Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"And... the promise with Homura."

"I've remembered all of these things, and that's why..."

hum…

"It is because of the promise I made to these people that I pay more attention to myself. Now I'm telling you... I will never die in any other world."

"There are so many people waiting for me to come back."

Om-! !

At that very moment, something unexpected happened.

That was... a kind of violent shaking that arose from Woz's Oma Zi-O Calendar KT.

"This, this is—?!"

Woz couldn't even hold the book in his hand, and it flew into the air on its own.

The book kept turning its pages, and finally... it slowly faded into obscurity.

When it fell into Woz's hands, the top page of the book contained a very special page.

—It is something that does not exist in the history called "Heisei".

"Kamen Rider...Saber?!"

With this brand-new Oma Zi-O Advent Calendar KT, Woz knows the history of all the Riders, including those from the post-Heisei era.

"What is this knight? I've never seen him before?"

"...He was the second Kamen Rider to exist in the Reiwa era, a successor to Zero-One, and then—"

As he said this, Woz looked at Yan Ming with a complicated expression.

"Its main user, Touma Kamiyama, is the person who values ​​the promise the most."

At this point, even without further explanation, Yan Ming already understood what was going on.

But he didn't say much.

"let's go."

Then, the Time Demon God descended.

Whatever happens later, leave it for later to deal with.

Now, Yan Ming and his team need to complete the most important task first.

"World Transfer System, Head to a New World."

The colossal Time Demon flew towards the vast world.

Volume 7, No Game No Life ZERO: Chapter 287 The Endless Black and Gray World

Human beings have almost always been the most insignificant beings in all kinds of worlds.

Compared to most other creatures, they lack strong limbs; compared to certain creatures, they lack sufficient intelligence; and even their ability to withstand harsh environments is quite weak.

However, this is not a big problem.

Even in the harshest environments, most humans can still find ways to survive, because the natural environment always provides life with ways to survive.

—But in this world.

Human beings are truly less than even the most lowly insects.

boom--!!

This is a world without reason or cause and effect.

Those who survived wandered together in this dark world.

This is no joke; the darkness in this world is physical darkness... The entire sky is covered by a gray, somber atmosphere.

There are no seasons here, because with the endless gray dust that will always fall to the ground, humans will never be able to see anything called the sun again.

The days are relatively bright gray skies, while the nights are chaotic and dark gray skies. In short, there is no time here where humans can normally enjoy the natural environment.

They ran with all their might across what seemed like an endless desert.

This is... an escape.

"Rick!!"

Those were people dressed in black robes.

However, they were not just wearing black robes; underneath the robes, there were also masks or respirators covering their faces.

Her arms were protected by something like wrist guards, and gloves were tightly fitted to her palms. Almost every part of her body that could be exposed was covered up.

Those ashes-like things, once they touch them, will only continue to corrode their bodies.

In the worst-case scenario, it can even cause the affected area to lose its physiological function, resulting in permanent disability.

That's why they kept running while wearing those clothes.

Behind this group of about five or six people, something enormous was constantly emerging from the sandstorm.

Judging from the degree of sand and dust movement alone... whatever is hidden in there must be at least six meters high.

"Don't panic."

Standing at the very front, known as Rick, was a young man.

A young man who looks quite young, but...

The light in his eyes seemed to have dimmed considerably.

"If we panic, we won't be able to escape. No... to be honest, we couldn't escape in the first place. That thing is a demonic species. I don't need to elaborate on how terrifying it is, do I?"

"…I see."

Apart from Rick, the other four or so people were all somewhat prepared and understood.

In this vast desert, there are some places where they can hide.

But what use is that to monsters that are called demons and are over six meters long?

Its enormous body, about six meters tall, possesses unparalleled strength, capable of shattering rocks with a single blow... That is far beyond what humans can compare to, no, or rather, even if humans exhaust all their strength or weapons, they still cannot match the strength of a single fingertip of its power.

