Chapter 465: with translation of chapter title

You two each take one, I'll handle the middle two." Jiang Xia said, turning slightly.

Translation: "You two, one each, I'll take the middle two." Jiang Xia slightly turned sideways and said.

We need to keep the quotes and punctuation? The Chinese includes quotation marks 「」. We should keep them? The instruction: translate faithfully, preserve every paragraph break. It didn't say to keep Chinese punctuation; we should translate into English punctuation. Usually we replace 「」 with English quotes. We'll use English double quotes. So: "You two, one each, I'll take the middle two." Jiang Xia slightly turned sideways and said.

But we need to keep the meaning exactly: the Chinese line 'You two each take one, I'll handle the middle two.' spoken by Jiang Xia as he turned slightly.

Literal: "You two each one, I am responsible for the middle two." Jiang Xia slightly turned sideways and said.

We'll produce: "You two, one each, I'll take the middle two." Jiang Xia slightly turned sideways and said.

Make sure it's one line.

Their current stance centers on Sheng Hong Zhan Yue, with Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi guarding the flanks.

Translation: Their current stance centers on Sheng Hong Zhan Yue, with Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi guarding the two sides.

We need to keep Sheng Hong Zhan Yue, Ge Ye Hong Tai, and Wu Dao Guang Shi as given.

Thus: Their current stance centers on Sheng Hong Zhan Yue, with Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi guarding the two sides.

Everyone says occupying the C-position is the team's core; now there's no doubt, Jiang Xia is the core of this small team.

Translation: Everyone says occupying the C-position is the team's core; now there's no doubt, Jiang Xia is the core of this small team.

Everyone says occupying the C-position is the team's core; now there's no doubt, Jiang Xia is the core of this small team.

'Well, this is our stage now.' Ge Ye Hong Tai grinned, delivering the familiar opening line.

Translation: "Well, the stage is ours now." Ge Ye Hong Tai curled his lips and uttered that most familiar opening line.

We need to keep quotes. So: "Well, the stage is ours now." Ge Ye Hong Tai curled his lips and uttered that most familiar opening line.

'All right, Brother Jiang Xia!' Wu Dao Guang Shi also gripped his sonic bow tightly and replied.

Translation: "All right, Brother Jiang Xia!" Wu Dao Guang Shi also gripped his sonic bow tightly and replied.

'All right, Brother Jiang Xia!' Wu Dao Guang Shi also gripped his sonic bow tightly and replied.

At that moment, the sound of metal clashing erupted at the highest point of the city.

Translation: At that moment, the sound of metal clashing exploded at the highest point of this city.

Boom!

Translation: "Boom!"

A resonant bell-like sound rang out from Zhan Ji Ling Ma's body; he wanted to act, but he couldn't match the opponent's speed.

Translation: A sound like a great bell ringing echoed across Zhan Ji Ling Ma's body; he wanted to do something, but he couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed.

The heavily armored Sheng Hong Zhan Yue was blazingly fast; he didn't even sense anything odd before a heavy punch, like a detonating metal hammer, crashed into his chest.

Translation: The heavily armored Sheng Hong Zhan Yue was incredibly fast; he didn't even feel anything unusual as a metal‑hammer‑blasting heavy punch slammed directly into his chest.

Zhan Ji Ling Ma's body was bent completely, like a curled-up dead shrimp.

Translation: Zhan Ji Ling Ma's body was bent completely downward, like a curled‑up dead shrimp.

His eyes bulged beneath his visor, his mouth opened silently, and he felt as if his chest had been struck by a massive tree.

Translation: His eyeballs bulged beneath his helmet, his mouth opened silently, and he felt as if his chest had been struck by a massive tree with his flesh.

The powerful impact sent tremors spreading from his chest through every bone and muscle, until his whole body emitted a sound on the verge of falling apart.

Translation: The violent shock from the immense force spread from his chest through every inch of his bones and muscles, until his whole body emitted a sound on the verge of falling apart.

