As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

It was a dark gold belt with ferocious patterns and a faint, chilling energy fluctuation around it. It was the Earth Emperor Orga Belt that Lin Chen both longed for and feared!

“Originally, I didn’t intend for you to use this power so soon.” Kurosawa’s voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of helplessness, “but that damned thief ruined all the plans.”

Lin Chen stared blankly at the Earth Emperor's Belt in Heize's hand, his heart pounding wildly, his face full of hesitation.

This was the power he had always dreamed of, the imperial power that surpassed all other knights' belts. But when he thought of the tragic end of the horse-shaped Orphnoch he had suffered last time, which turned to sand in just ten seconds after its transformation, a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making him tremble all over.

He knew very well that the load on the Earth Emperor's Belt was far more terrifying than that on the Delta Belt. Even though he was a high-level tiger-type Orphnoch with a pure origin, he couldn't guarantee that he could withstand this power. If he failed to transform, he would be reduced to ashes.

Looking at the densely packed armed personnel around him, their guns pointed at him, and feeling Kurosawa's icy gaze, Lin Chen felt a chill in his heart.

He had no choice.

They either refuse to transform and are deemed disloyal by Kurosawa, and are eliminated on the spot by these armed personnel; or they have no choice but to bite the bullet and forcibly transform into the Earth Emperor, risking their lives for a chance to survive.

Since we're going to die either way, we might as well take a gamble!

Lin Chen gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes. He gripped the jet-black, gold-plated, vein-like imperial phone tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. Without hesitation, he inserted the phone into the matching card slot at his waist, the cold, mechanical sound slowly filling the empty space.

"Standing By."

Before the low notification tone had even faded, he uttered two words in a deep voice, his tone filled with a desperate resolve.

"Transformation."

In an instant, the core of the belt suddenly erupted with a blinding golden light, like a blazing sun exploding, or the oppressive aura of a sleeping emperor awakening. Dense, inky black energy particles surged and spread wildly from the center, carrying with them blazing golden photon blood, rushing swiftly along the body's veins like magma flowing in the dark night. Wherever it passed, thick, hard, dark armor layers covered the body, its edges cold and hard, its lines neat and solemn, carrying an undeniable sense of oppression.

Golden patterns, like an emperor's sash, crisscross and are inlaid on the jet-black armor, completely different from Faiz's crimson and Kaixa's bright yellow. This is the nobility and awe-inspiring presence unique to the emperor of the earth.

The armor on his head rapidly closed and took shape, and a helmet outlined in the shape of the Greek letter Ω slowly materialized. A single eye in the center shone with a blood-red light, and the golden crowns on both sides were slightly raised, like the crowns of a dark pope, majestic yet sinister. An energy shockwave swept outward from him, and dust and air currents trembled wildly, as if even the air itself was being distorted by this imperial power.

In the blink of an eye, the transformation was complete.

The knight, clad entirely in jet black and gilded gold, stood tall and imposing, surrounded by a faint black aura. His crimson single eye coldly surveyed the surroundings, exuding an overwhelming sense of power and destructive pressure, as if everything in the world would come to an end under the might of this earthly emperor.

Lin Chen slowly clenched his fist, feeling the terrifying, almost out-of-control power surging within him, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

This force is simply too powerful!

Far surpassing the Delta Belt and the Tiger Orphnoch Complete Form, it seemed as if it could tear through space and destroy everything with a mere gesture. Dark golden photon blood surged within its body, and with each heartbeat, it could feel a surge of power, a qualitative leap in its physical body, speed, and mental strength.

Feeling this power, an uncontrollable urge to kill surged up from the bottom of his heart, making him want to take action and kill everyone here.

But Lin Chen forcibly suppressed this impulse.

He knew very well that Kurosawa's willingness to so easily hand over the Earth Emperor's Belt to him, allowing him to transform, meant he must have a backup plan and a means to counter the Belt. To act rashly without knowing Kurosawa's trump cards would only lead to certain death.

