Rider Build: Starting in Next Form

"Yes, I'm here." Luo Yuan's expression was slightly...helpless? Unexpectedly, just because he was a little late, this little guy actually chose to sacrifice himself to buy Gates and the others an opportunity, just like before. "Sougo, this is not how you make friends."

Luo Yuan placed a hand on Zhuang Wu's shoulder, and the surge of light energy repaired the damage caused by Zhuang Wu's fall. Of course, only the damage caused by the fall was healed; the pain did not disappear.

Chapter 266 The Mysterious Man Who Appeared Suddenly - Extraordinary Knight

"Ah, senpai..." Tokiwa Sougo was a little embarrassed, realizing that his thoughts had been seen through again.

"Sougo, you need to know that Kamen Riders have very few friends. Only when you fight to the very end will you realize how important the partners who have always been by your side really are," Luo Yuan said to Tokiwa Sougo.

"Okay, I understand." Tokiwa Sougo nodded, a smile returning to his face. Having this mentor-like senior as a friend was a good choice.

At this moment, Gates and Tsukuyomi, who had successfully located the target's information on the computer in the infirmary, returned.

"Nexus, you've arrived too. We've just found the person we're looking for; her name is Yamabuki Karin." Tsukuyomi had barely finished speaking when her gaze fixed on a spot not far behind Sougo.

A girl was walking towards them, unsteady on her feet, one hand supporting her forehead, as if she might collapse at any moment.

This person was the one that Tsukuyomi and Gates had searched for on the computer in the infirmary: Yamabuki Karin.

"Who...who are you? How do you know me?" Upon hearing the person in front of her say her name, Yamabuki Karin, who was still a little dizzy, immediately sobered up. She looked at the four people warily, turned around, and ran away.

"Hey, wait!" Gates yelled when he saw the target trying to run away, and gave chase.

The reaction shouldn't be this extreme, right? A normal person would probably ask why the other person knew their name first, wouldn't they?

"Could it be that Gates was too fierce and scared him?" Luo Yuan stroked his chin. Among the four of them, although he was the strongest, he was always restrained in his aura because he was enveloped in light energy.

Secondly, it should be Geiz. After all, he is fighting against Oma Zi-O on the front line in 2068, and ordinary people would not dare to approach him.

"Maybe so, he does have a bit of a temper." Tsukuyomi glanced at the three of them, then thought of Gates' temper and nodded.

Gates hadn't run far before he was hit hard by a series of blows, and he hadn't even said a word!

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A corner outside the teaching building.

Woz was leaning against a wall, but he was looking at the sky with a melancholy expression. Nexus had come again.

"As expected, we should have prayed to His Majesty the Demon King and not believed in those false gods. Fortunately, history hasn't changed much." Woz muttered to himself, looking at the Omaguchi Calendar in his hand.

Just then, a female student ran past her, with Gates following closely behind. Although this scene was not recorded in the Oma Zi-O calendar, Woz's expression remained calm.

As he expected, after the two ran past, his Demon King hurriedly caught up, followed by Tsukuyomi and Luo Yuan.

An invisible wave swept by, attracting the attention of the three.

"Oh no!!! It's happening again." Tokiwa Sougo quickly stopped the car and looked at Woz.

“I hope you can get used to it soon, Your Majesty the Demon King,” Woz said with a smile.

"Woz, your presence here proves our suspicions were correct. The Another Riders are indeed connected to the missing girls' cases. Am I right?"

"This incident is indeed related to the Time Jackers, but because the information is so chaotic, I can't fully understand it. The only thing I know is that this incident started with a meteor."

As soon as he finished speaking, Woz disappeared.

Tokiwa Sougo and Tsukuyomi were left behind, still looking completely bewildered.

"Woz is getting more and more elusive." Tokiwa Sougo clutched his heart, starting to process the information Woz had just given him. "Meteor...?"

"Nexus, what do you think?" Tsukuyomi looked at Luo Yuan. She couldn't forget Woz's past betrayal and still held a strong sense of vigilance towards him.

"My opinion?" Luo Yuan looked at the spot where Woz had disappeared and shared his insights on Woz: "...While Woz might betray Sougo, he would never give Sougo the wrong information on his path to Oma."

"You know that guy's personality well too? I understand. I'll try my best to gather useful information. I'll leave Gates to you guys." Tsukuyomi's gaze lingered on Luo Yuan for a few seconds before she looked away with a smile, picked up her tablet, and left to collect as much information as possible related to the keyword "meteor."

"Let's go too, we need to catch up with that stupid gorilla Gates as soon as possible!" Luo Yuan grabbed Zhuang Wu's hand, who was still deep in thought, and ran towards their destination.

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School rooftop.

Having successfully shaken off Gates, Karin Yamabuki stopped running. She glanced behind her and, finding no one there, breathed a sigh of relief. She closed the rooftop door behind her and walked to the rooftop railing, intending to observe whether the person chasing her was still there.

At that moment, a man dressed in brown clothes and wearing a hood suddenly appeared behind her, grabbed her by the neck, and pushed her toward the edge of the rooftop.

Karin Yamabuki tried to struggle, but with her meager strength, she couldn't break free from the man's hands at all.

The man's face was extremely cold. With a forceful movement, he threw Yamabuki Karin off the rooftop.

"what!!!"

The woman's screams immediately attracted the attention of those around her.

Luo Yuan naturally heard the commotion as well. He looked towards the rooftop and narrowed his eyes, vaguely seeing a man dressed in brown and black clothes.

"They've already arrived?" Luo Yuan muttered to himself, then ran towards the direction where the person had fallen.

When someone jumps off a building, Tokiwa Sougo naturally wouldn't stand idly by and followed them.

When the two arrived at the scene, Karin Yamabuki was sitting on the ground unharmed, but a hideous alien knight was crouching next to her.