The immense force halted his body entirely; if it weren't for his usual excellent fitness routine, and if he hadn't maxed out the data on his Genesis Drive, that blow would have outright disabled his combat ability.

Translation: The tremendous impact froze his entire body; if it weren't for his usual excellent fitness habit, and if he hadn't set the data of his Genesis Driver to the maximum, that blow would have directly robbed him of his combat ability.

But the attack wasn't over; when Zhan Ji Ling Ma's body bent from the intense pain, his body would briefly hover.

Translation: But the attack wasn't over; when Zhan Ji Ling Ma's body bent from the immense pain, his body would briefly hover in midair.

Jiang Xia's punch came from below, striking upward.

Translation: Because of Jiang Xia's punch, the direction was from below to above.

When his airborne body is briefly suspended and the intense pain nearly stalls his brain, that's the perfect moment to attack.

Translation: When the blown‑away body is briefly suspended and the brain is nearly halted by the intense pain, that is the perfect moment to attack.

Although this only lasts half a second, during that time he cannot react at all.

Translation: Although this only lasts half a second, during that time one cannot make any reaction.

Jiang Xia, without hesitation, unleashed a second punch with the same stance and motion.

Translation: Jiang Xia, without hesitation, threw a second punch with the same posture and motion.

Each time he strikes, Zhan Ji Ling Ma lingers a bit longer in midair, and the excruciating sensation of his body shattering repeats, feeling every sense within him break apart.

Translation: Each time he struck, Zhan Ji Ling Ma would linger a bit longer in midair, and the feeling of his whole body shattering would strike again, as if all his internal senses were being crushed.

The third punch slammed Zhan Ji Ling Ma from midair onto the ground, and just as he was about to hit the ground, Jiang Xia shifted sideways and delivered a horizontal kick.

Translation: The third punch directly slammed Zhan Ji Ling Ma from midair onto the ground; at the instant he was about to hit the ground, Jiang Xia shifted sideways and delivered a horizontal kick.

Zhan Ji Ling Ma flew backward, slamming hard into the metal structure on the rooftop; the deafening crash, accompanied by a gust of wind, silenced everyone present.

Translation: Zhan Ji Ling Ma flew backward and smashed hard into the metal structure on the rooftop; a tremendous boom accompanied by a gale silenced everyone present.

The metallic rooftop structure developed a huge dent from the impact, its surface covered in cracks resembling a spiderweb.

Translation: The metal structure on the rooftop, in the tremendous boom, developed a huge dent, its surface covered with cracks like a spiderweb.

Zhan Ji Ling Ma was lodged in the center of that dent, and finally slipped down slowly from its middle.

Translation: Zhan Ji Ling Ma was lodged in the middle of that dent, and finally slipped slowly down from its center.

Thanks to the Genesis Drive's solid performance, Zhan Ji Ling Ma survived the attack, albeit with severe injuries.

Translation: Thanks to the Genesis Driver's solid performance, Zhan Ji Ling Ma survived the attack, merely suffering severe injuries.

What surprised Jiang Xia was that Zhan Ji Ling Ma, despite the pain threatening to tear his body apart, staggered to his feet.

Translation: What surprised Jiang Xia was that Zhan Ji Ling Ma, enduring the pain of his body about to fall apart, staggered to his feet from the ground.

But after standing, he took a few heavy steps and then collapsed backward again.

Translation: But after standing, he took a few heavy steps and collapsed backward again.

Zhan Ji Ling Ma's willpower is far stronger than an average person's, though it doesn't help much.

Translation: Zhan Ji Ling Ma's willpower was far stronger than an ordinary person's, yet it was of little use.

'You bastard!' Wu Dao Gui Hu exclaimed, seeing his badly wounded friend, he swung his sonic bow and attacked Jiang Xia.

Translation: "You bastard!" Wu Dao Gui Hu reacted violently, looking at his badly wounded friend, he swung his sonic bow and attacked Jiang Xia.

Sheng Hong Zhan Yue's recent strike was incredibly fast—like a car pushed to its limit—so that by the time your nerves register it, the attack is already over.

