Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 160 The King of Orphnoch

into the night.

A bonfire was lit in the abandoned amusement park.

A few children were gathered together, secretly observing Xia Chuan with a mixture of fear and curiosity.

"Are these the only children?" Xia Chuan asked, his eyes filled with doubt.

Unlike ordinary Orphnochs born from death, the King of the Orphnoch in 555 possesses a child who has survived a near-death experience.

This is probably why the AI ​​company hasn't completely wiped out humanity.

However, none of the children in this settlement met the criteria.

At least he could not sense anything unusual.

"There was nothing we could do," Sonoda Mari said, her face darkening slightly. "After that, we were forced to separate."

"So there are other gathering places?" Natsukawa said suddenly, "No wonder I didn't see Kimura..."

"Saya, she..."

Sonoda Mari lowered her head and bit her lip.

"Saya was killed in the last battle. I saw it with my own eyes, and so was Takumi..."

"Killed?"

Xia Chuan's fingers trembled slightly, and the words "Mr. Xia Chuan" seemed to still echo in his ears.

"After that, the AI ​​Group launched a new war," Sonoda Mari sighed, looking at the children who looked pale and sickly. "We only have a few hundred people left here, and we have completely lost contact with the other survivors."

"tutor……"

After leaving the campfire, Onoue followed Natsukawa all the way to the lakeside of the amusement park, and hesitated as he looked at Natsukawa's calm back.

"What exactly happened? Could it be that our mentor was here before?"

"I've been to this time and space by chance."

Xia Chuan shook his head, not letting Onoue Takumi continue to follow.

Kimura Saya's murder made him uneasy.

I guess we could be considered friends?

Although they only spent two days together, Kimura Saya's smiling face is hard to forget.

Gently pressing her hand to her chest, Xia Chuan felt she should be sad, but her gaze remained calm, and not a single tear could flow.

Humans only realize how precious the emotions they take for granted and seem insignificant are after they lose them.

After gazing at the lake at night for a while, Natsukawa deeply imprinted Kimura Saya's face in his heart, closed his eyes for a moment, and then left the lakeside.

He will not give up on the path of evolution, nor will he give up on emotions; he will definitely find them again in the future, even if they are only negative emotions.

Evolution is important, and so are tears.

"call!"

Under the cover of night, three figures, two large and one small, walked through the city streets before finally hiding in an abandoned building to avoid a group of patrolling Orphnochs.

"My dear aunt, are you really planning to keep this child with you forever?"

Kondo Isami secretly groaned as he watched his partner's maternal instincts overflow.

"Don't forget why we came here."

"What should we do then?" Xiao Nan pulled the dirty-faced little girl next to her closer. "Should we leave this child alone in such a dangerous place? We should at least get her to one of the other survivors. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Kondo Isami's expression grew even more bitter.

He was most afraid that his partner would do good deeds.

"This child has suffered so much," Xiao Nan said, looking at the quiet little girl with empathy. Her heart was touched. "Like me, she survived by the skin of her teeth. Her parents and relatives were all killed... If we don't help her, no one else will."

"That's true..."

Kondo Isami looked even more conflicted as he gazed at the frail little girl, and finally sighed, tacitly approving of his partner's actions.

At this point, we can't just abandon the girl.

"I'll take care of this child tomorrow, and I'll figure something out."

Night was falling.

The two collected some supplies and stayed overnight in the abandoned building.

A soft snore sounded, and Kondo Isami scratched his nose and rolled over. Suddenly, an Orphnoch phantom appeared behind him.

But the little girl, with a blank expression, got up at some point, looked at the two sleeping people, and left the building barefoot.

After a while.

The Orphnochs patrolling nearby were suddenly swept by several rays of light, burning and turning into statues. Then, under the cover of dark clouds, the sounds of gnawing echoed in the wind.

The King of Orphnoch can solve the lifespan problem of ordinary Orphnochs, but his awakening requires a large amount of Orphnochs as food.

In addition, while ordinary Orphnochs can indeed escape the lifespan crisis, they can never revert to human form.

Therefore, not all Orphnochs desired the appearance of a king.

The original purpose of the Smart Brain Corporation in developing the belt was to protect the King of Orphnoch so that he could successfully awaken this time.

"call!"

The phantom flashed past the wall, and the little girl returned to Kondo and Isami's side, continuing to sleep as if nothing had happened.

At the same time.

The knights scattered across various locations faced vastly different situations. Most, like Xia Chuan, were attacked by the Orphnochs, while the unlucky ones even ended up in the Orphnochs' stronghold.

They spent almost the entire night evading capture, and hadn't even figured out the basic information about this world, let alone found the King of the Orphnochs.

"Clock up!" (Time-lapse animation)

"Bang bang bang!"

A corner of the city.

Kabuto instantly dispatched a pursuing team, revealing Fujiwara's first expression with a slight frown after transforming.

This world has become the Orphnoch world.

While accumulating points has become much more convenient, it has also greatly increased the risks, and even he felt a growing sense of pressure.

Moreover, it's not sustainable to keep killing ordinary Orphnochs like this.

It is said that there is a system of clearing dungeons, and only those who clear them are eligible to be listed on the leaderboard and participate in the final competition to obtain great power.

But this world... must it destroy all the Orphnochs?

Even if he worked himself to death, he couldn't do it.

"Um?"

After resting for a while, a white knight carrying a flying vehicle suddenly appeared in Fujiwara's field of vision on the horizon.

A level 5 knight?!

An extremely strong sense of threat followed. Despite feeling exhausted, Fujiwara Daiichi transformed again and quickly activated Time-Up before the White Knight landed, disappearing into the darkness.

If this continues, we'll be worn down and eventually die.

Fujiwara no Ichi's expression turned ugly.

My first time running a dungeon was this difficult? How did I manage to clear the last "Dragon Rider" dungeon?

"If others can do it, so can I!"

Fujiwara no Ichi closed his eyes briefly, his expression becoming even more serious.

Over this period of time, he has increased Kabuto's fusion coefficient to 96.

If a level 4 knight cannot complete the game, he will become a level 5 knight. At that time, he can start working on the white knight and the AI ​​company that manages Orphino.

"Did they run away?"

The Heavenly Emperor landed on the ground, and the knight's figure dissipated, revealing a slightly different young man in shorts.

"That's fast."

"Why are there so many knights suddenly appearing?"

Murakami Kyoji, who was in charge of the entire Zhinao Company, had a gloomy look in his eyes.

Judging from the pursuit, the Orphnochs were generally no match for those knights.

For some reason, this turn of events reminded him of Delta.

"Let the Leo cavalry be deployed," Murakami Kyoji instructed his secretary, his expression shifting. "The second generation of Leo cavalry has just been successfully developed."

"President Murakami, to whom do you intend to hand over the second imperial belt?" the board members demanded. "Aren't you going to activate it at this point?"

"Please rest assured, everyone," Murakami Kyoji said with a smile, "It's not time to activate the Earth Emperor's Belt yet."

He intended to leave the second imperial belt to the King of Orphnoch, and he couldn't let those old guys know about it for the time being.

After all, not everyone wants the King of Orphnoch to appear.

(End of this chapter)