Bad luck plagues him, he refuses to become a Kamen Rider.

"How about it?"

Their heartbeats returned to normal, and Yuuki knew that everything was over. He looked at them with extra concern.

"It's alright, but I just remembered some rather bad things."

Kagami looked up at the sky and gently raised his right hand.

Most of the things he had experienced in the past had left him with unspeakable pain, and this recollection made his heart ache even more.

As he recalled, a wormhole opened in the sky, and blue worms rushed out of the wormhole and hovered in the sky.

"Steel Bug, it's been a long time."

Chapter 139 101 Strange Tales (Part 8)

After circling in the sky a few times, the Steel-Bug Insect slowly descended and landed in Kagami's palm.

"It's been a long time since I've felt this way."

Kagami looked nostalgic as he put the Steel-Fighting Insect into his pocket. He then looked at Hikawa Makoto, whose lips twitched.

“I’m not like you; I need a belt to transform.”

As they were talking, Hikawa Makoto's gaze shifted and landed on Hikawa Shin.

Bingchuan Xin was taken aback, his gaze falling on his waist, where there was a belt, and this belt was exactly the improved version of the G3 from back then.

Seeing that Hikawa Makoto's eyes were becoming increasingly dangerous, Hikawa Shin clutched his belt and darted behind Yuuki.

"Uncle, this is the equipment that was issued to me from above. You can't take it. Besides, my information is linked to it, so you can't use it even if you want to."

Upon hearing this, Bingchuan Cheng's face darkened completely. He pouted and said, "You brat, how could I possibly do such a thing?"

Bingchuan Xin nodded vigorously: "I know you don't know how, so don't look in my direction."

Bingchuan Cheng snorted coldly and turned his head away from Bingchuan Xin.

Seeing Hikawa Makoto's discomfiture, Yuuki quickly stepped forward to comfort him.

"It's always a good thing to regain the ability to transform. Once we get out of here, we can focus on the battle without worry."

This left Hikawa Makoto somewhat dumbfounded: "How could I possibly really want to take his belt?"

"Then what do you want to do, Uncle?"

Bingchuan Xin immediately asked, and Bingchuan Cheng slapped Bingchuan Xin on the back in annoyance.

"Aren't you out of energy right now? I just wanted to try it out, it's not like I'm stopping you from using it."

Hikawa Shin gave a pitiful "oh" and went to the side to draw circles, while Sato Jiro stayed by his side, the two of them talking about something.

With only Yuuki and two others remaining on the field, Yuuki coughed and asked, "Have you remembered anything?"

The two nodded in unison, then shook their heads. With a puzzled look on Yu Xing's face, they said, "We did recall quite a few things, but they have nothing to do with what you want to know."

"We still can't remember anything about that great battle; it's as if that memory has been completely erased from our minds."

Yu Xing was a little disappointed, but he quickly adjusted his mindset.

If the traces of that great battle could be found so easily, then all the efforts and sacrifices of so many people would have been in vain.

"However, it's not that I haven't remembered anything. The signs of that big battle were already emerging in early 09."

As Hikawa Makoto finished speaking, his expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

Yuuki keenly noticed the change in his expression and turned to look at Hikawa Makoto.

"What do you mean?"

Bingchuan Cheng took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"That great battle was proposed and officially named in early 09."

He paused, then softly uttered the name.

"【A battle for survival】."

The moment those four words were uttered, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

Kagami's expression turned serious at those words, and he shook his head at Yuuki: "We shouldn't delve into this now."

Yu Xing also narrowed his eyes slightly, a strange tension gripping his heart.

A battle for survival.

The name itself is a declaration, a war on which everything is at stake.

"It seems that the war was far more brutal than I had imagined."

Yuuki said in a low voice, he had thought that the battle was only a struggle between knights and monsters, but now it seemed that the whole world had been affected.

Hikawa Makoto nodded: "The fact that it can be called a battle for survival is enough to prove that the situation at the time was not optimistic."

Yuuki remained silent. That battle definitely involved the world's deepest secrets, and perhaps these extra cities were the aftermath of that battle.