Noticing someone's arrival, Another Rider stood up, looked at the two, wiped one side of his head with one hand as if he were fixing his hair, and then raised both hands to make the classic "Space is here" gesture of Another Rider's transformation user, Gentaro Kisaragi.

"Hmm? Did this Another Knight even inherit the habits of the original user?"

Looking at the actions that were not much different from what he remembered, Luo Yuan glanced at the girl sitting peacefully on the ground. Yes, that's right, it was basically the same as the original history.

"What did you do to her?" Tokiwa Sougo, assuming Another Forty had already done something to Yamabuki Karin, pulled out the Time Driver and Zi-O Watch from behind his back.

Luo Yuan didn't say anything, and also took out the Time-Space Driver and the Nexus Watch.

"Zi-O!" (Zi-O)

"Nexus!"

"Transform!" x2

"Rider Time!"

"Kamen Rider Zi-O!"

"Kamen Rider Nexus!"

Chapter 267 Nexus - The Red Youth's Forty-Fold Watch

"Rocket, launch!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the two were transforming, Another Knight launched an attack, firing a rocket from his right arm.

boom!

The rocket hit its target precisely, and flames erupted from the explosion.

A dazzling light burst forth from the explosion, extinguishing the rising flames. The crimson core on its chest shone brightly in the flames, and its milky white eyes looked at the alien 40 riders.

"Wow, amazing! No wonder you're a senior!" Zi-O, who had just completed his transformation, saw the impressive special effects on Nexus and looked on with envy.

After completing the transformation, Luo Yuan did not stop. Instead, he pressed the Nexus Watch again. After all, this Another Rider had the power of two Riders, so he should be a little more serious.

"Junis Red!" (Red Youth)

Luo Yuan raised his right arm, and light energy covered his body like ripples on water, changing from silver-gray to red, silver, and gray. A blue gem appeared on the crimson core on his chest.

Nexus Red Youth!

"Wow, so cool!" Tokiwa Sougo's eyes lit up as he looked at Nexus, who had switched forms. Was this his true power? It felt amazing!

"Chain array, activate!"

Looking at the red and silver creature that was glowing all over, the Alien Knight felt that it was extremely dangerous. He switched the weapon on his right arm from a rocket to a chain array and swung the yellow iron chain at Luo Yuan.

"Circle Shield!"

Luo Yuan extended his right arm and released light energy from Armed Nexus, which transformed into a blue, wave-like circular light shield.

The yellow chains swung against the light shield, but couldn't even cause a ripple, and couldn't inflict any damage.

"Mach Move!"

The surface of its body emitted a faint glow, and before the Alien Knight could react, it instantly appeared behind him, launching a continuous barrage of attacks with its fists and Armed Nexus on its wrists.

One wound after another appeared on the body of the alien 40 riders. Even though the wounds could heal, the speed of healing could not keep up with the speed of Nexus's attacks.

The alien rider was completely unable to resist and could only retreat continuously. He glanced vaguely in the direction of Yamabuki Karin, then looked in front of him. One figure was waving his hands and charging towards him, while another stood there as if he was stunned.

Knowing he was no match for her, he decisively chose to retreat, stomping his right foot on the ground.

"Launch the transmitter!"

A blue energy core appeared at his right foot and transformed into a missile launcher. Six missiles slammed into the ground in front of the Alien Knight, causing a violent explosion in an attempt to force Nexus back.

"Huh? You think you can run away with this?" Luo Yuan saw through Another Forty's plan: to trade an attack for a chance to escape? If it were Zi-O fighting you, it might actually work, but unfortunately...

"Board Ray Feather!"

He crossed his hands and then quickly pulled them apart, and a huge crescent-shaped blade of light flew out from between his hands, directly into the explosion. A painful scream came from the explosion of flames.

As the flames from the missile explosion gradually dissipated, the figure of the Alien Knight also disappeared.

"Oh, so he still got away? Oh well, it was just a test anyway. Although he fused the powers of two Riders, Another Rider's strength is only at the level of Another Ex. Besides, I don't have the power of Another Rider now, so let him go." Luo Yuan took off his Rider Watch and deactivated his transformation, but he saw Zi-O staring at him with a deep, resentful gaze. Even through the mask, he could feel a resentful aura.

“Senior…” Tokiwa Sougo, who had been watching the entire battle from the sidelines, didn’t even have a chance to make a move.

Silently shifting his gaze, Luo Yuan looked towards Yamabuki Karin's location, only to see a figure fleeing. Luo Yuan turned to Sougo and said, "Your target has escaped."

"I'll go after them right away!" Tokiwa Sougo exclaimed in alarm. That was the target of the Another Rider attack, and he had to protect them. He took off his watch, deactivated his transformation, and hurriedly gave chase.

"Hmm, let me think about what to do next." Luo Yuan followed slowly. After all, the Otherworldly Knights only appeared to protect Yamabuki Karin. Even if Geiz got into trouble, she would be fine.

Just then, two people, one fat and one thin, suddenly darted out from around the corner... students? Their eyes gleamed as they looked at Luo Yuan.

The two were incredibly excited; they never expected to encounter a real Kamen Rider at school!

"Oh my god!!! Was that a Kamen Rider just now?!"

"Really? Really?"

The two were so excited they were almost incoherent. Looking at Luo Yuan with great enthusiasm, they took the initiative to invite him, saying, "We're from the Kamen Rider club, and we'd like to invite you to visit our club. It won't take up too much of your time, please, please!"

'Isn't this a bit...too enthusiastic?' Luo Yuan's lips twitched involuntarily. "Then let's go."

The two excitedly led the way. Kamen Rider Company had finally brought a real Kamen Rider, and one that looked incredibly strong!