Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 216 Another Apocalyptic World

North City Detective Agency.

Xia Chuan pushed open the door and peered into the room in the dim light filtering through the curtains.

The bedding on the floor was neatly stacked and did not appear messy.

But Sayaka and the little boy are no longer here.

It seems he was among the people arrested near the Self-Defense Forces base, but his whereabouts are unknown amidst the chaos.

It looks like they didn't escape.

Xia Chuan walked past and noticed an old photograph peeking out from under the blanket.

It appears to be a family portrait, featuring a young couple, a little girl, and a little boy.

He recognized the couple and the little boy; they were the Tsugami couple and Tsugami Taro.

Unexpectedly, the girl was from the Tsugami family.

I've never heard of it before.

So, the younger brother the girl was talking about is Tsugami Taro.

I put down the photo and walked to the window. The long, drawn-out sirens of police cars echoed through the streets, and I sensed that the Venerable Ants were wandering everywhere.

Compared to the typical single-digit number of Venerable Ones, the number of Venerable Ants appearing this time is exceptionally astonishing.

It seems capable of expanding indefinitely.

This reminded Xia Chuan of the Orphnoch world and the Protozoan world from before.

This timeline also shows signs of heading towards its end.

After eliminating all the Agito, it's hard to say that these monsters won't turn their attention to ordinary humans.

They could easily exterminate humanity without even needing the Ant Venerable, the Supreme God Venerable, or the authority held by the Dark Power.

"Ugh—!"

"I really do have superpowers! Hahaha!"

A joyful shout suddenly rang out from inside "Nebula Manor," a simple and dilapidated apartment building in the suburbs.

The outer corridors and passageways were piled with clutter, and rainwater accumulated in many places, making them filthy. Even washing clothes and cooking were done outdoors, so the soundproofing was naturally not very good.

You could probably hear a fart from upstairs.

The shouts of ecstasy immediately drew the attention of all the guests.

It's that fat otaku on the third floor who's been sponging off his parents for over a decade. Apparently, he hasn't left the house for a whole year and has never taken out the trash.

Every time it's windy or rainy, the whole apartment building reeks of a foul stench.

Have they finally gone mad?

Several middle-aged women on the first floor had already started whispering among themselves when they saw a swarm of ants rushing towards them.

"It's an unknown life form!"

"Run!"

In their panic, several middle-aged women tried to rush out, but the Ant Venerable, who moved slowly like a walking corpse, suddenly sped up.

The fleshy lump at the front was lifted up by a monstrous force, and a large amount of formic acid liquid splashed onto its face, causing it to suffocate.

"ah--!"

Before the otaku upstairs could even begin to imagine using his superpowers, he turned around and heard screams outside. The wall covered with anime posters suddenly exploded, and swarms of ants rushed in, while the figurine shelf was trampled to pieces.

"What are you doing? You guys..."

"Gurgle!"

Minutes later, the G3-X arrived at the scene in a Guard Tracker, only to find numerous bodies suffocating in the drizzle.

The apartment building's outer corridor collapsed, and the fat guy lay face down in a puddle with his eyes wide open, blood continuing to spread.

"Hikari," Sumiko Ozawa called from the command vehicle, "How are you feeling? Are you adapting well? With the addition of the limiting chip to the G3-X, it should theoretically be able to match you...Hikari?"

"I'm fine."

Hikawa Makoto was in low spirits, and even the G3-X system seemed to sluggish.

"Is the higher-ups really going to protect the Unknown? Or are these guys really only capable of killing Agito? I don't think all these people are Agito..."

"Hikari," Sumiko Ozawa paused for a moment, "we can't change the decision made above, but we can make our own choices."

"call!"

Swarms of ants emerged from various parts of the stairwell, no longer seeking out other hiding residents, and began to gather around G3-X.

"I must protect humanity," Hikawa Makoto said, taking down the folding cannon from his motorcycle and firing it while backing away. "Agito is human too!"

"Great, go ahead and do it. I'll take responsibility!"

Sumiko Ozawa nervously watched the G3-X get surrounded.

Watching the slow-moving Ant Venerable, who became exceptionally agile once he entered battle mode, the specially made bullets failed to hit him again, except for the first wave.

As the Ant Venerables rushed closer, Bingchuan Cheng had no choice but to abandon his guns and cannons and turn back to his motorcycle to retrieve his folding swords.

"glacier!"

Upon spotting the uniquely shaped ant queen behind her on the monitor screen, Sumiko Ozawa became even more tense.

Although the level of these unknown life forms is unclear, after a long period of contact, there is a general idea that such command-like roles are usually high-level.

"hehe!"

The ant queen has a distinctly female physique, wearing heavy metal armor paired with a black headscarf reminiscent of a convent nun, and a luxurious leather skirt...

Although she is called the Queen Venerable, her actual level is equivalent to a high-ranking Venerable above the Queen Venerable, second only to the Supreme God Venerable.

Watching G3-X being besieged by its vassals, the Ant Queen was in no hurry to make a move, but instead offered her cringeworthy comments.

