The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Hmph!" Ao Jiao stretched her body. "Even if you saved me before, I won't show any mercy."

"And I'm very curious, just how strong are you!"

"How strong am I?" Miku chuckled, tilting his head to the side. "You'll see!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a sonic boom suddenly rang out in the air, and the two figures collided rapidly.

Miku held his sword and shield in his left hand, and suddenly unleashed a sonic boom with his right.

Ao Jiao was not intimidated at all and met the attack with a punch of his own.

"Rumble..."

With a sonic boom, the two figures quickly separated. Miku took a few steps back and then regained his balance, while Aojiao was sent flying seven or eight meters away.

At this moment, the difference in their strengths became immediately apparent.

"Is that all the strength you have? If that's all, then I'm truly disappointed!"

Miku, speaking with a mocking tone, looked at Ao Jiao, who was bowing low. Ao Jiao sneered, "This is just the beginning of our exchange. Don't think that just because you have a slight advantage, you can defeat me!"

Ao Jiao, charging towards Miku with outstretched arms, suddenly transformed into a dark red cloud of gas with a flash of light in his eyes.

The gas cloud flashed with bright yellow electric light, much like a thundercloud during a thunderstorm.

The menacing dark red gaseous mass instantly traversed the distance between him and Miku. Facing the gaseous form of Aojiao, Miku sneered, "If it were anyone else, they might really be hampered by your move, but unfortunately you've met me!"

"laugh...."

As Miku slowly drew his longsword, he heard the sound of the blade scraping against the edge of the shield, and a bright yellow, lightning-streaked gaseous cloud was already aimed at him and looming over his head.

Once you're caught up in it, it's like a lamb entering a tiger's den—you're powerless to fight back.

"bass!"

With a flash of sword light, the gaseous mass that Ao Jiao had transformed into flashed with sword light, and the gaseous mass quickly boiled up as if it had encountered a drop of water falling into hot oil.

The next second, the gaseous mass split in two.

Miku stood still, and the two gaseous clouds passed by him.

"You're too naive, kid!"

"Really?" Two voices spoke in unison behind Miku, who turned around and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The proud banana tree has now split into two.

"The ability to create clones?" Miku muttered to himself, frowning. "Does this guy even have that ability?"

After exchanging glances, one of the two arrogant bananas launched an attack on Miku without hesitation, while the other swept his hands across his eyes, a flash of azure light passing through them.

But the surrounding plants suddenly stirred up a riot, their vines slithering along the ground towards Miku like snakes.

"Oh, the power of Helheim?"

Miku remained motionless, letting the vines wrap around him, wanting to see what surprise Aojiao could bring him.

One of the banana trees controlled the plants of Helheim, while the other transformed into a gaseous mass and surged toward him once more.

After the vines of Helheim wrapped around Miku, they began to tighten spontaneously and absorb Miku's energy.

This made Miku frown, and at that moment, the dark red gaseous mass rushed in front of him.

"Shh!"

A flash of light appeared on the Overlord Apple Lock at Miku's waist, and a strange light gleamed in his eyes.

"This lock-seed..."

"what!"

With a low growl, Ao Jiao pressed down on Miku, but Miku snorted coldly, his eyes shining with a magma-like light.

"Shh!"

The surrounding forest has erupted in chaos!

Chapter 72: The Power of the Golden Fruit, Miku's Ambition!

"Shh!"

As a dark red light flashed through Miku's goggles, the vines on his body clustered around his feet like obedient puppies.

The surrounding trees shook their crowns wildly, and the vines everywhere twisted together and stood tall, like a giant python eyeing its prey.

"Shh!"

With a whooshing sound, a vine lashed out with lightning speed, pulling Ao Jiao straight out of its gaseous state.

"what!!!"

With a groan, Ao Jiao rolled on the ground, but despite the intense pain, he quickly got up. After exchanging a glance with his clone, they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

This guy can also control the power of the Helheim Forest.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Amidst the rustling of branches and leaves, vines wrapped around Miku's calves, lifting him high up. With his arms clasped to his chest, a thought flashed through Miku's mind.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Several thick vines, like giant pythons, lashed out at the two proud banana trees, who immediately unleashed their power upon seeing this.

