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Ignoring Qi Ming","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>“This guy… seems to be a Bardackian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the bizarre, butt-shaped stone statue before him, Qi Ming recalled for a long while before recognizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This creature originally appeared in Episode 39 of Ultraman Jack, “Winter Mystery Series — The Snowman of the Twentieth Century,” sent as a scout by the Bardackians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could exhale ultra-low-temperature freezing gas, aiming to freeze all of Tokyo, until Jack melted it with an Ultra Fire Wheel formed from his bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abbadass needed powerful soldiers capable of fighting both day and night to break the balance of Standel, and such a formidable alien held far greater appeal to him than ordinary humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in this world, the Bardackian never made any move before being taken down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision of multiple extraterrestrials had instead created a delicate balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka came over again to argue: “What makes you so sure he’s an alien? Just because he looks weird?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Yamaka, do you think everyone thinks with their ass like you, turning their head into the shape of a butt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida and Nagi Nishijo also came over to examine it, agreeing this unique form could never be human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Looks like a case of black-on-black, and they accidentally solved our problem for us. This guy is a Bardackian…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After introducing the basic details of this alien, Kishida froze: “How do you know all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka: “You didn’t just make up a story to scare us, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Don’t underestimate my intel network. A friend of mine in Shenzhou told me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once again invented a friend — and at this moment, his identity as a “Shenzhou person” had become a useful shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagi Nishijo snapped back to awareness: “So Abbadass’s fear of bright light isn’t your wild guess — you had solid, reliable intel all along, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming said nothing, pulled out the Victory Hyper Gun, and shattered the frozen Bardackian into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka jumped back: “What are you doing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Eliminating an alien invader of Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited a long while, but no Star Ci  points appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him recall the exact words of He Zhi, the strategist in Ultraman Seven OV, who ordered the execution of Seven in his human form:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Generally speaking, when aliens assume forms equivalent to humans, their energy levels are not high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it because the Bardackian never giantized, failing to even reach Class C, that it earned zero Star Ci  points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s another,” Qi Ming soon spotted another extraterrestrial frozen into a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Kaitelien, originally appearing in Episode 11 of Ultraman Leo, “A Man Trapped in Mud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qi Ming’s memory, this creature acted like a terrorist, killing anyone he encountered on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He easily defeated several MAC members, then murdered a champion boxer who aided Hōgen, later killing the boxer’s wife at a cemetery — targeting the entire family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boxer’s nephew cursed Hōgen, followed by Seiji’s rebuke and beatings — the “man trapped in mud” in the title referred to Hōgen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Abbadass was still formidable at night — he took care of this one too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May good people live safe and sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming pulled out his gun again, ready to strike while the enemy was down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka rushed to stop him: “What are you doing again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “This one might not even be an alien!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the bizarre, butt-headed Bardackian, the frozen Kaitelien looked remarkably human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its silhouette — head, torso, limbs, nose, face — Yamaka insisted: “Isn’t this just a human?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declared confidently: “When it comes to dealing with aliens, we’re your seniors — we’ve got more experience!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagi Nishijo intervened, saying that even if it were an alien, it should be taken as a prisoner back to base for the strategists to decide its fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seiji, overhearing the argument over the comms, stepped in to advise Qi Ming not to be so domineering — he should consult his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt Qi Ming’s relations with the team had only just begun to improve; acting alone now would only reopen rifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Kaitelien were in its normal state, Qi Ming would never agree — TPC’s security couldn’t hold it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in statue form, they could afford to loosen restrictions — perhaps they could even extract Star Ci  points from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!” At that moment, a glow flared in the distance, and a figure vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the alien who claimed to be from Natan!” Yamaka, with sharp eyes, recognized the fleeing figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagi Nishijo: “He got away again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming wasn’t worried at all — if anything, he’d saved them the trouble of finding an exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, the group pried loose all the statue-like humans trapped in the pillars — twelve humans, one alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too heavy — I can’t carry this all at once,” Kishida said, lifting a human statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagi Nishijo could only carry two at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming pulled out a long rope, tied the remaining nine human statues together, and lifted them effortlessly: “No need to make it so complicated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they’d long known of his “natural strength,” the sight left all three stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka glanced at the Kaitelien statue he carried, then at Qi Ming’s calm expression: “I think this statue’s more human than you are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stood where the Natan alien had fled, leaving the alien vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back outside, Nagi Nishijo immediately called for a transport craft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What now? These people haven’t returned to normal after leaving the pillars,” Kishida asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagi Nishijo: “Take them back first. See if Medical Division can help — if not, we’ll have to ask Alchemy Star.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamaka said: “This statue I’m carrying seems unusual — did I imagine it, or did its fingers just twitch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming instantly became alert, staring at the Kaitelien statue Yamaka carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the revived Daita statue in Episode 1 of Ultraman Tiga, its arm lifted, and vibrant color returned to its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a powerful alien, its life force far exceeded that of ordinary humans — freed from the pillar’s seal, it had revived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver hair, a body of black and gold, and an alien face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Kaitelien’s true form, Yamaka and Kishida immediately realized: Qi Ming was right — this was no human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1053,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","43ade6893379e8d8a4fe9faa36ad74343ef7456fa06c4dc484dec4cb293f782a","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-39","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-37",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]