He kept killing Jyamato while charging the weapon in his hand. Before long, the charge was complete... and he smoothly removed the other Buckle from the weapon.
Without the slightest hesitation, he inserted the Buckle into the other side of the launcher.
Take Off Complete JET ＆ CANNON!Ready Fight
"Raise Strength! Command Twin Buckle!"
With the announcement, empowered by the Command Twin Buckle, Geats directly entered his enhanced form: Command Form—Cannon Mode.
Geats, whose changes had previously been limited to his head, was now fully armed.
His chest, shoulders, and arms were covered in Cannon Armor, while a pair of cannons with firing capabilities and tremendous firepower appeared on his back and shoulders.
His legs were covered in Jet Armor, and a pair of Mechanical Wings capable of high jumps appeared at his lower back.
Command Twin Victory!
"This power..."
"Though it isn't a perfect match for me, it's really strong."
Having entered his complete state, Ace Ukiyo felt the power brought by the Twin Buckle and felt a trace of delight. He naturally knew that Booster and Magnum were the Buckles best suited to Geats.
But against that Stellaron Hunter, their previous battle had proven they were still far from enough.
Unless he could go even further and improve upon the Booster Buckle and Magnum Buckle—but how could that be possible?
He had never seen such a Buckle before!
Booster was already one of the top-tier Buckles available.
Still, with this Buckle, he had enough power to deal with him. Although this was his first time using this unfamiliar Buckle, he was a fox who had lived for two thousand years and participated in the DGP Grand Prix in most of his lives.
He had more or less completely mastered this power already.
Or rather, he could wield any Buckle proficiently.
That was Geats.
"Then..."
Ace Ukiyo looked at the Mecha Warrior ahead, who had nearly finished clearing out the Zombie Jyamato, his eyes filled with absolute confidence in himself.
He raised the sword in his hand, and a crisp snap rang out.
"Next is my shining moment!"
The next winner would be him.
As long as he believed in himself and held onto that wish, the world would reward him accordingly.
There were not many Zombie Jyamato left. With his Points behind, the only way to win was to defeat this person disrupting the game.
With the Jet Device beneath Ace Ukiyo's feet, his figure swiftly appeared before Sam.
"Now let me be your opponent, Stellaron Hunter Sam."
As soon as the words fell, the cannons on Ace Ukiyo's shoulders fired rows upon rows of tracking energy rounds at Sam.
At the same time, Ace Ukiyo... Geats himself charged at Sam with his sword.
His Rising Sword slashed toward Sam alongside the bombardment, unleashing a massive wave of sword energy.
Sam had just raised a hand to block the energy cannon attack when she was struck by the Rising Sword's energy in the next instant. Her entire body was swallowed by the explosion.
Seeing this, Gene, Geats's Top Supporter among the Future People watching the battle, brightened with delight. As expected of the Geats he supported—he had not disappointed him.
The others, and even the Game Master, wore tense and solemn expressions at the sight.
But before they could think any further, Sam charged out of the barrage completely unscathed. In the blink of an eye, she appeared before Ace Ukiyo, her mechanical iron fist ruthlessly smashing toward him.
Having noticed this, Ace Ukiyo, who deeply understood how powerful Sam was, dodged immediately.
The Mechanical Wings on his lower back unfolded for high jumps, followed by the Jet Device activating as he narrowly evaded the blow.
Yet he was still struck by the powerful blast of air and nearly lost his balance.
"Not enough. Is that all?"
Sam did not pursue him, merely watching Geats before her.
His current power was decent, but he still could not harm Sam in the slightest. That attack just now had not even registered.
To Sam, Geats right now was a moth flying into a flame, seeking his own destruction.
But Sam believed that even a moth possessed the power to turn the tide, just like herself—Firefly charging into the flames, born anew through death.
What was more, Ace Ukiyo truly possessed that trump card. He was the child of the Creation Goddess and had inherited the Goddess's Creation Power.
Once he unleashed the power within him, everything would be different.
Only then would he be qualified to become her true opponent.
But ordinary provocation would surely be insufficient to make him erupt, unless it involved his mother. Firefly had no interest in that sort of thing.
Otherwise, what difference would there be between her and those Future People?
Ace Ukiyo did not give up. After pulling back some distance, he attacked once more.
He rushed before Sam, fighting on two fronts at once. While the cannon fire continued without pause, the Rising Sword in his hand did not stop either.
But Sam could not even be bothered to strike. She stood proudly with her hands behind her back, allowing him to attack.
The barrier formed by the power of the Destruction Path around her body easily blocked every attack.
Ace Ukiyo stared solemnly at Sam, who seemed even more intent on showing off than he was. He did not waste any more time, directly retreating a few steps and pressing the button on the Command Cannon Buckle to lock onto his enemy.
