Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 64 2008 ROOK

"call!"

Keisuke Nago was panting heavily as he stared at Natsukawa as he approached Rook and the warthog-toothed vampire.

In the open space, ROOK and the warthog-toothed vampire were facing off, with the cowboy's face appearing on the warthog-toothed vampire's body.

"ROOK? Are you trying to get in my way?"

"I heard about it from the bishop," ROOK sneered. "He said there's some arrogant guy who thinks he's the king!"

The warthog-toothed vampire sneered, completely disregarding Rook, and casually moved its claws to provoke him.

"Want to give it a try?"

"Interesting, but you should deal with your problem first."

ROOK turned his head to the side, glancing at Xia Chuan as he entered, his smile becoming even more sinister.

"ixa... here comes another one looking for death. How about defeating this guy before you fight me?"

"Huh? A human warrior?"

The warthog-toothed vampire turned to Natsukawa without comment.

"I've heard this guy killed many of his compatriots; he truly deserves to die. It's only right that I execute him."

"Clang!"

Xia Chuan stopped, raised the ixa-exclusive holy sword in his hand, pressed the hilt, and gently flicked it to switch to melee sword mode.

While the gun mode can be used for ranged attacks, the bullets it contains are quite expensive.

After all, it was borrowed. Blue Sky Society's finances seem to be in a bad state right now, which has even slowed down the development progress of ixa.

He shouldn't waste it.

Moreover, against a fang vampire of Rook's caliber, energy bullets, aside from inflicting pain, are generally ineffective.

It's better to just use melee mode.

"Um?"

ROOK suddenly sensed something was amiss.

This time, it seems like the ixa is...

"snort!"

The warthog-toothed vampire shuddered and charged towards Natsukawa without even glancing at ROOK.

As a high-level vampire comparable to Rook, the Warthog Vampire is even stronger and more defensive than Rook's Lion Vampire form. In particular, when it charges, its fierce attack is like a tank propulsion machine.

The ground shook during the impact.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wild boar?

Xia Chuan couldn't tell the difference between warthogs and wild boars either, as their attack methods seemed similar, with a "pfft pfft" sound.

"call!"

Keisuke Nago braced himself against the railing of the steps, and after regaining his footing, he watched intently as the warthog-toothed vampire charged toward Natsukawa, who stood there dumbfounded.

"Idiot, get out of the way!"

"ha--"

Xia Chuan exhaled softly, and all the surrounding noise disappeared.

He shifted his feet and assumed a fighting stance, lowering his center of gravity as he gripped the hilt of the holy sword with both hands, skillfully dodging the warthog-toothed vampire at the moment of impact.

The sword fell, but the warthog-toothed vampire seemed to have been prepared. He took a big step to stop his momentum, and with a cold smile, he turned around and reached for the joint of the ixa suit.

"Clang!"

Xia Chuan remained calm as he met the opponent's sharp claws with a series of slashes and parries. Although the attacks were blocked by the warthog-toothed vampire's arms, the final blow still landed on its chest, sending sparks flying.

"Bang! Bang!"

Xia Chuan stepped forward, swept his leg and kicked the Warthog Tooth Blood Demon away, then raised the ixa Holy Sword again.

Despite its seemingly bulky appearance, it is exceptionally agile in close combat, with speed and power surpassing even ROOK.

This warthog-toothed vampire is really something.

Ignoring the shouting and yelling of Nago Keisuke on the other side, Natsukawa pulled out the Holy Sword Whistle from the storage box and inserted it into his belt.

Similar to the Security Mode, the IXA system may have been inspired by the Kiva system, as special moves require the use of corresponding whistles to activate.

"Ixa Ca-li-bu-r Ri-se Up!"

Burst mode, Holy Sword ultimate move ready.

As the electronic sound effects of the battle suit rang out, a blazing sun phantom rose behind Xia Chuan, as if to burn away all filth. As the chest armor functioned, a large amount of electrical energy flowed into the ixa holy sword through the arms of the battle suit.

"Sizzle!"

Xia Chuan refocused his gaze, swung his sword, and slashed fiercely at the half-charged warthog-tusked vampire amidst the intense light.

Ultimate move, Ixa Judgement!

"Bang--!"

"What?!"

