Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 468 Kuuga Murder Case

The ruins of Mount Kuro in Nagano.

Xia Chuan stopped his motorcycle at the blocked intersection, showed the temporary pass given to him by Asami Hiroko, and was allowed to enter.

Most of the police officers along the way looked serious and visibly tense.

As one of the starting instances of his journey in this world, the only truly powerful character in Kuuga is Daguba.

However, this does not mean that the danger is low; it just means that the initial level is not high, and Daguba was just defeated by him.

Even for people in this world, the impression of "Kuuga" is much higher than that of other dungeons.

On one hand, it was because of the terrifying shadow cast by the Grongi, and on the other hand, it was because he was the first to appear on the early Rider list using the Kuuga system.

Now, Ryota Murai's Kuroko is ranked in the middle of the list as the new generation successor.

"Shin'yō! This way!"

Hiroko Asami, who had arrived earlier, was talking to her partner when she saw Natsukawa. She waved and patted the supply box, taking out bread and water from it.

"Would you like something to eat? I might not have time later if I get busy."

"Um."

Xia Chuan didn't say anything, took off his helmet, accepted the food, and then turned to look at the entrance to the ruins where criminal investigators were entering and exiting. Everything seemed to have returned to several years ago.

This time, however, it had nothing to do with the Gurongi; the perpetrator was a knight.

Although it is the era of knights for all, murders targeting ordinary people like this are actually not common, because almost all knights are under the supervision of the League, and at least these kinds of cases will not appear in the open.

Haruto's previous organization, the Extinction Society, mainly targeted the Alliance. Most similar resistance organizations are the same; they usually keep a low profile and are too busy hiding to target ordinary people.

But now, a knight has broken the unspoken agreement.

Whether the league genuinely didn't know or deliberately let it go is somewhat intriguing.

The league is making too many moves these days; he wouldn't be surprised by anything they do.

"What about the school? Have they found anything?"

"Not yet, I've had others keep an eye on things first," Hiroko Asami said with a resentful expression. "I was hoping you might discover something."

Kaminari, despite being a school teacher and now the vice principal, knows absolutely nothing about what's happening at the school.

"I'll go in and take a look." Xia Chuan took a sip of water, put on shoe covers, and followed a police officer inside.

Because of the explosion, the passageway collapsed quite badly, but fortunately it has been cleared and reinforced.

Upon arriving at the core burial chamber, a large expanse of blood came into view, causing even Xia Chuan to frown slightly.

No wonder the police are taking this place so seriously.

The victim was not a single person; judging from the remaining traces, there were at least 10 people. It is somewhat similar to the warehouse where Daguba massacred the low-ranking Gurongi. There are also blood-written words on the rock walls, but the only difference is that there is no putrid smell.

"Senior," Kazumi Takahashi whispered beside Hiroko, "Is he really alright? Why did he come to a place like this? It's about the case..."

"I know what I'm doing." Asami Hiroko quietly looked at Natsukawa, who was bending down to examine the details.

After all, it's a case related to Kuuga.

Kaminaga's insistence on coming to the scene suggests that he has probably already sensed something.

"Whoosh!"

Xia Chuan closed his eyes slightly, and a massive amount of information instantly flooded his brain. The scene seemed to rewind time and space, returning to the time of the incident. A knight figure resembling Kuuga, like Daguba, wantonly unleashed a massacre.

When he left, he deliberately left behind provocative blood-red characters representing the Kuuga crest.

I can't figure out the other party's purpose.

According to information gathered by the police, the victims were just a group of college students who happened to be on a picnic in the nearby suburbs.

What kind of fans are these? They should be called Dagu fans, right?

Xia Chuan opened his eyes, blocking out all the noise around him. He used his telekinetic senses to spread around the ruins. A motorcyclist seemed to sense something, stopped to watch, and then quickly turned around and left the scene.

Something feels off.

Xia Chuan had already confirmed that the other party was the knight who had been slaughtered, but he did not immediately follow.

"How's it going? Have you found any clues?" Hiroko Asami asked as she came over.

"No," Natsukawa shook his head, "but it should have nothing to do with the advanced knight training at the school. The culprit isn't the real Kuuga."

He acknowledged the risk of losing control, but didn't believe anyone else was capable of reaching that level.

The residual odor at the scene was only around level 3.

This mediocre level used to be the first hurdle for most knights. If the other party could really become a level 3 Sky Knight, I would never do something like Daguba.

Because the Kuuga belt actually possesses a simple sense of self.

Someone capable of committing such a bloody crime would find it difficult to even bind a Kuuga belt unless they were under control, let alone advance to level 3.

There was no sign of the person being controlled.

"I knew it," Kazumi Takahashi said, patting her chest with a relieved expression. "I've been working on this all morning and haven't found any clues."

Natsukawa didn't respond, but turned to Hiroko and continued, "Could you arrange for a few reliable people to protect Tamura for a period of time?"

"Captain?" Hiroko Asami recalled the figure of Tamura she had seen when she went to find Natsukawa. "Is the captain involved in the murder case?"

"It's just my personal request," Natsukawa said calmly as he walked out of the site, "but it would be best to also protect Tamura's family."

He didn't know what the scene he had seen was about, whether it was good or bad, and he didn't have time to investigate. He could only try to be on guard.

We can't just stand by and watch our old friend get into trouble.

"In that case," Hiroko Asami pondered softly, "how about sending your students? At least their credibility won't be an issue."

"You can arrange it as you see fit."

Xia Chuan nodded and re-sensed and locked onto the rider who had escaped the ruins.

That's all he can do now; before he gets the W system, all he can do is have Baluba protect Hiroko.

"Are we going to the lockdown area next?"

After quietly summoning his clone, Natsukawa asked Hiroko and the other person a question again.

He couldn't ignore the fact that someone was committing crimes under his name, but at the same time, he had to avoid the Alliance's eyes and ears and not let his identity be questioned.

Sending a clone over to test the waters is the best option.

Although it could trigger a chain reaction within the alliance, it would be too difficult to obtain information from the main body alone. Perhaps the clone could make some noise and gain some unexpected benefits.

This can be considered a win-win situation.

Since the mysterious disappearance of the Green Thorn incident, the Amazons incident led to the establishment of the first lockdown zone, and several other areas were subsequently locked down due to dungeon invasions.

However, most of what remains are Showa era copies, and their danger level is not very high, basically on par with Amazon's.

It's possible that the Alliance deliberately eliminated the top-tier monsters, but Hiroko Asami has no information whatsoever about these details.

Military vehicles are parked at the intersection.

The defenses were far stronger than those at the Kurogake Ruins; the martial law was imposed not by the police but by a large number of ant soldiers and many Leo cavalry.

This mass-produced armor from Faiz appears to have been modified, no longer requiring the user to be an Orphnoch.

In addition, there was a group of knight squads on patrol missions, which constituted the main combat force here. They were noticeably more nervous when they saw Natsukawa and Asami Hiroko.

A mixture of fear and envy lingered within him.

So what if he's a Level 6 Rider who transforms through fusion? Just the fact that he's ranked second on the list tells you he's extraordinary.

The league currently has only this one pair.

The W-series riders that appeared later never managed to combine successfully; even when twins transformed, they always seemed to fall just short.

"Hahaha!"

During the examination, a strange laugh suddenly reached Xia Chuan's senses from afar.

"Those guys from Consortium X are really useless. After all this time, not only have they failed to reclaim a single dungeon, but they've also given away the Mount & Blade dungeon!"

"Let the Alliance see what we're capable of. If Foundation X can't find Decade, then we'll find it..."

(End of this chapter)