Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 640 Island of Death

"Boom!"

On the other side of the spacetime boundary.

Thunderous booms echoed across the vast forest canopy.

As the Knights emerged from the dimensional portal, accompanied by the inverted rainbow bridge, a cold wind carrying fine snow swept by, causing Takumi Onoue and Wataru to shiver.

Of the group of five, only two remained as E-level life forms, unable to withstand extreme environments, and they were only dressed in civilian clothes.

"Just transform now," Hiroko Asami advised. "We don't know what might happen, so have teleportation cards ready in case we get separated by accident."

"clear."

The teleportation card could save your life, and even Fujiwara Saiji, who was most short on points, gritted his teeth and exchanged for two.

Fortunately, there have been some subsidies for protecting Daigo and hunting him down recently, so they haven't run out of money.

I should be able to exchange for another B-rank monster armor card, which, combined with the previous Golza card, will give me double the combat power in both hands. As long as I don't encounter an instant-death monster, I can hold my own.

"Strange, where's the GUTS team?" Emu Hojo looked around in confusion. "They should have come in too."

Fujiwara Saiji felt a sudden unease, but maintained a relaxed demeanor, saying, "It's alright, even if the GUTS team doesn't come, it's fine. Besides, this place looks quite large; it's probably been partitioned off."

He could let go of the others, but he always felt uneasy if Tetsuo Shinjo didn't come.

"Speaking of which, is that Kirino Makio really reliable? Predicting the future... well, there's always a chance he might be wrong, right?"

Even a being like Dark Zagi was defeated by precognition, so he didn't think that the human Kirino Makio was more powerful than Zagi.

He was merely offering a possibility.

Hiroko Asami didn't pay much attention to the prophecy.

This operation is more dangerous than ever before, and we must devote all our energy to the present moment.

The space-time boundary seemed to be an enormous island, with lush green trees amidst the white rain and snow, and strangely, there were no small animals.

"Isn't this place a little too quiet?"

"Where's the monster?"

Even with the Knight's hearing system pushed to its limit, no signs of animal activity could be found; only the sound of waves coming from a distant place could be heard.

Whether to search along the coast or head towards the center of the island, the group, torn between their choices, once again turned their attention to Hiroko Asami.

"Decentralize!"

Hiroko Asami didn't think about it for long.

It wasn't that I saw anything special, but rather that I sensed the presence of Lipia in the center of the island.

"call--!"

After transforming into knight armor, the group sped through the snow forest. They encountered no obstacles along the way, but the weather above was getting worse. A large black cloud descended, and lightning became more frequent.

"Something's really not right," Fujiwara Saiji said anxiously as he caught up with Asami Hiroko. "That guy said this place is a monster sanctuary, right? He even said there were tons of C-rank monsters, but we haven't seen a single one. We can't have gotten eaten by other monsters, can we?"

"stop!"

Hiroko Asami called out to the group as she hurried along, and a whirlwind swept away the snow, revealing a half-buried monster skeleton to the air.

The intense visual impact left the group speechless for a moment.

The skeleton doesn't show many signs of weathering, and there are gnawed holes in many places.

"Was it really eaten?"

Fujiwara's feet felt cold.

How strong must a monster that feeds on other monsters be?

"Boom!"

A muffled clap of thunder startled everyone awake.

Suddenly, a hideous monster in the shape of a bird-man flew out from the oppressive dark clouds in the sky. When its beak opened, a strange woman's face could be seen, seemingly mimicking a human's laughter.

The monster's skin on its chest bulged out high, like exposed human breasts, making Fujiwara Saiji's scalp tingle.

How will he ever look his girlfriend in the eye again?

"What the hell is that thing? Is it eating monsters?"

"Doesn't seem like it..."

"hehe!"

The strange bird emitted a warning light from its eyes, circling in the air and creating gusts of wind. All the instruments and equipment that the knights had prepared for detection exploded and became unresponsive.

"Foolish humans, you will all die, and perish along with human civilization. Heh heh..."

"I know what's going on with this guy!" Emu Hojo quickly brought up the panel information, "The plasma beast Guhuoniao is a special life form similar to Gazort, but its level is much higher than Gazort's... It should be a monster that will appear in more than ten years, yet it lives in this place."

"The Ubume?"

The others also saw the monster data provided by the system.

"A legendary ominous bird, capable of foretelling tragedy; seeing it means death..."

"Whoosh!"

The dark clouds vanished almost imperceptibly after only a short while, the rain and snow abruptly stopped, the sky quickly cleared, and the strange-sounding Guhuoniao faded from everyone's sight.

It felt like an illusion, but the oppressive feeling of the enormous skeleton in front of me remained.

The knights' mood did not improve with the weather.

