Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 558, Section 554: Obik, who fears light, sees the sun...

[Transformation].

There is only conversion, not storage or retrieval.

This shows that Yapool, like Belial and Torregia before him, is not completely dead and still has a chance to win the resurrection match.

Qi Ming was not surprised at all.

This is Yapool, the most durable champion of the Arcane type!
It survived longer than Beria and Dark Torregia.

In the original series, he died twice in "Ace" and was resurrected in "Taro" a year later.

A few years after being killed by Taro, he personally controlled Saurus in "Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers" to cause trouble, and was then sealed in Kobe Port by the Ultra Brothers for twenty years.

After being unsealed, he and the controlled Saurus were killed together by [Infinite Mebius], dying at the speed of light.

As a result, he was resurrected at lightning speed in less than a year and was defeated by the Flame Hero Mebius.

After being resurrected and defeated in "Ultraman Ginga S", it was resurrected again at the speed of light in "Ultraman Fighting Victory", only to be defeated again...

It can be said that the Yabo people have not completely died out to this day.

This also confirms what Yapool himself said—as long as I have a strong hatred for the Ultra Brothers, I will never die, and every time I die, I will return in an even stronger form.

But in Qi Ming's view, the reason he didn't die was because he wasn't beaten hard enough.

"If I transform into one of the Mysterious Four to kill Yapool, I don't believe he can survive."

....................................

On the other hand, after defeating Saurus, the Atdis returned to Earth under the escort of the Ou.

On the way back in triumph, Torregia suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Leo came to his side.

He's a bit worried now, not knowing how to explain to Momoko Yamaguchi that he "radiates light and can kick away energy blasts with his right leg."

So I plan to ask my clever friend Torregia for help to come up with a reason to get through the checkpoint.

Tregear looked into the depths of the universe: "Mr. Qi Ming said that after all four Dark Lords are defeated, the Alien Empera will descend to Earth and take action personally."

Leo counted on his fingers: "Mefras, Desrem, Yapool, that's three already."

Tregear's tone was filled with worry: "Then the Alien Empera will be here soon... that dark emperor who almost destroyed the Land of Light in the past."

Having grown up listening to "Ultraman Wars," he knew all too well how terrifying the Alien Empera was.

Even if Mr. Qi Ming is equally powerful, we must not be careless and must concentrate all our efforts to deal with him.

Thinking of this, he made an Ultra Sign and flew towards the Land of Light, asking the Land of Light to come and support him.

"The Land of Light has received the news and will definitely take action."

"Who will come to help then? Commander Hikari, Captain Zoffy, or perhaps..."

....................................

Meanwhile, in a dimly lit place.

Looking at the empty surroundings, even the straightforward and usually sentimental Garozan of the Frozen Star was somewhat silent at this moment.

Mefras and Desrem are both gone.

Now I'm the only one left...

Even so, I will not back down and will conquer the earth for the great emperor!
Just as he was about to take action, a voice rang in his ear.

"This time, you will accompany me on this expedition."

Grozam froze.

That's the emperor's voice!
Has the emperor lost his patience? Before he can even take action, he's about to personally lead an expedition to Earth!

....................................

Earth two days later.

Gongxi Village.

A loving couple walked along the edge of a field, arm in arm.

"Are there really taro roots that big?" the man asked.

“Really! I saw Mr. Horie dig up such a big one.” The woman gestured, “The weather has been so nice these past few days, you should go and dig one up too.”

The man nodded, full of energy, and said, "Alright, then I'll go dig up a big one too!"

After saying that, he picked up a hoe and went up the mountain to dig taro.

"Bang!" As he was digging, he suddenly jolted, feeling his hoe hit something hard.

This isn't taro, it's...

Upon opening it, he was stunned by the golden minerals in the soil, followed by a burst of wild laughter.

"Gold! Gold!"

He struck gold! A whole basin of gold! It's incredibly valuable!
He wrapped it in his clothes to hide it, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face. He carefully ran towards his own field.

"Honey, come quick, come see what I dug up!"

He ran back to his field and found his wife digging out a large piece of gold from the field with a look of ecstatic joy.

But when she turned around and saw herself, the smile on her face immediately vanished.

For some reason, the man suddenly felt a surge of rage.

He had just thought that his wife was also part of the family, and that it made no difference whether she received the gold or he received the gold; the family's money would increase.

But for some reason, I suddenly felt that I had to get this gold into my own hands.

"Give me the gold!" the man said in a deep voice, reaching out his hand.

