Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"The data is... incalculable! Although we can't capture the corresponding images, we estimate that there are probably more than five entities with energies far exceeding the limits of our computer's computing power approaching this plane!"

"How does it compare to that monster from before?"

"An energy level far exceeding that of that girl... Wait, wait a minute?! How come there's another terrifying piece of information with incalculable data?!"

The staff in front of me were rapidly manipulating the computers, and various data flashed by. Then, the camera at the front of the space station captured an image of particles not far away.

It was a human figure, almost identical to the figure of the girl from before, floating in the universe.

However, the other party was clearly male.

He floated in space, wearing a tattered cloak and a black and gold helmet like a bat, with bloodshot eyes. He looked... clearly not human.

That thing also flew towards Earth.

"...Data analysis complete. The result is incalculable. The corresponding energy reactions all seem to be converging towards Earth in front of us..."

"Is there anything else that could shock us enough?"

"…have."

The staff members stared at the screen almost numbly.

The space station's projection zoomed in and out, exceeding the level of human technology, and captured a shadow on Earth.

The other person appeared to be a human with white hair and red eyes, and it was impossible to determine their specific gender. That person seemed to be drinking canned coffee in some city on Earth.

"According to the space station's computer calculations, the data for this individual far exceeds—ooh!!"

Boom! Then the computer exploded.

Even when calculating the other so-called sudden individuals, the space station computers of their time controllers were still functioning normally, but the result—

When it tried to calculate the white-haired, red-eyed human, the computer crashed in less than an instant.

"A critical electronic circuit has caught fire! Immediately dispatch firefighters for emergency response!"

"The computer used for calculating data is completely obsolete!"

"Lord Zhuang Wu! Lord Zhuang Wu?!"

Tokiwa Sougo stood there for a long time before he came to his senses.

He blinked, and then finally saw clearly the computer in front of him, which had turned into a charred black charcoal.

“…Let’s go back.”

"Eh?"

“I said let’s go back. I think we came at the wrong time. It doesn’t seem like a problem to leave the grudges between us and Zi-O for another time.”

"Wait—wait, Lord Sougo? You mean...?!"

"Get the space station back to our world right now! The faster the better!!"

And so, the schemes and plots of the Timekeepers came to fruition.

It was over before anything even happened.

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The battle is over.

Although it's unclear how he did it, in any case, the mastermind behind World War III, the Right Flame, has been completely defeated by a boy named Kamijou Touma.

He had lost consciousness as he lay on the ground, but... now was not the time to worry about him.

Yan Ming, Gates, and Woz arrived together at the deepest part of Bethlehem Star.

The half-body that fell from the sky smashed through a large number of rocks. It was buried in the rubble, and its final, feeble state was witnessed by the three people.

"You failed."

Staring at the demon Andumari, Yan Ming spoke to it in a cold voice.

"…so?"

"Tell me, why did you ally with the Time Jackers? Why did you come to this world to target us?"

"Looks like I, the loser, should act like a loser..."

Andumari couldn't help but chuckle, while Gates and Woz placed their hands and weapons in front of each other's necks.

"You really don't know anything? Okay... then I'll tell you."

Then, Andumari spoke with his last breath.

"...Our most important mission as demons has always been simply to break free from the constraints imposed upon us by humans."

"…ah?"

"What do you mean? What do you mean by the constraints that humans place on you?"

Yan Ming grabbed Andumali by the neck and stared at it coldly.

"Don't try to confuse me. I can stop your time, make you wish you were dead, and tell me everything you know."

"Cough cough... It's no use. If I were to tell you at a time like this, you would have no chance of saving my life... Also, everything I'm saying is the truth."

Andumari's voice grew weaker and weaker.

"Demons have always lived in fear of being dominated by humans, but don't misunderstand me, the humans I'm referring to aren't you people, nor are they anyone in the world right now..."

"Then who exactly is it? Who is it that can instill such fear in demons like you?"

"We've always wanted to break free from... the domination of that human, to stop acting as demons, to transcend this restrictive environment. The reason we came to you is simply because people like you, who can use special powers and travel between worlds, are the calibrators we use to measure our own power..."

"...Simply put, you demons want to test your strength by fighting us?"

According to Andumari, it seems that the demons... are all controlled by a human, and are therefore terrified.

In order to break free from this domination, the demons had to transcend the concept of being "demons".

