Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 703 The Dark Giants

Bathed in warm orange light, soft music filled the izakaya.

Xia Chuan took off his coat, chose a familiar spot near the counter, and sat down. Several students greeted him and the manager, then ran out of the izakaya chatting and laughing.

"They're students renting rooms upstairs," the shop manager noticed Xia Chuan's gaze, smiled, and handed him a cup of hot milk. "I noticed you hadn't been back, and I figured I couldn't leave the place empty all the time."

"Manager," the Mefilas alien said, taking out his wallet and placing it on the table, "I'd like a side dish, but I don't want milk."

"Okay."

"Lypia".

After glancing at the shop manager's back, the Mefilas alien's smile faded as he turned to Xia Chuan.

"To be honest, I don't want to fight you, nor do I want to be your enemy."

"Then let's leave Earth." Xia Chuan took a small sip of milk.

Still a familiar taste.

It feels like I've gone back to the five years before I became a knight.

However, he has changed a lot since then.

"call!"

The sounds of the entire city flowed through Xia Chuan's mind.

There are no strange people or monsters, no mysterious restricted areas, and even monsters have gradually disappeared. People are more busy making a living, and occasionally, a moment of passion shines through the ordinariness.

Students who won the competition, staff celebrating loudly upon completing the project, a bustling trendy shopping street...

Tamura, returning home from the Fukuto team to have dinner with his family.

The Tsugami siblings, whose parents are still alive, did not gain the power of the knights this time and lived a happy life like an ordinary family.

And there's Hiroko Asami, who's rushing towards Ota Ward...

Xia Chuan closed his eyes and then opened them again.

Unfortunately, the calm was only superficial.

Earth, fused with the divine mirror, is destined to become the eye of the storm.

His return this time will likely only resolve part of the problems.

"Why must you become human?" The voice of the Mefilas alien drifted over again. He took a sip of sake and shook his head. "No matter how much you like humans, there's no need to become one. I don't think there's anything wrong with merging with the Divine Mirror. I can help you. Maybe I can control the Divine Mirror, and then you can do whatever you want."

Xia Chuan's eyes flickered slightly: "Your target is still the Divine Mirror after all."

"I just want to protect the Earth, including the life on this planet. This is such a special planet, we can't let it be wasted."

The alien from Mefilas put down his wine glass, chuckled, and glanced at Xia Chuan.

"Besides, you should understand, right? Some things are unavoidable. Self-salvation? Can you really escape the Divine Mirror?"

"How will you know if you don't try?" Xia Chuan calmly picked up the cup, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The fact that it was the God Mirror system panel was revealed by the Alien Mefilas, even though there had been too many signs that aroused his suspicion before that. He had repeatedly entered the God Mirror's perspective, and there were incredibly detailed memories of the Knight World. It was clearly an Ultra Evolution System, yet it could perfectly convert Knight powers. There were also the dungeon permissions after clearing the game that far exceeded those of the Alliance, the ability to easily close the dungeon passage, and the gradually disappearing emotions...

However, it must be said that the Mefilas aliens have a good understanding of the divine mirror.

Unlike the aliens of the Old Alliance, the Mefilas aliens always observed and studied the Divine Mirror from behind the scenes.

The old alliance and he were just pawns.

"Give it a try? Perhaps only you can say that."

The alien from Mefilas ate a few more bites of the side dishes, then smiled and took money out of his wallet to pay the bill.

This time, he didn't make Xia Chuan pay, but his eyes held a deeper, more amused look.

About 15 years ago, he and Zoffy witnessed the appearance of the Divine Mirror and the incredible second fusion and resurrection of Shinonome and Lipia.

Unlike Zoffy, who blocked the solar system from leaving Earth, he has been watching Natsukawa grow up all along.

That original shuttle belt was actually given to Natsukawa through Hiroko Asami.

Otherwise, other extraterrestrials wouldn't have remained unaware of it.