These so-called demonic species are merely the weaker monsters in this world.

The mere existence of something that other races consider trash could easily wipe out all of humanity.

Ultimately, if they do something that will attract the attention of the other side and cause the higher-ups of the demon race to become aware of their actions, it could even lead to the annihilation of the entire human race.

So... it's impossible for everyone to survive.

"Go over there."

As Rick ran, he spotted the nearest rock cave to them.

"Going over there will allow us to...escape the pursuit of the demons?!"

"Impossible, but we can at least conceal all of us, and then we'll have a chance to lure the guy away with the bait."

bait...

Upon hearing this, the four people behind him all understood what Rick meant.

Without sacrifice, all of them here would have been wiped out.

“…Rick.”

On the other side, there was a very small figure next to Rick.

She slowly pulled Rick's arm, looking at him with an expression that seemed somewhat unsure of what was going on.

"If Shubi were to take action, a demon of that level would be destroyed by Shubi in less than three and a half seconds."

"No, Hugh."

Upon hearing what Huggies said, Rick immediately covered her mouth.

And he whispered to her.

"Have you forgotten what your persona is here...? Are you trying to expose us?"

Upon hearing Rick's words, Hughie fell silent and was unable to say anything more.

Before long, the group managed to escape to a relatively large rocky area behind them by taking advantage of some shadowy areas.

Even so, this place certainly cannot withstand the attack of the demon race.

Before that... they need to decide who will be the bait as soon as possible.

"I'll do it."

Among the six people, a middle-aged man in his forties stepped forward.

“I’m old enough, I’ve lived long enough… Even so, I still have a wife and kids at home. Rick, you’ll have to keep an eye on them for me when that time comes.”

"Hey... Leeteuk? Are you... are you serious? If you die like this, what will happen to your family? How are you going to explain this to them?!"

"Then tell me, is there a better way?"

Under the other party's questioning, the young man in front of him froze on the spot.

The rest of the people were the same.

The middle-aged man, referred to as Leeteuk, simply smiled indifferently.

“There’s nothing we can do about it, so don’t blame Rick… You’re all young, and there will definitely be various things that will require your help in the future. Huggie is an important person responsible for deciphering the Independent Script, and she’s still young. We can’t let her sacrifice herself under any circumstances.”

"From this perspective, isn't the most suitable candidate to serve as bait an old guy like me?"

Despite the fact that he was about to be mercilessly killed, Ritsu still smiled nonchalantly.

Because such things have happened countless times in their human tribes.

Rick closed his eyes, and in that instant… his thoughts seemed to linger for almost several seconds.

Suddenly.

A loud, booming sound came directly from outside the rock cave.

"That voice... could it be?!"

Everyone froze in place, except for Rick, who immediately realized that this was a very bad thing.

"A fleet of goblins?"

In that instant, Rick's eyes narrowed.

Ruined.

The goblin fleet couldn't have flown over such a remote place for no reason, and this just happened to be the area where the forest elves they had found were located.

This would likely only lead to war.

And in that case... they would have absolutely no chance of escaping.

A mere demon could be easily lured away, but if a direct conflict were to break out between the goblin warships and the forest elves—

At least, the area within a radius of tens of kilometers will be affected by their battle.

“Leete… I now command you to die here.”

But regardless, Rick still had to issue the order.

If they can't even escape the demons right in front of them, then there's no way they can survive under the warships of the forest elves.

They can't die yet, especially Rick... he's the one who absolutely cannot die.

"Swearing an oath to his legacy."

Leeteuk had already made preparations.

So, without hesitation, Ritsu ran out of the rock cave and volunteered to become prey for the demons.

"Damn it...damn it, damn it!!"

The remaining youths could only roar in despair, but they had to keep their venting quiet, otherwise they would attract the attention of the demons.

Rick didn't hesitate to pull them away and rush off into the distance, even though... the goblin's spaceship was already flying in mid-air.

The moment Rick saw those spaceships, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.