Tokusatsu: How come this knight drama is different?!

Wan Jinmo looked at the other party and slowly said, "I want... your power."

"..." Nightmare looked at Wan Jinmo and sneered, "My power? Who do you think I am?! I am the oldest and most powerful Nightmare since the birth of mankind!"

Lao Tzu's very existence signifies calamity! And you actually desire Lao Tzu's power?!

Wan Jinmo looked at the other party, whose expression remained serious: "Ah, I need your power."

"Hmph, you brat who only talks big! You want to take my power... let's see if you have the strength to do so!" With that, Nightmare of Calamity threw a punch at Wan Jinmo.

Wan Jinmo neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but went straight to meet it...

—End of Episode 18.

Chapter 825 Precognitive Dreams [Part 1]

Both Calamity Mode and Plasma Mode are upgraded forms of Zez.

It's worth mentioning that the numerical values ​​of Zez's Calamity form are truly outrageous.

(By the way, the previous Kamen Rider of Zez, Gabu, had ridiculously low stats. Have you ever seen a Kamen Rider whose final form's stats are lower than other Kamen Riders' base forms?)

Of course, numerical values ​​are meaningless in tokusatsu shows like Kamen Rider; ultimately, it's all about the performance.

As for the expressive power of calamity...

To put it simply, that Wolf Head Nightmare is definitely not weak. In the last episode, he was brutally beaten by Wan Jinmo, but he withstood the output of the Plasma form and could even keep up with the speed of the Plasma form for a short time. Although he was suppressed from beginning to end, the Wolf Head Nightmare is definitely not weak.

After Zez's Calamity form appeared, it punched Wolf Head Nightmare directly into the mountain.

Then, they even performed a terrifying scene of tearing apart a nightmare with their bare hands.

Fortunately, after the nightmare ended, the body turned into nothingness, and the energy was absorbed and taken away by the dream butterfly summoned by the lady, so there were no bloody scenes, otherwise it would not have passed the censorship.

Ning Meng, the Little Red Riding Hood who had been swallowed by the werewolf nightmare, was naturally rescued.

Afterwards, Wanjinmo, who had obtained the power of calamity, chose to go to the base of the Crypto organization.

Knox also successfully located the base by invading the dreams of Numbers 5 and 6.

Therefore, in episode 19, Wan Jinmo, the cipher agents, the cipher organization, Madam, Knox, and others all gathered at the cipher base.

Then a chaotic battle ensued.

The perspective of a third-party viewer naturally follows that of Wan Jinmo.

In reality, Wan Jinmo rode his motorcycle to the cipher base.

However, before they could even enter, they were stopped by a group of fully armed coded special agents.

Wan Jinmo was then taken to the cipher base and met the current cipher agent commander, Number 3.

Number 3 had a messy, unkempt hairstyle that looked like it hadn't been washed in at least a week. And the dark circles under her eyes were either from dark circles or eyeshadow. In short, she didn't give off a good first impression and looked quite颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, dispirited, or颓废).

Wan Jinmo asked Number 3 why he had been brought here, and Number 3 replied: "Wan Jinmo, as a coded agent, you must obey the organization's orders. Now, I'm giving you a new mission: go to the Dream World, find Knox, and kill him."

Wan Jinmo naturally disagreed, and Number 3 was too lazy to argue with him any further. He simply said that if he didn't agree, he should hand over the Zez belt, which the organization had invested a lot of money and resources to create.

Wan Jinmo was completely dumbfounded by No. 3's moral blackmail.

You know what, Wan Jinmo's situation is a classic example of the good person dilemma.

Yes, it's that kind of principle: bad people can be unreasonable, but I can't be unreasonable.

It's because I'm a good person that I'm being deliberately targeted.

Then Wan Jinmo handed over the belt.

The camera then gave a close-up of number 3, roughly meaning: "Damn, bro, don't mess with me, I'm just threatening you, are you really going to give in?"

Why is number 3 making this expression?

The reason was soon revealed.

Wan Jinmo handed over the belt and then told Number 3 that he would not fight Knox because it was the Code Organization that betrayed Knox, and that the Code Organization was at fault first.

Number 3 was completely dumbfounded: No, I'm telling you about the organizational rules, and you're trying to tell me who's good and who's bad?

But Number 3 really can't tie up Wan Jinmo. At least not right now.

Even though Wan Jinmo didn't obey the orders of the Code Organization, he is still a Dream Agent. In fact, even though Wan Jinmo is a Dream Agent, he hasn't received a salary from the Code Organization!

Okay, just kidding. The real reason is that, apart from Manzmo, no one else can use the Zez belt.

If I had to explain why...

"Huh? The Zez belt can only be used by me? Why? Wasn't it made by the Crypto Organization?" Wan Jinmo was very puzzled and quickly asked You Che.

Yu Che shrugged, indicating that you should ask Commander Zero about this; he couldn't bring himself to ask.

There's really nothing we can do about that; after all, it's a private matter between the father and son.

