Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

Li Ai shook her martini, puzzled, and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"You'll understand once I finish explaining." Dr. Pym took a few more gulps, then looked up at the ceiling, his thoughts drifting back to the last century.

"At that time, I had just been recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. because of my invention. I had my beloved Janet by my side, and we had a lovely daughter. My husband and I took care of our child while working to prevent a nuclear war between major powers during the Cold War."

Just when I thought everything was going well, disaster struck. Janet fell into the quantum realm, my daughter distanced herself from me, and then there was Howard Stark—that bastard actually secretly copied the Pym Particle behind my back. That period was arguably the lowest point of my life.

“But you still have hope of finding your wife and repairing your relationship with your daughter, and the Pym Particles haven’t leaked out,” Li Ai comforted her.

“Yes, but I’m also wondering if it’s a bit late?” Dr. Pym patted Li Ai on the shoulder and said:

"I'm not saying all this to make you pity an old man. I'm trying to prevent you from following in my footsteps, Li Ai. You should go much further than any of us."

“I will,” Li Ai responded to the expectation by patting Dr. Pym on the shoulder. “Doctor, shouldn’t you go and rest?”

At this moment, Dr. Pym had actually finished the entire bottle of wine. Under the influence of alcohol, he appeared somewhat unsteady, but the little old man still asked with some concern:

"I'll be spending the night at the base. What about you? Driving home?"

“I didn’t even have a sip, Dr. Pym.” Li Ai helped the old man back to his room to rest.

Chapter 132 Large Vibranium

After taking the drunken Dr. Pym back to his room, Li Ai got into his black Cayenne. The moment the car door closed, Asurada's voice rang out.

"Please set your destination, administrator. The air conditioning system is fully activated and is adjusting the interior temperature for you."

After taking over the Cayenne, Li Ai modified it, fully upgraded the vehicle's infotainment system, and connected it to Asurada.

“Go home,” Li Ai said.

After this period of adjustment, Asurada has become more and more intelligent. It no longer rigidly accepts commands, but will preset scenarios according to Li Ai's habits.

"Route planning complete, estimated travel time..." Asrada reported, while a holographic route projection appeared on the windshield.

The next moment, Li Ai started the car and sped along the night road, quickly returning to his residence in Queens.

After closing the garage door, Li Ai opened the car door and returned home.

When he arrived in the living room on the first floor, Ida Wong was watching "Roman Holiday" on the sofa.

After discovering that Li Ai had returned home, Ada paused the movie with the remote control, got up, and said to Li Ai, who was walking towards the kitchen:

"I've found out about the Winter Soldier."

This news gave Li Ai's eyes a glimmer of hope. If he could find Bucky before things got worse, he would have a chance to prevent the Avengers from splitting apart.

"Where is he? In America?" Li Ai asked, having just taken a can of Coke out of the refrigerator.

Seeing Li Ai's curious expression, Ada said calmly:

"Having a lead on Vasily Karpov, a former Russian colonel, makes the investigation much easier. Although he wasn't in Ohio, I found traces of his activities in a small European country."

"A small European country?" Li Ai frowned slightly, paused in her action of opening a can of cola, and then secretly wondered if it was Sokovia.

Li Ai had her reasons for thinking of Sokovia.

After World War II, some Hydra remnants fled to various parts of the world and began to secretly cultivate their power. Sokovia was one of these "Hydra dens".

Hydra spread various extremist rhetoric in Sokovia, attempting to replicate a 21st-century Axis power.

Aida shook her head and denied it, saying, "It's the East Slavic country, a small country that emerged after the collapse of the former Russian Federation. They inherited highly productive land, numerous military factories, and recently discovered large oil reserves. They look like they're on their way to becoming a developed country."

“East Slavic countries…” Li Ai frowned slightly and asked, “They wouldn’t still be thinking of breaking free from Russian control and joining the European Union, would they?”

“Not bad, it seems you are also paying attention to the international situation.” Ada clapped her hands in praise, and then introduced the situation in the East Slavic countries.

"The East Slavic countries have been in turmoil since their disintegration. Their complex ethnic composition makes it difficult for them to unify their languages, resource conflicts have intensified, and the official army and the resistance army have been in conflict for many years, which has only eased recently with the appointment of a president."

"This president isn't an ordinary person, is he?" Li Ai asked curiously, her memories stirred.

"It's amazing that even this situation can be eased. An ordinary president would have already suffered a stroke from anxiety in this situation."

"This president is no ordinary person. Her name is Svetlana Belikova. She served as a special forces instructor before the collapse of the Russian Federation and is said to have some connection with the former Russian Federation's assassin organization, the 'Red House'."

