Kamen Rider: Evolution

"The seal on the evil god's power doesn't need to be broken by the person themselves; all that's needed is for their blood to flow the same way as the one who will break the seal," Jiang Xia reminded him.

"Tenon is in danger." Kenzaki was horrified.

"Yes, not only Amane, but also four King cards. Currently, the only King card known to be sealed is the Spade." Tachibana Sakuya manipulated the screen, projecting the images of the remaining three King cards onto the wall alongside Amane's photo.

This is what they currently need to protect and contain.

"Where is Amane now? I need to take her to a safe place." Kenzaki Kazuma stood up to leave.

"You don't need to go to all that trouble. Kurihara Amane, this adorable girl, is already mine, hahaha." An arrogant voice suddenly appeared in the conference room, laughing wildly, "Not only that, the remaining three Category K cards are also in my hands."

"Junichi Kaito! No, you are the White Joker."

Upon hearing the sudden sound from inside the conference room, Kenzaki Kazuma and Tachibana Sakuya were immediately on high alert, their expressions turning grim and their bodies tensing as they became wary.

Jiang Xia, however, remained seated, his hands clasped together, leaning back against the soft chair, showing no sign of tension.

"How did you get in?" Tachibana Saku also assumed a fighting stance, carefully examining the conference room apart from the three of them. There was nothing unusual; no footprints, no aura whatsoever. He was like a weightless ghost, omnipresent.

"Hahaha, I've been leading the Knights Squad for so long under the identity of Hai Dong Junyi, I know this place like the back of my hand." White Joker laughed again.

“Alright, he’s not here.” Jiang Xia pointed to the projection device. “He’s making his voice through this thing. He’s probably just exploiting a vulnerability in your firewall to hack into the network.”

"Hmph, your network is riddled with vulnerabilities, hacking into here would be effortless." The exposed White Joker maintained his arrogant attitude.

He did have the ability to infiltrate this place silently, but he didn't want to experience the pain of being blasted to pieces again. Before obtaining the power of the evil god, he would never face Jiang Xia again.

"Was what you just said true?" Kenzaki Kazuma looked up at the projection panel in front of him, his tone extremely cold.

"Of course, if you don't hand over the last Category K, today will be the day Kurihara Amane dies."

As soon as the White Joker finished speaking, the image projected on the wall suddenly changed. On the dock by the water, a humanoid monster covered in spikes was carrying a middle school girl wearing a pink dress and a denim skirt. The sharp part of a white bone scythe was pointed at the girl's neck. If the person holding the weapon exerted even a little force, the girl in front of him would die instantly.

Her eyes were closed, and her ponytail hung down to one side. Although it was just a projected photo, the image of the girl who had fallen into a coma was clearly visible.

"Amane!" Kenzaki shouted.

"See? You only have one hour." The white Joker's voice blared again from the projector's built-in speaker. "Bring the last Category K card over. If you exceed the time limit, you'll only see this beautiful girl being torn to pieces by me. Although she might still be alive by then, I don't really know what she'll look like. That's all. I'll wait for your good news."

"boom!"

Kenzaki Kazuma slammed his fist on the conference room table, making a loud thud. The solid wood table was dented, and the broken wooden piece stuck up high, with traces of blood still visible on it, showing the extent of Kenzaki Kazuma's anger.

"Kenzaki, don't be impulsive. It's a trap. Once the King of Spades falls into the hands of the Albino Joker, the ancient evil god will be unsealed, and then everything will be over." Tachibana Sakuya was also very troubled by Kenzaki Kazuma's appearance.

Kenzaki Kazuma certainly respects himself greatly, but when it comes to issues involving Aikawa Hajime, he becomes particularly difficult to deal with. If he is usually like a white scale, then he is now like a perfectly packaged gunpowder with immense power. He won't truly explode until the fuse is lit, but Aikawa Hajime is undoubtedly the fuse of that gunpowder.

“Mr. Tachibana, I will definitely go.” Kenzaki Kazuma withdrew his bloodied hand, then turned to look at Jiang Xia. He would go regardless of whether he had a King or not, but before he went, he just wanted an answer.

It's already been made very clear that the condition for rescuing the hostages is the last Category K, and Category K is in Jiang Xia's hands. Sometimes silence is also an answer. They are no longer children, and they understand some things.

"Don't look at me like I'm a bad guy. Did I say I wouldn't give it to you?" Jiang Xia stood up, and four cards suddenly appeared between her fingers, which she tossed to Kenzaki Kazuma like darts.

"J, Q, K, A!" Kenzaki Kazuma stared in surprise at the four spade cards in his hand. "Mr. Jiang Xia, what's this?"

"Oh, you've changed your tune." Jiang Xia found it somewhat amusing.

