Chapter 386 Leaving
The two people who heard the voice of the singer Kengo shuddered instantly. This time, Kisaragi Gentaro did not ask any questions, but quickly stepped back, still holding a handful of grass in his hand that he had not had time to let go.

"Singer Kengo, how long have we been unconscious?" Sakuta Ryusei asked with tense muscles as he looked at the familiar person in front of him.

"Just a few minutes. Cancer has been defeated, and all the unconscious people have woken up. There are only two of you left. Come on, let's go back to the Jade Rabbit cabin."

The singer Kengo took his hand out of his pocket again, but this time he didn't take out the constellation switch, and his face had a normal expression.

"It seems to be true." Gentaro Kisaragi relaxed a little.

"Not necessarily." Sakuta Ryusei remained vigilant. Everything here was not right. He was not a fool like Ruyue who could easily trust others.

Although it looks normal, it doesn't mean there is no problem. If it is really a disguise of Xing Tu's ability, then they must not take it lightly. They should subdue him first, Sakuta Ryusei thought.

However, just as he got ready and was about to take action, the singer Kengo's appearance suddenly twisted and changed, and he and Sakuta Ryusei rushed towards each other at the same time. It was the same monster as before, and it opened its sharp claws and grabbed him fiercely.

"Huh..." The two men woke up again and let out a low groan at the same time. Their bodies still felt the pain of being pierced. They were killed again.

And this time, even if Ruyue was slow-witted, he now understood that it might be Xingtu who was behind the scenes again. Xianwu was disguised as Xingtu using special abilities, and every time they were killed by monsters, they felt as if they had woken up from a nightmare, with their bodies trembling.

He took several deep breaths, clenched his hands tightly, and then began to look around. This piece of grass was just like the grass in Amanokawa in his memory. At the end of his sight was the school square. The only thing missing here was his classmates.

The lawn of Amanokawa is a Feng Shui treasured land. It is unlikely that there are no classmates at any time. Even if the places are similar, it is unlikely to be a school. But how can there be exactly the same place in the world?

Thinking of this, Kisaragi Gentaro understood that not only was Kengo fake, but even the place they were in was fake.

And they have been killed twice. The unreal place will be restored after death, so the answer is obvious.

"It's a dream!"

“This is a dream!”

Gentaro Kisaragi and Ryusei Sakuda made the same judgment and looked at each other. They were trapped in a dream that could repeat endlessly and they had to find a way to wake up.

"You finally woke up."

The familiar voice sounded on time, Kisaragi Gentaro and Sakuda Ryusei looked at each other, and then rushed towards the singer Kengo at the same time.

Normal dreams of jumping from a high place, or dreaming of an earthquake, a car crash, or a dream that leads to death are enough to wake up a sleeping person.

But now they are trapped in an endless dream loop. It must have been done by the star disciple in front of them. The only way to wake up is to catch or defeat him.

Then, they died again.

Next, they tried many different methods. If they simply delayed time, the fake singer Xianwu would kill them in beast form. If they followed his advice and walked back to the Jade Rabbit cabin together, they would suddenly fall into the trap and be stabbed to death by the knife laid underneath. More often, the moment they took out the driver, the beast-shaped monster would immediately appear.

It was like they would die no matter what they did, and there were traps everywhere that could kill them.

Just like that, on this green lawn, the two people began to try various methods. Countless figures began to appear and disappear, but then, more possibilities began to spread.

After all, this is a cyclical dream where one can be resurrected after death. Before there is any clear solution, they can only try various possibilities. Among the deaths they have experienced, there are too many scenes of death due to not having time to transform.

By the time you realize you want to use the belt, you're already dead.

"Bang!" The monster who had turned into a beast slapped two people with one claw to cancel their transformation. After realizing that they would definitely be killed if they did not transform, and that this path was definitely not feasible, they began to rely on the power of the belts.

"Gentaro, we are finally on the right track this time." Sakuta Ryusei spat out blood and said with a smile.

