As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

“This is a lion-type Orphnoch that is no weaker than the four-leaf clover, and its speed and strength far exceed those of an ordinary Orphnoch.” Kurosawa walked to the observation platform at the edge of the plaza and gestured to Lin Chen, “The way to use the Delta Belt is very simple. I’ll teach you. Remember it.”

He raised his hand, pointed to the Delta Belt in Lin Chen's hand, and slowly explained the steps to use it.

Lin Chen silently memorized Kurosawa's words, walked to the open space in the center of the square, took a deep breath, and fastened the Delta belt around his waist. He raised his hand to fasten the Delta Driver to his waist, the black belt instantly fitting snugly against his abdomen, the Delta Tracker on the right slot gleaming with a cold, hard metallic luster. His fingertips gripped the silver and black Delta phone, and he lowered his eyes to the microphone, uttering the command in a deep voice:

"Transformation"

A cold, electronic notification tone blared instantly—"Standing By."

Without hesitation, he inserted the closed phone horizontally into the tracker slot on the right side of his belt. In that instant, a surge of silver photonic blood rushed through the photonic channels, and three streams of bright silver light, with the shoulders, waist, and legs as nodes, outlined Delta's signature triangular pattern all over his body.

The black, reinforced armor covered the torso and limbs in layers. The crisp mechanical sound of the Luna Metal meshing mingled with the hissing of the photon stream, creating powerful energy waves in the air. The moment the helmet completely covered the head, the two amber compound eyes suddenly lit up with a scorching orange light, and the Δ-shaped emblem on the breastplate gleamed with a chilling light against the backdrop of the silver light stream.

"Complete"

As the final electronic announcement faded, Kamen Rider Delta's figure solidified completely, his black armor and silver photon blood intertwining in the light and shadow.

Kamen Rider Delta, transformation complete.

Lin Chen slowly clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes. The power granted by the Delta Belt was far more formidable than he had imagined, far surpassing his Tiger Orphnoch Complete Form. Photon blood coursed through his body, and with each heartbeat, he could feel the surge of power. His speed, strength, and defense had all undergone a qualitative leap, and even his mental perception had become more acute; every rustle of grass in the plaza was clearly imprinted in his mind.

This power is pure and domineering, yet he can control it perfectly, unlike the power of the Orphnoch.

"Release them."

Kurosawa's voice came from the observation platform, carrying a hint of command.

The armed guards beside the cage immediately pressed the switch, and with a clang, the alloy cage door slowly opened. The lion-shaped Orphnoch, imprisoned for so long, let out a deafening roar, its crimson eyes fixed on Lin Chen in the center of the plaza. Golden scales stood on end, radiating intense anger and killing intent. It stomped its hooves on the ground, its massive body charging forward like a cannonball, its sharp claws gleaming coldly, aiming straight for Lin Chen's chest, determined to tear him apart.

Orphnoch the Lion was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it pounced close, its claws whistling through the air, about to strike Lin Chen.

Lin Chen remained unmoved, his reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people beneath the armor shimmering with silver-white photon blood. In his eyes, the ferocious pounce was laughably slow. He lightly stepped forward, his figure shifting to the side like a ghost, easily dodging the attack and arriving behind the Lion Orphnoch. His right hand drew the Delta Mover from his waist, and with a flick of his wrist, a concentrated beam of silver-white photon energy shot out.

"Bam—!"

The beam struck the lion Orphnoch precisely on the back, unleashing a burst of violent photon energy. The colossal beast's massive body stiffened abruptly, as if hit by a heavy cannon, and it staggered forward, crashing heavily to the ground. Several golden scales shattered, black blood seeped out, and it roared in pain, its entire body numb from the aftershocks of the energy, unable to get up for a moment.

Lin Chen continued walking forward without stopping, showing no intention of close-range suppression. He held the Delta Mover firmly in one hand, pointing the gun at the Orphnoch on the ground, while pressing the buttons on his belt phone with his fingertips.

"Ready"

A cold, electronic sound rang out, and the Delta Mover was illuminated by a blinding white light, its body surging with violent photon blood.

"Exceed Charge!"

A high-pitched warning sound rang out, and the entire photon rifle gathered destructive energy. The dazzling golden light almost engulfed the underground plaza, and the air itself was distorted by the intense heat.

Lin Chen slightly lowered his wrist, pressed down on the muzzle of the gun, and without the slightest hesitation, pulled the trigger.

A massive, silver photon shockwave erupted, like a falling hammer of light, slamming head-on into the lion-shaped Orphnoch's head and torso.

"boom--!!"

