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

"We have to start using some new technologies."

Hikawa Makoto's whisper surprised Kagami, who was standing nearby.

"Does your Metropolitan Police Department still have something hidden?"

Hikawa Makoto glanced at Kagami indifferently: "Do you think it's because the Metropolitan Police Department has been able to maintain control over most cities despite ten years of turmoil?"

Over the past decade or so, the Metropolitan Police Department has secretly researched countless new weapons.

They were just worried that premature leakage of the technology would destabilize the seal; otherwise, they would have already applied these new technologies to the Metropolitan Police Department's forces.

"Can we deal with enemies that have undergone time-shifting?"

Based on her own experience, Kagami asked curiously.

"Of course, we have a device that can temporarily disable time-updates, but it's currently a work in progress and will indiscriminately suppress all time-updates within the area."

As Hikawa Makoto spoke, Kagami, who was standing next to him, widened her eyes in surprise: "So the headquarters' technology has reached this level?"

"Of course, don't worry too much about what will happen after the seal is broken. Although it will be terrible, we are not without any power to fight back."

During these years, while the world was relatively stable, the Metropolitan Police Department's research department worked almost non-stop, developing solutions for each of the strange individuals from the previous decade based on their abilities.

"The knights are on the front line against monsters, but we can't just stand by and do nothing."

As Hikawa Makoto spoke, he couldn't help but think of Ichijo Kaoru, who carried the entire seal on his shoulders. That man was a knight who shouldered the responsibility of a knight in a human body.

They certainly couldn't fall behind.

Kagami nodded in agreement with Hikawa Makoto's words. After a moment of silence, Kagami spoke again.

"Could I borrow the device to pause time synchronization?"

Hikawa Makoto tilted his head slightly, looking somewhat puzzled, and Kagami immediately explained.

“ZECT is also researching a device to pause time-up, and we want to use this device to meet someone.”

"who?"

Hikawa Makoto never imagined that he would need to use such a device to meet people.

Kagami smiled and said, "That guy is as dazzling as the sun."

Recalling the past, the image of a person pointing to the sky with one finger appeared in his mind. He paused, then denied his previous statement.

"No, perhaps he is the real sun, the sun walking among humans."

Kagami didn't believe that such a person could have died in the 09 war. He believed that the guy was still alive, but for some reason, he couldn't meet them.

The only place Kagami could think of was the world after the Time-Arise.

Excessive upscaling can trap people in an ever-upscaling world, a conclusion they reached only a few years ago.

Thinking of the Hyperion in Tiandao's hands, Kagami couldn't help but rub her temples.

Without a doubt, Hypa Worms possess greater power than Chronosphere. If the Heavenly Dao overuses Hypa Worms, it will inevitably fall into the Accelerated World.

"Okay, but don't break anything."

The expression on Kagami's face briefly drew Hikawa Makoto into his memories. When he came to his senses, he nodded.

"You'll have to return it later. If you break it, you're dead."

Ignoring Hikawa Makoto's threat, Kagami quickly stated that she had no objection.

He wanted to use this machine not only to meet the Heavenly Dao, but also to learn something from it.

"Gentlemen, it seems there's been a new development over there!"

At that moment, Sato Jiro rushed over and called out to Hikawa Makoto and Kagami.

The two exchanged a glance, their discussion came to an end, and they walked towards Sato Jiro.

When the two rushed to the police officers' positions in the shallow world, Yuuki had already been squatting next to them for a while.

Black flames burned in his palm, carefully seeping into the bodies of the people, circling around and around, trying to heal them.

But the flames went in without any hindrance and came out empty, having no therapeutic effect whatsoever on them.

“No.” Yu Xing withdrew the black flames and stood up. “The black flames are completely useless in this situation.”

This is not a purely physical injury, but a psychological trauma. Although black flames can affect the soul, they can only make people feel warm and have little effect on this kind of trauma.

Kagami crouched down to examine one of the officers; his face was becoming blurry, the contours of his features fading away.

Even more terrifying is that its body has an almost transparent texture, and the patterns on the ground behind it can be vaguely seen.

"how so……"

Kagami reached out to touch him, but her hand passed right through the man's arm.

“They’re being dragged into the underworld.” Yuuki’s voice carried an unusual anxiety. “This is a terrible situation.”

Yu Xing didn't think these people would survive after being dragged in.

