Kaoru Ichijo, standing behind him, lowered his head in silence. As Yusuke Godai's close friend and comrade-in-arms, he knew that Gengo was not lying.

"Let's look on the bright side. Maybe after this person breaks out of there, he'll regain his senses and become our friend."

Gengo forced a smile, made a couple of lighthearted jokes, and then handed 'Cyclone' to Kaoru Ichijo. Under the officer's puzzled gaze, he whispered:

"Take it, consider it insurance. I trust the winds of Fengdu; they won't let me do anything reckless."

Although he couldn't understand, Kaoru Ichijo obediently accepted the green memory. Then he saw Gengo take off the Lost Driver, take out the Dual Driver from his pocket and put it on his waist, holding a black and a white memory in his hand.

"Mr. Ichijo, do me one last favor and insert these two memory chips. Don't push them away."

Without hesitation or silence, Kaoru Ichijo placed the memory into the device as instructed and stepped aside. Watching the swaying figure, his eyes reddened. No matter how this battle ended, he would remember this child he had spent less than a day with, this towering Kamen Rider Joker!

"I'm sorry, Shi, I haven't finished decorating your room yet..."

Gengo looked at the Lost Driver in his hand, as if he saw the face of a friend, smiled softly, and then slowly released it, letting it fall to the ground. He then took out the crystal he had obtained from Mondstadt from his pocket, and quietly watched the electric cocoon break open in the lake, watched the ancient Kuuga emerge from it, watched the elytra pop out from its back, watched its mouth turn into insect-like mouthparts, and watched the water surface constantly rippled by the killing intent.

'But I've already bought everything, so you'll have to fend for yourself from now on.'

Gensou exhaled, then composed himself, silently sending the crystal into his chest. In that instant, terrifying energy erupted, cracking the ground outwards from Gensou. Feeling the surging energy within his body, Gensou couldn't help but smile. His guess was right; his current body could definitely withstand the power of the dual drive. Hehehe... Here we go!

'Joker·Fang'

The dual drives, pushed open, emitted a sharp shriek of energy. Black and white debris swirled around Genji's body, but just as the knight's form was about to take shape, the blue crystal suddenly erupted with a terrifying wave. Centered on this, the knight's form was distorted, and the swirling debris was stretched continuously in the wave, transforming into long threads that burrowed into Genji's body.

In an instant, the knight resembled a haphazardly drawn line or a tangled ball of yarn, exuding a terrifying sense of oppression that surged outwards, triggering continuous earthquakes. The sky was also filled with dark clouds, which blocked out the light, making the area pitch black, as if extremely evil sins were brewing within.

Unable to withstand the impact, Kaoru Ichijo felt a mouthful of blood rise to his throat, but before he could spit it out, the green memory glowed slightly, providing a ray of light in the darkness and allowing Kaoru to recover.

Before the police officer could calm down, he saw two lights suddenly appear in the darkness, one purple and one white. The two messy lines intertwined like vines, forming a human figure. The figure looked like a sketch from a comic book, or like the static flashing on a television screen, but it looked more like a jumble of out-of-control gibberish.

Furthermore, whether it was a hallucination caused by excessive pressure, there seemed to be a figure faintly visible inside this strange body, as if it was that figure that kept these chaotic lines from collapsing and disintegrating.

At that moment, the ancient Kuuga in the lake also stood opposite the black and white figure!

117 Increasingly bizarre crystals

At this moment, the ancient Kuuga had completely lost its human form. A giant mutated beetle was constantly molting and regenerating under the influence of crystallization. Golden patterns gradually appeared on its red carapace, and golden lightning condensed on its body. But then, thick fog-like darkness began to slowly erode the ancient Kuuga's body. Its scarlet compound eyes gradually lost their light, and its black eyes revealed endless destructive desire.

Undoubtedly, under the guidance of the crystal, a terrifying power was gradually emerging from Kuuga's body. Under the dark clouds, two different dark energies were brewing. Kaoru Ichijo firmly believed this, but the moment he stepped onto the shore, the barely cobbled-together black and white figure suddenly swarmed towards Kuuga like locusts, all the lines rushing towards him, trying to riddle him with holes.

