As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

After a brief silence, deafening cheers erupted from G3 base. Sumiko Ozawa slumped into the control panel, letting out a long sigh of relief. The civilians in the shelter embraced and wept, while Takahiro Omuro excitedly pumped his fist.

Hojo Toru quickly walked to the wrecked G4 armor, removed the armor, checked Hikawa's breathing, and, finding him only unconscious, immediately told Ozawa to notify the medical team. Ozawa also breathed a sigh of relief.

He gently carried the unconscious Hikawa Makoto out of the room and turned to walk towards the base. Medical personnel arrived at the entrance at the same time and quickly stepped forward to assist him.

After handing the glacier over to the medical staff, Hojo Toru breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly sensed something strange. He abruptly turned his head and looked towards the battlefield.

In the center of the battlefield, the light particles that had dissipated from the three supreme gods did not completely disappear. Instead, they slowly converged and condensed towards the center like a reversed tide.

The afterglow of the battle had not yet dissipated when the power of darkness gathered once more—Tōzō was clearly unwilling to give up and was using even stronger dark power to reshape the three supreme gods.

At the same time, a cold voice echoed in Lin Chen's mind, indicating that as long as Lin Chen and his companions could defeat the three resurrected gods again, he was willing to give humanity a chance and another option: to become the fourth great god, eliminate humanity, and complete the world's reset.

Lin Chen, hidden beneath his armor, looked grim. Touma!

The three resurrected gods are even more sacred in form, and their peak energy levels far exceed those of the previous battle.

The cheering crowd abruptly stopped laughing.

They reappeared without giving the two a chance to react.

The Water God ascended first, condensing a giant water emblem even larger than the previous one. Once formed, it crashed down with a deafening roar, the shockwave several times stronger than before.

Hojo Toru quickly arrived beside the Earth Emperor, forcing himself to activate his remaining energy to set up a barrier of light in front of the two of them. The barrier trembled violently and became covered with cracks the moment it came into contact with the Water Emblem's explosion.

"Lin Chen, you focus on the one who can't fly, leave the rest to me!" Hojo's voice was hoarse but firm, still maintaining the tactical clarity of an elite detective.

He knew that the gods on earth had the strongest defense and the slowest speed, making them the only point of attack that could be broken through one by one. He also knew that he could barely overcome the ranged and high-speed advantages of wind and water.

Lin Chen nodded upon hearing this, activated his photon energy, and the golden patterns on the Earth Emperor Armor barely lit up. The Earth Emperor Sword, carrying a slight high temperature, charged forward and pounced straight at the Earth God.

At this moment, the Earth Emperor had lost his previous ferocity. Every step was extremely difficult, yet he still exerted all his strength, slashing and smashing the Earth God's rock armor, leaving only shallow dents. After the Earth God was resurrected, his physical defense was enhanced again, and Lin Chen's attacks became ineffective. Instead, he was suppressed by the Earth God's gravity field, and his movements became increasingly sluggish.

The Wind God transformed into a blur, his Wind Scythe whistling through the air as he circled around and launched a sneak attack on Hojo. Though exhausted, Hojo remained alert and, unable to dodge, parried with precision. In the instant of the clash of metal, the Wind God's supersonic impact sent Hojo flying several meters, crashing heavily against the crumbling base wall. His wing membrane was completely ruptured, and his weapon was knocked from his grasp.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Water God used his telekinesis to restrain Hojo's limbs, while simultaneously condensing several small water emblems and smashing them at Hojo. Hojo was unable to move and could only withstand the attack, causing the cracks on his armor to widen continuously.

Seeing this, Lin Chen forcefully activated the remaining photon energy. The golden photon patterns surged again, and the Earth Emperor Sword reignited its high-temperature light blade. Lin Chen rushed behind the Earth God and swung the sword down with all his might. This strike concentrated all his power and forcefully cleaved through the Earth God's rock armor, causing the Earth God's gravity field to instantly become disordered.

Just as Lin Chen was locked in a fierce battle with the Earth God, the two supreme gods of water and wind launched a combined attack on Hojo. The Water God condensed a giant water emblem, while the Wind God unleashed a supersonic slash. The two violent energies struck Hojo simultaneously, causing an explosion. Hojo's Agito form instantly disintegrated, and he was violently thrown away by the shockwave, crashing heavily to the ground. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, completely reverting to his transformed state and falling into a semi-conscious state of severe injury.

“Hojo!” Ozawa’s voice came through the communicator.

Seeing this, Lin Chen wanted to rush over to help, but was desperately entangled by the Earth God. Although the Earth God was severely injured, he still used rock spikes to lock Lin Chen's legs tightly, and the gravity field pressed down again, making it difficult for Lin Chen to move.

After the two great gods of water and wind dealt with Hojo, they quickly returned and joined forces with the great god of earth. The three great gods formed a triangle and surrounded Lin Chen once again.

