Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

The red and blue shadows instantly transformed into a phantom image, leaving only a faint afterimage that slowly dissipated into the air.

As Gates closed in on his opponent at supersonic speed, he raised the yellow drill on his arm.

The drill bit spun at high speed, hurtling towards Yan Ming's chest.

But—it was blocked.

At that critical moment, Yan Ming raised the blade in his hand and used the tip of the blade to block Gates' drill impact.

"what?"

Gates was startled, but he didn't hesitate and quickly dodged backward.

He ran a distance of about thirty meters, and then attacked in an instant at supersonic speed.

But this time, Yan Ming still easily defended against his attack.

"Why? How could you even react to a supersonic attack?!"

Such precise movements could not be accomplished with the assistance of Zi-O's system alone, and Geiz was well aware of this.

What he didn't know was that Yan Ming had already faced formidable opponents who could exceed the speed of sound more than once in the previous two worlds.

Rider, Archer, Berserker, Saber... all these Servants have attack speeds that exceed the speed of sound, yet Yan Ming is still able to confront them head-on with his own power.

Although it can only reach the speed of sound for a moment, it is enough to deal with the speed of Gates.

This time, Gates chose to split himself into two.

Relying on the power of the Ninja Full Bottle, he split his body into four shadows, adding tank-like punching power and the supersonic movement of a hare.

Four shadows approached Yan Ming directly, however—

Faced with this situation, Yan Ming immediately raised his sword.

"Zero Time!"

"Giri Giri Slash!"

He spun around in place, moving the blade horizontally to create a huge circle of sword energy with a radius of fifteen meters.

The purple energy sword completely sliced ​​through those phantom-like clones.

Gates's main body was also hit, but fortunately he used diamond-level defense in an instant, which completely blocked Yan Ming's sword energy.

Even so, he still flew back several steps.

"How is this possible... With the power of the basic armor, you shouldn't be able to hurt me!"

Unfortunately, I managed to concentrate my scattered forces into one point.

Yan Ming humbly explained to Gates.

"Then, through this method, I unleashed the energy of the knight's armor the instant I unleashed the sword energy, achieving a powerful way to instantly boost output."

"What are you saying..."

Gates didn't quite understand Yan Ming's words, but he could understand that Yan Ming was able to do this because he had some kind of superb power control skills.

But he was still unconvinced.

"Enough talk, let's change to this one!"

"Faiz!"

This time it's a completely new watch face.

He removed the original watch face and, before the supersonic power subsided, moved closer to Yan Ming.

At this point, the armor containing Faiz's power had already covered the entire body.

"Armor Time! Complete! Faiz!"

After the transformation was complete, a flash of red light appeared in Gates' hand, and a silver gauntlet, resembling a camera, appeared on his fist.

A punch, imbued with immense power, instantly pierced towards Yan Ming.

However, just as Yan Ming was about to be struck, he held the blade horizontally in front of his chest and then used a flicking motion to evade the immense force.

He immediately raised his sword and slashed down at Gates, but it was blocked by a deep red lightsaber.

However, Yan Ming remained unmoved.

Instead, he increased the force in his hand and used a more efficient airflow to press the blade forward.

Gates felt an incredibly strange force crushing into his crimson blade.

He quickly deflected Yan Ming's sword with his own, and then the two clashed their swords together, sparking countless flashes in the darkness.

Woz watched the scene unfold with great interest.

Not long after, Gates' sword was knocked to the ground.

Moreover, the opponent's sword-wielding movements seemed very similar to his own...

"hateful!"

He quickly stepped back to grab the blade, and transformed the Faiz phone X he conjured out of thin air into gun mode, firing continuously at Yan Ming.

Just like before, Yan Ming didn't even use his sword to block; he simply shook his body to dodge all the shots.

Gates felt an overwhelming sense of unease.

As if in response to the impact, he grabbed the blade in one swift motion and then reached for the driver.

"Finish Time! Faiz!"

In that instant, Yan Ming immediately stopped in his tracks.

Because the Crimson Blade in Gates's hand had been extended to a massive length of over fifteen meters.

"Fall down, Zi-O!!"

"Exceed Time Burst!"

The crimson lightsaber collapsed toward Yan Ming like a tall building.

