Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

"I see…" Carmine was in deep thought over Atlan's words.

It was no secret that the Star Porter was allowed to have an all-access ticket to the Vineyard where all their high-class genuses were stored.

Carmine was not arrogant enough to declare that he knew everything about mutations and genuses, but from what he knew, there wasn't a genus powerful enough to overcome tens of thousands of tons of weight like Atlan was doing right now.

However, the fact that Atlan was able to show him the strength of this supposed 'mutation' was all the evidence he needed to believe it.

"Your mutation is quite powerful. If it's something that can help you traverse through the Remedium, then all the better. This is good."

Carmine then spent the next twenty minutes testing all the parameters of the battle suit.

He had Atlan perform a few stretches to see how the fibers reacted to his movements. He must ensure that there won't be any hindrance to Atlan's agility.

"You don't feel any discomfort, do you?"

"No discomfort."

Carmine nodded. "That's good. As you can see, the blue lines that light up around your battle suit are the circuitry I installed underneath. It makes sure that all the constructs that are hidden within your battle suit are connected to the control center.

You must ensure that you protect the fibers of your battle suit from destruction or else the control center won't be able to automatically activate the constructs. But don't worry. If that happens, you can still manually activate it, you'll just have to know how. That's where the camera comes in. I'll teach you on the go."

Atlan tested out the fibers before and found them to be durable enough for him to be unable to rip them into shreds. Of course, that didn't mean much in front of Specialist-level Canzers. He just had to trust that Carmine created a well-protected battle suit that could withstand attacks from those beasts.

"Now, I'll teach you how to activate your control center.

In the mission, the control center will activate automatically once it senses a Canzer nearby. All you have to do then is to touch that black hexagonal object in your chest, and the construct will appear in your hands."

Atlan touched the control center in his chest and felt a warm sensation spread out and flow around his body.

"I guess I have to protect this control center from being destroyed," Atlan uttered.

But Carmine eased his concerns. "You don't have to worry about the control center. There's a reason why I installed it in your chest. That hexagonal black object is the most durable thing in your battle suit and can even double as your protective padding.

How strong, you wonder? The battle suit can be frayed and be destroyed into mere ashes, but the control center will remain unharmed. It is the apex of our technological capacity!"

Atlan looked at the black hexagonal control center in his chest. It gave him comfort that he didn't have to be concerned about its destruction.

"As you can see, you don't have to worry much about the battle suit. The problem now is when things go wrong. Even if I made this battle suit with the strongest defenses and ensured the circuitry was correct, there would be some anomalies that could make the battle suit malfunction.

At that point, you will have to manually override the control center. Please make an 'X' on the black hexagon."

Atlan did as Carmine said by running his finger from the top corner of the hexagon diagonally down to the opposite corner. He did it on each side till he made an 'X'.

As soon as he did, the black hexagon suddenly popped up and separated into fragments, with the 'X' opening up to show the terminal underneath.

Atlan saw rows and columns of buttons in the terminal, each showing a different letter of the human alphabet. On top of it was a rectangular screen that blinked lightly as it waited for an input.

"I'm gonna have to tell you a series of codes that you're going to input on the control center. You must do it without missing a letter or a beat.

Once successful, it will hopefully fix any problem that comes up. If not, then I'll keep on telling you to input codes till it works."

Atlan nodded. He understood the instructions, but he was more interested in the fact that he could fix problems by just pushing a few buttons.

He thought it'd be a bit more complicated than that.

Although he was disappointed that he wasn't going to be learning how to fix the battle suit using elbow grease, he knew inputting codes was much easier and could make his life in the Remedium much easier.

"Next, I'm going to show you the construct you'll need to defeat the Ifrit in the basement. You need to bring it out before you're near the Ifrit, so the control center won't automatically bring it out. You'll have to be the one to do it.

Push the control center for exactly five seconds."

The control center returned to its original hexagonal shape once it sensed no input from Atlan.

He then used his entire hand to push the black hexagon into his chest for five seconds, using the SoulTime in his Soul System as a guide for accuracy.

…four…five…now!

Atlan released his hand, and suddenly, the hexagonal glowed a bright blue light that spread out to the fibers of his battle suit.

It didn't take long before Atlan felt a 'heaviness' in his right hand. He slowly lifted it and saw golden particles gathering above his palm.

These particles collided with each other and formed clumps. As more and more particles flowed out from his battle suit and joined the storm in his palm, the clumps slowly grew into an object that he was familiar with.

It was a golden oil lamp, with its design a lot more intricate than the one they had in the Masamune mission. It was heavier too.

Its difference was probably due to the fact that it was a huge upgrade from the original one. This construct could absorb the Ifrit even from far away.

BEEP BEEP

A loud noise interrupted their session.

Carmine looked at his tablet and saw a notification. His eyes narrowed and his expression turned serious.

"The Church is showing more Symptoms."