Looking at the three supreme gods who were surrounding them.

He held nothing back; the Orphnoch factor within him burned, transforming into energy. The golden patterns on the Earth Emperor Armor instantly became dazzling, yet fine cracks began to appear—a sign of energy overload. He raised the Earth Emperor Sword, and a giant golden blade of light extended from its blade once more—the Ultimate Earth Emperor Slash.

The golden blade of light swept across the entire field, carrying its last bit of power as it crashed into the three supreme gods.

The three supreme gods gathered their energy to block, but were still struck by the light blades. Their energy became violently chaotic, their rock armor shattered, their wind blades dissipated, and their water emblems collapsed. They were severely injured and staggered, but their injuries did not completely dissipate. They were only temporarily unable to attack and collapsed on the ground, their breath weak but still present.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen's ultimate technique had exhausted all his power. The Earth Emperor Armor shattered instantly into countless fragments, scattering across the ground. The Earth Emperor Phone in his hand also succumbed to the weight, shattering completely with a "crack" and turning into scrap metal. Lin Chen deactivated his transformation, knelt on one knee, and panted heavily.

However, the three severely injured gods quickly recovered. But they did not continue their attack.

Silence reigned outside the battlefield. But despair had already filled everyone's hearts.

Toma's voice echoed in Lin Chen's mind again, filled with disappointment.

Is that all?

Lin Chen, kneeling on one knee, glanced at the heavily injured Hojo lying on the ground, sensing the fear among the people in the underground shelter. He took out the five-cent coin and the drawing Xiaoxue had given him from his pocket, staring at the drawing in a daze. He sighed, a helpless expression on his face—he never expected to do such a thing, and could only hope that the creator would keep its promise.

Put the painting and coins back into your pocket.

He struggled to his feet, standing opposite the three great gods. His form slowly shifted, revealing his Orphnoch form, though he was no longer in his silver armor. The silver armor had transformed into armor similar to that of the three great gods. This was a change resulting from absorbing the power of darkness.

The people in the base were once again shocked by the changes. Xiaoze, however, wasn't surprised; she had long known Lin Chen wasn't normal, and based on the information he had given her, she wasn't surprised by his transformation. But the others didn't share the same view.

Looking at the displayed signal, Omuro muttered to himself, "It's a lie, right, Lin Chen-san. How could it be 'Unknown'!"

Everyone in the shelter held their breath.

For the first time, even the three supreme gods showed surprise. They hadn't expected that the human before them was one of their own kind. But following the gods' instructions, they made no further moves.

On the battlefield, Lin Chen opened the system panel.

The Orphnoch form was merely a drop in the ocean, at best barely enough to hold off one of the three great gods before their enhancement.

Looking at the new abilities gained from the second evolution.

There was only one hope: burning life energy to briefly gain immense power. But it wasn't quite there yet. The burning was activated. Blue flames erupted from the Orphnoch's body.

Blue flames coiled around Lin Chen's transformed Orphnoch body, and the silver and black armor gleamed with an eerie light, creating a stark contrast with the divine forms of the three great gods.

The Tiger Hunting Domain unfolded with a roar, and within a radius of 500 meters centered on Lin Chen, the air rippled with a faint blue light.

His explosive power and dynamic vision doubled, his previously staggering figure became swift again, and the blue flames around him became even more intense.

Seeing Lin Chen launch another attack.

They followed Tojin's orders and launched an offensive at the same time.

The Earth God activated the gravity field first, and countless sharp rock spikes shot out from the ground, stabbing towards Lin Chen's body; the Wind God transformed into a blur, and the wind scythe, accompanied by a sharp sound of tearing through the air, went straight for Lin Chen's throat; the Water God condensed a giant dark water pattern, which floated in mid-air, ready to strike. Once Lin Chen dodged, it would crash down and completely engulf him.

But with the foresight of the Tiger Hunting Domain, all of this was anticipated.

Lin Chen shifted slightly to the side, just avoiding the rock spikes, while his arm armor precisely blocked the wind scythe's strike—the instant the metal clashed, blue flames spread along the wind scythe, scorching the body of the Wind God. The Wind God let out a shrill roar, and his speed instantly slowed down.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Chen circled behind the God of Wind and plunged his claws into its core. The raging flames instantly engulfed the God of Wind, and the Wind Scythe shattered. This time, the God of Wind did not dissipate but was directly absorbed by Lin Chen.

After the kill, the blue flames around him intensified, but fine ash began to appear on Orphnoch's torso, the price of burning his life was already evident. But he did not stop, because the giant water emblem of the god above the water had already crashed down, and the gravity field of the god above the earth had increased again, attempting to imprison him tightly.

Based on his prediction, Lin Chen teleported to the side of the Earth God in advance, avoiding the explosive impact of the Water Emblem, and at the same time made contact with the Earth God's body, and the flames spread accordingly.

