Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

No matter how powerful Yan Ming is, he can only unleash a burst of speed when standing still; he cannot maintain a supersonic speed at all times.

Although he possessed excellent combat skills and intellectual knowledge, he was never an all-around, absolutely invincible warrior.

What can't be done now, simply can't be done.

"The war of attrition is almost over, prepare to be attacked!!"

Lancer used chains to secure himself to the surrounding streetlights, pulling himself towards Yan Ming's direction.

Their weapons clashed once more.

This time, however, Yan Ming staggered back several steps, while Lancer gained the upper hand.

A smug smile crept onto her lips.

however.

A faint light flickered from beneath her feet.

"Varied--?!"

"That's exactly it. You were too careless, old woman!"

The one who performs rune magic from the shadows is Caster.

Whether it was Yan Ming's actions just now, or the fire runes that Caster had already placed on the ground, it was all part of a plan to deal with Lancer.

This was merely a ploy to lure her into a trap.

"hateful!"

At the last second, Lancer quickly rolled to the other side.

The faint flame instantly transformed into a towering pillar of fire.

However, Lancer had just rolled to the side of the pillar of fire when he felt a sharp chill rushing towards him.

Is that the armored man with the sword?

No, that's not right! This aura is—!

"Drink--!!!"

Matthew Kyrielight.

Wielding a giant shield, she suddenly appeared in front of Lancer with an explosive burst of speed and power.

That was a shield bash aimed directly at her head.

Lancer's eyes widened; the situation was so sudden that even she was caught off guard.

She tried to block the attack with her scythe, but—

'How...is this possible? She was a weak Servant before, how did she suddenly become—so strong?!'

The shield's thick, heavy force instantly deflected Lancer's attack.

Even the sickle in his hand flew to the side.

"Now's the time, kid! Let's take her down together!"

Caster waved his wand, and a massive rune exploded beneath Lancer's feet.

As if in response, Yan Ming immediately pressed the button on the watch face at his waist.

"Finish Time!"

Yan Ming leaped into the sky, and after the three-dimensional purple characters attached to the soles of his feet, his power was instantly boosted to the level of a fatal strike.

Accompanied by Caster's fiery onslaught.

What followed was a fierce kick from the Demon King.

"Time Break!"

Boom! ...

The explosion, accompanied by flames and sound, shattered glass and the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters.

Yan Ming landed perfectly, and he didn't turn around to look.

Behind him, Lancer, now unarmed, didn't even have time to utter his last words—

It had already completely dissipated into the air.

"Mash!"

Next to arrive were Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was in charge of supplying magic, and the director.

They witnessed this scene.

Mash looked exhausted, and the blue Caster and the purple armored warrior stood still, but Lancer was nowhere to be seen.

"Is the battle... over?"

Only at this moment did the Chaldeans finally regain their composure.

In Fuyuki City.

There are definitely more than just a few skeleton soldiers.

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After the battle, everyone gathered together.

Yan Ming has also deactivated his transformation.

"Oh?! There's such a young man under that armor. Interesting. Is it that armor that gave you the power to fight against Servants, or did you originally have this talent?"

Caster said this with great interest, but Yan Ming ignored him.

He turned to look at the people around him.

"that…"

The young man in the lead quickly looked at Yan Ming and Caster.

“We are members of the Chaldea organization, the institution that ensures the survival of humanity. My name is Fujimaru Ritsuka, this is Mash Kyrielight, and we also have Dr. Roman, who is supporting us from afar in Chaldea. And that one is our director, Olga Marie…”

"Who asked you to introduce me to someone?"

The director of Chaldea is a young woman with silver hair and golden eyes... actually, she's a girl.

Although she doesn't seem to have a good personality, she still prioritizes the bigger picture.

"Thank you both so much for your help, but..."

The director looked at them very seriously—especially at Yan Ming.

"Could you please explain to us who you are?"

"This is truly a moment that requires careful consideration!"

