Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 20 Azure Dragon Ascension

"etc!"

Sakurai Keikazu was lost in thought for a moment, his mind filled with the image of the Mantis Gurongi being blown up.

If he hadn't witnessed the entire battle and known the terrifying nature of the Mantis Gurongi, he would have almost thought the opponent was just an ordinary monster.

How many strange people can roam the city in broad daylight, openly beheading and killing people?

A normal knight would probably be beheaded the moment they met, but the Mantis Grongi couldn't even touch Natsukawa, let alone hurt him, and was almost instantly killed in the end.

He had seen quite a few level 3 knights, but none of them could face the Mantis Grongi so easily.

Kuuga's strength is likely already very close to that of a level 4 knight.

Moreover, he is a Kamen Rider who truly cares about the lives of ordinary people.

Unlike others, in this game, I don't get any points whether I defeat monsters or rescue people.

"If it were him, perhaps he could help me."

Sakurai Keikazu clenched his fist, made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and chased after Natsukawa in the direction he had left.

Maybe he really is just a good-for-nothing, but we can't just give up on him completely.

"Tick-tock!"

The last rays of light from the barrier slowly dissipated.

In the square and park after the rain, the leaves rustled in the wind, and raindrops splashed on the ground.

Xia Chuan, who was about to leap away, suddenly stopped and turned his gaze to the end of the deserted path.

Before anyone knew it, the red-clad Kabuto knight had already blocked the middle of the walkway.

"I must say, you've exceeded my expectations. The fusion coefficient should be over 90, right?"

Kabuto approached slowly, his blue knight eyes gleaming with a cold light.

I've eliminated too many monsters lately, always before any other Kamen Rider.

Moreover, their strength seems to be much greater than expected.

"Think about it, join my team, and you can become the vice-captain in a year."

Xia Chuan calmly stared at Kabuto, his fighting instincts kicking in as he clearly sensed the dangerous aura emanating from his opponent.

I never imagined I'd clash with Kamen Rider Kabuto one day; reality is truly amazing.

"Sorry, I'm not interested," Xia Chuan shook his head and refused. "Could you move aside? We're not enemies."

"What a hassle. It seems you don't understand anything."

Kabuto looked at Natsukawa with a hint of disdain.

"Do you know why Kamen Riders need points? Because the final winner of the Rider Challenge can obtain the great power to grant wishes."

"Great power?"

"That's right, any wish can be granted, whether it's immortality or power."

Seeing that Natsukawa seemed interested, Kabuto chuckled.

"What? Still not interested? Or are you really trying to be a hero by working so hard to eliminate monsters, or is it just for hunting?"

Xia Chuan remained silent and did not respond.

It seems that this world still holds many secrets.

Points, Knights Challenge...

He didn't find a single clue in the Knights School's archives.

He had only seen similar competitions in "Extreme Fox," but they were not the same thing.

"Extreme Fox" is a competition of desires that leans towards games and a knight reality show, and the winner seems to only gain the right to reshape the new world.

"Feel sorry."

Xia Chuan shook his head again, then turned to walk around Kabuto and leave.

It wasn't that he didn't want immortality and power, it's just that what Kabuto said didn't sound like a good thing.

Having personally witnessed Zoffy's strength, he didn't think these people could accomplish anything in the end; they would only remain "caged birds" trapped in the solar system.

"Really? You're still an obstacle after all. You should just go back to being an ordinary person."

Kabuto's voice grew colder after seeing Natsukawa's reaction. He shook his hand in disappointment and then slammed down on the adapter on the side of his belt.

"CLOCK UP!"

As the familiar mechanical sound rang out, Xia Chuan, who was already on guard, turned around immediately, but his chest and abdomen were still hit by a series of explosions, and he was thrown into the air uncontrollably.

"Bang bang bang!"

As soon as Sakurai Kagekazu caught up from behind the trail, he saw the puddles on the ground burst open one after another, and Kuuga was inexplicably sent flying backward.

It's like an invisible enemy is attacking.

"Could it be... CLOCK UP?!"

"snort."

Kabuto stopped moving at high speed. Under the effect of Time Rising, the influence of the power of time on him was greatly reduced, and the whole world became like a slow-motion movie.