Wan Jinmo was very puzzled, but he could only suppress his doubts and decided to ask again when he had the chance in the future.

Then he received a message from Commander Zero:

The cipher base has been attacked by Knox, and Zez is now in dire need of help in the fight.

Wan Jinmo hesitated for a moment but agreed. After returning home, he immediately fell asleep and entered the dream space.

Then, in the dream's operations room, Commander Zero gave the belt to Manjinmo, indicating that he had retrieved it from Number 3.

Wan Jinmo curiously inquired about the specific information of Commander Zero regarding the number 3.

Zero didn't say anything, only that Number 3 would take over his position, but until then, Wan Jinmo would still be under his control.

So don't overthink it, just focus on solving the problem at hand.

Then Wan Jinmo rode his motorcycle to the coded base in the dream.

At the Crypto Base, the battle between Knox and Numbers 5 and 6 has come to an end. Knox didn't come alone this time; he had helpers.

That's right, the lady also made her move, but she created a large number of identical, doll-faced nightmares.

(Who would have thought that these doll nightmares would eventually become one of the bosses, the Forgotten Nightmare? Hmm... and the voice actor is almost the same as Naruto's... Sure enough, hiring such expensive voice actors is definitely for voicing villainous bosses who don't have many episodes. This is the same as a certain elementary school student in the Bleach series next door. You can tell who the murderer is by which voice actor is the most expensive.)

That's a case of spending money wisely.

With the help of terrifying doll nightmares, although these doll nightmares are currently quite weak in combat, there are a lot of them!

Number 5 and Number 6 don't have any special moves like Zez or NOX Knight Armor, so they rely purely on wearing down Nightmare to defeat it.

These weak but numerous Nightmares perfectly countered their fighting style, and were then defeated one by one by Knox.

At the end of episode 19, Manzem arrives and stands in front of Knox, who is about to kill Number 5 and Number 6.

“The Cipher Organization betrayed you, and I have no problem with you fighting against the organization, but... you can’t kill Five and Six.”

Don't forget... during the year you disappeared and I took over as the Dream Agent... it was the two of them working together to protect the real world.

The confrontation between Knox and Manzimo became the final scene.

There is a point in episode 19 that has caused controversy among viewers.

That is the point that Manjinmo handed over the belt.

However, some viewers expressed their understanding, saying that the Zez belt was made by the Code organization, and it's not a problem for them to take it back. Do you think Kamen Rider should do something like forcibly taking other people's things?

Is that still Kamen Rider?

It's good that there's controversy; it means there's interest in it.

One week later, episode 20 was released on time...

Chapter 826 Precognitive Dreams [Part 2]

The battle between Knox and Manzimo in this episode did not last long.

Actually, what Wan Jinmo said is correct. Although No. 5 and No. 6 worked hard for the Crypto Organization, they still deserve credit for their efforts, right?

Why didn't those shady dealings erupt on a large scale during the year between when you were trapped in the dream world and when I took over? Why didn't the nightmares spread to the real world in large numbers?

That was definitely the work done by numbers 5 and 6.

From this point of view alone, Wan Jinmo thinks that No. 5 and No. 6 should not have become Knox's targets.

Knox didn't care about any of that; he was determined to take down these two. If reasoning with them didn't work, then he'd have to resort to physics.

Then Wan Jinmo took out the Calamity Dream Capsule directly.

Good heavens, it's Lord Calamity!

Then Knox was slapped to the ground by several slaps from Wanzimo.

Finally, Vanzemour tried to persuade Knox to lay down his arms and surrender, but Knox naturally refused.

Just as Wan Jinmo was hesitating about whether or not to deal a heavy blow to Knox...

Gunshots suddenly rang out in the air, where there should have been no one.

Then the figure of Number 3 slowly appeared. The Number 3 armor he transformed into was just a mimicry armor, not a Kamen Rider.

However, when dealing with Knox, especially after a sneak attack on a heavily wounded and fallen Knox, what more can be said? Knox was directly destroyed.

Then Number 3 walked up to Knox and pointed his pistol at Knox's head.

And even in his final moments, Knox didn't forget to add a twist. In his final moments, instead of looking at Number 3 who was pointing a gun at him, he looked at Wanzimo and then… uttered these words:

"The darkness of the cipher... is destined to devour you and me..."

Wan Jinmo: "..."

You finally started talking like a normal person recently, and then you pull this stunt at the end?

Number 3 patted Wan Jinmo on the shoulder, indicating that Wan Jinmo had done a good job, and then left.

Well, to be honest, Wan Jinmo did such a great job, shouldn't you give him a few more words of encouragement, or even a bonus?

In the end, number 3 gave nothing, just empty words...

Ugh, that's incredibly stingy.

Yes, those are Yu Che's original words.

Wan Jinmo didn't seem to care much, and said with a somewhat downcast expression, "I don't really care whether they pay me or not, but Knox... I don't feel like he's a bad person."