Two pairs of clear, azure eyes shone brightly as they used their power to mobilize the forces of Helheim to launch a counterattack.

But when faced with Miku, their resistance seemed utterly powerless and insignificant.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two muffled thuds rang out in succession, sending the two arrogant bananas flying. While flying backward, their bodies transformed into gaseous matter and quickly merged together into one.

"Oh?"

Miku tilted his head and curled up a slight smile, raising one of his arms, which were crossed over his chest, and made a half-grab gesture towards Aojiao.

"boom!"

The vines twisted and shot towards the sky, their dense tendrils obscuring the entire sky, pressing down on Ao Jiao like an overwhelming tidal wave.

"damn it!"

Ao Jiao, who was cursing under his breath, wanted to turn into a gaseous ball, but when he thought of the scene where Miku suddenly pulled him back into a solid form, his face darkened.

"Roar!!!"

A deep roar came from Ao Jiao's throat, and bright yellow lightning flashed from the two curved horns on his head.

Amidst the streaks of lightning, it pierced through the vines in the sky.

"Rumble..."

As thunder roared, Ao Jiao charged towards Miku instead of retreating.

"That's not bad, is it?"

Miku, who was facing Aojiao, flipped his palm over and suddenly closed his five fingers together.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

Suddenly, countless vines sprouted from the ground, forming a cage that trapped Ao Jiao inside. Once the cage was complete, the vines quickly contracted.

Upon seeing this, Ao Jiao's pupils contracted. "This is...."

Thinking of the sky covering the entire city of Sawame, Aojiao gritted his teeth and transformed into a gaseous mass again, starting to thrash around in the cage.

"The struggle of a cornered beast should end!"

A flash of light appeared from the lock at the waist, and a scream suddenly came from within the gaseous mass. The cage also shrank to its smallest size.

"My lord!" Zhen Hong couldn't help but speak up when she saw Ao Jiao being beaten so badly, but Miku waved his hand and said, "I know what I'm doing!"

After saying that, all the vines settled down and spread out on the ground like a carpet.

Amidst the dense vines, Ao Jiao returned to her original form, lying unconscious among the vines.

"Take him with you. Once he wakes up, give him some proper training. We'll need him to do something in a while!"

"As ordered!"

After giving a reply, Zhen Hong picked up Ao Jiao and disappeared in a flash from Miku's sight.

Miku didn't care. He thoughtfully touched the lock on his waist and took it off. After a flash of light, he deactivated his transformation and walked to his throne in his monster form.

"Bai Ya really gave me a big surprise!"

Miku, leaning against the stone backrest, crossed his legs, and the Overlord Lockseed swirled between his fingertips.

He thought it was just a little toy that Bai Ya had given him, but he never expected it to be a key to unlock the power of the Helheim Forest.

That is, part of the Golden Fruit!

In the original work, the Extreme Lock Seed that DJ Sagara took from Hakua was a condensation of a portion of the power of the Gold Fruit.

Even with just a small fraction of his strength, Sha Cheng was able to press the others down and rub them hard against the ground.

Under the influence of the Extreme Lock species, Silly Orange also evolved into an Overlord, gaining a portion of the authority to control the power of the Helheim Forest.

The most obvious change is that Sha Cheng single-handedly restored the Sheng Hong Lock Seed that was destroyed by Bai Ya.

And now Miku also possesses a Lockseed formed from a portion of the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit, which is undoubtedly a signal.

We fully support his signal.

But this also annoyed him, "So they were already plotting against me back then!"

"Once I use this thing, there will be no turning back. To think that I can get away unscathed after being tainted by the power of the Golden Fruit would be an insult to the Helheim Forest and the Golden Fruit."

"Bai Ya, you really have a good plan!"

Miku, his eyes gleaming, suddenly laughed, and the Overlord Lockseed was also tightly gripped in his hand.

"Now I can't go easy on Silly Orange even if I wanted to, because I'm completely hooked!"

Miku looked at the azure sky with a slight sense of melancholy as he muttered to himself. He hadn't originally planned to get involved. Although the power of the Gold Fruit was tempting, it was a big problem for him. If history was completely changed because of him, he might accidentally ruin Kamen Rider Gaim.