Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"So, you're planning to settle accounts with those people called the Council of Oversight, aren't you, my Demon King?"

"Just settle the score with that guy named Chao'an."

Perhaps there are other members of the General Council with ulterior motives, but for now, the only person Yan Ming is looking for is him.

Although he still didn't know what this person named Chao'an looked like or where he lived, however—

"A nuclear shelter in the Second School District, located here, and it looks like this..."

Woz simply flipped through the book and then casually turned to the page that contained information about the council.

At the very front is the information they are looking for about Chao'an, and his appearance is also recorded there.

As long as Wozniak and his books are available, any gap in information can be perfectly filled.

"Thank you, Woz."

"It's nothing. Helping you is what I should do, my Demon King."

Now that we know the exact location and the person's appearance, we can go and attack him directly.

"A nuclear shelter in the Second School District... I heard it's a doomsday-level shelter that can withstand the impact and high temperatures of a nuclear bomb?"

"What's the use of caring about this? We're not going to get into that room by ordinary means, are we?"

Yan Ming took out the Decade driving watch and pressed the button, and an aurora curtain appeared in front of the three of them.

They passed directly through the curtain in front of them.

The place that appears behind the curtain is the second school district of Academy City.

The place has a strong industrial feel, with soundproof walls everywhere, making it look like a construction site no matter how you look at it.

Upon arriving at the school district, the three were immediately greeted by a barrage of noises typical of construction sites.

"This place is really noisy..."

"I doubt many people would want to live here. I certainly wouldn't; it's so noisy every day that I can't sleep at all."

Yan Ming looked directly at the buildings in the distance. Among the countless complex and intertwined industrial buildings, only one building caught his attention.

It was a very large domed building.

The house is predominantly black and appears to be built in a semi-circle on the ground, with a domed structure... It seems impossible to find an entrance or exit even after looking around.

"Just as Woz wrote in his book, that place was the refuge on the Tide Shore."

"The book also says that the shelter seems to be equipped with a special device that can interfere with the superpowers of ability users. Are you sure it's okay to just go in?"

"of course."

As he spoke, Yan Ming pressed a button on the watch face.

"We're not superpowered, so of course it can't affect us at all."

The aurora curtain unfolded beneath the three of them, and after Yan Ming was able to confirm the range with his eyes, he directly determined the coordinates inside the building.

Before long, they entered the depths of the nuclear shelter.

"It's so quiet."

The entire shelter seemed deserted, with straight corridors and thick, futuristic walls.

Apart from the faint electronic lights, there was no one to be seen or heard here.

If the apocalypse were to come, and someone actually planned to live in such a place for the rest of their life, they would probably be driven insane by the bizarre environment within a month.

Yan Ming looked around. Although he had entered, he couldn't find Chao An's location at all.

"Woz, can you help me find out where that guy is?"

"While the book contains almost everything about this world, it can't be that detailed. But..."

Woz stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

Because it wasn't just him; the other two also felt it.

A slight vibration was felt.

Boom!! Then, huge shadows appeared directly in the corridor in front of them... there were several of them.

"It seems we don't need to look for them; they've already started welcoming guests across the street."

That's a drive armor manufactured by Academy City; it seems that Shiogishi is using it as a defensive backup device.

"Let me handle this, my Demon King. These worthless creatures are not worth your time."

"No, if we just kill them, we won't be able to find Chao'an. Even though we're in here, we at least need to find out where that guy is now."

Yan Ming walked directly in front of the two men and took out a watch face from his pocket.

Those powered armored figures walked directly up to them.

"Although we don't know how you managed to infiltrate, Mr. Chao'an's orders to us are to eliminate all intruders!"

The massive armor then raised its mechanical arm and smashed it directly down towards Yan Ming's head.

In just a moment, the tiny human body will be instantly reduced to a pulp.

—Suddenly.

The heavy mechanical arm that touched Yan Ming's head instantly turned into something as thin and superficial as a sheet.

"Varied--?!"

The pilots inside the drive armor all showed expressions of surprise, but reality changed even faster than they had imagined.

In an instant, all the drive armors had their time accelerated by tens of thousands of years, turning into nothingness without even ashes.

Yan Ming isolated the drivers inside, and they all fell to the ground. After stopping the other drivers' time, Yan Ming grabbed one of them by the collar with one hand.

Which way should we go to find the tide bank?

"You...you guys? Could you be ability users?! No...if you were ability users, you shouldn't be able to use your abilities here!"

