Seeing how impatient she was, Wang Xiaoming laughed and said,
"Are you an idiot... How could you possibly use my Martial Soul?"
"Tch, no fun. You can use my Martial Soul, but I can't use yours. That's not fair at all."
She looked disappointed as she said that, but three seconds later, the glance she stole at Wang Xiaoming gave her cunning away.
The Little Demoness personality had logged back in.
Ignoring her, Wang Xiaoming reached out and took back the card case, put it back on his waist, and swept his hair aside. Then he said smugly,
"Stay out of my Martial Soul's business. As for the difference between us, figure it out yourself."
"Are you asking to die!?"
As soon as she said that, Ning Rongrong pounced onto Wang Xiaoming's back and chomped down on his smooth neck.
"Ning Rongrong, you should change your name to Ning Puppy! Stop biting!"
Wang Xiaoming walked through the forest with a hand over his neck, studying the map in front of him.
One look, however, was enough for him to notice something was wrong.
He hadn't noticed it while Ning Rongrong was biting him.
The thing on the map seemed to have sensed his arrival and was moving rapidly toward them!
[This is bad, that thing is coming toward us! It's alive!]
"Rongrong, get behind me!"
Wang Xiaoming instantly went on alert and spoke to Ning Rongrong in a low voice.
If it was a Soul Beast, it would be just right for his First Soul Ring!
Hearing him, Ning Rongrong immediately shrank behind him and summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, holding it in her hands.
Her little head turned this way and that. "What is it? Where's the Soul Beast? I-I'll smash it!"
But Wang Xiaoming didn't know either. He simply stared fixedly in the direction of the red light.
Bzzz...
The sun hung high in the sky.
Yet now, at noon beneath the blazing sun,
A buzzing sound suddenly came from above their heads.
Wang Xiaoming instinctively looked up.
Beneath the dazzling sunlight, a streak of red light emerged from behind a large tree, then swooped swiftly down over their heads and flew past.
If he wasn't mistaken, that was what he was looking for!
"Ah!!! What is that thing?"
Startled by the streak of red light that had suddenly flown at them, Ning Rongrong hurriedly ducked her head back.
No wonder she was so frightened. The streak of red light had just flown right over their heads. If it had been a Soul Beast, their heads would have been blown apart.
Wang Xiaoming knew the thing meant them no harm, so he was able to stand calmly where he was and observe it.
"Don't worry, Rongrong. It probably isn't a Soul Beast."
He patted Ning Rongrong to reassure her.
"Not a Soul Beast?"
Ning Rongrong peeked out with one eye at the streak of red light circling in the sky, then quickly ducked back.
No matter how she looked at it, that thing was a Soul Beast!
However, after circling twice in the air, the thing came to a steady stop high in the sky.
"That's...!"
Wang Xiaoming finally got a clear look at what it was, and his expression instantly turned to one of wild delight.
High in the sky, a red-and-silver thing shaped like a rhinoceros beetle hovered steadily in place.
[Kabuto Zecter!]
The two armors Wang Xiaoming most wanted were Kabuto King and Faiz.
For no other reason than that their unique acceleration forms were simply too useful.
In the early stages, when opponents generally had no group-attack skills, having them would put him in an invincible position!
At the thought, Wang Xiaoming hurriedly raised his camera, aimed it at the Kabuto Zecter in the sky, and pressed the shutter.
But the instant he pressed it, the thing accelerated and vanished.
Wang Xiaoming: "???"
"Hey, this little thing really won't behave."
Wang Xiaoming looked at the Kabuto Zecter as it vanished from his viewfinder in an instant, somewhat annoyed.
He felt like he'd been toyed with.
The thing was known for its speed. If it didn't want to be taken back by him, he really might not be able to capture it so easily.
Just as he was about to turn and look for the Zecter again, Ning Rongrong tugged at the hem of his clothes from behind, pulling at him.
"X-Xiaoming, behind you."
Hearing the slight tremble in Ning Rongrong's voice, Wang Xiaoming turned around, and his eyes instantly widened.
A three-meter-tall Iron Armored Rhinoceros had appeared behind them, who knew when!
Judging by its size and the horn on its head, it was at least seven hundred years old!
But when he got a clear look at its once-smooth iron armor and saw the various small dents and pits on it, the corners of Wang Xiaoming's mouth began to twitch with anger.
The wounds were clustered on its sides and top. They were so densely packed and small that one look was enough to tell what had done it.
You little Kabuto Zecter! We've only just met, and you're already setting me up!?
The Iron Armored Rhinoceros was panting heavily, its breath so forceful that Wang Xiaoming could even see it.
If its skin could change color, it would surely be red-hot.
Who knew how long the Kabuto Zecter had been leading the rhinoceros around to make it this angry?
But now, its scarlet eyes, which had been fixed on the Kabuto Zecter, quietly lowered and locked onto the two unlucky souls.
"Heng..."
The rhinoceros's ears twitched. It let out a series of snorts and pawed lightly at the grass twice, looking ready to take its anger out on them.
Seeing that, Wang Xiaoming immediately cursed aloud.
"Damn it, go after whoever pissed you off! Why come after me!? If you can't get up into the sky, then go down into the sea! A rhino throwing a tantrum is a disgrace to cattle! No class!!"
"That's right, a disgrace to cattle!"
Although Ning Rongrong was scared to death, she joined Wang Xiaoming in cursing it.
"Roar!!!"
The Iron Armored Rhinoceros seemed to understand them. After moving its sharp horn about a couple of times, it charged straight at them!
Its hill-like body sent tremendous tremors through the ground as it ran, rumbling like a landslide.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaoming grabbed Ning Rongrong around the waist and dodged to the side before the Iron Armored Rhinoceros reached them, avoiding the attack.
The Iron Armored Rhinoceros could only slowly lose its momentum, running a long way before it managed to stop.
"Rongrong, go hide behind that tree!"
Wang Xiaoming gave Ning Rongrong the instruction, then pushed her toward a large tree to the side.
Ning Rongrong's two short little legs moved at lightning speed, and she darted behind the tree in a flash.
Aside from studying and playing pranks, she was very good at taking advice in every respect!
Wang Xiaoming watched the Iron Armored Rhinoceros get back into position. He immediately pulled open his belt, took the [Blade] card from the card case at his side, and inserted it into the belt, then pushed both hands toward the center.
"Transform."
A mechanical voice suddenly sounded from the belt.
[Kamen Ride-]
[Blade-!!!]