Chapter 4:The mental damage is a bit big!
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"Who exactly are you?" After a long pause, Lin Xiao finally asked this question.
Hearing this question, which was filled with the aura of hostility,Liz couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Is this kind of extremely reckless behavior appropriate to do here?
"You'll die if you keep asking," Liz kindly reminded him.
But Lin Xiao heard these words in a completely different way.
To him, Liz was openly threatening him!
"Heh, newbie, you've got quite the nerve!" Perhaps his appearance didn't match his actions, Lin Xiao nimbly sprang to his feet.
As Lin Xiao stood up, Liz clearly saw him freeze for a moment.
"Ahem, I advise you to return my Rider belt." Lin Xiao coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the scorpion Zerg suddenly appeared behind him.
Unaware of anything amiss, Lin Xiao even took a step towards Liz.
Bang!!!
Completely unprepared, Lin Xiao was struck on the back of the head by the Scorpion Zerg.
"Aaaaa ..."
With a scream, Lin Xiao flew sideways while still in his position.
"See? I told you, you shouldn't say things like that." However, Liz felt inexplicably familiar with Lin Xiaofei's flying posture. "Oh my, Yagura has a successor!"
Although he was complaining, he didn't keep his eyes fixed on the scorpion Zerg like Lin Xiao did.
After knocking Lin Xiao away, the Scorpion Zerg's gaze fell on Liz.
Compared to Lin Xiao, who was constantly being beaten up, it was more interested in Liz!
The moment their eyes met, the Vulcan cannons on Liz's shoulders suddenly began to rotate.
Boom! ...
The plasma fireball was launched from the Vulcan cannon and flew straight toward the Scorpion Zerg.
Even though the two were very close, the Scorpion Zerg reacted extremely quickly, taking half a step back and raising the shield on its left arm to block in front of it.
The plasma fireballs slammed into the shield, exploding into bursts of flames that instantly engulfed the scorpion-like Zerg.
But Liz placed his hand on the upper jaw of the Zerg device, ready to switch Rider form at any time.
As the fireworks faded, the scorpion Zerg covered its head and retreated continuously.
"Ugh." A sound like a mournful cry rang out, indicating that the scorpion Zerg was in great pain.
After a brief mournful cry, the Scorpion Zerg left without lingering, swaying as it departed.
Seeing this, Liz did not pursue, as he knew his own limitations.
Even a seasoned Kabuto who's always trying to show off can't win, let alone an ordinary person like him with no fighting skills.
Whoosh—!
Just then, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind, prompting Liz to immediately turn the upper jaw of the Zerg instrument.
As his heavy armor unfolded and bulged, he turned around and saw what was behind him.
The attacker was Lin Xiao, who was stabbing at him with a gazelle quill.
"Cast Off!"
A loud sound effect resounded, and the deployed heavy armor was instantly bounced off at a speed of two thousand meters per second.
"Change Stag Beetle!"(T/N: I like this sound effect more)
Bang bang bang—!
Today seems to be Lin Xiao's unlucky day, as he was hit head-on by three pieces of heavy armor!
The thrusting motion was interrupted; one piece of heavy armor struck his head, another his shoulder, and the last one his chest.
The powerful impact knocked Lin Xiao over on the spot, and he even performed a backflip with three and a half twists before landing.
Snap!
Lin Xiao landed with a crisp sound that even echoed throughout the factory area.
"Pfft!" Liz couldn't hold back his laughter at such a terrible sight.
The main reason is that this guy's situation was too tragic, and the contrast with the information when he first appeared was too great.
Who would have thought that the fallen Imperer was a pro player who had completed the game five times?
"Tell me, which side are you on?" Lin Xiao, who was lying on the ground, seemed to have given up. "If you say you're a new player, I won't believe you."
Liz did not answer Lin Xiao's question immediately.
"Don't worry, I have no feelings for you anymore."
Seeing that Liz did not answer, Lin Xiao struggled to prop himself up and spread his hands in a friendly gesture.
"I'm definitely not a newbie; I've only cleared the game three times." Liz didn't believe Lin Xiao's words.
After all, he had witnessed it with his own eyes: Lin Xiao and Li Yuan killed a squad of ant soldiers in order to obtain the Rider's belt.
"Hmph, I knew it. You're from 'Otherworld,' aren't you?" Lin Xiao paused, then added with annoyance, "I should have known you were also eyeing this Rider System."
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, virtual screens popped up in front of both of them.
On the virtual screen, a considerable amount of text was written.
[Due to novice players recklessly destroying the Zerg eggs, the storyline has deviated. Furthermore, the forced matchmaking of high-level players into the Novice Rider's World has disrupted the balance of this Rider's World, and its difficulty has been increased.]