Now, all he can do is endure it.

To thank all the readers for their votes, I will be adding two extra chapters each Saturday and Sunday at 8 PM. The school arc will also conclude tonight. I will also be releasing a few bonus chapters.

Chapter 28 Rebellion

The moment the transformation ended, a sharp pain struck.

Lin Chen's legs went weak, and he knelt heavily on the ground. His muscles were twitching wildly, as if every fiber was being torn apart and then forcibly stitched back together.

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles digging into his palms, with only one thought in his mind—the desertification was coming.

Orphnoch's destiny, the price of forcibly bearing the imperial belt, was ultimately inescapable. He could clearly feel a light, ethereal sensation at his fingertips, as if he would turn into black ash and vanish completely from this underground laboratory in the next second.

Just as the chill of death was about to engulf his entire body, the surging pain strangely began to subside, receding slowly like a tide. Although the aching and swelling were still unbearable, the terrifying feeling of his soul being ripped away and his body about to disintegrate was gone. Lin Chen gasped for breath, lying on the ground. Before he could understand what was happening, a cold, sharp pain suddenly shot through his arm—a lab technician in a white coat expressionlessly injected a vial of dark green medicine into his vein. The medicine flowed through his body with his blood, and the last sharp pain completely vanished, leaving only a limp and weak feeling all over his body.

"Hoo..." Lin Chen let out a long breath, propped himself up on the ground and slowly sat up. He looked down at his hands and found that his fingertips were intact, without any signs of sandification. Even the fatigue from the transformation had been greatly relieved.

Seeing this, Kurosawa's tense expression finally relaxed, and he slowly walked up to Lin Chen: "Thank Mr. Narutaki. If it weren't for the Orphino factor life technology you brought, you would have died because the Orphino factor was exhausted and turned to ash?"

Lin Chen raised his head, his face still pale, but he bowed respectfully: "Thank you for saving me, Captain."

He spoke humbly, but his heart was in turmoil.

Orphinox factor depleted?

Kurosawa's words were like a needle, gently piercing the illusion. Lin Chen instantly understood that the terrifying pain he had just experienced was not due to the depletion of Orphnoch factors, nor was it a precursor to desertification. Rather, it was the physical body forcibly bearing the terrifying burden of the Earth Emperor's belt—like an ordinary person suddenly lifting a thousand-pound boulder, their muscles, bones, and meridians being forcibly stretched open. The tearing, aching pain caused by that overload had nothing to do with the lifespan or factors of the Orphnoch.

The so-called "Orphinox Life Factor Agent" had absolutely no effect.

A second before the medicine was injected into his bloodstream, his superhuman physique had already begun to repair and relieve the overload pain in his muscles. The vial of medicine was just a coincidence and became a "life-saving drug" in Kurosawa's eyes.

This man misunderstood everything from beginning to end.

He thought the Earth Emperor's Belt would consume the Orphnoch factor, that the potion he developed had saved Lin Chen's life, and that he had completely grasped this trump card.

Lin Chen lowered his eyes, a flash of cold light passing through them, but on the surface he maintained the weakness and gratitude of someone who had survived a disaster, his fingertips clenching imperceptibly. Kurosawa's arrogance was his best opportunity.

He adopted an extremely humble posture, but his heart was ice-cold.

A life-saving act? It was nothing more than a misunderstanding caused by a series of unfortunate events. And he would repay this "gratitude" with interest sooner or later.

Kurosawa was clearly pleased with his compliance and did not let him return to his dormitory to rest. He simply waved his hand and said, "Stay in the lab for observation to see if there are any aftereffects. Do not leave without my order."

After speaking, he left more than ten armed men to guard him, then turned and left quickly with the Earth Emperor's Belt in his hand, his steps hurried, clearly to deal with something more important. Lin Chen watched his retreating figure, his eyes slightly narrowed—Kurosawa dared not leave the Earth Emperor's Belt with him, fearing that this "trump card" might suddenly go out of control and turn against him.

