Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 578, Section 574: Super Taro! Any Key Appears! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Is this Taro's light? It's so warm..."

"Perhaps Taro has always been by my side. His will as the messenger of light has always reminded me what is right and what is wrong..."

Bai Tuo, who was of one mind with Qi Ming, was still somewhat incredulous after receiving control of Taro's body from Qi Ming, but he slowly adapted.

The local believers were dumbfounded by the turn of events. In the eyes of these "local bumpkins," the giant who claimed to be "the true god" had defeated the giant they had been worshipping, then a black giant appeared, and then a bunch of giants that looked like gods appeared on both sides...

It's so lively, but compared to them, they seem so insignificant.

To prevent them from being affected, Seven and Zoffy quickly moved them away.

Under normal circumstances, the black marketeer would definitely try to stop them.

But at this moment, his body was trembling violently as he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and not lose his composure. He no longer had the energy to care about these trivial matters.

"Damn it, this smug guy, is he showing off... does he think I'll be envious? How ridiculous."

"Good...very good, becoming Taro is just right!"

"I want to possess this body and have him join me in attacking the Land of Light!"

Sensing Heito's killing intent, Qi Ming took out the Ultimate Battle Device and used the new function added by Hikari—to condense the Ultraman and monsters in any button into physical form and summon them to fight together.

The first Ultraman!
Ultraman Jack!
Ultraman Ace!
The original and Jack used up their "first trial opportunity", while Ace used up three Star Gifts.

Three Ultramen appeared beside Taro.

"We're coming too!" Zoffy and Seven joined in.

Now, the six Ultra Brothers are all together!

"Captain, Captain Zoffy, let's give Taro our power together!" Qi Ming shouted.

After saying that, the color timers of the five Ultra Brothers simultaneously fired a beam of blue light at Taro.

Immediately afterwards, their figures gradually transformed into pure light energy, completely merging into Taro's body!

After absorbing the energy of the five Ultra Brothers, Taro's body suddenly burst forth with a dazzling red light like the sun!

The immense energy, like a tangible tsunami, surged outwards from him in all directions, causing the entire battlefield to tremble and even dispersing the clouds in the sky.

Although the physical appearance has not changed, the combat capabilities of this body have now reached their peak!
Super Taro, here he comes!
"Great, now we have everything we need!" Qi Ming said, looking at the dial with the random key.

Ultraman Taro.
Integration level: 99%.
Rating: Grade A.
Taro's strongest form: Super Taro!

Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for Qi Ming to control four bodies simultaneously.

But what if you could merge the controlled body with the body?
Then you only need to control one body!

Moreover, he has now handed over control to Bai Tuo, and he only needs to keep an eye on things from the sidelines.

"Is this Taro's strongest form? As expected of the Messenger of Light, his body can actually withstand such powerful energy..." Bai Tuo felt it very clearly.

He, who was always energy-poor, was utterly shocked when he felt the vast energy flowing within Super Taro.

Black Tor couldn't take it anymore and launched the first attack, his right fist, wrapped in dark red energy, striking straight at him.

Bai Tuo jolted, controlling the Super Taro's arm-block.

"boom!"

The immense impact sent him sliding backward dozens of meters, carving two deep furrows beneath his feet.

Qi Ming: "Huh?"

Having fought Heto twice, he felt deeply that the guy's strength had indeed increased considerably.

Driven by rage, Black Tor abandoned all discipline and continued his frenzied attack, his fists raining down relentlessly and erratically, each strike aimed at vital points, as if he wanted nothing more than to knock his opponent down.

Super Taro, controlled by White, weaved through White's frenzied punches with perfect footwork, dodging attacks at the last possible moment.

When Blackton's overpowered right hook missed, leaving his right side wide open, Super Taro's stance changed!
White has almost adapted to Super Taro's power and has begun his counterattack!

He grabbed Black's right wrist with his left hand as Black missed his swing, leaned in close, and slammed his right elbow into Black's chest like a hammer.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, Blackie's movements froze.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Super Taro pulled his left wrist down sharply, while his right leg silently braced against his supporting leg.

With a clean and decisive trip, Black Tor's massive body was slammed into the ground by the combined force, kicking up clouds of dust.

In this round, Black Torto suffered a loss.

Black Tor was not seriously injured despite being knocked down. He got up as soon as he touched the ground and rushed forward like a ghost, delivering a hand chop straight for Super Taro's throat.

Super Taro dodged to the side, blocking with his left hand while simultaneously slamming his right fist into his opponent's ribs.

