Strip me of my armor? I'll summon the Emperor in a flash!

Chapter 3 Cooperation
"You two have been watching for so long!"

A deep, mocking voice came from behind King Kai without warning.

"Wasn't it amazing?"

King Kai's mechanical body stiffened abruptly, the red light in his electronic eyes flashed violently, and his processor instantly entered a high-speed computing state—impossible!

His energy detection system did not issue any alarms, and the infrared scan did not detect any vital signs!
But now, that voice is right next to me.

The ugly general's legs trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat slid down his forehead.

He watched as a tall figure slowly emerged from the shadows behind King Kai!

—The Dark Emperor Armor's visor gleamed with a chilling metallic luster in the dim light, and its scarlet visors, like the eyes of a demon from the abyss, looked down upon them.

The mechanical joints of "You" King Kai made a soft clicking sound as he slowly turned around.

Li Yan tilted his head, and a low laugh came from beneath the visor of his dark armor.

"What? Surprised?"

His voice carried a cold mockery, as if he were enjoying their fear.

"It seems you are quite interested in my armor?"

"This is impossible!"

King Kai's mechanical prosthetic eye suddenly contracted, and the hydraulic system emitted a piercing "sizzling" sound.

His only remaining pupil shrank to the size of a pinhead, and his scarred facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.

The robotic arm's cables taut instantly, producing several tiny sparks under high voltage.

"Who...who are you?!" His synthesized voice was mixed with static and trembled slightly.

—Too close!

At this distance, he couldn't even activate the emergency teleportation device.

The oppressive aura emanating from the Dark Emperor Armor was so palpable that it made the surrounding air feel viscous.

A low, sneer came from beneath the mask.

Li Yan slowly raised his hand, the dark gold armor shimmering with an eerie luster in the dim light.

His fingertips tapped lightly on his breastplate, producing a dull metallic clang that seemed to strike the nerves of King Kai and the Ugly General.

"Me?" His voice seemed to come from the depths of the abyss. "You didn't recognize me?"

click!
King Kai's mechanical arm suddenly made a cracking sound as the joints locked.

The ugly general staggered back two steps, his back slamming hard against the rock wall—they both remembered that nightmarish figure:

The azure armor moved across the battlefield like a whirlwind, the viscous fluid splattering as the Wind Eagle Sword severed the tentacles, and the twitching remains of the mutant beasts pinned to the walls.
"You are... the summoner of the Windhawk Armor?" The Realm King's electronic eyes flashed wildly, and his processor emitted an overload alarm. "No, this is impossible!"

One person can only summon one suit of armor!
This is an ironclad rule! It's the foundation of the armor summoning system they know!
But now, this rule has been broken.

Li Yan suddenly took a step forward.

"It seems you've finally remembered."

The soles of the Dark Emperor Armor's boots crushed the rubble on the ground, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread out.

King Jie and Ugly General were forced to retreat until their backs touched the cold rock wall.

"Come out, Seahorse!"

Veins bulged on King Kai's face as his mechanical arm flung a purple-glowing monster magic scroll into the air!
Hiss!

The magic scroll burned in mid-air, transforming into a twisted purple beam of light.

A hideous, dark green body emerged from the void, with slime dripping from its skin covered in pale blue scales.

The seahorse let out a piercing screech and slashed down with two long hooked blades crossed, the blades wreathed in a deadly mist of poison!

"Kill him!" King Kai roared.

The seahorse's hooked blade tore through the air, and poisonous mist swirled at its tip.

This attack is enough to corrode the alloy armor into dust!

Li Yan simply stood there quietly.

Just as the hook blade was less than three inches from the faceplate—

"too slow."

The Dark Emperor Armor suddenly raised its hand, and a black and gold energy barrier appeared out of thin air.

The moment the hook knife struck the barrier, the blade rusted and crumbled at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The seahorse retreated in terror, but it was too late.

Li Yan's right hand was already pressed on its chest, his five fingers digging deep into the flesh beneath the scales.

"Darkness. Annihilation".

The moment the deep voice rang out, countless dark purple patterns erupted from the seahorse beast's body!
Its body twisted and deformed as if being kneaded by an invisible giant hand, its scales peeling off and its flesh carbonized.

Finally, in a burst of blinding purple light...

boom! ! !
The seahorse exploded into a shower of fluorescent powder, not even having time to let out a scream.

Li Yan swiftly and decisively defeated the seahorse beast!
"Now."

