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

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The interior of the ruins was even more dilapidated than Yu Xing had imagined, with huge stone pillars lying haphazardly on the ground and the walls covered with vines and moss.

Emerald walked at the front, and the group continued walking. After passing through a long corridor, the space suddenly opened up.

This is a half-collapsed hall, with most of the dome broken. The green light of Helheim pours down from the cracks, illuminating the entire hall.

In the very center of the main hall stood a person.

His body was over two and a half meters tall, covered in white exoskeleton armor, with long ribbons hanging down his back like a royal robe, and he held a huge horse-slaying sword.

"king."

Emerald bowed slightly and addressed the person in the hall as "King," and everyone immediately understood that this person was King Baiya!

"Redie, I am no longer your king."

Bai Ya turned around, his gaze slowly sweeping over the group, and waved to Emerald.

Jade bowed and quickly left the main hall.

Then, Bai Ya carefully examined the remaining people, his gaze first falling on Ying Si.

"You smell of desire." Bai Ya tilted his head slightly. "What were you once, and how did you break free from it?"

Eiji instinctively gripped the broken red coin in his pocket.

He never expected that this overlord could see through his past at a glance.

"The Greedy One." Eiji didn't hide it. "I used to be a dinosaur greedy one, but after the final battle, I was no longer one."

He took the coin, broken in two, out of his pocket. The broken edge was particularly glaring in the dim light of the ruins. Anku had helped him.

Bai Ya's gaze lingered on the broken coin for a long time.

Then, his gaze turned to Guihu.

“And you, you don’t have the aura of a monster; you are purely human,” Bai Ya said. “But you wield power that doesn’t belong to humans. Why do you use it?”

"For protection."

Guihu answered quickly; he had already solidified his beliefs through repeated events.

"Protection, so that's what it is?"

Bai Ya's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had thought of something.

Finally, his gaze fell on Yuuki.

This time, Bai Ya's scrutiny was longer than before.

“You’re quite interesting.” In the silence, Bai Ya suddenly laughed a few times. “Trying to fight Helheim with your own will, you will lose sooner or later.”

Yu Xing did not answer, and the hall remained silent for a long time.

Eiji couldn't bear the atmosphere any longer. He wanted to say something, but Yuuki stopped him by raising her hand.

“I know,” Yu Xing said slowly, his voice calm, “but I have no other choice.”

Bai Ya looked at him, and a trace of emotion that You Xing could not fathom seemed to flash in those ancient eyes.

“I’ve made choices when there were no other options.”

Bai Ya looked away and turned to walk deeper into the main hall.

“Come with me,” he said. “I have many questions to ask you, and I want to see what this other world has to offer.”

The three followed Bai Ya through the main hall and arrived at a relatively intact side hall.

The walls here are covered with ancient reliefs depicting the past of this place.

There are scenes of city construction, war, and a radiant fruit.

Bai Ya finally stopped in front of a stone platform and turned to face the three of them.

What is your world like?

He was curious.

Yuuki and Takato exchanged a glance, and in the end, Takato spoke first.

"It's very big, completely different from here. We have cities, villages, mountains, and oceans, and people live in all sorts of ways."

"However, wars do happen occasionally; the world can't always be at peace."

Hino Eiji added.

"War?"

Bai Ya's gaze fell on the relief on the wall, and he sighed softly.

"We also experienced war, but that was a long, long time ago, before the forests came into our world."

He remained silent, lost in thought.

"The forest," Yuuki asked, "is the forest you're talking about Helheim?"

Bai Ya nodded slowly.

“In my native language, we call it ‘Helheim Forest,’ which filters everything.”

His gaze fell on the glowing fruit relief on the wall.

"The forest will devour everything, and then nurture golden fruit in its heart."

"The one who eats the fruit will gain power beyond everything, but this is not a good thing."

Bai Ya turned around and looked at the three of them.

"Because almost everyone dies because of it."

Including his queen.

His voice was calm, like an old man recounting ancient history.

"Now that it has come to the human world, and more and more aliens are appearing in the cities, what should we do?"

“Your civilization is different from ours. It is a process of selection, and you need to make your own decisions. I am just a loser.”

After a long while, Bai Ya finally spoke, his gaze sweeping over the three of them again before finally settling on You Xing.

“Your world is still alive, still changing, still growing. In you, I see what the Fimsim once possessed but has long since lost.”

"I allow you to continue what you do in the forest. I want to see what fate awaits you humans. Will you perish like the Fimsim tribe, swallowed by the forest, or will you find a path we have never walked before?"

Then, Baiya walked towards Youxing, and the shadow cast by his huge body completely enveloped Youxing.

He reached out and gently touched Youxing's forehead with his fingertips.

"You can't do everything with willpower alone. You need to find more balance, otherwise you will eventually become an empty shell."

A faint light shone from his fingertips, seeping into Youxing's brow. Youxing immediately felt a cool sensation in his mind, and some of the emotions that had been erased gradually returned to his brain.

"That's all I can do, but it won't last long. You'll have to figure out the rest yourself."

Bai Ya withdrew his hand and turned to walk deeper into the main hall.

"Go, do what you need to do. When it's all over, I'll be here waiting for you again."

He had his back to the three people, and his voice faded into the distance.

Yuuki touched her forehead, where a trace of warmth still lingered.

He bowed slightly to Bai Ya's back, then turned and led Eiji and Guihu toward the exit of the main hall.

When they emerged from the ruins, the glimmer of light above the forest was much dimmer than when they had arrived.

Emerald stood at the entrance of the ruins, looking at them expressionlessly.

"What did the king say?" he asked.

“He told us to continue,” Yuuki said.

Emerald's eyes flickered, but she said nothing.

He turned and walked back into the shadows of the ruins, his figure quickly swallowed by the darkness.

“That jadeite.” After walking quite a distance, Eiji spoke in a low voice, “His eyes are very similar to Kiyoto Maki’s.”

Yu Xing nodded: "I know, and King Bai Ya knows too, but he chose to remain silent."

"why?"

“Perhaps it’s because he believes Emerald won’t really betray him.” Youxing paused, a hint of loneliness in her eyes. “After all, they only have so few people left.”

King Baiya is very kind.

Eiji remained silent. Perhaps the White King wasn't always like this, but now he could be considered a benevolent king.

Guihu nudged Youxing, who turned her head to look at him. Guihu asked, "What are we going to do next?"

"Let's do what we're supposed to do and minimize the harm that Helheim brings."

Yu Xing answered quickly and quickened his pace.

Eiji and Takato exchanged a glance and silently followed.

The three figures gradually disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Inside the main hall of the ruins, King Baiya stood alone before the reliefs.

His fingers gently traced the stone wall, which recorded the past glory of the Fimsim tribe and everything he had once possessed.

Finally, his finger rested on a woman in the relief, and he looked at her with a hint of sorrow.

“Your Highness,” he said softly, his voice as light as a sigh, “I saw them, but must I hand over the Golden Fruit? But it’s the key to saving you… I don’t want to, I don’t want you to die.”

As he grew older, he became increasingly indecisive.

Unable to get a response from the long-dead man, he stood there for a moment, then silently left the hall.

Chapter 99 Lingma's Ambition

Half a month after returning from Helheim, Yu Xing leaned against the wall of the shop in the early morning and yawned.

Since his feelings returned, his life has been slow these days, and he's been spending much more time with Manatsu than before.