Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 304 Main Rider

"Bang! Bang!"

Training Ground No. 2 of the Comprehensive Training Hall.

Natsukawa transforms into Kamen Rider Ace and enters the arena, only to be attacked by three trainee Riders.

Omega, Agito, and Kiva... even though they were only level 4 knights, the power they unleashed was still terrifying, especially the latter two, whose auras rose rapidly with each charge, even surpassing Kondo Isami, who had already become a level 5 knight.

"Whoosh!"

"Bang--!"

Xia Chuan blocked the Omega's leaping attack with one hand, seized the opportunity to kick Agito away first, and then turned around and stomped Kiva with a sweeping kick.

The Omega who tried to fight back was not spared either; before he could retaliate, he was sent flying by a backhand punch from Xia Chuan.

"Bang--!"

Although the battle was brief, the training grounds collapsed on a large scale and were reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye.

"That's enough for now," Xia Chuan said, glancing around before releasing Kiva from his feet and turning to leave the training ground. "Thank you for your help."

"Mentor Shenyong?"

Yu Mizusawa, Taro Tsugami, and Watari, looking disheveled, simultaneously deactivated their transformations, watching Natsukawa disappear into the training ground entrance with utter confusion.

They were inexplicably called back half an hour ago, then inexplicably got beaten up, and afterwards the person in question inexplicably abandoned them.

"What exactly happened?"

"I asked softly," Mizusawa Yu asked.

"I was planning to go to the monster dungeon with my seniors when I suddenly received a call from Instructor Kaminaga."

"Me too," Watari, usually quiet, couldn't hold back after being beaten up. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. "Speaking of which, when did Kaminaga-sensei return?"

"I think our mentor is trying to remind us," Tsugami Taro said, rubbing his slightly swollen shoulder, "Murai-senpai has already become a Level 5 Knight, but we're stuck in the same place."

At 17 years old, Tsugami Taro entered puberty and grew rapidly. In just one year, he caught up with Kondo Isami's height from the little guy and was only slightly shorter than his seniors.

Even its level has surpassed that of Mizusawa Yu.

"But...why didn't you call Fujiwara and Onoe?" Mizusawa Yu hesitated, glancing at Tsugami Taro who seemed to still have something to say.

He couldn't see at all that this junior student was stagnant.

"They probably did call, but the seniors probably didn't have time?"

"I'm guessing," Tsugami Taro guessed.

"I feel like I've gained quite a bit, because I've never taken a class with a mentor before. Although Mr. Shima Noboru was alright, I always felt like something was missing."

"Is that so?"

Mizusawa Yu suddenly realized what was happening, then lowered her head in shame.

"Mentor Kaminari must be very busy, always fighting hard behind the scenes, which is why he was able to become a Level 5 Knight and rank 2 on the Knight Ranking... He still took the time to guide us. It seems we have disappointed him."

"Whoosh!"

The training hall restroom.

As light flowed from the three Rider cards in Xia Chuan's hand, three Kamen Rider silhouettes solidified one after another.

Kamen Rider Omega, Agito, and finally Kiva.

They correspond to the main riders of "amazons", "agito", and "kiva", respectively.

This brings his total number of main rider cards to 11.

After placing the three new cards into the deck and unfolding them one by one, Xia Chuan frowned slightly.

Or not.

The increase in the number of Knight Cards has indeed affected the physique, but the Driver Level seems insufficient, and the Limit Break value remains unchanged.

The white color is still a bit lacking; it can't perfectly integrate so many knight systems.

"Then let's continue to increase the number of Knight Cards, and then find a way to upgrade the Driver."

As Xia Chuan pondered, he put away his Knight deck again and walked out of the restroom.

There's another main rider card that can be activated in this world, which is the captain of Team 01, "Fei".

Although Kenzaki Kazuma is also a main rider in the Blade system, he is currently still in the Blade timeline and therefore cannot obtain it for the time being.

Going back now would only expose the dungeon world to the Alliance again, causing unnecessary trouble and possibly another dungeon battle.

It's really unnecessary to have a Blade card that you won't need for a while.

……

A temporary entrance to a copy of the game somewhere in Tokyo.

Team 01 emerged from the white mist one after another, and everyone, including the captain, looked rather unwell.

Since the last Den-O instance, their situation has become extremely difficult.

Unable to participate in world dungeons, they can only move between various smaller dungeons.

Unfortunately, small dungeons are just that—small dungeons. While you can collect resources and even find rare items if you're lucky, it's generally a low-probability event.

The resources available to the general public are insignificant compared to world dungeons, and they are of little use to those at the top of the knightly ranks.

Unfortunately, they failed to find the valuable resources once again.

Aside from a pitifully small number of points, I've gained absolutely nothing these past few days.

"At this rate, there's no way we'll advance," the team members said wearily. "Captain, let's try to get back home..."

"How could we possibly go back like this?"

Captain 01's gaze was cold and sharp.

"If the prophecy is correct, the opportunity to become the strongest knight and overthrow the world lies in this country. We must seize that opportunity!"

"But you can't believe everything you say in a prophecy. So many days have passed, and we haven't seen even a glimpse of it."

Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Captain 01 waved to the vice-captain, took out a tablet from his tactical backpack, connected to the SkyNet system, and stared intently at the latest ranking information.

Suddenly, a contact message popped up, and Captain 01's face, reflected on the screen, gradually brightened from cloudy to sunny.

"Finally, some good news. It seems there's some infighting within the alliance, and they've invited me to the next world instance."

"This world is ultimately driven by reality," the vice-captain chuckled as he leaned closer to examine the situation. "In the end, doesn't it all come down to the captain's side?"

"That's strange," one of the team members said, puzzled. "Doesn't the league have RX? Won't it cause problems if we contact the captain?"

"We'll find out once we go and see," Captain 01 said, squinting as he scanned the Skynet information. "That commander is actually the same kind of person as us, just better at disguising himself. It wouldn't be surprising if he wanted to eliminate RX one day."

"Is the captain really going to help?"

"It's just mutual exploitation."

Looking back at the newly closed White Mist instance, Captain 01's eyes were once again filled with ambition.

He also grew tired of exploring these small dungeons.

For him, who had already become a level 5 knight, it was pure torture.

While the team members gained something, he gained nothing and even showed signs of regression.

No matter what, he absolutely cannot stand being surpassed by Ba Niu.

"You guys stay here and keep an eye on things for now. We'll talk about other things when I get back."

Captain 01 gave a final word of advice, then rode his motorcycle alone onto the highway, heading straight for the Alliance Building.

He didn't care at all whether it was a trap or not.

Whether Team 01 can return to the top tier depends on this.

Based on his understanding of the alliance's command, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Um?"

The motorcycle came to an abrupt stop at the intersection, and Captain 01, regaining his senses, stared straight at the dark silhouette of the rider reflected around the corner.

A strange sense of terror swept over me.

"Who is it?!"

(End of this chapter)