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Chapter 590, Chapter 107: Cursed Armor
As soon as Bernard finished speaking, everyone in the entire base, including the fusion warriors and the weirdos, exploded like watermelons being run over by a steamroller.

One after another, cursed offspring, carrying the strange creatures that had not yet been completely devoured, converged on the metal sphere in Bernard's hand.

The process may sound slow, but in reality, from the moment the fusion warriors questioned Bernard to the moment the metal sphere reclaimed all the cursed offspring, the total time taken was less than thirty seconds.

In less than thirty seconds, apart from Ai Liang and Bernard, there was no one else alive in the entire underground base, not even a living ghost.

All living things were devoured by the metal ball in Bernard's hand.

After consuming so many fusion warriors and strange creatures, the outer layer of the metal sphere gradually cracked, revealing a throbbing, heart-like fleshy ball.

Bernard opened the armor plate and stuffed the fleshy ball inside the armor.

The heavy, bulky armor gradually fell off and deformed as the fleshy ball entered, beginning to transform into a close-fitting form like Heat Death and Spirit Transformation.

Before long, the large iron barrel, which was originally more than two meters high and more than one meter wide, was transformed into a normal humanoid armor.

Bernard's aura also surged once again, approaching the combat power level of the Heat Death to Spirit Transformation class.

Logically speaking, with combat power increased to this level, it should already be able to cause some damage to Ai Liang.

Even though Bernard's combat power has increased dramatically, Ai Liang still couldn't sense any threat from him.

It was as if the other party harbored no hostility whatsoever.

This is also the main reason why Ai Liang did not deliberately interrupt Bernard during his absorption of the cursed sub-body.

"So, you're actually from the Countermeasures Bureau?"

Ai Liang gazed at the armored suit thoughtfully and said, "There has never been a leader of the Haixin Society, or rather, the leader of the Haixin Society was killed long ago."

"The iron ball and the iron bucket—these two things are actually the core and shell of the bizarre armor. Have you been playing both roles all along?"

Bernard did not answer Ai Liang's question, but simply stood there motionless.

Ai Liang didn't care much when he didn't answer. It was just a casual remark, and she didn't care what the truth was.

"It's fine if you don't answer. I just want to know one thing: is the recall of DX818A the intention of the Countermeasures Bureau, or the intention of certain members within the Haixin Society?"

This question is critical.

If it's the former, things will become very complicated. If the Countermeasures Bureau is unwilling to give up, Ai Liang and Ye Qing will most likely be forced to leave Asia Union.

It's not that Ai Liang can't protect Ye Qing, but there's always someone investigating your whereabouts like a madman, trying to monitor your every move. Don't you find that disgusting?
Most people would choose to walk around dog poop on the street rather than kick it away.

Bernard did not respond to Ai Liang's first question, but when he heard the code name DX, he instantly looked up and locked his gaze on Ai Liang.

The next second, Bernard appeared in front of Ai Liang, his hands clawing towards Ai Liang's chest.

A bizarre armor designed purely for power?

Ai Liang had some doubts. Judging from the performance of the Cursed Armor, it should be more adept at mental attacks or controlling other supernatural entities and using their abilities to launch attacks.

No matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem like the type of tyrant who would smash people with his fists.

Despite their doubts, they couldn't ignore the imminent attack from the Cursed Armor.

Ai Liang raised her hand and restrained the attacking claws.

However, the moment Ai Liang's hands, which were wrapped in a psychic shield, touched the armor, she felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.

Through close contact, he clearly perceived the condition of the armor.

The strange armor in front of them was just an empty shell; there was no living person inside.

The mental fluctuations of Bernard that were sensed earlier are now only some undigested remnants.

In other words, the wave of absorption during the curse just now didn't even spare Bernard inside the armor!

Ai Liang immediately used his telekinesis to create a heavy hammer that smashed into the armor's chest, sending it flying.

During this process, he casually extracted the remnants of Bernard's consciousness.

The cursed armor, struck by a heavy hammer blow, pierced through more than a dozen walls and embedded itself deeply into the rock layer.

Logically speaking, this level of attack should be nothing to an Apostle-level armor.

But the cursed armor seemed to have grasped the principle of lying down wherever it fell, and simply lay down in the rock and soil without moving.

At the same time, Ai Liang discovered that there seemed to be something familiar inside her body.

It is none other than the cursed child body.

The moment this thing enters the body, it begins to frantically erode the surrounding area.

It looks like some kind of mutated virus.

However, Ai Liang's body was not to be underestimated. Although she was caught off guard at first, she immediately activated her counterattack mode after reacting, compressing the cursed child body into a corner of her body.

No matter how much the cursed child struggled, it could not break free of its restraints.

"Within a certain distance, it can ignore any protection and generate a cursed sub-body within the target's body, drawing power from the target to supply itself?"

Through Bernard's remnants of consciousness, Ai Liang gained a general understanding of the power of the curse.

This thing is similar to a demonic seed in fantasy novels; it can grow stronger by plundering its offspring host.

Furthermore, it can use its offspring to devour parts of the abilities it gains from the supernatural, much like those cheat codes that allow one to become stronger by killing.

But the curse is not invincible; it also has its own fatal flaws.

That is, it cannot be effective against strange entities whose rank and strength are higher than one's own.

Even if you forcibly produce offspring within the other's body, you will be suppressed in return, and it is even possible to trace back to the source and find the location of the mother.

At the same time, the requirements for the fusion user are very demanding, and no one has been able to fully master the fusion to this day.

Otherwise, the Countermeasures Bureau wouldn't have gone so far as to indirectly utilize the power of the curse by turning it into armor.

While controlling the curse within her body, Ai Liang read the information within Bernard's remnants of consciousness.

As expected, most of the key intelligence was destroyed by the curse.

All that remains are some daily memories of using the curse to control the Sea Heart Society, and some information about the cursed armor.

The past of Haixin Society was just as Ai Liang had imagined.

The leader was dealt with by the mysterious Dr. Y when he left.

The one who has been issuing orders to the Haixin Society all along is actually Dr. Y, who has seemingly left the Haixin Society.

Bernard's existence was solely for the purpose of periodically claiming to have received orders from the leader, thus proving that the leader was still alive.

He is also the handler of the Cursed Armor.

The core transformed into a metal sphere that lay profusely throughout the Sea Heart Society, sucking its blood, while the armor was nourished by Bernard's own flesh and blood.

In other words, Bernard has been bound and devoured by a curse for many years, his body and soul gnawed away, confined within the armor like a bound spirit.

No wonder he was overjoyed when facing death.

(End of this chapter)