A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Regardless, Kitasaki is dead, and Lucky Clover is now a complete shell. Murakami's subordinates have no usable fighting force left.

In other words, the next step will be for them to face Murakami, the big boss.

As for King Orphnoch, that's still a long way off.

After the battle ended, Soga rode off on his bike, and Shindo Takahisa also said goodbye and left, wanting to tell everyone at Meteor Academy the good news that he had avenged his family.

Although he still didn't understand what the grudge was.

Jiang Yang deactivated his transformation and pondered whether he could use the space opened by the Lockseed to enter Helheim, thus skipping directly to Gaim. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head, realizing he was overthinking things. If it were that easy to enter, what would be the point of the Lockseed vehicle?

Kiba took the ixa back to Jiang Yang, intending to return it to him.

"This is back to you."

Jiang Yang pushed the ixa back.

"Keep it with you for now. Things aren't over yet, so please keep it safe for me."

"Well, okay, you can come and get it whenever you need it."

"Oh, right..."

Suddenly, two cell phones rang.

Both Qiao and Muchang answered the phone at the same time.

"What?"*2

"right away."

She skillfully hung up the phone and looked directly at Jiang Yang.

"The Orphnoch has appeared. Truth is in danger. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he rode away on his motorized Pegasus.

Jiang Yang wanted to mock him further, since it was such a waste that such a powerful vehicle as the Jet Glide had become a disposable item.

He then looked at the wood yard.

"I'm sorry, Jiang Yang, I have to go there. Morishita said he killed someone."

"what?"

Jiang Yang was a little confused. In any case, he became the last person left behind.

Looking at the devastated ruins, well, it didn't seem to be in much better shape to begin with. Anyway, he was ready to leave. The commotion from the previous battle was too great; he was worried someone might come to investigate.

"Wait, I think I forgot something, damn it, my IXA!"

When Kitasaki was destroyed, the ixa prototype belt flew off. It's unknown whether the bombardment just now damaged the belt.

In short, we must keep looking for it. We can't just give up so easily. That's the prototype belt for the IXA. As long as we don't use it ourselves, it's a good item, and we might need it in the future.

After searching for a long time, I finally found the belt and the fist gun in a corner.

Fortunately, the belt was not damaged and can still be used normally.

If this belt breaks, he'll have nowhere to turn for help. However, it's likely that this belt won't have another chance to appear. With Kitasaki dead, their combat power has reached its peak. In this situation, having another prototype IXA wouldn't make much difference; in other words, not having it wouldn't have a significant impact.

The main problem is that this stuff has some really bad side effects. It's too unstable to use on teammates. It might suddenly overload, and then it wouldn't just be one person in danger.

He had no other choice before, but now he does.

Time flies, and two days have passed. The scenario that Murakami personally intervened did not occur as expected. Instead, Orphnoch appeared more frequently, and in just two days, Jiang Yang increased the progress from 53 to 62.

Not only Jiang Yang, but everyone else also encountered Orphnoch.

In addition, some other things happened. Morishita, just like in the original story, turned into an Orphnoch and began to go on a killing spree.

This time, he was taken down by Takumi and Kiba working together, which can be considered sending him to meet his sister.

Another important thing is that Saya made an appearance. She showed up at the Meteor Academy team's location wearing Delta's belt, and then disappeared again.

Incidentally, Sawada didn't appear with her; presumably, he's become an Orphnoch.

In short, the human side has all its combat forces. With their current strength, they could even storm the AI ​​headquarters and wipe out Murakami Kyoji.

However, it's estimated that he can't beat Hanagata yet. Hanagata's full strength is a mystery. He easily suppressed Kitasaki by himself. It is said that he can also emit vibration waves that can instantly destroy a building.

In short, he's very strong, so don't mess with him if you have nothing better to do.

Fortunately, he is not an enemy now.

I parked my War Lion on the roadside and bought two meat patties. Even though the War Lion was an IXA vehicle, I didn't have a decent one right now. I already had a car, so I figured I'd stick with the War Lion.

Getting back to the main point, Orphnoch's activity level has clearly increased, and Jiang Yang guesses that they are trying their best to prove themselves in order to join Lucky Four-Leaf Clover.

As for the conditions for joining the Lucky Four-Leaf Clover, Jiang Yang didn't even need to think about it; he only needed to retrieve the belt to join. Murakami would definitely make that request. This is also why the frequency of attacks on them has increased in the past few days.

Kaidou and Yuka, on the other hand, haven't been attacked much lately, as if the focus has been shifted to them.

But Jiang Yang thought, couldn't we have brought more at once?

These ordinary Orphnochs are really just regular mobs to Gaim, the kind he can easily kill with his fists.

Speaking of Kaidou, after lying in bed for a day, he seemed to be able to move around again, and then, this guy couldn't wait to find the truth.

Undoubtedly, he was not only rejected by Truth, but also beaten up by Soga. Fortunately, he did not impulsively transform into an Orphnoch in front of Soga, otherwise...

Jiang Yang is going to find Haitang now; he heard that Haitang rescued a child from a fire yesterday. Recently, various disasters have occurred in many parts of Tokyo—fires, explosions, and all sorts of accidents.

During this sensitive period, Jiang Yang couldn't help but suspect that this was the work of the Brainpower Group. Artificially creating a child with a near-certain death, a vessel for the king.

Jiang Yang needed to check on the child's condition. If it really was Wang, that would be troublesome.

Who would have thought that a trip to find Kaido would lead to an encounter with the Orphnochs? Thanks to them, Jiang Yang can now switch to his Armored form in less than three seconds.

He's becoming more and more skilled at unleashing his ultimate attack.

Push the cutting rod, throw away the big orange ball, and leap up with a rogue kick.

It's that simple.

To be fair, the Great Orange Maru, as a throwing weapon—well, I'm used to it—is surprisingly effective when used as a melee weapon for throwing attacks.

Anyway, he's quite adept at throwing orange pills now.

He took the meat pie and prepared to leave, wanting to check on the child's condition beforehand. If it was the King of Austria, then he would need to take precautions.

Just then, Jiang Yang's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

A chill ran through me.

This feeling was just like when he first met Kitasaki.

At this stage, besides Kitasaki, the only other person who can evoke this feeling in him is either Murakami Kyoji, also known as Rose Orphnoch, or Goat Orphnoch.

"Flower shape..."

As the kind-faced old man appeared in his line of sight, Jiang Yang's lips twitched. He had thought that what Cao Jia had said about Hanagata wanting to see him was just talk, but who would have thought that he would actually come to his door.

The old man in front of me is no match for me at this stage, so I should play it safe.

"You're Jiang Yang?"

"It's me. I've heard so much about you, Mr. Hanagata. Kusaka and Mari have always mentioned you, saying that you are an upright and kind father."