Alvin was also baffled by Ikaris, who had lost all four limbs.
He'd already been rescued, so why had he killed his own companion?
As Ajak flew into the air in grief, she locked down the entire battlefield with a Force-Field Lockdown.
Alvin turned around at an extremely slow pace and drove his Battle Axe into the chest of a Predator standing against the wall.
Ajak, driven by grief, was clearly more powerful than before. The shells of several Xenomorphs that weren't known for their physical strength began to cave in, and large amounts of yellow blood flowed out.
Frank, Steve, and Shang-Chi were holding up fine. Only Bucky seemed to be struggling.
The guy's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Ajak in the air, but he couldn't even speak.
Alvin naturally couldn't let his people suffer. Angrily, he flung a bolt of lightning that grazed Ajak and struck a Xenomorph clinging to the wall.
Ajak, still consumed by grief, jolted in alarm. Only then did she realize she'd nearly hurt Alvin's companions.
She adjusted the force field around them to a level Bucky could withstand. But the Predators and Xenomorphs started moving again.
They were still slow, but they were determined.
The Predators' Shoulder Cannons began to turn toward Ajak, ready to blast her out of the sky.
Alvin wasn't about to let that opportunity pass. He rained down single-target lightning spells as if they cost nothing, taking out the Predators first before picking off the Xenomorphs one by one.
A few minutes later, the area around the Altar had been completely cleared.
Just as Ajak released the Spatial Lockdown and prepared to land, Alvin's guard slipped for an instant—and he suddenly felt a knife stab into his waist.
Venom took a miserable stab. The knife pierced his