Guyver Armor: KAP-2

To avoid exacerbating the loss of control of the bio-engineered creatures, Tsubasa Kanno, having completed this on-site demonstration, didn't wait for Akira Fukamachi and the Segawa siblings to come and thank him. With a single step, he transformed into a dark yellow afterimage and quickly left the riverbank.

"Finally, let me teach you how to contact me."

Just as Akira Fukamachi was about to express her gratitude, a clear voice suddenly broke the silence that followed the end of the battle.

This is a unique communication method among the users of the Guyver Armor—real-time remote communication using unique thought waves emitted by the controlled metal.

Even in its unclothed state, it can transmit simple information through the signal receiving organs that grow on its back shoulder blades—those two scar-like cloning tissues.

"Your identities have been completely exposed."

The voice echoed in his mind again, tinged with solemnity:

"Friendly reminder: the organization that sent the beastmen to attack you is called Kronos. They have no empathy when it comes to achieving their goals. Be careful to protect your family and friends... If you fall into their hands, becoming a beastman yourself will be your only fate."

The voice paused for a moment, then continued, "Next, I need to leave for a while. Remember what I just taught you. The battles to come are up to you, Fukamachi Akira..."

"Please...please wait a moment, who...who are you?"

Akira Fukamachi asked in surprise, but the other side unilaterally cut off the connection and no longer responded.

"Before overthrowing the Kronos Japan base and seizing enough power to establish a foothold, Makijima Agito and Fukamachi Akira's goals are still aligned, and he will be a powerful ally for the time being..."

"With my intervention, the Kronos branch, which has yet to acquire any Kep bio-cells, should be unable to develop a targeted type of beast-like soldier in the short term."

The long-gone Tsubasa Kamino was not lying. Before this, he had already completed the procedures for taking a short leave of absence with the school and made preparations to leave this place for a short period of time.

"Hang in there until I get back... Guys..."

Konno Tsubasa's eyes were dark; he was well aware of the current predicament of Kronos's Japanese branch.

The series of devastating defeats have left the branch bases, where the technology for mass-producing Zerglings is still not mature enough, with the remaining Zergling forces nearly wiped out.

In order to maintain their pursuit of the holders of the Kep, they will inevitably have to transfer a large number of elite troops from the nearest Mina Mountain ruins base to replenish their forces.

That facility, located in Takeshiro Ward, N City, N Prefecture, Japan, is the largest biological warfare laboratory and preparation base in East Asia.

The interior of the mountain is layered like an anthill, with hundreds of control chambers standing side by side around the huge central elevator shaft, emitting a faint glow.

Kronos's ambition to rule the world led to the majority of these precious resources for cultivation and production being poured onto ordinary humans.

They regularly send out troops to capture innocent people, including some politicians and celebrities, turn them into mass-produced beast soldiers, erase their memories, and return them to their original places.

These newly formed beast soldiers are no different from ordinary people in their daily lives, living, working, and taking care of their families in an orderly manner, completely unaware of the terrifying power hidden within them.

Until the day it is necessary to activate, when the Beast God's "wave of longing" penetrates the city's hustle and bustle and descends into the depths of their consciousness, the dormant beasts will be fully awakened and transformed into beast-like soldiers who swear to serve to the death—the sharpest claws of the Kronos organization!

Therefore, before a new batch of professionally trained beastmen is deployed, the defense forces around the Mina Shinsan base will be in an unprecedented vacuum.

This is the perfect time for Tsubasa Kanno to go to the ruins!

More importantly, he clearly remembered the original story's direction.

Soon, Hamil Bakas, the top scientist of Kronos headquarters and the second Beast God General, will bring his elite force, the "Super Beast Soldiers Five," which he personally created and which represents the organization's current highest technology, to this place.

Following closely behind are the commander of the Kronos combat forces—the twelfth Beast God General, "Lichart Geo," and even the leader who awakened from an eternal slumber and single-handedly created the Kronos Empire—the first Beast God General, "Akafil"! Under Bakas's call, the remaining Beast God Generals will also follow in the footsteps of their leaders.

Once all these top-tier combatants gather at Mount Meina, attempting to force his way into the ruins with his current strength would be tantamount to walking into a trap and becoming a pipe dream.

Therefore, we can't wait any longer; we must seize this opportunity to infiltrate the heart of that ring volcano!

There, the remnants of a spaceship left behind by extraterrestrial beings lie dormant.

That is also the origin of everything, the place where "Unit-Kep" was first discovered!

The next morning.

The faint light of dawn pierced the sky and fell on the winding mountain road.

A black Toyota AE86 sedan shot off like an arrow, tracing a smooth curve on the road. The deep roar of its engine was torn apart by the howling wind in the mountains, leaving only a fleeting black shadow.

In the distance, Mount Meina became increasingly clear. The massive ring-shaped volcano, silhouetted against the interplay of morning light and mist, formed a somber and menacing outline, like a prehistoric beast that had lain dormant for billions of years, burying the starships and endless secrets beneath its body.

Inside the car, Tsubasa Kamino tapped the steering wheel rhythmically with his fingertips, trying to relieve the fatigue from driving all night, but the seriousness in his eyes did not diminish at all.

The three-minute all-out combat time limit was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over his neck, constantly reminding him of his limitations.

Just as the car was about to enter the foothills of Mount Kami, Tsubasa Kamino suddenly jerked the steering wheel.

Amidst the sharp screech of tires rubbing against the ground, the vehicle traced an arc from the off-road junction, curving along the drainage ditch line towards a path hidden by dense forest, running in the opposite direction from the mountainside.

As the altitude gradually decreases, the surrounding vegetation becomes increasingly lush, with the branches and leaves of towering ancient trees intertwining and weaving a dense, impenetrable green net.

Through layers of branches and leaves, a dilapidated shrine gradually revealed its true form:

The vermilion torii gate has long since faded and become mottled, and the wooden structure has been eroded and decayed by the years. The weeds in the courtyard have grown wildly to waist height. Only the ancient well in the center still barely maintains its general outline, as if silently waiting for some destined visitor.

"Judging from this, this should be the place."

As Tsubasa Kamino compared the scene to his memory, he pushed open the car door and got out, his shoes making a soft rustling sound as they crunched over the fallen leaves.

He had verified the vague accounts of the locals—this was the only abandoned shrine in the area that offered a view of the entire ring of mountains, which was the key entrance for the protagonist's team to infiltrate the ruins base in the original work.

He pushed open the half-rotten wooden door that creaked at the slightest touch and walked straight to the ancient well in the center of the courtyard.

He lifted the stone cover, which was covered with withered leaves and dust, and a smell of dampness, mildew and metallic corrosion hit him, making him frown slightly.

Beneath the manhole cover, rows of rusty metal ladders gleamed with a dull luster in the dim light, extending down the vertical manhole wall into the unfathomable darkness.

"Found it!"