Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

As Yan Ming spoke, he rolled to the other side.

He channeled purple energy into his right fist.

"But you can't do anything else just by being fast."

boom!!

The powerful punch slammed into the ground beneath Yan Ming's feet, its force instantly spreading in all directions.

Misaka Mikoto felt the ground shake slightly, and then—

The pile of steel pipes behind her then collapsed toward her.

"what?!"

Gates was startled by what he saw and instinctively wanted to go and save Misaka Mikoto.

But at this time, he shouldn't have to worry about it.

Countless steel pipes fell down, but in an instant, countless electric currents dragged them all into the air.

"Hey, that's a pretty interesting tactic."

Misaka Mikoto easily suspended dozens of steel pipes in mid-air and looked at Yan Ming with a smile.

However, that smile carried a hint of danger.

"If only I had your strength... but unfortunately, this is all I can do!"

As Misaka Mikoto moved, countless steel pipes shot towards Yan Ming like cannonballs.

Boom!!

Yan Ming dodged the impact of several steel pipes, which were then sent flying into the distance, followed by a loud roar.

But this is not the end.

The falling steel pipe shattered into fragments, which were then manipulated from a distance by Misaka Mikoto's electric current, slowly combining with the iron sand on the ground to form one black and silver longsword after another.

It was a sword made of iron filings and steel fragments.

On one side were countless steel pipes, and on the other side were iron sand longswords flying in mid-air.

A pincer attack.

As Yan Ming attempted to move, Misaka Mikoto's attacks came from multiple directions.

boom!!

Faced with these diverse moves, he immediately leaped into the air.

The steel pipe and the iron sand sword flew towards Yan Ming from the left and right, but he seized the opportunity, stepped on one of the flying steel pipes, and then jumped towards the iron sand sword.

One after another, black longswords appeared. As Yan Ming stared at them, he reached out and grasped them with both hands.

Zzz-ga!

An electric current surged through his hand. Yan Ming could feel that it was Misaka Mikoto's lightning trying to invade his system, but it was all in vain.

Zi-O's base form armor easily intercepted all the electric attacks, and just before landing, Yan Ming exerted his strength and threw the two iron sand swords directly towards Misaka Mikoto, even kicking the remaining swords away with a kick.

However, this was completely useless.

The iron sand sword split into sand grains just before it was about to strike Misaka Mikoto. The sand grains spun in mid-air and, through Misaka Mikoto's hand, were transformed again into a finer, silver-black whip.

The moment Yan Ming landed, he realized that one of his hands was entangled by the black whip.

"You can't defeat me with the attacks I create."

As she spoke, the electric current emanating from Misaka Mikoto's body began to intensify.

"And... I can also... do this!!"

Gates and Wozniak, who were standing nearby, suddenly felt a chilly hurricane blow by.

No… that wasn’t just a simple breeze.

Black currents began to surge around Yan Ming, eventually enveloping his entire body!

"What...is that?"

"It's iron filings."

Woz looked at the scene before him and immediately exclaimed in admiration.

“The entire abandoned construction site is filled with thin streams of iron sand underground. The girl’s ability is to manipulate electricity, so she can use electricity to manipulate the iron sand underground. Similarly, she can also use iron sand as a medium to transmit her electricity to any place where iron sand exists.”

Simply put, no matter where Yan Ming lands, he will be pursued by something called iron sand.

Take now, for example.

The thin, black torrent completely enveloped his body, forming a huge vortex that was two meters wide and tens of meters long.

The entire vortex is formed from iron sand. The reason why the iron sand is in this shape is because Misaka Mikoto uses electric current to pull it at high speed, thereby creating an excellent high-speed rotation effect.

The resulting iron sand winds could easily destroy an entire street.

"I have never seen any user of electric abilities who can wield power to this extent... not even in the previous Kamen Rider world."

"How... this can't be right? There are plenty of beings in the Knight world who are stronger than her just by using electricity, right?"

"It's not a matter of power output, but rather the level of ingenuity and thoughtful design in terms of abilities and techniques..."

In other words, it's about bringing out creativity and fighting spirit.

Misaka Mikoto's abilities may be strong, but they're not quite at a level that seasoned veterans like Yan Ming can even remotely acknowledge. However... her combat talent is very high.

To be able to perform such delicate and varied manipulations with just the ability to control electricity shows that even if she isn't particularly strong, she still has a great talent for developing her power.

but--

"My Demon King, isn't it about time to put an end to this farce?"

boom!!

