Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

Detective Joe Kobe, watching this scene, was utterly puzzled. He frowned, coughed twice, and asked:

"Agent Char, shall we go to the scene and take a look?"

“Of course, please lead the way.” Li Ai smiled at Shirley, gesturing for her to follow.

Afterwards, Li Ai and Shirley arrived at Mr. Shining's residence in Detective Joe Kobe's SUV.

After Mr. Shiny resumed his crimes this year, the San Bernardino Police Department received a report from a homeless man.

The homeless man claimed to have seen Mr. Shining, who tricked him into getting into a van under the pretense of work. Because the homeless man had a bracelet that only diabetics wear, Mr. Shining asked him many questions about it. The homeless man's stammering made Mr. Shining's eyes grow colder and colder, and finally he pushed him out of the van.

But this also allowed the homeless man to remember Mr. Shiny's address, and the San Bernardino police followed the clues and discovered Mr. Shiny's true identity.

“Mr. Shiny’s real name is Leslie Sykes, born in 1962. He has no criminal record, no work experience, no contact information, no bank account, and has not paid taxes for more than 20 years. He is like a ghost.”

After the four arrived at Mr. Shining's residence, Detective Joe Koby began to recount the intelligence they had gathered.

Li Ai and Shirley, on the other hand, were observing the environment inside the house.

The first impression this place gives is that it's very empty, with very little furniture. Each room only has a few scattered items, as if it's trying to create a sense of life.

One of the rooms was used as a studio by Mr. Shiny, and the four of them saw an unfinished painting.

The painting depicts a worm-like creature with ring-shaped mouthparts and three sharp claws on its head.

Li Ai quietly pressed the smart receiver, and Asurada quickly recorded the painting and then automatically sent it to Dr. Banner so that he could verify what it was.

"Is that telescope also Mr. Shiny's?" Shirley asked, pointing to a telescope in the backyard.

“Yes, the telescope is pointed towards Ophiuchus, which also includes Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn, as Agent Char mentioned,” Detective Joe Koby said.

“I’m going to explore this house.” Li Ai took the initiative to leave the others and scanned every corner of the house with her eyes. Asrada scanned silently in sync to make sure no place was missed.

Ultimately, Li Ai discovered a safe hidden inside a low-voltage electrical box, something the San Bernardino police had not previously found.

Li Ai took out the safe and unlocked the password without resorting to violence. Inside were only two things: a passport and a warehouse key with an address written on it.

“Stop wasting time, we need to get to Mr. Shining’s real base.” Li Ai tossed the keys to Detective Joe Kobe, who was overjoyed.

"I'll notify the bureau right away and have them bring all the investigators. We've found Mr. Shining's real residence!"

Shirley looked at Li Ai, who had found clues as soon as she arrived, and a sense of curiosity arose in her heart.

Shortly after, Li Ai and Shirley followed the San Bernardino police to the entrance of a warehouse.

Detective Joe Kobe opened the roller shutter door, and a strong smell of blood hit the nose, causing everyone to cover their mouths and noses and put on masks.

The place was filled with books on astronomy and mysticism. A leech culture tank sat in the corner, its glass walls covered with black worms. There was also a triangular magic circle drawn with blood on the ground.

Li Ai extracted a large amount of citizen information from these materials, including information on all previous victims and a large number of potential targets. He immediately proposed:

"Quickly protect these people. Mr. Shining killed people according to this list."

“Okay, okay.” Detective Joe Kobe nodded repeatedly.

While the other person was busy, Li Ai, avoiding Shirley, made a phone call to Leon.

"Dad, I met a woman today who felt strangely familiar to me. Her name is Shirley Birkin, and she claims to be from the FBI."

Chapter 126 Killing the Chosen One of the Ancient Gods

The San Bernardino police acted swiftly.

Detective Joe Kobe immediately gathered all available personnel and went door-to-door according to the addresses on the list, transferring all potential victims to an emergency shelter building under the guise of 'personal safety protection'.

Upon hearing that Mr. Shining had thoroughly investigated their daily routines, the potential victims readily expressed their willingness to accept police protection.

Inside a logging hut deep in the forest, Mr. Shining sat cross-legged in the center of a triangular magic circle drawn with blood. The hut was crawling with leeches, but they all avoided Mr. Shining.

The next moment, Mr. Shining suddenly opened his eyes, and dozens of shadows converging together were reflected in his pupils.

All the offerings were gathered together, which means that someone may have discovered the clues he originally left for outsiders and brought them all together.

Instead of being alarmed by what he had guessed, Mr. Shining was trembling with excitement, and he laughed hoarsely:

"Offering all the sacrifices at once is much more convenient than finding them one by one."

