A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

"I have some questions. What is the G3-X? Also, Jiang Yang, you're giving the Ixa to him, but what will you use yourself?"

The one who asked the question was Qiao. Besides not knowing where the G3-X came from, he was also very curious about why Jiang Yang handed over ixa to the timber yard. He really wanted to know the answer to this question.

"You'll find out about the G3-X in a bit, and you'll also find out what I'll be using in a bit. Don't worry, I'm confident in my abilities."

Riddler, get out of Gotham!!

Jiang Yang then explained Kitasaki's mindset, urging everyone to be extra careful.

The operation began, and everyone except Jiang Yang went to the ambush site they had chosen together. A scene of ruins.

Soga originally suggested going to the old site of Meteor Academy, wanting to end that guy's life where it all began.

But Jiang Yang refused; it was too far.

"Come on, Kitasaki, don't keep us waiting too long."

Jiang Yang had already mobilized all of Hanzo's forces to search for Kitasaki. Although Hanzo couldn't transmit actual images or directly confirm whether the target was correct, was that a problem? No problem.

Once Kitasaki is found, he will tell him whether the target is correct.

In my perception, I've lost contact with Hanzo in a certain location. Just like before.

"Appeared!"

Kitasaki is drawn to interesting things, so Hanzo is very attractive to him. As soon as he finds Hanzo, he will grab him without hesitation. Once he grabs Hanzo, Hanzo will turn to ash, and Jiang Yang will be able to sense it.

Damn, he's completely grayed out. Just thinking about his chance encounter with this guy at night makes Jiang Yang shudder with fear.

Using Hanzo as bait to lure Kitasaki to the destination, Jiang Yang would go to monitor him to ensure Kitasaki's interest. This, of course, carried some risk; if discovered, the battle might begin prematurely. In that case, they would be left isolated and helpless.

Jiang Yang can have someone else do this task, such as Muba. He can just transform into ixa to guarantee that he can pull the monsters one by one.

Although the lumberyard is dangerous, I am safe.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yang did not do that.

There wasn't any particular reason; it was mainly a bottom line he set for himself. Although Jiang Yang had always felt that having a flexible bottom line was a fine tradition of transmigrators.

But some things shouldn't be tried lightly. Once you do it once, you'll do it again. Once you do it a lot, you'll get used to it.

Somewhere, Kitasaki twirled his ixa fist gun, sighing as he walked.

"Ugh, this is so boring! Is there no one to play with me?"

I got the IXA belt yesterday and played with the Orphnoch who gave it to me for a while. The Orphnoch was too easy to defeat; it was gone in no time.

After that, it got really boring; I couldn't find anyone to battle against.

"Or, let's go find Faiz..."

He remembered that Murakami had posted a task to collect belts.

Well, he has no interest in taking back the belt, but he is very interested in the guy who has the belt; maybe he can have some fun with him.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw it again, that little mummy-like creature.

"Ah, it's you again."

He's already encountered several of these guys; they all look the same. Although they disappear with a touch, there seem to be quite a few of them.

He rushed over, grabbed it, and saw the little mummy turn to ashes.

It really is like grabbing it in one swift motion and refining it instantly.

Just as he was about to shout that it was boring, he saw another little mummy not far away and chased after it.

The little mummy wasn't fast, and he caught it in no time. It turned to ash instantly, and then he found a third one.

Catch it, turn it to ash, next one.

After several times, he realized something was wrong. Usually, he would only catch one or two of these creatures and then never see them again. Today, so many of them appeared at once, as if they were deliberately luring him away.

In the distance, Jiang Yang, who had already arrived, saw Bei Qi stop his pursuit and slapped his forehead. Yes, Bei Qi was just childlike in mind, but he wasn't stupid. He could naturally sense that something was wrong.

Jiang Yang was prepared to deal with this situation. All he needed was a piece of paper with a provocation or invitation written on it for Hanzo to hold, and he would gain a follower who could taunt.

But before he could act, Kitasaki chased after Hanzo again.

"Forehead……"

He forgot that Kitasaki was an extremely confident person, even to the point of arrogance; he was the kind of person who would say he wanted to kill King Ou and take his place.

Even knowing there's a trap, they'll still jump in and tear it apart.

He sent messages to everyone, and the inducement was very successful.

Everyone was already hidden in the ambush area, except for Yuji Kiba, who was waiting alone in the open space. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous, but it would also be a lie to say he was afraid.

Although he doesn't like fighting, it has to be said that he no longer refuses to fight.

Upon receiving the battle preparation information from Jiang Yang, he also became more vigilant.

Before long, a figure appeared at the entrance of the ruins, with something small hopping around in front of the figure.

But compared to that, the person in front of us is the key.

As planned, he transformed directly.

"Ready!"

"henshin! (Transform!)"

"Fi-stOn!"

Kamen Rider ixa, Security Mode.

"Huh? Same belt, huh? That looks interesting. Come play with me."

Kitazaki also pulled out his ixa belt and transformed instantly.

Without further ado, Lugba went straight to work. It was a clash between two different security modes. The production interval between the two belts was twenty-two years. In terms of both stability and output, Lugba's Ixa was theoretically superior.

However, Kiba was immediately at a disadvantage in their very first encounter, and for Kitasaki, the ixa was actually a limiter.

The woodyard hasn't activated Burst Mode yet. Burst Mode has a time limit, and it's not the right time to activate it now.

The battles in the preservation mode are brutal, hand-to-hand combat, a clash of armor against armor, a collision of strength against strength. Jiang Yang, who had rushed over to watch, was filled with excitement.

He'd wanted to see ixa play against ixa for a long time, but he'd never had the chance.

However, judging from the situation, Kiba is being suppressed.

That's outrageous! Using an older model to beat a newer one.

But it's alright, it's much more acceptable to him than the old Faiz crushing the next Faiz.

After just a few clashes, Kiba realized he was no match and decisively activated his burst mode.

His mission was to stall for time, but given the current situation, stalling for time? He'd probably get beaten to a pulp.

The burst of speed, ixa, burst mode.

Kitasaki's eyes lit up the moment he saw the ixa mask open.

Then he froze on the spot, unable to even block Kiba's attack—no, he didn't block it at all, and was knocked down directly.

This caught Kiba off guard. What was going on? Why wasn't the other party dodging?

"why."

"what?"

"Why can't I open my eyes? Hey, why? Tell me!"

Kiba was a little stunned by the question. The key point was whether or not the eyes could be opened?

Just like Jiang Yang said, it's a child's mentality, but that's what makes it so scary.

Taking the initiative to attack, once the burst mode is activated, the power level surpasses that of the preservation mode, leveling off the original disadvantage and even turning it into an advantage.

Kiba's attacks also began to target the lower body. Don't misunderstand, ixa is one of the few Rider systems whose punching power is higher than its kicking power, and by a significant margin. In a sense, his greatest weakness lies in his lower body.

In martial arts terms, it means an unstable lower body and poor stance training.

Of course, this is only relatively speaking.