! We can't let these three monsters stay together; we have to get rid of at least one of them!"

Qi Ming immediately activated the [Manufacture] function of the Ultraman random button, consuming 6 Star Gifts to create an A-grade Ultraman King Capsule.

Incidentally, when he came back before, Qi Ming asked Shinjo Akane about this matter.

Qi Ming: "The capsules created by Seven and Leo, who are of B-rank, are of C-rank. So, by working backward, can we conclude that the King of Ultra is of S-rank?"

Akane Shinjo: "Is that even a question? If the King of Ultra isn't S-class, then who is?"

"Even if there are only 3 S-class, let alone 13 S-class, the King of Ultra is definitely an S-class."

Inside Ryugu City, Qi Ming held up the Ultra King Capsule and lightly touched the button.

Instantly, sacred golden particles surged forth, enveloping Huimei and Qiming and protecting them from the torrent of time and space.

The King of Ultra's spacetime power far surpasses that of the three monsters!

Huimei quickly led the way to the flower shop where Urashima Taro worked.

"You haven't grown old, and you haven't opened the seashell?" Qi Ming was surprised to see the young man, Urashima Taro, holding a sunset flower.

Urashima Taro paused for a moment, then said, "Because three hundred years ago, someone named Hōgen and the people in the mountains told me that I must never open this seashell, otherwise I will grow old and Otohime will die."

Hui Mei was stunned: "Feng Yuan and the Yamanaka team? Three hundred years ago? How is that possible!"

Meanwhile, Phoenix and Yamanaka, piloting the Flying Swallow No. 1, chased after them from Osaka to Ryugu City.

After being hit hard by the spike cannon again, the Time-Space Super Beast once again planned to escape into the past.

"Don't try to pull the same trick three times!" Yamanaka shouted.

With a sprint, Flying Swallow No. 1 plunged into the pink energy of the Time-Space Super Beast, disappearing from everyone's sight along with it.

Qi Ming: “…”

In the original "Ace" series, the Time-Space Super Beast once took two members of TAC back to the past.

In this world, Fengyuan and Yamanaka were also taken back to the past!
"If I'm not mistaken, they must have traveled back... three hundred years."

"But if the seashell hadn't been opened, the Dragon Girl wouldn't have died... So why did her sister bring the Great Sea Dragon out for revenge?"

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Two chapters combined into one!

So, what do you guys think about moving the update time to 10 PM from now on? It feels like the time needs to be stabilized.

I don't know why, but I feel sleepy very easily after eating breakfast in the morning...

(End of this chapter)