Kamen Rider: Evolution

This made things a little easier for him.

Jiang Xia stretched and sat up sleepily from the soft sofa. On the coffee table in front of the sofa was a black and white chessboard.

The transparent chess pieces, emitting a blue fluorescent glow, are neatly arranged in the black and white squares.

Jiang Xia waved his hand, and a soldier piece on the chessboard flew over out of thin air.

He brought the chess piece close to his eyes, and through his pale golden pupils, under Jiang Xia's gaze, the translucent chess piece slowly revealed intersecting human figures.

Through the chess pieces, Jiang Xia could clearly see the appearance of each of them.

The city, with its towering buildings, is bustling with noise, and people dressed in all sorts of different clothes come and go on the streets.

If you don't look closely at their features, you might think they are ordinary humans, but in fact they have some connection to humans, though not much.

Some of them have ears that are covered by their hair, making them look like round ears that canines have draped over their heads.

Others have upright, furry ears like a fox, and furry tails of different colors growing behind their tailbone.

As for the others, they have various types of horns on their heads or tails of different animals on their buttocks.

Although most of them have animal features such as ears and tails, they generally retain a human appearance.

They are a newly born race on this planet, called Orcs, and their chess pieces are soldiers.

The origins of the Orcs are clear: they were not new life forms created by Jiang Xia, but rather transformed from the Orphnochs after they received the power of evolution.

The source of the power of evolution is Helheim's invasion of different worlds, which is formed by the wisdom, intellect, and origin of the planets.

It's quite intriguing that after the golden apple belonging to the Orphnochs was divided and given to each of them, they would evolve again.

The evolution granted by the King of Orphnoch was to completely expel the human part of the Orphnoch, turning them into humanoid monsters that resembled beasts.

But now that they have obtained fragments of the power of evolution, they are fusing the Orphnoch form with the human form as a base, resulting in a half-human, half-beast appearance.

Moreover, their bodies, after fusion, are not white. Instead, like animals in nature, different individuals have different colors, and no Orphnoch is a deathly gray-white color anymore.

So Jiangxia simply named them after the orcs.

Possessing some animal characteristics, having a human form, and covered in various colors, these are the beastmen found in fantasy works; there is no more fitting name for them.

Moreover, this is a separate kingdom from the mobile phone girl, a kingdom that countless otaku yearn for: the kingdom of beast-eared girls.

These orcs perfectly conform to human aesthetics. The girls there have slender waists, long legs, and amazing figures. They also have soft fox ears and fluffy, beautiful tails that sway gently behind them. They are exceptionally beautiful.

Of course, if they don't want to display the characteristics of orcs, they can also retract their ears and tails through shapeshifting and become human.

However, most orcs would not do that.

These features serve as proof of their race, so exposing their ears and tails is, in fact, a symbolic act.

As for Takumi Inui, who arrived earlier, he did not return to his beastman kingdom, but instead lived with Mari Sonoda.

The two of them jointly ran a laundry shop, and Kaidou Naoya, Kiba Yuji, and Nagata Yuka were their neighbors.

The little girl who makes shoes also runs a shop next door, and I visit her from time to time.

To live a safe and peaceful life in this world.

This can be considered a happy ending for Faiz, as the Orphnochs who are willing to live with humans are just like Takumi Inui and Kiba.

Those who were unwilling lived in the kingdom of the orcs.

Anyway, there are still many undeveloped areas on this planet, and as Jiangxia's power increases, the planet itself is gradually growing larger.

However, due to the envelopment of the domain, the people living here did not notice that the ground was expanding, just as humans would not perceive the Earth's rotation by their own power.

The problem of coexisting with intelligent races, which plagues countless people, does not exist here.

After defeating the King of Orphnoch and returning from devouring the planet, Jiang Xia also successfully obtained the dial that encapsulates the history of the Faiz world from Qian Qiao, thus wiping out both history and the planet.

The purpose of these dials for Jiang Xia is that he can use them to locate and summon another version of himself in his final form.

These final forms, developed by Jiang Xia himself, are often stronger than the original owners of these knight armors due to their own advantages, making their ability to summon themselves a very powerful feature.

However, the final form summoned is actually a clone of Jiang Xia, not another identical version of himself pulled from someone else with time control abilities.

This is what makes him different from other people with time-related abilities.

Jiang Xia waved his hand, and all the watch faces he owned appeared one by one with the movement, from the initial Kiva watch face to the Faiz watch face he had just acquired, all floating in the air.

We're still quite far from collecting all 20 Heisei Riders, but there aren't many that are truly difficult to obtain.

For Jiangxia's current strength, only three of these worlds can pose a threat to him.

Agito, who possesses the Black and White Gods, the vampires of the Rider Build world, and the pinnacle of the Rider world, inherits the legacy of Oma Zi-O, who spans the entire history.

As for the remaining Kamen Rider Blade, Ryuki, Hibiki, Den-O, Ghost, and Ex-Aid worlds, there aren't many powerful characters.

While the power ceiling in these knight worlds is also very high, their strength is not enough to threaten him in his current state.

Therefore, Jiang Xia needs to carefully consider where to go on her next trip.

One must take things one step at a time. Since there is no threat, the first step is to collect all the knight dials. He will not complain about having too much power; he will get the ones that he can easily hold in his hand first.

"Lord Jiang Xia!" Iz's voice suddenly came from Jiang Xia's arms, interrupting his thoughts.

