Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"It has nothing to do with you."

However, Yan Ming and Woz were too lazy to explain it to it.

"Woz, take care of it."

"understood."

"Huh? Wait, wait a minute—!"

Without giving the opponent any chance to react, Wozniacki's action was over in the next second.

He kicked the armored gorilla.

Thump—! Then, the steel-clad body instantly transformed into a shooting star, flying towards the distance of the city.

"So, my Demon King, do you really intend to go and annihilate that place called the House of Evolution?"

"Based on what they just did, I have no reason to let them off the hook."

Although the city called Z City doesn't have many people, it's possible that there are ordinary citizens living here. But from what the armored gorilla said, we know that they... came here to test its lethality and destructive power.

If we leave them to their own devices, who knows how much more they'll push their luck? Maybe they'll become even more aggressive and launch attacks on all the cities...

Yan Ming certainly didn't want things to escalate to that point.

"Let's go... No need to notify Gates for now. The two of us should be able to handle everything before sunset."

Woz nodded, agreeing with Yan Ming's idea, and then left with him.

What they didn't know was that not far away, there were other people watching them as well.

They were two people with peculiar postures.

One of them had a body structure that was clearly like steel, yellow hair, and artificial eyes that shimmered with golden light.

The other person was slightly less impressive, looking rather ordinary, and was bald.

However, both of them turned their gaze to the spot where Yan Ming and Woz had left.

"Ah, are those two people from Z City? I feel like I've never seen them before."

"No, teacher, I've never heard of anyone else living in Z City besides you."

"Is that so? Hmm... then why would those two come to a place like this?"

There aren't many shops around here, and it's not very convenient to take a bath normally—that's what the bald man thought.

As for this, the young man covered in steel secretly increased his attention to the matter…

"...It seems worth paying attention to."

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"What…?"

Inside a massive research facility known as the House of Evolution.

A doctor named Genus stared at the computer screen in front of him, his face filled with shock.

"Those guys are actually coming to my House of Evolution?"

There are two screens on the computer.

On the left are the bald man and the steel youth from before, and on the right... are Yan Ming and Woz.

It was obvious that he was secretly monitoring everything, and naturally knew everything that had just happened.

"Those two guys... No one has ever thought of annihilating my House of Evolution. What an arrogant idea!!"

But the fact that the opponent defeated the armored gorilla is also undeniable.

In the House of Evolution, that gorilla was ranked third in combat strength, yet it couldn't even last a few minutes against that armored guy…

"Damn it... I should have been more secretive during the operation!"

What should we do now? Dr. Genos looked around frantically, even though he was indeed inside this impregnable fortress research facility.

But who can be sure that such a level of defense would be effective against the combat power of such a monster?

"In that case, install the highest level of security locks on all the front floors, then install all the traps that can be added, and deploy at least ten thousand robots at the entrance!"

Traps were set up inside the massive building in an instant, and then countless robots were released outside the main gate of the House of Evolution.

"Okay, this should at least hold them off for a while... hmm?"

Under Dr. Genus's watchful eye, two more people suddenly appeared on the surveillance screen.

"It's those two guys! How, how could they be so fast?"

not only that.

In his view, the ten thousand robots should have been considered, to some extent, a stumbling block for the other side.

One of the men wiped them all out with a wave of his hand.

"What--?!"

I didn't understand what happened at all, because the other person... just waved their hand.

Without even making a move, all ten thousand robots instantly turned charred black, and eventually, like rotting ashes, were all blown away by a gust of wind.

But that wasn't all that shocked Dr. Genos.

"It seems like the other party is inside. What should I do, my Demon King?"

Yan Ming didn't speak, but instead changed the watch face of Zi-O II to another magenta watch face.

After pressing the button above, a mercury-like curtain engulfed the two of them.

"That's fine."

At that moment, a voice slowly came from behind the doctor.

Genos's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. He didn't even dare to turn around because the reality was too absurd and sudden.

After stiffly twisting his neck, he finally managed to look at the back of his room.

Those two people had been standing there for some time now.

"you…"

Even though he could barely speak, Dr. Genus looked on in disbelief and carefully got up.