Faced with a deadly crisis, Kuuga raised his completely corrupted arm. In that instant, it was as if an invisible force was triggered. The black and white lines suddenly paused in the air, and then scorching flames surged from the lines, about to burn all the lines to ashes in the blink of an eye.

But immediately a terrifying roar of a beast rang out, and pale white blade energy suddenly burst forth from the burning line, dispelling the flames. Then, the white line enveloped the black line, and in an instant, a pixelated pale white beast appeared in front of Kuuga. This beast was covered with protruding blades all over its body, and when it pounced, it was like a storm of swords rushing forward.

Kuuga opened his mouth and emitted a strange buzzing sound. At this moment, half of his body was blackened, and oil-like flames dripped continuously from his limbs, mercilessly corroding and decomposing everything around him. Facing the pale tornado that was attacking him, he stretched out his three pairs of arms and shrieked as he went to meet it head-on. His black arms pressed down on the 'tornado' without hesitation.

In an instant, an extremely piercing shriek made Kaoru Ichijo cover his ears. Under such brute force, Gensou's attack was blocked, and half of the blades on the beast's body were broken.

But as a price, Kuuga's six hands were also shredded into a bloody pulp. Faced with such injuries, he shrieked and tore off all his hands with his mandibles, regenerating them rapidly with his terrifying self-healing ability.

At the same time, the pale beast roared and pounced, the whistling blades and black flames intertwining instantly. Neither could gain the upper hand, so the two inhuman figures became entangled. Even though Kaoru could no longer see the battle clearly, the increasingly violent 'earthquakes' and the pressure she felt silently spoke of the horror of the battle.

'Thump...'

Just as Kaoru Ichijo was holding the 'Cyclone' memory and didn't know what to do, something suddenly fell from the sky with a startling sound. He wanted to go closer and use the light emitted by the memory to see what it was, but before he could move, a strange flame suddenly ignited from there. Kaoru Ichijo clearly saw that it was the jawbone of an ancient Kuuga being burned to ashes.

This was just the beginning. Kuuga's limbs flew continuously around the battlefield. In just a few minutes, Kaoru looked around and saw that the open space outside the Science Police Research Institute resembled an altar for some kind of ritual, with flickering flames adding to the terrifying atmosphere.

Although he didn't see the pale beast's limbs, Kaoru Ichijo saw countless white particles rising and dissipating like mist on the battlefield. He guessed that these must be the injuries Gengo had sustained in the battle.

Damn it, what is it that I can actually do?!

Kaoru clenched his fists in frustration. Behind him, the Science Police Research Institute had collapsed completely from the aftershocks of the battle. Fortunately, the personnel inside had already completed the evacuation according to procedure before the crater appeared, so there should not be any loss of valuable data.

Well! ! !

Just then, Kaoru suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He hurriedly looked up and was shocked to see cracks appearing around the battlefield, as if their battle had affected space itself, shattering it.

Upon realizing this, Kaoru Ichijo stood there dumbfounded. Regardless of whether it was due to the power of the two crystals or their own inherent strength, this power, which had completely exceeded his imagination, was now displayed before his eyes.

'Boom~~~'

Suddenly, Kaoru Ichijo faintly heard a sound like a snapping string. Before he could find the source of the sound, a small fragment broke off from a slanted spatial rift. In an instant, Kaoru Ichijo saw a flash of silver light pass by, leaving a mark like a smooth cut. At the same time, it was as if the wall of a dark room had been broken, opening a gap in the darkness that allowed sunlight to shine in.

Immediately afterward, he heard a rumbling echo and instinctively stood on tiptoe to look. He saw that the distant barren mountain had been cut in half, and the upper part was slowly sliding down under the influence of gravity, accelerating and raising clouds of dust. Then, the darkness closed again and rushed towards the light.

I think no one lives over there...

'Boom~~~'

'Boom~~~'

.......

