Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 492 Unsealing, Phase One

"I knew this would happen."

A figure carrying a giant sword walked through the smoke and approached the battlefield, grabbed Rintaro who wanted to fight, and slashed forward with a shout.

"Perfect timing! I have a lot of things I want to ask you about!"

"I have nothing to say about the dead."

Reika Kamishiro tilted her head slightly, casually blocking the attack from the rich man's sword, and chuckled as she looked at Mei Sudo, who was standing motionless.

"You do have some courage, but little girl, what are you still expecting? This time, the Demon Sword can't help you. If you want to live, there's only one way: submit. Perhaps I'll give you another chance."

"Reika Kamishiro, I am your opponent!"

The Earth Swordsman staggered backward, recovering from the force transmitted by the sword, and lowered his center of gravity with a solemn expression.

"How dare you disregard me? You're underestimating me!"

"Given the disparity in combat power, isn't this perfectly reasonable?"

Reika Kamishiro's voice remained unchanged. Just as the Earth Swordsman and Rintaro charged forward together, the smoke suddenly dissipated, and she floated lightly behind them. The Smoke Sword then swung back.

"Be careful!"

"Bang!"

The two swordsmen had barely escaped the smoke when they were blasted away head-on by the blades, their armor exploding with sparks, their vision completely filled by the golden-red armored figure of the smoke swordsman.

"My driver's manual has been taken away!" Rintaro reached out and grabbed at empty air, his heart filled with shock.

If you can't beat them in the basics, their enhancement books will be taken away too...

Reika Kamishiro actually possesses such strength.

There was simply no time to react.

If the Holy Sword has three levels, while they were still on the second level, Reika Kamishiro had already entered the third level.

The power of the Smoke Sword was pushed to its limit, even exceeding the normal range.

The Sword of Smoke actually combines elemental and spatial abilities.

"I've gathered you not because you're powerful, but simply to make use of your trash."

As Reika Kamishiro allowed the two to attack and penetrate her smoke-like body, preparing to retrieve the Earth Sword and Water Sword first, she suddenly let out a soft exclamation and turned to look at Mei Sudo, whose eyes were tightly closed.

"Um?"

"call--!"

A gentle evening breeze rose around Mei Sudo's feet, then grew faster and stronger, so much so that even the smoky Reika Kamishiro began to be affected.

"Whoosh!"

Her red eyes opened, her twin tails instantly turned into flowing white hair, and the entire Rider's magenta driver belt condensed, causing the corresponding white sword to burst forth with brilliant light once again.

"this……"

Reika Kamishiro's eyes narrowed sharply.

"Impossible! Your power should have been sealed away and banished to the dark world!"

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind swept through the tunnel, the black fog dissipated, and the sickly young man's disheveled figure fell out of the broken, dark space, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he leaned against the exit.

"Sage?!" Fei Yuzhen, who had just joined the battle with Megiddo, exclaimed in surprise. He was almost cleaved in two by Raziel's sword and only managed to dodge with Yuri's help.

The one most affected was the Wind Swordsman, Hidō Ren.

Tomomiya Kento and Hiyori were childhood friends, and their relationship was quite close; otherwise, things wouldn't have escalated to this point because of Kento's murder.

Why?

The sickly young man was deathly pale, his mind reeling.

Light, incredible light, melted away the darkness.

However, according to legend, the Dark Sword is a special holy sword that appeared to seal the Sword of Light and prevent the power of the Light Sword from being abused.

For this reason, other man-made holy swords inspired by the Sword of Light are also countered by the Sword of Darkness.

So far, only the Fire Sword, which is of great significance, has ever escaped the darkness, but that was all.

"Ahem!"

The sickly young man picked up the Dark Sword with trembling fingers, staring blankly as a dark mark merged into the white sword.

Even the Sword of Darkness...

The power of the seven holy swords has been gathered!

"Clang!"

The seven holy swords converged in a star array, with Reika Kamishiro, who was closest, bearing the brunt of the attack. The Holy Sword of Smoke had barely swung its blade when it sent the swordsman flying backward with her.

"I don't believe you..."

Reika Kamishiro roared as she faced the oncoming white sword's wind and fire attack head-on, unleashing the Holy Sword of Smoke once more with all her might.

However, the smoke attack was completely nullified and had no time to regret it before it exploded in mid-air with a loud bang, bursting into flames.

The Earth Swordsman, who had been filled with resentment towards Reika Kamishiro, stood there dumbfounded.

A smoke mark also blended into the white sword's blade within the remaining smoke.

8 Holy Swords!

The Star Array was further improved, and with their interconnected movements, it swept across the battlefield with Xia Chuan's terrifying aura.

"It's over!"

The sickly young man collapsed to the ground in despair.

The swordsmen on the other side of the pit also stopped fighting, but Raziel remained enthusiastic. She kicked away the Sound Warrior, laughed, jumped over the ruins, and raised her sword, Light Blade Storm, with both feet in the air.

