Colonial Suit

Chapter 64: The Return of the Bio-Armor!

One hundred star coins!

Blood瞳 was slightly surprised; this was no small sum. It was almost everything Hanser had given him. After a moment's hesitation, he nodded and beckoned to his attendant, Jack. Jack's face immediately fell as he reluctantly took out the money, counting each one. The glittering star coins, with their unique energy halos, looked so enchanting. The bandage merchant's eyes narrowed with laughter.

"See, I told you it was a good deal, didn't I? Kid, from the first time I saw you, I knew that investing in you would pay off. It seems my judgment was right."

"Is that so? I don't think it's that simple," Blood瞳 replied, his expression unchanged. Then, as if casually, he asked, "Tropek, do you know what that means?"

The bandage merchant was taken aback for a moment, then let out a strange laugh. "Are you testing me? No, kid, that's not like you. You're doubting me. Doubting a merchant who helped you. But I don't care. Alright, I know, I know what Tropek is, and not only that, but I also know what Katlam is."

"Katlam!?" Blood瞳's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart pounded. "What is that?"

"Want to know? You're not qualified enough yet. Wait until you become a meteor warrior," the bandage merchant said smugly, refusing to answer Blood瞳's question any further. Seeing his mysterious appearance, Blood瞳 was helpless. In the end, he could only bid farewell and leave.

As he left the stall, the bandage merchant's voice rang out behind him.

"Kid, let me give you some advice."

"Please speak."

"Gather the Tropek as soon as possible. This is your new beginning. When you gather it, you will realize how long the road ahead of you is. Remember, this is just the beginning."

The voice gradually faded away, and Blood瞳 was shocked. He turned around abruptly, only to find that the bandage merchant had disappeared. In front of him was an open space, exactly the space where an armored vehicle had been parked.

"He's gone! He really is a hidden merchant!" Jack exclaimed in fear, his face full of panic.

Blood瞳 glared at him fiercely, silencing him. Looking around, Blood瞳 realized that no one around him had noticed him. It was as if the bandage merchant, who had disappeared into thin air, had never existed.

This guy... is so mysterious.

And... Katlam... what exactly is that? Is it related to the bio-armor?

"Master... Master..." A call pulled Blood瞳 out of his thoughts. He glanced at the attendant beside him and smiled slightly.

"I'm fine. But I've suddenly lost interest in wandering around. Can we find a place to rest?"

"Yes, Master," Jack replied obediently, knowing how to read his master's mood. "We can go back to the shuttle to rest. Also, you should sort out the equipment you just received, especially the detector. Be sure to bring it."

"I know, let's go back then," Blood瞳 nodded, turned around, and walked out of the square with Jack.

Back in the shuttle, Blood瞳 immediately locked himself in his room and took out the lead box. As the lead box opened, the beautiful hexagonal unit appeared before him again. For some reason, Blood瞳 could feel the surging vitality contained within it. A powerful vitality, completely different from the units he had seen before.

It... is very strong.

Blood瞳 could feel its power at first glance. But without the core's response, he no longer knew how to absorb the unit. Watching such a powerful unit right in front of him but unable to absorb it, he couldn't help but feel sad.

His fingers slid gently across the surface of the unit, and a cold sensation came from his fingertips. Blood瞳 studied it for a long time, but he didn't know how to open the unit without the core. In the end, he could only give up helplessly. But just as he was about to put the unit back, he suddenly felt the long-silent core move.

This movement was very slight, so slight that it was almost negligible. But Blood瞳 still noticed it sensitively. A burst of joy surged into his heart. He immediately called out.

"Core, is that you?"

"..."

"Core?"

"..."

It seemed there was still no response. Could it have been just an illusion? Blood瞳 thought with some frustration, and reached out to the unit again. But at that moment, the core transmitted another slight fluctuation.

This time, the fluctuation was slight, but extremely clear. Blood瞳 was sure it wasn't his imagination.

"Core! Is that you? What's wrong?"

"..."

"Okay, maybe you're in trouble now, so how can I help you?" Blood瞳 vaguely sensed a glimmer of hope, and continued to ask.

The core still didn't respond, but soon came a third fluctuation. This fluctuation was different from the previous ones in that it carried a slight hunger, just like the countless times it had induced Blood瞳 before it awakened.

Blood瞳 understood immediately, turning his gaze to the unit in his hand.

"Is it this? Do you need it to wake up?"