Translation: Just now, Sheng Hong Zhan Yue's attack speed was incredibly fast, like a car accelerated to its limit; before your nerves could react, the opponent's strike was already over.

You don't have time to react, nor any time to do so.

Translation: You had no time to react, nor any chance to do so.

Wu Dao Gui Hu can use his sonic arrows to forcibly split incoming bullets, but when facing Jiang Xia's attack speed, he, like Zhan Ji Ling Ma, notices nothing at all.

Translation: Wu Dao Gui Hu could use his sonic arrows to forcibly split the bullets shooting at him, but when facing Jiang Xia's attack speed, he, like Zhan Ji Ling Ma, noticed nothing at all.

Splitting bullets with a blade is already the pinnacle of human skill, yet against Sheng Hong Zhan Yue it seems utterly out of reach.

Translation: Deflecting bullets with a blade is already the pinnacle of human skill, yet against Sheng Hong Zhan Yue it appears utterly out of reach.

Jiang Xia's attack speed has become absurd—when a bullet flies toward him, he can simply rely on his bodily speed to dodge it and kill the shooter.

Translation: Jiang Xia's hand speed has become so absurd that when a bullet flies toward him, he can simply rely on his bodily speed to dodge the bullet and kill the person firing at him.

Of course, he is immune to physical attacks, so even a machine gun or Gatling gun barrage is useless against him.

Translation: Of course, he is immune to physical attacks, so even a barrage from a machine gun or Gatling gun is utterly useless.

Facing Wu Dao Gui Hu's attack, Jiang Xia conjured a peerless military blade in his palm, clasped his hands together, and thrust the blade's edge into the gap of the DJ gun, fitting it perfectly.

Translation: Facing Wu Dao Gui Hu's attack, Jiang Xia's palm conjured another peerless sword; he pressed his palms together and thrust the blade of the peerless sword into the gap of the DJ gun, fitting it perfectly.

The edge of the DJ gun sprang out a sharp blade upon receiving the peerless military blade, turning the DJ gun into a substantial greatsword.

Translation: The edge of the DJ gun, upon receiving the peerless sword's insertion, sprang out a sharp blade, turning the DJ gun into a substantial greatsword.

Jiang Xia held his azure greatsword across his chest, while Wu Dao Gui Hu's sonic arrows, at full blast, traced dazzling trails of light.

Translation: Jiang Xia held his azure‑greened greatsword across his chest, while Wu Dao Gui Hu's sonic arrows, at full blast, traced dazzling trails of blade light.

The two weapons continually clashed, sending hot sparks flying; the bouncing sparks illuminated their eerily similar faces—both were Zhan Yue, yet distinct, explaining why they sometimes mistake each other.

Translation: The two weapons constantly clashed, sparks scattering, jumping sparks illuminating the two eerily similar faces; they were both Zhan Yue, yet each different, which explains why they are sometimes mistaken for each other.

This is the showdown between Sheng Hong Zhan Yue and the true Zhan Yue.

Translation: This is the showdown between Sheng Hong Zhan Yue and Zhan Yue·Zhen.

In his enraged state, Wu Dao Gui Hu displayed the formidable power of humanity's limit; his sonic bow, swung at extreme speed, became a blurred shadow.

Translation: In his furious state, Wu Dao Gui Hu displayed the strength of humanity's limit; his sonic bow, whirled at high speed, became a blurred shadow.

Each sword sweep fell like a downpour, his offense raging like a gale.

Translation: Each sword swing fell like a torrential rain, the offensive as fierce as a gale.

Yet even pushing his speed to that extent, he couldn't gain the slightest advantage against Jiang Xia.

Translation: Yet even with speed raised to that degree, he still couldn't gain the slightest advantage against Jiang Xia.

Although his weapon is far more agile and lighter than a greatsword, no matter where he attacks from, it seems as if his opponent always anticipates him.

Translation: Although his weapon is far more nimble and light than a greatsword, no matter where he launches his attack from, the opponent seems to anticipate it every time.