"This is humanity's most powerful G3 system? Nothing special. Ultimately, this world will be ours to rule!"

Raising her hand to swat away the ant soldiers in front, the ant queen held her trident high, preparing to slay G3-X in a ritualistic manner.

"The Lord has abandoned humanity."

"This guy can talk?"

Sumiko Ozawa was surprised to understand the Ant Queen's declaration, and her expression changed drastically once again.

Even the original G3-X might not be able to handle this, let alone the downgraded one.

An enhanced G4 might be possible, but not only is the G4 destroyed, it's also uncontrollable even if it's left behind.

"Retreat, Glacier! Don't be reckless!"

During the battle, Hikawa Makoto's forehead was covered in sweat: "I also want to retreat, but..."

No one told him that he would have to deal with so many unknown life forms at once, and then an even more ruthless one appeared.

"If Mr. Kaminaga were still here..."

"call--!"

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and as the clouds churned in the sky, the whole world seemed to darken.

"This is... the Supreme God?"

The ant queen glanced at the strange phenomenon in the sky with a trembling voice, dared not think too much about it, and hurriedly lowered her proud head.

Besides the Black God of Creation, only those supreme deities can change celestial phenomena; each of them possesses authority.

This doesn't seem to be an ordinary supreme deity...

"Wait! Who is it?!"

The ant queen, who had not sensed the familiar aura of the Venerable One, turned around at the shout. Before she could react, she saw all the ant soldiers around her spontaneously combust, screaming and billowing black smoke.

"Damn it!"

Enraged by the sight of her subordinates whose halos had melted away, the Ant Queen raised her weapon and launched the first attack, charging at high speed around the corner at the black figure emerging from the corner, braving the flames of their own combustion.

"Kaminaga?"

"Mr. Kaminari?!"

"Bang--!"

The Ant Queen shot back, and at the same time, Natsukawa's Ultimate Kuuga form, holding a trident, passed through the thick smoke and was fully revealed in front of Ozawa Sumiko and Hikawa Makoto.

"It really is Mr. Kaminaga!"

"My weapon!"

The ant queen struggled to her feet, finally realizing that she was facing an opponent of the level of a supreme god. She turned to escape, but was pierced through from behind by a spear, and was engulfed in flames in agony.

The God of Fire?!

"call!"

Xia Chuan passed by and completely eliminated the last few Ant Venerables.

The Ant Queen is considered the boss of the Agito movie, but she is much easier to deal with than the God.

Aside from having a large number of vassals, it doesn't seem to have any special abilities.

"Mr. Kaminari!"

Bingchuan Cheng was pleasantly surprised and pushed aside the burning Ant Venerable beside him, took off his helmet and limped over to greet him.

"Great! Everyone thought something had happened to you. You're definitely the only one perfectly suited for the G3-X..."

"The G3-X is yours now."

Xia Chuan, having transformed from Kuuga, secretly chuckled at Hikawa Makoto's excited expression.

Why would he need the G3-X now?

"You did a great job just now, especially when you said 'Agito' is also human."

"Huh? Mr. Kaminaga heard it all?" Hikawa Makoto's eyes were filled with despair, as if he were about to die.

"Kaminaga!"

Sumiko Ozawa got out of the car and approached the scene.

"Aren't you coming back? We..."

"There's no need. I have more important things to do."

Xia Chuan glanced around the scene and turned to Ozawa Sumiko to ask.

"Do you know of any other high-level beings? Like this unknown life form, or even stronger?"

"this……"

Sumiko Ozawa's expression stiffened slightly, and she and Makoto Hikawa exchanged a glance.

The ant queen died so quickly that I had no idea how powerful she really was.

It looks no different from an ordinary individual, except that it traveled a longer distance.

"If it's a similar special unknown life form, we're not entirely sure either."

Sumiko Ozawa responded thoughtfully.

"However, there is one place that might be the case. In the past two days, a death forest has appeared online. It is said that anyone who gets close to it will be cursed with death. Some people have turned into a puddle of water, which seems to be the murder method of those unknown life forms."

"water?"

The image of the Water God flashed through Xia Chuan's mind.

I don't know if that guy has that ability, but I do remember a high-ranking venerable being who fits the description.

It's good to go and take a look first.

"Oh, right, some people also heard a woman's screams and strange chanting," Sumiko Ozawa added. "It sounded like some kind of ritual was being performed. We originally planned to go and investigate, but that area was sealed off by the authorities."

"The higher-ups suddenly said we need to protect these unknown life forms," ​​Hikawa Makoto said indignantly. "The idea of ​​having unknown life forms eliminate Agito among humans... that's just too weird!"

"Give me the address," Xia Chuan said calmly.

Trivial matters are none of his concern.

He didn't have much time; he had to stop the long-haired boy from fusing the powers of two gods as soon as possible.

Otherwise, no matter how many trump cards he prepares, it will be a waste of effort.

Whether it's the modern-day Black God in the original series or the long-haired boy, they can only be considered as embodiments of power, vessels of power.

They are all characters that can be defeated.

