Thanks for the invitation. I'm in Type-Moon, inheriting the legacy of Zi-O.

Slowly advancing steps

As expected, a large number of hostile reactions instantly spread around them, with the small green reaction surrounded by a group of red reactions.

“I see.” Mary looked at the large group of hostile reactions, and instead of being flustered as before, she nodded as if she had already guessed it. “--Okay, I’ve figured out the pattern.”

"Eh, Director Mary?" Mashu's voice rose slightly. "Have you detected any more reactions from moving objects?"

“That’s right.” Watching the red dots gradually approaching, Mary spoke as quickly as possible while ensuring she could be heard clearly. “Although it’s mainly due to their mechanical nature, I can assert that this is another hostile reaction! A large wave of enemies is approaching for you!”

"Understood." Having grown accustomed to this outcome, Mash took a deep breath and returned to battle mode. "Master, the battle is about to begin. Please give your orders!"

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." Suddenly, Mary's voice came through Nianzhuo's earpiece.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Nianzhuo was clearly taken aback, then pressed his ears to make Mary's voice clearer.

“If you really encounter a dangerous situation, don’t worry about the losses, just use your original power.” Tapping her forehead, Mary said softly, “Besides, while ensuring your own safety, try to end the battle as soon as possible.”

“…” After a moment of stunned silence, Nian Zhuo finally revealed a pleased smile. “I understand.”

In his hand, he held a slender, dark gold watch face.

Because of this magical fog, Nencho and Ryotaro were unable to use gun-type weapons in battle, and their passive acceptance of this situation was making them both quite frustrated.

"Perfect, let's carve out my own future in this fog." Nian Zhuo looked at the Zi-O II in his palm, took off the silver watch from his waist and put it in his pocket.

Then, he twisted the side of the dial, splitting it in two.

"Zio——" "oiZ——!"

"Oh, long time no see, old friend." Looking at the two watch faces lying quietly in his hand, Nianzhuo touched them with a touch of nostalgia. "Fortunately, you didn't just disappear without a trace."

Place it at both ends of the driver, and a clock with a gold rim appears from behind Nianzhuo.

Several time rings enveloped the silver figure, two straps hung down from the shoulders, and the clock hand above the head was divided into four.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider! Rider! Zi-O·Zi-O·Zi-OⅡ!"

At the same time, more and more white, wriggling figures emerged from the smoke, their viscous hands, like wet paint, rising and wriggling towards Mashu and Ryotaro.

"Hmph!" With a muffled groan, Kintaros sliced ​​through the surrounding smoke and the incoming tentacles with his axe blade.

"Perfect, consider it a pleasant surprise that you suddenly emerged from the fog." The Time Limit Sword and the Time Gun Sword appeared simultaneously in Nian Zhuo's hands.

A faint golden light was added to the blade.

The airflow converged, gradually absorbing the surrounding smoke and enveloping the blade.

"Mash! Ryotaro!" The whistling wind blew in their ears, and Mash and Ryotaro, sensing the direction of the wind, didn't need to turn around to dodge to either side.

Then, Nianzhuo crossed his arms, raised them high, and swung the sword down.

The sound exploded like thunder from this small alley.

Countless streams of air surged and spewed out from both sides of the alley, and the white, viscous monster was instantly frozen in place when it was grazed by the sword's edge.

Then, the viscous body collapsed with a roar, turning into scattered chunks that crashed to the ground.

"Oh, oh!" Kintaros looked at the slimy monsters lying on the ground, satisfied, and hoisted his axe onto his shoulder. At the same time, he twisted his head with his fist. "It seems that Nianzhuo, you are also a well-trained warrior!"

"So strong..." Mash and Ritsuka watched as the viscous monster, which originally required multiple heavy blows to lose its reaction, was instantly shattered into viscous fragments all over the ground. Looking at Nencho standing in place, they still showed a dazed expression.

However, after sheathing his sword, Nianzhuo's face, hidden beneath his mask, showed no joy whatsoever after the battle.

"Damn it—" All I could see was a white blur, obscured by the heavy fog. "Even this kind of attack can't dispel this damn fog?"

It was just a sudden idea; Nian Zhuo wanted to use an attack that carried air to dispel the fog, even if it was just this one street.

