As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider.

The moment the transformation ended, a sharp pain struck.

Lin Chen's legs went weak, and he knelt heavily on the ground. His muscles were twitching wildly, as if every fiber was being torn apart and then forcibly stitched back together.

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles digging into his palms, with only one thought in his mind—the desertification was coming.

Orphnoch's destiny, the price of forcibly bearing the imperial belt, was ultimately inescapable. He could clearly feel a light, ethereal sensation at his fingertips, as if he would turn into black ash and vanish completely from this underground laboratory in the next second.

Just as the chill of death was about to engulf his entire body, the surging pain strangely began to subside, receding slowly like a tide. Although the aching and swelling were still unbearable, the terrifying feeling of his soul being ripped away and his body about to disintegrate was gone. Lin Chen gasped for breath, lying on the ground. Before he could understand what was happening, a cold, sharp pain suddenly shot through his arm—a lab technician in a white coat expressionlessly injected a vial of dark green medicine into his vein. The medicine flowed through his body with his blood, and the last sharp pain completely vanished, leaving only a limp and weak feeling all over his body.

"Hoo..." Lin Chen let out a long breath, propped himself up on the ground and slowly sat up. He looked down at his hands and found that his fingertips were intact, without any signs of sandification. Even the fatigue from the transformation had been greatly relieved.

Seeing this, Kurosawa's tense expression finally relaxed, and he slowly walked up to Lin Chen: "Thank Mr. Narutaki, right? If it weren't for the Orphino factor life technology you brought, would you have died from exhausting your Orphino factors and turning to ash?"

Lin Chen raised his head, his face still pale, but he bowed respectfully: "Thank you for saving me, Captain."

He spoke humbly, but his heart was in turmoil.

Orphinox factor depleted?

Kurosawa's words were like a needle, gently piercing the illusion. Lin Chen instantly understood that the terrifying pain he had just experienced was not due to the depletion of his Orphnoch factor, nor was it a precursor to desertification. Rather, it was the physical body forcibly bearing the terrifying burden of the Earth Emperor's belt—like an ordinary person suddenly lifting a thousand-pound boulder, their muscles, bones, and meridians being forcibly stretched open. The tearing, aching pain caused by that overload had nothing to do with the lifespan or factor of the Orphnoch.

The so-called "Orphino Life Factor Agent" had absolutely no effect.

A second before the drug was injected into his bloodstream, his superhuman physique had already begun to repair and relieve the overload pain in his muscles. The vial of medicine was just a coincidence and became a "life-saving drug" in Kurosawa's eyes.

This man misunderstood everything from beginning to end.

He thought the Earth Emperor's Belt would consume the Orphnoch factor, that the potion he developed had saved Lin Chen's life, and that he had completely grasped this trump card.

Lin Chen lowered his eyes, a flash of cold light passing through them, but on the surface he maintained the weakness and gratitude of someone who had survived a disaster, his fingertips clenching imperceptibly. Kurosawa's arrogance was his best opportunity.

He adopted an extremely humble posture, but his heart was ice-cold.

A life-saving act? It was nothing more than a misunderstanding caused by a series of unfortunate events. And he would repay this "gratitude" with interest sooner or later.

Kurosawa was clearly pleased with his compliance and did not let him return to his dormitory to rest. He simply waved his hand and said, "Stay in the lab for observation to see if there are any aftereffects. Do not leave without my orders."

After speaking, he left more than ten armed men to guard him, and then turned and left quickly with the Earth Emperor's Belt in his hand, his steps hurried, clearly to deal with something more important. Lin Chen watched his back and narrowed his eyes slightly—Kurosawa dared not leave the Earth Emperor's Belt with him, fearing that this "trump card" might suddenly go out of control and bite back.

What a pathetic possessiveness.

Lin Chen leaned against the cold wall, closing his eyes to rest and contemplate his next plan.

He didn't know how long he had been in the laboratory. The overhead lights remained cold and glaring, and the armed guards stood silently, like cold sculptures. Then the alloy door to the laboratory was pushed open again, and Kurosawa walked in, carrying that familiar black leather case—the Earth Emperor's Belt lay inside.

Behind him followed a man wearing a light brown fisherman's hat, exuding a gloomy aura—Narutaki.

"Kurosawa-san," Narutaki's gaze fell on Lin Chen, filled with undisguised disappointment and contempt. His eyes behind his glasses were as cold as ice. "Is this the secret weapon you mentioned that can help me take down Decade? If it's him, then I'm extremely disappointed."

He also witnessed Lin Chen's transformation into Delta yesterday, and while it was quite impressive, the Delta belt had already been stolen.

Kurosawa, however, was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled and waved his hand, his tone mysterious: "Mr. Narutaki has misunderstood. Lin Chen is only part of my plan. The real show is yet to come."

He spoke in riddles, offering no further explanation, but simply gestured with his chin towards Lin Chen: "Come with me, it's time for you to take the stage."

Lin Chen stood up and followed the two without saying a word, followed by a team of fully armed disciplinary officers. The group passed through the underground passage, went up the stairs, and the moment they pushed open the main teaching building door, a chaotic commotion rushed towards them.

The once neat and peaceful campus is now in complete chaos.

The terrified students huddled together in the square in front of the teaching building, trembling, their screams and cries echoing throughout. In the center of the square, Lucky Four-Leaf Clover was locked in combat with two figures; the deafening roars of colliding energy, the crisp sounds of metal clashing, and the howls of the Orphnochs were ear-piercing.

