Temporal Pearls

Seth had no choice but to immediately drop his Staff, which defended him against two more bullets while the third one hit him.

By holding it, he has seeped enough force in it for automatic movement around him and close to him.

He no longer has the luxury of having it be far away.

His aura control mastery has aided him now he felt the force was an extension of himself.

Which allowed him to make the force to permeate all the armour which in turn allowed easy movement.

Not just easy movement but literally, he was stronger and faster than his base stats of 39 points. Perhaps, 2 times stronger which means he has 78 points in all attributes except dexterity.

This allowed him to keep up passively, but the armour was better than that as he could pour more physique force inside it and, in turn, increased his strength and speed.

But, Major Physique Force was not unlimited. It was being consumed and not to mention his stamina was reducing.

The saving grace was something he had: Brain Force. Which allows him to have impeccable control of his movements and the armour as a large.

Just now he just docked away from the shining blade, but the man was fast as he suddenly appeared beside him with a stab.

The tip of the blade glowing, Seth was too slow to dodge, but before the tip stabbed the armour, the very location became hardened and heavy.

Clang!

Seth has poured more Physique Force there and made the location increasingly durable, but even with that, there was a crack in the armour.

This battle was fast and Seth was on the losing end.

[Stamina below 10]

[Exertion Points will be used]

The Exertion Points, too, were being used fast, and several cuts were appearing on his armour. His force was so low that he couldn't control its output at all.

Fling!

A bullet came at the staff and it was flung away. The store force inside has been used off. Seth can sense it but not enough to have meaningful control.

Bang!

Bang!

Several bullets slammed at Seth's body and he was embedded inside the wall. Each bullet rammed was like an extremely strong fist on his body.

Bang!

Bang!

What was worse was the shock wave that was passing through his body, rattling his muscles and bones.

The tremor has already caused a lot of cracks to spread across his bones.

The gun user stopped, and the blade user took a stand; his blade glowed with silver light.

Seth recalled he had faced someone using a similar technique in the Garden Of Eden, in that small arena where a Turtle was placed as a prize.

He swung his blade fast at Seth's neck but Seth pushed his armour to be extra thick in that location. His helmet and neck hardened beyond normal.

Clang!

The blade leaves a scratch on it. But the impact made Seth feel his neck and head shake and he felt dizzy.

The blade user stepped back and took a stance, and he zipped forward with a stab toward Seth's chest.

He was aiming at Seth's heart.

The blade went through the armour with a screech of steel being torn apart and passed through Seth's skin, thin muscle and a rib until it reached his heart.

Clang!

Seth felt his Stone Heart tremble, and then immediately, Lava Scriptures seemed to have awakened.

The blade user felt as if he met with a hardstone that refused to be cut. His silver blade energy was immediately used up and the blade slightly became warm.

He pulled it back, rested for a few seconds, and attacked again.

Clang!

"Your heart was made of stone!" A hoarse voice came from the shadowy man. He seemed like asking but he was just making a statement.

He seemed to have learnt his lesson as he pulled the blade and it held no blood on it. Another thing was that no blood came out from Seth's chest either.

There was this silver film that held it inside, but Seth's healing also was countered.

[Health: Stone Heart Destabilising]

Seth can feel the pain; he can feel that the heart is being harmed, and the pain is similar to when he defeated a dragon and felt a burning pain in a random part of his body; this time, it was on the heart.

Suddenly, the blade user flinched and stepped back.

Seth didn't know why as there was no notification to tell him why or what was happening.

Then he felt he could move, and then his heartbeat became louder than normal.

Guru Gam!

Guru Gam!

He can feel the numerous essences in him being grinding at a higher speed than before.

The silver film on his chest wound was gone, his blood spilling out before the wound healed.

[Congratulations]

[You have gained a new title: Boundless]

[The title has come with all-encompassing Force: Rayna]

Seth didn't feel anything, though; he was still in pain and was dizzy.

When the blade user made a move again, he seemed to be using something in tandem with his blade.

His blade seemed sharper and faster; this time, he went for the neck. The blade went through the strong hardened armour, reached his neck and dug deeper.

The blade was immediately cracked but it had cut Seth's neck to his bone.

Boom!

Seth made his blood explode, and that made the blade shatter and also fling the man back even though his force field had protected him.

The cave shook and red mist filled the space.

As for Seth, his neck was bent to the side, the wound on his neck torn open, and the place looked scorched and lacked blood.

Another thing was he was embedded more inside the cave wall as if he had been hammered repeatedly.

[Health: Fatal Neck Injury]

Seth was losing his mind, his consciousness was slipping away.

He immediately undone the Shifting Armour. His body slumped down, and his head tilted back to normal.

He can't breathe as the cut has reached his throat and windpipe. But he was still alive.

Bang!

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Bullets came toward him, but as they passed through the red mist, their potency reduced while also the impact on him seemed to have been reduced considerably by another force.

Seth fell to his knees and his hand touched his staff that had rolled back to him.

'I'm not one. I'm me and my Staff is me!' Seth thought in a delirious state.

Bang!

A bullet slammed at his head, and he was jerked back. He blanked away for a second before he woke up.

'How!'

He was surprised that his head didn't explode.

Bang!

Another attack to his head which he immediately activated Shifting Armour.

Seth sat, his feet planted on the floor and his staff in between. While his hands raised, holding the staff, and his head bent down, protected by the hand.

'Rayna. What is Rayna?' He wondered but his mind couldn't focus, let alone think properly.