BOOM!
Both assassins' bodies detonated simultaneously in a devastating explosion of blood, flesh, and bone fragments. The suicide attack sent a shockwave of debris and shrapnel racing toward me at lethal velocity.
Time seemed to slow as my survival instincts kicked into overdrive. Without conscious thought, I activated my Stone Armor, the Transcendent-rank Echo.
The armour materialized around my body just as the explosion's full force reached me. The armour covered every inch of my form, creating an impenetrable barrier between my flesh and the deadly blast.
The twin explosions hammered against my defences with tremendous force. I felt the impact through the armour, it would have certainly injured my unprotected body. The attack was akin to that of a transcendent rank being.
The plates absorbed the energy, dispersing the explosive force across their supernatural durability.
Smoke and debris filled the air around me as the echoes of the blast faded.
