Chapter 526: 519

Fugas and Meifuras were destroyed by Tiga, but the unrest continued to spread, sweeping across the globe.

The U.S. President and his aides were grilled over why they had concealed the true origin of the Beta Box and why they had rashly accepted technology from an alien despised by Ultraman.

High-ranking officials from major nations changed their travel plans to avoid Washington, unwilling to be labeled as accomplices in “turning humans into alien puppets.”

The higher you throw it, the harder you fall.

Many civilians and veterans gathered outside the White House, holding signs reading “We Are Not Experiments.”

The President’s aides were overwhelmed, trying to prove their ignorance—claiming they had sought a path for Earth’s survival before Ultraman appeared—while launching a media blitz to muddy the waters.

But this time, his tactic of “creating a big news story” to divert attention failed.

What could possibly be more worth discussing than “Ultraman appearing in reality to kill monsters”?

This trending topic would dominate all major online platforms for at least half a month, each one flooded with Ultraman-related content.

Leaders of major nations publicly praised Ultraman’s actions against the monsters, while ordinary people debated the future.

“In the end, humans still can’t fight monsters on our own, sigh.”

“Why be so discouraged? Now we have Ultraman—what’s there to fear?”

“By the way, I remember in the original series, Tiga Ultraman was transformed from Officer Dagu. Do you think this Tiga is also a human?”

“Very likely.”

“Then if he steps forward and calls for world peace, wouldn’t those ambitious warlords dare not launch wars that kill so many people? He could reshape the world according to his own will.”

“Don’t daydream—Ultraman usually doesn’t reveal his identity to the public.”

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At this moment, District Thirteen.

The old man adjusted his reading glasses and scrutinized the triumphant Qi Ming: “The Guardian of the Ming Realm… it truly exists.”

As Qi Ming remained puzzled, Dao Long stepped forward and dragged him away.

Long Shu beside him said: “Don’t mind him—Old Man is just like this.”

Qi Ming: “It’s fine. Please continue telling me about your past expeditions to the Lotus Temple.”

After accidentally learning that Xiao Yu’s “Long Shu” was also an archaeologist, Qi Ming found many shared interests and exchanged insights with him.

Long Shu recounted numerous bizarre and perilous experiences from his archaeological digs, captivating Qi Ming, who loved thrilling stories.

Thieves who could turn themselves into origami, masks that summoned ghostly ninja, statues that transformed people into cats, vampires in ancient castles…

Qi Ming declared he believed every word!

Qi Ming also shared many yin-yang and five-element techniques he had learned from Professor Sima Hui, along with his experience in locating dragon veins, leaving Long Shu equally astonished.

The two felt they had met too late and immediately exchanged contact information, vowing to invite each other to assist with any difficult tombs in the future.

At that moment, Xiao Yu rushed over: “Mr. Qi Ming, we’ve just discovered traces of another monster and [the·one].”

A day earlier, [Reidewang] appeared at a Russian military base, swallowed a hydrogen bomb, then vanished back underground.

Qi Ming: “...”

Reidewang swallowing a hydrogen bomb—that’s exactly the plot of Episode 25 of “Ultraman,” “The Strange Comet Ziyifeng.”

I didn’t expect it to happen in my world too… but it’s no big deal; I’ll just make sure not to accidentally detonate the bomb during the battle.

The man Xiao Yu called Long Shu looked shattered: “More monsters?! Four monsters in half a month is terrifying!”

Qi Ming: “It’s fine—only four, and these monsters are all pretty ordinary.”

Xiao Yu: “?”

Only four? Isn’t four monsters in half a month terrifying enough?

She continued: “Half an hour after Reidewang returned underground, [the·one] appeared at the same location.”

Behavioral analysis indicated [the·one] intended to consume Reidewang.

In the original series, its appetite kept growing—it first absorbed lizards, salamanders, rats, and crows, then progressed to devouring large numbers of humans to grow massive.

Now it has advanced to preying on monsters.

Xiao Yu suggested that if Qi Ming had confidence, they could attempt a high-risk strategy.

Next time Reidewang appears, don’t kill it immediately—use it as bait, then go all out once [the·one] arrives.

Qi Ming: “Fine. Let’s fight this way.”

Since Meifuras had already been dealt with, he decided to return home and wait for [the·one] to appear.

Xiao Yu asked: “Um… could we take a photo? District Thirteen helped Ultraman expose the aliens’ conspiracy—I’d like to keep a memento.”

Qi Ming: “No problem.”

A crowd of those in the know gathered around—Long Shu, the old man, Fu.

Qi Ming called out to Dao Long, who was huddled in the corner: “Dao Long Grandpa, come join us.”

Dao Long: “I’d rather not.”

The old man, once his bitter enemy, suddenly spoke: “Come on, what’s there to be shy about?”

Dao Long froze, then slowly walked over and stood behind the muscular Fu, beside the old man and Qi Ming.

The shutter clicked, freezing the moment.

At that moment, Fu suddenly remembered something and grew concerned.

Although their intentions were good, they had objectively leaked many classified secrets—if discovered, it would be hard to explain.

“No problem, don’t worry,” Qi Ming smiled.

He shook Long Shu’s hand firmly and set off on his journey home.