Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

"The remaining question is how to hand over these photos." With a flick of his right hand, the photos were all put into a file bag that appeared out of nowhere.

He then walked out of Obadiah's office, snapped his fingers, and the door behind him closed automatically, the computer shut down, as if he had never been there.

According to his identity in the dream, Li Ai's next task was to ensure the smooth running of the shareholders' meeting. He went to the conference room on the top floor of the building and watched as people in suits and ties walked into the conference room.

After Tony and Obadiah arrived, Li Ai closed the door herself.

At this point, the shareholders' meeting officially began.

"Tony, you can't let the company suffer losses because of your own arbitrary decisions!"

"The company is not your private property! You are responsible for the decline in the stock price!"

"There is still room for recovery. With just one press conference, we can still be the world's strongest military industrial group!"

The shareholders immediately launched a barrage of criticism at Tony, but he remained unmoved. It was Obadiah who spoke first to comfort him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as we all know, people who leave dangerous battlefields are prone to post-traumatic stress disorder." Obadiah maintained a benevolent demeanor, like Tony's paternal uncle, as he attempted to explain to the shareholders:

"Give Tony time, and he'll definitely be able to..."

"Enough, Obadiah, your days of lying are over!" Tony suddenly interrupted him righteously, and continued:

"I have evidence of your unauthorized arms dealing and have notified the FBI, IRS, Department of Defense... all the agencies I can contact. A major purge is needed within the group!"

"Tony, you made the wrong choice."

Obadiah's face darkened. He reached into his pocket, found a remote control, and pressed the switch.

In the blink of an eye, the ceiling of the conference room collapsed under the weight of three heavy figures, scattering debris and filling the air with dust. The scene became extremely chaotic, and only Tony and the three Iron Monger armored vehicles remained.

"Iron Monarch armor? Three sets, no less?" Li Ai asked, looking at the scene before him.

Three Iron Monger armored vehicles that appeared out of nowhere disrupted the meeting, while Tony in the dream also donned a suit of armor.

However, this suit of armor is neither the MK3 equipped with weapons, nor the MK2 as a prototype, but the MK1 that Tony built in the cave.

Tony, dressed in rudimentary MK1 armor, faced three Iron Mongers with a flamethrower and his only missile.

Obadiah vanished into thin air, but voices echoed from all directions.

“Tony, I have to teach you one last lesson: demons are often created by humans themselves.”

It seems that Obadiah was in control of tonight's dream. I wonder what he experienced in reality that made him believe deep down that he could easily control Tony.

Wearing the MK1 armor, Tony was like a badminton shuttlecock, being hit and shoved by three Iron Monger armors. Soon, Tony was trampled under the feet of one of the Iron Monger armors.

The hastily assembled armor emitted a sickening metallic cracking sound. In his dream, Tony kept trying to push away the heavy objects with his hands, but the Iron Monger armor's hydraulic system kept exerting force, completely suppressing the crudely made MK1 armor.

Just as he was being tormented by nightmares, a voice rang in his ears.

"HenShin!"

【Good Morning! Rider! Z·Z·Z! Impact! 】

Accompanied by rhythmic, synthesized mechanical sounds, the Iron Monger riding Tony was blasted away by an unknown, brute force, crashing through the bulletproof glass and plummeting to the ground.

Chapter 30 Who Are You (1/7 Requesting Monthly Tickets and Further Reading)

In the dream, Tony, wearing MK1 armor, struggled to get up. He removed his faceplate and saw a figure confronting two Iron Monger armored vehicles.

The figure appeared to be about two meters tall, with red energy channels outlining its robust physique. A striking red crossbody strap extended from its left shoulder to its back, and a green breastplate shaped to fit its muscles. There were also six symmetrical armor plates on its abdomen, and its limbs were covered with armor of the same color.

Tony's first thought was that it was a power suit, but the person in front of him had a very strong biological feel to the power suit. If it weren't for the technological structure on the shoulder strap, he would have thought it was a mysterious creature with a humanoid shape.

At this moment, the remaining two Iron Monger armored vehicles raised their arms and aimed at the mysterious person who had suddenly appeared.

Li Ai saw two Iron Monarch armored vehicles aimed at him, one with a six-barreled Gatling gun and the other with a seven-tube missile launcher. These weapons were capable of blowing an armored vehicle away, but he felt nothing.

The seven-missile launcher fired first, launching a total of seven missiles in a triangular formation towards Li Ai.

boom---

The shockwave from the explosion swept across the entire floor, shattering all the windows, and a wave of heat could be seen rising from below.

