Am I a Kamen Rider or the real young master who was switched at birth?

Hai Dong leaned against the trunk of a crooked pine tree. The afternoon sunlight filtered through the needles, casting a shower of golden light on his face.

He held up the "King of Silent Beasts Crystal Core" that he had brought out from the underground collection of the Star-Picking Pavilion, and a dark purple light danced in his narrow eyes.

He wore his signature wicked grin, then tossed the crystal core in his hand and muttered to himself:

"The quality is indeed quite good; to be able to imitate it to this extent is to be considered a top-tier work of art. I'll have to have a good talk with that old man about the craftsmanship of this stone next time we meet."

He stuffed the crystal core into the card box hanging on his waist and was about to continue walking forward when he suddenly stopped.

The big tree in Haidong tilted its head slightly, and its ears twitched almost imperceptibly.

He heard a faint friction sound coming from about ten meters to his left, approaching at an extremely fast speed.

Without turning around, he drew the Diend driver from behind his waist with a speed so fast it was almost invisible, then flicked the gun to the left and pulled the trigger.

A dazzling beam of cyan-blue energy shot out from the muzzle of the gun, then traced a straight trajectory and crashed into the depths of the bushes.

The bullet struck something, and upon impact, it exploded into a ring of blue-green energy shockwave, causing the needles of several nearby pine trees to fall in a rustling sound.

Immediately afterwards, a deep roar exploded from the bushes, a sound like the dull thud of two huge rocks grinding against each other deep underground.

A beast the size of a small truck stood up from the bushes.

Its entire body is covered with a rough, grayish-brown rocky shell, the surface of which is covered with uneven textures, making it look like a pile of moving granite.

Its forelimbs are significantly longer and thicker than its hindlimbs, and each time its feet touch the ground, they leave a deep dent in the soil.

Two eerie green eyes were positioned on either side of its flat, triangular head, and its mouth was filled with jagged, stalagmite-shaped sharp teeth.

A row of irregular, dark crystals protruded from its back, and those crystals gleamed with a very faint, eerie light in the sunlight.

Several pebbles that were originally scattered in the grass on the ground around it were trembling slightly, and then slowly gathered towards it as if attracted by some invisible force.

Hai Dong Da Shu glanced down at the still faintly glowing crystal core at his waist, guessing that its energy pulses were attracting the silent beast.

His wicked smile deepened, and he twirled the Diend Driver in his hand, saying casually, "Yo—looks like you've been influenced by my treasure."

The Stone Beast let out a deafening roar, and then its four thick limbs exerted force at the same time, and its huge body crashed straight into the Haidong Tree like a boulder thrown by a catapult.

Hai Dong took a card from the card case, lightly tapped the card with his finger, and then neatly inserted the card into the reading slot of the Diend driver.

He pointed his gun at the stone beast charging at high speed, pulled the trigger, and whispered, "Henshin."

The moment the trigger was pulled, the driver gun fired a dazzling blue-green energy beam.

At the same time, several knight phantoms identical to those of Decade during his transformation appeared out of thin air around him.

The phantoms were translucent blue-green, arranged in a ring around him, and then collapsed towards the center, layer by layer, adhering to his body.

In the card's light and shadow, the final rider's blue and black armor gradually materializes from the pattern.

The multi-layered horizontal grille of the helmet reflected a cold metallic luster in the sunlight.

The cyan-blue energy bullet struck the stone beast's broad chest armor precisely, exploding into a series of fine sparks at the point of impact.

The silent beast's steps were momentarily halted by the impact of the bullet, but it quickly regained its balance and continued its charge forward.

The bullets left only a few shallow white marks on its shell, and the uneven texture on the shell surface seemed to absorb some of the impact.

Hai Dong ran back several steps, his heels landing on the trunk of a large tree. He then used the momentum to push off, his body tracing a smooth arc in the air.

He did a full somersault in the air, his blue-green armor reflecting a dazzling metallic luster in the sunlight, before landing steadily on the ground covered with pine needles.

He slightly bent one knee, raised his head to look at the silent beast in front of him that was adjusting its direction, its blue compound eyes glowing faintly behind the helmet grille.

He twirled the Diend Driver between his fingers, then raised the muzzle of the gun, his tone carrying a long-suppressed fighting spirit, and said:

"Ha—it's been a long time since I've fought. The last time was when I stole the museum's prized possession in the last world. Today's a good day for some action."

He raised his hand and pulled the trigger repeatedly, and blue-green energy bullets shot out one after another from the muzzle.

The Silent Beast raised its two thick forelimbs and crossed them in front of its face, the bullets hitting the rocky carapace and exploding into clusters of sparks.

It braved the hail of bullets and continued charging forward, its limbs carving a series of deep furrows in the mud.

Hai Dong dodged to the side, and the Mo Beast couldn't stop in time, its massive body crashing into the tree he had just stepped on.

The tree trunk emitted a dull thud, pine needles fell like rain, the canopy shook violently, and several startled crows screech into the sky.

The silent beast stood up unsteadily, shaking its head, which was still a little dazed from the impact.

Hai Dong crouched down slightly, preparing to deliver the final blow.

