Zed gritted his teeth, struggling to withstand the force surging from the Card Box Sword. His body trembled uncontrollably, yet he stubbornly refused to back down.
Even though Zed knew his chances of winning were slim, once his ferocity was ignited, he could no longer care about anything else.
"Eh~ You've got quite a bit of strength."A slightly mocking voice came from behind Menyashi's visor.
"Ah!!"
Zed roared, unleashing the full brute force of an Amazon. He pushed Menyashi backward, sliding across the floor—yet the experienced Menyashi remained completely calm, looking relaxed and unbothered.
With a twist of his wrist, Menyashi locked the muzzle of the Card Box Sword against Zed's blade, then suddenly flicked it upward.
With his guard wide open, Zed was immediately kicked square in the chest. He tumbled violently, crashing through several metal pipes before finally stopping.
Cough, cough!
Zed propped himself up with his sword, staggering to his feet. With a ferocious glare toward Menyashi, he swung his Clock Hand Sword and charged recklessly again.
It wasn't that Zed didn't want to fight smartly—rather, in front of Decade, the master of endless transformations, any flashy tricks were practically suicide. Nothing beat pure head-on confrontation.
Menyashi clearly understood Zed's mindset. Wiping his blade again, he said casually:
"Interesting. I'll play with you a bit more then."
Clang!
Clash!
The Clock Hand Sword and Card Box Sword clashed like a raging storm. Sparks scattered everywhere, forcing Natasha to drag the unconscious Banner out of the way.
"Sir, you need to see this."While retreating, Natasha tapped the pinhole camera at her collar.
Nick Fury, staring with his one eye at the two Kamen Riders hacking at each other passionately, asked with a strange look:
"Don't tell me that pink guy is Menyashi?"
"Who else could it be?" Natasha answered, already dragging Banner around the corner.
Whoosh!
A bright magenta slash cut across Zed's chest armor, leaving a massive wound. The intense pain made his irises flare orange. He bared his teeth and roared, looking exactly like a crazed beast.
Menyashi frowned."Amazon? What a lunatic… but still not enough!"
As he spoke, the indicator light on his helmet lit up purple, and his compound eyes grew even more menacing.
"When it comes to controlling power, I'm way better than you!"
"Passion form?! How is that possible?!" Zed exclaimed in shock.
Menyashi raised the Card Box Sword, unleashing a barrage of blade strikes as he spoke:
"It's been so long—how could I not have mastered Passion Form by now? You really underestimate your seniors!"
Zed instinctively pulled back and took out his Level 2 Ridewatch. But after staring at it for a few seconds, he silently put it away.
Menyashi held a Clock Up card between two fingers, tapping the edge lightly—as if issuing a warning.
Damn it!
Zed cursed inwardly and charged again. Menyashi pocketed the Clock Up card and resumed educating the rookie.
Against Menyashi in Passion Form, Zed's Amazon strength held no advantage. He couldn't match the endless tricks of that tiny Card Box, and his combat technique was far inferior.
This battle taught Zed a lot.
Yes—this was learning.
While Zed was being overwhelmed physically, Thor was being overwhelmed intellectually.Tricked by Loki's illusions, Thor slammed headfirst into the containment cell.
Outside the cell, Loki laughed wildly."Wow! Using this trick on you never gets old!"
"Loki! You—you!!" Thor roared helplessly from inside the cage.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Smugly walking to the control panel, Loki was about to press the release button when a voice came from behind him.
"Hold it right there! Or you'll find out exactly what this big toy can do!"Coulson aimed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s newly developed energy weapon at Loki.
Loki gave an exaggeratedly mocking look."That little thing? Really?"
"Yes. Try it yourself if you don't believe me."
Coulson stayed on high alert, but unfortunately, he didn't understand magic—and couldn't see through Loki's illusion.
Shhk!
A dagger pierced straight through his chest.
Thor screamed, eyes blood-red, pounding on the cage, but Loki didn't hesitate even for a moment.After killing Coulson, Loki pressed the drop button with a bright, triumphant smile.
"Goodbye, Thor."
The special cell holding Thor dropped from nine thousand meters in the air.During the chaos, Loki retrieved the scepter, while Hawkeye—attempting to retreat—ran into Steve and Tony, who had just finished repairing the turbine.
"Uh… so how do we deal with this blue-eyed little hawk?" Tony muttered as usual.
Steve charged forward, shield raised, blocking Hawkeye's arrows. He didn't want to hurt the controlled Hawkeye—only subdue him—which naturally put him at a disadvantage.
"Barton! Wake up!"Steve struggled more and more as he was pushed back.
Tony, on the other hand, had no such hesitation. Spotting an opening, he launched a rocket-boosted punch at Hawkeye's head.Hawkeye instinctively leaned back, dodging the sneak attack, glaring at Tony with glowing blue eyes.
Steve shouted in shock:"Are you trying to kill him?!"
"Okay, okay! My bad!"
Tony raised his other hand and fired a repulsor blast over Hawkeye's head. The burst of sparks blinded him momentarily, and the returning gauntlet-fist struck the back of Hawkeye's skull perfectly.
As he retrieved his gauntlet, Tony said casually to Steve:
"What? I apologized ahead of time. And hey—it worked."
Just as Hawkeye collapsed, Zed also fell to the floor, completely spent.He gasped for air, greedily drawing breath into his lungs.
Menyashi stood beside him and nudged his arm with his foot."That's it? And you want to become a Demon King?"
"You… world's… destroyer… I—"Zed was too exhausted to finish a full sentence.
Seeing Zed like this, Menyashi lost interest. Canceling his transformation, he said:
"Compared to Sougo from the same era, you're slightly stronger physically. But overall, you're still far behind."
"Heh… heh… sounds like… not too bad…"Zed struggled to his feet.
Beep beep beep—
Natasha walked toward the two, her communicator playing Fury's voice:
"Loki has reclaimed the scepter. The battle on the Helicarrier has ended.
Please report to the command room. Both Kamen Riders—Mr. Zed Oleg, and… the magenta Agent Menyashi!"
After putting away the communicator, Natasha supported the just-awakened Dr. Banner and led the way.
Zed, hands on his knees, asked in confusion:
"Agent?"
Menyashi flashed his agent credentials in front of him."Passing-through Magenta Agent. Remember it."
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