Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 228 Coward

"call!"

A small coastal village.

Why?

As Tomorrow Dream staggered past the village entrance, the once bustling village suddenly fell silent, with the corpses of villagers scattered among the ruins of wooden houses along the way.

What appeared to be cooking smoke in the distance was actually just residual smoke from a fire.

The surviving village chief and the other villagers numbly packed up the trash, as if they had completely lost all hope of survival.

"Village chief, what's going on?"

"The giant serpent is back!"

In the corner, the girl who was his childhood sweetheart wiped the cigarette ash from her eyes and cried.

"Sister Ling... Sister Ling's whole family was eaten..."

"How could this happen?"

"I knew something bad would happen; I shouldn't have brought the bell back!"

Several elderly people from the village gathered around, and one of them roughly grabbed the girl.

"Ichie, you're next as a sacrifice, so don't you dare run away! You'll get everyone killed!"

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Asuka hurriedly protected the girl.

"What does 'next sacrifice' mean? This year's sacrifice..."

"They say it's punishment for our village; the offerings have to be chosen again, and Ichie already has a mark on her hand!"

"But……"

Is this really a good idea?

The village chief, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up and called out to everyone.

"Has anyone thought about what to do next? How long can our village hold on like this? After all the women in the village have been eaten, is there any hope left?"

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

"There's another way!" The village chief slammed down his hoe. "Whether it succeeds or not, we must rely on the power of the demons! Asumu, you mentioned demons before, didn't you? Can you find them?"

"I……"

Tomorrow Dream grabbed her fingers, her expression shifting as she lowered her head.

"I never want to believe in ghosts again. They're just a bunch of cowards. And Brother Mengshi died because he got too close to ghosts..."

"That's true!" the villagers echoed. "Ghosts are creatures that have abandoned their human identity; they're no different from monsters. There's no way to believe them!"

"Yes! Don't trust them!"

"Then you have other ideas? Don't forget what happened to Ling's family; the demon will devour the entire village sooner or later!"

The village chief glanced coldly at the crowd, and after everyone lowered their heads to avoid his gaze, he sighed and continued to turn to Tomorrow's Dream.

"I know you've never let go of the matter of the warrior, but it was just an accident after all. Even if not for the village, you should think about Ichie. You and Ichie are like siblings..."

Tomorrow, Mingmeng returned home in a daze, staring blankly at the simple memorial tablet placed on the altar.

He wasn't such a rigid person. After all, his brother's matter was in the past, and if he could, he would never let anything happen to Yi Hui.

but……

Should we make him go and ask his brother's master for help?

As for the other ghosts, it seems there was only the ghost apprentice I encountered a few days ago. He was supposed to make a move on the day of the sacrifice, but I never saw him at all.

How good could the master of such a person be?

"Tomorrow's Dream".

The girl leaned against the wooden door of the house, holding back her tears as she softly called out.

"Actually, the demons can't defeat the giant snake at all, right? Everyone doesn't know you've already consulted a demon..."

"One drawing?"

"I only have one request: don't watch me get eaten; it will look awful."

The girl choked back tears and closed her eyes, her mind filled with the image of Ling's family of three being swallowed alive.

The severed arm, the pale legs between the teeth, were all swallowed in one gulp...

"After this, we need to find a way to leave this place as soon as possible. Asuka will definitely survive."

"One drawing..."

……

"Swish!"

Outside the main city.

The sound of hammering echoed through the torrential rain. Xiang Gui, bare-armed, wielded a hammer, wiped his sweat, and flipped a red-hot iron block over.

Just then, Xia Chuan finished his training outside, and the rain gradually began to subside.

That's strange.

Looking at the sky that had cleared up in the blink of an eye, Hibiki put down his work in confusion, shook his head, and curiously looked at the steaming Natsukawa.

"I heard from the Frozen Demon that you possess a transformation power completely different from that of a demon? Are there really other ways to transform?"

"Yes, there are, but they're not suitable for you."

Under the influence of the wind and fire, Xia Chuan quickly felt refreshed.

Although it cannot be infused with elemental power, simple manipulation is not a problem.

To be precise, Dark Kiva is also a "magician," and with the added power of Ultimate Kuuga, he is essentially on a mountaintop, able to control the elements with just a little adaptation.

Unfortunately, that's all.

Like the Frozen Demon, the Hibiki's training is of no help to the other demons.

It can only be considered as filling the gap in past cultivation.

Previously, he had always relied on combat to improve his physique, and rarely even went to the training room of the Knight School. This was the first time he had undergone such regular training.

"Have you ever considered that the path of the demon is actually completely unsuitable for you?" Hibiki reminded him with a smile. "Why not try to improve your own powers instead of becoming a demon entirely?"

"improve?"

Xia Chuan's eyes paused slightly.

Why did he become a ghost?

Aside from needing to use the power of demons to clear the game, the main objective is probably to obtain new knight materials.

He had never thought about improving other knight systems.

This wasn't something he was originally capable of doing...

"So?" Hibiki asked cautiously, "What are your thoughts?"

"not yet."

Xia Chuan looked down at the shuttle belt that had appeared on his abdomen.

I've only been focused on collecting knight materials, so I haven't paid much attention to anything else.