The school uniform on his body was burnt black and the rags were not much better. What was worse was that under the torn uniform, there were countless huge wounds as if they were cut by a knife and bleeding. The red blood was like dye, staining the ground red. He only had his last breath left and he could feel his life slipping away.

"Well, Meteor, next time, we will definitely win." Kisaragi Gentaro, who was stabbed in the abdomen and also suffered a fatal injury, lay on the grass. When the blood was about to flow out, he gently patted Sakuta Meteor on the body and smiled.

Finally, when Gentaro Kisaragi and Ryusei Sakuda woke up and opened their eyes, the driver was already turned on. They found a way to fight against death, or understood the general rules here. First, if you don't use the belt, you will definitely die. Second, after the singer Kengo appears, trying to transform will also die.

The only solution is to transform before the singer Kengo appears. There is a short gap, and you can use this time to transform.

After trying most possibilities, the only thing that allowed them to continue to persevere after the danger was triggered was transformation.

But this does not mean that they can escape from this endless cycle of dreams.

The third rule is that the monster's strength will change with time. The time here refers to their transformation time. The faster you transform, the easier it will be to deal with the monster. The monster's strength will be enhanced by one second at night.

Gentaro Kisaragi's hands had never been so fast. He was sure that this was the only way to pass the level. He finally understood the meaning of the vague words "still not fast enough" after their first death.

At this moment, they both understood that as long as they transformed quickly enough, they could get rid of the dream, and before the monsters appeared, the sooner the better, and this method of passing the level was also reflected in the monsters' strength performance.

"Meteor Strike!"

"Rider Rocket Drill Kick!"

At this moment, both of them released their ultimate moves at the same time. Sakuta Ryusei leaped into the air, and the blue energy wrapped around his body was all concentrated on his left leg, while Kisaragi Gentaro used a rocket and drill combination knight kick.

The two forces fiercely collided with the ferocious monster, and the sound of continuous shattering continued to erupt from it.

Under the attack of the ultimate move, the broken marks on its body continued to spread into the air. The entire space began to vibrate, and countless cracks spread to the entire world.

And behind the spider web-like cracks, white light began to shoot out in all directions along the cracks, and finally completely enveloped this illusory space and swallowed up the bodies of the two people.

After this, they went from being strangers and distrustful at the beginning to fighting together, trusting their companions, and finally living and dying together, until the last time, when they resolved the battle perfectly.

"call!"

The temperature inside the Yutu cabin is suitable, and it has a device that automatically adjusts the temperature and gravity. However, at this time, two people were covered in sweat, as if they had been fished out of the water.

Gentaro Kisaragi and Ryusei Sakuda looked at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief at the completely different scenes around them. It seemed that they had finally come out of that endlessly recurring nightmare, and the sound of the world shattering in the end was not an illusion.

This time both of them were terrified.

"You're finally awake." Singer Kengo looked at the two people who had woken up from coma, put down the No. 39 astronomical switch in his hand, and walked over.

"No!"

The two people who had just awakened made sounds of disbelief at the same time. They transformed again at the maximum speed of human beings, and then simultaneously took attacking postures towards the singer Kengo, especially Kisaragi Gentaro, who was about to take action.

"What's wrong with you two?" The singer Kengo looked at Kisaragi and Sakuta who were treating him as if they were their enemies, and had no idea what was going on.

Sakuta Ryusei looked at the singer Kengo in front of him warily, his hands clenched into fists, but he did not take any action.

He didn't dare to conclude whether the singer Xianwu in front of him was real or fake, but there was no doubt that they transformed at the first time.

In the battle just now, the violent fighting power of the monster transformed by the fake singer left him with an unforgettable impression. If he relied on himself alone, he would definitely not be able to get out of it.

"Ah! Xiaoxian, what are you doing?" Yuuki Kijima exclaimed, looking at the two people who were about to attack the singer Kengo, he simply stood between them with his hands outstretched like a hen.

After hearing what Yuuki Kijima said, Gentaro Kisaragi suddenly calmed down. He flipped the switch and removed the Fourze armor on his body.

"Meteor, it's okay, this is reality."