[The Zerg are enraged by the destructive actions of humans. Hatched Zerg have begun to molt, and unhatched Zerg will hatch in tens seconds.]
After reading the information on the virtual screen, Liz and Lin Xiao both fell silent.
Leaving aside how many Zerg have already hatched, even if the unhatched Zerg were to hatch, they could be overwhelmed!
Simply put, they are about to face at least dozens of adult Zerg and hundreds or even thousands of larvae.
Even with the mask on, Liz was rolling his eyes!
He's just a newbie. How could he possibly survive in a situation like this?
The next second, Liz turned to look at the stunned Lin Xiao.
After feeling the gaze, Lin Xiao looked at Liz and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Compensation for emotional distress." As he spoke, Liz extended his hand to Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao: "???"
"You were forced into this match too, how dare you say that!" Lin Xiao was furious, adding, "I've never seen such a shameless person!"
"If you don't give it to me, I'll beat you up and then run away"
Liz was not polite at all, or rather, he had nothing to say to those who disrupted the game's balance.
He hates those who disrupt the game's balance,and even more to those who prevent him from doing so!
"Braise!" Even though his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked, Lin Xiao still managed to pull out a small card.
The card is translucent red, with the image of Cetron printed on its body. It is the very car that Lin Xiao owns colorful illusions.
"I've suffered a lot of emotional distress; it's not enough."
Having accepted the prominent advertisement, Liz reached out his hand again.
"No!" Lin Xiao turned his head away, intending to get away with it like this.
"Come on, I know you have another one." Liz beckoned to the other party to take it out quickly.
"You!" The moment he shouted, Lin Xiao suddenly stood up and threw a mirror in his hand.
"Clock Up!"
The moment Liz patted the side buckle of his belt, everything around him slowed down, and he caught the slowly falling mirror in his hand.
"You little shit, you want to enter the Mirror World!"
Then, under Lin Xiao's gaze, Liz took the mirror and walked away, then threw it away.
"Clock Over!"
After tapping the side buckle again, everything returned to normal.
"I must have forgotten to check the almanac before I went out." After a brief silence, Lin Xiao silently took out his last copy Descent Card.
"Should have give it to me sooner" After accepting the copy, Liz whistled and left.
The fact that he didn't take Lin Xiao's belt shows that he is kind-hearted!
However, before he could take a few steps, a dark shadow swept past him.
"What big black rat went by?" When Liz squinted, he saw that it was Lin Xiao.
"Coo coo coo coo."
Just then, a series of chaotic noises suddenly arose behind me.
Upon hearing this sound, Liz's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't that the sound of the Zerg?
After quickly glancing back, I immediately saw a vast, dark mass of Zerg stretching as far as the eye could see.
Liz, who had not yet adapted to his new mindset and identity, immediately turned and ran!
Outside the factory, two figures are 'chasing' each other.
The blue Rider was clearly slower and lagged behind the brown Rider .
"So what if it's an antelope? why It's running so fast!"
Following behind was Liz, whose running speed was significantly slower than that of the Imperer.
"Sorry, being fast doesn't make you amazing." Lin Xiao, who was in front, seemed quite relaxed.
There's no way around it, this is a race between the two. He doesn't need to run very fast, he just needs to outrun Liz!
"If you put it that way, then I'm going to have to use the Clock-up feature." As he spoke, Liz had already reached for the side buckle.
"How can you be so uncivilized?!" Lin Xiao was now really anxious.
If Liz uses Clock-up , then he will have no way to deal with Liz.
As for Liz, although his hand was on the side button, he did not press it.
He just used the Clock-up feature and found that it was quite physically demanding.
If used without limit, he might eventually run out of energy.
"You talk about martial ethics, then why don't you stop and fight the Zerg?" Liz retorted.
"No, you're better than me, shouldn't you be the one going?!"
"I was just kidding, I'm actually a newbie."
"Do you think I will believe you?"
"My task is to plant the explosive bomb and detonate it."
"Holy shit! You're really a newbie!!"
Lin Xiao was so angry that he almost twisted his ankle, and he was completely out of rhythm.
Ignoring Lin Xiao's actions, Liz used his peripheral vision to check the situation behind him.
This is quite something!
There were nearly a hundred larvae in the field of vision alone.
Not only that, Liz even saw that there were quite a few adult Zerg mixed in.
The adult Zerg in the swarm are gradually breaking away from the group, moving closer and closer to the two directions.
"I have a good suggestion," Liz said after a slight pause.
"Speak." Lin Xiao naturally knew the situation behind them.
Running like this indefinitely isn't a solution, so he decided to listen to Liz's suggestion.
