Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 230 Something's Wrong with This Noise

Build the former country.

The sound warriors, traveling together, finally managed to find out the location where the Feather Demon had retreated. They found a simple house by the farmland in the mountains, and then a sobbing sound came from there.

The newly planted vegetable seedlings in the field were stained with blood, as if they had been dragged. The bloodstains only stopped under the eaves.

"What's wrong?"

The crowd exchanged glances and silently looked at the young woman who was holding her child and crying sadly by the side of the house.

The transformation device and sonic weapons of the Feather Demon were all placed aside.

The body of the strong man, mostly eaten, was covered with burlap.

"He did it to protect me and the child..."

The woman knelt down in front of the crowd with a thud.

"Please, I beg you, I cannot let that demonic monster get away!"

"Calm down, madam," the mage said reluctantly, lifting the burlap sack for a peek. "Did you see that demonic monster?"

The woman shook her head bitterly: "I only know that he was very tall, wore armor, and had long white hair..."

"Could it be that guy?" The mage's expression changed drastically.

"What...what does that guy mean?" The others sidled up. "Frozen Ghost, what do you know?"

"Actually, I've been attacked by demonic monsters before," the mage said solemnly. "They were clearly humanoid demonic monsters, but their power was astonishing. Even I... It seems that guy has indeed set his sights on us."

"What do you mean? Was Yujiki killed because of us?"

"If we hadn't come looking for them..."

"In short, no one should act alone," the mage warned in a deep voice. "One person simply cannot deal with that guy."

"Let's go back first. It seems we'll have to find another way to gather our companions."

The sound warriors had different expressions and exchanged glances.

With this demonic creature around, they can forget about dealing with the giant serpent; they'll definitely have to deal with the threat first.

Hai Village.

Asumu hesitated at the crossroads, then saw the returning group of monks and hurriedly went to greet them: "How did it go? Did you find any help?"

The monk sighed and shook his head.

They should have been able to gather the power of all eight demons, but there's still no result with Hibiki, and one of their companions was unexpectedly sacrificed.

Now, including those who found their way here on the way, there are only 4 soldiers.

There are still two people who are completely missing.

"What about Shenyong's side?" the monk asked, turning his head.

"Mr. Kaminari..."

As Mingri Meng stammered and was about to explain, a clear, ringing bell suddenly came from the village behind them.

"Oh no, the sacrificial ritual is about to begin! Ichie will be eaten by the giant serpent!"

"What?"

The monks and their companions went up to a high place and, sure enough, saw the villagers organizing a procession. The girl, Ichie, was dressed up as a new shrine maiden and helped into a wooden palanquin.

"There's no other way, everyone, let's try one more time..."

"Tomorrow's Dream!"

Before the sonic warriors could even move, the villagers voluntarily gathered around with hoes and farm tools, pointing sharpened bamboo poles directly at them.

"We know you care about Ichie a lot, how could we bear to do this? There's nothing we can do about it!"

"Don't go near these ghosts! These guys are the same as the demonized monsters, don't trust them!"

"We can't let these guys cause any more trouble!"

"If this continues, the village will suffer too... Don't forget Rin, no matter how hard we try, the result will only get worse!"

The villagers nervously surrounded the monk and his companions.

"Since we can't save Ichie anyway, we should at least save the village!"

"This was also Ichie's own idea..."

"Enough!" Asumu burst out, tears welling in her eyes. "Do you really know what Ichie is thinking? Ichie doesn't want to die at all! You just want to live yourselves. Have you ever thought about what it would feel like to be eaten as a sacrifice?"

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

"You're all just scared out of your wits!" Asumu roared at the villagers, completely unlike her usual timid self.

"juvenile……"

The monk grabbed Tomorrow's Dream.

Palace Mountain emerged once more from the sea beneath the swirling thunderclouds, accompanied by the roars of giant serpents amidst the billowing demonic mist.

"hold head high--!"

"Please calm down! Please calm down!"

The villagers, who had been at odds, were all terrified and fell to the ground. They no longer cared about the monks and their group. The leaders quickly returned to the village and continued to ring the bell and hold up the white banner.

"One drawing!"

As the procession passed by, Mingru Meng tried to rush towards the wooden palanquin, but she couldn't break free from the monk.

"Let go, Ichie..."

"Don't act impulsively."

The monk shook his head solemnly.

"Acting now will only anger the giant snake. We'll find another opportunity to rescue them later."

"jingle……"

The sacrificial procession walked along the path toward the coast. The village chief, who was leading the way, looked troubled, and his steps became heavier as they got closer to the sea.

Even within the same village, there are degrees of closeness and distance, and Yi Hui has always been like his daughter to him.

Over the years, he had seen young girls from the village leave one after another, and he truly could not bear this pain.

But even the demon, their last hope, couldn't defeat the great serpent...

"Is this all there is to it?"

