Chapter 488

Qi Ming, jolted awake in a SpongeBob pajama, arrived at the command room and froze upon seeing Uroga and Eye-Q fighting.

He knew both sides.

Uroga, a classic antagonist from Ultraman Gaia, a sentient alien who first appeared in episodes 13 and 14 of Gaia, “The Daughter of Time.”

In the original series, this race fought Gaia twice and was his archenemy—equivalent to the Kiliailod people in Ultraman Tiga.

This first-generation Uroga in the original series tried to drive humanity to self-destruction, shattered Musashi’s psyche, and used hostage threats to force Gaia into inaction.

High intelligence, but weak combat power; Gaia’s Corona form dispatched him in a few strikes—unclear if he even reached B-rank.

Eye-Q, a classic antagonist from Ultraman Gaia—utterly iconic.

It is the physical manifestation of a curse cast by the demon lord Kijiro just before he was slain by Ida Iryu, using the power of the Destruction Summoning Body.

Eye-Q can absorb various materials and convert them into energy.

In Ultraman Zeta, Gagula, transformed into the Five Emperors, used Eye-Q’s power and even injured Gorgos.

A complete second-generation Eye-Q certainly has B-rank power.

The question is: both are evil entities—why are they fighting each other?

Why are they fighting?

Uroga was equally confused.

He attacked those three people to draw Earth’s authorities’ attention to the “bait” he had laid out.

What the hell is this broken eye doing suddenly attacking me? Did I provoke you?

The next moment, Uroga activated his teleportation ability and vanished from the battlefield, ending this pointless fight.

At the same time, the voice of the demon lord Kijiro echoed once more in Shusaku’s heart:

“Did you see that, my descendant? The enemy fled in panic—this is the power of cursed arts.”

“With your power, the cursed arts will grow stronger—we shall build our kingdom upon this earth!”

With that, the damaged Eye-Q vanished.

“Thank goodness, we made it…” Yangmei looked shaken.

She thanked the white-clad woman who had pulled her away while her legs trembled: “Thank you for saving me.”

Nearby, Shusaku muttered under his breath: “Actually, you should thank me…”

But he dared not openly admit his connection to the Eye-Q, radiating such intense evil—he still hesitated whether to aid his ancestor.

“Hey, what are you three doing here?”

At that moment, a squad of armed Security Bureau officers arrived on the scene and immediately confronted Shusaku and the others.

Feeling the fierce and menacing aura radiating from them, Yangmei shrank back involuntarily.

“Don’t worry—they’re all good kids.” The next moment, Qi Ming’s voice came from above.

Everyone looked up to see Feiyan-1 slowly descending from the sky.

At ten meters above ground, Qi Ming leapt straight out of the cockpit and landed firmly on the earth.

Jumping from ten meters without a scratch stunned everyone.

“It’s you, Commander Qi!” The squad leader, upon seeing Qi Ming, immediately removed his cap and saluted.

Seeing him in person today, he was utterly convinced—he truly lived up to his reputation.

“Leave this to me.” Qi Ming waved his hand, and the Security Bureau officers immediately dispersed.

“He must be very high-ranking,” the white-clad woman whispered to Mami.

Yangmei, upon seeing Qi Ming, was ecstatic: “He’s Qi Ming, the strongest human on Earth—super famous, more famous than any celebrity. I never thought I’d see him in person—he just descended from the sky, so cool!”

She had just felt cursed to encounter aliens and nearly die, but now seeing Qi Ming, she felt it was all worth it.

Maybe she could even get an autograph—then every student in her school would envy her.

Shusaku also knew Qi Ming’s impressive record and image, and deeply admired how he could punch down five-meter-tall alien beasts and fight evil on the front lines to protect Earth.

But seeing his childhood friend so fanatical, he muttered inwardly: “Ten meters high? I could probably do that too…”

Qi Ming smiled warmly at Yangmei and the others, then turned to Shusaku: “Descending from the sky isn’t impressive—your little boyfriend could probably do it too.”

The instant their eyes met, Shusaku felt a chill run through him—he felt completely exposed.

He stammered in protest: “No no, I haven’t trained like you, Commander Qi—I could never do that.”

Yangmei eyed him suspiciously: “Why are you so flustered? It was just a joke.”