Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 186 Time-Stopping Insects

Zhi Park Restaurant.

As the morning sun shone through, Natsukawa brought out the "Today's Menu," glanced back at the towering Tokyo Tower in the distance, and heard the clear sound of bells ringing from the park path on the other side.

Kusakabe Hikari rode her bicycle along a forest path covered with ginkgo leaves, a faint, beautiful smile on her face. Only after noticing Natsukawa's gaze did she shrank her neck and lower her head.

Kagami Shin has changed a lot recently. Apart from frequently skipping work, he is completely different from before.

"I'll go prepare breakfast."

Higasaki Kazuya parked his bicycle, muttered something barely audible, and entered the restaurant.

The female shop manager, wearing a headscarf, happened to emerge from the alley. Seeing this, she gave Natsukawa a suggestive smile and nudged him: "Have you decided when you're going to confess, Kagami?"

"Confess your feelings?" Xia Chuan didn't understand for a moment.

"Yes, it's about time," the shop manager grinned. "Men should take the initiative. Xiao Xu is so introverted; he doesn't even dare to get close to crowds when he's out, but he often talks about you. Don't miss out on this affection."

"..."

Xia Chuan was speechless.

Because of Tendou Souji, he only regarded Kusakabe Kaori as a younger sister.

However, in the previous episodes, Kagami Arata and Kusakabe Hikaru were indeed a couple.

We can't just break it up every time we start over.

Although he is now "Kagami Shin", there will always be a time when he leaves.

Once ZECT's plan to identify and destroy Zerg mimics is successfully executed, that will be the time for him to complete the game and return to his own world.

"We'll see..."

"Let's talk about it later?"

The female shop manager's face hardened, and without further persuasion, she directly shoved two light show tickets into Xia Chuan's hands.

"Stand up straight, Kagami!"

Xia Chuan silently checked the tickets.

How could he possibly have time to help Kagami with her new date right now?

The Zerg war could escalate to a fever pitch at any moment.

The protozoa also need to be dealt with.

I don't know how to clear the level yet; I can only eliminate them all.

……

Shibuya.

Several knights from this world gathered together, their expressions clearly not good.

This dungeon is really not friendly. The target attributes are too strong. If you don't have the ability to deal with the Time-Changing, even a level 4 knight can only deal with the Zerg larvae.

This makes them seem no different from elite ant soldiers.

"Still can't get in touch with Mr. Kotaro?"

The scarred man had a gloomy expression and was smoking.

Although RX can't keep up with the speed of transformation, unlike them, Kotaro Minami is not in any danger regardless of whether he transforms or not, and is naturally invincible.

It is said that before coming to Tokyo, Kotaro Minami already had experience killing adult insects.

"Besides the level 6 knight RX, the only other member of the expedition team this time is the level 5 knight, Extreme Fox... Shinji Kaminaga, that young master Fujiwara, and the nowhere-where-where Copper Tou have a chance to clear the game, so we..."

"Alright, let's not talk about Shinji Kaminaga anymore, since we've already had a conflict with his students."

Scarface flicked off his cigarette butt and stomped down with his leather shoe as he spoke.

"I've roughly figured out the weaknesses of those alien insects. Since Mr. Kotaro was able to do it, it means we don't necessarily have to rely on the Knight System of this world!"

"flaw?"

"Those guys aren't really fast; they're just manipulating time," Scarface said, squinting. "We had a chance to counterattack the instant the attack happened."

The other knights' eyes lit up.

If that's the case, then as long as we take precautions in advance, it's not impossible to deal with the alien insects.

As a level 4 knight who has experienced frontline battles, the Zerg are not much of a threat if they do not undergo time-based transformation.

The most troublesome thing in this world is always the unknown.

"Let's leave it at that for now."

Scarface looked towards the corner with a puzzled expression, and vaguely saw RX's figure.

"ZECT has scheduled the experiment for tonight's light show. There should be a large number of Zerglings gathering then, so everyone can transform and enter."

"That works too."

Several knights from this world nodded solemnly.

Transforming prematurely does waste energy, but it's better than dying before you can transform.

That kind of death is ridiculous for a level 4 knight.

……

into the night.

Units of ant soldiers lay in wait, their special ammunition already prepared and ready to fire at any moment.

As the first time this special ammunition was used in actual combat, the results were relevant to the future development of the situation.

"Everything is normal in Group A."

"Group B..."

