The figure who emerged from the shadows placed a Rider Belt upon Kagami, who had fallen to the ground.
This person was Masato Mishima.
A Rider Belt possesses a powerful enhancing effect on the human body, capable of healing injuries and alleviating pain.
Sure enough, after a short while, Kagami regained consciousness. He struggled to his feet, fighting against the pain.
"I will never forgive the Worms who prey on the trust between people!"
Kagami staggered over from behind, then let out a furious roar.
As he spoke, he raised his hand high. Moments later, the Gatack Zecter flew in and landed in his grasp.
Gazing at the Gatack Zecter in his hand, Kagami's face hardened with resolve, and he shouted:
"Henshin! Henshin!"
A blue armor rapidly covered his body, transforming him into Kamen Rider Gatack!
The two Compound Eyes were red, and the suit was entirely blue. This created a stark contrast with Kabuto, whose body was red and eyes were blue—their eye colors were inverses of each other.
Simultaneously, outside the factory.
Kageyama, transformed into TheBee, and Kamishiro Tsurugi, transformed into Sasword, worked together to clear out the surrounding Worms, making way for the personnel who were setting up the explosives, ready to detonate the entire area and destroy all unhatched eggs.
The terrifying aspect of the Worm lies in their ability to rapidly breed and undergo quick molting. This is precisely why the Native Worm collaborated with humans, demanding that they transform into Kamen Riders to fight the Worms, as the Native Worm truly could not defeat them or out-reproduce them.
"Demolition preparations complete!" A ZECTrooper ran over from a distance.
Kageyama nodded, immediately preparing to press the button.
But at that moment, time suddenly froze.
Raven, transformed into Faiz, unhurriedly walked up from nearby and took the detonation switch from Kageyama's hand.
"What's going on?" Kageyama stared blankly at his empty hands. His gaze then fixed upon a figure in the distance entering the factory.
"It's Faiz!" Kageyama roared, instantly attempting to summon the TheBee Zecter to transform.
Kageyama immediately initiated Cast Off and used the Clock Up ability, intending to snatch the detonation switch back from Raven's hand.
However, Raven, with his back to Kageyama, didn't even turn his head. He simply pressed the confirmation key on the phone, charging the leg device, and instantly unleashed a powerful Roundhouse Kick.
The kick sent TheBee flying.
"Boom!"
Struck by the blow, Kageyama's armor dispersed mid-air, and he crashed miserably into the cluster of ZECTroopers, completely dazed.
It was a simple, brutal one-hit knockout. Everyone around him was stunned.
Inside the factory.
Kamishiro Tsurugi was still fighting valiantly, slaughtering the numerous Worm Larvae as easily as slicing melons.
But as he fought, his head began to ache. The consciousness of the Worm within him was awakening.
He automatically canceled his transformation, immediately morphing into his true form: the Scorpion Worm.
Raven had fought his way inside by this time and happened to stumble upon the moment Kamishiro Tsurugi was transforming into the Scorpion Worm.
"Pathetic," Raven murmured, shaking his head. He spun around and kicked a Worm Larva until it exploded, then materialized the Faiz Blaster out of thin air.
He had never personally used this equipment before. But he now needed extreme firepower to eliminate the huge swarm of Worms.
He input the 555 transformation code onto the device.
Immediately, his body underwent a tremendous change. The red Photon Blood covered him completely, dyeing his suit crimson. A jet device capable of flight appeared on his back.
This was Faiz Blaster Form.
Next, Raven switched the jet device on his back to Shoulder Cannon Mode. He aimed at the massive wave of Worms in front of him and unleashed a barrage of fire.
"Rumble!!"
In no time, a huge wave of minor Worms was reduced to ash under Raven's fierce firepower.
This was the power of Blaster Faiz: high defense, high output, and thanks to the jetpack, the speed was not slow either.
At this moment, the unconscious Kamishiro Tsurugi, in his Worm form, began attacking Raven. Even as the top combatant among the Worms, he was easily suppressed by Blaster Faiz, taking three punches and being knocked to the ground.
Raven immediately struck him, reverting him to his human form. He looked at the unconscious Kamishiro Tsurugi, used Super Acceleration to carry him outside, and simply left him there.
Returning to the factory interior.
Arata Kagami was struggling internally. Just as he finally resolved to personally strike down the Worm disguised as a small boy, the creature played an emotional card and began to beg.
The soft-hearted Kagami immediately found himself unable to strike.
Soji Tendo, who had rushed onto the scene, couldn't bear to watch. He stepped forward, pushing Kagami aside and saying, "Get out of the way, I'll finish it."
"Stop it..." Kagami tried to restrain Tendo.
The two immediately clashed and began fighting.
Behind them, the Worm let out a cold laugh.
In the next moment, a blade was plunged into its back.
The attacker was Raven. He pulled the Blaster Blade out of the Worm's body, then wiped the blade with a look of distaste.
"Boom!"
The Worm collapsed backward.
"Everyone, move aside," Raven declared, switching the Blaster Blade to Gun Mode.
He charged the weapon and fired a massive blast directly toward the clashing Kabuto and Gatack.
Instantly, an overwhelmingly powerful beam of light swept forth from the Faiz Blaster.
Sensing the danger, Tendo instantly kicked Kagami away and retreated himself.
"Rumble—!"
The innermost depths of the factory, where countless Worm cocoons were incubating, were instantly and utterly destroyed by the single blast. Worms that couldn't escape in time were merely grazed by the light beam and dissolved into ash.
"This guy..." Tendo gazed deeply at Raven, deeply shaken. To possess such a powerful form... it meant Raven had been holding back the entire time they had fought.
"You fiend!" Kagami, seeing the small boy he was trying to protect killed by Raven, instantly erupted in rage. Relying on his beginner's luck, he grasped his two weapons and charged toward Raven.
"Kagami!" Tendo tried to warn him, but it was too late.
Raven simply stood still, tanking Gatack's attack head-on. He felt nothing more than a dull sting. The defense of Faiz Blaster Form was truly formidable; Gatack's attack failed to breach the armor entirely.
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