"What's happening?" One of the Scientists asked in shock.
This wasn't the expected result they were supposed to have after someone uses the content of the syringe.
"He mutated?" The leading Scientist was a little unsure of what happened to Alan, all he could think of was the possibility of his years of research actually working even though it was under unforeseen circumstances.
His project was working, although this was not what was supposed to happen, he did not care. As long as he was able to get a result without the candidate dying, he was partially satisfied.
Growl…
Alan in his Silik form rushed over to the Siliks Veronica was fighting against and started attacking them as well. Veronica, seeing the odd Silik helping out, turned to the Scientists for inquiries, only to see them looking at Alan like a successful project. Seeing that Alan was getting overpowered by the four Siliks, she decided to help, taking one of them off him.
Alan did not seem to be in his original state of mind as he attacked violently and brutally. He got entangled in a close-range battle with the Siliks, fighting with his claws.
During the brawl, he opened his mouth and a white light formed on his mouth. It was none other than the energy beams these Siliks shoot out.
Bang! Boom!
Energy beams shot out from his mouth, hitting one of the Siliks and sending it flying.
The Silik flew for almost a hundred meters before slamming into the ground, creating a dust cloud in the middle of the night.
The other Siliks never expected Alan would be able to shoot out energy beams from his mouth. They started shooting out light beams, but Alan was smaller than they were, so he had better agility.
Moving around, he dodged their attacks while attacking them from different angles. He wasn't physically stronger than they were, but he was faster, and for some reason, had a terrifying healing ability. Even the Siliks paled in comparison.
While the battle was ongoing, Veronica managed to send the Silik she was fighting flying before turning to the Scientists.
"Sir, what's happening?" She asked the leading Scientist.
"He seems to have mutated. If my assumptions are correct, the energy beam the Silik shot into his body is the cause of this. He died after taking the contents of the vial, but he was revived by luck." The leading Scientist explained his theory. This was the only reason he could come up with, after all, Alan was stone cold dead until after the Silik shot the light beam at his chest.
The Silik Veronica sent flying soon came back and attacked, making it hard for her to further converse with the Scientists.
While Alan was fighting against the Siliks, Ezekiel finally opened his eyes. He looked around and recalled he was fighting against a Silik. Hurriedly, he stood up only to notice there was an odd-looking Silik assisting them, causing a look of confusion to appear on his face.
'What's going on?'
He looked back, and when he didn't see Alan with the Scientists, he panicked.
"Where's Alan?" He rushed toward the Scientists.
"There." The leading Scientist pointed at the smaller Silik.
"Where?" Ezekiel asked. He could not see Alan there, so he naturally had to ask.
"The smaller one, don't you recognize his facial features?" The leading Scientist replied with a smile.
"Wait, what?!" Ezekiel was stunned. Now that he focused on the smaller Silik's face, even though it was fast, he could see the clear resemblance between it and Alan.
'What's going on, how did Alan turn into a Silik?'
This was the only thought in his head. Humans and Siliks were two different species, from different planes and worlds, how the hell did Alan turn into one?
The leading Scientist recounted everything to him and he was short of words. Alan died, but because the Silik wanted to make sure he was dead, it attacked him once again and it made him mutate for some reason. This was almost unbelievable, he knew the Scientists would not lie to him. And besides, why would a Silik fight its kind because of humans?
The fight against the Siliks intensified, Alan had been hit several times, yet he was still in a good fighting condition. His healing capabilities were beyond outstanding as he healed at a speed visible to the human eyes.
Veronica was focused on handling one Silik. The Silik Alan sent flying hadn't come back yet, nor had there been any movements from that side since it crashed there. Without that Silik, Alan had to deal with just two Siliks, taking a lot of pressure off his shoulder.
The Scientists and Ezekiel watched the battle anxiously. Alan might have transformed into a Silik or something close to it, but he was still weaker than these ones. However, with him and Veronica around, these Siliks would not be able to get to the Scientists, hopefully.
The question was, how long could they hold on?
Bang!
Alan was sent flying by an attack for the first time since he transformed into a Silik. The Siliks didn't give him the chance to stand up as they rushed after him, hitting him on the ground repeatedly.
While one of the Siliks held him to the ground, the other one prepared an energy beam attack on its mouth.
Alan struggled, unfortunately, he was unable to escape from the grasp of the other Silik. He opened his mouth and unlike the other Siliks that needed a short time to prepare their energy beam attacks, he attacked instantly.
The attack sent the Silik holding him on the ground flying into the air.
Bang!
The Silik slammed into the ground heavily, taking advantage that he was no longer being held, he sent another energy beam attack into the mouth of the one preparing its attack.
As soon as his energy beam was about to strike, the energy beam the Silik was preparing shot out. The two attacks collided, causing a massive explosion that sent both Alan and the Silik flying. Veronica reacted quickly, setting up a defensive water dome to help prevent the shockwave of the explosion from reaching Ezekiel and the Scientists.
Alan crashed about eighty meters away from the explosion, while the Silik was a little further away.
Ezekiel was worried about his friend's safety, while the Scientists were worried about their test subject. No matter how they saw it, Alan was a very important specimen to them, and they would even protect him at the cost of their lives.
Veronica was the only one left still fighting against a Silik. When the Silik noticed that its companions had either been defeated or injured, it did not dare to stay any longer. With an energy beam attack to force Veronica back, it fled.
Before going, it carried the three other Siliks. When it tried to move closer to Alan, Veronica created a hand made from water, dragging Alan closer to them. Seeing it could not take Alan with it, the Silik fled with its injured companions.
Alan was unconscious in the Silik form, and it was unknown if he would ever go back to his normal human form. Even the leading Scientist did not know if Alan would ever revert back to his human form. Since it was a mutation that he didn't have any control over, there
was nothing he could do to help unless he studied him for some time.
Ezekiel looked at the appearance of his friend. Still finding it hard to believe, but when he looked at the face properly, he could see the resemblance.