Chapter 67: Tina’s Battle Damage

BOOM!
With a deafening crash, the humanoid weapon Tina’s body was sent flying out of the building like a cannonball.
She landed heavily on the ground, sending dust flying.

In the distance, standing directly in front of her, were two Bloodkin in white hoods.
The expressions under their hoods were ones of cruel amusement.

“Little Tina!”
“Are you okay?”
“We have to retreat, now!”

“No, it is fine.”
“Damage rate: 12%.”
“Tina can still continue to fight.”
“However, the data shows the probability of victory is uncertain.”
“Vice-Instructor, please retreat first.”
Tina’s voice was as calm as ever, yet it carried a slight, mechanical tremor.

“No way.”
“If I retreat, there will be no one to provide you with the extermination ability to kill these vampires.”

Su Xiao Zi was anxious.
The black and white striped stockings on Tina’s legs were already torn with holes of various sizes.
Even though the damage was reported as only 12%, it was obvious that her body’s functions had already degraded.

They had successfully eliminated the large Otherworldly Beast, completing the mission headquarters had given them.
All that was left was to go support the A-rank Exterminator, War Shield.
But at that very moment, a dozen vampires had appeared before them.

Even Tina, with her current level of equipment and strength, could not handle so many Bloodkin at once.

Moreover, these dozen or so individuals did not seem like scattered Bloodkin, but rather a disciplined squad.
The ones with purple and yellow hair looked like their captains.

And it was they who had mercilessly sent Tina flying out of the building.

Su Xiao Zi held Tina in her arms and deployed a pale blue extermination barrier around them, trying to buy a moment’s respite.

“Hey, Captain, did you hear that?”
“That human and the humanoid weapon still think they can kill us?”

“Hehehe, how utterly ridiculous.”
“You must be this humanoid weapon’s commander, then?”
“After all, I’ve heard that humanity’s humanoid weapons always fight in teams.”
“Why are there only two of you?”

The Bloodkin referred to as captain took a few steps forward, addressing Su Xiao Zi.

Sensing the enemy’s approach, Tina immediately went on alert, her beam saber raised sharply.

“Don’t come any closer!”
“If you don’t want to be annihilated by extermination power, then back off obediently!”

Su Xiao Zi was also trying to stall the enemy with a threatening tone, but upon hearing the words “extermination power,” the Bloodkin showed no fear, instead revealing a mocking smile.

“It seems you still don’t understand the power gap between your weapon and us.”

“Extermination power?”
“To us Bloodkin, it is not some untouchable holy breath.”
“If you can’t pierce our vitals with that power, at best, it can only inflict minor injuries.”

The Bloodkin pulled down his hood, placed his hands on his hips, and walked toward Su Xiao Zi and Tina with a leisurely gait.

“Extermination Art: Extinguishing Fire!”

A pale blue fireball condensed from extermination power appeared in Su Xiao Zi’s palm, surrounded by several blue wisps like the tail of a comet.

The fireball expanded rapidly, emitting a deep and dangerous light.

Su Xiao Zi took aim at the Bloodkin and, with a thrust of her arm, violently launched the Extinguishing Fire!

The Bloodkin was startled for a moment.
In that instant, he felt an unusually profound extermination aura, like being trapped in a bottomless ocean, which almost made him think Su Xiao Zi was some powerful Exterminator.
He paused his advance for a second.

Unfortunately, although the depth of her aura was surprising, he felt no great threat from the fireball in her palm; it was merely a weak attack.

“CLANG!”

The Bloodkin drew the longsword from his waist and, with a single powerful swing, deflected the azure fireball.
A sharp sword aura grazed past Su Xiao Zi, kicking up a gust of wind behind her.

Then, a few of Su Xiao Zi’s severed strands of hair drifted down from the air.

Her eyes widened, instantly feeling the immense disparity in their strength.

“Miss, you’re still a rookie, aren’t you?” the Bloodkin’s voice was low and mocking, laced with amusement.
“Even a slightly experienced Exterminator wouldn’t choose such a straightforward method of attack.”

Without her noticing, he had silently closed the distance to her side.
With a flash of his longsword, the extermination barrier instantly shattered!

Tina suddenly flew up, shielding Su Xiao Zi and taking the Bloodkin’s attack with her own body.
A dull thud sounded as Tina staggered back, a clear gash now visible on her chest.

“Tina!” Su Xiao Zi cried out in panic.
She scrambled to her feet and drew the spare blade from her waist—her only weapon now—and parried the Bloodkin’s attack with all her might.

“Tch.”
“What a meddlesome machine.”

The Bloodkin released his power.
He seemed unwilling to delay any longer and launched a frenzied assault on Tina, trying to smash the mechanical shield before him.

Tina gritted her teeth, trying to maximize her shield to cover the person behind her, but she let out a muffled, pained gasp.
Gradually, the shield could no longer withstand the attacks, and Tina’s body was cut by the blade.

‘At this rate, Tina’s body will definitely be scrapped after just a few more hits!’

“Tina!”
“Fall back, let me do it, let me cover you!”

“N-no, it’s fine…”
“T-Tina is a cyborg and only feels a certain degree of pain.”
“This is nothing.”
“I should be the one to cover the instructor’s retreat.”

As she spoke, Tina retracted her shield and shot out with a whoosh, engaging the Bloodkin with her beam saber.
Their figures flickered continuously in the air, clashing fiercely with a series of clangs.

Su Xiao Zi looked up at Tina, who had charged forward.
She clearly had no strength left to fight the Bloodkin before her.
She was just holding on, trying to buy time for her instructor to escape.

Even as sparks began to flash from her shoulder, the damage to her body grew more and more severe.
Her balance gradually became uncontrollable, putting her at a disadvantage in the fight.
Deep gashes were carved into her body by the blade.

“This is the end.”
The Bloodkin’s pupils flashed, and he swung his sword violently at Tina.

Tina was thrown back by the powerful shockwave, crashing through the wall behind her with a boom.
She sat amidst the ruins, her face covered in dust, and simultaneously transmitted a message to Su Xiao Zi.

“Retreat now… Tina must ensure the Vice-Instructor’s safe escape… no matter what.”

THUD!
The Bloodkin stomped heavily on Tina’s chest, pinning her firmly to the ground, unable to move.

Her semi-mechanical prosthetic eye was sparking with electricity, flickering erratically, but she still tried to struggle, grabbing the Bloodkin’s leg tightly.
The light from the mechanical core in her chest grew increasingly intense.

“Tina does not possess life, therefore will not die.”
“So, Tina will do her utmost to protect the Vice-Instructor’s life safety—”

“at any cost.”