"Damn it! If that's the case," Mishima looked at Raven with an ashen face and took out a remote control.
He had already placed a bomb inside the safe box beforehand to prevent the Hyper Zecter from being stolen. After all, it was better to destroy it than let it fall into enemy hands.
Raven naturally noticed Mishima's subtle movement. He instantly flashed next to a group of Worms on the opposite side.
The next second.
BOOM!
A massive explosion roared. As the smoke cleared, Raven was completely unharmed. However, the surrounding swarm of un-molted Worms was not so lucky, leaving only a few tougher adults and Rena Mamiya.
The ground was littered with scorched fragments of the Hyper Zecter.
"HA, HA, HA..." Mishima saw this and couldn't help but reveal a triumphant smile.
"Better to destroy it than let it fall into your hands. Kabuto, your future has been ruined now." Mishima believed he had successfully altered the future, ensuring Hyper Kabuto could never be born. He laughed hysterically.
"Future..."
"I understand. So that's how it is." Tendo, watching the scene from a distance, did not look discouraged. Instead, he instantly grasped the truth.
"I actually already hold the future." Tendo reached his hand towards the sky, saying with absolute confidence, "And I will continue to hold it."
The next moment, space warped, and a Hyper Zecter appeared out of thin air, which he caught.
Everyone present, except for Raven, was stunned.
"How is this possible?" Mishima stared, dumbfounded. He had clearly destroyed the Hyper Henshin device!
Tendo attached the Hyper Zecter to the socket on his belt.
"Hyper Cast Off!"
[HYPER CAST OFF!]
Following the Rider System's sound effect, Kabuto's appearance changed. The horn on his head grew larger and longer, and his chest armor shifted.
[HYPER ZECTER KABUTO]
From afar, Rena Mamiya looked on, her voice filled with reluctance. "So this is Hyper Kabuto. He got it after all."
"You should worry about yourself right now."
"What?"
Raven appeared behind Rena Mamiya without anyone noticing. He delivered a palm strike that instantly forced her out of her transformation, reverting her to her human form. No one had detected his approach.
The next moment, Raven embraced Rena Mamiya, his gaze shifting to the Hyper Zecter debris on the ground. He then opened a spatial rift and leaped through it, taking the debris and Rena Mamiya with him.
In a small grove within the Helheim Forest.
Raven casually threw Rena Mamiya to the side. He used plant tendrils to bind her to a tree. The tight binding clearly accentuated her body's curves and certain features.
Raven squatted on the ground, contemplating the debris of the Hyper Zecter. Finally, he attempted to apply his temporal power to it.
The next second, a miracle occurred. The debris quickly gathered together, finally reforming into a brand new Hyper Zecter.
"What are you..." Rena Mamiya, who had now regained consciousness, watched the scene with disbelief. The Hyper Zecter had been instantly repaired?
"You... what exactly are you..." Just as Rena Mamiya was about to ask her death-knell question, Raven suddenly raised a finger to his lips, signaling her to be quiet.
The next moment, Rena Mamiya realized she couldn't speak, controlled by an unseen force.
"I once suggested you become my slave. I wonder what you've decided now." Raven maliciously controlled the thorny plant tendrils to tear Rena Mamiya's clothes into a battle-damaged state, exposing a lot of bare skin.
"Wuh... wuh..." Rena Mamiya's beautiful eyes instantly filled with fury, as if she had been utterly humiliated. However, she couldn't utter a word.
"It seems you still haven't made up your mind. Very well. When you figure it out, I'll come back for you." Raven walked forward, lifting her chin to gaze at her closely for a moment.
Rena Mamiya wasn't the kind of stunning beauty that catches one's eye immediately, but she was enduringly attractive and possessed a fine demeanor.
Raven then showed a wicked smile. After handling her intimately for a moment, he turned and disappeared. His figure vanished completely.
"..."
Not long after Raven left, Rena Mamiya could finally speak.
"Bastard! What is this place?" She tried to break free from the vines, but found herself completely powerless. She couldn't transform into her true form, acting just like an ordinary human woman.
The more she thought, the more terrified Rena Mamiya became. Who exactly is Raven? Why does he possess so many outrageous abilities? She had thought she underestimated him before, but she realized he was still profoundly inscrutable, far more terrifying than she could imagine.
"Let me go!" Rena Mamiya cried out futilely. But in this forest, no one answered her.
…
After leaving the area, Raven didn't rush out of Helheim. Instead, he went to his palace to spend time with the Woman of the Beginning, Mai, and Mitsume, who had also become a Woman of the Beginning, joyfully creating life.
Only after he was finished did he unhurriedly leave the Helheim Forest. As for Rena Mamiya, Raven temporarily left her alone, letting her think carefully about whether to accept the status of a slave.
In the outside world, the Worm military morale was in disarray because Rena Mamiya had been missing for several days. Kabuto had also gained stronger power, eliminating many of the stronger Worms.
At the same time, ZECT had developed its latest weapon, the Anti Mimic Bomb. However, the success rate for developing this weapon was too low, resulting in only three rounds. When fired, all Worms within the effective range would instantly reveal their true forms. Many hidden Worms were executed instantly.
And so, the true leader of the Worm forces, Reiji Nogi (the time-stopping Worm), finally prepared to take action herself.
Furthermore, the matter of the Hyper Zecter cemented a resolve in Masato Mishima. He had to make himself stronger to avoid being controlled by others. He proactively sought out Negishi, the Native Worm leader who secretly controlled everything in ZECT, requesting to participate in their plan to transform humans into Native Worms.
He then mysteriously disappeared for a period of time.
———————
Want to read ahead of schedule? Head over here ——— pa-tre-on.c-om/AlexandrusTL [remove the hyphen for normal access]