No matter how much he increases his speed, he can never surpass Sheng Hong Zhan Yue.

Translation: No matter how much the speed is increased, it can never surpass Sheng Hong Zhan Yue.

In fact, Wu Dao Gui Hu has already pushed the power of his Genesis Drive and Melon Lock to 130%.

Translation: In fact, Wu Dao Gui Hu has already pushed the power of his Genesis Driver and Melon Lockseed to 130%.

For someone who has resolved to bear all sins, numbers are meaningless; what matters is the heart.

Translation: For someone who has decided to bear all sins, the data are meaningless; the key lies in one's heart.

One's heart determines the upper limit of combat ability.

Translation: One's heart determines the upper limit of combat ability.

However, such idealistic emotional bursts only help when the strength difference is small and you are in a disadvantaged position.

Translation: However, such idealistic emotional outbursts are only effective when the powers are comparable and you are in a disadvantaged position.

Just like a weak‑muscled teenager who lazes in bed all day, no matter how emotionally charged he gets, he could never match a boxer.

Translation: Just like a weak‑muscled teenager who lies in bed all day, no matter how fervently his emotions flare, he could never match a boxer.

But if a boxer faces another boxer, going beyond his norm might still help a little.

Translation: If it's a boxer facing another boxer, an extraordinary performance might still help a little.

Wu Dao Gui Hu could beat Genesis with his Zhan Ji Drive, but if you give him nothing and make him fight Genesis with just his body, that's not idealism—it's suicide.

Translation: Wu Dao Gui Hu could defeat Genesis with his Ultimate Driver, but give him nothing and let him fight Genesis with his bare body—that's not idealism, that's suicide.

Jiang Xia watched Wu Dao Gui Hu, who was engaging him in close combat, swing his blade again at a speed surpassing his own; the greatsword's cuts through the air sounded layered upon layered, like countless waves converging into a torrent.

Translation: Jiang Xia watched Wu Dao Gui Hu, who was clinging to him in close combat, swing his blade faster than Jiang Xia could; the greatsword's slicing of the air sounded layer upon layer, like countless waves converging into a torrent.

Each collision of the two weapons creates sparks, but the sparks linger in the air for a few seconds, so as the fight goes on, more and more sparks accumulate from the impacts.

Translation: Each collision of the two weapons produced sparks, but the sparks lingered in the air for a few seconds, so later on, the sparks scattering from impacts grew more numerous.

In the end, their sword swings were like countless sparks wrapped together, forming bright arcs that collided.

Translation: In the end, their sword swings were like countless sparks bundled together forming a bright blade arc that collided.

Around them, explosions and gunfire never ceased.

Translation: Around them, explosions and gunfire never ceased.

Both sides wielded the same weapons; as they fought, volleys of differently colored arrows burst outward, and the explosions produced variously colored juices that were soon covering the rooftop.

Translation: Both sides possessed the same weapons; in their clash, volleys of differently colored arrows burst outward, and the variously hued juices produced by the explosions were about to cover the rooftop.

The sole advantage of sonic arrows is their convenience in both melee and ranged combat; more importantly, the Jinwu armor combines two different locks, giving Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi a slight edge in raw power over Xue Te and Minato Haruko.

Translation: The sole advantage of sonic arrows is their convenience in both melee and ranged combat; more importantly, Zhenyu armor, formed by fusing two different lockseeds, gives Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi a slight edge in raw strength over Xue Te and Sou Qing Zi.

As their ranged attacks ended, they switched to melee, and only then did Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi clearly feel the boost the Genesis Core gave them in combat.

Translation: As each side's ranged attacks ended, they switched to melee mode, and only then did Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guang Shi clearly feel the boost the Genesis Core gave them in battle.

Ge Ye Huangtai's Lemon Energy Lockseed actually gives the greatest boost in strength to the Armored Warrior.

At first, when conducting long-range arrow shooting where they approached each other, the gap didn't feel too big, but once it came to close-quarters combat, the difference in a single Energy Lockseed immediately became apparent.