"Could it be... just like that monster said, that we're all going to die in this place?"

"Do you really want to believe in a monster?"

Hiroko Asami glared fiercely at Fujiwara Saiji, who was demoralizing the team.

This guy is like a perpetually immature teenager who never grows up and never improves.

"Captain, over here!"

Onoue Takumi wanted to examine the monster skeleton to see if he could collect any monster data, but when he walked to the other side, he bumped into a transparent barrier.

"Strange, when... it wasn't here just now!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Hojo Emu followed and walked to the transparent barrier, tentatively patting it with his hand, producing a solid thud.

Through the propagation of sound vibrations, a spherical dome appeared in the knight's field of vision.

A large area around them was completely engulfed.

It's like a cage used to trap prey.

"Be careful!"

After several unsuccessful attempts to break through the barrier, the Cavaliers huddled together on guard, nervously checking their surroundings.

Although I don't think it's the right time to use a teleportation card, I still have to be prepared for the worst.

"A monster has spotted us as its prey!"

"Underground!"

"Walk!"

Wataru, thanks to his Kiva armor, was the first to sense the tremors from the ground. The group jumped back in unison, and the next moment they saw a huge horn burst out of the ground. Several fleshy tentacles popped out as the soil tore apart, and the monster's giant eye, emitting a yellow light, also came into view.

"hateful!"

Onoue Takumi tried to attack the barrier with all his might again, but the Crimson Drill was directly deflected, and the Knight Kick almost injured himself.

"I've been restrained again, this world..."

"Get out of the way!"

Fujiwara Saiji dodged a monster tentacle, his arms wrapped around its tail as he donned the Golza and Magnia armor in a moment of surprise.

"Bang--!"

A tremendous bang, like breaking glass, resounded as the invisible wall cracked open with Fujiwara Saiji's violent impact, creating a hole several meters high directly in front of it.

"Is this a royal bee?" Onoue Takumi's mouth went dry.

He had personally experienced the strength of that unknown barrier; it was definitely not something that could be destroyed by a force of ten or tens of tons.

The Royal Bees have consistently been at the bottom of the Knights' stats, and even Fujiwara Saiji becoming a Level 6 Knight hasn't made much of a difference.

But the attack just now definitely reached hundreds or even thousands of tons of force, and it was also supported by some kind of incredible power, as if the roars of two top-tier B-class monsters had materialized.

"Don't just stand there!"

While catching his breath, Fujiwara Saiji pulled Onoue Takumi along, narrowly escaping the monster's tentacles from being eaten.

"hold head high--!"

An angry roar came from behind.

Only then did everyone see the monster's full form.

The previous skeleton had been destroyed, and in its place emerged a rock-like behemoth from the ground amidst a cloud of dust.

"It's true!" Hojo Emu quickly regained his composure. "Although it's only Rank B, its strength isn't too high. Perhaps we can look for monster eggs hidden underground."

With the Victory Team out of the picture, there's no chance to pick up any scraps.

It's unrealistic for them to kill a B-class monster on their own, but dealing with larvae or monster eggs shouldn't be a problem.

This was also part of the Cavaliers' plan to enter the secret realm.

A B-class monster is worth the risk.

"Wait a little longer!"

Hiroko Asami did not act rashly, but instead turned her attention to what was behind Gaji.

Seemingly startled by the noise, another powerful monster emerged from the mountains. It was even taller and stronger than Gadi, and with just a light pat, it shattered the transparent barrier blocking its path.

"Bang!"

Fujiwara Saiji stiffened as he turned around amidst the resounding thud of the monster's walk, his initial surge of smugness instantly extinguished by the scene before him.

Using two equipment cards and unleashing a desperate, all-out attack was a complete joke in front of the behemoth.

"Are all monsters this powerful?" Fujiwara Saiji gasped.

In the Ultraman world, strength truly reigns supreme. No matter how many skills one possesses, they are utterly insignificant in the face of absolute power.

"I want this monster!"

"Don't overthink it, it's no ordinary monster," Emu Hojo checked the monster information, "Power Monster Silvergon, B+ rank or higher, basically the king of this place..."

It has a pair of large horns similar to those of a argali sheep, is entirely silver, has an extremely powerful body, and its eyes without pupils are its most distinctive feature.

"There's no mistake, it should be from the other side of the Lion's Nose Tree Sea... Were they moved here together? Maybe we don't need to look for the monster egg anymore. This guy can handle Gadi, and he has very poor eyesight. As long as we're careful, we can directly collect Gadi's data."

"The information is so comprehensive?" Hiroko Asami was paying attention to the system database for the first time.

They even recorded the monsters' weaknesses; this system upgrade is truly massive.

(End of this chapter)