[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2261333,4413,"Chapter 116: 112 Ghost Fire","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>“Ssh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jiade Long] plummeted straight down and plunged into the sea beside the high-purity energy storage facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook violently, spraying water high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of the high-purity energy storage facility murmured among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It looks like a monster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, [Jiade Long] rose to its feet—its metallic body, sharp claws, and head bearing faint Sphier traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It walked toward the high-purity energy storage facility, seeking to absorb its energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is Jiade Long. This thing looks just like a ‘Sphier Synth-Beast,’” Qi Ming thought, seated in Fly Yan II.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi: “Listen carefully—circle around to its front and attack simultaneously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana: “Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ssh-shh-shh!” “Bang-bang-bang!” A barrage struck—even hitting its joints—yet inflicted no effective damage on Jiade Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana gasped: “Such strong defense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming thought: Of course—it crushed Ultraman Tiga in the original series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiade Long hurled aside a structure resembling a nuclear power plant and began absorbing its energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue luminescence flooded its arms; [Jiade Long] trembled violently, as if intoxicated by the energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director ordered: “Activate the defense control system [DCS] immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subordinate nodded: “Yes! Activation complete!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiade Long was instantly surrounded by high-voltage currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone believed [Jiade Long] was trapped, its eyes flashed suddenly—the powerful currents vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good! The DCS defense system has malfunctioned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“External commands have disrupted the entire system—its functions have shut down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director exclaimed: “What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jiade Long] grew bolder, absorbing several more energy tanks, its power surging higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida stared in disbelief: “How could this happen? Why did the defense system fail?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “The developers planted a backdoor in the defense system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi’s face paled: “The developer of the DCS defense system… is Dr. Azumi, who vanished aboard Jupiter-3!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi turned to Qi Ming: “Do you have information on this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming paused, then recounted only the critical plot points from the original series:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This creature, Jiade Long, is a monster formed when an unknown energy entity possessed Jupiter-3 and its crew, absorbing their emotions and knowledge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It possesses Dr. Azumi’s memories and can bypass the DCS system—but that is also its weakness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you send photos of the three crew members’ families to Jupiter-3’s computer, their self-awareness will awaken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They will reclaim Jiade Long’s internal energy, leaving it an empty shell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that moment, even Fly Yan II can destroy it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other team members were stunned upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi: “Is this really possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “Forced fusion and absorption? That’s terrifying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one doubted Qi Ming anymore—they believed him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi decided at once: “Rather than let Jiade Long use the astronauts’ knowledge to destroy their homeworld, let them find peace. Emi, do as Qi Ming says.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Nishijo Nagi, defeating the monster was all that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Morohoshi stopped them: “Wait—is there truly no way to restore them to their original forms? Their families and friends are still waiting for them to return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Ultraman Seven, who loved humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A debate began. Qi Ming sat beside Emi and Nishijo Nagi, unable to transform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, after absorbing all the energy, the vector thrusters behind [Jiade Long] emitted white smoke and carried it into the clouds, vanishing from the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team calmed the facility personnel and returned to base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the offshore base, Kishida analyzed fragments of Jiade Long recovered from the site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mood was heavy: “The fragments do contain material from Jupiter-3’s outer hull.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi, following Qi Ming’s clue, found a message left by Dr. Azumi in his personal computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been attacked and fused as Qi Ming described, his knowledge and abilities exploited, with barely enough time to realize he was still human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We hope Earth will not suffer the tragedy we caused.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, Captain Morohoshi called Qi Ming out again and asked: “Is there truly no other way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming shook his head: “I feel sorrow for their fate. If I could save them, I would. But you know, Captain—Ultraman is not a god.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three astronauts were now fully fused with Jiade Long. The body might be salvageable—but the soul…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Tiga’s cellular restoration beam would be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, after breakfast, Qi Ming entered the command room and saw Emi looking uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi: “The Space Development Bureau reported that last night, the Jupiter-3 astronauts appeared before their families. But Jupiter-3 was already…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “The astronauts’ consciousness used [Jiade Long]’s power to manifest physically, to make up for their inability to be with their families.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly as in the original series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Morohoshi asked again, earnestly: “Is there truly no other way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana: “Let it go, Captain. Space accidents happen too often—we just have to accept bad luck. Next time one appears, use Qi Ming’s method to destroy it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him so eager, Qi Ming decided to ask him in detail about the balloon ship he mentioned yesterday—he couldn’t ignore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, the emergency alarm blared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A monster has appeared along the bay industrial zone and is advancing toward the Oil Consortium—deploy immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are monsters showing up every day?!” the team grumbled as they launched. At the scene, they saw a monster shaped like a rooster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming instantly recognized it—the ghost-fire monster [Fumiger], appearing in both Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Mebius!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is fundamentally a ghost-fire energy entity, a cosmic monster that can only manifest physically by possessing humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t let it get near the oil company!” Nishijo Nagi launched the first attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green spear beam struck Fumiger’s shoulder—it shrieked and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did it escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a bizarre monster—no strategy at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp-eyed Yamana pointed: “Look—someone collapsed where the monster disappeared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Fly Yan units landed. The team approached and found a woman in a nurse’s uniform, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know her—she’s Mayumi from Medical Division.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is she here? Did the monster scare her into fainting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming stared at the bleeding wound on Mayumi’s shoulder—his expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",999,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3b2e6647c84fdba72a858ce341326d8b3538d4cff0b8d15aa394d0a17d4ca70e","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-117","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-115",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]