"Haha! I'll kill you! This power belongs to only me..."

"Bang--!"

The white sword light cleaved through the dark night sky, and flames erupted from the ground. The ruins lying in the center of the battlefield melted instantly, and long trails of flame spread out all around, turning the area a fiery red.

"Sizzle!"

"Is this still the power of a swordsman? Raziel was defeated so easily..."

Only Touma remained in his transformed form, but he still struggled to stand due to the intense wind pressure.

The swordsmen watched nervously as the golden armored figure gradually emerged from the lightning and fire, their palms sweating profusely. Even Stryus, who was watching from a distance, had a trembling gaze.

"Thump!"

Half of Raziel's longsword fell and embedded itself in the lava. Flames spread with the wind, and the armored figure of Ebolt, holding the white sword, was clearly revealed to everyone.

Phase one: lifting the lockdown.

"call--!"

An even more violent gale swept in, and rolling thunderclouds in the dark night sky obscured the moon, even suppressing the lights on the ground to their lowest point.

Fei Yu Zhen knelt on one knee, and the Ancient Dragon Riding Book and the Elemental Dragon Riding Book materialized out of thin air.

Under wave after wave of pressure, the power suddenly broke through the shackles and forcibly rose to a new level. The Sacred Blade Armor surged with flames from the giant mirror image of the Book of Control behind it, and the red and blue dragon claws met in front of its chest.

Holy Blade, an ancient elemental dragon.

"Bang!"

Red and blue flames intertwined, breaking through the wind pressure, like a sacred fire illuminating the darkness.

But the next moment, an even more violent whirlwind descended, and the power unleashed by the ancient elemental dragon was suppressed once again, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Faced with such a huge gap, the breakthrough was just a bang; the magnificent armor form brought no sense of security whatsoever, and even made the battlefield more dangerous.

Hido Ren, who had been clamoring to seize the power of the Returning Wind, cried out in pain as she was blown away by the gale and crashed heavily into the crack in the ground.

"Hurry up!"

The hunchbacked creature, a hybrid of the Megiddo Calamity, leaped into the battlefield. Upon meeting the gaze of Knight Natsukawa, it trembled and hurriedly grabbed Hido Ren, fleeing the scene.

The smell of death gave me a feeling of being wiped out.

"This power..."

Touma's shoulders slumped, clearly sensing the fear emanating from the forbidden book.

As the only combatant present, he faced far greater pressure than the others, to the point that even the Holy Sword of Fire groaned under the strain.

Fortunately, Xia Chuan quickly looked away and, with Bai Jian in tow, chased after the direction where Jinshiro Reika had disappeared.

"call!"

"Was that form really that of a swordsman?"

Fei Yu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and exited the transformed state, still showing a look of surprise on his face.

He saw it very clearly.

The white sword was never used to transform.

That was a mysterious power, different from that of the Holy Swordsman, seemingly originating from the universe...

"The War of the Gods".

Yuri, who had been lost in thought, suddenly began to mutter to himself, his expression changing several times.

"You've probably seen it too. Although the forms are slightly different, the power is clearly from the same source. I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

Fei Yu hesitated and opened her mouth.

Has he seen it?

Shaking his head without thinking much, Fei Yuzhen hurriedly got up and looked over the lava ruins towards the tunnel, only to find that the sickly young man had already disappeared.

……

Antarctic base.

Reika Kamishiro rolled painfully out of the teleportation portal, her red swordsman's uniform torn, revealing a horrifying sword wound on her thigh.

"That sword... ugh!"

The tug at her leg wound caused Reika Kamishiro to frown repeatedly. Just as she was about to find a place to treat it, she suddenly bumped into another red-clad swordsman.

"Brother, elder brother!"

Reika Kamishiro bounced back and fell. After seeing who it was, she quickly lowered her head to cover her sword wound.

"I……"

"You've disappointed me greatly, Linghua! Why did you disobey the Holy Lord's orders?"

The red-clad swordsman coldly tossed down a first-aid kit containing hemostatic medicine.

"Stay at the base and reflect on your actions; you're not allowed to go anywhere!"

After leaving Reika Kamishiro, the red-clad swordsman solemnly entered the temple and respectfully bowed to the Lord of Truth at the head of the hall.

"I'm very sorry, Linghua is no longer suitable to be the Smoke Swordswoman. I will find a successor as soon as possible..."

"I quite like you as my younger sister."

The Lord of Truth waved his hand, interrupting the red-clad swordsman, and projected the external image of the base into the temple.

Beneath the Antarctic snowstorm, Ebert's golden-red armored figure stood floating in the air, and just one glance at the red-clad swordsman made his heart tighten.

"This is……"

The red-clad swordsman suddenly knelt down.

"Holy Lord, I'll deal with him! I'll take responsibility for Linghua's mistakes!"

"You are no match for him."

The Lord of Truth narrowed his eyes, and a malevolent spell appeared on his cheek. Before he could make any move, he saw a huge snow blade crash into the transparent barrier.

