"Damn it!"
Takumi Inui felt immense pressure.
After being kicked by Raven, his body tumbled across the ground before he quickly rose. He immediately activated the Axel Watch.
"Complete!"
Instantly, Faiz's chest armor opened, exposing the core deep within, followed by the complete boiling of the red Photon Blood throughout his body. Finally, it transformed into a silver color, just like Delta, possessing ultra-high performance. At the same time, his Compound Eyes emitted a red glow.
This was Kamen Rider Faiz's Axel Form!
Seeing this, Raven became much more serious.
Fortunately, the Emperor's Belt's dynamic tracking ability was extremely strong. Even with Faiz's Axel Form, Raven could still perceive his movements. Moreover, the speed of the Flying Attacker on his back was also very fast.
While still not as fast as Axel Mode Faiz, it wasn't without a fighting chance!
"Startup!"
Takumi resolutely pressed the watch. The moment the acceleration began, a 10-second countdown started.
From the audience's perspective, Faiz was like a blur that disappeared entirely.
Yet, Raven accurately tracked the opponent.
But seeing was one thing; the Emperor's Belt's reaction speed still couldn't keep up with Axel Faiz. Thus, he was struck by a punch.
Bang!
The moment Raven fell, he activated Flight Mode, propelling his body into the air. The vast center of the stadium offered no walls for Faiz to use as a springboard. Therefore, Axel Mode Faiz, without flight capability, was temporarily unable to do anything to the Sky Emperor.
But the seasoned veteran, Takumi, wouldn't let it end so simply.
He mounted the Pointer onto his leg, preparing for another Crimson Smash 12 Combo!
Suddenly, almost simultaneously, twelve Crimson Smashes appeared, all locking onto Raven in the air.
However, the Emperor's speed still allowed him to dodge most of the attacks. In the end, the Crimson Smash 12 Combo only landed three hits.
Raven landed back on the ground, finally feeling a touch of pressure. This was the might of an opponent with Ultra-Acceleration capability—it was incredibly difficult to defend against.
If his body hadn't been strong enough, he would have been forced to de-transform just now.
It seemed he should seriously consider getting an acceleration ability for himself to play around with. Raven couldn't help but think of that guy, Kitazaki.
If he could consume him, he should also be able to evolve an Ultra-Acceleration ability. Then, he wouldn't have to worry when facing opponents with acceleration capabilities.
At that moment, Faiz's acceleration time ran out, and he reverted to his normal form.
"My turn!"
After enduring Faiz's attack, Raven immediately drew the Tonfa Edge from the Flying Attacker. Using the jet propulsion acceleration from his flight unit, he cut Faiz down with three slashes.
"Takumi! Mr. Raven! Please stop fighting!"
Mari Sonoda was still trying to mediate, urging the two people, who had no real reason to fight, to stop.
But how could Raven let go of such a perfect opportunity to fight Faiz at his full power?
Just then, the Auto Vajin flew in from outside the stadium, launching a barrage of shots at Raven. It then tossed the Faiz Blaster from the air to Takumi Inui below.
Raven executed a series of maneuvers, dodging the Auto Vajin's attacks. Seeing this, he couldn't help but inwardly mock the machine's fiercely protective loyalty and firepower.
Not a single drop of gasoline was wasted on this thing; it had helped Takumi out of trouble many times.
After a slight mental jab, Raven didn't stand idly by and let the Auto Vajin continue its assault. He, in turn, used the Flying Attacker to fire several consecutive energy bullets, shooting it down and causing it to crash to the ground and revert to its motorcycle mode.
Meanwhile, Takumi inputted the 555 Henshin Code into the Blaster.
Immediately, his body underwent a significant transformation. Red Photon Blood spread across his entire body, completely staining him red. A jet-propulsion device for flight was added to his back, and his overall physique became much bulkier.
This was Faiz's ultimate form—Blaster Form.
Seeing this, Raven did not dare to underestimate him. He knew that relying solely on the power of the Psyga and the Orga would likely be insufficient to defeat Blaster Form Faiz.
However, he still planned to try. The worst-case scenario was using the power of Sigma to defeat him in the end.
"Bring it on!"
Holding the Tonfa Edge, which glowed with a faint blue light, Raven charged directly toward Blaster Faiz. After a few slashes, Blaster Faiz only retreated slightly, otherwise appearing completely unharmed.
It was clear just how tough and thick-skinned he was.
Takumi, brimming with confidence, withstood the Psyga's attack and immediately punched back.
Raven's figure was thrown back several steps.
"As expected, he's not easy to handle," Raven muttered to himself.
Next, the equipment on Blaster Faiz's back began to transform, becoming two shoulder cannons, which unleashed a torrent of firepower on the distant Psyga.
Raven rapidly dodged, and the bullets struck the ground, kicking up thick smoke.
The next second, a transformation sound effect rang out.
"Complete!"
Raven switched to the Ground Emperor Form, Orga!
Wielding the Stlanzer, he rushed fiercely toward Blaster Faiz. A few powerful slashes immediately broke through Blaster Form Faiz's defense!
Takumi was utterly bewildered. What was going on? Did he switch opponents in the middle of the fight?
But this was no time for contemplation. He stabilized himself and quickly switched the Blaster in his hand to Photon Breaker—a large sword similar in size to the Stlanzer instantly appeared!
The two engaged in an evenly matched, fierce battle.
Truthfully, the overall stats of the Orga were indeed comparable to Blaster Form Faiz. Both were heavy-armored warriors with high attack and high defense.
It was just as the Psyga corresponded to Faiz's Axel Form—fast speed but weak defense.
It was clear that the Smart Brain Corporation had engineered these two Emperor's Belts based on these two forms of Faiz.
At that moment, the entire stadium was filled with intense cheers. Who knew the main event was still to come! Now this was more like it!
Just as the two were fighting a desperate, inseparable battle, a Smart Brain executive, to further fuel the atmosphere, released the Rhinoceros Orphnoch.
"ROAR!"
The Rhinoceros Orphnoch immediately charged toward the two with a head-on collision. Raven and Takumi had no choice but to dodge.
"I was just getting into the swing of things! What are you doing crashing the party?"
Raven immediately activated the Orga's finishing move, intending to deal with this massive foe first. He inserted the Mission Memory into the Stlanzer and pressed the confirm key on the phone.
"Exceed Charge!"
The blade of the Stlanzer in its longsword mode instantly extended into an infinitely long blade of light!
Meanwhile, Blaster Faiz also activated his own finishing move.