"Village chief!" an elderly villager cried out in alarm, "Didn't you see the giant snake is angry? Hurry up and get out of here!"

"I can't do it, I can't continue..."

"Stop joking, village chief!"

Several villagers hurriedly pushed aside the village chief, snatched the sacrificial staff, and led the procession to continue on their way.

"Don't worry, everyone. Once the sacrifice is finished, everything will be fine!"

The monks and their entourage watched everything silently from a high vantage point.

Humans can be really stupid sometimes.

"You could only call it selfish. As long as there's a chance to live, they're unwilling to resist. That's part of the serpent's cunning. Before this, the serpent had already drained many villages dry. Without the sacrifices, none of those villages survived..."

"We can't worry about that now, let's figure out how to deal with the giant snake first."

As the group approached the sacrificial site along the cliff, they soon saw the villagers abandon the girl and leave.

A few people couldn't bear to go near, but dared not approach at all, and could only hide behind the cemetery and watch tremblingly.

"sorry……"

"They're here!"

"roar!"

The giant serpent leaped across the sea, circled once, and then breathed its breath directly at the girl with her eyes tightly closed.

"God!"

The pungent stench so close at hand made the girl's petite body tremble violently, her eyelashes fluttered, and she kept muttering prayers under her breath.

"Gods..."

"Now!"

Perhaps the girl's prayers had worked, for the Sound Warriors, who had completed their transformations ahead of schedule, finally jumped out and launched an attack on Orochi from afar.

The sound of elemental bullets mixed with the roar of a giant snake echoed along the coast. Terrified, Asumu rushed forward and pulled the girl away from the battle.

"Bang bang bang!"

Another fierce battle began. The Sound Warriors briefly gained the upper hand through a sneak attack, but soon felt the power of Orochi again.

Even with four warriors and four units of power, they still couldn't restrain the giant snake.

While the sonic weapons made of special materials are effective against the demonized monsters, they are ineffective against Orochi, seemingly only able to hurt it.

The result was only to provoke even greater wrath from the giant snake.

"Run!"

The Frozen Demon Mage landed gracefully and was about to remind the stunned Asumu when he suddenly noticed that the woman in the kimono from the village had somehow gotten close to the battlefield.

In a daze, I seemed to see the girl in the kimono from before.

My initial feeling was correct.

This guy was disguised as a villager...

"Be careful!"

The woman in the kimono smiled brightly, and the silhouette of a giant gradually emerged. Finally, the tall figure of the white-haired demon replaced the woman, holding a sharp iron spear to block everyone's retreat.

Futakuchi-onna, who feeds on demon warriors, is a demon second only to Orochi.

"You can't escape this time."

A phantom giant foot kicked away the frozen ghost that was trying to support its companions. The remaining few had just escaped the giant snake's attack when they were slammed away by the force and crashed into the cliff with screams.

"Ugh!"

Futakuchi-onna is of average size, but has the ability to perform gigantic attacks.

Before the frozen ghost could recover, it was grabbed by a giant hand that fell from the sky and was almost crushed.

This demonic monster never used this ability before.

Its strength is comparable to Orochi's...

"call!"

Am I going to die?

The frozen ghost's breathing became heavier, and as it struggled to breathe, it looked up and saw another hideous face with its huge mouth wide open.

"I'll eat you all first!"

"Frozen ghost!"

Asumu pulled the girl back.

Time seemed to slow down, and all that could be seen was the sight of four sonic warriors simultaneously teetering on the brink of death, their agonizing struggles deeply imprinted in one's mind.

The kimono-clad woman who had been following him in his search for help turned out to be a demon...

"Bang--!"

A purple flame suddenly ripped through the void of the coast and exploded, blasting away the hidden Futakuchi-onna's true form, and the giant hand that had grabbed the Frozen Demon instantly vanished.

"Hallucination?!"

The frozen ghost shivered as it landed back on the ground, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, but it had indeed almost died at the hands of the two-mouthed woman.

Just a little bit more...

Still shaken, Frozen Ghost turned to look at a fiery horse clad in unknown armor galloping towards them from the shore.

"Is it Hibiki?"

The sonic warriors regrouped back to back, and after seeing the figures on horseback also bathed in ghostly flames, they all asked in confusion.

Although his face was not clearly visible, only Hibiki possessed such a distinct fiery power.

"Transform!"

The will-o'-the-wisps grew fiercer amidst the indistinct murmurs.

As the fiery horse charged closer, the newcomer suddenly waved his hand, extinguishing the flames and revealing Hibiki's transformed form.

"call--!"

"Too slow, Hibiki!"

"Hibiki?"

Xia Chuan continued to accelerate while riding the Golem Armored Horse. Hearing the misunderstanding shouts from Dong Gui and the others, he did not say anything to explain.

It's just a little bit of fame; he doesn't care.

I didn't want to reveal my identity in the first place.

