Kamen Rider: Evolution

He had a bad feeling. The moment he saw Kalis, an indescribable sense of danger suddenly rose in his heart. Behind this sense of danger was fear, a desire to escape, and dread.

But how is that possible?

He's the King of Hearts; he wouldn't be afraid even if he were faced with three other Kings together. He wouldn't be afraid of a weak undead beast, unless...

“You are the Joker, the 53rd Joker,” Ghost Mantis said confidently.

"If you say so, then so be it. Now the Joker is coming to take away your power."

Jiang Xia raised the Awakening Bow, which conjured several energy arrows that shot towards the Ghost Mantis.

The Ghost Mantis swung its blades, precisely slashing at the energy arrows and continuously blocking them.

The energy arrows that were knocked away created thick smoke and explosions on both sides of the Ghost Mantis, and the ground was suddenly ripped open with several huge gashes.

"As expected of the K brand, any other brand would have been sealed away long ago."

Jiang Xia gripped the handle of the bow with one hand, transforming the bow into a blade, and clashed it with the metal blades on the arms of the charging ghost mantis.

Jiang Xia's methods of using weapons are all inherited from the experience of his ancestors, so no matter what type of weapon it is, as long as he has come into contact with it, he can immediately become a master of weapon use.

In game terms, he possesses the skill "Weapon Mastery".

When Jiang Xia clashed with the Ghost Mantis, the scimitar in his hand instantly turned into a blurry afterimage.

At a speed that the Ghost Mantis couldn't detect at all, Jiang Xia blocked the attack while the blade of his longsword flashed past.

A whistling wind erupted, and emerald green blood droplets enveloped the lake.

Jiang Xia suddenly appeared behind the Ghost Mantis. He grabbed the handle and shook it, causing the blood remaining on the bow to fly away and scatter on the ground.

A moment later, with a whoosh, a huge V-shaped wound burst out from the Ghost Mantis's chest.

The black armor, strong enough to withstand attacks of the same level, suddenly broke. Before the Ghost Mantis, which was good at speed and slashing, could react, Jiang Xia broke through it with one blow!

Ghost Mantis staggered a couple of steps, then turned to look at the Joker who was mimicking Kalis, his power draining away along with his blood.

In his entire fighting career, he had never experienced anything like it: an unstoppable powerlessness and an unresponsive slowness, as if facing the Creator, with no way to escape.

Even if he is unwilling to accept defeat in the ultimate battle, he will be sealed away and there will be no second chance. That's the feeling.

Before the Ghost Mantis could even feel its powerlessness, Jiang Xia's next attack arrived.

He reached into his waist and took out two sealing cards. He ran them across the now smooth and new-looking Awakening Bow. The patterns on the cards vibrated slightly, and the phantom energy merged into his body.

"Slanh!" Lizard, enhanced slash!

"Bullet!" Armadillo, enhance the power of the light bullet!

Turning around, Jiang Xia crouched slightly, the edge of the sword in his hand, Xing Gong, glowed crimson, and energy formed from the center continuously flowed to the edge of the sword.

Two of spades and two of diamonds.

Although it was only the lowest-level card, under Jiang Xia's influence, not only its power but also the way its ability was displayed was greatly changed.

Jiang Xia swung his blade at the Ghost Mantis, and the light gathered on the blade formed an energy blade as tall as a person, which pierced straight through the Ghost Mantis.

"boom!"

After being pierced by the energy blade, Ghost Mantis's body suddenly burst into flames. With a loud explosion, Ghost Mantis was sealed into a card with a ferocious pattern, suspended in mid-air, rotating slightly.

The King and Jack of Hearts have been collected.

In the lake, Ghost Mantis defeated not only the Jack of Hearts but also many other Heart-type Undead Beasts. Combined with the Undead Beasts defeated by the 2 of Hearts and the Ace of Hearts that Jiang Xia already possessed, he almost collected all thirteen Heart cards in a short time, only lacking the crucial Queen of Hearts and the remaining Heart cards he carried.

Besides hearts, I also collected quite a few spades and diamonds, but only clubs were in limited quantities.

Originally, the Extreme War was only in its early stages for Jiang Xia, but Jiang Xia alone collected a lot of cards, which directly accelerated the progress of the entire Extreme War.

"Is it over there? The last piece of the puzzle."

After Jiang Xia finished calculating the number of Hearts cards he possessed, his Hearts compound eyes stared faintly at the distant jungle. His gaze stretched until he saw an undead beast with a reddish-brown exterior and an orange-yellow tentacle on its right hand, at which point he stopped.

The Orchid Immortal Beast belongs to the Queen of Hearts.

She possesses the final piece of the puzzle; once obtained, Jiang Xia's purpose in coming here will be more than half accomplished.

A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in the heart of the orchid immortal beast, which was resting in the distance, as if it were being watched by something.

She turned around abruptly to look in all directions at the jungle. It was quiet all around, very quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the green leaves.

"Turns out I was just scaring myself."

After carefully looking around, the Orchid Immortal Beast realized there was nothing there, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to rest by the lake.

This was the territory she had just seized. The two types of lower-level undead beasts that originally lived in the area—moths and vines—had all been sealed away. After witnessing her power, the other lower-level undead beasts didn't dare to come over, so she could rest peacefully.

"thump!"

The moment the Orchid Immortal Beast turned its head, without the slightest hesitation, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the distant jungle and pounced on her.

Caught off guard, the Orchid Immortal Beast was kicked into the pool, sending sparkling water splashing high into the air.

