Tokusatsu: How come this knight drama is different?!

Ark roared, his eyes glowing red. Then, the black and red energy sent the three figures beside him flying. Without looking back, he turned around and kicked behind him.

The figure of Destroyer appeared in the direction of Ark's kick, and the two knight kicks collided violently, and then...

Metsubou was kicked away by Ark...

All I can say is that the current version of Arc has no skill involved; it's all about numbers.

The fight is all about numerical superiority; there's nothing else to it.

Ark's anger intensified as he looked at the four Humagears from MetsubouJinrai.net that he had defeated in a single exchange.

"Heh, heh heh, good. Since you dare to rebel against your creator, then you should also be prepared to return to your origin."

Yak spoke in a low voice.

He originally didn't take Destroyer.net seriously at all.

Pegasus probably thought that having MetsubouJinrai.net fight the rest of the main characters was somewhat useful, but in Ark's opinion, those four Humagears were utterly useless.

I was too lazy to care before, but now that they dare to defy me, I'll show them what kind of punishment they'll receive for defying the Creator!

Just then, Sister Wang struggled to her feet, clutching her wolf claws, and calmly said to Ark, "Since we're here, we're naturally prepared."

But I wonder, are you prepared?

Yak was slightly taken aback. What preparations were needed?

"boom!!!"

Just then, an incredibly loud explosion rang out, and even though Ark was quite far away, he still felt a shockwave.

Ark turned his head and looked over in disbelief, only to see a huge mushroom cloud rising from the factories of Hiden and Zaia...

The Humagear's mass production plant was blown up.

This means that, in the Dawn Event that Ark recreated in this city, the only thing truly capable of killing humans was the mass-produced prototype that he first brought out.

There are only a few thousand available, and no more Humagear prototypes will be produced to replenish the supply...

Yak fell silent.

Then he slowly clenched his fist.

"You...you are simply...too outrageous!" Ark slowly raised his head, looking at the MetsubouJinrai.net before him, his voice utterly cold, "All of you...die!"

With that, Ark instantly teleported to Metsubou's side and then kicked Metsubou in the side...

Just as it was about to hit, the image froze, then the screen closed vertically, revealing the Knight's Emblem of 01...

—End of this episode.

Chapter 268...

In episode 42, there's a feint attack.

The conversation between Hiden Aruto and Hiden Korenosuke in the data world led many viewers to believe that Hiden Aruto was about to make a comeback.

Unexpectedly, after leaving the data world, Hiden Aruto said, "Grandpa, I've already become stronger, so why can't I beat Ark?"

In response, the Knights Fan Community Forum pointed out that if Hiden Aruto hadn't separated the power of the Shining Metal Hopper, he probably could have won.

Of course, saying all this now sounds like I'm shifting blame and making excuses.

All things considered, episode 01 is already in its final few episodes, and it's impossible for the plot to change any further now.

For many Kamen Rider fans, what they hope for most right now is a smooth landing for the 01.

Hiss... Is a smooth landing already a pipe dream?

(Gabe, hang in there! This is the final stage, you have to hold on!!!)

Hey, just kidding! It's actually okay if Gabe's story ends badly—consider it just background information!

As is customary, episode 43 of season 01 will premiere a week later, leaving only three episodes until the series finale.

……

The 43rd episode doesn't immediately pick up where the previous episode left off with MetsubouJinrai.net causing trouble. Instead, it focuses on the perspective of an ordinary family.

When the man returned home in the evening, his child tearfully told him that his Humagear friend was not moving...

The man sighed, gently comforted his son, and then launched into a tirade against the Hiden Corporation.

After all, the fact that Humagear was shut down for three days isn't a huge deal, but it definitely had an impact.

Moreover, many jobs use Humagears precisely to save costs, and then Hiden Semiconductor suddenly announces a three-day work stoppage, even saying the Dawn incident will repeat itself...

Do you think I'm easily scared?!

The only lesson humanity has learned from history is that humanity learns nothing from history.

The company suspended Magia's ability to repair itself, and then broadcast a message over loudspeakers throughout the city, urging people to run to air-raid shelters.

The vast majority of people simply don't take Hiden Electric's instructions seriously.

You don't know what these people are thinking. It's a matter of their own lives, yet they can remain so calm.

In times like these, shouldn't we adopt the mindset of "better safe than sorry" and even try staying in an air-raid shelter for three days?

Fortunately...

The family went to sleep that night when their house suddenly exploded.

That was Ark's Humagear prototype that directly blew up the gas pipeline, causing dozens or even hundreds of buildings to explode. After that, the Humagear's metal body began to rush into the residential buildings. Although the camera only showed this scene and didn't capture the later scenes, the audience already knew what happened.

All I can say is that in the residential areas of the western district that are too close to Yak, there is probably no risk of rescue, since everyone is already gone.