"No, these are mine!" the man's wife cried out sharply.

"You bastard, I told you to give it to me, so give it to me!" The man suddenly exerted force and pushed his wife to the ground.

His wife was equally furious: "You filthy thing, you want to kill me and then take the gold for yourself, don't you!"

Man: "I think that's what you're thinking!"

"Hehehe..." the woman chuckled sinisterly, "That's right, just like that! I'm going to kill you!"

The two loving couple suddenly turned on each other.

They started fighting fiercely, and didn't stop even after blood was drawn.

"You bastard!"

"All the gold is mine!"

"You ungrateful wretch! Who's been feeding you?!"

"Outrageous! You useless idiot!"

Besides the couple, other villagers in the vicinity also unearthed gold.

Gold suddenly became as common as weeds in the village.

More disputes erupted. The villagers, who had known each other for many years and had a decent relationship, did not think about digging out the gold that was exposed from the ground first, but instead prioritized seizing the gold that others had dug out.

Even with heads bleeding profusely, no one stopped.

It was as if the same demon had been resurrected within them.

At this moment, a bald "human" was attracted by the commotion. He stood there in broad daylight, holding an umbrella, staring blankly at the scene.

He is a monster in this area, named Obik.

"How strange, I've been in this village for so long, where did all this gold come from?"

Obik was puzzled, but also felt a sense of unease.

This village was included in the development zone some time ago, and excavators and other machinery have already been driven to the entrance of the village.

This "pure land" will soon be replaced by reinforced concrete.

With so much gold now available, developers will definitely have to speed things up.

No, I have to do something!
We need to stop them before that happens.

Obik watched as the villagers fought bloody battles for gold, wondering if he should intervene to stop this "Miyanishi Village No-Limited Fighting Tournament".

The next moment, something unexpected happened.

A strange "eyeball" appeared in mid-air, watching the fighting villagers and making a mocking sound.

"What is this, some other monster?" Obik asked, startled.

Upon seeing the eyeball, he felt a strong sense of resistance and disgust. The next moment, the eyeball began to emit lasers, striking the villagers who were arguing over the gold.

The villagers, who had just been fighting desperately, froze and stopped.

They stopped looking at the gold they had been treasuring more than their own lives, and suddenly sat slumped on the ground, looking completely detached.

What were we just doing?

"do not know."

"It's just gold, why make such a big deal out of it?"

The villagers seemed to have seen through the vanities of the world, living peacefully and happily, and no longer cared about the gold.

His attitude made a complete 180-degree turn, leaving Obik dumbfounded.

"It's that eyeball; the villagers have become strange because of it..."

"What on earth is that eyeball that dares to cause trouble in this village?!"

Obik's original plan was to scare the villagers and spread panic to deter developers from carrying out village and town development.

But after seeing this, he felt it was more important to put the plan on hold and figure out what was going on with the eyeball first!
This is his village, and he will not allow any random people to cause trouble here!
....................................

"How is it, Fengyuan? What did Baizi say?"

Inside the TPC command center, Qi Ming asked.

"I think that's all been explained away. Miss Baizi promised me she wouldn't tell anyone else," Fengyuan said.

Qi Ming nodded.

Momoko Yamaguchi's sense of secrecy is truly top-notch.

In the original "Leo" series, even when Momoko saw a suspicious vampire monster mimicking a vampire, she wouldn't let Umeda Dori tell Gen.

Toregia looked out the window at the sky: "Isn't the fourth Heavenly King going to descend yet? His name is Grozam, right?"

Qi Ming: "Yes, it's ice-attribute and has strong regeneration capabilities. We can have President Aizen Makoto use the 'Fire Sword' to counter it."

Saijo Nagi glanced at the spot where Moroboshi Dan usually sat: "Captain, when will you be back?"

Qi Ming thought for a moment: "How's it going with Kishida? Haven't they found Luluye yet?"

Huimei: "I just contacted him, and he said it would be soon."

The Dyna submersible does not have the problem of lack of oxygen. With sufficient food, Kishida can even stay afloat for a month.

Qi Ming: "Once we find Camilla in R'lyeh, we can ask her more questions about the details of the ancient times."

"Team member Qi Ming, something unusual has happened in the area from Gongxi Village to Yanye Street... A large amount of gold has suddenly been discovered there!"

Suddenly, a message came from Huimei's intelligence network. After looking at it for a while, she picked out the important clues and told them.

Shan Zhong immediately looked at Qi Ming and asked him if he could "calculate" anything.

