Chapter 36: 35 Look at This Natan Emperor—He

Qi Ming thought for a long time, his frown gradually easing.

This was a triple attack, but the actual level of danger was not high.

These three alien races belonged to different factions, each with their own goals, some of which conflicted.

If handled well, they could be provoked into killing each other.

Judging from the current situation, the best approach was to launch a preemptive strike and eliminate them one by one.

First, the Muzenians—when Qi Ming was young, he saw one kill Lucia, and he hated it with a burning fury.

But now, from the perspective of a “player within the drama,” this most ruthless alien seemed the least threatening to Earth.

He came to Earth not to invade, but to treat it as his personal playground, with prey already present.

The Crowmen, who had already begun using shrink-ray guns to capture humans as slaves, must be dealt with by the Victory Team.

But the Crowmen were elusive; they grabbed slaves without restraint—adults, children, anyone—making it nearly impossible to trace them back to their nest.

Overall, Abbas, who only moved at night and was drawn to powerful humans, was the easiest to eliminate—his weakness was also the most obvious.

At this moment, Nishijo and Kishida also identified the common traits among the victims and decided to create a disturbance late at night to lure the alien out.

Moroboshi: “Issue a notice: curfew tonight. Residents must avoid going out and especially avoid any confrontations.”

Nishijo Nagi ordered the team to prepare; they would launch their operation at nine o’clock.

Before leaving, Qi Ming asked: “Emi, have you seen any aliens with red bodies running through the streets carrying an old woman?”

Emi: “What kind of scenario is this…? No intelligence on that.”

Qi Ming muttered: “Not appeared yet?”

In the original plot, two aliens came from Standel.

The one who could only fight at night and feared light—Abbas—and the one who could only exert strength during the day—Reder.

To obtain soldiers capable of fighting both day and night, they came to Earth to kidnap humans.

Reder, after being wounded, was taken in by an old woman; moved by human kindness, he turned over a new leaf and chose to aid humanity.

If possible, Qi Ming hoped he could lend a hand.

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At 6 p.m., the new host of KCB TV, [Jii Reiko], reported:

“Breaking news: The Victory Team has devised a strategy to locate the missing persons and will conduct operations tonight in specific areas.”

“Citizens must not engage in any brawls after dark, and please suspend vigorous physical activities like wrestling.”

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At 8 p.m., Qi Ming arrived at the rendezvous point wearing sunglasses and carrying a massive [portable spotlight], drawing everyone’s attention.

Kishida hesitated and asked: “What is this…?”

Qi Ming: “Custom-made equipment from Dr. Hachiō— a spotlight emitting fifty thousand lumens.”

Fifty thousand lumens!

Kishida was stunned—normally, a household flashlight emits only one hundred to three hundred lumens.

Even if lighting was needed for nighttime operations, bringing a fifty-thousand-lumen flashlight was absurd—were you planning to blind someone?

“Of course, it’s for the alien we’re facing tonight,” Qi Ming said. “He only moves at night, meaning he fears light.”

Yamada shook his head:

“This is pure fantasy, too simplistic. So many thieves only operate at night—do they also die in the light?”

“I think the alien only moves at night simply to hide in the darkness.”

Nishijo Nagi also felt Qi Ming’s reasoning was insufficient—what if the alien was a nocturnal creature like an owl?

Kishida urged: “Qi Ming, put this thing down. It’s too bulky—it’ll hinder your movement. If the light fails to affect the alien and blinds us instead, we’re done for.”

Then the alien would slit each of our throats while we’re blinded—this isn’t a joke.

Qi Ming: “I know what I’m doing. Just wear these when the time comes.”

He pulled out two pairs of sunglasses and handed them to Nishijo and Kishida to wear.

Yamada: “What about me?”

Qi Ming: “I remember you have sunglasses.”

Yamada: “But those are ordinary ones—yours… you should at least give me [arc-radiation-proof goggles]!”

Qi Ming: “They’re the same.”

A strong sense of unreliability washed over them.

But Qi Ming’s authority, built through previous incidents and his usual aloof demeanor, took effect—no one argued further. Though skeptical, they silently accepted the sunglasses.

Nishijo Nagi: “Now we create a violent incident to lure out the alien.”

Qi Ming looked at Kishida and Yamada: “Have you decided who’s going to take a beating from me?”

Yamada and Kishida reacted even more strongly: “Why are you beating us?”

Qi Ming: “Because you can’t beat me.”

In the command room, Moroboshi coughed: “You don’t need actual physical conflict. Qi Ming, perform something like breaking stones with your chest—showing off your strength might attract him.”

Qi Ming: “That’s too ridiculous.”

“Help! Help!” A woman’s cry came from ahead, followed by someone chasing her.

Nishijo Nagi frowned: “Can’t you see the curfew notice? Who dares to cause trouble tonight? Are they looking to die?”

Qi Ming, with sharp eyes, recognized the two figures: “The pursuer might not be human.”

Yamada also recognized the woman sprinting ahead: “I know her—she’s the pop star [Chris Maya]. I love her… my fiancée adores her!”

Kishida had heard her name too: “A big star—who’s chasing her?”

“For the justice of the Natan Star, you fugitives must die!” The pursuer was a man, wielding a gun, speaking arrogantly.

Natan Star…

Oh, so this is the [Natanian] from episode 29 of Ultraman Tiga, “Memories of the Blue Night”? Didn’t expect him to show up now.

Another quadruple attack!

But can the Natanian even be considered a competent fighter…?

Nishijo Nagi: “Wait—the man chasing him is holding a gun!”

Yamada quickly raised his weapon: “He just said ‘Natan Star’—that’s another alien!”

Before he could react, a blue beam suddenly descended from the sky.

It was Abbas’s spaceship!

Drawn by the Natanian’s commotion, it came to abduct him.

“Damn it, what’s going on!” Even as an alien, the Natanian couldn’t break free from Abbas’s beam—he was dragged skyward.

So pathetic.

Qi Ming weighed the spotlight in his hand, leapt into the air, grabbed the blue beam, and ascended with it into Abbas’s spaceship.

Nishijo Nagi reacted instantly: “Quick, follow him!”

(End of Chapter)