Li Yan shook his hand, and the blood of the seahorse beast remaining between his fingers in his dark armor corroded into wisps of blue smoke in the air.

He slowly raised his head, and the crimson goggles beneath his mask locked onto the two people whose faces were ashen.

"It's time to talk about our business."

His voice was deep and muffled like thunder, and the ground trembled slightly with each step he took.

Ugly General's knees buckled uncontrollably, while King Kai's mechanical eye flashed a dangerous red light—his combat system was constantly alarming.

King Kai calmly slung his mechanical arm behind his back, his metal fingers subtly transforming to reveal hidden energy cannons: "What exactly do you want?"

Li Yan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Perhaps," a meaningful chuckle came from beneath the dark mask, "we can cooperate."

"cooperate?!"

The ugly general's hoarse voice completely distorted his tone.

King Kai's mechanical joints even made a crisp "click" sound—his processor almost overloaded and crashed because of this absurd proposal.

The two stared at the dark imperial armor in front of them as if they were looking at a madman. The ugly general even secretly pinched himself, wondering if he was dreaming.

"Armor Heroes, seeking cooperation with the film industry?" The Realm King's synthesized voice was filled with disbelief. "Do you think we're three-year-olds?"

The robotic arm on his back began to quietly charge, "This clumsy trap,"

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Li Yan suddenly interrupted him.

"My relationship with those hypocritical armorers has long been one of irreconcilable conflict," his voice suddenly turned icy.

"You all saw what happened just now."

"What do you want?" King Kai finally asked in a deep voice, but the mechanical arm on his back was still not disarmed.

"Don't worry, as long as you deal with those armored guys, we're friends." He smiled and raised his hand. "I want to see the Shadow Protector!"

King Kai's mechanical body jolted violently: "How did you know?"

"Secondly," Li Yan continued, completely ignoring his shock, "I want you to completely destroy the Armor Warriors!"

"Don't worry, I'll help you too!" These words struck King Kai like a hammer blow to the chest.

His electronic eyes flashed violently, and his entire mechanical body began to tremble unnaturally—it was excitement, agitation!

"Really?!" King Kai's voice suddenly rose, and his mechanical arm abruptly lifted, revealing the charging energy cannon. "And those armors are not easy to deal with."

"Crack!"

Li Yan's figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he had one hand gripping the metal neck of the Realm King.

"You'd better not make any funny moves!" Li Yan leaned close to the distorted metallic face, his voice eerily soft. "Do you understand?!"

He casually tossed aside the paralyzed King of the Realm and turned to the trembling, ugly general: "What do you think?"

"or."

“I will personally attack your Shadow Realm. I believe that apart from those few Shadow Protectors, none of you will be my match.”

Ugly General dared not look at Li Yan, but stood silently behind the Realm King.

“Okay.” King Kai’s mechanical eye flashed a dangerous red light, and a low electronic voice came from under his metal mask. “But this matter must be reported to the council for discussion.” His mechanical fingers twitched involuntarily, and a faint “buzzing” sound came from the hydraulic pipes.

Li Yan nodded slightly, the dark armor's visor gleaming coldly in the moonlight: "Very good."

His voice resonated with a metallic quality, “I look forward to your wise decision.”

As the shadow completely disappeared into the night, King Kai's mechanical joints suddenly made a crisp "click" sound.

He whirled around, his alloy boot soles scraping against the rocks, sending sparks flying.

"Return to base immediately!" The synthesized voice was filled with suppressed rage!
The ugly general followed cautiously, his back soaked with sweat. "My lord," he said, his voice trailing off, "we really should consider cooperating." "He said we should fight the armor together."

"Fool!" King Kai's mechanical arm suddenly transformed, a sharp alloy blade pressed against the Ugly General's throat. "When have you ever seen a wolf and a sheep cooperate?"

The ugly general's Adam's apple bobbed laboriously beneath the blade. Suddenly, his eyes widened: "Wait! My lord, look!"

King Kai turned around abruptly and saw a dark figure standing quietly on a distant mountain peak, its crimson visors still as clear as a blood moon.

"Run!" King Kai's mechanical core issued a sharp alarm.

The two figures vanished hastily into the teleportation beam.

……

ERP Research Institute
Teleportation Room
A blinding white light erupted in the enclosed space, and the turbulent energy caused the surrounding instruments to emit sharp alarms.

As the light faded, two disheveled figures staggered into view—

"Cough! Cough-cough-cough!"

