RHWB 26

Kabanata 26

However, Captain Yora stopped when she felt power erupting from Keenan. She looked back and realized that Keenan was undergoing another suffering.

"I see, so you only eat N-cores. Now, the backlash is happening and your body is starting to disintegrate."

She was impressed, what he did was suicidal. But she couldn't blame him, he didn't have a choice but to do that. He needed to become stronger to increase his chances of surviving.

Keenan's body was starting to crumble. His feet and hands started to disintegrate and they were slowly becoming grains and sand.

He was screaming as he felt excruciating pain. This was the first time he experienced this kind of thing, this was different from dying where his senses would fade away. Keenan felt like his own existence was disappearing.

"It's not your body this is disappearing, it's your whole existence. This is the curse of continuous consumption of N-cores. And when your body is completely eroded, you will explode."

Captain Yora explained, she stopped walking and watch Keenan's destruction. She decided to watch what would happen. As powerful Nightbreakers, she could withstand even a nuclear bomb. Her Aura was enough to protect her.

"Let's see what you got. Will you die and succumb to darkness or will you fight and continue living."

She said. She sat on the floor and looked intently. She communicates with Shana through the device on her ear.

"What? You're saying you want to see what will happen to him? Are you crazy? We know that surviving disintegration is 99% apparent! And the first place, why did you not save him? I thought you want to save the student?"

Shana asked, she was massaging her temple right now. Behind her, dozens of mercenaries were listening to their conversation.

"Make sure that he's not from a huge clan. We can't afford to face them, you know that."

She added.

"Don't worry, he's not from a clan. I can verify that. He didn't have any special features and the only thing he promised to me is this bag of N-core. Except for that nothing."

"Good… Make sure you are safe."

Shana said with a tint of worry. However, what she heard was a laugh.

"Who do you think am I? I will not die easily."

Captain Yora ended the call. She returned her eyes to the man who was screaming. Right now, the disintegration reached almost his legs and shoulders. If it reached his heart, it was automatic that he would die.

Captain Yora knew a way to survive this ordeal but she decided not to talk. Besides, the chances of achieving it would be impossible.

' Concentration is hard factoring that you're in deep pain. He will not last long even if he started meditating. At best, he could stop it for a few seconds but that's it.'

She thought, however, one thing was tugging her mind. The one percent was small but still a probability.

'On top of that, I feel like something will happen… Or perhaps it's just my delusions. Yeah, I must not put expectations on anyone, or else I'll be disappointed just like that time…'

Captain returned her focus on Keenan.

" I will wait, give me something fun to watch okay?"

She smiled but Keenan couldn't hear her. The man was in deep anguish as his body slowly disappeared, the pain was too much for him.

Right now, his legs and shoulders completely disappeared and the disintegration started to eat his upper body. Only a few minutes and his heart would be eaten too.

"Ah yeah, I remember, the Veloce. I still didn't get its N-core."

She stood and checked the monster she murdered. She stabbed its chest and took out the N-core. Its N-core was big since the Veloce was a Class-S, the crystal was releasing pure energy. Captain Yora inspected it and identified that it was so-so. She had far better N-cores than this. Well, Class-S is Class-S so she could sell this at a good price.

She returned to her sitting spot and added the N-core to the pouch.

However, when she looked at Keenan she realized that the man stopped screaming.

"Eh? Did he die? What a letdown.",

She said. But when she further inspected, she realized that his body stopped disintegrating. In fact, his body started to regenerate!

Yora's eyes widened. She started laughing when she affirmed that Keenan did stop the crumbling.

"Seriously?! This man is talented! Fufu, looks like I found a good man."

She was smiling. Her eye was shining as she looked at Keenan. She couldn't believe that she would witness this right before her. This was one in a million.

"A student that has a deep focus that he can even prevent disintegration. This man…"

She grinned. Keenan caught her interest. Having this strong concentration was hard to accomplish. But now she was witnessing it.

"This is great, fufu."

She didn't know why but something was awakened in her.

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On the other hand, Keenan who was in deep pain started concentrating on the exploding energy. This energy was the reason why his body was crumbling. The built-up energy because of the N-cores he consumed was destroying his body.

While he was aching crazily, he recalled one thing. The energy that was destroying his body, he could use it to do the opposite. Keenan could use the energy to heal his body. However, he needed strong concentration to pull it off.

He had to control the energy and flowed in circulation. He had to use the energy to heal him, but not too much, or else it would explode. He had to circulate the energy, heal his body, and control the amount of energy. If one of these things failed, then the disintegration would start again and he would lose his chance to live.

Fortunately, Keenan, the assassin, was a man who mastered deep focus.

'I can do it, I must do it!'

He gritted his teeth and started controlling the energy. The limbs he lost started regenerating, he didn't let the energy linger on. The energy traveled all over his body, rotational.

He almost lost his consciousness but he was holding and bit his lip instead. Blood crept out of his mouth and he continued the process, repeating it until he could heal his body.

He didn't know how much time passed, he felt like it took forever to heal him. He only realized that everything was over when he heard a voice.

"Fufu, congratulations. You overcome it."

He opened his eyes and saw that a brunette woman who had an eyepatch was looking at him. The woman was grinning.

Then, he further looked around and realized that it was morning already.