The deafening roar reverberated throughout the underground space, and the energy explosion sent shockwaves scattering in all directions. Orphnoch the Lion didn't even have time to struggle before his body disintegrated under Lucifer's Hammer. His massive body convulsed violently a few times, and crimson flames erupted from it before quickly turning into sand and dissipating into a pile of gray ash, which was then completely dissipated by the draft.

[Ding! Defeat the executive-level monster (Lion-type Orphnoch), gaining 50 evolution points.]

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Chapter 24: Inserting into the Battle

The system notification sounded in his mind, and Lin Chen deactivated Delta's transformation. The pure black armor turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air, leaving only his hand gripping the Delta belt.

The battle just now was nothing more than a piece of cake for him. The power of the Delta Belt made dealing with a Lion-type Orphnoch of executive rank quite easy.

On the observation platform, Kurosawa watched Lin Chen's performance, a satisfied smile flashing in his eyes. He slowly stepped down from the platform and approached Lin Chen. He looked at the Delta Belt in Lin Chen's hand, took it, and ran his fingertips over the surface of the belt, his tone tinged with approval: "Very good, Lin Chen. To unleash such power on your first Delta transformation, even easily killing a cadre-level Orphnoch, your talent far exceeds my expectations."

Lin Chen lowered his eyes, feigning a lingering sense of satisfaction, a hint of reluctance in his gaze, clearly still attached to the power of the Delta Belt. He knew that Kurosawa was observing his every move, and this lingering attachment was exactly what Kurosawa wanted to see.

Kurosawa carefully put away the Delta Belt, glanced at Lin Chen as if he could read his mind, and a playful smile appeared on his lips: "Don't be reluctant, this is just the beginning. As long as you perform well, serve the academy, defeat Faiz, and eliminate that unknown knight, the Delta Belt, and even more powerful forces, will have the opportunity to belong to you in the future."

Lin Chen immediately raised his head, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. He bowed to Kurosawa, his tone filled with deep respect and loyalty: "Thank you, Captain! I will serve the academy with my life and never let you down!" His voice was strong and his expression sincere, perfectly portraying the image of a subordinate who had been given an opportunity and was filled with gratitude.

Kurosawa nodded in satisfaction and gestured to the armed personnel beside him: "Take him back and let him rest well. I have an important mission for you."

"Yes." Lin Chen bowed again, followed the armed personnel, and turned to walk towards the exit of the fourth basement level.

After exiting the underground plaza, passing through the three underground laboratories, and ascending upwards, you return to the ground floor of the main teaching building.

Only after leaving the main teaching building and disappearing into the night did Lin Chen slowly shed the respect on his face, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He knew that Kurosawa didn't truly want to cultivate him. The trial of the Delta Belt was merely a test—a test of his strength, a test of his loyalty, a test of whether he could become a pawn to control the power of the knights. And that lion-shaped Orphnoch in the training grounds on the fourth underground level was nothing more than a test subject in Kurosawa's hands.

After Lin Chen's figure completely disappeared into the night, in the laboratory on the third basement floor, Kurosawa walked to the control panel, looked at the experimenter recording data beside him, and asked in a calm tone, "How is it? What are the data?"

The experimenter adjusted his glasses, looked at the data stream on the screen, and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the captain, Lin Chen's first transformation into Delta allowed him to perfectly control the output of photon energy. According to calculations, he can now utilize about 95% of the Delta belt's performance, far exceeding all previous test subjects."

“Ninety-five percent…” Kurosawa murmured, his fingertips lightly tapping the console desktop. A deep light flashed in his eyes, and he narrowed them. No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, his tone cold and calculating: "Continue to observe, keep a close eye on his every move. Since he has such a high compatibility, then make good use of him. Delta is just a small taste of his own medicine. Once he has become our weapon, then let him try Orga. At that time, both Faiz and Clover will become our stepping stones."

"Yes, Captain." The experimenter replied respectfully, his fingertips once again dancing across the screen, recording all of Lin Chen's data and storing it in the academy's core database.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen had already returned to his dormitory. He locked the door, drew the curtains, and mentally summoned the system panel. The pale blue screen slowly unfolded, displaying clear yet cold numbers:

Ultimate Evolution System

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Race: Tiger-type Orphnoch (Complete Form)]

Core Attributes:

Physical fitness 43/118 (average human average 5)

Agility 35/107 (average human 5)

Spirit 37/82 (average human level 5)

Lifespan: 33 years

Evolution Points: 54

Looking at the evolution points on the panel, Lin Chen's lips curled into a faint smile. He had gained 50 evolution points from defeating the lion-type Orphnoch, enough to increase his core attributes by five points. He knew the Delta Belt was just Kurosawa's initial experiment on him; the next goal would definitely be to have him test the Earth Emperor Belt.