Ge Ye Huang Tai directly suppressed Xue Te, who was using the cherry energy lock seed, with the most barbaric force; each attack shook him back, and the powerful slashes grew heavier one after another, causing Xue Te's hands to begin trembling uncontrollably.

Until the final mistake, Ge Ye Huang Tai's sonic arrow sliced directly along the edge of the bowstring, and in this slash he cut out a huge orange-yellow arc of light.

Sparks kept bursting from the upper half of Xue Te's cherry armor, and he was sent flying, rolling clumsily on the ground.

He looked at the halted armored warrior, wiped his face with the back of his hand, his face showing ferocity, never expecting that he would be injured this badly by this bunch of greenhorn kids.

"You little brat who hasn't grown up yet, listen to what the adults say!"

Xue Te quickly removed the cherry energy lock seed from his hand, placed it into the groove of the sonic arrow, and then swiftly pulled back the bowstring.

The cherry-red power fluctuation quickly solidified, finally condensing in front of the bow into a tangible red cherry-shaped arrow.

"CherryEnergy!"

"I'm not a kid!"

Ge Ye Huang Tai shouted, likewise placing the lemon energy lock seed onto the sonic arrow, but unlike Xue Te's move, this move simultaneously superimposed the power of the tangerine lock seed.

When he pulled to the limit, the condensed juice-like energy fluctuation not only gathered on the arrow but also, ahead of the arrow's aim, appeared layered sliced circular sheet-like lemon-cross-section energy. "SonicVolley!"

The youthful roar emitted by Ge Ye Huang Tai, while stretching the bowstring to its limit, he aimed at Xue Te and released his hand.

The orange-yellow light arrow shot straight through the layered sheet-like lemon energy and burst forth!

Because of the speed, at the moment the arrow was shot, a strong storm swept around the surrounding arrows, and the air continually trembled.

Xue Te's cherry-energy light arrow and Ge Ye Huang Tai's attack violently collided, the two different light pillars clashed in the middle, and a deafening explosion erupted from between them.

Both sides exerted their full strength; the lock-seed power surged out at the moment of impact, the orange-yellow and cherry-red energies intertwined, spewing forth light pillars and metal fragments that swept outward.

Finally, the orange-yellow light arrow, after passing through the storm, struck Xue Te's left shoulder, continuously pressing his figure backward like orange juice light particles bursting one after another, entwining with his cherry armor, sliding on the ground, and finally hitting the railing behind the rooftop.

Also defeated alongside Xue Te was Minazuki Yoko, who had transformed into the Peach Knight.

Wu Dao Guangshi used the melon lock seed crafted by Jiang Xia in a very graceful pose, easily defeating her.

Although they are all energy lock seeds, the contained power and attributes differ greatly; the ability stored in the melon energy lock seed is much stronger than that of the peach energy lock seed developed by Senkyoku Ryoma.

As the maker, turning one's own data up to the maximum is a regular operation.

Although Wu Dao Guangshi's martial arts ability and experience with the driver are still shallow, plus the inherent grape lock seed and the special melon energy lock seed's support, losing would be abnormal; Minazuki Yoko is not like Wu Dao Kichiko, a knight who can surpass data to defeat opponents.

Wu Dao Kichiko's transformed Zangetsu·Shin finally couldn't hold up; in a short time he underwent multiple high-intensity fierce battles, and due to bursting forth with speed beyond his body's limits, if he didn't possess extraordinary stamina and persist in training, he would have already lost the ability to resist from exhaustion.

With a clang, Zangetsu·Shin half-kneeled on the ground, both hands gripping the sonic arrow in his hand to block the descending great sword; beneath his mask, his veins bulged, his arms firmly braced against the sonic arrow, yet the fact that the attack continued to fall remained unchanged.

He didn't even dare to shout loudly, fearing that speaking would cause his power to leak, leading to defeat.

"Is this guy really human? He slashed at him countless times with his limit speed, but never succeeded; even the blade of the sonic arrow in his hand never touched the armor of Sheng Hong Zhan Yue."

