As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

"Right now, all you're left with is this head, isn't it?" The sword tip rose slightly, its cold light scraping a white mark on the surface of the life support pod. "If I sliced ​​it off, what would happen? Would it explode like a watermelon, or...?"

Just as he was about to make his move, a slender figure slowly emerged from the ruins in the distance.

The sound of high heels striking the gravel was exceptionally clear on the deathly silent battlefield.

Smart Lady.

She walked through the mess and came to Lin Chen. She stopped in front of the dark gold armor and bowed slightly, her movements so elegant that it was as if she were in the reception room of Smart Brain headquarters, not on a battlefield littered with corpses.

"Honorable sir, on behalf of the senior management of Smart Brain, I would like to express my highest respect to you."

Lin Chen paused, wondering what was going on.

After exchanging greetings, Smart Lady straightened up, her signature sweet smile on her face, but what she said stunned everyone present:

"Following the board's supreme decision, we are now removing Murakami Kyoji from his positions as chairman and president. As for the next president... we have decided that you will take on the role."

"..."

Lin Chen was silent for two seconds, then slowly stood up, the Earth Emperor Sword hanging at his side: "What's going on with you guys?"

He was indeed a bit strange. But the answer was actually quite simple.

The entire process, from Lin Chen transforming into Orga and cleaving the Smart Brain headquarters building in two with a single sword strike, to his head-on defeat of the Heavenly Emperor and his clash with the Earthly Emperor's armor, has been recorded and transmitted in real time to the board executives of major branches around the world.

The Emperor's Belt, the so-called "ultimate weapon" mentioned by Murakami Kyoji, was utterly useless against Lin Chen. Lin Chen himself—this "treasure" that fell from the sky—not only possessed perfect genes far exceeding those of ordinary Orphnochs, but also wielded immense power.

Rather than continuing to protect a useless company president who is all brains and can't even protect the headquarters building, it would be better to abandon Murakami Kyoji and win over this stronger, more perfect "monster" to lead the group.

This is the conclusion reached by the Smart Brain board of directors.

Cold, efficient, and devoid of any emotion.

Just as they did when they abandoned their human identity.

"Since you want to change the club president, why don't I be the next president?" A voice came from behind, calm yet clear, overpowering the clamor of the battlefield.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

The cocoon of light enveloping Kiba Yuji behind them was now trembling violently. Countless cracks appeared on its surface, as if some terrifying being was about to break free.

click-

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and a grayish-white hand covered with golden patterns emerged from the cocoon of light, its five fingers slightly clenched, causing space to seem to freeze for a moment. Then, the cocoon of light exploded with a bang, and countless points of light filled the sky like a golden snowfall.

Yuji Kiba walked out slowly from there.

His appearance hadn't changed much; he still had that gentle face. Only his eyes had turned a pure emerald gold, and a strange aura emanated from him, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.

Chapter 263 The King's Figure

However, the calm on his face shattered as soon as he finished speaking.

His brows furrowed tightly, and he clutched his chest with his right hand, his knuckles turning white from the force, as if an invisible hand were tearing something apart inside his chest. A suppressed hoarse sound came from his throat, his legs bent uncontrollably, and he half-knelt on the ground, veins bulging on his forehead, and large beads of sweat sliding down his cheeks.

"Kiba! What's wrong?"

When Nagata Yuka and Kaidou saw this scene, their expressions changed drastically, and they couldn't help but cry out.

Haitang instinctively tried to rush forward, but was forced back two steps by the terrifying aura emanating from Muji.

But Yuji Kiba didn't answer. His eyes widened suddenly, a flicker of pain flashing in his emerald-gold pupils, before he roared to the sky—

"Roar--!!!"

Grayish-white bone armor surged wildly from under his skin like living things, but this time, it was completely different from the original form of the horse-type Orphnoch.

The armor features the structure of ancient plate armor, with each piece tightly interlocking and a matte metallic sheen on the surface. The edges of each plate are adorned with fine gold outlines, resembling some ancient and sacred totem that gleams in the sunlight.

Even more horrifying was his head. The previously somewhat ferocious horse-head features had now transformed into a more majestic form. The grayish-white bone material contracted and hardened upwards, forming a structure resembling a knight's helmet that perfectly enveloped his head, leaving only a pair of eyes burning with emerald-gold flames visible on the visor.

In the very center of the helmet, a sharp horn pierced the skin, spiraling upwards and gleaming with a chilling light. Behind his head, silvery-white mane cascaded down like a waterfall, fluttering wildly in the morning breeze.

