Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 226 World Boss

"Ding!"

Day of offering sacrifice.

The villagers, dressed in white festival attire, rang bells as they walked toward the coast. White banners fluttered in the wind, and in the center, a shrine maiden in full regalia was carried in a specially made wooden palanquin, ready to be taken to a temporary altar.

"bell!"

"My daughter!"

The girl's parents, who had been chosen as priestesses, followed the procession closely. The honest, simple farmer couple looked somewhat timid, and their fear grew as they approached the altar.

The villagers who carried the sedan chair were also deeply saddened; their hair was all gray, with only a few young and strong men remaining.

The boy, Tomorrow Dream, and his childhood sweetheart, the girl, watched from afar from the cliff.

As the sacrificial procession moved forward, the sky above the sea began to change color, and amidst the billowing white mist, the howling wind and waves intensified.

"Tomorrow's Dream, is everything really okay? That person...?"

"There won't be any problems," the boy said, trying to remain calm. "I saw him drive away the demon that attacked the neighboring village, and that person's master is the legendary demon."

"But will that person really come?"

"I think so?"

Under the girl's gaze, the boy stammered his assurance, his fingers sweating nervously.

They had agreed to come today, but Xia Chuan was nowhere to be seen.

"call!"

A palace-like mountain slowly rises from the sea, its dragon head faintly visible amidst the pervasive demonic aura.

"Offer sacrifices!"

The wooden door at the bottom of the palace mountain opened, and two eerie green ghost flames appeared.

"Bell!" The old farmer choked back tears as he stopped his daughter from stepping out of the sedan chair. "Quick, run away..."

"Let me go, Father," the priestess said, her voice trembling as she lowered her head. "If it can protect everyone... there's no other way, is there?"

"bell!"

The reflection from the corner of the reef revealed the figure of Xia Chuanlongqi, with the peerless dragon behind him swimming on the surface of the water with a deep roar. After receiving Xia Chuan's permission, it quickly rushed towards the revealed Palace Mountain Demon Dragon.

This demonic creature was much larger than the Peerless Dragon, but it didn't have any advantage in terms of aura.

As a monster, Musou Dragon also reached the pinnacle of the Mirror World, and even without him, he is by no means weaker than Orochi.

That should be fine, right?

Since it's a monster, it won't affect the village. It would be best if we could drive the giant snake away.

At the very least, it can disrupt this sacrifice.

The rest depends on whether he can get help from the local demons or obtain their power.

He definitely won't let this demonized boss get away.

"roar--!"

The two will-o'-the-wisps were swallowed whole by the Peerless Dragon that suddenly leaped out of the sea, and amidst the splashing water, golden flames spread across the sky, spreading along with the demonic mist.

"What is that?"

"A giant serpent?"

The villagers, horrified, dropped their weapons and hid behind the earthen and stone graves, looking in bewilderment at the smaller yet equally monstrous Peerless Dragon.

"It wasn't the giant serpent! It swallowed the messenger!"

"My God, how dare it?"

"hold head high!"

The giant serpent coiled around the palace mountain calmed down for a while before suddenly becoming enraged. Its eyes turned bloodshot, and it whipped its tail into the air, spitting out fireballs like meteors. The Peerless Dragon dodged them, and the fireballs exploded into waves.

"Bang bang bang!"

Facing a giant serpent even larger than itself, Wushuanglong showed no weakness, raising its body and spewing flames in response.

It's unclear whether Orochi is the strongest in this world, but it is certainly the strongest in the Mirror World, even the Golden Phoenix became its prey.

"roar!"

Flames gathered around the Peerless Dragon in mid-air, instantly transforming into red-gold armor, merging with infinite survival power, and completely stabilizing its form in the world outside the mirror.

Before the giant serpent could recover from its shock, the Peerless Dragon's entire body crashed into it, causing the Demon Mist Palace Mountain to collapse and explode. The giant serpent's screams and roars then echoed from the depths of the mist.

Body size is indeed an advantage, but it also depends on the comparison target.

Compared to Warriors Dragon, Orochi seems to have no extra power and relies purely on his own body.

"Bang--!"

The sea returned to calm after a loud explosion, seemingly indicating that both sides had perished.