"But how can I open it?"

The core fell silent again. This time, it lasted a full five minutes before transmitting a bloodthirsty fluctuation...

"Blood!" Blood瞳 woke up with a start. He reached out and broke his fingertip, squeezing out blood and dripping it onto the unit. The blood spread quickly along the patterns on the unit, soon staining the entire unit red. When the last bit of pattern was submerged in blood, Blood瞳 suddenly felt the unit erupt with a strong palpitation, as if a hungry beast was awakening.

Immediately afterward, the large unit exploded in front of Blood瞳! Countless purplish-black muscle tissues shot out and pounced on Blood瞳. Blood瞳 remained motionless, letting it pounce on him. He immediately felt a sharp pain all over his body. But unlike before, this pain was not caused by the unit's invasion, but by digestion! This large unit actually secreted digestive juices!

Damn it! This isn't absorption! This is devouring!

The blood didn't trigger its assimilation reaction, but instead activated its hunting program!

It wants to eat me!

Blood瞳 immediately understood what he was facing. A sense of fear surged into his heart. As the host of the bio-armor, he knew too well the terror of unit hunting. Once this carrier, which carried enhanced cells, activated its hunting program, even steel would be melted by it! As far as he knew, no prey could resist their digestive juices!

But even so, Blood瞳 still didn't escape. He trusted the core, just like the countless times in the past when it had pulled him back from the brink of death. He believed that this time the core could do the same.

This was also his only hope to activate the core!

The unit's hunting progressed quickly. Perhaps it rarely encountered prey like Blood瞳 who offered no resistance, as it even emitted a kind of joyful tremor while hunting, making Blood瞳 even think it was a sentient life. But at the moment it invaded Blood瞳's skin, the long-silent core finally moved.

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It emitted a special frequency of fluctuation. This fluctuation was extremely similar to the unit's fluctuation, but clearer and more accurate!

As this fluctuation spread, the unit was like a kitten eating when its owner called it. It suddenly stopped its devouring reaction and began to tremble violently. At the same time, it also emitted a strong fluctuation. The two similar fluctuations exchanged in the silent room, giving Blood瞳 the feeling that they were talking, or decoding a password.

This process was very short, only taking a dozen seconds, but at this time Blood瞳's skin was almost corroded by the digestive juices, revealing the red muscles and black tendons underneath.

His appearance was extremely terrifying, as if someone had peeled off his skin alive. Waves of intense pain assaulted his nerves, but he endured them all with gritted teeth.

The fluctuation finally subsided. At this moment, a change occurred.

The unit stopped its hunting program, and Blood瞳 could clearly feel the digestive juices being absorbed by it. Immediately afterward, countless mud-like cell tissues surged up and began to squeeze into his body, just like the fusion in the past. At the same time, the unit also secreted a special fluid, repairing the damaged cells.

A burst of ecstasy rose in Blood瞳's heart. He knew that the most painful stage was finally over.

The core was indeed still supporting him!

Experiencing the stinging sensation of the enhanced cells invading, Blood瞳 closed his eyes. He waited quietly, waiting for the moment when the unit completely fused. Ten minutes later, Blood瞳 only felt his body lighten and immediately jumped up. Looking at his body again, he found that all his injuries had healed, but his clothes had disappeared, revealing his naked and strong body.

This... has it already fused?

Blood瞳 tentatively called out to the core in his mind...

"Core?"

"..."

"Core? Are you there?"

"..."

Had he still not succeeded? Blood瞳 was somewhat frustrated. He shook his head helplessly and was about to change his clothes. But at this moment, a voice that made him ecstatic suddenly rang in his mind.

"Cell... reception complete... restart complete!"

"Tropek Bio-Armor Control Center, starting full unit detection!"

"Hand unit found, foot unit found, head unit found, body unit found! Leg unit found!"

"All units have been completely fused, cell frequency synchronized!"

"All nerves connected, everything is normal, included in the normal management range. Energy system detection, the host has been immersed in a large amount of nutrient fluid and food intake, the energy area is sufficient. Take over digestive system permissions. Increase energy absorption efficiency."

"Cell activation detection, everything is normal."

"All standards have been met, transferring to the activation program..."

"Requires permission, host, do you want to activate?"

"Please... call my name..."

"Tropek!"

"Bio-Armor!"

In the silent room, Blood瞳's excited cry suddenly rang out...