Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 565, Section 561: Unexpected Reinforcements Enter R'lyeh

After quickly eating some bananas and milk to replenish his strength, Qi Ming relied on his willpower to suppress the pain all over his body, and entered the cockpit of the Flying Swallow No. 1 with a bag of bread and juice.

Even though the road ahead is full of uncertainty and the odds of winning are slim, Qi Ming is not one to sit idly by and wait for death. He is going to take a gamble on Luluye.

"Are you really okay? Don't you need me to take you?" Saijo Nagi looked at Qi Ming's pale face, unable to hide her worry.

Qi Ming's voice was a little hoarse: "You stay here and wait for the Atlas to be repaired. As for piloting the Flying Swallow... I've seen you pilot it so many times, you've already learned how."

Upon hearing this, Saijo Nagi couldn't help but recall a conversation she had with Qi Ming during their first mission to Mount Kibuki.

She asked him, "Do you think you can learn to drive just by watching?" Qi Ming retorted, "You've only just met me, why do you think I don't have the ability?"

At the time, she thought Qi Ming was just making excuses, but after knowing Qi Ming for so long and going through a series of life-and-death crises together...

“That’s right, you’re the guiding star that has led us to victory all the way… I’ll leave the rest to you.” Saijo Nagi rarely showed a knowing smile and made a gesture to wish him success.

"Vroom." With the engine roaring, Saijo Nagi watched as the Flying Swallow 1 disappeared into the thick dark clouds released by the Emperor Alien.

The next moment, her PDI communicator rang, and someone came looking for her.

"Vice Captain, how is Qi Ming doing now?"

"He just woke up, ate something, and then drove his Flying Swallow No. 1 to Ruruye. Kishida was there to meet him."

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Qi Ming went to the Dishi Islands first, and Pigumon readily got into the back seat.

The two then went together to the location of Kishida's crew member [Dyna Submarine].

"Please, Pigmon." After Qi Ming finished speaking, Pigmon behind him emitted a undulating, ancient incantation-like sound.

Immediately afterwards, the entire sea seemed to awaken from a long slumber, the surface of the sea trembled violently, countless pale bubbles rose up, and the waves surged and rolled as if boiling.

"Kishida, evacuate immediately!" Qi Ming warned.

Amidst a deafening roar, a majestic black ruin suddenly rose from the dark seabed—giant pillars crumbled, jagged walls covered with moss and coral accumulated over millennia.

It was like an ancient behemoth that had broken free from its restraints, carrying darkness and light that had been suppressed for thirty million years, suddenly appearing above the raging waves.

It's the Ruins of R'lyeh!
Thick black fog and chilling energy fluctuations surged continuously from the depths of the ruins, foreshadowing a terrible upheaval.

Inside the Dyna submarine, Kishida analyzed on the computer: "Is it because of Pigmon? The invisible energy barrier is gone; we can go in now!"

However, before the two could even rejoice, an ice-blue figure descended from the sky.

Its entire body was covered in pale, ice-crystal-like armor, its body was jagged like ice spikes, and it exuded a chilling aura.

It is the last of the Four Heavenly Kings—the Frozen Alien [Grozam], also known as [The Immortal Grozam]!
In the original series, it once defeated Mebius in his Flame Brave form, creating the only defeat record for that form, making it an absolute A-rank!
Clearly, it was attracted by the commotion caused by R'lyeh rising!
"Whoosh..." As soon as Grozam appeared, a bone-chilling cold emanated from his body, and the surrounding seawater froze rapidly at a visible speed.

"You must be Qi Ming, the one who terrified the Yapools. You survived the battle with His Majesty the Emperor. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Grozam, who was usually arrogant and conceited, actually showed some humility in front of Qi Ming.

"But this is the end!" Grozam's wrist blade suddenly extended, slashing straight at the Flying Swallow No. 1 carrying Qi Ming with a chilling light!
Qi Ming jerked the control stick, and the machine narrowly avoided the blade.

"Qi Ming, you go in, I'll cover you!"

Beneath the surface, Kishida jerked the control lever and shouted, "Dyna missile pod, explosive missile!"

This was the name of Dyna's submarine's ultimate attack, which he shouted out without any hesitation—this name sounded more normal than what Huimei called "that beam."

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The submarine's missile pods were fully activated, and ten missiles, trailing blazing tail flames, slammed into Grozam's chest, instantly blasting a hole in it.

"Great!" Kishida was about to cheer when his smile froze.