Thinking of this, Mr. Shining slowly stood up, and the leeches all over his body burrowed into his skin. Then he turned and walked in another direction.

..............................

Night quietly fell

The atmosphere inside the resettlement building was even more oppressive than the night outside the window. More than twenty potential victims were crammed into a large activity room on the second floor. Their faces were pale, and even though the room was air-conditioned to control the temperature, some of them couldn't help but feel scared.

"I heard... that the person who died in the swimming pool last month had all his blood sucked dry by leeches."

No sooner had someone finished speaking than an old man with red-rimmed eyes said in a trembling voice, "I have a relative who was beaten to death by that guy with an oxygen tank in a nursing home. Mr. Shining is a bastard! He should be torn to pieces!"

“The first family Mr. Shining killed after he started committing crimes again lived in the same neighborhood as me. It’s terrible. We were still greeting each other not long ago, but…” said a woman squatting in a corner, her voice full of grief and fear.

"Why did he choose us...?"

"Will we die here?"

Fear spread among these people, suffocating them.

In the corner, a little girl was hugging her mother, burying her face in her mother's arms, and sobbing softly.

Shirley stood at the door of the activity room, her brows furrowed as she looked at the scene inside. Just as she was about to go in and say a few words of comfort, the incandescent light above her head suddenly flickered violently a few times.

stab-

After a piercing electrical hum, the entire building was plunged into darkness. Although the emergency power supply quickly came online, the fear among potential victims continued to grow.

"Don't panic, we have emergency power," Detective Joe Kobe shouted to the crowd in the darkness.

"Police officers will also go to check the situation immediately."

At this moment, the emergency lights, much dimmer than before, came on, and everyone's mood improved considerably.

But Mr. Shining's offensive did not stop. Suddenly, a ring of flames appeared around the building, enveloping the entire building and drilling into its interior.

Flames seeped into the first floor through the crack in the door. The police officers stationed on the first floor looked horrified. They couldn't understand how Mr. Shining had managed to do all this. They had already screened every suspicious person, so why did the power suddenly go out and why were there flames?

Just then, a slow, heavy footstep came from the direction of the firelight.

Mr. Shiny, wearing a white three-hole mask, walked in slowly. There was no sign of burning on his body. He held a half-meter-long butcher knife in his right hand, glanced at the police officers on the first floor, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Don't rush, it will be your turn after the sacrifice is over."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Mr. Shining raised his knife, his eyes locking onto the potential victims through the floorboards. He quickened his pace, about to run up to the second floor, when a burst of rapid gunfire suddenly rang out.

Bang bang bang————

Both pistols fired simultaneously, hitting Mr. Shining in the chest and shoulder, and black blood mixed with leeches flowed from the wounds.

Mr. Shining let out a muffled groan and his body suddenly stopped.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, two figures rushed out at the same time, kicking Mr. Shining from the left and right respectively.

Li Ai and Shirley's combined flying kick was incredibly powerful. Mr. Shining flew backward like a broken sack, smashing through the glass door and crashing heavily onto the concrete ground outside the building, but he still held onto that butcher's knife.

"Put out the fire! Quickly!"

The police officers inside the building immediately sprang into action, grabbing fire extinguishers and rushing to the door. White foam gushed out, quickly suppressing the fire at the entrance.

Li Ai and Shirley walked out of the building one after the other, their guns still pointed at the man on the ground.

Shirley pointed her three-shot pistol at Mr. Shining and declared righteously, "Leslie Sykes, you're under arrest!"

"Step back!" Li Ai reached out to stop Shirley, who was trying to get any closer.

Mr. Shining's body twitched twice, then he stood up as if he were unharmed. He took off his mask, which was mostly broken, and spoke in a calm tone that was hard to understand.

"How dare you... how dare you interfere with the plans of the Great Being... Therefore, you will be exiled to the other world! The great correction, the final eradication, the dawn of Caliban will finally arrive!"

As he spoke, Mr. Shining's body began to swell rapidly. It was as if countless worms were wriggling under his skin, his spine bulged outwards segment by segment, his limbs mutated, his front half barely maintained a human posture, but a thick tail resembling a worm dragged behind him.

In just a few seconds, Mr. Shining was completely transformed into a half-human, half-worm monster. The instant he transformed, an invisible wave destroyed the surrounding surveillance, and the ordinary people in the building all fainted.

"The intelligence was correct; this guy does indeed possess some kind of superpower."

Sherry's face darkened. She tore a button off her sleeve, flicked it with her finger, and the button landed on Mr. Shiny, instantly unleashing a high-voltage current.

