Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

As the city faced an attack from countless monsters, an equally deafening sound could be heard coming from behind it.

Various things rapidly appeared from high above.

There was a rain of arrows, rocks wreathed in flames, and cannonballs and gunpowder modified through various means, all of which were launched into the endless horde of monsters in precise parabolic arcs.

These were undoubtedly counterattacks from within the city.

But none of these were the source of that sonic boom.

A streak of light could be seen, moving back and forth across the vast, boundless sand dunes as if it were wandering.

"drink--!!"

*Thud!* The sword swept across, decapitating dozens of demonic beasts.

A woman stood amidst that dangerous battlefield.

She was dressed in very imposing Japanese armor and held a Japanese long sword, but at the same time, she was also a cute-looking Japanese girl.

When she sheathed her sword from the ground, the surrounding monsters realized that she had appeared there without them noticing.

"That person is...!"

"The great general of the Orient, Ushiwakamaru, I think you Japanese should know very well the significance of this name, right?"

Ushiwakamaru… he was also a legendary hero, and the fact that such a being would appear on an ancient battlefield meant that—

"She's a Servant too?"

"Based on the analysis of the person's magical power on the battlefield, she also possesses a Spirit Origin Reaction!"

While Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were once again amazed by this, Yan Ming reacted differently.

He turned his head directly and looked at Merlin.

"How do you know these things?"

"Oh... actually, I have eyes that can see things quite clearly, but it's nothing special. It just means I can take in most of what's happening 'right now,' that's all."

"Wrong. Even if you can see the 'present' clearly, the era of Uruk predates the era of King Arthur of England. In this era, the legend of the Archmage Merlin had not yet been born. This place cannot be considered the 'present' for you; at most, it is the 'past.' Your eyes cannot see what happened here before. Yet you told us that you and Anna had only been here for a day... So, how do you know that the people of Uruk have withstood the attack of magical beasts for half a year?"

It's flawless, with absolutely no logical breaks.

Yan Ming's sudden words startled everyone again, especially Merlin.

He probably didn't expect the other party to expose this point directly in front of so many people.

"...It's a complete defeat, but even if you don't ask about it, it will be exposed sooner or later anyway."

"Mr. Merlin...? May I ask what exactly happened?"

"Well, actually I've been summoned to this world for quite some time now, and the one who summoned me... is the king who lives in that city."

"Eh—?!"

Upon hearing another bombshell, Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka gasped in surprise, while Merlin smiled and looked at Yan Ming.

"Your mind works really fast, young man. Your name is Shi Lun Yan Ming, right? That's impressive."

"I originally planned to tell you about this after we got into the city, but I didn't expect you to grasp the key point from just a few words I said... But it's okay, don't worry about me, I'm a really good person, I won't lay a hand on you."

"All I need to do is verify your identity."

Yan Ming didn't intend to dwell on the matter of Merlin any further. The reason he brought it up at this time was simply to confirm some things.

Because if Merlin was summoned by the king in the city, it means that... that hero king is a master of equal or even greater caliber than Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Even in this ancient mythological period, which is equivalent to the Age of Gods, he was already able to summon Servants using his own power.

Yan Ming continued to look at the battlefield in the distance, where Ushiwakamaru was moving back and forth at supersonic speed. Without a doubt, she was also a Servant.

Continuing to look towards the city, he seemed to see countless soldiers blocking the city gates, conducting a reasonable offensive and defensive battle through some holes in the walls.

'Such tactics don't quite match the phalanx formation and this type of city wall, and the formation used for offense and defense is a classic Spartan tactic. Something that only appeared in ancient Greece is actually appearing in this era…'

In a book he had read before that explained the details of ancient Greek warfare, it was mentioned that the person who best used this tactic was Leonidas I, who shone brightly in the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army of 100,000.

Based on his knowledge, Yan Ming guessed that there should be another follower from ancient Greece maintaining this battle formation.

So, including Ushiwakamaru and Merlin, but not Anna, there are already nearly three Servants.

…Could that ancient hero-king have supported such a large supply of Servant summons with his own strength alone?

However, now is not the time to think about this issue.

Boom! A series of explosions followed.

"This is bad! The number of those magical beasts has suddenly tripled!"

"What did you say? How could this happen, doctor!"

"It's speculated that the magical energy comes from the northern source, where a terrifying magical power, dozens of times stronger, is constantly sending out more and more magical beasts...!"

Even with the naked eye, it's clear that the monsters' offensive momentum is getting stronger and stronger.

Previously, those magical beasts couldn't even touch the wall for more than ten seconds, but now they can stay there for almost a minute. Moreover, even with the general named Ushiwakamaru going back and forth to kill the magical beasts, the situation is starting to worsen.

If things continue like this, even if Uruk manages to hold on, it will likely pay a heavy price.

