A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Somewhere, the lobster Orphnoch struggled to crawl out of the water, and after reaching the shore, transformed back into a human and collapsed on the ground. Large areas of his body had turned to ash. At the current rate, within ten minutes, he would be completely reduced to a lifeless pile of ashes.

Saeko Kageyama felt her strength rapidly draining away. She tried to get up, but she had no feeling in her hands and feet.

"No, no, I don't want to die, I can't die, how could I possibly die!"

She muttered to herself, her voice growing softer and softer, and her vision began to blur. In the dim light, he sensed someone approaching her.

"You're lying here because you've discovered something interesting?"

It was a pitch-black figure; she could only make out a few outlines, and the voice was indistinct, but she recognized it instantly.

"Kita~zaki."

"Are you still alive? It's me. I'm asking you, do you find this amusing?"

"Help me!"

"What? Your voice is too soft, I can't hear you. Answer me, have you discovered something interesting? Are you funny right now?"

As Saeko Kageyama listened to Kitasaki's question, she suddenly burst into laughter for some reason, but her laughter was intermittent as she had little strength left.

"Why, why you of all people? If I had your power, I... I wouldn't accept this..."

With her last breath, her life ended, and her body began to disintegrate.

"Dead? How incredibly boring. I thought something interesting was going to happen. Huh? What's this?"

In his line of sight, two palm-sized, hopping objects appeared in the distance. These objects looked like miniature mummies, but their movements were surprisingly agile.

"As expected, this is it. It looks very interesting."

He had encountered this little thing before. He only saw one then, and after reaching out to grab it, it disappeared. He hadn't had a chance to properly study what it was.

But now that there are two of these, I should be able to have some fun with them.

Just as he was about to grab the little mummy, the two little mummies hopped and skipped away in two different directions.

"Hey? Wait, don't run away."

He strode after her, seemingly having already forgotten about Kageyama Asako's death.

Not far away, Jiang Yang leaned against the wall, holding his breath, his heartbeat clearly audible.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after the guy had chased the two little mummies far away.

"Luckily, I was cautious enough. If I had really faced this guy head-on now, it would have been a real disaster."

To be fair, in Jiang Yang's mind, Kitasaki was not invincible. With his Ixa, he could fight Kitasaki, even if he couldn't win, and there was a chance he could escape.

He had no reason to be so afraid of Kitasaki.

But that warning of danger, that premonition, forced him to be extremely cautious.

All of this is because of that enhanced perception.

Jiang Yang really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Continuing like this might not be a good thing for him.

He worried that if his perception became too strong, he would automatically take a scare attack when encountering a stronger enemy, which wouldn't do.

I need to find a way to strengthen my mental fortitude.

This can't be rushed.

However, there is another matter that can now be put on the agenda.

Hunting in Kitasaki.

Compared to the current boss that randomly spawns in the city and could suddenly appear at any moment, Jiang Yang would much rather Kitazaki become a loot box. Because this guy is just too unpredictable.

This guy is very similar to the tanks in Kiva, or rather, the tanks are very similar to him; both are chasing after what is considered fun. They do whatever is fun, and become extremely bored if they stop.

To put it bluntly, there is no fixed pattern of action.

But this thing is far more dangerous than a tank; its immense power is something even a human cannot control. With the ability to turn anything to ashes with a mere touch, this thing is practically a mobile disaster.

"We need to wait, to be on the safe side, until everyone arrives."

He'll be able to see Saya in the next couple of days. With the Delta Belt, he'll have a better chance of success. If he doesn't make a move, fine, but if he does, he has to succeed and not give the enemy a chance to breathe.

Peeking over, I saw that Lobster Sister's remains had completely turned to sand, and most of them were scattered by the wind blowing up from the roadside.

Orphinus, the lobster that survived to the end in the TV series, died so easily. It really shows how unpredictable life is.

Of course, Jiang Yang didn't feel the slightest bit sorry or regretful. Every Orphnoch in the Lucky Four-Leaf Clover had countless lives on their hands.

Jiang Yang would feel no guilt whatsoever for killing them.

He simply lamented that whether human or monster, once dead, they are dead and cease to exist.

Put on your helmet and get on your motorcycle.

Jiang Yang had already lost contact with Hanzo in his consciousness connection, so to avoid running into him again, he decided to leave first.

He didn't want to do that, but he unexpectedly encountered Ryuobi Kitasaki in a Tokyo alley. Despite his best efforts, he couldn't defeat him and barely escaped.

Just kidding.

Three of the four members of Lucky Four-Leaf Clover are now dead.

If only Kitasaki is left, given Kitasaki's effectiveness, it shouldn't be so easy for Murakami to move him around.

In other words, Murakami Kyoji will lack high-end combat power for some time to come.

If Kitasaki is also eliminated, Murakami Kyoji will really have no high-end combat power left to use, unless he himself goes into the ring to fight.

To be honest, Jiang Yang didn't expect killing Takuma and Saeko Kageyama to go so smoothly.

In the show, these two guys were defeated more than once or twice, but they never died, and they were still alive even at the end.

So this time he was actually prepared for the lobster orphin to escape.

Why not "ponder"?

Jiang Yang has already set his sights on this guy and will definitely not let him get away.

Now we only need to be careful of Murakami Kyoji's retaliatory actions when he gets angry and doesn't care about the cost. Once Kitasaki is dead, the real advantage will be in our hands.

It's important to know that the birth of King Orphnoch requires an enormous amount of energy; who knows how much it would take to consume ordinary Orphnochs.

If we eliminate Kitasaki and reduce the supply of high-quality food in advance, causing him to lack nutrition, it will take him a long time to be born. This time will be enough for us to decide whether to nip him in the bud or not.

The best way to prevent the birth of King Ao is to kill the parasite, but as mentioned before, Jiang Yang doesn't want to do that, at least not until there's really no other way.

He rode his bicycle to the Kiba family's house, while ordering Hanzo and the others to search for Orphnoch in the city, as he needed to catch up on his progress.

When Jiang Yang arrived at the Kiba family home, he only saw three people inside: Kiba Yuji, Nagata Yuka, and Kaido lying on the bed.

"What a coincidence!"

"I just received a phone call, and then I left after answering it."

Jiang Yang nodded. Let them go. Judging from Muji's expression, it didn't seem like things had broken down, so that was enough. However, just to be on the safe side, he decided to ask anyway.

"How about it? This faiz."

"It's a little different from what I thought. I thought he was a subordinate of his AI group."

"so what?"

"It just feels a bit unbelievable."

"Why do you think so?"

"It's just a feeling. He doesn't seem to be very averse to Orphnoch, and also, he's a bit like me from before."

"You before?"

"Hmm, I seem to be a little confused about combat."

Confused? Although Jiang Yang didn't witness the process firsthand, judging from the result alone, Sister Lobster was already dead. She acted so decisively, and you're telling me he was confused?

However, it's hard to say; people's hearts are very complex.