The hole in Grozam's chest writhed violently, but in the blink of an eye, it was completely healed!
Qi Ming's gaze turned solemn. This was the immortal Grozam, who possessed extremely strong regenerative abilities!
In the original series, Mebius and Seven used their combined beam to shatter Grozam into hundreds of tiny pieces. GUYS then continuously blew out scorching winds, using elemental advantage to burn off its head as well, finally killing it completely.

But right now... they obviously don't have that condition.

Qi Ming's mind raced, and his hand unconsciously reached for the watch face.

My Star Gift is only 1 point now, so I can't use Flashy Emperor to "Powerful Brick Fly".

Fortunately, I still have many characters with "free trial opportunities" in stock.

It now seems that the cosmic cat demon that causes amnesia in living beings, Ultraman Zeta with his enormous health bar, and the three-faced demon Gashurein who can turn living beings into golden statues all have the power to fight Grozam.

but……

Even if I managed to defeat this guy while dragging my exhausted body, would I still have the strength to deal with Camilla in the ruins...?

Just as Qi Ming hesitated, two dark figures pierced through the dark clouds in the sky and descended towards them—the two high-energy life forms that the radar had detected earlier.

Those are—the cosmic swordsman Zamsha and the cosmic fighter Guregor who challenged Qi Ming before!
They came to Earth in the past to challenge the strong. After losing to Qi Ming in a duel, they accepted their defeat and helped guard Earth while Qi Ming and his group of stars were saving the Land of Light.

During their stay, they eliminated a pirate alien called the "Barossa Alien" who was causing trouble on Earth. This alien species has an extremely high reproductive capacity, capable of producing 10,000 eggs in a single clutch.

So, with the idea of ​​"cutting the weeds and pulling out the roots, killing the whole family and ending the hatred in this generation", after Qi Ming returned, they went to space together to kill these guys before they returned to Earth to take revenge and cause destruction.

I never expected that they would actually come back!
Is this what they mean by "When the winds and clouds suddenly change, will all those with affection and righteousness return?"
They landed on the frozen sea surface of Ingrozam, blocking the way for the Flying Swallow 1.

The Guregorian turned to look at Qi Ming inside the cockpit of the Flying Swallow No. 1:

"Because the Space Garrison is also hunting down the Barossa aliens who are burning, killing, and looting everywhere, we have some cooperation with them."

"I heard from them that Father of Ultra came to Earth to fight against Alien Empera, so I wanted to come back and see him."

Zamsha: "How is the battle going now?"

Qi Ming: "We failed... no, we can't say we failed, we just haven't succeeded yet, so I'm going to Luluye to fight for our last hope."

The Guregor people and Zamsha felt a slight unease.

Failure... Did Qi Ming and Father of Ultra both fail?
The Dark Emperor truly lives up to his name.

Zamsha drew his sword, Seizanmaru, and pointed it at Grozam: "Alright, then we'll help you hold off this guy."

After saying that, he and the Guregor rushed out at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, launching a fierce attack on Grozam, trying to keep him firmly in check.

"Thanks, but be careful of this guy's cold aura, and its vital point is on its head."

After saying that, Qi Ming pressed down on the control stick, and Flying Swallow No. 1 suddenly accelerated, drawing an arc and heading straight for the distant Ruins of R'lyeh.

"We must succeed, otherwise Zamsha, who came to help, will surely be defeated and killed just like in the original story..."

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The ruins of R'lyeh. The architecture here is ancient and magnificent, but it has been eroded beyond recognition by time and war.

Large sections of the wall have collapsed, the steps are broken, the arches are crooked, and the collapsed stone pillars are intertwined with the remains of the giant, testifying to the ferocity of the battle between light and darkness thirty million years ago.

After the remaining dark power in the ruins was completely absorbed, Camilla felt the surging energy within her body, and an almost violent joy swept over her.

She believed that she was now powerful enough to flatten entire human cities, tear apart the giants of light who had besieged her along with their ridiculous civilizations, and let darkness completely engulf the world.

But just as this power reached its peak, a chilling loneliness suddenly struck.

Darram is gone, Hitra is dead, and Tiga parted ways with her long ago...

She couldn't help but recall events from 30 million years ago.

After that guy named Seven appeared, Tiga became taciturn and sparing with his words, making it impossible for anyone to know what he was thinking.

She clearly remembered one operation where they were supposed to completely destroy a human stronghold and wipe out all the Giants of Light, but Tiga withdrew without warning midway through the battle.

No matter how much she questioned him afterward, Tiga only replied calmly, "I wanted to do that."

After that, because of something she found utterly absurd and ridiculous, she completely broke with them and sealed the three of them away...

It hurts, it hurts too much!
Seven, it's all because of Seven!
I want revenge! I want to kill all the Warriors of Light!

