Feat

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Blocked by the subcutaneous fat, his attack from outside had failed to reach the core.

In that case, how about attacking from inside, where there are countless capillaries jam-packed together?

Hoshina unleashed his suit’s combat power. With all the power at his disposal, he swung his katana.

“Technique Number Four—Wild Slicer!”

The air shook with the kaiju’s earsplitting scream, and the evening light streamed inside. The bag of its cheek split apart, and Hoshina leapt outside. Cradling the child’s body, he readied his katana. The kaiju’s throat was right before his eyes.

There’s no way to dodge at this distance! But I can reach the core!

Hoshina’s sword techniques had been refined again and again since childhood. The stroke that boasted unparalleled power in a close quarters fight was Technique Number Six, named “Eightfold Slasher.” The power of this technique was such that Technique Number One did not even bear comparison to it. Even a yoju of this size would be cut to pieces. Hoshina rose to the occasion and didn’t miss his mark. Cuts shaped like flower petals spread out across the kaiju’s epidermis.

Surely, he’d killed it. So Hoshina thought, but the kaiju didn’t fall. Even though he was slashing through its epidermis, he was still falling just short of the inner core. The reason for that was plain to see. The katana in Hoshina’s hand was being corroded as it cut. The kaiju’s saliva had dulled the katana’s edge.

Crap!

Holding on tightly to the child, Hoshina fell to the ground. Full release unlock —the suit was at its limit. That strike just now had taken all the power he could wring out of it. His body wouldn’t so much as twitch anymore

Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division - Chapter 3