He can see the future, and the future timeline may not necessarily be unable to see him.

"Bang!"

Just as Futakuchi-onna got up to vent her anger, she was knocked away again, and a Kuuga crest on her chest burst into flames.

After one last attempt, Xia Chuan couldn't say whether he succeeded or failed.

Because the fusion was incomplete, a new Kuuga form could not be born.

On the surface, it appears as a transformation into Hibiki, but it is actually just a second pseudo-transformation performed by Kuuga.

The situation is very delicate, and the Kuuga belt is being used as a transit system.

Of course, it was just right for him.

"Who are you...?"

Futakuchi-onna suddenly sensed something was wrong, but before she could finish speaking, she was pierced through by the will-o'-the-wisp and exploded in a thunderous explosion to the astonishment of the monks.

"Hibiki?"

"Bang--!"

Xia Chuan dismounted from his warhorse and stepped out of the explosion and flames, looking directly at the dragon-shaped serpent that was swooping down and spewing explosive bullets.

It does seem to be a bit stronger than before.

"Don't go over there!"

Frozen Demon and Asumu's group shouted at the same time, but the next moment they saw the giant snake swing its tail to reduce its momentum, and even the explosive bullet in its mouth suddenly dispersed.

A hint of doubt and apprehension could be faintly sensed in its enormous, blood-red eyes. It circled once before roaring and falling down again.

"roar!"

"Just like back then..."

Asumu stared blankly at Natsukawa's figure, then subconsciously glanced at the sea. Although she couldn't see anything, it seemed as if a dragon-shaped monster was swimming around.

Mr. Kaminaga?!

"The Hibiki" (a modern film).

The thunderclouds in the sky finally rotated and connected to the ground, and the roar of a giant creature could be clearly heard through the eye of the storm.

"Is this the Great Serpent? Even the Great Serpent from hundreds of years ago possessed this kind of power; no wonder it could only be sealed away..."

Matsuo transformed and stood in the center of the altar, feeling the terrifying aura rushing towards him from the sky, his shoulders began to tremble uncontrollably.

Seeing the ancient warriors fighting the giant serpent through the storm, Matsuo could no longer contain his excitement and opened his arms to welcome the crucial moment.

"That must be the sealing war from hundreds of years ago; even the heavens are on my side!"

"Is this what ancient times were like?"

As sacrifices, Taki Akihisa and his group also witnessed the coastal battlefield.

As the wind howled and dark clouds pressed down, a gigantic phantom, synchronized with the ancient serpent, burst out of the vortex, and the aura of death descended instantly.

"It's over..."

"call!"

The enormous phantom was getting closer and closer to Matsuo.

Everything seemed to be going according to Matsuo's plan.

This guy will turn the giant serpent into his own power, at the cost of the lives of these sacrifices.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the dim sky, piercing straight through the huge phantom, and Matsuo's laughter came to an abrupt halt.

"What happened?"

Matsuo stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the giant serpent that had been violently flung away on the ancient battlefield.

Without the assistance of other warriors, Hibiki easily grabbed the giant snake's tail, ignoring the impact.

It's completely different from history.

"call!"

Coastal battlefield.

A series of will-o'-the-wisps ignited behind Natsukawa. Despite his attempts to conceal them, Kuuga's form began to reveal itself, even affecting the celestial phenomena above.

The level 6 physique transformation has already surpassed that of the original Daguba, and even though this is a world of monsters, it is still somewhat excessive.

"Bang--!"

As Xia Chuan's fiery figure grabbed the sonic weapon, the stunned giant snake erupted in flames several meters long.

This ancient, most powerful demon has finally met its end.

"No...impossible!"

Matsuo watched in a trembling voice as the huge phantom above his head dissipated, and when he came to his senses, he found that his own body was also gradually turning into nothingness.

"Why? Shouldn't it be sealed away? My great serpent..."

"Disappeared?"

A chill ran through everyone present as they watched in shock as Matsuo perished alongside the giant serpent.

"What exactly happened?"

The two timelines officially intersected. Team 01 had just entered the altar area when they saw Xia Chuan's fiery figure appear. They hurriedly stopped and simultaneously used the one-time shuttle to exit the instance.

Something's not right with this instance.

Level 6... no, I should say Level 7 knight, right?

They've already surpassed the dungeon level!

"Hurry up!"

Ancient timeline.

Xia Chuan did not travel to the future; he merely glanced around before looking away.

The difficulty of this instance starts with the world rules.

Now that the restrictions have been lifted, clearing the level is a very ordinary thing.

"Kuuga..."

Hiroko Asami murmured as she gazed at the fiery figure that had vanished into time.

It's all too familiar.

That wasn't the Hibiki from this world at all, but rather the Kuuga from this world that the Alliance had been investigating.

There's only one possible reason why the history of the instance could change: the appearance of characters who don't belong to this world.

Is that you, Kaminari?

(End of this chapter)