Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 156 The Vanished Hero

"Bang--!"

Xia Chuan raised his hand to deflect the explosive fireball fired by the disheveled man Kitasaki. As Kitasaki transformed into an Orphnoch and charged forward, Xia Chuan also put away his gun and met him head-on.

This dragon-shaped Orphnoch's first form is the Demon form. It has giant horns on both sides of its head that can summon black clouds to release lightning. Its arms, dragon heads, and giant wrists have incredible power when they swing. A Leo cavalryman who was in the way was only a step too slow and was directly blasted into the stadium dome.

The dragon-type Orphnoch is indeed very strong, as can be seen from the power it possesses in its human form.

Even in the 555 TV series, he was able to overpower Faiz and Delta, and could even withstand the two knights' ultimate attacks.

However, it's not necessarily true that he's the strongest Orphnoch. Leaving aside the yet-to-be-released King of Orphnochs, the former president of the AI ​​Corporation, the Goat Orphnoch Hanagata who developed the three belts, is stronger than him.

However, due to the lifespan limitations of the Orphnochs, Hanagata has already left this world prematurely.

"Whoosh!"

Xia Chuan grabbed the dragon's arm and wrist with his backhand, and felt the immense force coming from the arm after a brief contact. He then punched the dragon-shaped Orphnoch in the chest and abdomen with great force.

The dragon-shaped Orphnoch, somewhat bewildered, stumbled backward, but after regaining its footing, it charged forward again, refusing to believe its fate.

However, his supposedly powerful arms and wrists couldn't hit Xia Chuan at all, and he was instead grabbed once again.

"Bang!"

Before he could mount a powerful counterattack, the dragon-shaped Orphnoch was unbelievably swatted away by Natsukawa's wave of his hand.

"How is that possible?"

Although it was not seriously injured, the dragon-shaped Orphnoch felt extremely humiliated after getting up, and its whole body trembled uncontrollably. The naked phantom of the Kitasaki human also appeared on the ground.

"I'm the strongest!"

"call!"

Xia Chuan stood still, letting the dragon-shaped Orphnoch continue its attack.

He seemed to have encountered this type of character before, but he couldn't quite recall it.

Because they had never encountered an opponent, they overestimated their own strength. Because they were invincible, they lost their sense of awe and became so bored that they fell into a game mentality. Their strength stagnated until real danger came and they were powerless to resist.

This can be seen as a warning to him.

Right now, he can be considered invincible to some extent in the world of knights, but only for the time being.

Nobody knows when an accident might happen.

This dragon-shaped Orphnoch probably never expected that there would be a time traveler like him.

"Bang!"

A dull thud resounded as the dragon-shaped Orphnoch's head and arm finally landed on Xia Chuan.

"Hit!"

"Um?"

The dragon-shaped Orphnoch, who had just excitedly uttered a sentence, looked up to meet Xia Chuan's orange-red Delta eyes, only to be suddenly kicked in the abdomen by Xia Chuan.

"asshole!"

As if sensing the countless suspicious gazes around it, the dragon-shaped Orphnoch slid backward, roared, and burst open its outer armor to enter super-speed mode.

The second form is the dragon-human form.

Her figure became exceptionally slender, leaving trails of afterimages with every simple step.

but……

Xia Chuan still didn't feel much pressure. With his speed increased, dodging attacks became even easier than before.

For someone with super speed like him, the Delta Armor became a burden.

Even so, it is in no way inferior to the dragon-type Orphnoch in battle.

"Swish!"

After dodging several attacks, Xia Chuan had seen through the illusion and moved to the side of the dragon-shaped Orphnoch. He turned around and swept his way with a kick, while drawing his Delta gun again.

"Check!" Confirmation!

"Exceed charge!" Energy recharge!

As the lock-on command was issued, the Delta gun in Xia Chuan's hand burst forth with purple light, rapidly charging up and unleashing a triangular cone beam to fix the dragon-shaped Orphnoch in mid-air.