Just as Misaka Mikoto thought she had succeeded, a sharp arc of light caught her attention.

That was just a very clean and decisive sword strike.

Under the purple light, the whirlwind, which was larger than a skyscraper, was instantly cut in half. A crisp energy surged into the iron sand storm from the inside, instantly disintegrating it.

Black iron filings fell from the sky like fine rain, while the armored man standing in front of him gripped a sharp silver longsword tightly in his hand.

"Finally...getting serious?"

"That's it."

Holding the Time Limit Sword, Yan Ming swiftly severed the iron sand whip that was restraining his right hand.

While it's far from him giving it his all, he certainly took it seriously in terms of the basic form.

So Misaka Mikoto no longer hesitated.

Her expression immediately turned extremely serious, and she took out a few game tokens from her pocket.

"...Then let's see this!"

Using super-concentrated electromagnetic fields for traction, the game tokens in hand are launched at three times the speed of sound, thus forming a powerful beam of destructive light.

The Railgun is the signature move of the third-ranked player.

Misaka Mikoto carefully picked up the coin and flicked it head-first with her finger!

"Finish Time!"

Faced with this situation, Yan Ming directly attached the dial to his weapon.

Having witnessed a wide variety of enemies and techniques, he naturally knew exactly how much power to use when facing Misaka Mikoto's Railgun.

He instantly pressed the button on the blade.

"Zi-O! Giri Giri Slash!"

He was bounced away.

The cannonball, fired at three times the speed of sound, was instantly struck by Yan Ming's longsword and flew off into the sky like a meteor.

But it's not over yet.

When Yan Ming came to his senses, what shot towards him like bullets were straight orange beams of light fired from different angles.

A shotgun-style... electromagnetic railgun?

Without hesitation, Yan Ming gripped his longsword tightly once more, deflecting all the artillery fire one shot after another.

However, Misaka Mikoto revealed a smug smile in response.

"This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

then--

Pulled by her electric current, the electromagnetic cannons that had been flung into the air all changed direction.

In other words, they came straight down from the sky... directly towards Yan Ming's head.

Judging from the quantity, there must be at least seven or eight.

Yan Ming could easily deal with one electromagnetic cannon shot, but... what about the power of dealing with so many shots at the same time?

'Come on... if that's the case, it'll force you to use those stronger powers, right? I know I can't beat you, but I just want to see what I'm capable of now!'

She wasn't worried at all that Yan Ming would get hurt, or rather, anyone who witnessed Yan Ming's various battles wouldn't have such a thought.

That way, he should be forced to use his full strength.

That's too naive.

"Time Break!"

"Build! Giri Giri Slash!"

What…?

Under Misaka Mikoto's gaze, Yan Ming did not change his form at all. Instead, he took out a watch face and then twirled his belt.

Two completely different forces were instantly amplified on his sword.

The length of the sword extended to over 120 meters in one breath, reaching the heavens. Yan Ming swung the blade wildly, instantly neutralizing all the railguns.

It wasn't a bounce—it was a complete energy offset and cancellation.

Theoretically, a single railgun shot is powerful enough to blast through the main gate of a nuclear shelter... How could so many railgun shots be dealt with in one go?

There were no electrons left in the air, not even the tokens that had been burned to ashes at the beginning.

Misaka Mikoto froze on the spot.

In fact, she had even more power she hadn't yet unleashed. For example, she could manipulate all the iron sand present to form a giant larger than a building, using it to attack Yan Ming…

But does that still make sense?

Right now, Yan Ming is still fighting against himself in the most basic form, without changing into any other form, and at most he is just using two dials to release his ultimate move.

That alone is enough for him to deal with all of Misaka Mikoto's moves.

"What's wrong."

Staring at the unmoved girl in front of him, Yan Ming planted his sword in the ground and looked up at her.

"What's your next move?"

"...No."

She has come to understand the true extent of the gap between herself and the other person.

The girl sighed softly. She no longer had any other thoughts, nor did she believe she could continue fighting.

"There's no need to continue the competition... I already know the outcome."

Be able to take it and let it go; admit that you can't beat them, and that's that.

Misaka Mikoto felt exceptionally comfortable. She smiled and shook her head, while Yan Ming also prepared to deactivate his transformation.

— Right at that time.

A violent explosion suddenly erupted from the buildings in the distance.

"what?"