[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-60":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},2261277,4413,"Chapter 60: 58 Dragon Vein","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>To eliminate Gudun before it appeared, the entire Victory Team entered a state of high alert and began using every means possible to search for Gudun underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kishida began flipping through ancient texts: “I understand—this monster is Gudun! A powerful ancient monster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Does it also mention that it feeds on ‘Double-Tail Monster’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida nodded vigorously: “Correct, Comrade Qi Ming clearly understands classical texts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming rubbed his temples, then asked after a long pause: “While searching for Gudun, also look for ‘strange stones’—they might be the eggs of the Double-Tail Monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after half a day, they found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deep night, the other team members, exhausted from the day’s work, fell into heavy sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming seemed to have endless energy and prepared to step out into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going?” Moroboshi, who had also stayed awake, worried, called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “I’m going to use my own method to track down Gudun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi: “I’ll go with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming did not refuse; he drove the Drumm vehicle straight to the quarry where Gudun had appeared during the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qi Ming get out, Moroboshi followed, leaning on his cane: “What are you planning to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming pointed to the massive hole Gudun had dug during the day: “I’ll transform into Golza and follow the tunnels Gudun carved underground.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi’s eyes lit up—this was indeed a good plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Qi Ming turn the dial, he said with deep meaning: “Even though this isn’t your world, you still care deeply about the lives of the people here, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming did not answer; he lightly tapped the dial and transformed into the massive form of Golza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, it thrust its head into the ground and followed the tunnels Gudun had dug downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi kept watch all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hours passed; as the sky began to lighten, Golza’s huge head reemerged from underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Moroboshi’s gaze, Golza shook off the dirt from its body, then reverted back to Qi Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat on a rock, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi hurried forward, leaning on his cane: “How was it? Did you find Gudun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming paused, then asked: “Captain, do you know what’s down there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi: “What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “I never imagined I’d one day use ‘interconnected’ to describe the underground world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said that shortly after descending, he encountered a “crossroads” formed by two tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One tunnel was dug by Gudun; the other, by some other subterranean monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After judging the age of the tunnels by soil condition, Qi Ming chose the newly dug left path, and soon encountered a junction of four tunnels…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He faced this kind of choice roughly ten times that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming was nearly driven mad: “I can’t imagine how many active monsters are down there—their tunnels have turned into a massive labyrinth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, how could you possibly follow a tunnel to find Gudun? Just finding your way back would be a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening for a long while, Moroboshi frowned tightly: “So, all that effort was wasted? You found nothing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming waved his hand: “Not exactly. Crawling through the underground was a novel experience for me. Besides, I think I found a ‘Dragon Vein.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Qi Ming, Golza—aside from having no time limit—was otherwise quite useless compared to Diga, another C-Class form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first transformation into Golza cost no Star Gift; getting a free underground tour was worthwhile enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi asked curiously: “What’s a Dragon Vein?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “A geological vein nourished by Dragon Qi—this counts as a Dragon Vein.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said the underground world should have been stifling and lifeless, but when he entered one tunnel, he felt it was “teeming with vitality”—the branches scattered there remained fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also saw some human corpses—not reduced to bones, but covered in “bird feathers and dragon scales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a “scientific” perspective, this was microbial activity preserving the bodies, and over time causing mutation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a “feng shui” perspective, that place was a Dragon Vein’s auspicious burial ground—buried there, one could “ascend,” bringing blessings to descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a Dragon Vein, which invigorates all life and sustains vitality, is favored by the Four Spirits; in this bustling underground world, it must already be occupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Qi Ming immediately withdrew, avoiding any misunderstanding from the monster that had taken control of the Dragon Vein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Qi Ming joked that if he died in battle, they should bury him there, so he could \"enjoy\" the feng shui paradise that countless people spend their entire lives seeking but never attain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t talk such bad luck,” Moroboshi mused: “So… do dragons really exist in this world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Didn’t you fight ‘Cosmic Dragon Nas’ before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi: “That was a mechanical weapon brought by aliens—only shaped like a dragon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “There are probably many living dragons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a world blending all Ultraman works—perhaps the Great Sea Dragon from Ultraman Seven OV, or Summer’s Watch from Ultraman Max, might exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most famous dragon would be the Earth Emperor Great Monster—[Ren Long].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now dawn; Qi Ming gazed at the first ray of sunlight rising from the horizon, and a thought arose in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original Ultraman Gaia series, Ren Long was the “divine guardian of Earth’s order,” capable of summoning all Earth monsters to war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this world also has a [Ren Long] with the same role as in Gaia’s original plot, how powerful would it be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending the night burrowing underground, Qi Ming returned to his single dorm on the ocean base and fell into deep sleep, while the other team members, newly awakened, began another round of systematic search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “I heard the Defense Force is developing a ‘Subterranean Penetrating Missile’ capable of directly attacking monsters hiding underground—if we find Gudun, we might collaborate with them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana: “Ask the Defense Force for help? The staff won’t approve it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo Nagi: “Let’s find it first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But again today, they found nothing, increasing everyone’s anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At five a.m., the Victory Team’s emergency assembly signal rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on? Did you find Gudun?!” Kishida was the first to arrive fully dressed in the command room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qi Ming arrived, everyone in the command room stared wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana: “Comrade Qi Ming, you look yellow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming had come wearing a SpongeBob pajama set, making Nishijo Nagi’s face twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to scold him, but feared his sharp retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disrupted circadian rhythms—even Qi Ming made small mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t mind these details—what happened?” Qi Ming was completely unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi: “According to the Weather Division’s report, the cloud containing the Lightning Man is rapidly descending from the ionosphere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi frowned—Gudun underground remained unresolved, and now the sky had changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidence? Or some hidden connection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","57656fe92c0075a96c1e959b4782184e69cef729f1db5ed8d98cc31d51b63100","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-61","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-59",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]