Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 189 Zerg Detector

"Kaminaga..."

ZECT Ant Soldier Training Base.

Xia Chuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the sky outside, vaguely hearing the voice of the Heavenly Dao Chief.

"ZECT has been taken over by the Zerg... Their goal... is to assimilate all humans... Beware of Kabuto..."

"tutor?"

Fujiwara Saiji called out in confusion.

"The mission has been arranged. The higher-ups said the anti-mimic missiles will be deployed in the next few days, and we should be able to completely eliminate the Zerg soon..."

"It's not that simple," Natsukawa glanced back at Fujiwara Saiji, "The real enemy is yet to come."

"But……"

Fujiwara Saiji's lips were dry, and his smile was stiff.

"If we clear this dungeon, everything should be fine, right? I'll do everything I can to help you clear it, mentor, I promise..."

"Let's eliminate the alien insects first."

Xia Chuan shook his head secretly.

This Kabuto dungeon is a bit special; it doesn't have a final boss in the strict sense.

It was a war between two races from beginning to end.

After several days of exploration, he had a general understanding of the current situation of the instance.

The conditions for clearing the dungeon are not as simple as just killing individual bosses, and the second dungeon is not as straightforward as dealing with the meteorite last time.

It can be said that the fighting has shifted from individual combat to internal power struggles.

Therefore, he no longer cares so much about whether he can pass the level.

The greatest significance of the dungeon to him is the "experience points" needed for evolution.

As for the benefits of clearing customs...

It seems that the only way now is to climb the Knight Rankings and improve one's Knight rank.

Kotaro Minami did not experience the "RX" dungeon; he only cleared the basic dungeon to become RX, which is obviously closely related to the completion of the dungeon.

Nevertheless, it didn't mean him much.

Because it's not a system at all.

Level 5, 6, or even 7 knights are not as important to him as other knights in this world.

You don't need to conquer each knight system; once your physique level is high enough, everything will be fulfilled.

In the evolution of light, physique is everything.

Therefore, he has never been in a hurry to explore the potential of the Rider System, such as the ultimate transformation after Ultimate Kuuga.

In fact, the Knight system is merely a means of self-protection.

It would be best to clear the level and take the Hypa Worm out, but there's no real loss if you can't.

Also.

Clearing a level may reward you with points. For example, while the average knight's points in this world are less than 10,000, Minami Kotaro's points have exceeded 100,000.

His hidden points, kill rewards, and level completion rewards combined are estimated to be close to ten million.

On the surface, they weren't too short of points. They had just helped Hiroko Asami exchange the points consumed by the Knight System. This time, they had just killed some alien insects and their points were back up. It wasn't much different from the points gained from clearing the game.

This world is still in the evolutionary stage, and points are not very useful for the time being.

Aside from trading, the only other activity is probably exchanging equipment and items.

However, the Alliance strictly controls high-level equipment and items, and other knights rarely get anything good. The lucky few keep them hidden and generally don't use them to exchange for points.

……

ZECT High-Level Meeting.

Kagami Riku sat upright in the main seat, his expression seemingly unchanged amidst the gazes of the many executives below, making it impossible to discern his inner thoughts.

"How is the situation?"

"The anti-mimicry missiles have been officially deployed in actual combat," a balding middle-aged man reported. "So far, the results seem quite good; several Zerg gathering points have been breached. The only problem is the difficulty in pre-targeting the area; we can't cover the entire city yet, and their effectiveness against Zerg scattered among the population is limited. Moreover, the Protoss..."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he looked at Negishi and several bodyguards in sunglasses behind Kagami Riku.

"If the public knew about the existence of the protozoa, it would likely cause a lot of chaos."

"Oh, please don't worry about that."

Negishi walked forward with a smile and placed a necklace made primarily of Shibuya green meteorite on the table.

"Through our painstaking research, we have developed a device similar to a detector. Once these necklaces are distributed and made widely available, the alien insects will have nowhere to hide."

Of course, we protozoa will evacuate beforehand to avoid causing any trouble for your work.

"We never said anything like this would exist."

Kagami Riku glanced at the pendant necklace, which looked like an ordinary decorative item.

Although his expression remained unchanged, his heart sank deeper and deeper.

"They're only bringing out the detector now..."

"There's nothing I can do. It should have been finished a long time ago, but a lot of things happened. I'm very sorry."

Kagami Riku picked up the pendant without speaking, but a young elite below asked with a puzzled look, "It's said that after the Worm Operation, all the Kamen Rider systems will be retrieved, and ZECT will be disbanded... Is that true?"

"Well," Negishi glanced at everyone's faces and said with a smile again, "there's nothing to hide. This will be the first step towards true peace."

……

"ah--!"

In Tokyo at night, meteorite necklaces suddenly appeared among passersby, and one after another, hidden alien insects were isolated.

The ant soldiers were busy running around the city, and the alien insects could be seen exploding everywhere. Only occasionally would a few adult insects notify Xia Chuan.

"Team A has finished the battle, Captain..."

"Da da da!"

Xia Chuan walked to a battle site amidst the continuous machine gun fire. The alien insects that had just been blown up left a pool of green slime, and a woman holding a baby next to him was still in shock, being helped by ant soldiers.

Just fifteen minutes ago, there was only a happy young couple here, until a passerby's detector necklace reacted.

This necklace is indeed very powerful as a detector.

No one knows that the reason the protozoa are only being brought out now is because a lot of time has been spent researching how to transform humans.

Anyone who wears this necklace will, over time, automatically be eroded and transformed into protozoa.

Moreover, the necklace itself is also a relay device. When the protozoa emit a signal, even those just near the necklace will be transformed into protozoa.

"tutor!"

Fujiwara Saiji took a breath and returned to Natsukawa's side.

"The number of Zerg has started to decrease significantly. This detector is really useful, and it's a perfect match with the anti-mimic bomb."

"Where did you get this?" Natsukawa noticed the meteorite necklace hanging on Fujiwara Saiji's chest.

"All the ant soldiers were assigned when we set off today, but I saved a bunch for you, mentor..."

"Destroy everything."

Xia Chuan ripped off the necklace and threw it into the river beside him.

"Not a single one may be left alive."

"Huh?" Fujiwara Saiji looked bewildered, but without hesitation, he nodded and hurriedly gathered the Shadow Team members.

"We can't wait any longer."

Xia Chuan quietly looked at his many subordinates who were removing the necklace.

Although the alien insects have not been completely eradicated, the problem of protozoa is undoubtedly much bigger now.

They are probably already prepared to assimilate humanity as soon as the war ends.

These creatures cooperate with humans only because they are few in number; their ambitions are actually greater than those of the Zerg.

The thought of protozoa everywhere gave even Xia Chuan a headache.

Completely eliminating the hidden Zerg is difficult, but the protozoa behind ZECT are relatively easy to deal with.

As for whether there will be any other consequences...

It can't be worse than humans turning into protozoa.

"Where are you going, mentor?" Fujiwara Saiji asked, watching Natsukawa leave the scene with a puzzled look.

"It's a personal matter."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, remembering the warning from Tiandao Zongji, and decided to conduct a secret investigation first.

Now that the protozoan forces have surfaced, investigating them shouldn't be too difficult.

One more chapter will be updated later.

The more I watch the TV series, the more the plot gets choppy; I feel like punching the screenwriter.

Forget about the TV series, let's just write about the final battle.

(End of this chapter)