[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-44":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},2261261,4413,"Chapter 44: The Unbreakable Alliance of Five","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>Although it was a coalition of five factions, their displayed demeanor during discussions was entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abbas, the Muzhen star people, and the Kaiter star people, like the “Upper Three Constants,” held firm speaking rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow people, unable to giantize, and the Natan star people, with “clear self-awareness,” were absolute “Lower Two Constants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this factory was ultimately the crow people’s domain, and their leader, though facing several giantizing aliens, showed no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the weak Natan star people…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the famous movie line goes—“Everyone’s driving a Rolls-Royce, everyone’s driving a Mercedes, you drive a Mazda—you have no right to attend this meeting, go back and wait for notice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this meeting, he could barely interject; no one cared about his feelings or opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after each side explained their demands, they realized there was no fundamental conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Muzhen star people wanted to kill Lucía and Zara; the Natan star people wanted to kill the Maya siblings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four people—kill them, it’s no loss, they’re just slaves anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the crow people tactfully suggested that, to ensure stable cooperation, they should at least wait until after defeating the Victory Team before handing over Zara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though spoken with polite deference, everyone could hear the fear: they feared the Muzhen star people would kill Zara and then break the fragile alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Muzhen star people silently agreed; they too feared being isolated and captured by Abbas, unaware that Abbas only had combat strength at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Kaiter star people’s demand could not be met, for he wished to exterminate all young humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, of course, could not be allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abbas needed powerful warriors; the crow people wanted productive slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the able-bodied were wiped out, would they drag back a bunch of elderly, weak, and sick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Kaiter star people lowered their demand: killing only one-third of Earth’s population would suffice, and he would personally kill Qi Ming for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the five alien factions temporarily reached an agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meeting, the crow people’s leader privately approached Abbas, saying that since they were partners, they should cooperate when dividing up Earth humans as slaves, avoiding conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partner… Do you lowly creatures even deserve that term?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abbas sneered inwardly, outwardly pretending to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His life tier, capable of giantization, was higher than the crow people’s; during his time on Earth, he had vaguely sensed something terrifying lurking on this planet—should he provoke it, even he might not escape unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he only wanted to capture some humans and return to fulfill his mission, not waste this trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a thought struck him: these aliens were all powerful combatants—but with so many, even at night he couldn’t take them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, with hidden agendas and old grudges, the several alien factions decided to attack humanity’s world tonight, eliminating their fighting strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, you can’t sense him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the command room, Lucía gestured wildly until Qi Ming understood her meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably because Zara had been shrunk, Lucía could no longer sense him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong looked disappointed: “Wasted a trip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xingtuan scolded him sternly: “Saving a life isn’t a wasted trip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the command room door opened, and Minister Yin, who had once tried to kill Tongshan, entered with four subordinates, radiating hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming greeted warmly: “Long time no see—still sore on the face?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Victory Team didn’t know about his feud with He Zhi’s faction; they looked bewildered. Minister Yin’s fierce aura faltered, his cold, rigid face twitching involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath to calm himself, then stated his purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hear the Victory Team has alien guests—don’t neglect them and damage our friendship with cosmic civilizations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He proposed transferring Lucía to the Security Department, where she would be properly treated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucía shrank back; Minister Yin’s gaze made her uncomfortable, reminding her of the Muzhen star people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word “friendship” stirred Qi Ming’s thoughts—he suspected He Zhi planned to torture Lucía for star coordinates and bomb her home planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied coolly: “Lucía was just rescued by us from vicious aliens; she only feels safe with us. Look, we’re getting along fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Yin offered several more reasons, but Qi Ming easily dismissed them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This back-and-forth left everyone puzzled: why was Minister Yin, head of Security, so fixated on Lucía?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming wondered too—if Lucía couldn’t sense Zara’s location and couldn’t find the crow people’s hideout, she was irrelevant to this mission; why not hand her over to Minister Yin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Yin finally dropped the pretense: “Hand over the alien to us for custody. This is Commander He Zhi’s order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming remained unmoved, replying indifferently: “I won’t hand her over. That’s my decision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere in the command room froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida and Shan Zhong were stunned; Minister Yin was always aloof, an extreme hawk, and He Zhi’s representative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They normally avoided him entirely, let alone provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, this man was even scarier than Vice-Commander Nishijo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Qi Ming was clearly confronting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xingtuan, unaware of the backstory, didn’t know what to say—he wondered why Qi Ming could antagonize everyone equally, alienating all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Ultraman power gone to his head? Was he no longer respecting ordinary humans? That wouldn’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Yin: “You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming waved him off like shooing a fly: “Enough talk. You can leave now. Didn’t your right cheek get enough last time? Want to offer your left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi clearly saw the veins bulging on Minister Yin’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Shan Zhong and Kishida felt no resentment whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did it matter if he wasn’t respected as a senior? What did a beating matter? This man dared to insult Minister Yin—he was a true role model!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nishijo, who cared only for the Mei Tian siblings and had no interest in this, looked at Qi Ming with newfound admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Qi Ming wasn’t a sycophant—he attacked everyone who crossed him, equally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the memory of his last beating kept Minister Yin from direct conflict: “Next time, I’ll bring the official order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and left; the command room remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even invoking Commander He Zhi hadn’t moved Qi Ming—did he not care about the consequences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “Qi Ming, from what you just said… you’ve clashed with Minister Yin before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Kicked him once, slapped him once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong gasped: “We never heard about this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “He did something shameful—I caught him red-handed. He dares not speak of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8b6b029dd1fdbe78ccecd8495702d2186c65b16e9617fa3eb6f832c60234d563","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-45","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-43",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]