Chapter 405: The Blessed Shortsword, a Teigu?

Bulat's burly frame appeared behind Akame, his hands pressing down on her shoulders.

If not for his intervention,

even Tatsumi, who had suddenly grown stronger, would have had his heart pierced by the next blade.

Akame was speechless.

If not for this terrible, do-as-he-pleases personality, Bulat would have long since been the acting leader of Night Raid, and she wouldn't have to worry about those troublesome trifles.

To think he was still trying to spare the enemy in the middle of a battle.

Bulat asked curiously, "Are you a young man who just arrived in the Imperial Capital?"

To tell the truth, Bulat couldn't bear to let such a young man with ideals, aspirations, and impressive potential die.

Recruiting him into the Revolutionary Army was the best choice.

"You cold-blooded guys, for the sake of money, you actually killed the entire family of Lady Aria—aren't you afraid of the curse of the dead?"

Tatsumi was not happy about surviving the ordeal; he only looked at them with fury.

"A curse?"

The members of Night Raid wore mocking expressions, and Bulat said in a deep voice, "Deluded boy, who will be cursed and who will be haunted by the dead—I will show you!"

Without any further explanation,

Bulat turned and walked toward the warehouse, preparing to break it open and let the truth be exposed.

Just at this moment,

Tatsumi moved, his swinging steel shortsword knocking away Akame's cursed blade in one strike, then he charged toward Bulat, who had his back turned.

"You guy?!"

Akame's expression changed slightly; feeling the tingling pain radiating from her palm, she hurriedly chased after him.

Yet she discovered that Tatsumi, who had previously barely been able to trade blows with her, had erupted with astonishing speed, reaching Bulat's back in two seconds.

Screech...

The steel shortsword grazed the Teigu 【Incursio】, emitting a harsh, shrill sound.

Bulat didn't even turn his head; he grabbed the ambushing Tatsumi with his backhand, squeezed his wrist, and snatched away the steel shortsword.

"Bulat!"

Hearing his companions' shouts, Bulat turned his head in confusion, saw their uncertain and shocked expressions, and waved his hand with a smile: "It's fine, my 【Incursio】 is an armor-type Teigu; even Akame's cursed blade couldn't possibly..."

Halfway through his sentence, following his companions' gazes, Bulat saw a thumb-length scratch appear on his armor.

It wasn't deep, it hadn't pierced the armor, and Bulat was completely unharmed.

However...

This was the Teigu 【Incursio】!

A Teigu created using a ferocious dragon-type Danger Beast as material.

Its defensive capability, which could be called an Iron Wall, was not a boast by a Teigu User, but a title bestowed upon the Teigu by countless slain enemies.

"Incursio was...?"

Mine couldn't help but cover her mouth; during Night Raid training tests, even her own Teigu 【Pumpkin】 hadn't been able to pierce Bulat's armor.

Had it actually been pierced by a seemingly unremarkable steel shortsword?

"Is it a Teigu?"

"I didn't expect you to possess a sword-type Teigu; this is truly an unexpected harvest."

After his initial shock, Bulat burst into laughter.

He didn't care that the Teigu had been damaged; the characteristic of Incursio was that it could evolve infinitely, and with just a little training, the broken parts would be repaired.

Most importantly,

Tatsumi not only had a passionate heart but also possessed excellent combat skills and potential, and he even came with a sword-type Teigu.

If he became a member of Night Raid, their chances of killing the Prime Minister would be much higher.

"Teigu, what is that?"

Tatsumi had never heard any news about Teigu; there were forty-eight Teigu, which sounded like a lot, but they were scattered across the entire continent and were pitifully rare—ordinary commoners had never even heard of them.

"A type of powerful tool created using Super Danger Beasts as material, possessing various abilities."

Bulat held up the steel shortsword and explained: "Just like this shortsword of yours, being able to pierce my Incursio, it is definitely a Teigu without a doubt..."

Suddenly,

His pupils vibrated slightly, and black game text appeared within his vision.

【Blessed Steel Shortsword (Purple)】: A blessed steel shortsword; grip it, and you are a battle-hardened warrior.

"Text?"

Bulat shook his head, trying to dispel the hallucination-like text before his eyes.

But no matter what he did, he couldn't.

As long as he held the steel shortsword, after his gaze lingered for a few seconds, the text would automatically pop up.

It was like some kind of text description, prompting the information of this steel shortsword to him.

"Four-dimensional attribute enhancement by ten points, 【Shortsword Mastery Lv. 5】, active skill 【Qi Burst】 capable of a short-term full-attribute boost?"

Bulat muttered to himself, reciting the information of this steel shortsword.

Then,

He felt as if he had become stronger? Just as this steel shortsword described: strength, Agility, spirit, constitution...

Even a complex set of shortsword techniques flooded into his mind.

Shaking off the struggling Tatsumi,

Bulat stabbed 【Incursio】's auxiliary weapon, Neuntote, into the ground, gripped the steel shortsword, and charged toward Akame.

Bang! The blade kept hacking down, and Akame retaliated with great Dan; she gripped her cursed sword with both hands to parry, only to feel a massive force transmitted from the short sword, forcing her to retreat repeatedly to dissipate the power.

Bulat was once a soldier of the Empire, and even after becoming an assassin for Night Raid, his attack style remained wide and sweeping.

Especially when paired with Incursio, he fought like a tank, thick and Sturdy.

However,

his current fight with Akame was as if he were a nimble Swordsman, wielding a short sword and slashing with ease.

"Are my eyes playing tricks on me?"

"Is Bulat's short sword technique actually this strong?"

"And his physical fitness, has it become even stronger?"

Akame was forced back step by step, and finally, she put distance between them, not wanting to be Bulat's test subject any longer.

The members of Night Raid were also filled with confusion and shock.

Their usually warm-hearted and simple-minded big brother had actually secretly practiced short sword techniques, hiding it until now without them knowing.

"Is it the short sword?!"

Akame was the first to notice the key, and looking at the solemn-faced Bulat, she asked.

She had once had a brief fight with Tatsumi,

and just now, Bulat's short sword skills were very similar to Tatsumi's, though due to differences in physical fitness, the results were worlds apart.

Bulat, who had always had rough combat skills, could crush everyone in Night Raid and become the strongest in Night Raid by relying on his Sturdy Armor and immense strength.

But now, Bulat, having mastered short sword techniques, was like a savage beast that had learned skill.

Akame did not doubt that if the two were in a life-or-death duel, she would be killed by the short-sword-wielding Bulat within minutes.

"That's right, what a miraculous Teigu; it can actually grant me decades of practiced short sword techniques, and it can enhance strength, speed, and neural reflexes..."

Bulat stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly realizing something.

He hadn't taken off Incursio at all, and while already having activated one dragon-type Teigu, he was actually still able to use a second Teigu.

His mind and body hadn't collapsed? Furthermore, because his 【Spirit】 and 【Physique】 attributes were enhanced, the burden of Incursio wasn't as immense as it had been before.

(End of this chapter)