Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 42 Ambush

"call!"

The underground space echoed with heavy breathing, accompanied by sounds of corrosion and dissolution.

After transforming, the Scorpion Woman resembles an ancient bronze warrior with a long braided scorpion tail and metal claws transformed from earrings on the back of her hands. Drops of strong red acid drip from the claws, corroding the ground and creating pits, filling the air with poisonous smoke.

In just a short while, the underground space was already a complete mess.

Wherever the claws struck, the damage was as severe as tofu, and the chaotic, corrosive marks were terrifying.

"Sizzle!"

Fujiwara scrambled to his feet to dodge the attack.

Not only does it attack directly, but the strong acid it sprays out each time is also extremely deadly.

He wasn't sure if his armor could withstand corrosion, and he didn't dare to try it himself.

After all, the Rider form doesn't provide protection in every area.

"Damn it, how could this happen?"

Fujiwara Daiichi once again snapped the belt to activate the time-up mode.

"Clock up!"

After entering hyperspeed mode, Fujiwara Daiichi was finally able to catch his breath.

However, this does not solve the problem at all. His physical strength is limited, and he cannot use the time-up function indefinitely.

Fujiwara First looked at the scorpion Gurongi with a gloomy gaze, dodging the slowly splashing red droplets in mid-air.

Unlike the low-level Gurongi he had dealt with in the past, this guy was extremely difficult to kill, and repeated attempts to eliminate him did not have much effect. On the contrary, the explosions almost caused him to get his face washed with strong acid.

He was almost exhausted after just two times.

of course.

The biggest problem is still the special firearms developed by the research institute.

This thing was originally meant to eliminate the Grongi's resurrection ability, but in actual use it had no effect whatsoever, and even made him a target of ridicule from the scorpion Grongi.

What should we do?

These Gurongi have almost completely integrated into this world, so why do those damned Knight World rules still exist?

Is it really true that we can only rely on Kuuga?

"Strange, why haven't we heard from Captain Fujiwara yet? Has something happened inside?"

"Captain Fujiwara is Kabuto, there's no way he could have any problems."

At the entrance to the underground passage, special forces stood ready, but seeing that the passage remained silent, a growing unease began to stir.

Hiroko Asami and Kazumi Takahashi stayed behind and observed for a while before suddenly turning back to look at a blue figure that appeared outside the blockade line.

"Kuuga!"

As she watched the blue figure walk into the sealed-off area, Hiroko Asami's eyes narrowed slightly. In just a moment, she saw Kuuga pass through the special forces and head towards the entrance of the underground passage.

The special forces were even more agitated, but they dared not stop them and could only watch helplessly as the air force passed through.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Asahi Hiroko was startled when Kuuga's figure was about to disappear into the passage, and rushed forward despite the ant soldiers' attempts to stop her.

"That Gurongi can use super-strong acid attacks, whatever you do, don't touch it!"

Xia Chuan glanced at Asami Hiroko, nodded, and then darted into the passage.

He knows just as much about the Scorpion Gurongi as the League does.

The alliance hasn't fully identified the Grongi Group yet; they only feel that the Grongi's methods of killing have changed, and they can only make other judgments based on the final explosion crisis.

"He heard it."

Hiroko Asami's gaze was complex as she nervously observed the movements in the underground space.

"Clock over!"

"Whoosh!"

Fujiwara was forced to leave the ruined fortification hall, and just as he exited his ascended state, he encountered Natsukawa who came in from outside.

"you……"

"Clang!"

Xia Chuan grabbed the broken half of a steel pipe from the side of the passage. Golden lightning from the core of his belt spread out, and as he advanced and transformed into the sublimated Azure Dragon form, the steel pipe in his hand also transformed into the sublimated Azure Dragon Staff.

"Kuuga?"

Scorpion Gurongi rose from the ruins, raising once more his claws, dripping with red acid.

"Hmph, that's more like it! Kuuga and I should fight! I'll melt you both down!"

"Sizzle!"

This time, the scorpion Gurongi did not use its claws to attack at close range. Instead, it flung out a strong acid solution from a distance. Although Xia Chuan easily dodged it, the toxic fumes caused by the intense corrosion still caused him some trouble.

"Get out of the way."

Xia Chuan stepped past Fujiwara Ichi and, in a high-speed movement, suddenly jumped behind Scorpion Gurongi.

"Bang!"

Without giving the Scorpion Gurongi too many chances, Xia Chuan directly gripped the Sublimated Azure Dragon Staff with both hands, knocked away the Scorpion Gurongi's claws used to guide the flow of energy, and then the golden spear tip struck the opponent's chest hard, sending him flying.

"What?" Fujiwara exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the fallen claw weapon.

Why didn't he think of doing that?

The strong acid appears to be the blood inside the Gurongi scorpion, which can only be sprayed out through its claws...

"Ugh!"

The scorpion Gurongi crashed painfully into the broken wall, the red seal on its chest burning and emitting golden electricity.

However, it seems unlikely that it can cause further damage in the short term.

"You're kidding... I won't let you kill me!"

The scorpion Gurongi repeatedly tried to get up, wanting to expel the sealed energy from its body.

"asshole!"

"call!"

Xia Chuan put down the Ascended Azure Dragon Staff, and after seeing the seal text on the Scorpion Gurongi's chest reacting more strongly, he did not continue fighting and turned back to the passage.

As he passed Fujiwara Ichiichi, Natsukawa spoke up to remind him, "Have everyone outside evacuate. You can lower all the gates now."

