A gentle breeze swept past, lifting the clothes on Chen Feng (Tendou Souji), revealing the Zecter Belt that had appeared at his waist at some point. Then, with a calm expression, he slotted the Kabuto Zecter into it from left to right.
【Henshin!】
The Kabuto Zecter at his waist emitted a mechanical sound, and visibly, a layer of hard heavy armor appeared over Chen Feng’s (Tendou Souji’s) body.
In that moment, Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) truly became Kamen Rider Kabuto in this world.
“Cast Off!”
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) slightly pushed the large horn on the Kabuto Zecter at his waist with his right hand, and immediately the heavy armor in his masked form seemed to loosen.
Then Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) pulled the transformer to the left side once more.
【Cast Off!】
Accompanied by a mechanical sound, in an instant, the heavy armor on Chen Feng’s (Tendou Souji’s) body burst apart, all of it slamming into the mutated crab that was warily watching him ahead, sending it flying.
The tremendous force even made it roll several times on the ground after falling.
“Gururu?”
The mutated crab struggled to climb up from the ground, a look of confusion still in its eyes, unable to figure out how something had suddenly crashed into it.
【Change Beetle!】
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) paid it no mind. Following the mechanical sound at his waist, the red large horn rose upward until it rested at the top, and the blue compound eyes on both sides flickered with arcs of electricity.
Compared to the previous heavy armor form, the current Kabuto had somewhat less defense, but its agility and speed far surpassed it.
Most importantly, its appearance was far, far more impressive than before.
“So cool!”
The boy watched Chen Feng (Tendou Souji), now transformed into Kabuto, and couldn’t help but exclaim.
The girl behind him also looked at the scene with some bewilderment. They had just been ready to die together, so how had the situation suddenly turned so bizarre?
But she and her brother should be safe now, right?
Then the girl jogged over to the boy’s side, helped him up, and retreated backward.
Although she didn’t know how their battle would turn out, even the residual force of the fight was probably not something two ordinary people like them could withstand. Now, she had to get her brother back a bit further and leave the battlefield to them.
“Guru guru gururu!”
The mutated crab climbed up from the ground, looking somewhat dazedly at the thing before it that was so different from before.
How did this human seem to have turned into something unrecognizable?
Was it still edible?
“You can’t even speak human language. You’re not even as good as a Worm.”
“It seems there’s no need to waste any more time.”
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) said indifferently, then calmly walked toward the mutated crab.
“Gururu!”
The mutated crab let out a loud cry. Gentle streams of water appeared from the void, wrapping around its crab claws, and then it hurled them directly at Chen Feng (Tendou Souji).
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) tilted slightly to the right, easily dodging the water streams, then punched the mutated crab’s shell. The tremendous force directly knocked the mutated crab back two steps.
Before it could react, Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) landed two more punches on the mutated crab’s shell, then spun around and sent it flying with a whip kick.
“So this is all a Mutant can do, huh.”
“How disappointing.”
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) walked up to the mutated crab and looked down at it from above. Although his face was covered by armor and his expression couldn’t be seen, that pride and contempt from the soul—even without understanding human language—
The mutated crab could clearly feel it.
“Guru gururu!!!”
The mutated crab roared furiously, its two crab claws waving in front of it like a child’s. Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) stepped back two paces, then the mutated crab stood up, raised its claws, and charged forward.
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) simply calmly took out the Kabuto Kunai Gun and casually blocked it, then pressed a button on the Kabuto Zecter at his waist.
【One!】
A mechanical sound rang out, seemingly stirring the mutated crab’s emotions, and its attacks became faster and faster. Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) didn’t mind at all—he simply casually used the Kabuto Kunai Gun to block these attacks, and in the gaps, continuously slashed at the mutated crab.
“Boom!”
But unfortunately, although Chen Feng’s (Tendou Souji’s) attacks brought the mutated crab pain, they still hadn’t broken through its defense.
Up until now, not a single drop of blood had fallen from it.
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) blocked the mutated crab’s attack once again, then lifted it upward, tossed the Kabuto Kunai Gun in his hand aside, punched it back two steps with his right fist, and tapped twice at his waist with his left hand.
【Two!】
【Three!】
The moment the mechanical sounds rang out, Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) turned around and pushed the large horn on the Kabuto Zecter to the left, then quickly pulled it back. Several arcs of blue electricity bloomed, and terrifying power transferred from his waist to Chen Feng’s (Tendou Souji’s) right foot.
The mutated crab watched the human turn around and expose his back, feeling somewhat confused, but not afraid. On the contrary, it felt a bit of joy in its heart.
In its limited memory, every human who had turned their back to them had died at their hands.
Raising its crab claws, the mutated crab charged forward without any caution, wanting to kill this human.
Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) sensed the mutated crab closing in behind him and said calmly:
“Rider Kick!”
Turning, raising his leg—his right leg, filled with terrifying power, traced a perfect arc through the air and landed heavily on the mutated crab’s shell. Then he turned around once more, his back to the mutated crab.
The mutated crab, sent flying once again, felt the intense pain in its body. It had thought this time would be no different from the previous attacks—just pain, without breaking its defense—and struggled to stand up to attack again.
But after barely getting to its feet, its entire body convulsed violently, and then it burst apart from the inside out, sending a flash of fire into the air.
“Grandmother said this: there is only one name in this world that must be remembered—the one who walks the path of heaven, ruling over all things: Tendou Souji.”
Index finger pointing to the sky, Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) said calmly.
The sunlight fell upon him, and in that moment, he seemed utterly sacred.
This victory was nothing more than a matter of course for him.
Because he was Tendou Souji—the one who walks the path of heaven, ruling over all things.
With just that name alone, he was destined to stand at the top, looking down upon the clouds from above all living beings.
Without canceling his transformation, Chen Feng (Tendou Souji) walked over to the boy and girl from before.
“So, what do you plan to do next?”
