Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

Chapter 77 The End of Hatred

"Don't think that having weapons will bridge the gap!"

With a low growl, Abomination shot out like a missile, transforming his right hand into a hand blade, striking Li Ai with a piercing whooshing sound.

Li Ai gripped the sword with both hands, stomped his feet, and the ground instantly shattered as he met the Abomination's hand blade head-on with his Dream Eater Blade.

A flash of red light, and the abomination's severed hand fell to the ground. His pupils contracted slightly, and a calm voice reached his ears.

"And now?" Li Ai used only his right hand to raise the knife and pursue.

The hateful gaze was also firmly fixed on the Dream Eater Blade.

Abomination forcefully enveloped the entire Dream Eater Blade with his massive left hand, enduring the pain of his palm being torn open, and used his barely recovered right hand to punch Li Ai's head.

【Impact!】

Li Ai turned the impact capsule with his left hand, and the already bright red energy channels on his body suddenly emitted an even more dazzling light, and his power was enhanced once again. He pulled hard with his right hand, broke away before the Abomination's fist hit him, and at the same time created some distance.

hateful!

He cursed inwardly, and to buy time for himself to heal, he stomped his foot hard, and the ground cracked instantly. He bent down, used his newly recovered right hand to lift a boulder, raised it above his head, and then smashed it down on Li Ai.

Seeing this, Li Ai inserted the Surge Capsule into the slot of the Dream Eater Blade, made a casual swipe, and pulled the trigger.

【Breakam Slash!】

A blue aura, like a raging dragon, coiled around the blade. Li Ai swung it forward, and in an instant, the blue aura shattered the boulder. Fragments and dust were scattered everywhere, severely obstructing visibility.

Li Ai's figure flickered in the dust and mist. The abomination was unable to react in time and was stabbed in several places.

As the damage accumulated, Abomination's self-healing speed slowed down considerably. He gritted his teeth and, after barely catching a glimpse of Li Ai, immediately threw a punch.

The punch was extremely fast, and Li Ai had no time to dodge, so he could only take it head-on with his sword.

A dull thud rang out, and Li Ai was sent flying several meters to the side by the punch. The abomination pressed its advantage, raining down punches with the terrifying force of a hammer that could turn a tank into a piece of metal.

Li Ai seized the opening when the abhorrent opponent threw a punch, stepped directly onto his fist, used it as a stepping stone, and leaped into the air.

【Breakam Slash!】

Another Dream Eater Slash, activated by the surging capsule, formed fine blades from blue energy, repeatedly and evenly slicing across the Abomination's body. His strong physique became a bloody mess, and even his eyes and eardrums were pierced by the energy blades, temporarily robbing him of his sight and hearing.

The massive damage slowed down the Abomination's self-healing ability, creating an opportunity for Li Ai.

Taking advantage of this great opportunity, Li Ai leaped onto the back of the Abomination and firmly embedded the Dream Eater Blade into its back.

Abomination also noticed the knife on his back and immediately began to shake his body wildly, trying to throw Li Ai off.

But Li Ai remained unmoved, and before the Abomination could fully recover, he switched the positions of the Surge Capsule in the Dream Eater Blade slot and the Impact Capsule in the Driver.

【Stream!】

With a mechanical sound, Li Ai's figure turned black and blue, and he repeatedly and rapidly pulled the trigger of the Dream Eater Blade.

【Over Breakam Slash!】

The power of the two-star impact capsule instantly filled the entire Dream Eater Blade. Li Ai's hand holding the blade was burned by the overflowing energy. He quickly let go and used the airflow to lift himself away from the blast radius.

"No! No! No! I'm going to kill you, Number Seven! I'm stronger than you!"

Like a headless fly, Abomination looked terrified. He could feel every cell in his body being torn apart. His body began to disintegrate from the inside out, his muscles, bones, and skin rapidly weakening his vitality and causing his self-healing ability to gradually fail.

Red light emanated from the cracks in Abomination's skin, growing increasingly blinding until it coalesced into a towering beam that engulfed him completely, while simultaneously turning several abandoned factories nearby, which Tony had purchased, into ashes.

The red beam of light dissipated, and silence returned. However, strong energy interference persisted, preventing cameras and satellites from accurately capturing battlefield footage immediately.

At this moment, the sun slowly set on the horizon, and the light gradually dimmed. Li Ai looked around, but could only see his own shock capsule and a piece of silver metal. As for the Dream Devouring Blade... that weapon had probably turned to ashes in the impact just now.

Li Ai stepped forward and picked up the impact capsule and the piece of silver metal. He was curious about what could have been so well preserved in the midst of such a great battle.

