Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 367 The Final Game Space

"4, 3, 2, 1..."

"Cooldown complete!"

The sea breeze swirls back.

The familiar sound of the shuttle rising echoed in Xia Chuan's mind, his eyes lit up, and his rank returned to rank 5, causing whirlwinds to spread around W Gale Ace.

Once again, I'm connected to the game world.

Dan Masamune's plan had no chance of succeeding.

"Click!"

Xia Chuan pressed his finger on the memory, about to deactivate the transformation and return, when suddenly the sound of shattering glass rang out behind him.

Having exhausted his magic, Haruto arched his body like a boiled lobster, his face cracking with purple fissures, his flesh seemingly turning into ceramic, fragments falling and flying away, and soon even his clothes, hands and feet began to collapse.

A giant dragon can be vaguely seen trying to break free of Haruto's body.

"This is……"

"What's wrong?!"

Amidst the gasps of the crowd, Natsukawa returned to Haruto's side.

The Wizard Knight uses his own power to suppress the "Phantom Demon," an embodiment of despair born from his inner world, and then borrows the power of the "Phantom Demon" to fight.

The phantom born from Qingren's body is a magician dragon, similar to a dragon rider, possessing great power while bearing great risks.

The more one uses the dragon's power, the closer one gets to despair, and thus loses control of the dragon.

"roar!"

The fiery dragon roared and swam around Haruto's body until Natsukawa approached, at which point it finally concealed its presence. However, Haruto's body continued to disintegrate without any sign of slowing down.

Xia Chuan grabbed Haruto's wrist but couldn't sense any useful information.

Most of the knowledge about "Witch Knights" was a blind spot for him; his understanding was very limited, and it was mostly from the magician knights on the Skynet forum.

He was helpless in this situation.

However, since it is related to despair, the key should lie with Haruto himself.

"tutor……"

Haruto clearly felt his physical state: fear, resentment, despair, nostalgia... In the end, only relief remained, as if he had been prepared for this moment all along.

"Back then, in order to become a sixth-level knight as soon as possible, I made a vow with my life, and now it seems that it's time to pay the price... I hope my mentor will not forget our promise."

Xia Chuan paused his return, quietly watching as Haruto in front of him was completely corrupted, and a black vortex-shaped magic circle on the ground expanded with the fluctuations of space and time.

The agreement...

When Haruto was hospitalized after contracting the Game God Virus, he was indeed given a magic ring, which he said was a "Witch Knight" world pass that would allow him to become a true level six knight.

Is he a magical knight who represents hope, yet he always harbors despair?

"I don't remember any agreement," Natsukawa said, releasing Haruto's continued blurring. "But if it really comes to the last moment, treat me as your last hope. Think about it carefully. As a sixth-level wizard knight, you should understand that only without despair can one become a mage."

"hope?"

"A true knight is one who turns despair into hope."

W Gale Ace once again stirred up a whirlwind, and the battle suit faded, revealing Hiroko Asami's bewildered figure.

School villa.

Xia Chuan's Gale Memory returned to his waist. He slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and took out the World Pass for Witcher.

That magic circle seemed to be a teleportation array.

Like Kenzaki Kazuma, Haruto was sucked into the timeline of "Witch Knight" and is very likely to be assimilated.

Whether it's Kenzaki Kazuma, the Fang King from the God Train battle in "Den-O", or Fujiwara Saiji's Worm brother, the biggest characteristic after assimilation is a significant decrease in their presence in this world.

Unless the memory is vivid, the assimilated person will soon be forgotten.

Before everyone forgets Haruto, there should still be a chance to find him again.

We need to act quickly.

But before that...

"Whoosh!"

With the transformation of the driver at Xia Chuan's waist, the camera-shaped shuttle instantly stepped back into the game space.

It's time for Kamen Rider Chronicles to come to an end.

……

The final game space.

Xia Chuan once again transforms into Parad, roaming through various game scenes.

The place seems to have undergone a huge transformation due to the arrival of the game god. All the originally separate maps have been integrated together, and the game interface now only contains "Chronicle".

Even the original data tapes appeared in the Chronicle.

Natsukawa once again encountered Goto's son, the Collapse Source Entity, who was appearing everywhere.

It seems that the Chronicle has been truly perfected.

Even he clearly felt the oppression of the game world, but he was not excluded because of his identity as one of "Pallard's" own people.

"Dan Masamune should be in this world right now, right?"

Xia Chuan deployed his senses to continuously search the game space.

Having also accessed the Chronicles, he roughly knew Dan Masamune's next plan.

Thanks to him, Dan Masamune did not fully acquire the rights to "Chronicles," presumably because he planned to restart the game and exclusively own "Chronicles."

That's why they cared so much about the players' final game qualification.

It must be said that this kind of villainous behavior is something to be wary of.

Although he had a backup plan, on the surface, Dan Masamune still had a great chance.

It's completely gone now.

The moment he regained his identity as "Pallard," all that awaited Dan Masamune was despair.

Villains always lose because they're not decisive enough; they can't be like Dan Masamune in the future.

"No, I'm not a villain."

Xia Chuan interrupted his thoughts.

It's not Dan Masamune's fault; the other party was unaware of his existence.

"Whoosh!"

With his telekinetic powers, Xia Chuan continued to perceive, and game maps flashed before his eyes, only briefly pausing at a certain family scene.

It appears to be a kitchen game scene, where a housewife-like patient with a collapsing body, wearing an apron, acts instinctively based on her real-life memories.

"Jinghe, dinner's ready... Go wash your hands first..."

The intermittent shouts made Xia Chuan pause for a moment, silently watching the scene repeat itself as if there were a bug in the screen.

He had never met Sakurai Keikaku's sister, but this student seemed to value her highly, always mentioning her occasionally.

Thinking of Sakurai Kagekazu, who was forcing himself to be strong outside, Natsukawa felt a surge of emotions.

He himself does not experience sadness, but he can still perceive empathy through telepathy.

Hopefully, after completing "Chronicles", these missing patients will be able to return smoothly.

"Um?"

Seeing the patient with the Collapse Source sniff his arm and walk out of the kitchen, Xia Chuan was slightly taken aback. Just as he was wondering why the behavior pattern had changed, his senses suddenly followed him into the bathroom.

On the other side, the final map scene is "The Forest of Ruins".

The hero-demon-king player staggered out, looking around at the underground ruins landscape with a puzzled expression.

It looks like a man-made mountain passage, with stone walls everywhere, and the exit in the distance offers views of blue sky and verdant mountains.

"Is this the final stage?"

"Heh heh heh, welcome to the final boss's game space."

Dan Masamune's distinctive laughter rang out, and the silhouette of the game god Chronos fell onto the high platform.

"This is where the final game player will try to win me over. Your task now is to grant the final game qualification to the player. Only then can I obtain perfect privileges."

"You've already made all the arrangements?" The hero looked directly at Chronos, the god of games.

This guy's goal isn't to complete Chronicles, but to defeat the final player.

"That's right."

The game god Chronos appeared in front of the hero, picking up a Chronicles player cartridge between his fingers.

"All the game cartridges have been activated. Now this player cartridge can be converted into the final game cartridge at any time. I need you to secretly deliver it to a player, and I've already found someone."

"For whom?" The hero lowered his head, avoiding eye contact.

"Of course it's Sakurai Kagekazu."

The game god Chronos tossed the cartridge to the hero, his eyes blazing with excited red light.

"I'll be the one laughing last. How dare a mere visitor from headquarters try to seize the spoils? Hmph!"

(End of this chapter)