As Alice let out a roar in her heart, the golden card shattered instantly within her sea of consciousness, turning into countless dazzling points of light that swept over her entire body like a storm.
"Hum—"
A ball of white light, even more blinding than a flashbang, suddenly erupted in the dim cliff cave.
The light was pure and searing, carrying a sense of resolute will.
The three Pterosaur hatchlings, which had been pouncing forward with bared fangs and claws, had never seen such a scene before.
They were like huskies hit by a flashbang; their eyes, adapted to the darkness, were instantly seared by the intense light, and they let out terrified shrieks.
"Caw! Caw! Caw!"
They panicked, covering their heads with their fleshy, featherless wings, spinning around on the ground like headless flies, and even colliding with each other.
The light came quickly and faded just as fast.
When the light dissipated, the cliff cave returned to calm.
Alice was still standing there, but she was no longer the tattered, blood-soaked, fragile girl from a moment ago.
She looked down at herself.
The tattered designer dress was gone, replaced by a sharp, textured military uniform.
Her upper body was clad in a white shirt paired with a short, brown leather jacket, with that blood-pumping emblem embroidered on the chest pocket and back.
On the blue and white shield emblem, a pair of spread wings—the Wings of Freedom.
Complex leather straps were wrapped around her waist; these were the tactical harnesses used to secure the body's center of gravity.
Her lower body was clad in white, skin-tight trousers that hugged her long, explosive thighs, and she wore knee-high, dark brown leather boots.
And behind her waist hung that piece of black-tech equipment from another World—the [Omni-directional Mobility Gear].
The massive metal reel boxes stored high-pressure gas and replacement blades for the two semi-blades.
It was just like the feeling of disappearing presence after equipping [Kato Megumi].
At this moment, as the [Mikasa Ackerman] character card was fully equipped, Alice felt an indescribable power filling her entire body.
That power was not just a physical enhancement, but also a spiritual sublimation.
Her hands, which had been trembling with fear, became steady as a rock, and her chaotic brain became as calm as an ice lake.
Countless combat, swordsmanship, and Omni-directional Mobility Gear control techniques flooded her mind like a tide, instantly becoming her muscle memory.
Except for her face, which was still Alice Mason, she had become, from the inside out, the girl named Mikasa.
The Ackerman clan member who could transform into a Shura to protect the people important to her.
"This feeling..."
Alice clenched her fist, feeling the sense of power emanating from her fingertips. It was enough power to crush bones.
"Caw! Caw! Caw..."
At this moment, the three Pterosaur hatchlings finally recovered their vision from the glare.
When they saw that their prey was still standing in place, merely having changed into a Strange set of clothes, that primitive predatory instinct once again overcame their fear.
In their simple brains, prey was prey; even if it wore armor, it was meant to be eaten.
They shook their heads, let out threatening growls, spread their wings again, and charged at Alice in a triangular formation like three gray cannonballs.
"Death wish."
Alice's eyes, which had originally been a bright blue, were now as deep and stagnant as a dead pool of water, without a single ripple.
"Clang!"
A crisp sound of metal colliding.
Her hands reached for the sheaths at her waist with extreme naturalness; it was a speed that could only be achieved after tens of thousands of repetitions.
A cold light flashed.
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