Three points were added to Constitution and two points to Agility. Lifespan increased by another 6 years, reaching 39 years.

...

"Captain Kurosawa, aren't we going to make a move?"

Lin Chen stood at the entrance of a library-style building, his gaze fixed on the battlefield by the lake in the distance, his tone hesitant. On the open ground by the lake, the dark red claws of the lobster Orphnoch were being held firmly by Faiz's photon sword, while the centipede Orphnoch's venomous stingers, though cunning, were constantly evaded by the agile footwork of the silver-armored warrior, clearly indicating that it was being suppressed and was in a losing position.

This morning, he had planned to patrol the academy as usual, using the opportunity to find out the latest movements of Tsukasa Kadoya and Lucky Clover. However, plans never keep up with changes. He had just stepped out of the dormitory building when he was summoned directly to this secluded corridor by Kurosawa's men. Kurosawa was still wearing his sharp white suit, an unlit cigarette between his fingers, and a square black case in his hand. His cold gaze was fixed on the fight not far away, and his aura was more oppressive than usual.

Lin Chen's gaze swept over the box in Kurosawa's hand, and he already had a guess in his mind, but he still suppressed all his thoughts and pretended to be waiting for instructions.

"No rush, Decade hasn't arrived yet."

The speaker wasn't Kurosawa beside him; a deep male voice came from the shadows deep in the stairwell, carrying a hint of nonchalant coldness. Lin Chen's pupils suddenly contracted, instantly turning into amber vertical pupils. His body tensed slightly, and the Orphic factors at his fingertips subconsciously stirred—he hadn't even noticed that there was someone else in the shadows. This ability to conceal his presence was definitely not something an ordinary Orphic could possess.

He wore a light brown, narrow-brimmed fisherman's hat, the brim pulled low, obscuring most of his forehead. He wore black-rimmed square glasses, his gaze sharp and deep behind the lenses. He wore a beige casual trench coat, its lightweight material swaying slightly in the wind, over which he wore a light blue shirt with the collar slightly open. He paired it with dark gray slim-fit trousers and black leather shoes.

He looked like a journalist or scholar who traveled around, dressed plainly, yet exuding an indescribable sense of mystery and oppression.

"Don't worry, Mr. Narutaki is our honored guest." Kurosawa seemed to sense Lin Chen's wariness and spoke slowly, giving Lin Chen an explanation.

Lin Chen's vertical pupils narrowed slightly, a storm raging in his heart. Narutaki! How could he be here! He didn't know Narutaki very well, but he knew this man was Tsukasa Kadoya's lifelong nemesis, viewing Decade as a "demon that destroys the world," and the phrase "Ono-like Decade" was a label etched into his very bones. He never expected Kurosawa to join forces with Narutaki, which meant the situation ahead would be far more complex than he had anticipated.

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart, slowly receding the Orpheus factor around him, his pupils returning to their human form. However, the vigilance in his eyes remained undiminished. He silently retreated to the side, continuing to stare at the battlefield below, while his mind rapidly calculated a way to deal with the situation.

On the lakeside battlefield not far away, the situation quickly changed. A piercing roar of a motorcycle approached from afar, and a black figure rode a motorcycle through the thin mist of the forest, heading straight for the battlefield—it was Tsukasa Kadoya. He landed with a somersault, his hand already reaching for the card box at his waist, about to transform into Decade, when Genda, in his dragon form, suddenly pounced from the side, his heavy bone blade slamming into Tsukasa Kadoya's wrist with tremendous force.

With a loud bang, Tsukasa Kadoya's transformation device was knocked off.

"Kurosawa-san, it's your turn to make a move." Seeing Kadoya Tsukasa appear but lose his transformation ability, Narutaki's eyes finally revealed a cold light from behind his glasses. He turned to Kurosawa and said in an urgent tone.

Kurosawa nodded, placed the black box he was carrying on the concrete railing in front of him, and unlocked it. Inside the box was a black velvet cloth, and in the center lay a jet-black belt—the Delta Belt.

He reached out and took the Delta Belt out of the box, handing it to Lin Chen beside him. His tone was cold and direct: "Go help Mr. Narutaki take down Tsukasa Kadoya and retrieve the Faiz Belt. Also, don't let Clover know your identity."

Lin Chen didn't hesitate for long, reaching out to take the Delta Belt, already understanding the situation. He had noticed the battle not far away when Kurosawa summoned him here, and he understood Kurosawa's intentions—but he hadn't expected Narutaki's appearance, let alone that he would have to deal with Decade first.

