Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

The only difficulty with this potion is that the dosage of each vial cannot be more than ten milligrams off. Taking more than the allowable amount of Tide Essence will render the potion ineffective. However, I have used modern technology to mass-produce forty vials with identical dosages, so you don't need to worry about its efficacy.

Li Ai took the temperature control box from Banner, his fingers still touching the retractable charging port. He glanced at the display screen in the middle of the box and confirmed that the built-in battery could last for another eight hours, so he was temporarily relieved.

“Thank you, Dr. Banner,” Li Ai said, carrying the slightly heavy box.

“It’s alright, it’s nothing to me.” Dr. Banner punched Li Ai in the chest with his fist, recalling:

"After all, if it weren't for you, I would still be hiding in some small country's slums, avoiding Old Ross's pursuit. How could I be free like this, and at the same time be able to do the research I like in the laboratory?"

"Then you should also thank Tony for the funding, and Pym for designing the Avengers base." Li Ai raised an eyebrow, changing the subject:

"By the way, now that your presidential pardon has been issued, when are you going to consider things with Dr. Betty?"

Upon hearing Betty's name, Dr. Banner blushed instantly, and he stammered, "..."

"This... I... we, recently started dating again... yes, dating."

“Then I’m really looking forward to seeing who proposes first, you or Tony,” Li Ai joked.

Tony and Pepper's relationship has been progressing smoothly lately, and they've officially become boyfriend and girlfriend.

“Tony? He definitely went first.” Banner shook his head and laughed. “He’s a Casanova who has more dating experience than all the other members combined.”

“Nobody can really explain this.” Li Ai picked up the temperature control box. “Then I’m leaving, Dr. Banner.”

"Yes." Dr. Banner nodded. "Tomorrow we'll need your help testing the new spacesuit and spacecraft. Tony's been wanting to do this for a long time."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't be late." After saying that, Li Ai turned and left, then drove home.

Not long after, Li Ai returned home with the temperature control box and bumped into Ida, who looked exhausted, resting in the living room.

"Preparing for the wedding has exhausted you like this?" Li Ai asked incredulously.

Ada is a superhuman with superhuman stamina, able to jump around all night in a biohazard outbreak while wearing high heels and a dress. What could possibly tire her out like this?

"It's not physical exhaustion, it's mental exhaustion," Ada said, rubbing her temples.

Upon hearing this, Li Ai immediately realized something was wrong. He carefully plugged the temperature control box into the power supply, took out a bottle of "Chao Sheng Essence," and tentatively asked:

"I had someone make you a drug to enhance your mental strength. After drinking four more bottles, you'll be able to disguise yourself like your dad."

“I really need that power right now,” Ada said anxiously, tapping her temple.

Seeing Ada's state, Li Ai sat down next to her and personally handed her a bottle of Tide Essence.

Ada grabbed the Essence of Tide, unscrewed the rubber seal, and drank it all in one gulp. The potion's effects concentrated in her brain, making her even more alert.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Li Ai asked bluntly.

"See for yourself." Ada picked up the remote control, pressed it twice, and the TV started playing a video.

This video appears to have been recorded directly from a surveillance camera, and there's a timestamp in the upper right corner.

The image wasn't very clear, but Li Ai could see several armed militiamen patrolling near the mountain camp.

But suddenly, a wolf-like creature, larger than a wrestler and covered in black fur, attacked the camp.

Black Wolf came and went like the wind, silently taking down more than a dozen militiamen. Just when Li Ai thought it was just a supernatural creature attack, a sudden change occurred.

An Asian woman in a red dress came into the surveillance camera's view. She raised her hand and stroked the black wolf's head, as if the black wolf were her tamed pet.

Li Ai's eyes widened, then she glanced at Ida beside her and confirmed that the woman in the video had the same face as her mother. The surveillance footage was recorded on the night of their battle with Wesker. Ida was having a family dinner with Li Ai and Leon at the time, so how could she have had time to lead a supernatural monster to attack the militia?

“This videotape was intercepted by my partner. If it falls into someone else’s hands, I’ll be in trouble,” Ada said, putting down the remote control.

Thinking of this, Li Ai realized that someone was impersonating Aida, and then said worriedly:

"Mom, someone is impersonating you..."

Based on Li Ai's experience, he immediately suspected that it was a Skrull or a superhuman with the ability to disguise.

But Li Ai knew that someone would impersonate Ada, and that person was connected to Derek C. Simmons, who had recently died at his hands.