At that moment, Tony landed next to Li Ai. He looked around and exclaimed, "Wow, it seems the secret weapon Dr. Q gave you is quite destructive."

"Yes, it will allow me to complete the mission successfully." Li Ai felt a little dizzy.

During the battle, he first used the Impact Capsule to continuously strengthen his body, and then used several ultimate moves, pushing his physical and mental strength to the limit.

“The New York media will definitely put you on the front page tomorrow.” Tony’s attention was still on the leveled, abandoned factory area, and he didn’t notice that Li Ai was already preparing to turn and leave.

"Maybe," Li Ai said casually, but that made Tony realize that he had already walked far away.

"Hey, where am I supposed to find you?" Tony called out quickly. "You helped me a lot last time, and I haven't had a chance to thank you yet."

"Go call my name in your dreams." Li Ai was really not in the mood to talk to Tony right now. He was exhausted and just wanted to lie in bed and recover.

As soon as he finished speaking, a door appeared out of thin air in front of Li Ai. After he stepped over the threshold, the door closed automatically, giving Tony no chance to continue speaking.

“Let’s put the new car plan on hold for now and focus on figuring out how to use this vacant lot.” Tony shook his head and then stumbled toward his cabin in the woods outside New York.

"Stark, how's it going in New York?" Agent Coulson's voice came through the communication channel.

"The monster was dealt with, no one died, everything's fine, that's it," Tony replied casually, then asked:

"How are things over there? Is the sun warm in New Mexico?"

“There was a thunderstorm here, plus a blond hottie who said he’d be back in a couple of days, but that’s all over now. I have more important things to do.” Coulson’s tone was excited, like a fan going to meet their idol, before he hung up the phone.

As for who will be held accountable afterward, Tony didn't want to worry about that anymore.

Although Tony didn't know what caused the monster to appear, he knew that General Ross, who was closely related to the incident, had hit the back of his head in the chaos and was in critical condition in the hospital.

Meanwhile, Li Ai returned to the operations room. After his transformation ended, everything went black, and he fell asleep on the floor, his nose emitting continuous breathing sounds.

"Hu, hu, hu..."

Li Ai is not seriously ill; she has simply overexerted herself and needs time to recover.

Pushing his body and mind to their limits simultaneously unleashed Li Ai's potential. While he slept, his body gradually became stronger. Although his physique did not change, his endurance, muscle strength, and speed all improved significantly.

The power of dreams is also slowly changing.

Chapter 78 Capsules Outside the Four Systems

The next day, Li Ai slowly woke up after sleeping on the ground. He propped himself up with his hands, which made him feel a little stiff, and then looked at his watch. He realized that it was already afternoon and his stomach was still rumbling.

Li Ai stood up, rubbing her forehead, and glanced around at her surroundings.

The operations room is still set up the same as before, but the space is a third larger than before, so there's no problem even if a few more people come here to have a party.

Last night, he knew in his sleep that his power had increased again, the most direct manifestation of which was that the space in the operations room had become larger.

Li Ai looked at the garage, which originally could only hold one Code Zero Corruptor, but has now been expanded to hold four cars.

The cabinets that used to store tools have disappeared, replaced by a work area with its own space, which will make it much easier to modify equipment in the future.

All of this was designed by Li Ai in his sleep, including the equipment and the changes in his body.

His height remained the same, but his weight skyrocketed to 98 kilograms. Fortunately, it was mainly his bones that hardened, and his muscle mass did not increase much, so it was not easily noticed by outsiders.

The more intense the battle and the more extreme the environment, the stronger the Umbrella Corporation's bioweapons will mutate in a stronger direction.

Li Ai, who perfectly integrated the T-virus, also inherited this characteristic, but his changes were more gentle, his appearance did not become ugly, and his improvement was more comprehensive.

Li Ai went to the training area for a short test.

He can sprint 100 meters in just 7.9 seconds, easily break 2 meters in the standing vertical jump, and requires a weight of over 600 kilograms to achieve the desired training effect in the bench press.

This is just the lowest value obtained from a simple test; the value would only be higher if the user went all out.

After stretching his muscles, Li Ai turned and walked towards the gashapon machine. After breaking through his limits, his core strength had also undergone some changes.

This time, Li Ai twisted it four times in total.

The first is a prop capsule, which provides another Dream Eater Claw.

The second one was also a prop capsule, but what appeared in front of Li Ai was different from the equipment that she could use right away. Instead, it was a gray metal cube that was one cubic meter in size.

"Is this 'Goodnight Steel'?" Li Ai reached out and touched the surface of the metal block.

In the Kamen Rider ZZZ series, the secret organization Code uses this Goodnight Steel as a material to manufacture equipment.