After he pulled the Twin Buckle's lever, blue energy gathered in the shoulder cannons, while the Mechanical Wings behind his waist extended and embedded themselves into the ground for support.
Command Twin Victory!
In the next instant, the cannon ports above his body immediately released an incomparably intense beam toward Sam.
Watching Geats's movements before her, Sam, who had been standing with her hands behind her back, finally moved as well. The instant the beam shot toward her, she sprang into action.
"Action! Execute!"
"Destruction Path enhancement!"
BHF—Blazing Fire Propulsion!
Propelled by blazing flames and empowered by the Destruction Path, Sam transformed into a streak of light and charged straight at Geats, ignoring the beam attack.
Geats, who was in the middle of unleashing his powerful finishing move, was knocked out by a single punch from Sam, immediately spitting out a mouthful of acidic fluid.
His body flew backward, rolling across the ground several times before stopping. Then, even his Rider transformation armor could no longer be maintained, and he reverted to normal.
Kamen Rider Geats, whose undefeated legend had endured until now, suffered another defeat at the hands of the Stellaron Hunter.
"Even that guy lost..."
"There's no way we can win. What do we do?"
"What is he going to do next? He isn't going to attack us, is he?!"
Watching Geats suddenly grow stronger before being defeated again, his current condition unknown, the other contestants did not dare move recklessly.
Geats and Buffa, the two strongest Riders, had both been knocked out. How could people like them possibly stand a chance?
What concerned them more was whether this Stellaron Hunter would continue attacking them.
Probably not, right?
He had attacked Buffa and Geats because they had attacked Sam first. They had not done anything to him, so they should be fine.
Besides, Neko and Tycoon seemed to have gotten along quite well with him earlier! He had even gone out of his way to save those survivors and clear out the Jyamato. He should be a good person, right?
Thinking of this, most of them relaxed.
In fact, with their two strongest competitors taken down, this was advantageous for them! It was something worth being happy about...
But looking at the competition's Points, there were barely any Zombie Jyamato left, while Neko and Tycoon had taken the lead over everyone else because they had gone to save people earlier.
At this rate, those two would be the winners.
Just as everyone wrestled with their complicated thoughts, the Stellaron Hunter they had considered such a good person suddenly made another move—and the moment he did, it was a killing blow.
The Stellaron Hunter Will See You Off One Last Time
Sam's figure instantly appeared behind Panda, beside Kamen Rider Pandra, and directly grabbed his head.
"Spare... spare me..."
Panda wanted to beg for mercy.
He had not expected Sam to suddenly attack him. He clearly had not provoked him; he had merely wanted to attack Neko.
That was right, he had been preparing to attack Neko.
Seeing that Nene Arakawa and Keiwa Sakurai had the highest Points, and realizing that he himself had already been infected by the Zombie Jyamato and likely would not make it, he wanted to drag someone down with him before he died.
So he chose Neko.
But just as he was about to succeed, this unknown person had set his sights on him.
Panda was still begging for mercy, but Sam gave him no such chance and mercilessly killed him on the spot.
This scene instantly terrified everyone, especially Nene Arakawa, who stood completely stunned. She had just believed he was the perfect Rider from her heart. Even when he attacked Geats and Buffa, it was because they had caused trouble first, so Sam could not be blamed.
But now...
It was hard to imagine that he would suddenly attack Panda—and do so with no mercy, intending to kill.
Watching Panda be eliminated, his body completely vanishing... Nene Arakawa covered her mouth and staggered back a few steps. The other contestants lost their earlier ease and became terrified once more.
Seeing their reactions, Sam had no intention of explaining.
She simply still had not seen the Game Master appear, which left her somewhat disappointed.
"Since that's the case, let's end this here!"
Since the Game Master would not come out, Firefly did not dwell on it.
If they would not appear this time, she would continue later.
She did not believe they could hide forever. Sooner or later, they would not be able to endure it!
Then she turned her gaze toward the contestants before her. Terrifying flames suddenly erupted from her body, dazzling special effects swirling around her.
"As for you..."
"After you return, remember to tell every Future Person!"
"The Stellaron Hunters were the ones who saw you off."
As soon as she finished speaking, amid everyone's terrified gazes, Sam shot into the sky, then transformed into a streak of light and crashed into the center of the group.
In an instant, every contestant was blasted away by the terrifying force!
However, Sam had deliberately held back. This power was not enough to seriously harm them, though injuries were unavoidable.
She hoped that after this, they would give up on continuing to participate in the DGP Grand Prix.
Because the DGP would become even more dangerous from now on.
"Damn it!"
"They have absolutely no respect for our DGP management."
Watching the scene displayed on the screen, Girori instantly became furious.
He had not expected things to turn out like this. That Stellaron Hunter had clearly come to pick a fight—he was targeting their DGP.
Did he really think DGP management would be afraid of him?
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