Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 609, 605. I've always wanted to see this expression on your face. (GIF available today)
Seeing Qi Ming effortlessly defeat Galatron MK2 while fighting two opponents, the residents watching the live broadcast in the shelter erupted in deafening cheers.

"That was a beautiful play!"

"We've taken one down, now we have a chance!"

"This fighting style reminds me of... I was wondering before why so many Ultra Warriors had the same fighting style, turns out it's the same person."

"You must keep winning!"

People prayed that Qi Ming would win.

Just when Qi Ming thought he had torn a hole in the enemy's joint defense and was preparing to muster his strength to continue fighting, an unexpected change occurred.

Seven crimson streaks of light tore through the sky and returned to Seggu's body like rivers flowing into the sea.

Except for one of the Gekudimaga that was completely destroyed by Agul, the power of all the released Enma clones was now completely recovered!
Seggu, who had just been severely injured and knocked to the ground by the Emperor Zunhuang Jiede, stood up with a bang under the infusion of surging energy, his momentum unstoppable!
"What!" Qi Ming was shocked. Although the operation made sense in theory, the fact that this tactic had not appeared in the original series still surprised him.

"Don't be too surprised, this is just the beginning." Dark Tregear suddenly flashed behind Truth Triga.

Qi Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

This speed... is much faster than before!
He suddenly turned around and kicked, but the other party easily blocked it with one hand.

With a slight exertion, Torregia knocked him back, while slowly:
"After defeating MK2, you and those who hoped you would win should have seen hope, right..."

"That's why the despair that followed was all the more unforgettable and brought me even more pleasure."

Qi Ming's heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, Tregear displayed even greater power and speed than when he fought Super Taro last time!

Qi Ming: "You..."

“This universe always surprises me,” Torregia said.

Qi Ming frowned. Had Tregear absorbed other dark energies after his resurrection, making him even stronger?

This hybrid universe is perfect for breeding evil spirits; darkness devours each other, creating an even more terrifying darkness.

We must end all of this here, and defeat him before he becomes an even more terrifying evil!

But the next moment, Truth Triga's color timer also started flashing.

Just now, Truth Trigger had to keep an eye on Gatanothor while also holding off Tregear, an opponent whose strength was almost two levels higher than his own. It was really too much for him.

"The appetizers and desserts are over; what follows is the feast of despair."

Before he could finish speaking, Torregia's figure had already transformed into a sky full of shadows.

His speed completely surpassed Truth Trigger's vision, and each flash was accompanied by an attack brimming with immense dark energy.

Qi Ming couldn't see the movements clearly at all, and could only rely on his combat intuition to barely block the attack just before it hit him.

But faced with such a vast disparity, Truth Triga was like a lone boat in a storm, retreating step by step.

"Trying to counter my attack with anticipation? It's hard to believe you've developed this kind of awareness after only six months of fighting, but all your struggles are futile."

Terrifying dark energy erupted like a tsunami, completely suppressing Truth Triga.

He could barely hold his own against the immense pressure from Torregia and couldn't spare any attention for the other battlefield.

Gatanothor's tentacles and giant pincers suddenly emerged from the sea, forming an encirclement around the recovered Seggu.

Like an arrow at its last gasp, Emperor Gendo struggled to cope.

The color timer flashed rapidly, and the movements of the Emperor Genius were no longer as graceful as before.

He used the King's Holy Sword to parry Seggu's giant hammer, struggling to hold on.

If we can hold out until the Dark Emperor seals Ula back, the situation will become three against three, and there will be hope!
The next moment, a mastiff's pincer suddenly burst out of the ground and slammed heavily into the back of Emperor Geed, who was about to block the giant hammer!

"Ugh!" This unexpected heavy blow caused Emperor Zunhuang Jiede to stagger backward.

Seizing the opening, Seggu unleashed a massive wolf-tooth hammer that swept across with the force of a collapsing mountain.

The violent impact caused Emperor Geed to spin half a circle in mid-air, and the King's Holy Sword flew out of his hand, spinning as it plunged into the nearby beach.

The next moment, dozens of Gatanothor's tentacles burst from the ground like giant pythons, tightly binding Emperor Geed's limbs and torso, making it difficult for him to move, along with the mastiff's pincers.

Seggu immediately stepped forward and used his mace-like right arm to launch a series of fierce blows at Emperor Zunhuang Jiede in order to vent his anger at being beaten.

"Bang bang bang!" Sparks flew everywhere, and the intense pain that Zunhuang Jiede suffered spread through Qi Ming's senses like an electric current.

But he endured it with his strong will, preventing his transformation into Truth Triga from revealing any flaws.

Inside the shelter, people held their breath as they saw Emperor Geed bound by tentacles and forced to passively endure the beating.

This disadvantage gave them a bad feeling.

"Whoosh!" In that deathly silence, Gatanothor's head suddenly lit up.

A strange, thin, purple beam tore through the air and shot toward the immobilized Emperor Geed!

This is Gatanothor's ultimate attack, the Petrification Ray!
"!" Sensing the unusual nature of this attack and realizing the danger, Seggu immediately ducked down. The purple light pierced through the chest of Emperor Geed.

"No!" Lun Wenxin, who was filming, tensed up and shouted.

The tentacles released their grip, and Emperor Geed collapsed to his knees, utterly powerless.