"That dragon...it should be a dragon, right? What's going on? Is it also a demonized monster?"

Asumu led the girl to the villagers.

After waiting for a while and still not seeing the giant serpent appear, they quickly pulled the shrine maiden from the beach back.

"bell!"

"Sister Ling!"

"The mark is still there, what do we do now?"

"The giant serpent is gone, so everything should be alright..."

"How can you be so sure everything's alright?"

The villagers quickly split into two groups: one wanted to take the shaman back, while the other insisted that she stay.

"If anything were to happen, the entire village would die!"

"We haven't broken the contract, and this isn't our problem."

"In short..."

"call!"

Xia Chuan stood calmly within the mirror-like world of the seawater, where, as its master, he could see the giant serpent slinking away along the seabed.

"Come back."

He glanced one last time at the villagers arguing by the sea, then turned and left the Mirror World with the Peerless Dragon.

……

Frozen Ghost Temple.

The monk knelt before the Buddha statue chanting sutras, when suddenly he opened his eyes wide, his gaze narrowed, and he turned to look at the kimono-clad girl skipping and hopping towards him from outside.

"You actually managed to find your way here!"

"A ghost?" The kimono-clad girl licked her lips. "I can't resist any longer, I'm going to eat your apprentice!"

"Don't even think about it!"

The mage snorted and jumped up, flicking his wrist to activate his transformation tuning fork. He tapped his palm lightly, and the crisp response caused the surrounding temperature to plummet, with snowflakes swirling around and coalescing into the Frozen Demon Battle Armor.

"Sending you to your death!"

"Bang--!"

When Xia Chuan returned to the temple, he saw the frozen ghost being shot backwards, screaming and tumbling down the steps, transforming back into the monk's figure.

"master?"

"Kaminaga?!"

The monk scrambled to his feet in a disheveled state, and upon seeing Xia Chuan, he couldn't help but sigh and beat his chest in frustration.

"Why did you have to come back at this time of year? Didn't you say you had something very important to take care of?"

"It's simpler than I expected, and..."

Xia Chuan turned his gaze to the white-haired demon who followed him out of the temple. He was wearing a cloak and armor, and his aura was the same as when he came from the city.

"This is the taste," the white-haired demon sniffed with ecstasy, the image of a kimono-clad girl vaguely appearing in his mind. "I can feel it; if I devour you, I can become the strongest demon!"

"This guy... hurry, Kaminari! Go to the main city, the daimyo here can help you!"

The mage gritted his teeth and took out his transformation tuning fork again. Just as he was about to block Xia Chuan, he was pushed aside by a gentle force.

"This is... telekinesis?! When did you...?"

"We'll talk about it later."

Xia Chuan's waist belt appeared, and he reached out to grab the second Fang Bat that flew out of thin air.

"Hmph," the rarely seen Fang Bat II flapped its wings and scrutinized the white-headed monster, "Despair, you've chosen the wrong target! I'll bite!"

"Gaburi!"

As the power of the Demon Emperor was injected, black patterns appeared on Xia Chuan's cheeks, and the dark Kiva battle suit was instantly put on in the gale.

"What is that?" The white-haired demon stood holding a long spear, momentarily unsure of Xia Chuan's identity. "A new demon?"

"Sizzle!"

Xia Chuan raised his arm forward, and a sealing mark appeared on the ground beneath his feet, immobilizing the white-haired demon.

Using Dark Kiva to deal with this kind of character seems like overkill, and the stronger the power, the stronger the suppression felt here.

However, compared to other forms, Dark Kiva seems to have more character, and it's a good opportunity to use the enhanced sealing barrier to conduct some experiments.

"Wake up 1!"

As he raised his hand to pull the white-headed demon closer from a distance, Xia Chuan skillfully inserted his attack whistle into his belt and then violently punched the white-headed demon back.

"Bang--!"

"Ugh!"

Under the impact of the red and black energy, the white-headed monster's entire body was in a state of collapse. Even though its level was far superior to that of ordinary demons, it seemed unable to withstand the Dark Kiva's fatal blow.

Fortunately, due to the existence of world rules, they were not directly destroyed.

"Master," Xia Chuan turned to the stunned mage, "can we deliver the final blow?"

"I?"

