A Shape the Human Mind Cannot Endure

 

「Gotcha!」

Bardo’s Bogatyri Korovat swung its bladeless sword toward its target—the still-functional leg of Raijin Tri.

It was a liquid metal blade, a weapon meant to be unreadable to the enemy—one of his trump cards.

As expected, the liquid metal formed a cutting edge, slicing off one of the enemy’s legs.

Losing its balance, the Fujin Try responded in an unexpected way.

「What the—?!」

The severed leg regrew.

Then, a tendril-like wire, more akin to an arm than a leg, lashed out and wrapped around the Bogatyri Korovat.

Unit 5 immediately cleaved the wire, rescuing Bardo and his machine.

「Thanks! But what the hell is that thing? Regrowing limbs?」

「The materials must be cutting-edge. Forget hardness—it prioritizes elasticity and extensibility. Likely able to stretch and shrink at will.」

「Is that thing seriously a vehicle or what? I can’t make heads or tails of it.」

Hyoue, too, was exasperated by the bizarre weapon. If it were just a regular vehicle, they could’ve