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But the shock lasted less than a second before it was replaced by an even stronger and more intense hostility and a deep-seated humiliation.
This is the man.
His fiancée, Sonosaki Saeko, whom he was so proud of, repeatedly and mercilessly compared him to her in front of him.
Every comparison was like an invisible slap in the face, crushing his pitiful self-esteem.
It made him lose face and feel utterly ashamed.
"You dared to sneak into this place alone! Unforgivable!"
Sonozaki Kirihiko's chest heaved violently, his eyes burning with rage that seemed about to burst forth.
He let out a beastly roar, his arm muscles bulging, and without hesitation, he stabbed the Nazca Memory, which shone with a dangerous blue light, into a specific connection port on his body.
【Nasca!】
The cold, high-pitched electronic sound effects echoed in the air.
In an instant, the dark blue light engulfed and enveloped him like a tidal wave.
Within the light, his figure underwent a dramatic transformation.
The bones are remodeling and dislocating, and the muscles are proliferating and becoming fibrotic.
As the light faded, a Nazca hybrid, covered entirely in streamlined blue armor and adorned with jet nozzles resembling racing car engines at its joints, stood proudly, like a combination of a top F1 driver and a futuristic warrior.
He held tightly in his hand a strangely shaped longsword with a fiery red blade and an ominous aura of energy flowing along its edge.
He exuded an arrogance that came from his bloodline, as well as an undeniable and powerful aura of oppression.
"Let me bury you, you arrogant intruder, in this steel tomb!"
Before the words were finished, the Nazca dopant's figure suddenly blurred.
In the next instant, he had transformed into an elusive blue afterimage.
The air was torn apart by his extreme speed, emitting a piercing shriek—proof of exceeding the speed of sound.
With overwhelming force and a determination to kill, the blue streak of light launched a swift and unparalleled attack on Su Chen.
Faced with this fatal blow that would terrify any ordinary person, Su Chen's expression remained as calm as a bottomless ancient well, without the slightest ripple.
He didn't even look at the rapidly approaching blue lightning.
【Progrise! Hiden ArisingHopper!】(Original text: Progrise! Hiden Arisinghopper!, ArisingHopper is capitalized for context and tokusatsu conventions)
A steady and rhythmic electronic sound effect begins.
He calmly took out the Locust Program Sublimation Key, pressed the button, and inserted it into the drive.
A flash of yellow light disappeared, and the phantom of locusts appeared behind him, disintegrated, and reassembled into armor.
Just as the Nazca Dopant's red longsword, gleaming with a deadly cold light, was about to touch his body at the last second.
Su Chen slowly raised his right arm.
The movements appeared slow, yet were precise to the finest degree.
"clang!"
A crisp, piercing metallic clang, like a heavy hammer striking a steel plate, echoed through the empty, desolate factory.
Sparks flew everywhere.
The violent airflow spread wildly outwards from the point of impact.
"what?!"
A hoarse gasp of disbelief came from beneath the Nazca mask from Sonozaki Kirihiko.
His incredible speed, which he was so proud of and which even earned him a place within the "museum," was caught up with so casually and effortlessly by the other party!
No, not even keeping up.
It's about prediction!
The opponent's movements were clearly a case of striking first after being attacked later, yet they precisely blocked his path of attack.
"The speed is good."
Beneath the yellow compound eye mask of Kamen Rider 01, Su Chen's voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out.
The tone was full of confident assessment, like an experienced hunter scrutinizing his prey.
"It's just not bad."
"Let me see what other skills you have that are worth recording."
What followed was less of a battle and more of a one-sided, unequal demonstration of "data collection".
The Nazca dopant was thoroughly enraged by Su Chen's contemptuous words.
He roared angrily, unleashing the full power of the Nazca Memory to its limit, using every trick in the book.
The afterimages created by the high-speed movement almost filled the entire factory space.
Energy beams shot out from the tip of his red longsword like a sudden rain, trailing blue flames and blocking all possible evasion routes for Su Chen.
The blade vibrated, emitting a high-frequency hum, and each strike was accompanied by a vibrating sword wave capable of tearing through steel.
