Chapter 4: Everyone Wants Me Dead? Then You

After two years, he transformed into Zero-One again.

Su Jing lightly clapped his hands.

"What a long-awaited battle~ But it ends here! It's over!"

Then he pulled out a card, inserted it, and slammed it forward with brute force!

【Final-Attack-Ride! Z-Z-Z-Zero-One】 【Rising-Impact!】 In this form powered by the Rising Hopper Progrisekey, he gained the locust's incredible jumping power and leg strength.

That punch: 8.4t. That kick: 49.0t. Who wouldn't find this kick absurd? And through the Final Attack Ride card, he activated Zero-One's ultimate skill: the Knight Kick.

This astonishing leg strength could erupt in an instant with lightning-fast speed, enough to catch up to Clock Up—this was why he had previously slaughtered through the Worm nests using Zero-One.

While Yan Qing was still stunned.

Su Jing suddenly stomped the ground with his right leg; that absurd leg strength cracked and dented the slightly damp soil! Shhh! His body shot forward like a yellow lightning bolt!

A trail of arc-like light trailed behind him, and in an instant, his body appeared right before Sasword! Boom!!

He kicked directly into Sasword's body.

Yan Qing frantically raised his blade, but under that incredible kick force—

He and his sword were blasted flying together!

"Clock Up!"

But his reaction was extremely fast—in the instant he was flung backward—

He immediately activated Clock Up.

Everything around him seemed to freeze.

He was still reeling in shock, muttering incessantly:

"What the hell is this magenta Knight System?! How did you become Zero-One?! What is this!!"

But no sooner had he finished speaking—

The Zero-One before him stomped the ground and shot forward in a straight rush.

At the same time, a cold voice reached his ears first:

"I said it's magenta! Remember that in your next life!!"

Clock Up can be caught by accelerated attacks.

That foot, wrapped in electronic light, struck straight upward with crushing force, sending Sasword's body flying into the air.

Each time the arc of light flashed, Sasword's body suffered another heavy blow.

Boom! Boom! Boom! As the continuous heavy thuds echoed, the sparking Sasword crashed down from the sky, slamming hard onto the ground. Su Jing landed, and spoke calmly: "Let me ask one last question!"

"You're just an executor, right? Who's the mastermind behind this? Lu Qingzhou or Yan Qingxue?!"

Yan Qing, nearly devoid of combat ability and too weak to even fight desperately, struggled to stand, grinning as he coughed violently:

"Su Jing!"

"It's not me who wants you dead, nor the Chairman, nor Speaker Yan—it's everyone!"

"Everyone is waiting for your death! What good will killing me do?!"

"The people who want you dead—you'll never kill them all!!"

Everyone wants you dead? Su Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, then assumed his final Knight Kick stance.

"Never kill them all? If that's truly the case—"

Then I'll become the World Destroyer myself!!

At this moment, without the slightest hesitation, Su Jing—known for his ruthless decisiveness—launched his Knight Kick! The final Zero-One Rising-Impact Knight Kick! Yellow-green electric sparks surged wildly, releasing blinding arcs of light.

Then that concentrated Knight Kick struck the body of Kamen Rider Sasword!

Boom! "Aaaah!!"

Amid the explosion of fire and light, only one Ride Card remained, falling to the ground.

It was Sasword's Ride Card.

At the same time, a system voice echoed in Su Jing's ear:

【Congratulations, Host! You have Destroyed the Larva, Kamen Rider Sasword. You have obtained the Kamen Rider Kabuto Ride Card!】

As Su Jing picked up Sasword's Ride Card from the ground, the card holder on his waist ejected a Kabuto-series Ride Card.

Sun God Kabuto! Perfect for use at the Jianghuai Branch.

In this world, there exist various monsters: Worms, Orphnoch, Gurongi, Greeed, and more. But ordinary monsters usually have territorial awareness, and there seems to be an unspoken agreement not to intrude on each other's domains.

At the Jianghuai Branch, the primary monsters are Worms.

To combat Worms, the Jianghuai Knight Association developed Kamen Riders Sasword, Silver Kabuto, Steel Kabuto, and others.

But during my two-year convalescence, I missed many developments.

I only know the general situation at the Jianghuai Branch.

I don't know whether they developed Kabuto.

Jianghuai Knight Association.

Chairman's Office.

Lu Qingzhou, Chairman of the Jianghuai Knight Association, was on a call.

The other end of the line was naturally Yan Qingxue!

One of the seven individuals holding the highest authority in the Knight Association!

"How was Su Jing handled?" Yan Qingxue asked, her beautiful face carrying a faint chill.

"No news yet, but I assume everything went smoothly!" Lu Qingzhou replied respectfully: "After all, he has lost the ability to transform into a Kamen Rider."

"Hmm. Don't let him suffer too much." Yan Qingxue nodded expressionlessly.

"Understood." Lu Qingzhou gave a slight bow.

"Send that Zero-One Driver to Kyoto as soon as possible. People from Truth Technology want to study why the Zero-One Driver is so powerful." Yan Qingxue paused, then added.

"Yes!"

"Alright, contact me again once the results are out."

Yan Qingxue calmly lifted her coffee, took a light sip, and seemed to speak from the heart: "What a pity."

"I grew up with him and built the Knight Association together. I thought we would continue to guard the world's order side by side."

"No companion is more reliable than him."

"It would have been so much better if he just wanted to retire."

"Why did he have to touch..."

As she spoke, she suddenly sighed regretfully: "What a pity."

Lu Qingzhou coughed lightly: "This was his own doing; no one else is to blame."

"When everyone expects a person to die, then he has original sin!"

"..." Yan Qingxue fell silent for a moment, then her slightly cold voice rang out: "Given his pride, this is for the best. Being the strongest yet unable to transform and fight is better off dead."

Speaking the cruelest words in the gentlest tone.

Even Lu Qingzhou felt this person was truly ruthless.

When the Knight Association was first founded, Zero-One alone carved out a new world in the early days.

Now, having lost the ability to fight, he was being discarded the moment he tried to meddle in power—just like the ox being killed after the millstone is removed, and the bow being put away once the birds are gone!

And just then.

Urgent knocking suddenly came from outside the door.

"Hmm?"

Lu Qingzhou felt something was wrong.

Why was the knocking so urgent? "Come in!"

"Chairman!" The person who knocked and entered was his assistant, the one who had been directly communicating with Yan Qing.

Seeing his expression, Lu Qingzhou immediately felt a sense of unease: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Are the results out, Chairman Lu? Where is Yan Qing? Tell him to come and report!" Yan Qingxue heard the commotion and spoke up as well.

Upon hearing this, the assistant's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, and he hesitantly whispered: "Both Chairmen... just confirmed: Yan Qing's vital signs have disappeared!!"

The words fell.

Clatter!

The sound of something falling and shattering into pieces.

It was Yan Qingxue's coffee cup!

(End of this chapter)