Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1252 1224. [Power Liberation]

 The leader of the second phase of the regiment exposed the palms of the gloves of the armor.

 Smaug's terrifyingly defensive scales took on a cold and hard texture of metal after their treatment, and the original color of the dragon's skin also became very light after treatment.

The originally ocher-red dragon skin now has a slightly reddish look after bleaching.

But the exposed parts of the leader of the second phase are different from the color of Smaug's dragon skin, which is a rich dark green that is almost pitch black.

That's the skin of a Dino-Tyrannosaurus.

“The gloves, boots, and the belt around the waist are all made of [Mist Nest Lord’s thick leather].”

Then, he asked Lan En to stand on the side, and pressed **** the joints of the armor plates, suppressing his blush and breaking them to both sides.

 The scales that were originally tightly bitten gradually revealed a line of scenery lined inside under his exertion.

 Under the more and finer armor plates inside, the lining inside the scale armor flashed past.

The big man with one eye couldn't help but let go, and the armor that had just been opened through a small gap immediately closed back up.

 Obviously, this is a deformation allowance given to the armor to facilitate the wearer's strenuous exercise.

If it is really broken, the opening and closing of the armor plates will not be so smooth.

“The inner lining, the lined leather armor is a mixture of Smaug dragon skin and [Mistbrood Lord] skin woven together.”

 He panted and patted his chest, looking smug.

“You used a large area of ​​[Mist Nest Lord] material.” Lan En tilted his head. "I probably know that you want to use this to carry its [essence]?"

 “It’s better to tell me the result directly.”

 “I succeeded.”

 The leader of the second phase of the group was as straightforward as Lan En requested.

 But the smile could not be concealed on this face that had been burned by the fire.

“Now this set of armor contains more than just the power of your magic blacksmith.”

“To be honest, I want you to be the user of this armor. Otherwise, after I had just carried the [Essence of the Mist Nest Lord] on it, I wouldn’t have dared to let this thing appear.”

 When he said this, the calm complacency on his face disappeared, and instead became serious.

 Obviously, this set of armor had some twists and turns after actually using the [Mist Nest Lord's Thick Skin].

Berengar nodded in agreement: "Anyway, you can try it on first."

 Halfway through speaking, he also reminded Lan En with a frown.

“If you feel something is wrong with you, just tell us quickly. We will help you remove it.”

Lan En, who has experienced many big scenes personally, just opened his arms calmly and silently at this time.

Tilted his head at the two blacksmiths.

 The armor was taken off the display stand, and then placed on Lan En one by one.

 When the area of ​​​​A was not large, Lan En didn't feel anything.

But when the leather straps passed through the metal buckles one by one, the armor began to make a slight collision sound on his body with his breathing and movement.

"Um?"

After the armor, which was cold and metallic and slightly bony in color, was completely put on his body, Lan En's palms opened and closed slightly to get used to the texture of the armor.

 But he suddenly saw the silver hair scattered in front of his eyes.

This hair is as bright as molten silver, and when illuminated by the fire in the processing house, it looks like clear glass.

 It’s beautiful and perfect, but why is it in front of me?

 Lan En's eyes were slightly distracted, a bit like he was in a daze.

In addition to the apprentices in the processing house who were holding their breath and looking forward to this suit of armor but not knowing the details inside, Berengar and the leader of the second phase looked at Lan En a little nervously.

 But Lan En didn't want to observe others at this time. He just focused on thinking about his own hair.

 How could it leave my hairstyle without authorization? This is too endless

　　A sudden, soft "click" sound.

That was the movement caused by the arm that had been put on armor started to move and then suddenly stopped.

 Lan En's mind hadn't finished the word 'perfect' yet, but his body had naturally stopped the palm that had been stretched out towards his hair.

Under the slightly nervous gazes of Berengar and the leader of the second phase of the regiment, Lan En tilted his head and looked at his palms, which had stretched out their dragon-scaled gloves because of his exertion.

“Oh.” The young demon hunter raised his eyebrows first, then curled his lips, “Is that it?”

Berengar and the leader of the second phase of the regiment looked at Lan En and blinked.

 But Lan En himself had calmed down the muscles of his palms again as if nothing had happened, and lowered the arm that was heading towards his hair.

Smaug is an evil dragon, a race created by Morgoth, the first dark enemy of the world of Arda.

Even the dense and immortal gold in the Jinshan Mountain where it has lived is tainted with its dragon odor, and has an evil spirit that corrodes people's hearts.

　　It was something Lan En had expected that if he peeled off its scales and dragon skin to make armor, his spirit would be eroded.

He was even curious about how the evil spirit in Smaug would affect him since he didn't care about gold. But looking at it now, Lan En only feels that it is ‘unremarkable’.

 It’s still the same set for psychological defects.

