N-A-A Chapter 29 seems a bit pricey!
Chapter 29 seems a bit pricey!
With Shen Yi's help, Changpu put on the Blood Energy Armor with some embarrassment.
Unfortunately, although the way to wear the armor was not complicated, and Shen Yi had considered practicality and convenience when designing it, Changpu was wearing an old-fashioned Western-style dress, so she naturally had to change into a set of clothes that were easier to move in. This change made her already broad-mindedness even broader.
Fortunately, Shen Yi's Blood Energy Armor had already taken into account the differences in body size and adopted a plate-covering design. When the activation switch on the back is pressed, the plate, which was originally as stiff as a sculpture, will automatically open up like a living thing, revealing the groove inside that fits the human body.
"Stand inside, let your arms hang naturally, and don't be nervous."
Shen Yi's voice came from the side, carrying a reassuring calmness.
Changpu took a deep breath, suppressed her anxiety, and followed the instructions to embed her body into the armor.
The armor plates closed rapidly after she entered, emitting a series of fine metallic clicking sounds, like the breathing of some kind of precision machinery being awakened, and the wings on her back also folded back up.
She felt the cool touch of the armor's inner wall against her body, followed by a gentle warmth spreading from the core of her chest—the heat generated by the blood flowing through the metal membrane within the Blood Energy Armor.
The principle behind the Blood Armor is simple: it uses blood as its power source, granting the user strength surpassing that of the Kabane, while the metal shell prevents the Kabane from breaking through its defenses.
"How are you feeling?"
Shen Yi asked.
"That's a bit... strange."
Changpu looked down at her hands, which were encased in metal. Her fingers opened and closed, and the knuckles of the armor bent and straightened in sync with her movements without any hesitation, as if the armor was an integral part of her body.
She tried to take a step forward, and the weight of the armor was perfectly offset by the power provided by the core, making her steps even lighter than usual.
"I'm adapting very well."
As a recipient of the T-virus enhanced vaccine, Ayame's mental strength far surpassed that of ordinary people, and she adapted to controlling the armor very quickly. Shen Yi nodded in satisfaction, picked up a samurai sword from the table, and casually swung it towards Ayame's shoulder—
Clang!
Almost instinctively, Ayame raised her hand to block, but the sharp samurai sword struck the surface of her gauntlet with a crisp sound and broke in two.
"So fast..."
Standing aside and observing, Kujirai's pupils contracted slightly. He knew that Shen Yi had not used his full strength, but he was even more aware that Ayame's original reaction speed could not possibly reach this level. This meant that the Blood Energy Armor not only provided defense, but also enhanced the wearer's nerve reflexes to some extent.
"Very good, next I will teach you how to operate the weapon module."
Shen Yi stepped forward and instructed Changpu on how to activate the arm blades on the armored arms with his mind. It was naturally not the high-frequency sword like Kep's, since Shen Yi couldn't make it at the moment. Instead, it was forged from his metal membrane.
Following the instructions, Changpu concentrated, and the outer armor plates of her arm armor flipped open, revealing a short blade gleaming with a ghostly blue light that sprang from her wrist.
Shen Yi took out a piece of iron made of metal film and placed it on the table. Changpu did not hesitate and slashed at the metal film with a knife. The metal film iron block, which even a steam gun could not penetrate, was easily cut open like paper in front of the arm blade.
"It's a success!"
A smile bloomed on Changpu's face. She was genuinely delighted that she had created such equipment for Shen Yi, which made even the old man Shen Yi feel a little excited.
"Let's go test our flying ability."
Shen Yi led her out of the laboratory to an open space, then went around to Changpu's back and tapped the control node on her back with his hand: "Activating the propulsion wing requires two conditions: simultaneous contraction of the muscles on both sides of the back, and your conscious command. Simply put, you have to believe that you have a pair of wings in order to truly take flight. Of course, you will feel a little uncomfortable the first time you activate it, so be prepared."
"Want to fly"—these two words should have been a vague and unreal fantasy for a girl who had never left the ground.
But at this moment, when she felt the slight tremor from the two folded metal wings behind her, and when she could touch the warm energy surging inside the armor with her palms, the thought suddenly became incredibly real.
She suddenly tensed her back muscles.
call--
Two propulsion wings suddenly unfolded behind her, their surfaces spanning three meters and casting large shadows in the afternoon sun.
A pale red stream of air burst forth from the jets at the wing roots, scattering gravel and dust across the ground. Acorus calamus leaped upwards, bouncing three or four meters into the air.
"ah--!"
She let out a short scream, lost her balance in mid-air, and began to tilt to one side.
Shen Yi reacted quickly, rushing to her immediate location and spreading his arms to prevent her from falling: "Don't panic! Adjust the wing angle, veer in the opposite direction of the tilt!"
He had already tried this suit of armor before, and it wasn't difficult to operate, especially for people who had been injected with the T-virus enhancement vaccine, who already had exceptional control over their bodies.
Upon hearing Shen Yi's words, Changpu gritted her teeth, forced herself to calm down, and adjusted the wing surface as instructed.
The angle of the thruster deflected slightly, stopping the tilting. Her body swayed twice in mid-air before finally managing to stabilize herself.
She hovered three meters in the air, looking down at Shen Yi who was looking up at her, her eyes filled with disbelief.
I'm flying?
Sunlight streamed down from behind her, casting a golden-red halo around the edges of the thrusters. The girl, clad in dark gray armor, hovered in the air like a newly awakened Valkyrie.
Kujirasu stood at the edge of the training field, looking up at the scene, and couldn't help but clench his fists. At this moment, he felt that he saw hope—the hope that a human could defeat the Kabane.
"What's that? A big bird?"
"Wait a minute, there looks like a person under the wings?"
"Could it be a Kabane?"
"Impossible! How could a Kabane fly!"
The iris hovering in the air immediately attracted the attention of those around them. They looked at the iris in the sky in horror, thinking that the Kabane had invaded, and the scene became somewhat chaotic.
Many soldiers gathered around, raising their guns and aiming at the calamus. Some even thought it would be better if it were a big bird, so they could have an extra meal. After all, this was the apocalypse. Although food was relatively plentiful at Xianjin Post Station, it was still quite difficult for ordinary people to eat meat.
"Don't do anything rash, that's Miss Yomokawa Ayame!"
Kujirai quickly stopped the soldiers who were gathering around him to avoid any misunderstanding.
"Young Miss?"
"Why can the young lady fly?"
"Is it a new steam-powered aircraft?"
Meanwhile, Yoshikazuki Ken finally heard the commotion from the servants and rushed over. Seeing Ayame emerge from the blood-powered armor, he curiously asked Shen Yi, "Little Yi, how much did that armor cost?"
"A small portion of the metal film at Xianjin Station."
Yomogawa Ken: ...
It seems a bit pricey!