But the boy seemed to want to become a god completely, replacing the Black God and the White God as the ruler of the world.

The power of the gods can also be said to be the power of the world.

Fighting an entire world... he didn't come here specifically to die.

He doesn't have the power to destroy the world right now.

Even the most destructive Dark Kiva couldn't do that.

They wouldn't go so far as to try to eliminate Tsugami Shoichi, who is now Sawaki Tetsuya.

The main rider has a great influence on the corresponding rider's timeline, but he has no idea how exactly. Simply eliminating the main rider doesn't seem to help.

"Don't go!"

Kondo Isami rushed over upon hearing the commotion. When he saw Natsukawa and the others, his face lit up with joy at first, but quickly turned to terror. Ignoring his disheveled appearance, he scrambled and anxiously stopped Natsukawa.

"Don't go there! Absolutely don't go!"

"Officer Hojo?"

"You're still alive?"

"I……"

Kondo Isami swallowed his breath.

What kind of talk is that?

Is it normal for him to die?

"In any case, we can't go to that place," Kondo Isami said, trembling as he looked back towards the forest. "They call it a sacred place, a place where gods sleep. You have no idea how powerful gods are; they are beings that humans cannot defeat!"

"Now we must go even further; what I'm looking for is the divine." Xia Chuan's eyes shone even brighter.

This saves time on testing the waters.

"What?"

Kondo Isamu stammered.

Did I hear that right?

"The god I'm talking about is the current master of those monsters, from our world... a guy who stole the power of the original god, and he's the one commanding those monsters! Understand? You'll be killed if you go back!"

Thinking about what he had experienced in the past two days, Kondo Isami's eyes were filled with sorrow once again.

"A friend of mine sacrificed himself to save me; even he was no match for me..."

"Will I survive if I don't go?"

Natsukawa's words left Kondo speechless. Without saying anything more, he walked past everyone and left the apartment building.

The higher-ups in this instance also wanted to use the Venerable One's power to eliminate the threat of Agito, unaware that the Venerable One's target had shifted to all of humanity.

Not only the Ant Queen, but all the messengers, including the high-ranking Venerables, seemed to have been activated, with signs of Venerable activity appearing in the nearby streets alone.

Although it's just surveillance for now, the catastrophe that will lead to the extinction of humanity is only a matter of time.

The reason why the Venerable Ones didn't kill ordinary people much in the past was simply because they were subject to restrictions.

The new "Black God" shows no intention of suppressing it.

The ant queen said that it was not wrong for humanity to be abandoned.

"Mr. Kaminaga, I'll go with you!" Hikawa Makoto put his helmet and mask back on.

Xia Chuan waved his hand and walked alone towards the Golem motorcycle that had come to him from the roadside.

He didn't look down on Hikawa Makoto.

The Venerable One resembles a mage more than a warrior. In terms of combat, the G3-X's fighting ability is sufficient. It might even be of help against the original Venerable One.

Because the higher the rank of the Venerable One, the more loyal they are to the Black God, and they will not easily kill humans.

But it's different now.

If Hikawa Makoto had gone there, he would have been instantly killed, and might not even have been able to get his weapons out.

This isn't a TV show; the Venerable One wouldn't just leave all those superpowers and powers unused and play a plot-driven death game.

"Mr. Kaminari..." Hikawa Makoto hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He's only just gotten used to the G3-X and was just saved by Xia Chuan, so it seems like he can't really be of much help.

"rest assured."

Xia Chuan said as he mounted his motorcycle.

"I won't take any risks unless I'm sure. Besides, I'm Number 4, who once saved humanity."

The term "god" does sound terrifying, but it's ultimately limited to this particular instance.

Having traversed so many worlds, he has interacted with many beings who are practically gods.

In some ways, he could even be considered a half-god.

"It's clearly not number 4," Sumiko Ozawa said, her eyes slightly red, wiping her eyes as she watched the motorcycle disappear into the distance. "Just who is Kaminaga anyway?"

"Mr. Kaminaga isn't number 4?" Hikawa Makoto paused for a moment, looking surprised. "But Officer Ozawa saw him earlier too..."

"Number 4 has never turned black," Sumiko Ozawa shook her head. "In addition, I have seen the real number 4; he used to be a G3 uniform wearer."

"How could this be? Who is Mr. Kaminaga?"

"Perhaps it inherited the power of Number 4. Black is actually Number 4's final form. Besides, there's more than one Agito, so it's normal for there to be multiple Number 4s."

Kondo Isami explained, then suddenly thought of this world.

Compared to the God of this world, the God of this world is far inferior; he was just lucky to have been possessed by Ultraman.

pity……

Thinking of Natsukawa's possible fate and Minami Kotaro's death in the holy land, Kondo Isami gritted his teeth and said to Hikawa Makoto and the other, "There are some things I want to tell you. No matter what, we absolutely cannot let Kaminaga fight alone."

Sorry, it's lagging badly.

I tried writing a plot where the protagonist transforms into Ultraman, but I couldn't continue. I'll just start over and stick to my own pace.

(End of this chapter)