The Demon form can withstand Delta's ultimate attack, but the Dragon form might not be so.

"Mr. Kitazaki!"

The mature woman finally realized what was happening and hurriedly transformed into an Orphnoch to attack Xia Chuan, but stopped in her tracks the moment Xia Chuan turned around.

Kitasaki's strength was something she, as a fellow lucky clover, knew all too well; it was a presence that both she and Takuma greatly feared.

Especially Tsukomo, who was usually bullied to the point of not daring to speak, for fear of being turned into a pile of ashes by Kitasaki.

However, this dangerous Kitasaki was tortured by Delta like a child, and seemed no different from the previous Leo cavalry.

"Bang--!"

Under the watchful eyes of countless Orphnochs, a corner of the dome of the Brain Corporation's stadium suddenly exploded. A dragon-shaped Orphnoch flew out of the hole with red flames, its pain turning to ashes, leaving only a purple Delta mark spreading in the air.

It's not very destructive, but it's quite lethal, especially to Orphnochs.

Xia Chuan landed and turned to look at the remaining enemies.

The mature woman transformed into the lobster Orphnoch kept retreating, while Caesar Murakami Kohei unexpectedly stayed behind.

"Why? Why did you have to intrude into my world?! Why you of all people?!"

Murakami Kohei gritted his teeth and stared straight at Natsukawa. Caesar's knuckles cracked as he drew his Caesar Blade from his waist with a low growl.

After the memory is inserted, photon energy spreads and forms a lightsaber.

What did he do wrong?

He simply wanted to find a way back to his own world, and at the same time, use this spacetime to seek the possibility of becoming a Level 6 Knight.

To him, the humans and orphans of this world were no different from NPCs; their lives or deaths were of no importance.

"You're already washed up, why do you still act like some damn hero?! The humans here have absolutely nothing to do with you!!"

Kohei Murakami roars and sprints.

"Die—!"

"Bang!"

Xia Chuan's gaze remained calm. He quickly parried the lightsaber as he approached, and at the same time, delivered a powerful straight punch that sent Caesar flying.

What a strange guy.

It seems like this guy was the one causing him trouble from beginning to end.

I came to participate in the competition because of this guy.

He was only there to gather intelligence at first, and he was already keeping a low profile.

"Whoosh!"

Caesar slid backward and crashed into the stands next to him. He gasped for breath and propped himself up on his arms. As soon as he looked up, he saw Natsukawa Delta standing close by.

The stolen Caesar lightsaber came into clear view.

"It's really not a good thing for someone like you to become a Level 5 Knight."

"wait……"

"Whoosh!"

The moment the Caesar lightsaber fell, Natsukawa Delta's figure was suddenly enveloped in a white light. After the light dissipated, only the Caesar lightsaber and Delta's belt fell to the ground.

"Gone? Gone?"

Kohei Murakami paused in breathing, and after a while, he gasped for air before deactivating his transformation, revealing an ugly smile of relief on his face.

"Haha, so you're not a level 5 knight after all; you just accidentally entered this world! Hahaha!"

"What happened?"

Murakami Kyoji leaned closer to the screen, puzzled.

How did Delta disappear?

"Mr. Natsukawa..."

Kimura Saya murmured as she watched the ruins of the arena on TV, equally confused as to why Natsukawa had disappeared at the last moment, and her nose inexplicably felt a little sore.

Recalling Xia Chuan's words, it seemed he had known all along that he would disappear.

Sadness seemed contagious; everyone in the gathering area took to the streets, silently gazing in the direction of the stadium, even the children spontaneously stopping their play.

The short-haired woman, Mari, glanced at the crowd gathered around her, opened her mouth, and then bit her lip.

"Mr. Natsukawa fought for humanity until the very end."

I got a writer's membership, but I don't know if it'll be useful.

(End of this chapter)