Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 258 Gaia Memory

"Kaminaga!"

A large swath of lava fireballs was blocked by the barrier created by the Extreme Fox's transformation, but the sides of the street were not spared. The utility poles on the road melted and tilted, crashing down on Taki Akihisa.

"call!"

After completing the assembly of the Natsukawa Extreme Fox Magnum Armor, he raised his gun to repel the lava monster while simultaneously performing a backflip and kicking away a utility pole.

"Get out of here quickly, the Alliance must not find those documents."

"Huh? Could it have been stolen?"

Taki Akihisa was so shocked that he almost fainted. He only breathed a sigh of relief after Natsukawa led him out of the lava area, but his face quickly turned pale again.

"My car is in the parking lot..."

"It's too late."

Natsukawa picked up Taki Akihisa again and jumped, then helped him onto a Golem motorcycle parked in the alley after landing.

"Don't tell anyone about meeting me today, not even Hiroko."

Why?

Taki Akira turned around in surprise, and a sudden heat wave erupted outside, turning the entire street into a river of lava.

Isn't that an exaggeration?

The new monster has gotten even stronger!

"Strange," Taki Akihisa paused, then frantically fumbled for the Golem motorcycle. "Kaminaga, that guy, the Knight motorcycle requires authorization to start! I can't use it at all..."

"Buzz!"

The Golem motorcycle, which had been unresponsive to any operation, suddenly straightened its front, retracted its frame, and accelerated to avoid the flowing lava.

"Huh? It moved by itself!"

"Bang--!"

On the streets and roads, the lava monster resembled a stone figure encased in flames, with the ground beneath its feet turning into scalding lava as it walked.

Xia Chuan attempted to fire but failed to penetrate the defenses, and was immediately subjected to a wide-area attack by lava projectiles.

It seems that the W-type monsters are all ordinary humans who transform using the Gaia Memory.

In a sense, it can be considered as borrowing the power of the Earth, but using it directly has significant side effects.

The powerful force of the Gaia Memory will gradually erode the user's mind. If the Gaia Memory is not destroyed as soon as possible, the user will eventually lose himself completely.

A little troublesome.

Facing the berserk lava monster below, Xia Chuan moved with the speed of a fox, gradually shifting the battlefield towards the wilderness.

Kamen Rider W is a powerful Rider that appeared after Decade, and it happens to be one of the Riders that he didn't know much about.

The only certainty is that this lava monster is still human.

"Reload!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Xia Chuan spread his arms and gun barrels, leaping forward and spraying bullets that shattered all the scattered lava fireballs.

However, the lava monster's power seemed inexhaustible, and soon another wave of fireballs was spewed out.

If it were a human from this world undergoing transformation, there would likely be no world rules.

But this makes it harder for him to kill the target.

How can I destroy only the Gaia Memory?

Is it based on the method of killing or destroying a certain place?

"call!"

Knight Natsukawa's eyes swept over the lava monster's body.

No.

It's impossible to tell what it is.

"combustion!"

The lava monster roared and stopped, seemingly fed up with Xia Chuan who was completely untouchable. Flames erupted from its arms as it turned towards a nearby tall building.

"ha--!"

There's no other way.

Xia Chuan switched the shooter in his hand to rifle mode, removed the Magnum belt buckle from his belt and attached it, then quickly turned the handle to charge it.

This lava monster is actually just a normal type, but perhaps because its W-series level is relatively high, its destructive power is too astonishing. If left unchecked, the entire building or even the entire street will be destroyed.

"Magnum Tactical Blast!"

Magnum's ultimate blast.

"Whoosh!"

As energy condensed at the muzzle of the red and white rifle, a pale red ray locked onto the lava monster whose body was engulfed in flames.

Even before the destructive beam was fired, rings of light waves began to spread out in the surrounding space, and the street ground rumbled, creating a sound even greater than that of the lava monster in the blaze.

