In just a few moves, Mishima had completely suppressed Reiji Nogi, displaying his deeply hidden martial arts skills.
Amidst this relentless storm of attacks, the tentacles on Mishima's shoulders launched a surprise strike, instantly piercing Reiji Nogi's body.
"Ahhh!" Reiji Nogi was struck as if by lightning. His body's replication and absorption energy was completely ineffective against this attack.
"Dammit..."
Mishima looked at his hands with satisfaction. He didn't expect to easily defeat the Worm leader so soon after being converted into a Native Worm.
In truth, the smooth victory was due entirely to Reiji Nogi's heavily weakened state compared to his first life. If he had been able to use Time Freeze, the situation would have been much less certain. Mishima's strengths were primarily in his martial arts and defense. He didn't possess a bug-like ability such as Time Freeze.
"HA HA HA..." Negishi burst into triumphant laughter upon seeing the outcome. There was a time when the Native Worms were relentlessly bullied by the Worms, barely surviving. But now the tables had turned. Even the strongest of the Worms was no match for Mishima. The Native Worm dream of world domination was within reach.
"I am immortal..." Reiji Nogi was not yet defeated. He struggled to his feet, regretting that if he still possessed his first life's ability, the result would have been completely different.
Ksshhhrlt!
Just then, a hand suddenly pierced Reiji Nogi from behind. A still-beating heart was pulled out.
"What?" Negishi and Mishima looked over in shock.
Reiji Nogi's eyes widened. He collapsed onto the floor, revealing the figure behind him: it was Raven.
Immediately, Reiji Nogi's heart and body dissolved into energy that flowed into Raven's mouth.
"Thanks for the meal." Raven wiped his mouth, looking at Mishima with interest.
"You... you bastard..." Mishima stared at Raven in shock, not expecting him to appear here.
"However, you came at the right time. I haven't settled the score with you from last time." After a brief moment of confusion, Mishima quickly regained his composure. Things were different now; he was no longer human, but the Strongest Native Worm! He would personally eliminate both Raven and Souji Tendou.
"You must be Raven." The recovered Negishi looked at Raven with a smiling expression. "You've helped us eliminate quite a few Worms in this time. I thought we might have a cooperative relationship." Negishi seemed intent on persuading Raven to join their side.
"I think you misunderstood something."
"To me, Worms and Native Worms are the same," Raven replied plainly.
"Oh, that's truly a shame then." Negishi shook his head, feigning regret.
Mishima, seeing this, eagerly attacked Raven. He was still in his Native Worm form, giving him an absolute advantage in strength and speed.
However, Raven, without transforming, easily dodged his attack. His speed was even faster than Clock Up! Mishima's eyes couldn't even follow him!
The next second, Raven disappeared from sight. A heavy blow landed from behind. Mishima stumbled forward.
Raven had only lightly tapped him with a finger, yet it caused such serious damage. This left Negishi completely dumbfounded. Everything happened too fast. In his perception, Mishima collapsed instantly, while Raven stood there unscathed.
Suddenly, Negishi's legs went weak. The look of amused confidence from before was gone.
"So, the Strongest Native Worm, huh?" Raven stepped forward and kicked Mishima to the side again.
"Agh!" Mishima was unable to resist. He tumbled repeatedly until he slammed into the wall.
"You... who exactly are you?" Mishima forced himself up, questioning Raven with resentment. Why does he feel weaker now than before, even after becoming the Strongest Native Worm?
"Just a café owner passing by," Raven replied, seeing the typical "death question."
"I was actually waiting for you, waiting for the day you'd become a Native Worm."
"But, I had hoped too much. You disappoint me." Raven had thought that Mishima, the Strongest Native Worm, would be the most powerful boss in this entire story. Instead, he realized that aside from being more durable, Mishima was completely inferior to Reiji Nogi in his prime.
"Damn you! Stop looking down on me!" Mishima immediately launched a surprise attack using the tentacles on his shoulders.
However, the tentacles felt as if they had struck diamond. Raven was completely unharmed. He casually brushed his shoulder.
"You like playing with tentacles? Then take a look at mine," he said lightly.
He intended to reveal his true Amazon form, something he hadn't done since he became a god.
Negishi and Mishima looked at Raven, confused. White smoke began to billow from his body, followed by a coat of purple flame engulfing him.
BOOM!
A shockwave of blazing purple energy burst outwards, instantly melting the Native Worm ZECTroopers who had rushed to the door!
"This is bad!" Negishi anticipated the danger and barely survived by hiding under a thick table.
In an instant, the entire floor was engulfed in a sea of fire. At the source of it all, Raven's figure was gone, replaced by a purple-black humanoid monster. It looked somewhat like a Rider but was filled with terrifying biological texture and dinosaur elements.
This was Raven's Amazon Origin form. Since becoming a god, the problem of rampaging had long been resolved, allowing him to maintain sanity in this Origin state.
"You... what kind of monster are you..." Having survived the shockwave, Mishima stared at Raven in disbelief.
Tentacles extended from Raven's body, instantly binding both Negishi and Mishima. They were utterly defenseless, suspended in mid-air.
"This is the proper way to use tentacles."
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