Chapter 529

On a train sleeper berth.

Teacher Zhang, who had previously scolded Qi Ming for his lack of ambition, sat on the bunk holding the Ultraman Tiga toy she had bought.

Just now, several nearby passengers had asked to buy the toy, but she refused them all.

“Ding ding…” Suddenly, her phone emitted an emergency alert, informing Teacher Zhang that shortly after she had boarded the train and left Jingzhou City, a kaiju had attacked Jingzhou City.

She opened the livestream and saw the Silver Dragon pinning down Red King.

Seeing the familiar buildings in the footage, Teacher Zhang felt a crushing weight in her chest.

Others had likely received alerts from major media outlets too, opening their screens to watch the battle between the two kaiju.

Suddenly, the camera jerked upward—black wings filled the screen, triggering panic throughout the carriage.

“It’s 【the·one】! It’s appeared in our country!”

“Oh no, oh no, 【the·one】 has arrived—this city is doomed!”

“That Silver Dragon can’t take on two at once, we’re finished—no idea how many will die this time.”

Teacher Zhang’s heart sank to the bottom—she believed September’s classes couldn’t start, because the entire city, including the campus, was probably finished.

At that moment, the camera swung sharply to focus on a young man of noble bearing.

“What’s the cameraman filming? I want to see the kaiju!”

“Huh? What a handsome guy—is he walking toward the kaiju for some reason?”

Teacher Zhang was stunned—wasn’t that Qi Ming?

How could he be in such a dangerous place? Didn’t he fear death? Had his recent bizarre behavior truly driven him mad?

“Dad, Mom, watch closely—this is my transformation.”

The next instant, Qi Ming in the footage slammed his watch face.

Blinding light erupted—a streak of radiance surged upward, forming a massive figure.

His skin was primarily red, with gold-and-silver armor covering his chest and shoulders, and a bright blue Chronometer on his chest.

Max Ultraman, appear!

He lifted his gaze to fixate on 【the·one】—the latter, mid-dive, slammed to a sudden halt, eyeing the newcomer with shock.

The creature below—hostile intent!

The female anchor on camera froze, then shouted: “Did I just see that right? Is this a dream? That young man just turned into a Light Giant!”

After those words, the train carriage erupted.

“A person turned into Ultraman! Ultraman really is a human!”

“Amazing! So Ultraman is one of us!”

Unlike the chattering crowd, Teacher Zhang stood frozen, then pinched her thigh hard.

So painful!

Then I’m not dreaming!

Classmate Qi Ming really became Ultraman! He became the hero carrying everyone’s hope!

Recalling how embarrassed he’d looked yesterday after she scolded him, she found it impossible to reconcile that boy with this majestic giant.

Perhaps I truly misunderstood Qi Ming—he didn’t spend the past half-month partying!

Meanwhile, the school’s WeChat work group began flooding with messages.

“That guy who transformed on TV—isn’t that Qi Ming from the Student Union?”

“No doubt—it’s him!”

………………………………

Jingzhou City, on-site.

Gazing at Max Ultraman’s towering form, Qi Ming’s three elders were left speechless with shock.

Qi Ming… turned into Ultraman?

When Qi Ming first demonstrated his ability to summon and control kaiju, they’d already been stunned by this unexpected gift.

In their eyes, Ultraman was unquestionably a divine being, while the kaiju-summoning Leonix was also immensely powerful.

Anyone capable of countering kaiju beyond reason would be treated as a national treasure by the state and all humanity.

Now, Qi Ming had doubled the surprise.

He wasn’t just a Leonix who could control kaiju—he could transform into Ultraman himself!

All miracles had converged upon him!

“Dad, Mom, don’t you feel like ‘my son suddenly grew up’?”

Max turned and looked down at the three below—Qi Ming’s voice rang out clearly to everyone nearby.

The stunned crowd was shocked again—Ultraman was speaking to them!

Old Qi’s face twitched: “I’ve long lost track of your path, but suddenly growing to fifty meters? That’s…”

Qi Ming: “Haha, Dad, your sense of humor’s improved.”

