Chapter 180: Into the Crypt (1/2)

Chapter 180: Into the Crypt

Aldrich feltup in blood colored steam from all the red runes around hisof innate h sheer instinct that the a from Volantis was considerable He briefly worried whether it could be sensed by even those that were not ically sensitive, but he pushed that concern away

If nobody had been able to perceive Aldrich's mana up to this point, then nobody would sense this now

Still, Aldrich prepared his own ers Just in case so happened that required hi ical energy around Volantis suddenly dissipated

The glowing red runes lost their light and faded away Volantis refor red, it was now a simple blank white "Volantis?" said Aldrich cautiously "This ar forced repair to correct internal issues" said Volantis in his usual sh it was very evident to Aldrich now that this voice was not actually his

It was a voice that the demons had implanted within him "It will still be operational, but some functions will be co Arain, and Aldrich asked a question "How long until this armor is repaired? What does a repair entail?" "Estimated time of repair completion: unknown," said the voice "Query: repair function registered Answering: A repair indicates a full return of internal systems to their most recent state before corruption in order to preserve accumulated battle experience and Armored compatibility" "I see," said Aldrich So it was basically like a coood configuration In this case, Volantis would return to hoas exactly before he had started to remember his past fully "It is recommended that the Armored still wear the unit," said the arreatly enhanced and stabilized by anchoring to an

Armored"

Aldrich tentatively stepped back into the armor It was not that he was not cautious about Volantis's sudden shi+ft and the possibility that so him

But Aldrich did not want to reveal his true form or even his Materius human appearance

So, Aldrich took the risk Volantis'sback into a full, regal ar was off He sensed no danger The only issue was, as whatever runic mechanism present in Volantis had said, some functions were unavailable Aldrich could access the enhanced stats that Volantis offered, but not any of Volantis's stitching or anything really that Volantis hi with a Frame that had it's Al shut down

Well, this had been utterly surprising

Aldrich sighed as he leaned back against the wall of the Null Box again He was not an o, but usually, if he planned or thought hard enough, he could expect what kind of surprises he would face

But this was coe about deion Necromancers had very little reason to travel to Helith He did not know all the tiny details that went into forging a