Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 570, Section 566: Shining Tiga vs. Armored Emperor, the sequel to Gatanothor (Taking a day off tomorrow)
While thinking it over, Qi Ming chose to save or withdraw.

Grozam is not only a rare ice-type, but also has powerful regeneration capabilities. If used properly, it can be a great card.

Soon, any key opened a new page.

Grozam.
Integration level: 60%.

Rating: A.

"Why are the people of light unafraid of darkness? Why are they fearless in this wondrous world ruled by silence?"

Even though his subordinates were easily and decisively defeated by Shining Tiga, the emperor showed no fear and did not retreat a single step.

His figure transformed into a streak of black lightning, and the dark trident in his hand pierced straight at the color timer shining on Tiga's chest!

Qi Ming remained unyielding, his right hand shooting out like a beam of light, gripping the tip of the halberd and preventing it from advancing even an inch.

Before the emperor could change his move, Shining Tiga followed up with a fierce side kick imbued with Shining Energy, striking him hard in the chest and abdomen.

The immense force sent the armored emperor flying backward like a meteor, sliding across the ground and crashing through several stone pillars before finally stopping his retreat.

"Your protective light shield can't stay up forever; your energy will eventually run out!" The Armored Emperor stood up again and clashed violently with Shining Tiga, engaging in a power struggle.

The next moment, Shining Tiga's right arm shone brightly, forcefully breaking free of the restraints, and delivered a heavy punch to the Armored Emperor's face, causing his head to tilt back and him to retreat in a sorry state.

He had barely managed to stop his retreat and hadn't even had time to adjust when Shining Tiga came chasing after him like a shadow, kicking him away again with a sharp side kick.

The immense force caused the emperor to lose his balance, and Qi Ming launched another attack, rushing forward to the armored emperor and slashing down with his hand.

The dark trident that the armored emperor used to parry was knocked out of his hand and spun as it flew into the distance.

The brief exchange was an eye-opener for the onlookers.

Zamsha: "In terms of both strength and speed, he overwhelmed Alien Empera!"

Guregor: "Our defenses are absolutely impenetrable!"

Hui Mei, having retracted her Dyna Wings, looked up and murmured, "Qi Ming's current teammates are so dazzling."

Carmilla exclaimed excitedly, "He truly is my beloved! That's exactly how it should be!"

Saijo Nagi: "It's much stronger than the previous Emperor Gendo, is it S-rank?"

On the battlefield, Shining Tiga unleashed a barrage of attacks on Armored Emperor, who staggered backward, unable to defend himself.

The cracks on the dark armor spread rapidly like a spider web, becoming more and more numerous.

While suppressing the armored emperor, Qi Ming's mind was racing.

In the original series of "The Final Holy War", Shining Tiga was bound by the tentacles of [Demogorgon] and pulled into his body as soon as he appeared.

This resulted in "Holy War Sandi" receiving only mediocre reviews despite its positioning and setting being "superior to the TV finale Sandi".

But now, as Qi Ming personally experiences the immense power flowing through his body, he has a different thought.

The moment Daigo stood in his Shining Tiga form again, he charged towards Dimogia with the Shining Ring Shield aura, trying to get close.

As a result, Dimogia was quickly bound by its tentacles and pulled away.

Objectively speaking, isn't this just like—hey, I want to get closer to you, and instead of running away, you're giving me a ride?

Could Daigo's thick eyebrows and big eyes be a deliberate act of resistance, just to provoke Dimogear and make it increase its strength?
On the surface, it says "No, Sister Ka," but in reality, it's "Yes, yes, Sister Ka, quickly pull me in and let me blow you up from the inside."
Probably!

In the blink of an eye, Qi Ming unleashed another powerful punch, the energy erupting like a volcano, sending the armored emperor flying.

The latter used the momentum to roll backward, and although most of his armor was torn apart, he still fiercely raised his sword [Dark Pattern Cloth], leaped into the air and slashed down with all his might!

