Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 177 173. Cruel Cactus's Action Plan
"Hmm?" Qi Ming looked at Huimei with a gentle smile.

This made Huimei's heart jump: "It's okay, you have a good rest, I'll get you some water."

Team member Qi Ming must have his own reasons for choosing to hide the secret.

Until he recovers, let's maintain an unspoken understanding.

Soon, Dr. Yaoi, Staff Officer Kiriyama, Lucia and Zara, and Yamanaka's fiancée Maya, who was rescued from the Metrons by Qi Ming... all came to visit Qi Ming.

Although Staff Officers Gondo, He Zhi, and Inagaki were too busy to spare time, they also sent flower baskets and fruits.

Even Director Yin of the Security Department sent a gift, because Staff Officer He Zhi had instructed him: "Although you have had some disagreements, you are still comrades in protecting the Earth. You should take this opportunity to improve your relationship."

He thought it made sense, so he personally picked out a big watermelon and asked his men to deliver it to Qi Ming.

The weird one is Aizen Makoto.

After he knew that Qi Ming, who had given him advice and made connections, was hospitalized, he rushed over from the Kabushige Islands and performed a few magic tricks for Qi Ming in the ward, hoping to cheer him up and relax him.

Fujimiya is here too.

He sneaked into the ward at midnight like a ghost, looked at the sleeping Qi Ming a few times, then looked at Qi Ming's medical test report, nodded, and left with peace of mind.

Two days later, on the ninth day of the Gliza incident, Qi Ming's star-granted points reached 3 o'clock.

That morning, the peace was broken and a monster appeared in the city - a super monster to be precise.

Its emerald green body is covered with brown and yellow thorns, which immediately reminds people of cactus.

That’s right, this is the Cactus Ultra Beast [Sabotanda]!
The Yabo people left the front line, and without its long-range micro-control, the super beasts it left behind turned into monsters that could only wreak havoc with brute force, becoming the first "warriors" to jump out after the Gliza incident.

"Swish, swish, swish." The thick spikes on Sabotanda's body shot out like missiles, instantly blowing up a row of nearby buildings.

Such casualties alarmed both the TPC and the defense forces, who launched a joint attack on Sabotanda.

Even though he was seriously unwell, in order not to miss the Star-Gifted Point, Qi Ming asked Zhu Xingtuan to drive him to the scene.

"Does this monster have any weaknesses?" asked Zhu Xingtuan.

"No, but its strength is very average. The deputy captain and Yamanaka should be able to destroy it." Qi Ming answered in a weak voice.

The Hiyan-2 piloted by Yamanaka and Nishijo Nagi nimbly avoided Sabotanda's dense needle net and went around to the rear.

Kishida's Hien-1 and a large number of defense army tanks found the right time to infiltrate the battlefield. They opened fire together and stunned Sabotanda.

"Now!" Yamanaka pulled the trigger decisively, and the Texas beam of Feiyan II hit Sabotanda.

Sabotanda's body stiffened, and he fell heavily to the ground, not moving anymore.

Moroboshi: "Very good, humans have destroyed the monsters with their own strength!"

The light spot that condensed the life energy of the super beast did not appear. Qi Ming reminded: "It is not dead yet."

The next moment, blue mist surged and Sabotanda disappeared from the spot.

Zhu Xingtuan: "What's going on?"

Qi Ming rubbed his temples. "It escaped. Next, it will disguise itself as an ordinary cactus and lurk in the city, devouring life to become stronger, and then try to destroy the earth again."

This is the content of the twelfth episode of "Ace", "Cactus is the Red Flower of Hell".

Moroboshi: "And where will it escape to?"

No one answered.

Zhu Xingtuan looked back and saw Qi Ming, who was pale, lying in the back row with his eyes closed.

Although his physical functions recovered quickly, it was difficult for him to stay mentally clear for long, and he would easily faint if he overused his brain.

It would take about a week to return to normal. Zhu Xingtuan had no choice but to take out the PDI communicator: "Stay alert and find this cactus!"

But when the super beast destroyed the city, it destroyed the surveillance cameras in the surrounding area. It is too difficult to find a small cactus in a big city by manpower.

As night falls, at a night market in Tokyo, a middle-aged man selling cacti is shouting:

"Welcome! Don't miss out if you're passing by! These cacti are imported directly from their origins in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina!"

"Come, please take a look at these. Golden Sand White Sandalwood, Moonlight Beauty, Sea King, and Red Peony are all top-quality cacti!"

His chubby son, an elementary school student named Sanlang, whispered, "Dad, don't lie. This is clearly a cultivated cactus."

Saburo's father said sternly, "Shh, bragging is necessary for doing business. Remember this."

Sanlang curled his lips, looked down, and lifted up a pot of cactus: "Look, a red cactus!"

Seeing this, his father was stunned.

I don’t remember clearly whether this kind of cactus is among the goods I sell.

But he didn't take it to heart and continued to sell it, while the child named Sanlang held the product in his hands and looked at it.

At this time, a flying insect flapped its wings and landed on the cactus flower to rest.

The next moment, the red flowers on top of the cactus closed and swallowed the insect.

Obviously, this is the disguise of the super beast Sabotanda. It is constantly devouring lives to become stronger.

This made Sanlang open his eyes wide in surprise. A cactus that can eat food is so cool.

He immediately said, "Dad, give this to me."

Saburo's father scolded him, "Idiot, how can I give this to you? This is a commodity for sale."

"There's no other way. Here, 50 yuan." Sanlang took out a coin from his pocket.

His father said, "Stupid, this costs 200 yuan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the father became a little unconfident again. What is the price of this thing?

But since his son wanted it, there was no need to worry about it. He took the coin and gave the cactus to him.

The next day, Sanlang happily came to school with the cactus and showed it off in front of his classmates.

When the students saw the red flower on the top of the cactus swallowing a beetle, they exclaimed in amazement.

Even the teacher was shocked: "This cactus is actually a carnivorous plant."

Seeing himself becoming the center of attention, Sanlang beamed with pride and said, "I'm going to name it after myself. I'll call it the Sanlang Cactus."

Outside the crowd, a child named Mingfu looked at this scene with some displeasure.

He just took out his monster toy and became the focus of his classmates.

But when Sanlang took out the cactus, all his limelight was stolen.

"Humph, what's so great about a cactus? It's not the cactus monster from yesterday's news."

"Ordinary cacti like this are sold everywhere. My monster is really powerful."

Mingfu couldn't help but want to compete with Saburo.

Sanlang laughed at him, "Your monster is just a toy and can't move, but my cactus is alive!"

Mingfu: "Then just wait, I'll find a living monster right away and show you how powerful I am!"

(End of this chapter)