The purple light in Zed's eyes grew more intense. He couldn't help but take out the King Cobra Watch, his right hand twitching uncontrollably.
"Such power, wasted on a commoner like you! Hahaha! You can't control this power; it controls you! How ironic!" Daniel Whitehall said, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his expression still twisted with malice.
"Zed Oleg! You're no different from Mad Hyde now. Oh, wait, there is a difference. After all, I didn't dissect Charlie, Emma, and Joey! Ha ha ha ha!"
Zed stared at the man laughing maniacally before him. The irritating voices in his ears began to resurface: He destroyed his home; he nearly killed Charlie and his family; he ruined his plans!
It was all his fault! Kill him! Kill him!
Kill him in the most brutal way!
Zed's breathing grew heavy, his pupils completely overtaken by purple. With a low growl, he reached for the King Cobra Watch.
Purple snake shadows coiled around him, and then Zed transformed into Kamen Rider Zi-O - King Cobra Armor.
Daniel Whitehall watched Zed, now completely out of control, and laughed even more unrestrainedly: "As expected! This power is wasted on you! Hahaha!"
Zed twisted his neck, his entire being radiating a frenzied aura. He rasped, "Noisy! Annoying!"
As Zed prepared to move, Carl charged at him with a fierce glare. "He's mine! Nobody touch him!"
Zed swayed his body, turning to face Carl. Tilting his head, he said,
"It's your fault for making me annoyed!"
Then Zed pulled out a steel pipe, dragging it across the ground.
Zed's eyes turned cold as he looked at Carl charging towards him. He swung the steel pipe in his hand at a tricky angle, hitting Carl in the stomach.
Thud!
Carl crumpled to the ground, writhing like a shrimp. If his body hadn't been enhanced by the serum, he wouldn't have been able to withstand that blow.
Carl glared at Zed, his eyes bloodshot, clenching his teeth. He shakily pushed himself up with his arms.
"Get up! Is this all you've got? Get up quickly! Let me enjoy this a little longer!"
Just as Zed finished speaking and prepared to attack again, Skye suddenly spread her arms, blocking Zed's path. She pleaded,
"Please, calm down! Don't hurt him anymore!"
The only response Skye received from Zed was a tilt of his head as he continued to advance.
Trembling, Skye reached out her hands towards Zed, crying out...
"Don't come any closer!"
Zed remained unmoved, each step a weight on Skye's heart.
Skye's entire body began to tremble, as if she were about to unleash a Quake. But in the end, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Skye rushed forward and embraced Zed, shouting,
"Go! I'll hold him off!"
How could Carl possibly abandon his daughter?
Even if she didn't acknowledge the name Daisy, even if she'd never called him Dad, Carl would never leave her.
Carl roared and charged at Zed, but was kicked back with a single blow. Skye, still clinging to Zed, was grabbed by the throat and lifted off the ground.
With a low chuckle, Zed dropped the steel pipe and threw a right hook towards Skye.
Skye cried out with difficulty, "Ze...ed!!!"
Shin flashed behind Zed, simultaneously locking his joints. Zed remained in his punching pose, calming down and ceasing all movement.
The Ancient One, hidden in the void, also dispelled the spell she had been about to cast.
"Ha~ ha~ ha~! Didn't you say you could become one of us by devouring me? How did you end up like this?"
"I...I don't know."
"Forcing good and evil to merge! You actually thought of that! I haven't even started causing trouble, and you're already having a mental breakdown! Never mind! I'll help you one last time!"
"Why?"
"Because I was afraid of being dragged down by you!"
Zed lowered his arms, no longer resisting, and Shin slowly released the lock.
Zed removed the King Cobra Watch and reverted to his normal state, walking silently towards Daniel Whitehall and simply standing in front of him, just looking.
Skye watched Zed from the side, worried that he would go crazy again.
Skye's behavior fell into Carl's eyes, making him even more dissatisfied. He was the one who had been beaten, after all.
But Carl couldn't bear to scold his daughter, whom he had regained, and could only express his dissatisfaction with a grunt.
Skye heard the sound and turned to look at her neurotic father, and immediately felt that he was much cuter now than before, and couldn't help but smile.
Carl saw Skye's smile and, instead, started crying uncontrollably: "I'm sorry! Daisy! I'm useless! I couldn't protect you and your mother! It's all my fault! It's all my fault!"
Skye didn't know how to comfort Carl, but it turned out she didn't need to. After Carl mentioned Skye's mother, his eyes turned fierce again.
