[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-39":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},2261256,4413,"Chapter 39: 38 The Orphan","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>The Kaitel alien struggled violently, kicking the mountain man square in the chest and sending him flying, pinning Kishida down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow.” Mountain felt the world spin, nearly blacking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should’ve listened to Qi Ming earlier and just blasted it to pieces! Then I wouldn’t have had to suffer this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recovered Kaitel alien had no intention of fighting in this unfamiliar environment; as soon as he was free, he bolted for the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, a veteran with experience fighting aliens, how did you mess up again?” Qi Ming reacted swiftly, tossing off those words and moving to pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was carrying nine human statues, making movement difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming feared that sudden motion might crack one of the statues and leave the person permanently maimed upon revival, so he gently set them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he finished this sequence, the Kaitel alien had already escaped over ten meters away, dodging Nishijō Nagi’s gunfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming stepped forward, launching a flying kick, hoping to force the opponent to dodge and close the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the Kaitel alien didn’t dodge or evade—determined to escape, he took the blow head-on and used the force to keep moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough…” He spat silver blood, glanced back at Qi Ming, then vanished swiftly into the night, escaping the Victory Team’s pursuit range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida shoved Mountain aside: “Damn it! Tomorrow, I’ll have the police force deploy—absolutely bring him back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But trouble struck tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Qi Ming arrived last at the command room, and the moment he stepped inside, he felt an oppressive, heavy atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi told him the Kaitel alien who escaped last night had killed someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming was slightly surprised: “So fast?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi: “The victims were a married couple surnamed [Umeda]. The Kaitel alien killed them in front of their son and daughter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umeda…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that surname, Qi Ming felt something was wrong; after seeing the photo, his heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These orphaned Umeda siblings were the same pair who lived with Hōgen throughout the entire original Ultraman Leo series!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original Ultraman Leo, it was the Zuluk alien who killed the children’s parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world, the Zuluk alien had exhausted every trick trying to get past Qi Ming and couldn’t harm anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming had believed their fate had already changed under the flutter of his butterfly wings—yet here it was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida, face dark, slammed his fist hard on the table: “Damn it! If we’d killed it yesterday while it was still a statue, this wouldn’t have happened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountain also looked grim; the wounds from yesterday still ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He faced Qi Ming, embarrassed, now filled with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijō Nagi’s face was pale, unusually downcast, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view, this was entirely avoidable—Qi Ming had already planned to kill that alien; it was their interference that caused this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming wouldn’t say anything inhuman like, “No wonder Vice-Commander Nishijō—you’re an orphan, so you cleverly made others feel the same pain”—there was no point in blaming each other now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reckoning would come later, after dealing with the current mess; now, “dividing blame” would only deepen divisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was already grim and complex—he couldn’t let the team fracture too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Mountain and the others were a mess, they were still somewhat useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked Megumi: “Found the alien yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi shook her head: “No. All surveillance cameras failed to capture it. The police have no leads.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Strong counter-surveillance awareness. Including this released Kaitel alien, there are now five alien species active on Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crowmen, Mochin aliens, Abubas, Natan aliens, and the Kaitel alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five simultaneous threats—made one’s scalp tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming remained relatively calm—if he could eliminate all these aliens, it would be a massive harvest; his Star Points would surely reach ten, allowing him to perform Star Gathering again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a feeling that next time, he’d “gather” something powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi sensed things were dire: “If they all appear together, even Japan’s entire military force wouldn’t be enough to suppress them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming glanced at him: “If they truly appear together, the Kaitel alien should clash first with Abubas—don’t forget they have a grudge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also tensions among these five alien species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, everyone, snap out of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s already happened. What we must do now is contain the deterioration and prevent further tragedies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, I’ll share what I know and analyze our current situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the newest recruit, Qi Ming at this moment radiated a quality called “leadership,” calming everyone with his composed demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone instinctively gathered closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, the Crowmen—they have crow-like heads and human bodies. They arrived in large numbers, using [Miniaturization Ray Guns] to capture humans, intending to take them back to their planet as slaves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though numerous, they cannot grow to giant size; only one spaceship barely holds their form, but even the FlySwallow II could handle them easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi raised her hand: “Yesterday’s Abubas was driven off, and all the kidnapped humans have been rescued.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With zero gains, would Abubas go after the Crowmen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Possible. I don’t know if he’ll come, but the Mochin alien will definitely go after the Crowmen—his prey, [Zara], was taken by them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told them the Mochin alien enjoyed playing a “hunting game.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had handcuffed two other planet’s residents, [Lucia] and [Zara], and abandoned them on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as the hunter, he pursued them as prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could giantize and possessed considerable combat strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi: “That’s too cruel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mountain had a different opinion: “If Qi Ming’s intel is correct, this is an alien matter, unrelated to Earth—we shouldn’t interfere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No surprise from Mountain, the one who’d hand over Ace to the Hippolytans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any other team, this view would’ve been drowned in criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this “greatest hits” Victory Team, his opinion found surprising support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi opened his mouth but held back, eyes flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijō Nagi remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida also felt the situation too complex—multiple aliens watching Earth, they had no spare energy to meddle in alien grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they didn’t invade Earth or destroy cities, leave them be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kishida still had some shame—he cleared his throat after speaking and added: “Of course, by our civilization’s values, this is obviously wrong and morally condemnable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “By your logic, the conflict between Chisumaya and the Mochin alien is also ‘an alien matter.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ee9919ede22156b77a21f58e9a1c971535b736b52a77a4cb0dfa828e74f36fa1","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-40","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-38",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]