 The Emperor's Children have been imbued with the [Gene Seed] and their persistent pursuit of perfection.

 Obsessed on the perfection of one’s skills, the perfection of one’s appearance, and the perfection of one’s manners

This kind of impulse caused by the evil spirit of the evil dragon is completely pathological.

Looking at the strength of Lan En's palm just now, it was easy to say that he wanted to pull off the loose strand of hair.

But for Lan En, "fighting against his own impulse for perfection" has become a daily routine from the first day he implanted the [Gene Seed] into himself.

His education in his previous life has shaped his worldview and outlook on life, and the simple philosophical concepts he has integrated tell him that being too obsessed with perfection in all aspects will lead him to eventually embark on an imperfect path.

 So from the beginning, Lan En would be fascinated by the perfect figures of the Emperor's Children in [Memory Diving] for a while.

 But as his journey across the world and fortifying himself grew longer and further.

 He began to constantly examine and examine himself.

He was born out of the [gene seed], but he will not succumb to the ‘impulse of perfection’ carried in the [gene seed].

Smaug's evil spirit is just a "slightly" more intense daily introspection for him.

Lan En put his palms in front of his eyes, clenching and unclenching them with a calm expression.

 Chestplate, shoulder armor, and arm armor, as he exerts force and swells his muscles, there is a fine friction sound of armor pieces, and the sound of leather tightening.

However, the dragon skin and dragon scales stripped from Smaug's body were far more durable than Lan En's last set of armor.

 The intensity of Lan En's muscle activity is now fully within the tolerance of this armor.

Just now, the palm of my hand that I subconsciously wanted to pull off a strand of hair or even a piece of scalp was wrapped in a leather glove with dragon scales.

Lan En looked as normal as he controlled it at such a close distance.

 And with Lan En's activities, he is becoming more and more accustomed to this armor.

 It seems that he is naturally adaptable to this kind of pure heavy armor.

Even now, he still has the energy to tilt his head and look at the lower place next to him.

 “Are you feeling okay, fluffball?”

Beside his legs, the calico kitten has also put on its new armor, with its two little paws on its hips with its chest raised and its head raised.

 “No problem at all, boss!”

Elu Cat's armor originally used very few materials, and coupled with the healthy and upbeat personality and mental state of the flannel ball itself, it is possible that the evil dragon's residual evil spirit was not even felt by it.

After all, Fluffy Ball stole the Arken Stone under the eyes of Smaug, who was still alive.

 In the end, it only felt that the gold and silver mountains in the lonely mountain were too boring. Well, the smell of the dragon was also disgusting.

 That’s all.

 “Hey! I said it must be no problem!”

“Heh, if something goes wrong, do we dare to dress him here?”

 The leader of the second phase of the regiment and Berengar nodded to each other.

As the casters, they must know what is on this armor. But they still let Lan En wear it without any worries.

 “It’s not just the evil spirit of the dragon.”

Under the excited gazes of the two casters with smiles, Lan En, who confirmed that the velvet ball had no feeling, looked thoughtfully at the leather gloves with dragon scales on his palms.

 Then, he frowned and clenched his fists fiercely again!

 There was a "crunch" sound!

That was the sound of the thick skin of the Tyrannosaurus, the Lord of the Fog Nest, squeezing and rubbing in the palm of my hand!

Then, the armor on the entire arm also made a "clatter" sound with the surge of power.

The sudden and explosive power was shocking, causing the unprepared apprentices in the processing house around them to open their eyes wide and subconsciously look back.

 Then there was a ‘bang’! Light red flames first exploded from Lan En's fist, and then the edges of the entire suit of armor, armor plates, and skirt were all filled with light red flames.

　　【Power Liberation】!

The one-eyed bald man suddenly clenched his fists and waved his hands happily: "Aha! I knew this material was enough!"

 After the active materials stripped from the monsters carry the [essence], they will not only provide a simple increase in power, but also some special abilities of the monsters.

As for the [Mist Nest Lord], there is no doubt that it is reflected in the [Essence], which is the kind of characteristic that can greatly stimulate the body's potential and roughly increase one's own strength.

 This characteristic is named [Power Liberation] in the division of the Hunter Guild!

Berengar also looked at Lan En with curiosity as the edge of his armor was covered with a layer of light red light.

But the leader of the second phase team was happy for his accurate prediction, but after turning on [Power Liberation], Lan En frowned and looked at his clenched and then opened palms.

His fingers hurt from being pinched by himself just now? !

 Elevate the muscle strength beyond the endurance of the muscles, and the force of the fist can directly compress the fist bones. This ferocious and cruel way to improve is truly worthy of the mist nest master.

 Through [Power Liberation], Lan En recalled the feeling of confronting the living [Mist Nest Lord] at that time.