Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"Aha?"

Aura maintained her aloof attitude as always.

But Ur knew very well that she was simply clueless; if she, like him, had seen the new Demon King...

In that instant, Ur seemed to recall the moment when time had been reversed and stopped.

“Ur”.

"what--?!"

Swartz's voice jolted him straight out of his horrified memories.

The two Time Jackers looked at themselves, while Ur was suddenly covered in sweat.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please hand over the experimentally tested Aberrant Build watch face to me."

"…good…"

Ul shivered and quickly placed the watch face in Swartz's hand, while Aura still looked at Ul with surprise.

At this moment, the dark figure that had brought them here transformed back into human form.

"How's your progress?"

"It went very smoothly. As we expected, the power of these Other Knights we possess has been greatly enhanced."

"You mean by 'enhancement' that you're referring to being blown up by that human with a single punch?"

The demon was undoubtedly referring to the scene where Zi-O II so easily killed Another Build.

Swartz remained unmoved.

"Don't worry, sir, this is just the beginning. The Otherworldly Build will grow stronger as it absorbs more life forms. In the end, its strength will far exceed our imagination."

"Moreover, this is only the power of one person. In our hands, there are about twenty Another Riders. If all of them can be fully utilized, let alone Zi-O, even if all the Kamen Riders come to us, they will all be just a bunch of paper tigers."

The shadowy figure facing him said nothing more.

Swartz was waiting for the other party to continue speaking, but after a long time, the dark figure in front of him remained silent, which made Swartz somewhat embarrassed.

"I mean... are we really going to keep working with guys like that?"

The three of them huddled together, and Aura spoke as quietly as possible.

"This guy might not even be human, right? He looks kind of disgusting..."

"Could it be that you can find any other suitable candidates besides this one?"

"Why can't the three of us do it?"

Aura still believes that, just like in the past, it is still the world of the Time Jackers.

"Anyway, not many people in this world have time-manipulation abilities, right? In that case, our own strength alone is enough to dominate the entire world."

"Right? Swartz?"

To gain approval, Aura even glanced at Swartz beside her.

...Huh?

But when she came to her senses, she realized that neither Swartz nor the shadowy figure over there was aware of it.

They all remained silent.

"Hey... what's wrong with you all? Why did you all suddenly—"

The words had barely left his mouth.

In an instant, the window was smashed open.

What's being released from the outside... are artillery shells.

Countless missiles and lasers instantly blasted into the building where they were.

Boom! ...

The entire building where Swartz and his group were located was instantly blown to smithereens in less than a second.

Countless helicopters with multiple wings circled the outside, and soldiers in various types of powered armor surrounded the wreckage of the entire building.

Inside the building, which had no doors or windows, everything that had just happened was projected onto the chairman's screen.

But he didn't think that this alone would be enough to kill the other party.

"Although you are not magicians, since you are enemies of that Shilun Yanming..."

Aresta Crowley continued, a cold smile on his face.

"—Issue the order to secretly eliminate all those who have just been designated as targets."

"Time Jackals, huh? Let me see what you're capable of in this Academy City that belongs to me."

As a result, no one noticed.

Everything began to work out gradually, just as Yan Ming had "predicted" for the future.

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Boom—

In the distance, the sound of a violent explosion could be heard.

People turned their attention in that direction and began to discuss it amongst themselves, while Yan Ming and his two companions focused on the key point of the matter.

They noticed that there appeared to be something like a helicopter not far from the explosion.

"Why do we have to use a helicopter in broad daylight when nothing bad has happened?"

There can only be one reason.

These helicopters were intentionally deployed by the Academy City authorities.

Although the location was very far away, Yan Ming could still clearly see that the planes were equipped with various missiles and machine guns thanks to his exceptional eyesight.

This is clearly not an ordinary helicopter; it is the kind specifically used in combat, and it is a very advanced helicopter.

The explosion could have been caused by terrorists or other reasons. However, if it was just an explosion caused by terrorists or an accident, was it necessary to use helicopters equipped with various weapons?