Just as Kaoru was unconsciously pondering this matter, like a dam being breached, in

Wait, is that space going to be destroyed?!

At that moment, a bold idea popped into Kaoru's mind. He subconsciously looked at the 'Cyclone' in his hand, hoping that this magical little stick could provide some help.

But suddenly, Kaoru blinked blankly, and tentatively stomped his foot. The ground that had been shaking suddenly stopped. He was still a little unaccustomed to it, and with the end of the 'earthquake', did that mean the battle over there was over?

Kaoru carefully moved towards that direction, but before he had taken more than a few steps, a sudden burst of vibration caught the officer off guard, causing him to fall to the ground.

At the same time, a rumbling noise came from underground, like the sound of a giant whale leaping into the water. A huge white arm stretched out from the ground and shot straight into the sky. The terrifying impact even dispersed the dark clouds in the sky. Kaoru subconsciously raised her hand to shield her eyes from the long-lost sunlight, and then realized that the battle between the two people had expanded the previous giant crater several times in both depth and area.

Especially the spot where that white arm had just emerged, the dark opening had given Kaoru the illusion that it led to the underground.

"Boom!!!"

At this moment, the white giant hand that flew into the sky slammed the ancient Kuuga in its hand to the ground. Kaoru was directly thrown into the air, and he saw that in the pit, the ancient Kuuga had been torn apart by the pale beast and was no longer human-shaped, with deep wounds all over its body that revealed the bone.

At the same time, Kuuga's armor also turned white. Whenever Yusuke Godai was defeated and injured, his spirit stone energy was exhausted, or his fighting spirit was weak, he would regress to this form.

Although the cracked blue crystal was still shimmering and transmitting energy, it seemed that the ancient warrior was no longer able to continue fighting.

But now Kaoru was more worried about the pale beast that Gengo had transformed into... no, it's more appropriate to call it a dinosaur now. Watching it paw at the remains of Kuuga with its front paws, like a cat toying with a mouse, the police officer couldn't help but swallow hard. He gripped 'Cyclone' tightly. He knew what Gengo was thinking when he entrusted it to him, but he really doubted whether this tiny thing truly possessed the power to stop him.

"Roar......"

Even as Kaoru Ichijo was filled with worry, the pixelated dinosaur seemed to have had enough of playing with the defeated Kugga. It snorted in a very professional manner and then slowly looked at the other living person there. Kaoru, who was being stared at, couldn't help but take a few steps back, but he accidentally tripped over a stone and fell to the ground. Even though he had just experienced what could only be described as unbelievable, he still instinctively felt fear when he was being stared at by that beastly gaze.

However, his fearful reaction greatly intrigued the 'dinosaur,' which turned around, let out a deafening roar at a sage, and then charged towards the officer.

At this moment, the previously silent 'Cyclone' suddenly burst into dazzling light, shining like a star in the space once again shrouded in darkness. At the same time, a gust of wind mixed with green fluorescence howled in, like ropes, binding the 'dinosaur' tightly.

After struggling several times without being able to escape, the beast was aroused to its bloodthirsty nature. The crystal on its chest continued to supply energy, making the dinosaur even larger. At the same time, bone spikes emerged from its body, their tips flashing with pale energy, firing extremely sharp arrows outwards.

However, the numerous attacks were perfectly blocked by the gale. Moreover, the gale had already formed a howling wind wall around the dinosaur and was gradually shrinking inward. The moment it touched the dinosaur, a welding-like shockwave erupted in the sky.

After a few seconds of stalemate, the wind wall continued to contract inward, continuing to shred the 'dinosaur's' body. The crystal continued to glow, but several wisps of 'gusts of wind' immediately struck it, causing a brief pause in the energy it was transmitting, thus buying time to continue destroying the twisted knight.

At that moment, 'Gale' suddenly sensed something. The shrinking wind wall suddenly stopped, and a wind blade suddenly flew out, landing on the air to the left of Xun. Then, just like the scene when the spatial fluctuation cut through the barren mountain, the darkness beside it was cut open, and bright sunlight shone in.