What a pathetic possessiveness.

Lin Chen leaned against the cold wall, closing his eyes to rest and contemplate his next plan.

He didn't know how long he had been in the laboratory. The overhead lights remained cold and glaring, and the armed guards stood silently, like cold sculptures. Then the alloy door to the laboratory was pushed open again, and Kurosawa walked in, carrying that familiar black leather case—the Earth Emperor's Belt lay inside.

Behind him followed a man wearing a light brown fisherman's hat, exuding a gloomy aura—Narutaki.

“Kurosawa-san,” Narutaki’s gaze fell on Lin Chen, filled with undisguised disappointment and contempt, his eyes behind his glasses as cold as ice, “this is the secret weapon you said could help me take down Decade? If it’s him, I’m really disappointed.”

He also witnessed Lin Chen's transformation into Delta yesterday, and while it was quite impressive, the Delta belt had already been stolen.

Kurosawa, however, was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled and waved his hand, saying mysteriously, "Mr. Narutaki has misunderstood. Lin Chen is only part of my plan. The real show is yet to come."

He spoke in riddles, offering no further explanation, but simply gestured with his chin towards Lin Chen: "Come with me, it's time for you to take the stage."

Lin Chen stood up and followed the two without saying a word, followed by a team of fully armed disciplinary officers. The group passed through the underground passage, went up the stairs, and the moment they pushed open the main teaching building door, a chaotic commotion rushed towards them.

The once neat and peaceful campus is now in complete chaos.

The terrified students huddled together in the square in front of the teaching building, trembling, their screams and cries echoing throughout. In the center of the square, Lucky Four-Leaf Clover was locked in combat with two figures; the deafening roars of colliding energy, the crisp sounds of metal clashing, and the howls of the Orphnochs were ear-piercing.

Momose, in her tiger-like Orphnoch form, wielded her silver claws with incredible speed; Genda, in his dragon-like Orphnoch form, charged forward with overwhelming force; Shukawa's lobster claws swept across the battlefield; and Shirokin's centipede whip was cunning and ruthless. The four worked in perfect harmony, completely surrounding their opponents. Their opponents were none other than Faiz in his silver-black armor and Decade in his pink armor.

Onoue Takumi wields the photon sword, its blade flashing fiercely, each strike carrying crimson photon energy, yet he is forced to retreat steadily by the clover's encirclement; Kadoya Tsukasa holds the card-shaped sword, constantly switching between rider forms, his sword winds fierce, but he also struggles to break through the four-person encirclement.

On the roof of the teaching building, Hai Dong leaned against the railing, watching the farce below with great interest. Beside him lay a black box containing the Delta belt he had stolen. His gaze swept across the battlefield with a hunter's greed, clearly waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

"Ha, a bunch of clowns." Kurosawa sneered, his eyes icy. Without the slightest hesitation, he barked a sharp order to the armed men behind him, "Fire! Attack everyone! Leave no one alive!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The specially designed photon paralysis bullets, glowing with a ghostly blue light, rained down on the battlefield, indiscriminately attacking friend and foe alike. Whether it was Lucky Clover, Faiz, or Decade, all were enveloped in the firepower.

Caught off guard, the people who were locked in combat were forced to withdraw and dodge.

Momose dodged a bullet, a white mark left on his silver-black scales by the energy. He whirled around, his crimson vertical pupils fixed on Kurosawa, his voice filled with rage and disbelief: "Kurosawa! What do you mean! Are you betraying us!"

Genda, Zhuchuan, and Shirokin also retreated to the side, their bodies covered in injuries and their breathing unsteady. Their eyes were filled with venom as they looked at Kurosawa.

Kurosawa handed the black leather suitcase to Lin Chen, took off his glasses, pulled out a cleaning cloth from his chest, and slowly wiped the lenses. His tone was calm but chillingly cold: "Betrayal? You're useless now. Lucky Four-Leaf Clover was just a stepping stone in my plan. You have no place in my future blueprint."

