Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 88 Victory

"No wishes?"

"call--!"

In the desolate land of the primitive era, wisps of smoke rose from the ground, and rumbling sounds came from the crater from time to time.

A gentle breeze rustles the tips of the grass, and the lake water ripples with waves. The surface of the water sparkles under the bright sun, blending with the distant volcanic landscape, creating a scene of pristine beauty.

The tiger-shaped undead creature roared, its eyes wide: "My kind..."

"Bang!"

As Kalis raised his twin blades high, amidst the flying grass clippings, the tiger-shaped undead creature suddenly stiffened, staring straight down at the sun, and was enveloped in the shadow of the sealed stone tablet along with the tarantula.

Two sealed cards, reflecting sunlight, slanted into the grass.

The entire lakeshore returned to calm.

Xia Chuan removed the card reader from the bow and arrow, deactivated his transformation and returned to human form, and his belt disappeared as well.

After a pause, Xia Chuan silently scanned the sealed cards scattered along the battlefield on the shore, then bent down and picked them up one by one.

In the end, he became the final victor in the ultimate battle.

But there was always a strange feeling in my heart.

I feel like I've become the ultimate villain, the great demon king.

Despite the bright light, it couldn't hide the deep loneliness and confusion that welled up inside me.

His battles and killings have always stemmed from his own beliefs.

He has his own judgment in his heart about whether or not he should be killed.

But this extreme battle... for the first time made him feel guilty.

Undead creatures are clearly different from the Gurongi and the Fangbloods.

Putting everything else aside, he already had a good impression of the tarantula, and maybe they could even have a few drinks together somewhere else.

What was the origin of this war? And what was its significance?

Logically speaking, he, as an outsider, shouldn't be thinking so much.

No matter how realistic it is, the dungeon world is ultimately just a game to him. Apart from obtaining the Knight System by completing the game, he can't take even a single blade of grass with him.

But once you actually experience it, you can't help but take it seriously.

"rustle."

Xia Chuan stood alone on the empty lakeside in the cold wind, finally picking up the King of Clubs that the tarantula had transformed into.

Including the Joker card, there are a total of 52 cards, only missing the 2 of hearts that he represents.

"call!"

Xia Chuan looked back at the sealed stone slab that had fallen on the lake shore, and could vaguely sense a desire to observe it.

This stone slab is a tool specifically for extreme battles, and the entity behind it is called the "Administrator" or "Ruler," but there is no specific person or object behind it.

Xia Chuan opened his mouth, about to approach the stone slab, when his figure suddenly faded and disappeared from the spot, leaving only a pile of scattered sealing cards. The Kalis Awakening Device also landed along with the Kalis Sealing Cards.

"Whoosh!"

The surface of the sealed stone slab shimmered with light, as if some conflict had occurred, and only after a brief tremor did it transmit new information to the outside world.

"Humanity and the Undead win."

……

"Ugh—!"

This world.

Suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded at a research base, followed by a cacophony of panicked shouts. Soon, flames and smoke filled the sky.

"Seal off the experimental zone immediately!"

"Director, the undead have escaped! Let's retreat!"

"Who broke the seal? And how many were there?"

"I don't know, but it should be at least half..."

"What?! Half?! Didn't we say we'd unseal one first?"

"Where is the person in charge?"

"Dead, dead..."

"Whoosh!"

The tiger-shaped undead creature ran into the mountain jungle under the cover of night, and in its rapid breathing, it transformed into a short-haired human woman.

"Is this a world ruled by humans now? Have the undead humans truly won?"

Even though she had been out of quarantine for a while, she still hadn't completely calmed down.

Although she didn't know how many years she had been sealed away, she would never forget the final scene of the ultimate battle.

There's actually someone who can disrupt the balance.

"Was that guy really not the Joker? But what happened next? Why did the human undead win?"

The undead tiger glanced back at the firelight behind it, gritted its teeth, and continued moving deeper into the area.

That research institute has a terrifying atmosphere; I can't stay here any longer.

"Crack!"

The walls of the research institute were broken, and sparks flew from the exposed electrical wires.

The short-haired young man, Shimura, walked out of the chaotic underground laboratory alone, looked at the panicked researchers around him, and smiled with narrowed eyes.

"This should allow us to connect to the world of Blade, right? The new Extreme Battle will begin soon."

"Captain Shimura!" The station chief rushed over with his men. "How is the situation?"

"It's all over now. There are no more undead creatures inside," Shimura nodded, a hint of regret on his face as he comforted them. "But don't worry, Director, I will personally lead the team to seal them and try to bring all the undead creatures back."

"Thank you for your help, Captain Shimura. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help!"

"No, it's all as we should do. We're Kamen Riders, after all."

Shimura smiled warmly and shook hands with the director.

No one noticed that several of the remaining sealed cards also began to glow and disappear.

"Whoosh!"

Knights' school, villa bedroom.

"Kalis (99)".

Xia Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze deep as if it contained the entire world.

came back.

The moment Xia Chuan sat up in bed, he reflexively reached for the heated shuttle belt. With a slight thought, the Kalis Awakener appeared in place of the shuttle.

It's pretty much the same as in Extreme Battle, the only difference is probably the cards included in the card box.

Unlike the hand full of cards that I left at the end, I only had 10 cards each time I counted them twice.

Moreover, most of them were undead creatures that he himself had sealed away.

Joker Card.

K of cubes: Giraffe, Stag Beetle.

Red Heart Mantis.

Ace of Hearts, Kalis.

Red Heart Q Orchid

Three sharks in the heart.

Six of Spades, Bucks.

Five of Spades - Locust.

Three of Spades, Lion.

Two of Spades Lizard.

……

Ten cards sound pretty good, almost enough to collect 13, but there are only 4 hearts, and nearly half of them are Blade Kamen Rider Blade cards.

The stag and the lizard are even the basic finishing moves that Blade often uses.

and.

Thinking back to when he once had 52 cards, he seemed to have developed a collecting obsession and always felt uneasy about it.

"Click!"

Xia Chuan took a deep breath, temporarily forgetting about the cards, wiped away his sweat, opened the door, and walked out of the bedroom.

"An accident occurred at a research institute located near a dam in the mountains an hour ago. The extent of casualties is currently unknown..."

The TV was still on in the living room, but Hiroko Asami was nowhere to be seen. The teacup on the table was still steaming, and the shoes in the entryway were in disarray, as if she had left in a hurry.

"A research institute?"

Xia Chuan glanced at the television screen.

The video appears to have been taken by hikers. The news footage shows constant shouting, but the camera is shaky and unclear, with only distant firelight visible in the night.

but……

Xia Chuan frowned slightly.

He vaguely heard faint sounds that did not belong to human language.

It's very similar to the language used by the undead creatures in Extreme Battle.

Starting three years ago, similar research institutes have been increasing in number, and most of them are located in this island nation, seemingly treating Japan as a testing ground. Monsters, freaks, and freaks always seem to first appear in Japan.

His situation is unique; otherwise, he would have moved to the other side of the strait long ago.

"Could it be a research institute studying undead creatures?"

Xia Chuan turned his gaze away from the television, checked the time, and realized that more than half a day had passed since he began his time travel, which was very close to the time he spent in the Extreme Battle.

"Did all those guys come over here?"

(End of this chapter)