Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 613, page 609: Zero vs. Dark Zagi (Seeking monthly votes)

"Tsk, I got separated from them."

A giant with two headdresses on his head arrived amidst the stars, his lithe body clad in silver-white armor and red and blue stripes. He was scanning his surroundings with sharp yellow eyes.

This is Ultraman Zero wearing his ultimate armor, the strongest warrior of the younger generation in the Land of Light in the original universe!
Not long ago, Gauss and Dyna, these two comrades-in-arms, suddenly "woke up from a dream" and said that they remembered a vague memory.

They say they were once pulled to a planet called Ganon by a 'wishing machine' that looked like a red ball.

The two were blinded by the red ball, their hearts turned to Queen Amaterasu, and they became unable to distinguish right from wrong.

However, a man named Qi Ming brought them back to their senses...

After the two awakened, they joined the others in a fierce battle against six Galactrons under the Tree of Life.

"After the battle, we returned to our original world, and that memory was blurred by that red ball... Now I can finally remember it."

"Although the flow of time is different in different universes, the environment in that world is very dangerous. I wonder how things are going on Qi Ming's side now."

"Please, Zero, they need your strength there, and we'll come too."

Zero immediately agreed to the request and got ready to go.

Upon hearing this, "Ultraman Zeta," who claimed to be his apprentice, became very excited and wanted to bring his comrade-in-arms named Haruki along.

"What? Captain Hebikura is in that universe? I want to go check it out!"

Then, Ace, who regarded Zeta as his own son, heard about it and decided to go along as well.

On one hand, it was for Zeta, and on the other hand, he had heard that there was Dan Moroboshi with a broken leg in that universe... as well as the Yamanaka crew.

I miss it so much...

Even after more than 10,000 years, when Ace heard the name in the mountains, all the memories of the past instantly came flooding back.

So, Ultraman Zero put on the "Ultimate Armor" given to him by Noa, and took Zeta and Ace through time and space to the Mixed Universe.

But in the time tunnel, Zero and his companions encountered a formidable enemy.

Zero: "That's...that's the super-dimensional beast [Dizastro]!"①
Zeta: "Dizzastro?"

Zero: "Yeah, this is a troublesome guy. It took me, Orb, X, and X's friends in XIO to defeat it before. I didn't expect to have to fight it again."

He remembered what Dyna and Cosmos had said: "That universe is a collection of all the enemies that the Ultra Warriors have faced"—and this began to come true.

However, even with three against one, Zero and his team managed to defeat it after some effort.

However, the terrifying dimensional storm of the distorted vortex created by [Dizastro]'s dying blow tore the spacetime tunnel apart.

So they were scattered by the time-space storm.

"I wonder where they are in this universe." Zero looked around, not too worried.

Ace is a veteran Ultra Brother of the same generation as his father, having experienced countless battles. Zeta and Haruki together are also capable of standing on their own.

Since we've gotten separated, let's meet up on Earth sometime later.

We need to find out Earth's interstellar coordinates in this universe first.

According to Dyna and Gauss, Earth in this universe has an eternal core, which makes it coveted by most civilizations in this universe. Asking for directions should be very simple.

He moved forward for a long time, then suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

Several large clumps of floating planetary debris appeared before him, with lingering energy waves still rising from the fractured crust.

This is a shattered planet.

Judging from the architectural debris floating with the wreckage, a civilization was destroyed along with this planet not long ago!
Suddenly, a piece of debris with a completely different geology floated from the side and hit him on the back.

Zero rushed towards the direction from which the debris had come and saw a planet that had been shattered even more completely.

"Who did this..." Zero remained silent, staring at a large pool of blood on a fragment of a planet.

Upon arriving in this universe, he immediately experienced its cruelty.

"Those two planets were destroyed for the same reason... As for these guys here!"

After carefully investigating the scene, Zero, based on the clues he discovered, chose a direction and rushed down.

Even though we've just finished a game and are feeling the effects, the situation is urgent right now, so we can't worry about that.

The thought that a civilization might be facing the same catastrophe drove him to travel at full speed, and he arrived at a planet 30 light-years away in no time.

When he broke through the atmosphere of the target planet, all he could see was desolation.

This planet was also shrouded in war and despair, and its architectural style and the appearance of the refugees were very similar to the Earth he had visited.

The culprit behind this nightmare is the raging torrent of alien beasts that spread like a plague!
A creature with a bumpy, protruding body and numerous long red tentacles that knocked down houses one after another.

That's the liquid alien beast [Pedron].

A gigantic monster, its body grayish-black, its skin covered in spikes, its head with red compound eyes, and its head adorned with numerous sharp horns and fin-like protrusions, was roaring and wreaking havoc.

This is a reptilian alien beast called [Rizariasugura].

A giant frog, covered in spots, is breathing fire and burning the city.

This is the amphibious alien beast [Froguros]...