Liz said very seriously, "You can carry me on your back."
"I'll fucking crawl instead!" Lin Xiao regretted his desire to hear the suggestion.
He knew this guy wouldn't say anything nice!
"Climb on you?" Liz was taken aback when he heard this, then looked at Lin Xiao's back and said, "Your back isn't easy to climb either."
"Get out!" Lin Xiao said through gritted teeth.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party had the ability to Clock-up , he would have kicked him into the swarm of Zerg long ago.
Just then, the virtual screen in front of the two of them popped up again.
[A Zerg swarm erupts at the "Zerg Factory," the Zerg channeling their rage into power, launching a fierce attack on all humans and knights within the factory.]
[All player missions have changed; the objective is to survive for 30 minutes during the Zerg swarm outbreak to complete the mission.]
After watching the content on the virtual screen, Liz looked at Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao also looked at Liz at the same time.
Then, Lin Xiao suddenly accelerated, instantly leaving Liz a considerable distance behind!
The sudden change in the mission made Lin Xiao realize that it was okay even if he didn't keep Liz hanging.
As long as he can survive for thirty minutes, he doesn't need to worry about anything else; his speed is enough to leave the Zerg and Liz behind.
As for Liz, he will have to face the horde of Zerg alone after being left behind, and then he will come back to retrieve the Rider belt.
That's a brilliant idea that kills two birds with one stone!
"Fine, fine, so this is how you want to play it?"
Seeing Lin Xiao's actions, Liz's face darkened, and he stopped considering the issue of morality.
With a quick, discreet touch,he pulled out the Colorful illusion and threw it forcefully in Lin Xiao's direction.
The Colorful illusion flew out and landed steadily on the ground, quickly catching up with Lin Xiao and running alongside him.
"???" Lin Xiao looked at the Colorful illusion at his feet, somewhat confused.
Could it be that the other party had a change of heart and returned the Colorful illusion to him?
The idea was nice, but reality was harsh.
In Lin Xiao's gaze, a bright Illusion flashed, instantly projecting Liz's image.
"Damn it, you're playing dirty tricks on me, aren't you!" Lin Xiao instantly realized what was going on.
But when he looked at Liz's actual location, there was no one there.
Seeing the two people close together, the swarm of Zerg behind them increased their speed again. One adult spider even used its silk to create a swarm that rushed towards Lin Xiao.
After throwing out the Colorful illusion, Liz immediately found a small passage to enter.
When he stepped out of the passage, he was greeted by an open space.
However, calling it an open space is not entirely accurate, because there are various sticky liquids on the open space.
In addition, the thin membrane of Zerg eggs could be faintly seen on the ground, and he immediately realized that he had arrived at the hatching ground of the Zerg!
"My luck doesn't seem to be too good either," Liz muttered, warily observing his surroundings.
He backed away little by little, glancing at the time. There were still twenty-four minutes left before he could successfully pass the Rider's World.
"Coo coo coo"
Before Liz could take two steps back, the familiar sound of strange Zerg rang out from the side.
Then, a figure gradually emerged from the shadows.
At the same time, the image of the figure appeared in Liz's eyes.
[Tarantula Zerg - wolf spider, Adult Stage]
[Rank: E-class Monster]
[Similar to terrestrial tarantulas, they can expel highly digestive mucus and spider silk from their mouths, and extend their tentacles to pierce the bodies of their enemies.]
[Skilled at deception, and despises humans who destroy Zerg eggs]
"What was bound to happen has finally happened." Taking in all the information, Liz let out a soft breath.
At this moment, he clenched his fists, truly focusing on his identity as a Kamen Rider. Even though he had no combat experience, he knew that now was not the time to back down.
The next moment, the wolf spider Zerg burst forth and pounced straight at Liz.
The opponent was extremely fast, arriving in front of him almost in the blink of an eye. Liz only had time to dodge to the side.
Then they saw the wolf spider Zerg miss its target and land on all fours behind them.
"You humans are so vicious, you don't even spare our children!"
A phantom appeared beside the wolf spider Zerg, speaking in human language in the form of a child.
"Then Are we just going to wait for you to kill us instead of killing you?" Liz was stunned; the Zerg' explanation was too abstract.
"You humans are weak, so you should be ruled by us the strong ones," the wolf spider Zerg said matter-of-factly.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you, and you're not worthy to listen." Liz didn't say anything, but took the Gatack double blades off his shoulders.
The Gatack dual-blade is a weapon specifically designed for Rider Gatack, resembling half of a stag beetle's upper jaw.
Liz's words angered the wolf spider Zerg, which then emitted a threatening cooing sound.
The battle between the two is about to begin!!
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