"Iwao!"
"Got it!"
Shinohara roared, and Kuroiwa understood at once. While his Quinque's enhancement was still active, he frantically retreated.
The Quinque in Mado's hands violated CCG regulations in some respects. There were no guarantees whatsoever of its safety or stability.
"Please withdraw as quickly as possible once I hit Owl. I haven't built in any delay."
Those had been Kureo Mado's exact words.
The Kagune in the two openings at the front of Kureo Mado's drill-shaped Quinque rapidly contracted. A thruster appeared at its tail, and, guided by a physical tether, it dragged Kureo Mado toward Owl at tremendous speed.
"Owl!" Kureo Mado's eyes widened. He had never been so excited. The flesh on his face visibly shriveled as he fed every part of himself to Owl Slayer No. 1 as fuel.
A sense of foreboding rose in Owl's heart. The Kagune on his arms abruptly severed the Kagune tethers guiding the weapon, but the rapidly spinning, drill-shaped Quinque was already upon him.
A second before impact, a vicious attack suddenly struck, severing Mado's entire right arm where it connected to the Quinque. He plummeted toward the ground.
Yet the excitement on his face and the anticipation in his eyes remained.
Owl tried to block with the Kagune on his shoulders, but they were smashed to pieces. Even with its energy supply severed, the Quinque did not stop. Like a missile, it slammed into his Kagune shell with tremendous momentum and rapidly bored deeper.
Owl Slayer No. 1 carried Owl more than a dozen meters in an instant. Once it had penetrated deep enough, the Quinque changed form again. The blades on the drill suddenly shot outward, lodging in his body like barbs.
Boom!
Almost simultaneously, Owl Slayer No. 1 exploded. The immense energy contained in its ukaku