What Does It Mean to Be Number One in the World?!

(For information about the Celestial Court, you can refer to the Colony Ships in Super Dimension Fortress.)

The Data Exchange Pod, traveling at Subluminal Speed, "slowly" caught up with the Heavenly Court, which was also cruising at a terrifying speed. As the interaction pod entered the special airflow on the outer wall of the Heavenly Court, the "Dragon Egg" slowly reduced its speed amidst imperceptible tremors. When the speeds of both were completely synchronized, a traction beam shot out from what was roughly the location of the port, Jieyin the Dragon Egg to a specific location.

However, the moment Feng Xue stepped out of the hatch following the gentle mechanical voice's instructions, the Dragon Egg suddenly disappeared behind Feng Xue. At the same time, a strong sense of danger surged into her heart, and before Feng Xue could react, beams of light shot at her.

Boom!

A terrifying impact and scorching High Temperature erupted within the port, which had been sealed off by dry steel walls at some unknown time. Feng Xue's body was suddenly thrown into the air, crashing hard into a metal wall of unknown material before bouncing down and rolling several times before falling into a state of Open Mouth, Close Eyes.

Glancing at the wooden shards that had blasted out from the inside, Feng Xue braced herself with one hand and sprang up, but then a large number of laser beams followed closely behind.

Bang!

Feng Xue's body was thrown into the air again, but he was completely unafraid, because...

He was wearing more than twenty suits of armor!

The strength of the [Open Mouth, Close Eyes] ability lies in the fact that it does not require the use of Phantom Object for the "transformation" nor does it require a certain level of strength after the transformation. In other words, as long as it can be regarded as Kamen Rider transformation, even if the transformation only involves adding a thin layer of metal, the effect can still be triggered.

Of course, generally speaking, the Transformation Belt of the Kamen Rider series cannot be stacked. Feng Xue usually exploits a bug by using different systems of armor, S-Clash Driver, Kamen Rider System, and Saint Seiya Training Suit to achieve the effect of four layers of Stack Armor.

But after experiencing the Game World, everything changed. Because he acquired the two powers of [Search According to Map] and [Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart].

With the addition of the divine powers he later acquired, he used the mass- Kamen Rider data he had collected in the Eastern Kingdom to create a low-end, simplified version of the mass- Kamen Rider design.

Then, following this design, he built dozens of wooden Transformation Belt that could be stacked and transformed.

However, there is a price to pay for doing this: he cannot actually create an energy supply system on Kamen Rider. Therefore, there is an upper limit to how many layers of this armor he can wear. With his current physique, wearing more than twenty-five layers would affect his movement.

Of course, that's enough!

Once again, he opened his Open Mouth, Close Eyes as the laser weapons blasted through the air. Feng Xue silently calculated the number of armor pieces he had left. After more than a dozen rounds of bombardment, his eyes were finally able to keep up with the speed of the laser weapons.

Although he is still not as fast as a laser, just like an ordinary person can dodge bullets, he is not actually dodging bullets that have already been fired, but rather the aiming of the gunman and the trajectory of the bullets that are yet to be fired.

Once he memorized the locations of all the laser emitters inside the steel cage, dodging became much easier...

"Bang!"

Okay, it's still difficult as expected.

Under the barrage of attacks that resembled a real-life Dongfang Bubai, Feng Xue struggled to dodge them. Fortunately, his Open Mouth, Close Eyes state had a hidden feature that made him immune to attacks, allowing him to buy himself a few seconds to recover his energy whenever he was blasted away.

However, the alloy walls here were incredibly difficult to withstand. Even when Feng Xue used his Crazy Fist technique, without time to build up his power, he couldn't even leave a mark. And these lasers, if they hit, would definitely kill him, leaving him Open Mouth, Close Eyes.

"Is this the defense system of Space Station capable of cruising at Subluminal Speed?"

Feng Xue was blasted away again. Now, including his Iron Armor, Rider System, S-Clash Driver, and Saint Seiya Training Suit, he only had eight sets of armor left. But he wasn't worried at all, because...

"Time is up!"

Feng Xue suddenly pointed a single finger to the sky, and with a terrifying roar, the entire cage trembled violently.

Then, Feng Xue was blown away again.

"Ahem, okay, I admit I miscalculated the time, but this is the last time!"

Feng Xue got up from his tumbling state, but this time, no laser beam could hit him, because in front of him, a majestic mech was raising a light shield.

The base color of the machine is classic metallic silver, with burnt black and light gold outlines, reflecting a battle-hardened temperament.

The light barrier emanating a special force field deflected all the attacks aimed at Feng Xue. Unfortunately, the walls of the cage were well-defended, and even when swept by lasers, they left no scorch marks.

However, such things were no longer important at this point, because right above his head, a large hole had already opened up the path to escape.

"World!"

"Voiceprint verification successful, pilot, please board."

The sounds of mechanization filled his ears, and a beam of traction light shone on him. As he rose, Feng Xue suddenly felt a strong sense of déjà vu...

"What Lightbringer?!"

Before Feng Xue could even throw away the salt in her hand, she felt her body pass through some kind of membrane, and then a completely new driving experience unfolded before her eyes.

A faint, tingling sensation ran through her body as the outer walls of the all-encompassing cockpit lit up simultaneously. If you ignored the lines of parameters on the screen, Feng Xue felt more like she was wearing a light, thin coat while fighting.

As she gently extended her right hand, the sharply defined Mechanical Arm on the screen opened and closed in sync. To Feng Xue's surprise, this opening and closing even had a tactile quality!

"Is this the world's most advanced mecha technology?" Feng Xue's lips curled slightly as she commanded.

"World, display mech data, export mech design blueprints, self-test system activated, fully armed and ready for combat."

"Understood, please wait a moment."

Although it was said to be a short wait, after only a pause of about 0.3 seconds, a large amount of data flowed before Feng Xue's eyes. He didn't rush to look at the design drawings, but instead had the world package them into a compressed file for export, while his own attention was focused on the weaponry and equipment—

"Variable-voltage weak-nuclear force propulsion wings, force field shields, strong-nuclear force armor, anti-beam coating... Good heavens, what kind of Zentradi technology is this? No, even the Zentradi don't have this technology!"

A somewhat arrogant smile appeared on Feng Xue's face as she commanded:

"Gravitational Wave Clamp Cabin deploying, background music preparing."

"Please request a song."

"The number one mecha anthem in this world, of course, is..."

Feng Xue controlled her mecha to leap out of the steel cage, and looking at the almost overwhelming mass-produced mecha before her, a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"Leo!"

"Learn!"