Finally, the camera focuses on the red, dangerously glowing pupils of a Humagear prototype that has broken into the house, ending amidst the family's screams, and the opening sequence begins.

Viewers commented that it seems this family will not have another chance to appear on screen.

Yes, they are very satisfied.

After all, tokusatsu dramas often feature scenes of ordinary people who do stupid things, and then the knights get beaten up by the villains for trying to save them.

One has to say, this reenactment of the Dawn event really does have a bit of a Crysis vibe...

The main feature begins:

The camera then focuses on You Che and Tianjin Gai.

The two sneaked into the industrial park.

ZAIA Corporation and Hiden Semiconductor Corporation's Humagear manufacturing plants will certainly not be located together.

Zaia Corporation has its own independent manufacturing industrial park, while Hiden Corporation is just a factory.

This shows that Zaia Corporation is damn rich.

Yu Che and Tianjin Gai arrived at the road fork in the industrial park. The two squatted in the bushes, covered with a silver reflective cloth. This was a coating of mercury applied to their clothes to reflect the life detection scans of the Humagears.

Of course, Ark couldn't possibly allow the ZAIA factory, which was under his control, to be completely unprepared, with a group of Humagear prototypes patrolling everywhere.

"What is the output of these two factories?" You Che asked Tianjin Gai.

"I don't know the specific data from Feidian Corporation, but Zaia Corporation can mass-produce three hundred Humagear prototypes a day," Tianjin Gai said, then shook his head.

"No, it seems that bastard Ark has changed all the other auxiliary production lines for Humagear. There won't be any silicone skin production lines anymore. Other production lines, such as data implantation production lines and Humagear classification production lines, have probably been turned into the most basic prototype production lines by that bastard Ark."

You Che frowned: "So can you just give me numbers?"

Tianjin Gai thought for a moment and gave a rather conservative figure: "If we change all the production lines for appearance design, classification data implantation, etc., into prototype production lines, the daily output will be at least three thousand units or more."

You Che gasped. Three thousand a day?

Does that mean that bastard Ark has three thousand soldiers a day?

Tianjin Gai added, "This is just the production situation on ZAIA's side. ZAIA mainly provides network services for Humagears. In terms of actual production scale, the Hiden factory should have more."

You Che couldn't listen anymore and interrupted, "We must destroy them; we can't let the factories continue production."

Tianjin Gai nodded in agreement with You Che's point of view, and then...

He pulled a mechanical dog out from behind his butt.

You Che was immediately filled with question marks.

Tianjin Gai looked at You Che with a serious expression and said, "This is the 1001st mechanical dog. My positioning for him is... boom!"

You Che's lips twitched. "Damn it, a bomb is a bomb, why do you have to make it look like a mechanical dog?"

Well, at this point, having a bomb is good enough; there's nothing to complain about.

After putting away the No. 1001 mechanical dog, You Che and Tianjin Gai immediately split up to carry out their respective tasks.

Tianjin Gai was quite familiar with the Zaia factory, so he naturally went there, while You Che stealthily headed towards the Feidian factory.

However, when Yu Che arrived at the entrance of the Feidian factory, he was dumbfounded...

Wearing a long dress, with black energy flowing over her body like various wires connecting her entire body, the girl, who had transformed herself into a neither-human-nor-ghost shape, opened her eyes as if sensing something. Her red and black eyes turned to look at the place where You Che was hiding.

Vivian grinned, revealing a chilling smile: "Looks like I made the right bet. You really did choose to come to the Flying Electric Factory!"

You Che fell silent, his mind racing as he pondered a way to break the deadlock.

Fight Vivian directly? He probably wouldn't be able to win with only his Zero One basic form, and now is not the time to waste time.

and so……

Yu Che stepped out, ripped off his disguise, and looked at Vivian. He calmly said, "I wondered who it was. Isn't this Vivian, whose father was devoured by Ark, and who doesn't dare rebel against Ark, only daring to bare her teeth at those weaker than herself?"

You Che's disdain was blatant.

In fact, he had secretly sent 1001 into the Flying Electric Factory.

It's not possible on the ground, but you can enter the factory directly through the sewers.

All You Che needed to do was stall Vivian.

Unsurprisingly, Vivian froze on the spot after being hit by You Che's words. Her lips trembled noticeably, as if she had a million things to say. You Che pressed on, saying, "Look at yourself now. Such a beautiful girl, and you've turned yourself into this monstrous sight. Fine, if it were Pegasus, he wouldn't have made you do this dirty and tiring work."

Yak separated you purely to avoid seeing you and getting annoyed.

Ark absorbed Pegasus's body and gained his abilities, but he's not Pegasus after all. Why should you, Vivian, risk your life for him?!

Before Vivian could answer, You Che immediately retorted, "Don't you want to avenge your father?!"