Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 480 Public Enemy

"The power of the Holy Sword has not been taken away; it has simply stopped responding."

Yuri and Feiyu turned back upon hearing the commotion of the battle, only to be met with the wind swordsman's insane roar.

"Can't you hear the voice of the Holy Sword?" Yuri's voice held a subtle pity. "As a swordsman, you are no longer capable of wielding the Holy Sword..."

"Are you kidding me? I'm the strongest swordsman!"

The Wind Swordsman turned sharply and swung his sword. Upon seeing Touma, it seemed that his last shred of reason was consumed by rage, and he charged forward to launch a slash.

"Return the Thunder Sword! It is the sword of a sage!"

"lotus!"

Fei Yuzhen hastily rolled to dodge, only to find that the Wind Swordsman had no intention of holding back. He quickly read the fantasy book, drew his sword, and transformed.

The Wind Swordsman was originally only in the basic fantasy book form "Sarutobi Ninja Legend", but in his anger, he actually activated the advanced book "The Three Little Pigs".

"Calm down, Ren! Didn't you also promise the Sage to protect the world along with everyone else?"

"You are forbidden from mentioning virtuous people in front of me! You are the only one who is unforgivable!"

The Wind Swordsman's attacks were like a raging storm, relentlessly slashing at the unsuspecting Touma.

Just as Yuri was considering whether to intervene, Raziel, a Book Demon executive, suddenly entered the scene with a group of strange people, along with the remaining Holy Swordsmen.

Interestingly, the swordsmen ignored the Book Demon Megiddo, who was supposed to be their nemesis, and all looked at Sudo Mei, who was holding a white sword, with complicated expressions.

It's so messy.

Xia Chuan glanced at the wind swordsman who was still engrossed in attacking Fei Yuzhen, looked at Yuri who was fighting Megido alone, and finally turned his gaze to the few holy swordsmen who were quietly surrounding him.

He had been at the Shenshan Bookstore for quite some time, but this was the first time he had encountered such a chaotic scene.

He wasn't entirely clear on what had happened in between, nor did he know the swordsmen's specific thoughts. From the perspective of an ordinary bystander, he was completely baffled and simply found these people quite ridiculous.

Or rather, it's the special one who joined halfway through.

Compared to their comrades, these swordsmen trained by the Sword of Truth clearly trusted the organization more; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily swayed by Reika Kamishiro's instigation.

"W-What are you doing?"

Before Sudo Mei could recover, she was forced to face the encirclement of three swordsmen, and she swallowed hard.

After the Wind Swordsman, the Water Swordsman, the Earth Swordsman, and the Sound Swordsman all arrived.

Not long ago, we were all working together to deal with Megiddo, and we were even discussing activities at the end of the year. But now everything has completely changed.

Everything seemed to change after that envoy from the southern base arrived.

"Rintaro!" Sudo Mei glared angrily at her best friend, the Water Swordsman. "Are you really still Rintaro?"

The water swordsman looked away awkwardly, his gaze unfocused and troubled. He said, "This has nothing to do with you, Mei. Hand over the demon sword; it's too dangerous for you..."

"You don't even trust me?" Sudo Mei glared angrily.

"This isn't a matter of belief," the Water Swordsman said emphatically. "You didn't need to get involved in the first place; the battle is a matter for us swordsmen..."

"I'm sorry, Mei."

The burly earth swordsman sighed and interrupted their conversation, his gaze fixed on the white sword.

"This demonic sword must be retrieved no matter what!"

"Sizzle!"

Xia Chuan's senses subsided, and the sword marks of light and wind merged into the sword in his hand. The next moment, Sudo Mei, who was about to speak, had her eyes light up red, and her hair flew and turned white.

He doesn't need to know everything.

No matter how chaotic these swordsmen and the Sword of Truth are, all he needs to do is disrupt the plot.

Even if the swordsmen didn't come, he would still come to them one by one; now, it actually saves him time.

"Clang!"

With his consciousness replacing Sudo Mei, Natsukawa ignored the swordsmen's shock, anger, and solemnity, simultaneously channeling the power of light and wind into the white sword in his hand.