The two launched a rapid attack within a small space, their fists clashing, but Blackie repeatedly exposed his weaknesses and suffered setbacks.

Qi Ming, who was observing, thought to himself:
"The power of the strengthened Dark Tregear is indeed stronger than that of Super Taro, and is roughly at the upper-level A-rank level like Etelgar."

"Did he devour and absorb other dark forces? This hybrid universe in the trench has begun to breed treacherous creatures..."

"However, he seems to have gone crazy with anger, and there are many flaws in his actions... Heto's feelings for Taro are too 'repressed'."

"As expected, the more rational and intelligent a person is in normal times, the more insane they become the moment they lose their rationality..."

At this moment, both sides shot into the sky like meteors, drawing intersecting trajectories in the clouds, and engaged in fierce combat in the air.

Aerial combat!

Black Tor's right leg slashed down like a battle axe. Super Taro neither dodged nor evaded, but instead flipped in mid-air to meet the attack with his left leg. The two legs collided violently in mid-air, producing a dull thud.

Taking advantage of the moment the force separated, Black Torto suddenly threw out three [Torregia Light Balls] in succession.

Super Taro skillfully weaves through the barrage of attacks, dodging them perfectly with every sidestep.

As the last energy blast grazed past his shoulder, he suddenly accelerated forward, slashing at Black's neck with his hand.

Hellish Burial Hand Chop!

Blackton instinctively raised his arm to block, but was forced to fly backward by the sudden thrust.

Super Taro pursued relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of punches like a sudden storm.

The two engaged in a fierce battle a hundred meters in the air, with each punch and kick creating a ring of air currents.

However, compared to Black Taro, who was so angry that he almost lost his mind and attacked purely on instinct, White Taro's control of Super Taro was clearly more methodical.

"King Kong Mountain and Sea Fist!"

"Electric light cuts wind legs!"

"And this move that Mr. Qi Ming taught me... the Heaven-Clearing Palm!"

Qi Ming took this opportunity to praise him, saying, "Well done! This is your advantage, Torregia. You are smart and learn quickly. The fighting techniques you learned from me are already very proficient."

Black Tor was forced to retreat repeatedly, and just as he was trying to create some distance to adjust, White Tor suddenly changed his move.

He feigned a heavy punch, then lunged forward the instant his opponent blocked, slamming his shoulder into Black's arms.

This sudden close-quarters tackle caused Blackie to lose his balance, and he plummeted downwards like a kite with a broken string.

Super Taro pressed his advantage, diving down and thrusting his right knee forward, striking the falling Blackton like a missile.

The two grappled as they crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust and causing massive damage to the magnificent holy city.

"It's time to end this!" Bai Tuo shouted, gathering energy and charging up his strongest beam.

Qi Ming looked at the "experimental machine" that Bai Tuo had brought: "Aren't we going to use that to amplify the light?"

To be honest, he was quite surprised when he saw that thing.

White actually designed the "ultimate transcendence technology" that GUYS brought out in the final episode of "Mebius".

In the original series, this thing amplified Mebium Knight Ray and Zoffy's M87 Ray, causing the stationary emperor great pain.

Bai Tuo: "That's Unit-01. It's only compatible with my beam, and it's likely to be quite weak."

After speaking, he waved his right hand forward, and the phantom images of the other five Ultra Brothers appeared. A powerful, predominantly golden, seven-colored beam of light shot towards Dark Tregear.

The miracle light of the universe!

Feeling the immense power of the light ahead, Black Tor shuddered.

He released a vortex-shaped energy crack with both hands, from which lightning-shaped ultra-high-heat rays of blue, black, white and red intertwined were emitted.

This is his ultimate move—Torreira Ultimate Jet!

The two beams of light collided violently in mid-air, and the terrifying energy fluctuations released by their collision spread throughout the entire planet Eurasiana, causing all living beings to tremble.

This time, things are not looking good.

When light rays collide, the competition is about their own energy output power, which is a contest of raw strength and has little to do with technique or awareness.

In this situation, Black's weakness of being driven mad by anger becomes insignificant.

The two beams of light collided violently in mid-air, and Dark Toregia's beam began to slowly suppress Super Taro's Cosmic Miracle Beam.

Within the space of consciousness, Bai Tuo gritted his teeth, his arms trembling violently from the unimaginable energy load he was bearing.

"Uh……"

Because of the immense burden, he involuntarily slid back half a step.

Just then, Qi Ming's hand suddenly pressed down on his left shoulder.

"Go for it, Torregia! This is a trial for you! A trial to overcome the past!"