At the same time, a dull engine sound rang out, and 'Kuuga,' transformed from Godai Yusuke, drove in on a motorcycle. The Kamen Rider was stunned for a moment when he saw what was happening before him, and then rushed to Ichijo Kaoru to ask about his situation. However, after the two quickly and concisely exchanged information with each other, they were both stunned.

Kaoru Ichijo thought that the aftershocks of the battle between the two had caused incalculable damage to the surrounding city, but Yusuke Godai said that the Science Police Research Institute was only shrouded in black mist and there was no tremor. However, it was true that the barren mountain was cut in half, which left Kaoru Ichijo deeply puzzled.

Meanwhile, Yusuke Godai looked sadly at the roaring and struggling 'dinosaur'. After parting ways with Gengo, he went to Dr. Tsubaki to receive electroshock therapy in an attempt to improve his abilities. Although the process was a bit torturous and took a long time, the result was still very gratifying.

But just as he wanted to share this joy with Yuanxiang, he saw his old classmate, Deng, suddenly appearing in a strange and chaotic scene. He was shocked to find himself surrounded by enemies, his face contorted with rage. The scene was filled with unsettling emotions, a sense of unease and despair.

Upon hearing this news, Godai Yusuke rushed to the Science Police Research Institute without hesitation. He had previously seen glimpses of the ancient warrior's battle through his belt during his transformations. Therefore, compared to the researchers who only speculated about the warrior's achievements based on written data, he understood the warrior's strength much more deeply and was so anxious that he wished he could leave and rush to Gengo's side.

But... Godai Yusuke never imagined that when the two met again, it would be like this.

"Yuanxiang, I don't believe you'll lose control, so calm down... Don't we have a promise? Are you going to break it?"

Yusuke Godai deactivated his transformation, stepped over the wind barrier, and slowly walked towards the 'dinosaur'. He opened his left hand, and in his palm lay the peach pit given to him by Gensou. At this moment, the 'dinosaur', which had been forced to shrink, looked at Yusuke Godai as he approached and let out a long, terrifying roar. Although the wind lock was in place and it attacked, the surging airflow still made Yusuke Godai stagger from side to side, almost falling to the ground.

After regaining his footing, Yusuke Godai continued walking forward, shouting with unwavering determination:

"I believe in you, Genjo! Even if you're trapped in darkness alone, you'll still protect everyone's smiles. I firmly believe that! So... Genjo! Don't give up! If you can't bear it alone, then let me share it with you! No matter what... no matter what, you have to come back!!"

"Roar!!!!"

Yusuke Godai's shouts seemed to have no effect. On the contrary, his buzzing voice only made the 'dinosaur' more and more agitated. It began to stomp its feet restlessly, trying to break free from the control of the wind lock.

But just as the wind locks tightened, making it difficult for the 'dinosaur' to move, this predicament seemed to trigger its survival instinct. Its pale pixelated body exploded, and in the chaos, a small beastly figure suddenly darted out, narrowly avoiding several wind locks, heading straight for the nearest Yusuke Godai. Undoubtedly, the instinct for killing still dominated the pale avatar's style of action.

Yusuke Godai, however, showed no intention of dodging. Facing the claws hurtling towards him, he gave a thumbs-up and smiled with complete trust.

The gust of wind from the claws tore across Yusuke Godai's cheek, but before the deadly claws could fall, the beast's back ripped open with a 'rip', and a purplish-black arm emerged from it, slamming into the beast's head and sending it crashing into the ground.

Then, a rather bizarre scene unfolded on the beast's body: its twisted head and a strong, powerful arm began to fight each other on the same body. Finally, the fist collided with the head, and the terrifying force tore the body apart. At the same time, 'Gale' transformed into a sharp blade and slashed down, completely severing the remaining threads connecting the torn body. Then, the pale beast head turned into light particles and dissipated, while the purplish-black arm turned into ribbons that intertwined and pieced together a humanoid pupa.

