Ben10: A Romantic Adventure with a Gender-Swapped Class

Then, Xiao Ban turned around, his face still showing some lingering fear, but more than that, a kind of inexplicable confusion.

She looked at Azmith and asked, "George just wants to use the sword to kill monsters," which was her most direct understanding based on what she had just seen and heard. "Why do you have to stop him?" In her opinion, there seemed to be nothing wrong with using powerful weapons to eliminate evil.

Upon hearing Ben's innocent question, Azmi paused for a moment.

A complex emotion flickered in his eyes, which had seen through endless time.

Finally, he spoke slowly, offering a simple yet thought-provoking answer, an answer born from a painful lesson.

"Because this time, the monster will not underestimate him."

“George is very likely to fail to achieve his goal, and the power of the sword has already taken control of him.” Azmith’s voice was low and solemn, as if he were reciting an unalterable prophecy.

He glanced at the four teenagers before him, his gaze finally settling back on the endless void, and continued, "Your world may very well be reduced to ashes."

These words were like a cold, heavy boulder, pressing down on the hearts of every listener.

The word "destruction," spoken by a cosmic-level sage, carries a weight that is enough to suffocate.

Upon hearing this, Xiaowen unconsciously leaned even closer to Kevin beside her, as if she could draw a bit of strength from him to fight against this cold prophecy.

Her voice trembled slightly as she raised the most practical difficulty: "We don't even know where he is."

“Maybe, we can find him if we have his things,” she added, trying to grasp at a straw in her desperation.

Upon hearing Xiaowen's words, Kevin's lips curled up slightly, revealing his usual confident smile with a touch of roguishness.

He always manages to find a breakthrough in the most unexpected places.

“Well…” he drawled, as if showing off a precious treasure, “how about this one?”

After he finished speaking, he spread his five fingers, and on the palm of his right hand lay a golden hair that was still clearly visible even in the dim light.

“I ripped it off when he shook me off,” Kevin said casually, as if it were just a trivial thing to do, rather than a crucial clue that could save the world.

Xiaowen's eyes lit up instantly.

She immediately reached out and carefully took the hair from Kevin's palm, as if it were incredibly fragile.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and gently held her hair in her hands. A faint, rhythmic purple light, like her breath, began to emanate from her body—she was concentrating her mind, drawing upon celestial energy, and trying to track George's current location through this subtle medium.

At the same time, Azmith walked steadily to Ben's side.

He looked up at the energetic, sometimes impulsive, Earth girl, his tone more serious than ever before. He spoke, each word carrying immense weight: "Be very careful, Ben Tennyson." He paused, then emphasized, "The consequences will be dire."

Hearing Azmith's words, which sounded like a deathbed instruction, Ben turned to look at the little creator.

She put one hand on her hip, trying to dispel the overly heavy atmosphere with her usual relaxed attitude, and replied, "If it weren't for the fact that Yu Zhou's life was in danger, I might have stayed in bed until lunchtime." She tried to force a smile, but it didn't work.

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she pointed to Mo Bai, who had been silently pondering to the side, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "By the way, why don't you say anything about him?" After all, Mo Bai was also wearing an Ultimatrix on his wrist.

However, upon hearing Ben's words, Azmi simply put his hands behind his back, his gaze still fixed on Ben, his tone calm yet meaningful.

"Because as long as you're alright."

He'll definitely be alright.

Upon hearing this unexpected answer, Xiao Ban's mouth opened slightly, as if he had choked.

She put her hands on her hips, bent down abruptly, almost bringing her face close to Azmith's, staring intently into his deep eyes, and quickly retorted, "What do you mean? Are you saying I'm a burden?" Her tone was filled with resentment and a hint of grievance at being looked down upon.

Hearing Ben's indignant question, Azmi simply reached out and slowly stroked his beard, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips, before replying, "I didn't say that."

..........

The investigation quickly yielded results.

Following the directions given by Xiao Wentian, the group quietly arrived at a secluded warehouse.

The warehouse stood alone on the wasteland, its exterior old and worn, yet the atmosphere was unusually somber.

