Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Before Yan Ming and Gates could do anything, they had already attacked with the super-fast speed after Clock Up, knocking the two of them out of the room in one fell swoop.

Then the doors to the rooms on the left were also broken through.

Emerging from within are countless shadow knights, Leo cavalry, and players who command them.

"Damn it, were these guys planning to deal with us from the very beginning?!"

"Please be careful, my Demon King!"

Yan Ming didn't say anything, but pulled Gates to the center of the room.

"Want to join forces? I understand, let's take care of these guys together—"

"Fighting in confined spaces is too inconvenient; let's just wipe them out instantly."

Huh? This thought flashed through Gates' mind.

Yan Ming simply took out the Knight's Control Watch, activated it, and put it on his waist.

"Armor Time! Decade!"

"Hey! Kamen Riders!"

Gates turned around and saw that Yan Ming had already assumed a sword-wielding stance.

"Get down."

"What?! Whoaah—!!"

"D·D·D·Decade! HeiSei Riders!"

"Ultimate Time Break!"

Countless colorful cards appeared in front of Yan Ming, who simply swung his sword and pierced through them.

The overwhelming power instantly devoured everything in front of it.

Whether it was the Zerg or other mass-produced knights, they were instantly reduced to dust by Yan Ming's attack.

Woz seemed to have already hidden behind him, while Gates... dramatically got up from the ground.

"You bastard... at least tell someone before you start doing something!"

"I've already told you."

"The time was too short!!"

The two knights steadied themselves, and just then—

From the stairwell on the upper floor came the sound of clapping.

"You guests are truly impressive."

It was a woman's voice.

Yan Ming, Gates, and Wozniak all looked toward the stairwell.

A figure walked down from there.

Dressed in white and gorgeous attire, this woman clapped her hands with a smile and looked at the crowd.

"As expected of a knight known as the 'Demon King,' he truly possesses genuine strength."

"You...who are you?!"

Gates and Wozniak both looked at each other with disbelief upon seeing each other's faces.

"How is that possible...aren't you...already dead?"

"The Time Jacker... Phineas!"

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Volume 4, Knights' War: Chapter 87, The Melee with the Dark Knights

impossible.

Both Gates and Wozniak instinctively had this thought the moment they saw Finnis appear.

"How is this possible... Why are you here?"

"Isn't Finnis already—"

“That’s right, Time Jacker Phineas should be dead by now, thanks to the combined attack of the past Zi-O and the first Rider of the Reiwa era.”

She gave a nonchalant smile, as if she weren't the one being discussed.

"Why is she still appearing in front of you? You can answer that question yourselves."

Regardless of the reason for the other party's resurrection, Gates and Finis were well aware of that guy's methods.

"Be careful, Zi-O!"

"it's a pity."

Seeing that Gates seemed to want to do something, Finnis raised his hand without hesitation.

"It's too late."

In an instant, spacetime was strangely distorted by an unusual force, producing unnatural fluctuations.

Yan Ming, Wozniak, and Gates were all enveloped in colorful light patterns.

The world seemed to fall into silence.

Then--

Under Phineas's watchful gaze, the three men's actions came to a permanent halt—wait, what?

boom! !

It seemed as if some kind of sound was coming from the shadows.

Those were the voices coming from Yan Ming and Woz.

The two of them simply looked in their direction, and then... everything returned to normal.

To be precise, it was only a small group centered around Yan Ming and Woz.

"You can move your body now?"

Only Gates was still unable to react after being subjected to this power, but he was still shocked to find that his body, which should have been unable to move, had regained its strength.

Phineas looked at them with a surprised expression.

"Your old tricks don't seem to be working very well."

The speaker was Wozniak.

He held the book in his hands and looked at Finnis with a smug expression.

"I'm sorry, Time Jacker, do you think you can affect me and this newly born Demon King with just the ability to stop time?"

"...What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. No matter what kind of time-related abilities one has, it's all just showing off one's limited skills to a demon king who can transcend time and space."