The puddles splashed up by the sprint slowly bloomed, the fallen leaves froze in mid-air, and the raindrops were almost still. Only the trajectory of Sougo, who was thrown into the air by the heavy blow, was clearly visible.

"1! 2! 3!"

Before Natsukawa could fall naturally, Kabuto smiled disdainfully, skillfully pressed the full-speed switch of the insect device on his waist one by one, and then quickly activated the single horn of the insect device to charge his ultimate move.

"Sizzle!"

A surge of electricity flowed from the insect device to the knight's horns on its head, eventually converting into superluminal particles that concentrated at the right foot, creating a burst of electric light.

Ultimate move: Knight Kick.

"Rider Kick!"

it's over!

As if delivering a death sentence, Kabuto coldly turned around and unleashed a high spinning kick, all the destructive lightning concentrated and exploded together.

But the moment his foot touched the ground, Kabuto let out a soft "hmm" and sensed something was wrong.

The knight's kick didn't have full force, and there was no familiar explosion sound from behind.

"What?"

Kabuto turned around again and saw Natsukawa, who was also enveloped in electricity, ahead of him. His expression changed slightly.

He was actually able to dodge his deadly knight kick.

"What exactly are you...?"

"Sizzle!"

As the electric current around Xia Chuan gradually subsided, when he reappeared, the core of his belt had turned gold, and gold armor had appeared around his blue armor.

The power of the Kuuga is closely related to the fighting will of the wearer.

With his fighting spirit boiling, even though Xia Chuan didn't actively control it, his posture still completely transformed into a sublimated Azure Dragon.

Compared to its original Azure Dragon form, the Azure Dragon's enhanced power and jumping ability after its ascension are greatly improved, and its mobility is also greatly enhanced. It possesses an extremely high speed that cannot be detected by the naked eye. Even though it still cannot catch up with the Ascension Armored Fighter, it is not completely powerless to fight back.

However, this guy's speed has improved considerably compared to when we first met.

Has the fusion coefficient increased?

"Whoosh!"

Xia Chuan tilted his head to avoid the high-energy ion beam bullet fired by Kabuto, and calmly watched as Kabuto drew his sword from its sheath and unleashed the ion beam blade.

Kabuto's exclusive weapon is the Kunai Spear, which has three forms: spear, axe, and kunai sword.

In Rider form, it primarily uses a kunai sword and can unleash a finishing move that can cleave and pulverize anything within a 10-meter radius.

"call!"

At the moment Kabuto charged forward, Natsukawa suddenly thrust upwards and sublimated the Azure Dragon.

As he interrupted Kabuto's high-speed movement with the kunai sword, he immediately gripped the staff with both hands and swung it with tremendous force, sending Kabuto flying.

"Bang--!"

"CLOCK OVER!"

As the transformation ended, Kabuto tumbled out of his form, revealing Fujiwara's first human form. Water splashed around him and fell away, instantly covering him in mud.

"Ahem!"

Amidst the intense pain, Fujiwara Ichi struggled to his feet, but the sublimation and the previous attack had exhausted his strength, and he fell back into the puddle after taking only one step.

When he looked up again, the sight of Kuuga's legs made him tense up.

"My pursuits are different from yours."

Xia Chuan, leaning on the Sublime Azure Dragon Staff, looked up at the gloomy sky.

"For me, the real enemy has never been you. Don't get me wrong."

Before Fujiwara could respond, Natsukawa leaped into the air amidst the approaching footsteps of a large number of ant soldiers, disappearing into the city's high-rise buildings in a few flashes.

"team leader!"

A knight led his ant soldiers to the scene at breakneck speed, and upon seeing Fujiwara no Ichi, he could hardly believe his eyes.

"What are you doing...?"

"Let's go back first."

Fujiwara no Hajime grunted, said nothing, and walked past his men to leave the plaza.

Once the fusion coefficient reaches 90, every improvement is equivalent to going from 0 to 90, and it becomes increasingly difficult as you go further.

His fusion coefficient has now reached 94, and combined with his Kabuto abilities, he is almost impossible to defeat.

Unless the other party's fusion coefficient is more than 1 point higher than his.

"Anything above 95?"

(End of this chapter)