Speedrunning the World Starting with Firefly - Part 32

Clues surfaced quickly.

Under Girori's control, four devices spread out in different directions, unleashing a barrage on Sam's position from four angles.

Meanwhile, the most important Hypnolay Control Device—the spherical device that had originally been on his chest—charged directly toward the Stellaron Hunter, who was covered by drone cannon fire.

The relentless bombardment from all around filled the area with thick smoke, while exploding dirt completely obscured the view.

The deafening blasts echoed without end.

With those conditions masking its approach, the control device arrived beside Sam almost without a sound.

It headed straight for Sam's face.

If that device truly covered him, it would likely be able to invade him.

But how could Sam, a Stellaron Hunter, be so easily invaded? Perhaps it could not be seen with the naked eye.

Yet Firefly, inside Sam's armor, noticed its presence the instant the device appeared.

Then she mercilessly slammed a metal fist into it.

The terrifying force produced an explosive sonic boom upon impact. The control device was blasted away, crashing into a building and causing further destruction.

However, as part of Kamen Rider Glare, even after such a blow, the device returned to Kamen Rider Glare's side without any serious damage.

Seeing his method of invasion fail, Girori was somewhat disappointed, but he was not angry.

He still stood calmly in place, unshaken as a mountain.

"I admit I underestimated you. But don't get cocky. The battle has only just begun."

As he spoke, Girori took out his Providence Card and held it against the Driver at his waist once more, supplying it with even greater power.

Empowered by the added energy, the five control devices around him gathered power and became even more terrifying!

The instant they locked onto Sam, the energy beams they had been charging erupted forth.

A powerful, all-encompassing barrage of destruction began.

The unending explosions echoed incessantly.

The ground and buildings, already battered beyond recognition, were completely reduced to ruins.

Kekera's Expectations

Under Kamen Rider Glare's relentless attacks, this entire area was already on the verge of collapse. Before long, it would be wiped from the map completely.

There were no buildings left in the surrounding area. Everything had become ruins, and even the ground was covered in spreading cracks, like a hideous and terrifying spiderweb!

The drone cannons attacked with full force like a raging storm, giving no one the slightest chance to catch their breath.

Sam was not afraid of his attacks, but with her current power, it was difficult to defeat Girori completely. Using other powers, however, would undoubtedly drag too many people into this.

But even if she did not exert herself, Girori's current assault would still implicate and kill the survivors within this Jamato territory.

That was right!

In the eyes of these people from the future, everyone in this world was insignificant. They would not care too much.

If they died, they died. As long as it did not affect their own affairs, that was all that mattered.

But Firefly could not do that!

Dodging the drone cannons' repeated attacks, Firefly thought for a few seconds before decisively choosing to leave. She flew toward the sea.

Of course, she did not fly quickly, and she deliberately exposed her own position.

It would be best if Girori chased after her. If he did not follow, she would think of another way—or turn back and stop holding herself back.

As far as she knew, Kamen Rider Glare's dimensional observer could conduct dimensional observation within a radius of thirty kilometers, obtaining detailed information about the surrounding environment and targets before sending it to the visual device, "Glare Vision."

Combined with its teleportation ability, unless she moved too quickly or deliberately hid herself, it would never lose track of her.

And so, under Kamen Rider Glare's attacks, Stellaron Hunter Sam openly flew out toward the sea.

"Trying to run?"

Noticing Sam's actions, Girori's expression changed, and he immediately had the control devices stop attacking.

He hesitated over whether to pursue.

Less than a few seconds later, he made his decision: chase!

If he failed to take Sam down this time and let him escape, that guy would probably show up again in the next Desire Grand Prix and cause trouble.

At this rate, could the Desire Grand Prix even continue?

With that thought, Girori swiftly locked onto Sam's information and gave chase.

"Hahahaha, interesting! This is truly too interesting! Just who is this Stellaron Hunter Sam?"

"A criminal wanted in the future? Or some kind of dimensional stowaway?"

"This is far more interesting than the original Desire Grand Prix!"