Moreover, using the weapon in his hand to break his defense was out of the question; he couldn't even touch him, and with just one hand's force he pinned him firmly to the ground.

He can now also feel what Senkyoku Ryoma just experienced from multiple attacks.

Power and speed far exceed human comprehension.

"Jiang Xia, be careful!" shouted Ge Ye Huang Tai, who had just finished the battle, at Sheng Hong Zhan Yue.

"Jiang Xia brother, watch out for the attack." Wu Dao Guangshi likewise noticed; it was Senkyoku Ryoma, who had just lost combat ability.

Bright yellow golden light points rapidly condensed on the sonic bow-arrow; Senkyoku Ryoma, relying on astonishing willpower, stood up again and burst forth with the full power of his strongest lemon energy lock seed.

His own Genesis Driver has the highest data and the strongest instantaneous burst; even the Zhenyu system he developed cannot match his own Genesis Driver and energy lemon lock seed, and his combat power is several times that of the Zhenyu system.

He wants to approach the realm of omnipotence, and of course he won't let others surpass him.

That overwhelming assault was like a raging storm, the air filled with deafening sounds—the sound of lemon energy gathering.

Senkyoku Ryoma's angular-faced mask emitted golden light; the sonic bow was drawn to its maximum, concentrating all his bodily power into the light arrow.

The constantly trembling light arrow began to vibrate unnaturally the moment it gathered; the bursting energy was already somewhat malformed, and even the Genesis Driver with the highest data could barely handle the surging power.

"I hope you can survive this blow!" Senkyoku Ryoma gritted his teeth and released his hand in extreme anger.

A light arrow with several times the power of Ge Ye Huang Tai's light arrow, aimed at destroying everything, rushed toward Sheng Hong Zhan Yue.

The light arrow vanished midway upon being fired, leaving only a hazy golden curtain; this arrow alone could defeat any Genesis Driver wielder.

Senkyoku Ryoma paid no heed to Wu Dao Kichiko half-kneeling on the ground, giving no thought to whether the exhausted Wu Dao Kichiko could dodge; his mind held only one goal: to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and defeat Jiang Xia! This shot could pierce all defenses of the World Tree Defense Group, including those watermelon robots with maxed-out defense, but what shocked Senkyoku Ryoma was that Jiang Xia, facing this attack, actually raised his empty right hand, while his left hand pressed down on Wu Dao Kichiko to restrict his attack.

Could he be summoning some other weapon? Seeing Jiang Xia's empty-handed grasp, Senkyoku Ryoma suddenly recalled that both the peerless military blade and the DJ gun were summoned from thin air by Sheng Hong Zhan Yue.

At that moment, Senkyoku Ryoma thought that Jiang Xia was summoning a melon shield; only a melon shield could maximize defense, but even a melon shield would likely be useless, as its defensive capacity has a limit and cannot block the lethal strike of lemon armor.

Although Ge Ye Huang Tai and Wu Dao Guangshi gave the warning, they could offer no help; by the time they noticed the attack being launched and gave the warning, that golden radiance had already arrived, and they could only watch helplessly as Jiang Xia was enveloped by that golden light.

"Crack!"

A cracking sound suddenly rang out in the air; those around seemed to lose their voice at that moment, stunned by astonishment to the point of being unable to show any expression.

All that was seen was Jiang Xia raising his right hand; he did not, as Senkyoku Ryoma imagined, summon a melon shield for defense, but merely extended his hand lightly into that hazy radiance and gently grasped.

That light arrow, carrying violent energy fluctuations, was thus caught in his palm; the arrow desperately trembled, but at this moment it seemed even its right to explode had been taken away.

Jiang Xia merely exerted a little force, and the arrow originally made of light developed numerous cracks; as the cracks multiplied, a sound like shattering glass rang continuously.

Finally, he burst it barehanded; part of the blast's shockwave struck Wu Dao Kichiko, while the other part was sent back to Senkyoku Ryoma.

"Boom!"

