[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-7":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},2261224,4413,"Chapter 7: 7 Terrifying Monster Realm","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>“After being lost for three days, you finally made it here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qi Ming stepped into the Victory Team command room, Yamana couldn’t help but sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming replied calmly and politely: “If you’re tired of living, you could hang yourself from a ceiling beam and test the tensile limit of your cervical spine—consider it a contribution to medicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say!” Yamana and Kishida both stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami Nishijo, seated beside the circular conference table, frowned slightly, thinking this guy was indeed as troublesome as Yamana had described.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi’s face was blank with shock, as if drowning—what was this sudden escalation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, both of you,” Shohachi Dan asked. “What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi: “Residents near Mount Chaowu reported hearing what sounded like a kaiju’s roar and requested our investigation. At the same time, two college students went missing there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shohachi Dan nodded: “Then go. Nishijo, Yamana, Kishida, Qi Ming—you’re dispatched to investigate Mount Chaowu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do we really need to deploy the Victory Team for something this vague?” Yamana glanced at Qi Ming, unwilling to be stuck with this infuriating guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s a suspicion, we must investigate thoroughly—that’s our duty,” Nishijo said, standing up. “Prepare for departure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: “Aren’t you coming, Megumi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I the only sane person here? Is this a form of workplace bullying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi, who had been covertly observing him, startled at being directly mentioned: “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shohachi Dan: “Megumi has excellent piloting skills, but she usually stays at base to analyze data and support frontline personnel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida, who held a grudge against Qi Ming, seized the chance to strike: “See? Even a girl is more capable than you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi waved her hands frantically: “No, no! Qi Ming just joined the team—he’ll catch up quickly after some training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shohachi Dan, fearing another argument, hurriedly said: “No time to waste—depart now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellow Hien-1 flew through the stratosphere; Qi Ming, seated in the rear, listened to the sharp shriek of wings tearing through air, his eyes fixed on Nishijo’s hands pulling the control stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo sensed his gaze and asked: “Do you think you can learn this just by watching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming replied casually: “I’m just killing time with a glance—it doesn’t seem as hard as I imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had shown extraordinary memory and insight since childhood—memorizing steles and reconstructing Go boards effortlessly, grasping one example to infer ten others—and many masters had willingly guided him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nishijo took it as mere boasting, her face icy as she said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop acting so clever. Do you really believe the flattery of those girls who only admire your looks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay grounded. Train seriously. Don’t waste the captain’s expectations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming countered: “If you’re talking about acting clever, you’ve only just met me—on what basis do you judge I lack this ability?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo had no reply. For the rest of the journey, she gave up trying to “reform” this stubborn, disrespectful man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Nishijo landed the Hien-1 on a flat area at the foot of Mount Chaowu; the second Hien, piloted by Kishida and Yamana, followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting the cockpit, Qi Ming looked up at Mount Chaowu—the thick mist blocked his view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant rustling of pine winds mingled with the cries of unknown creatures, like wailing ghosts and howling wolves, radiating a gloomy aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strong electromagnetic interference,” Kishida frowned. Equipment would be severely disrupted under these conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four strapped on heavy climbing gear and began ascending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up—this is a high-risk area,” Nishijo said. Though she despised Qi Ming’s “arrogance,” as deputy commander, it was her duty to look after new recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Qi Ming climbed while recalling details linked to “Mount Chaowu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked: “High-risk area… isn’t there a legend that a dragon lives here, eating climbers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Megumi, typing rapidly in the command room, replied after checking records: “There is such a tale.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice crackled intermittently through the communicator due to the intense magnetic fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming nodded, believing Mount Chaowu was the habitat of the kaiju [Sadora] and [Taidon], featured in Episode 3 of Jack’s series, “The Terrifying Monster Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two violent kaiju always fought each other upon meeting and showed absolute hostility toward outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful—kaiju do exist here. Those climbers were killed by them,” Qi Ming warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “Don’t jump to conclusions. We haven’t found any traces of kaiju activity. You’re an amateur when it comes to handling them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming stopped walking—he heard a strange roar, as if rising from underground: “I heard it. That’s a kaiju’s cry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida strained to listen: “I heard nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana: “I heard nothing either. You’re just paranoid. The original reporter probably was too. There’s no kaiju here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming fell silent, deciding to prove it with facts later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after hours of searching, they found not even a shadow of a kaiju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magnetic fog rendered detection devices useless; even visual scanning was blocked by mist—inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The physical strain of climbing under heavy loads left the other three exhausted, their pace slowing further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is he not tired?” Yamana, lagging behind, gasped as he watched Qi Ming, at the front, waiting for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe the captain had good reason to recruit him—he’s got real strength,” Kishida also thought Qi Ming’s ease wasn’t fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me carry your pack,” Qi Ming extended his hand to Nishijo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need,” Nishijo, stubborn and proud, slapped his hand away and gritted her teeth to keep moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana laughed: “Ha! Your kindness is wasted—deputy commander doesn’t fall for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming thought: Isn’t helping each other in a temporary team just basic cooperation? To call it “flattery” from this angle—typical Yamana, typical Kishida.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have trackers, so we won’t get lost—but this isn’t working,” Kishida said, unwilling to go further. “This is pointless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming said: “I agree. Instead of searching for the kaiju, we should stay put and make noise—let the kaiju come to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made the suggestion only after seeing how close the others were to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana didn’t catch Qi Ming’s intent to spare their dignity—he sighed: “He’s dreaming again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Megumi’s voice crackled through the comms: “Everyone, villagers below the mountain have spotted a white-furred creature resembling a snow monster—hurry to the location.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White fur, snow monster—these traits bore no resemblance to [Sadora] or [Taidon]. Qi Ming believed they hadn’t descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida: “Finally, we don’t have to waste time in this hellhole. Deputy commander, let’s withdraw.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: “What about the two missing college students?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo: “A professional rescue team will be dispatched. Our duty is to deal with kaiju.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rescue teams entering this place to save people were more likely to get trapped themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming didn’t want to abandon this mission halfway: “Then split up—you go handle the kaiju below, I’ll handle the one inside the mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kishida exploded: “Stop being stubborn! There’s no kaiju here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana suspected: “Are you just making excuses to avoid facing a real kaiju?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijo was blunt: “Obey orders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming was even more direct: “I refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze—Megumi and Shohachi Dan in the command room included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamana: “Mutiny on the battlefield? Disobeying command? Bastard! Do you want to be stripped of your Victory Team uniform?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can I leave automatically after mutiny? Qi Ming’s face lit up: “Deal! Double blessings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","898c085f42d70f720a5516f4e1fef9d34dc0463313aa0eb2dc0947f0c7e141e7","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-8","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-6",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]