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Chapter 344 The Devil Boy's Damaged Lost Driver

Shotaro could only stand there, secretly anxious, watching Skull being surrounded by masquerade doppelgangers.

Just then, a series of footsteps came from behind.

Shotaro turned around and saw a boy dressed in white walk past him not far away.

"Is that him?" Shotaro saw Sonozaki walking past him and instinctively wanted to chase after him.

But as soon as Shotaro took a step, he remembered the orders that Narumi Shokichi had given him.

"Take this and stay put. Don't move an inch from here."

For a moment, Shotaro Hidari was also caught in a dilemma.

If it really is him, this is a great opportunity!

But I've already made an agreement with the older man...

Looking at Skull fighting against the masquerade doppelgangers by the railing above, Shotaro made his decision.

"If I can rescue him, Ou Yasan will definitely look at me in a new light."

Shotaro glanced at Skull again, then picked up his suitcase and chased after her.

Soon, Shotaro caught up with Kurumi Sonozaki. He stopped, looked at Kurumi's retreating figure, and called out, "Hey, are you the chosen one?"

Upon hearing Shotaro's voice, Sonozaki paused, turned around, and asked, "Who are you?"

Shotaro looked at Sonozaki and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, Shotaro slammed his fist on the control center door, then quickly followed him in, saying, "How can you talk to an older person like that?"

"An elder? You?" Upon hearing this, Sonozaki couldn't help but turn around and glance at Shotaro.

"Isn't it obvious? Look at my tough, iron-willed face!" Shotaro said, pointing to his face.

"Iron-blooded...hardcore?" Sonozaki looked at Shotaro with a puzzled expression.

This guy looks silly and doesn't fit the word at all, does he?

Sonozaki ignored Shotaro and started operating the equipment in front of her to create the Gaia Memory.

When Shotaro saw the Gaia Memory appear on the screen, his gaze sharpened, and he looked around.

When he saw the Gaia Memory placed in a box to the side, Shotaro Hidari also showed a look of astonishment.

"Gaia Memory...!"

Shotaro suddenly looked up at Sonozaki, who was operating the equipment, and immediately stepped forward, demanding, "It was you? Did you make this?"

Sonozaki Raito was biting his fingers, completely absorbed in his own world, and didn't hear what Shotaro Hidari was saying at all.

Seeing that Sonozaki Raito remained unmoved, Shotaro reached out and nudged him on the shoulder.

"Hello!"

After being pushed by Shotaro, Sonozaki's attention was also diverted from the instrument in front of him.

Upon seeing the briefcase in Shotaro's hand, Sonozaki Raito seemed to sense something and snatched the briefcase from Shotaro, kneeling on the ground and opening it.

"Hey, what are you doing..." Before Shotaro could finish speaking, Sonozaki opened the briefcase.

When he saw Sonozaki open the briefcase, Shotaro Hidari's face showed a hint of surprise.

Why was this guy able to open the briefcase prepared for Oyasan?

"This is truly amazing!" Sonozaki Kurei exclaimed excitedly upon seeing the W Driver and six Genuine Memory modules inside the briefcase. She picked up the briefcase, stood up, and looked at Shotaro Hidari, asking, "Who designed this?"

Before Shotaro could answer, Sonozaki picked up the W Driver from his briefcase, excitedly exclaiming, "The user of this driver can merge with me, using both memory modules simultaneously to create the ultimate superhero possessing all my knowledge! Hahaha!"

Hearing Sonozaki Raito's laughter, Shotaro Hidari was instantly enraged. He grabbed Sonozaki Raito by the collar and roared, "What's so funny? You damned demon! Do you know how many people in this city have wept with sorrow because of these memories you've created?"

"Are all the workers in the handgun factory criminals?" Sonozaki asked, looking at the furious Shotaro.

Shotaro was taken aback by what he heard and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that Shotaro couldn't answer, Sonozaki smiled contemptuously and said, "Really? The one who's wrong is the person who used it for evil. I just wanted to see a more powerful memory."

"Shut up!" Shotaro shoved Sonozaki away.

With a shove from Shotaro Hidari, Sonozaki fell to the ground with a thud, and the W Driver and briefcase in his hands slipped from his grasp and crashed to the ground.

