Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn Chapter 14

Nagi Saijo frowned, considering whether to forcibly clear the area.

"Don't worry about it, it's just a minor glitch in the main program. We just need to disable it in the command room. Please, rest assured, I don't want to die either," Qi Ming stepped forward.

His genuine composure greatly eased their emotions. Yamanaka, standing nearby, remarked, "Being handsome is really amazing. Your words are more effective than the Chief of Staff's."

And so, Qi Ming led the way, calming the panicked ordinary staff members and instructing them to wait in place. As for technical personnel like Dr. Yao who felt they could "help," he brought them along.

Upon arriving at the command room, they discovered the door was locked from the inside.

Kishida took out a tactical cutting saw and drew a rectangular outline on the door for flame cutting.

However, the command room door was designed to withstand nuclear fallout and was five centimeters thick. Normally, it would take at least half an hour to cut through.

And the self-destruct program was set to activate in just one minute!

Nagi Saijo asked Kishida, "Don't you have any 'C2 Explosives' on you?" She wanted to blow the door open directly.

Kishida, sweating profusely, replied, "No, and forget C2, even C4 would have a hard time blasting through this door."

"Are we going to end it here?" Even the usually calm Nagi Saijo was starting to feel anxious.

With the main control system shut down, the completely sealed offshore base was on the verge of becoming an iron coffin burying everyone.

Many people were sweating cold, the torment of waiting for death leaving them almost exhausted, barely able to stand.

"I'll do it," Qi Ming said, stepping out from the crowd. He took a deep breath and kicked hard at the spot Kishida had just cut.

Dr. Yao exclaimed, "Team Member Qi Ming, don't waste your effort. Human strength is useless in this situation... Am I dreaming!"

With a deafening "bang," to everyone's astonishment, the door, which was said to withstand nuclear bombing, was kicked in, creating a small dent.

"Our Defense Team's equipment is really well-made," Qi Ming said, looking at his shoe. He kicked it again and again, deepening the dent.

The loud noise echoed through the narrow passage, making everyone's ears ring.

Seeing this, Emi murmured, "He's like a superhero."

Yu Tsuchihashi looked at Mamoru Shirogane, asking where he found this incredible person.

Yamanaka exclaimed, "This is unscientific!"

Kishida swallowed hard, his eyes wide with shock. "In physics, there are indeed creatures capable of moving a six-ton door, but in biology, such beings are generally not called human."

At that moment, the two realized that Qi Ming had been holding back during their "sparring session" in the command room earlier.

If he had fought with full power, they might have had their skulls cracked open.

Dr. Yao also had a complex expression. Having paid attention to Qi Ming's news, he had heard about the conflict between the Defense Team's newcomers and veterans and had intended to comfort Qi Ming, saying that Japan was like this, that everyone had gone through similar experiences, and that he should get used to it and endure.

Now, it seemed... wasn't he the one doing the bullying?

"Team Member Qi Ming, this will be easier to use," Emi handed him a regular battering ram, a solid, heavy pillar with two handles, very simple.

She mentioned that there were no hydraulic door breakers available at the moment, so they would have to make do with this.

"This is good," Qi Ming grabbed the handles and swung the pillar. After ten seconds of smashing, he forcefully created a gap large enough for someone to crawl through.

Afterward, he patted Kishida on the shoulder, "People's physiques can't be generalized. You don't need to feel inferior."

Kishida retorted, "I don't feel inferior at all!"

With the base on the verge of destruction, Nagi Saijo had no mood for jokes. Whether Qi Ming was human or not, and whether he was normal, would be known if he was willing to participate in the full physical examination two days later.

She entered the command room, gun in hand, and met Dr. Tsuchihashi's stunned gaze.

What, you guys can open this door too?

He was alone in the command room; the woman in sunglasses who had protected him earlier was nowhere to be seen.

Yamanaka, the second to crawl through, fired a tranquilizer dart, causing Dr. Tsuchihashi to collapse.

Emi and Kishida immediately activated the backup system and then canceled the self-destruct program.

The deadly countdown stopped. The people in the offshore base, who had been in a state of panic, gasped for air, filled with the relief of having survived, feeling that being alive was such a wonderful thing.

Chief of Staff Kiriyama also finally relaxed. He patted Qi Ming on the shoulder, "Team Member Qi Ming, you saved everyone in TPC. You are a true human hero."

Qi Ming found a place to sit down. "Emi and Kishida also put in a lot of effort."

This statement surprised Kishida and the others. After all, given Qi Ming's overbearing demeanor as they saw it, he would have readily accepted the praise and said something like, "Well, obviously."

Now he was acting so humble... was it because Chief of Staff Kiriyama was present, so he was putting on an act?

That didn't seem right either. He had dared to physically assault them, his seniors, in front of the higher-ranking Staff Officer Gondo before, making him seem so unpredictable.

At this moment, Mamoru Shirogane, using some unknown method, managed to briefly awaken Dr. Tsuchihashi, allowing him to maintain some semblance of self and no longer be a puppet of the Birah Star Alien.

"Be careful, we have... an alien mole among us!" His first words upon waking sent a shiver down everyone's spine.