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Xia took out his white phone from his pocket, pointed the screen at his side, and a light blue data stream drew an arc, rushed out from the screen, and condensed into the shape of Iz.

Iz pulled a knight card with a blue, square face printed on it from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Xia, saying, "Zea has sensed something unusual."

"What is this?" When Jiang Xia took the knight card, the card emitted a faint light and trembled, as if it wanted to tell Jiang Xia something.

However, the next moment, the blue knight printed on the knight card suddenly appeared, and then with a whoosh, it was engulfed by the flames that ignited.

In the blink of an eye, the knight card turned grayish-white, leaving only an indistinct knight silhouette on the card.

“Lord Jiang Xia, it is the power of time.” Iz brought her face close to Jiang Xia’s and stared at the knight card in his hand, which had turned gray and white.

"Someone altered time at the source, causing a break in the history of the knights, which resulted in the disappearance of their corresponding powers."

Jiang Xia gently touched the now-defunct knight card, a hint of interest rising in his voice.

For someone with the ability to time travel, this method was not secretive. Combining this with the news that had just arrived regarding the corresponding knight card, he already roughly understood what had happened.

It seems to be another world on the verge of destruction, but this world is on the verge of collapse because its history has been artificially distorted, which is different from the previous situation.

But the question is, who could do that, especially over such a long period of time?

This is not something that can be done by simply traveling back in time.

"Iz, stay here and wait for me to come back. I'll summon you if I need you." Jiang Xia examined the knight phantom in his hand and put the knight card into his pocket.

"Yes, Lord Jiangxia, have a pleasant journey." Iz maintained the best maid etiquette and nodded slightly to Jiangxia's back.

She had complete faith in Jiang Xia's abilities, so she wasn't worried at all.

Jiang Xia waved his hand, and an aurora curtain radiating golden light appeared out of thin air, engulfing his figure.

……

The small town is peaceful and harmonious under the sunlight. The slightly old houses stand here, and the tall trees planted next to them rustle in the wind.

Large, red maple leaves drifted down from the tree trunks and fell to the ground.

Everywhere you look, there are buildings with exposed red bricks and balconies made of exposed cement.

The wooden windows opened outwards, and the orange curtains were gently fluttering in the breeze.

Beneath these old buildings, the faint sounds of voices could be heard, with cheers and applause rising from time to time.

This is the life of ordinary people in this small town. The doors downstairs are open, and people gather in twos and threes to chat and talk.

After the demise of the evil god 14 who ruled the world, those who had been captured and forcibly brainwashed by non-human violent institutions were gradually released.

The brainwashing and rule during this period did not seem to have much impact on the people living here, as if the great war concerning the fate of all mankind had never happened.

The only difference is that people are gradually appearing on the streets, and the doors that were originally closed are now open, and the lively atmosphere of daily life is gradually becoming stronger.

These people were not forcibly brainwashed into becoming kind; rather, they became kind by following their own will after gaining freedom.

Everyone understands that the life they have now is the best.

A world where people are forcibly brainwashed and every aspect of their lifestyle is a true hell.

"Boom!"

A deafening clap of thunder suddenly boomed from the sky, interrupting the people who were chatting and talking in pairs.

"What's going on? Why is it thundering when it's a clear day?" someone asked, looking up at the sky.

The sky was clear and cloudless, clearly a perfect day for basking in the sunshine.

There wasn't even a dark cloud in sight, let alone rain. Where would thunder come from in this kind of weather?

But just as they were wondering, a tiny black dot suddenly appeared in the bright sunlight.

A powerful signal was rapidly transmitted to the hearts of every human being; their bodies began to tremble unnaturally, their lips quivered, and a strong sense of unease suddenly arose in their hearts.

Everyone stared blankly at the black dot in the sky, watching as the once vast expanse of dark clouds was swallowed up by endless darkness.

Extreme fear filled everyone's eyes. As the black dot gradually descended, they saw clearly what the source of the sky-devouring thing was.

It was a stone tablet, its entire surface gleaming with a metallic sheen. It resembled a rectangular metal plate, except that the upper half of this rectangular metal plate had been twisted 180 degrees, and the plate had a curved arc.

This metal plate seemed to have a physical form, or perhaps it was a projection from the gates of hell, awakening the fear etched into the genes of all humanity.

Humanoid insects burst out from the metal slabs suspended in the sky, instantly covering the entire sky.

These humanoid insects have jet-black shells, two black, whip-like tentacles extending outwards from their heads, and wings that flap and tremble behind them as they fly.

Its hands were bent, like the sickles of a praying mantis, except that while praying mantises are green, this one was black.

These insect-like monsters opened their lips, which could take up half of their faces, revealing fierce and ferocious insect mouths, and emitted ear-piercing insect chirps.

Corrosive mucus drips from their mouths like corrosive acid rain.

Upon hearing the piercing chirping of insects, the people who were originally on the ground screamed in terror and scrambled to escape in all directions.

These enormous beetle monsters flapped their wings and swung their scythe-like hands at the people on the ground.

"Where are the knights? Where are the knights?" someone shouted in despair, completely forgetting that the knightly force had been disbanded after the destruction of the evil god XIV.

"No, no, no! Ah!"

These beetle monsters opened their hideous maws and mercilessly bit at the people on the ground. In the blink of an eye, screams and the sounds of insects chewing echoed throughout the town.

"Bang bang bang!"