[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-54":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},2261271,4413,"Chapter 54: 53 Aihara Ryū","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>“Indeed, that shark monster has begun attacking Ultraman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana, watching the battlefield through binoculars on the ground, said this without surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, when Ultraman and a monster clashed, it was as inevitable as “a man dies when killed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming knew this attack was orchestrated by a human with ill intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original Ultraman Tiga series, Masaki Seiwa made Chigira severely injure Tiga because he had already confirmed Daigo’s identity—he planned to drain Daigo’s stamina before seizing his Sparklence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, Masaki Seiwa likely only knew that “Ultraman is formed from a human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he intended to use Chigira to forcibly revert the current Ultraman back into a human, then use surveillance cameras to identify that person and steal his transformation device for his own use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Qi Ming, but Masaki Seiwa also wanted to be the “fishing man,” believing the giant, worn down by Golza and Melba, could be easily defeated by Chigira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have time to waste on your toy—I’ll take you out for real later.” Qi Ming prepared to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only 30% of Tiga’s transformation could last one and a half minutes, and he couldn’t yet change forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His martial arts techniques also struggled to adapt against Chigira’s non-humanoid form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even if he killed Chigira, it wouldn’t matter—it was a man-made machine; its death wouldn’t yield any life energy to convert into Star Ci  points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crash!” Chigira launched a fierce assault on Tiga, leaping into the air and charging with its drill-like snout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiga leapt straight upward, flying toward the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolish, I can fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crash!” Chigira missed its target again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive kinetic energy made it impossible to stop; inertia carried it forward, smashing a building behind Tiga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ultraman actually fled!” Yamana and Kishida were stunned; Nami Nishijo and Megumi were equally shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the rooftop, Aihara Ryū froze for a moment, then let out a deafening roar toward Tiga’s retreating figure:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! What third-rate fighting skills are these! You actually ran away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at what you’ve protected! Are you even an Ultraman warrior?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he collapsed to his knees and began sobbing uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, during the battle against Dinorulu, his team suffered an unprecedented defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their beloved commander, Serizawa, had died—only he survived, and only when Ultraman Seven appeared did they finally defeat the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, the same outcome again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is this happening? Must humanity rely on Ultraman’s power to protect Earth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so much pent-up pressure, and now witnessing humanity’s guardian Ultraman flee after leaving chaos behind, Aihara Ryū could no longer bear it—he unleashed his anguish in full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Masaki Seiwa, secretly controlling Chigira, also froze for a moment, then sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He fled mid-battle—what a useless coward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t understand why such a timid creature inherited the light. How could such a performance ever deserve humanity’s praise for a savior?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clearly, only I can become the one and only god, guiding humanity’s path forward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he was lost in self-delusion, completely unaware of what awaited him next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Masaki Seiwa’s command, Chigira returned underground, and the incident temporarily ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rumors—“Chigira Battles Two Monsters,” “Ultraman Defeated and Fled,” “Defense Officer Rages at Ultraman”—spread rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi Dan’s face was grim; he drove the Feiyan No.1 in silence, delivering Qi Ming back to the offshore base, after which Qi Ming immediately began studying the new functions of the Ultraman Arbitrary Key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After storing the DNA of Golza and Melba, increasing the collected types from four to six, the first function—[Sight Through]—had been unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… X-ray vision?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After activating this function, Qi Ming found he could see through the trunk of the Draym car directly to the sniper rifle inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I used this to ‘gamble on raw stones,’ I could instantly see if jade was inside—guaranteed profit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming wasn’t short on money, nor was he particularly interested in jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, the greatest use of this function was revealing essence—letting him see through the true forms of aliens disguised as humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Amplify] function, unlocked only after collecting ten transformation types, must be even more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After studying [Sight Through], Qi Ming fiddled with the Arbitrary Key again, hoping Golza and Melba would give him more “surprises.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Qi Ming would never have stored Golza and Melba’s DNA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these two monsters had weak combat power and no special traits or growth potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after discovering that the Arbitrary Key could store only ten Star Ci  points at once, he had new ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This suggested the Arbitrary Key had some “hidden settings”—did those settings include fusion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can store DNA, shouldn’t fusing them be possible too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Golza and Melba could fuse directly into Golba; add Super Gobu later and you get the [Three Emperors]; add Eye Q and Lei Qiu and you get the [Five Emperors].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Five Emperors] should at least reach Class A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after studying for a long while, he gained nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming shifted his approach: collecting five types unlocked [Sight Through], ten types unlocked [Amplify]—perhaps collecting fifteen types would unlock [Fusion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if I’ll even live long enough to reach that point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was growing more complex; Chigira’s attack on him signaled that Masaki Seiwa harbored the same ambition as in the original series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should he respond?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming knew this man wasn’t a simple villain; in the original series, though arrogant and convinced he should become “humanity’s guiding savior,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he lost control of his power after transforming into a giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was because he carried ancient genetic factors—he sought to prevent the “apocalyptic future” he kept dreaming of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final episode, when facing Gattanjeru, Masaki Seiwa risked everything to revive Tiga from his stone statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Qi Ming, this was a double-edged sword—an extremely unstable variable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was far more complex and dangerous than the original Ultraman Tiga universe; no one knew whether, under the influence of multiple factors, allowing Masaki Seiwa to develop freely would let him still follow the original “path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, if he told Masaki Seiwa, “You’re doing it wrong—transforming with a corrupted heart will cause loss of control,” the stubborn man would never listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he give him a chance—or simply…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Qi Ming unconsciously opened the trunk and grabbed the sniper rifle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Megumi’s voice came from behind him: “Team Leader Qi Ming, Counselor Kento is in the command room—he’s called an emergency meeting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emergency meeting?” Qi Ming instinctively turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c2c0a2b9465b7fd72c49664e69f5c3a4ffee578fdf2047ed9cb2c8cfdbae8285","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-55","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-53",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]