As the light show approached, the crowds in Chitose Park grew dense, and the atmosphere of battle intensified.

Xia Chuan was also notified and led the Shadow Team to wait on the perimeter early in the morning.

"Mentor," Fujiwara Saiji asked, puzzled, "Is ZECT really going to fight here? Even if some Zerg have infiltrated, there are so many ordinary people..."

"We'll have the film buff team help with the evacuation later."

Xia Chuan followed the crowd, observing the people coming and going, and suddenly remembered the female shop manager's light show tickets.

Thankfully, I didn't agree to any dates.

"I'll go check out the surrounding area."

Unlike the other knights who were fully armed, Xia Chuan crossed the square in an ordinary manner.

It seems that the Heavenly Path Chieftain didn't come to join in the fun, perhaps because he had other matters to attend to.

Furthermore, it's strange that Tendou Souji hasn't obtained the Hyperion yet, compared to the TV timeline.

Unless ZECT in this world never intended to develop Hypabug for Kabuto, or...

Xia Chuan paused slightly, and for some reason, the image of Fujiwara Ichiichi flashed through his mind.

There must be a root cause for anything that is unreasonable.

Changes in the second instance, a timeline from 35 years ago, a strange backdoor in the steel bucket...

Besides him, the one who cleared the dungeon, Fujiwara Daiichi, who has been staying here all along, is also a potential major player who could have a significant impact on this dungeon.

"Um?"

Xia Chuan sensed a fluctuation in the aura, and a long-haired man dressed as a maid with many black veils passed by from the outside and quickly disappeared.

alien insects?

Feeling a faint sense of threat emanating from the darkness, Xia Chuan's heart sank slightly. He stopped thinking about anything else, gathered the Kalis card in his hand, and threw it into a hidden corner in advance.

In Kabuto, there is a time-stopping Worm that is killed off by the plot. Although it was portrayed as a weak and unreliable character in the TV series, with its appearance as the ultimate boss and its lackluster ending like a grunt, if its abilities were realistically designed, it would be quite terrifying in this instance.

Even he needs to be wary.

After all, they don't have the ability to revive now, nor are they immortal like RX. Once they make a mistake, there's no chance to start over.

"tutor!"

Fujiwara Saiji's voice came through the earpiece.

"It's about to begin!"

"Sizzle..."

The static noise abruptly blocked the communication channel.

Before Xia Chuan could reply, he sensed that the plaza was surrounded by alien insects, and the long-haired man's figure reappeared in his senses.

Leaning on a cane, he moved with the speed of the wind, his black hooded coat billowing like a cloak under the lamplight.

"Bang--!"

An experimental bomb exploded in the sky above the square, spreading white medicine. Pedestrians on the ground looked up in confusion. When they came to their senses, coughing sounds filled the air, and alien larvae revealed their true forms.

"What's going on?"

"Feed..."

"Run!"

Fujiwara no Saiji's expression suddenly turned to surprise.

Although it was somewhat expected, there were still far too many strange insects on site.

"It's a trap!"

"Damn it, could there be a traitor among us?"

"Prioritize the evacuation of citizens..."

"Bang bang bang!"

Suddenly, an explosion interrupted Fujiwara's orders, and the ant soldiers hidden on the perimeter were instantly wiped out, with many protozoa exploding in flames.

"What happened?"

"ZECT members, I saw through your operation from the start. This area has already been occupied by us Zerg!"

The long-haired man slightly adjusted his glasses, his figure flashing as he faced the defending team of knights from this world. With a sneer, he suddenly launched an attack with a punch.

Despite being in human form, his fist and foot strength was no less than that of a knight. His relentless, storm-like attacks left the knights struggling to defend themselves, and before they could even begin to organize an attack, the long-haired man single-handedly disrupted their formation.

"This guy..."

"Bang--!"

The knights stared in horror at the long-haired man with a ferocious face, and only reacted when one of the knights in front of them was kicked and forced to deactivate his transformation.

"Attack together!"

"snort."

The long-haired man withdrew his attack, pushed up his glasses again, and switched to his purple insect form. In the instant the surrounding knights' attacks landed, he swiftly grabbed his fingers.

Time froze again, and the whole world seemed to be nothing but a blurry purple light.

"Boring."

"Whoosh!"

After passing by the knights, the purple insect waved its hand coldly, and the knights, frozen in mid-air, were all sent flying backward with screams.

(End of this chapter)