Chapter 82: Armor
— Byakuya, Nova has a switch on the back of her head. If we find ourselves in a desperate situation, you can press it, but remember that after turning on the switch, you will not be able to hold out for more than a minute. This switch brings this quinque to its true state. After the transition, the Nova will begin to devour your flesh and blood, but in return, the quinque will become much more powerful.
— Su Xiao quickly adapted to this armor. To be honest, if they weren't in a critical situation, he wouldn't have put on this armor.
Although his strength and defense had increased significantly, his speed had decreased.
But that was normal, as they were in a very narrow passageway. If they were fighting in the open, it would be a fatal miscalculation.
*Ar-r!*
The eyeless ghoul charged forward like a mad dog, its bloody mouth stretched to its limit, and the muscles on both sides of its cheeks trembled.
Su Xiao was still standing there. This heavy armor made some changes to his fighting style.
But there was nothing he could do about it. His agility was reduced by 3 points, so Su Xiao was no longer flexible and agile, and the 3-point increase in strength caused his strength to soar to a new height.
Since his agility was reduced, Su Xiao wouldn't waste any time dodging.
Holding the sword with both hands, the blade was wrapped in a strange glow, Su Xiao swung it with all his might.
*Pouf!*
The eyeless ghoul was cut into two pieces.
The eyeless ghoul's blood was black and red and had a very strong smell.
Su Xiao didn't bother to think about the possible smells — killing his enemies was his priority right now.
*Boom!*
The bullet flew past him and hit the ghoul's head...
Yuna kuinke had two forms — a long-range weapon and a sickle.
However, Su Xiao and Arima Kisho's melee abilities were far superior to Yuna's.
It wasn't that Yuna didn't want to fight in close combat — she just didn't want to blush in front of these two men.
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The sounds of gunfire and the clang of metal were constantly heard in the passage.
The eyeless ghouls weren't afraid of death, and even though dozens of ghouls were killed by Su Xiao, they didn't even think of retreating.
Su Xiao cut off the ghoul's arm with a single blow of his sword, but his bikaku ended up near his chest...
He wanted to dodge, but due to his reduced agility, he was much slower.
*A clang*
Bikaku hit the surface of the armor...
A finger-thick hole appeared on the surface of the breastplate, and blood gushed out. Su Xiao was injured. The attacks of the eyeless ghouls were quite powerful and easily penetrated his new armor.
Su Xiao grabbed the kagune with one hand and pulled it out, after which the long blade of his sword pierced through the ghoul's brain.
These eyeless ghouls made Su Xiao feel pressured.
Fortunately, these ghouls were all within his range, and with Yuna's support, his sword was constantly striking, causing the number of eyeless ghouls to gradually decrease.
Seeing this, Yuna felt relieved.
Ten minutes later, the number of eyeless ghouls had dwindled to just a few heads.
Su Xiao's hand that was holding the sword was shaking, and just a little bit more and he would just faint from exhaustion.
Earlier, that attack by the primitive ghouls had taken a lot of his strength, and now this siege by the eyeless ghouls... he was close to his limit.
Raising his aching arm, Su Xiao slashed at the last eyeless ghoul.
A pool of blood formed under his feet, and it was his blood.
Limbs and bodies were scattered around it, and the surrounding meat walls were completely covered in blood.
— Yuna hurriedly stepped forward and was about to support Su Xiao...
— Stay back, they're coming!" Su Xiao's face was filled with bitterness as he looked at the dark passage in front of him.
— Yuna was stunned.
*Stomp*...
Intense footsteps could be heard from the front. The battle isn't over yet.
— This can't be happening! Yuna's face became desperate.
— Yuna, can Nova make up for the wasted energy? The situation was bad, but Su Xiao wasn't going to give up. As long as he didn't die, he would always fight.
— Yes, but...
Su Xiao ignored Yuna's further words and raised his left hand, then pressed the switch on the back of his neck.
*Phew-yu-yu-yu*...
Su Xiao immediately felt his armor begin to change.
A blood-red light appeared on the surface of the armor and it began to revive — bloodied tentacles appeared on the armor...
Nova had changed from her original blue-black color to a bright red, and she now looked just like a ghoul kagune.
*Pouf*
Su Xiao felt the armor begin to absorb the blood that had previously flowed out of it, and he vaguely felt that this armor wasn't going to stop there.
— What a fierce armor.
Three seconds later, the armor took on a bright dark red color.
A black and red mist began to spread around Su Xiao...
— They're close! Su Xiao's voice was emotionless, and his eyes glowed red. The armor now covered his entire body, including his head, and only his eyes were visible.
Everything in Su Xiao's field of vision turned pale red, but his physical stats increased dramatically.
[Nova has been restored to its original state.
Strength + 5, Agility + 5, Stamina + 5
You lose 2% health per second (Temporary state, after removing kuinke, all gains and weaknesses will disappear).]
An incredible power suddenly began to pour into his body.
Su Xiao roughly estimated the number of ghouls in front of him. There were probably about 60 eyeless ghouls approaching them.
— Cover me!" Su Xiao lowered his body and charged forward in the next moment.
The ground cracked, and Su Xiao's silhouette turned into a red shadow.
*Poof-poof!*
The blade of the sword immediately danced in the air...
Yuna even forgot to pull the trigger on her kuinkyo and stared blankly at the scene.
— Is Nova that strong? Yuna shook her head, pulled the trigger, and started supporting Su Xiao.
Everything in Su Xiao's field of vision was turning redder, and his heartbeat was speeding up and picking up more and more speed, but he himself was keeping count in his mind.
«Thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two...»
When the fortieth second arrived, Su Xiao snorted. Nova stopped swallowing blood alone and began to devour his flesh.
— Die! Su Xiao swung his sword one last time and killed the five eyeless ghouls in front of him.
After this attack, Su Xiao felt weak — he couldn't fight anymore.
But there were still more than a dozen eyeless ghouls in front of him.
A slender figure rushed past him and stood in front of him.
Yuna, with a large sickle in her hands, cut open the eyeless ghoul that rushed towards Su Xiao.
— Byakuya, I need Nova.
Su Xiao pressed a switch on the back of his head, causing Nova's activity to start to decrease.
Normally, Nova would have separated herself from his body, but she continued to devour his flesh.
Su Xiao placed the sword at his feet and gripped the armor with both hands.
*Poof-poof*...
The tentacles broke away from his body, and Su Xiao threw this armor to the ground.
Right after that, he threw Nova to Yuna.
Su Xiao swore that he would never wear anything like this again.
If he had been wearing this armor for another twenty seconds, he would have been nothing but bones. In just one minute, this armor would turn him into a pure skeleton.
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