"Yuyuki!"

Just then, Sato Jiro's voice came from behind, filled with obvious anxiety.

Yuuki immediately turned around, his gaze passing over Sato Jiro and landing on Hikawa Shin.

The boy's face was terribly pale, his forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and he was leaning against the broken walls of the factory, his legs visibly trembling.

"I'm exhausted."

Sato Jiro supported Hikawa Shin, his tone worried.

"That battle just now took a huge toll on us."

Yu Xing walked over quickly, put his hand on Bingchuan Xin's shoulder, and the black flames seeped into Bingchuan Xin's pores along his palm.

The flames traveled through Bingchuan Xin's body, and after confirming that he was only exhausted and had not suffered serious injuries, Youxing breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing, I'm just tired."

He withdrew the black flames, and the warmth of the black flames restored some of the weakened body of Bingchuan Xin. He looked at Youxing.

"Brother Youxing, how did I do?"

"not bad."

Yuuki patted Hikawa Shin's head. If he hadn't been able to control the monster at full power, they might not have won.

Bingchuan Xin smiled, a very happy smile.

Gaining the approval of his seniors was a huge step forward on his path to becoming a Kamen Rider.

"We have to leave here; we can't stay any longer."

Before the two could talk for long, Hikawa Makoto walked over with a serious expression.

"I feel my memory is starting to get blurry again."

Kagami nodded in agreement. Now that the matter in the Otherworld was more or less resolved, it was time for them to leave.

The rules of the underworld are being eroded much faster than they anticipated.

"Walk."

Yuuki also knew the seriousness of the matter; the rules applied equally to everyone.

He made a quick decision and helped up Bingchuan Xin's arm.

“Go to the processing plant; there are still people left there. We need to rescue them too.”

Bingchuan pointed to the other side, where the processing plant was still operating.

Sato Jiro immediately put his arm around Hikawa Shin's other arm, and the two of them supported the weak boy as they walked quickly toward the processing plant.

Hikawa Makoto and Kagami-dono, behind them, cautiously observed their surroundings.

The group quickly arrived at the gate of the processing plant.

"crunch-"

The iron gate slowly opened, revealing a dimly lit corridor behind it. The overhead lights flickered and emitted a faint buzzing sound.

Yuuki took the lead and went in first, followed closely by the others.

The corridor wasn't long; after walking for less than two minutes, the view suddenly opened up before us.

The interior of the processing plant was much more spacious than the corridor, and the overhead lights illuminated the area.

Yuuki stood at the door, her gaze sweeping across the entire workshop, which was filled with a dense crowd of people.

They stood beside the assembly line, their hands mechanically repeating the same tasks.

Some were sorting raw materials whose original form was unrecognizable, some were packaging empty boxes, and some were just staring blankly at the conveyor belt.

The roar of the machines filled the entire space, buzzing and making one feel somewhat irritated.

Everyone had their heads down, their eyes vacant, their lips moving slightly as they muttered something repeatedly.

Yuuki listened intently.

"I am human, I work in a factory, I am human, I work in a factory..."

Kagami walked over and sighed, "We were here before, until we heard a huge noise outside, then we found the exit and ran out to help you."

Yu Xing frowned, his gaze sweeping over the workers. Most of them were dressed in rags, with sallow complexions, high cheekbones, and deep-set eyes.

The long hours of work, coupled with almost no food replenishment, have pushed these people's bodies to their limits.

Several workers moved noticeably slowly, pausing after each movement as if gathering their strength.

Another female worker leaned against the machine, her body trembling slightly, her lips cracked and bleeding, yet she was still repeating that sentence in a low voice.

After they barged in, someone slightly raised their head and noticed them.

"It's you!"

Amidst the murmurs, this person's voice stood out abruptly. Everyone paused in their work, raised their heads, and stared at Bingchuan Xin.

Hikawa Shin broke free from Sato Jiro's hand and took two steps forward.

His steps were still a little unsteady, but his eyes had regained their firmness.