Shotaro looked at Sonozaki, who had an indifferent expression, and breathed heavily.

What's wrong with this guy?

Is he really a poor child imprisoned here?

They actually want to... save this kind of person!

"Please don't stop me." Sonozaki Raito slowly stood up, supporting herself on the control panel beside her. Looking at Hidari Shotaro, she said nonchalantly, "Anyway, you're just some kind of experimental subject for the Gaia Memory, right? Later, I'll choose a memory that's a perfect match for you..."

Before Sonozaki Raito could finish speaking, Shotaro Hidari angrily punched him in the face.

"You bastard!"

Sonozaki Raito was punched by Shotaro Hidari and staggered backward, crashing into a teleportation device.

The top of the device lit up, instantly transmitting Sonozaki Lairen as data to the Gaia Tower in the building's central hub.

Seeing Sonozaki disappear, Shotaro was startled and rushed forward to check, exclaiming in astonishment, "She...she's gone..."

This is terrible...

Shotaro pursed his lips, picked up the suitcase and W Driver that had fallen to the ground, and ran outside.

at the same time.

After Skull ripped off the concrete slab that was pressing down on him, he raised the skull-shaped Magnum gun in his hand and fired repeatedly at the forbidden doppelganger floating in mid-air.

"Bang bang bang!"

Purple light bullets were fired one after another from the skull magnum.

Seeing the purple light projectiles shooting towards her, the Forbidden Dopant's lips curled into a purplish-black lip, and several energy balls condensed around her, which she then flung towards Skull below.

"Boom!"

The energy ball and the purple light bullet collided in mid-air, and the energy ball instantly turned into a ball of fire that exploded in mid-air.

The next moment, the remaining few energy balls pierced through the white smoke in mid-air and crashed into Skull below.

Skull darted away and hid behind the erected concrete slab.

"Boom!"

The energy ball landed in empty space, blasting the concrete slabs on the ground to shreds.

Many small stones fell on Skull, who was hiding behind the concrete slab, making a rustling sound.

"As expected of an organization leader, he's not easy to deal with..." Skul thought to himself.

The Forbidden Doppelganger looked at Skull hiding behind the concrete slab, waved its hand gently, and gestured for the Masquerade Doppelgangers beneath it to come forward.

The arriving masquerade hybrids surrounded Skul and rushed towards him.

Meanwhile, the Forbidden Dopant took this opportunity to consider how to defeat Skull.

If you want to defeat Skull, you must find a way to break his immortality.

"Why don't you try destroying his memory or drive?" Shen Yun's voice came from the side.

The Forbidden Dopant turned his head and saw that Shen Yun and Sudo Kirihiko had arrived here at some point and were watching the battle below.

"Destroy the driver or the memory? I understand." The taboo dopant raised her hand, and more than a dozen energy balls condensed around her, which she then compressed into a single mass.

Soon, the forbidden dopant completed the compression of the energy sphere.

Upon noticing the Taboo Dopant's actions, Skull immediately pulled the Skull Memory out of the Lost Driver, then pried open the Skull Magnum, inserted the Skull Memory into the Skull Magnum, and closed it up.

"Skull! Maximum Drive!"

The Forbidden Dopant flung a compressed ball of energy at Skull below, and Skull pulled the trigger, firing a purple beam of light at the Forbidden Dopant.

The compressed energy sphere grazed past the purple light bullet, which struck the forbidden dopant's body first and exploded on it.

"Boom!"

The forbidden dopant was blasted backward and crashed straight into the wall of the building, creating a hole in it.

Then, the Forbidden Dopant fell from mid-air and landed among the building's debris. With a flash of orange data, the Forbidden Memory popped out of the Forbidden Dopant's body and landed on the ground. The Forbidden Dopant then transformed back into Sonozaki Saeko.

At the same time, Skull watched as the forbidden dopant flung a compressed energy ball at him and was about to dodge it.

Suddenly, a masquerade doppelganger rushed up, grabbed Skull around the waist, and pinned her to the spot.

The next moment, the compressed energy sphere pierced through the body of the masquerade doppelganger and struck the Lost Driver at Skull's waist. (If it weren't for the henchmen risking their lives, the older man could have defeated the older woman without taking any damage.)

"Click..."

Numerous cracks have appeared on the surface of the Lost Driver.