Suddenly, under everyone's gaze, a mysterious person holding a book appeared.

"Whoa—?!"

"Senior! Please come this way!"

Because they appeared so suddenly, both the director and Fujimaru Ritsuka were startled, and Mashu quickly stepped in front of her Master.

"And who are you?!"

"me?"

Woz smiled indifferently.

"I am merely a loyal subject responsible for giving a grand introduction to my Demon King."

"The Demon King?!"

"That's right! My Demon King is capable of transcending time and space, knowing everything about the past and the future, and even easily manipulating the world in his hands—"

"Woz, stop talking."

Yan Ming's words completely interrupted Woz's grand congratulations.

He seemed a little embarrassed, coughed, and quickly stood aside with his books.

"Just call me Yan Ming. The person here is called Woz. You don't need to pay special attention to him."

"No, no, no—how did he just appear out of nowhere? Did he suddenly burst out of space or time? The data shows that he wasn't detected at all!!"

Dr. Roman, far away in Chaldea, found this hard to accept, but Woz simply smiled and moved on from the topic.

"Hahaha! You guys are really interesting. It seems that my decision to help you was absolutely right."

On the other side is Caster.

"As I said, I am a Caster-class Servant, and also a Servant who survived the Holy Grail War held in this city."

"The Holy Grail War..."

After hearing Caster's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

It seems that for the Chaldeans, their main objective has been revealed here.

"My Demon King".

Meanwhile, Woz, who was standing to the side, began to discuss the matter privately with Yan Ming.

"Here's a little piece of advice: it seems to me that following these people can help us figure out what we need to do in this world."

After all, the events related to the Holy Grail War are now unfolding before our eyes.

Caster, the only Servant who can communicate normally, seems to be planning to temporarily join their organization.

Yan Ming nodded in agreement.

Thus, both Yan Ming and Caster temporarily joined the Chaldea team.

"No, no, let me explain how that guy with the book suddenly appeared!"

"You're so annoying, you white coat."

"Bai Da—you weirdo wearing a scarf in this sweltering heat, who are you calling a white coat?!"

(Thank you all for your continued support! I will continue to update regularly, and I will also update more on the day the book is released!!)

Volume 2, Burning Polluted City, Fuyuki: Chapter 15 The Demon King's Unwavering Resolve and Belief

Yan Ming, Woz, and the blue-haired man with the class of Caster joined the Chaldea organization's team.

Of course, it's all temporary.

Yan Ming and Woz were searching for a way to accurately record the history of the world, and for what they should do.

Caster's purpose is simply to end the Holy Grail War, which is still ongoing but has been altered.

"As I said, you can call me a warlock, a magician, a caster... whatever you like, it all means the same thing."

They followed the bridge they had just crossed back into the city and walked straight into the heart of the city.

"Originally, this city was just conducting the Holy Grail War normally, but one day, for unknown reasons, the Holy Grail War we were waging changed its nature."

"The fire burned down the city, all the humans disappeared, and only we followers were left behind."

"Then there's Saber. She personally defeated all the Servants except for me... Now, only Saber and I are the real Servants. As for the rest..."

"They're shadow followers, aren't they?"

Olga Marie took over the conversation, and Caster nodded in agreement.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat puzzled by this.

"Um, what is a Shadow Servant...?"

"Like a shadow, it is equivalent to the afterimage of the original Servant. In Chaldea's definition, it is the residual spirit origin of the Servant. It seems that this is also the case in this city."

Romani Archaman, far away in Chaldea, then began his explanation.

"I won't go into the details, but in short, those shadow followers, although they look a lot like followers, are very different from genuine followers."

"That's someone who's only one step away from being a hero. In other words... Shadow Servants can't use Noble Phantasms, that's generally the case."

So that's how it is. So those guys' current strength isn't their true power?

Yan Ming couldn't help but ponder in his heart, if the Shadow Servant is already this strong, it seems that the existence of Servants is indeed very powerful.