Zed stepped aside, handing Daniel Whitehall over to Carl. Carl glared at Zed menacingly before slowly turning his attention to Daniel Whitehall.
Skye asked Zed with some concern:
"Is it okay to let him do this?"
Zed said calmly: "He's in a similar situation to me right now. If he doesn't let it out, he'll break."
Hearing Zed's words, Skye became even more worried, and quickly asked:
"What exactly happened to you?"
Zed took a deep breath and said:
"I was too arrogant! I thought I could control both good and evil, and ended up on the verge of a mental breakdown. I could snap and go crazy at any moment. Are you scared?"
Skye smiled gently. "Of course, I'm scared! But precisely because I'm scared, I can't run away!"
As Skye said this, Shin also linked arms with Zed.
Zed looked up at the ceiling.
It's raining pretty hard in this underground base!
When Coulson, May, and Woz arrived at the control center, Dan Kuroto had already left.
Then, the three of them began to examine the data in the control center, "Clean as a whistle, they didn't leave us anything."
Coulson could only shake his head helplessly at May's complaint and then reported the situation to Nick Fury.
Dan Kuroto and Woz converged from different directions, heading towards Zed's location.
On the other side, Carl wiped the blood from his hands as he walked towards Zed and the others. He looked at Skye somewhat awkwardly and then said:
"Daisy! Let's go home! Your mother will be so happy to see you! Come home!"
"Home?" Skye murmured the word, then looked at Zed. "What kind of person is my mother?"
Zed didn't want Skye to be manipulated by her mother, so he spoke the truth:
"Your mother, your father, and I. Among the three of us, your mother has the most serious mental issues. She wants to take revenge on all of humanity and wants to eliminate all ordinary people on Earth."
"What!"
"What!"
Skye and Carl both shouted at the same time, but their meanings were completely different.
"My mother! Has she gone mad?"
"Impossible! He's talking nonsense! Don't be fooled by him! Go! Daisy! Let's go home!"
Carl immediately charged forward, intending to attack Zed. Shin also stepped forward, ready to counterattack.
Zed and Skye simultaneously stopped them. Zed, considering that Skye couldn't avoid Jiaying forever, said to Carl: "You can take Skye with you when she's ready. But until then, don't reveal Skye's identity to those Inhumans."
Carl turned a deaf ear to Zed's words, but he could only soften under Skye's gaze, grudgingly agreeing to Zed's request.
After Dan Kuroto and Woz arrived, the group opened the tightly shut doors of the underground base and boarded the Time Mazine, disappearing into the sky.
Inside the Quinjet, Jemma and Fitz watched the Time Mazine activate its stealth mode. They immediately deployed all their detection instruments, but ultimately, they found nothing.
Fitz stared at the empty sky, muttering to himself, "Those four aircraft are far more advanced than ours! Their power source, weapon systems, and stealth technology are all things we've never encountered!"
Jemma, though a biology specialist, understood some mechanical concepts and agreed with Fitz.
"You two can stop talking now. I know their aircraft are better than ours, but can they come down and pick us up first?"
Coulson's voice echoed from the Quinjet's public channel.
Fitz and Jemma awkwardly landed the aircraft, feeling a bit reserved around Coulson. Coulson, however, smiled.
"Don't worry about it! Just because we're behind now doesn't mean we'll always be! Besides, aren't you two the smartest graduates in S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy history? The next generation of Quinjets might just rely on you!"
Coulson's words quickly bridged the gap between him and the two young agents. It had to be admitted that Coulson had a natural talent for this.
Coulson wasn't in a bad mood. Although they hadn't gained much useful intel, Zed's mental state was considered valuable information.
After Zed arranged Carl's accommodations, he and Woz went to the company's rooftop.
"Woz! My mental state is severely unstable, and I could easily go crazy. Even using the Second-Stage power feels a bit strained. Can I really become a king?" Zed said, his thoughts drifting as he looked at the skyscrapers of New York.
Without waiting for Woz to answer, Zed continued, "Why did the Old Demon King choose me? It doesn't seem like I was born to be a king! I was so cautious, scheming at every turn, and in the end, I almost lost it all!"
"Only you can answer why His Majesty the Old Demon King chose you as the successor, and only you can find the answer."
After Woz finished speaking, he opened the Ziku-Driver and flipped through it for a moment, then continued, "The current problem is just a small setback! After you overcome this trough, it will still be you standing at the peak. At that time, the true king will rule the world!"
Zed stroked the Second-Stage Watch in his hand, then took out the King Cobra Watch and looked at it, giving a self-deprecating smile. "Then I can't let you down!"
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