Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 328 The Unexpected Intrusion of the Upper-Level Boss

A corner of the instance.

Team 01 shook off the spawning Collapse Origin Monsters that appeared all around them and gathered together.

"Captain, could they have already logged out of the dungeon?"

"Yes, deactivating the transformation will exit the game map..."

"Impossible, how could that guy give up so easily?"

Captain 01 looked around in a deep voice.

"Other knight systems can't be used here, this is a good opportunity to take him down, let's look again!"

"But Captain, that boss..."

"Don't worry, without the rare items on the dragon riders, those guys won't be able to deal with the boss."

In a secluded corner of a mountain stream in the instance, Hojo Emu, panting slightly, peeked out and saw the members of Team 01 chasing after them from above. He quickly shrank back and pressed himself against the rock wall.

"What's going on? What dragon rider? I'm not a dragon rider!"

Even after Team 01 left, Eme Hōshō still felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

He had no recollection of offending these people.

Is it necessary to pursue this so relentlessly?

"No, I have to clear this quickly, or these guys will find me sooner or later!"

After playing for a while, Emu Hosho took a deep breath, disappeared into the jungle, and returned to the vicinity of the Wizard's Castle.

Having just made this grand vow, he didn't want to be defeated by other players.

He can change the patient's fate!

but……

How can I defeat this boss?

Hojo Emu gazed at the evil sorcerer still standing atop the castle, feeling an increasing headache.

He saw everything that happened to Team 01.

With such a huge level difference, coupled with the near-instantaneous magic skill, he would probably have no choice but to retreat in the opposite situation.

"Is giving up the only option?" Hosho Emu touched his waist.

Although the game has changed, he is not entirely without options.

Ex-Aid allows players to de-transform and exit the game at any time. Even in battle, as long as you exit before suffering a fatal attack, you will not disappear due to game failure.

Unlike other players, he will not get infected with the virus by joining the game.

Baosheng Yongmeng turned his gaze to the many players still fighting in front of the castle.

Although they all have the same character form, their body shape and movements are still somewhat distinguishable, and one player is clearly more insane.

It's Mr. Goto, the Frog Rider.

To save his son, he risks disappearing by joining the game.

There are also alumni from the Knights Academy.

Emu Hojo clenched his fists and then released the cartridge: "Players are patients too. If this continues, everyone will disappear..."

"Why not use your gaming talent?"

Xia Chuan's figure appeared on the treetop. Even though he was not used to flashy clothes, he still did not change Palad's image.

He faced Hosho Emu directly, but his mature demeanor seemed slightly out of place.

"Who are you?"

Hosho Emu took a step back, looking at Natsukawa who had suddenly appeared in fear.

All players can only enter the game by transforming; they cannot appear directly. Moreover, I have seen other players before.

"You're also a Hollow Source?" Emu Hojo realized, and was even more shocked.

There are even human-shaped Origin Bodies.

"This is far from enough to save patients," Xia Chuan said calmly, without deliberately playing the role of Parad. "The other you is also you. There's no need to reject it. What you should be thinking about is how to use it. If you can completely make it your own, you will become the best player."

"What?"

Hosho Emu didn't quite understand, and while she was still wondering, she could no longer find Natsukawa.

"Hey, explain yourself! You haven't answered me... Could you be a hidden character?"

"Whoosh!"

Natsukawa digitally shifted to the vicinity of the main battlefield, and after observing Sakurai Kagekazu, who was fighting hard, his gaze turned to Goto, who was falling repeatedly under the magic.

This middle-aged man's face had completely lost its usual composure.

His performance was not as good as that of his junior, Sakurai Kagekazu.

If things continue like this, not only will he fail to save his son, but Goto himself will also disappear.

Players, like those in Ex-Aid, have a Knight Gauge similar to a health bar, only it's covered by armor.

If you are damaged to a certain extent, you will lose the game and disappear, and you will not be able to continue.

Xia Chuan stopped and gazed silently across the battlefield at Goto, who was struggling and lying on the ground.

For humans, emotions are mostly a burden.

After all, not everyone can "explode".

but……

This is probably what humanity is like, right?

Humans are inherently imperfect and belong to the lower class among intelligent beings.

It's normal to be troubled by relationships.

"Too weak!" The evil mage raised his staff in boredom, completely unmoved by Goto's persistence. "You think you can defeat me, a level 20 mage, with this level of skill? There's no way you can do it!"

"Damn it! Is it even possible to win over a character in this kind of game?"

Goto clenched his fist again and got up, struggling to grab the fallen gun-shaped weapon.

He was the first to discover the gun mode, but the level difference was too great, so even with a ranged attack, it was still ineffective.

"Unless I can use another knight system, there's no way I can beat this guy..."

"Of course not!" the evil sorcerer laughed. "This game isn't about you outmaneuvering me, it's about me outmaneuvering you!"

This world.

Tan Zhengzong sat in front of the computer with a sullen face, a hint of anger lurking beneath his eyelids.

He overestimated these players.

None of them were useful.

The mysterious player who appeared in the previous instance was just a fleeting phenomenon.

The most disappointing thing was the 01 team after the "trial play".

Instead of using the second Rider Transformation System he specially arranged, he insisted on chasing after Ex-Aid.

The key issue is that we still can't catch up with them.

Is this considered a level 5 knight?

"As a commodity, it has no value whatsoever."

Tan Zhengzong snorted and stood up.

There's not much he can interfere with now; his authority is limited to sending people into the game.

If all else fails, we'll have to select another group of players.

Anyway, there are as many copies of "Chronicles" as you want in bulk.

"Um?"

Suddenly, the figure of "Parad" appeared in Dan Masamune's field of vision in the game.

"How is this possible? This Collapse Source Entity is..."

"Bang--!"

On the battlefield of the ancient castle, Xia Chuan raised his arm with a flicker of emotion. Alhambra, who was about to launch another magical attack, was suddenly thrown away, and the magic circle he had been accumulating instantly collapsed.

"Who is it?!"

The evil mage crawled out of the ruins in a disheveled state. He immediately cast a shield on himself and looked around in shock and anger. When he saw Xia Chuan outside the battlefield, he instinctively wanted to retaliate with magic, but his heart trembled violently, as if a great terror was about to descend.

The superior boss.

At least a level 50 fully collapsed source body.

"What do you want, Parad?" The evil sorcerer gripped his staff warily. "This isn't your game, is it?"

"I'm just curious how these players are going to beat the game."

Xia Chuan's gaze swept across the game map, blurring all the scenery, with countless lines of light converging on a sword in the stone on the hostage platform.

Hidden item.

It belongs to the Kamen Rider system corresponding to "Exploration Mission".

In theory, there are no unsolvable game levels, unless the creators never intended for players to complete them in the first place.

But what's the point of the subsequent levels then?

Even seemingly powerful dungeon bosses have strategies for defeating them.

"The key to this instance is the 'hostage'," Natsukawa said, looking again at the unconscious Takahashi Kazumi nestled in the vines. "But these players haven't even considered rescuing the hostage first."

"What?"

Sakurai Keikazu stopped fighting.

"Are you kidding me? You can't even get close to that guy, and you're talking about rescuing the hostages first..."

"hostage?"

Haruto, who was organizing the frontline players to prepare a strategy, was suddenly startled and noticed Takahashi Kazumi entangled in vines.

The appearance of hostages is indeed very strange.

Hidden quest?

After temporarily putting away the magic ring, Haruto looked at Natsukawa with a puzzled expression.

The Collapse Source actually revealed the strategy!

I'm back to normal, but I still have a bit of a cough. I'll have a CT scan tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)