Guyver Armor: KAP-2

Tsubasa Kamino rubbed his temples hard, and the throbbing pain in his fingertips made him frown slightly.

The mimicry effect did exceed expectations, but the psychological burden it placed on it was truly terrifying.

From guiding cell proliferation and shaping its form to implanting instructions and suppressing the rebellious instincts of the proliferating organism, the mental energy he had expended along the way had almost completely depleted his mental strength.

In particular, to be on the safe side, he made two such mimics in one go.

Even though Tsubasa Kamino had the mental reserves of a second-life being far beyond that of ordinary people, he only felt extremely dizzy at this moment, as if he had stayed up for three consecutive nights, and even his thinking began to become somewhat sluggish.

He shook his head, dispelling the lingering, frenzied devouring desire of the mimic in his mind.

"It seems I need to be more careful next time I do something like this. Being mentally connected with these brainless bio-creatures for too long makes me feel like my SAN value has dropped a lot."

Afterwards, he found a secluded corner to rest for a while, barely regaining some of his energy, and then transformed back into Cape No. 2, speeding towards the shrine.

The mountains and forests surrounding Mount Mina were rugged and difficult to traverse. Under the cover of night, Tsubasa Kanno made his way along, stopping frequently. Relying on Kepp's keen senses, he repeatedly confirmed that there were no pursuers before finally stepping into the gates of the shrine.

It was already 3 a.m. on the second day.

With practiced ease, Kamino Tsubasa lifted the heavy stone slab at the wellhead and slipped down into the secret passage.

The passage was still pitch black. He followed his memory to find the encrypted communicator and gently pressed the communication button.

In the monitoring room on the ground floor of the ruins base, researcher Ijuin was dozing off at the control panel.

In the past few days, in order to take care of Murakami Masayuki's injuries and at the same time continue to advance the heritage exploration project, the entire research department has been working non-stop, and everyone's eyes are bloodshot like a rabbit's.

The fatigue of the past few days made his eyelids so heavy they almost stuck together, and he fell asleep after only a few minutes of dozing off.

Suddenly, the crisp sound of the communicator broke the silence of the room.

Ijuin was jolted awake, his head slamming against the control panel with a thud. He winced in pain, but didn't bother to rub it, and hurriedly grabbed the communicator.

On the monitor screen, Tsubasa Shinno's figure appeared clearly in the picture. His hair was covered with a little dust, and his clothes were slightly messy, but his back was still straight.

The moment he recognized the person, Ijuin's eyes lit up with wild joy: "Mr. Jinno! You're finally back!"

But after the initial joy, a hint of apology flashed across his face: "However... the base has recently been upgraded to level two security. Moving personnel and transporting equipment and supplies in the early morning is too conspicuous and could easily trigger an alarm."

He scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and continued, "I'll have to trouble you to wait a little longer. You can only come in during the guard shift change the next morning."

"It's alright." Kamino Tsubasa nodded calmly upon hearing this, and said softly, "I can also take this time to rest and recover my strength."

As dawn broke and the east gradually turned a pale white, the sky began to lighten.

Finally, Ijuin's voice came through the communicator, hoarse from just waking up: "Mr. Jinno, the guard rotation has started. I've coordinated the guards, you can come over now."

So, Tsubasa Kamino once again hid inside the equipment box, was pushed through a corridor filled with the faint smell of disinfectant, and rode the huge central high-speed elevator to finally arrive at the research department on the ground floor of the ruins base.

Inside the meeting room of the Relics Research Department, everyone who had received the notification that "Kano Tsubasa will be back soon" had been waiting anxiously for a long time.

"Mr. Kamino!" As soon as he stepped out of the container, Director Odaki quickly came to greet him.

His aged face was filled with genuine joy: "I'm so glad you're alright! We couldn't get in touch with you for the past few days, and we were all so worried!"

Tsubasa Kanno's gaze swept over the crowd opposite him, and he replied with a smile, "Director Odagiri, Hayami, Torii, Fujiwara... it's been a long time."

Then, he turned to Akira Fukamachi and the Segawa siblings, who were squeezed in front of the crowd, and said in a gentler tone: "Akira, Tetsuro, and Mizuki, it took some time to get rid of the pursuers, I'm sorry to have worried you."

Next, he briefly recounted how, after parting ways with Murakami, he lured away Kronos's pursuers, set a trap, and ultimately managed to escape.

"...Finally, taking advantage of the mimicry attracting all attention, I was able to sneak out of the city and return here."

These few words encapsulated several days of life-or-death chase, and the thrilling journey drew gasps from the crowd.

Of course, he deliberately omitted details of self-mutilation to cut off his arm and creating a biomimetic clone.

It wasn't that they were deliberately hiding it, but the scene was too bloody, especially since Segawa Mizuki was also there—the girl standing behind the Segawa couple, her eyes filled with lingering fear as she listened.

Kamino Tsubasa knew this girl's personality all too well.

As a notorious "troublemaker" in the original work, she was sensitive and delicate in the early stages, with nerves as fragile as a string that would break at the slightest touch.

Hearing horrifying and bloody details about self-harm might lead someone to do something inappropriate or disregard the situation.

He didn't want the girl to wander around the base aimlessly because of a careless remark. If she triggered an alarm and attracted the Beast God, it would be a huge loss.

After finishing his words, Tsubasa Kanno looked around and was taken aback: "By the way, where is Mr. Masaki Murakami?"

Director Oda Kiri sighed and pointed to the depths of the research department's room: "He's still in the culture chamber doing today's repairs."

Following the direction he indicated, Tsubasa Kanno saw that inside the transparent culture chamber, Masaki Murakami was quietly suspended in a pale green nutrient solution.

His eyes were closed, his face was so pale it was almost transparent, and several thin tubes were connected to his body. Nutrient solution was slowly injected into his body through the tubes to maintain the rhythm of cell repair.

Tsubasa Kamino stopped and stared silently at Murakami inside the incubation chamber, instantly understanding what was going on.

Although Murakami didn't use the Beast God Transformation to fight directly after being forced into a desperate situation like in the original work, his mental strain from frequently using Thought Waves to detect and warn others in order to cover them was no less than that in the original work.

In addition, he also had a direct mental confrontation with the Beast God General, who was under the influence of the Thought Wave Amplifier.

Damage originating from the core of the mind is far more difficult to heal than physical trauma.

It seems he will have to stay here to recuperate for the foreseeable future.

Thinking of this, Tsubasa Kanno's gaze slowly turned to Akira Fukamachi beside him.

He knew very well that the hidden dangers of the KEP-2 bio-armor had to be eliminated, otherwise it would be like a time bomb, ready to backfire at any moment.

We might have been able to rely on Murakami's help, but now Murakami has fallen into a deep sleep again...

"Saki Fukamachi, it seems that there's only one person left to eliminate the threat of the implanted device."