[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-29":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},2261246,4413,"Chapter 29: 28 Re-entering the Game a Second Time","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>At ten p.m. the next night, the Victory Team’s emergency signal blared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho stared at her computer: “The [Underground Woman] who appeared at the base before has shown up again—street cameras captured traces of her movements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka perked up: “Finally, she’s appeared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida glanced around: “Where’s Qi Ming? He usually skips patrols, but now of all times, he should show up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the last incident, none of them harbored resentment over Qi Ming’s refusal to train or patrol; they had quietly accepted his special treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here he is.” No sooner had the words left his mouth than the door—previously smashed through but now repaired—opened, and Qi Ming walked in carrying a large bag of snacks and pastries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been eating late-night snacks when he received the alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re heading out on a mission soon—everyone, eat something to conserve your strength.” Qi Ming began handing out food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else had pulled this stunt during an emergency, Nami Nishijo would have stormed out and screamed at them until they were drenched in shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she simply took the blueberry mousse Qi Ming offered her, ate it silently, and didn’t scold him for “failing to read the room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I usually don’t eat sweets at night—I gain weight easily and get cavities,” Yamaka said, yet still bit into it wholeheartedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Qi Ming’s first offering to his seniors as a new recruit—too memorable to pass up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida wondered why this felt like some superior officer descending to oversee operations and comfort the rank-and-file—was this kid actually acting like he was above them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Qi Ming,” said the deputy team leader, and with that, Miho had no reservations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She devoured the cake in a few bites, then licked the cream from the corner of her mouth before briefing Qi Ming on the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moriboshi: “Chief He Zhi specifically instructed us to capture her alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Did he mention anything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like issuing a warning signal to me—the one designated as ‘the extremely rare individual.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moriboshi: “No. Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming nodded inwardly—Chief He Zhi was holding his ground well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, he had exchanged opinions with Tongshan; both agreed that the claim “Namaru is a native Earthling” might not be the full truth, and the information should remain sealed to prevent panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Won’t you tell Moriboshi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it—he’s turned into a decoration since becoming team leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright… I’ll speak with Chief He Zhi myself. Don’t worry about retaliation—he won’t dare target you. You’re just a regular team member; he can’t afford to stoop to your level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He should be praying I don’t come after him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Miho spoke again: “She’s appeared again! The target designated [Underground Woman] has been spotted by cameras in T7-C!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka was thrilled: “So careless! Good—let’s move. Catch this thing that nearly blew up the base and make her pay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Hold on—I feel like she’s deliberately showing herself to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moriboshi blinked: “What’s your basis for that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “A few days ago, while browsing news on my phone, I saw a report: ‘Frequent minor earthquakes in T7-B force tunnel construction to halt.’ I believe that was caused by an underground monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo: “So because the [Underground Woman] also appeared in T7, you think that underground monster is the ‘Taleson’ Dr. Yuushima mentioned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Communicating with smart people was effortless—Qi Ming nodded. “Didn’t we install Dr. Yuushima’s rectifier to expand radar range? Scan T7-B and see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho: “The target has changed position—she’s moving toward T7-B.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida gritted his teeth: “That’s it! She’s faking being caught on camera to lure us to her, then summon the monster to attack us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Miho, having scanned T7-B with radar, frowned strangely: “It might not be that simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reported that beneath T7-B’s strata, not only was there strong activity from a massive lifeform, but also the lingering energy signatures of the previous two “Sacred Flames.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sacred Flame… After the Bila aliens who allied with the underground people were wiped out, did they now team up with the Gilielodes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moriboshi frowned deeply—the danger level in T7-B was now extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was there an underground monster ready to burst forth at any moment, but also flames capable of incinerating a skyscraper in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moriboshi: “Issue an evacuation order first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo: “But if we alert them, they’ll vanish again—and might cause even greater destruction later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, you can’t guard against thieves forever—she preferred paying a necessary “price” to eliminate the enemy outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Moriboshi believed protecting civilians’ lives mattered more than eliminating the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also bore responsibility for his team members’ young lives—he couldn’t let them walk blindly into a trap stacked with hazards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Qi Ming said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we should turn their plan against them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the [Underground Woman] dares act as bait to draw us out, then we’ll send someone to lure out their entire backup plan after they succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One battle to wipe them out completely—end all future threats!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the plan originated with Qi Ming, the suicidal “tightrope walk” naturally fell to him to execute personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused the other team members to secretly raise their estimation of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this kid ignored team rules, craved special treatment, and always acted superior,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was no desk-bound commander who dumped pressure and danger onto others—he actually went in himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo: “I’ll go with you—we can cover each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming refused: “Even I struggle to protect others when facing multiple enemies. Forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication: there was no mutual protection—only me protecting you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moriboshi’s nose nearly twisted off in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just been pleased by Qi Ming’s recent acts of goodwill, thinking he was trying to mend ties with the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now this—does he think women are inferior to men?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo herself remained calm, nodded, and did not press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having acknowledged Qi Ming’s strength, she now tolerated his “insolent” behavior with high leniency and rarely questioned his plans or orders—that was exactly what Qi Ming wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming continued: “While I’m engaging them, you issue the evacuation order. I’ll draw their fire, hold their attention, and ensure the civilians escape safely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This arrangement, which took all risk onto himself, moved them deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miho worried: “What about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you’re strong enough to smash through a six-ton door, your opponents are multi-ten-thousand-ton monsters—flesh and bone are nothing against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Don’t worry—I’ll adapt as I go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, besides asking for reads and monthly votes, I’m asking for something special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, Qidian is running the “War of the Gods” event—those with votes, please cast them for *Zhe Tian*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9123dcf156f299908f3dc87f23de1031db31ea51af47dc0c5f679d17e4401b48","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-30","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-28",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]