But the result was completely unsatisfactory... no, it should be said that it had absolutely no effect.

That magical mist did indeed attach itself to Nian Zhuo's sword.

However, as the fog thickened, Nianzhuo's perception seemed to show some deviation.

The figures of the monsters in front of them seemed to become blurry, as if their eyes were covered by a layer of mist.

Upon realizing this, Nian Zhuo quickly swung his sword, thus avoiding the fate of completely losing his sight.

"So, even this can affect me..." Nian Zhuo pressed his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his vision was not wrong. "But, it's not like I gained nothing at all."

Within seconds of swinging the sword down, the annoying mist was indeed swept away, but it quickly returned.

"In other words, it didn't come out of thin air." Nian Zhuo carefully stroked the blade of the Time Gun Sword after sheathing the Limit Sword. "Heh, I wonder where its origin is. Just you wait."

"The enemy... has been completely wiped out by Mr. Nianzhuo." Mashu pressed her earpiece and transmitted the information. "At least, there are no more enemies within my field of vision."

"There's nothing left within my observation range either..." Mary looked up, and after confirming that all hostile reactions had disappeared, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile. "Hmph, well done. Let's continue onward then—"

Suddenly, a red dot appeared on the screen that was much larger than ever before.

"...No, wait." Suddenly widening her eyes, Mary stared at the huge red reaction. "Another huge object has been detected. Obviously, humans couldn't grow to this size! It shouldn't be any kind of large vehicle... Mash, have you sensed anything over there?!"

"..." Mash closed her eyes and listened carefully.

It felt as if a hammer was constantly pounding on her eardrums in the air.

The roaring sound was like the hum of an engine, accompanied by the clicking sound of numerous gears coming together and then separating.

"This is... the sound of machinery running!" Sweat dripped from Mash's forehead as she listened to the buzzing sound and raised her shield. "And it's a large machine!"

"This sound..." Listening to the mechanical clicking sounds coming from Mashu's side, Romani tapped his forehead, "It sounds like a special vehicle prepared by the British intelligence agency, or a mechanical puppet manufactured by the Mage's Association of that era—"

In the end, all the speculation turned into sighs.

"—How romantic it would be if they were here to save the citizens of London." Then, Romani nodded to Mary with a confident look. "So this time, I'm certain that's not the case. The only conclusion is that the target is hostile! And they're already heading towards Nianzhuo and the others!"

"Be careful." Mary gritted her teeth, watching the red dot rapidly approaching the group. "Be vigilant; it might be a new hostile entity!"

"There's no other way, let's just improvise! Mashu!" Ritsuka felt the impact of the airflow that made her cheeks sting.

"Almost there! You're about to make contact with the enemy!" Just after Mary finished speaking, the red hostile reaction instantly closed in on the green dot of light.

A colossal body, spewing forth scorching steam, burst forth from the smoke.

His left hand held a huge, serrated saw blade, while his right hand held a black cannon muzzle.

At extremely high speed, the rotating machine, which could be called the head, emitted a red light.

It quickly located Mash and Ritsuka in front of it and raised the blade in its hand.

Steam erupted from the joint of the arm, and then the huge saw blade sliced ​​through the mist at an even faster speed, slashing down towards Mash and the others.

"Ugh—!" Mash quickly raised her shield and leaned her shoulder against it.

"Swoosh—" The sound of metal scraping against metal came from the shield. The mechanical arm, accelerated by steam, burst out with astonishing power. When the saw blade struck the shield, even the surrounding air trembled.

"—" Mashu gritted her teeth with difficulty, but her legs continued to be cut backward by the saw blade. "So...so heavy...! It's not even in the same league as those monsters before..."

"Ugh!" Just as the monster and Mash were locked in a stalemate, Kintaros gripped his axe with both hands, looking at the giant mechanical puppet in front of him. "Smash it!"

He leaped up, and as he extended his axe, Kintaros cleaved behind the puppet.

"Beep beep—" The device beeped, and the giant mechanical puppet's eyes shot out red light again, while its free right arm simultaneously spewed out steam.

The clicking and clacking of gears echoed continuously. The right arm actually turned and came behind him, twisting and turning, the black muzzle aimed at the incoming electric king.

