However, just as Yuanxiang was preparing to charge forward again, a sharp pain from his waist caused him to stop in the battle.

Wait, why did my transformation also stop? Could it be that the Lost Driver is broken again?

Gengo, noticing the change in himself, looked at his waist in disbelief. He knew very well how powerful the belt Tsukasa Kadoya had given him was. If even a Lost Driver of that level couldn't support what he had made, then he would probably have to carry three or four Lost Drivers with him in the future just in case.

However, the Lost Driver wasn't broken, but the truth behind the deactivation made Gengo's eyes widen. He slowly took the 'Joker' Memory out of the slot, staring at the charred memory, and stood there stunned for a moment. He had never thought that the memory would be destroyed one day. Even though the Lost Driver had damaged nearly ten of them, he had an inexplicable confidence, like a person who is hungry and needs to eat. Gengo believed that no matter when or where, as long as he reached out, this closest comrade would fall into it and continue fighting with him.

And now, it's broken.

broken.

...

This... isn't something that's hard to understand. After all, "Joker" was one of the earliest memory modules created by the "museum," and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an experimental product. Whether it was the materials used or anything else, it was quite crude. When it first came into my hands, it even had exposed circuitry. Later, I had to find a suitable shell for it in the memory module factory to make it look like an ordinary memory module.

Now that I think about it, it's really amazing that it managed to persevere through such a long battle without ever having a single problem. It's truly commendable that it endured all my reckless behavior, Joker.

but.....

I cannot accept this.

Yuanxiang blinked his reddened eyes, the sadness dissipated, and his gaze became incredibly firm.

I have lost so much.

Gengo silently gripped the now-unusable memory and pointed the connector at himself.

You are my last treasure. I will keep you by any means necessary. You are unique, and I will never allow any imitation to take your place. So, Joker... respond to me! It doesn't matter what this body becomes, just respond to me!

"Joker!!"

Gengo roared as he plunged the "Joker" memory into his chest. In that instant, a deep, powerful heartbeat echoed in the ears of every living being on Earth, as if the heart of the planet itself was beating. Creator watched in astonishment as all his attacks melted away like spring snow under the sudden halo of light.

At the same time, Gensou stood up unsteadily, and colorless mechanical patterns appeared all over his body. But then, a purple light, flowing like a stream, silently flowed through Gensou's body. 'Cyclone' and 'Fang' seemed to be eager to stop this dangerous act, but in the end, they did not make any move.

'Crack!'

At that moment, the memory device inserted into Gengo's chest made a crisp sound, cracked open in the middle, and fell to the ground. However, Gengo clearly felt the familiar power flowing through every part of his body. Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say about what to do next.

"Rider!"

Yuanxiang clenched his left fist and placed it at his waist, while raising his right hand and slowly sliding it towards his left shoulder, then clenched his fist forcefully.

"Henshin!"

Gengo waved his right hand downwards, and a purplish-black 'sun' appeared behind him. Then, the sun shattered into fragments, which adhered to Gengo's body, and Kamen Rider 'Joker' reappeared before the Creator. This rider's appearance was not much different from the previous transformation, except that his scarlet compound eyes no longer lit up, resembling blackened amethyst. This made the rider, whose main color was black, look particularly terrifying, standing between heaven and earth like a tyrant.

This...this...this...this isn't scientific! Isn't that Kamen Rider's weakness? In history, wasn't Gengo killed because of damage to his Driver and Memory? Could my Lord's story be wrong?! No! No way! My Lord is perfect!!

Looking at this terrifying figure, Creator murmured in its heart, unable to accept it. It felt a deep fear of the Kamen Rider 'Joker' at this moment. This demonic aura made it unable to even muster the will to resist.

It simply couldn't understand why 'history' didn't repeat itself, it simply couldn't understand why Genji didn't turn into a monster after directly using the memory, it simply couldn't understand why merely merging with the 'Joker'—a single 'Earth memory'—could unleash such astonishing fighting power.

It... I just can't understand it!

However, Yuanxiang did not give it time to find the answer. The black figure appeared in front of the Creator like a ghost, and placed a simple hand on the large eyeball in the center of the three pairs of wings. The Creator saw the attack, but could only dodge it helplessly. Then, unimaginable power burst out from it. In an instant, the Creator felt like a rock standing on the shore, with its whole body being constantly washed by the waves.

But the island was far from being as gentle as the waves. Creation felt that its defenses were useless. Under the attack of Kamen Rider 'Joker', it had no effect whatsoever. Its three pairs of wings were instantly shattered by this brutal force. The energy contained within was completely neutralized before it could even be released. There was even residual power flying out along the wingtips, causing the island to tremble.

"Who...who exactly are you?"

The Creator looked at Kamen Rider 'Joker' in despair, as if wanting to see the human face beneath the mask. Faced with absolute power, it had already chosen to give up. This six-winged form was its true form and its strongest form. Even so, it had no chance of defeating this Kamen Rider, so what was the point of resisting?

It just wanted to confirm one last time before it died whether this was the 'Yuanxiang' it knew.