Dongshan suddenly knelt down, his Wind Eagle Armor automatically disengaging, revealing his wounded body.

His clothes were torn in several places, the deepest one extending from his collarbone to his chest, from which blood was constantly seeping out.

Even more serious was the internal injury—each breath felt like a knife churning inside his lungs, forcing him to curl up.

"Damn."

He slammed his fist into the metal floor, his knuckles immediately drawing blood.

The humiliating scene kept flashing through his mind—the Dark Emperor Armor blasted him away with a single blow, and the overwhelming difference in power still made him tremble to this day.

"Dongshan, go and heal your wounds first." Xin Nan reached out to help him, but was suddenly pushed away.

"No need!" Dongshan gritted his teeth and propped himself up, but his vision went black the moment he took a step. "Ugh—"

"Dongshan!"

Meizhen's steps toward the teleportation room came to an abrupt halt.

She stared wide-eyed at the bloodstains on the floor, and the tablet computer in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

Three seconds later, she snapped out of her daze and rushed to Dongshan's side: "Quick, get him to the medical pod!"

Central control room

The holographic projection screen played a loop of battle footage: the Dark Emperor Armor shattered the Flame Dragon Shield with a single move, and the scene of Xin Nan being blown away by the energy shockwave made Mei Zhen unconsciously clench her fists.

"what is going on?"

"How did those two end up fighting?" Xin Nan couldn't help but ask.
Xin Nan, who was unaware of the situation, was also completely confused.

"The situation is a bit complicated, and it's a long story."

Meizhen didn't know how to explain this matter either.

"In short, Dong Shan is currently the summoner of the Wind Eagle Armor, while Li Yan has been stripped of his right to summon it by headquarters." Mei Zhen paused, then added, "As for the Dark Armor that Li Yan has summoned, there's a big problem with it!"

"You guys, sigh!"

Upon hearing Meizhen's explanation, Xinnan frowned, feeling quite annoyed.

Back when Li Yan was around, he was always the first to rush to the front line whenever a mutant beast appeared.

They are also the most dedicated when dealing with mutant beasts.

This made things much easier for him, giving him plenty of time to practice the piano.

Now, Li Yan has been inexplicably stripped of his armor qualification and transformed into Dong Shan, which gives him a sense that he will be busy from now on.

"What kind of armor is that?" Xin Nan's voice was terribly hoarse.

He looked down at his hands, which were still trembling slightly—as the summoner of the Five Elements Fire, he couldn't even withstand a normal punch from his opponent.

Mei Zhen's fingers flew across the holographic keyboard, bringing up a set of comparative data: "The problem is more serious than we thought." She suddenly paused, took a deep breath: "This armor is extremely similar to an armor that headquarters is researching."

"The ultimate armor among the armors of light and shadow, the Emperor Armor!"

"The Emperor's Armor?" Xin Nan looked up abruptly. "You mean the legendary..."

"The ultimate armor of the universe of light and shadow." Mei Zhen pulled up a scan image, in which the golden armor perfectly overlapped with the outline of the Dark Emperor. "But what should have represented the pinnacle of light is now..."

The scene shifts to the moment Li Yan unleashes the Dark Emperor Fist, and a purplish-black energy storm engulfs the entire beach.

The control room fell into dead silence.

"So now," Xin Nan's Adam's apple bobbed, "aren't we going to be fighting against a dark version of the ultimate armor?"

"Although we don't know how Li Yan summoned the Dark Emperor Armor, the problem is getting a bit tricky right now."

Meizhen couldn't help but rub her forehead, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

"Li Yan is now on the opposite side of us. Have you thought about how to solve his problem?"

The Dark Emperor Armor—just thinking about it fills me with despair!

Xin Nan couldn't think of any way to defeat him.

As for using the Flame Dragon Armor and the Wind Eagle Armor, don't be ridiculous.

Didn't you see that Li Yan disintegrated him in just a few moves?

"The headquarters has come up with a solution, but we don't know if it will work."

As Meizhen finished speaking, she looked towards the medical pod and gazed at Dongshan through the glass.

A hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

"What solution?" Upon hearing that there was a solution, Xin Nan quickly asked.

He didn't want to fight Li Yan again!
"Our headquarters plans to grant Li Yanfeng the qualification of the Eagle Armor again, so that Dongshan can provide logistical support in the future."

"Bring him back!"

(End of this chapter)