Colonial Suit

Blood瞳 sat quietly, closing his eyes to experience this strange sensation.

He wasn't surprised. In fact, ever since he was parasitized by that "thing" within him, very few things in this world could surprise him. So when the gauntlet truly merged with him, he didn't react at all. He simply observed the process calmly.

Time passed slowly, and Blood瞳 could feel the tiny tentacles gradually invading his blood vessels, his bones, and even his meridians. There was no pain, only a faint tingling and smoothness, and even some slight pleasure. With his eyes closed, he could almost see the process of those tiny tentacles merging within his arm. Countless minute, hair-like tentacles traveled within his arm, invading every inch of accessible flesh.

If he opened his eyes now, he would definitely notice that the appearance of the gauntlet had completely changed. It was no longer the inconspicuous thing it once was, but had become extremely exquisite and delicate. The horny shell, which even knives couldn't damage before, rapidly softened and reshaped its appearance according to Blood瞳's hand shape. Within the joints, countless muscle tissues wriggled rapidly, mixing with those tiny tentacles to enter Blood瞳's skin. At the same time, the exterior of the gauntlet was also undergoing earth-shattering changes. Horny armor covered every inch of skin that needed protection, even completely enveloping each finger. The horny material at the fingertips protruded slightly, forming hook-like barbs like claws. On the arm guard, two narrow, sharp protrusions formed on the horny armor and extended diagonally upwards, eventually forming two sharp blades at the edge of the elbow. And inside the gauntlet, the originally shriveled leather-like lining had also melted away, turning into a slippery liquid that merged into Blood瞳's arm. With this process, Blood瞳 suddenly felt that the gauntlet had become a part of his body, and it revealed some functions to him.

This process lasted for more than half an hour. During this time, Blood瞳 didn't move at all, carefully experiencing the changes that this pair of gauntlets brought him. It wasn't until the familiar throbbing came from within him that he slowly opened his eyes and tentatively uttered a syllable.

"Blade!"

With a "clang!" sound, the blades on the outside of his elbows suddenly extended, fiercely piercing into the steel-made carriage wall. Blood瞳 moved slightly, and the lengthened blades immediately cut a long gash in the carriage wall as he moved. There was no feeling of obstruction at all, as if the steel wall was as soft as tofu.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Blood瞳's mind moved, and the two blades retracted with a whoosh, turning back into the appearance of two decorations. If not for seeing it with their own eyes, probably no one would believe that these two seemingly decorative blades had just extended more than half a meter long and pierced through the carriage.

Blood瞳 observed the two protrusions for a while, then whispered, "Claw!"

Silently, the tips of his five fingers suddenly emitted a faint blue light. Blood瞳 raised his hand to his eyes and carefully observed it for a while, giving up the idea of continuing to try.

Just testing an arm blade left such a big wound on this room. If Sarah saw it, she would definitely get angry with him. Blood瞳 was very grateful to Sarah, but didn't want to cause any trouble for this kind little girl.

According to the information he felt, this pair of gauntlets only had these two abilities. The extendable arm blade was the ultimate in melee combat, while the claws were powerful weapons for surprise attacks. Although he hadn't tested their power, Blood瞳 absolutely believed that they were not comparable to ordinary weapons. Most importantly, Blood瞳 was now certain that this pair of gauntlets was definitely not ordinary hunter weapons, but should be part of some kind of armor. Because only the strongest weapons left by the pre-civilization could burst out with such exaggerated power. The armor in his dream should be the complete form of this armor set.

He just couldn't understand why armor was powerful because it was a whole, with complete power, combat, protection, and functional modules. These modules were complementary and had to be combined to be effective. Especially the power, without a power source, the armor was like a piece of scrap iron and couldn't fight at all.

But the component he obtained was different. Not only did it not need a power source, but it could also directly integrate into his body. This made him feel strange. And he also thought that if the gauntlet was part of some kind of armor, then what about the "thing" in his body? Could it also be part of the armor? Could it allow the gauntlet without a power source to function? Could "it" be a power source?