"Who exactly are you people?!"

Unlike some passing photographers, Yan Ming and his group did not respond.

Instead, they slowly approached him.

Thump! At that moment, the wall of the room was torn open.

Another extremely tall figure suddenly emerged from within.

"Doctor, leave these little guys to me!"

Roar—! The lion's roar echoed throughout the room, almost causing Dr. Genus to fall to the ground.

A lion-like monster dressed in black with a full mane appeared in the room.

"I am the second strongest Beast King in the House of Evolution! You may have defeated the Armored Gorilla, but facing me won't be so easy!"

"These claws of mine can even slice through buildings. In other words, even an entire skyscraper is like paper in front of me! And you will all be cut to pieces like shredded paper—"

Under Genus's gaze, the Beast King roared and took a step forward, then his body... instantly became emaciated.

It took less than a second.

The enormous monster known as the Beast King aged rapidly from its once robust appearance to that of a dried-up corpse, and in the end, without even realizing its condition, it simply vanished from the spot in the room.

Not even a residue was left, because... the particles of the residue also accelerated to the point of disappearing.

When they came to their senses, the man opposite them was only holding a strangely shaped watch face pointed at the spot where the Beast King had been standing.

It's that simple.

The second strongest member of the House of Evolution was thus easily annihilated.

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

The two people approached him calmly.

"I can decide how to deal with you based on what you say."

"...Why, why would people like you target me?"

What nonsense! You were the one who attacked us first... Yan Ming and Woz couldn't help but think this.

However, the final answer was this.

"When you used those modified monsters to attack the civilians in the city, you were already destined to end up like this."

"Just...for that reason?"

Genos even wondered if his brain had shut down to hear such a thing.

Then—his mood instantly turned into a raging fire.

"Just for this reason... you want to challenge my House of Evolution? Don't be ridiculous! Do you even know how much effort I've put into my research?!"

"From being discriminated against by those researchers who looked down on me at the beginning, and then by the entire academic community! What did I do wrong? What's wrong with modifying organisms and mixing them with humans to turn humans into a species that surpasses human limits! All I wanted was to think about the evolution of humanity!"

Buzz—! He slammed his hand on a button on the table, causing various culture tanks to appear all around the room.

"This is…"

"That's right! These are all monsters I modified, combining the genes of humans of different ages and various creatures, some of whom were given mechanical technology. This allows them to reach this level of existence that transcends boundaries! Do you understand this power? This is an opportunity for all of humanity to enjoy evolution!!"

In those culture tanks, there were children, elderly people, young girls, or simply animals.

However, they were all beyond saving.

Under Genus's transformation, these innocent people were all turned into monsters, some into fighting machines without self-awareness. Regardless of the type, their fate was unlikely to be good.

"I see."

Upon witnessing this scene, Yan Ming simply responded with these words, which only fueled Genos's fury even more.

"That's it...? You're saying that's all? What kind of attitude is that? This is the result of my life's hard work and blood and sweat!"

"It's nothing, I just confirmed something."

Then.

Raising his hand in front of Genus, Yan Ming... directly triggered a phenomenon akin to a distortion of spacetime.

This caused all the culture tanks to explode violently.

boom--!!

One explosion after another followed, and although the power was not great, it was enough to completely destroy all the equipment in the room.

Genos froze on the spot, unable to utter a single word.

On the other hand, look at Yan Ming's side.

Although he remained expressionless, however—

"You are beyond redemption, so I will definitely kill you."

That seemingly casual remark plunged Genus into an endless abyss of ice.

Why is this happening? He couldn't understand the situation.

This should be something meaningful for all of humanity. It's one thing if the other party doesn't understand, but why... did they suddenly become so murderous and malicious towards me?

Perhaps, once Genos understands that Yan Ming is the kind of person who hates evil and can't stand seeing things like this, he probably wouldn't say such things to his face...

Those were the last things that should have been said to Yan Ming... in front of a Kamen Rider.

Not to mention, this was in front of the most cruel and ruthless demon king.

But no matter what, the situation can no longer be salvaged.

Just as Genus was about to face the Demon King's merciless punishment—

——Boom.

The room suddenly shook.