[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-24":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},2261241,4413,"Chapter 24: 23 Should This Time-Stop Ability Be Kept?","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>“Bang!” The dial spun as Qi Ming slammed down the raised movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!” A streak of light surged upward as Ultraman Tiga appeared on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Qi Ming, handling these two simple foes required no more than the three-star grant of Seven; one star’s Tiga was more than sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched a flying knee strike, delivering a crushing blow to the writhing Pila alien, knocking it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Qi Ming swiftly fired a simple, uncharged Zepellion Beam, striking its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” The Pila alien exploded violently, a speck of green light sinking into the button at the upper-right corner of Qi Ming’s watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Access\u002FTransform】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this option, Qi Ming hesitated—rare for him—because time-stop was too tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Pila alien’s time-stop was directional; it could only freeze time if it hit its target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It paled in comparison to Dio and Jotaro from “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” who could halt time across the entire world with a mere thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in the original “Seven” series, the Pila alien had once used its [Time Stop Beam] against Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven simply blocked it with an energy shield, nullifying it, then countered with an ice axe that split the Pila alien in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this time-stop, equivalent to a “paralysis technique,” had severe limitations; even the Pila alien’s combat power couldn’t break through it directly, relying solely on ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he’d killed it too fast—he hadn’t figured out its true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t determine whether the time-stop was an innate ability of the Pila alien or achieved through external technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was the latter, he’d be screwed—his martial arts couldn’t possibly adapt to a space-being with no limbs, just a tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he transformed into this weak, slow, defenseless Pila alien and got one-shot by an enemy, with no chance to escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to choose 【Transform】—he was nearly at ten star grants, enough to unlock 【Star Gathering】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he could “gather” a powerful being with space-time abilities, one capable of sending him home—like the Golden Dragon from “Tiga.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Qi Ming selected 【Transform】; the Ultraman’s arbitrary button’s 【Star Grant】 reverted to 8 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, the Zuluk alien watched as the giant killed one space-being in two strikes; the ferocity of his assault stirred a deep unease in it, making it hesitate whether to flee this dangerous place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it lifted its feet off the ground, Nami Nishijo fired from Flyer One, striking it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, now it’s its turn to crash!” Kishida, who had just parachuted from the crashed Flyer One and was about to engage in ground combat, chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his escape route cut off, the Zuluk alien had no choice but to fight to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swung its bone blade at Tiga, knowing that unless it eliminated this foe, today would end in disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original “Leo” series, Seven said the Zuluk alien used a “two-stage attack,” which Leo’s current techniques couldn’t counter—he had to master the “three-stage attack” to break it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that end, he punished Feng Yuan severely, then forced him to chop through a waterfall, leaving Qi Ming utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, the Zuluk alien charged, bringing both blades down on Tiga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming blocked with his left hand, countered with his right, and kicked with his leg, sending the alien flying hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>See? That was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was targeted training, why on earth did they need such absurd drills for such a simple move?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he remembered Leo had trained for a while at the origin of Cosmic Phantom Fist—【Dragon Constellation D60】—didn’t they teach basic martial arts there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen Zuluk alien rose with a desperate fish-leap, charging again and swinging its right blade in a vertical slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming sidestepped, then struck the Zuluk alien’s right wrist with his left palm and its chin with his right palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zuluk alien’s duck-bill-like elongated chin had no scale protection; the heavy blow sent it into darkness, and it collapsed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong: “So strong! I feel the Ultramen’s fighting style has become increasingly brutal lately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida corrected: “‘Brutal’ isn’t the right word—he’s on our side, helping us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he confirmed the Zuluk alien was incapacitated, Qi Ming crossed his wrists in front of him, then spread them outward to gather energy, forming his arms into an L-shape before unleashing a white beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full Zepellion Beam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” The Zuluk alien shattered into fragments, following the Pila alien’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another speck of green light sank into the button at the upper-right corner of Qi Ming’s watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Access\u002FTransform】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Qi Ming didn’t hesitate—he chose Transform decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Grant: 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insight: 2\u002F5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zuluk alien was also just a C-rank, like the Pila alien?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming had assumed its fierce reputation in the original series meant at least a B-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably because early Leo was too weak, so the Zuluk alien seemed overwhelmingly powerful by comparison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tiga’s Color Timer began flashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though defeating the two monsters hadn’t taken much effort, Tiga’s 30% power limited him to only one and a half minutes on Earth—the timer was almost up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qi Ming was about to revert, he felt a surge of killing intent rising from beneath his feet; he instantly shot upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” The spot he’d just stood on erupted with searing geothermal fire—if he’d delayed his ascent by even a second, he’d have been badly hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This flame… it’s the Kiliadroid.” Qi Ming spun around, staring at the rooftop of a distant building, where an unmistakable malice radiated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the rooftop, a man grinned coldly at Tiga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tiga had noticed him, he wasn’t startled; calmly, he stepped backward, his figure dissolving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this was a Kiliadroid—after a failed ambush, it retreated without lingering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That “holy flame” had just been the Kiliadroids’ second “proof” to humanity, and a warning to the Light Giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander’s room, Emi: “Same explosion as last time—the attack truly came from underground. Qi Ming’s intel was accurate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the spot where Tiga had stood was an open field, the eruption of “geothermal fire” was clearly visible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, where’s Qi Ming?” she suddenly realized—he’d vanished from the command room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishiro Tsumugi coughed: “Probably went to the restroom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Yatomi: “After all that exertion, he should be taking a break.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the city, though no buildings had burned, flames had begun spreading from the trees lining the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Counselor Tongshan and Shishiro Tsumugi ordered emergency response; Nami Nishijo used Flyer One’s foam cannon, but it was useless against the raging fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Qi Ming fired Tiga’s Ultraman Water Gun, extinguishing the flames before reverting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisis was temporarily averted—but the next assault could come at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1123,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b11842c12170e519a10d7827d016d1e493738b35cd756a4b9e203e30fe88d7d0","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-25","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-23",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]