However, Yuanxiang did not answer its question. He clenched his five fingers, and the huge eyeball suddenly burst open, making a crisp sound like shattering glass. The ghostly blue flames turned into clusters of light particles, which swirled in the sky like mist.

Now that the shockwaves that had made it impossible for anyone to move had subsided, the people who had rushed over were stunned into silence as they looked at the unimaginable battlefield and at the domineering Yuanxiang. They felt as if a storm of fury would descend upon them if they opened their mouths.

That is……

An uneasy Philip noticed the charred memory on the ground, which was undoubtedly Gengo's "Joker," but he was still in Kamen Rider form... Could it be that Gengo, you really took that step?!

Realizing something, Philip hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Gengo to deactivate his transformation, worried that the toxins in the Gaia Memory would worsen Gengo's condition.

But before he could make a move, a thunderclap sounded from the sky. The light particles from the death of creation coalesced into a huge light curtain that fell down, trying to take everyone to a mysterious and unknown place. Genji silently took the initiative to meet it.

127 The tenth core coin

Gensou's idea was simple: since the enemy had taken the initiative to "invite" him, he had to go and show his support, and maybe even flip the table. After passing through the light curtain, Gensou found himself in a desolate ruin. The earth was scorched yellow, and the sky was covered with blood-red clouds. Here, Gensou could not see the sun or the moon, as if the concept of time had lost its meaning in this world.

Standing here, Yuanxiang felt a profound loneliness, as if he were the only living being left on this planet.

"Heretical discovery! Heretical discovery!"

However, before Yuanxiang could properly assess his surroundings, a melodious voice, like that of a nightingale, came from all directions. One after another, doors of light appeared, and handsome men and beautiful women with wings emerged from them. The halos above their heads radiated a holy light. If such a spectacle were to appear on Earth, the Pope would probably be so happy that he would slap himself.

But... are they all machines?

Gensou looked at the expressionless angels, sneered, and took out the 'Trigger' memory, intending to shoot down all these birdmen one by one. However, after inserting it into the Lost Driver and pushing it open, a few sparks flew from the blue memory, and then nothing more.

Is it some kind of countermeasure?

The Lost Driver was fine, so Gengo attributed the failure of the transformation to the enemy. After all, the previous creation had already shown a program that was extremely targeted at the Gaia Memory, so it was not surprising that it was now subject to such restrictions.

But that didn't help.

Genji calmly clenched his fist. He was still in 'Joker' form, which was a little more troublesome, but only a little more troublesome.

"Trial..."

The angels, flapping their wings, opened their arms, and a holy pillar of light spread outward from them, intending to seal Yuanxiang within. But in the next instant, a dark light pierced through the holy white light, and Yuanxiang calmly landed on the ground. He flicked his hand, and the pillar of light behind him vanished completely. All the angels turned into wisps of will-o'-the-wisp and disappeared into the world.

"It's useless; these grunts are no match for us."

Yuanxiang walked forward unhurriedly, speaking softly in a casual tone:

"If you really want to eliminate me, then produce something decent. Oh dear, were those your elites just now? Sorry, sorry."

Yuanxiang tilted his head, spread his hands, and said with great sympathy:

"If I had known, I should have been slower. I could have at least pleaded with you to give me a little bit of face, haha..."

Genji's mocking laughter echoed through the empty ruins, and just then, a portal of light suddenly opened behind Genji, as if something was about to emerge from it.

However, this was the moment that Yuanxiang had been waiting for!

Before the object inside the portal could emerge, Gensou, who had been constantly aware of the surrounding commotion, rushed over and kicked it out. Before the object could even come out, it was sent flying backward. The enemies on the other side of the portal seemed to realize that something was wrong and hurriedly tried to close the portal.

But.....

Seeing Yuanxiang approaching, the griffin-like angel silently put down the controller and gripped the greatsword. Previously, it had noticed the death of its dispatched companion and thought of bringing the murderer over to see if there was anything special about it that it could learn from and use in the development of 'New Humans'. But now it seemed that it might have to consider whether it could survive first.

On the other side, Gensou's gaze also fell behind the griffin angel, where he saw five-colored coins. Apart from Ankh's red coins, there were eight of each of the other types. These core coins were placed in a grooved plate, floating in mid-air and constantly rotating. He just didn't know what the enemy's purpose was in collecting these things.

Ok?

Suddenly, a strange lightning bolt appeared between the five types of core coins. At the same time, Yuanxiang saw several images appearing above the altar. In them, Yuanxiang saw several 'angels' similar to the previous creations operating the same mechanical crystals.

Furthermore, in two of the scenes, Gengo also saw a Kamen Rider who transformed using a gem and a Kamen Rider with a rocket-shaped head fighting fiercely. The two Kamen Riders seemed to be able to see themselves in the scene, but before they could say anything to each other, the scene disappeared.

"You vile sinner, don't even think about destroying my Lord's 'gospel,' die!"

The griffin angel roared and launched an attack on Yuanxiang. The roar, mixed with unimaginable power, swept towards Yuanxiang, even distorting space itself. Golden holy flames burned on the greatsword in its hand, like the light of dawn, trying to completely destroy the 'darkness' in front of it.