Old Qi was about to speak again when his expression changed—above, 【the·one】 had observed for a moment, then dove straight at Max’s back.

Chen Yang: “Watch out!”

“If a cheap ambush like that could kill me, I’d have died dozens of times already.” Qi Ming spun and hurled his Ice Axe—a silver streak cut across the sky, striking precisely at the base of 【the·one】’s right wing.

“Puff!” Purple-black corrosive blood rained down like a storm.

【the·one】, thrown off balance, let out a twisted scream, its massive body spiraling downward like a shot crow, crashing to the ground with a thunderous impact as mushroom clouds of dust rose.

“Didn’t kill it? Then again.”

The next instant, under the lens of the reporters, Max Ultraman charged toward the falling 【the·one】.

He gripped 【the·one】’s shoulder, leapt forward, smashed down with his elbow, then followed with a crushing uppercut, delivering another brutal blow to its head.

【the·one】 retaliated with its right claw—Qi Ming leaned back to dodge, then swept upward with a kick, followed by a rapid barrage of punches to its head.

Qi Ming’s attacks were wide and powerful, showcasing Max’s signature speed and strength—his relentless assault forced 【the·one】 into constant retreat.

But Qi Ming was also astonished—he could sense 【the·one】’s power level was roughly B+.

Evolving to this degree in half a month was terrifying—no wonder it required Ultraman Noah himself to chase it down.

But facing me, its reign of terror ends today.

Watching Max overpower 【the·one】, Teacher Gao squinted and suddenly said: “That’s not Ultraman Tiga, is it?”

Old Qi replied immediately: “No, it’s another Ultraman—I can’t name it.”

He’d watched over a dozen episodes of Tiga—he knew Tiga could only change colors.

Teacher Gao: “Hmm… doesn’t matter, as long as it defeats these kaiju.”

In fact, not just Teacher Gao—citizens across the nation were passionately debating this.

“That guy turned into Ultraman Tiga!”

“Don’t call every Ultraman Tiga—that’s Max Ultraman, not Tiga!”

“Oh right, I remember—he got knocked out by Belial’s two hits in that movie where a thousand Ultramen fought a thousand kaiju.”

“I’ve seen that meme before! Him scratching his head while the Ice Axe falls into water, him diving in to fish it out!”

“And that one where he holds a car and shakes it side to side, then the car slips from his hands.”

“Is he a funny Ultraman? But he’s fighting so fiercely—he looks incredibly strong.”

Some veteran fans were thrilled—this was exactly how Max, the fastest and strongest, should fight.

“Max’s Maxium Cannon can erase enemies at the molecular level—using that, we won’t have to worry about Alien Factor spreading!”

“I was worried Tiga couldn’t handle 【the·one】—now we can rest easy, haha.”

“But who’s the guy who transformed into Max? He’s definitely not Daima Kaito, and he didn’t use the Max Spark.”

“Maybe he’s an Ultraman in human form.”

“Then why did he just call them Mom and Dad? Do Ultramen come to Earth to fight and adopt parents?”

In fact, many people knew Qi Ming.

Vice Chair of the Student Union, Yuan Hua: “Holy crap—isn’t that our Student Union chair Qi Ming? Chairman Qi turned into light?”

“Holy shit—our Han Dong University of Politics and Law’s Student Union chair turned into Ultraman? That’s way stronger than the Student Union chair from the Cassel Academy in ‘Dragon Raja’!”

“What is Cassel Academy? I think Voldemort from Hogwarts would get kicked to death by Chairman Qi!”

In Nanbo City, Qing Zizai, who had once taught Qi Ming martial arts, stared in shock at the video of Qi Ming transforming into Max and striking 【the·one】.

“That’s Electric Wind Leg, and Golden Mountain Sea Fist… all the moves I taught Qi Ming.”

“How the hell did he suddenly become Ultraman?”

When Qing Zizai taught him these moves, besides admiring his talent, he’d hoped that if their combat team ever had a gap, Qi Ming—the “substitute”—could fill in.

But now… he’d become Ultraman and instantly erased all evil.

The video had spread overseas—many foreign netizens had recognized Qi Ming.