Combined with the rampage caused by the Another Build on the streets, and the actions of Ur and Swartz, it's not hard to figure out what exactly happened.

"Those helicopters were sent out by the higher-ups of Academy City to hunt down the intruders."

"The intruders... do you mean Swartz and his group?"

Based on just a few points, Yan Ming instantly saw through everything.

"As expected of my Demon King, you are as wise as ever, a truly brilliant judgment!"

"Let's go. If we go straight to the vicinity of that building, we should be able to find Swartz's hideout."

Everything was operating exactly as Yan Ming had predicted.

Although it's still unclear what Swartz and his group's purpose is, it's not too late to ask them after we capture them.

"Alright! Let's catch those guys right away, so they can stop causing trouble!"

"Wait, Gates."

Just as Gates was about to rush over, Yan Ming called out to him.

"You're just planning to walk there like this?"

"Huh? What else? Oh right... you can also use the Time Demon to fly there!"

"Mr. Gates, are you sure it's appropriate to use such a large vehicle with so many people watching?"

"Uh... so, that means using a motorcycle?"

Yan Ming and Woz still wore helpless expressions.

"What else could it be! Seriously, are we supposed to hide in an alley, transform, and then use our super-fast abilities to run all the way there? Is it really necessary to go to such lengths!"

"I'm not trying to be mean, Gates-kun, but you've already thought of using alleyways and your powers to get around after transforming, so why can't you use your brain a little more?"

Yan Ming walked silently into a nearby alley, and Wozniak pulled Gates in with him.

Without saying a word, Yan Ming pressed the button on the Decade control dial, summoning an aurora curtain.

"...Why did I forget about this thing?"

"You should also learn from my Demon King when you fight. Just one of my Aurora Veil abilities can be used flexibly at any time. This is an essential skill for a king."

"Stop nagging, I've got it, okay?"

Gates said somewhat irritably, "This is how I walked into the Aurora Veil with Woz and Yan Ming."

The world directly opposite is the place where the explosion just happened.

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Boom—!!

The building was blasted apart, and shards of glass from inside the building crisscrossed the entire building along with the flames from the explosion.

In the emergency, Swartz simply raised his hand and froze all the time around him.

"Tch, have we been found out?"

"Could this... have been done by those guys from Zi-O?"

"That can't be right, can it? Aren't they Kamen Riders? Would they really use such a wide-range weapon against us?"

Swartz noticed that there seemed to be many helicopters hovering outside the building.

"...The situation is a bit more complicated than we thought."

So he looked directly at the dark figure in front of him.

"What should we do, sir?"

“Crush them. There’s no need to hold back here.”

"Are you going to make a move?"

"It depends on the situation. At least... these trash aren't worthy of my attention."

Upon hearing such arrogant words, Aura, who had always been proud, pouted indignantly.

"What a load of rubbish! You've never actually fought a single battle..."

"Ora, stop with the nonsense."

Swartz glared at the other party, and then the dark figure swallowed their bodies into darkness.

In the blink of an eye, the group appeared on a nearby street from inside the nearly destroyed building.

They had barely appeared when a group of people wearing various types of armor came up in front of them.

"It really isn't Zi-O..."

The three, who were time calamities, were immediately surrounded.

Some of these people wore armor like police officers and carried various high-tech firearms they had never seen before, while others stood inside enormous mechanical armor, looking like robots.

Right behind these people was an enormous machine.

It looked like some kind of aircraft, floating in mid-air, with a very strange cannon barrel directly in front of it.

There were other markings on the armor of that thing.

——"FIVE_Over Modelcase_"RAILGUN"".

"What is that? It looks disgusting!"

"Disgusting? But I think it's super cool!"

"Those monstrous mechs are cool? I really don't understand! Are all your male interests this weird?!"

"What's wrong with that!"

While the girl and boy were arguing like children, Swartz noticed that all of them were pointing guns at them.

They opened fire without mercy.

In an instant, all the ammunition fired by everyone froze in mid-air and returned to its original path.

Their guns exploded, and people were blown away, which in turn provoked those in armor to attack them.