Yuanxiang then clenched his palm down, splitting the sound wave in two. He then clenched his left fist and swiftly charged out. The black fist storm instantly swept towards the griffin angel like a tornado. The radiance of the holy sword lasted only two seconds before being dispelled and shattered in the face of such an attack, turning the griffin angel into dust along with it.

"This is impossible... my lord's holy sword..."

Surprisingly, the griffin angel's vitality was unexpectedly tenacious. Even though it had been crushed into dust, its body reassembled and it regained consciousness. However, the intensity of this attack was truly excessive, so much so that its body had shrunk by more than half compared to before.

"Only... two seconds... you monster!!"

"Two seconds? Isn't two seconds enough for you to be proud of?"

Yuanxiang casually replied, then slapped the griffin angel's head again, and walked towards the altar of the core coin. Judging from what had just happened, this altar seemed to play an extremely important role in the mysterious 'master's' plan. In that case, he needed to destroy it. However, while he was destroying it, he also needed to carefully examine what was going on. If he did it inappropriately and caused damage to the two knights, that would be bad.

"Lord! Forgive me!!!"

Upon seeing Yuanxiang approach the altar, the reassembled griffin angel let out a mournful cry. Then, a strong energy fluctuation surged from the altar. Faced with this energy fluctuation, Yuanxiang was now unable to even withstand the impact and move forward.

At the same moment, the griffin angel's body automatically disintegrated and merged into the altar. Then, deep within the altar, five more coins floated out, each of a different type. With the appearance of these five new coins, the core coins already on the altar seemed to go berserk, shaking incessantly and desperately trying to approach the five new coins.

Based on the fluctuations between them, an astonishing number of energy lightning bolts emerged, enveloping the entire altar and making the platform look like a runaway energy station.

"Eiji!!"

“Ankh!!”

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind Gengo. Without turning his head, he grabbed to both sides, firmly securing Hino Eiji and Ankh, who only had one hand. However, Gengo had no time to care about the Core Medals on Hino Eiji's body. The Core Medals forcefully broke through and tore through Hino Eiji's pockets, continuing to fly towards the altar. Hino Eiji, on the other hand, held onto Ankh's Core Medal tightly with both hands, even when his arms were dislocated by the powerful gravity, he did not let go.

"impossible,

Ankh stared at the five new coins, letting out an incredulous gasp. Greeed had been born from the burning desire to achieve completeness, because each of the ten core coins for each of the ten schools was missing one.

"Let go! Let go, you... Ugh!!!"

Ankh stared at the red Core Medal he had never seen before, and his desire swelled up endlessly. He forcefully pried Gengo's hand off, trying to stop this clueless Kamen Rider from stopping him from pursuing his desire for 'completeness'.

But before he could utter a rebuke, Ankh heard Hino Eiji's wailing again. He instinctively looked to the side and saw that Hino Eiji's hand even had coin marks on it. Ankh fell silent. No one knew what he was thinking, but the desire in his heart seemed to have stopped growing because of this.

"What? Are you going to let go again?"

At that moment, Gengo's slightly amused voice rang in Ankh's ear. The brightly colored arm stiffened slightly, then, as if in rage, scratched at Gengo's armor with its sharp claws and roared:

"What are you still standing there for?! Go destroy those coins, no, except my Core... whatever, do whatever you want! Get started!!"

"I know, give me a little more time..."

Gengo answered Ankh softly. Just as Ankh was wondering what Gengo was waiting for, he suddenly saw green specks of light emanating from Gengo's body. Within these specks, Ankh saw Gengo cleaning, Gengo catching a cat, Gengo laughing heartily...

Are these all his memories?

Ankh unconsciously had this thought, and then he immediately understood what Gengo was waiting for. If the former data person named Fip was not wrong, Gengo's body was moving towards 'blank' like the 'Xtreme' memory.

So, to think about it from another angle, the more 'blank' the body is, the stronger the power of the memories will be stimulated by the effect of 'Xtreme', so... is he now actively abandoning his past?

Ankh was right. Faced with this unprecedentedly powerful impact, after much thought, Gensou realized that this was the only way to gain even greater power to attack the altar protected by unknown energy, which was constantly emitting terrifying fluctuations in all directions.

Gensou did indeed succeed. As his memories faded, the "Xtreme" properties made the "Joker" integrated into his body even stronger. Ankh even saw a purple flame scarf flash across Gensou's neck.

"Be careful."

Gengo casually reminded Hino Eiji and Ankh, then kicked the altar. At the same time, the energy crystal armor on his foot shattered, and like stars, it rushed towards the altar along with the energy of "Maximum Drive".

Seeing the star-like attack, the griffin presiding over the altar instinctively channeled its energy, firmly blocking it at the altar's perimeter. If such an attack were to land, the altar might withstand it, but the griffin itself would be doomed. Looking at the knight engulfed in flames, the griffin's mind was filled with a question that had troubled it from the beginning:

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