"Ugh..." Skull staggered back two steps. After glancing at Shen Yun standing on the high ground, Skull chose to retreat and did not go forward to finish him off.

"Boss, should we chase after them?" Sudo Kirihiko asked.

"No need, his drive is already broken and he's no longer a threat," Shen Yun said calmly.

"Then, my mission..." Sudo Kirihiko asked, puzzled.

"Did I say that your opponent was him?" Shen Yun asked with a light laugh.

Before Sudo Kirihiko could ask any further questions, Shen Yun said, "Let's go see if our future partner is alright."

With that, Shen Yun went down the stairs.

At this moment, Saeko Sonozaki also struggled to pick up the forbidden dopant that had fallen to the side and inserted it into the Gaia Driver at her waist again.

But nothing happened.

"I can't transform again... The driver's protection mechanism has activated. I'll have to wait until my strength recovers..."

"What a terrifying man..."

"But I won't let you escape!"

Shen Yun approached the person lying on the ground, squatted down, and smiled, "You performed quite well; your strength is acceptable."

After saying that, Shen Yun extended his hand to Sonosaki Saeko and asked, "Do you still have the strength?"

Just as Sonosaki Saeko was about to reach out, she thought again, "Isn't this a good opportunity to deepen our relationship?"

So she shook her head decisively, grabbed Shen Yun's hand, and put on a pitiful look on her charming face, saying, "I'm out of strength. My room is on a nearby floor, so please take me there."

"..." Shen Yun looked at Sonozaki Saeko, remained silent for a moment, then picked her up from the ground in a princess carry and asked, "Where is your room?"

……

Not long after Skull retreated, the Lost Driver, which had already developed cracks, began to crackle with electric arcs, and its armor disintegrated into countless fragments.

Narumi Shoji leaned against the wall, closed the Lost Driver, and pulled the skull memory out of the Lost Driver.

After the skull memory was removed, more cracks appeared on the surface of the Lost Driver, and it even began to crumble.

"Clatter!"

The Lost Driver fell from Narumi Shokichi's waist and landed on the ground, riddled with cracks, looking as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.

"You've had a hard time." Narumi Shokichi sighed, leaning against the wall as he walked towards his destination.

"Tch, just as Ayane predicted. This is going to be troublesome..."

"That new driver, I remember it was called the Dual Rider Driver."

Although Skull is immortal, human physical strength has its limits.

As soon as Shotaro Sato ran out of the control center, he saw Shokichi Narumi sitting at the door resting.

"Oyasan?!"

"Where did you go?" Narumi Shokichi asked, looking at Sashoutaro.

Upon hearing this, Shotaro lowered his head and recounted what had happened with a ashamed expression.

"You idiot!" Narumi Shokichi slapped Shotaro Hidari hard across the face, making him stagger.

"Why didn't you do as I said! If you had taken that child, now..."

Although Narumi Shokichi was very angry, he didn't blame Shotaro too much. The main task now was to rescue the child while there was still time.

Shotaro Sakata knelt on the ground, tears welling in his eyes, and cried out in frustration, "Why did we have to save him?!"

"That...that demonic guy! Is it really necessary for Oasan to risk his life to save him?! He's the one who created the source of monsters!"

"Just to... just to save someone like that! I don't want to! I'm not having it!!!"

"If it's you, you should be able to accept it, Shotaro," Narumi Shokichi said, his back to Shotaro.

"There was value in risking his life. He was also a resident of this city. He should have been held in his mother's arms, growing up happily. But he was forcibly taken away. Just like you crying when you parted from your parents..."

"Save him, Shotaro."

"But...but..." Shotaro's voice choked with emotion.

"If he looks like a devil, it's because the person who raised him is bad. That child himself is a blank slate. The only thing I respect about you, you half-baked guy..."

"It is your gentle nature to not lay a hand on the weak, but to extend a helping hand to them."

Shotaro was stunned.

It turns out that Ou Yasan does have some positive qualities about me...

"I'm afraid that child has already merged with the central part of the building. There's still time, let's go." Narumi Shokichi adjusted his hat and said calmly.

Shotaro wiped away his tears, his eyes suddenly hardening. He quickly got up and followed behind Narumi Shoki, heading towards the building's central headquarters together.

(End of this chapter)