No wonder the system kept sending him into battle. When his body was injured and his will to survive kicked in, the adaptability of his Physique Enhancement ability would activate, working together with his Crystallization ability. As long as he recovered, he would grow stronger.
"..." Louis had undone the crystallization of his internal organs and stood with his head raised, his chest heaving. His body was almost at its limit, and sheer willpower was all that kept him upright.
To recover from his injuries, he had to undo the crystallization, but the moment he did, everything inside his body descended into chaos.
All he could do now was turn cold energy into crystals, patching himself up inside and out to aid his recovery.
Of course, Louis saw the Ghoul Investigators coming back in, but waves of weakness washed through him, leaving him unsteady on his feet. He feared that taking even a couple of steps would reveal that he was on his last legs.
Yet that only made it more important not to show any weakness. He had to buy himself enough time to catch his breath, at least.
"How did this happen..." Kōtarō Amon stared at the scene before him, speechless for a long while, his emotions tangled. But when his gaze fell on Kōki Shinohara, lying on the ground covered in blood-red ice spikes, he immediately snapped out of it. Whatever had happened, they couldn't give up on taking action.
"Getting Mr. Shinohara out comes first!"
But someone beside him immediately objected.
"Come on... this is the perfect chance to take down both Ice Mask and Eyepatch." Juuzou Suzuya stepped forward with [Jason 13] resting on his shoulder, his eyes blazing as he assumed a fighting stance.
"We can carry the wounded out afterward..."
"You..." Kōtarō Amon