In one sentence, the death sentence for Clover was sealed.

"Lin Jun, it's your turn. Take care of them and show Mr. Minglong just how strong our trump card really is."

After saying that, he took a step back, giving Lin Chen the center of the battlefield, and turned to Minglong with a smile: "Watch closely, Mr. Minglong, this is the power I have prepared for you that can end Decade."

All eyes immediately turned to Lin Chen.

Momose was taken aback for a moment, then burst into a shrill laugh, waving her tiger claw with utter contempt: "Kurosawa, are you crazy? You think you can take this piece of trash!"

In his eyes, Lin Chen was nothing more than a wild Orphnoch who had been recruited. He had always been very wary of Lin Chen, but the scene of Lin Chen being directly defeated by Decade last time had completely dispelled that wariness.

Tsukasa Kadoya raised an eyebrow, a knowing glint in his green compound eyes, and a playful smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Oh? So you're the one hiding in the end. Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting."

He had long suspected that this mysterious tiger-shaped Orphnoch was no ordinary creature, and he had been patiently waiting for this moment.

Onoue Takumi's eyes remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever; he simply gripped the photon sword in his hand tighter. He had long known that Lin Chen was Kurosawa's subordinate, and this was merely the final straw.

Ignoring everyone's gaze, Lin Chen slowly opened the black leather suitcase.

The dark gold Orga belt lay quietly on the velvet, its gilded patterns gleaming with a cold majesty in the sunlight, like a sleeping emperor waiting to awaken once more.

The big tree on the rooftop suddenly perked up, its eyes fixed on Lin Chen's belt, while it glanced disdainfully at the Delta belt beside him.

The Earth Emperor's Belt, the king of knight belts, possesses ultimate power surpassing Faiz, Kaixa, and Delta. Compared to the Earth Emperor, Delta is merely mortal.

Lin Chen grabbed the Earth Emperor's belt with one hand, tied it around his waist, and without the slightest hesitation, uttered two words in a deep voice:

"Transformation."

"Standing By."

A deep mechanical voice rang out, and dark golden photon blood surged forth. Black armor covered the entire body like a tide, the Ω-shaped helmet closed, and a scarlet single eye lit up. A terrifying imperial pressure swept across the entire square, causing everyone to subconsciously hold their breath, and even the air seemed to freeze.

Orga, the Emperor of the Earth, descends.

Lin Chen raised his hand, grasped the Earth Emperor Sword at his waist, and with a flick of his wrist, the illusory golden energy sword instantly condensed, shining brightly, and the terrifying energy fluctuations caused the ground to tremble slightly.

Seeing this, Kurosawa's smile grew even more smug, and Narutaki's eyes finally showed a change, no longer filled with utter contempt.

But the next second, Lin Chen's actions left everyone dumbfounded.

Instead of hurling the energy sword at Lucky Clover, Faiz, or Decade on the battlefield, he suddenly turned around, raised the Emperor Sword high, and unleashed his dark golden photon energy without reservation, condensing it on the sword and transforming it into a world-destroying golden blade of light, which he slammed down on Kurosawa, Narutaki, and the group of armed personnel behind him!

"Lin Chen! What are you doing!"

Kurosawa's smile froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he let out a terrified roar, his face filled with disbelief. He never imagined that the trump card he had nurtured and thought he had firmly in control would turn on him at this moment!

Narutaki's expression also changed, and almost instinctively he reached out and tore open the dimensional barrier, and pale blue spatial ripples spread out in front of him.

The armed men didn't even have time to react, and didn't even have a chance to fire.

The golden blade of light crashed down, like an emperor's judgment, sweeping away everything in its path.

"boom--!!!"

Chapter 29: The Curtain Falls and a New Journey Begins

The dust kicked up by the golden blade slowly dissipated, and the bottomless crater on the ground was still emitting scorching white smoke. Kurosawa and the group of disciplinary squad members had long since disappeared without a trace, leaving not even a trace behind.