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Su Chen reached out and lightly tapped the answer button with his fingertip.
The action seemed mundane, yet it froze the air in the entire laboratory.
"Hey?"
His voice was devoid of any emotion.
"Su Chen! Something terrible has happened! Philip... he's been kidnapped by that guy Da Dao Keji!"
The receiver was instantly filled with Shotaro Hidari's extremely anxious voice.
The voice was hoarse and rapid, mixed with the panting from strenuous exercise and a hint of barely concealed regret.
Clearly, he had just recently experienced a fierce and brutal battle, and... he was defeated.
Su Chen's eyes turned icy the moment he heard that name.
Like the ice in the polar regions that never melts.
The Great Way is to restrain oneself.
Of course he remembered that name.
The man with whom he had a brief bet not long ago in the Desire Grand Prix.
A madman who also possesses unfathomable power, yet believes in a philosophy of destruction that is completely opposite to his own.
Su Chen had assumed that after the game that swept the world ended, the two of them would not have any further contact for a while.
His letting the other party leave is a tacit approval from one strong person to another.
Unexpectedly, the other party would use such a despicable and vile method to once again intrude into his field of vision.
"He kidnapped Philip to investigate the museum and the Gaia Memory."
Shotaro's voice was filled with uncontrollable self-blame and anger.
"We tracked down to an abandoned dockyard factory, but... it turned out to be a trap! A perfectly designed trap for us!"
"I was held up by his men, those damned NEVER troops, and by the time I arrived, Philip had already been taken away!"
"They specifically requested that you go to Fengdu Tower alone immediately!"
"beep--"
The communication was abruptly cut off.
Dead silence.
Su Chen slowly put down the receiver, the movement as slow as a close-up shot in a movie.
The slight "click" of the earpiece returning to its place sounded particularly jarring in the empty laboratory.
The indoor temperature seemed to drop to freezing point at that moment, and even the movement of air became sluggish.
What he hates most is when others mess with his friends.
What he hates most is when someone tries to cross his bottom line.
The Great Way of Self-Discipline undoubtedly stepped on the minefield that he could not tolerate most, precisely, arrogantly, and in the most foolish way.
"President..."
Izzy, who was standing next to her, stopped all her data analysis work.
In her bright blue electronic eyes, data streams flashed like a waterfall, eventually converging into two words.
Worry.
She could clearly sense that Su Chen's bioelectric current, heart rate, and various emotional indicators had all climbed to an unprecedentedly dangerous threshold.
"Iz, you stay here."
Su Chen's voice was eerily calm, without a trace of emotion, as if nothing had happened.
"Continue analyzing the weather data; do not interrupt it." (bjeg)
"This new key development must be completed as soon as possible."
As he spoke, he calmly took off his pure white coat, a symbol of rationality, and casually draped it over the back of his chair.
Then he turned around and took his signature long black trench coat from the rack next to him.
When the black trench coat was draped over his shoulders, his entire demeanor instantly transformed from that of a strategist scientist into that of a king about to step onto the battlefield.
"The Tower of the Wind...?"
He muttered to himself, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes—the look a hunter gives when he locks his sights on his prey.
"I want to see where a living dead man gets the guts to touch my people."
Not a single unnecessary word was spoken.
He simply turned around, took a step, and walked straight to the deepest part of the laboratory, to the dimensional wall teleportation device that was emitting a faint glow.
Da Dao Keji probably thought that capturing Philip was the best bargaining chip to force him to show himself.
It was the perfect opening to his "performance".
But he will never know.
His actions were tantamount to tolling the death knell for himself.
An inevitable showdown, a battle that will slam into the fate of the city, is about to be ignited atop the landmark building of the Wind City.
Without the slightest hesitation, Su Chen stepped inside.
Then, it disappeared into the space gate that was constantly rippling.
Beneath the Fengdu Tower, a battlefield was already ablaze.
The pungent fumes mixed with ozone in the air, making it hot and choking.
The defensive line composed of AIMS troops is engaged in fierce fighting with a group of NEVER troops dressed in white combat uniforms and moving swiftly.
A beam of energy tore through the night.
The physical bullets whistled past.
Each flash of light from the explosion cast distorted shadows onto the ruined buildings.
When Su Chen's figure appeared silently at the edge of the battlefield, he immediately spotted Zuo Xiangtaro, who was struggling to hold off the enemy.
On the other side of the battlefield, the situation was even more dire.
The AIMS team members were being held down by a female officer.
She held a moon-shaped memory in her hand, which emitted an eerie glow.
That woman was none other than Luna, the second-generation leader of the NEVER unit.
The long whip in her hand defied all known laws of physics, stretching and twisting wildly in the air, even splitting into several whip shadows out of thin air.
Each swing of the whip produced a deadly whistling sound, shattering even the sturdy bunker.
AIMS's players were forced into a series of defeats.
Several team members had their weapons knocked away instantly, and their bodies were knocked heavily to the ground, putting them in a completely dangerous situation.
"Hmph, is this all AIMS is capable of?"
The second-generation Moon Goddess let out a disdainful sneer.
Her voice was shrill, filled with the sadist's pleasure.
The long whip in her hand once again transformed into several afterimages, lashing out at a team member who had lost the ability to resist and was struggling to get up.
A cold glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes, and he was about to make a move.
However, a figure even faster than him had already transformed into a blue lightning bolt.
The figure instantly blocked the path in front of that team member.
It is Ren Yua.
"Your opponent is me."
Yua's voice was cold and efficient, without a trace of extra emotion.
She didn't even glance at the rescued team member; her gaze was fixed on the second-generation Moon Goddess in front of her, sharp as a sword.
"Oh? Another one coming to their death."
The second-generation Moon Goddess was filled with contempt for this suddenly appearing woman, her eyes filled with the arrogance of looking at an ant.
However, before she could finish speaking, Yua had already made her move.
She took out a military-style drive from the tactical pouch at her waist.
Raidriser.
The mechanical structure is precise and full of cold metallic texture.
She deftly fastened the driver to her waist, while simultaneously retrieving a program upgrade key that gleamed with a dangerous light.
【AssaultWolf!】
"Transform!"
【ShotRise! Readygo! AssaultWolf! 】
No chance of survival.
Accompanied by a murderous electronic announcement, a surge of blue energy data burst forth instantly.
Blue armor covered Yua's entire body in a domineering manner.
Adorned with totems of claws and fangs, every inch of the armor exudes a wild and powerful aura.
Kamen Rider Vulcan Assault Wolf Form.
"Henshin?"
The disdain on the second-generation Moon Goddess's face froze.
She hadn't expected that this woman was also a knight.
But Yua didn't give her any time to think.