Li Ai had some impression of the Red Room. Natasha Romanoff, the 'Black Widow' whose Avengers number preceded his, had been trained in the Red Room. Those trainees had to have their uteruses removed upon graduation. It was an assassin organization that prioritized missions above all else.

Li Ai vaguely remembered the name Svetlana Berikova. He recalled that this female president was researching chemical weapons in East Slavic countries and attempted to eliminate dissent by framing the rebels in an effort to unify the country. However, her plan was eventually exposed, and she ended up benefiting others instead.

"This kind of person would probably use any means necessary, right?" Li Ai said meaningfully.

"Rumor has it that neutral individuals in East Slavic countries have witnessed biological weapons, but it's uncertain whether the official army or the rebels used them first," Ada said lazily, stretching her body.

"To ascertain the situation, your father took your sister, who is not related to you by blood, yesterday morning. Their situation is..."

“But his exoskeleton armor is still with me, and Sherry’s mental energy equipment hasn’t been fully debugged yet,” Li Ai said with a headache.

Because Leon and Ada had not yet been injected with the enhancement serum when the armor was made, Li Ai made the armor based on their previous physical data.

However, after they were injected with the enhancement serum and gradually adapted to the power, the enhanced armor proved insufficient.

Especially for Leon, when he activates his white-haired state, he can deliver a punch with a force of nearly thirty tons, so the Demon Sword Armor can only enhance mobility and defense.

In order to prepare for the high-intensity battles that may come in the future, Li Ai took advantage of the Christmas family dinner to temporarily retrieve the two sets of armor, preparing to upgrade and modify them.

“Then you don’t have much time left. I’ve prepared false identities for the two of us to serve as their support as we travel to East Slavic countries,” Ada continued.

"I have to finish upgrading my armor and debugging my mental equipment before tomorrow morning."

Li Ai quickly ran upstairs.

"You haven't finished your Coke yet!" Watching his departing figure, Ada smiled helplessly, her eyes filled with both relief and worry.

Operations Room

Li Ai found the fist-sized piece of vibranium, placed it in the training area, and then took out the enlarged frisbee he had gotten from Dr. Pym.

"It's up to you now." Li Ai tossed the enlarged frisbee towards the vibranium.

The next moment, the piece of vibranium that was originally only the size of a fist instantly expanded to the size of a tank.

Although the Miracle Capsule and Pym Particles have similar properties, there are still some differences.

The Miracle Capsule's ability to enlarge or shrink requires conscious effort from the user.

But Pym particles are part of the physical laws of this world, and matter magnified by them will be permanently solidified unless someone shrinks it back down using Pym particles.

This is why Li Ai specifically requested an enlarged frisbee, to maximize the use of the vibranium in his hand that was originally only the size of a fist.

However, Pym particles have a set upper limit when magnifying or shrinking inanimate objects, meaning they cannot be magnified or shrunk indefinitely. Li Ai was already quite satisfied that vibranium, which was originally the size of a fist, could be magnified to the size of a tank.

He reached out and stroked the surface of the large vibranium, a smile appearing on his face. "Time to get to work."

Chapter 133 Shock

Shortly thereafter, in the operations room's work area.

Li Ai looked at the two Lord Summoning Weapons on the table and sighed, saying helplessly:

"I wonder when they will reach the standard of 'masquerade'."

These two Lord Summoning Devices were naturally prepared by Li Ai for Leon and Ada, but using Lord Summoning Devices requires the ability to dream; they are not items that can be used simply by attaching them to one's body.

So after resolving the Skrull issue, Li Ai combined some of the books in Kamar-Taj with a set of meditation methods, attempting to give Leon and Ada the ability to dream as well.

So far, the meditation method seems to be working, and both Leon and Ida have said that their mental state is getting better and better.

As for when they will be able to master dream abilities and reach the minimum standard for using the Lord's Summoning Device, Li Ai felt it would still take quite some time.

After all, in the Kamen Rider ZZZ series, there is a large organization like Code that provides resources, and judging from the content of the series alone, there are no more than ten dream agents who have mastered this ability.

Left with no other choice, Li Ai put away the two Lord Summoning Devices. As long as Ada and Leon met the minimum requirements, they could start using them immediately.

Until then, they could only use the 2.0 version of the enhanced armor.

Li Ai's gaze then fell on the two open suitcases.

During this period, Li Ai learned a lot from Tony and Dr. Pym and put it into practice. These two sets of enhanced armor 2.0 are the final products.

The Enhanced Armor 2.0 is divided into two parts.

The first part is a combat suit made of composite fibers with trace amounts of vibranium and Goodnight steel. It is tough yet lightweight and fits the body well, and has built-in basic data analysis capabilities that can provide real-time environmental information during combat.

