Zed led Xin back to the Time Mazine and took out a medical kit for her to treat her wounds. Xin didn't avoid Zed and removed her ninja suit after transforming, beginning to tend to her injuries.
Zed sat to the side and asked, "What territories does The Hand have in New York? Besides the building where you dug up the Dragon Bone."
Xin didn't waste time, tapping a few times on the screen of the Mazine. "These are the strongholds, and there are also two safe houses here."
After Xin finished, Zed stroked her face, saying, "How does it feel to have power?"
Xin allowed Zed's cold armored gauntlet to caress her face, and calmly replied, "It's amazing! Thank you for your gift!"
"I know you are a woman who pursues power. Come on! Let me show you what true power is."
Zed withdrew his hand and then piloted the Time Mazine to The Hand's property. This time, Zed didn't sneak in from the rooftop but directly embraced the injured Xin, leaping from the sky onto the street.
Although it was still late at night, there were still many people near The Hand's office building. Passersby were shocked by the three armored figures falling from the sky and took out their phones to take pictures.
Woz stepped forward, arms outstretched, and declared loudly,
"Celebrate! The time king who inherits the power of all Riders, who can traverse time and know the past and future, his name is Kamen Rider Oma Zi-O. This is the moment of his arrival!"
Silence.
Everyone on the street was dumbfounded by Woz. No one believed a word this guy said. After a moment of silence, laughter erupted from the crowd.
Woz was a little annoyed, but Zed stopped him, turning to Xin and saying, "Go! Your former companions are inside. I'll let you see the future you've chosen!"
Without a word, Xin summoned her axe blade and headed towards The Hand's headquarters. With such a big event happening outside, The Hand's people naturally wouldn't be indifferent. A large number of ninjas poured out and surrounded Xin.
The ninjas of the branch had just received the news of Madame Gao's defeat when they were attacked. Murakami, who was in charge, came out in person, wanting to see who could defeat Madame Gao.
Murakami faced Xin directly and asked, "You defeated Madame Gao?"
Xin shook her head and said, "It wasn't me. It was my new master who defeated Madame Gao, Master."
"Xin! You're Xin! How dare you betray us? Is it this armor that gave you confidence, or your new master?" Murakami was very puzzled that his prized disciple would acknowledge someone else as their master.
Xin twirled the axe in her hand and said, "It has nothing to do with any of that. I hope you can do me a favor, Master. I need your head to climb a higher peak."
Murakami was so angry he laughed instead: "Hahaha! You really are a good disciple, just like me! We both stop at nothing for power! Let me see your ambition, Xin!"
Murakami roared Xin's name at the end, ordering the ninjas under his command to attack the other two behind them. Then, Murakami drew his katana and pointed it at his disciple.
Both of them roared simultaneously and charged towards each other. Murakami's katana, being longer, reached its target before Xin's axe, and the blade turned, slashing towards Xin's throat.
Xin lowered her stance, barely dodging the blow, and then slashed towards Murakami's waist. The Zikan Axe's edge was blocked by Murakami's reversed blade, and they both retreated to create distance.
"You've learned well, Xin! But it's not enough!" Murakami immediately attacked again.
Murakami's katana danced faster and faster, the impenetrable blades pressing down on Xin. While Xin struggled to defend against the sword techniques, Murakami's katana pierced through the hole in the Zikan Axe and stabbed toward Xin's face.
Xin couldn't defend against the blow, only managing to withstand it with the help of Geiz's mask. But then, Xin's abdomen was suddenly struck, and she dropped to one knee.
Murakami withdrew his fist and said, "The injury to your abdomen has distorted your movements, but even so, you've lost. But before I execute you, I want to see how much of the mountain you spoke of you truly possess."
When Murakami defeated Xin, Zed and Woz had already finished off the ninja grunts and were standing to the side, watching.
Seeing Murakami turn his attention to him, Zed stepped forward: "The disciple is a martial arts fanatic, and so is the master? How interesting! But, unfortunately, Xin is quite pleasing to the eye as a beauty. You, however, don't have that privilege. Challenging me will really get you killed!"
Murakami raised his blade and said, "I'm not one to throw my life away, and besides, who knows the outcome until we fight?"
Zed didn't waste any more words and summoned the Jikan Girade, walking towards Murakami. Madame Gao and Xin both had value in surviving.
But Murakami, did not!
Zed used the Flame Saber's swordsmanship to clash with Murakami's katana, the clang of metal echoing in the night.
Slicing away Murakami's slash, Zed's blade carved across Murakami's chest, spurting a spray of blood. Gritting his teeth against the pain, Murakami also struck at Zed, but his blade only sparked against Zed's armor.