The entire base shook violently, and the outer protective shield deformed significantly, seemingly about to be destroyed at any moment.

Reika Kamishiro, who had just finished treating her injuries in the front hall, stood up in shock, her once aloof and beautiful face now filled with fear.

"That guy's catching up!"

There was no teleportation portal, meaning the other party literally flew from the Northern Hemisphere to the South Pole.

What grudge or hatred could there be?

"Bang--!"

Another terrifying shockwave from the slashing attack occurred. Just as the base barrier was about to shatter, the Holy Lord of Truth coldly snorted and raised his hand to press down. The aura of the book, which contained some of the power of the Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence, erupted from afar.

"call!"

The base barrier solidified once more amidst the wind and snow, and an invisible spatial force spread out, instantly expelling Xia Chuan into another dimension through a spacetime vortex.

"So what if the seal is broken? I, who possess partial authority, cannot possibly lose to you!"

Feeling a strong sense of weakness emanating from within his body, the Holy Lord of Truth leaned back on his throne and waved for the red-clad swordsman to leave.

We almost messed things up.

It seems that the Decade is indeed unstoppable.

At least these native knights can no longer do it.

Since that's the case, he'll give it another push, turning Decade into a holy sword, the fuel for the resurrection of the Book of Creation, "Omniscient and Omnipotent".

The power of the Holy Sword is not so easy to replicate.

Even if Decade is assimilated by the Book of Creation, he can still achieve ultimate victory.

Thinking of this, the Lord of Truth smiled again.

Decade is still missing three holy swords. The Thunder Sword and the Time Kingdom Sword are with him, while the Nameless Sword Void is sealed in the Book of Destruction in the Forbidden Library.

No wonder Decade made a special trip to Antarctica.

"The Holy Sword is enough, but the Book of Fantasy Control is still a bit lacking. Let's take action against the North District Base first."

"Whoosh!"

A fantasy world.

Xia Chuan tore through space, sword in hand, and fell into the forest. The power of the sword ripped the surrounding trees into countless fragments.

Even Ebolt's power in the first phase couldn't break through the Sword of Truth.

That guy Yak is incredibly lucky.

Without doing anything, one can directly mobilize a portion of the power of the omniscient and omnipotent book.

"Is this the fantasy world?"

Xia Chuan's attention shifted to the dreamlike environment around him.

Unlike reality, everything here feels so unreal.

The floating islands, home to various mythical beasts and magical creatures, are filled with light in every corner, and all things thrive, seemingly fulfilling all of humanity's imagination.

This "alien life form" knight seemed rather strange here, only managing to avoid being rejected thanks to the white sword in his hand, which was imbued with the power of the Holy Sword.

"Boom!"

As Xia Chuan leaped into the air, thunderclouds suddenly gathered in the fantasy world. A flamboyant old man inside the fantasy cottage trembled and hid himself, but he was still locked onto by Xia Chuan's telekinetic power.

"Don't kill me, I am the guardian of this place..."

How do I return to the real world?

Xia Chuan darted out and grabbed the glamorous old man.

The old man was also one of the originators, and he and the first Lord of Truth each guarded two different worlds.

However, this guy seems to have only inherited the knowledge, with almost no combat power, and he can't even interfere with reality. He can only cooperate with Yuri, the Sword of Light.

Xia Chuan had no interest in the old man; he just wanted to leave the fantasy world as soon as possible.

After all this, Mei Sudo's body was clearly about to give out; if it went on for too long, serious problems would arise.

"I'll take you back."

The alluring old man was terrified. He glanced at the thunderstorm outside the window and dared not let Xia Chuan stay in the fantasy world for even a moment longer.

"Actually, the power of the Holy Sword can travel back and forth, but you need to pay attention to the location."

"This is troublesome."

Xia Chuan sheathed his longsword, looked around one last time, and then followed the alluring old man across the teleportation portal.

The fantasy world seems to be a world that carries stories.

The imbalance here will lead to the destruction of reality, meaning that reality may be a storybook derived from here.

The Omniscient and Omnipotent Book and the Magic Gem World he possesses are quite similar in some ways, serving as an auxiliary tool for the Lord of the World.

"Whoosh!"

Campsite.

Press.

Mei Sudo, her body aching all over, walked with difficulty into the editorial office, her face pale and weak. She handed the report to Yuki Shirai, her hand supporting her aching back.

"Here you go, Sister Xue."

"What's wrong with you, Mei?" Shirai Yuki asked, her eyes wide.

Mei Sudo's current appearance is just too unusual; with her face bruised and swollen, it's as if she's jumped off a building.

What's impressive is that they persevered through all of that.

"Actually, you could ask for a day off..."

"It's a long story."

Mei Sudo gasped, then shakily sat down, leaning on the table for support. Her pitiful expression couldn't hide her joy and pride, making her both pitiful and amusing.

"I am a true swordsman now."

(End of this chapter)