Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 448 Katsuragi Takumi

As night fell, the rain stopped, but the city was still shrouded in the red glow of Pandora's Tower.

After wandering around for a while without finding Kaito's Exorcism Mark, Natsukawa finally returned to the Nascita Cafe, intending to hand over Katsuragi Shinobu's information to Kiryu Sento.

After Eberl became fully evolved, he began the New World Project, which means that the TROCK timeline has basically entered its later stages. He has other things to do next and may not be able to take care of the main characters.

"I never expected it would actually trigger a war. This time, it's just as you wished."

Suddenly, a conversation reached Xia Chuan's ears amidst the ruins near the coffee shop.

"The reason I created the Knight System was to eliminate the alien life form Ebert mentioned in my father's last words, but you used it for military purposes."

Kiryu Sento, with his back to the bearded Himuro Gentoku, looked around sadly at the Pandora Tower towering in the night sky.

"I really trusted you!"

"It was my fault," Himuro Gentoku opened his mouth in anguish, unable to meet Kiryu Sento's gaze. "I was blinded by the light of Pandora's Box, and I saw the whole world as my enemy. I was already out of my mind at that time..."

"I don't want to hear your excuses. The truth is, you and I caused this tragedy!"

Kiryu Sento shook his head to interrupt, his voice gradually becoming agitated, and his expression turning to the brink of collapse.

"Later, I actually realized your intentions, but I told myself that the ultimate goal of the Knight System was to eliminate Ebert, and some sacrifices were unavoidable, but..."

Taking a deep breath, Kiryu Sento turned and left with a numb expression: "They're right. I, Katsuragi Takumi, am the devil scientist. I sold my soul to the devil myself. What's the use of admitting my mistake now?"

"Katsugi..."

Himuro Gentoku wanted to call out to Kiryu Sento, but out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught sight of Natsukawa's figure around the corner.

"Who is it?!"

"I just happened to be passing by."

Natsukawa entered the ruins with his hands in his pockets, his gaze lingering on Kiryu Sento for a while.

This is the restoration of Katsuragi Takumi's personality, but it seems to have come at an inopportune time.

Even though they are the same person, he still prefers the Sento personality; it seems easier to communicate with him by deceiving him.

"Who are you?" Kiryu Sento (Katsura Takumi) looked puzzled, racking his brains but finding no memory of Natsukawa.

"You are the director of the research institute who appeared during your amnesia," Himuro Gentoku coughed lightly and leaned closer to explain. "Your true identity seems to be an alien life form whose homeland was destroyed by Eberth."

"An alien life form?" Katsuragi Takumi's body tensed up.

In his view, extraterrestrial life forms are synonymous with danger.

These beings, whose intelligence surpasses that of humans, cannot be understood by common sense. What we see on the surface is not reliable at all; their every move may just be a disguise or imitation of humans.

"Don't be nervous, we are not the enemy."

After thinking for a moment, Natsukawa took out the data disk that Katsuragi Shinobu had handed over from his pocket.

"To some extent, your father and I are still friends."

"This is?"

Katsuragi Takumi cautiously avoided approaching Natsukawa, disbelieving the idea of ​​an alien life form. However, Himuro Gentoku curiously took the data disk from the side.

"It's research data left behind by Professor Katsuragi. It contains everything you need, including why Ebert didn't destroy the Earth immediately."

"Katsura Shinobu?" Himuro Gentoku's hand tightened.

Eberl's current actions are indeed strange.

In the past, not taking action could be explained by the lack of conditions to recover power, but now that the opponent has reached its complete form, the Demon Tower is unexpectedly calm.

"Namba said that Ebert plans to turn Chairman Nanba into a puppet and secretly control humanity... Could there be other reasons?"

"You'll understand once you see the information."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, showing no interest in getting involved any further.

There are no major problems on Eberl's side now, and his focus will shift to the vampire trio and the vampire king who may descend upon Earth at any moment.

The relationship between vampires and Pandora's Box is very special. In fact, vampires are part of Pandora's Box. In the story of Rider Build, the vampire king was transported to Earth through the Pandora Plate.

Even Ebert probably didn't know this, and thought he had really escaped the control of the vampire king.

Xia Chuan shook his head secretly.

That vampire king was the real madman; he even destroyed his own planet.

"Director..."

Wan Zhanglong, supporting himself against the wall, walked out of the alley, breathing heavily. Upon seeing Xia Chuan, he couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to his knees.

Katsuragi Takumi's replacement of Sento's personality is making him very uncomfortable, but now the biggest trouble seems to lie within himself.

After Eberst became the complete form, he, who also possessed Eberst's genetic factors, awakened a large number of memories and found it increasingly difficult to control his destructive desires.

If this continues, he might become the new Eberl.

Just as Katsuragi Takumi had predicted.

The reason he initially got involved in the murder case was because Katsuragi Takumi wanted to eliminate him and Eberl together.

"Director, will you regret this? You let Ebert seize the opportunity to become the complete form, and now I've become like this too. It's all over..."

"The end? Eberth is moving closer to humanity, while you are moving closer to Eberth."

Xia Chuan reached out and pressed Wan Zhanglong's forehead, sensing something deep into the genetic level.

He is not an alien life form, but as a clone of the Collapse Source, he is somewhat similar to Eberl. The Knights' transformation qualifications all require viral or genetic modification.

My current state is like a gaming addiction outbreak; if this continues, I will undoubtedly become a complete part of Eberst. In the original series, it seems that the power of the Martian Queen was used to neutralize it.

Now, it seems that the Disintegration Virus can also work?

"Whoosh!"

The previously dormant Collapse Source Virus was reactivated and instantly took over the body of Wan Zhanglong.

When Ryuga regained consciousness, the surroundings had transformed into a basement. Katsuragi Takumi, with his hair sticking up, gestured with disbelief, looking at him with an unusually strange expression.

"Is that director really an alien life form? This data seems to be from the Collapse Source Virus... Unbelievable, this level of strength completely neutralized and suppressed the Eberst genetic factors. Theoretically, it shouldn't be possible."

"What are you talking about?"

Wan Zhanglong struggled to sit up and ripped off all the cables from his body.

"Didn't the Collapse Genesis Virus disappear a long time ago? Besides, how could the Collapse Genesis Virus possibly suppress Ebert?"

"Katsura, are you sure?" Himuro Gentoku asked seriously.

When the Collapse Source Virus incident occurred, he was the director of the East Capital Advanced Materials Research Institute. Now the new director is actually the Collapse Source.

"Absolutely not wrong!"

Katsuragi Takumi was filled with a desire to study.

"It's a Collapse Genesis virus, but it's not an ordinary Collapse Genesis virus. If we can figure it out, perhaps Ebert..."

"Wait a minute," Himuro Gentoku's thoughts were a bit confused, "The initial discovery of the Collapse Source Virus was at the Sky Wall, and then the research institute's Mogami Kaisei found the parallel world from which the virus originated... I remember the connection should have been completely severed, so did Kakuju infiltrate around that time?"

Incredible.

Compared to alien life forms, an invasion from another world is no small matter.

"Where is the director?"

With a complex expression, Wan Zhanglong sat up amidst the commotion and ran out of the basement, ignoring Ge Chengqiao's attempts to stop him.

"Hey, I still have more to do!" Katsuragi Takumi called out anxiously.

"Who cares about you! I'm not an experimental subject!"

"Bang!"

Suddenly a loud bang rang out, and Wan Zhanglong looked in astonishment at the refrigerator door entrance that he had casually flipped open.

(End of this chapter)