Chapter 179 Li Ai: I Don't Need Two Mothers

Drake C. Simmons's infatuation with Ida was beyond what most people could imagine. He thought that since he couldn't have Ida, he would 'create' a second 'Ida' himself.

But Simmons' idea wasn't simply to create a clone; he wanted to forcibly transform other women into being like Ada.

This kind of transformation isn't just about having plastic surgery; it involves using a biochemical virus to forcibly modify another woman's genetic information to make her exactly like Ada Wong.

Therefore, even at the cost of tens of thousands of lives, Simmons remained steadfast.

Simmons's twisted ideas only got off the ground when a female researcher named Kara Radames appeared in the 'C Virus' project he was pushing for.

Radames is deeply in love with Simmons, but the latter only cares about Ida and discovers that Radames and Ida have a high degree of genetic similarity, so he decides to inject her with the C virus.

After being injected with the C-virus, Radames became exactly like Ada and underwent brainwashing and modification, completely learning Ada's way of speaking, code of conduct, and agent skills... He practically became a second Ada.

However, this brainwashing method is imperfect. Radames will still remember her past, and her personality will gradually become distorted in the process. She will believe that she is Radames, but she will also want to get rid of the real Ada and prove that she is the only Ada Wong. Her feelings for Simmons will also gradually become abnormal, eventually developing to the point of mutual harm.

In the original timeline, these two eccentric individuals would hurt each other, unwittingly sending each other to hell.

Although Simmons was killed by Li Ai after becoming Wesker's subordinate, Radames, who is still lurking in the shadows, is also a problem.

Ada turned off the TV and said in a serious tone, "I've started investigating the woman in the video, but I haven't found anything yet. She seems like another version of myself..."

"It's nothing," Li Ai interrupted, patting his chest to indicate.

"I can find information for you in your dreams. Give me fifteen minutes."

After saying that, Li Ai closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa, 'falling asleep'.

Because it would be a bit strange to talk about Simmons and Radames directly, Li Ai decided to take a roundabout approach.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Ai opened her eyes, her face showing worry, and said:

"Mom, this matter is also related to a terrorist who died at my hands..."

Li Ai briefly recounted the story of Simmons and Radames.

After hearing the whole story, Ada's face showed a rare expression of anger. She gritted her teeth, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes, and whispered:

"Simmons, you've gone too far!"

This feeling was different from his playful banter with Li Ai and Leon. Sitting next to Ada, he could clearly sense a murderous intent.

"Mom?" Li Ai's tentative question brought Ida back to her senses.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Ada lowered her head, waved her hand, and said earnestly:

“It’s just that these things have crossed the line, and even if she can replicate my genes, she can’t replicate yours, Li Ai.”

“Yes, there are many things she lacks,” Li Ai comforted her.

"Moreover, if you drink four more servings of Tide Essence, you will barely reach the minimum mental strength standard for using the Lord's Summoning Device, which means your battle time will be a little shorter than my dad's."

“Something is better than nothing.” Ada looked up and smiled. “Also, you don’t think you can relax just because the academic decathlon competition is over, do you?”

"Huh? Not again?" Li Ai, who was still thinking about which capsule to give Ida, looked bitter.

“If you don’t want to study, then leave me a tracker so you can recognize who your real mother is,” Ada laughed.

“That’s right, I don’t want two mothers.” Li Ai reached into her pocket and handed a ZZZ tracker to Ada.

.......................................

A few days later, at Midtown High School, it was dismissal time.

The Young Avengers have no training scheduled today, so everyone is free to arrange their time as they wish.

Li Ai was organizing his belongings in front of his personal locker. He put away his books, took out his helmet from the locker, locked the locker door, and prepared to leave the school.

At this moment, a youthful and beautiful silver-haired figure came to Li Ai's side and said with a smile:

"Li Ai, I have something to tell you."

Li Ai paused, turned to look at Felicia Hardy, and asked:

"You seem so happy, it must be something good."

"The school is very satisfied with our performance, so they have arranged a summer study tour to Europe for the team that participated in this year's Academic Decathlon competition. The airfare and accommodation are all free!" Felicia said with a smile.

“Oh, the school is really generous.” Li Ai nodded. “I understand. Thank you for the notification, Felicia.”

"That's my duty. I have to go and inform the others now," Felicia replied, then walked towards another team member.

Just as Li Ai was about to ride his bike home, his phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a text message.

