Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 236 Time Train

"Ugh—!"

The tram seemed to travel endlessly through the desert, completely unaware of Xia Chuan, who was struggling to keep up behind it.

In this spacetime, the Time Train travels between spacetimes and within time through something called the Akashic Records.

The Akashic Records themselves have no physical existence; they are merely a concept that records all of human history from the past to the future.

Time exists because of memory.

In this sandy place, human memories have become a timeline.

Perhaps because of his identity as an Otherworldly being, Natsukawa had a lot more information about the current Den-O dungeon in his mind.

The time train now seems to connect only one branch of time, the root cause being that the future timeline has inexplicably diverged.

One is the normal timeline, and the other is the timeline in which the Otherworldly Gods existed.

At some point in time, a vast chasm, like an insurmountable barrier, severed the desert of time, revealing two intertwined broken tracks ahead.

Even the Time Train can only travel between the past and the present.

Time is still flowing normally, but the future is unknown. It seems that time may disappear along with the past at any moment, or be taken away by the Otherworldly God.

For the Otherworldly Gods to preserve their own timeline, they must either seize human time or destroy human time and start over; otherwise, they cannot continue to exist.

This is also the story background of the Den-O world.

However, there is now an exception.

Xia Chuan became an Otherworldly being, but not a future Otherworldly being. He had no past or future, and like the singularities among humans, he was not affected by the timeline.

A singularity is equivalent to an anchor point in Ashica's record at a certain time period.

Besides being unaffected by changes in the past, even if the current timeline is destroyed, the memories of the singularity can repair the world and ensure the normal operation of time.

Therefore, the future singularity becomes the key to the divergence.

As long as the future singularity still exists, the timeline will not connect to the track of the Otherworldly Gods.

Conversely, if the future singularity is eliminated, humanity's original future will be completely destroyed.

"Strange," a girl in a black dress frowned, looking at the train conductor who was calmly sipping his coffee. "Was there an Otherworldly being outside just now?"

"Is there?"

The train conductor tied on his napkin and focused intently on the flag-fried rice in front of him.

"No matter who it is, no one is allowed to ride without a ticket, including the Otherworldly God."

"It's not about transportation!" the girl in the black dress exclaimed frantically, "I have a feeling that if we don't deal with that otherworldly being, we're in big trouble!"

"What big trouble?"

Den-O Hentai, the current singularity, entered the train car yawning, his voice weak.

"Another Otherworldly being appears? Could it be like Momotaros and the others...?"

"Don't think too highly of the Immortals, Ryotaro!"

"There are no problems yet," the commander said, turning his gaze to the window. "The Otherworldly Gods need memories to exist. Existing alone in this desert is tantamount to exile, and their disappearance is only a matter of time..."

"I feel a little sorry for him."

"call!"

As the train of time travels further and further away, the distance between it and Xia Chuan remains unbridgeable.

It's so bad.

Xia Chuan tried to accelerate, but nothing changed.

After becoming an Otherworldly being, not only can one no longer transform, but one also loses basic physical abilities. One becomes merely a ball of light formed from a portion of one's spiritual power, not much different from other Otherworldly beings.

No matter how great your abilities are, there's nothing you can do if you can't use them.

The good news is that his existence will not be affected by the outside world, and he can leave this Desert of Time as long as he finds a time portal.

The bad news is that he doesn't have the ability to open a time-space tunnel.

"What are you doing, Ryotaro?"

A girl in a black dress suddenly shouted from the electric train, and the train, which was still speeding along, gradually braked and slowed down to stop in front of Xia Chuan.

"That guy is an Otherworldly God!"

"But wasn't Purtalos like that before? Wandering alone in the desert of time, never finding freedom..."

Nogami Ryotaro's weak voice sounded.

"I feel this Otherworldly being needs help."

"I really can't do anything with you. Your body can no longer support other Otherworldly Gods, and besides..."

"Whoosh!"

The doors of the electric train opened, and the conductor, leaning on his cane, examined the ball of light that was Natsukawa incarnate.

"It is indeed a bit strange. It doesn't seem like a typical Otherworldly God. Let's get on here for now. It should be fine to take it to the final destination."

As Xia Chuan floated into the train, a group of physical Imagin swarmed over. They were all Imagin possessing the protagonist, Nogami Ryotaro, and were in various colors of red, yellow, blue, and purple.

Den-O can also be said to be the transformation of Nogami Ryotaro by these Imagin possessing him.

Each one of them is an electric king.

"A new Otherworldly God?"

Momotaros, the Otherworldly being in the form of a red demon, squeezed forward and scrutinized her with a suspicious gaze.

"What's so special about this guy? He looks so weak..."

"I can understand his feelings, this sense of exile and loneliness."

The blue demon god, Ptalus, gazes sadly at the seemingly unchanging desert.

"He must be thinking the same way I am, wondering when he can get on this train and be free."

"So, this otherworldly being actually trying to possess Ryotaro as well?"

The girl in the black dress crossed her arms and sized up Xia Chuan.

"Let's get this straight, you're not allowed to mess with Ryotaro! You don't have a ticket, you can be kicked off the train at any time!"

Xia Chuan did not respond; in his current state, he was unable to respond. He simply floated around inside the carriage once.

For the Otherworldly Gods, the choice of who to possess is extremely important; otherwise, they will be severely limited.

If you want more freedom, like the blue Imagin, possessing Nogami Ryotaro and becoming Den-O is the best choice.

He will also need to rely on the power of the Time Train in this instance.

Only during these times can the train embark on the God's Route.

The problem is that this timeframe seems a bit late, and there are no extra spots available. It would be too dangerous to tie myself to Nogami Ryotaro any further, and it might even kill him.

With his current strength, materialization is not a simple matter.

It would be best to choose another singularity of human beings.

"what?"

The girl in the black dress suddenly shivered, sensing Xia Chuan's attention, and quickly shrank back.

"I can't either! I don't want to be possessed by an Otherworldly God!"

What is this child thinking?

Xia Chuan looked past the girl in the black dress at the train conductor who had returned to his seat.

This one won't do either; he seems too mysterious, and I wouldn't know what pitfalls I might stumble into.

In that case, we can only try to stay on the train for now and wait until we find the God's Train.

……

This world.

With a whistling sound of electricity, the dungeon passage expanded and unfolded.

The six teams gathered again, and everyone's expressions were slightly serious.

Unlike previous instances, this time everyone is destined to compete against each other, and no one knows what the final outcome will be.

"Urgent notice!" The host hurriedly called out to the assembled knights, carrying a report. "Upon entering the dungeon, everyone will lose their transformation abilities and will need to find their own way to transform..."

"What?"

The knights were instantly thrown into chaos.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Why didn't you say so sooner? You're only telling us now; we weren't prepared at all!"

"What does 'finding your own transformation method' mean? Does it mean acquiring the Knight System within dungeons?"

"Don't panic, we're all starting from the same point, let's rely on our own abilities."

"As compensation, the alliance has received a clue," the host reminded, wiping his brow. "Regardless of your identities once inside, the priority is to board the Time Train."

"Time Train? What does that mean? Isn't it about fighting for the God's Train?"

"snort!"

Wolf Fang grinned and continued chewing on the beef jerky.

"That's fine too. We're all starting from scratch. Who am I afraid of?"

(End of this chapter)