Qi Ming neither dodged nor evaded; the golden light of the [Shining Shield] around his body flowed, effortlessly neutralizing the furious attack.

Still completely unharmed!

Qi Ming seized the opportunity and snatched the Dark Patterned Cloth the moment the emperor's strength was exhausted!
He then delivered a backhand vertical slash, tearing a huge gap in the opponent's armor.

"It's now!"

Without hesitation, Qi Ming crossed his arms in front of him, and the dazzling golden light converged on the timer in front of his chest like rivers flowing into the sea. Then, he put his hands together to form an L shape.

Shine, Pelliao rays!

The blazing golden light slammed into the massive crack in the dark armor, transforming into a destructive torrent that surged and tore wildly inside the armor.

Light burst forth from every crack that had been blasted into the dark armor, and the armored emperor trembled violently under the impact of the light stream, letting out a painful roar.

"boom!"

In the end, the dark armor shattered completely from the inside out, turning into countless dark golden fragments that vanished without a trace.

Without the protection of his armor, Alien Empera's true form was completely exposed to intense light energy, forcing him to confront the continuously surging, dazzling Zepelion Rays in his true form.

"I am the emperor of darkness, how can I lose to the race of light!"

It waved its black cape behind it to block the light, but it was not very effective.

Qi Ming didn't stop for a moment, but increased his power, and the output of the Shining Zepelion Ray surged again!
After a brief stalemate, the ancient wound on the right side of Alien Empera finally gave way and burst open, revealing a golden light within.

Hui Mei was shocked: "Isn't it the Dark Emperor? Why is there golden light inside its body?"

Carmilla was shocked from a different angle: "How can this thing's true form be more resilient than the armor it's wearing?"

The old injury recurred, and the pressure from both inside and outside the body made Alien Empera kneel down, his breath rapidly weakening like the receding tide.

The next moment, several whooshing sounds came from the sky. Tregear and Leo, supporting Father of Ultra on either side, arrived at the battlefield.

Leo exclaimed in surprise, "Tiga emitting golden light, is that Senior Qi Ming? Tiga is so strong!"

Torregia was very surprised: "It looks like we have the upper hand now... What happened?"

"It is hope, isn't it?" Father of Ultra looked down at the Emperor.

"Father of Ultra!" The emperor, kneeling on the ground, looked at his nemesis whom he had defeated earlier, his hoarse roar filled with resentment.

He had previously declared to the other party that he would personally crush the last hope, but in the blink of an eye, the roles were reversed, and he himself ended up in a sorry state.

The next moment, Qi Ming suddenly pulled his arms back, and the surging stream of light came to an abrupt halt.

He sensed that the Dark Emperor was now like a candle flickering in the wind, and it was time to finish him off with a final, deadly strike.

The atmosphere on the entire battlefield instantly became extremely tense, and all the onlookers involuntarily held their breath.

A silent consensus arose in their hearts—the next strike would be the decisive moment.

Shining Tiga gathered light energy in his chest, and a beam of light, far purer and more deadly than any previous attack, surged out!

This is Shining Tiga's strongest finishing move—[Special Timer Flash]!
The beam of light pierced through the Dark Emperor's body, and his movements suddenly froze, as if time had stopped flowing over him.

"Why, why was I killed by the Warrior of Light..." he said unwillingly, but suddenly stopped struggling.

He felt it.

I felt the conviction poured into the "special timer flash".

"So that's how it is. I didn't lose to the Ultra Warrior."

"I lost to that tiny glimmer of hope, to a bond that has been passed down for millennia..."

In these final moments of his life, past obsessions flashed through his mind like fleeting shadows.

His resentment towards his homeland, which was destroyed by losing the sun, his ambition to establish a dark universe hegemony, and his obsession with revenge against the Land of Light after his defeat.

However, at this moment, the emotions that led him to this day have melted away like ice and snow under the warm sun, leaving only an unprecedented tranquility.

In the very end, Emperor Alien did not go to see Father of Ultra, whom he regarded as his nemesis, nor did he go to see Shining Tiga, who had dealt him the fatal blow.

