V2/Chapter 22: Look, I've taken the bait
"How does it feel?"
Ai Yue walked up to Hua and asked with a smile.
"I'm fine," Hua clenched her fists, then unclenched them, as if to experience the power of the armor by repeating this action, "This armor is really powerful... Is it called Taichu?"
"Taichu is just a code name, indicating that it is the first generation of prototype armor," Ai Yue explained, "Of course, you can also give it a name you like."
"No need, Taichu is a good name." Hua said with a smile, "I like this name very much."
As a native of Shenzhou, she certainly knew that this word came from the cultural legends of Shenzhou, and the armor having such a name was obviously better than a number with letters and numbers.
"By the way, Dr. Ai Yue," Hua quickly thought of something else and couldn't help but look at Ai Yue, "Did this battle help you?"
She did not forget that the main purpose of this actual combat training was to collect combat data of the Taichu Armor, and she did not know whether her performance just now was up to standard or not.
Although it was the first time to use this set of armor, Hua already liked it very much - with such equipment, she would be able to do more things. Even if Dr. Ai Yue went to Australia, which was full of crises, she would have the confidence to protect his safety by herself.
"Very good, I'm very satisfied." Ai Yue looked at Hua, then looked at Kosma beside him, and couldn't help but smile, "In all aspects, I'm very satisfied."
"Stop!"
While the two were talking, Kosma suddenly yelled and sat up from the ground, "Um, my head hurts... Hua, and Dr. Ai Yue, are you all okay?"
Kosma's memory only stayed at the moment before he was about to go berserk, and he had no recollection of what happened afterwards, so he was still trying to fight the hunger in his heart, trying to regain control of his body.
But it was not until he sat up that he realized that things seemed not to be as he had imagined.
He was lying on the ground, feeling a tingling sensation in all his muscles, while Hua and Dr. Ai Yue were standing. It was obvious that the outcome of the battle was completely opposite to what he had expected.
"Did I lose?" Kosma tried to stand up, but failed in the end. He had to sit on the ground and look at the two people. "I didn't expect you to be so strong, Hua."
"No, it's mainly the power of the Taichu Armor." Hua shook her head, then looked at Ai Yue beside him, "If I didn't have this set of armor, I might not be able to survive even five moves from you."
"It's already very impressive for an ordinary person to survive a few moves from a fusion warrior. The physical fitness between us is greatly different due to the Honkai beast gene." Kosma shook his head. "In comparison, your fighting skills are far better than mine, and you may even be a little better than Kevin. Don't underestimate yourself."
Hearing Kosma's comments, Hua couldn't help but be stunned.
'A little better than Kevin?'
Hua didn't know Kevin very well, and the closest contact they had was just a greeting at a previous banquet, but she also knew very well that Kevin was currently recognized as the strongest fusion warrior, and both his past battle records and paper data were enough to prove this.
So this sounds a bit unreal.
But Hua didn't know that after Kevin became a fusion warrior, all his training was to improve his ability strength. After all, fighting with Honkai beasts did not require any skills, so he only needed to be strong enough to fly bricks. Therefore, in terms of skills, it was indeed a shortcoming of his.
Of course, after Sakura assassinated Dr. Mei, Kevin took this matter seriously, so the two of them still have to fight to determine who is better in fighting skills.
"Speaking of which, was this suit of armor made by Dr. Ai Yue?" Kosma didn't know that Hua took his words as a compliment, so he just turned his attention back to the armor, "Does it have a name?"
"Its name is Taichu." Ai Yue said with a smile, "How does it feel to fight it?"
"It's very hard, really hard," Kosma said, looking down at his claws. "My ability doesn't even have any effect on it. Is this a new special alloy?"
Compared with others, Kosma's ability seems a bit "sinister". Each of his attacks will leave difficult-to-eliminate energy on the enemy, causing continuous corrosive damage. This damage seems insignificant at first, but it can be continuously accumulated, and there is almost no upper limit. After being accumulated to a certain level, Kosma can even detonate it all at once, causing huge damage.
And because of Vishnu's characteristics, Kosma has a very strong ability to sustain combat in a battlefield full of Honkai beasts. Relying on its strong endurance and strange abilities, Kosma can fight against even the most powerful enemies and can even drag the opponent to death.
However, this ability can hardly cause any substantial damage to the Taichu Armor. Kosma had noticed before that even if his attack hit Hua, the marks left by the claws would be quickly eliminated, as if the opponent's armor had the ability to self-repair.
That's why Kosma was dragged into a protracted war by Hua, and finally went berserk due to the lack of replenishment of the Honkai beast factor.
"Well, its Honkai resistance is very high, so it can resist your ability," Ai Yue did not explain too much, because he knew that Kosma did not understand this aspect, "This material will soon be used in new equipment, so stay tuned."
"That's great. By the way, will this kind of armor be mass-produced?" Kosma finally focused his attention on Hua, "Can we have it too?"
If the armor on Hua can exert such powerful combat power, then if it is a fusion warrior, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
In addition, if this type of armor can be equipped on a large scale to ordinary people, perhaps the Fusion Warrior Program will no longer be needed in the future?
Kosma knew very well how threatening the Fusion Warrior Plan was. Even though Vishnu's fusion danger factor was the lowest among all the fusion warriors, he was the only one who survived from the same batch of experiments. This plan, which required the sacrifice of countless people to achieve the success of one person, could not be compared with the Armor Plan at all.
'Also, this one is so cool, I really want it...'
Hua, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under Kosma's burning gaze, quietly took a half step back and hid behind Ai Yue.
"Unfortunately, this armor is currently too expensive and difficult to mass-produce." Thinking of the cost of manufacturing the Taichu armor, even Ai Yue couldn't help shaking his head. "Of course, fusion warriors are definitely qualified to equip it. I will make different designs based on each person's situation, which will definitely take more time."
"I see." Kosma's eyes still didn't leave Hua's armor. "By the way, how do you put on this armor? I don't seem to see any interfaces. Are they hidden? Will it be troublesome to put it on and take it off?"
Ordinary armor is designed with convenient devices to facilitate installation and removal. Although it will affect the appearance, at least it will not take time to put on and take off. However, Kosma did not find any traces of this in the design of the Taichu armor.
As if reminded by Kosma's words, Hua immediately said: "Taichu, cancel the fusion."
She knew very well that Kosma was just observing the armor, so as long as she took it off, he should stop staring at her, right?
[Confirmed the command, the armor combination has been released.]
Then Kosma was stunned to see the Taichu Armor burst out with golden light, and then was "sucked" in by several special devices like flowing mercury, revealing Hua's real body.
'This, this...'
"Well, I'll go change my clothes first." Hua said softly, then turned and ran to the locker room.
Kosma couldn't care less about her at this moment. The boy struggled to stand up, rushed to Ai Yue, and grabbed his hands: "Dr. Ai Yue, how do you cooperate with us in designing the armor?!"
"Look, you're in a hurry again." Ai Yue pushed his glasses with one hand and covered the corners of his mouth. "These things take time. There are many experiments to do..."
"I'll cooperate! I can cooperate with anything!"