Murakami held his katana horizontally in front of his chest, defending against Zed, while his left hand clutched at the wound on his chest. Murakami wasn't an idiot; since he couldn't break through his opponent's armor, he didn't intend to keep fighting to the death.
Harboring thoughts of retreat, Murakami carefully concealed his intentions, speaking to distract his opponent. "Is this the mountain Xin wishes to climb? Nothing more than this! Your swordsmanship is no better than mine!"
Zed, who had murder in his heart, ignored Murakami's words and threw the Jikan Girade at him. While Murakami was occupied with deflecting the sword, Zed immediately pressed the charge button on the Ziku Driver.
Zed quickly ran forward, and the floating characters in the air wrapped around and bound Murakami, who was trying to escape. After leaping into the air, Zed spread his legs and delivered a Rider Kick, striking Murakami directly in the chest.
Murakami was kicked into the wall, embedded deeply within it, and fell silent.
Zed stood up and clapped his hands, saying, "Xin! Did The Hand's fingers use Dragon Bone? Go and pull him out to see if he's dead."
Xin, who had watched the entire battle from the side, respectfully agreed and turned to walk into the hole in the wall. She then dragged out the battered Murakami.
Zed clicked his tongue in amazement. "Dragon Bone is really a good thing! It actually managed to keep you alive. But eking out a miserable existence is pointless. No one can save you. Xin! Kill him!"
After issuing the order, Zed sat to the side, preparing to enjoy the show. "Woz, do you think she can do it?"
"She definitely can!"
"You have so much faith in her?"
"I just have faith in Your Majesty, the Demon King. She understands Your Majesty's power very well, and she will make the right choice."
Xin put away the Zikan Axe and walked to the katana that Murakami had dropped. She picked it up and gently caressed the blade before returning to Murakami's side.
The dying Murakami couldn't speak anymore, watching his prized disciple raise the blade.
Swoosh!
The sound of the blade slicing through flesh echoed, taking away a weak soul. Xin slowly spoke, "I will surpass you! Master!"
Xin, after throwing away the katana, returned to Zed's side and said, "Master, The Hand can revive the dead, as long as the body remains."
Zed patted Xin on the shoulder and said with a laugh, "Ha~~ha ha~ you are truly loyal! Zikan Axe, switch to bow mode, and take him out with a burst shot. Go!"
Boom!
Zed clapped his hands and said, "Alright! Alright! We need to head to the next location. Although The Hand has probably received the news, we still need to go through the motions."
That night, Zed and his two companions attacked all of The Hand's businesses in New York, except for the building where the Dragon Bone was buried.
The Hand lost two of their fingers in one night, one dead and one injured. Their own businesses were also completely destroyed. Except for the parts that were quickly transferred away, the rest were gone forever.
The next morning, the remaining fingers began an emergency meeting. Alexandra, Boutou, Swande, and the injured Madame Gao gathered together.
Alexandra spoke first, "This guy called the Oma Zi-O doesn't seem like Daredevil. Why is he against us?"
"We must kill him, or our Hand's dignity will be severely damaged." The hot-tempered Boutou slammed his fist on the table, "Our losses are too great, we have to recover them!"
"How do we fix this?"
"Wait!" Swande interrupted the others. "Kamen Rider Oma Zi-O attacked all of our strongholds, but he spared this one. Do you think he just didn't find it? His goal is to make us open the Dragon Bone seal for him!"
Upon hearing that Kamen Rider Oma Zi-O might have already set his sights on the Dragon Bone, which they valued most, everyone present became somewhat agitated.
Alexandra calmly asked Madame Gao, "You fought him. What did you think?"
"Very strong. He possesses power that is not inferior to our own Qi. Coughcough, that armor is also very troublesome. None of us can face him alone. Cough" Madame Gao coughed softly.
"Can we only use Black Sky?"
"We can only use Black Sky!"
While The Hand was holding its meeting, Nick Fury was also having a meeting in his office. Nick Fury was very angry.
Zed had just decided that Kamen Rider Oma Zi-O's threat level wasn't very high, and then he attacked multiple gang strongholds in a single night, without even trying to hide his movements. S.H.I.E.L.D. really couldn't cover this up.
"Why did he suddenly become so aggressive? Did he get a new power?"
Natasha answered, "This green watch face should be a great help to him, maybe even one of his trump cards. That's what gives him the confidence to flip the table."
"So, who activated this watch face? Why didn't our intelligence agents find anything?" Nick Fury questioned the agents present.
At this moment, Agent Hill spoke up, "I think we have something more important to focus on right now."
Nick Fury glanced at Agent Hill and asked, "What is it, Deputy Director Hill? What did you find?"
Hill slowed down the footage of Kamen Rider Oma Zi-O taking down numerous ninjas, slowing it down again and again. No matter how much she slowed it down, nothing was on the screen. It was as if a section had been removed from thin air.
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