Chapter 32

Facing the Underground Woman's threat, Qi Ming was slightly taken aback, then replied with four words: "Wait and see."

After speaking, his arms combined into an L-shape, and the Zepellion Ray was released, striking the Kyrieloid, which was unable to rise again.

"Boom!" The Kyrieloid, along with Red King pressing down on it, exploded and turned into ashes.

"No!" The Underground Woman also let out a terrified scream and dissipated in the brilliant, intense light.

With this, the invaders were completely wiped out.

A point of green light and a point of blue light cut through the long sky, passed through Tiga's flashing color timer, and submerged into the button on the top right corner of Qi Ming's watch.

【Access/Conversion】.

Qi Ming did not hesitate and chose to convert everything.

Star-Gifted: 4.

Insight: 3/5.

It seems the first-generation Kyrieloid reached B-rank, not bad.

Qi Ming nodded secretly, then made an "OK" gesture to Saeko Xitiao, who was in the Feiyan 2 cockpit with a serious expression and still hadn't relaxed, then leaped into the blue void.

Emi: "This gesture... is Jin Zita Ultraman telling us that the matter has been resolved and asking us not to worry anymore?"

Saeko Xitiao was startled and stopped being on guard.

"The name 'Jin Zita Ultraman' is too strange; how about calling him 'Ultraman Tiga' from now on?" Qi Ming's voice appeared on the communication channel.

Saeko Xitiao hurriedly asked him what had happened just now and why he had hung up the communication.

"I don't know either; I was just talking to you all, and then no one replied to me."

"I took out the communicator later and found it had disconnected at some point; maybe I accidentally bumped it while running just now."

Upon hearing that Qi Ming had made such a "down-to-earth" mistake, Emi couldn't help but smile.

Saeko Xitiao was somewhat skeptical, but due to Qi Ming's past tough style, she didn't continue to press.

"In other words, you were talking to yourself for a long time, huh? Ugh... no, my head is still so dizzy," Officer Soldier Shan Zhong bubbled up in the communication channel.

He had confidently said earlier that he would show off his skills and not let Qi Ming hog all the spotlight.

The result was still a light-speed crash; at this moment, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Logically, he should be keeping as low a profile as possible right now, reducing his presence... but he just couldn't help it.

Qi Ming: "Take it easy."

Although Soldier Shan Zhong crashed after bragging, it was a sudden event and not his fault.

Qi Ming didn't use this to ridicule him, letting him save some energy to recover from his injuries.

This tolerant posture surprised Kishida and Emi, who thought to themselves that Qi Ming actually had a human touch.

After returning to the sea base, Soldier Shan Zhong was sent to the medical center, while the others returned to the command room to accept Moroboshi Dan's verbal commendation and conduct a mission summary.

Moroboshi Dan: "Good work, well done."

Qi Ming tapped the table lightly: "Did you notice the Underground Woman's shouting at Ultraman Tiga before she died?"

Emi: "That line 'other Underground People will come out to seek justice for us'? Officer Qi Ming, are you worried her compatriots will avenge her?"

"Don't be afraid, they won't be able to accomplish anything," Kishida thought there was no need to worry.

Judging from tonight's performance, Red King was very weak; he felt that one Texas Beam from Feiyan 2 could take it out.

Qi Ming: "The 'other Underground People' she spoke of might not necessarily be her compatriots."

In his impression, there existed the eerie and terrifying 【Underground King Boku】 in *Ultraman Jack*, and a kingdom composed of four billion Underground People in *Ultraman 80*...

And the two types of Underground People in *Ultraman Max* and *Ultraman Ginga S* were even more famous, with deeper foundations.

If they were to come out to take the lead, even Qi Ming would find it tricky.

But the reason Qi Ming acted decisively at the time was that he felt the Underground Woman was bluffing.

If they were truly of one mind, why would this lineage of Underground People always look for aliens to form alliances, borrow a million-strong Berserker to invade, and just sweep everything away?

But after thinking carefully now, he felt the situation in this world was complex, perhaps some wonderful changes had occurred, and it was necessary to give them a reminder.

Moroboshi Dan nodded: "We will let the intelligence department keep an eye on this in the future."

Qi Ming: "And the Kyrieloids; the matter is not over. There are still disguised Kyrieloids lurking among the crowd, and this one's kin will definitely return."

If the one that comes next time is just that second-generation Kyrieloid from the original *Ultraman Tiga* series, it wouldn't be much of a problem.

But if the Gate of Hell opens wide and all the Kyrieloids inside pour out...

That would be troublesome...

…………………………

The next day, nothing happened.

On the third day, seeing that the situation hadn't repeated, Qi Ming prepared to ask for leave to go to the Alchemy Stars to see if there was any way for him to return.

"The headquarters is in France..." Qi Ming looked troubled.

At this time, Counselor Quan Teng's confidante 【Zuo Bo Lijia】 visited, asking Qi Ming to go to a place with her.

Three days ago, she had told Counselor Quan Teng what she had witnessed.

After hearing this, Quan Teng didn't feel that Qi Ming was unruly; instead, he highly praised his actions.

In his view, Qi Ming had entered the Victory Team through Kiriyama and Moroboshi Dan.

So when his superiors were in danger, he could withstand the pressure from Counselor He Zhi to protect them and help smooth things over; this loyalty that didn't fear power made him look at him with new eyes.

Also, in the TPC self-destruction incident last time, although the mission reports from Moroboshi Dan and other team members were vague, in his information channels, this new team member seemed to have exerted a force that could be called a reversal of heaven and earth, and even frontally repelled the alien causing the chaos.

"Must make him one of 'our own'!" This realization and ability made Quan Teng value him extremely highly.

Zuo Bo Lijia: "But he is a foreigner after all, and now he has offended Counselor He Zhi."

"If Counselor He Zhi seizes on the point that Qi Ming's 'background is unclear' during the next meeting and attacks him as a suspicious person or even a spy, we will be very passive."

Counselor Quan Teng naturally understood this point; he had been thinking about it for the past few days and had come up with a safe method.

"Let me be a teacher?" On the way, Qi Ming was somewhat surprised.

"Just hanging a name," Zuo Bo Lijia said.

Counselor Quan Teng prepared to have Qi Ming be a teacher at a school under the TPC; the school's leadership was basically people on Counselor Quan Teng's line.

Quan Teng had already given the word: once someone came to investigate, they would insist that Qi Ming had already been teaching at the school for three years, that they knew his roots, and that he was a diligent person.

Zuo Bo Lijia: "This way your resume will be clean, and there will be no problems."

"If anyone asks, Counselor Quan Teng will also speak up for you."

"He will say, 'Because you saved students when a disaster struck, your character and strength were valued, and after long-term observation and strict entry assessment, you were allowed to join the Victory Team.'"

Qi Ming was thoughtful: "It's somewhat like the 'talent introduction' policy back in my hometown."

His father's mentor, "Teacher Gao," had used this to transition from a university professor to an official career, and then rose steadily in his career.

Thinking of this, Qi Ming couldn't help but want to laugh; he had gained another identity as a teacher.

Does that mean he is now considered a "civil official"?

(End of chapter)