Special effects: Saving the world starting from becoming a Zergling

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As the elevator arrived, Yuuma stepped out and met the worried Kagami's eyes.

"Didn't I tell you to leave right after meeting your father?"

Faced with Yuuma's question, Kagami scratched his head.

"I'm worried about you, and... Dad told me to come out so he can ask you some questions."

With several factors influencing her decision, Kagami decided to stay.

"If there's a problem, let's talk outside."

Yuzhen glanced back at the fourth elevator; the green indicator light above it had turned red.

"In a little while, this place will probably explode."

According to Yuzhen's understanding, because the underground laboratory is too well hidden, the news of the intrusion is estimated to have only reached some of the higher-ups in the Protozoan ranks.

They still have plenty of time to leave now.

But if we linger here any longer, we might find ourselves facing the dark muzzles of guns when we step outside.

Although Yuma wasn't particularly afraid, it would be best to avoid as much trouble as possible.

After listening to Yuuma's words, Kagami forcibly suppressed her desire to explore and followed Yuuma outside.

The two moved quickly, and after lifting the curtain, they dashed out the door in a flash.

Yuma didn't immediately take Kagami back to "Happiness." Instead, she took him to the ice cream truck and bought him two ice creams.

"Yuuma, my father said... you have seen the ultimate end of this world."

Standing under the scorching sun, watching Yuuma devour his ice cream, Kagami anxiously asked him a question.

The information Kagami Riku left him had become a jumbled mess in his mind, and he desperately needed someone to give him answers.

"Let's have some ice cream."

Yuma didn't answer Kagami's question immediately, but instead let him try a bite of ice cream first.

"Yuuma, I'm not kidding you. My father... what exactly is he doing all this for?"

Seeing Yuuma's relaxed demeanor, Kagami anxiously shook his shoulder.

He was now completely overwhelmed by the news brought by Kagami Riku.

Kagami nearly shook the ice cream out of Yuuma's hand, so Yuuma quickly slapped Kagami's hand away.

Seeing Kagami's worried face, he pointed to the ice cream in Kagami's hand: "You're just like this ice cream right now, so anxious you're about to melt."

Have you ever heard the saying, "The boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge"?

"The first thing you need to do now is to take care of things on your father's side."

"Instead of thinking too much about what will happen in the future."

Hearing Yuuma's words and looking at the ice cream in her hand that was about to melt, Kagami took a big bite out of frustration.

The sweet ice cream melted in his mouth, which eased Kagami's depressed mood considerably.

Once his mind had calmed down somewhat thanks to the ice cream, he told Yuzuru what Kagami Riku had told him.

"My dad said there's nothing seriously wrong on his end."

"It's impossible for the protozoa to bring him down using this."

"He had already collected the evidence of the defamation, and was just waiting for the day of the trial to arrive."

Yuzhen sat to the side and smiled. He had long known that this old fox wouldn't fall so easily.

If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to use a scheme within a scheme, Kagami Riku would most likely still be firmly in that position.

Don't underestimate this man who can install the Red Shoes into the Kamen Rider system.

In the original series, this character was just a hair's breadth away from defeating the protozoa.

"It seems the situation is somewhat urgent, otherwise Kagami Riku wouldn't be in such a hurry."

Thinking of the immense aura emanating from the underground laboratory, Yuzhen sighed.

That thing is probably their final enemy.

"So, what exactly did you see in the basement?"

Kagami was very curious; anything that could make Yuuma sigh couldn't be simple.

"All you need to know is that our final enemy is something stronger than me."

Yuma stopped deceiving Kagami and told her part of the secret.

"After we take care of Reiji Nogi and the Worms, we'll go back to the underground research lab."

Combining the information that Kagami Riku had told him, Kagami fell silent, his mind racing as he began to analyze.

However, before he could analyze much, Yuma pulled him back.

"I've finished my ice cream, time to go."

"Let's go and meet with the Heavenly Dao first, and then discuss it together."

"The day your old man goes to trial is going to be quite a spectacle."

The two walked further and further away until they disappeared from sight.

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Meanwhile, inside the ZECT headquarters...

"What's going on?!"

The man sitting at the head of the table had a livid face. He slammed his hand on the table, the sound echoing throughout the entire conference room.

On the table, there was a deep imprint the size of a palm.

Under his reprimand, the people below all lowered their heads, avoiding direct eye contact with the man.

"Director Hei Mu, this incident was a premeditated attack by the enemy."

"I suggest that the current ZECT should completely eliminate the old party, otherwise they will only be aiding the enemy."

A moment later, a woman sitting below stood up and spoke to Black Eye Owl.

"Ha... Do you want to start a racial civil war?"

After hearing the woman's words, Black Eyes sneered.

"I wouldn't dare."

The woman immediately shut her mouth after being stung by Hei Muxiao's cold gaze.

There are not many molting protozoa to begin with; most of them are forced to grow by Shuka's induced growth technology.

Although these molting protozoa are not as strong as those that grow naturally, they are still significantly stronger than the molting aliens, and these are all valuable combat assets.

This is also the capital that enabled them to win in the frenzy of mechanical Zerg.

If a civil war were to break out between the two races, there would probably be very few of their respective molting protozoa left.

For the sake of the bigger picture, they had to maintain a semblance of harmony.

"How severe is the damage at the lab?"

Knowing who did it, but having to silently swallow this injustice, Black Eye Owl was extremely unhappy.

After suppressing his emotions, he began to exchange information with these protozoan leaders.

"It's not too serious. That perfect experimental subject didn't go deeper. It only killed one of the molting protozoa we left behind in the shallow layer, and then left."

Someone immediately gave Black Owl an answer.

Black Owl's grim expression softened somewhat after hearing that the damage to the laboratory wasn't too severe.

His eyes flickered slightly, and after a moment of thought, he slowly spoke: "As long as it doesn't interfere with our research on the ultimate weapon, it's harmless."

He waved his hand dismissively: "Send another molting protozoan to guard the area, and let's put this matter aside for now."

"Once our ultimate weapon is finished, I'm going to wipe out the Zerg along with all those Kamen Riders!"

"Hoshino Yuma..."

"I want to see whether you, the test subject, are stronger, or our newly developed ultimate weapon is stronger."

Black-eyed Owl thought to himself.

He didn't believe that the ultimate weapon, which incorporated Shocker's new technology, would be weaker than Hoshino Yuuma, an experimental subject who hadn't fully developed yet!