[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-23":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},2261240,4413,"Chapter 23: 22 Xiang Tenggong (Bonus Chapter 33 for Meng Zhu Yue)","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>“The mole—who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, everyone except Qi Ming grew wary, eyeing each other around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Kishida’s gaze sweep over him, Qi Ming asked: “What, suspecting me again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, just looking around,” Kishida quickly denied, now slightly intimidated by Qi Ming, afraid he might use the same force that smashed the door on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the hurry? This is probably another of the enemy’s divide-and-conquer tricks,” Nishijo Nagi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shoxing Tuan: “No, Doctor is awake now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember… I was controlled by the aliens… Be careful—no!” Doctor Tangdao’s expression twisted as he struggled against the relentless manipulation of the Pila aliens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor Tangdao, hold on! As a human, you cannot lose to aliens!” Captain Tongshan gripped his hand to encourage him; others cheered him on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming never engaged in such idealistic gestures: “The aliens aren’t here—so to remotely control the doctor, they must need a medium… Hui Mei, turn on the signal jammer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hui Mei complied without hesitation, immediately maxing out the base’s signal jamming device. Instantly, the agonized Doctor Tangdao calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m myself again.” Sweat-drenched, Doctor Tangdao looked utterly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We still need to eliminate the Pila aliens completely to be safe,” Qi Ming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor Tangdao, I’m Yabu. We met before. What exactly happened?” Doctor Yabu asked Doctor Tangdao to speak slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he elaborated did they realize that when Doctor Tangdao said “here,” he didn’t mean this room—he meant the entire Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mole was an indigenous Earth resident—a human offshoot: the “Underground People.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had taken refuge underground during the Ice Age, causing their eyes to degenerate and making them extremely light-sensitive; that’s why she only appeared after Doctor Tangdao shut off the base’s lighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, these Underground People planned to replace humanity, but felt their strength insufficient, so they sought aid from beyond the stars, promising to “share Earth” once victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming understood: “Collaborators, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original plan, the Underground People intended to summon a monster called [Telestone] to coordinate with the Pila aliens’ fleet and crush humanity’s defensive forces in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after being severely wounded by the Zuluuk alien’s blade, the sunglasses woman—now badly weakened—had to withdraw prematurely, temporarily exiting the operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Tangdao: “The Pila aliens have already assembled their fleet after I sabotaged the radar—they’re coming soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Tongshan nodded: “Victory Team, deploy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi and the others saluted and prepared to leave—only Qi Ming didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Captain Tongshan look his way, he spread his hands: “I still haven’t learned to pilot Feiyan. Let Shan Zhong and the others handle the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi couldn’t help saying: “You never even showed up for training!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong, unusually, agreed: “Alright, alright, leave the rest to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously resented Qi Ming’s habitual absence from training, but now he thought it didn’t matter much if Qi Ming couldn’t fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if he single-handedly handled both air and ground combat, wouldn’t the rest of them seem utterly unnecessary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Hui Mei and Doctor Yabu’s efforts, the radar system was quickly restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi and the other two piloted two Feiyan Ones, launching an assault against the approaching Pila alien fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the command room, Qi Ming sat beside the visibly anxious Doctor Tangdao: “Don’t worry—I’m here. Nothing will happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Tangdao’s mind was still chaotic, but he vaguely recalled that the Pila aliens seemed deeply wary of this human named Qi Ming—and his recent astonishing performance justified that wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him say this, Doctor Tangdao nodded, relaxing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked in a casual tone: “By the way, I heard you’re a member of the Alchemy Star.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Tangdao: “I barely made the cut. Compared to real young geniuses, my achievements are negligible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy Star was a special organization formed by the world’s most brilliant teenagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They collaborated online to advance each other’s research and predicted the emergence of the “Source of Annihilation,” bringing astonishing progress to human science.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most members were under twenty-five; Doctor Tangdao was twenty-four when he joined, so he barely qualified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if you had thick enough skin and kept applying persistently, they’d accept you if they saw your talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Alchemy Star approved the application of the thirty-something Masaki Keigo, allowing him to use the quantum computer Crisis for private calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: “Is there someone in Alchemy Star named Gao Shan Wo Meng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Tangdao thought: “Never heard that name. If he’s domestic, I’d definitely remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “What about Xiang Tenggong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Tangdao’s expression changed: “How do you know that name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh? So it’s become a forbidden name now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, two Feiyan Ones battled the Pila alien fleet in midair, successfully shooting down most of the ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their personalities were annoying, Nishijo Nagi, Kishida, and Shan Zhong’s combat skills were solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As defeat seemed imminent, the hidden Pila alien was forced to giantize and fired a laser at Nishijo Nagi’s fighter, which she narrowly avoided with extreme maneuvers of Feiyan One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mastermind’s showing his face—take it down!” Nishijo Nagi ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, another figure appeared—a giant Zuluuk alien, fifty meters tall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its giant form bore little resemblance to its human-sized appearance: more ferocious, with a sharp-headed silhouette, its entire body covered in gray scales, its blade-like hands transformed into bone-like weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rampaged through the city, venting its fury from the suffering it had endured at human hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong: “Damn, another one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “Should we request Defense Force support?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi ordered Kishida and Shan Zhong to distract the Zuluuk alien while she finished off the Pila alien before rejoining them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the Zuluuk alien’s fierce assault, Shan Zhong and Kishida’s Feiyan Ones misstepped and were sliced down midair by the giant’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the news, Qi Ming immediately stood up, nodded to Zhuxing Tuan, then walked out. Zhuxing Tuan nodded in return, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ultraman Leo, the four battles against the Zuluuk alien were extremely brutal, with MAC suffering heavy casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Zhuxing Tuan was filled with sorrow—blaming himself for being unable to transform and help Feng Yuan, knowing that even doubling the engine speed wouldn’t save his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before departure, he gazed at these team members who would sacrifice their lives to buy Feng Yuan training time, his heart heavy with grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, Zhuxing Tuan had zero doubt that Qi Ming would defeat the Zuluuk alien—he only disapproved of Qi Ming’s “lack of proper attitude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a human who gained Ultraman’s immense power hadn’t lost himself or gone mad, only grown proud and arrogant, that was already impressive self-control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still hoped Qi Ming could become better, strive for the best, embodying true “Ultraman Spirit” like a genuine Ultraman warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1128,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2a457fe4eebb0adac49d73c76fdc43e68f2a4b079e6e351142dda4f73932741c","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-24","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-22",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]