[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-56":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},2261273,4413,"Chapter 56: 55 The Jeep Will Be Smashed for You","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>After reading through the comments, Qi Ming said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand and sympathize with those who lost their property in the disaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But even if it happened again, I’d fight the same way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I held back out of concern for these concrete shells and lost the battle, the situation would only grow worse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan: “But didn’t you just run away without fighting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened another video, showing Aihara Ryu’s roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! What kind of third-rate fighting technique is this? You actually ran away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at what you’ve protected! Are you even an Ultraman?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never thought I’d get this treatment—this crazy dog bites anyone he sees.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, when I checked the news, I saw his squad got wiped out trying to stop the monster—I can understand him a bit now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, this video has a lot of comments too. Let me take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the video; beneath it were the same torrent of heated remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think those useless bastards are the real bastards—how dare they blame Ultraman? Isn’t protecting the city the military’s job?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! We don’t pay taxes to Ultraman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if he drives Ultraman away? Who’ll protect us when the next monster shows up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t we start a religion worshipping Ultraman? Then when trouble hits, we just pray—it might be more useful than counting on these guys.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Ultraman isn’t some all-knowing, all-powerful god—he failed to defeat the monster and ran away. I’m constantly on edge, afraid that giant shark will return and destroy the city again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming muttered in disbelief: “It’s hard to say if these people are even sane. Sure, the Defense Force is useless, but those soldiers are risking their lives to protect them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan also watched the comments: “See, Qi Ming? Everyone’s counting on you to defeat that shark and preserve peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed deeply and explained the full story to Shuxing Tuan again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Masaki Keigo isn’t insane—he wants to be a savior, not someone who manipulates the subterranean shark to destroy the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Kenzo the strategist already knows there are statues remaining in Kumamoto City; Masaki Keigo will soon be too occupied to care about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let evil fight evil—I’ll sit back and watch the storms rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan thought for a moment, still believing Qi Ming’s combat power needed improvement, and prepared to train him personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming thought for a moment and said: “Fine. I’m not good at aerial combat—can you help me learn quickly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the battle with Giliador, when Giliador fled into the air, Qi Ming didn’t chase him—he refused to enter an unfamiliar domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I could fly proficiently, I could keep distant aerial attacks on ground-based monsters later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan nodded outwardly, but inwardly wondered: Is Qi Ming learning this just so he can escape more smoothly from the air later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qi Ming thought this commander might use his experience to fill his gaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, when he arrived at the agreed location, he saw a Jeep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong sense of dread rose in Qi Ming’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beach. Jeep. Shuxing Tuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha. Commander, you don’t really think I’m some noble soul like Feng Yuan, do you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan stepped out of the Jeep and said flight training could wait—right now, he’d train Qi Ming’s “toughness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Qi Ming had always performed well, Shuxing Tuan believed more “motivation” would make him stronger and better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To meet people’s expectations and solidify their trust in Ultraman, don’t let them down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Shuxing Tuan launched into a long speech on “a man’s sense of duty”—the exact same lecture he once gave Feng Yuan in the original Ultraman Leo series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming stared blankly at Shuxing Tuan, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those houses carried the sweat of construction workers—they held families’ memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you yourself say Ultraman isn’t just a monster-killing machine? You should pay attention to that in battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan planned to use the moving Jeep to simulate the subterranean shark’s charge, forcing Qi Ming to take the impact head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said this wasn’t just training against the shark—it was to teach him to consider the bigger picture in future battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming finally spoke, his voice weary:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ultraman isn’t just a monster-killing machine, but I’m not a pure Ultraman either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Shuxing Tuan, treat me like a human—a human with human weaknesses, someone who fears death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan froze: “You say you fear death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming, matter-of-factly: “Of course. I’m young—how could I not fear death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could overpower the subterranean shark by exploiting its weakness, and I could easily use my body to block attacks and protect buildings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I won’t—because it would injure me, far beyond what’s ‘within my capacity.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth is teeming with danger now—I don’t know how many evils are watching me as this ‘obstacle in their path.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must stay alert. I must win with the least cost possible—don’t give those bastards a chance to strike.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Qi Ming’s eyes flickered with mockery:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t the city’s concrete roads also the workers’ sweat? What if they’re crushed? Should we just stop fighting altogether?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes; do nothing, and you make no mistakes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This...” Shuxing Tuan fell silent, stunned that his casual words had triggered such a fierce rebuttal from Qi Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked: “You say you’re being watched—any clues?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “No. Just a hunch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan: “So you’re saying you’re afraid to fight at full strength just because of a guess?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming thought: Unless I say it louder, Shuxing Tuan won’t listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I must survive and go home—my strength is needed there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me, the lives of everyone else in this world combined mean less than mine. Do you understand now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuxing Tuan paled: “You’re too extreme!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming stepped forward and slapped the Jeep’s hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, I fight to answer my own conscience—not to please you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save this nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he slammed his palm down hard, denting the hood deeply, then walked away without looking back as Shuxing Tuan stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasted a trip.” On the way home, Qi Ming’s face was grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>External enemies surround us; internal scheming festers. Talking with Commander Shuxing Tuan either brings pressure or feels like talking to a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else fails, I might as well follow the few “escape routes” I already found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—where’s the road?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t I just walk this path? Why is there no one else around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming snapped back to awareness—he’d been circling the same spot repeatedly, like caught in a ghostly loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a low voice, carried by a chilling wind, came from behind: “Have you grown disillusioned with this world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming spun around—the towering figure before him made his pupils contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body of black and red, rib-like exoskeleton, black eyes and a colored timer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, my instinct was right—something in the darkness has been watching me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is—Dark Mefist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1179,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bdbe4b8d4bc83ee5c7636f817afd2725c70118456b5bffa1f0ee4af64cb416d0","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-57","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-55",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]