Another Iron Monger armored vehicle then opened fire, its six-barreled cannon preheating, large-caliber bullets tearing through the smoke and landing on Li Ai.

The moment these bullets touched Li Ai's body, the immense impact would cause them to shatter into small copper discs, posing no threat to him whatsoever.

Kamen Rider ZZZ's power is centered around dreams, and Li Ai's power in dreams is stronger than in reality.

"My turn." Li Ai whispered, then bent down and slammed his fist into the ground. The terrifying force spread throughout the entire building, shattering it completely.

Rumbling--

In an instant, the building collapsed, and Tony and the two Iron Mongers plummeted downwards, the surrounding scenery rapidly changing.

Just when Tony in his dream thought he was going to fall to his death, he landed on soft sand. He looked around and found himself in a desert, with a sandstorm about to form in the distance.

The two Iron Monarch armored vehicles searched everywhere for Li Ai's figure, but could not find him, until a voice rang out.

【Dream Eater Claw - Blade Mode】

A streak of red light flashed through the air, severing both arms of an Iron Monger armored vehicle with effortless grace, as easy as slicing tofu.

Li Ai, gripping her battle sword, stopped in her tracks. The normally transparent blade was now gleaming with a red light, a symbol that the blade's sharpness had been pushed to its limit.

The Iron Monger's arm armor's six-barreled cannon and seven-tube missile launcher were its main weapons. After losing these, it was left with only one laser-guided missile loaded on the left back armor.

However, just as the two red guided laser beams were fired, the armless Iron Monarch was struck by Li Ai's flying knee strike, causing him to stagger backward.

Another intact Iron Monger tried to use its six-barreled cannon to hold the enemy back, but just as its cannon finished warming up, its companion was cleaved into four pieces by a cross-shaped slash.

Large-caliber bullets shot towards Li Ai. He swung his sword, shredding most of the bullets. These fragments, still carrying kinetic energy, collided with the intact bullets, allowing him to pass through the hail of bullets.

Li Ai arrived in front of the Iron Monarch armor, which was still preparing to struggle with other weapons, but as a red streak of light flashed, the giant armor was vertically cut in half and crashed to the ground.

There was no wearer inside the Iron Monger armor that was split in two; these things were projections of Obadiah's memories, which is why they could torment Tony in his dreams.

But Li Ai's appearance changed the nightmare.

Tony looked at the mysterious man who had saved his life and tentatively asked a question.

Who are you?

“I am Kamen Rider ZZZ who passed through your dream.” Li Ai shouted from afar, and at the same time, he threw the document containing evidence of Obadiah Stan’s smuggling next to Tony.

Then, the sky in the dream began to brighten and brighten until the white light engulfed the entire dream world.

The next moment, Tony woke up with a start. He sat half-upright on the bed, his pajamas slightly damp with sweat, and murmured while covering his forehead:

"It was such a strange dream, and it felt so real..."

"Sir, I detected abnormal fluctuations in your heart rate and brain waves during sleep, which returned to normal shortly afterward," Jarvis reported, raising a question along with the data.

Did you have a nightmare?

"More or less." Tony got off the soft bed, and with a wave of his hand, Jarvis remotely opened the curtains, letting the morning sunlight fall on his face.

The scene of being brutally beaten by three Iron Mongers in his dream resurfaced in Tony's mind, making him feel a sense of crisis. He frowned and said anxiously:

"Jarvis, speed up the assembly of the prototype. I need to complete the testing this afternoon and have a ready-to-use product by tomorrow morning at the latest."

“Sir, isn’t this a bit too fast?” Jarvis asked.

“But the enemy won’t wait for us.” Tony shook his head and said firmly, “I must be prepared.”

“I understand, sir,” Jarvis replied, then brought up another matter, “but my scan shows there’s something extra on your bed.”

"There's an extra thing?" Tony didn't recall having the habit of bringing things to bed. Even if he needed companionship, it was always the hottest models on the cover of the season's magazines.

With a sense of doubt, Tony pulled back the covers and saw a file folder lying quietly on the bed, reminding him of the mysterious person who had left him in his dream.

Upon seeing this, Tony's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "This is impossible!"

How could something from a dream come true? Tony shook his head, then asked, "Jarvis, did anyone enter or leave the villa while I was asleep?"

“No,” Jarvis answered crisply.

