Kai's expression changed.
"Self-Destruction Protocols?"
[ Affirmative. The A-Grade Cores contain an embedded failsafe mechanism. If certain conditions are met, the cores will initiate an energy overload, resulting in a powerful explosion. ]
Kai looked down at the crystalline structure in his hand.
"So that's why they installed such high-grade Cores inside the Hybrid Humans."
It suddenly made sense.
The Hybrid Humans weren't entirely mechanical. They still retained biological components, and their bodies couldn't possibly accommodate the same power systems used by larger mechanical units.
Yet the Anima Civilization had equipped them with A-Grade Cores.
At first, it seemed unnecessarily extravagant.
However, if those cores also served as self-destruction devices, their purpose became much clearer.
They weren't simply providing energy to the Hybrid Humans.
They were also ensuring that anyone who managed to capture one wouldn't easily obtain its technology.