Even more striking was the presence of numerous Eternal Warriors in uniform, wielding laser swords that flashed with a dangerous red light, patrolling the area around the warehouse with heavy vigilance.

The situation is clear.

After a brief discussion, the group quickly came up with a plan: Xiaowen and Kevin would be responsible for attracting and dealing with the Eternal Warriors outside the warehouse, creating chaos and an opening; while Xiaoban and Mobai would take the opportunity to sneak into the warehouse and confront George directly.

The plan began to be implemented.

Kevin and Xiaowen took the lead, deliberately making some noise and swaggering into the Eternal Warriors' sight, successfully attracting the attention of all the outer guards.

The buzzing of lightsabers and the sounds of fighting immediately filled the warehouse.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Ban and Mo Bai, like two shadows, slipped silently into the relatively loosely guarded warehouse.

The warehouse was spacious inside, filled with discarded crates and machine parts, and the air was thick with the smell of rust and dust.

In the center of the warehouse, George stood with his back to them, holding the divine sword that emitted a faint aura of energy, as if he had anticipated their arrival.

He slowly turned around, his face showing no surprise, only a calm that had seen many hardships and a faint weariness.

"Just as I expected," his deep voice echoed in the empty warehouse.

His gaze swept over the two men who were standing at attention, and he posed a weighty question, one that carried the scrutiny of a thousand years: "May I ask you, gentlemen, what makes you so certain that someone who cannot even live a lifetime understands everything better than someone who has lived for a thousand years?"

Upon hearing George's words, Ben couldn't help but shrug, trying to refute with the simplest logic: "Azmith is much older than you!"

Upon hearing this answer, George did not deny it, but simply replied, "Yes, I noticed he wasn't there." His tone seemed to imply that Azmith's absence had a deeper meaning.

Upon hearing George's words, Ben said no more, placing his hand directly on the Ultimatrix watch on his wrist and replying with high spirits, "Then guess who's there!"

After saying that, she slammed her hand on the watch face!

A green light of evolution instantly enveloped her, her body swelled and transformed, becoming a powerful, muscular Tyrannosaurus Rex!

She instinctively called out, "Divine Tyrannosaurus!"

Without pausing, she quickly patted the watch face on her chest!

An even stronger energy surged forth, and her form underwent another dramatic change, becoming even larger and more ferocious, covered in bio-armor, and filled with an aura of destruction—the Ultimate Divine Power Tyrannosaurus!

However, unlike the eager-to-fight Ban, Mo Bai stood aside and did not transform for a long time.

His brows were furrowed, and his eyes darted around rapidly, clearly as he was quickly considering whether there were better or more effective solutions besides violent confrontation.

Just as Ben in his ultimate form as a Tyrannosaurus Rex and George wielding a divine sword were about to clash, Mo Bai suddenly raised his hand and loudly interrupted them.

"Wait!"

The sudden sound momentarily halted the tense atmosphere in the room.

Ben and George both turned to look at him.

George's gaze remained wary, while Ben's enormous head displayed a clear expression of doubt in its eyes.

“Actually, there’s no need for us to fight,” Mo Bai said, trying to keep his voice calm and persuasive.

With that, he crossed his arms, and despite facing a thousand-year-old samurai wielding a divine sword, he still tried to maintain a serious negotiating posture as he spoke to George.

"If you want to destroy the Great Steel, we won't stop you."

He laid out his conditions, his gaze sharp: "But if you fail, the divine sword is mine."

Upon hearing this simple, direct, and even somewhat crude suggestion, George fell silent.

His deep gaze lingered on Mo Bai's face for a moment, as if he were weighing his options and making a judgment.

In the end, he didn't speak, but simply nodded silently and solemnly.

A silent agreement was reached between the three parties in an abandoned warehouse.

Thus, although Ben was full of confusion and even a little frustrated, he still deactivated his ultimate form and turned back into a human.

The four of them—including Kevin and Xiaowen, who had met up with the guards outside—left the warehouse with indescribable complex emotions and returned to the original cave entrance.

