The Assault Arrives

Chapter 82 The Assault Arrives

In the darkness of the Mirror World, Kamen Rider Night Rider Akiyama Ren is tightly bound by the spider silk spitting out by the enhanced spider monster, unable to move. This spider silk, amplified by the monster's power, is far more resilient than ordinary silk, and even someone as strong as Akiyama Ren can only struggle in vain, unable to break free even a fraction of an inch.

The spider monster slowly approached, its compound eyes on its chest flashing with a cold light. The next second, several sharp cones shot out from the compound eyes, the sound of them tearing through the air sharp and piercing, heading straight for Akiyama Ren's face.

Akiyama Ren's heart sank suddenly, and despair gripped him in an instant. It was too fast; there was no way to dodge it!

Just when he was helpless and could only watch the sharp spikes hurtling towards him, a scarlet figure suddenly appeared and stood firmly in front of him.

The person who arrived was Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan swung his fists rapidly, the force of his punches fierce, knocking away the high-speed, blurry spikes that flew so fast they were just afterimages. The crisp sound of metal colliding echoed throughout the mirror world.

The viewers observing the mirror world in real time fell into a deathly silence, then were swept away by extreme shock—he could actually stop the monster's ultimate attack with his bare hands? Was this the same seemingly clumsy and inexperienced novice from just moments ago? Such strength was simply unbelievable.

But an even more awe-inspiring sight was yet to come. After intercepting the spiked cone, Jiang Lan's contracted peerless dragon—the Crimson Dragon—slowly coiled around him, its deep roar reverberating across the surrounding area. A terrifying pressure swept across the entire field like a tidal wave, causing even the spider monster opposite him to instinctively take two steps back, a hint of fear flashing in its eyes.

"Could it be—he has already made a contract with that dragon?" Akiyama Ren, lying on the ground, managed to speak, his voice filled with disbelief and shock.

The audience erupted in discussion: "As expected of Jiang Lan! Not long ago, she was a rookie wielding a cheap greatsword, but now she can single-handedly deal with a monster that even Qiu Shanlian couldn't defeat!"

"Who says Jiang Lan is weak? It's just that his previous armor limited his true strength!"

"I personally witnessed him slay a mirror monster in the form of a mantis; his strength is far beyond what it appears to be!"

"Stop bragging. If you really saw it with your own eyes, who are you in Jiang Lan's memory?"

"The moment the dragon appeared, Jiang Lan's aura completely changed; the sense of oppression skyrocketed!"

Meanwhile, inside the Blue Star Federation's observation room, experts were engaged in a heated discussion around a screen.

"The mirror world, man-eating monsters, contract beasts, and the mutual hostility between Kamen Riders—this era will likely descend into endless conflict."

"I always felt that there was someone behind all of this. Those card sets could never have been formed naturally."

"That's right, who exactly is it that grants human knights their power, and then deliberately leads them to kill each other?"

"Jiang Lan has explored the memories of three lifetimes, but the truth about the civilization gap is still nowhere to be found."

Why are all these secrets intricately linked to Jiang Lan?

The federal high command sat silently, their brows furrowed, their minds filled with speculation about Jiang Lan's identity. This person, who appeared out of nowhere, not only possessed the ability to access memories from multiple lifetimes, but also left no trace of his past in the federal database, as if he had never existed. Unable to unveil Jiang Lan's mystery, they could not sleep soundly.

The scene shifts back to the mirror world, where Jiang Lan slowly pulls a card from a card case, his deep voice ringing out: "SWORD—"

VENT!

"Weapons arrive!"

A flash of red light suddenly appeared in the sky, and a sharp-looking longsword descended from the sky, landing steadily in Jiang Lan's hand. This was not the previous inferior riding saber, but Jiang Lan's exclusive weapon in his dragon rider form, the Dragon Saber.