At that moment, the roar of the engine broke the silence of Luluye.

Are those annoying bugs coming?

Camilla looked up, and the Flying Swallow No. 1 came into view.

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"Is this... R'lyeh of this world?"

Qi Ming, inside the cockpit, looked up at the shattered ruins with some surprise.

He had expected R'lyeh, as an "ancient graveyard," to be dark and oppressive, but after entering, he inexplicably felt that "this ruin is getting closer to me."

How strange... Speaking of which, Gatanothor is also near R'lyeh, right? There was such a commotion just now, I hope it doesn't wake up.

No, R'lyeh in this world can move, so Gatanothor should be long gone.

He looked down at the broken stone statues, somewhat nervous, afraid of seeing the fragmented Seven.

Thankfully, no.

Soon, Camilla appeared before him. Qi Ming pressed a button, and Feiyan-1 fired its spike cannon at Camilla.

Compared to the scene in the original series where Camilla was trembling all over after being hit by Lina's Flying Swallow No. 1, Camilla in front of Qi Ming remained motionless after being hit by the Spire Cannon, appearing completely unharmed.

“She has become stronger…” Qi Ming’s gaze darkened. He switched the Flying Swallow No. 1 to hover mode and looked at Pigmon behind him: “Leave this to me, you just wait here.”

After saying that, he slapped the watch face, which transformed into a stream of light mixed with some darkness and appeared on the battlefield.

Ultraman Tiga - Burst Mode, makes its debut.

The moment he landed, his body swayed violently, and he had to slightly bend his knees to regain his balance.

He subconsciously raised his hand to press against his chest. Although there was no wound, the movement clearly showed the stiffness and difficulty of someone who was still recovering from serious injuries.

“Tiga… no, you’re the imposter.” Camille drew her lightsaber and pointed it at Burst Tiga.

Qi Ming: "It would be best if you knew I wasn't the real person. I don't want to see a crazy, resentful woman."

As Qi Ming spoke, he tried to establish a connection with the giant stone statues scattered on the ground.

But... it was ineffective. In his perception, these stone statues were like inanimate objects, devoid of any consciousness or light.

Qi Ming's heart sank.

Did something change, or was she rejected...? Was it because Camilla called her "You're an imposter"?

"Then you can die!" With that, Camilla drew her light whip and lashed it straight at Tiga's neck with a piercing whistling sound!
Qi Ming reacted extremely quickly, almost the instant the other's shoulder twitched. He ducked and stepped back, crossing his arms to block.

"Snap!" The light whip slammed heavily onto the light armor on his forearm, sparking dazzling sparks.

Although he blocked it precisely, the heavy force still made his entire arm go numb.

Qi Ming used this method to measure the opponent's strength—more than twice as strong as last time!
This is top-tier B-level combat power!

Before he could adjust, Camilla's second and third lashes followed in quick succession.

Qi Ming swiftly changed his footwork, dodged to the side, and seized the opportunity to unleash a palm-shaped beam of light that struck her chest, but only left a shallow scorch mark, failing to cause any effective damage.

Camilla lashed out with her whip again, but Qi Ming changed his tactics. He seized the opportunity when Camilla's whip retreated and suddenly lunged forward, swiftly entering her inner circle and delivering a heavy elbow strike to Camilla's abdomen.

He tried to neutralize the threat of the whip through close combat.

However, Camilla merely snorted coldly, neither dodging nor yielding, and took the blow head-on. Her left hand gripped Tiga's wrist like an iron clamp, while her right fist slammed down.

Qi Ming quickly raised his arm to block, but the enormous force sent him flying backward, crashing heavily into the broken stone pillar.

The gap is too big.

Camilla's current attack and defense are comparable to the "Second Generation Kirieloid," while she herself is not only in poor condition, but the Tiga she transformed into is not even a composite form...

His lack of strength made him seem like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"What's wrong with you looking so uncomfortable? It's an insult to Tiga." Camilla saw that Qi Ming was fighting while injured and laughed at him for trying to fight a losing battle.

Just as Qi Ming was about to give up his job and make a final push, a slight movement came from the darkness of the ruins behind him.

A figure with a bird-like head, scarlet eyes, and giant wings on its back let out a piercing shriek and pounced straight at him.

That was the ancient vanguard monster, Zoga, who first appeared in episode 50 of Ultraman Tiga, in the episode "Flying Higher".

Was it awakened by a series of major actions in the past?

One super-enhanced Camilla wasn't enough, and now Zoga... What bad luck!

What's even more worrying is that now that this thing has awakened, will the Gatanothor it serves also take action?

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