As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

World Tree Foundation, top-floor office.

A piercing emergency alarm suddenly blared, shattering the silence in the office. Lin Chen and Wu Daogui looked up simultaneously; the monitor screen displayed a red alert inside the Helheim Forest—the researchers had been attacked.

"Damn it!" Wu Daogui's face darkened, and he grabbed the Sengoku Driver from the table and rushed towards the crack passage in the laboratory. Lin Chen followed behind at a leisurely pace.

The moment he stepped through the crevice and into the forest, Wu Daogui saw Zhen Hong slaughtering the researchers. The crimson figure wielded a massive black sword, leaving a trail of blood and flesh in its wake, clearly out of control due to injuries and rage from the previous battle.

"stop!"

Without any hesitation, Wu Daogui took out the honeydew melon seed lock and fastened it to his belt.

"Lock On! Soiya! Melon Energy Arms!"

Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin makes his appearance. While covering the retreat of the surviving researchers, he draws his Sonic Arrow and clashes head-on with Shinku. However, Shinku's strength far exceeds expectations; every sword strike is imbued with earth-shattering fury, and Zangetsu Shin is immediately put on the defensive, forced to retreat step by step.

"I'll help you!"

A golden figure burst forth from the forest, sweeping across the Victory Banner and forcefully deflecting the crimson greatsword. Kamen Rider Gaim arrived just in time to rescue the suppressed Takatora.

“Kuzuha Kouta…” Zangetsu Shin slightly turned his head.

"Let's go together!" Gaim gripped the Victory Banner and stood back-to-back with Zangetsu Shin.

This was the first time the two had officially fought side-by-side. Gaim took the lead in the attack, waving the Victory Banner with sweeping, powerful strokes. With one attacking and the other defending, they managed to temporarily stabilize the battle.

Lin Chen simply leaned against a twisted giant tree and did not make a move.

If he remembered correctly, at this point in time, Wu Daogui's men were about to betray him.

Midway through the battle, a yellow figure rushed forward shouting.

"Lord Melon! I've arrived!"

Phoenix transforms into Kamen Rider Bravo, wielding a durian hammer as she charges into the battlefield. She immediately spots her beloved "pure and beautiful Melon Lord," and shockingly steps in front of Zangetsu's true form, taking a heavy blow from Shinku with her own body!

"Um...for Lord Melon..."

The injured Phoenix Lotus fell backward, landing precisely in Zhan Yue Zhen's arms, and confessed with a blissful expression, "This is my love..."

Wu Daogui, expressionless, lifted her with one hand and tossed her into the bushes beside him like a piece of trash.

"It's in the way."

The scene was both comical and awkward.

Just as Crimson roared and charged up, preparing to unleash a wide-ranging destructive attack, his movements suddenly froze. A vast and chilling intent directly invaded his mind. It was the Overlord King, Luo Xiu'ao.

"Dimuxiu, who gave you permission to act without authorization?"

The voice was like a divine pronouncement, carrying an unquestionable majesty.

"Come back quickly."

Crimson trembled all over, his emerald eyes filled with resentment and rage. But he dared not disobey the king's orders, so he could only glare fiercely at everyone, turn around, transform into a stream of red energy, and disappear into the depths of the forest.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Gaim and Zangetsu Shin set off simultaneously, pursuing the direction where Shinku had disappeared.

Lin Chen slowly straightened up, his senses locking onto an even more ancient and powerful fluctuation emanating from the depths of the forest—Bai Ya's aura. A slight smile played on his lips as he followed in a flash.

……

Inside the office of Sengoku Ryoma, Yggdrasil Foundation.

The three, including Sengoku Ryoma, were staring intently at the screen at the battle between Kurejima Takatora and the Overlord. Sid and Minato Yoko stood beside them, their expressions equally grave.

“Guihu actually ran head-on with the Overlord, that’s not good news…” Lingma pushed up his glasses, his gaze then locking onto Lin Chen, who was leaning against a tree in the screen and hadn’t made a move yet. “And who’s that guy next to him?”

Seeing this, his eyes turned cold. "I'll trouble you, Sid. Stop Takatora's next move."

Chapter 271 Fimsim

During the pursuit, Wu Daogui suddenly stopped.

Kouta Kazuha, who was ahead, noticed something was wrong and stopped, turning around to look at him: "The white armored knight?"

