Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

[A multi-functional robotic arm prototype, capable of deep-sea exploration and disaster relief, can easily lift five tons of weight, with dexterity comparable to a human arm]

This was an early product of Dr. Otto Octavius. When Li Ai was interning at Osborn, he passed by his laboratory and saw a much more sophisticated experimental bionic robotic arm.

"Did you see these things when you were interning in Osborne during the summer?" Jessica's voice came from beside him.

After a summer of training, she has been able to control her extraordinary physique and it will not affect her daily life.

Moreover, Jessica's superpowers are quite strong. Her strength is comparable to Li Ai's physical body, she can fly at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, and her body can withstand bullets. She is practically a mini-superman.

"There's a confidentiality clause in the contract. If I blurt things out, Chairman Osborn might send in a sniper," Li Ai said, ending the conversation in a way that sounded like a joke.

"That sounds terrifying." Jessica didn't want to ask any more questions. She rubbed her shoulders and asked:

"You've been filming all morning, right? Want a drink? It's on me."

"Coffee, any brand is fine."

Li Ai smiled and watched Jessica run towards the vending machine, while she continued to observe the technological products on the exhibition.

These products from Osborn are mostly bio-inspired, such as the 'Rhino' large exoskeleton armor, which can be used for both engineering and rescue and can generate tremendous power, but requires a connecting cable to operate.

Osborn also modified a spider, enabling them to extract proteins from the modified spider and develop a spider silk hemostatic spray that could quickly stop bleeding in a short time and then naturally decompose after a few hours.

Osborn staff also placed a breeding chamber containing several modified spiders nearby for people who like these kinds of creatures to see.

Just then, a familiar voice rang out: "I didn't expect to run into you here."

Li Ai turned his head and saw Norman Osborne, dressed in a well-tailored suit, walking towards him with a smile. Beside him were Harry and a close confidant with an Indian appearance.

“Mr. Osborne, it’s a pleasure to meet you here,” Li Ai said politely.

Compared to Tony Stark, who was known for his arrogant and extravagant lifestyle, Norman Osborn lived a life akin to that of an ascetic. He never frequented places of debauchery and never remarried after his first wife passed away.

"After the internship ended, Dr. Connors would talk about your research talent to me whenever he had the chance," Norman patted him on the shoulder, his tone full of admiration.

The lizard serum was actually a method Norman Osborn used to treat his family's genetic disease. Originally, the hope was slim, but Li Ai took the project a big step forward, making Norman Osborn find her very pleasing.

"I only offered some perspectives from other angles; the real deciding factor was Dr. Connors," Li Ai said modestly, knowing all too well where his views came from.

“If you’re willing, the Osborne Foundation can cover all your tuition fees for your doctorate,” Norman generously extended an olive branch.

Besides expressing his gratitude, Norman genuinely wanted to train some helpers for his son, because Harry's academic performance was not ideal; he barely passed his English final exam at public school, which was the only language Harry was fluent in.

If the family's hereditary disease can't be cured, Norman won't even have time to raise a junior member; he'll have to train someone usable for Harry ahead of time.

“Give me some time to think it over. I’m only in 11th grade, Mr. Osborne,” Li Ai said with a smile.

"No problem, you can also ask your junior Harry anytime. If you have time, you can even tutor him."

Norman said calmly, patting Harry on the shoulder, implying that he wanted the two of them to sort out their relationship.

“Only if I can keep up with their pace,” Harry said helplessly. “Peter has tutored me many times, but my grades are still the same.”

"Harry!"

A figure ran up to them; it was Peter, and his guardian, Uncle Ben, was walking slowly toward them and greeting Norman.

"Hello, Mr. Osborne."

“Long time no see, Mr. Parker,” Norman replied with a smile.

"Peter, let me show you something." Seeing his best friend arrive, Harry quickly led Peter on a tour of the technological products on site.

"I have to continue working on my research project. We'll chat again when I have a chance."

Li Ai made an excuse to leave. Just as he was about to leave the gymnasium and take some photos in other parts of the campus, he saw a burly figure walk into the gymnasium.

The person was wearing a baseball cap that covered most of their face, and was constantly observing the environment inside the museum, as if they were looking for something.

The man's appearance made Li Ai realize something was amiss. He quickened his pace, walking towards Jessica, who had bought him a coffee, then leaned close to her ear and whispered:

“Jessica, I think today’s back-to-school activities may have to be canceled.”

"What do you mean?" Jessica realized something was wrong and lowered her voice as well.