A sliver of hope lingered in his heart. He knew that Kaito Taiki was always inseparable from Kadoya Tsukasa. Since Kadoya Tsukasa was here, Kaito Taiki must be nearby, just hiding in the shadows. He gripped his Delta belt tightly, a calculating glint in his eyes. He didn't really want to attack Kadoya Tsukasa; his only hope was that Kaito Taiki would come to the rescue in time—after all, being called "Lady Kaito," she probably wouldn't just stand by and watch Kadoya Tsukasa be in dire straits. However, he had kept his identity a secret from Clover. It seemed Kurosawa had his own little scheme.

Lin Chen walked to the edge of the stairwell, his back to Kurosawa and Narutaki, and raised his hand to fasten the Delta Belt around his waist: "Transform."

A deep, violent electronic sound instantly tore through the air, exploding in the empty corridor and by the lake—"Standing By!"

Without hesitation, he inserted the closed phone horizontally into the tracker slot on the right side of his belt. In that instant, a surge of silvery-white photonic blood rushed through the photonic channels. Three streams of bright silver light branched off at his shoulders, waist, and legs, outlining Delta's signature triangular pattern all over his body.

The matte, jet-black reinforced armor covered the torso and limbs in layers. The crisp mechanical sound of the Luna metal meshing mingled with the buzzing of the photon stream, creating powerful energy waves in the air that made the lakeside weeds sway wildly. The inverted triangle mask of death slowly closed, and the moment the helmet completely covered the head, two amber compound eyes suddenly lit up with a scorching orange light. The Δ-shaped emblem on the breastplate gleamed with a chilling light against the backdrop of the silver light, making him seem like a grim reaper from hell.

"Complete!"

As the final electronic announcement faded, Kamen Rider Delta's figure solidified completely, with silver-white photon blood surging across his jet-black armor.

Yesterday, during the trial in the underground plaza, he easily killed the Lion-type Orphnoch using Delta's ranged abilities, but he had never tried its melee capabilities. Now, holding the Delta belt and feeling the power surging within him, far exceeding that of the Tiger-type Orphnoch's complete form, a sense of anticipation arose in his heart. He wanted to test just how formidable this armor's melee combat capabilities truly were.

Instead of walking slowly down the stairs or heading towards the battlefield, he bent slightly, exerted force with his feet, and leaped forward, plummeting straight from the several-meter-high stairwell entrance to the center of the battlefield.

Its black body ripped through the night sky, bringing with it a piercing whistle, the sound of air being torn apart echoing along the lake. The moment it landed, the powerful impact slammed into the concrete ground with a deafening thud. The ground instantly cracked, spiderweb-like fissures spreading outwards, and dust and gravel were whipped up by the violent shockwave, forming a brief barrier of smoke and dust.

Chapter 25 Crushing

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the Delta figure, entirely black with shimmering silver patterns, stood silently in the center of the battlefield. Its amber compound eyes coldly swept over everyone present, and the oppressive aura emanating from it was like a mountain pressing down, forcing all the Orphnochs and Faiz present to subconsciously stop in their tracks, even their breathing becoming cautious.

On the battlefield, everyone's movements suddenly froze at this moment.

The lobster Orphnoch's dark red pincers were still suspended in mid-air, only inches away from Faiz's breastplate; the centipede Orphnoch's venomous stinger was about to strike, but the sudden pressure stopped it in its tracks; Faiz, in the form of Onoue Takumi, gripped the photon sword, his silver-black armor trembling slightly, his amber compound eyes fixed on the dark figure, filled with astonishment and vigilance; Genda, in the form of a dragon Orphnoch, was about to step forward to finish off Kadoya Tsukasa, but his feet felt like lead, unable to take another step; even Kadoya Tsukasa, who had been knocked back, stopped picking up his transformation device, looked up at the suddenly appearing figure, his face filled with disbelief.

"What is that...?"

Ignoring the shock of everyone present and the gazes of Faiz and Orphnoch, Lin Chen's amber compound eyes were fixed on Tsukasa Kadoya not far away as he walked towards him step by step. Each step he took landed on the cracked cement ground, producing a dull thud that seemed to strike the hearts of everyone present, sending shivers down their spines.

Upon entering the arena, his mental energy was already spread out to its maximum.

Physical fitness 142/142 (average human average 5)

Agility 160/160 (average human 5)

Mental strength 145/145 (average human average 5)

With 145 points of mental power, he clearly sensed the hidden Kaito Daiki. The other party concealed his aura extremely well, yet it still couldn't escape his perception. He deliberately slowed his pace, giving Kaito Daiki time to react, and silently prayed that this "treasure hunter" would show himself as soon as possible and break the current stalemate.

He walked a few meters away from Tsukasa Kadoya, preparing to attack, when a huge figure suddenly cut between the two, blocking Tsukasa Kadoya's path.