If he were hit head-on, even Yan Ming would not be in a good position.

The heir standing to the side couldn't help but speak, seemingly wanting to say something, but was stopped by Woz.

next moment.

Yan Ming, wielding the Time Limit Sword, stood directly in front of the lightsaber formed by Gates' ultimate attack.

He raised his longsword with both hands and pressed it against the middle of the crimson lightsaber.

The intense heat was scorching the blade, but Yan Ming calmly took the watch from his waist and placed it on the blade.

"Finish Time!"

When Gates heard the sound effects, a bad feeling instinctively arose in his mind.

Then he witnessed an even more outrageous scene.

Yan Ming did not use energy to increase the length of the blade... he simply enveloped the blade in radiance, causing it to emit a dazzling purple light.

Then, slice by slice, it completely cut open the huge red lightsaber.

"Zi-O! Giri Giri Slash!"

The final strike landed on his own hand.

The moment Gates was about to retaliate, Yan Ming had already appeared in front of him and thrust out his sword.

The lightsaber flew into the night sky in an instant, and soon fell to the ground.

What will the outcome be?

Gates stood there empty-handed, while Yan Ming held the Time Limit Sword to his throat, as if he would pierce that weak spot in the next second.

"Mr. Gates, the outcome is decided, you should understand by now, right?"

When Woz's voice came through, Gates was momentarily speechless.

Yan Ming also drew his sword, and the two of them deactivated their transformations at the same time.

"...You monster, where did you come from?"

They lost, and they accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.

In fact, from the moment Gates was gradually suppressed by Yan Ming using the Knight Armor, he already knew that he could not win against this man. His subsequent actions were all due to his vanity.

"You've only been transformed into Zi-O for a short time, yet you've already mastered this level of combat power. Were you really just an ordinary high school student before this?"

"It's best not to look at others with too much of a sense of entitlement."

Yan Ming simply retorted with these words.

"There are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding. No matter what kind of enemy I face, I will always be humble and never underestimate them."

"Learn as much as you can... Didn't you notice? I've been using your swordsmanship to fight you the whole time."

What…?

At this moment, Gates gradually recalled that ever since he transformed into the Faiz armor, Yan Ming's sword-wielding movements had become extremely similar to his own.

No…it seems there’s more to it than that, it’s quite possible—

From the very beginning of the battle, Yan Ming was already imitating his own fighting style.

'How could there be... such a person...'

For a moment, Gates even felt his back soaked with cold sweat.

Because the other party has only just come into contact with Zi-O at the very beginning stage.

If he comes into contact with even stronger power in the future, or even the power of Oma Zi-O—just how strong will he become?

Despite possessing immense talent and strength, he never underestimates his enemies and even learns from their abilities to put them to good use.

Shilun Yanming... Is this you?

"So, Gates-kun? How do you feel about this now?"

"I lost. I'm completely speechless with anger."

Gates rolled his eyes at Wozniak and put the two watch faces back into Yan Ming's hands.

"I'll return these two to you for now, but... I hope you won't use your power in the wrong places in the future."

"Didn't you say you'd stop me at that time? Then I'm counting on you for everything."

"I can't be happy about what you're saying right now..."

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While the knights enjoyed a brief, cozy moment in their own camp.

On the desolate land outside the city, a man stood here.

"Wow, you've run really far."

Da Dao Keji walked to this wasteland and turned to look at the man in the distance.

“I’ve been looking for you for so long, Shocker leader OOOOOOO… Luo Zi.”

"That's not my name."

For an instant.

In the darkness, Da Dao Keji saw a red light that seemed to actually exist in the eyes of the black-haired, red-eyed man.

"The Shocker leader... that's just a guy I killed earlier. The power he carried was this belt, wasn't it?"

"What do you want from me, you piece of shit who won't die?"

“Phineas wants you to go back; you’ve been acting alone long enough.”

"That woman, what a coincidence... I've never wanted anyone to tell me what to do; it's just a matter of whether I'm willing to do things for her or not."

Before we knew it.

The man was already wearing a belt with six coins around his waist.

"But what do you want by coming to a place like this all by yourself?"

"Of course, I'll be responsible for bringing you back."