With Ine Lily taking the lead in releasing her Yoma energy, Roar Road and Priscilla swiftly transformed their silver eyes into golden, beastlike vertical pupils. Even Sophia, who was pinned down and unable to move, was no exception.
Unfortunately, the moment Sophia released even a trace of Yoma energy, Allen forcibly suppressed it with life energy. Smiling, he whispered into her ear, "Behave, little kitty. I do like how cute you look when you resist, but if it makes that pretty face of yours turn ferocious, that would be far too disappointing."
"Bastard! What exactly did you do to me?" Sophia demanded sharply.
"Nothing much. Just a few insignificant tricks. Now lie down obediently for a while."
After saying that, Allen raised a finger and lightly tapped her forehead. Sophia's vision went black, and she lost consciousness, falling flat on her back without moving, like a lifeless corpse.
If she had not still been breathing, if her ample chest had not still been faintly rising and falling, outsiders might have thought she was dead.
Even so, Allen's strange ability made the remaining three Claymores exceptionally wary.
In the end, it was the young Priscilla who lost her patience first and rushed forward to attack.
Like Teresa, she possessed talent among the very best. When she went all out, she could often unleash astonishing combat power.
Unfortunately, this time, "Two-Dimensional" had run into Allen, a man who was completely unreasonable.
Every one of her attacks was "read" by Observation Haki several seconds in advance. After unleashing a furious barrage, she discovered that Allen had not moved a single step from where he stood.
Meanwhile, she herself was so exhausted that she was nearly collapsing.
As a young girl with an extremely fragile heart and virtually no ability to distinguish right from