At that moment, in the future VIP audience room, Kekera, who resembled a frog statue, could not help bursting into laughter as he watched the changes before him.

He was very interested in the Desire Grand Prix, especially in that person named Sakurai Keiwa.

It was also the one that had repeatedly tipped him top-tier Buckles.

Otherwise, how could anyone possibly start out with a Boost Buckle or a Magnum Buckle?

Ordinary viewers, even VIP supporters, were not willing to tip top-tier Buckles as carelessly as it did.

It had long since grown tired of Geats' consecutive championships, and the changes in the Desire Grand Prix were exactly to its liking.

The upheaval in the Desire Grand Prix had not angered it. Instead, it had made it even happier. After all, the vast majority—no, nearly all people from the future watched the Desire Grand Prix simply to seek entertainment.

It was just that everyone sought a different kind of entertainment.

Some craved "misfortune," some anticipated "emotion," and some enjoyed "reality."

To them, this ancient Earth civilization was merely a game venue that provided the entertainment they wanted.

After that Stellaron Hunter, Sam, appeared, the normally proceeding Desire Grand Prix had become even more interesting—an even greater source of entertainment.

It did not know what the other future people thought, but Kekera was incomparably delighted right now.

There was just one thing that displeased it somewhat. Sakurai Keiwa, the one it had taken a liking to... was still naively protecting others instead of getting involved.

But then again, wasn't that precisely what it liked about Sakurai Keiwa?

Turning that naive, foolish do-gooder into the hero at the very top, the hero of its ideals, would surely be quite interesting!

"Now that even the Game Master has entered the fray, let me see how things develop from here."

"Stellaron Hunter Sam, will you stop here?"

"Before Sakurai Keiwa grows up, I hope you can bring me even more entertainment!"

Watching Kamen Rider Glare pursue the Stellaron Hunter, Kekera eagerly anticipated the chaos without the slightest concern for how big things got.

If the Stellaron Hunter had been a Desire Grand Prix participant, it would have been unable to resist sending Sam several top-tier Buckles.

With its wealth, it could freely tip Boost Buckles that others were reluctant to part with, if not for the Grand Prix's restrictions.

Watching these changes now, it was even somewhat tempted to enter the game personally.

Although the rules did not allow it, if something unexpected happened, that might not necessarily remain the case.

At this moment, it was not only Kekera. Other viewers were also deeply concerned about the outcome of this accident. Apart from a small number of people, most found this far more interesting than an ordinary Desire Grand Prix.

Especially some viewers who had likewise set their sights on the Game Master's Vision Driver.

Meanwhile, on an uninhabited island.

Sam landed directly by the shore and waited for Girori to catch up.

She did not have to wait long. In the next second, Girori appeared not far away, clearly having teleported there directly.

With the power of the Goddess of Creation, many things became extremely convenient, especially since he possessed a Vision Driver directly linked to the Goddess of Creation.

"Girori, you actually dared to follow me."

Sam turned to look at the Kamen Rider Glare before her and spoke.

That made things much simpler, and she no longer needed to hold back so much.

"Hmph! You disrupted the Desire Grand Prix and still think you can leave that easily?"

"Do you really think that's possible?!"

Girori paid little heed to Sam's words and instead issued a threat. This unstable factor that could affect the Desire Grand Prix's smooth operation had to be dealt with today.

After saying that, Girori raised his left hand toward Sam. The control devices on his body transformed into floating cannons once more and launched a frenzied attack at the enemy before him.

Every strike was unleashed at maximum power, causing part of the island to vanish completely beneath the sea.

However, Sam was completely different from before. She no longer needed to worry about so much, nor was she limited to using only her most basic combat abilities.

This was something Girori could never have imagined.

He thought the Stellaron Hunter's power went no further than this, but in truth, Sam had only displayed her most basic strength because she was worried about implicating too many innocent people.

Even now, she had not activated the Secondary Combustion she often used.

Sam had originally been a unit built for interstellar warfare.

Not some reality-show Rider!

Staring at the control devices manipulated by Girori, Sam paid no attention to the attack powerful enough to slowly sink the island.