"It seems so. After all, we have died so many times, but there has never been a fourth person. Moreover, there is no weird feeling coming from there." Sakuta Ryusei also gave up decisively.

What he just said was part of the reason, but the more important thing was that he chose to trust Kisaragi Gentaro's judgment.

Singer Xianwu was completely confused. He didn't understand what was being said. He wanted to ask, but Jiang Xia, who appeared from the laboratory with switch No. 40, spoke first:

"You two should go and rest first and get some rest."

"Although dreams are just dreams, multiple restarts will also consume your physical strength. Now you should take a shower and have a good rest."

"Teacher, I knew that voice was yours." Kisaragi Gentaro looked as if he had expected it.

"Of course it's me, who else would be so boring." Although Jiang Xia said it as if he was joking, his tone was unusually low.

Sakuta Ryusei frowned slightly: "What on earth is going on?"

To be honest, he couldn't imagine the meaning of trapping them in an infinitely repeating dream for no reason and making them go through endless levels and battles.

Is it really that boring? Or is there some special purpose?

Kisaragi Gentaro also looked at Jiang Xia. He was also very curious, but he had a rough guess in his mind, but he didn't know if it was correct.

"The way this dream is played out has expressed what I meant. You should understand it now."

"Cancer..." Sakuta Ryusei murmured.

"That's right." Jiang Xia said, "Now let me tell you something you don't understand."

“When you know something is wrong, and you still fight with your body, that’s a huge mistake.”

"Sometimes it's not convenient to transform directly, but if you fight blindly without knowing the enemy's ability, I can save you once or twice, but I can't save you countless times."

During the explanation, Jiang Xia had already put away his gentleness, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were as sharp as ice, like an iceberg that would never melt.

"If I wasn't here today, all of you students would have fallen into a coma. Without the knights, Tianzhichuan would have become a den of monsters. The reason you can stand here now and those students whose souls were taken away can return home safely is because of me, not you." Jiang Xia looked serious, looking at the two guys who lowered their heads and didn't dare to look him in the eye and continued:
"I know you are just high school students, but you are also knights. You can't become a Kamen Rider just by shouting slogans and posing."

"When you put on the belt, it also means that you have taken on the responsibility of protecting humanity. You were too careless when facing Cancer! This is a real battle, not a child's play. If you are not careful, people will really die."

Compared to the knights before, the current battles are just like playing. The predecessors fought for various reasons.

Fighting for the persistence in their hearts is absolutely a gamble with their lives, and they cannot be careless at all, because they know how heavy the responsibility is on their shoulders.

Although Gentaro Kisaragi has this awareness now, it is not enough, far from enough!
For a moment, the Jade Rabbit cabin became quiet. Kisaragi Gentaro, who had just been glad that he had escaped from the dream, didn't even dare to raise his head.

Both of them realized that the speed of transformation was just an action. Behind this action was the importance they attached to the battle, their seriousness towards the enemy, and their responsibility for the ideals of the world they protected.

"Go and take a rest. The Star Disciples' battle is far from over." After Jiang Xia said this, he turned around and walked into the control room.

The singer Kengo, who was listening to the whole thing, also took a deep breath. When Cancer sucked away their souls, he also slammed the table in anger. He had a similar feeling. He lost his composure at that time and it was the teacher who pulled him back.

But he didn't expect that the teacher would be so angry after the incident was over. After something happened, the teacher would always look for a solution as soon as possible, and even being angry would not affect the decision-making.

If there is something wrong, we will not turn a blind eye to it, but educate through other means after the problem is resolved.

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time!" Kisaragi Gentaro said loudly to Jiang Xia who continued to adjust the switch.

Right is right, wrong is wrong, he is very clear about this.

After hearing Gentaro Kisaragi's apology, the silent Sakuta Ryusei seemed to wake up from a dream again. Before, he didn't quite understand what Kamen Rider meant, and just regarded this power as a shortcut to save Jiro, but now...

"Go." The gentle voice, along with the sound of the wind, reached Kisaragi Gentaro's ears, and his originally dim eyes suddenly became brighter.

"Yeah." He nodded heavily.

(End of this chapter)