In fact, he has already embarked on a development path similar to the Decade template.

He can control all Kamen Rider systems with a single belt, instead of having to become a Demon Rider.

However, to obtain Ghost-type cards, you must first bring the corresponding power out of the dungeon.

To get out of the dungeon, you need to clear it, and clearing it requires Ghost-type cards...

It's a vicious cycle.

The shuttle is just a shuttle, not the Decade belt.

Further research is needed.

"I'll give it a try."

Xia Chuan patted Hibiki on the shoulder, picked up the transformation tuning fork, and went out again.

"I'm sorry about what happened before, but I just didn't want to waste time. There's someone very important who needs my help..."

"I understand," Hibiki said with a smile, touching the corner of his mouth. "But could you please not slap me in the face next time? In front of others, I am, after all, a senior."

"Mr. Hibiki."

Xia Chuan stopped in his tracks.

"The past cannot be changed; what matters is the future. Mr. Hibiki, please return to the fight and fight with your disciples' share of the battle. Running away will not solve any problems."

Hibiki's smile darkened slightly: "Mr. Kaminaga, have you ever encountered a situation where you could only watch helplessly as something happened?"

"Probably."

Xia Chuan thought of Zoffy in this world and the alien organization that was jumping around, and then he thought of his own experiences in various instances.

"But even if I am powerless, I will not sit idly by and wait to die; I must do something."

"Mr. Kaminari..."

On a hillside near the blacksmith's shop, Asumu, accompanied by a woman in a kimono who supported her from the village, peered from a high vantage point and witnessed Natsukawa leaving.

The woman in the kimono blinked and asked, "The Hibiki lives in a place like this?"

"Um."

Asumu's expression grew increasingly complicated until Natsukawa's figure disappeared from sight, at which point she nodded gently.

He had already inquired about this place before, but he stopped seeking help from Hibiki because he encountered Natsukawa along the way.

"I've found you a place. Now it's your turn to get things done, right?"

"You're really awkward." The woman in the kimono looked speechlessly at Asumu, whose gaze was darting away.

A little devil is a little devil; he can't even bring himself to ask others for favors.

This guy is clearly the most anxious.

"Um... this isn't really appropriate," Asumu said, looking down. "So that's why I brought you here, isn't it?"

This woman was quite troublesome along the way, but she was the only one in the village willing to come out.

"I'll go then."

The woman in the kimono licked her lips, but did not move immediately.

"By the way, are we only looking for Hibiki? What about that guy from earlier...?"

"That guy is no good, he's a coward." The boy still had a temper.

"Coward? Does such a thing exist?" The woman in the kimono was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and reached out to Asumu, saying, "Give me the village's request letter... Just so you know, if I can't get anyone to help me, I'll have to ask you for help. After all, that guy is your brother's master."

"I know."

"You want me to deal with the demonized monster?"

Hibiki suspiciously examined the woman in the kimono in front of him, then suddenly looked toward Asumu, who was hiding behind the hillside.

What a coincidence! No sooner had Xia Chuan left than trouble came knocking on his door.

"I'm not a ghost anymore," said the Echoing Ghost, spreading his hands. "You can go to the temple in the north of the city first; the Frozen Ghost is cultivating there."

He is definitely not a ghost now; even his transformation items are in the hands of other people.

"Did you see the person who just went out?" Hibiki reminded them. "He can also help you contact Todoki."

"OK."

The woman in the kimono had a lovely smile, but after turning around, she subtly licked her tongue.

Eat these ghosts first to become stronger.

"Um?"

Xia Chuan sniffed and looked back at the blacksmith shop.

His sense of smell is now far beyond that of ordinary people, and the kimono-clad woman who suddenly appeared smelled the same as the kimono-clad girl from before.

It's that white-haired monster again...

We need to go faster.

If all else fails, finding a way to seal the demonized monster will also be acceptable.

Among the knight systems he possesses, quite a few involve sealing.

Kuuga himself has sealing abilities, not to mention Dark Kiva's sealing barrier. The fact that he couldn't trap the White-Haired Demon before was just a problem with the system.

Kalis the Clown also has the effect of sealing cards, although it only targets undead creatures.

Dragon Knight is also somewhat related, as he has a sealing card for the Sealing Mirror Monster.

……

"Whoosh!"

A temporary, sealed-off instance somewhere within the white fog of this world.

The old man from the Fujiwara Group, along with his subordinates, stood guard beside the petrified Decade belt.

Since the world dungeon appeared, the petrified belt has been reacting more and more strongly, and we can see that the floating card phantoms have solidified into 7 cards.

Kuuga, Kiva, Blade, Ryuki, Faiz, Kabuto, Agito...

The Hibiki Card also began to glow frequently, and at the same time, a blurry male figure could be vaguely seen.

"Have you found out who this person is?" the dignified old man asked in a deep voice. "This belt must not fall into their hands."

"Don't worry, President," the young assistant calmly adjusted the experimental data. "The Decade Belt wasn't actually bound. Although we don't know who the other party is, this person is clearly not the chosen one. In fact, you could say that this belt is sending out a hostile signal."

"That guy is nowhere near being a world destroyer."

(End of this chapter)