[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-120":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},2261337,4413,"Chapter 120: 116 Big Fish Eats Small Fish","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>Liu Chun also noticed the low morale on his side and softened his tone by three degrees: “What, are you going to protect the monster again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Not exactly—we’ll kill it after this use, but you’re just in the way here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chun didn’t want to give up the initiative: “On what grounds do you say we’ll hold you back? Our weapons may not be upgraded, but our combat discipline and willpower aren’t inferior to yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong squinted and asked: “Then why didn’t we see you during the last drill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chun: “I was eliminated by Guang Tian’s cheating tactics—didn’t you know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “But our Victory Team’s Qi Ming turned the tables—do you now understand the gap between you and us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You!” Liu Chun flew into a rage but had no rebuttal, his face turning as if he were suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Megumi’s voice came through the comms: “Everyone, a strange spaceship is heading your way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she spoken than a black spaceship flew down from the sky, casting a massive shadow over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It moved without a sound, silent as a ghost, gliding toward the incoming balloon vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami Nishijo frowned: “What kind of spaceship is that? Why didn’t the Delta Space Station warn us? Why did we only notice it at this distance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morishima: “Could it be a ghost ship from space?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recognized the true identity of this vessel—it was the ghost ship monster Zhong Bai You from Episode 17 of Ultraman Dyna, “The Ghost Spaceship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, besides the Hanzoku Group and the Defense Force, another unwelcome guest had arrived:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, this thing feeds on souls too—the balloon monster devoured so many children’s souls; its strong soul energy signature drew it here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—if it’s Zhong Bai You… maybe this can solve all our problems right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing not only has immense psychic power, but its soul-absorbing capacity is far stronger than the balloon monster’s!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the ghost-ship form of Zhong Bai You glowed brightly, making Qi Ming shout: “Run! It’s about to snack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Shan Zhong and Morishima—the two slowest—and bolted away immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami dragged Mayumi and Kishida right behind him; only Liu Chun remained unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning on his cane, he raised his gun: “Running from evil—this is how the Victory Team protects peace? Everyone, aim at the flying ship and—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the ghost-ship form of Zhong Bai You fired a beam of blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chun collapsed, his skin blackening, eyes shut, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other soldiers met the same fate, their souls sucked away in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had followed Qi Ming and dodged the soul-draining beam were stunned, trembling with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami turned to Qi Ming, asking if he had prior intelligence on this spaceship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Zhong Bai You—a monster that mimics a spaceship. It absorbs soul energy too,” Qi Ming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morishima: “So it came to steal the balloon monster’s meal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming shook his head: “The power gap is too vast—it can’t compete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Zhong Bai You collided with the balloon monster in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Bai You fired another beam of soul-draining blue light, engulfing the balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the neighbor has grain, I have a gun—the neighbor is my granary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once plump hot-air balloon began shrinking visibly; despite frantic thrashing, it couldn’t break free from the blue binding beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Zhong Bai You—a creature of the same type but vastly superior in scale—the balloon monster was like an ant confronting an anteater, losing all strength and ability in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the balloon touched the ground, the once massive hot-air balloon was completely deflated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balloon Monster—confirmed dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It never even had the chance to reveal its true form and resist; it was controlled to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the souls of the children it had devoured, along with its own energy and soul, were transferred into Zhong Bai You’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida stared in shock: “The monster’s already dead? The difference between a hot-air balloon and a spaceship is that huge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming used his Any Key to absorb the green glow emitted by its corpse, converting it into 1 Star Gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming thought to himself: “More accurately, it’s the gap between a cosmic giant monster and a regular monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters are stronger than ordinary beasts, but weaker than cosmic giant monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Bai You, a legendary cosmic giant monster said to have devoured the souls of countless beautiful planets to expand the myth of cosmic death, was clearly a powerful one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami rushed forward and found the children in the basket—same blackened skin, collapsed on the ground, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, their souls had also been swallowed by Zhong Bai You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhong Bai You cleans up thoroughly… this is exactly the ability I need!” Qi Ming glanced at Mayumi, his mind made up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Megumi reported that the previous Ligarudron had reappeared, heading toward the Tsurasaki Power Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It supplies 60% of the electricity for the entire Kanto region—the monster is going for its energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida grew anxious; though the monster was dead, the spaceship that killed it was clearly far more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, who should they confront?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming said: “Perfect timing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were only the balloon monster, he’d have had only a 60% chance of saving Mayumi, let alone the three astronauts fused with Ligarudron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Zhong Bai You—drawn here by the balloon monster—was present, everything changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the realm of souls, Zhong Bai You was perfectly suited for the task!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain, I have a plan—follow my lead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming pulled Morishima aside and quickly laid out his plan and what the other team members needed to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do it!” Morishima agreed—saving lives was like putting out a fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving,” Qi Ming said, breaking from the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, it’s coming again—it’s trying to control me,” Mayumi’s face twisted in struggle as she fought against Vermeg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold on! Don’t let this thing win!” Nami gripped her shoulders, but the heat burned her instantly, forcing her to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So hot—such an extreme temperature!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t these monsters know how to queue? They all show up at once!” Shan Zhong was near collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morishima told him to stay calm and quickly use Feiyan No. 1 to transport Mayumi to Ligarudron’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami: “Won’t that make things worse—two monsters causing chaos together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morishima: “It’s Qi Ming’s idea—trust him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “He must have calculated something. So far, he’s never made a single mistake—let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trust needs no reason!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morishima: “Megumi, prepare the family footage for Jupiter No. 3 immediately… Kishida and Nami, bring them to the scene!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong asked: “What about Qi Ming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morishima didn’t answer, his mind replaying Qi Ming’s final words before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to find Zhong Bai You—get it to ‘lend’ me its power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f1302689ba34406aa7d878349c13dd65a9c6bf8f30cb6760a868d8530169446b","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-121","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-119",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]