Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 142 King Serpent

"thump!"

In an abandoned factory, steel bars and wooden planks tumbled down with a crash, raising clouds of dust.

The figure of the dragon rider leaped out from the tilted glass mirror. When Natsukawa drove over, he saw Shinji Kido staggering out of his transformation state, clutching his abdomen and coughing up blood.

"Shinji!"

"Kamiaga-senpai!"

Shinji Kido gritted his teeth and tried to stand up, but before he could get close to Natsukawa, he collapsed. Fortunately, Natsukawa caught him in time, preventing him from falling into the ditch next to the factory.

"I failed again. I couldn't hurt Yui, nor could I stop the knights. I still can't be as strong as my senior."

Taking a hard breath, Shinji Kido trembled as he grabbed the Ryuki card case and handed it to Natsukawa, his fingers stained with blood as he handed the cards.

"I remember everything. Can I hand over the battle to you now, senior? I'm sorry for troubling you..."

"Don't meddle in things you can't do yourself in the future."

Xia Chuan paused for a moment, then reached out and took the card case.

"This has nothing to do with you, there's absolutely no need to risk your life."

"I just can't stand it."

Shinji Kido's smile turned pale, his arms went limp and fell to his sides, and his consciousness began to fade.

"However, although I want to tell you not to be sad for me, doesn't your senior feel sad at all? It makes me feel like a failure..."

"At the very least, I want to gain the approval of my seniors. As a Kamen Rider... am I even qualified?"

Whether you pass or fail is up to you.

Natsukawa sighed softly under Shinji Kido's last expectant gaze.

It's not that he doesn't want to be sad, it's just that he has lost the ability to be sad.

Moreover, in this world where restarts are possible indefinitely, death is not the end.

"call!"

Releasing the completely lifeless Shinji Kido, Natsukawa turned his gaze to the factory's mirror world.

On the other side, King Serpent was fighting two knights at once, overwhelming them.

A drill-shaped poison sword slashed wildly, like beating a child; even two knights working together couldn't harm the King Serpent.

"Advent!"

Two consecutive contract reading sounds rang out, and a purple snake and a ray-like monster appeared behind the King Serpent to assist in the attack.

There was an extra contracted beast, which seemed to belong to one of the knights from the previous battle.

"Bang--!"

Neither the Rhino Armor nor the Tiger Knight could withstand the attack.

The King Serpent is already a strong fighter, and with the combined efforts of two high-level contracted monsters, it is even more difficult to find a weakness.

Neither the knight himself nor his contracted beast could defeat them.

"Clang!"

After defeating two knights in succession, King Serpent felt rather bored.

"Is that all? The people in the Knight World aren't all that great. Give us a challenge!"

"Transform!"

Xia Chuan walked straight to the glass mirror, held out the Dragon Knight card set, and a buckle appeared simultaneously on his waist and in the glass mirror. His whole body merged into the mirror in a burst of bright light, and when he reappeared, he had become the familiar Dragon Knight figure in the mirror world.

With its red background and silver armor, it looks almost identical to Shinji Kido's Ryuki, but the overall feel is completely different.

If Shinji Kido's Ryuki represents passion and rebirth, then Ryuki Natsukawa represents danger and terror, though he appears as heavy as a mountain.

"Hmm? Not running away anymore?"

Wang She caught a glimpse of Xia Chuanlongqi out of the corner of his eye, muttered something to himself, and then suddenly stared at Xia Chuan. He instinctively sensed a hint of danger, but instead of retreating, he excitedly took the initiative to attack Xia Chuan.

"Now that's more interesting! We should have shown our true abilities a long time ago!"

"Bang!"

Xia Chuan stepped back to avoid the slash, and at the end of the King Serpent's attack, he suddenly punched it away, not giving the two contracted beasts a chance to get close.

The offensive is not over yet.

As he quickly caught up with the snake, Xia Chuan snatched the King Serpent's drill-shaped poison sword and slashed it down. The King Serpent, who had only just reacted, exploded and embedded itself into nearby iron. The wall collapsed with a roar, raising a cloud of dust.

"Ugh!"

The loud crash startled the other two riders lying dead on the ground. The sneak attacking tiger Kamen Rider Daiya, who was originally preparing to make a runaway, tensed up and stared blankly at Natsukawa Ryuki walking a few steps away, even slowing his breathing.

They're all Kamen Riders, so where does this power and speed come from?

If I'm not mistaken, the card wasn't read at all.

"call!"

Watching Xia Chuan continue towards the King Serpent in the ruins, Daiya began to subtly move backward.

At this moment, the King Serpent, which had been attacked, finally recovered. It glared at Xia Chuan and hurriedly grabbed the Serpent Scepter and inserted the cards repeatedly.

"Final Vent!" has finally arrived!

Two card reading sounds rang out in succession, and the two mirror monsters that had been hovering around returned to the King Serpent's side, one on the left and one on the right.

Double ultimate move?

Natsukawa glanced at Shinji Kido, who was resting outside the Mirror World, and quickly activated the Dragon Summoning Machine Reader Card as well.

"Final Vent!" has finally arrived!

"roar!"

The Peerless Red Dragon roared down. Although its rank was not higher than that of the King Serpent and its stats were the same at 5000, its aura was no weaker than that of the two mirror monsters opposite it, and it even seemed to have the upper hand in a one-on-two battle.

"Bang--!"

Flames and shockwaves exploded within the factory ruins. The two knights collided, their figures obscured by falling debris. Amidst the deafening roar, only the faint sound of the Mirror Monster's howl could be heard.

The Peerless Red Dragon has clearly encountered a formidable foe.

However, after the dust settled, the only thing that appeared in the eyes of Tiger Tooth and Rhinoceros Armor was Xia Chuanlongqi standing at the wind's edge.

"What happened?"

Big Tooth's gaze flickered slightly.

Having withstood a King Serpent's deadly attack once, he knew its power best. With another contracted beast also present, the combined force was estimated to be enough to instantly kill him.

The combined stats of the two contracted beasts are nearly 10,000, so their actual attack power can't be weak; it's equivalent to the ultimate attacks of two knights.

But not only were the Dragon Riders completely unharmed, they even managed to drive away the King Serpent.

This is the first time since the start of the Knights' War that we've seen the King Serpent escape.

only……

Now seems like no time for gloating.

Seeing Xia Chuan turn his gaze in his direction, Da Ya's smile froze under his mask. He wanted to call out to the rhinoceros armor beside him, but found that the other party had already run far away.

"Freeze Vent!" Freeze loading.

Hastily activating the skill card, he froze the peerless red dragons surrounding Xia Chuan, and without saying a word, Da Ya escaped with the White Tiger Contract Beast.

run?

Xia Chuan took a step forward, leaped in front of Da Ya, and slashed down with his poison diamond sword, cleaving away the axe-shaped summoning weapon while also propelling Da Ya out of the factory area.

"Bang!"

This time, Xia Chuan did not pursue. Instead, surrounded by the peerless red dragon that had regained its mobility, he turned to look at Odin, who was wearing golden armor and had his arms crossed under the blazing sun.

This is the third time we've met.

She always appears at times like this.

"To be able to become a dragon rider again after trying again, what a troublesome fellow," Odin said confidently. "But this time I won't let you hit me. No matter how much you resist, it's useless."

Give up. It's not too late to quit the fight. You're not from this world; this battle has nothing to do with you.

"Where is it unrelated?"

Natsukawa looked directly at Odin, as if he could see Kanzaki Shiro sitting in the old house on the other side.

"It's not just this time; no matter how many times it restarts, it's all related to me."

(End of this chapter)