"Hello, hello..."
Caster lunged in front of Judge, and a glossy black vine shot straight at him like a sword.
Judge wanted to dodge, but Castro was too fast. The vine flashed through the air, leaving an afterimage before striking him squarely. With a wet shnk, it pierced the armor he wore as if it were a sharp blade.
Blood soon seeped from Judge's wound. He turned his head. Yonji and Niji had seen him stabbed in the chest, but neither came to help. They had no human feelings at all.
"Hello, hello... Judge, I might as well tell you now, so you know why you're dying. The government needs the evil power you possess, but no outsider can know about this. That means every one of you has to die!"
Caster's face darkened, his grin growing more vicious. Another vine coiled around Judge's neck. Within moments, vines had bound his arms and legs. At a glance, he looked like Jesus nailed to the cross.
No matter how Judge struggled, he could not move. The vines held him fast in midair.
Caster laughed. "I'll let the Man-Eating Flower on my body eat you. Don't worry, it won't hurt much!"
His body twisted, and a huge Man-Eating Flower moved closer. It resembled an enormous trumpet, with serrated edges around its blood-red petals, as though it had just been soaked in the Blood Pool.
"Human wall!"
Just as the Man-Eating Flower neared his head, Judge shouted.
A dozen of the nearest soldiers rushed over and stood in front of Judge. Catching the scent of their blood, the Man-Eating Flower immediately changed targets.
Its petals snapped over one soldier's head. Ripples ran along the flower as it fed ravenously, swallowing in plain sight. It opened and closed like a mouth, chewing and gulping