Embers of Embers

Chapter 94 Another possibility
The smell of smoke had a refreshing fragrance, but Shrike didn't want to smell it too much. After the operation in Ende Town, Lorenzo told him a lot of useful things, such as the use of mandrake, and Shrike also tried it afterward. Once, there was no scary scene, but the Shrike was mentally depressed for a long time after that.
Lorenzo stood there like a sculpture, with his head lowered, as if he was deep in thought. The tobacco was burning between his fingers, and the rising smoke gathered into different shapes.
It was very heavy and very hot. Lorenzo felt like he was locked in an oven. Every time he took a step, he put in all his strength. In his ears was the high-speed whistling sound of the gears. He seemed to be carrying a heavy load on his back. A mountain moves forward.
But the strange thing is that there is no pressure, the pressure from the demon.
Lorenzo had not worn the Original Sin Armor, but based on his experience as a demon hunter, he knew exactly what it would feel like to be in contact with a weapon made by a demon. For example, he himself was a weapon made by a demon, with blood in his veins. The power called secret blood surged, and the steel bones made of holy silver protected but imprisoned his body.
His mind was not disturbed at all, but the next second the woman appeared in front of Lorenzo.
Countless faces flew over it, and finally settled into the one that Lorenzo was most familiar with. She smiled softly, and relied on mandrake to deepen the dark connection. She came to Lorenzo again and stretched out her arms. He shot like a pistol, and then trembled slightly.
Then it was as if a blazing sun penetrated Lorenzo. His flesh and blood were scorched and carbonized in an instant, and finally turned into ashes and dispersed. The red-hot armor cracked and twisted, and the flames did not stop, like a spear of light that completely shattered this fragile body. .
Big drops of sweat dripped from the tip of his nose. Lorenzo held his chest and helped him down in pain. He pressed one hand on the ground to maintain his body shape and prevent him from falling.
Lorenzo's sudden change obviously frightened Shrike, and he looked solemn.
"What do you see?"
But Lorenzo didn't answer him. After waiting for a long time, he seemed to have slowed down. He raised his head with a complicated expression.
"Shrike, have you ever thought about something?"
Lorenzo's breathing gradually calmed down. He glimpsed a possibility, and he was aware of that possibility because of what he saw with his spiritual vision.
"Can this kind of armor that combines demons and steel really be broken so easily?"
One of the most striking characteristics of the demon is its tenacious vitality. Even Ed, who was completely soaked in the holy silver, could live for a long time with the support of the secret blood, not to mention the prototype of the Original Sin Armor.
Shrike was also silent. He didn't seem to have thought about this. He had two contact experiences with the Original Sin Armor. One was Galahad's loss of control, and the other was the second-generation armor he controlled during the End Town operation.
Even the demon's impact and high temperature, and even the frontal shelling of the smoothbore cannon when Galahad lost control, could not completely defeat the armor, but the remains of the armor in front of him were killed by one blow.
According to the design principle of the Original Sin Armor, the demon not only provides power for it, the weird flesh and blood can essentially be used as a connection between metals, with super resilience and ductility, not only high temperature resistance but also extremely tough. In fact, To some extent, the connected flesh and blood can be understood as a mechanical material.
When the iron armor shatters, the wantonly growing flesh and blood will hold it firmly, instead of shattering it with one blow.
"You mean the weapon that killed it?"
Shrike was a little shocked. If you look at it this way, how powerful would the weapon that destroyed the armor be?But if you think about it carefully, armor technology originated from Jiuxia in the Far East. Just like the Demon Hunting Order developed the Silver Bolt in order to control the demon hunters, they should have weapons to destroy the armor when it gets out of control.
If it can destroy this armor, it must also be able to destroy the Original Sin Armor.
Shrike thought deeply and decided to report this idea. Although Yingerweg and Far East Jiuxia were in a cooperative relationship, they still needed to be careful.
Lorenzo shook his head, rejecting Shrike's idea.
"You have fallen into a misunderstanding. Dealing with monsters for a long time has made you subconsciously think of monsters no matter what you encounter."
"What do you mean?"
Shrike was confused and Lorenzo looked serious.
"Look, as an armor driven by monsters, isn't it too bulky? The plates are connected with mechanical structures, not biological tissues like monsters, plus the huge trauma on the back , actually think about it another way, what if something penetrated the armor and caused a second explosion on its back."
Lorenzo began to think in the opposite direction. He pointed at the huge wound on his back. Countless connected machines broke along with the wound and were full of cracks.
"Shrike, don't you think this is just the right size for a steam engine?"
Shrike's eyes shrank, his expression was filled with shock, and he looked at Lorenzo in disbelief.
"You mean, this thing is... purely mechanical?"
Lorenzo nodded firmly.
"I think that's the case, so it makes sense why it's not polluting. Coupled with its huge size and complex machinery..."
"You should know what this means, right."
Lorenzo began to understand what Arthur said in the church. The world is making crazy progress, not only in terms of technology but also military. Such mechanical armor has no resistance to monsters at all, but it will be the most dangerous weapon for humans. .
This is a military armor. After so many years of research, Far East Jiuxia has finally taken a key step in mass production of armor.
But they have only had steam technology for more than ten years, and today's progress is simply terrifying.
"It looks like you're quite busy."
This was explosive news, and regardless of whether Lorenzo's reasoning was correct or not it was presented as a dangerous possibility.
The shrike had a look of fear on his face, and after a long pause, he spoke slowly.
"Sometimes I can't tell clearly. Are you the source of trouble or the one who can cause trouble first?"
"Rather than this, you should be thanking me for discovering the danger in advance... You should know my bank account, right?"
Lorenzo joked, but there was no joy in his heart. What Arthur said was becoming reality step by step, and the outbreak of the so-called war would be inevitable.
Shrike was no longer in the mood to hold the meeting. When the time was up, the guards surrounded the venue. With apologetic words and forced actions, they invited everyone out of the venue. Seleucid waited for Lorenzo in the crowd, although Lorenzo's face was well concealed, but this keen girl could still see through it at a glance.
"Did you do something in there?"
"What do you mean?"
"The exhibition ended not long after you entered. You must have done something."
Lorenzo covered his head in embarrassment.
"Why do you think so? Do you think I am so unreliable?"
"I just think you can easily cause strange things."
Selu replied calmly.
"Well... the exhibition is over, do you want me to take you home? Or should I take you to buy some damn candy?"
"Mr. Holmes, although the exhibition has ended early, my 'exhibition' still has more than half of the time left. Don't try to hide away like this."
Clear eyes stared directly at Lorenzo, leaving him with nowhere to hide.
"You are starting to become a boring adult, Seleu, I am very heartbroken."
For Lorenzo, as a person ages, the cost of some problems increases.
Seleu nodded seriously to this.
"That's right, I'll be an adult in a month."
(End of this chapter)