A low sigh came from beneath the Zangetsu Shin mask. Takatora spoke slowly, his voice carrying a hint of weariness and guilt: "Kuzuha Kouta. There's something I must apologize to you for."

"Apologize?" Kouta Kazuha was taken aback.

“Mitsuzane…Mitsuzane Kureshima is my younger brother.” Takatora raised his head, his yellow-green compound eyes staring directly at Gaim. “The shot he fired at you was my fault as his older brother. I failed to discipline him properly, and your comrade was hurt. I’m sorry.”

Kota Kazuha was silent for a moment, then shook his head, pausing slightly in his hand. "It's nothing. Minoru is my friend, and I believe he must have had his reasons for doing that. Once this is over, I'll go find him myself and ask him clearly."

Looking at the young man before him, who, even betrayed by his best friend, still chose to believe in him, a taut string in Wu Dao Guihu's heart seemed to loosen slightly. After their previous encounters, and everything that had happened today, watching Kota's unwavering figure in the face of dire straits, perhaps this naive fellow truly possessed something he himself had long lost.

He somewhat agreed with the naive fellow's beliefs. He decided to temporarily set aside their opposing stances.

Takatora took a deep breath and formally extended his hand to Kouta: "My name is... Takatora. Let's form an alliance! From today onwards, Yggdrasil will no longer hinder your actions!"

Kota Kuzuba paused for a moment, then a hearty smile spread across his face beneath his armor. He reached out and firmly grasped the hand of Takatoro Kurejima.

"Kuzuha Kouta. Nice to meet you, Takatora!"

After shaking hands, Kouta immediately suppressed his emotions and pointed ahead: "Now is not the time to talk about this. The important thing is to quickly pursue the Overlord Alien!"

After saying that, he turned around and led the charge, his golden armor drawing a dazzling streak of light in the dim forest.

Wu Daogui watched his retreating figure, lost in thought. A complex emotion flickered in the armored man's usually calm, almost indifferent eyes. After a moment, he gripped his sonic bow and continued to follow.

However, just as the two were about to catch up with Shinku—

"call out--!"

A crimson energy arrow suddenly shot out from the shadows of the trees to the side, heading straight for Gaim's back!

Kuzuha Kouta's pupils contracted sharply. In a haste, he dodged to the side. The arrow grazed the shoulder armor of Kachidoki's armor and exploded into a burst of intense fire on the tree trunk.

"Who goes there?!"

From the thick fog, Kamen Rider Sigurd slowly emerged. His dark red cherry-colored energy armor gleamed with a dangerous light. He held a sonic arrow in his hand, but without saying a word, he leaped up and launched a relentless attack on Gaim.

"Sid?!" Guihu exclaimed in surprise. How could Sid be here? "Stop!"

"Stop?" Sid scoffed, as if he'd heard something amusing. "Kiyatora, why should we stop? Isn't Gaim our enemy? And wasn't it you who gave the order to eliminate him?"

He shrugged, and before he finished speaking, the sonic arrows were raised again, and several crimson light bullets poured out towards Kamen Rider Gaim!

Kouta Kuzuha raised the Victory Flag to block, but was thrown back several steps by the force of the explosion. Sid's attacks were fierce and cunning, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

Sid, which was not originally part of the Kachidoki Armor, surprisingly overwhelmed Kouta Kazuha for a time.

Seeing this, Wu Daogui was about to raise his sonic bow and step forward when his shoulder armor suddenly felt heavy.

A human hand pressed against his shoulder armor. Although he didn't try to break free, the force of the hand surprised him greatly.

"Let's go." Lin Chen's voice came from behind. "Now is not the time to deal with Kaiwu, and that guy is no match for him. Chasing down that overlord alien is the priority."

Wu Daogui turned his head and looked at the indifferent-looking man beside him.

—This guy is really mysterious.

Just as he was distracted, the battle situation ahead indeed changed.

Although Kouta Kuzuha was caught off guard by Sid's surprise attack, the defensive power of the Kachikame armor far exceeded expectations. After withstanding the initial onslaught, he quickly regained his footing, and the Kachikame flag swept across, forcing Sigurd back several steps.

"Did you see that?" Lin Chen withdrew his hand, his gaze fixed on the direction where Zhen Hong had disappeared, a fleeting dark golden light flashing in his eyes. "He can handle it. But if you delay any longer, that overlord might really escape."