In order to test whether they could reach that level of power, the demons chose people like Yan Ming, who were able to travel to other worlds and possessed great power, as their experimental subjects to test their own strength.

"For something like this, you're willing to wreak havoc on every world you've ever been to?"

Would he really harm the misfortune of others for his own twisted purpose? Then no matter what the other party's reasons are, Yan Ming's response will only be the same.

"One last question."

Having completely decided to make the other party experience a state worse than death, Yan Minghan said sternly.

"The human you speak of, the human who rules over all you demons... who is he? Where is he?"

"...No, you won't find him, he's dead."

Andumari smiled and continued.

"As for his name... the one I know is—"

Blood rained down from the sky.

Gates stared in surprise at the scene before him, while Yan Ming took a slight breath and looked ahead.

Woz looked at the already exploded Andumari with mixed feelings.

There were no wreckage, only pure blood rain falling from the sky without warning. Although they did not see the explosion of Andumali, they assumed in their hearts that it had "exploded".

Just as Andumari uttered the name of the one who had controlled all their demons.

"What a disobedient child, courting death. Once you say that person's name, you'll die... Don't you even understand such a simple rule?"

A sweet voice came from behind.

Yan Ming and the other two turned around and looked behind them, and each of them saw a petite figure.

She has pink hair, wears cute clothes typical of online streamer girls, and is only about thirteen or fourteen years old.

The delicate young girl smiled and squinted at them.

"who are you?"

"Didn't Andumari-chan say she wanted to destroy this world?"

The girl who suddenly appeared blinked.

"That's actually talking about me~ Of course, it can't destroy an entire world right now, but if it were someone else in charge, destroying a mere world would be no problem at all~"

"So, you're a demon too..."

“That’s right, the 62nd of the 72 Demons is Valak, the commander of the 38 Legions.”

After revealing her identity, the demon Valak... a cute girl in her early teens, as adorable as a child, said in a delicate voice.

"Alright... After all, it was Andumari-chan who went to great lengths to invite us, so how about you three big brothers let her have some fun?"

That sweet smile concealed an extreme, cold-blooded killing intent.

"If you refuse, I'll turn you and the entire universe into ashes."

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"So this is the new guest?"

"I see, they are indeed a group of people I've never seen before."

"Playing with them seems quite fun. I want to play with that time-manipulating guy! I want to take away all his abilities and crush that belt. I wonder if he can still fight?"

"Your Majesty, please don't be so impulsive."

"We demon gods are very cultured...hehe, we should at least wait until we've dissected and analyzed which world these otherworldly beings came from before we take any action."

A being of immense power, far exceeding the limits of what the world can withstand: the Demon God.

They are magicians who have pushed the power of magic to its limits and reached the ultimate realm of the gods.

Now, they intend to treat Yan Ming and the others as mere playthings and crush them.

before that.

Suddenly, someone appeared in front of them and clapped his hands.

"Huh...?"

"I have a piece of advice for you."

Accelerator was standing there.

"Get out of here now, and I'll pretend I never saw you come."

"This person is... I think he's the number one Level 5 esper in Academy City?"

"What's that? Isn't that just pure trash?"

"Oh dear, so this guy isn't from another world? Then what is he doing here bothering us?!"

"Get out of the way, you're blocking my way, or I'll kill you."

Standing before these demons, Accelerator shook his head, looking at them with a tragic expression.

Bang——! !

He took a small step forward, and the shockwaves that followed instantly stunned all the demons.

Because light is only a tiny fraction of the power released by the aftershocks.

Even just a sliver of that corner was enough to instantly kill them all—more than the sands of the Ganges.

"I'll say it again, I told you to get lost. Can't you understand human language? Then I can tear you bunch of weaklings to shreds right now, you piece of trash worse than garbage, you damned bastards—!!"

For the first time in history, these fearless demons experienced—

There is no way to overcome the fear of facing the "strongest".

Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 227 The Demon's Nightmare Descends...?

boom--

The enormous Star of Bethlehem began to slowly descend to the ground.

Saying it's a landing is not quite right; it should actually be described as a fall.

The mastermind behind it all, Right Fire, has been defeated, and the entire Star of Bethlehem has lost its original power source and is now rapidly falling to the ground.

Such a massive floating fortress, if it were to fall, would likely only cause Earth to instantly revert to a primitive state.

But Yan Ming and his two companions had no time to care about this matter.