Meanwhile, Mika has already overpowered her opponent. Nia has already used all the ninja techniques she learned from her clan, but everything she has thrown at Mika seems futile, even with the use of enhancing drugs. Mika seems to evolve every time she overcomes the struggles she faces.
Left with no other choice, Nia must use her last resort technique, which she hates the most. She closes her eyes, and a sudden dark purple aura envelops her.
Mika tilts her head in awe, like a child waiting for something amazing to happen. A sinister smile began to form in her face.
Nia suddenly undergoes a gruesome transformation. Her face, arms, and legs elongate, thick black fur grows, sharp claws and long fangs appear, and bat-like wings sprout. She transforms into a man-bat.
Mika's smile widens sinisterly as Nia leaps and hovers atop her.
Mika leaps high to attack Nia, but Nia, using her wings, evades at high speed and retaliates. She strikes Mika with her sharp claws, leaving black wounds on Mika's face that resemble a dimension-like void. The wounds immediately close, making Mika seem like a hollow being without anything inside.
Immense fear crawls all over Nia's body. "You're a devil!" Nia exclaims, trembling in fear.
Nia's instinct kicks in, sensing great danger. She must escape; it's the only thing she can think of. Without wasting any more time, she flaps her wings. In just one flap, she's a hundred meters away from Mika. However, her relief is short-lived as she suddenly stops, sensing death approaching from behind. Mika grabs onto her wings and tears them apart, causing Nia to shriek in agony. The wings were a part of her body, and the scene becomes bloody as Nia falls uncontrollably.
At the same time that Mika is defeating Nia, Eijin finds himself in trouble. He can't move his body; it feels like he's paralyzed due to the poison from Airag's dagger. Airag and Divina slowly approach him. Suddenly, Divina grabs Eijin by the neck and nape, smiling sinisterly and licking her lips. "Let's add venom to your system," Divina declares before forcefully kissing Eijin, her tongue invading his mouth.
Eijin experiences a sweet and bitter taste as the venom spreads inside his mouth.
"Geenia! Hurry up and neutralize the poison," Eijin pleads in his thoughts, telepathically connecting with one of his symbiotes. After three seconds, Eijin starts to feel sensation returning to his numb fingers.
"Divina, move!" Airag warns Divina as she notices Eijin beginning to twitch his fingers.
With a swift slap to the face, Divina is sent flying, her fang and a couple of teeth sent flying as well from the impact. She lands on Saguitaria, who is taken aback, and they both fall hard to the ground.
"Impossible!" Airag exclaims in disbelief. "No one can survive the effects of our poison!"
Without hesitation, she launches an attack, but she too is sent flying with another forceful smack to her face. Her once gorgeous figure becomes a bloody mess, her hair resembling that of a tornado's aftermath.
Eijin continues to spit, determined to remove all traces of the venom. "Disgusting!" he mumbles, his disgust evident in his voice. As he does so, his aura suddenly becomes filled with a murderous intent.
Airag, Divina, and Saguitaria struggle to get back on their feet. Gathering all their remaining strength, they shout and attack with desperation. Their attacks are fast and powerful, causing chaos, but they lack technique and appear somewhat chaotic. Eijin effortlessly evades all of their combined attacks. Divina's tentacle-like tails unleash a barrage of strikes, but Eijin, using his own improvised vine-like tails, pins down Divina's tail to the ground. Divina attempts to shoot her crimson bladed projectiles while pinned, but Eijin swiftly destroys each one with his own bladed projectiles. Divina then manifests two crimson swords, but Eijin immediately forms his own bladed weapons and stabs Divina's arms, further immobilizing her. Divina can only shriek in frustration as she finds herself unable to do anything.
After immobilizing Divina, Eijin forms a large arm-like structure made from his symbiote's tissue and grabs Airag, causing her to shriek in agony as he tightens his grip. Luckily, Saguitaria manages to evade Eijin's grasp and runs as fast as she can. Coincidentally, she runs along a path where she sees a bat-like creature in a gruesome state, struggling in pain and covered in its own blood. Recognizing the suits it's wearing, it becomes clear to her that the creature is Nia. Saguitaria's eyes widen in terror.
Suddenly, Mika appears in front of Saguitaria, tilting her head and wearing a sinister smile. Without warning, Mika grabs one of Saguitaria's arms and tears it from her body, causing Saguitaria's armor to come off along with the torn arm. With her remaining arm, Saguitaria grabs Mika and bites her, retaliating in a brutal eye-for-an-eye exchange.
Eijin was also shocked by the ruthless nature of Mika. It seems like she is not herself. He thought to himself. He needs to stop Mika so he immediately delivers a powerful punch at Divina's chest, aiming to destroy her core. Divina spews blood, and all her crimson weapons, blades, and tails vanish. With her core broken, she is temporarily unable to move or create energy constructs.
Eijin repeats the same action with Airag, destroying her core as well. As a result, she reverts back into her original form as a bulky female orc.
Immediately, Eijin teleports in front of Mika, determined to stop her from continuing her ruthless attack.
"It's over now," Eijin said in a gentle voice. "You've defeated them," he added.
Mika didn't respond; instead, she shifted her gaze to Eijin. Once again, she tilted her head and wore a sinister smile before launching towards him.
Eijin was taken aback by Mika's sudden attack. He didn't want to retaliate, as he could sense that Mika was not herself. Instead, he simply embraced her tightly. Mika struggled to free herself, but it was evident that Eijin was much stronger than her. Eijin staggered when Mika bit his shoulders, but he didn't release his embrace.
"Mika, snap out of it," Eijin pleaded. He struggled to hold onto Mika as black and crimson chaotic energy seemed to spread like electricity with each of Mika's attempts to free herself.
"Calm down, please," Eijin said once again, trying to reason with Mika. "Your friends. They are all alive."
As Eijin continues to struggle to contain Mika, a fleet of spaceships is seen hovering above the fight scene.
"How many Elites did you bring?" Maria Grace asks Selene through the monitor. Maria Grace is wearing a white with gold battle suit, accompanied by Joyce, her personal protector, and her five Elite bodyguards.
"I brought ten squads of our Class S soldiers," Selene responds from the other ship with the Gamma squad. She's wearing her own black with blue and red battle suit.
"Kristine's energy signature indicates that she is in that part of the island," Maria Grace says. "But it appears that there is still an ongoing fight in that area as well."
They both focus the ship's camera on their respective targets. "I can see Kristine and the other girls. I think they need immediate medical attention," Selene declares.
Maria Grace's eyes widen in shock as she recognizes that it is Eijin struggling to contain an unknown figure who resembles Mika, but with somewhat different hair. "You attend Kristine and the others. I'll check on this," Maria Grace instructed.
"Copy that, ma'am!" Selene salutes. "Okay, Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omega squads, you will accompany our director. Sigma and Pi squads, secure the perimeter. The rest of the squad, follow me," she orders.