[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-8":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},2261225,4413,"Chapter 8: 8 Illusory Snow Mountain","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, Team Member Qi Ming stays in the mountains to continue reconnaissance and search for the missing college students; all other team members descend to deal with the monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the situation threatened to escalate, Zhu Xingtuan ordered from the command room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the nominal commander of GUTS, his words gave Qi Ming’s actions legitimate justification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like there’s no way to disobey the captain’s order,\" Qi Ming said with a look of regret, stepping into the thick fog ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he no longer needed to keep stopping to wait for the other three to catch up—he increased his speed and sprinted toward the direction from which the strange roar had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Zhong and An Tian were furious; all they muttered on the way down the mountain were complaints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This stubborn bastard is unbearable—he thinks way too highly of himself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think he’s just too proud to back down after making such big claims. I’ll see how long he can hold out there—whether he can lure out the monster at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why does the captain always side with him? Just because he’s got some strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xitiao Ning appeared more composed: \"Perhaps the captain considered that untrained new team members might cause unintended side effects in combat, and said that to accommodate his emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Tian: \"That makes sense, but GUTS isn’t an orphanage—we can’t keep coddling this reckless guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xitiao Ning: \"After this incident ends, I will formally submit an application to Captain Zhu Xingtuan and Counselor Quan Teng to transfer Team Member Qi Ming to another department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After advancing several hundred meters westward, Qi Ming heard a series of muffled thuds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three short, three long, three short… It’s SOS—someone’s calling for help!\" Qi Ming perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved aside a massive boulder blocking the cave entrance, revealing a college student inside, striking the wall with a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was covered in dirt, dazed and exhausted—clearly had suffered greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Qi Ming standing in the dim light, the student’s cloudy eyes lit up: \"You… are you an angel sent by God to rescue me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming tapped the “GUTS” patch on his uniform: \"The one who sent me doesn’t have holes in his palms—just a broken leg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t scold the student for causing trouble by getting trapped—he himself had been just as restless before coming to this world, constantly “pushing limits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The college student realized this wasn’t a hallucination before he starved to death: \"You’re from GUTS!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have a companion?\" Qi Ming took out emergency rations and water from his backpack and handed them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but we got separated while lost,\" the student eagerly grabbed them and began wolfing down the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: \"Can you find him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know which way he ran, but I can’t wander around here,\" the student’s face twisted with fear: \"What I’m about to tell you—don’t you dare get scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: \"Did you encounter a monster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\" The student nodded frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster that emerged from the fog had chased him relentlessly; he’d hidden in this cave, and the falling boulders had buried the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qi Ming had arrived even a moment later, he’d have been trapped to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming asked: \"What did the monster look like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"L-Looked like that!\" The student’s eyes filled with terror; his trembling right index finger pointed behind Qi Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming immediately sensed the killing intent behind him—he spun around and saw the massive head emerging from the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, protruding skull, pincer-like arms, a brown body covered in ring-like structures…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was definitely the rock monster [Sadra].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run… run fast!\" Seeing the monster had spotted him, the college student grabbed Qi Ming’s arm—but his legs had gone weak, and he couldn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go. Once you find your companion, press the button three times—the rescue team will locate your position.\" Qi Ming handed the student the emergency beacon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out the GUTS Hyper Gun and moved toward Sadra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\" Sadra let out a confused roar, puzzled why this tiny human didn’t flee in terror—but instead dared to walk toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurled a nearby boulder at Qi Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With lightning reflexes and a powerful physique, Qi Ming leapt three meters high, effortlessly dodging the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect—he’d reached the effective firing range of the GUTS Hyper Gun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming took aim and pulled the trigger; a red laser shot from the barrel and struck Sadra’s right eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had perfectly inherited his father’s shooting talent—and surpassed him; before coming to this world, he could hit targets at a hundred paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\" Struck in a vital spot, Sadra went berserk, roaring and lunging at Qi Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flustered?\" Qi Ming glanced back at the stunned student: \"Don’t be afraid—I’m here. Do what you need to do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he fired, he moved the battlefield away with a fighting style that made the student feel as if he were flying over eaves and riding clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to create a bigger commotion—to draw out Taidun as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, he’d ensure others’ safety and make it easier to gather the monsters before transforming, wiping them all out at once to quickly reach ten Star Blessings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the village lay at the foot of Wuchui Mountain, reaching it required flying to the other side of the mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick fog gradually dissipated, replaced by swirling snowflakes; the two GUTS Flybirds vanished into a silver-white world, all visible around them a vast, blank expanse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One mountain range, half fog, half snow—what a wonder,\" Shan Zhong marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Tian said: \"Probably due to steep terrain or unusual air currents. I heard this area remains snow-covered even in summer—the meteorological authorities can’t explain it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their GUTS uniforms had excellent heat resistance, cold resistance, and impact resistance—this low temperature posed no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Qi Ming had withdrawn, Zhu Xingtuan assigned Hui Mei as his replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already arrived at the snowy village where the monster had appeared and was waiting for the senior team members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The monster has vanished. Here are photos taken by witnesses,\" Hui Mei said—excellent at intelligence gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Tian and the others gathered around; the image showed a massive creature with thick, flowing white hair standing in the snow, its face terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xitiao Ning: \"What’s the damage situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the strangest part,\" Hui Mei said. \"No buildings damaged, no one killed. The monster appeared out of nowhere and vanished just as suddenly. The locals call it ‘Wu.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xitiao Ning: \"Wu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help! Help!\" At that moment, a girl’s urgent cries rang out ahead, accompanied by the roar of a motorcycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four looked up and saw a girl, about sixteen, wearing a tattered red cotton-padded jacket, desperately fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, five men on motorcycles, dressed like thugs, laughed: \"Hah! You think a monster alone can scare us off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, they revved their engines and aimed to ram her directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1157,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f98f31ca155bd6f92dde2d649cca366e8df9b5183e9d98e8807787a2ce3b8d61","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-9","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-7",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]