Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

This made Yan Ming somewhat concerned.

"Timebreakers should all be just human beings with physical bodies. I didn't hold back in that attack just now."

"Yeah... but don't lump me in with those two idiots."

The purple-clad Time Jacker rose with a cold laugh.

"I also possess the abilities of the Time King... Don't think that you're the only one who can control time."

"Do you even have the right to call yourself 'in charge of time' in front of me?"

As expected of the Demon King… Swartz felt an overwhelming sense of pressure.

The Tokiwa Sougo of the past, at least before he transformed into Oma Zi-O, had never given him this feeling.

But the situation is completely different now…

The power of Zi-O II alone was already this strong. Swartz could clearly feel that although he was not like Ul and Aura, whose control over time was completely taken away by the other party, even if he manipulated time, he could not affect the other party at all.

Even after time stops, he can continue to act, and reversing time has no effect on him at all.

"I see... As expected of the Demon King, it seems that the title of Time Royal Family is more suitable for you."

However—Swartz did not come unprepared.

He took out another watch face from behind him.

The dial is purplish-black with a ferocious magenta warrior icon engraved on it.

"Although it's not completely modified yet, its specific power is almost there."

Since it's about fighting the Demon King, we'll have to use the abilities of the World Destroyer.

Then, he pressed the button on the dial.

"Decade!"

Boom—A dark red storm instantly swept around Swartz.

Yan Ming stood there, unmoved, watching him.

The moment the storm dissipated, the ominous and destructive dimensional warrior appeared before him.

A demonic form composed of magenta and black.

The word "Decade" is engraved on the surface of the chest, but... there is no corresponding era for Another Rider.

Decade is a demon of destruction created by combining the power of the destroyer of the world with the power of his own royal family.

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Just by feeling that aura so close at hand, Yan Ming could tell that his opponent's strength was genuine.

but.

After a comprehensive and objective analysis and a summary of the situation, he did not believe that he would lose.

"Another Decade possesses combat power surpassing that of Tokiwa Sougo's Grand Zi-O. He can pull out various Dark Knights and monster-like beings from an Otherworld that should not exist, and has the power to destroy the world."

"You're quite knowledgeable... If you know so much, why aren't you desperately running away from me when you're only Zi-O II?"

"What need do I have to run away?"

With just that one sentence, Swartz felt a surge of anger rising in his chest.

"Is that so... Then you shall pay the price for your arrogance, you foolish king."

The next moment.

A demon king who can freely manipulate time and space, and who reigns supreme over all knights.

The Dark Knight, a demon renowned for his power to destroy worlds, is capable of summoning death knights from worlds where possibilities are lost.

The energy of magenta and deep purple.

They clashed together with an almost opposing force.

Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 181 I Still Don't Lose Even When I'm at a Disadvantage

Decade (Outlier)

Since Yan Ming learned about the various alien knights from Woz, it was natural that he would also learn about this guy.

It is said that it possesses fighting power surpassing that of Grand Zi-O, and even the previous Zi-O, Tokiwa Sougo, could not defeat it even with the combined strength of the Heisei Kamen Riders.

The Another Decade that Swartz transformed into is not just a mutation of Decade's power, but also possesses the abilities of the Time Prince himself.

Although Yan Ming didn't know exactly what the effects of this so-called power of the Time Royal Family were, he at least knew that if the other party had this power, he would be fighting against an opponent even stronger than the Grand Emperor Time King.

In a normal situation, Yan Ming has no chance of winning based on his current strength alone.

…But he didn’t think he would lose.

So Yan Ming wanted to give it a try. He wanted to see how well he could perform against such a powerful opponent with his current strength.

"Humph…"

A cold breath escaped from Swartz's mouth.

He slightly raised his arm, and a deep purple energy gradually formed into an energy ball, which he held in his hand.

"Die."

The fireball, like something out of hell, expanded to a radius of two meters the instant it was launched.

Yan Ming immediately assumed a fighting stance, gripping his two swords tightly and channeling all his energy into them.

Bang--!!

With their swords crossed, they instantly caught Swartz's energy ball.

But Yan Ming felt his legs were moving backward.

Without hesitation, he immediately added more power, inserting the twin blades into the inside of the opponent's attack and disintegrating it from within through energy output.

In an instant, the purple energy sphere containing immense energy vanished into nothingness.

"Let's forget about this small-scale fighting. In a place like this, neither of us can show our true strength."

The other side raised a mercury-like barrier, which was the aurora curtain that would allow them to traverse the world.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Ming and Swartz arrived at a place where flowers and plants were in full bloom.

