Chapter 188

When he performed Mimicry on this person, it unintentionally smelled a special fragrance.

It felt as if every cell in its body simultaneously expressed hunger.

That was a craving stemming from genetic instinct; this feeling almost drove it mad.

And this fragrance kept flickering unpredictably on that restaurant and on Jia Dou, the Ability User.

The thing that could promote his evolution must be here; however, as long as we capture Jia Dou, we just need to confirm where the thing is.

If it's on the Ability User, that's killing two birds with one stone; if not on him, then it's inside this restaurant.

But it is very clear about Jia Dou Wang's combat strength; a direct assault would surely not work,

and the threat posed by Kamen Rider to it, the Alien Insect, is enormous; however, this person's memory helped it greatly.

In this person's memory, he saw some confidential information about ZECT and a list of related personnel,

which gave it a good idea: use ZECT to capture Jia Dou, then during their internal human conflict.

It went to determine the source of the fragrance; if it truly was on Jia Dou, it would kill him and take it.

If not, he would turn this restaurant upside down; anyway, Jia Dou has no time to attend to himself.

According to his plan, if the thing is not on Jia Dou the Ability User, it will attack here immediately, trying to find it before the stupid humans react.

As long as it obtains this thing that can let it evolve, Jia Dou and such are almost not worth mentioning.

Thinking of this, it couldn't help but laugh hysterically; the face that had become handsome due to Mimicry now also became twisted and abnormal.

And Jiang Xia, who was in the basement modifying his belt, at the moment he lifted his head, his gaze pierced through the floor, seeing a deathly pale face and that eerie smile.

"Nowadays, the Alien Insect, even its Mimicry ability has degenerated?"

But why would the Alien Insect target this place?

Could it be because of the belt?

Jiang Xia turned his head to look at the already-modified belt.

However, such a thought merely flashed in his mind; it's not likely.

The belt now is merely modified to better suit himself, and to be able to utilize his Alien Insect ability and release power, that's all.

For example, time stop and super acceleration, etc.

It's not the belt's problem; it's my problem.

Jiang Xia quickly found the reason: he currently has an Alien Insect core in his body, and his body is a great tonic for all Alien Insects.

He shook his head helplessly and looked at his arm: "I am now like a living great tonic; in other words, it's Tang Sanzang's flesh."

Eating a piece of his meat now, not to say it grants immortality, but at least it can greatly increase one's power.

It seems we need to find a way to conceal it; at least we cannot involve ordinary people.

But now we should exterminate the Alien Insect.

Jiang Xia put the completed belt around his waist; a fierce green current surged from the belt instantly, spreading over his whole body; the Dark Jia Dou Insect Device also automatically flew onto the belt and instantly emitted an Electric Arc.

And the Alien Insect core within his body also burst forth with great power, resonating with the belt's power.

Jiang Xia's modification of the belt took effect, enabling him to draw out his internal power, so it no longer remains dormant.

With the aid of the belt's power, Jiang Xia finally recovered part of his strength.

Under the metal covering, the Dark Jia Dou's carapace gained several layers of heavy armor, and the beetle horn on his forehead began to enlarge.

The entire armored body became considerably taller, and behind it unfolded a pair of light wings radiating colorful energy.

Indeed, Jiang Xia's design this time follows the "Surpass Jia Dou" design, except there is no dedicated Surpass Insect Device at the waist, and it cannot reverse time.

What he can now do is act at a speed surpassing ClockUp, and possess the special ability to stop time, and that's it.

Because Jiang Xia replaced the original Surpass Insect Device with the power of the Alien Insect core within his body.

Originally, the belt's development came from studying Alien Insects and Original Insects; the principle is the same.

Jiang Xia utilized this, injecting his internal energy into the belt's interior and greatly strengthening the original armor.

At first, although Jiang Xia devoured the Alien Insect core, his body suffered severe trauma.

He was forced to enter meteorite slumber to recuperate; although the Alien Insect core had been devoured by him, his injured body could only bear part of the power,

while another part fell into dormancy.

Now he has infused that other inaccessible power into the belt; with the belt's aid, he can perfectly unleash the Alien Insect's energy.

This is also why he modified the belt.

The medical chamber is merely an attempt and a tool for collecting bodily data; mainly it gathers data from Jiang Xia's own body.

And at the moment Jiang Xia completed his transformation, the imperial demon power within his body surged forth again, and the pupils beneath the mask began to turn crimson.

After activating the dormant power, the original demon power that had been suppressed by the Alien Insect core also began to be reborn within his body.

The Devil's Memory serves as a reconciling force; it cannot control the Alien Insect core, so it caused the core's energy to leak and suppressed the demon power, but now it's different: the core has been guided into the belt, allowing the original demon power to break free of its bonds.

Feeling the surging power within, Jiang Xia gave a slight smile, clenched his fist, and obviously shook off that weak, powerless state.

It must be said, the birth of this belt also owes thanks to Kagami.

If it weren't for Jiang Xia wanting to help him, revive his brother,

he would likely have chosen to let his internal wounds heal naturally over a long time, then gradually regain power.

But the technology of transforming Original Insects into humans and Original Insects making belts kept intertwining in his mind, until a final flash of inspiration let him complete the last design.

The wristband that can absorb Alien Insect power is this time's antidote—not just Jiahemei Liang's antidote, but also the antidote for the other half of Alien Insect power within Jiang Xia's body.

Unfortunately, Jiahemei Liang could not accept himself killing innocent people, and chose suicide.

However, this successful absorption of Alien Insect power allowed Jiang Xia to complete the modification of the belt's other half.

He took another deep breath; this time the air drawn into his mouth was not just air, but also the freedom of released bonds.

Although his strength has only recovered to B+, he now can stop time, surpass acceleration, control nature, and infect others.

Theoretically he could erupt with power once more, but it's estimated that in that state he would have no way to awaken again.

Jiang Xia's light wings behind him lightly unfurled, and the whole world fell into a stagnant state at that moment.

Unlike the false stagnation under ClockUp state, this time it was a true cessation of time.

He had gradually become proficient in using time control.

"Boom!" The Alien Insect that had mimicked into a ZECT form let out a sudden scream, right in the alley it had not yet left.

All that could be seen was a crimson energy ball directly striking the Alien Insect still in its human mimicry.

The overwhelming sense of oppression and the panic rising in its heart instantly caused it to reveal its true form.

It had just risen to its feet when it saw a crimson light mass unfold.

At first glance, it thought it saw Jia Dou.

The armor, resembling a rhinoceros beetle, encased the Knight's entire body, and the Insect Meter at his waist was exactly as remembered.

But upon closer look, one would find that the knight before him merely resembled that.

The horn on his forehead was very wide, and the thickness of the armor that originally belonged to the Knight's state was actually greater than that of the masked state.

A pair of wings radiating light were even more splendid, and the sense of danger they emitted seemed as if it would crush it to death.

The Insect Meter at his waist was no longer red, but a profoundly deep black, which was definitely not Jia Dou, but an existence surpassing him.

"How could such a knight possibly exist!!!"

(End of chapter)