"Useless struggle."
Shiraishi Shin moved. His speed far surpassed that of these Stardust Ninja Dustards, as he could run 100 meters in just three seconds.
Although these Stardust Ninja Dustards were said to have half the strength of an ordinary Zodiarts, their defensive power was far from that. Shiraishi Shin took out these Stardust Ninja Dustards one by one. In less than two seconds, he had become a white afterimage standing behind them.
Before these seven Stardust Ninja Dustards could even react, they all turned into stardust and dissipated.
Utahoshi Kengo thought to himself, "So fast. If it weren't for the afterimage, I would have thought it was teleportation. After testing, Fourze's running speed is 6.2 seconds per 100 meters. Although both are Kamen Riders, Fourze's performance is probably far inferior to this Eternal."
And just as Shiraishi Shin dealt with these Stardust Ninja Dustards in one go, scorpio suddenly flew out from behind him, launching a surprise attack with her retractable scorpion tail stinger.
Shiraishi Shin immediately grabbed his cloak and held it in front of him. The stinger pierced the cloak but was completely unable to penetrate this cloak, which was known for its absolute defense.
It can defend against energy attacks, and similarly, physical attacks. If he ever encounters someone who doesn't play fair and ambushes him from behind, it will surely drop their jaw.
"Hmph!"
Shiraishi Shin let out a low growl. As he flung his cloak open, scorpio's tail stinger was also flung away. He took out his eternal edge with his right hand and slashed forward, unleashing a blue crescent-shaped sword energy attack.
It immediately cut off a section of scorpio's ambushing tail stinger, making her cry out in pain and quickly retract it.
[Eternal! Maximum Drive]
Shiraishi Shin took out the eternal memory from the driver and inserted it into the special slot on his right waist. Eternal's Maximum Drive has two finishing move modes. One is to insert the memory into the dagger to gather energy and unleash a flying slash for long-range attacks.
The second mode he chose now was to insert the memory into the right side of his belt, gathering all energy into his right leg for a Rider Kick.
As the sound effect rang out, blue flames converged on Shiraishi Shin's right leg, and his golden compound eyes glowed with a golden-yellow light. After throwing the eternal edge to the left, he ran a few steps forward, bent his legs, and leaped into the air.
"Hahhhh!!"
"Yabai!"
scorpio looked at Kamen Rider Eternal flying down from above, scared out of her wits, but at this moment, she had no chance to dodge and could only hope to defend herself.
"Boom!"
As Shiraishi Shin's right foot powerfully kicked scorpio's blocking arms, it instantly broke through her arm defense and struck her chest.
"Ahhhhh!!"
Accompanied by scorpio's painful screams and the sparks continuously bursting from her chest, she was sent flying backward and exploded upon landing.
"Rumble!"
The explosion's fire shot into the sky. Two seconds later, the smoke dissipated, and Sonoda Sarina's disheveled figure appeared before everyone. Her school uniform was a bit tattered, her stockings were torn, and combined with her beautiful face, there was a sense of messy beauty.
"It really is Teacher Sonoda!"
Jojima Yuuki and Utahoshi Kengo stepped forward, somewhat at a loss for words after realizing it was their homeroom teacher.
Their homeroom teacher was scorpio; this was hard for them to accept.
Sonoda Sarina slumped on the ground, looking at Shiraishi Shin with resentment in her eyes. She had actually been defeated. It shouldn't be like this. She was an executive, one of the Zodiarts, how could she be defeated, and so easily and miserably?
"Damn it!"
Sonoda Sarina staggered to her feet, then turned and ran.
Shiraishi Shin didn't pursue her, because even if he caught up, what then? Kill her?
Because she was a human who transformed using a prop, she would revert to human form after being defeated, unlike Gurongi or Amazon, who are born as Monsters.
Killing Monsters is fine, but defeating someone who transformed with a prop and then killing the powerless human who was the transformer is not something a righteous Kamen Rider should do.
The system showed that defeating scorpio increased his Monster kill count by two. Including the Arch Orphnoch he eliminated this morning, his total Monster kill count is now seven. It seems to be due to her status as a Zodiarts executive. He wonders if he can farm her repeatedly?
Jojima Yuuki said worriedly, "I can't believe Teacher Sonoda is scorpio. Kengo, how should we face her after this?"
"I don't know."
Utahoshi Kengo's heart was also complicated. Humans are emotional beings. Sonoda Sarina, as their teacher, had taught them since their first year, and with her gentle and caring nature towards students, both of them had received her care.
Now that they knew their teacher was their enemy, they didn't know how to face her next time they met.
Shiraishi Shin looked at Kisaragi Gentaro, who hadn't finished yet. He crossed his arms, not intending to intervene and steal the kill. After all, it was Kisaragi Gentaro's prey, and the other party also needed to grow. He shouldn't just focus on the Monster kill count and do such a thing as stealing kills, right?
Furthermore, having Cronus and Eternal was basically enough for him to dominate any battlefield, and as long as he didn't draw Oma Zi-O, other Rider Systems were basically just icing on the cake, bringing him some freshness.
After hearing their conversation, he turned and said, "Since the cards are already on the table, why bother with pretense? And since her identity has been exposed, do you think the people behind her will still let her continue to be a teacher?"
"The people behind her?"
"Are you saying there are people behind Teacher Sonoda?"
Although they knew the Zodiac Twelve Palaces were executives, they didn't know how many Zodiarts executives there were. They had naively thought Sonoda Sarina was the mastermind, but they didn't expect there were people behind her.
And what kind of people could be above scorpio?
Shiraishi Shin continued, "The Zodiac Twelve Palaces vary in strength. Someone like scorpio is just a small fry at the bottom. Isn't there a rule in all comics or novels that the earlier they appear, the weaker they are, and the later they appear, the stronger they are?"
"For example, in Dragon Ball Z, Raditz, who could destroy Earth with a flick of his wrist, was the weakest Saiyan. Then came Vegeta, dozens of times stronger than Raditz. Then Frieza, countless times stronger than Vegeta. Then the Androids, who were even stronger than Super Saiyans, and Cell, Majin Buu, progressing layer by layer."
"That makes sense."
Utahoshi Kengo and the other person felt Shiraishi Shin's analysis made perfect sense. The Zodiac Twelve Palaces had twelve executives, and there would always be strong and weak ones.
"Rumble!"
Just as the three were talking, Kisaragi Gentaro used a Rider Kick to defeat Unicorn Zodiarts, achieving victory.
He picked up the Zodiarts Switch dropped by the Unicorn Zodiarts transformer, Fumihiro Nitta, turned it off, and then said a few encouraging words to the person, telling him to leave.