Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"But it's time to completely eliminate you."

After planting both swords in the ground, Yan Ming removed the watch face from the Time King II set and replaced it with two new ones.

"Ex-Aid!"

"De-De-De-Decade!"

First insert the Decade watch face from the right side, then insert the Ex-Aid watch face.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Ming's entire body was completely covered by golden, shimmering light particles.

"Final Form Time! E·E·E·Ex-Aid!"

While Zi-O II's power is undoubtedly the pinnacle of all Kamen Riders, it's not the best choice when facing a special enemy like this.

However, if Ex-Aid's invincible power is used to deal with it, the opponent's special ability of this level can be completely ignored, and the opponent can be killed directly.

Only those who can effectively combine all their power can be considered the strongest.

With the power of an invincible player embodied in Decade, Yan Mingchao took a sudden step forward.

boom--!!

It was already a speed as unattainable as light.

Without giving the game god any chance to react, Yan Ming, who was directly in front of him, instantly raised his right leg.

The game god's body was suddenly kicked up.

The shockwaves that spread out shook the entire city and showed no signs of dissipating even beyond Japan.

Just as Yan Ming was about to pursue his opponent further, two other figures arrived nearby.

"Combined Claw Slash!"

In a burst of over a hundred attacks in an instant, the body of the game god was once again blasted down.

Then, just as it was about to hit the ground, an invisible force pressed down upon it.

"Gurgle—?!"

Under immense pressure, it cannot even take a single step.

Blue and black light flashed, and the people who helped him were none other than Gates and Woz after their transformation.

"Take care of it now!"

As soon as Gates finished speaking, Yan Ming's body leaped forward.

He pressed the button on the watch face at his waist.

"E·E·E·Ex-Aid! Final Attack Time Break!"

"...Crimson Lotus Dragon Explosion Sword!"

Boom! After forcibly breaking through Kaiwoz's gravity control using his special ability, Game God gathered the power in his hand and instantly unleashed an overwhelming sword strike.

Boom-!

But that's meaningless.

"What…"

A golden meteor pierced completely through the red lotus dragon.

A kick wrapped in golden light, a meteor-like strike landed directly on the chest of the game god.

Struck by the heavy blow, the monster was sent flying backward for about thirty meters.

About a second later, hundreds of thousands of "Hit" icons flashed on his chest, and golden power completely destroyed him from the inside of the game god.

"Damn it... players!!!"

An explosion followed, and a flash of red and white light appeared in the dark city.

After confirming that the enemy had been eliminated, the three of them deactivated their transformations.

"It's a pity that guy got away."

"I'm afraid that following him would only do what that guy wants."

Yan Ming sensed something was wrong from the very beginning... so he looked directly at Woz.

"Explain to me, Woz, who exactly is that guy?"

"It's normal that you two don't know, my Demon King. Because of the existence of that Time Jacker, even this book doesn't record much information about him."

As Wozniak spoke, he unfolded the book and began explaining, just as he always had.

"According to this book, in the late 2018 of a certain world, the Super Time Jacker Teed launched an operation to eradicate Heisei Kamen Riders from the very beginning."

"Although he was ultimately stopped and defeated by the knights, according to normal history... his time should have stopped flowing here."

Yan Ming didn't find much information about Tide in the book. Gates knew nothing about Tide, all because the other party was a time jackal from a different parallel world.

"The super time-jackers who should have been dead have suddenly appeared in front of us, just like that Phineas."

"...Like Finnis? Do you think he might also be one of those demons?"

"The possibility is very low. Neither I nor my Demon King detected any demonic aura from that guy this time. Moreover, it would be completely meaningless for those demons to pretend to be Time Jackers now."

The trick that had already been used once could not fool Yan Ming and his men a second time.

That's what they say... but what exactly is this super time-jacker's purpose?

Yan Ming recalled the reminder that Kuzue Hirota had given him.

"No matter what, something is bound to happen in this world. We must take care of this guy before the worst happens."

This way, at least the goal has been set.

After the three of them finalized their strategy for dealing with Tide, Yan Ming looked at the other person standing to one side.

That was Homura Akemi.

She doesn't have many injuries right now, but she still has some wounds from the battle.

After noticing the gaze directed at her, Homura Akemi immediately turned her eyes away.

"It's just a minor injury; I've had this happen to me all the time."

Yan Ming didn't say anything more.

However, he simply raised his hand, and the flow of time covering Homura Akemi began to reverse...

The girl's injuries instantly returned to their fully healed state.

"You...you already said it wasn't necessary..."

"That's not a good way to put it, Miss Yan. My Demon King is only concerned about you on your own behalf. I hope you will accept his good intentions."

Hearing what Woz said, Homura Akemi was momentarily at a loss for words.

However, when she touched her healed arm, she also felt a sense of unease.

"Since things have come to this, let's go back now."

"Are you sure you won't give yourself away? Didn't this guy say goodbye to a bunch of people before he left...?"

"It's just a minor issue, let's head back now."

Wozniak and Gates grabbed each other and walked ahead.

Homura Akemi stood there, lost in thought for a long time, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"what happened?"

The sound from the side interrupted the girl's thoughts.

She raised her head, looked at the other person, and then lowered her head slightly.

"...The witch has appeared again."

At this moment, Yan Ming could clearly sense the tone in Homura Akemi's words.

She is afraid.

If you look closely, you'll see that the girl's right hand is clenched into a fist, and her face shows anxiety.

"For a long time, I believed that our lives would no longer be bothered by these things."

"But now... in this world where everything is supposed to be alright, something like that has appeared again."

"What will happen to us this time? Will I, and Xiaoyuan, end up like we were before again...?"

But she stopped halfway through her sentence.

Because the man in front of her was watching her.

With a very calm and pure gaze.

"As long as I am here, such things will never happen again in this world."

"..."

"Whether you believe me or not, I will definitely stop these things."

After saying that, Yan Ming immediately turned around and left without looking back, as always.

But at this moment—

My hand was grabbed.

She turned her head slightly and saw that the girl behind her had grabbed her arm without her noticing.

"...I'll be with you."

Akemi Homura tilted her head to the side, preventing Yan Ming from seeing the expression on her face.

"You once protected this world, changed the fate of all of us, changed the fate of my most important friend, and... my life... there are so many things that I can't even count them all, I can't even repay them all."

"This time, I need to work with you to solve these problems."

After a moment of surprise, Yan Ming composed himself and nodded.

"But your hand is almost touching it."

"what…!"

At this moment, the girl finally realized that because they were so close, it felt like Yan Ming's entire arm was being hugged by her.

In that brief moment, almost as fleeting as a blink of an eye—a blush flashed across her face.

Then Homura Akemi quickly shook off the other person's arm, continued to avoid his gaze, and walked away first.

"Hey, hey...!"

"Uh... Miss Yan? How come you're suddenly walking faster than us—"

"I don't know... Don't ask me!"

After watching Homura Akemi walk away quickly, Woz and Gates turned around in surprise and looked at Yan Ming.

"This, this, my Demon King..."

"...Let's hurry back to the apartment, and then we need to quickly analyze what happened tonight."

Unfortunately, even in such a nerve-wracking situation, Yan Ming's expression remained perpetually calm.

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This is a narrow gap in time.

There is no flow of time; the world is a single, colorful sky, and the ground is filled with endless grains of sand.

until a certain moment.

The tunnel of time thus begins.

Buzz—!! Then, the King's Train, capable of traversing time and traveling between the past and the future, arrived.

The enormous train traveled a distance across the boundless desert before finally coming to a complete stop.

The car door opened, and the two of them stepped out.

"Whoa! Where am I?"

"Just a crack in time."