Just then, several magenta energy bullets shot out from the woods on the right.

The bullet, trailing a magenta energy contrail, struck the side armor of the Stone Beast with pinpoint accuracy.

The silent beast let out a painful roar, its entire body being jolted several steps to the left by the impact.

Hai Dong suddenly turned his head to the right, his blue compound eyes peering through the shadows of the trees at that familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

The Imperial Knight was walking out from the depths of the forest.

His magenta armor reflected a cold metallic luster in the dappled sunlight, and his emerald green compound eyes calmly gazed ahead.

He held the cartridge gun in his right hand, the gun still emitting the fine white smoke from when he fired.

He walked to the big tree in Haidong and stood there. The magenta armor and the blue armor stood side by side in the forest clearing covered with pine needles.

The final rider's body stiffened very slightly. His lips inside his helmet moved slightly, and then a soft voice floated out from his throat: "Sir?"

Decade turned to look at Final Knight, his emerald green compound eyes calmly gazing at him.

Then he said in a calm tone, "I'm not Tsukasa Kadoya. My name is Ye Yang."

After hearing this answer, Zhongqi remained silent for a few seconds.

He tilted his head slightly, his blue compound eyes scanning the crimson armored warrior in front of him from head to toe, before his gaze lingered for a moment on the silver Decade Driver at Decade's waist.

"Ye Yang—I've noted it down. However, there will only be one Decade in this world. Your armor, your driver, and even the camera hanging around your neck are all unique. How did you get it? Who gave it to you?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Stonemon that had been injured by the Decade's energy bullet had already regained its footing.

It roared with its head raised, and the dark crystals on its back simultaneously lit up with a ghostly green light.

The rubble and dirt on the surrounding ground began to gather around it. The rubble melted into a gray, semi-liquid substance the moment it touched its shell, slowly filling the bullet hole in its chest.

Both Decade and Final Knight stepped aside at the same time.

Decade pulled out his most familiar ultimate card from the card box at his waist—Final Attack Ride Decade.

With remarkably fluid movements, he twirled the card between his fingers a fraction of an inch before precisely inserting it into the Decade drive's slot.

He turned to look at Zhong Qi and asked casually, "Are you coming or not?"

The final rider didn't speak. He also took out a special attack card and inserted it into the reading slot of the Diend Driver.

He walked over to Decade, and the two stood side by side in a clearing covered with pine needles, with the pine forest behind them crooked and twisted from being hit by the Stone Beast.

Decade switched the Ride Card Box to gun mode, and magenta energy began to flow around the muzzle.

The final rider raised the Diend Driver, aiming the muzzle at the direction of the Stone Beast, and blue-green energy particles began to gather at the muzzle.

The Decade Driver emitted a synthesized electronic voice, deep and penetrating, echoing through the quiet woods: "Final AttackRide! De-De-De-Decade!"

Immediately following, the Diend Driver erupted with an equally exhilarating sound effect: "Final AttackRide! Di-Di-Di-Diend!"

The Imperial Knight held the Cardbox Gun horizontally, with the muzzle pointing directly forward.

Ten magenta holographic knight card light walls appeared one after another in the void in front of him, eventually arranging themselves into a straight shooting trajectory.

Ten blue-green card light arrays simultaneously unfolded in front of the final rider's gun muzzle. Each light array was composed of countless small cards arranged in a ring, eventually converging into an energy channel.

Decade pulled the trigger.

A magenta pixelated light bullet was fired from the muzzle. As the light bullet passed through the first card light wall, it absorbed energy and its size suddenly expanded.

Each time the light bullet passed through a wall of light, it grew larger and brighter, and the trail it left behind became denser and denser.

At the same instant, the final rider pulled the trigger, and a dazzling emerald green energy beam shot out from the muzzle.

The beam of light passed through ten card arrays, absorbing a portion of the card's energy with each pass, causing the beam to grow thicker and thicker.

Two beams of energy converged in mid-air, each leaving a dazzling energy trail as they hurtled toward the stone beast at an unparalleled speed.

The two energy beams struck almost simultaneously, exploding into a massive fireball of mixed energy upon impact. Layers of magenta flames and cyan-green dimensional shockwaves spread outwards, with countless tiny energy particles mixed within the flames.

Before the stone beast could even let out a scream, it was blasted into countless fragments. The fragments flew into the air and then fell down with a crackling sound, creating small craters on the pine needle-covered ground.

The ground at the center of the explosion was blasted into a charred, shallow circular crater, and the trunks of several pine trees around it were shaken and bent over by the shockwave.

Decade and Last Knight stood side by side not far from the explosion site, the muzzles of their guns still emitting wisps of white smoke.

The instant Decade lowered his gun, Finale suddenly raised his hand and pressed the muzzle of his gun directly against Decade's forehead.

The card reader on his gun was still faintly glowing with a bluish-green light, and the muzzle was less than a fist's distance from the Decade's emerald green compound eye.

Decade did not retreat, but calmly raised his hands.

With his other finger, Decade pointed to the silver Decade Driver at his waist and said with a puzzled tone, "Now it's your turn to answer my question—why can you transform into Decade?"