Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

"He doesn't know."

Isis shook her head: "Malik originally intended to kill me and Lishid together, but for some reason, he suddenly reverted to his original form and forgot everything that had just happened."

Li Xin: "..."

This plot twist is a bit too far-fetched!

"Then why would Malik assume that all of this was done by the nameless Pharaoh?"

Li Xin asked.

Isis said, "It's probably because when we went to play on Earth that day, we met a strange person who told us that the Pharaoh's soul was about to be resurrected and our clan would be stained with blood. Malik connected that person's words with his father's death and thought that the Nameless Pharaoh killed his father in order to take back his memories, so he wanted to take revenge on the Nameless Pharaoh."

Who is that person?

Li Xin asked again.

Isis shook her head: "I have been investigating that person all these years. I can only confirm that he is a member of the family that has been guarding the nameless pharaoh since three thousand years ago, just like me, and also keeps the 'millennial artifact'. That's all I know."

“He must have sensed our identity as the ‘tomb guardians,’ and when he saw us come to the surface, he wanted to remind us of our responsibilities, but Malik took it as a threat to us.”

Li Xin: "..."

So why can't you just speak properly? Why do you have to be a riddle-maker? It just makes people misunderstand...

At the same time, Li Xin also understood why Isis would rather let Malik continue to misunderstand than explain the reason to him—if Malik wasn't told this, he might hate an unknown pharaoh whose existence was unknown, but if he was told, he would go crazy, and that was indeed the case.

The "Millennium Staff" rested quietly on the sofa, transmitting Isis and Li Xin's conversation to Malik in the next room without missing a single detail.

Although Isis was also a holder of the "Millennium Item," it was clear that her understanding of its power was not as profound as Malik's. She thought that simply taking the "Millennium Staff" from Malik was enough, but she didn't realize that even separated from the "Millennium Staff," Malik could still use some of its abilities and could even sense the presence around it. Malik originally only wanted to eavesdrop on when Li Xin would leave so he could escape, but he didn't expect to hear a secret that shocked him—no, drove him mad.

"No, it can't be... How could it be me... How could it be me... The one who killed Father... was me? Impossible! My sister must be lying! She's lying!"

Malik covered his head with both hands, his face contorted in a grotesque and terrifying expression.

Even though he wouldn't admit it, fragments of memories began to surface in his mind, and he knew that what Isis said was true.

For years, he had been searching for the "Millennium Artifacts" and the "Three Egyptian Gods" in order to avenge the Pharaoh and his father. But now he was being told that he had chosen the wrong target for revenge, and that the person who killed his father was himself. Such a blow would be unbearable for anyone, not just a teenager, but even for a seasoned adult.

Just then, a seductive voice resounded from the depths of Malik's heart.

"Even if your father wasn't killed by the Pharaoh, the tragic fate of your Ishdar over the past three thousand years was still caused by the nameless Pharaoh. Your revenge against him is the right thing to do; he is the culprit behind your miserable life and the one who killed your father!"

"Furthermore, did your father truly consider you his child? No, you were merely a tool, a tool to carry on the family's mission!"

"Think of the inscriptions on your back! Think of the agony you suffered from those infected wounds! You begged your father so much, yet he completely disregarded your objections and your own safety, insisting on carving those inscriptions on your back, just to preserve the memories of the nameless Pharaoh... Did he truly consider you his own child? You were right to kill him!"

"But, however..."

Malik was in tears. No matter how badly that man treated him, he was still his biological father, with whom he shared blood ties!

He killed his own father! He killed his own father!

Seeing that Malik couldn't succumb to hatred no matter what, but only felt so grief-stricken that he wanted to die, the voice changed tactics, speaking softly, like a lullaby: "Is it painful? If it's painful, then sleep... When you're asleep, it won't hurt anymore, you'll feel better, go to sleep..."

After that voice-changing strategy, Malik, who felt intense self-loathing and wanted to escape reality, quickly fell for it. His eyelids started to droop, his body swayed, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Father...I'm sorry..."

While unconscious, Malik's tear-streaked face was filled with guilt, but soon, the expression on Malik's face changed, and an extremely evil and violent expression appeared on Malik's face—no, on "Malik's" face.

"That's more like it! You should have just obediently handed your body over to me earlier, you're in my way!"

