Lucia's combat skills had improved at an astonishing speed. At first, she had only been able to defend herself, but now she could find the right opportunities to attack—and had even managed to hit Number Nine.
Her growth surprised everyone, yet it also frightened them. Everyone, that was, except Lin Qi and Aurora.
"She can borrow some of my processing power, and I implanted a vast amount of combat experience into her memories. She'll gradually awaken this knowledge and turn it into her own experience."
"So for now, her growth only appears extremely rapid. After some time, this rate will slow down."
The specially designed brain-computer interface was like an auxiliary artificial brain. It helped Lucia process the battle more quickly. In reality, from Lucia's own perspective, her mind was slightly foggy.
She did not even know why she had become so powerful. However, a voice in her heart told her that this was Divine Grace, a blessing, an instinct! God had blessed her, granting her limitless potential and instinct. In battle, she could absorb everything she needed to grow and become even stronger.
After parrying two of Number Nine's slashes, she immediately spotted his opening. The movements of those slashes were too wide, leaving his waist and abdomen exposed.
Lucia lowered her body and shifted her center of gravity. Then she pushed off with both legs and shot forward, while the radiance in her left palm grew brighter and brighter.
That power made Number Nine feel increasingly disgusted!
Yet there was no fear or frustration on his face. Instead, there was a hint of smugness. "Got you!"
Four tentacles tore through his body and burst out from his chest. His entire body was ripped in half, like a... split-open Man-Eating Flower!
His head became the flower's stamen. This was