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Chapter 26 A Strong Start but a Weak End

As the white light faded, a tall, wolf-shaped Orphnoch stood in the spot.

Everyone present was very surprised, and Yuri Tomoda even screamed out in surprise.

"Takumi...you?" Yuri Tomoda's exclamation broke the deathly silence of the battlefield. She staggered back half a step, her eyes filled with disbelief. In her mind, Takumi Onoue was just a gentle and reserved photography enthusiast. She never imagined that he would be the legendary Orphnoch who fed on humans.

However, Lin Chen was not surprised. The Faiz belt was originally only worn by Orphnochs. It would be surprising if Takumi Onoue was not one of them. The only thing he did not expect was that Takumi Onoue was a wolf-type, just like Takumi Inui in the original movie.

"Yuri, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Onoue Takumi's voice was hoarse from his beast form, but it was still gentle. His icy blue eyes were full of urgent explanation, but before he could say another word, a furious roar exploded from the periphery of the battlefield.

"Traitor! You wolf-like trash, you actually betrayed the Orphnoch pack!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Momose appear under the willow tree by the lake. His Orphic energy surged wildly, silver-black scales spread rapidly along his skin, sharp tiger ears burst from the ground, and his amber vertical pupils blazed with violent rage—he was in the complete form of the Tiger Orphic. The pressure emanating from him was almost tangible, bending the grass beneath his feet, clearly indicating that he was thoroughly enraged by Onoue Takumi's identity.

"As an Orphnoch, you're helping humans fight against your own kind!" Momose roared, stomping her feet hard on the ground. Her figure transformed into a silver-black afterimage, carrying a gust of wind that tore through the air, heading straight for Onoue Takumi's face, her sharp claws gleaming with a deadly cold light.

"Yuri, run!" Onoue Takumi's expression changed drastically. Without bothering to explain, he shoved Yuri Tomoda into the dense forest behind him, while he himself turned to face Momose's attack. The wolf-type Orphnoch's agility was on full display at this moment. He ducked low, barely dodging the sudden attack of the claws, and at the same time raised his hand, his wolf claws carrying a sharp wind, and slammed hard at Momose's side.

"Clang!" A crisp metallic clang rang out as the claws of two high-ranking Orphnochs clashed violently, sparks flying. Momose's strength was superior, and Onoue Takumi was forced back, his feet carving deep furrows in the ground. Clearly, he was at a disadvantage in the contest of strength. However, his footwork was agile. Using the momentum of his retreat, he sidestepped behind Momose, his wolf claws aimed straight for his neck, forcing Momose to turn and block. The two instantly became entangled in combat, their roars and the clang of metal mingling, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

In the midst of the chaos, Tsukasa Kadoya seized the perfect opportunity. He immediately put on the Decade transformation device, his fingertips swiftly tracing across the card box, and a scarlet electronic voice instantly pierced the night sky: "Kamen Ride! Decade!" Pink armor covered his entire body like a stream of light, and wielding the card box sword, he flashed to Zhu Chuan's side, his sword wind sharp and fierce, aiming straight for the Faiz belt in her hand.

Before Zhu Chuan could react, the Card Box Sword was already within reach. She hurriedly raised her hand to block with her pincers. With a crisp "clang," the pincers went numb from the shock, and the Faiz belt in her hand also slipped out of her grasp and fell to the ground.

"Trying to steal it? No way!" Upon seeing this, Cheng Jin's Orphic energy surged, and a long black whip with barbs materialized from his fingertips. The whip lashed out with a whistling wind, striking Kadoya Tsukasa's back, attempting to stop him from snatching the belt.

A cold smile played on Kadoya Tsukasa's lips as he narrowly dodged the whip, simultaneously kicking Zhu Chuan in the chest, forcing her back several steps. He turned to face Shiro Kin, his Card Box Sword flashing as he clashed with the incoming whip, the crisp clanging of metal against metal echoing continuously. Zhu Chuan also snapped out of her daze; her dark red pincers gleamed coldly as she attacked from the side, and the three instantly descended into a chaotic melee. The interplay of photon energy and Orpheus factors intensified the chaos of the battle.

