Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"If this continues, we might not be able to determine a winner. It could be you who wins, or it could be me who wins, or it could be the two of us fighting here for years to come..."

"But it's a real shame that our battle has to end here."

Before Yan Ming could even understand the meaning behind the other party's words.

In an instant, the whole world began to shake.

Do not--

"Is it a distortion of spacetime...?"

Because the two forces canceled each other out, both the time stop and the global permanent freeze dissipated.

But Woz could still clearly sense a very intense distortion of spacetime.

"How is this going?"

Yan Ming immediately raised the Heavy Awakening Sword and looked at his opponent, but the Paradoxical Mechanical Mutant had no intention of fighting again.

"This battle with you was enjoyable, but this is not the last battle."

You think I'll let you escape?

"Why not? Don't forget what kind of ability I possess."

Its entire body transformed into gold and silver data, which wrapped around the blue-black sports car behind it in one breath.

Its entire body, along with the sports car, began to dissipate into space.

"If you want to find me, follow that spacetime distortion to find the source."

"That woman is there too... This will be the final battle!"

The sound dissipated.

Even though the Paradoxical Mechanical Mutant had left this space-time, Yan Ming could still feel the entire space shaking violently.

Behind them, Woz arrived directly in his Time Demon.

"My Demon King, I'm afraid that Phineas did something good again in our original timeline."

"I can tell."

Yan Ming removed the watch face and walked back into the Time Demon God.

"According to what that guy just said, the original spacetime point should be the source of spacetime distortion."

"So...that's what you mean?"

In response to Woz's question, Yan Ming nodded.

This time, when they faced Finis again—

"...This will be the final battle."

With this in mind, Yan Ming directly manipulated the Time Demon God and instantly flew back to his original spacetime.

Volume 4: Knights' War: Chapter 112 I said, I refuse to listen to you!

boom--!!

Manipulating the Time Demon, Yan Ming returned to the normal timeline almost instantly.

We've figured out the history of this world, and we've also confirmed the situation of Phineas and his group.

The rest is quite simple.

"What do you intend to do, my Demon King?"

Woz stood aside and asked Yan Ming a question.

"Since Phineas is still alive, you must defeat her again, but how can you find Phineas's whereabouts in this timeline?"

"No rush."

Yan Ming had already calculated all the possibilities in his mind.

"Since that weirdo disguised as Bo Yingzhi came to provoke us and said those things, it proves that Finis will definitely find a way to let us find her."

"That guy wants us to have a final showdown with her, so even if we do nothing, there will definitely be an opportunity for us..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Through the screen, one could see that smoke seemed to rise everywhere in the distant villages.

"...It seems the opportunity has already arrived."

With a buzzing sound, the Time Demon landed directly on the ground.

Yan Ming and Woz walked out from inside and saw the village that had been destroyed beyond recognition.

"Just as I suspected, it's been hacked?"

Although the village buildings were severely damaged, it seemed that not many people were injured; in fact, it appeared that no one was hurt.

Yan Ming and Woz entered the village and soon met familiar faces.

It was Dian Si and his group.

They gathered in a small group not far away, surrounded by countless villagers.

Afterwards, Yan Ming also saw Lloyd and the Joel couple.

However, the situation for the two of them is very bad.

Joel stood there trembling, weeping with his hands covering his face, while Lloyd's expression was somber, even... filled with despair.

"Things don't look good."

As Woz spoke, he and Yan Ming rushed to the front of the crowd.

"Mr. Yan Ming?!"

"Zi-O...?"

Everyone looked surprised.

After a slight pause, Gates rushed over to him.

"You've been gone for a long time, and a lot of things have happened while you were gone!"

"I see... What are the specifics?"

However, after raising the question, Yan Ming looked at the Lloyds, who were in a state of despair, and immediately understood the situation.

"...Is that so?"

Looking around, Yan Ming couldn't find the cute girl who would always rush over excitedly when she saw him.

His eyes... suddenly turned equally gloomy.

“…You’ve gone a bit too far, Finnis.”

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boom--!

Naju and Anya were left together in an abandoned room.

The two watched as the black figure that emerged from the mirror dumped them there, swept countless pieces of scrap metal across their faces, and then vanished.

"Do you mean you want to put us under house arrest...?"

Naju quickly hugged Anya and tried her best to observe the surrounding environment.

It's hard to tell exactly where it is, but at least it's confirmed to be in an abandoned city.

The room seemed to be on the third or fourth floor. Although it was open space around it, jumping from here would only lead to certain death.

The only exit had no door; the other side had blocked their way with countless pieces of scrap metal.

"Naju... Sister..."

"It's alright, Anya, don't be afraid, I'm here—"

Before Naju could finish speaking, she felt herself being embraced by the other person.

Anya gripped Naju tightly with both hands, buried her face in her arms, and began to sob softly.

"I'm so scared... so scared!! What if I never see my dad and mom again?! What if I can never play with my friends again? What if I can never play with Brother Yanming again...!!"

“Ania…”

She could feel the rising excitement in the girl in her arms.

But after revealing all this, all Anya was left with was pure fear.

Her whole body was trembling.

"What will happen to us? Will we end up like those older brothers and sisters who were taken away before?"

"Listen, I heard Dad, Mom, and Brother Yanming say that people who are taken away are supposed to be reformed or something. Anya will be too, right? She'll be reformed into... that kind of thing—"

Her words were interrupted.

Naju gently patted Anya's back and hugged her tightly.

"No need to say anything more, Anya, it's alright."

“…Ugh…”

"I will protect you, I swear, I will absolutely... I will never let those guys lay a finger on you, you will be absolutely safe!"

"Ugh... Uwaa ...

Ultimately, he was just a child not even a teenager.

No matter what superpowers Anya possesses, whether it's the ability to see into other people's hearts or read their thoughts, at this moment, Anya is just a child surrounded by fear.

She couldn't hold on any longer.

Throughout this apocalyptic world, I have witnessed the reality of my companions being captured and dying, the reality that all my and my parents' efforts have failed to ensure a safe future, and the reality that I may never see my dear parents again.

Everything was like a boulder in her heart, completely crushing Anya's last psychological defenses.

"I'm so scared! Sister Naju...why...why does everyone have to suffer like this...why is Anya like this...Ania wants to see Mom and Dad!! What did Anya do wrong?!"

Yes... why is this happening?

Naju bit her lip tightly, pondering the matter as if asking herself a question.

The people in this world are innocent; they were forcibly dragged into this disaster by unwarranted malice.

Why should they have to live in this chaos? Why should they suffer this unprovoked malice?

But even if you're dissatisfied and angry, what can you do?

Humans can never defeat those guys, whether they are monsters or Kamen Riders. Once the two sides clash, even the unintentional aftershocks are enough to wipe out human civilization.

When justice and evil are destined to be divided, those caught in the middle will always be the first to be confronted.

This is... the end of the war.

Naju was well aware that even if she led people into such a village, it would only provide temporary safety.

They will never have peace in the future…

click-

Just then, the two heard a sound coming from outside the door.

"Who?!"

Naju quickly pulled Anya behind her and took something out of her bosom.

It's a flashbang.

As a former war correspondent, she often prepared similar items. When facing the alien dragon tooth, she had planned to use her last remaining flashbangs to attract the monster's attention, but now it seems that such items are completely ineffective against that monster.

Nevertheless, Naju instinctively took out a flashbang, ready to throw it outside the door at any moment.

The two of them witnessed an unbelievable scene.

That heavy piece of scrap metal was lifted up by a young man.

"Eh...?"

He was a very handsome young man.