Miel roamed the underground Laboratory on all fours. There was no sign of human activity, as though everyone in the vast complex had evacuated in an instant.
Miel was in a strange state. Her pupils were entirely black, and although she retained her memories, her thoughts and behavior had changed completely. It was as if another personality had awakened in her mind.
"Roar, roar..."
Miel let out a few unintelligible growls and followed the stairs deeper into the Laboratory.
Meanwhile, in the Main Control Room.
Green and Professor Arkansas watched Miel's movements on the screen. Everything was going according to their plan.
"Your Majesty, we can begin," Professor Arkansas reminded him quietly.
Green nodded. "All right. Let's see what our guests can do."
"Yes!" Professor Arkansas answered, then issued a string of orders to his subordinates.
Green left the details to him and kept his eyes on the two people on the screens.
By then, Jason had made it far across the surface. He had lost his equipment, but he was formidable in his own right. Here, though, he found his strength greatly diminished. Once at Calamity Rank, he could now barely reach Legendary Rank. That worried him.
Compared with Miel, Jason was less badly injured and could still keep his human consciousness in control.
He looked over the desolate landscape. Without dwelling on anything unusual, he chose a direction and set off as fast as he could.
"Deploy the Number One clone," Professor Arkansas ordered from the control room.
Just then, Jason heard a familiar voice behind him. "Jason, wait for me!"
Jason's eyes lit up. His pupils, black a moment ago, returned to normal! He spun around and saw a figure hurrying toward him. It was Miel, gravely wounded!
Miel pressed a hand to her abdomen. She moved