“There’s a stranger behaving strangely. I think he has ulterior motives. Could you keep an eye on things at the door for me? If anything happens, direct the people here to evacuate.” Li Ai pretended to be taking a picture, but in reality, she was pointing out the suspicious person to Jessica.

“I understand, the rest is up to you,” Jessica nodded in response.

Li Ai took the coffee, turned around and walked towards the gymnasium's restroom. He went into a toilet stall and took out the projection capsule.

With a slight turn, a lifelike physical clone appeared before him, which would then take his place in the public eye.

The burly man walked to the center of the venue, his gaze darting back and forth between several of Osborn's technological products. Then, his muscles began to bulge, and steel-needle-like hairs sprouted from his skin, tearing his clothes apart.

In the blink of an eye, the man transformed into a half-human, half-bear form and let out a roar.

"Roar!"

Chapter 82 Eliminating the Correct Answer

With this roar, the reinforced glass enclosures containing the exhibits trembled continuously. The citizens inside the venue instinctively covered their ears, but even so, they still felt a sharp pain in their eardrums.

The grizzly bear-man's gaze sharpened, and he first targeted the pod containing the spider silk hemostatic spray and the modified spiders. He slapped the pod with his bear paw, and the pod, which could withstand a sniper rifle, shattered instantly, allowing all the modified spiders to escape.

“Come this way!” Jessica shouted from the doorway.

The crowd instantly descended into chaos, with students and parents fleeing in terror. The entire stadium turned into a cacophony of activity, but the Indian executive standing next to Norman wore a strange smile, though no one noticed him.

"Is this guy trying to steal the exhibits?" Norman's face darkened. He and Uncle Ben quickly ran to Harry and Peter, one of them each, and led them to safety.

But no one noticed that a modified spider bit Peter in the chaos, and the same thing happened to another blonde girl.

【Stream!】

Suddenly, a blue current appeared in the stadium, blowing open a wall and providing a larger escape route for the crowd. They rushed towards the exit, and even if someone fell, they would be lifted up by the blue current.

"Oh no!" The Grizzly Man sensed something was wrong and immediately ran towards the escape exit, but just as he was about to reach it, he heard a second voice.

Barrier!

A green energy barrier blocked the Grizzly's path. His heart sank, and he turned to look at the figure he so desperately didn't want to face.

“ZZZ, I’m just here to collect some goods, don’t make things difficult for me,” Grizzly Man said, looking at Li Ai, who was dressed in a secret agent uniform.

As time goes by, more and more people are becoming familiar with the story of Kamen Rider ZZZ. When Grizzly Man took on this mission, he already knew about Kamen Rider ZZZ who was active in New York City.

The buyer simply told the Grizzlies not to worry and offered to pay more.

"You call breaking into an exhibition and stealing things 'acquiring goods'?" Li Ai sneered. A mechanical capsule appeared in his hand, which he inserted into the ZZZ driver on his chest before letting out a low shout:

"Henshin!"

【Machinery!】

Awaken! Awaken! Awaken!

Good morning! Rider! Z·Z·Z! Machinery!

Amidst swirling dark blue mist, Li Ai transforms into a technological mechanical form.

This form is identical to the Surge form, but it has an additional multi-functional mechanical claw on its left arm, making it stronger than the Surge form.

"This mission is to stop the robbery." Li Ai and the Grizzly Man locked eyes.

Sweat was beading on Grizzly Man's forehead, but the thought of his mysterious and generous employer made him decide to take the plunge.

"Roar!"

The Grizzly Man roared and charged at Li Ai with a speed comparable to that of a cheetah.

But Li Ai simply stretched out his left hand, and the mechanical claw automatically enlarged, then clamped tightly onto the Grizzly Man.

"Tell me who you're delivering the goods to," Li Ai said calmly, but with an air of unyielding authority.

"No!" the Grizzly Man stubbornly insisted, straining with all his might to break free of the mechanical claw's control, but he was also panting heavily from exhaustion.

Li Ai thought to herself that although this person's strength was average, he still had the professional ethics of a mercenary.

At this moment, the Grizzly Man roared and charged at him again, but Li Ai slid around to the Grizzly Man's back, and the tip of his mechanical claw closed and began to spin at high speed, turning into a drill and emitting a buzzing sound.

puff-

The sound of a drill piercing flesh rang out, and a large hole appeared in the grizzly man's back. He staggered a few steps due to the excruciating pain.

Li Ai retracted the drill bit and used the hardness of the mechanical claw to smash the grizzly bear-man's head a few times.

The grizzly bear-man let out a painful roar, and his massive body crashed to the ground. He struggled for a few moments, and his body slowly shrank, turning back into a human form, but with several new wounds on his body.

