Chapter 355: Who’s Crazier? (8)
From the moment someone became a Transcendental, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say their entire body was a weapon. Even a simple punch could instantly kill an ogre. On top of that, Keter’s right arm was a prosthetic made from Eslow’s Authority.
It contained enough destructive power that it wouldn’t have been strange if Rukan’s head had burst apart, but he was fine. He was merely pushed back a single step. His head had slightly turned, but he didn’t even get a nosebleed.
Instead, small fragments stuck to Keter’s fist. Fragments from a person’s face? When Keter looked closely, Rukan was not fine. Cracks had formed on his face, as if a mask had cracked.
Whoa.
Keter quickly stepped back and shook off his hand. He was more than able to follow up with another blow, but there was no reason to do so.
Rukan turned into a monster. It’s a hassle to take him on alone. I won’t do that.
Besides, he had come to see Rukan for another reason. That strike just now had only been a strike to initiate a conversation.
“Aren’t you here because you were curious why I came to find you?”
When Keter reminded him of that, Rukan’s tentacles stopped for a moment, but only briefly. It appeared that the tentacles were about to fire again, so Keter didn’t wait for a reply and continued.