Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"Mr. Soka...!"

"However, Shi Lun Yan Ming, I will not allow you to fail, and for that reason I will choose to assist you... Don't let me down."

Kusaka Masato and Yan Ming looked at each other, and Yan Ming immediately nodded.

"So... what do the rest of you think?"

"I would naturally be willing to help Mr. Yan Ming, if it's to save those children!"

"Alright, I can team up with you, but only to make it easier to monitor you... that's all."

"Huh? Gates-kun, I feel like I said those same things when I was with the original Demon King, and then not long after, I became that Demon King's partner?"

"Why are you so annoying?!"

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And the final arrangement is as follows.

Yan Ming, Gates, and Woz, together, used the Time Demon to investigate the location of the so-called central tower of the world.

Denji and Kusaka Masato remained at the shelter to oversee its security.

"I'm saying, wouldn't it be better to just use Decade's ability to manipulate the aurora veil on the dial and pass through directly? Why do we have to use the Time Demon? Isn't that too much trouble?"

"Do you really think Decade's power is such a convenient thing? If you don't figure out exactly where it is beforehand, who knows what kind of strange and weird dimensional space you'll end up in with this ability, or you might even get stuck in a wall and not be able to get out."

Gates and Yan Ming were discussing this matter with each other, and they had been wandering around the world for more than ten minutes.

After obtaining information from Lloyd and Joel, they gradually moved towards the so-called central region of the world.

"You can see it."

"See what?"

"There are more and more Kamen Riders and monsters around here. It seems we'll be able to find that tower soon."

The two piloted the Time Demon God, trying their best to avoid being discovered by the nearby knights and monsters, while maintaining this state and approaching the tower at high speed.

After driving for about ten minutes, they finally saw it.

It's an incredibly massive, technologically advanced tower that seems to reach the clouds.

"Is this... really just a tower?"

From a distance, the tower appears to be surrounded by buildings resembling those in a city, with the tower itself located in the very center.

As can be seen, even now, countless mass-produced knights and monsters are still being transported out of that tower.

"Is it like an assembly line, constantly producing new knights and monsters?"

The thought that those knights and monsters were transformed from innocent humans immediately brought a complex expression to Gates' face.

"What on earth would they do such a thing...?"

“Gates, my Demon King wants you to follow him and land nearby together.”

"What did you say? Weren't you just here for reconnaissance? Why are you suddenly going to attack the tower?!"

"Since we've come all this way, there's no point in investigating if we just leave like this."

Yan Ming piloted the Time Demon God and landed directly on the open space on the other side.

"Don't worry, if you're scared now, I can open the Aurora Curtain to send you back."

"I...I'm scared? Are you kidding me! You look down on me, don't you?"

Encouraged by this, Gates felt a surge of passion welling up inside him.

"Wait there and I'll show you what a true master of infiltration is!"

"They've taken the bait."

"They've taken the bait. You truly live up to your reputation, my Demon King."

When dealing with someone so stubborn, using reverse psychology is probably the most appropriate approach.

Gates and Yan Ming together parked the Time Demon God not far away, and then headed towards the tower.

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"No one...?"

The three of them found what looked like a back door from the side and went straight in.

"Such a huge tower, and it's a place specifically for producing knights and monsters, yet there isn't a single guard?"

"It could be a trap, my Demon King."

"Don't worry, I've taken that into account."

Yan Ming possessed an extremely unusual intellect, and naturally, he also considered these possibilities.

However, even if that were the case, he still wouldn't let go of the opportunity to sneak in.

"Let's go... let's look up and see what kind of place this is."

Gates and Wozniak nodded and followed Yan Ming into the stairwell.

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The three of them walked together in the stairwell leading to the upper floor.

During this time, they looked around at the surroundings together: the stairwell, the hallway, and the rooms.

"Not a single person?"

Gates couldn't help but wonder, having walked from the first floor to the top floor without seeing a single guard or security personnel.

Without a doubt, this is a trap deliberately set to lure them in.

"Have they really gone this far with their plans...?"

After the three of them arrived at the top floor, there was still no one there.

"My Demon King... I have a bad feeling."

“That’s right, Zi-O. If we stay here any longer, those guys might catch us red-handed.”

However, everyone understands the principle, and Yan Ming couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

Even so, he continued to move towards the deepest part of the room.

After the three of them arrived at the top floor, the only rooms they could see were the rooms on the left and right sides.

Yan Ming walked directly to the window on the far right of the room.

Looking directly down from here... you can see a scene that evokes despair.

That was an utterly inhumane scene.

Countless modified Kamen Riders would press captured people onto machines used for modification, forcing their bodies to undergo brutal human alteration.

"This is…!"

"How could such an inhumane scene happen!"

Wozniak and Gates both gasped in shock, with Gates even losing control of himself.

"You two, move aside for a moment."

"Huh? My Demon King?"

"What...are you planning to do?"

After hearing Yan Ming's words, Wozniak and Gates stepped back slightly, while Yan Ming made an even more exaggerated move.

He took out the Time Driver.

"My Demon King... what are you doing?!"

"Hey Zi-O! Don't forget our goal is to infiltrate this place! What are you doing?!"

Yan Ming ignored the comments made by Wozniak and Gates.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

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

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Ming had already completed his transformation.

Without hesitation, he rushed forward and smashed the door in front of him with a single punch.

"This guy... there's just no way to deal with him!"

Gates gritted his teeth and had no choice but to take out the watch face as well.

"Transform!"

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider! Geiz!"

Under the same radiance, Gates' body instantly donned its armor.

He followed Yan Ming into the room whose door had been kicked open.

The moment the two stepped inside, the mass-produced knights all noticed them.

But before that.

Yan Ming had already drawn his sword and launched a powerful attack on them at an unbelievable speed.

"Finish Time!"

Yan Ming kicked one of the shadow knights, causing his body to crush the other knights.

Gates also joined in kicking them together.

After noticing that the humans were not within the range of his attack, Yan Ming directly swung the blade in his hand.

"Faiz! Giri Giri Slash!"

After loading the dial, a huge red light blade extended from the tip of the sword. With a wave of his hand, he instantly crushed all the enemies.

Just as they expected, the defeated mass-produced knights deactivated their transformations, and the humans inside them disappeared on the spot.

Even now, we still don't understand why this works.

However, there's no time to care about that anymore.

Yan Ming sliced ​​open the machines that were restraining the humans and rescued them all from inside.

"Gates, help me guard the door."

"You really know how to order people around!"

After ignoring his words, Yan Ming directly pulled these humans away from the machine.

"Are you alright? Wake up."

"Ugh... Ugh..."

Several young men and women then woke up, staring at Yan Ming in utter astonishment.

"You...you couldn't possibly be...here to save us?"

"...That's how it is."

"Oh, that's wonderful... that's great."

then.

Without hesitation, Yan Ming thrust the blade of his sword at the people he had just rescued.

Bang--!!

The human in front of him grabbed Yan Ming's weapon, and his entire body transformed into a green, insect-like form.

All the humans around him also turned into the same form.

"What?! What's going on?"

"These guys are Zerg."

Yan Ming responded to Gates, while simultaneously using his exceptional swordsmanship to repel all the alien insects.

But after a short while, the green insects began to slowly shed their shells.

It evolved into an adult insect.