Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 9 9. He is simply superman
"What are you doing? Stop it!" Emi shouted with full energy, and Nishijo Nagi also frowned.

"Why, why do you treat me like this!" The girl was also shocked and scared.

The leader of the bikers turned the front of the motorcycle, and the five of them circled around her.

"Because you're just a little monster, of course we have to get rid of you before you grow into a big monster."

"That's right, [Witch] showed up because of you, get out of this village now!"

The girl called Xiaoxue loudly defended herself, "I didn't do that! [Wu] didn't do anything bad either. I just want to get along well with everyone. Why are you doing this to me?"

This weak retort made the five bikers burst into laughter: "Why, she actually asked why, do we care about such a thing?!"

"Stop it!" At this time, the bespectacled village chief came over and said, "You're causing trouble again. Didn't you see the Victory Team coming?"

After being scolded, the bikers turned their cars around and left. Before leaving, they taunted Xiaoxue, "Haha, the Victory Team is here. They'll wipe out that [Witch] guild. Let's see who'll back you up then."

When Xiaoxue heard this, she looked at the four members of the Victory Team, pursed her lips, and ran into the white snow.

"Village chief, what happened just now was..." Nishijo Nagi stepped forward with a frown.

"Those speed racers? Hey, they call themselves the Satan Party. They always cause trouble and act tyrannically, extorting and threatening tourists who come here."

"They were restless at night, speeding and making strange noises, which kept us awake. People in the village cursed them when they heard their names."

Kishida asked, "They said that girl was a little monster?"

The village chief said: "They bully Xiaoxue because she is an orphan and no one can stand up for her."

He sighed slightly and talked about Xiaoxue's past experiences.

"That happened fifteen years ago. On a snowy night, a mother and daughter came from nowhere."

"The mother passed away from hunger and cold, but the baby in her arms was safe and sound."

"That's why the villagers say she is the daughter of the Snow Woman."

Yamanaka: "So she's always bullied?"

The village chief said, "An old charcoal burner adopted her, but he passed away two years ago. Alas... the little girl was lovely and beautiful, but everyone said she was the daughter of a witch, so she was not well-liked."

Upon hearing this, Huimei couldn't help but look in the direction where Xiaoxue left: "How did this child survive?"

Her father disappeared three years ago, which made Huimei understand the child's feelings.

Kishida was more concerned about the monster he needed to deal with. "So, what exactly is a [Witch]?"

The village chief said, "I'm not an expert in this area, but since the appearance of the witch, the number of tourists has dropped dramatically, and the mountain rescue team is afraid to come. For the development of the village, this problem must be solved."

So, Huimei stayed and continued to collect information.

"Deputy Captain, someone said that when the witch appeared, they saw the girl named Xiaoxue yelling at the witch, 'Don't use violence, go back to the mountains,' and then the witch disappeared."

Nishijo Nagi: "It might be a coincidence. Keep gathering information."

The other three people sledded and followed the map provided by the village chief, following the signs to the valley where the witch was rumored to have left footprints.

But half an hour later, several people realized that something was wrong.

Shanzhong took out the map and said, "It seems like we are getting further and further away from the valley on the map."

Kishida: "Did someone tamper with the road signs? There's no pesky magnetic fog here, so let's just use satellite positioning."

Nishijo Nagi turned her head sharply: "Who's there!"

They saw a little girl in a red cotton-padded jacket hiding behind a dead tree and peeking at them. It was Xiaoxue whom they had seen before.

"Did you do this? Do you know who we are?" Yamanaka immediately realized the culprit who had caused them to wander around for so long, and rushed forward to grab her.

Xiaoxue shouted, "They're killing monsters without any discrimination. What terrible people!"

As soon as these words came out, Nishijo Nagi's eyes twitched. "Scary people?" Yamanaka said, "What are you talking about? We, the Victory Team, fight monsters to protect the peace of mankind!"

"You're lying. You're here to kill the Witch, and it hasn't done anything bad!" The girl raised her hand and sprinkled a handful of snow on Shanzhong's face, then ran away.

Yamanaka brushed the snow off his mask and face: "Damn it!"

He was angry but couldn't vent his anger. After all, he had to remain restrained when facing Qi Ming, who was "all show and no substance", and of course he couldn't argue with a child.

At this moment, the PDI communicators of several people rang, and Huimei's voice came out: "The emergency rescue function of Qi Ming's locator has been activated, and the search and rescue team has arrived."

Shan Zhong, filled with rage, certainly had nothing nice to say: "We still need a rescue team with a locator? He's more of a hindrance than a helper. He boasted so much before. I really want to ask him if he's seen any monsters in the mountains."

Nishijo Nagi: "The most urgent task is to deal with the [Witch] and use satellite positioning to return to the valley."

After going around in circles and arriving at the correct location, they searched for a while but only saw the monster's footprints but no trace of it.

Huimei called out to everyone again: "The latest situation is that the two missing college students are calling for help using the locator. They said they encountered a monster in the mountains!"

"Huh?" Yamanaka was stunned and stood there, and Kishida also had an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

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The three people who searched in vain returned to the village, and the rescue team's helicopter also sent the two college students to Xue Village so that the Victory Team could ask about the situation in person.

The college student who met Qi Ming said that the person who gave him the locator was very brave and courageous. He treated the fifty-meter monster like a dog and gave himself a chance to escape.

Huimei was stunned when she heard this: "So powerful?"

"There really is a monster, and this guy guessed it right." Kishida felt quite ashamed.

Yamanaka lowered his head, his heels rubbing against the ground unconsciously.

What he just said was the most serious, implying that Qi Ming was afraid of real danger and that was why he insisted on staying in Wuchui Mountain to look for the imaginary monster.

Now, not only has the monster been confirmed, but Qi Ming also faced the challenge head-on... Has this guy always been so brave?
Zhu Xingtuan, who was sitting in the command room listening to the news, was very relieved. He felt that although Qi Ming was not sociable, he remained honest in times of crisis, and his persistence was correct.

Only Nishijo Nagi frowned: "A person alone in the mountains to contain a monster? This is courting death."

The college student said: "Not necessarily. He can jump three meters high. The monsters can't hit him, but he can hit the monsters. He's simply superhuman!"

Kishida thought, "He jumped three meters high, which is even higher than the world high jump record. Why don't you just say he can fly? It's not necessary to be so exaggerated when praising your savior."

He asked, "So, what does the monster look like?"

"It has a pointy head, two arms like pincers, and walks on two legs like a human, with a body that moves in circles like a tire."

Another university student retorted: "That's not right. What are you looking at? The monster's head is clearly round and flat, its body is smooth, and it doesn't have pincers on its hands."

"You're the one with the problem. Even if there's fog, you can't see so badly!"

The two college students immediately started arguing, leaving the four members of the Victory Team with complicated expressions.

Nishijo Nagi: "Perhaps the intense mental stress made them lose their minds and cause hallucinations."

Kishida: "Then is their information still of reference value?"

Yamazaki, who had just wilted like a bean sprout, regained his strength:
"No wonder Team Qi Ming was able to find them. It seems that dreamers are attracted to each other."

"A person can't jump three feet high, and a monster's head can't be both round and pointy."

At this time, the helicopter pilot spoke:
"Um, can you let me say a few words?"

"When I was rescuing them, I heard a loud noise and terrifying roars coming from the other side of the mountain. There must be a monster there."

The mountain fell silent again.

(End of this chapter)