Even though Xia Chuan intentionally controlled it, the actual level boost to his ultimate skill still exceeded the level 5 limit, causing it to resonate with the "Extreme Fox" mini-dungeons that were scattered throughout this world.

"Wait! Don't do anything rash!"

"Bang--!"

A destructive beam of light pierced through the street, breaking through the rising flames and striking the lava monster head-on. The Gaia Memory exploded precisely, turning into countless electronic fragments that scattered in a flash.

"You'll kill him if you do that."

The voice of the Alliance Commander came from the other side. The person wearing the Skull Knight Armor had just lowered the muzzle of his gun, and a skull memory was inserted into the Lost Driver at his waist.

Kamen Rider Skull.

"It's nice to meet you again, Mr. Kaminaga."

The commander smiled and removed the memory chip to deactivate the transformation. He then produced a leather hat from somewhere and put it on, which, combined with his brown casual suit, gave him the look of a fashionable, artistic middle-aged man.

"It seems everyone was wrong. Extreme Fox is probably more than just a Level 5 Knight, right? The Knight of Desire indeed has great potential."

Xia Chuan also deactivated his Extreme Fox transformation, and instead of responding, turned to the young man curled up in pain by the roadside.

His eyes were sunken, as if he hadn't yet accepted reality, and he kept trying to gather the fragments of memory.

"This is..."

"It's a new knight system."

The commander glanced down at the young man with a cold face, then smiled again when he met Xia Chuan's gaze.

"Through these Gaia Memories and the Lost Driver, one can transform into a Kamen Rider. However, some people have been secretly circulating and selling the Memories to ordinary people, which has led to the emergence of this monster..."

Alright, let's hand this guy over to the police. Once the memory is destroyed, he's nothing. If possible, I'd like to talk to Mr. Kaminaga somewhere else.

"Ugh—!"

Xia Chuan glanced at the young man one last time before following the Alliance Commander amidst the blaring of sirens.

A six-month gap is enough for the world to change significantly.

Even the Alliance Commander has become a W-series Knight.

Recalling the scene of the other party's handover with the young man in white, Xia Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Is this really the same person?

It feels very different from before.

"Hiroko should have told you beforehand, right?" The commander suddenly turned around and smiled. "Actually, I'm also a big fan of Ultraman. I only got to my current position because of Ultraman. It's great to see Mr. Kaminaga successfully emerge and have his current strength."

"Mr. Kaminaga must have had a very tough time these past few years, right?"

"fine."

Xia Chuan got into the car that was directing traffic to stop on the street and was surprised to find that there was another person inside.

It just so happens to be the former captain of the elite league team, that young police officer.

"It's you?" The young police officer was equally surprised, turning to the person directing traffic as they started the car. "Could the other person be him?"

"What? You guys don't get along?" the commander asked in surprise. "There's more than one group of candidates. If it doesn't work out, we can switch."

"I don't have any opinion, it doesn't matter who I team up with."

The young police officer shrugged and looked away.

The image of the Den-O dungeon resurfaced deep in my mind.

The Imagin that saved him from 01 looks a lot like Ultraman from the past, which may be a misperception caused by his injury.

But there's no mistake that Kaminari was Ultraman in the past.

Putting aside personal grudges, there is no more suitable teammate than Kaminari.

"Speaking of which, I still don't know your name," Xia Chuan suddenly asked, arms crossed. "What do you mean by 'candidates' and 'teams'? Are you exploring a new instance?"

The young police officer stared incredulously at Xia Chuan, turning to look directly at him.

"you……"

"Master Dao is now Kamen Rider Bakabuu, you can call him Bakabuu if you want. Weren't you colleagues before? I thought we'd be quite familiar with each other."

The commander asked in confusion and then explained.

"This time, the alliance needs to select two Level 4 Riders to transform into Kamen Rider W, and you should be the most qualified candidates."

(End of this chapter)