Strictly speaking, it wasn't a bomb.
But it was definitely Goblin Technology, something Rhode had swiped from Puzik.
Essentially, it was a firework!
Rhode had mounted it on the cockpit's outer shell, then concealed it with Glamour so ordinary people wouldn't notice it. When Oto struck, he set it off himself, protecting the cockpit.
The advantage of a firework was that its blast could be directed entirely outward, unlike a regular bomb, which might blow up the cockpit instead.
As for why a firework would explode...
Who knew? Was there anything made by Goblins that didn't explode?
Of course, Rhode couldn't be bothered to explain any of that to Oto.
He chuckled and said to Oto, "Same to you. You don't look like a proper Assassin either. What was that thing you threw under my armpit just now?"
"That was my dart," Oto said with evident pride. "I lured you over, then shot out your mech's arm joint with it while your arms were swinging as you ran."
Oh... a dart.
Flying, as in Xiao Li's Flying Dagger, and dart, as in Xiao Li's Dart... wait, that didn't sound quite right.
Weren't darts a Ninja's specialty?
Apparently, top-tier Assassins like this possessed all sorts of powerful abilities.
Rhode was just about to say something else when Oto gave a low shout, shifted his feet, and glided toward him like the wind. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Rhode!
Damn it, we were having a perfectly good chat! You just started fighting without warning? What happened to following the script?
There were no more Goblin fireworks on Blue Melancholy's cockpit now.
Oto had noticed that too. Without wasting another word on Rhode, he brought both blades down vertically, intending to drive them straight through the