The mage's fingers trembled as he looked at the white-haired monster, who was bound and screaming in agony by the sealing barrier.

Did this disciple go wrong in his cultivation and turn into a demonic monster?

But this is too strong; there's absolutely no reason for it.

Wiping away a bead of cold sweat, the mage steeled himself and stepped forward to transform.

Although I don't quite understand, it seems I have no choice but to do it.

"freeze!"

The sound of the tuning fork continued, and the crisp sound seemed to cause an unknown change in the mage's body. In the blink of an eye, he merged with the elemental power and transformed into a frozen ghost.

"Damn it!" The white-haired demon, enduring continuous electric shocks from the sealing barrier, watched as the frozen demon approached. He roared and vanished into smoke, "Just you wait! I will never let you get away with this!"

"this……"

The frozen ghost hesitated as it watched the white-haired monster disappear.

Normally, it would be a good thing if such a powerful demonic creature were driven away, but now...

"If these guys really want to escape, there's nothing we can do. The best course of action is to eliminate them directly."

"I know."

Xia Chuan silently deactivated his transformation.

He didn't take the white-haired demon's threat to heart.

He is still some distance from being a being like the Black God, but he is still a being that transcends the limits of humanity, and he can protect himself even without transforming.

"Shen Yong?" the mage called out tentatively. "What are your plans next?"

"What's next?"

Xia Chuan gathered his thoughts and said.

"Of course, I'll continue my cultivation and try to transform into a ghost."

"You still need to cultivate?" The monk felt as if he'd been slapped in the face. "I'd like to become your disciple!"

Putting aside his unknown transformation form, his magical abilities alone seemed to far surpass his own; even seemingly gentle telekinetic techniques were beyond his ability to resist.

"After all, you're so amazing..."

"These are two different things," Xia Chuan interrupted. "How powerful I am is not important; the key is how to transform into a demon."

The monk was completely bewildered: "Isn't it important?"

Xia Chuan put away the Fang Bat II that had been flying around and said, "Anyway, let's just continue training as before. Maybe we can find some tricks..."

"Is there any trick to it?"

The monk's face turned red.

Previously, he treated Xia Chuan as his disciple and habitually talked a lot of nonsense.

who knows……

"My experience consists only of rigorous self-cultivation. If you have any questions, I can ask my other companions."

Xia Chuan felt a little helpless.

The monk's change in attitude made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

But it seems impossible to go back to how we interacted the previous two days.

"Does the master know where Hibiki is?" Natsukawa asked while pondering.

Since it's the "Hibiki" instance, he still wants to try to interact with the protagonist.

Perhaps he is simply not suited to inheriting the Frozen Ghost legacy.

"That's possible," the monk said in a deep voice, "but it seems that Hibiki has retired from being a ghost because of something."

……

Future timeline.

Level 5 Ghost Knight Matsuo led Team 01 to the mountaintop, overlooking the modern city under the night sky.

"No one understands this world better than me. The demons are impossible to destroy. From ancient times to the present, the battle has never stopped, and the demons will revive every once in a while."

Matsuo examined the transformed tuning fork under the moonlight.

"There's only one way to clear the game: merge myself with the giant snake!"

"Then are you still a knight?" the captain of Team 01 asked, frowning.

"What does it matter if I'm not a knight? Knight or monster, as long as I'm strong enough!"

Matsuo pressed his hand against his chest, which was throbbing with excruciating pain, without making a sound.

He was no longer a knight; after entering this world, he had become a demonized monster.

But it is precisely because of this that one can obtain the secrets of the Demonic Wraith, and at the same time, one can also open up one's own exclusive faction in the dungeon.

"You might be able to obtain enough resources to advance to level 5 knights by then, or do you, as the champions of the Skynet Tournament, have some concerns?"

"Of course not," Captain 01 said, his face darkening. "This time, we're not only going to become Level 5 Knights, but we're also going to climb the Knight Rankings... But what are you planning to do?"

"I need to sacrifice the demons of this city to use the power of the demon to return to ancient times and merge with the great serpent before it is sealed away."

Matsuo's face looked somewhat ferocious.

Once he obtains the power of the Great Serpent, even a Level 6 Knight will be nothing to fear; at that time, he will stand at the pinnacle of this world.

(End of this chapter)