After thinking for a while without any clues, Blood瞳 finally decided not to dwell on this question and planned to take off the gauntlet. But at this time, he discovered another problem. The gauntlet had completely merged with his body, so how could he take it off? After trying several times without results, Blood瞳 couldn't help but scratch his head in frustration. Just as he was at a loss, he suddenly felt "it" transmit a familiar throbbing again. With a burst of tingling, the pair of gauntlets actually decomposed and refined before his eyes, turning into countless tiny tentacles that retracted into his arm.

Afterward, he suddenly heard Sarah's slightly anxious voice outside.

"Mr. Blood瞳, Mr. Blood瞳. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't want to disturb you, but there are some things I think you should take a look at."

"Okay, I'll be right there," Blood瞳 replied. After tidying up the room, he opened the door and immediately saw Sarah's delicate face.

But Sarah's face was a little pale now. Seeing Blood瞳 come out, she grabbed Blood瞳's hand and ran without saying a word. Only then did Blood瞳 realize that everyone in the carriage had stood up, and everyone's face showed solemn and frightened expressions.

Walking along the aisle of the truck to the roof, a strong wind immediately rushed towards him. Blood瞳 couldn't help but squint his eyes.

"There, Mr. Blood瞳. That direction."

Sarah's worried voice sounded in his ear, and Blood瞳 looked in the direction of the little girl's tender white fingers and was stunned.

On the distant horizon, a rolling cloud of dust was rising up, and the sound of motors could be faintly heard.

"Another convoy?"

"No, Mr. Blood瞳, of course not. That's a bandit group," Sarah hurriedly explained. "Our radio received their signal demanding that we stop."

Bandit group!?

Blood瞳's heart sank. He had finally encountered them.

In fact, encountering bandit groups in the desert was a very normal thing. Even after he escaped from the shelter, he was worried about being robbed by bandit groups. Not to mention a caravan with such a large target? Compared to him, the caravan was obviously more suitable to play the role of a "sheep."

In order to rob, bandit groups were mostly equipped with modified high-horsepower motorcycles and off-road vehicles, which were far from comparable to the caravan's dilapidated old cars. The bandit group's demand to stop via radio was full of arrogance.

"Have you encountered bandit groups before?" Blood瞳 felt that he had asked a rhetorical question.

But little Sarah still answered seriously. "Of course, Mr. Blood瞳. It's impossible to travel in the wilderness without encountering bandit groups. But we have Lord Carl's pass. They only have the right to plunder, but not the power to kill us."

The lord was the largest bandit group in an area. With their pass, they enjoyed limited protection in that area. When encountering other bandit groups, they could escape by paying enough tribute. Bandit groups weren't brainless fools, and they generally wouldn't do things that would drain the pond to catch the fish.

"What about this time?"

"This time is different," Sarah said with a wry smile. "I'm sorry, Mr. Blood瞳. Before meeting you, we had just encountered a wave of bandit groups, so we don't have enough tribute to give them. You know, without tribute, we can't enjoy the protection of the pass."

Sarah didn't say one thing, even if they had tribute to pay, after paying those tributes, they wouldn't have any supplies to live on. Who told Blood瞳 to eat one-tenth of the caravan's food at once? So in order to survive, they couldn't pay tribute this time no matter what.

Then the only way was to escape. But the problem was, in the vast wilderness, how could a caravan with only old vehicles escape the hunt of a bandit group equipped with motorcycles?

This was simply sending them to their deaths.

Taking a deep breath, Blood瞳 seemed to smell the bloody smell in the air. This made him feel a faint excitement. An excitement of seeing blood soon. Since escaping from the shelter, he hadn't seen blood for a long time. But he still suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked calmly.

"Where's Captain ویک?"

"Uncle ویک went to the vehicles in the back to organize the guard team. But I know, I'm afraid he himself doesn't think it will work," Sarah sighed. "We lack weapons too much. The strongest weapon in the caravan is a triple-barreled shotgun loaded on the back car. In normal circumstances, it can still be a bit of a deterrent to the bandit group. But now we don't have any bullets..."

A hint of shyness rarely appeared on Sarah's face. "You know, we're very poor."

"So..." Sarah raised her head and looked directly at Blood瞳 with an unprecedentedly serious attitude. A light called hope flickered in her beautiful big eyes.

"I would like to ask Mr. Blood瞳 to help us. Please protect us no matter what. If you can let us escape this encounter, then the favor you owe me will be written off!"