As soon as she stood still, Xiao Ban couldn't help but complain, her tone filled with regret for missing the battle: "Why didn't you let me beat him up? I was already in my ultimate form!" She waved her arms, feeling that all her previous momentum had been wasted.

Upon hearing Xiao Ban's words, Mo Bai lowered her hand, which had been resting on her chin in deep thought.

He looked at Xiao Ban with unusual seriousness in his eyes and analyzed, "We can't beat him." His tone was calm; he was simply stating a fact that he believed in.

“Anyway, if he wins, the sword will be stuck in the dragon’s heart; if he loses, the sword won’t fall into his hands.” Mo Bai continued to explain his logic clearly. “It’s the same either way, so why bother stopping him?” This was a kind of abandonment based on rational weighing, with a bit of helplessness, but also revealing a realistic calmness.

Upon hearing Mo Bai's analysis, Azmis slowly spoke up, his voice carrying a rare weariness of admitting his mistake: "You might be right." He paused, as if it took great courage to say those words, "I'm not infallible."

His gaze drifted into the distance, and he continued, "I've already explained to you why I invented the Omnitrix and the Ultimatrix."

"Those are all true."

Then, he changed the subject, his voice infused with a deeper, more personal emotion, as if he were reopening a wound: "But there is one more, the real reason."

At this point, Azmis turned around, raised his head, and looked at the brilliant yet cold starry sky outside the cave, as if gazing at some distant being. He continued softly, his voice so soft it was almost lost in the wind.

"I really hope... she'll notice."

.........

The somber atmosphere needs a bit of everyday life to lighten it.

In the blink of an eye, the four of them had arrived at Kevin's iconic garage, which was filled with all sorts of parts and tools.

With the big battle looming, Kevin wanted to give his beloved car one last thorough check to make sure this important partner was in top condition.

The garage was filled with the smell of engine oil and metal.

Xiaowen was sitting on a toolbox, swinging her legs, looking at Xiaoban and Mobai who were sharing a bag of potato chips and eating them with relish. She said with a hint of worry, "By the way, didn't we say we wouldn't bother them?"

Upon hearing Xiaowen's words, Xiaoban and Mobai simultaneously stuffed another potato chip into their mouths and replied indistinctly.

Xiao Ban swallowed his potato chips and said, "We're just going to take a look, we didn't say we were going to fight Da Gang." Mo Bai quickly added, with a reason that sounded even a little childish: "What if we don't go and the Divine Sword falls into Da Gang's hands? I haven't even touched it yet."

However, the little boy had barely finished speaking—

Tear it apart!

As if in response to their "naive" idea, countless dark figures suddenly appeared at the garage door, outside the windows, and even at the ventilation duct openings!

In the time it takes to breathe, a large number of Steel Cultists dressed in uniform dark clothing surged in like a tide, completely blocking the only exit of Kevin's garage!

Kevin, who was inspecting the chassis under the car, suddenly saw countless pairs of feet wearing the same style of shoes in his line of sight. He couldn't help but gasp, and his heart skipped a beat.

He quickly and nimbly crawled out from under the car and instinctively stood next to Xiaowen, Xiaoban, and Mobai, forming a defensive posture with his back to his.

Mo Bai immediately threw down the half-eaten bag of potato chips, stood up abruptly, and her eyes instantly sharpened.

In the blink of an eye, even more Big Steel devotees emerged out of thin air from the shadows of the garage and from the walls themselves, like ghosts!

Dozens of believers silently surrounded the four of them in the center of the garage, completely cutting off all their escape routes.

The oppressive silence and the fervent gazes pressed down on everyone as if they were a physical weight.

"Tsk!" Little Ban reacted quickly, cursing as he jumped off the toolbox in an instant! Without hesitation, he slapped his hand onto the Ultimatrix watch face on his wrist, transforming into a four-handed tyrant!

Almost at the same time, Mo Bai also photographed the Ultimatrix and transformed into a raging tiger!

He let out a deep, menacing roar that made your teeth ache.