He slowly raised his head and gazed at the sun in the sky, the one he had once extinguished, but which had now dispelled all shadows and spread warmth and light across the universe once more.

"I will... transform into this light."

As soon as he finished speaking, his enormous body completely transformed into countless golden specks of light, merging into the boundless light that bathed him.

The Alien Empera has been confirmed dead.

A purple light drifted into Ultraman's random key.

【Access/Conversion】.

Qi Ming selected save/access again, and any key opened a new interface.

Alien Empera.
Integration level: 60%.
Rating: Grade A.
He will be able to transform into Alien Empera in the future.

A brief silence fell over the battlefield after the battle. Everyone recalled the terrifying scene of the Dark Emperor's descent upon Earth—the darkness that blotted out the sky, the seemingly endless Impreza army, and the overwhelming power he displayed after personally leading the battle in his dark armor, defeating Black Orb and the Royal Mega Master…

The suffocating sense of oppression felt like the end of the world.

Now, that once supreme dark emperor has vanished into specks of light.

"it's over……"

"it's over!"

"we won!"

Long-suppressed emotions erupted like a torrent, and everyone cheered as they overcame their predicament once again.

Father of Ultra nodded heavily to Shining Tiga, and Tregear also looked towards the sun, sensing something.

"As expected of Senior Qi Ming, I knew you could do it!" Leo excitedly rushed towards Shining Tiga. As he approached the dazzling golden light, the color timer actually returned to its original luminous blue color.

"This victory wasn't solely due to my efforts. There were some warriors forgotten by history who made silent sacrifices." Qi Ming looked around at the shattered giant statues.

After giving their last rays of light to Qi Ming, the final power of these stone statues dissipated.

Carmilla ran over: "Why is the Dark Emperor's body full of light? That's so strange. Could he be a being of light... But anyway, he's dead, and everything is over."

Qi Ming clenched his fists: "It's not over yet. I will use this power to bring the captain back."

"Pfft!" The next moment, the calm sea surface suddenly exploded with huge waves, and the behemoth that had previously stirred up a spacetime vortex in Ryugu City—the Great Sea Dragon—reappeared.

It was clutching the Dyna submarine in its hand—which it had casually retrieved while passing by.

The "Dragon Girl Sister" stood on the shoulder of the Great Dragon.

As a woman of the Dragon Palace who values ​​promises, she has been naively letting the Great Sea Dragon explore the Star Cluster in endless time and space, and has finally made progress.

"Please lend me a hand."

The sea dragon raised its head and let out a long roar, and the giant horn on its head gathered a tremendous energy that was enough to distort reality—a spacetime vortex began to form!
Upon seeing this, Qi Ming crossed his arms at the timer in front of his chest, condensing the vast light energy into a beam of trans-dimensional light, which shot into the center of the vortex.

This ray of light was not meant for destruction, but rather to transform into a bridge of light, stretching straight to the ancient era thirty million years ago—he was going to that time and space to "rescue" people!
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Thirty million years ago, Luluye.

The side of justice must simultaneously confront the remaining Dark Giants, the native monsters like Golza and Melba that occasionally burst forth from the ground to wreak havoc, and the Zoga army that continuously pours in from beyond the heavens.

But humanity and the Giants of Light continue their arduous struggle.

In this seemingly endless war, countless giants of light have fallen in order to uphold their belief in protection.

The living carry on the will of the deceased and continue the fight.

They lost a lot, but they also gained a lot.

Human beings performed even more remarkably well. Under immense pressure, they displayed astonishing resilience, managing to build several cities that remained standing even amidst the flames of war.

With the assistance of Gaei and Dan Moroboshi, human technology has achieved a leap forward.

The Victory Hypersonic rifle has entered mass production, and fighter jets have also achieved assembly line production...

Bizaru became the first captain of the Victory Team in the ancient times, and he always took the lead in fighting whenever disaster struck.