The second part is the 'suitcase'. Li Ai borrowed some design elements from the MK5 suitcase armor. As long as Leon and Ada rotate the handle, the suitcase will unfold and transform within seconds, turning into a complete suitcase covering their bodies.

All the original functions were retained, and flight modules were added to both. Due to the significant upgrades, Li Ai directly renamed the two suits of armor.

During the Christmas family dinner, Leon made two requests of his armor.

First, they wanted a very artistic name, so Li Ai named the Enhanced Armor 2.0 "Dante," as the great poet who left behind the masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" must be artistic enough.

Secondly, after mastering the skills, Leon felt that ebony and ivory were too light and wanted a melee weapon with sufficient weight.

Since he already had Ebony, Ivory, and the 'Dante' armor, Li Ai simply took out the mechanical thunder hammer he obtained after defeating the fake Thor in the Expo incident and modified it extensively, eventually obtaining a two-handed greatsword that could unleash lightning, codenamed 'Alastor'.

Ada's enhanced armor 2.0 features an optimized structure to ensure it can keep up with her speed after she activates bullet time; its codename is 'Bayonetta'.

Bayonetta is a compound word, composed of 'Bayonet', meaning bayonet, and 'etta', meaning feminine, and thus refers to an elegant female warrior wielding a bayonet.

At least that's how Li Ai explained it to Ada.

Before Sherry's customized enhanced armor was even finished being designed, Li Ai prepared a pistol for her.

After setting up the equipment for his family, Li Ai began to busy himself with his own affairs. He moved Asurada's mainframe to the combat room and started adjusting the artificial intelligence settings.

"Asurada, how are you feeling?"

“In human terms, it’s like taking a hot bath,” Asrada said.

Li Ai did not modify the underlying code of Asurada, but only made some minor upgrades and personalized settings.

After all, Tony is very honest with his friends; he wouldn't stuff monitoring commands or electronic viruses into Asurada's underlying code.

In the movie "Civil War", Falcon joins the anti-registration faction wearing a bionic flight exoskeleton upgraded by Tony and even has the opportunity to fight Tony, but he is completely unconcerned about the fact that the armor system has been implanted with an electronic virus.

After connecting Asurada to the ZZZ phone, Li Ai asked, "So, what about now?"

“My computing power has increased by 41%,” Asrada replied.

"Looks like we can shake out a few more ZZZ phones to boost your computing power," Li Ai said, looking at Asurada's mainframe.

At the same time, Li Ai had a bold idea: if multiple ZZZ phones were used to form a computing power enhancement component, could the artificial intelligence Asurada also be brought into the dream?

“That’s wonderful.” Asrada expressed his 'thank you' in a completely emotionless, synthesized mechanical voice.

This doesn't mean that Asurada has developed feelings; it's just that the social logic in the database tells it that it should express positive feedback in this situation.

Li Ai glanced at the Code Zero Eroder in the garage, then said to Asrada:

"Asrada, your main task from now on is to learn how to fight."

“Received,” Asrada replied.

After assigning Asurada's tasks, Li Ai got up and went to the gashapon machine, turning the knob a few times.

With a clicking sound, three capsules rolled out of the exit.

Three capsules then fell to the ground. The first two were the recovery and flight capsules, which Li Ai used to synthesize their respective two-star capsules. He then carefully kept the remaining blank capsules.

He placed the third capsule on the interface of the ZZZ phone.

[Vibration: A capsule containing powerful impact]

Based on the descriptions alone, the roles of tremor and impact seem to overlap, but in reality, the two capsules are quite different. Impact focuses on strengthening the user, while tremor excels at influencing external objects.

For example, to disrupt the brainwashing effect and restore the target's sanity.

"Next, as long as we find Bucky, we can use the tremor to restore his memory." Li Ai smiled as she looked at the orange-yellow capsule in her hand.

It's getting late, and Li Ai needs to catch the first direct flight to East Slavic countries tomorrow morning, so she's going to rest now.

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January 1, 2010, evening

A civilian aircraft slowly landed at the airport in the capital of an East Slavic country. Due to the country's long-standing internal conflicts, the airport appeared somewhat dilapidated.

Ida entered the East Slavic country as a 'BSAA advisor', so she received special treatment from the presidential palace and was even chauffeured around in a private car.

Biological weapons are still something that cannot be discussed openly. In order to avoid falling into a disadvantageous position in the international situation and to make itself appear to be unrelated to biological weapons, the country will certainly need to curry favor with the largest assessment body, the BSAA.

Li Ai, on the other hand, used the false identity of war correspondent 'Camus Vidan,' which gave her relatively more freedom.

After leaving the airport, Li Ai paid a driver to take him to a neutral hospital built with funds from an international charity. As soon as he entered the lobby, Shirley, disguised as a nurse, discovered Li Ai through their connection.