"You must use the power of your close companion Taro, the power of your homeland, the Land of Light, the Riot brothers, and the power of light to defeat Dark Tregear!"

"Only in this way can we prove that you, who walk the righteous path impartially, are stronger than the dark Toregia who compromises with darkness!"

Qi Ming shouted loudly.

His powerful words revitalized Bai Tuo's spirit, which was on the verge of collapse under pressure.

“That’s right, I’m with Taro right now. I represent Taro, and I absolutely cannot lose to him!” Bai Tuo said through gritted teeth.

The next moment, a familiar voice came from his right rear.

"That's right, Torregia, keep going, let me give you strength to overcome the darkness."

Bai Tuo turned around again and saw a phantom Ultraman Taro supporting his right shoulder.

That tone, that voice.

Am I imagining Taro from my memories...?

Yes, if he were here, he would definitely say the same thing.

It feels like I'm fighting alongside Taro!
With Qi Ming supporting Bai Tuo's left shoulder and "Taro Phantom" supporting Bai Tuo's right shoulder, Bai Tuo's spirits soared.

With the bonds of human and Ultraman, and the bonds of friendship, the cosmic miracle light becomes even more condensed!
The enhanced Cosmic Miracle Ray began to suppress Dark Tregear's ultimate attack!

Within the consciousness space, Qi Ming looked to his right with a ghostly expression.

He was quite certain that this was not some idealistic fantasy, because he could also see this phantom of Taro!

Could it be...

"Are you Ultraman Taro, Kotaro Higashi?" Qi Ming asked in a low voice.

The phantom of Taro nodded at Qi Ming.

It can also communicate with itself.

This is the consciousness of Ultraman Taro.

Qi Ming was deeply shaken, remembering what Shinjo Akane had once told him.

"When the Ultraman Any Key copies Ultraman's body data during Star Convergence, it also copies his consciousness..."

He had been skeptical about this before, because he had never experienced it.

Shinjo Akane later speculated that the function might not be complete yet, or that those consciousnesses might not have been activated.

"It manifested itself? No, it should be said that Taro's consciousness was activated..."

"But how was it activated?"

Qi Ming began to think, and many thoughts came to mind in an instant.

"It was the ancient warriors who gave Tiga the Shining Light, and when they upgraded the Any Key, in addition to increasing the Star Gift limit, they also touched the dormant consciousness within the Any Key."

“Now… Tregear’s intense emotions and predicament make Taro want to respond to his partner, making him the first consciousness to be activated…”

Off the field, the enhanced Cosmic Miracle Ray had completely overwhelmed the [Torrera Ultimate Jet] and slammed into Black Torrera's main body.

"No...no...no, how could I possibly lose to him!" Heto roared, struggling.

The mental anguish was far greater for him than the physical pain.

Losing to Qi Ming can only be attributed to inferior skill.

After all, he didn't think that having the power of the Great Evil God would allow him to defeat all forces of light. He still harbored some apprehension towards the King of Ultra and Ultraman Noa, considering himself inferior to them.

But losing to Bai Tuo... shows that embracing the darkness within yourself is not as good as embracing the light within yourself.

Doesn't that mean my choice was wrong?

Is everything I've done meaningless?
Wouldn't my life become a joke?

"No! Torregia!" Finally, he let out a roar of unwilling anger, it was unclear whether he was calling out to White Torregia or calling out his own name.

Ultimately, he was blasted apart by the cosmic miracle light and died once again.

A purple light was absorbed into Ultraman's random key.

[Transformation].

Qi Ming converted it into 6 Star Gifts.

"It's over! We won! I didn't let everyone down!" Bai Tuo was very excited.

This means that the bonds of light and friendship are far greater than any senseless chaos!

“Thank you, Mr. Qi Ming, thank you, Taro.” He turned to look at the two behind him.

Taro's phantom nodded: "Well done, Tregear..."

After speaking, his figure slowly began to fade away.

Bai Tuo was taken aback.

“It’s not an obsession. I can see it too. This is Taro’s consciousness gathered by the stars. He has awakened because of you!”

On the other side, Taro said to Qi Ming, "It's time. I need to go wake up the others first..."

Qi Ming: "The others? Are you going to awaken the consciousness of the other Ultramen inside the table? If it's convenient, wake up Daigo first..."

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Torregia's solo performance ends here.

With the creation complete, Bai Tuo surpassed his past achievements.

As for Black Tor, according to the outline, he is supposed to appear four times, and this is his third time.

The next time, which will be the last time he appears, will be the final battle of the [Fourth Stage].

It's coming soon...

(End of this chapter)