LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 212: Documentation purposes
"A camera…"
Atlan did not like the sound of that.
As Carmine explicitly told him earlier, the Remedium in this mission would be actively trying to sabotage him. He not only had to worry about the Specialist-level Canzers trying to kill him, but he also had to worry about the ground suddenly growing arms and choking the life out of him.
Carmine gave the battle suit new capabilities and gadgets, but Atlan knew that things could always go wrong in the Remedium and he'd only have to rely on his own capabilities to survive.
He would be forced to use his real strength. He'd have to rely on all of his LifeSkills in his Soul System to get out of any dangerous situation that would eventually happen to him.
That was one of the main reasons why he accepted the mission in the first place. As long as he knew that he could get in and out of the Remedium via his Dimensional Lightspeed Angel Wings, he didn't have to worry about dying and being trapped in the Remedium.
And he knew that with the combination of all his strength, he was probably equivalent to a Pre-Intern realm Savior, especially with his Bloodline Transformation.
However, with a camera strapped to his chest, he would be under surveillance for the whole mission.
"Who'd be watching the video?"
Carmine pointed to himself. "Me, my team, and the Elder Heads."
Atlan bit his lips. If the Elder Heads were to watch him suddenly use a LifeSkill different from his Physique, then they would immediately know that there was something wrong with him. Even if he saved the City and came back, he would most certainly be questioned under intense interrogation.
"Why? Do you just want to see how the mission turns out?" Atlan asked.
"It's for documentation purposes," Carmine answered. "We, the Elder Heads specifically, want to see the current state of the Door underneath the Church. We must ensure that it is in perfect condition without any sign of damage. And since you are not knowledgeable in the area, you would have no idea what you're looking at. You won't know if the Door is healthy or not.
That's why we have the video. With it, we can be the ones to evaluate the Door. We can also tell you what to do next so that we can fix whatever problem we see."
Atlan looked at the very small camera just underneath the chest area of the battle suit.
"You can also talk to me using this?"
Carmine nodded. "It has a built-in microphone and speaker that will allow us to talk to each other even in the Remedium."
Atlan looked at Carmine and pleaded. "Do we have to? Can't you just teach me how to spot any damage in the Door?"
He was very hesitant about having a camera in his battle suit, but Carmine had no idea why Atlan didn't want to have potentially life-saving equipment installed in the suit.
"The camera is not only for the Door but also for you."
"For me?"
"For you. If you encounter a Specialist Canzer whom you have no idea about, you will have no idea how to survive their attacks. Even if your battle suit is equipped to handle attacks, it can only withstand five of them. It is your lifeline, not your defense. You must dodge, evade, run, and hide from these monsters using your own capabilities.
However, how are you going to dodge an attack if you don't know what they do? You might end up running straight towards the attack instead of running away from it. These Specialist Canzers have weird powers and abilities that cannot be explained by logic.
Even Specialist-realm Saviors like Ninth and her team will be in trouble if they don't have the knowledge to defeat the Canzer. How will you, a Student-realm porter, have any chance of surviving their attacks if you have neither the strength nor knowledge to do so?"
Atlan went silent with his explanation. It made too much sense. However, he was still conflicted about the fact that he wouldn't be able to use his full capabilities in such a dangerous environment.
"It will take years if not centuries for you to catch up on the theoretical knowledge needed to deal with Specialist Canzers, and we simply do not have that time. Our best bet for the success of this mission is to transport our brain and knowledge with you to the Remedium. The solution is this camera.
We will tell you what Canzer you're dealing with, which one of their attacks you need to watch out for, and how to properly dodge them."
Atlan considered his words. He had to choose. Which one did he think was more important for his survival: the full usage of his LifeSkills and powers or the knowledge needed to survive the mission?
He stayed in silence as he contemplated the consequences of each choice.
If he chose to remove the camera, then he would be going into the Remedium blind. He would have to deal with the Canzers all by himself without anyone to guide him.
As Carmine said, he had no idea about the capabilities of the Canzers he was going to face. Not to mention the fact that the Remedium itself will sabotage and try to kill him, running away or hiding would be useless. He would have to fight.
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If he did, he'd have to rely on the battle suit.
Sure, the battle suit had the capabilities to become an all-in-one construct that could disable all the Canzers and weaken them, but would he be able to properly use that if he didn't even know how it worked? It was automatic, but what if it malfunctioned?
And if he used his full powers, would it make a difference against Specialist-level Canzers? Probably not. They would turn his body into mere mush, the only difference would be if he lasted for one second or five seconds.