Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 348 Invincible Player

"Sizzle!"

"They've finally arrived, Palad..."

Seemingly sensing Xia Chuan's presence, the incomplete young man from Gulafat turned back with difficulty before transforming into countless points of light.

"Take Exyde... and escape..."

"Hmph hmph hmph hmph."

Kronos stomped on the Gulafat 1 malfunctioning driver and, ignoring the panicked and bewildered players, walked straight toward Natsukawa, who was grasping at the light spot.

"This is what happens when you go against me, Palad. You probably don't want to disappear like him, do you?"

"Palad?"

Emu Hojo shifted his gaze from Chronos to Natsukawa, but before he could figure out what was going on, he found himself losing control of his body.

Come again?

"A dramatic transformation!"

"Supreme Level, Ultimate All-Powerful X!"

After the level 2 Exid transformation ends and the red-eyed Emu Hojo is revealed, another level 99 cassette is inserted into the belt.

Instead of leaving the game, he directly transformed into an Exide level 99 extreme player amidst the splashing water of the fountain.

Its size is enormous, like Exid in his normal state wearing a small mech suit, with only his head still exposed.

"call!"

"What is that cassette tape?"

Tan Zhengzong's eyes narrowed. After seeing the full view of level 99 Exide, he felt that something terrible was about to happen, as if fate was about to repeat itself.

It's one thing for the Gulafat Fusion Game God Virus to rebel.

The LV99 cartridge actually appeared in reality.

"What exactly happened?"

Seeing the extreme athletes in the water vapor and ice crystals exactly like the ones in his memory, Dan Masamune was completely unable to understand.

"Why is there this cartridge? Could it be...?"

"You're not the only one who got game access."

Xia Chuan instantly adapted to his lv99 body and immediately raised the Invincible Cassette in his hand.

"Hyperpa's dramatic transformation..."

"Don't even think about it!"

With a roar, Dan Masamune pressed the left and right A and B buttons on his waist driver, pausing the game before Natsukawa could activate the invincible cartridge.

"Even this cartridge has reappeared, it's a pity you didn't get a chance to use it... You're now a collector's item!"

Time and space froze, and even the light dimmed considerably, except for Dan Masamune's transformed Chronos, which remained unaffected.

However, when Dan Masamune was about to unleash his finishing move as before, he was shocked to see that the Invincible Gadget was still emitting a golden glow.

"Absolutely invincible!"

"How could that be?" Dan Masamune paused, "It works just by being held in your hand?"

"Whether it will ever be discontinued or not is not up to you to decide."

Xia Chuan stepped through the game mirror and transformed into a golden light, leaping out of the mech.

Countless golden rays scattered across the area, and Exid's battle suit underwent a dramatic transformation, descending like a Gold Saint shrouded in starlight.

The golden horns, resembling a crown, connect to the face, and golden braids naturally extend from the back of the head.

At first glance, he looks like a pharaoh in knighthood.

The ultimate and invincible Exide.

Normally, it can only be used for 10 seconds, but only Exid is not restricted. It was originally used by Emu Hojo in combination with the power of Parad, but it showed a stronger effect in Natsukawa.

Despite lacking physical enhancements, his combat strength still reached or even surpassed that of a level seven knight.

Of course, the most powerful thing about an invincible player is that they are not limited by the game's boundaries.

Administrators are also unable to use any skills on him, such as pausing.

"Damn it! It's happening again!"

Tan Zhengzong stepped back, retrieving the Divine Barrier and the Divine Blade, but he still felt no sense of security facing the invincible player Xia Chuan.

Even without using the pause function, Chronos remains incredibly powerful; otherwise, it wouldn't be the source of power for players to conquer the game's gods.

But at this moment, he wasn't very confident.

Annoying surprises kept happening, and he couldn't understand Palad at all.

It's as if an unknown hand is manipulating fate.

"Hmph, the same thing will never happen again!"

Tan Zhengzong unleashed his full power in a deep voice, wielding his two divine weapons to launch the first attack.

In my memory, he lost to several knights, and the invincible player was just one of them.

He didn't give away the level 100 cartridge in this world; Emu Hojo was just a novice player who hadn't yet grown up.

Could an invincible player supported only by Parad possibly surpass Chronos, the half-god of games?

"Clang!"

Xia Chuan simultaneously summoned the keyboard sword, glanced at the frozen group of game players behind him, and blocked Dan Masamune's attack from the spot.

As the impact light burst forth, the surrounding suspended water droplets evaporated and then froze instantly.

After experiencing it firsthand, the game's time-stop function was even more perfect than he had imagined.

His initial ability to stop time came from the Ten of Spades Scarab in Blade, which could freeze time within a space, but it could not limit the speed of light, nor could it attack the target of the time-stopped state.

The second time stop comes from a Worm boss in Kabuto. It absorbs some of the opponent's abilities and can attack during the time stop, but the restriction will be lifted immediately after the attack, and it may even be exploited to counterattack.

Now, time stop in Kronos is different.

Although it still cannot limit the speed of light, its intensity is significantly greater than the previous two, judging from the dimness of its light. Moreover, it can attack at will during time stop and has its own autonomous domain, so it is almost unaffected by external influences.

Compared to the Time Jackers who can also stop time in the future, they are not much behind.

The only difference is that one uses the game rule of "pausing," while the other is a more advanced method of manipulating time.

I absolutely must get my hands on the Chronicles main cartridge.

In terms of combat power, he doesn't need to rely on time stop, but he still needs to prepare for encountering rule-based techniques in the future.

Xia Chuan's gaze swept over the green and black game cartridge slung diagonally at Chronos's waist. After discarding the card-control keyboard sword, he clenched his fist and gently pounded his own invincible cartridge twice.

"Finishing Move!"

"Super Critical Strike Flash!"

"Sizzle!"

Natsukawa faced Chronos, who was launching another attack. He powerfully concentrated the energy in his right leg, leaping into the air with rings of rainbow light, before landing with a flying kick that collided with the Barrier of God.

"Bang--!"

As golden light swirled, invisible shockwaves spread out in layers. The energy of the invincible flying kick was successfully blocked by the divine barrier, and Dan Masamune Chronos's figure only sank slightly.

"Hmph, did you think this kind of attack would still work on me? Right now..."

"Bang!!!"

Before Tan Zhengzong could be too happy, he looked up and saw the invincible player teleporting and changing direction.

batter!

The invincible attack did not end there. The God's Barrier was kicked away by Natsukawa in the next moment, and Dan Masamune, who was still trying to swing his blade, was thrown into the air by a series of critical hits.

"The final blow!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Ugh!"

The intense lightning coiled around Chronos, and even with the power of the Game God, it couldn't withstand the devastating impact of the finishing move.

It's no weaker than the invincible player I remember, and it's even much stronger.

"Who exactly are you?"

The time stop ended as Chronos landed awkwardly, and the domain continued to operate, with water vapor condensing and falling, bringing the central battle figure into the view of many players.

Dan Masamune's condition was worse than ever before. He could no longer control the power of the demigod Chronos, and his body was filled with chaotic code, which also caused the game realm to show signs of collapse.

"A superior-level Collapse Source Body couldn't possibly possess such an ability!" Having barely withstood the backlash within his body, Dan Masamune strained to straighten his knight's armor and stared intently at Natsukawa. "You are definitely not Parad!"

(End of this chapter)