Observing the 'Grizzly Man's' performance, Li Ai could now confirm that the other party was not a cyborg, but a superhuman with self-control.

"Who sent you? What do you want these prototypes for?" Li Ai asked again.

The man gasped for breath, his eyes filled with fear: "I... I was just hired by a guy in black. He said he'd give me 100,000 to steal those prototypes."

"What about the delivery location and method?" Li Ai asked.

"He said he had a way to find me and that I didn't need to worry about these things." The man's words left Li Ai speechless.

This person was just a henchman. Li Ai only knew that someone was eyeing Osborn's technology, and that was all.

“Go tell the NYPD.” Li Ai punched the man unconscious and then inserted a capsule-shaped tracker into his wound.

The ZZZ sensor might lose track of enemies with teleportation capabilities, so Li Ai developed the ZZZ capsule tracker during the summer vacation, which can be directly implanted into the target's body.

Capsule-type trackers are not tools for transmitting traditional signals; they are subconscious receivers and transmitters centered on dreams, making it difficult for targets implanted with such trackers to detect them.

Moreover, Li Ai can use a capsule-shaped tracker to directly lock onto the target's dream, getting rid of the previous needle-in-a-haystack approach.

As for whether the NYPD has a way to control superpowers, Li Ai is not worried about that. When he talked to George Stacy in his dream, the latter mentioned that 'the higher-ups' considered that all the superpower incidents with a significant impact were currently occurring in New York City, so they issued some equipment for superpowered individuals to the NYPD.

For example, superpower-suppressing handcuffs that cannot yet be mass-produced.

Then, Li Ai used the recovery capsule to repair the damage to the gymnasium, and the green light even spread throughout the entire school, healing all the injured people before they left the gymnasium.

Shortly after, sirens blared, and a fully armed NYPD squad got out of a vehicle and took the unconscious Grizzly Man away.

With this incident, the school opening activities could not continue. The principal announced over the loudspeaker that the activities were suspended for safety reasons, and all guardians were asked to take their children home. Other students were also granted a holiday.

Inside the high school building, Li Ai and Jessica were organizing their personal belongings.

"Great, I get two days off on Thursday and Friday for free." A hint of joy appeared on Jessica's face. She turned to look at Li Ai and asked:

"You're not going to go out for a spin on that Ducati again, are you?"

“I’m thinking of going to Brooklyn today,” Li Ai said, holding up her helmet.

During the summer vacation, he and Leon worked together to fine-tune the motorcycle and made many modifications to better suit Li Ai's driving habits.

Although the Ducati motorcycle wasn't exactly combat gear, Li Ai still loved the birthday gift and named it 'Red Comet'.

At the school gate, Daisy, whose true identity is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, was of course aware of the battle that had just taken place, and she believed that the possibility of ZZZ hiding in Midtown High School had greatly increased.

Daisy watched Jessica and Li Ai leave separately, and remembering that she had seen them outside the stadium when the battle took place, she removed Li Ai and Jessica from her list of suspects.

"ZZZ, where are you...?" Daisy thought to herself.

Chapter 83 BYD Parker

Outside New York City, in a motel room, two men in sharp suits sit facing each other.

One had a standard white face, and the other had an Indian face. Only after the curtains were drawn shut, leaving no gap, did they revert to their original Skrull appearance.

“The Grizzlies have been defeated,” a Skrull said. “The plan was to injure Norman Osborn and then have his brethren replace him while he was at the hospital, but ZZZ messed things up.”

“It would be best to get rid of Grizzly, then have our people replace him, and wait until the humans at S.H.I.E.L.D. think they can’t get anything out of him before having our fellow Skrulls help him get away,” another Skrull suggested.

“No problem, but we still need to find an opportunity to replace Norman Osborn. Only he has the authority to obtain the serum immediately and help our race reach a higher level.”

"For the glory of Skrull, for Queen Vilanco."

"For the glory of Skrull, for Queen Vilanco."

The two Skrulls responded to the oath in whispers, fueling their growing greed for the blue planet beneath their feet.

Next morning

The sun was shining brightly today, and Li Ai was about to drive his Red Comet around Brooklyn for a bit. As he pushed the Red Comet out of the garage, he saw Peter rushing out, so he casually asked:

"Peter, where are you going?"

At the exhibition, he was bitten by a modified spider. At first, he only felt a little itchy, but by nightfall, his senses began to intensify.

He could hear the sound of the television in his neighbor's house, smell the aroma of Aunt Mei's cooking through the wall, and even hear the sound of the fan motor running clearly.