As Godai Yusuke and Ichijo Kaoru watched, the surface of the black pupa was torn open, and a familiar face appeared before them. The two were overjoyed and rushed over to help Gengo escape, but Gengo stopped them.

The detective, pale-faced, pointed to his chest, with flashes of blue light occasionally streaking across his cheeks. Suddenly realizing something, Yusuke Godai and Kaoru Ichijo hurriedly unbuttoned Kaigo's shirt.

Looking at the blue crystal embedded in his chest, the two men's expressions hardened. When they saw Genji nod silently, they immediately started to remove it. However, even though they pried at the edges of the crystal until blood oozed out, they still couldn't remove it. Seeing Genji's unwell appearance, Godai Yusuke and Ichijo Kaoru stopped at the same time and decided to take him to the hospital for surgery to resolve the issue.

"Hiss—hah~~~~"

After they stopped, Gensou took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled with trembling hands, lying on the ground like an old, salty fish, letting the two people beside him peel him off the strange cocoon. The moment he stood up, the dual drive at his waist turned to dust and disappeared, just like the cocoon on the ground.

At the same time, as the distorted 'Joker Fang' completely disappeared, the pitch-black darkness and dark clouds began to dissipate. Under the faint light provided by the still-present 'Gale,' the three of them could clearly see the surrounding destroyed buildings and ground undergoing blurry transformations. Finally, everything returned to the state it was in before Gensou sent the crystal into his body.

"What on earth is going on...?"

Kaoru Ichijo muttered to herself, "This is far more frightening than unidentified life forms," ​​while Genji thought for a moment and whispered:

"It might be something like a barrier. Although I've never seen anything like it before, it's the only answer I can think of right now."

After speaking, Gengo paused for a moment, then looked at Godai Yusuke with a smile and said softly:

"Don't worry about me. Although there were some minor setbacks in the plan, it's still within my expectations, albeit barely."

Indeed, although the risk of losing control due to the use of crystals is extremely high, Genji deduced from the situation of the ancient warriors that the thing has a certain physical enhancement effect. Therefore, he chose 'Fang' and 'Joker' as the memory for this transformation.

The reason is simple: 'Fang' represents near-extreme destructiveness and bestiality, making it the best choice to unleash the excess energy after transformation. Based on Genji's understanding of 'Fang,' it would undoubtedly choose the most threatening ancient Kuuga as its target.

'Joker' is a trump card to ensure that 'Fang' can suppress the ancient Kuuga after defeating him. Of course, Genji also considered the possibility that 'Fang' would become too powerful after being enhanced by the crystal, so he left 'Cyclone' behind, firstly to weaken 'Fang', and secondly to eliminate himself after he completely lost control.

Looking back now, although there was a slight mishap during my suppression of 'Fang,' overall, the cost was acceptable. After all, I'm still alive, right? It's just that pulling it out was quite uncomfortable. Luckily, I'm very weak right now, otherwise, it might have burst...

"Mr. Godai, could you please go and check on the condition of that ancient warrior? Please transform and go there. I don't know the exact situation of that guy right now."

At this moment, Gengo, whose mind was almost unable to process anything, suddenly remembered something, looked at Godai Yusuke and said softly. Godai Yusuke, who was pushing his motorcycle over, intending to take Gengo to the hospital, was slightly taken aback, then nodded seriously, and cautiously used his golden energy to carefully walk over.

At the same time, Kaoru Ichijo put the memory and the lost driver he found into Gengo's arms. Gengo took out 'Fang' and examined it carefully. Fortunately, it wasn't broken. Then, he took out the 'Cyclone' memory and watched closely the movements of Yusuke Godai. If things went wrong, he would immediately use 'Gale' to pull him back.

The ancient warrior, who had returned to his normal human form, did not suddenly attack. Although his body was completely restored by the crystal, there was no trace of killing intent or fighting spirit emanating from him. He seemed to be in hibernation, and even Godai Yusuke had to listen carefully to hear his breathing and heartbeat.

It seems they have truly defeated them completely.

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