In addition, all sorts of alien beasts are attacking the planet, bringing despair to the people.

There is also a force resisting, such as a dozen or so monsters that look extremely similar, as if they were clones, and clearly belong to the same race, protecting the native inhabitants of this place.

That's the guardian monster, Machina, from the ninth episode of Ultraman Tiga, "The Girl Waiting for the Monster".

Clearly, this planet is the home planet of Machina, and the place that Machina was supposed to take back to Earth with the alien girl Saki in the original series.

In this hybrid universe, the girl named Saki did not end up on Earth.

She's about to die...

A purple heat beam was shot from the mouth of a [Rizali Asugura] and sprayed it towards a girl who was covered in blood and looked terrified as she fled into the distance.

This is the "Sand Age" of this world.

A Machina appeared, blocking the attack with its hard back shield; the violent impact caused its entire body to tremble violently.

But this [Rizali Asugura] gave its opponent no chance to breathe. It raised its ferocious horns and launched a series of attacks with the force of a landslide.

Each impact caused Machina's carapace to roar in unbearable pain, and on the third impact, the guardian beast was slammed into the distant ruins.

Shadows loomed over Saki, who had fallen to the ground from the impact of the battle between the colossal creatures, the giant claws of the alien beasts carrying the pressure of death.

This is just a microcosm of the countless tragedies on this planet.

Faced with the "immortal" alien beast army, the guardian monster [Magina] dwelling here is far inferior in both number and strength.

They are utterly incapable of protecting the people here, and they themselves are on the verge of being wiped out.

"Stop right now!" Zero roared, descending rapidly and landing in front of Saki, using his left arm to block the fatal strike from [Rizariasugurola].

"Roar?" [Rizali Asugura] was taken aback, surprised that the giant in front of her could easily withstand her attacks.

"I never expected to see alien beasts these days, it's really rare!"

With a slash of Zero's right sword, the previously agile [Rizali Asugura] was sent flying like a rag doll before being stopped by this unstoppable force, crashing through three dilapidated buildings.

This high-profile arrival immediately drew the attention of the entire battlefield.

The refugees were stunned as they stared at the light emanating from Zero.

"This is what a giant of light looks like!"

"Are they from the Land of Light?!"

"But even a single member of the Space Garrison couldn't possibly handle so many alien beasts!"

Some refugees saw hope, but others believed that the hopeless situation remained unchanged.

The light emanating from Zero attracted the attention of hundreds of alien beasts nearby, who roared and pounced towards him.

Zero was completely unafraid and faced the entire army of alien beasts alone.

He's seen hundreds of alien beasts, and even bigger scenes!
The Ultimate Zero Sword, resting on his right arm, slashed out, its dazzling blade tearing through everything in its path. The alien beasts in its path fell like harvested wheat! But some alien beasts still attacked from the flanks, and the tentacles of a liquid alien beast, Pedron, lashed down like long whips.

Zero spun around to avoid the deadly entanglement, then chopped off the tentacle with a hand chop.

The next moment, he threw out two head darts, which transformed into intertwined silver wheels that swept across the battlefield, slicing Froguros, who was about to spew flames to attack the fleeing people, in two.

Behind the battlefield, the flower-shaped alien beast [Leveria] sprays highly toxic and flammable pollen; if it spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In response, Zero formed an L-shape with both hands and unleashed the [Zero Cluster Ray], killing it.

"And you, don't even think about escaping!" Seeing the previous [Rizali Asugura] retreat, Zero leaped up, his right foot, now engulfed in flames and gathering energy, delivered a flying kick that struck it squarely in the chest.

That's Zero's flying kick!

"Bang!" This alien beast, which posed a great threat to "Senju Rena" in the original series, was hit by this attack and died on the spot!
"Zero cluster ray!"

And so, Zero fought against a hundred men single-handedly, protecting the nearby survivors while moving freely through an army of hundreds of alien beasts.

He would sometimes use his physical skills to defeat the alien beasts that rushed at him, thus dividing the battlefield.

At times, it releases incredibly powerful beams of light, enveloping the alien beasts and annihilating them completely, leaving not a trace.

But he didn't know that, in the shadows, a pair of dark eyes had already set their sights on him.

That's Dark Zagi.

After destroying Black Star, he led his army of alien beasts to continue their rampage, and the regret and fear of those creatures made him grow stronger rapidly.

They thought things would go smoothly, but this giant of light, who looks like he has rabbit ears, seems to be a threat.

He was all too familiar with the aura emanating from the armor that guy had been wearing.

That's Ultraman Noa's power, there's no mistake!
The guy who was given power by Noah... must not be let go!
"Warm-up is over, let's finish this off with this strike!" On the battlefield, Zero summoned the ultimate armor once again, transforming it into a bow and arrow.

After accumulating energy, the ultimate light arrow burst forth!