Lin Chen glanced at Genta, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. Genta was currently acting like a madman, ignoring his injuries and repeatedly charging forward to harass him, fighting in a completely unreasonable manner. But he knew that the mission to kill Kadoya Tsukasa had completely failed, and the most important thing now was to put on a show for Kurosawa—the mission to retrieve the Faiz belt had to be carried out with an all-out effort to avoid arousing Kurosawa's suspicion.

"Get out of my way!" Lin Chen shouted, his photon blood surging wildly around him, silvery-white light gathering in his right leg. With a sudden burst of power, he kicked Xuan Tian away, sending him crashing into the grass, unconscious. Having dealt with the troublesome situation, he didn't linger. His figure transformed into a black shadow, rushing straight towards the fallen Faiz belt.

When he was three meters away from the belt, Lin Chen's mental energy suddenly detected a rapidly approaching energy fluctuation. His pupils contracted slightly, and without the slightest hesitation, he rolled to the side, barely dodging an energy blast that glowed with a ghostly blue light. The energy blast landed on the ground, exploding in a shallow crater and emitting a pungent, burnt smell.

"Tsk." Lin Chen stood up and looked in the direction from which the energy blast had come. Hai Dong was leaning against a tree trunk, the Diend drive gun in his hand still emitting a faint blue smoke, a playful smile on his lips. Before Lin Chen could react, Hai Dong had already flashed away, picked up the Faiz belt on the ground, and threw it to the other side of the battlefield.

Lin Chen followed the trajectory of the belt's flight and saw that Onoue Takumi had been severely injured by Momose and was lying on the ground covered in wounds. His Orphnoch form was rapidly fading, and he was reverting to his human form. The Faiz belt landed right in front of him, and Onoue Takumi instinctively reached out and caught it, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Kaito Daiki! What do you mean?!" Upon seeing this, Momose roared, temporarily forcing Onoue Takumi back. She turned and glared at Kaito, her amber vertical pupils filled with rage. "Didn't you say you were going to join Lucky Clover?! What do you mean by helping Faiz now?!"

Hai Dong toyed with the Diend drive gun in his hand, stepping out of the shadows. The playfulness on his face turned into undisguised disdain: "Lucky four-leaf clover? My original goal was indeed the Faiz belt, but now..." His gaze fell on Lin Chen, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes, "I've discovered something more interesting. The previous agreement is null and void."

Before he could finish speaking, Hai Dong raised his hand, pointed the Diend Drive Gun at the sky, and pressed the transformation button: "Kamen Ride! Diend!" Pale blue armor instantly covered his entire body, and the card case at his waist gleamed coldly. He pulled out a Rider card, inserted it into the drive gun, and shouted, "Final Form Ride! KK-Kiva!"

Accompanied by a high-pitched electronic sound, two Kamen Riders appeared, weapons in hand, charging straight at Lin Chen with murderous intent. Hai Dong, meanwhile, hid behind him, his Diend Drive Gun continuously firing energy bullets, precisely blocking Lin Chen's dodging routes, clearly intending to take him down.

"What's going on? Why am I the target now?" Lin Chen felt a wave of helplessness, but dared not be careless in the slightest. He quickly created distance, drawing the Delta Mover gun from his waist with his right hand. Photon energy instantly flowed into the gun, and the muzzle glowed with a blinding white light. Facing the two charging knights, he did not engage in close combat rashly, but instead pulled the trigger. Beams of silver-white photons shot out one after another, colliding with the opponent's attacks and exploding into a sky full of sparks.

Perhaps due to the combined effects of Diend's summoned creatures, the two knights coordinated perfectly, and with Haidong harassing them from behind, Lin Chen was temporarily overwhelmed and unable to retaliate. He dodged the barrage of attacks while searching for an opportunity to strike back.

