Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

That should be impossible—because the rampaging Asura Rhinoceros Beetle possesses an absolute destructive urge that is impossible to suppress, and it is simply impossible for it to stop destroying on its own.

But let's look at the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle now.

Its fist... was not simply trembling, but more like the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle's own body was resisting, forcibly preventing itself from throwing another punch.

Because it dares not.

If he keeps throwing punches, he will definitely die.

My body, my soul, everything about me is screaming for help; I can't keep attacking anymore.

Even the distorted expression on its face caused by its rampage turned into one of extreme terror.

"Huh...?!"

Panting heavily, his body trembled violently. A rampaging urge told him to keep fighting and destroying, but his biological survival instinct desperately told him something else—

No matter what, absolutely, absolutely, you must not make a move.

"You... what... what are you? What are you?! What are you?!"

The dust from the attack slowly dissipated.

Finally, the figure hidden behind it was fully exposed.

gold.

Yan Ming, whose body was shimmering with golden light, had somehow been covered in armor that resembled relief sculptures.

Just standing there, one could sense a sense of solemnity that transcends the world, emanating entirely from him.

"... "

That was an expression that defied description.

Genos stood there, his face showing a shock he had never seen before in his life; he was now completely embodying the word "unbelievable."

the reason is simple.

Because the Asura rhinoceros beetle standing in the distance lost control of its bladder.

Its crotch became wet, and its huge body could not even stand up. It seemed to want to say something, but it could not utter a single word because even its mouth was trembling violently, and it could not precisely control its jaw muscles.

Of all those present, only Wozniak seemed to take this phenomenon for granted.

"I am coming."

And so—that's what Shilun Yanming said.

"Since you've already given it your all and think I should go all out... then I'll just use a little bit of my full strength."

Full power, which is Yan Ming's strongest form at present, has finally descended upon this world for the first time.

Then, he started to move.

Without the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle being able to detect it at all, it instantly appeared in front of it.

"Goo ...

The dark purple rhinoceros beetle roared with a sound powerful enough to pierce the earth, both frightened and excited. Its incredibly solid fist clenched again, and as if startled, it instinctively launched itself toward its opponent.

Thump—!

That must have been the most powerful punch it ever delivered.

However, after the punch landed, not only was there no impact, but not even the slightest dust was stirred up.

Golden Zi-O simply stood still, taking the punch head-on with his profile.

"Well then, it's my turn."

Then.

He gently raised his hand, letting his arm, wrapped in golden light, rest calmly against the other's chest.

A faint flame quietly ignited from within.

boom.

—Boom boom boom boom!

Then, a figure was blasted away, passing right through the wall and flying out, his body scorching hot.

A dazzling light, as bright as the sun, instantly spread from Yan Ming's entire body to everything around him.

It was flame, but it wasn't ordinary fire.

Instead, it decomposes the basic particles, transforming the surrounding atoms and molecules into plasma, and then, after solidifying them at an extremely high concentration, it explodes outward from the center of Yan Ming's hand.

The extreme heat and energy, amplified by Yan Ming's power, reached a level of power surpassing the original, and then transformed into a pillar of light capable of annihilating all evil.

It will not bring about ultimate darkness, but rather light that illuminates the whole world.

From the city in the distance, in the area located in the House of Evolution... a pillar of fire shot straight into the sky.

The pillar of fire completely consumed the entire House of Evolution and shot straight toward the distant horizon with exaggerated force, eventually—completely beyond the atmosphere.

These phenomena lasted for a full ten seconds before finally dissipating completely into the air.

Inside the scorching space, the surrounding trees and the entire research institute were reduced to ashes.

Only Yan Ming and Woz remained unharmed, standing in front of the ruins.

"It seems I've gone a bit too far, my Demon King."

"No, I have precisely controlled the power. That attack just now will not cause much damage to the surrounding area except for the entire research institute."

Indeed, when Yan Ming precisely controlled his power, the enormous pillar of fire shot straight into the sky, thus preventing any phenomena such as forest fires or damage to cities.

despite this…

The entire House of Evolution had been completely burned down, and even the reinforced floor beneath our feet had turned into a sandy wasteland.

