Inside Great Shocker's base—what had he gotten himself into?
Daiki Kaito looked at his reflection in the metal wall and sighed helplessly.
His reflection wore a Shocker grunt's uniform—
This was a version Zhang Qi had materialized. Pressing the voice changer at the throat even automatically produced the signature cry of "Eee!"
The material felt remarkably authentic, as though Shocker itself had manufactured it—
That made him rather curious about Zhang Qi's identity—
With that thought, he stole a glance at Zhang Qi beside him.
He had no idea why he had agreed to this man's request.
For treasure? The man hadn't promised him anything.
To stop Tsukasa? He could do that on his own—
He just felt that if he refused, he might miss something important.
"Take me to the laboratory—"
Zhang Qi's voice came through the voice changer.
Daiki Kaito nodded and began leading the way.
The corridors inside the base were cast from rough concrete, with a dim emergency light on the wall only every ten meters.
It was too quiet.
Unnaturally quiet.
The last time he had infiltrated this place, guards had stood at every turn, and the corridors had been packed with patrolling combatants. It had been busier than Shinjuku Station at rush hour.
But now, it was so empty that he could hear his own heartbeat.
Daiki Kaito kept his right hand poised inside his coat. The Diendriver's cold grip gave him a considerable sense of security.
With the Diendriver to fall back on, he was confident he could escape unscathed even if they were discovered—
Zhang Qi stopped before a heavy alloy door bearing a huge red skull-and-eagle emblem.
Then he stepped over to the digital keypad beside it and extended his hand—
The next moment, green streams of data poured from Zhang