Chapter 182: Precognition

"Castoff"

The ultra‑fast shell instantly crushed the surrounding larvae, but Kagami, being human, was not hit by any fragments, because the fragments only target Alien Insects for attack.

Humans are not within the attack target; even if one assumes Knight form while standing among the crowd, no one will be harmed.

"Data analysis complete."

The firefly Alien Insect possesses the same ability as a firefly; when attacking, it can emit a glowing sphere from its right hand that incinerates the enemy.

"ClockUp"

The three of them entered the accelerated state simultaneously.

At the moment the firefly was just about to act, Jiang Xia instantly pressed onto its right hand, directly interrupting its attempted attack.

He flipped his right hand, and the jet‑black kunai sword plunged straight into the firefly's right arm.

The instant Jiang Xia made contact in the attack, the Alien Insect's right arm seemed to have its bones pulled out, sagging lifelessly.

The sharp kunai sword precisely sliced the firefly Alien Insect's right arm tendon.

Now it even struggles to lift its hand, let alone make any effective resistance.

An extraterrestrial being is still a being, and beings inevitably have weaknesses; as someone with complete analytical ability, Jiang Xia now excels at attacking the enemy's weak points.

A slight amount of force is enough to instantly destroy the enemy's offensive capability.

At least against this firefly Alien Insect before him, Jiang Xia now knows its body better than anyone.

The firefly Alien Insect was just about to lift its leg when Jiang Xia happened to step directly on its knee.

It was as if he had collided with it himself.

Snap!

Its left leg was kicked by Jiang Xia into a curved arc, and like its right arm, it instantly lost its function.

Jiang Xia clenched his fist and hammered a punch straight into the firefly Alien Insect's chest.

Bang!

The firefly Alien Insect, having no strength to resist, was hit head‑on and let out a mournful scream.

Its robust body was knocked flying.

Heavenly Dao Chief had been waiting for this moment, skillfully triggered his finishing move, and a spinning kick charged with electricity struck the firefly Alien Insect that Jiang Xia had sent flying.

The rhythm of the battle was firmly seized, and the firefly's movements were all read.

There was virtually no chance to resist; the outcome was sealed the instant Jiang Xia finished analyzing the data.

As an Alien Insect, if you unfortunately encounter Jiang Xia, the best course is to turn and run, and run with acceleration; if you delay even a moment, once the data is read and your raw strength is insufficient, you can only await death.

Facing an enemy who has activated precognition, there is essentially no possibility of escape.

The firefly Alien Insect exploded instantly, turning into blue flame, and its scream was cut off halfway.

Even before the acceleration time elapsed, the firefly Alien Insect was gone.

According to the data, this Alien Insect's strength is quite good; even against the current Heavenly Dao Chief it could fight for a while, and could even consume Jia Dou's ClockUp time.

However, unfortunately, its luck in selecting Mimicry targets is poor.

From appearance to end, this Alien Insect spent little time, and even the surrounding buildings suffered no damage; essentially no unnecessary loss was caused.

Jiang Xia ended his transformation and walked toward the carousel flashing with multicolored lights.

He looked up at today's weather, took money from his pocket, handed it to the ice‑cream vendor, and received two cones.

Heavenly Dao Chief watched Jiang Xia's departing silhouette and fell into thought; the near‑overwhelming battle he had witnessed revived that feeling of seeing through everything.

"Supreme observation and extensive knowledge of Alien Insect anatomy enable him to anticipate the insect's attacks and instantly sever the right hand's muscles."

"Paralyzing the Alien Insect, this combat style is more than mere prediction; it's like foreseeing the insect's moves."

Heavenly Dao Chief's curiosity about Jiang Xia's combat method set his brain racing.

"The ability to anticipate attacks and supreme observation can be trained; try it this way first."

Heavenly Dao Chief squinted, then instantly doubled the intensity of the training plan he had sketched in his mind.

If he wishes to evolve at rapid speed, arduous training and combat are unavoidable; his current training is far insufficient, and he must find ways to raise his physical condition again.