The previously unshakeable armor crumbled inch by inch under the blue flames. Seeing this, Lin Chen unleashed a torrent of flames, causing the gravity field of the god on the ground to collapse instantly and be completely devoured by the blue flames.

The blue flames surged again, but ash began to fall from all over its body.

Seeing his two companions killed one after another, the God of Water became very solemn. Dark power surged around him, condensing into countless small water patterns, which rained down on Lin Chen like a storm. At the same time, he activated his telekinetic power, trying to imprison Lin Chen.

But when faced with the blue flames, his psychic power was also burned, and a stinging pain came from his brain.

Taking this opportunity, Lin Chen approached again.

Faced with the attack from Lin Chenshui, the goddess could only hastily parry, but she was also engulfed by blue flames. At this moment, she felt that everything she had was being burned away, and only then did she understand why her teammates died so easily. Her silver and blue body gradually carbonized, the Resentment Halberd flew out of her hand, and her figure finally dissipated completely in the flames—all three goddesses were killed.

On the battlefield, the blue flames gradually died down, and Lin Chen staggered to his feet, his Orphnoch form fading away. He slowly raised his hand, and ash from his fingertips drifted in the wind, slowly settling down his arm and body—a sign that the Orphnoch was burning out its life force and heading towards death.

In the control room, Sumiko Ozawa asked Lin Chen what was going on. But the communicator had already disappeared in the blue flames, and Lin Chen couldn't hear it at all.

Just then.

The world suddenly fell silent.

The smoke and dust from the explosion froze completely. Hojo, heavily wounded and lying on the ground, remained prone. The crumbling walls of the base stopped trembling, and even the lingering warmth of the blue flames in the air was instantly sealed away.

The entire world was brought to a complete standstill by an invisible force.

Time stood still.

A young man slowly walked towards them from afar. He was extremely handsome, making people marvel at how such a person could exist in the world.

He came to stand in front of Lin Chen.

Lin Chen dared not make the slightest move.

His gaze swept over the entire battlefield, indifferently passing over the remaining dark power of the three great gods who had already perished, before landing on Lin Chen, whose body was constantly crumbling to dust and whose life had come to an end.

"You always give me a brand new surprise!"

Toma spoke, saying he was surprised, but there was no emotional fluctuation in his tone.

Lin Chen found Touma's words somewhat puzzling. Every time? This wasn't their first meeting?

"Why? You're an anomaly, how could you go to such lengths for humanity?" This time, Toma's tone carried a hint of doubt.

'An outcast?' Hearing Toma's words, which were immediately a personal attack, Lin Chen didn't care. He was an Orphnoch, and indeed, he was an outcast in this world.

"Why aren't you answering?" Seeing that Lin Chen didn't speak, Toma spoke again.

Hearing Touma's question again, Lin Chen looked at his body covered in dust, then turned to look at the G3 base, where he could sense the still-living lives.

He turned to look at Toma.

"Perhaps it's because I'm a Kamen Rider!" The word "Kamen Rider" gradually rose in his voice.

After uttering those words, his life came to an end. His pupils lost their luster, and his body lost its color. A cloud of ashes slowly dissipated.

A coin and several folded sheets of drawing paper fell to the ground.

"Is this the same answer again?" Toma muttered to himself.

Seeing the coins and drawing paper on the ground, He gently raised his hand, and the drawing paper and coins floated in front of him and slowly opened.

He saw the child's doodle. He turned to look at the underground shelter; the thick concrete partition seemed empty to him. His gaze fell on Sato Yuki and his grandson.

"Will new bonds be forged every time? Then let it happen again." With that, He raised one hand. An invisible force of darkness spread out. The entire world seemed to be turned upside down, and the shattered buildings rapidly repaired themselves.

...

In Tokyo under the cover of night, a figure suddenly appeared in a small alley.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, but what he saw was not the familiar battlefield, nor the giant crab, nor Tsukasa Kadoya and the others—but an unfamiliar night sky.

The neon lights buzzed overhead, casting his shadow on the graffiti-covered wall. Sensing an atmosphere different from the world of Hibiki, Lin Chen was utterly helpless.

"here we go again."

He spoke in a low voice, his tone filled with a desire to grind Narutaki to dust.

Last time, when Narutaki threw him into the dimensional rift, he was able to fight back—his Earth Emperor Sword shattered the spatial barrier, carving a path through it. This time, his opponent had clearly learned his lesson. He was directly thrown into some unknown world. He still doesn't understand how Narutaki tricked him. His feet suddenly gave way, and he found himself in that abandoned city, and then here he is.

He stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes that he had picked up in that abandoned city.

"You bastard."

He cursed, but it was unclear whether he was cursing Narutaki or himself for being careless once again.

He dusted himself off and walked out of the alley.

Chapter 103 The Beginning of Reincarnation