Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

It's purely because too much force was used.

So far, no matter how much force Gates exerts, he hasn't reached his limit. His enhanced physique and mental strength are enough for him to freely use every inch of the power of the Resurrected's Fierce Form, but—

I never imagined that just dealing with that alien Kuuga would wear me down to this extent.

"Just in case, let me help you."

"Help me... what do you mean?"

Yan Ming suddenly appeared in front of Gates and raised his hand in front of Woz.

In an instant, spacetime was distorted once again.

…Click.

Just as, the constantly distorted phenomena around us are a direct result of the collapse of this world.

In a world where spacetime is fragmented, using time manipulation abilities... which can even cause the most unstable effect of time reversal, is an extremely dangerous thing. A slight mistake could trigger the explosion of all worlds.

But Yan Ming completed his actions very naturally.

The time rewind is limited to a very small area, that is... only restoring the injuries and mental state of a few people.

In a very short time, all three of them recovered.

"Are you... really sure this is okay?"

"This is only for this time. If we can't resolve all the problems with the God Train before then, the situation will be uncertain when we use time rewind again."

That being said, to be able to use time reversal abilities so skillfully under such extremely dangerous circumstances...

"Truly worthy of being my Demon King..."

The king of time and space, even in such an extremely dangerous time and space environment, can still manipulate time as he pleases—truly worthy of the name of the Demon King.

"That bastard Tide has vanished without a trace."

"He has probably already escaped. After all, the Otherworld Kuuga that he painstakingly created was ultimately defeated by us."

After checking the surroundings again and again, all that remained was an endless expanse of urban ruins.

Judging from this, he should have completely defeated that Another Kuuga.

"So, speaking of which, that guy from earlier..."

"Ah... Based on what Teed said and my Demon King's conclusion, it's not hard to guess who the real person is."

Without a doubt, that was Another Rider transformed from Yuzuki Hana, a singularity in the world.

Since Gates has completely defeated that Another Kuuga with a self-sacrificing attack, does that mean...?

Is that how it is...?

Gates and Wozniak both fell silent.

But... at least, they managed to bring the fighting to an end.

"The result will still be the same. No matter which world we go to, those evildoers will still follow us and eventually sacrifice others... It's impossible to solve them all."

Cursing as he turned away with his head down.

At this moment, Wozniak probably feels the same way he does.

"It's not over yet; there's still a huge mess for us to clean up."

The problems with the God Train and the Ghost Train are not yet resolved, and countless witches will continue to appear in every corner of this planet.

If these problems are not solved, the world will be destroyed sooner or later.

"Don't let your guard down... Gates, what comes next is something that requires our serious attention."

"That's the only point of view I've agreed with lately."

However, at least the most fundamental source of the problem has been solved, and Tide is now completely without any means of resistance.

Thinking about it this way, Gates... felt a little better.

As he racked his brains trying to figure out how to save and change the world, he realized that...

The man in front of her remained standing still, refusing to move.

"...Zi-O?"

The demon king who controlled time and space remained standing in the same spot.

They didn't even... look back at them.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Did that weirdo hit you on the head?"

Upon seeing Yan Ming's appearance, Gates immediately walked slowly toward him.

But Wozniak behind him had already stopped, while Gates was completely unaware of the problem.

"You're usually the one who's the coolest of the three of us, so why are you all so quiet now?"

He patted Yan Ming on the shoulder and sighed.

"Could it be that you're upset because I was the one who took down that Another Rider?"

"..."

"I didn't realize you were so petty... But even so, there's nothing I can do. I've already defeated that monster. If we keep dragging this out, things that should be resolved by us will only get more and more complicated."

Gates continued talking to himself, while glancing at Yan Ming.

Ke Yanming.

But he simply raised his head slowly and looked at the sky not far away.

Woz behind them did the same thing, except... his body seemed even more tense.

"Gates, Wozniak."

Yan Ming, gazing at the black horizon, spoke to them word by word.

"Prepare for the worst."

"Worst-case scenario? What are you talking about—"

boom--!!!

He had only spoken halfway through his sentence.

Something streaked across the sky in an instant, arriving behind them with overwhelming speed, causing the earth to tremble violently in a flash.

A terrifying shockwave swept through Mitakihara City, causing the entire city to cave in.

Although the three people and the ground beneath their feet did not change much, anyone could feel that the ground as a whole had sunk downwards.

And behind him.

That familiar feeling intensified.

"..."

Gates, who had been slightly relaxed, now found his body extremely stiff.

Even breathing felt tense.

Gates slowly turned his body and looked nervously behind him.

"No way... right?"

The muscles and biological armor all over its body were scorched by the high heat, and the tendons that looked like fibrous strips were exposed to the air. Along with them were organs wrapped in a huge pelvis, from which a foul-smelling liquid flowed. There was also an unimaginably large hole in its chest.

The blood-red compound eyes were simply watching them.

Alien Void.

The monster, its entire body reeking of burnt flesh and a foul stench, simply hunched over and silently watched the three of them.

"He's not dead yet..."

"How could that be...? I, I really did take its body, even its heart—"

Wozniak and Gates each spoke in disbelief.

however.

"You don't think I'm here to join in your nonsense, do you?"

In the sky, the man named Teed reappeared there.

His expression did not change despite the current situation.

Instead, they acted as if it were perfectly natural.

"Considering that none of you heard what I said, I'll do you a special favor and repeat it again."

So Tede immediately opened his arms and looked up at the pitch-black sky with a big smile.

"Welcome! You've entered the nightmare, the endless nightmare!!"

The sky remained an endless expanse of darkness.

The rain continued to fall.

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Bang——! !

Meanwhile, the rest of the fighting continued.

Suddenly, the enormous dark gold train in the sky collapsed to the ground.

Meanwhile, the other huge red and white train transformed back into human form and returned to the ground.

"hateful…"

Possessed by Ryotaro and transformed into Den-O, Momotaros leaned breathlessly against a dilapidated wall.

"This will never end. Even if we exhaust all our strength, we can only destroy a mere God Train!"

"Are you alright, Momotaros? I'm holding on."

"Ah, of course I'm fine, you bastard... Ryotaro, you shouldn't force yourself if you're not feeling well."

"Don't worry, we're in the same boat."

Hmph. Momotaros couldn't help but chuckle softly.

But in reality, both of them knew very well that the current situation was very hopeless.

To be frank, the level of combat that man named Shilun Yanming was involved in was no longer at a level that Momotaros and the others could easily intervene in.

Even with Momotaros's strong sense of pride, he objectively accepted this fact, which is why he wanted to do his best to sabotage the nearby train and eliminate the witches around him.

But even if you only do these few things, you still can't finish them all.

After catching his breath, Momotaros couldn't help but look at the ground at his feet... Countless dust particles and pebbles were trembling slightly.

"Damn it, here we go again."

He rubbed his hands together again, picked up the sword that was lying to the side, and walked away.

Countless trains and witches were approaching them.

Standing here and looking into the distance, the horizon in the distance is completely filled with those endless monsters.

Even Momotaros couldn't help but swallow.

“...Listen carefully, if anything goes wrong, I will do everything I can to get rid of you.”

"You should understand what I'm trying to say. You've already done more than enough for me."

"That's exactly why, Ryotaro, I absolutely cannot see you die in this godforsaken place."

"I see... Then, none of us will die, Momotaros, absolutely not."

"Ahhh—you're right, who would die...who would die in a godforsaken place like this? You're absolutely right!!"

A vaguely boiling feeling welled up in my heart.

Both Ryotaro and Momotaros were well aware that they would face countless enemies.

so what?

As long as they can continue fighting, that's enough to keep them standing here.