However, if it were a proper Zi-O, it would probably take until that stage to gain the ability to freely manipulate time.

Woz didn't really understand why Yan Ming possessed the ability to be immune to time stop. As for himself... Woz was a condensation of the Incredible Crystal, so even if time stopped, or even if the history of the entire universe were rewritten, it wouldn't make any difference to him, so he didn't need to worry about his own affairs.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the most effective means for the Time Robbers have been rendered ineffective.

"So what tricks do you have left to fight against us?"

Yes, there are so many that you can't count them all.

Under the watchful eyes of the three, the figures of the other people on the floor then appeared.

There were three people.

Daido Katsuji, Kido Shinji, and...

"Tendou... Souji?"

Gates couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he saw the third person next to the other two.

"Why is that guy standing there? Kamen Rider Kabuto should theoretically be on our side!"

"It's better to look carefully, Mr. Gates."

Compared to Gates, Woz is definitely the one who knows the history of each knight better.

He recognized everyone's true identity at a glance.

"This Tendou Souji is nothing but a fake created by protozoa. He has no self and is a pathetic thing that can only live by wearing someone else's skin."

"...You seem to know me quite well, the recorder of history."

Tendou Souji... The protozoan, mimicking that posture, slowly raised its head and looked towards Woz.

"That's right, I am the real Tendou Souji's imposter, but this reality... will soon be over."

"What did you say?"

“That’s right. As long as we defeat you here, this woman can grant us all our wishes.”

Shinji Kido, Katsumi Daido, and the mimic Tendou Souji from the Mirror World each retrieved their transformation items.

Daido Katsuji remained expressionless, while Kido Shinji and Tendou Souji said the following.

"I'm sorry, although I have no grudge against you, I'll just die here."

"Henshin!"

"Eternal!"

Each of the three placed the memory, the card box, and the flying red and black mechanical beetle into their belts, and their bodies underwent changes.

An undead knight who wields the power of eternal memory.

A black fire dragon knight from the world of the mirror.

A black beetle rider mimicking the posture of the sun god.

Yan Ming and Gates have completed their transformations, so they are ready to fight at any time.

However, before that—

"Why...why would you do such a thing to this world?"

Yan Ming questioned Finnis as if he were interrogating him.

"What's the point of taking away the happiness of the people living in this world, forcing them to become knights and monsters and then kill each other?"

"Meaningful? Absolutely not."

As if to deny Yan Ming's thoughts, Finnis smiled calmly and said.

"The world cannot exist without heroes and monsters, so when I happened to pass through this world, I found that there were no knights or monsters here, which is too unfair."

"In order to ensure that everyone in this world receives equal treatment, I have mercifully granted the people here the ability to become monsters and knights, thus filling the void between justice and evil."

"How about that? Didn't I do a great job? Not only did I restore peace to the world, but I also gave the people living here unprecedented power. Look at the expressions on their faces when they transform into knights and monsters—they're so enjoying it!"

"What a complete madman..." That was the only thought in Wozniak and Gates' minds.

"You arbitrarily steal other people's happiness and turn them into such an ominous state. What kind of despicable world is this?!"

Gates roared at Finnis, but Yan Ming remained calm.

"You turn the people of this world into knights and monsters, is it really just to satisfy your own boring, selfish desires?"

"oh…?"

“If that’s all there is to it, then you have no need to bring us knights into this world, nor do you have any need to summon these dark knights. You must have another purpose.”

"This world feels to me like it was deliberately set up as a stage where knights and monsters fight each other, and then we 'actors' are lured in and made to act according to your script step by step... Is that how it is?"

"Truly worthy of being called a demon king among knights, his deductive reasoning is incredible!"

Upon realizing that his plan had been discovered, the smile on Finnis's face vanished.

"But that's all for now. There are too many variables surrounding you. It's best to make you pay some price here."

then.

The three dark knights in front of them charged towards them without hesitation.