Getting up from the ground, Malik grinned maliciously, then took a deep breath, inhaling the air of freedom.

It's been so long since I've felt this way, free from being suppressed!

Malik clenched his fist, fascinated by the feeling of control over his body.

However, the smile on Malik's face vanished in an instant. He knew very well that even though he had now gained control of this body, he was still not truly free while trapped in this room.

Destruction, slaughter, annihilation of all order in this world, and the wailing of all life—this is the freedom he desires!

However, although Malik was crazy, he was not stupid. He knew very well that he was not enjoying the power of "freedom" right now.

He touched his body and found that the stone tablet that housed the "Sky Dragon" and the "Winged Dragon of Ra" and the "Millennium Staff" had been taken away by Isis. Now, "Malik" seemed to have no means to turn the tide, but was that really the case?

Malik grinned maliciously, then said softly, "Haven't you always wanted to know how to control the Winged Dragon of Ra? Fine, I'll show you the power of the Winged Dragon of Ra!"

As a soul born from Malik's dark side, he is closer to the essence of the "Millennium Staff" than Malik, or rather, the person chosen by the "Millennium Staff" was not Malik from the beginning, but "Malik".

Through a deeper connection with the Millennium Staff, Malik obtained more secrets about the Egyptian God Cards from it, including how to control Ra'death, the leader of the Egyptian God Cards.

Malik began chanting incantations, reciting the spell to summon the Winged Dragon in ancient Egyptian.

"Divine Beast of the Heavens, heed my call, transform yourself from the Orb of Light...appear in this Dark Game, I call your name, Rathalos!"

In the next room, Isis felt a little better after telling Li Xin about her past with Malik.

For years, this secret had been weighing on Isis's heart, something she couldn't tell anyone else. Now, with Li Xin as her confidant and Malik finally found, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although she didn't know what had happened to Malik at the time, it was definitely not normal. She knew very well that although her younger brother was a bit naughty, he was essentially a kind child. That demon was not her brother!

Isis doesn't yet know the true nature of that demon, but that doesn't matter. Now that Malik has been subdued, she can investigate slowly and believes that she will eventually uncover the truth.

Suddenly, Isis sensed something amiss. The Winged Dragon she had been hiding on her body flew out from her sleeve, hovered in mid-air, and began to emit a dazzling golden light.

"This is……"

Isis was shocked and raised her hand to shield her eyes; the intense light made it impossible for her to look directly at it.

Bathed in golden light, the spherical relief on the stone slab seemed to come alive. The spherical surface unfolded, revealing a pair of golden wings, and within those wings, a monster resembling both an eagle and a dragon began to bare its fangs and claws.

Li Xin was also taken aback by this sudden change, but his reaction was extremely fast. Without any hesitation, he struck the stone slab with a palm containing overwhelming power.

The stone slab was struck by Li Xin's palm and sent flying, but it abruptly changed direction in mid-air and headed towards Malik's room.

Li Xin immediately caught up, and the wall between him and Malik was as fragile as a windowpane, which Li Xin passed through in one go.

But by the time they arrived at Malik's room, it was too late. Malik was engulfed in flames, and he grinned maliciously, "Hahahaha, as expected of the leader of the 'Three Egyptian Gods,' the power of the 'Winged Dragon of Ra' is indeed the strongest!"

Overwhelmed by his immense power, Malik became arrogant and looked down on everyone. He turned to Li Xin and directly attacked this extraordinary powerhouse who had once defeated the Sky Dragon.

"'Flame of the Gods'!"

Golden flames swept towards Li Xin. The flames looked so sacred, but Li Xin could feel that the destructive power contained in these golden flames was no less than that of Iori Yagami's purple flames and Kyo Kusanagi's red flames, and even surpassed them.

Not knowing the opponent's strength, Li Xin dared not confront the opponent's powerful move head-on. Li Xin dodged the golden flames and struck "Malik" in the face with a palm.

"Mr. Ashin, please have mercy!"

"Isis said hastily."

She could sense a terrible change in Malik, guessing that the demon from before had reappeared, but it was her brother's body after all, and Isis couldn't stand by and watch Li Xin harm Malik like this.

Li Xin did not answer, but he had already restrained his strength. He struck "Malik" with a palm, sending him flying far away, just to drive him out of the hotel.

