Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

If he had Carmine's expert opinion by his side, guiding him about the pitfalls and traps of the Remedium and the capabilities and weaknesses of Canzers, he wouldn't even have to fight at all.

He could simply use their weaknesses against them and sneak past into the Church and onto the basement where the Ifrit was located.

That was the mission. It was about making sure the Door remained safe, it was not about fighting Specialist Canzers.

He had no chance of ever killing them anyway. He didn't have enough strength to do so, even with his full use of his LifeSkills and mutations. His most powerful LifeSkill right now was the 1st stage Pre-Intern realm Bloodline Transformation, and that was still two realms below the Specialist-realm. He had no chance.

However, one of his goals for this mission was to witness and reap the death of the Canzers that Ninth and her team would defeat. If possible, he would like to contribute to that fight so that he could maximize gains and minimize the risk.

If everything went well, then he could probably get another Pre-Intern LifeSkill from this mission.

He didn't need to use his LifeSkills or his mutations for that. Just the mere fact that he was using the battle suit was enough for him to contribute to the fight. Without the constructs installed into the very fabric of his battle suit, then Ninth and her team wouldn't be able to defeat the Canzer, therefore, Atlan would be a major contributor to the fight.

At least, he hoped so. He didn't know the full parameters of the reward system. He didn't know if he had to physically hurt the Canzer to be attributed as an assist, or if he simply had to help the team that killed it.

With all things considered, Atlan thought that it was much more beneficial for him to have the camera in the battle suit. The fact that he could converse with Carmine and his team while he's in the Remedium was a large reason why he conceded with this option.

"Does the camera see everything?"

"No. We can only see what you see. A 360-degree view camera will require much bulkier equipment installed in the battle suit. It will increase, not only the complexity of the suit itself but also its gross weight. It's already quite heavy, if you ask me. We don't want to hinder your ability to move any more than this."

Atlan nodded to himself. If the camera couldn't see his back, then it was still possible for him to manifest his Angel Wings mutation.

This was his most important power. It could get him out of trouble whenever it got too dangerous.

"Okay. I think it's time for you to try it on," said Carmine, with a little bit of nervousness in his voice. "Touch the control center."

Atlan took a deep breath and agreed. "Okay. I'll do it."

He walked forward and raised his hand toward the hexagonal black object in the middle of the battle suit's chest piece. As his hand got closer, the black hexagon responded with a blue light that followed his finger, with its light intensifying as he got closer.

Once he touched it, the hexagon completely lit up in a blue light that seeped into the very battle suit itself. Lines of blue light filled the battle suit, with each line activating the circuitry inside to respond to Atlan's touch.

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The battle suit split wide open in the middle, with the hexagonal control center staying intact and siding on the left side.

The inside of his battle suit was made out of a gray material with a checkered design of blue and green squares, each lighting up periodically and randomly.

"I suggest you use your Physique LifeSkill before you enter the battle suit. You'll need it."

Atlan heeded Carmine's advice and immediately enveloped himself in a black fire. The change in pressure and aura emanating from Atlan completely surprised Carmine. It caught him off guard. He heard rumors about Atlan's Physique LifeSkill, but this was the first time he'd ever witnessed it firsthand.

Most porter LifeSkills were imperceptible and only increased a porter's ability to carry heavy objects. Their physiques were completely altered to accommodate the tremendously heavy weight they were tasked to carry.

However, Carmine saw a completely different thing with Atlan's Physique LifeSkill. Those black flames enveloping his body didn't give Atlan's body an improvement in strength, it weakened everything else around him instead!

Carmine couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Instead of boosting Atlan's physical strength to carry heavy objects, those black flames weakened the force of the weight of everything he touched!

He finally understood how Atlan was able to fight against 6th-stage Ifrits while only being in the 2nd-stage Student realm.

When he first read about it in Atlan's profile report, he couldn't believe it. Even when he revealed the fact that his Physique LifeSkill was above an S class, Carmine still couldn't find an explanation as to how he was able to use his Porter LifeSkill for offense. That was supposed to be impossible.

But now, everything made sense. Those black flames weakened the Ifrits and allowed him to destroy them with mere physical force.

As a Specialist-realm Operator, he had more sensitive senses than the regular Savior. He could accurately guess the class of most Saviors.

Is his LifeSkill…SSS class?!?!

But even so, something was bugging him about those black flames. Even if it was an SSS class, it still didn't explain why it felt different than most Physique LifeSkills. It felt…alien. It didn't conform to everything he knew about Vanguards and their powers. It was faint, but he also felt a tinge of an Operator's power inside those black flames.

I'm seeing things. I'm too exhausted.

Carmine shook his head as let go of the thoughts in his mind. He instead focused on Atlan's first steps towards his new battle suit.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Atlan turned around and spread his arms as he backed away towards the battle suit's mold.

As soon as he stepped inside, the battle suit slowly closed.

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