A lot of black smoke billowed from Mr. Shining's body, but in the blink of an eye, the necrotic skin completely peeled off, revealing brand new skin.

“Hoah—” Mr. Shiny let out a strange, long sound, and his worm-like tail suddenly shot out, as if he wanted to swallow Sherry whole.

But Li Ai took a step forward, quickly arrived at Shirley's side, pushed her to a safe area, and then turned to face Mr. Shining.

FBI Criminal Investigation Department Agent Char is a fake identity; he doesn't exist on this planet, so Li Ai can transform without any scruples.

"This mission is: Slay the Spawn of the Elder God, Henshin!"

【Impact!】

Awaken! Awaken! Awaken!

The black and red mist quickly spread throughout Li Ai's body. Mr. Shiny felt an even more mysterious power, which made him extremely uneasy. He even ignored the potential victims inside the building and instead swung his tail, launching a thunderous attack at Li Ai.

【Good Morning! Rider! Z·Z·Z! Impact! 】

Chapter 127 Bringing an Older Sister Home

As the tail hurtled through the air and reached Li Ai, the mechanical voice faded, and Li Ai, now in his Muscle Impact form, grabbed Mr. Shining's tail, his fingers digging into the flesh, and with a single arm's effort, flung the monster away like a paper airplane.

After being thrown out, Mr. Shiny managed to steady himself after smashing five cars in a row. A series of alarms sounded in the parking lot outside the building. He lashed out at the ground with his worm-like tail and used the reaction force to prop himself up.

Mr. Shining stared intently at the robust figure. Compared to the power he gained through sacrifice, the man before him felt like a volcano, making him instinctively tremble just by standing there.

"Long live Azragel!"

Mr. Shining's voice was hoarse. The next moment, he pounced on Li Ai like a cannonball, his right claw transforming into three half-meter-long bone blades, which slashed towards Li Ai's head with a bloody gust of wind.

But Li Ai stood still, neither dodging nor avoiding the blow, simply using his right arm to block it.

The moment the bone blade made contact with his arm, a shockwave spread outwards, causing the ground beneath Li Ai's feet to cave in. But he only asked:

"Is that all the strength you have?"

Mr. Shining's ritual was not completed. The expected alignment of the three stars had not yet occurred, and the number of sacrifices had not reached the target. Naturally, the ancient god 'Azragel' whom he worshipped did not descend with enough power.

With a flick of her right arm, Li Ai easily deflected Mr. Shining's bone blade, forcing the latter to stagger backward.

"My power represents the truth!" Before Mr. Shining could regain his footing, a fist flashing red light slammed into his chest.

With a muffled thud, Mr. Shining was hit head-on by a speeding truck, his body arched like a shrimp and his chest caved in. But before he could fly away, Li Ai grabbed his shoulder armor and pressed him down to the spot.

"Truth? Truth bought with the lives of innocent people?" Li Ai raised another fist that was flashing red light.

With a single punch, Mr. Shining's left shoulder was smashed into a bloody mess, his mutated joints shattering inch by inch.

With just one punch, Mr. Shining was unable to rise again, but Li Ai did not stop punching. With each punch, the ground would tremble. His self-healing ability seemed futile under this terrifying power.

“Impossible… Azragel is the supreme one…” Mr. Shining’s consciousness was beginning to dissipate, but he kept repeating that name.

Looking at Mr. Shining lying on the ground, Li Ai unleashed her ultimate move.

As the impact capsule rotated, a dazzling red light concentrated on Li Ai's right arm through the energy channels, intensifying the muscle contractions and even distorting the surrounding air under this force.

【ImpactVanish! Z·Z·Z! 】

The moment the mechanical sound faded, Li Ai's right fist, carrying terrifying power, slammed straight towards the latter.

A blinding red light spread outwards, and three '7'-shaped energy characters jumped in the air before being completed by a splash of red light, becoming 'ZZZ'.

Mr. Shining didn't even have time to scream before his entire body disintegrated inch by inch under the onslaught of red energy, leaving not a trace behind.

A few seconds later, the red light dissipated, leaving only a charred, deep crater in the spot.

"Mission accomplished."

Li Ai looked at the charred pit in front of her and took out the recovery capsule.

A green light swept across, the damage was repaired, he deactivated his transformation and reverted to his 'Agent Char' appearance, turning to look at Sherry, who was still on guard with a gun.

Sherry was still in shock. Even during the Raccoon City incident in 1998, she had never seen such terrifying power.

She was stunned for a long time after defeating a terrifying monster in a very short time with just her fists and feet.

Looking at the still somewhat surprised Sherry, Li Ai extended her hand and invited, "Miss Sherry Birkin, I would like to take you to meet someone."

“Who?” Shirley asked.