Wu Dao Kichiko and Senkyoku Ryoma, receiving such an impact again, could no longer sustain their armor; their transformations simultaneously dissolved, and they rolled clumsily on the ground several times.

Although Wu Dao Kichiko was already exhausted, he still staggered to his feet, his suit now tattered.

Even faced with such desperation, he would not give up; Wu Dao Kichiko stepped toward Jiang Xia, placed his hand on Sheng Hong Zhan Yue's shoulder, and roared hoarsely.

"Since you destroyed the World Tree's metering system, you must know what the World Tree is doing. If you are truly human, tell me what we should do. You say I am a good person, yet you obstruct what I am doing—why exactly?!"

Even now, Wu Dao Kichiko still wanted to obtain from Jiang Xia's mouth a means to save humanity.

Since he can transcend, the remaining humans naturally can as well.

"Because your methods are wrong, the way to save humanity is to challenge that forest, not the Ark Project, which is a ridiculous product; some problems cannot be solved by sacrifice alone."

Jiang Xia looked at the man before him: "No one has the right to sacrifice another for them; if someone tells you to sacrifice yourself for the greater good, then you are not part of that greater good, let alone those who know nothing. If a world truly exists where sacrifice of people is needed to survive, the best approach is to concentrate our power and fight the world; humanity, on this long evolutionary road, has always done so. No matter how many are sacrificed, no matter how difficult the decision, we must choose to keep fighting, because that is humanity's nature—avoidance will eventually lead to extinction, while resistance still offers a chance."

Upon hearing Jiang Xia's words, Wu Dao Kichiko slowly released his lowered hand; he understood Jiang Xia's meaning—the means to save humanity was actually always in their grasp: that forest.

In other words, there is something or some method in that forest that can save humanity, but it is only possible after a life-and-death battle.

"Is the power you possess also obtained through battle?" Wu Dao Guihu asked.

"Of course, as long as you persist on the path of Evolution, you will understand that as long as you are alive, the so-called desperate situation simply does not exist; it is you who have placed your own heart in an airtight room." Jiang Xia said, "So now I have never had any difficult choices; if someone now gives me a trolley problem, I will directly destroy the trolley and also kill the person who posed it; if the options are expanded to the whole world, it is the same."

Wu Dao Guihu hearing these murderous words fell silent for a moment, sighed as if relieved, and his whole body seemed to have shed some burdens.

He had Qingxing Couyouzi support the already unconscious Zhanji Lingma, and finally waved to Xuete, indicating retreat.

Upon seeing Jiang Xia turn his gaze toward them, Xuete didn't even dare to breathe, fearing that this guy would kill them right here.

He kept his nerves taut, moving his body bit by bit, and finally slipped away.

"Impossible! Zhan Yue Zhen is actually my brother!"

Wu Dao Guangshi had not yet recovered from the surprise of the attack being completely neutralized when he saw his own brother Wu Dao Guihu.

He hadn't heard clearly what they were saying, and at the moment Zhan Yue Zhen removed his armor, his mind went blank and he stood frozen in place.

Although he knew his brother was the head of the World Tree, he never even for a moment associated Wu Dao Guihu with the armored knight, but upon careful recollection he could discover that every detail and tone of Zhan Yue Zhen's speech were exactly the same as his brother's, yet he had completely failed to notice.

"My brother probably hasn't realized that I am Kamen Rider Long Xuan." Wu Dao Guangshi looked at his ragged brother Wu Dao Guihu and thought.

"Let's go; now no one will stop us." Jiang Xia said to Ge Ye Hongtai, then turned his head to look at Wu Dao Guangshi, "Are you choosing to come back with us to the Armored Warrior Team, or..."

He had made it clear: either now confess his identity to Wu Dao Guihu and return together to the World Tree Group, or just go along.

"Return to the Armored Warrior Team." Wu Dao Guangshi whispered while looking at his brother's back.

Anyway, he will also go home tonight; for now it's better to first clarify what the situation actually is.

Regarding the World Tree, regarding saving humanity, regarding that forest, and also regarding why Jiang Xia is called non-human. (End of chapter)