"I've changed my mind. You'll lead the way. Don't try anything funny. You've already seen what I'm capable of."

He was serious.

Looking into those eyes that were staring straight at him, the man being captured felt a sudden panic. He had clearly seen so many powered armors vanish in an instant.

"I...I understand, I'll lead the way! Please don't kill me!"

"Move forward."

After throwing him to the ground, Yan Ming and the other two followed him directly into a room that resembled a conference room.

…but there was no one here.

"W-what's going on? Why isn't Mr. Chao'an here?!"

At the same time, the surrounding walls and entrances were immediately sealed off.

"Tsk."

Yan Ming clicked his tongue slightly; he had already guessed what would happen next.

Boom!! Immediately afterwards, the entire room was filled with endless explosions.

"They have been successfully dealt with, Lord Shiogishi."

At the other end of the room, a man clad in heavy drive armor sat on a sofa, while his loyal subordinate calmly reported the situation to him.

"There was a specific bomb planted in that room, and the entire room was completely sealed off. I suppose all those people should have disappeared along with the explosion just now."

"Well done, Sugitani. It seems that remodeling my usual reception room was indeed necessary..."

"It seems that it is indeed necessary for me to be vigilant at all times."

Varied…?

To Chao'an's surprise, the voice came from behind him.

He turned around with wide eyes, only to see an unbelievable scene.

With a clang, the armor on his body fell to the ground and instantly turned into parts that were originally used to make the drive armor.

Just now, the three people who should have been killed in the explosion were all standing behind him.

"This...this is impossible!"

"I'm too lazy to waste any more words."

By the time Chao'an realized what was happening, it was already over.

He was grabbed by the neck and lifted up, while his loyal subordinate Sugiya... before he could even see him clearly, had already fainted on the ground.

Driven armor, subordinates, and even shelters capable of withstanding the power of a nuclear bomb—they mean absolutely nothing to these guys.

"Why...why are you looking for me...?"

"Do you remember those innocent children you harmed? The terrorists are also holding you accountable."

"Just because...just because of something like that?"

Although Yan Ming was very unhappy with Chao An's words, he vaguely sensed that something seemed amiss.

"If they're going to kill me just for that reason, then I'm actually... relieved."

"...Explain yourself clearly?"

“That’s not something that should be exposed to you, nor is it information that the public should know.”

It was the intelligence that Kakine Teito and his group had found... Yan Ming instantly realized what Chao An was talking about.

He threw the other man to the ground again, then stomped on Chao'an's chest, causing him to scream in agony.

What exactly does the word "Dragon" mean? What is a "Dragon"?

"...You guys actually know this word? Unfortunately, I happen to know it too. If I could, I'd rather never have known it in my life..."

Yan Ming used his foot to penetrate deep between the other man's abdomen and chest, causing Chao An not only to be unable to breathe, but also to experience unparalleled pain.

"Say it."

"This term means... a top-secret creature in Academy City to date... it—"

"Human mouths are really not very tight."

In an instant, Chao An's expression froze.

He looked as if he had seen something incredibly terrifying, and before he could even speak, in an instant—

It had already turned to ashes and disappeared from the spot.

Wozniak and Gates immediately prepared for battle, while Yan Ming turned his head to look behind him.

Before anyone knew it, a golden stream of light had spread throughout the room.

Golden light converged into a humanoid shadow... It looked remarkably like a human, yet it was definitely not of the human race.

"I once thought you would come looking for me, but it seems I ended up coming for myself... sorry, I should say I came looking for you."

"My Demon King, be careful... this thing exudes a dangerous aura!"

Yan Ming stared directly at the being that seemed to have descended from another world, and this thing gave him a strange feeling.

It's as if... the being before me is like an angel from legend.

"Please allow me to introduce myself."

"A holy being of platinum gold, a holy guardian angel," it spoke directly.

"If you wish to address me by my name, you may call me 'Aivas'."

"Then it appeared here and came to you... This was all from my own consciousness."

Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 214 The Strongest Combined Technique!

A platinum-gold... angel?

As he gazed at the presence before him, Yan Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of vigilance, a feeling similar to that he had when facing the Right Flame.

"You don't seem surprised at all."

The person who claimed to be Aiwas discovered that although the human in front of him was highly wary of him, he showed no fear, panic, or shock whatsoever.

"In the past, most humans who have seen me should have been surprised by my existence... So what's wrong with you?"