Watching the movie! It brought a small shock to the heavens!

Himouto! Umaru-chan's world, Umaru Doma: "Medicine! You guys talk about medicine first!! (crying)"

"...Shubi...Shubi!!"

Rick struggled to his feet and ran towards Shupi!

"...Shubi..."

Rick raised his hand, wanting to check on Shubi, but his hand hovered in mid-air, as if afraid he couldn't accept the final outcome...

"Splash!"

[“Ugh!”]

Hughie sat up abruptly, startling Rick.

"This is the security system; the Forest Elf's spell is still active."

[Shubi's body swayed, and amidst the flickering arcs of electricity, she clearly described the current situation.]

【"ha?"】

"But...it's okay..."

In just a few seconds, Shubi had returned to her normal state.

In the world of 100,000 Cold Jokes, an anonymous person said, "...This clothing is of really good quality! Even the explosion from the Extreme Point Technique didn't leave a single scratch!"

In the world of Gintama, Sakata Gintoki: "What are you saying! What kind of talk is that! Do you want to prevent us all from seeing the sky?"

"[The Classic Opens], [The False Classic, the Forest Howls]."

A yellowish-green ball of light, identical to the one from before, suddenly appeared in front of Shubi!

【"boom!!"】

[The weaker shockwave exploded! The originally thick wall shattered, creating a large hole!]

"What was that just now?"

Rick was so shocked he couldn't speak for a moment.

"The unique characteristic of the Machine-type is its ability to analyze and mimic attacks received, and to reproduce and copy them."

"Even though Shiro is an analytical entity... she can't even reproduce one-tenth of her original power..."

"Even so, you're still exaggerating quite a bit..."

Rick looked at the wall with a large hole blasted into it and sighed.

In the world of Under One Person, Zhang Chulan exclaimed, "So monstrous?!"

In the world of Hikaru no Go, Time: "Plus the information transmission from the [Link]... Holy crap! Does that mean that once an attack is received, the entire Machine Race will learn this move?!"

Jiang Beiran: "...Why are you all so surprised? Didn't we already explain the Mech race setting before?"

"I might be cultivating a fake immortal world," Xu Xiaolan said. "The key is that I didn't know this [analysis] ability was so fast! It's only been a few seconds? Even if you start counting from when you were hit, it hasn't even been a minute, right?"

I am but a humble creature in this world of wild monsters. Dongdong says: "Your moves are my moves! My moves are still my moves!"

Chapter 403 Then let me ask you!

【"……sorry……"】

The two walked out through the tunnel they had come from, and Hugh suddenly spoke weakly.

"...Shubi broke the promise...and used a spirit..."

In the Honkai Impact 3rd Railway World, Star exclaims: "Holy crap! Is this something I need to apologize for?? I want a dozen of these obedient and docile female robots!!"

In the world of To Love-Ru, Risa Momioka: "Hehehe~ If you do something wrong, you'll have to accept the punishment~"

In the world of caged humans, Si Rui: "?? This netizen who's living a good life, please calm down?"

"Ah, this is much better than dying there."

Rick nodded slightly, indicating to Shubi that she shouldn't worry about it.

"Get out of there before those monstrous creatures find out."

As the two approached the exit of the passageway, a sharp, howling wind whistled overhead!

"Damn it, is it the Black and Gray Storm?!"

Rick clicked his tongue lightly; moving in this kind of weather was impossible.

That's a violent cyclone formed by the interaction of black and gray matter due to increased [ash content]!

In this environment, regardless of any protective measures taken, the spores contained in the ash will penetrate the protective suit, contaminating the human body.

[This black ash substance can corrode the skin upon contact, dissolve internal organs if ingested, and even blindness can result from the slightest contact with a speck of dust!]

Of course, this only applies to humans and a few other limited species.

"Shubi...I'm fine..."

"There is a stain remover that can remove black and gray pollution..."

[Such races as the Shubi or other advanced races have their own methods for dealing with this situation.]

"Even if you're okay, I can't."

Rick tightened his hood and turned back a short distance.

However, thanks to [Black Gray Blizzard], even though Shubi used a spirit just now, she wasn't so easily detected.