ROOK raised his hand to shield his eyes from the blinding light, staring directly at the warthog-toothed vampire that was engulfed by a sky full of lightning and exploded into countless shards of colored glass. Then, his face stiffened, and he stared at Natsukawa ixa's figure with a mixture of confusion and fear.

How could Ixa be so strong?

"You rascal, could it be that you are...?"

"ROOK," Natsukawa sheathed his sword, turning his gaze to ROOK, whose voice trembled, "After all these years, you still prefer playing mindless games. You haven't improved at all."

ROOK's eyes narrowed sharply, as if he had returned to that rainy night 22 years ago, and his chest, which had been hit hard, began to ache again.

"It really is you, Shinji Kaminaga!"

"Um?"

Nago Keisuke looked blankly at Natsukawa for a moment, then suddenly looked at him with a start.

Shinji Kaminaga was likely the first ixa wearer who had already sacrificed himself.

How could this be...?

"The other person is a more qualified candidate to use IXA than you are."

Thinking of what Shima-go said, Nago Keisuke's expression changed, he gasped inwardly, and his tongue stammered as he faced Natsukawa.

"You, you are... Shinji Kaminari?!"

"What happened to Shinji Kaminaga?"

Fang Bat III flapped its wings in mid-air, not quite understanding the reactions of the people below, but it noticed ROOK's unusual activity.

"Be careful!"

"ha!"

ROOK roared and transformed into a lion-toothed blood demon, striking an attack stance amidst the exclamations of the third-generation toothed bat.

Unexpectedly, before Xia Chuan could make a move, ROOK suddenly leaped and ran away in the opposite direction without hesitation.

"This guy?"

The third-generation Fang Bat opened its mouth and it took it a while to react. It was immediately embarrassed and angry, and it flew towards the Lion Fang Blood Demon, launching a series of fierce attacks with its claws and teeth.

"Don't even think about escaping! I'll bite!"

"Kivat (toothed bat)!"

After resting for a while, Wataru came over to check on things out of concern. He happened to be blocking ROOK's escape route and, seeing this, quickly called out to the furious Fang Bat III.

"Yo!"

Fang Bat III snapped out of his daze and excitedly flew over ROOK to Wataru's hand.

"My Fang Bat is on the field!! Bite!"

"Whoosh!"

Natsukawa pulled out the IXA Gun and deactivated his transformation. His battle suit retracted into a rotating half-cross and disappeared along with his belt. He just watched quietly as Wataru Kurenai transformed into Kiva to fight Rook.

Luna, or Kiva, is a powerful Kamen Rider in the Kamen Rider series.

It's a rare opportunity to truly witness the combat of this Knight system.

After a pause, Natsukawa turned his gaze to Nago Keisuke, who was standing there dumbfounded.

"You're the current ixa, the Nago Keisuke that Mr. Shimamori mentioned, right?"

"Ah, yes!"

Nago Keisuke looked reserved, unsure of where to put his fingers, and nervously avoided looking directly at Natsukawa.

"Actually, I was just now..."

"You really want this?"

As Natsukawa held up the ixa fist gun with his fingers, he immediately attracted the intense gaze of Nago Keisuke.

"Gurgle!"

Keisuke Nago swallowed hard.

My mind was filled with the battle I had just fought.

Both of them use the ixa burst mode, so he definitely won't have it so easy. He might not even have a chance to use his ultimate move.

"I... I'm more suited to ixa than you are, so from now on..."

"I'm only borrowing it temporarily; I'll return it to Blue Sky Association in a couple of days."

Natsukawa tossed the ixa punch to the stunned Nago Keisuke.

"Can I leave the root to you? I'm tired."

"Senior...I understand!"

Keisuke Nago clenched his fist, looked at Natsukawa and nodded heavily, took a deep breath, and solemnly transformed to join the battle between Kiva and Rook.

"Good luck, junior."

Natsukawa didn't pay much attention to Nago Keisuke's reaction, simply watching Kiva fight calmly. Only after Wataru Kurenai advanced and transformed into the golden Demon Emperor Kiva did his expression change slightly.

There's no point in doing anything on this timeline now; at most, we can gather some intelligence, but there's no need to care about anything else.

There's not much hope for Hongdu.

His target is the dark Kiva of the 1986 timeline.

The main character of Dark Kiva is Fang Bat II, who is easier to change characters than Fang Bat III.

(End of this chapter)