"Welcome to my alien world."

Now, the scene has completely changed from the streets of Academy City to a valley that has never been seen before.

The surrounding scenery is beautiful, with mountains and water, and many beautiful flowers are blooming on the lawn not far away.

But something just doesn't feel right.

This world is completely enveloped in chaos. No matter how you look at it, although the scenery is very real and beautiful, there is always something like a filter covering the environment, and from time to time there are strange colors like camera film.

This is the alien world, a world that should never have existed, a world that has already disappeared.

By twisting the power called Decade, Swartz could easily create such a world.

"Come on... since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

The next moment, Yan Ming observed the near future.

Swartz took a step, and before he had even taken his first step, the Aurora Veil had already teleported his body directly in front of Yan Ming.

Two enormous energies crashed down upon them.

However, Yan Ming had successfully predicted this scene less than a second earlier.

He swiftly swung his body to dodge the purplish-black fist, then channeled all his energy into his twin swords.

A crisscrossing slash exploded from Swartz's right shoulder.

The aftershocks alone were enough to slice through the distant mountain peaks in an instant; there was no doubt that it was an absolute strike capable of easily annihilating any alien knight.

Despite such destructive power, Swartz remained completely unharmed.

"...What a pity."

Boom! Yan Ming immediately retreated, having already anticipated the opponent's next move.

The energy, enough to completely crush Zi-O's second-stage armor into dust in an instant, was unleashed instantly by Swartz's spinning kick.

Yan Ming retreated rapidly, while the pointer on his forehead spun uncontrollably at high speed.

He saw a brighter future ahead.

This includes where Swartz will launch his next attack, what will happen if Swartz gets hit by him, and what moves Swartz will use to counter him.

He saw everything clearly.

Just as Yan Ming grasped the "future" in his hands, the Aurora Curtain unfolded behind him. Swartz remained stationary, yet he also unfurled an Aurora Curtain within the range of his left hand.

With a tremendous impact, Swartz's powerful slap flew out from within the aurora curtain behind Yan Ming.

boom--!!!

The impact shattered the distant mountains.

The destructive force tore apart approximately 15 kilometers of land in one go, causing the mountain range to collapse. The internal structure of the mountains and rivers completely crumbled, and as far as the eye could see, mountains hundreds of meters high were all reduced to ashes.

But Swartz looked at the destroyed mountains and became dissatisfied.

The next moment, he once again manipulated the Aurora Curtain, launching an energy beam that surpassed the previous attack, and sending it flying head-on towards Yan Ming.

Naturally, Yan Ming quickly dodged the attack coming from the front.

Swartz then revealed a sinister smile.

The small aurora curtain swallowed the ball of light, then flew out behind Yan Ming, and just as Yan Ming dodged it a second time, it flew back into the new aurora curtain.

Suddenly, a strange sense of disorientation flashed through Yan Ming's body.

Was it an illusion? Or was it some stronger move? Swartz didn't let his guard down; he immediately used all the energy from that move to attack his opponent.

A new aurora curtain unfolded around Yan Ming from all directions, 360 degrees.

"What a pity, there's no way to escape now."

The large energy sphere, after being manipulated by Swartz, was divided into 360 smaller energy spheres.

However, the energy within each one far surpasses the energy of a volcanic eruption.

The impact of a volcanic eruption three hundred and sixty times greater will bombard Yan Ming's entire body from all directions.

The aurora curtain that completely enveloped its body shattered instantly upon being subjected to the violent impact.

The mainland is shaking.

Swartz couldn't help but grin. This alien world he had created wasn't very big; if it were subjected to an excessively strong impact, it would surely crumble and shatter.

But he didn't care.

In the case of an alternate world, we can create as many as we need, as long as we can instantly kill this guy.

To think that Zi-O II could possibly fight against him after he transforms into Another Decade? That's just wishful thinking!

Swartz was absolutely certain of this; he would win, there was no possibility of him losing.

…etc.

"What...what happened?!"

After absorbing such enormous energy, the 360-degree aurora curtain shattered instantly, and Swartz saw Yan Ming's condition within it.

He is not dead.

No… it should be said that he was completely unharmed! Or rather, that guy wasn't Shilun Yanming at all—just a… clone?!

The Zi-O II form, standing still, had a chaotic array of colorful mosaics appear on its body, which in turn caused the surrounding dimensions to become chaotic as well.

"What exactly is going on?"

"It's just a matter of timing."

Then, the time one second ago and the time now completely overlapped.

This is a spatiotemporal anomaly caused by the interweaving of "past" and "present".

The sound came from behind Swartz.