Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"What are you?"

"…ha?"

"You're obviously not human. Why did you attack this city? What is the composition of this world? Explain everything you can to me."

"So you think...you know these things?"

It couldn't help but laugh in its anger.

"I am a vaccine person."

"This monster was born because of human beings' continuous pollution of the environment... Because you bastard humans keep polluting this planet, causing unimaginable pollution everywhere!"

“I said, this doesn’t seem like someone who can reason with others.”

"I was born into this world to wipe out you humans and this harmful civilization! I was born in accordance with the will of the Earth! And you say you'll try to explain it to me? What kind of explanation is that! Do you even understand what kind of being I am standing before you? Just because of that reason, you want to oppose me, the will of the Earth?!"

*Snap snap snap*—The vaccine man's body instantly swelled up.

It suddenly expanded and evolved to... no, it's even as tall as a typical residential building now.

The grotesque figure unleashed its fury, unleashing a terrifying power even stronger than before. It had completely enhanced its power to a different level altogether.

Totally furious.

"I think so too."

Yan Ming nodded slightly, as if sensing that this approach wouldn't work.

"Forget it, you can't communicate with me at all."

"Forget it? You say forget it?! You guys don't understand why I'm standing here to punish you humans! None of you can leave here alive—you all must die!!"

The enraged, berserk Vaccine Man unleashed his full power, slamming his fist into the ground with the force of a blow that seemed capable of blasting away a city.

The next moment.

Something slowly began to glow from the other person's hand.

It was a red light... which then turned into a golden-black light.

"Kuuga!"

—Thump! !

The person who received the vaccine had their fist blocked.

But the person blocking its way was not Yan Ming; he was still standing in the same place, wearing his usual clothes.

There was another figure in gold and black...

The guy, whose body was crackling with golden lightning and whose eyes were deep red, blocked my full-force attack with just a seemingly insignificant punch.

"Varied…?"

Sublimation to the ultimate emptiness.

Kuuga, summoned directly from the Zi-O Ridewatch, slightly tightened his right fist, which was blocking Vaccine Man, and then—

Bang.

The vaccine recipient was blasted apart on the spot by that punch.

It's no exaggeration to say that it was extremely decisive and efficient.

Not even a trace remained; all the flesh and blood scattered throughout the sky were completely decomposed at the atomic and molecular level.

After doing all this, the golden-black space simply disappeared.

The three of them stood there together, and the surroundings instantly fell into a peaceful atmosphere.

"What's next? What should we do?"

"There's not much to say. There will be plenty of opportunities to gather intelligence."

all in all.

Yan Ming calmly stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers on the spot.

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"How's it going? How's the vaccine recipient in City A, who was classified as a Dragon-level expert, doing?"

"No way! There aren't any S-class heroes around there. If it's a Dragon-class hero, then even an A-class hero won't be able to help!"

"Tsk... Where's Sweet Mask? Didn't he say he was going to City A to shoot a photobook today?"

"Well, due to some unexpected changes in other places, it seems Sweet Mask went to City C for an interview..."

The person in charge immediately broke out in a cold sweat – what should be done?

"A Dragon-level monster... that's beyond the capabilities of ordinary heroes; only an S-class hero can handle it."

"How about Tornado? If she were in charge, she could easily handle even a Dragon-level monster, right?"

"Well... if she were to appear, it could indeed resolve the situation, but I think the ensuing commotion would probably be no less than that of a Dragon-level disaster..."

"So what should we do? If this continues, won't City A be—"

Then, just when this group of people were so anxious about it that their heads were about to fall off.

Suddenly, the big screen displayed "Crisis over".

"...Huh?"

Meanwhile, everyone turned their cameras towards City A and discovered something even more outrageous.

"The damaged areas... have all been restored?!"

There was no sign of damage to the city.

People remained where they were, but most of them looked quite surprised.

There was no smoke from explosions, no ruins, no...casualties.

Everyone in the Hero Association looked on incredulously.

"What...what's going on?!"

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"--ah."

A bald man wearing a yellow bodysuit and cape stood in City A, blinking blankly.

"Didn't they say there were weirdos? This place looks pretty peaceful."

Volume 10, One-Punch Man: Chapter 452: Just wait for others to come to us?

in the dark.

The man remained silent, staring at the empty screen filled only with blurry static.

“I’m telling you.”

The one speaking was a pink-haired girl lying on the sofa next to me playing a game console.

The girl's name was Valak, the sixty-second among the seventy-two demons.

"Didn't you say you found something interesting? Why don't you go take a look?"

"In that other world, that reaction has disappeared."

"Hmm... I see. I heard you say there was some human who called himself the Demon King there. Could it be that he was defeated by that thing you mentioned?"

"Wrong."

"The Demon King Belial, one of the seventy-two demons," he continued.

"It's the other way around."

"...?"

"Shilun Yanming used his power to completely eliminate that reaction."

Thud—Valak's game console fell directly to the ground.

Moreover, she no longer has the mind to focus on the game.

"Wait, wait... You're kidding, right? What's that... Didn't you just tell me that the reaction was extremely exaggerated?!"

“I investigated and found that the entity that emitted the reaction signal was a Time Jacker like Swartz and the others, named Teed. However, he possessed a forbidden power that should never belong to him… no, it should never even belong to this world. And now, that power and Teed’s reaction have both disappeared.”

The two reactions collided, and in the end, only the human named Shilun Yanming survived.

What does this mean? Varak knew it all too well.

"...So, you mean to say—"

"Ah, that's how it is."

In a calm tone, Belial continued.

"The human who calls himself the Demon King, Shilun Yanming... his strength has reached a point where he can threaten us."

"Moreover, it is very threatening."

Are you kidding me? Not long ago, it was only at that level, so why... has it evolved to this level so quickly?

The casual smile that used to grace Varak's handsome face was completely gone.

"The good news is that since the enemy's strength has increased, it means that the guy named Frudy will no longer stop us too much, and we can use stronger means to deal with him."

"What kind of nonsense is this... How could there be a human who gets stronger so quickly...!"

From initially looking down on and ignoring Shi Lun Yan Ming and his group, to now being in a situation that completely exceeded his expectations, this is the entire change in Valak's mood.

However, in Belial's eyes, this was exactly what he expected.

"I told you long ago that his potential was terrifying, but you just didn't take it seriously."

"...Stop making sarcastic remarks. So, what should we do now?"

Valak's face immediately turned anxious.

"Your experimental plan isn't finished yet, is it? What if that guy interferes now? Even worse, what if that guy named Frudy... gets involved too..."

"—Please don't worry about that."

Click.

The old door opened, and then—three people walked into the room.

"Eh?"

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Valak was taken aback... It wasn't the person he thought could get in here at all.

"It's you...the three of you? What are you doing here?"

The people who entered the room were the Time Jackers trio: Ur, Aura, and Swartz.

Why were these three allowed in here? They're not just low-level thugs you can use and discard; what's the point of letting them in now...?

"I called them here."

Belial's words stunned Valack.

"You may still look down on them, but I have something to tell you."

"To deal with 'Kamen Riders'... it would be more appropriate to find someone who understands them better."

Swartz's face immediately broke into a smile at those words.

"So, Time Jackers, you've already told me your plan, and it is indeed a very good scheme... but how exactly do you intend to execute it?"

"Regarding this—we need to complete the highest priority prerequisite first, which is the completion of the fusion item."

"Fusing... items?"

Ur and Aura beside him both showed surprised expressions.

"It's nothing, just a small problem."

Swartz simply waved his hand in response.

Using his ability to manipulate time, images, like photographs, appeared directly in front of everyone.

"first--"