Momose, in her tiger-like Orphnoch form, wielded her silver claws with incredible speed; Genda, in his dragon-like Orphnoch form, charged forward with overwhelming force; Shukawa's lobster claws swept across the battlefield; and Shirokin's centipede whip was cunning and ruthless. The four worked in perfect harmony, completely surrounding their opponents. Their opponents were none other than Faiz in his silver-black armor and Decade in his pink armor.

Onoue Takumi wields the photon sword, its blade flashing fiercely, each strike carrying crimson photon energy, yet he is forced to retreat steadily by the clover's encirclement; Kadoya Tsukasa holds the card-shaped sword, constantly switching between rider forms, his sword winds fierce, but he also struggles to break through the four-person encirclement.

On the roof of the teaching building, Hai Dong leaned against the railing, watching the farce below with great interest. Beside him lay a black box containing the Delta belt he had stolen. His gaze swept across the battlefield with a hunter's greed, clearly waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

"Ha, a bunch of clowns." Kurosawa sneered, his eyes icy. Without the slightest hesitation, he barked a sharp order to the armed men behind him, "Fire! Attack everyone! Leave no one alive!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The specially made photon paralysis bullets, glowing with a ghostly blue light, rained down on the battlefield, indiscriminately attacking friend and foe alike. Whether it was Lucky Clover, Faiz, or Decade, all were enveloped in the firepower.

Caught off guard, the people who were locked in combat were forced to withdraw and dodge.

Momose dodged a bullet, a white mark left on his silver-black scales by the energy. He whirled around, his crimson vertical pupils fixed on Kurosawa, his voice filled with rage and disbelief: "Kurosawa! What do you mean! Have you betrayed us?!"

Genda, Zhuchuan, and Shirokin also retreated to the side, their bodies covered in injuries and their breathing unsteady. Their eyes were filled with venom as they looked at Kurosawa.

Kurosawa handed the black leather suitcase to Lin Chen, took off his glasses, pulled out a cleaning cloth from his chest pocket, and slowly wiped the lenses. His tone was calm but chillingly indifferent: "Betrayal? You're useless now. Lucky Four-Leaf Clover was nothing more than a stepping stone in my plan. You have never had a place in my future blueprint."

In one sentence, the death sentence for Clover was sealed.

"Lin Jun, it's your turn. Take care of them and show Mr. Minglong just how strong our trump card really is."

After saying that, he took a step back, giving Lin Chen the center of the battlefield, and turned to Minglong with a smile: "Watch closely, Mr. Minglong, this is the power I have prepared for you that can end Decade."

All eyes immediately turned to Lin Chen.

Momose was taken aback for a moment, then burst into a shrill laugh, slashing with her tiger claws, her expression full of disdain: "Kurosawa, are you crazy? This piece of trash!"

In his eyes, Lin Chen was nothing more than a wild Orphnoch who had been recruited. He had always been very wary of Lin Chen, but the scene of Lin Chen being directly defeated by Decade last time had completely dispelled that wariness.

Tsukasa Kadoya raised an eyebrow, a knowing glint in his green compound eyes, and a playful smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Oh? So you're the one hiding in the end. Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting."

He had long suspected that this mysterious tiger-shaped Orphnoch was no ordinary creature, and he had been patiently waiting for this moment.

Onoue Takumi's eyes remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever; he simply gripped the photon sword in his hand tighter. He had long known that Lin Chen was Kurosawa's subordinate, and this was merely the final straw.

Ignoring everyone's gaze, Lin Chen slowly opened the black leather suitcase.

The dark gold Orga belt lay quietly on the velvet, its gilded patterns gleaming with a cold majesty in the sunlight, like a sleeping emperor waiting to awaken once more.

The big tree on the rooftop suddenly perked up, its eyes fixed on Lin Chen's belt, while it glanced disdainfully at the Delta belt beside him.

The Earth Emperor's Belt, the king of knight belts, possesses ultimate power surpassing Faiz, Kaixa, and Delta. Compared to the Earth Emperor, Delta is merely mortal.

Lin Chen grabbed the Earth Emperor's belt with one hand, tied it around his waist, and without the slightest hesitation, uttered two words in a deep voice:

"Transformation."

"Standing By."

A deep mechanical voice rang out, and dark golden photon blood surged forth. Black armor covered the entire body like a tide, the Ω-shaped helmet closed, and a scarlet single eye lit up. A terrifying imperial pressure swept across the entire square, causing everyone to subconsciously hold their breath, and even the air seemed to freeze.

Orga, the Emperor of the Earth, descends.

Lin Chen raised his hand, grasped the Earth Emperor Sword at his waist, and with a flick of his wrist, the illusory golden energy sword instantly condensed, shining brightly, and the terrifying energy fluctuations caused the ground to tremble slightly.

Seeing this, Kurosawa's smile grew even more smug, and Narutaki's eyes finally showed a change, no longer filled with utter contempt.

But the next second, Lin Chen's actions left everyone dumbfounded.

Instead of hurling the energy sword at Lucky Clover, Faiz, or Decade on the battlefield, he suddenly turned around, raised the Emperor Sword high, and unleashed his dark golden photon energy without reservation, condensing it on the sword and transforming it into a world-destroying golden blade of light, which he slammed down on Kurosawa, Narutaki, and the group of armed personnel behind him!

"Lin Chen! What are you doing!"

Kurosawa's smile froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he let out a terrified roar, his face filled with disbelief. He never imagined that the trump card he had nurtured and thought he had firmly in control would turn on him at this moment!

Narutaki's expression also changed, and almost instinctively he reached out and tore open the dimensional barrier, and pale blue spatial ripples spread out in front of him.

The armed men didn't even have time to react, and didn't even have a chance to fire.

The golden blade of light crashed down, like an emperor's judgment, sweeping away everything in its path.

"boom--!!!"