"Retreat? So you had no choice either..."

"Click click click!"

The sound of shattering pieces interrupted Fujiwara's first words.

Turning around, one could see several cracks extending from the scorpion Gurongi's chest all the way to his belt.

A tremendous sense of deadly danger instantly overwhelmed Fujiwara Hajime.

It's going to explode!

"Boom!"

Outside the underground passage.

The ant soldiers, who were still waiting, suddenly heard a strange sound, as if the ground was shaking violently. It was Hiroko Asami who reacted first and shouted urgently to the people behind her.

"Prepare to lower the gate!"

After being reminded, Hiroko Asami became even more nervous and looked at the entrance of the underground passage. The next moment, she saw Natsukawa's blue Kuuga figure and his red Kabuto rush out one after the other.

Before she could even relax, the raging flames from the explosion of the Gurongi came into view.

The gate didn't have time to stop it.

The gates were destroyed by the impact of the flames before they were even halfway down.

call!

Although Xia Chuan chose the least disruptive Sublimated Azure Dragon, and the explosion time was delayed, the strong acid blood of the scorpion Gurongi could not be prevented from spreading along with the explosion flames.

Most of the strong acids were destroyed, but a significant amount still escaped the underground space as toxic fumes, corroding and disintegrating the walls of the facilities along the way almost instantly.

The impact did not diminish much by the time it reached the entrance/exit.

"Get out of the way!"

"Bang--!"

The last gate exploded as soon as it closed, and the ant soldiers scattered in all directions, but some fiery debris flew straight towards Hiroko Asami, causing Kazumi Takahashi behind her to scream in alarm.

"senior!"

"call out!"

Xia Chuan flashed past, using his Ascended Azure Dragon Staff to knock the debris back while simultaneously grabbing Asami Hiroko to avoid a direct impact from the flames.

"Sizzle!"

Another corrosive sound rang out.

Fortunately, the leaked acid gas was greatly reduced in power, and the shock wave lost all its power after breaking through the gate and did not continue to spread. Only a few ant soldiers were slightly injured because they could not dodge in time.

As Natsukawa calmed the stunned Hiroko Asami and transformed back into his normal Azure Dragon form, he turned to meet Fujiwara's gaze.

Whether it's a coincidence or not, he was also in his Azure Dragon form during the last conflict.

"You were able to destroy that guy because you are Kuuga, because of the rules of the world."

Fujiwara no Ichi said in a deep voice, taking off the insect device and deactivating his transformation. He stared at Natsukawa without moving.

"Sooner or later I will surpass you, and then defeat you with my own hands!"

"I'm waiting for you."

Natsukawa paid little attention to Fujiwara's first place.

Emptying is just the beginning; it will only get stronger.

The knights in this world are mostly mediocre; unless they have exceptional abilities, they have absolutely no chance of defeating him.

At least for now, these knights are far from being capable.

"Here, take this!"

Suddenly, Fujiwara no Daiichi tossed a gold card at Natsukawa while he was still silent.

"This is the Knight Challenge Permission Card. You will be able to earn points in the future and will have the authority to summon and control entry and exit from the barrier."

"Whoosh!"

Xia Chuan stretched out his fingers to hold the card, and looked at Fujiwara Daiichi with surprise.

He wasn't interested in the points, but the subsequent privileges were pretty good.

The gold card seems to have a much higher level of authority than the bronze cards that Fujiwara no Seiji and his friends were assigned, and it is a symbol of a level 4 knight.

This guy is quite generous.

"Don't get me wrong," Fujiwara said with a smirk, "I just think the Knights Challenge is a great stage. You don't actually think that just participating guarantees victory, do you?"

This time, the special firearms failed to prove effective, but the research institute's work on the Kuuga has never stopped.

It can be said that he has completely seen through Kuuga's power, including Kuuga's fatal weaknesses.

As long as one relies on that kind of stone, the Kuuga nervous system will inevitably become a fatal weakness.

The research institute is currently developing a nerve-severing bullet, which can render the Gurongi incapable of fighting for a very short time, and can also be used against the Kuuga.

Although he disdains using nerve-severing bullets, he can use them in combat.

Xia Chuan waved his hand, put away the card, and walked out of the sealed-off area.

Regardless of what Fujiwara Daiichi thought, he didn't really care.

Now he's more concerned about those Kamen Rider alternate timelines.

He has no shortage of ways to acquire knightly power.

The ultimate goal is to achieve its own super evolution through this.

In comparison, the Cavaliers Challenge held little appeal for him; it felt like a huge trap.

"Um?"

As Xia Chuan walked through a narrow alley, he was about to summon Golem to leave when he suddenly sensed a dangerous reaction in the air.

"Bang--!"

Gunshots rang out.

Xia Chuan dodged to the side first, and when he turned his head, he saw that the cement pillar behind him had been broken into two pieces.

Anti-materiel weapon?

While dodging, it smoothly transformed into a green Pegasus, its eyes quickly locking onto the rooftops of nearby high-rise buildings.

The use of such a powerful weapon in urban areas should be absolutely prohibited by the Alliance.

"There it is!"

Before the golem could land, Xia Chuan switched to his Azure Dragon form again and leaped onto the roof of the tall building.

However, there was no sign of anyone in the area, only a few traces indicating that someone was lying in ambush.

I'm having trouble making a decision, which one is next? Knight dungeon...

(End of this chapter)