Bingchuan Cheng clenched his fist tightly, a pang of bitterness rising in his heart. These were all the elites he had brought!

Sato Jiro immediately said, "We need to get out of here right away."

“The problem is that we can’t leave.” Yu Xing looked up at the surrounding walls. “As long as the rules aren’t lifted, we’ll be trapped here forever.”

“We need to find a way out. There must be some way to leave here. We need manpower to conduct a large-scale and thorough investigation.”

Upon hearing this, Hikawa Makoto began to mentally calculate the manpower needed.

The workers who had just escaped from the Otherworld were physically weak, some of the Metropolitan Police Department officers had begun to become transparent, and the rest were desperately trying to maintain their memories and consciousness, leaving them with no energy to spare.

“We don’t have enough manpower,” Bingchuan Cheng said. “It would take at least half a day to turn the entire factory upside down. But these people can’t keep up that long.”

Yu Xing remained silent.

But just as he was about to speak, someone in the crowd slowly raised their hand.

"Let's go find it."

The one speaking was the tall, thin man who had been saved by Bingchuan Xin. Behind him, the workers who had escaped from the Otherworld stood up straight one by one.

“Brother, you saved us,” the tall, thin man said. “If it weren’t for you, we’d still be living like zombies on that assembly line. Now that you need help, how could we stand by and do nothing?”

“Our bodies may not be up to par, but we know this factory better than you do.”

The man's words were echoed by the others, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yu Xing fell silent.

After a moment, he finally spoke: "Ten minutes. If you can't find it, come back immediately."

The tall, thin man nodded, turned around, and waved to the workers behind him.

The people silently dispersed, forming groups of three or five, and headed in different directions from the factory.

Yu Xing stood there, watching those thin figures disappear into every corner of the factory.

Time passed by, second by second.

Hikawa Makoto glanced at his watch every now and then. At the ninth minute, a sharp shout suddenly came from deep within the factory.

"Found it! We found it!"

A tall, thin man rushed out of a secluded factory building, holding something high in his hand, stumbling as he ran.

He rushed to Youxing, bent over and panting heavily. It took him a while to straighten up and hand over what he was holding.

It was the remains of a manual; the cover was mostly burned off, the edges were charred and curled, and the inner pages were incomplete, with only a few pages still legible.

Yuuki carefully turned the remaining pages.

"...Verify identity...swipe card at the gate..."

"...Only after identity is confirmed...may you leave..."

"The exit is located...on the east side of the perimeter wall...the former staff passage..."

On the last half-page, there was a simple map, marking the location of the card-swiping gate and the exit route.

With a faint sense of surprise, Yuuki closed the manual and turned to look at the police officers who were almost invisible: "Everyone, follow me."

Without hesitation, the workers who had just escaped from the Otherworld helped the almost transparent police officer, and everyone immediately followed Yuuki to evacuate.

Yuuki walked at the front, the black flame in her hand transforming into a thin line that extended forward along the route marked on the map.

The card reader was located at the end of the east wall, and Youxing found it without much effort.

Yu Xing placed her hand on it, and the machine emitted a muffled hum, with a line of text appearing on the screen.

[Visitor, your identity verification has been successful. Welcome to visit again!]

As the lettering slowly faded, a crack suddenly appeared in the wall, growing larger and larger until it became a door large enough for two people to pass side by side.

The exit passage appeared, and everyone was extremely excited.

"One at a time."

Fearing something might happen, Hikawa Makoto stood by the door and called out.

Everyone quickly composed themselves and walked out of the door one by one.

The moment those almost transparent police officers passed through the door, their bodies became solid again, and their facial features gradually became clear.

The tall, thin man was the last to come out. He stood at the door and glanced back at the factory behind him.

"I'm never coming back."

He muttered something under his breath, then stepped across the threshold, and the world instantly went from blurry to clear.

Chapter 142 The Damaged Hotel

On the main street of Fengdu, a group of people appeared out of thin air, supporting each other on either side.

Only when they were truly on solid ground could everyone relax.

"I'm finally back!"

Even amidst the continuous rain and mist, the escaped people recognized the surrounding scenery and were overjoyed, shouting with excitement.

After a brief moment of excitement, these people looked at Yuuki and the others at the front and bowed in gratitude: "Thank you so much for your help!"

After thanking Yuuki and the others, they gradually dispersed and prepared to return to their homes.