As if he had lost all his strength, he shakily reached out towards the fallen King's Holy Sword, trying to pick it up—his movement froze at that moment.

Emperor Geed quickly turned into a cold stone statue, frozen in the ruins with his outstretched hand still in the pose.

Just like in the penultimate episode of Ultraman Tiga, the Giant of Light had his light stolen by Gatanothor and turned into a stone statue.

"Roar!" Seggu turned around and roared angrily at Gatanothor. It could sense that Gatanothor's attack had included it as well—it wanted to turn it into a stone statue as well.

But before seeking revenge, we must first eliminate the greater threat.

"Boom!" Seggu spewed out a [blood torrent], which struck the statue of Emperor Geed.

The next moment, the stone statue was completely dissolved, along with the surrounding earth, into a pool of scalding blood.

If Qi Mingzhen was actually in there, he would have been reduced to ashes along with her!
"Ugh..." Gatanothor let out a low growl of dissatisfaction as he watched Seggu completely dissolve the statue.

It originally intended to keep this stone statue as a symbol of conquering the light, to instill despair in the creatures of the earth.

"Uh!" On the other side, Qi Ming was trembling violently.

First, I felt numb and lost all sensation after being petrified, then I felt the pain of being pulverized and every inch of my body being dissolved.

Under this double torment that exceeded the limits of human endurance, even Qi Ming couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, unable to maintain his composure.

Truth Triga's movements suddenly froze, a flaw that was crystal clear to Tregear.

"After all, he's still a human being, not a robot or a super beast devoid of pain!"

Tregear seized the opening, grabbed Truth Triga by the neck, swung him up, and slammed him hard onto the shore below!

"Bang!" Triga's massive body crashed into the beach, creating a deep crater and sending sand and dust billowing into the air.

Tregear descended as well, but surprisingly, he did not pursue, but instead looked down at Truth Triga, who was lying on the ground with his color timer flashing rapidly.

"Bang!" Suddenly, he did a frog jump, bracing himself on all fours, and pounced on Qi Ming.

"I've always wanted to see that expression on your face, just like mine, the expression of resentment, bitterness, and painful struggle after a plan goes wrong."

"It must be painful, right? It must be despairing to feel like you've done everything to the best of your ability, but still feel helpless in the face of absolute power!"

"By the way, don't expect anything to change after Alien Empera returns."

"After I found a bunch of fragments of his dark armor, they became nourishment for me to become Grimd in the Color Timer, which greatly increased my power."

Qi Ming took a deep breath, enduring the excruciating pain: "I haven't lost yet!"

The next moment, he delivered a chop to Torregia's chest, then pushed off with all his might, transforming into a beam of light once again and soaring into the sky.

He needs to maintain control from high altitude and wait for a turning point.

Torregia rubbed his chest where he had been hit, and looked up at the sky:
"He was just enduring excruciating pain, feeling like his whole body was being shredded, and he didn't have much energy left, yet he could still move at such a speed. It's unbelievable."

"But it's no use, you'll be back to suffer soon. This execution should end now."

The next moment, he conjured a vortex-shaped energy rift with both hands in front of him—he was charging up his ultimate move, [Torreira Ultimate Jet].

He unleashed his ultimate attack, not at Triga soaring high in the sky, but at—the trio of reporters risking their lives to film the world!

Even when they were at a disadvantage in the battle, they never left, wanting the whole world to see the indomitable spirit of heroes fighting for the future of humanity.

"Oh no!" Upon seeing the terrifying beam of light approaching, the three reporters instinctively closed their eyes and awaited their deaths.

"Bang—" The anticipated destruction did not come.

They opened their eyes trembling, only to see Truth Triga forced to turn back, erecting a shaky barrier before them.

However, when faced with [Torreira Ultimate Jet], Truth Trigger's barrier quickly developed cracks.

The next moment, Seggu's chest opened like a flower, revealing sharp teeth that could also shoot out tentacles.

Just like in the original series where it absorbed the energy of the original Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga, it absorbed the limited amount of energy that Truth Trigger had absorbed.

The next moment, Gatanothor also released the shadowy black mist that could not be eliminated by physical means.

The shadowy black mist enveloped Trigger, spreading upwards like a malignant tumor, causing Trigger's body to tremble, just as it had burned Tiga in the original series.

"Don't worry about us, get out of the way!" Tian Rui said.

He had already come here prepared for the consequences when he followed Qi Ming.

"Ha!" Qi Ming didn't respond, he just let out a loud roar.

He held the crumbling barrier firmly with his left hand, while his right hand reached out towards the three reporters, trying to use the tractor beam to send them away.

But the next moment, the barrier disappeared.

There's no energy left.

"Boom!" The terrifying [Torreira Ultimate Jet] slammed heavily into Truth Triga's body.

He was blasted away and fell like a meteor, crashing heavily onto the ground.

His right hand trembled as he raised it, only to fall limply to the ground.

He never got to stand up again.

"Ding-dong—ding-dong—ding-dong—ding—" The color timer stopped flashing, and the light in his eyes went out.

All life ceased here, and Truth Triga became a corpse.

As the main body perished, the Dark Emperor, who was sealing Ula into a black hole in the universe, froze.

The next moment, the Dark Emperor's body vanished.

Ula suddenly broke free and rushed back towards Earth.

(End of this chapter)