As for the figures of Asura Rhinoceros Beetle and Genus, they had completely disappeared from their sight.

Yan Ming couldn't help but look up at the sky; it was already close to dusk.

"Let's go, Woz."

"Is there nothing left to do?"

"We've done most of what we needed to do today. If we continue, it would be too much of a show of humility."

"You mean... Well then, let's call it a day."

As Yan Ming pulled open an aurora curtain, the two figures vanished from their spot.

All that remains is an exaggerated urban legend that has been frequently heard in nearby cities recently: a sudden burst of fire from the mountains piercing through the clouds...

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"Drink... Haa!!"

survived.

It is a clone created by the House of Evolution, a clone of the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle... In fact, when the original dies, its consciousness will also come into the interior of this clone.

Fortunately, it was placed in the deepest underground location, so it escaped disaster.

Now, the Asura rhinoceros beetle, which flew directly up from underground, stared intently at the ruins of the House of Evolution in the distance…

"I can't believe I actually... survived..."

However, this was the last body he had left.

Genus himself, along with all his clones, had been burned to ashes, leaving only this single clone behind.

Originally, this was an emergency clone created by Genus to fight the Asura rhinoceros beetle's true form, but now it seems it actually saved its life...

"That monster, that monster... Oh my god! How could this be?! There really is such a monster in this world—!!"

Unbelievable, endless fear still rages within its heart.

Just as the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle even felt cold sweat trickling down its forehead.

—Plop.

The footsteps sounded directly from behind.

"You have no chance of surviving."

"What…?"

For a moment, it even instinctively thought that the man from before was behind it, and its expression turned terrified again.

But it's not.

Asura Rhinoceros Beetle turned around and looked behind him. Standing there... were two men.

Two people dressed in trench coats and scarves, who looked like people I'd never seen before.

But they stared at him and said that.

"I see. So that's how the Demon King's strength is now. I did witness it."

"In contrast, let's also test our current strength."

"Where did you guys come from—?"

Then, before the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle could finish speaking...

One of them had already held something in his hand and gently pressed its button.

"Zonjis!"

The change occurred the instant he pressed the button.

A black, watchband-like substance completely enveloped his body, turning his form a greenish hue, like that of some kind of insect.

"Goo ...

Having barely survived, the Asura rhinoceros beetle's violent emotions reignited, and in an instant, it transformed into its previous demonic form, angrily attacking the two people in front of it.

But that doesn't make sense.

Because the green figure's entire arm instantly became thicker and stronger.

The enormous arm suddenly wrapped itself in a dazzling green light, easily grasping the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle completely in its palm.

"—Haaaaaaah!!"

A series of strange, crackling noises, like steel twisting, emanated continuously from that palm.

Finally, after a violent commotion, everything returned to calm.

When the green figure released its grip, the residue, containing dark green blood and fragments of purple flesh, scattered all over the ground.

Is that all?

"It seems that it's because it's just been resurrected and it's not quite used to its body yet... Oh well, it won't be much stronger."

The green monster writhed and slowly opened its mouth, which was covered with sharp teeth.

Together with another youth, it gazed at the burning House of Evolution in the distance.

"Just you wait, Zi-O. From this moment on, things won't be as easy as they used to be..."

Volume 10, One-Punch Man: Chapter 460 Bald Man with a Cloak

It was already past dusk.

"That's about it for today, my Demon King."

"Nothing major happened, right?"

Although monsters of the Dragon-level threat level are a nightmare like natural disasters for this world, they are nothing in the eyes of Yan Ming and his group.

It's not because Dragon-level monsters are too weak, but because—he's too strong.

Once you obtain the strongest power, things that were once considered difficult problems become easy to solve.

In a sense, perhaps... Yan Ming has now truly embarked on the path of the Demon King.

However, he himself didn't seem to care much about it.

"Speaking of which, Gates spent the whole day out and about; he must have had a very tiring day in every sense of the word."

"However, I don't think we can gather any useful information just by running around like this. Rather, there's probably no particularly important information in this world that we need to collect... Your book should be enough, right?"