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Chapter 280 Armor and Halloween
TPC Far East Headquarters, the A-1 Experimental Zone, the deepest underground location.

Thick leaded glass completely isolates the observation room from the testing field below.

Inside the observation room, several figures stood quietly, their eyes focused on the test site below.

Leading the group was TPC Director, Soichiro Sawai.

Standing beside him were Police Chief Tetsuji Yoshioka and Keigo Masaki.

"Dr. Masaki, let's begin the experiment."

Director Sawai looked at Masaki Keigo beside him and spoke.

"New City team, you can begin."

Masaki Keigo nodded and pressed the communication button on the observation platform.

In the center of the test field below, a figure moved in response. It was none other than Tetsuo Shinjo, the ace pilot of the Victory Team.

He was wearing a close-fitting black sensory suit used to collect experimental data.

In front of him, a humanoid exoskeleton armor with a bio-material feel was hanging silently.

As if sensing Shinjo's approach, the armor began to wriggle like a living thing and then clung to Shinjo's body.

Considering the need to appear in the public eye, the appearance of this suit is quite restrained.

However, because it lacks external armor, it still retains a biological feel...

"Planting system activated, neural connection synchronization rate 98%... 99%... Synchronization complete!"

Ryosuke Sanada's voice came through the radio, carrying a hint of barely suppressed excitement.

"New City, how are you feeling?"

"I feel... better than ever before!"

"I can feel it, it's like another body of mine, no, even more...powerful than my own body!"

The voice from the new city came back through the communicator, carrying a hint of shock.

This feeling was completely different from piloting Unit-01; it was as if I had become one with it.

"First item, speed test!"

The moment the order was given, the armored warrior vanished from his spot.

No, it didn't disappear; rather, it began a high-speed shuttle run across the vast test field at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

On the glass of the observation room, a series of astonishing data were rapidly updated: [Instantaneous top speed: 420 km/h], [100-meter sprint time: 0.86 seconds].

Director Yoshioka's pupils suddenly contracted, and his arms, which had been wrapped around his waist, unconsciously lowered.

That speed is just amazing!
"The second item is the strength test."

The ground on one side of the test site cracked open, and a ten-ton alloy test block slowly rose up.

The armored warrior walked to the test block, lowered his legs slightly, exerted force from his waist, and suddenly grabbed the bottom of the test block with both arms.

"Drink!"

With a loud shout from Shinjo, the muscle fiber-like tissues on the surface of the armored body instantly swelled up, emitting a low hum.

To everyone's astonishment, he actually lifted the ten-ton alloy block above his head!
"Oh my God……"

Director Sawai was speechless, his face filled with shock.

Watching a humanoid creature lift heavy objects is far more awe-inspiring than watching firearms.

"The core of the implant is genetically optimized Ebloon cells."

These cells have a natural advantage in energy conduction efficiency...

At the same time, we have integrated the artificial lightning human's biological organs, using them as bio-batteries and special functional modules for the implant.

Keigo Masaki explained that these cells can absorb the electricity from several nuclear power plants and then multiply into a monster that is fifty meters tall and weighs tens of thousands of tons.

In this respect alone, this thing is even more powerful than the Zerg God General from the Guyver Armor world.

His current performance is a result of limiting his output in order to maintain stability.

As if to prove his point, the armored warrior slammed the alloy block heavily onto the ground, producing a deafening roar.

Then, he raised his right arm, and a circular port in his palm opened, within which blue and white arcs of electricity leaped and converged wildly.

"Zi la——!"

A powerful electromagnetic pulse suddenly shot out and accurately hit the target in the distance.

The target was instantly burned to charcoal by the powerful electric current, and the surrounding air was distorted by the high temperature.

"This energy can even provide additional power to our existing beam rifles and electromagnetic cannons, greatly enhancing their power and range."

"Moreover, the Aiblom cells are highly adaptable, enabling the wearer to survive and fight in various harsh environments such as vacuum, deep sea, and high radiation."

Keigo Masaki added.

"Great! Excellent! Dr. Masaki, when can this equipment be mass-produced? I want to equip all the ground troops under my police department with it!"

Seeing the test results, Director Yoshioka asked with some excitement.

"I'm afraid it's not possible for the time being, Director."

The process of cultivating and genetically optimizing Ebloon cells is extremely complex and has very demanding environmental requirements.

With our current technology, large-scale production is not yet possible.

Masaki Keigo shook his head.

"Dr. Masaki's suggestion is very pertinent. Prioritize allocating them to the Victory Team and the Police Department's rapid response unit. We must use our sharpest swords where they are most needed."

Director Sawai nodded in agreement.

Although Director Yoshioka was somewhat unwilling, he understood that this was the most reasonable arrangement and could only nod in agreement.

On the other side, Sanada Ryosuke was also quite excited to see that his research had been put to good use.

Then he pulled Hori along to start the next project, which was to apply the technology related to Inazuma to Unit-01.

……

And just like that, another month slipped by quietly.

Halloween arrives quietly as the city is adorned with pumpkin lanterns and various spooky decorations, and the air is filled with the sweet scent of candy.

However, the festive atmosphere was shattered by the piercing alarm that blared from the Victory Team's command room.