Facing such a formidable opponent, this level of training intensity alone no longer satisfies him.

"Tiandao, Jiang Xia, has the battle ended?"

Kagami ran over, looked at the amusement park as if nothing had happened, and exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm, he went to accompany Xiao Xi."

"If you want to defeat Alien Insects, your current level is far insufficient; hurry and get stronger."

"Of course I'll get stronger; I'm training every day now, and someday I'll earn the Insect Instrument's approval and become a Kamen Rider."

Kagami looked at Tiandao, raised his arm, clenched his palm tightly, trying to display as much strength as possible before Heavenly Dao Chief.

He now understands that a single failure is nothing; as long as he can obtain the Insect Instrument's approval, even failing a hundred times he won't fear, because someday he'll get the recognition.

"I see, then keep it up."

Heavenly Dao Chief patted Kagami's shoulder, then effortlessly pressed down the arm he had raised.

"You need to increase your training intensity."

"One day I'll surpass you," Kagami shouted.

"You can never surpass me."

Heavenly Dao Chief, via his channel:

"My grandmother once said my Evolution is faster than light speed; no one in the entire universe can match my Evolution rate."

Facing such a confident Heavenly Dao Chief, Kagami could only nod helplessly.

He finds it hard to comprehend what kind of family could nurture someone like Tiandao with such confidence.

In comparison, Kagami still thinks Jiang Xia is more normal; although both are unusually reliable types, their ways of expressing themselves seem completely different.

One is the Tiandao that runs the world centered on itself; the other is Jiang Xia, who can forever maintain that ability to see through everything.

Kagami lifted his head, gave a helpless smile, and said, "How do we play this? Let those two play by themselves; I don't want to get involved."

He continues to train hard, striving to enter the next trial of the Insect Ritual.

Just as he lifted his head, Kagami once again felt that familiar presence; this time it was not a silhouette from behind, but facing him directly.

He could see it clearly this time; there was no way he could be mistaken.

Kagami couldn't help shouting toward the front: "Liang!"

Then he sprinted forward, hoping to catch up to that person—his brother who had been missing for two years, Jiahemei Liang.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he won't give up; even if his heart is filled with bad premonitions, he will still cling tightly to this lifeline.

Jiang Xia and Rixia Bu Xi walked side by side; suddenly his gaze sharpened.

"What's wrong?" Rixia Bu Xi, who was eating an ice cream cone, looked at the now-serious Jiang Xia and said.

"No, nothing."

"How can one body with two consciousnesses be separated, or how can one of those consciousnesses be eliminated along with the body?"

"Let's go back; the shopkeeper must be swamped today." Jiang Xia said, watching the sunset gradually fall.

"How was it, did you have fun today?" The female boss pulled Rixia Bu Xi aside curiously.

"Mm, very happy." Rixia Bu Xi glanced furtively at the busy Jiang Xia in the kitchen and lightly nodded.

"As long as you had fun, it's worth my sore back from today's work; remember to see me later for some medicine." The female boss laughed.

At night, Jiang Xia's consciousness quickly searched through a super huge library filled with bookshelves.

"Found it." Jiang Xia picked up the book that emitted a green light all over.

Feeling the resistance on it, Jiang Xia merely exerted a little force and suppressed the book's permission.

The permission level of this book is extremely high, far exceeding that of the Knight's Belt Manufacturing Manual that Jiang Xia has read.

Jiang Xia has already thoroughly studied that book; now he only needs one opportunity to begin the first belt test.

After Jiang Xia suppressed the book, the originally blank pages displayed the book's title: Human Transformation Experiment (Original Insect Version).

And after Jiang Xia finished reading, he sighed, "Looks like my luck isn't bad; where there is poison, there is an antidote."

The Alien Insect Queen's ability to control the permission of all Alien Insects is truly precious; she can even do it this way.

"However, I only have half the permission; I still need a little assistance to fully achieve that effect."

(End of chapter)