"Who attacked me?" the orchid immortal beast shouted after being pushed into the pool. She was apparently a rare female.

Before she could climb out of the pool, she saw a grotesque black shadow envelop her from above.

"you are?"

Under the blinding sunlight, the Orchid Undead Beast could only see a belt with a red heart pattern around the waist of the dark figure. She had never seen such a belt before; it was completely different from ordinary undead beasts, and even different from the K-card belt.

"oops!"

Several wounds suddenly burst open on the body of the Orchid Immortal Beast, and the gushing blood turned the once clean and clear lake surface green.

She reached out to grab the algae at the edge of the lake, but several more beams of light shot out, aiming at the outstretched arm of the orchid undead beast. The orange tentacles quickly extended and were severed, sending the beast flying into the sky.

The orchid immortal beast tried to struggle, but was mercilessly pierced through the heart by the sharp blade.

"You are...Kalis?" She collapsed on the water's surface, and in the final moments of being sealed away, she finally saw the figure that sealed her away.

Although the belts are different, appearances don't lie. No matter how you look at it, this guy is definitely the Ace of Hearts.

"Now, all thirteen hearts are collected." Jiang Xia put away the bow and ignored the Orchid Immortal Beast.

He retrieved the cards belonging to the Orchid Undead Beast.

Besides her own Queen of Hearts, she also has the Seven of Hearts and the Eight of Hearts.

From then on, everything from Kalis, the Ace of Hearts, to the Ghost Mantis, the King of Hearts, was transformed into sealed cards.

It's time to unlock Kalis's next form, Wild Kalis.

Chapter 522 The Victory or Defeat is Over

"It seems that the balance of battle has been broken because of the sealing of the King of Hearts."

After putting away his Hearts deck, Jiang Xia looked towards the lake where the Ghost Mantis had just been, following the direction where the leaves had fallen. A large number of undead were gathering together, vying for the empty lake space.

Category K, originally distributed in the other three directions, also began to stir; a battle solely for the survival of its own race had begun.

Listening to the various wails and shouts of battle coming from afar, Jiang Xia swiped the Hearts deck one by one into the Kalis Awakening Device at his waist.

The scent of the undead beast on his body became more pronounced as cards continued to be drawn.

"This saves me a lot of trouble."

After Jiang Xia swiped the Ghost Mantis card, a dark energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from his body, and waves of vibrations came from the shoulders, chest, and legs of the Kalis armor.

"Joker!"

When Jiang Xia swiped the last Joker card with its ferocious appearance into the Awakening Device, a frenzied and savage feeling descended upon the hearts of every undead beast that was fighting each other, along with the birth of the fully-formed Joker.

It would be too troublesome and a waste of time for him to kill them one by one; it would be better to let them come to him on their own.

The fully-formed Joker is a powerful threat to every type of undead beast, and Jiang Xia's act of revealing his identity will temporarily unite these hostile undead beasts to work together to deal with the Joker.

This also greatly shortened the duration of this extreme battle.

Upon realizing that the Joker was no longer concealing his whereabouts, all the surviving undead beasts on the battlefield rushed towards Jiang Xia.

Before long, the edge of the lake was surrounded by the three remaining colors of the undead beasts.

Leading the pack were the three Kings: the South Pacific Caucasian Hercules of Spades, the Giraffe Shovel of Diamonds, and the Tarantula of Clubs.

The other higher or lower-level undead beasts are only of average strength; they are just there to make up the numbers and try to pick up the scraps.

"I didn't expect the Joker to seal so many undead beasts in such a short time."

The Undead Tarantula stared at the Joker, who exuded a powerful aura, filled with doubt.

At the same time, he also noticed that the Joker had changed and become exceptionally dangerous.

Moreover, it was obvious that they couldn't control their fighting instincts and accidentally released their auras, but after they gathered together, the urge to kill each other disappeared.

This is very problematic.

"This is the first time I've seen a fully-formed Joker patiently listen to us. If it were before, he would definitely be fighting us violently against other undead beasts."

The South Pacific Caucasian Hercules Undead Beast smiled as it looked at the Joker in front of it.

The Ultimate Battle actually happens more than once. Every time the Joker wins, the original Ultimate Battle restarts, leading to the destruction of the world.

Joker is the purest disruptor and a test from the Creator for them. If Joker wins, it will prove that these races have no potential to rule the world. Even if they are given power, they cannot become the overlords of this planet.

But now...

“Stop arguing. The Joker is our common enemy. I don’t want another extreme battle,” said Giraffe Shovel.

Both of them possess great power, but neither of them enjoys fighting. However, he is different; he is determined to win. If he avoided fighting before to preserve his strength, now he has no choice but to fight.

Once the Joker is dealt with, no matter which undead beast wins, at least it won't lead to the worst outcome.

"Change! (Mantis!)"

Jiang Xia looked at the vast expanse of people in front of him. He gently swiped the sealed card of the Ace of Hearts through the Awakener, switching to the appearance of Kalis. Then he swiped the top-ranked Ghost Mantis King of Hearts card into it.

"Evolution!"

In an instant, a powerful shockwave suddenly spread out from Kalis's body, the sharp, sword-like impact scraping the ground layer by layer. The grass was flattened, the soil was blown away, the lake water first boiled, and then a giant wave several meters high was stirred up.

"bump--!"

In an instant, the undead beasts that had been surrounding Joker were hit by the impact and all took several steps back.

Q card has the ability to absorb superior undead beasts. When Q is swiped into the fusion device, if it absorbs J card, it will transform into a guard form; if it absorbs K card, it will enter the king form.