Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

"You are... a human!?"

Thorsius felt like there was something wrong with his ears. If the other party hadn't taken the initiative to bring up this term, he would have almost forgotten about this race that had no sense of existence...

"How is it possible? How could you be... a human? Those weak... monkey-like creatures? Even an orc... could easily crush them to death!"

The Black Dragon refuted Shinji's words incoherently. After all, if he was ambushed and defeated by the "Fantasy Species", at least it would not be shameful.

But if they were tricked by a human, I'm afraid the entire [Dragon Spirit Race] would become a laughing stock among all races in the world...

But there was a black thorn stuck in its mouth, and the wide-open mouth looked very funny.

"...Although you may be reluctant to admit it, my human nature will not change...and since you attacked us just now, I'm afraid you will have to leave something behind today."

Tolsius was silent for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha! How ridiculous! What can you use to keep me here? Is it still these little tricks of yours? Don't look down on me!"

"boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black dragon seemed to go crazy and swung its head towards Shinji, but this move, which could not even be considered an attack, was easily dodged.

Shinji jumped to the side and looked at the guy in front of him who was plowing the ground with his head like crazy... It seemed that the other party wanted to forcibly pull out the black thorn in this way... But this would undoubtedly increase the damage...

"It seems that this is not his weakness..."

“Puff…Bang!”

Finally... under the self-mutilation of Torsius, the black thorn condensed by the Dao-seeking Jade was finally thrown out by him, along with a large amount of blood and a torn wound at the corner of his mouth...

"You ignorant monkey, today I will let you know why the dragon spirits are ranked third among all races... I will not be careless again."

“…Tsk, what a troublesome guy.”

Shinji looked at the fleeting wound on the other person's mouth. Sure enough, it was an ability that was very different from his super-speed regeneration. It eliminated the time when he was injured and returned to the past or future when he was not injured...

The black dragon flapped its wings and rushed into the sky. Its shadow, blocking out the sun, looked down from the clouds at the tiny Shinji below.

The opponent's methods are very strange, but he does not have the ability to completely resist my attack...so I might as well completely destroy him and this area!

The blazing flames accumulated in the mouth... In the past, the dragon spirits would choose to reduce the output of [elves] in order to reduce the time of releasing dragon breath, but the [elves] they could actually control were more than enough for them to release dragon breath endlessly.

But now, facing this strange human with great achievements but little blood, it is not cost-effective to directly use the [Crashing Roar] that will destroy his own functions. In this case, he will directly use his strongest dragon breath released at full state to release continuous attacks to the entire surface of the earth.

Shinji could roughly guess the purpose, but it had to be said that this was a pretty bad move...

Because he can use various means to escape from here, and then wait until the opponent's spell is finished before fighting again.

But there are human bases here, and the Ex-Machina they want to win over... The most important thing is that Shubi is still recovering nearby...

That means that no matter what, he can't just leave, because behind him is the entire human race... and Hubie!

"Looks like we need to make a final decision... hm!"

Just as Shinji was about to make a move, a memory suddenly emerged in his mind. The amount of information was so great that he was stunned for a moment...

"Huh! I see. Looks like your life will be the one that's left behind today!"

Shinji raised the corners of his mouth, his cold eyes fixed on the black shadow in the sky.

"…But now Hubie is really becoming more and more disobedient. It seems that it is time to punish her…"

……

The scene switches to Hubie and Chloe...

While Shinji and Black Dragon were fighting to the death, the two people here were not idle either.

"Hey Hubie, what are we going to tell them later?"

Chroni looked at the Ex-Machina approaching from the front, and suddenly felt a little nervous... After all, she had never participated in any real communication with foreign races.

Moreover, they are not like Hubie who appeared with Shinji at the beginning, who looked cute and well-behaved. They are the kind of people who will really fight if they don’t negotiate well!

"Don't worry, Kron... As long as you don't attack them, no one will hurt you. Leave the rest to Hubie!"

"Oh...but my name is Chloe. Who was the bastard who led you astray..."

Hubie: ...Hee hee!

As the two were slowly moving towards the place where the Ex-Machinas were repairing, an unexpected figure stopped them...

"…Ah~, I knew you wouldn't just go back and recuperate."

"Hey! Shin... Shinji!? Why are you here? And who is that thing in the sky???"

Chloe looked around in bewilderment, jumping back and forth between the two identical Shinjis in disbelief... But Hubie next to her was better off, as she already knew that Shinji had a similar ability to clone himself...

Hubie: No heehee…

"Tell me, what do you want to do now?"

"Shuvi... I want to help. That dragon spirit is very dangerous. If Shinji is alone..."

"So do I really need you to help me like this? Stop talking nonsense and go back and fix yourself before coming here."

"No! It's okay, Hubie. As long as we can convince the Ex-Machinas to fight together, we will definitely defeat the enemy!"

This time, Hubie did not choose to listen to Shinji and go back obediently, but looked at the other party with a firm look.

Kloni on the side also stood up and said:

"That's right! We are going to help you get some companions, but we have no intention of causing trouble for you... Besides, since you can become two, why don't you go fight the dragon together? Why do you have time to monitor us?"

The clone Shinji crossed his arms across his chest, agreeing with what Chloe had said before. However, when he heard the other party's last words that were slightly questioning, he could only shrug with a helpless expression:

"Come on, I'm just a clone, the kind that will break if touched. You want me to fight a dragon? Huh?"

"…Besides, I didn't specifically monitor you. My mission was just to observe the movements of those Ex-Machinas and prevent them from sneaking away."

"Ah? Oh, so that's it! Haha, sorry for misunderstanding you..."

Shinji looked at Chronicle's embarrassed expression helplessly. He had guessed that Hubie would come here, but he didn't expect Chronicle to follow along.

Well... although it is of little use, at least it can provide some emotional value.

"【Warning】Who are you and why are you here..."

"Oh... Looks like I've been discovered."

While they were talking, an Ex-Machina who looked like a male raised his weapon and pointed it at the three people in front of him...yes, Shuvi was included.

Currently they have only established combat synchronization and have not yet shared memories, so they need to be vigilant against Hubie who brings outsiders in.

"We are here to cooperate. The one who is fighting the dragon spirits is on our side, but our strength alone is not enough, so we need to work together to defeat the dragon..."

“Da da…da…”

Three more Ex-Machinas arrived one after another, all of them pointed their weapons at the three people, but they had no plans to attack for the time being.

The first Ex-Machina who discovered them pointed his gun at Shinji, and then pointed at Susanoo who was chasing the black dragon in the sky...

Perhaps normal creatures would not pay attention to the small details on the giant figure, but the Ex-Machina, as machine life, can clearly see in the crystal on the giant's forehead... a person who looks exactly like the man in front of him is there.

"【Question】You are fighting with 【Dragon Spirit】Torcius..."

“…That’s right!”

Seeing that the other party had brought it up, Shinji had no intention of hiding anything and spoke out generously.

"As you can see, my real body is probably in some trouble, and what you see now is just a clone."

“…【Question】Are you human?”

"Yes."

"…【Denied】This machine judges that this kind of power should not be possessed by humans…"

"Ah... I can't help it if you think so. After all, I'm standing in front of you now, right? So what race do you think I am?"

"..."