He brought the "Earth's memory" contained in the Nazca Memory, the ultimate in "speed" and "flight," to the highest level he could achieve.
However, all these ferocious attacks seemed so pale and powerless in the face of Kamen Rider 01.
01's figure resembles that of a highly skilled dancer who has immersed himself in this art for decades.
They can always dodge or parry all the surging attacks with minimal movement, at the most opportune moment, and at the most incredible angle.
He either doesn't take action or he doesn't act.
Once it strikes, it will be like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, directly targeting the weaknesses in the opponent's moves or the most difficult points in the flow of power.
Each precise counterattack forced the Nazca Dopant to change its tactics, unleash more abilities, and reveal more combat data.
In Su Chen's earpiece, the AI secretary Izzy's unwavering voice continued to ring out, accurately reporting various key data.
"Nazca dopant, in high-speed cruise mode, the highest speed data has been recorded, with a peak Mach number of 2.3."
"The frequency range of its energy vibration sword wave has been analyzed, and the fluctuation range is 150kHz to 250kHz."
"The three-dimensional maneuver data for the Nazca Memory's unique short-range flight mode has been completed, and the airborne stability analysis has been finished."
……
Each of Iz's reports signifies that a core capability of the Nazca Memory has been thoroughly analyzed, leaving no secrets remaining.
Sonozaki Kirihiko was completely unaware of this.
He felt an unprecedented sense of frustration and despair.
No matter how he increases his speed or changes his attack methods, his opponent can always anticipate his moves and respond calmly.
The feeling was like a moth trapped in an invisible spider web, unable to escape the predator's control no matter how hard it struggled.
Finally, when the energy within Sonozaki Kirihiko reached its peak, with a roar of unwilling anger, he poured all his power into the red longsword.
The figure soared into the sky, drawing a huge and dazzling blue "N"-shaped trajectory in mid-air.
This is the Nazca Memory's most powerful finishing move – "Nazca Punishment"!
Even before the strike arrived, the sharp pressure of the sword had already caused the ground to tremble slightly.
Su Chen raised his head and looked at the powerful "N"-shaped slash.
He knew it was time to bring this data hunt to a close.
"The data is sufficient."
01 The yellow figure suddenly disappeared from its spot just as the "N" shaped slash was about to land.
Its disappearance was more abrupt and swift than any previous dodge.
The next moment, he appeared behind him like a ghost at a speed far beyond the comprehension of Nazca dopant, at the brief moment of weakness caused by the release of his ultimate move.
There are no unnecessary movements.
A clean and crisp whirlwind kick, imbued with the power of the Locust Program's sublimation key, slammed into the weakest point of the Nazca Dopant vest armor with a whistling sound that tore through the air.
"puff--"
A dull thud was accompanied by the cracking sound of bones breaking.
Sonozaki Kirihiko felt an irresistible force coming from behind him, instantly destroying his defenses and shaking his internal organs.
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the inside of his blue mask red.
His body fell awkwardly from mid-air like a kite with a broken string.
It slammed heavily onto the cold, hard cement floor, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The blue armor quickly peeled away, revealing his face, contorted with pain and contorted with resentment.
He struggled to get up, but he didn't even have the strength to move a finger. Finally, everything went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
Su Chen deactivated his transformation and reverted to his human form.
He didn't even glance at Sonozaki Kirihiko, who was lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.
It was as if it were just an insignificant pebble on the roadside.
He strode forward and walked straight toward the heavy alloy door in the distance, marked with the words "Grade A".
As he approached, dozens of spider-shaped micro-drones, which had already received instructions through the micro-communication channel, silently emerged from the shadows.
They skillfully evaded all surveillance cameras and entered the Class A warehouse.
Soon, boxes of specially made, temperature-controlled alloy containers, gleaming with metallic luster, were being carried out methodically by these miniature drones, much like diligent worker ants.
Inside each box, a large number of Gaia Memory Entities, each emitting a different color of light, were neatly stacked.
These are all precious collections of the "museum," and the cornerstone that supports their various experiments and transactions.
Tonight was indeed a very fruitful night for Su Chen.
Whether it's combat data or these physical memory files.