The arrow, once released, transformed into a torrent of light that swept across the heavens and earth, piercing through all the remaining dozen or so alien beasts on the field!
Solved!
In this battle, he killed hundreds of alien beasts!

After the intense and high-intensity battle ended, Zero's color timer began to flash.

Protecting nearby survivors while fighting the alien beast army alone is incredibly exhausting.

However, it's worth it if it can save innocent lives.

The people nearby were incredulous to see the once-fierce and unstoppable alien beasts wiped out so easily.

That's it, they're all gone?

"Am I dreaming? Those terrifying monsters are as fragile as paper in front of him..."

"Is this the end of the apocalyptic disaster? I feel like I'm dreaming... It's so unreal."

"This Ultraman is so strong, he's practically invincible!"

In response, Zero made a gesture he had learned on Earth: "Alright everyone, it's all over now."

"However, I've heard that alien beasts can revive if they aren't completely killed at the molecular level, so I might have to check them again later."

But the next moment, he suddenly felt a huge sense of crisis.

This is……

A dark red lightning bolt burst forth from the depths of the earth's core, striking Zero's exhausted body.

This is Dark Zagi's ultimate attack, [Lightning Zagi]!
"Uh!"

Zero was blasted away by this unexpected force, crashing heavily into a mountain wall a kilometer away, and excruciating pain swept over his entire body like a tidal wave.

He tried to prop himself up, only to find that the ultimate armor that had just shielded him from most of the damage was gradually disintegrating, and the color timer on his chest was flashing wildly.

Amidst the thick smoke, the pitch-black giant slowly ascended into the air, its scarlet eyes gazing down upon the warriors nearing their limits.

"You are... Dark Zagi!"

As expected of Zero, who was called by Belial to have the "strongest body in the universe," even after taking this attack, he still maintained his consciousness and saw clearly the entity that had just ambushed him.

Dark Zagi remained silent, approaching with intense killing intent.

At that moment, something that astonished Zero came into view.

Behind Dark Zagi, two eerie protrusions slowly rose.

The two protrusions were not yet fully formed, but their outlines were already beginning to emerge.

This familiar shape involuntarily reminded him of Ultraman Noah's Wings.

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Seven days ago, in order to avenge their previous defeat and gather their strength, Dark Tregear issued an invitation to launch a joint attack against the most terrifying beings in the entire universe.

Ura, Galatlon MK2 is from this.

The Destruction Summoner was also among those invited, but due to the spacetime turbulence caused by the transdimensional beast Disastro, the message was only received now.

They harbored great malice towards Earth, and when they saw someone leading a general offensive, they felt that even Qi Ming would probably have a hard time dealing with it.

So they decided to join a group.

However, just to be on the safe side, they decided to first send the Destroyer [Blitzblots], also known as [Boobird], as a vanguard scout to find out the truth.

If this is true, then the "Sea God" can be awakened and the "Angels" can descend.

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Meanwhile, Earth.

Inside the director's office, Qi Ming was looking down at the documents.

Even after becoming the director, he would still go to the GUTS command center every day to check in and then work there for a while.

He became director not for power, but to become a banner that unites people.

TPC's various specific affairs, both large and small, are still handled by Gondo and He Zhi.

Only important engagements requiring his personal presence appear on this list: summits with world leaders, visits to disadvantaged groups, invitations to the opening of major sporting events, arrangements for campus speaking tours, the unveiling of the Ottoman Memorial Hall…

“Looks like there’s a lot to deal with,” Carmilla, dressed in a secretary’s uniform, said.

Qi Ming: "When you first step into the spotlight, you always have to go through this stage. After a while, you can start to decline."

Carmilla: "It seems like you're so busy you don't even have time to eat, let alone fight monsters."

She picked up a grape from the fruit plate and jokingly offered it to his lips, intending only to tease him, but Qi Ming opened his mouth and swallowed it without changing his expression.

Qi Ming continued, "If a real big problem arises, I certainly won't put the cart before the horse."

"And even if I'm not around, I still have those reliable partners... I wonder how Fujimiya's investigation is going."

Although Toregia and all the monsters and demons it summoned were defeated, Qi Ming felt that things were not completely over.

There was one thing that bothered him during the last attack.

That was when the Moonlight Monster suddenly attacked Tiguris; it was quite unusual for it to happen at that moment.

And with such a huge crisis, the Earth monsters still haven't made a move; something's really wrong.

So he asked Fujimiya to investigate and asked TPC to assist him.

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① Don't ask me why I didn't include a picture, because there isn't one for this monster.

This thing was mentioned at the end of the X movie, and at the beginning and end of the Orb movie.

But there are no pictures.

The only known clue is that the ending is mentioned in the eighth chapter of the "Orb Chronicles" in the "Orb Super Complete Works".

That is, as Zero said, three Ultramen plus XIO will defeat it (I'll put the picture here and talk about it in this chapter).

Finally, it's the end of the month, please vote for me!
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