On the surface, although Lady Ess had mastered the three great techniques of the Saint Seiya, she didn't seem able to use them simultaneously.
While creating the most extreme test conditions, Fu Qian naturally wasn't about to overlook a single detail.
After discovering that the breastplate came with healing abilities, it seemed easy enough to draw a new conclusion from what was happening before him: Lady Ess couldn't use her healing and attacking abilities at the same time.
Otherwise, she could have continued healing herself while trying to deal with the sudden worsening of the situation.
This also seemed to explain why she had waited until she confirmed things were relatively stable before trying to heal her wound.
In the blink of an eye, just as she'd assumed her stance, a white bone spear—different from the previous one in shape, but even more gruesome—shot from the corpse worm's mouth once again.
Clang!
The Golden Armlet had granted tremendous strength in some respects, but it didn't seem to provide much of a boost to agility.
Pinned down, with most of her attention even focused on Sophia, Ess was struck solidly once more.
This time, though, no blood sprayed out. Instead, a clear metallic clang rang out.
The bone spear hadn't changed its target. She had simply raised her right arm across her chest, making up for the missing shield.
At almost the same moment, a dark-red ray of terrifying power swept back in the opposite direction, slicing the corpse worm in half from head to tail once again.
As its severed remains twitched, Sophia finally sprang up from another corner and charged toward Ess.
Thud!
This time, the metallic impact was somewhat muffled. A fist covered in ash slammed into the same spot the bone spear had struck.
Sophia, returned