I really can't control myself.

Chapter 4139 Confrontation
"Soma Yukihira?" In the temporary command room of the Special Operations Department, everyone stared blankly at the live broadcast.

The opposing team had a more comprehensive view at this point, as their members were equipped with filming equipment, providing them with numerous additional camera angles. Of course, this footage wasn't being broadcast live, so only they could see it.

So they're completely baffled right now. Because the person they're seeing on screen isn't Soma Yukihira at all.

That's right, the live stream footage is provided by Yūnori Takaoka, and Soma Yukihira is appearing in front of him, meaning his back is to him. Therefore, Yūnori Takaoka can only capture Soma's back in the video.

The opposing team has a camera angle that shows the front, but the person blocking Ashura's path in the scene, although they don't recognize him, is definitely not Soma Yukihira.

Of course, Soma Yukihira and his group knew him. In fact, most of the people knew him, as he was among the first to appear on the live stream with Linton.

After Totsuki Academy collapsed, Soma Yukihira joined the Special Duties Club. This is why he introduced himself as a member of the Special Duties Club's Special Reserve Team, and that wasn't a lie.

The problem is that the person doesn't match.

The image shows a gray-haired boy, quite young, probably a high school student. While they are similar in age, their appearance is not entirely unlike Soma Yukihira's, but they are completely unrelated.

So there are even more problems, which confuses even the people in the opposing department.

Who is this person? Why does he call himself Yukihira Soma? Why is he wearing the guise of their opposing team? Why is he going against Ashura?

This group of people simply couldn't understand what this person was trying to do.

You're impersonating someone, but you're not wearing a mask or disguising yourself. Although the footage hasn't shown your face yet, the problem is that it'll be filmed sooner or later, right?

The person you're impersonating is someone almost everyone in the country knows. So what's the point of impersonating them? Wouldn't you be exposed the moment their face is photographed? What are you even doing? I have absolutely no idea.

"Minister, is this targeting our Anti-Corruption Department? Are we being made to take the blame or something?" someone next to Aoki Hiroto asked.

"Phew..." Hiroto Aoki sighed. He couldn't figure out what was going on either, but he quickly changed the subject, "Has the reinforcement arrived?"

"The first and second action teams have already begun their operation, but currently many members of the seventh team are experiencing a cooling-off period for their teleportation abilities. If there aren't enough people to provide support, it won't be effective at all," another person nearby reported.

"Act as soon as possible," Hiroto Aoki said in a deep voice. Regardless of who this person was, their primary goal was to seize Takaoka Yūnori.

However, the deployment is not yet complete. Even if the entire team goes to face this suddenly appearing Asura, it will be quite troublesome. Let alone sending just a few people, they will not be of any use and will only be throwing their lives away.

Hiroto Aoki was naturally very anxious, but there was no use in being anxious now.

Looking at the person in the video who claims to be Yukihira Soma, whoever he really is, I hope he can buy me some time.

At this moment, Soma Yukihira is indeed facing off against Ashura.

Ashura was not annoyed by the person who suddenly appeared and was able to block his punch; on the contrary, he was quite excited.

Although he hadn't used much force in that punch, he aimed to kill the human with a single blow, something no ordinary person could withstand. The Asura race craves battle, admires the strong, and reveres power.

He tried several times today, but didn't encounter any decent opponents; in short, there wasn't a single person who could fight him. This frustrated him greatly, and he couldn't suppress his desire to fight.

However, Ashura was naturally quite pleased when someone suddenly appeared who could withstand his punch.

Ashura carefully examined the person opposite him and didn't even frown.

The guy opposite me is a bit strange, or more precisely, the aura emanating from him is strange.

First of all, this guy is fundamentally human, but the problem is that he also has other auras mixed in. What's even stranger is that these auras include not only those of demons, but also those of gods.

It's obvious that the combination of these two auras is strange enough, but their convergence on a human being is even stranger. Clearly, this human has something wrong with him.

However, Ashura didn't care too much. Whatever his problem was, as long as he could fight, that was enough. Whether this human was related to demons or to those guys from Takamagahara, it didn't matter. Everything depended on strength, on having the fists to decide.

The next moment, Ashura suddenly swayed and threw a punch with his other right hand.

The attack was quite sudden, but Soma Yukihira reacted incredibly quickly. He deflected Ashura's punch with one hand, then crossed his arms to block it upwards.

With a muffled thud, Ashura's fist landed directly on Yukihira Soma's crossed hands. This strike was clearly more powerful and heavier than the previous one.

However, to everyone's surprise, Soma Yukihira actually withstood the attack without even moving his body; he solidly withstood the blow.

"Good heavens!" Ashura's expression became even more excited. This attack was even stronger than before, and the opponent actually withstood it again. This meant that the previous attack was no coincidence; this human truly possessed strength.

Just as I was thinking this, the humans on the other side unexpectedly launched an attack.

The opponent changed tactics and threw a punch at Asura as well.

Ashura could sense the spiritual power contained in the opponent's fist. The human's aura was complex, making it difficult to discern what kind of power the opponent was using.

However, the sheer strength of his spiritual power is already quite astonishing. This is truly an opponent I must take seriously.

While thinking this, Ashura made no attempt to dodge. He used his left hand to strike at the opponent's incoming fist.

With a loud "boom," the two fists collided. A tremendous gust of wind spread out from their fists, even sending Takaoka Yūnori, who was closest to them, flying away.

However, neither of the two men whose fists collided moved; they both remained rooted to the spot. Only the ground beneath their feet cracked open, making the collision appear as if they were evenly matched.

"You're quite good; you're the strongest human I've ever seen," Ashura praised again.

"I wouldn't dare call myself the strongest human; at least I know there's a monster at the top," Soma Yukihira said directly.