"Superpowers?" Tony thought of something that only existed in urban legends, then stepped forward, picked up the file bag, opened it, and found a bunch of photos.

These photos documented a great deal of evidence of arms smuggling. He even saw a video of himself being kidnapped by terrorists in one of the photos, and the last photo was zoomed in to include the surrounding furnishings.

The familiar decor and the huge 'Stark Industries' logo reminded Tony that these photos were taken inside Stark Industries.

Moreover, the office's decor directly points to Obadiah Stein.

With his last hope, Tony held up the photos and said to Jarvis, "Scan these photos and check if they've been altered."

“Yes, sir.” Jarvis scanned the photo, did a quick calculation, and then said:

"Sir, there is only a one in ten million chance that these photos are forged."

"Obadia, you've gone too far."

After getting the answer, Tony unconsciously exerted his strength, crumpling the photo and finding a specific target to vent his anger on.

"Jarvis, search Obadiah Stan's spending history in real time and track his every move."

Chapter 31 Stock Price Crash (2/7 Requesting monthly votes and continued reading)

Meanwhile, Queens

Li Ai had just finished his morning exercise and was at his peak physical and mental energy. He wiped his sweat with a towel and then went to the gashapon machine.

After changing Tony's nightmare last night, he also received some feedback.

"Let me see my luck today." He turned the knob, and a dream capsule was generated, finally falling into the egg retrieval port.

When transforming this capsule, Li Ai felt that her mental energy was greatly depleted, far beyond what she could experience when extracting the transformation and the special agent props.

He shook his head to clear his head, then took out a green dream capsule from the egg-retrieving opening.

"A green dream capsule? Not the winged muscle system?" Li Ai asked, somewhat puzzled.

The basic dream capsules of Kamen Rider ZZZ are mainly divided into four major systems: red body, blue technology, green spirit, and purple dimension.

The impact and transformation techniques he uses belong to the muscular system, and their abilities all act on the physical body.

The Tech Dream Capsule enhances the user's nervous system and, through additional equipment, enables them to make choices in response to various combat situations.

The Dimensional Dream Capsule possesses mysterious superpowers.

This newly acquired green dream capsule belongs to the spirit type, and its maximum ability is tied to the user's spiritual power.

Li Ai used her ZZZ phone to read the capabilities of the green dream capsule.

[Restoration: A capsule containing restorative power]

"It's this capsule!" A hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

The Restoration Capsule is not as strong in direct combat as the Impact Capsule. This capsule is mainly for support. As long as Li Ai has enough mental strength, the Restoration Capsule can repair damaged objects and heal the human body.

However, this capsule also has certain limitations. First, the user cannot use it to restore themselves. However, someone else can use the recovery capsule on their behalf, which can indirectly restore the user's own body.

Most importantly, the power of the Restoration Capsule has an upper limit. If the target changes fundamentally, such as becoming a completely different organism at the genetic level, the Restoration Capsule will not be effective and a more powerful Dream Capsule will be needed.

For Li Ai now, the recovery capsules are sufficient.

"Having another auxiliary ability is good." Li Ai put away the recovery capsule, then left the operations room. He found a clean and tidy set of clothes in the room, slung a small backpack over his shoulder, and went out to find a place to print photos.

Finally, he found a photo studio near Eighth Avenue. The owner of the studio was a serious enthusiast, and the studio had very professional equipment.

The photo studio owner developed the prints Li Ai had requested, admired them himself first, and then praised them:

"The young man's skills are quite good; his lighting and composition are very close to professional level."

"I'm just a member of a photography group who's currently in high school," Li Ai said modestly, while handing over a few small-denomination banknotes.

The two exchanged money for goods and completed the transaction happily.

"High school? Photography club?" The photo studio owner pondered these two words carefully, raised an eyebrow, and asked:

Do you know Jessica Jones?

"We can barely be considered to know each other," Li Ai replied.

"You two really are classmates!" The photo studio owner beamed and said warmly, "You should come here often in the future. I can teach you some skills. Don't worry, I'm much better than those lecturers your school found."

Looking at the enthusiastic photo studio owner, Li Ai couldn't bear to refuse. Besides, the shop had good equipment. The silver halide digital photo printer that he had asked the photo studio owner to use not long ago was a professional-grade new product this year, more expensive than some cars.

"Of course, if I have the chance," Li Ai said with a smile. "By the way, could I have a bag?"

"Indeed, it's not good to hold the photo directly." The photo studio owner quickly turned around and found a brown paper document bag.