The next moment, the dispersed mist of blood was drawn by the mysterious power of Blackening Magic and re-formed into Chikara's towering body.
The instant a target under Blackening control suffered a fatal injury, the control effect would automatically be lifted, and their body would return to the state it had been in before being controlled.
Suddenly, an Air Door opened out of nowhere in midair. A peerlessly powerful force of attraction surged from within, instantly sucking in the newly revived Chikara before he could react. The Air Door then slammed shut with a bang.
Seeing the enemy's second life cleanly taken by one of their own, Yamato shook the blood from her spiked club and looked down at the chaotic battlefield below, a hint of eagerness flashing through her eyes as she wanted to join in.
Underground on Hive Island, inside the sealed surveillance room.
The image of Chikara bursting into a mist of blood was still frozen on the screen when Saint Saturn's face immediately darkened. He heavily struck his cane against the cold floor, producing a dull thud, his tone filled with undisguised displeasure.
"What trash! We gave him greater power, yet he was taken out so easily. He didn't even buy us any time!"
"Nusjuro, get ready." Saint Warcury's withered fingers tapped Nami's figure on the screen, a sinister calculation flashing through his eyes.
"Your speed is the fastest. The moment that little Cloud-Cloud Fruit girl is about to lose, or the instant she relaxes after defeating her enemy, strike immediately.
"It would be best if you can kill her. If not, at the very least force that remnant of the David Clan to act personally and drain his stamina."
This time, they had cast a net over everything, but their ultimate target had always