“I’ll give you the K card to save people. The rest are new cards remade using the data of the corresponding Undead Beasts. I can’t give you the other sealed cards, but I can give you the new cards because I paid for them myself. But these new cards can’t be unsealed into Undead Beasts, but their abilities are the same as the ones you used before. In other words, you’ve become Kamen Rider Blade again.” Jiang Xia pointed to Kenzaki Kazuma’s waist and said.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Jiang Xia." Kenzaki Kazuma grasped the King of Spades in his hand and expressed his sincere gratitude.

The technology for creating artificial immortal beasts is not difficult. Jiang Xia knows the data corresponding to the 54 cards. Printing cards is relatively simple, and he can print as many as he wants.

“You should have quite a few sealed Undead Beast cards here. One of the purposes of my coming here is to retrieve these cards. It would be better if you handed them over to me now,” Jiang Xia said to Ju Shuo.

“Alright, I will hand over the currently sealed card to you now.” Seeing that Kenzaki Kazuma had calmed down, Tachibana Sakuya nodded and readily agreed.

Director Karasuma was killed on his way to seal these cards, and now it's time for these sealed monsters to sleep forever.

Although Tachibana Saku often trusted the wrong people, leading to frequent disasters, this time his choice was not wrong.

These undead beasts seem to have a death wish, trying to snatch what's in Jiang Xia's hands.

However, only about forty cards are currently sealed. Apart from the four Kings, the rest should be with the White Joker.

"Do you need me to gather more men? Our current fighting strength may be insufficient," said Tachibana Sakuya, looking at Jiang Xia who had already mounted his motorcycle and was ready to leave.

"No need, Kenzaki and I are enough. Let the previous knights rest." Jiang Xia put on his helmet and declined Tachibana Sakuya's suggestion to go into battle.

The four suits represent four knights. Besides Saku Tachibana, who is also a diamond, there is also a club, which is known as the strongest knight, Mutsuki Ueshiro.

Knights who are heroes should not get involved in battle again after retirement, and there is no need to disturb their peaceful lives now.

Even Tachibana Sakuya, who is from the New Undead Beast Research Institute, should not step onto the battlefield again now.

As Tachibana Sakuya watched the two motorcycles disappear into the sunset, he sighed. He suddenly felt old. He was only 29 years old, almost 30, but he felt like an empty-nest old man waiting for his children to come home.

Perhaps the leader's suggestion is quite good. He really shouldn't continue to get involved in the battle against the Undead Beasts. He's put in a lot of effort to recover his almost-dead body. It's time for him to retire and let the new Kamen Riders save the world. It wouldn't be bad for him to do some logistical work.

In fact, he had been doing this for the past four years, and at almost 30 years old, he really shouldn't have been on the battlefield.

……

"Haha, looks like you guys are really punctual." The white Joker, carrying Kurihara Amane, squatted at the entrance of the ruins, his expression arrogant, shaking his head as he spoke. However, when he saw Jiang Xia's extremely calm face and the slightly golden pupils, he felt a little scared. He barely suppressed his panic and said sharply, "Did you bring the things?"

Kenzaki Kazuma took out the last King card, held it in his hand, and showed it to the white Joker.

"Release Amane!" Kenzaki Kazuma shouted, gripping the card. "Otherwise, you'll never get the King of Spades."

Hey! Now that I have the hostage, how dare you be so arrogant?

The white Joker pointed the sharp blade at Kuribawa Amane's body, as if selecting pork for slaughter, and lightly tapped it: "If you utter another word, you know what will happen to this little brat."

"Wait, here you go." Kenzaki Kazuma watched as the cold blade slid across Amane's skin, then instantly raised both hands and handed over the King card.

"Not only that, you two also have to kneel before me... Never mind, just give it to me now."

The White Joker was about to make the two men kneel and hand over the cards, but before he could even speak, he felt as if he were being watched by a wild beast, like a giant dragon with its sharp teeth bared, emitting wisps of white smoke, ready to bite off his head. This feeling made him choose to shut his mouth. He figured he could make them kneel after he obtained the power of the evil god. At that time, he would brainwash Jiang Xia into becoming his subordinate, so that he could work for him for the rest of his life.

Before leaving, Kenzaki Kazuma glanced at Jiang Xia, who nodded in agreement.

"Okay." Kenzaki Kazuma tossed the King card in his hand over.

"Hahaha, you're all doomed now." The white Joker, who had just received the King of Spades, had three more King cards that vibrated with heartbeats. The four undead beast cards at the top of the deck resonated with the ruins.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ground began to tremble, and the four Undead Beast cards instantly grew into four stone tablets, swirling in mid-air.

Suddenly, Kurigawa Amane, who had been in a coma, opened her eyes and floated in mid-air. The ritual to unseal the power of the ancient evil god had begun, using the blood of the Kurigawa family as a key to unlock this power from ancient times.

The four cards emitted energy channels that linked together, instantly flipping over and turning blue. The patterns on the four cards rotated and merged together, forming a pattern exactly like the one in the ruins relief, which then descended upon Kuriben Amane.