"Hey!" Clearly surprised by the advanced nature of this puppet, Kintaros and Ryotaro were both taken aback.

The hot air swirled at the muzzle, and huge lead bullets were fired from the cannon, colliding with the giant axe that Quintalos was swinging down.

"Ugh—!" Kintaros was also caught off guard by the fact that his opponent possessed such an attack method. The axe blade in his hand collided with the lead bullet that was emitting black smoke.

Immediately afterwards, Nianzhuo saw his body fly backward and crash into a cloud of smoke.

Hot steam shot out again, and the deformed right arm gradually returned to its original shape.

With a hissing sound, air jets of air shot out as the mechanical puppet raised its right arm, as if to smash it down on the girl it was locked in a stalemate with.

"Don't even think about it!" Nian Zhuo leaped up, landing on the monster's left arm as he pierced the black muzzle of its right arm with his Time Limit Sword. "You trash, disappear!"

As Nian Zhuo twisted the blade in his hand, he could hear the sound of the machine in the other's right arm being shredded by the blade.

A burst of sparks erupted at the connection point, and scorching steam spread along the right arm, finally revealing cracks on the mechanical puppet's arm.

“But…it’s heavier than I expected…this thing!” Gripping the hilt with both hands, Nianzhuo felt the strange force transmitted through the blade after the gears’ rotation was stopped. “Besides, my body is in the air…it’s hard to move…”

"Hmph! You left me there! Nianzhuo brat!" A familiar voice came from within the smoke, and at the same time, a dark object pierced through the smoke and smashed into the mechanical puppet's head.

"Thump—" A dull sound rang out, and Nian Zhuo could even see that the metal plate on the back of the puppet's head had been smashed into a considerable dent. The lead bullet that had been fired had returned to the mechanical puppet's body... in another way.

The puppet staggered from the impact, and the force of the serrated saw blade in its left hand was also greatly reduced.

Mash tilted the shield to one side of her body, the huge saw blade scraping against the shield with a piercing screech as it slid to the side.

Mashu successfully evaded the opponent's attack, slamming her shield into the opponent's back and accelerating the puppet's fall to one side.

"Not a needle!" Nian Zhuo looked at the huge mechanical puppet that had crashed to the ground and twisted the blade to lay it flat.

Tiny silver lights appeared along the cracks that were constantly appearing on the opponent's right arm, and then the entire right arm shattered into countless parts.

With the sword blade held horizontally, Nian Zhuo inserted it into the connection port of the opponent's mechanical arm and charged in the opposite direction from the puppet.

"Sizzle—!" More steam erupted from the connection point of the right arm, but it scattered haphazardly in all directions. Then, a huge explosion occurred at the connection point of the giant puppet's right arm.

After destroying the steam-powered device on the opponent's right arm, Nian Zhuo did not immediately retaliate. Instead, he sensed something and looked into the smoke.

Den-O's figure burst out of the mist again, gripping his axe as he rushed towards the mechanical puppet with only one arm remaining.

Ding—Red light emanated from its eyes, and the puppet's only remaining left hand immediately raised the saw blade and swung it down at the seemingly weak figure in front of it.

"This time, I won't be careless!" Kintaros said triumphantly, raising his axe to clash with the puppet's slashing saw.

Hiss—Steam shot out again from the connection point of the left arm, and the puppet retracted its saw blade and swung it at Den-O at an even faster speed.

However, no matter the angle, Kintaros and Ryotaro were always able to block the axe early on.

The axe blade and the saw blade collided repeatedly, and as they exploded with sparks, there seemed to be a cracking sound as if something was breaking.

Golden cracks kept appearing on the saw blade, but the mindless puppet couldn't see it at all and raised the saw blade again to swing it down at Electro-King.

"Bang—" A crisp sound rang out as the saw blade shattered into pieces upon colliding with Kintaros's axe, leaving only the left arm gripping the handle, flailing wildly.

"Full Charge—!"

He swept the ticket across his belt, Den-O: Sacred Axe form squatted into a horse stance, and threw the axe into the air.

Golden light gathered on the axe blade, and then Electro King jumped up and gripped the axe blade with both hands.