Qi Ming thought about it for a long time.

The area around Hikono Street... seems to be the location where Obik performed in "Goodbye Obik" from Ultraman Tiga.

Will I be able to see Obik later?

I wonder if I can try to persuade him not to do something so drastic as to commit suicide because he can't stand the development of the village.

As for the gold in Gongxi Village... I have a vague impression of it, but I need to go and see it in person.

"Let's go investigate the scene."

Qi Ming first sent Staff Officer Quan Teng to find Ida Iryu and invite him to meet him in Miyanishi Village.

The entire Victory Team then set off, with Charlotte's car and Drum's car stopping in Miyanishi Village.

The group got out of the car and saw some villagers lying lazily in the fields.

In the mountains: "Huh, didn't they say there are a lot of people digging for gold here?"

Feng Yuan: "They're probably just resting because they're too tired from digging."

Saijo Nagi: "No, even if I'm exhausted, I'll keep digging for gold. That's human desire."

The group split into several teams to investigate the phenomena in the village.

Jugglus stepped forward and found three people resting cross-legged on the grass.

They all closed their eyes, completely oblivious to the gold scattered around them.

Feng Yuan: "Excuse me, are you here to pan for gold?"

The man sitting cross-legged said, "I came here to pan for gold, but it doesn't matter anymore."

Jugglus Juggler: "Don't you... want gold? With money, you can buy a house, a car, and pay off your loans."

A man wearing sunglasses said, "Actually, we don't want those things. We feel very content right now."

The only woman among the three said, "It happens every time we see that eye."

That eye?

Fengyuan immediately reported this clue through the PDI communicator to draw everyone's attention.

Meanwhile, Jing Tian and Jing Long, who had joined Qi Ming, were communicating with the villagers panning for gold by the river.

"Don't get in my way!"

"Are you trying to steal our gold? Don't even think about it!"

"Get out of here!"

The villagers, who had just been exchanging pleasantries with Jing Tian and Jing Long, suddenly turned hostile. Armed with their gold-digging tools, they menacingly approached Qi Ming and his companions, ready to attack.

Those in the mountains thought these villagers were in for a rough time. They dared to treat Qi Ming like that; they were probably going to be beaten so badly they wouldn't be able to get out of bed for days.

To his surprise, Qi Ming did not immediately beat up these "troublemakers." Instead, he slowly retreated in the face of the villagers who had come to threaten him.

Qi Ming explained, "These are not their intentions; they are being controlled by something."

The next moment, the eyeball that had appeared earlier reappeared.

After it fired several laser beams at the menacing villagers, their tense faces immediately relaxed, and they stopped being aggressive.

Yamanaka exclaimed in shock: "What happened to that eyeball? Are you all alright?!"

The villager who had been looking the fiercest just moments before now wore a peaceful smile after being hit by the laser beam from the eye.

"It's okay, we've seen that eyeball many times."

"Every time I see it, my mood suddenly calms down."

"Gold and such don't seem to matter anymore. The reason we were panning for gold just now must be because we felt so empty inside. I feel very content now."

After saying that, these people stopped panning for gold and sat down on the spot, staring blankly at the blue sky and white clouds.

Carmilla, who was standing close to Qi Ming, asked, "Are these people out of their minds?"

Iida Ryu: "It's that eyeball... but I've never seen such a monster before."

Qi Ming: "That's not a demon, that's the sun."

In the mountains: "The sun?"

Qi Ming nodded, surprised to encounter this.

That strange eyeball just now comes from "Betrayal of the Sun" in Seven OV.

"That eyeball just now was the spiritual manifestation of the sun in the Banderas system."

"Because after a lifespan of ten billion years, the energy that can be burned in this Banderas Sun will soon be exhausted."

"So his incarnation came to Earth, first creating gold, causing humans to generate negative energy such as greed."

"Then it absorbs the negative energy generated by human negative and evil emotions to replenish its energy so that it can burn and shine again."

Obik, who was eavesdropping, immediately understood everything.

No wonder I felt disgusted from the bottom of my heart when I saw that eyeball.

He was a monster who loved darkness and feared light, so seeing an incarnation of the sun was naturally a clash between them.

but……

However, this eyeball, which is the embodiment of the sun, sounds like it might actually be of some use.

If we could absorb all of people's desires, allowing them to be content with the present and no longer crave a better life, and thus transform the village.

Maybe we can go back to the original village?
------------

Update delivered, please vote with monthly tickets.

(End of this chapter)