Chapter 203: The Mightiest Star of All (2/2)
The chief waved at someone else who had come along. ”Bring me to the building in question,” he ordered and followed his subordinate to where Rakna had fainted.
When he arrived, he approached the downed therian and crouched next to him while a few people treated him, who were rapidly joined by more in the following moments. The chief glanced at the albino snake who was warily watching them before getting a closer look at the young man.
He winced when he saw the deep slash going across the left side of his face. ”Is his eye salvageable or not?” He asked one of the medics who shook his head grimly.
”We haven't looked to confirm yet, but I don't think it's possible by any normal means. There is a deep corrosion on every single wound. We are focused on that at the moment. If it is also the same for his eye… it is not salvageable. Additionally, judging by the wound and the traces of blood… the eyeball was entirely removed by the blade that caused it.”
The chief rubbed his eyes and groaned. ”I hope we don't get into trouble for this…”
”Sir,” someone called him whilst landing on the roof. ”We found dozens of survivors buried under the rubbles of some underground pathways. They must have run away from the fight.”
”Underground paths?” He scowled. ”Does that mean…”
”Yes. We confirmed it. They are members of Crimson Gem. We have already started to put them in custody.”
”I see. So, it was Fang who was fighting this young man… It's impressive for a new Host. But most expected for the student of a Nine-Tailed bold enough to mock his own Clan,” the chief commented and turned to his subordinate. ”Gather them up for an interrogation. I want to know their entire hub of operations and get rid of their crime group once and for all. Also, have you found traces of Fang or even his body? We are not sure if Xiorra killed him.”
”No, sir. In my opinion, I think nothing could have survived… that. And in this case, the chances of finding an actual corpse are mince. It might have been crushed or obliterated.”
The chief hummed. ”I agree. Continue the search for the time being regardless. Keep away civilians and report back to me when you have finished apprehending all of Crimson Gem's members. You are dismissed.”
The subordinate saluted and flashed down from the building with a movement skill. The leader of the enforcers looked back at Rakna and frowned when he noticed something. ”Hey, are any of you casting a spell for his eye?”
”Huh? No, sir… Why do you ask?”
”Then what is this glow?” He retorted and the healers leaned over a bit to look closer. There was a faint golden light coming from under the therian's scarred eyelid.
”I… don't know. He is most definitely unconscious and no mana is being used. It might be a-!” The medic stopped talking and jumped back along with others when Rakna's left eye opened snappily with a fizzling sound.
More blood flowed down his cheeks but where there should be a void, an uncanny red and gold mechanical eye was focusing its lenses over and over again. It had hundreds of layers and after a moment, it rotated its LEDs and emitted a sound.
|| Emergency Symbiosis Complete. DNA Integrated. Compatible Networks Detected. Establishing Contact... Contact Established. Nano-Machines Taken Over. Eion Energy Successfully Assimilated. Proceeding To Upgrade... || The eye flickered and a blue energetic pulse parkoured the entirety of Rakna's body before returning to his left eye.
”What is…” The chief enforcer muttered.
|| Allegro, Andante, Sonata – Symphony Synchronized. Compound Integrated. Restructuring For Optimal Coverage… ||
Promptly, Rakna's outfit suddenly became alive and stitched itself back together. The blood that stained it boiled and was expelled out of the material. The cuts were closed and everything came back together. His hood was automatically pulled up and Scherzo covered his face. The mask only had one eye lit up; a red and gold one.
”What an eerie mask…” One of the onlookers said.
”What kind of technology is this?”
|| Operating… Relinquishing 36% Resources to Replace Flesh/Organ Tissues… Blood Production Lift Initiated. Harmful External Energy Detected. Relinquishing 45% Resources to Eliminate the Anomaly… ||
Rakna's equipment started glowing and if his skin had been visible, everybody nearby would have been able to see small lights shine through his skin as they worked on his injuries; sometimes even coming out and filling the bloody gashes. After a short while, the corrosive aura left by Fang slowly was expelled by a bluish spray of mist.
”It's healing him… I've never seen any type of technological-induced force win so overwhelmingly over magic before,” the head medic said in awe. ”What kind of energy source does this run on?”
|| Operation Successful. User Unconscious… Directing Resources to Brain. Implanting Processors for Sensorial Receptors… Successful. Awakening Process: Surcharging Brainwaves… || The eye stated and Scherzo's second light lit up with a purple flicker.