Although Malik was not physically injured after being knocked away, he was still very annoyed to have been hit in the face.

This was his first real appearance since his birth, and he even gained the power of the "Winged Dragon of Ra". However, he was easily hit in the face by Li Xin. His disheveled appearance was inconsistent with his future identity as the Pharaoh!

“Foolish mortal, how dare you offend the majesty of the gods! I will make you die a very miserable death!”

Enveloped in golden flames and suspended in the air, "Malik" glared angrily at Li Xin, holding the "Millennium Staff"—the "Millennium Staff" had somehow ended up in "Malik's" hands.

"You want me dead..."

Li Xin twisted his neck and loosened his muscles: "Then you should show some skill. Don't be like before, where you fell down before I even put in any effort."

He wanted to see just how powerful Egypt's strongest "phantom god" really was three thousand years ago.

Chapter 605 My turn, my turn, and still my turn!

How could a mere mortal possibly be a match for a "god"?

Hearing Li Xin's arrogant words, Malik scoffed. However, thinking of the tragic end of the "Sky Dragon," Malik didn't dare to be too boastful. Instead, he focused all his attention, preparing to crush Li Xin with all his might...

"Bang"!

Li Xin leaped into the air and punched "Malik" in the face, knocking the high-flying "Malik" directly to the ground.

"They're fighting, what are you looking around for?"

Li Xin said calmly.

He's just a kid after all, probably hasn't even fought many people. He thinks he can defeat Li Xin, who is a superhuman martial artist, just because he has some strength. He really deserves a beating from society.

In the heart of the city, a person engulfed in golden flames descended from the sky, the intense heat turning the ground red-hot and instantly causing a huge uproar.

With the global live broadcast of the "KOF" tournament, the existence of extraordinary individuals has become widely known, and the battles between these extraordinary individuals have gradually come to the fore. As Asia's most prosperous international metropolis, Tokyo is home to many extraordinary individuals. In fact, the first (public) "KOF" tournament was held in Tokyo. Therefore, battles between extraordinary individuals occur almost daily in Tokyo. There are countless examples of two sides getting carried away and fighting directly in the streets, which has caused headaches for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

However, because the Tokyo Metropolitan Government does not have enough power to suppress those eccentric individuals, as long as they do not go too far, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will grit its teeth and bear it—at most, it will cost some money for repairs afterward, and it cannot allow them to fall out with the eccentric individuals, can it?

Fortunately, those extraordinary individuals also knew that fighting was one thing, but if it involved ordinary people, the nature of the situation would change. Therefore, everyone was quite restrained when they fought, and basically no one was killed. As a result, the citizens living in Tokyo gradually began to get used to it. Some people, when they saw extraordinary individuals fighting in the street, not only did not stay away, but also liked to go and watch the excitement.

Of course, such people are a minority. Most people would try to stay away from strange people fighting, just in case it makes them late for work. Don't underestimate the awareness of office workers, you bastards!

When "Malik" fell from the sky, the pedestrians around were initially startled, but they quickly got used to it, moved far away, and went about their own business.

Of course, some kind-hearted people also called the police, yes, the fire department.

Just moments ago he felt invincible, but in the blink of an eye he was slammed to the ground. You can imagine how Malik felt. Just then, he noticed some people looking at him curiously. Malik felt humiliated by being treated like a clown, and his anger flared even more. Without thinking, he unleashed a flame, wanting to show those who were watching him his Sun God Fire!

However, after Malik unleashed the golden flames, the flames did not attack the surrounding pedestrians, but instead all converged in one direction.

Li Xin raised a fireball high and hurled it at "Malik": "Here you go!"

Malik was hit by the golden flames. Although the golden flames could not harm him, who possessed the divine power of the Winged Dragon of Ra, the impact of the fireball exploding stunned Malik.

No, this is my flame, why would I listen to you!

Malik's face twisted even more with anger.

Li Xin glanced at "Malik" calmly, having a basic understanding of him.

Clearly, he could only borrow the power of the Winged Dragon of Ra. This power, which he hadn't cultivated himself, was more easily exploited by others the stronger it became. He had simply used the Golden Lamp to casually seize control of the flames. The current Malik was just a child who had suddenly acquired immense wealth. He could only use gold bricks to smash people; he couldn't effectively utilize this power. He was even less difficult to deal with than the previous Sky Dragon, at least the Sky Dragon could unleash its full power.