[The strictest mother: Come to my psychologist's clinic, I'll take you out to eat at a restaurant later.]

The number was correct, and the tone was somewhat similar... In the past, Li Ai would have chosen to believe her biological mother without any hesitation.

But recently, a crazy woman named Kara Radames has been plotting in the shadows, which makes Li Ai subconsciously wary.

Just to avoid alerting the enemy, Li Ai decided to go and see what was going on.

Li Ai left the school gate, put on her helmet, and rode her motorcycle towards Manhattan.

Shortly after, the motorcycle stopped in the building's underground parking lot. Even without the scanning ability of his glasses, Li Ai could feel a pair of eyes watching him. He casually walked into the elevator and pressed the floor button.

The elevator car ascended rapidly, carrying Li Ai to the clinic floor, but before entering, Li Ai found a restroom.

This seemed like perfectly normal behavior, but when 'Li Ai' walked out of the restroom, he became a physical clone created by the projection capsule, while he himself hid in a private stall in the restroom.

The physical clone pushed open the clinic door, looked around, and then said:

"Mom, I'm here."

No sooner had she finished speaking than 'Ada', dressed in a long blue dress, appeared in 'Li Ai's' field of vision. She greeted her with a smile in her eyes:

"Let's just find any place."

"Ah."

Li Ai, controlling his physical clone, responded and casually found a place to sit. 'Aida' poured him a glass of water, then sat down beside him and gently asked:

"You must be under a lot of pressure lately, right? Exams, competitions, these things can be really stressful..."

At this moment, Li Ai herself, who was hiding in the bathroom, had already sensed that something was wrong. Regardless of whether this was Ada's own attitude, the other party was generating a magical fluctuation when she spoke, which would make people unconsciously relax.

This magic is different from the known types of magic on Earth; it seems to come from elsewhere, such as the enchantment magic of Asgard.

Chapter 180 The Witch Lorelei

Li Ai had learned about the characteristics of Asgardian magic from the scriptures of Kamar-Taj, so he could recognize it at a glance.

At the same time, a doubt arose in Li Ai's mind.

Why are Asgardians here?

Li Ai encountered a super Skrull posing as Thor at the Stark Expo, which indirectly suggests that Thor had been to Earth and experienced the battle against the Destroyer, regaining his powers.

However, the incident ended with Thor destroying the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the nine worlds, in order to prevent Loki from using its energy to destroy Jotunheim. This temporarily severed the connection between Asgard and Earth.

In the original timeline, Thor was able to reach Earth during Loki's invasion by using a temporary teleportation activated by Odin's accumulated dark energy. The Bifrost was later repaired after the Tesseract was retrieved.

But where did this "woman" who can use Asgardian magic come from? Is she an "old soldier" left on Earth when Odin conquered the Nine Realms? Or is she an Asgardian who arrived on Earth by other means?

Li Ai did not act rashly, after all, the person in front of him was not Radames, but another Asgardian who used disguise magic.

Inside the clinic, the physical clone had a dazed look in its eyes, its limbs were limp, and it was leaning against the sofa, unable to move, looking completely helpless.

A mysterious figure, resembling an Asgardian witch, leaned close to the physical clone's ear, her breath sweet and her voice gentle:

"Tell me everything about your past."

“Okay…” The physical clone seemed to have no intention of resisting and, under the control of Li Ai’s main body, talked about some things that did not involve privacy.

"My name is Li Ai Scott, I'm eighteen years old, and I study at..."

But the mysterious figure, suspected to be an Asgardian witch, seemed displeased. She reached out, her slender fingers pinching the chin of the physical clone, her nails almost digging into the skin, and her tone suddenly became stern:

"No, no, no, your secrets go far beyond these. You'll tell me everything, won't you?"

"..." The physical clone looked conflicted, as if it didn't want to continue speaking.

This was actually Li Ai taking the opportunity to think about what "secrets" this Asgardian witch, who was suspected of being in league with Radames, wanted to know.

"You're not a high school student who developed normally to eighteen. Tell me why you've grown up so fast~" the Asgardian witch urged again, her voice returning to that alluring, soft tone.

Upon hearing this, Li Ai did not force her physical clone to shut up. Instead, she selectively revealed her viral constitution to test what Radames behind her was planning.

"I was actually born in 1999. Because my parents contracted a trace amount of the T virus during their marriage, I was infected with the T virus at birth and have perfectly adapted to this power..."