Humans are no longer just hiding behind the giants of light to avoid danger; they have grown into an important force capable of fighting alongside them.

Meanwhile, after decades of searching, Gaei and Dan Moroboshi finally located the sleeping place of the evil god Gatanothor.

They placed a "soft seal" in that sea area—by maintaining the stability of the environment around Gatanjee, they made it believe that it "did not need to awaken."

However, this sealing method has a huge hidden danger—once the balance is broken, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, Seven and the other Giants of Light launched a full-scale attack to wipe out Zorga's army, which was trying to awaken the evil god.

They fought for a full thirty years.

Thirty years of fierce battles have honed Seven into an even stronger fighter, elevating his combat skills to new heights.

The power he now possesses has firmly established him at the same level as the mature Ultra Brother from the Ultraman Mebius era.

"Based on Qi Ming's Star Gift system with any key, I should be at the B-level now..."

On this day, after killing two Zoga with Tiga and returning to the "original camp," Seven thought to himself that he would remember his former comrades in this way.

He no longer harbored much expectation or obsession with seeing his old friends again.

Daya once jokingly said that if Seven lived for 30 million years, he would naturally be able to reunite with his former comrades.

Dan Moroboshi said that was unrealistic.

He had previously used Ultra Nen power, which depletes lifespan, multiple times while in his human form, thus overdrawing his physical reserves.

Without the Land of Light's "life solidification technology," it would be impossible to live that long on one's own.

They will live for at most a few hundred thousand years before dying of old age.

He was not pessimistic; he simply wished all his future friends well.

However, upon returning to camp, a shocking change occurred.

The once peaceful sky above Dan Moroboshi's head was suddenly torn apart by an incomparably dazzling golden light—this was a spacetime rift forcibly created by Shining Tiga and the Great Sea Dragon!
A gentle pulling force instantly locked onto Seven, drawing him slowly upwards.

"What's happening here!"

"Such a strong spacetime fluctuation!"

The commotion alerted the entire camp, and Daya and Soruka rushed over immediately.

This unexpected turn of events caused Dan Moroboshi to instinctively struggle.

"Captain... I've come to take you home." The next moment, he heard a familiar voice.

That voice... it's Qi Ming!

Is he going to take me back?
but……

He looked at Gai Ying and Daya, his comrades who rushed out from the ground upon hearing the news, and his heart was filled with reluctance. He subconsciously reached out his hand to them.

Upon seeing this, Tiga instinctively stepped forward and raised his hand to try and grab Seven.

But as he bathed in the golden light cast by the rift, he sensed that the other side of the space-time rift was also "Tiga," and instantly understood everything.

He slowly lowered the hand he had just raised.

Daya: "Tiga, what are you doing? Grab Seven!"

Tiga said calmly, "His partners have come to pick him up. The future world needs Seven."

"The hand he should be holding should no longer be ours."

Pulled upwards, Seven gazed intently at the ancient land where he had fought for thirty years, taking advantage of his height.

Mountains, ruins, the outline of the camp... He wanted to imprint all of this deep in his memory.

Finally, his gaze met that of a familiar figure in the camp.

It was Bizaru, the first human he encountered in this era.

His newly developed cone-shaped time machine looked up and bid farewell to Seven.

Despite the great distance, he clearly conveyed a silent yet deeply solemn farewell through his mouth.

"Thank you."

The next moment, the golden spacetime rift swallowed Seven's figure, taking him through 30 million years of time and back to the "present".

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This concludes the nearly 5,000-word chapter, which covers the Ancient Era and the Dark Emperor arcs.

This is the chapter that has taken the most effort from me since the beginning of the story – after all, Shining Tiga is coming.

The switching between two era perspectives, the emotional build-up, and the character portrayal are the best I could do.

I'm taking a day off tomorrow to think carefully about how to write the next part.

Attached is a recent photo of Hiroshi Nagano. I wonder if I'll ever see Hiroshi's mother play Daigo again in my lifetime.

(End of this chapter)