Getting up from the ground, Malik wiped his mouth, glared at Li Xin with resentful eyes, and then soared high into the air with the power of the Winged Dragon of Ra.

He knew that a martial artist like Li Xin, no matter how high his martial arts skills were, did not have the ability to fly. As long as he was high in the air, he would be the only one attacking Li Xin, while Li Xin would be unable to attack him. In this way, he would be in an invincible position and would definitely be able to defeat Li Xin.

Once they reached a height of over 200 meters above the ground, pedestrians on the ground appeared to Malik to be about the size of insects.

Hmph, at this height, it should be about right.

Malik grinned maliciously, raising his hands high. A huge golden fireball gathered in his hands, and in an instant, it seemed as if two suns appeared in the sky at the same time. The high temperature emitted by the golden flames made everyone on the street feel as if time had suddenly returned from late autumn to the height of summer.

I refuse to believe it; you can control such immense power!

Malik raised the fireball high, intending to throw it to the ground. Even if he missed Li Xin, it didn't matter; such a large fireball was enough to level this entire neighborhood. He didn't believe Li Xin could watch so many innocent people die.

Li Xin naturally wouldn't let "Malik" throw the fireball to the ground, but he also wouldn't just obediently take "Malik's" golden fireball on the ground. Throwing the gold bricks directly was the worst way to attack, far less lethal than replacing those gold bricks with weapons. However, the gold bricks were big and heavy enough to become a gold mountain, and a gold mountain could still kill people.

The power contained in this fireball had exceeded the limits of Li Xin's control. This was the power of a true peak extraordinary expert, or even greater. Li Xin could not withstand this attack unscathed.

But it didn't matter; Li Xin wasn't planning on taking the hit anyway.

Li Xin ascended through the air like climbing a ladder to heaven, leaving behind sonic booms as he rose higher and higher. The safe distance that "Malik" had left was instantly crossed by Li Xin, who even surpassed "Malik" and arrived at a place higher than "Malik".

In the sky, white clouds gathered and formed a huge image of Buddha, sacred and solemn, which was the prelude to the seventh move of "Buddha's Palm".

This time, Li Xin was not going to hold back and went straight for the powerful move "Buddha Descends to Earth" from the "Buddha's Palm"!

The giant Buddha statue struck out alongside Li Xin, its massive palm slapping "Malik" and the giant fireball flying towards the outskirts of Tokyo. This kid was too much of a troublemaker; fighting him in the city would inevitably harm innocent bystanders. Of course, more importantly, Li Xin didn't want to receive a mountain of bills after the fight.

(Tokyo Metropolitan Government: You're overthinking it, we wouldn't dare...)

After knocking "Malik" away, Li Xin walked on air and chased after it at a speed that was no less than that of the knocked-away "Malik".

He knew that his "Heavenly Buddha Descends" strike just now probably wouldn't have been able to truly harm "Malik." "Malik" was insignificant, but the "Winged Dragon of Ra" that he controlled was indeed an extremely troublesome existence. It seemed that Isis wasn't exaggerating when she said that the Nameless Pharaoh used the "Three Egyptian Gods" to fight against the "Cataclysm of Annihilation." If the power of the "Three Egyptian Gods" were truly fully unleashed, it would be no problem to deal with the likes of the "Eight Heroes of the Mighty Kingdom."

According to Isis, the "Three Phantom Gods" did not seem to be the ultimate power of the nameless pharaoh. He sealed the "Cataclysm" with his own name, and it was because he lost his name that the pharaoh was called the "nameless pharaoh".

Unfortunately, Malik was clearly unable to use this power effectively, which is why he was so easily defeated by Li Xin.

Outside Tokyo, a giant fireball fell, turning fertile land into scorched earth.

Malik crawled out of the scorched earth, his face contorted in a grimace.

Damn it, this is the second time!

The sun god, who was high above, was pressed to the ground for the second time, and even Malik, a soul born from the dark side, couldn't help but feel psychologically traumatized.

He didn't understand why, even though he possessed the power of the Winged Dragon, he was still being brutally beaten by Li Xin.

Could it be that I made a mistake in how I used the "Winged Dragon" method?