Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 157 Dungeon Exploration Team

"call!"

This world hotel room.

As the vortex of air rose out of nowhere, Xia Chuan's true form gradually appeared. The second fanged bat, which had been snoring by the windowsill, was suddenly awakened and hurriedly flapped its wings to look around.

Xia Chuan opened his eyes as the light faded.

I checked the time; about half a day had passed.

That's the downside of the shuttle; the time spent on each stop is too short, which is a big disadvantage when encountering dungeons that require a lot of effort.

Basically, you can forget about completing the game in one go.

Fortunately, there is still a dungeon passage on this side of the world.

Although it's still just speculation, the result shouldn't be too far off.

Thinking of this, Xia Chuan ignored the second Fang Bat and immediately went online to search for information.

"Murakami Kohei... really is a person, but..."

Xia Chuan looked at the top secret label on the display screen and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He doesn't have enough authority.

I'll have to trouble Hiroko Asami.

Of all his current friends, Hiroko has the highest authority.

Opening her contacts, Xia Chuan instinctively wanted to send a message, but after a pause, she decided to meet with Hiroko to talk.

Shinji Kaminaga used to deal frequently with intelligence, and cell phones were really unreliable.

It's fine to leave ordinary matters aside, but it's not appropriate to discuss Hiroko's investigation of Murakami Kohei over the phone.

"Kamiyoshi," the second Fang Bat asked curiously, "didn't you find anything?"

"It wasn't entirely fruitless."

Xia Chuan gathered his thoughts and turned to Fang Bat II.

"Has anyone suspicious approached in the past half day?"

"no."

……

the next day.

After meeting up with Hiroko Asami, Natsukawa headed to the dungeon passage together, and they also talked about Kohei Murakami.

"I vaguely remember this person," Hiroko Asami recalled while driving. "Three years ago, a research institute conducted illegal human experiments, and Kohei Murakami seemed to be one of the victims."

By the way, your student named Onoue Takumi, his father died in that incident.

"Human experimentation?"

Xia Chuan did not press the matter further.

At this point, we can be almost certain of Murakami Kohei's background.

The Orphnoch attacks humans by injecting Orphnoch factors into their hearts, but the method is so brutal that those who cannot withstand it turn to ashes.

The experimental methods are much gentler, but it is still very difficult to turn someone into an orphobe.

These test subjects were still human, but they had the Orphnoch factor in their bodies, which gave them the right to use the belt.

The only question is how Kohei Murakami ended up in the 555 timeline.

Xia Chuan suddenly remembered the spacetime anomalies that occurred every time his fusion coefficient reached 100.

Could it be that all the Level 5 knights disappeared because they went to the Knight World?

"arrive."

Hiroko Asami parked her car by the roadside. Ahead was the spacetime tunnel area that had been blocked by the Alliance, and just then, an Orphnoch ran out and was attacked by the knights.

However, ordinary knights were completely helpless against Orphnoch and could only watch as the Orphnoch, who had been resurrected several times, charged wildly through the soldiers' gunfire.

The rules of the world exist, and in the end, only Faiz, transformed by Onoue Takumi, successfully destroyed the intruding Orphnoch.

Xia Chuan didn't pay much attention to this farce, but it did confirm the world on the other side of the time tunnel.

During the previous perception, no second "555" timeline was discovered.

The world on the other side should be the one chosen by the shuttle.

"The higher-ups have decided to develop sealing cards," Hiroko Asami revealed with a sigh. "That way, even if we encounter monsters that are impossible to destroy, we can seal them when they are resurrected."

Xia Chuan followed Asami Hiroko out of the car with a slight shift in his gaze.

After the undead creature and mirror monster incidents, it's normal for the authorities to have this idea, but it doesn't sound like the work of aliens.

It seems that there are still high-ranking members of the alliance who are human or close to humans.

Even when he truly finds himself on the opposite side, he will not be completely isolated and helpless.

"Identity confirmed, Shinji Kaminaga..."

Enter the cordoned-off area by inspecting the checkpoints.

Although Orphino has been dealt with, the atmosphere at the scene was not good.

In particular, some self-proclaimed senior knights looked at Onoue Takumi with very unfriendly eyes.

Onoue Takumi ignored these people and stayed by himself. He only raised his eyelids again when he saw Natsukawa.

"God's Eternal Mentor!"

"Are you also participating in this exploration?"

Xia Chuan looked slightly strange and couldn't help but imagine the scene of the two Faiz meeting.

One is Kyoukaku and the other is Ougami-kyoukaku; otherwise, it would be even more interesting.

"I heard that Wataru and the others are already Level 3 Knights, so..."

Takumi Onoue also has his own pride and doesn't want to be outdone by his fellow trainees.

"I have a feeling that this time-space dungeon will make me stronger."

"It's been a long time, Master Kaminari."

Kondo Isami approached with a smile, seemingly having suffered quite a few setbacks recently. His gaze towards Natsukawa lacked the arrogance and dissatisfaction of the past, and instead had a somewhat ingratiating quality.

Unlike in the past, Xia Chuan has now become a knight himself, and his students are also becoming level 3 knights one after another.

On the contrary, he himself remained stuck in a limbo.

The Longblade Squad disbanded due to Captain Shimura's disappearance, and he didn't achieve much at school.

"Master Kondo?" Natsukawa looked at Kondo Isami with surprise.

After some time apart, Kondo Isami seemed somewhat humble.

"You resigned from the school?"

"No, no," Kondo Isami's expression changed slightly, and he waved his hands repeatedly in denial. "I asked for leave to come out. I'll have to trouble Mr. Shima Noboru with things at school for now."

After going through this period of turmoil, he suddenly felt that the Knight School was the most suitable place for him.

Being a casual tutor isn't so bad; at least there's no danger to your life.

It's too scary outside.

He wouldn't have come out again this time if he hadn't been unable to resist the temptation of becoming a Level 4 Knight.

"There have been quite a few misunderstandings in the past," Kondo Isami said with a smile, adjusting his glasses to try and build rapport. "We're both from the same school, so we'll have to look out for each other this time."

"If you encounter any trouble after entering the Knight World, feel free to contact me. My combat strength is at level 4."

"Need not."

Xia Chuan felt somewhat uncomfortable.

He still quite liked Kondo Isami's old self; now he feels strange, like it's not real at all.

"Fellow Kamen Riders."

The alliance branch commander, accompanied by Hiroko Asami and others, clapped as he entered the scene, and the investigators began distributing a box of watch devices.

"This spacetime exploration is of great significance; perhaps the era of replicating humankind will truly begin from this point onward."

To avoid any accidents, the Alliance has prepared newly developed disposable shuttles for everyone.

"A disposable shuttle?"

Many of the knights present were puzzled.

The shuttle is familiar to everyone, and most veteran knights even obtained their knight system through the shuttle, but this also makes them even less clear about the command intentions.

"This shuttle device has only one function," the commander continued to explain, "which is to give everyone a chance to leave the Knight's Time and Space."

Simply press the button to return immediately; however, you only have one chance and should only use it as a last resort.

"If that's the case, why not send soldiers to investigate first?" a knight asked, dissatisfied. "Or have you already obtained some intelligence but are keeping it to yourself?"

The commander's face darkened: "I'll emphasize again, the other side is very dangerous. Almost all the investigators we sent out were wiped out, and the only one who returned didn't retain any memories."

That's why the alliance is issuing external mobilization orders; the decision to go or not is up to you.

Xia Chuan looked slightly surprised.

It turns out that not all shuttles can return from the copy spacetime.

The shuttle in his hand seems to be a special case.

(End of this chapter)