"You'll understand," the alien Mefilas said, closing his wallet and walking out of the izakaya. "You've never escaped the Mirror of Gods, not even by finding another way into the Ultra Dungeon. Cooperating with me at least gives you a chance to survive. But once the Mirror of Gods truly recovers, there will be no way out."

"Can one truly live without a sense of self?"

Xia Chuan's expression remained unchanged. He did not leave with the Mefilas aliens, but only frowned slightly after putting down his cup.

Before Hiroko Asami arrived, three other dark auras suddenly entered her senses.

A+?

The new league is truly remarkable.

The higher the power level of the instance, the more difficult it is to manifest in this world. The power of the Dark Giant was actually completely replicated in reality.

Although the Dark Giants lack the concept skills of the Knight system, their raw power is enough to easily destroy a planet.

Judging from the perception, one of the giants has a level of 5+.

Carmilla?

As expected of the new generation, a dark giant possesses such power.

The trip to Triga may have to be postponed.

He knew, though he didn't know if the new alliance was clear about it. There was a golden giant in Triga who could travel through time and space at will, and his level would only be higher.

SS or above?

There's no need to confront them now.

"Manager," Xia Chuan picked up his coat and stood up, "prepare some food for me, and put the bill on that guy's tab."

"Don't be so formal. You used to call me 'uncle' all the time," the shop manager replied with a smile. "Since you're back, how about we have a casual meal together tonight?"

"Old man Gao Shu," several elderly people nearby chuckled, "you're usually so stingy, why don't you treat us to a meal?"

The store manager raised an eyebrow in annoyance: "Get out! You're dreaming if you think you can take advantage of me!"

I'll try my best.

Xia Chuan smiled slightly, greeted him like an old friend, and only stopped smiling after leaving the izakaya.

Unlike the bustling interior of the izakaya, the streets outside were deserted at some point.

"Hooray! Found it!"

As the evening breeze swept across the intersection, Hitler's blue and white figure flashed by. The moment he saw Xia Chuan, he chuckled and fiddled with the short sword on his right wrist, then flicked his wrist to unleash a blade of light.

"You're the Lipia they were talking about, right?"

"Not here."

With one hand holding his coat, Xia Chuan used his telekinesis to shatter the slashing light waves emitted by the short sword from a distance, and moved to the intersection even faster than the afterimage light stream could approach at high speed.

Hitler, from the Dark 3: Giants series in Trigár, is a speed-type warrior who excels in high-speed aerial combat. He is cunning and treacherous, and enjoys manipulating his enemies' emotions for pleasure.

"Huh?" Hitler was shocked. He refused to believe it and moved at high speed to strike again, but he still missed.

Only faint traces of movement could be seen.

There were no spatial fluctuations, it wasn't teleportation, yet its speed was even faster than his.

"Clang!"

Looking back at the slightly stunned Hitler, Xia Chuan unleashed his telekinetic power, locking onto Hitler and the other two Dark Giants who were hiding and watching, along with the Mefilas aliens, and bringing them into his domain.

He doesn't have much time to waste in this world.

"Whoosh—!"

A blinding flash of light erupted in the street, and ripples of energy swept over Hitler as he turned around.

The smile on the face of the Mefilas alien froze, and the giantess next to him, who was the same height as him, wanted to do something, but she was completely unable to stop the domain from enveloping her.

"What is this?!"

"Damn it!"

"Hitler!"

(Image: The Dark Lords from Diablo III)

The streetlights dimmed.

When Hiroko Asami drove over, she only saw the afterimage of Natsukawa disappearing into the light.

"call--!"

The area ravaged by yellow sandstorms.

The giant Xia Chuan rose upright from the sand, sand flowing around him like a waterfall, casting a large shadow over Hitler.

Before the battle even began, the aura of the S-rank boss was already heavy and oppressive.

"Boom!"

The three Dark Giants rose to their feet, growing larger in succession amidst lightning and thunder, yet the overwhelming, terrifying pressure showed no sign of abating: "This is Lypia? Is there some mistake?!"

(End of this chapter)