Goodnight steel is at least thirty times harder than steel, yet it is as lightweight as plastic. It is widely used in various equipment of Crypto, and equipment made from this material also has the characteristic of being able to be taken into dream battles by Crypto agents.

Then, Li Ai turned her attention to the third capsule.

This capsule was entirely silver, unlike any of the capsules he had obtained before. Li Ai used his ZZZ phone to read the abilities of this silver capsule.

[Thruster: A capsule containing the power to unleash its full potential]

Kamen Rider ZZZ's basic forms are divided into four major systems: Body, Technology, Spirit, and Dimension. However, the code in the show is not limited to just one agent, so other capsules need to be created.

This thruster capsule is one of them.

But Li Ai is different. Although he and Wan Jinmo in the show can both transform into Kamen Rider ZZZ, their powers are somewhat different.

Li Ai was able to transform because in his previous life, he was wearing the ZZZ Driver he had worn while saving people at a comic convention. Perhaps because of his admiration for Kamen Rider, this power naturally became his 'cheat code' after he transmigrated. When he was turning the gashapon machine, he was converting the spiritual feedback he received from each dreamer into capsules.

Deep within Wan Jinmo's psyche resides a powerful being called the Calamity and Vicious Nightmare. He uses the gashapon machine to transform the Calamity and Vicious Nightmare, and capsules developed using coded methods, such as the thruster, need to be borrowed from other agents.

Their powers are similar, but not exactly the same.

After this extreme battle of attrition, Li Ai, whose power has changed, will be able to unscrew capsules from outside the four major systems.

The thruster capsule is just the beginning. This capsule is not the type used directly for combat. It has two main functions: one is to enhance the power of other forms, and the other is to provide energy to mechanical devices. Overall, its function is more amplification.

"Although I don't have a plasma capsule yet, how could a thruster capsule be such an inconvenient thing?" Li Ai began to imagine a scenario where an impact capsule was paired with a thruster capsule.

The fourth capsule is the projection capsule, which is related to the surge.

[Projection: A capsule containing the power of optics]

This is also a highly functional capsule. Its ability in battle is to create various physical projections and even create clones to assist in combat.

Although the clones created by projection cannot switch forms and are not very powerful, their advantage lies in their large number, making them suitable for dealing with a large number of enemies.

After finishing today's capsule, Li Ai called Dr. Daniel and learned that Dr. Banner had gone to Kamar-Taj to study magic, while Betty had returned to Culver University to teach.

As for Dr. Stern, he was sent back to his apartment after being forgotten by the sorcerer Daniel's forgetting spell.

Then, Li Ai's gaze fell upon the silver metal piece, about the size of an adult man's fist. The fact that it remained intact after that battle was enough to demonstrate its extraordinary nature.

"It should be vibranium, right?" Li Ai had a rough guess, then found a hammer and smashed the silver metal hard.

Ordinary metal would have shattered by now, but the silver metal remained unmoved and emitted a clear, long chime.

This performance directly confirmed Li Ai's guess.

In his memory, there were only two places where vibranium could be produced, but no matter where it was produced, vibranium was strictly prohibited from leaving the country. Vibranium could only be a product of the black market.

"They really spared no expense, using such expensive materials on a prototype." Li Ai carefully put away the vibranium; he needed to study how to use it properly.

Just then, Li Ai's usual cell phone rang. He saw that the caller was Jessica and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Li Ai, do you have time to meet me?" Jessica's weak voice came from the other end of the phone.

Li Ai remembered that Jessica had a high fever on Friday, so she asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I took a lot of painkillers, and now I'm finally feeling better..." Jessica stammered.

"But if I told you that I've awakened superpowers, would you believe me?"

"Superpowers?" Li Ai paused for a moment. He hadn't expected that Jessica's way of awakening superpowers would change from an accident to a high fever.

"You probably don't believe that a high fever can awaken superpowers, do you?" Jessica misunderstood.

“No, no, no, I believe you,” Li Ai immediately clarified, and then took the initiative to invite, “I know a place where there aren’t many people during the day, let’s meet there…”

"Okay, thank you." Jessica wrote down the address Li Ai provided.

The two then set off in the same direction.

Chapter 79 Superpowers Born from Burning

After a while

As darkness fell, Li Ai chose a corner of a park where few people came after dark as the night wore on. He sat on a long, dilapidated bench and waited patiently.

A moment later, a familiar figure appeared at the park entrance.

Jessica was dressed in loose casual clothes and wore a black baseball cap, looking slightly wary.

"Over here." Li Ai waved to her.

Jessica followed the sound and sat down next to Li Ai, but her face still showed a trace of worry.