The moment the last wisp of silver-white mane fully unfurled, an indescribable, overwhelming pressure erupted from Kiba Yuji's center!

"boom--!!!"

A visible shockwave swept outwards in a ring, blasting away everything in its path—rubble, debris, and even the Leo cavalry who couldn't dodge in time. A layer of ground was scraped away, and the shockwave churned and crashed into the surrounding ruins, completely collapsing the already dilapidated buildings and sending dust billowing into the sky.

Murakami Kyo, who was being trampled under Lin Chen's feet, was facing the direction of the lumberyard. He watched as the figure, a blend of gray and gold, slowly straightened up in the dust, his resentment replaced by pure horror. He couldn't help but cry out in shock, "What... what was that?!"

Lin Chen glanced down at him.

"Noisy."

Before he finished speaking, he raised his foot, the dark gold armored boots brimming with power, and slammed it into Murakami Kyo's metal collar. The only head flew off like a cannonball, tracing a graceful arc through the air.

“I almost forgot,” Lin Chen muttered to himself, flipping his wrist to switch the Earth Emperor Sword to cannon mode, the muzzle precisely locking onto the falling head. “Using my body for experiments and creating such a mess… this debt needs to be settled.”

"boom--!"

The dark golden energy projectile shot out of the barrel and hit its target with perfect accuracy. Murakami Kyoji's head was blown to pieces in mid-air, and before he could even let out a scream, he was completely reduced to nothingness.

Behind Lin Chen, SmartLady stood there dumbfounded. Her face, which always wore a sweet smile, was now slightly open, her eyes reflecting the new figure of Kiba Yuji, filled with unbelievable surprise.

The communication terminal in her hand was connected to an ongoing high-level meeting, and the group of executives watching via live broadcast couldn't sit still any longer: "What is that?!"

boom!

With a deafening roar, the Heavenly Emperor in the air was cleaved down by Faiz in his Explosion form, leaving a trail of blue and white flames as he crashed heavily onto the ground, carving a furrow dozens of meters long in the asphalt road before finally slamming into a dilapidated building, kicking up clouds of dust.

Qian Qiao noticed the changes on the battlefield. The thrusters behind him slowly retracted, and the nozzles were still warm.

He piloted the Burst Faiz to the ground, his gaze falling on the figure radiating immense pressure. His voice, transmitted through the armor, carried a hint of uncertainty:

"You're Kiba? How did you end up like this?"

By this time, Yuji Kiba had recovered from the excruciating pain caused by the sudden change.

He lowered his head, staring blankly at his hands covered with gray and gold patterns, and slowly clenched his fists.

The power emanating from his bones was unfamiliar and vast. Feeling this incredible power, he raised his head, his emerald-gold eyes burning with an unprecedented light, and said to Qian Qiao:

"Qian, I feel it, my dream... With this power, I will definitely be able to create a world where Orphnoch and humans coexist in the future."

After speaking, he raised his head and looked back in Lin Chen's direction at SmartLady: "What do you think of my proposal? I want to become the next president of SmartBrain."

SmartLady snapped out of her surprise, her signature sweet smile returning to her face: "No, Kokiba. Although I like you very much, you are, after all, traitors to Orphnoch, and the other higher-ups won't agree."

Furthermore, they have already chosen this gentleman as SmartBrain's successor. If you want to become president, you must give them an offer they cannot refuse.

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Yuji Kiba murmured to himself. Then, he slowly raised his right hand, and a grayish-white light condensed in his palm, materializing a longsword covered with golden patterns in the void, its blade pointing diagonally at the ground. He looked at SmartLady, his emerald-gold eyes calm and unwavering: "Very well, now I will prove my worth to you."

Then he turned to Lin Chen and bowed slightly: "Please, Lin Chen-san, you won't need to help anymore. Now I'm going to take the first step towards my dream of creating a wonderful paradise."

Lin Chen looked at him, and after a moment, nodded. He flipped his wrist, sheathed the Earth Emperor Sword, and pressed his hand at his waist, deactivating the Orga Armor.

After entrusting Lin Chen with this task, Kiba Yuji looked at Inui Takumi beside him and Kaidou and Yuka behind him, his voice gentle but unquestionable: "Inui, Kaidou, Yuka, you should not interfere either."

Then, he spun around, his legs twisting and deforming in the grayish-white light, transforming into powerful hooves. The golden patterns on his armor suddenly lit up, flames burned in his emerald-gold eyes, and he entered an even more ferocious battle stance. Holding his longsword, he slammed his legs into the ground, his figure becoming a blur before vanishing in an instant.

It left only a silvery-white trail, cutting through the smoke and dust of the battlefield.