"Yay?" Rintaro, the water swordsman, called out tentatively, but the only response was a powerful slash.

"No! She's been controlled by the demonic sword!"

The Earth Swordsman quickly came to Rintaro's side to help block the attack while roaring and activating the Mystic Ride Book.

"Transform!"

"Transform!"

"Transform!"

Three armored suits burst forth with light in succession.

Unlike when they fought Touma, this time the three swordsmen had no intention of holding back and went straight to their strongest form. Moreover, unlike when they fought Touma, they used all their power to precisely strike the white sword.

Aside from the limitation imposed by their special moves, the three swordsmen maintained peak combat form and worked in perfect coordination, seemingly aiming to separate Sudo Mei from the white sword first.

Did he think he was taking Sudo Mei hostage?

Xia Chuan held his sword horizontally to block, easily catching the slashes from different directions.

The Sword of Light can act independently, and he, having copied the power of the Sword of Light, can certainly do the same. The reason a swordsman is needed is to activate the copying ability as much as possible.

After all, a sword is just a sword, and its inherent capabilities are quite limited.

"Bang--!"

Rings of light surged and spread, accompanied by strong winds. The three swordsmen, who had been coordinating for half a day, couldn't even withstand a single blow. Their bodies slid away, and they screamed as they broke free of their transformations.

The people fighting on the other side suffered an even greater misfortune, suddenly forced to separate under the impact of a terrifying shock.

A circular fracture occurred on the ground.

Yuri's sword, now in its true form as a sword of light, vibrated violently and slammed into a car parked on the side of the road in mid-air.

"This power..."

"Whoosh!"

Yuri, who had rolled back into human form, stared intently at the eye of the storm.

Unsurprisingly, all three swordsmen were sent flying. Even at their strongest, and even though these modern swordsmen possessed power surpassing that of swordsmen from a thousand years ago, defeating that white sword was virtually impossible.

What really bothered him was that the white sword could actually fight through swordsmen.

It wasn't obvious when he eliminated the Yeti before, but now that he's being attacked by three Holy Swordsmen, he's finally noticed the difference.

Despite being a power thief, he possesses power that surpasses that of the original.

"It must be because I don't have any swordsmen."

Yuri glanced around at Megiddo, who had been thrown away by the shockwave, and got up somewhat unsettled. He then transformed back into the Holy Sword and flew into Touma's hand.

"Stop messing with him, Touma, hurry up and finish off Megiddo!"

"But……"

Before she could react, Touma turned around in a disheveled state and was surprised to find that everyone seemed to have been attacked by a wide area of ​​effect and fallen to the ground. Only Sudo Mei was gradually emerging from her white hair and red eyes state, and was holding the white sword with a blank expression.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

As the light converged, the three holy sword marks merged into the white sword's blade, forming a pentagram pattern with the other two marks.

Five Holy Sword nodes have been lit up, leaving six remaining.

Even Fei Yuzhen, who considered himself to be on the same side, couldn't help but tighten his grip on the Flame Sword.

Megiddo, the Sword of Truth... now even this sword is beginning to gather the power of the Holy Sword.

Even if he wanted to explain, he couldn't explain it clearly.

People probably already believe that he is trying to restore the omniscient and omnipotent book and seek great power.

"They copied our power so easily!"

The swordsmen facing Xia Chuan's face changed drastically, and their gazes toward Fei Yuzhen became increasingly heavy.

They thought they could take the opportunity to retrieve the Demon Sword, but it turned out to be like it was delivered to their doorstep.

The only saving grace is that, unlike the Wind Swordsman, he didn't have some of his power taken away.

"Go!" Raziel led Megiddo in retreat.

He didn't feel it as deeply as the swordsmen, and even hoped for infighting among them. He just glanced at the bewildered Sudo Mei with caution and then hastily retreated.

"I……"

Under everyone's gaze, Sudo Mei felt her scalp tingle and was almost in tears.

How come I've become public enemy number one just because I was distracted for a moment?

(End of this chapter)