Just then, a rapid roar of motorcycles came from the other side of the battlefield. Onoue Takumi, gripping his Faiz belt, pressed the summoning button, and a red light streaked from afar—it was the Motor Pegasus. The motorcycle suddenly transformed mid-journey into robot form, smashing through everything in its path, charging relentlessly towards Onoue Takumi before transforming back into its motorcycle form.

"Yuri, get on the motorcycle!" Takumi Onoue ignored his injuries, pulled up Yuri Tomoda who was already trembling with fear, helped her onto the back seat of the motorcycle, straddled the front, gripped the handlebars, and started the motorcycle.

"Trying to run? Stay here!" Seeing this, Zhu Chuan and Cheng Jin immediately turned to give chase, but were stopped by Momose's stern shout: "Don't chase! Faiz can't escape. We already know his identity; we'll catch him sooner or later. The most important thing now is the Delta Belt; we can't let that guy get away!"

Momose's gaze was fixed on Lin Chen, his eyes filled with greed. He knew the power of the Delta Belt; if he could obtain it, his strength would undoubtedly rise to a new level, making it easy to rule the entire human race. He roared at the unconscious Genta in the distance, "Get up! Come with me and take down Delta!"

Genda slowly awoke, his body wracked with pain, but under Momose's oppressive aura, he forced himself to stand. His Orphic energy surged once more, transforming him back into his dragon-type Orphic form. Momose, along with Genda, Shukawa, and Shirokin, formed a pincer movement, closing in on the battlefield between Lin Chen and Haidong.

Lin Chen caught a glimpse of the four approaching figures out of the corner of his eye, and felt a wave of helplessness in his heart: "What is this? How did they suddenly become the BOSS?" He knew very well that he had no chance of winning against seven people at once. Moreover, he couldn't figure out Kurosawa's true intentions and dared not go all out against Lucky Four-Leaf Clover. He hadn't even gotten his hands on the Orga Belt yet, so now was not the time to turn against him.

Tsukasa Kadoya watched the rapidly changing battlefield, a hint of interest flashing across his face, but his target remained Faiz. He sheathed his card-shaped sword, turned, hopped on the motorcycle parked nearby, started the engine, and chased after Takumi Onoue in the direction he had gone, leaving only a dashing silhouette behind him.

Seeing the approaching knights and Orphnochs, Lin Chen no longer hesitated. He raised his hand and pressed the summoning button on his Delta belt. A black jet glider rushed from afar and came to a steady stop in front of him. He leaped onto the glider, started the engine, and a burst of pale blue photon energy shot out. The glider instantly transformed into a black shadow and rushed towards the outer edge of the battlefield.

"Trying to run? Stop him!" Momose roared, giving chase first, her tiger claws gleaming coldly as she lunged at Lin Chen's back. Lin Chen dodged to the side, simultaneously raising his hand to unleash a beam of photon energy, forcing Momose to turn and block. Genda, Shukawa, and Shirokin also launched their attacks, energy blasts intertwining with their claws in an attempt to block his retreat.

But the jet ski was incredibly fast, and Lin Chen, with his agile control, weaved through the dense attacks, constantly firing photon beams to force back the pursuers. Just as he was about to break through the encirclement, he glanced back at the relentlessly pursuing Lucky Four-Leaf Clover and sighed inwardly, "I'll remember this debt; I'll get my comeuppance sooner or later." Finally, he piloted the jet ski and broke through the final blockade.

After Lin Chen left, the battle gradually subsided. Hai Dong put away the Diend drive gun, and his light blue armor turned into particles of light and dissipated. He looked at the four members of Lucky Clover, a playful smile still on his lips.

Momose deactivated his Orphnoch form, his face so dark it could drip water. He stared intently at Kaito, warning him in an icy tone, "The Delta Belt and the Faiz Belt belong to us Orphnochs. You'd better not covet them, or the Lucky Clover won't let you off the hook."

"Oh? Is that so?" Hai Dong raised an eyebrow, completely unfazed by his threat. His gaze swept past the four of them, heading towards the stairwell where Narutaki and Kurosawa were. A hint of interest flashed in his eyes. "Interesting."

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