Seeing Jiang Lan summon his exclusive weapon, the spider monster panicked completely, frantically spitting spikes at him in an attempt to stop him from getting closer. But as soon as the spikes got close, Jiang Lan blocked them all with his Dragon Army Blade, the crisp clanging sounds ringing out incessantly. While blocking, Jiang Lan steadily advanced, each step carrying an unstoppable momentum.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Lan had rushed to the spider monster, leaped into the air, and landed steadily on the monster's back. With a swing of his Dragon Army Blade, a cold light flashed, and countless blade marks instantly covered the spider monster's body, causing dark green blood to gush out.

Watching Jiang Lan's fluid and efficient combo, the audience was once again utterly stunned: "Is this really the same rookie from before? Did he hire someone to fight for him?" "His fighting style has become so aggressive, and the increase in strength is astonishing!" "Sure enough, every time Jiang Lan is defeated, his strength undergoes a qualitative leap!"

After a series of slashes, Jiang Lan leaped down, creating distance between himself and the spider monster. He then drew a golden card and inserted it into the Dragon Summoning Machine: "FINAL—VENT!"

"The final moment has arrived!"

A deafening dragon roar resounded, and the Peerless Dragon reappeared, coiling tightly around Jiang Lan. Jiang Lan gathered his strength in his legs and leaped high into the air, unleashing a knight's kick imbued with terrifying power, aimed directly at the spider monster. At the same time, the Peerless Dragon opened its massive maw and spewed out a blazing breath of fire, which, along with the knight's kick, struck the target.

The deafening roar was deafening. Jiang Lan's Knight's Kick, with its immense power, pierced straight through the spider monster's body, blasting it to pieces. Even after defeating the monster, the residual force of the Knight's Kick lingered, slamming heavily into the ground and leaving a huge crater. Fortunately, this was the Mirror World; otherwise, such destructive power would have caused incalculable property damage.

After the spider monster was defeated, a ball of light containing pure energy slowly rose. The Peerless Dragon opened its mouth and inhaled, swallowing the entire ball of energy. Contracted beasts can increase their strength by absorbing the energy of defeated monsters, and the stronger the monster absorbed, the greater the growth of the contracted beast.

After this battle, Jiang Lan officially began his monster-hunting journey in the Mirror World. Although Kamen Riders are inherently enemies, thanks to the mediation of Kanzaki Yui, Akiyama Ren has temporarily refrained from attacking Jiang Lan. Jiang Lan himself has never intended to fight Akiyama Ren—more precisely, he has never wanted to be an enemy of any Kamen Rider.

His original intention was always to defeat the mirror monsters, save innocent people in the world, and prevent anyone from shedding tears because of these vicious monsters; in addition, he wanted to stop the endless fighting between knights and completely shut down this life-devouring mirror world.

He did not want to see his former comrades turn against each other, nor did he want to see the Mirror Monster harm living beings again.

The peace didn't last long; a new murder occurred, this time targeting an antique shop owner. Jiang Lan was ordered to investigate and gather clues, but during the investigation, she discovered that the culprit was a mirror monster in the form of a crab. Seeing this, Jiang Lan didn't hesitate, immediately transforming and stepping into the mirror world.

However, waiting for him in the Mirror World is not only the crab monster, but also another Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Scissors, transformed from Detective Masashi Sudo. In the Kamen Rider Survival Game, when two Riders meet, unless they are temporary allies, they will inevitably draw their swords against each other, a fact that Masashi Sudo is well aware of.

The moment he saw Jiang Lan's figure clearly, Masashi Sudo didn't hesitate to take out his skill card and insert it into the summoning machine: "STRI

KE-VENT!

"A powerful attack has arrived!"

A golden light flashed, and a giant crab claw appeared out of thin air. It was a weapon-like claw modeled after the right arm scissors of its contracted beast, the Volcanic Crab. It possessed both powerful attack and binding abilities, and could easily clamp down on enemies and restrict their movement.

After summoning his razor-sharp giant claw, Masashi Sudo, without a word, swung his weapon and punched Jiang Lan's breastplate. Caught off guard, Jiang Lan was struck squarely, sparks flying from the breastplate, the immense impact sending him staggering backward. Before he could regain his footing, Sudo's second strike landed, knocking him to the ground.