Wu Daogui was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and abandoned his plan to provide support.

"……Walk."

The two traversed the twisted forest, where the trees suddenly thinned out. A desolate open space stretched out before them, and in the center of this open space stood a ruin that did not belong to any known civilization.

A massive, broken stone pillar lay askew in the ground, its surface etched with unrecognizable ancient patterns; a half-collapsed metal dome was entwined by layers of dark purple vines, and extinguished glowing objects hung from its rusted supports, resembling streetlights from some alien planet; further on the ground, scattered were broken rings and prismatic structures, made of neither gold nor stone, gleaming with a cold, eerie light under the dark red sky.

Wu Daogui stopped in his tracks, his emerald green compound eyes sweeping over the desolate ruins, his voice filled with undisguised shock: "What...what are these things?"

“The remains of a civilization swallowed by the Forest of Helheim.” Lin Chen walked past him, crushing a piece of weathered, unidentified metal under his foot. “You think this forest only has its eyes on Earth? Before it found you, countless worlds had already become ruins like this.”

Lin Chen withdrew his gaze: "Getting here proves we're very close to our target. Let's go, let's continue the pursuit."

Before he finished speaking, he had already swept past the broken pillar. Wu Daogui followed closely behind.

The two passed through the collapsed dome and over the alien debris. At the end of the ruins, a regular space, several meters long, wide, and high, had been carved out of the mountain wall, its cross-section as smooth as if cut by a knife.

The space was not empty. A simple throne stood prominently, and upon it sat a pure white figure, serenely. It was none other than the Overlord King, Bai Ya.

Before the throne, the crimson figure knelt on one knee. Crimson lowered her head, her greatsword held horizontally before her knees, her usual arrogant and unruly demeanor completely subdued.

The space was not empty. A simple throne stood prominently, and upon it sat a pure white figure. It was none other than the Overlord King, Bai Ya.

Before the throne, the crimson figure knelt on one knee. Crimson lowered her head, her greatsword held horizontally before her knees, her usual arrogant and unruly demeanor completely subdued.

The two men spoke in a language whose meaning was unclear, their syllables low and hoarse, carrying an ancient and obscure rhythm. But Lin Chen and Wu Daogui couldn't understand them. They simply exchanged a glance and watched silently, without revealing themselves.

The two didn't talk for long. Bai Ya waved his hand, and Zhen Hong lowered his head unwillingly, picked up his greatsword, and left in a huff. Before leaving, he glanced at the location where Lin Chen and Wu Dao Gui Hu were.

After he left, Baiya, sitting on the throne, suddenly spoke in a human language:

"Please come out, guests."

Upon realizing they had been discovered, Lin Chen and Wu Daogui did not hide but stepped out of the shadows and came to the throne.

Bai Ya slowly rose from the throne. Beneath the white hooded armor was a bluish-green face, with several white strips of cloth hanging from the edge of the hood, swaying gently with his movements.

“Traveler from afar,” his gaze fell on Lin Chen, his voice low and ancient, “I have already opened the door for you to leave, why have you come back?”

Lin Chen stepped forward: "I'm here to reclaim the golden fruit that belongs to human civilization. That thing, though in your hands, doesn't truly belong to you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ya's azure face remained completely expressionless. He slowly raised his hand, and invisible ripples seemed to spread through the void: "The Golden Fruit... is a forbidden fruit nurtured by the civilization chosen by the Helheim Forest..."

"Stop beating around the bush. Just hand over the fruit; it's useless to you anyway."

Bai Ya remained silent for a moment, his emerald compound eyes sweeping between Lin Chen and Wu Dao Gui Hu, before finally slowly sitting back on his throne, his voice deep and resonant like an ancient echo:

"Since you are so determined to pursue that power... then listen to what happened before the Golden Fruit was born, before Helheim chose this world."

He raised his head, his gaze from beneath the hood seemingly piercing through the rock wall, looking towards a distant time and space.

“We are the Femshinmu. We are the descendants of a race that once flourished in this world. And I am the one chosen by this forest.”

“This forest will test all life that challenges it, and ultimately choose the only one qualified to rule the entire world.” As he said this, his voice became heavy with unyielding weight. “But all of this, from beginning to end, was just a mistake.”

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