Overwhelming

"Time to Transform ~"

"Are you ready?"

Accompanied by energetic background sound effects, Feng Xue accurately dropped the card into the Transformation Belt's slot, held the Transformation Belt with one hand, tilted her waist slightly, struck a JoJo-esque pose, and pushed it with her finger. The Transformation Belt immediately emitted a mechanical click.

"Transform!"

Streaks of light surged from the Transformation Belt, enveloping Feng Xue's body, which was already clad in armor. Weird Tale, illusory figures flew out from her belt, striking elaborate poses around Feng Xue, accompanied by brand-new sound effects.

"Demons and Night Parade of a Hundred Demons; this is the time for your reign!"

Exaggerated special effects unfolded behind Feng Xue, and one after another, Weird Tale phantoms, illuminated by a giant halo, were cast into the pitch-black armor, transforming into ukiyo-e style Weird Tale patterns.

However, unlike his previous attire on the commercial street, he now wore a golden cloak that fluttered in the wind generated by his transformation.

"Kamen Rider-- "

"Evil Rider!!"

"Clang--"

As the roll call ended, a distant bell tolled throughout the heavens and earth, accompanied by a chilling, hellish background music. Stepping to the strains of Execution Song, Feng Xue took a step forward—

Then, it vanished abruptly!

"Not good!" Hundred-Eyed Demon's expression suddenly changed drastically. A strong sense of crisis made her subconsciously open all her eyes. But before she could complete the capture, the Weird Tale in the black trench coat was already blocking her way. The next moment, a deafening sound of metal clashing resounded!

"Duang--"

The massive, blood-stained blade clashed with a slender short blade, forming a shield that blocked Feng Xue's thrust from behind Hundred-Eyed Demon's blind spot.

Without any further exchange, Hundred-Eyed Demon's eyes all over his body emitted light at almost the same time, and even Rinka, who was caught in his peripheral vision, felt her whole body stiffen.

Feng Xue's movements went awry in an instant, while the Weird Tale wielding the large sword seemed to have anticipated this, twisting his body forcefully and wielding the door-like sword into a crescent Crescent Moon.

"Success!" Trench Weird Tale was confident. With the power of [Severing], there was nothing he couldn't cut. Under this sword, no matter how strong the enemy, they would be cut in two.

But then, a touch of golden yellow appeared in his field of vision.

The golden cloak seemed to come alive, gently wrapping around the massive blade. Before Trench Weird Tale could react, he lost his balance and spun several times in the air like a ceiling fan before being slammed to the ground.

Bang!

Cracks spread across the paved road, and Trench Weird Tale sank into the ground. Feng Xue's figure disappeared again, and this time, no one was there to help Hundred-Eyed Demon block the attack!

With a simple, unadorned piercing sound, the rapier went straight into the eye of the Hundred-Eyed Demon's neck. However, Feng Xue's brows furrowed at this moment. The woman with a graceful figure, draped only in a thin veil, and covered in eyeballs, transformed into an eyeball hanging on her Sleeve Blade after a puff of smoke.

"A substitute? Or a clone?" Feng Xue flicked his Sleeve Blade, smashing the eyeball to the ground, and behind him, the sharp blade descended once more.

"Is this all the Midnight Slayer is capable of?" Feeling the sharp wind of the blade behind her, Feng Xue slowly raised her arm.

"Die!" The Man-Slayer felt a surge of excitement at Feng Xue's carelessness. Previously, it had only been a momentary lapse in judgment, but this time...

Before he could even feel smug, a barely perceptible metallic clang rang out. His opponent clashed his broadsword with a hidden Sleeve Blade, only slightly longer than a palm, at a reverse joint angle. With such a posture and such a weapon, even disregarding powers, it would be absolutely impossible to exert any force. However, the Man-Slayer was horrified to discover that his sword strike was being deflected bit by bit!

That wasn't a skill, nor did it come with any authority; it was simply pure power!

Overwhelming power!

The Sleeve Blade, which inherited the indestructible properties of the Cannot Be Named rod-shaped object, carried Feng Xue's power amplified by the double-layered Stack Armor, easily dodging the sword's edge and deflecting the attack.

The so-called cutting requires the blade to make contact with the target; if the blade cannot make contact, then no matter how sharp the blade is, it cannot cut a person.

"Damn it! The level difference is too big!" The Man-Slayer finally realized the gap between the two sides. While cursing the reinforcements that had not yet arrived, he began to think about how to escape.

However, Feng Xue clearly wouldn't give him a chance. After two brief attempts to probe, he disappeared from the spot once again.

"Over here!" The Weird Tale of the Man-Slayer had given him an extremely strong combat instinct. He had been able to help Hundred-Eyed Demon block a sneak attack before, so he naturally wouldn't be completely unaware of this backstab aimed at him.

The massive decapitation blade precisely blocked Feng Xue's attack trajectory, but the next moment, the light in his eyes vanished.

On his blade, next to a hole the size of a peanut, cracks began to spread, and between his eyebrows, a Sleeve Blade was already embedded at the root.

"I thought he was a high-ranking officer, but he's just a squad leader. Hmm, that makes sense. That Hundred-Eyed Demon is probably the real high-ranking officer. I should have used Abe no Hirakiri Ya."

Feng Xue glanced at the eyeball he had thrown on the ground, then slapped the Transformation Belt. The corpse of the Man-Slayer and the eyeball together turned into clusters of light and were collected by the Rider System. At the same time, two more Weird Tale patterns appeared on Feng Xue's armor.

The transformation ended, Feng Xue turned around and walked to Rinka, reaching out to pull her up from the ground:

"If you don't have the ability, don't always think about making a big splash. I don't always have time to save the day!"

"Ah, this..." Rinka, who had expected to receive a word or two of comfort, stiffened slightly, but still bowed solemnly and said:

"Thank you, Mr. Evil Rider! I will do my best!"

"I... never mind," Feng Xue waved her hand and said.

"If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave!"

"Um..." Rinka wanted to say something, but before she could organize her thoughts, the Kamen Rider in front of her had already disappeared.

"What?! Next time I'll make you say 'You did a great job this time'!" Rinka waved her little fist, then transformed again, switching to her Blue Heron Fire form, and flew towards the school.

Watching Rinka fly away from the corner, Feng Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then released the concealment of her aura from Hermit Hermit's Authority, reached behind her, pulled out a motorcycle, and sped northwards...

"The Man-Slayer is dead; the target is moving towards Kanagawa."

At Chiba Shrine, Hundred-Eyed Demon, pressing his bleeding, empty eye socket, spoke to the Horned Man beside him. The man's eyes narrowed in response.

"It's alright, that guy will revive soon. Let Ibaraki and Momiji take the Amanojaku and chase after him, but don't engage in battle, just keep your distance. As for the fighting, leave it to that Big Nose!"

"Clear!"