Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 416 Dungeon Invasion

Near the original site of the strange man's ruins, a research institute building resembling the Skynet Center was instantly built on an island in the middle of a lake.

After entrusting the patrol mission to Fang Bat II, Natsukawa entered the underground base created by the replica secret research institute alone.

There is no time-space device here, but the entire Magic Gem World itself has the function of connecting time and space, so it is perfectly fine to use it as a substitute for a time-space device.

"Whoosh!"

As the new platform system was built, Xia Chuan stepped forward, inserted the data chip in his hand, and reconnected. A beam of light pierced through to the afterimage of Earth hanging in the sky.

Intense spacetime fluctuations transformed into bursts of light that enveloped the world. After a brief transformation, the outline of Earth's afterimage gradually began to take shape, and the luminous barrier that divided the island nation into three parts could be faintly seen.

TRON Earth...

"Compatibility is 31%...that's a slight improvement."

After looking at the sky through the dome, Natsukawa's mind was once again filled with the perspective of "Tron: Build & Run".

The young people are still undergoing experiments, their heart rates fluctuating wildly, seemingly on the verge of sudden death.

Seeing this, Xia Chuan quickly transmitted his thoughts through the synchronization state, forcibly stabilizing the young man's heartbeat.

The world of "Tron: Build & Run" is quite unique. After Pandora's Box fails to activate, it needs to regain the power of the planets by filling the Pandora's Box with 60 symbolic data "full bottles". This will transform the Sky Wall into "Pandora's Tower" and help the vampires master the power to destroy and devour planets.

These "Full Bottles" are also bottle-shaped transformation items used by the Riders in Rider Build, and are very similar to the Memory in Rider W.

The organization "Faust," which conducts human experiments at the Sky Wall, has a purpose closely related to "Full Bottle."

The research site is located at the Sky Wall because a special gas called "Nebula Gas" emerges from the surrounding underground. This gas is composed of components that do not exist on Earth. Injecting it into the human body can cause cell division, producing an evolutionary effect similar to that of exotic fruits.

Most of the test subjects either die immediately or are transformed into "Slammers," monsters unique to Rider Build.

The specific effects vary depending on the risk level of the experimental subject.

Level 1 and 2 individuals injected with nebula gas will quickly die after transforming into Strikers, with virtually no chance of rescue.

Level 2 and above will lose their sense of self and become Strikers, but they can turn back into humans after having their components extracted using "Blank Bottles". A very small number of them will not become Strikers even if they are injected with Nebula Gas, and will still maintain their human form.

3级以上则有了使用创骑驱动器变身的资格，往后逐渐还有4、5以及超越人类极限的6，代表终极的7.

It differs from, yet is partially related to, the knight ranks in this world.

Judging from the researchers' conversations, "Faust" seems to be in the early stages of research. The Sky Wall has only recently appeared, and the understanding of the nebula's gas and its danger level is still very rudimentary.

There are still 8 to 9 years before the main storyline begins.

Whether adapting to a particular object is a good or bad thing is unknown.

"call!"

After stabilizing the young man's life, Xia Chuan pondered and withdrew his consciousness.

On the one hand, Faust's experiment could strengthen the fit of the subject and improve his fit, but on the other hand, such a special experimental subject is likely to attract a lot of attention, and it is unknown how those guys will deal with him afterward.

It's best to remain asleep.

They are immortal but will not become Strikers like other test subjects, so they can be used as special test subjects for continued research, but their research value will not be too high.

We cannot give up, but it is also difficult to understand until the compatibility is sufficient to accommodate its arrival, and then we prepare for duplication.

"It seems like it will take a lot of time."

Xia Chuan recalled his clone, preparing for it to carry out the subsequent operations.

Even if the time flow rate is different, improving the synchronization rate can reduce the time, but it will probably still take a month or two.

He seemed to understand how Consortium X felt; they had finally completed the duplication process, only to have the fruits of their labor reaped.

"Um?"

The moment the clone returned, a series of messages flooded into Xia Chuan's mind.

After he left, Earth in "Armored" seems to have changed a lot, especially just now, the flow of time suddenly accelerated, and signs of spacetime chaos appeared in Tokyo.

The power of the world's ruler is diminishing.

"Is this the league's counterattack?"

Xia Chuan quickly received the information and, sensing a slight loss of control over "Armored Warrior," his eyes flickered slightly.

He had considered the Alliance's next reaction, but he didn't expect them to directly target the "Armor" dungeon.

These guys' abilities are truly not to be underestimated.

They found an opportunity so quickly.

I just don't know what method they used, was it another dungeon challenge?

……

"Whoosh!"

Gaim: Earth.

Tokyo.

The city sirens wailed in the night, as if something was brewing in the darkness, and a large number of police cars gathered around the museum.

Xia Chuan floated in the air and observed the ground, looking at the police who had suddenly been trapped in an unknown area amidst the chaotic gunfire.

Unlike the acceleration of Kabuto, time and space at the scene seemed to be slowed down by some force. Not only were the people's movements slowed down, but the bullets also clearly showed their trajectories. Only one figure in white cloak was able to walk normally.

Re-acceleration...

Is this the world of "Dynasty Warriors"?

Xia Chuan looked at the armored knight that had transformed into a vehicle on the ground with a puzzled expression.

While it's true that a unified worldview exists within Knights, and it's not impossible for characters to coexist in the same world, the timelines and spaces within instances are different. Once an instance becomes a separate entity, it essentially exists independently.

Why did it have to merge with other knight worlds at this particular time?

Xia Chuan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he immediately thought of the alliance.

This is no longer initiating a dungeon challenge, but rather directly launching a dungeon invasion in some way.

If the two instances are truly merged, the completion status will be updated, and his authority will naturally be invalidated accordingly.

It's practically impossible to stop this from happening.

It's a completely open conspiracy.

but……

"Didn't you ever consider that I would still be the one to win?"

Xia Chuan landed on the ground and walked towards the battle plaza where the heavy acceleration phenomenon had just occurred, posing as a passerby.

This is still his home turf, which is much more convenient than the league being the invaders.

It's just giving him an extra dungeon, and you can also get some knight card materials along the way.

There was no prior information about the "Rider" instance; it was likely that Consortium X secretly completed it, just like they are now planning "Rider Build".

With so many timelines, it's not surprising that some of them could be prematurely replicated and end up in the hands of conglomerates.

Although the "Ride" instance features Kamen Rider with racing elements and its level isn't particularly high, its value isn't low either.

In particular, the "heavy acceleration" setting, while not as good as time stop, is still a decent ability. It might be much more useful than the time stop-like abilities and Kabuto's time-up transformation that he is currently familiar with, because it doesn't have any obvious weaknesses.

Meeting them alone would also be a hassle.

Let's acquire the power of the cavalry first.

"Lupin!"

Suddenly, a red-armored knight emerged from the street behind, quickly locking onto Xia Chuan who was descending from the sky.

"Is this your true identity, Lupin? That's enough!"

(End of this chapter)