"Report! An unusually strong and persistent magnetic field has been detected in the region from A-7 to B-3!"

"Meanwhile, we received a report from the police that thirteen children have gone missing in the area in the past twenty-four hours!" The voice of the team member Ye Rui echoed in the command room as his fingers flew across the keyboard.

On the large screen, an electronic map was quickly brought up, with an irregular red area flashing on the map, and the portraits of thirteen missing children marked at various locations within the red area.

"Another abnormal magnetic field..."

Captain Kei frowned; this wasn't the first time this had happened.

"Victory Team, all members, move out!"

Captain Kei pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision.

……

As night fell, the Halloween festivities reached their peak in the city. The streets were packed with people in outlandish costumes, and the sounds of children's laughter filled the air.

To avoid causing a commotion, Daigo and Rena changed out of their Victory Team uniforms and joined in the joyful atmosphere.

Daigo was dressed in a classic vampire count's suit, while Rena was dressed as a playful witch, carrying a pumpkin lantern.

After being kidnapped by the Dark Giant, Rena gradually accepted everything thanks to Daigo's honesty and persistence, and resolved to fight alongside Daigo.

The relationship between the two grew increasingly intimate as they shared this heavy secret.

"Honestly, can we really find any clues like this?"

Lina cautiously observed her surroundings while asking in a low voice.

"The more people there are, the more likely the target is to appear."

"It needs children, and Halloween night is the best cover."

Daigo lowered his voice in response, saying that judging from the missing persons, the other party's only target was the children.

In this case, the more children there are, the more likely the target will appear.

Just then, their attention was drawn to a commotion not far away.

On a street corner, a witch dressed in a black robe, wearing an exaggerated pointed hat, and with green paint on her face, was pushing a cart full of colorful candies.

The children, drawn by the candy, gathered around the witch.

The candies were unusually large, bigger than an adult's fist, and emitted an overly sweet aroma. The children, upon receiving the candies, eagerly tore open the wrappers and began to greedily devour them.

The scene appeared normal, but alarm bells were ringing in Daigo's mind.

The size of the candy, combined with the children who were attracted to it, was quite odd.

As if sensing his gaze, the witch slowly turned her head, her eyes, hidden in the shadows, landing precisely on Daigo through the crowd.

The next second, she ignored the children around her, pushed the candy cart, and turned into a quiet alley.

"It's her!"

Daigo felt a chill run down his spine.
"Lina, immediately inform the captain and the others. I'm going after them!"

"No,"

Lina shook her head, her eyes filled with unwavering determination. "I'll go with you."

As she spoke, she raised her wrist, where a silver bracelet was worn—the portable activation device for the Ebron suit.

"Don't forget, I can fight now too."

Upon hearing Lina's words, Daigo knew he couldn't refuse.

He nodded heavily, the two exchanged a glance, and followed the witch's retreating figure into the dark alley.

At the end of the alley was a dead wall, but the witch's figure had vanished without a trace.

"Strange, what about people?"

Lina frowned.

Daigo didn't speak. He closed his eyes, his genes as an ancient warrior giving him a far greater sensitivity to spatial fluctuations than ordinary people.

"it's here!"

He opened his eyes and reached out to touch the wall in front of him.

The sensation at my fingertips wasn't the cold, rough feel of bricks and stones, but a strange, undulating sensation like water. The scene before me began to distort and spin, as if pebbles had been thrown into a lake.

"Hold on to me!"

Daigo grabbed Rena's hand, and the two stepped together into the center of the turbulent area.

After a dizzying moment, the view suddenly opened up before my eyes.

However, this is not the place they imagined.

This is a huge amusement park, with carousels, Ferris wheels, roller coasters... it has everything you could want. But this place, which should be filled with laughter and joy, is now eerily silent.

The rusty carousel turned slowly without electricity, emitting a mournful "creaking" sound; the Ferris wheel cabins swayed in mid-air, but were empty.
Music drifted through the air; what should have been a cheerful nursery rhyme had taken on an eerie timbre.

In this eerie amusement park, all the rides were filled with children.

But they were all expressionless, with empty eyes, like puppets whose souls had been taken away, swaying mechanically with the movement of the equipment.

Seemingly sensing Daigo and Rena's arrival, all sound in this deathly silent paradise abruptly ceased at that moment.

The next second, hundreds of children, whether they were sitting on a carousel or on a pirate ship, all turned their heads in unison and stared intently at the two intruders with their empty, lifeless eyes.

"These children..."

Upon seeing this, Lina's heart tightened, and she instinctively wanted to go forward and check on their condition.

"Don't go there!"

Daigo seemed to sense something and grabbed Lina.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Wisps of dark energy began to emanate from the children, like black smoke being forcibly extracted from their bodies.

Countless streams of dark energy converged in the air, like rivers flowing into the sea, all converging in one direction.

Daigo and Rena looked in the direction of the energy flow and saw a tall and elegant figure slowly rising from the throne on the stage.

The dark energy gathered in the woman's hand and formed a sphere.

When they saw that familiar and stunningly beautiful face, Daigo and Rena's pupils instantly contracted to their maximum size.

Because that figure was none other than Camilla, the Dark Giant…

(End of this chapter)