"senior…!"

Mashu, who was standing to the side, could no longer bear to watch. Her anxious eyes made Fujimaru Ritsuka realize the seriousness of the situation.

“I understand, Mashu. If it's about protecting the people of Uruk—”

"You don't need to do anything yet, Woz."

Yan Ming's words directly interrupted Fujimaru Ritsuka, and at the same time made Woz, who was standing to the side, understand his meaning.

"I will follow your instructions."

"Huh...? Mr. Woz? What are you doing...?"

When they saw Woz kneeling respectfully in front of Yan Ming, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked over with some confusion.

"I see... Looks like there's going to be a good show."

"Mr. Merlin too...?"

"I understand now. Alright... You don't need to worry. In any case, the people in that city will be fine."

Gates seemed to understand something as well, and he spoke directly to the two of them.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu exchanged a glance, and in the end, they could only look at the battlefield together.

For an instant.

Woz's figure vanished from the spot.

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*Pfft!*

With a flash of light, the monsters' limbs were severed.

Ushiwakamaru nimbly stepped onto the mountain of corpses formed by several demonic beasts, but—

"Tsk... there are more and more monsters."

She frowned slightly and then stepped back.

Bang!! The spot where she had been standing was instantly shattered by several powerful magical beasts.

Ushiwakamaru gripped his sword again, dodged the monsters' pursuit with a backflip, and continued to assume a fighting stance.

At this moment, dozens of magical beasts had already surrounded her.

"Lord Ushiwakamaru! Are you alright?!"

"I'm fine. What's the casualty situation on your side?"

"Forty-two people were injured, but no one died!"

Forty-two people were injured... Is this the limit of what they could achieve in suppressing the situation?

A hint of anxiety appeared on Ushiwakamaru's pretty face. She gripped the hilt of her sword again and faced the monsters that were trying to squeeze in through the gaps.

—Just then.

The world underwent a sudden change.

boom--!!!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, an overwhelming scene, one that could change the world, unfolded.

"how…?!"

Whether it was Ushiwakamaru, the people of Uruk, or Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others watching all this from a nearby hill.

They all saw a figure hovering in mid-air, and then—

"Finally Beyond The Time!"

A figure wearing a green-black armor and a black cloak was floating there.

That is the master of the black hole that governs the life and death of all things in the Milky Way.

Now, above his head, an incomparably enormous vortex is slowly forming—

That was a black hole, a terrifying thing with a radius of about twenty kilometers, enough to cover the sky.

The moment it appeared, the earth was shrouded in darkness, as if it were about to devour everything in the world.

"What is that...?"

Ushiwakamaru, the people of Uruk, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mashu were all genuinely surprised.

But the person who was truly most surprised was Roman.

Inside Chaldea, he had now used a computer to simulate all the data surrounding the object before him, and the data ultimately indicated that what stood before him was—

"Both the data and the celestial information indicate that it is a genuine black hole! But, but it's impossible! How could something so extraordinary possibly appear on Earth?!"

Woz pointed one hand down, staring at the monsters he had locked onto.

He spoke in a flat tone with a disdainful look in his eyes.

"It's a pity, this is an order from the demon king who controls time and space... He wants you dead."

"Ultra Galaxy Explore!"

Then, without any suspense, Wozniacki's hand instantly hooked upwards.

Everything on the ground was fine... except for the monsters.

More than 100,000 of them were sucked into that endless, infinite hell.

The black hole devoured all the monsters within a radius of at least tens of kilometers without restraint.

Volume 8, Mesopotamian Absolute Demonic Front: Chapter 324, King of Heroes, Gilgamesh

"Quick, look at the sky! What's that?!"

"A black vortex...? Could it be that the goddess Ishtar has descended?"

"Is the goddess here to take revenge on us? No... I don't believe that the goddess Ishtar would treat us like this!"

"What on earth is this thing? Such a huge hole, only a god could have created it...!"

"Oh God... I hope King Gilgamesh can protect us!"

The people in Uruk showed increasing fear and panic, but the soldiers guarding the city gates were not overly alarmed.

Even so, the elite soldiers of Uruk were stunned and stood frozen in place after witnessing such a world-shaking scene.

"A massive black vortex... sucked all the magical beasts away?"

Ushiwakamaru stood there, sword in hand, with the same shocked expression.

What truly shocked her was not the fact that the monster had been sucked into the black hole.

The black hole's suction was so strong that it didn't affect any vegetation on the ground except for the monsters.

She stood there, only feeling a strong wind blowing around her, and nothing else. The black hole had no effect on her or anything else on the ground.

Everything comes down to one point.

Twisting and swirling in a vortex, the massive black hole sucked all the magical beasts inside before converging at a single point and dissipating into mid-air.