Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 406 Destruction

"Buzz—!"

Xia Chuan grabbed the handle of Luo Xiu'ao's Greatsword from a distance, his invincible player form flashing continuously as he traversed at high speed through the blood-red fragments of malice that filled the space.

Although he lost the ability to fly, the large amount of scattered building debris around him did not have a significant impact on him.

"Whoosh!"

Malicious energy generates countless triangular briefcase swords, which pierce back and forth like a flying sword array, blocking all living space.

It looked like a perilous situation, with the invincible player being completely suppressed by Ark's attacks.

However, not much pressure actually fell on Xia Chuan.

It's true that Ark-I on the other side has reached level eight, but "Metsubou" which is the vessel is not a level eight knight.

It was merely aided by the power of malice.

The real problem is always this constant and ever-growing malice.

"call!"

"Clang!"

The invincible player climbed into the air amidst golden afterimages, then swung his massive sword, almost as tall as himself, and slashed down heavily. Ark, who was still mobilizing malice, was slashed down from behind and fell into the air.

Like a god descending to earth.

This time, Ark had no time to defend himself and hadn't even imagined that he would be attacked like this.

Why?

After barely managing to stop his fall, Ark turned around in a rage, enveloped in malevolent energy.

The malicious field that could suppress Luo Xiu'ao had no effect on Xia Chuan.

"Because he's an invincible player?"

Malice, like a crimson flame, lifted Ark-Il once more, and a massive energy vortex composed of runes appeared around him.

"So what if you're invincible? A knight is still just a knight; how can he possibly contend with a god?"

"Destruction!"

"Whoosh!"

Xia Chuan steadied himself on the tilting World Tree Tower's umbrella platform, walked to the edge of the platform, and saw mirror images of Knight Cards appear behind him.

After the mirror image circled around once, the power of all 12 extra Knight cards was integrated into the Invincible Player Armor.

Level 8.7, exceeding the limit by 3700+.

"Um?"

As the red light of the Ark-1 electronic eye flickered, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed, and a scarlet full moon hung in the night sky, while 13 knight emblems appeared at the same time.

"What is this...?"

The surge of malice in the spiritual world seemed to hit a ceiling, coming to a standstill without warning, and even the incantation showed signs of dissipating.

Ark, who had been maintaining a divine mindset, suddenly felt flustered.

How come he's the one being suppressed?

"Haha!"

Ark curled up, then suddenly spread his arms and legs, accelerating upwards with expanding malicious energy.

A string of data was fed back into Xia Chuan's mind.

Level 6.8, exceeding the limit of 1800.

He is undoubtedly much stronger than Ark-I from "01", but the difference in limit break value is almost double, and the fact that Natsukawa's Rider System is also not weak has reversed the situation.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The Keyboard Sword and the Document Box King Sword collided like lightning. The invincible player and Ark-I, who were fighting in the middle, sank rapidly under the continuous energy bursts, broke through the World Tree Tower and fell into the middle office floor. Then, accompanied by the sound effects of their special moves, they jumped up in sync.

"Ugh!"

The reinforced concrete exploded along the road, and the two launched kicks at the same time, but in the end, Xia Chuan was one step ahead.

"impossible!"

"Bang!"

Yak hastily caught Xia Chuan's close-range side kick, and before he could dissipate the force, his body was thrown upwards by the explosive energy impact. In shock and anger, he was then kicked high into the air.

"I've become the Ark..."

"Super Critical Strike Flash!"

Xia Chuan gathered energy in his right foot, which flashed continuously around the rising Ark for a moment before unleashing a barrage of combo critical hits, finishing with a knee strike.

"Bang bang bang!"

Yak was bouncing back and forth in the air like a ball. He finally found an opening to counterattack, but when he looked up, he saw a series of Knight card images appearing above his head.

"A fatal blow!"

The flying kick, surpassing level eight, pierced through Ark's body in one fell swoop. As an explosive halo spread through the air, the malicious field collapsed directly. The incantations that originally covered the entire battlefield turned into red and black flames and disappeared. Even the life energy that had been leaking out of control from the World Tree Tower turned into a gentle breeze and merged into the world.

As time and space continued to turn, Hiroko Asami's pupils dilated within the Forest of Heim, staring blankly as the white light in her field of vision receded, her consciousness returning to her body.

"What exactly happened just now...?"

"What happened?"

RX resumes operations, and together with many other knights, gazes blankly ahead at the collapsing World Tree Tower.

The scattered fragments in mid-air fell like hailstones, creating a spectacular sight.

"Bang!"

A piece of white armored drive wreckage crashed to the ground, its core shattered, leaving a dark hole.

"This is……"

Team 01 members stared, their mouths dry, at the driver that rolled in front of them. They immediately recognized it as Ark-I's belt from earlier.

"Lord Mie?"

With another heavy thud, "Extinction" fell to the ground, its mangled body, like a tattered rag, revealing a machine structure inside that was unlike anything humans could construct.

"call!"

As the tremors subsided, a figure suddenly emerged from the dust and mist.

Everyone's eyes narrowed, and they could only make out the figure's appearance when it got closer.

"Kondo?"

"Is it Kondo Isami?"

"what?"

Kondo Isami wiped his face, relieved to have escaped Heim Forest, only to be met with the gazes of all the knights present. He looked down at the android at his feet in a daze, and after a brief moment of confusion, he was suddenly shocked and stared at the Alliance high-ranking insignia on the android.

"Who are you...?"

"Well……"

"Extinction" opened and closed his lips, struggling to look at the dust and mist rising from the collapsed World Tree Tower amidst the crackling electric current, as if he wanted to say something, but before everyone could hear him clearly, he turned into a ball of light and exploded with a loud bang.

Several burning parts landed in front of the disheartened members of Team 01.

The new captain couldn't help but swallow.

It followed two 01s, and both 01s disappeared just like that.

"Master Kondo, how could you...?"

Sakurai Keikazu hesitated, glancing at Kondo Isami's Genesis Driver on his waist.

"You actually defeated that important figure from headquarters? Have you surpassed level 6?"

"I didn't."

Kondo Isami felt a prickling sensation on his back and swallowed hard again.

He didn't know who the higher-ups were or what had happened, but he felt like he was in huge trouble.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, I didn't do it!"

……

Heim Forest

Luo Xiu'ao returned to his territory carrying the stone coffin, still slightly out of breath, his emotions still unsettled.

"What exactly happened with those two foreign knights?"

He was certain that neither of them possessed the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit, yet their displayed strength completely surpassed that of human knights.

"Ahem!"

As he recovered from his injuries, Luo Xiu'ao silently looked at the stone coffin.

In the end, there was still no hope of reviving his lover.

Such a massive amount of life energy still failed to cause the slightest fluctuation.

"My love, you must be regretting it now, right? Giving the golden fruit to a foolish man like me..."

"Bang--!"

A shockwave of energy suddenly pierced through Luo Xiu'ao's chest, instantly taking away all his power.

"Of course the princess will regret it," Redie laughed, stepping forward with her halberd in hand. "The Golden Fruit was a mistake to have it in your hands!"

"Ray...Rayde!" Roshua collapsed in agony onto the stone coffin, his life force constantly being eroded. "You bastard..."

"I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, my king!"

Redie gritted her teeth and stepped forward, kicking Roshua away with a heart full of resentment.

"The Golden Fruit possesses the power to manipulate the world at will, yet you've fallen to this state because of two foreign knights. You don't deserve to possess it at all!"

(End of this chapter)