"What is this? A toy centipede?"
Yang Bowen and Meng Bochao both leaned in to examine the Mechanical Centipede Spine with interest. Little White Flower had forgotten her fear for the moment too, poking her little head out from behind Xia Xu to look curiously.
"This is a trophy I picked up a few days ago. It's called the Mechanical Centipede Spine."
Amused, Xia Xu pulled Tang Youxin over and pressed her down into the chair beside him before explaining to the three of them.
"Centipede... spine? Those two sound completely unrelated. Boss, what does it do?"
As a newcomer, Meng Bochao was still somewhat reserved, but Yang Bowen had no such concerns and asked his question outright.
'Centipede' just describes its appearance. Didn't it give you all a fright earlier? The main part is 'mechanical spine.'"
Xia Xu gave him a speechless glance and said, "The Mechanical Centipede Spine can attach to your back and act as an external spine. It should work as an exoskeleton to share the strain on your original spine, slightly increasing the pressure and load your body can bear, that sort of thing.
"Besides that, it can bypass the body's protective mechanisms and forcibly stimulate the muscles, providing greater explosive power and movement speed. It also lets you perform movements you normally couldn't."
"Seriously? Doesn't that mean putting this thing on turns you into Superman?"
Yang Bowen's eyes lit up as he listened, and Tang Youxin looked intrigued too.
"In theory, yes. But it only draws out the body's potential, so it still depends on the user's physical condition."
Xia Xu nodded slightly.
Uncle Luo should essentially have represented the limits of the human body. After putting on the Mechanical Centipede Spine, Kirkclough had been able to defeat Uncle Luo head-on, which just barely