The last four Category K cards and Kurihara Amane's body all disappeared, leaving only a small red-backed card in mid-air. Thorns were wrapped around the card, and a long-haired girl sat inside, like a princess who had been imprisoned.

"Amane!" Kenzaki Kazuma shouted at the card in the sky.

"Don't rush, the seal isn't complete yet, it's not the right time." Jiang Xia stopped Kenzaki Kazuma, who was about to step forward.

"I understand." Kenzaki Kazuma watched the card fall, clenching his fists tightly. Although the veins were bulging, he still did not move.

"Hahaha, the power of the ancients is mine now." The white Joker excitedly gripped the small card and threw it into the opening of the ruins' gate.

The next moment, the entire ruins were severely disturbed. Because the ruins were close to the sea, the sudden disturbance caused the calm sea to surge, instantly creating a blue wave tens of meters high.

A beam of light erupted from the center of the ruins and suddenly enveloped the white Joker. After being exposed to the beam of light, the white Joker's body gradually flew towards the sky. The once clear sky was now covered with dark clouds, and amidst lightning like thunder, a huge shadow large enough to cover the entire ruins appeared in the sky, accompanied by maniacal laughter.

Chapter 527 Exchange

A huge figure appeared in the sky filled with dark clouds. It had obtained the power from ancient times and successfully evolved into an evil god.

It stood over fifty meters tall, with a ferocious and terrifying appearance. Its entire body was shrouded in white bones, and the faint halo flowing over its armor looked as if it were forged from the world's hardest alloy.

Pale bones protrude from various parts of its body like gleaming blades. It opens its sharp maw and lets out a furious and exhilarating roar.

It resembles a giant humanoid monster, except that its legs have been replaced by a curved snake tail. It hovers high in the air, and the shadow cast by its massive form can even cover the entire island.

The Evil God XIV, this is the true face of ancient power.

Inside God XIV, the lower half of the white Joker merged with the hideous and enormous head, and his hands were wrapped by blood vessels extending outward from God XIV and connected there.

It gained power far exceeding that of the Undead Beasts, and in one fell swoop became the ruler of this world.

This enormous body has indeed shed the title of monster in this world and is now called a god!

It felt with ecstasy the power gushing out of its body like a volcano about to erupt. It only needed a thought, and everyone in this world would submit to it forever. Everything in this world would open up to it.

Before it can rule the world, it needs to crush these annoying ants.

It looked down at the island ruins below with its now enormous pupils, looking down at the creatures that had once filled them with such fear.

"It found us."

Jiang Xia stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes calm. His white trench coat billowed rapidly, and his long, platinum-blonde hair danced wildly in the wind like a snow-white flag.

"I understand. Now is the best opportunity." Kenzaki Kazuma looked up at the figure getting closer and closer in the sky, his tone slightly complicated.

As they sped along the road on their motorcycles, Jiang Xia recounted the complete process of the resurrection of the Evil God Fourteen to him. Kurihara Amane was the necessary key, and now the key was in the hands of the White Joker.

The chances of saving Kurihara Amane from the White Joker are slim; one wrong move and it could end in mutual destruction.

However, there is another way that can almost completely save Kurihara Amane and defeat the evil god.

Kenzaki Kazuma chose a seemingly very good path, but he could no longer afford to take the risk, so after hearing what Jiang Xia proposed, he readily accepted it.

After the resurrection of the evil god Fourteen, the gate of the ruins no longer needed the key of Kurihara Tenon.

Kurihara Amane's role is to maintain the stability of the evil god's power, so once Kurihara Amane is lost, the evil god's power will weaken.

There's only one way to get the key back: exchange it. With the door open, as long as there's another key as a substitute, Kurihara Amane can be safely rescued.

But the key is just a metaphor; the real meaning is life, and the value of life can only be exchanged for lives of equal value.

In other words, as long as someone is willing to sacrifice their life in exchange for Kurihara Amane, who is sealed in a card, they can save someone, and the card is at the bottom of the ruins.

Jiang Xia only described the method of exchanging lives, but Kenzaki Kazuma had already abandoned the idea of ​​saving Amane by relying on luck through combat.

Four years ago, he had wanted to die together with Aikawa Hajime on that rainy night, but in the end the sword in his hand pierced Aikawa Hajime's abdomen, while the blade on Aikawa Hajime's arm only lightly touched his neck.

As he survived, he constantly thought that perhaps facing death with equanimity was the right path, rather than living in the new world.

And now, the opportunity was before me, and no one would die except myself.

"Mr. Jiang Xia, please take good care of Tianyin for me. This is something I owe Shi. If Shi can become a real human in the future, please tell him to remember to bring Tianyin to see me." Kenzaki Kazuma pulled himself out of his thoughts and smiled at Jiang Xia.

These were probably his last words. Once he jumped off the ruins, he could never turn back or speak again.