In Fuuto: Starting as a Kamen Rider 01

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She couldn't understand Su Chen's decision at all.

Given that they possess such swift and decisive means that they could easily resolve the problem before it escalates, why go to unnecessary trouble and even allow risks to occur?

"I want to see just how far these so-called Kamen Riders in Fuuto have grown and what level they can achieve without my direct intervention."

Su Chen's voice remained calm, as indifferent as if he were recounting a trivial event that had nothing to do with him.

He turned his head slightly, his deep gaze falling on Wakana Sonozaki's slightly uneasy face, and the curve of his lips seemed to deepen.

"And, Princess Wakana, don't you think so?"

"Before the traditional hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress drama officially unfolds, let the heroine in the story experience some minor setbacks firsthand and feel the real sense of danger."

"Wouldn't that make the whole story more dramatic, exciting, and moving?"

Su Chen's words carried a peculiar, almost irresistible persuasive power.

The words, which were meant to make her confront the potential danger, strangely relaxed her tense nerves.

A sense of inexplicable peace dispelled some of the gloom that had arisen in her heart because of the prophecy.

As she prepared for the "good show" to come tomorrow, her initial nervousness and fear were gradually replaced by a complex and unusual anticipation.

She found herself actually starting to look forward to the "performance" that Su Chen had personally orchestrated.

The following day, Fengdu TV station.

Everything unfolded in reality exactly as Izzy had predicted, without a trace of emotion.

The interview program featuring Wakana Sonozaki has just entered its intermission.

The backstage area, which should have been a moment for the staff to catch their breath, was suddenly torn apart by a hysterical roar.

"Princess Wakana belongs to me alone!"

The man named Kanda Takeshi, who was usually taciturn around Wakana, was acting like a madman at this moment.

"You mortals are not worthy to approach her!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was flushed with a sickly pallor and twisted possessiveness.

He roared and pulled a memory chip from his pocket.

The memory chip was an eerie dark green, with a viscous liquid slowly flowing on its surface, emitting a nauseating and ominous glow.

Without hesitation, he stabbed the memory chip's interface into the side of his own neck!

【Virus!】

The cold, electronic sound effects were like the tolling of a doomsday bell.

The green data stream, like a living venomous snake, instantly gushed out of the memory.

They greedily and brutally corroded and enveloped Kanda Takeshi's body.

Flesh and blood sizzled under the erosion of the data stream, while bones groaned under the unbearable burden.

In the blink of an eye, Kanda Takeshi's human form had completely vanished.

Instead, there was a monster with a nearly translucent body, composed of countless wriggling green viral data.

Viral doppelgangers!

Its limbs were twisted, and its head retained a trace of Kanda Takeshi's features, but was even more ferocious and terrifying.

His body emanated waves of eerie energy, visible to the naked eye, like a plague.

As soon as it appeared, all the electronic equipment in the backstage area—the high-hanging cameras, the glaring lights, the cold teleprompter screens—simultaneously groaned in despair, overwhelmed by the workload.

The screen distorted violently, flickering with static and gibberish, before bursting out puffs of pungent black smoke.

Sparks flew from the line interface.

All equipment was completely corrupted by the viral energy it emitted, rendering it paralyzed.

Panic, like a real virus, spread rapidly among the population.

Screams came and went.

"Hey! Stop!"

A furious shout pierced the curtain of chaos like a sharp sword.

At the crucial moment, Shotaro and Philip rushed into the backstage area like a whirlwind, firmly blocking the way for Wakana Sonozaki, who was already terrified.

The virus hybrid's eyes, flashing with a green light, turned to the two newly appeared individuals and let out a low, hissing sound, as if countless viruses were rubbing against each other.

"It's you troublesome detectives again!"

The voice was filled with fury at the disturbance of its prey.

"We are two Kamen Riders combined!"

Shotaro straightened his hat with his left hand, and skillfully took out the W Driver with his right hand, neatly putting it on his waist.

He turned his head and gave Philip a confident smile, as always.

"Come on, Philip, let's make a scene!"

Philip's eyes were calm as he nodded slightly, already prepared.

“Saa, omaenotsumiokazoero! (Come, count your sins!)”

【Cyclone! Joker!】

The familiar sound effect played, and the memories of Gale and Ace were precisely inserted into the drive.

The green power of the Gale and the black power of the Ace intertwine and reflect each other.

Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker form makes a cool entrance amidst the chaos of the backstage area.

However, the course of the battle that followed was completely beyond the expectations of the two detectives.

It even made them feel a long-lost sense of urgency.

"drink!"

Without the slightest hesitation, W launched the first attack.

He swung his right hand forward, and the pure power of the wind condensed into a visible green wind blade, whistling as it slashed towards the virus hybrid.

Wherever the wind blades passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Faced with this fierce attack, the green virus hybrid's body only twisted strangely.

Its translucent body, like a fluid without a fixed shape, spontaneously decomposed into countless tiny virus particles the instant the wind blade touched it.

The violent wind blades pierced through the particles, but it was as if they were cutting through air, causing no real damage.

Subsequently, the virus particles rapidly aggregated and reformed into the dopant form.

It was completely unharmed, and not even the slightest energy fluctuation was diminished.

The power of the gale was directly decomposed and absorbed by it in such an inconceivable way.

"Damn it! It didn't work?"

Shotaro's voice carried a hint of surprise.

"Then try this!"

【Heat! Metal!】

W switches forms swiftly and decisively.

The crimson heat and the silvery white steel complement each other.

Kamen Rider W's Blazing Steel Form makes its debut.

He gripped a scorching hot metal rod tightly in his hand, the tip of which glowed crimson due to the intense heat, distorting the surrounding air.

W roared, gripped the bar with both hands, and slammed it down with all his might towards the viral doppelganger!

This strike was powerful and heavy, enough to shatter stone tablets and split rocks.

But then, a horrifying scene unfolded again.

The metal rod failed to budge the opponent's body at all the moment it made contact.

Instead, countless tiny green viruses, like maggots clinging to bones, spread rapidly upwards along the contact points of the iron rod.

The scorching crimson light, under the encroachment of the green, dimmed and extinguished rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The astonishing temperature on the surface of the iron rod was also dropping rapidly.

Even Shotaro could clearly feel a cold, numbing sensation traveling rapidly along the metal rod to his arm.

It felt as if countless tiny ice needles were pricking his nerves.

"This guy... can erode our power!"

Philip's voice, transmitted through the mental link, was filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

This is no longer a simple defense or absorption, but a higher level that directly targets the erosion and disintegration of Gaia's memory energy.

180 "In that case, let's use an attack that can't be touched!"

【Luna! Trigger!】

W changed form again, its body shifting in yellow and blue light.

Luna Trigger Form makes its debut.

The Magnum trigger in his hand gleamed with a mysterious yellow glow.

As the trigger was pulled, several Lunar Light Bullets, seemingly possessing independent life, automatically tracked the enemy's vitals and shot towards the virus dopant with eerie arcs.

This is one of W's most elusive attack methods.

However, in the face of these agile light projectiles, the virus dopant simply emitted a faint but real interference wave in front of it.

The interference wave spread out like an invisible barrier.

The Luna Explosion, which was originally incredibly accurate, became like a missile that had lost its navigation the moment it came into contact with the interference wave.

They flew around and bumped into each other haphazardly in the air, like headless flies.

Some of them hit the crumbling ceiling, kicking up a cloud of dust.