At this moment, Kaiser, transformed from Kusaka Masato, was driving the Sidecar Striker, maneuvering through the encirclement of Leo's cavalry. The yellow and black armor was covered with scratches and charred bullet holes. In its war mode after transformation, the Sidecar Striker was firing at full power, with energy bullets and physical ammunition intertwining to form a dense barrage, blasting wave after wave of brass-colored cavalrymen into a rout.

But human strength has its limits.

Kusaka felt the scene before him begin to blur, and each time he pulled the trigger, his arm felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead.

He knew his stamina was failing him. But all he wanted to do was vent his frustration.

Finally, panting heavily, he gripped the handlebars, sweat dripping from his chin onto his armor. But the Leo cavalry continued their relentless assault, like an endless swarm of locusts.

"Is this... how am I going to die?" he thought, but his hand gripped the Caesar Blade tightly, refusing to let go.

The Leo cavalry on the opposite side also noticed his predicament. They immediately twisted the throttle on their motorcycles, and the roar of the engines converged into a wave of death as they launched their final charge.

As Leo's cavalry drew ever closer, just then—

A gray-white figure flashed by.

Yuji Kiba stood in his way. He held the European-style longsword covered in gold patterns, his emerald-gold eyes calmly watching the enemy army surging towards him like a tide. He made no unnecessary movements, only a slight twist of his wrist, and the blade drew a perfect arc.

"Shh-"

A crescent-shaped blade of emerald-gold energy burst forth from the tip of the sword. Initially only a few meters long, it expanded wildly the moment it left the sword's edge, transforming into a gigantic slash that swept across the street with overwhelming force!

boom!!!

The Leo cavalry along the way didn't even have time to react before being engulfed head-on by this terrifying torrent of energy. Their brass armor was torn apart like paper, and their bodies beneath it rolled and collided on the asphalt road before finally turning into dust.

Seeing this from afar, Haitang couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, Kiba is amazing now!"

Yuka Nagata also stared blankly at that figure.

The Leo cavalrymen opposite him couldn't help but feel fear when they saw Kiba Yuji suddenly appear. It was an instinct deep in their genes, like a rabbit facing a tiger, always feeling like it was facing its natural enemy.

But the cold, hard commands from their superiors over the communication channel made them dare not retreat. They had no choice but to grit their teeth, twist the throttle again, and helplessly continue the strangulation.

Kiba Yuji slowly raised the blade of his sword, his emerald-gold eyes devoid of killing intent, only displaying a calmness bordering on pity.

"Get out of the way," he said softly. "I don't want to kill you."

But Leo's cavalry formation pressed forward like steel.

After clearing out another wave of Leo's cavalry, Yuji Kiba slowly straightened up. He flicked his sword, his emerald-gold eyes looking beyond the mess on the ground towards the colossal creature tens of meters tall in the distance.

The colossal beast was also looking down at him. Its enormous eyes slowly rotated, as if scrutinizing this uninvited guest who had suddenly intruded into the battlefield. A suffocating sense of oppression filled the air, and even the wind seemed to freeze.

If you can defeat it, you can prove your strength in front of Smart Brain.

Yuji Kiba pointed his sword directly at the giant beast's head and shouted, "Come on, lend me a hand for my dream!"

Chapter 264 Departure

Kiba Yuji's legs transformed into hooves, slamming into the ground as he soared into the sky like a gray-white meteor. The colossal beast, tens of meters tall, roared, its enormous hand sweeping across the sky with a gust of wind. The bony edges of its hand protruded like a row of sharp plowshares, creating a piercing shriek as it passed through the air.

Kiba didn't take the hit head-on. He twisted his body in mid-air, his emerald-gold eyes locking onto the joint gap on the inside of the giant beast's wrist, and his longsword drew an arc in the air. The blade struck the grayish-white bone armor, sparks flying, but leaving only a shallow white mark.

"So hard..."

Using the momentum, Muji flipped backward, landing steadily on the roof of an abandoned building. Before he could even regain his footing, the giant beast's paw slammed down like a mountain. His pupils contracted slightly, and with a burst of power from his hooves, he leaped into the air the instant the roof collapsed. With a deafening roar, the entire building crumbled beneath the beast's feet, the shockwave blasting away the remains of the surrounding Leo cavalry.

The behemoth seemed enraged by the annoying "insect." It opened its massive maw, and a ball of grayish-white energy condensed deep within its throat, then erupted as a thick beam of destructive force. Kiba Yuji, caught in mid-air, had no choice but to parry with his sword. Emerald-gold energy surged from the sword, forming an arc-shaped shield.