Just as he was about to press the launch button.
"Pong——!"
A muffled sound, completely different from the previous bullet impacts, suddenly came from his abdomen.
The sound didn't seem to come from outside, more like a micro-bomb was detonating inside him, the dull echo causing his internal organs to tremble.
The fortress shook violently for a moment. Instinctively, he lowered his head to look at his abdomen.
He saw that the thick exoskeleton armor now had a gaping hole, about the size of a bowl, as if it were cheese melted by high heat.
The edges of the metal appeared irregularly molten, with thin threads of red-hot iron water slowly dripping down, making a sizzling sound, mingling with the burnt smell of scorched flesh.
A black bullet, half of which had already penetrated out from his back, was stuck on the exoskeleton armor on his back, exposing its blood-stained tip.