【"clatter……"】

A faint light illuminates the scene; essential tools for venturing out: glowing stones and water.

There's no other way; we can only wait for the [Black and Gray Blizzard] to dissipate.

"Hey, did you bring a chess set?"

【"……sorry……"】

"You can only bring the bare minimum of items"—that's what Rick told her before he went out, but she actually brought things that were practically useless for the adventure...

As she apologized, Hughie cautiously took the chess set from her backpack.

"That... a machine being afraid of human duties... it's a bit too incongruous," Riku couldn't help but chuckle wryly.

"I didn't mean to criticize you... Let's play a game."

【"May I!"】

[Shubi was surprised, but also very happy.]

"Thankfully, with such a strong storm, we shouldn't be detected by other races. It'll be a good way to kill some time."

【"……Um!"】

[Shubi obediently began arranging the chess pieces.]

【after a while……】

The black and gray blizzard outside continued its raging onslaught, showing no signs of abating.

[And in the underground passageway...]

"Ugh! Damn it! I lost again!"

"One more round!"

[Rick, frustrated, began to rearrange the pieces, but his fighting spirit remained undiminished.]

"Richard, why... do you keep fighting when you can't win...?"

[Hubi asked, puzzled.]

"Can't win?"

Rick remained noncommittal, focusing solely on strategizing for the next game.

In the world of Super God Academy, Zhao Xin exclaimed, "Ha~ Just like my adopted sons when they're fighting one-on-one!"

In the world of Douyin, a salmon says: "Friend brother... bro! Brother... bro, what kind of strength do you have!... Bro... brother~ brother, stop hitting me! I'm almost out of health... bro! Bro... brother..."

My senior brother's brain is messed up, Dongfang Xianyun: "Pfft! He's really powerful!! I'll start with a super armor Rasengan!"

"Rick... hasn't won a single game so far."

Shubi stared intently at Riku, as if stating an age-old truth...

In the world of The King's Avatar, Chen Guo exclaimed, "Pfft! That hit home, bro!"

"I just cornered Shubi!"

"Who says we can't win!"

After placing his pieces, Rick didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately moved his knight first!

【"……profound……"】

"...Shubi, I understand a little now..."

【"Um?"】

Rick shifted his gaze from the chessboard to Shubi, but Shubi seemed somewhat timid and avoided his eye contact.

"...The current planetary environment...is deadly harsh for humanity...and for any living being, simply surviving...is already an anomaly."

[Those were the words Rick spoke a year ago when he was consumed by rage and grabbed Schwi.]

However, Schubert brought it up again a year later.

Rick frowned slightly, looked back at the chessboard, and said nothing.

"...that anomaly, [correction], that great undertaking...was possible...because of Rick's [heart]...and will."

Seeing that Rick's expression had already softened slightly, Shubi continued.

"...Even so...humanity was able to survive..."

"...is an objective fact..."

[Shubi, with a very serious look in her clear, orange-yellow eyes, gazed at Rick and stated her conclusion.]

"...But Rick can't accept it..."

"...Why don't you want to admit it?"

The dark, gray storm outside continued, with occasional rumbles of thunder, like a persistent gloom hanging over Rick's heart...

"Then let me ask you..."

In the deep darkness, the only light shone on Rick's face, and he slowly began to speak...

In the Honkai Impact 3rd Railway World, Star says, "Then let me ask you, why is your hat so pointy~?"

In the Collapsed Starry Sky Railway World, the Great Black Tower: "??"

Honkai Impact 3rd Railway World, Small Black Tower/Medium Black Tower/Micro Black Tower/Black Tower Tower: "??"

Spicy balls!!

"Even if one merely ekes out an existence in such a world, what's the point..."

"Just desperately running away, clinging to a broken life... but what happens after that?"

"What should I do?!"

A butterfly couldn't find shelter in the blizzard; eventually, its fluttering wings lost their vitality, were eroded, and decayed...

"Wouldn't it be enough if I just shut up and disappeared like dust?!"

The butterfly's ultimate fate is to become part of the dust and haze that fills the sky...

Chapter 404 Both of them are surrounded by a sea of ​​flowers~

"If you don't want to do that!"

"To let 999 people die for the sake of 1001 people!"

"Would this change the world?!"